Welsh Newspapers

Search 15 million Welsh newspaper articles

Hide Articles List

3 articles on this Page

iMiuriuin to JflonIH1v'ø fUo&ts.

News
Cite
Share

iMiuriuin to JflonIH1v'ø fUo&ts. LONDON, Jci Y lo. FI F] Paris papers to Thursday's date have been *■ received, but thl:'v are devoid of intelligence of ^portance.— A telegraphic dispatch from Algiers states 'hat oil the 6th inst.. Abd-el-Kader narrowly escaped ^Giuo- made prisoner by the column ot Mascara, natler the command of Colonel fiery. The attack was made nt night, and the war-cry of the French Arabian auxili- ftrios alotie gave the Emir notice of his dal1>er.-Thurs- <i ij- Iwing the anniversary of (lie melancholy death of the .Duke of Orleans, the Duchess ordered 10,0001. to be Placed in the hands of the Prefect of the Seine, in her OWn name and that of the Count of Paris, for distribu- '■oii amoir'st such women as become widows since July 1l3, 1842, a'ud had children to bring up. The above sum u'as distributed by the Council-General of Hospitals anlDngst 200 poor widows of Paris, in accordance with her Roval Hinhness's directions. Everything attested the deep sympathy of the population in its almost irre- I^rable loss. and all the Theatres were closed -The I)nke d'Attmale has been raised to the rank of Lieut. General for his services in Algeria. The intelligence from Spain is less gloomy than pre- ceding accounts had led to anticipate; for whilst the Prtris Journals announce the accession of fresh towns to tile insurrection, the Madrid papers affirm that it is sub- siding. As one instance, it is stated that Guada'.axara, Xvhich pronounced on the 7th. had returned to its alle- giance and declared fur Espartero. Saragossa is de- Voted to his cause, and a grand banquet was S'ven to General Seoane bv the people. The same enthusiasm Prevails in Madrid. The Municipal and Provincia) peputation had published a manifesto, formal y accus France and its Government of the lfe0rder !\nd insurrection. The French Charge d Aftairs remon- strated but the Gazette states, that it did not emanate from the Government. The Madrid Guards had formed a force of artillery, and determined to resist any attack on the cabital.—Van Halen had made Prisoners, near Mantilla, the Junta of Cordova, with 400,000 daeros, 411(1 500 men escort.-The insurgents of Seville had "ttreked Xeres, and been repulsed.-l here appears hUle doubt that many of the large towns would as readily change sides as Guadaiaxara if any one act ot "Igor on the part of the Regent gave them hopes of his being able to sustain his influence.- The Eco de Aragon, of Saragossa, of the 6th, states, under date of Lenda, 4th, that a Piedmontese, named Pachiaro'e, who com- landed a detachment of guides, was arrested in the apartments of General Zurbano, which he entered by s,ealth, bavin? upon his person three sorts of poison. He was immediately tried by a Military Commission, and, being found guilty, was shot in the evening. The Account asserts that before he died he confessed he had 01' received the poison from Prim, for the purpose of Poisoning Zurbano and Seoane, for which be was to have 20.000 dollars, and the rank of Colonel. The same Journal states, that an increase of pay had been ordered hy the Regent to all the troops of Aragon, Valencia, and Catalonia who had preserved their fidelity. Advices from the Cape of Good Hope under date the 9th of May, have reached town. The Hon. Henry Cloet, member of the Legislative Council, has proceeded to Port Natal as a special Commissioner from the Co- lojiial Government, with the view of bringing about a 8atisfactory arrangement with the emigrant Boers. This determination is said to be the result of Special '"structions from Lord Stanley, which are of no ordi- ";Iry importance in the history of the colony. The '"structions were given in detail to the Legislative Council by his Excellency the Governor. and appear t? have produced universal satisfaction. The first prin- ciple laid down is. that the district called Port Natal shnll not be incorporated with the Government of the pape, but that it shall constitute a distinct Government, if not altogether independent of the authority of the Old colony. This point is at present reserved for fur- ther consideration. The Commissioner is instructed to recognise the amnesty granted, with the exceptions, to the Boers engaged in the attack upon her Majesty's troops and to inquire into and report upon the number Of farmers ltoldlllg lands bond fide for twelve months Previously, with the view of their receiving grants from lhe Crown', subject to the payment of such fine or quit- rent as may be determined. All the sums thus arising front land, with the dues and customs, to he exclusively applied to the maintenance of the civil government of 'he new colony. The governor is to be appointed by the Crown. Monte Video papers direct to the 15'h of April have reached town. They are filled with dissertations upon 'he cruelty and injustice of the blockade by Rosas, ^'hich however fails to be very effectual in consequence of the disposition of Commodore Purvis to assist the -}Jo,,te Videans so far as his instructions will allow. Rivera was in the interior, a res tin? the progress of ^ribe, and in the meanwhile the residents in t ie city Iv,re preparing measures for their own defence, should it be necessary, The exchange on England was 45Jd. A variety of large purchases have been made this ^eek in the Public Securities, which lead to an im- provement in the prices of about | per cent., but a slight reaction took place yesterday. It is not an ""important feature at the present moment, and as indica'ive of the opinion entertained by the Irish ca- f'tahsts that there will be no breach of the public tranquillity arising from the agitation for a repeal of the union, that additional purchases of the funded or "nfurided debt have been made since this day week for more than one of the Hanking establishments of 'he sister isle. The superabundance of capital, aug- mented as it has been by the payment of the quarterly dividends, must, and indeed has had a considerable degree of influence upon the condi'ion of the national 8tocks. The unfunded debt advanced slightly in the early part of the week. The market for the English was very quiet to-day, but looked firm. Money is very low in value at the Stock Exchange, and the continuation to the August account does not show a ra'e of interest exceeding H per cent. Consols for transfer next week were at to 94, and for the settlement on Thursday about the same, the closing r»te bein«r 94 sellers. Exchequer bills were 60s. to 62s. EasAndia bonds 68s. to 70s. premium The new per cents, brought lOUf to 101, the Reduced 10l§ [° I, and the 3 per cents. 