Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-12-08

DJ shp aIsal az New York OF tho steamship China. from
Liverpool on ths i9h and Queenstown on the Goth a Mo-
somoer, we have seven days later European adyioes
| The political ncws not important Tho shIp Great
Weatsrn which was 70 have loft Liverpool on the 18Th
uItiuo was detained by the authorities ~ abe had on
board four or five hundred passengers, mostly young men,
who were coming to this country ostensiby to work In
glass mandatory" but who believed to have been
Induced TO leave home for tue purpose Of entering the
Federal service When the China left 40 examination had
been made According to the reports Of the Liverpool
lpapers:-
The matter had not heen brought before the local ma
graes, a. they did not intend moving alone Ia the al air.
but were waiting instructions from the Government
large number OF aidavts made BY thu men - to the
terms Of their eDgagement for tho sN-w York Glass
works had been sent 10 the Home Office Tor tue CON
sdrraiion Of tho Bone Secretary 1t the Of Cant
Cunningham, the commander Of the Great w tern who
visited % proceed to sa some police authorities went
on BOARD and asked The pass60R0rssouto ur Or ave
hundred In umberf they wkhed to 20 % New Yo,k u
10 go ashore ALL with tho exception of four youUe rpeu
sd they wished 10 gon the ship and these four we're 81
lowed 60 TO OF those on ard Il il said that nom
huadred and tys to hundred had been brought
from different parts OF Lancashire considerable mum
Der who refused to board the had been oen 20
their homes, while ohors remained Ia Liverpool In state
Of dostituton'
The London Tines editoriaIly, gives the Americans
credit for beating all the world in the spirit and intensity
with which they carry the war; but asserts that the
sole motive is nothing Sse than power"
The Army and Navy Gazette says that 10 consequence
OF the recent capture bya Federal cruiser of distln
gushsd oficer Of her Msjsss navy whilst In command
Of blockade runner Mr. Seward addressed representa-
tons through Lord Lyons to the British Govemment,
which bnve led to stringent order on the subject from
The Admiralty.
ExEcUTion OF MULLER.
The London papers Of tho 18th umo contain full psrti
cnars Of the execution Of Franz Muller recently conyieed
Of the railway murder An immense number Of spects
tors estimated at not less than hundred thousand per-
sons, assembled to witness the execution Muller made
no confession until be reached the eaows He had Left
behind him written and sealed document the object Of
Which was to account for the employ mont of his time on
the The murder and the circumstances under which
he became possessed Of the watch and chain and hat Of
Mr Briggs his unfortunate vctlm, to appear con
sent with bis innocence but the paper did not contain
any statement suggest ng the guilt Of any party At the
last Of his life, however Muller appesrs to have
confessed his guilt The following are published a. ,he
precise words OF the faa conversation between him and
DR.. Capped, the clergyman who attended him. The con-
yersation was in Gfnan and this TRANSLATION Of it,
After the convict had been placed upon the Drop and
the rope adjusted found hs neck DR. Capped addressing
him with great animation sod somnity, said In few
momcots, Muller, you will stand before God ask you
again, aud f,r the las time, you guilty or nnocentg
Innocent repeating his words n the for of cues.
ton. Muller answered, God Almighty knows what
have done. DR. Capped Got Almighty knows what you
have done again repeating tle CONNECTS own words;
does God know tb you done this particular deed
Muller replied Yes have dune it. The German ex-
preston used BY the convict Ich babe ca gotham
SCENES IN TUE CROWD.
The London Times gives detailed account Of the exc.
cution ana its horrible incidents. We quote the fol-
lowing;
None bnt those who looked down upou the awful
crowd OF Monday will believe in the wholesale OPEN
broadcast manner in which garotng and highway robbery
carried on. We do not speak of those whom
the mere wsnton mischief Of the crowd led to bonnet
as they passed. else 10 pluck their hats from Of their
heads and toss them the mob and and shouts
OF laughter they came from all rides and went in all
directions, till sometimes they fell within the onclo-
round the drop, and Kicked under tho aalows
ss me pGcs Ins PsTpTsy q such e amusement q
among such audience But this rough play falls
into harmessness beside the open robbery and viosucs
which yesterday morning had it's way virtually unchecked
in Newgate street. There were regular gags not %
much in the crowd itself within the barriers as along the
avenues With led to them, these warrants openly
stopped, bonnetcd,' sometimes garrottud and always
pundered any whose dress led them think hun
worth the trouble the rsk was nothing Sometimes
their victims made desperate resistance and for few
minutes kept The crowd around them violently swayng to
and fro amd the dreadful uproar. In ustance how
ever, ceud we ascertain that police called.
Indeed If the solitary tances In which they inter-
fered at all where tbeir ald soughr from some
houses the occupants Of which old farmer who
alter long spd gallant struggle with his many sssants
Gus injury WE'LL This, however about the farmer ID
episode; the rule such robbns and III treatment
10 The victims only to glad fy from the spot
where they bad suffered IT, aud who, IL even then they
veniured giving sDy information to the polic. could
hope Tor redress in suoa crowd Such were the open
past Of the NIB from dsysht till near the time OF
execution, when be great space around prison seemed
choksd viii Its Vast multitude"
THE DAso GERMAN QUESTION
Three royal procamatiuns issued at Copenhaaen
on the 7th The frs releases the inhabitants OF the ceded
Duchss from their oath Of allegiance and the second
farewell address to the people Of chesws and Holstsn
The third addressed to the Danes aud says: The CO.
psration from the kingdom Of inhabitants Of Sches
wig who were bound TO Denmark both BY sentiment and
language Is the most psiuuI sacrifice OF all We have
Lost much bat have not lost hops Tie future belongs to
those who are in earnest"
The KmANcTRADos or BRAZIL,
The EEgsh papers state that decree has been issued
By the Brazilian Government directing the immediate re
lease Of all the emancipation who have served "a sppren
tccshp Of fourteen years If the decree properly and
efctuay executed viii release the assigned
10 the care Of tho Brssan Government by tbs Engish
aud Brszsp Mixed Commission OF Rio de Janelro which
ceased to exist In 1e45 The decree dated september
70, aud Its frat two clauses arc a. followsg
From tho PRONUNCIATION OF this decree ali the free
Africans In the empire 10 tho servco OF tho Stats or Of
private individuals for whom the period of fourteen years
prescribed by the decree OF December 2s 1863 have ex
nred ha lafters NJ n.r,or