Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-02-24
FURTHER F0REIGN INTELLIGENCE.
BY THE ASIA

The papers by the Asia furnish tho following
in addition to our telegraph despatch.
letter from Genoa, dated 18th ult., to the
London Herald, says:
One of the two frigates of the United States
tho Susquehanna-has left for Napier, in
obedience to the summons of the Amcric an
Minister in that city, who does not think the
political situation at all satisfactory
The Paris correspondent of the Journal OF
Brussels having stated that the crime of Yer.
ger was instigated and plotted by the members
OF a secret society established in Belgium, the
subject has been brought before the Belgian
Chamber Of Representatives, and Count Villain
xiv minister for Foreign Affairs has prom.
lsed that there shall be a full inquiry into the
matter, not because he believes that there is
the slightest truth in tho allegation, but to do
awsy with the impression which CHARGES NAV
raise In foreign countries. lie at the ga me time
stated that the political refugees in Belgium
have shown themselves worthy of the hOspi-
tality which is freely granted to them.
In Spain the AbsoIutist party is organizing
for the approaching elections.
The London papers publish the Queens
speech at the opening of Parliament. In it
the removal Of all causes Of misunder,tandjpc
with the United States, arising out Of The Cen,
trail American question, is hopefully AID plea
sanity alluded to, although Mr.. Glad stone, in
the course of his able speech on the sddress,
took exception on constitutional grounds to
the manner In which this arraIgement has
been carried out. Until the treaty is ratified
by the Senate of the United States Lord Pal
merston declined to be explicit
The mlseries Of the unemployed classes in
London continue to make themselves painfully
apparent. The several police courts are be.
sleged daily by applicants for klief; and
large groups parade the streets cbauntirg
words OF distress, and bearing public decla-
hat hny 3
employ.
An article that appeared in thetass number
OF the Catholic Sunday Paper, which is edited
by priest, and published at Munich, has prc.
ducej a very great sensation. TIE murder of
the Archbishop Of Paris is not exactly iusti
fed, but it. is excused, and Vergs is repre-
sented as kind of martyr. TheArchbishop
is accused of undue severity towards tie lower
clergy, and it is said that the sane charge
may with justice be made against The Roman
Catholic hierarchy in Germany. Tie article
has mado 60 much noise in Bavarii that the
Jesuits have considered it necessary to an
nounce in the public papers that thy are in
no connection with the above mentioned pa
per.
The news from Sicily is most ditressine.
At Catania all the shops are shut, and only
the military and the police are to le seen in
the streets. At Messins, on the 2ls and 22d,
several prisoners were embarked in chains to
be taken for safe custody to rock, island in
the neigh borhoOd. A general iRurrection
was apprehended.
The French journals are filed With com
ments on the opening of the Birth Par.ia.
ment. Nearly all of them view ursayorably
the policy and position Of the Palmeston min.
lstry, and draw broad line of distinction be-
tween what they call the national alliance of
the English people and the relations the two
governments.
We see it stated that the final cnference
for the settlement Of the Sound Duesuuestiop
will be held at Copenhagen in April his year,
IN which case it is expected that by ne open
ing of the Baltic navigation in tho sring the
impost will have disappeared.
The execution Of Verges for the murder of
the Archbishop Of Paris excited tn French
metropolis at the close of last week and the
accounts Of his last moments were rad with
considerable interest On this side of he chan
mel. Notwithstanding the rmness,amount-
ing to bombast and even bravado, yhicb he
displayed on his trial, the approach,f death
quite unnerved him, and the man who des.
troyed another fellow creature undo circum-
stances Of such premeditated fsrocif, exhibi-
ted the most craven cowardics whea his own
life was about to be sacrificed The accounts
state that, shortly before the exec ton. he
threw himself on the pallet in his oil, ciupp
to 1t with head, hands, and feet an resisted
all attempts to lift him. "You my murder
me in this cell" he exclaimed, "Et from il
l will not stir - At length the goalrs had to
be called in, and they were obliseeto put on
his clothes with main force. But before the
execution he became calmer, receied the re-
ligious consultations of the Able g. on, took
the cIucihx in his hand, kissed tn, i'm age of
the Saviour, and surrendered hiInsIf to the
executioner The las. scene is tbs tersolv
but graphically described: "He was then
fastened to the plank, and his mex placed
under the instrument Of death. Athe given
signal it fell, flashing in the coz light of
morning-and all was over"