911 to !• Bank stock was flrn) at 180, and India stock at 262-There have been recently some rather considerable purchases of foreign gr,i I,, K''a!H.as much as 10,000 quarters having come to hand this week, the whole of which has met with ready Purchasers. There are many additional cargoes on their way from the Continent; bu' no apprehension is enrertairied that the imports can by possibility be to Such an extent as to render any restrictive policy on lhe part of the Directors of the Bank of England re- quisite. In fact, the Managers of the Corporation Would be very glad indeed to find a demand for four ?r five millions sterling of the immense and still rapidly jicreasing stock of the precious me'als which they have in their coffers. It would appear from the tenor °f nearly all the advices received from the principal corn-growine provinces, that a good yield is calculated ''Pon, should there be anything like favourable weather '°r maturing the crops and successfully harvesting them. The Queen has been pleased to present the Rev. Jjavid Strong to the church and parish of Dailly in the Presbytery of Ayr. and county of Ayr, vacated by the ftev. William Chalmers the Rev. John Wilson to the c>h*irch and parish of Forgandenny, in the presbytery a"d county of Perth, vacated by the Rev. James Drum- lrnot,d; the Rev. David Thompson to the church and Parish of Forgan, or St Phillan's, ill the presbytary of _*• Andrew's, and county of Fife* vacated by the Rev. Charles Nairn; ;he Rev. Alexander Gardner to the c 'arjje and office of Second Minister of the church and Psrigj) Brechin, in the presbytery of Urechin, and shire P Angus, vacated by the Rev. Alexander Leith Ross 00te the Rev. Francis M'Gill to the united churches ^'id parishes of Larbert and Dunipace, in the presby- and county of Stirling, vacated by the '^pv. John .;¡ Oar: and the Rev. Hohert.J. JohnsTone to the church f"d parish of Dumblane, in the presbytery of Dumb- and county of Perth, vacated by 'be Rev. William Kenzie,; the vacating ministers having ceased to be '"isters of the Church of Scotland.—Gazette for the first time since the Queen's accession to the 'rone, her Majesty has intimated her intention to visit e Italian Opera in state on Thursday next. From the rilliaiit assemblage of foreign Princes now in the me- JT°Polis, and bearing in mind that the presence of the ^w"een on such an occasion will necessarily draw around lier all is dis,il,guislied Lnioti,st 'lie tiol,iiitv, JJ1 « and beauty of the country, a more superb coup »i7 than that which will be then presented in this 0 ^le theatre can scarcely be imagined. ^^■t is stated that there is every prospeet of Parlia- "t sittiniv until late in the ensuui"- month Mr. Roe- has fixed his notice of motion respecting the recent ^rHtisactious in Scinde for the 8th of August. It is not likely to come on so early as that Jay, owing 1 >e great amount of Government business and the er of other notices that have priority. The Queen Dowager was so far recovered from her late indisposition as to be able to leave Marlborough House Thursday for Bushy Lodsje. Most of the Royal Family paid visits in the forenoon to her Majesty pre- viously to her departure. It is stated that the decision of the Judges affirming the invalidity of mixed marriages performed by Pres- byterian ministers, has produced great consternation in the north of Ireland. At a meeting held in Belfast, a committee has been appointed to draw up a series of resolutions, and petitions to both Houses of Parliament all the subject. Viscount Northland has followed the example of the other patriotic Irish Noblemen, who at this juncture have thought it incumbent on them to take their station among their own tenantry, and personally use their influence to secure the tranquillity of the country. The proceedings of the Durham Election Committee closed yesterday. The Chairman announced that the Committee had decided That the election of Viscount Dungannon is a void election. Viscount Dungannon was guilty of bribery, by the payment of money to se- vera! eleclors, in consideration of their having given their vores, by John Ward, George Wilkinson, and others, his agents. That from the evidence it does not appear that Viscount Dungannon was in any way cog- nizant of those acts of his agents. On Wednesday morning the King and Queen of the Belgians left Buckingham Palace for Woolwich, and embarked on board the Arielsteamer for the Continent. Their Majesties' arrival was announced by a Hoyal Salute, and they were received by Captain Sir Francis A. Collier, the Superintendent, Lieutenant-General, Lord Bloomfield, the Commander of the Garrison, Lieutenant-Colonel Wylde, Major Sandilands, and Brigade Major Cuppaae, of the Royal Artillery, and a Guard of Honour of the Royal Marines. Their Ma- jesties were accompanied on board by Lord Rivers and Major-General Sir Edward Bowater, Equerries to her Majesty, and M. Van de Weyer, Ambassador of the King of the King of the Belgians. At about twenty minutes past eleven o'clock their Majes ies bade fare- well to the distinguished party who had waited upon them, and the Ariel immediately proceeded down the river, which was announced by a second Royal Salute from the field battery. The day being very fine, a great number of the fashionable families of the town and gar- rison and from the metropolis, were present, and ap- peared highly gratified to witness the affable manner in which their Majesties entered into conversation with the Officers.-Prince Albert accompanied their Majes- ties to the Dockyard, and afterwards returned to the Palace. The marriage of the Marquis of Blandford to Lady Frances Anne Emily Vane, eldest daughter of the Mar- quis and Marchioness of Londonderry, was solemnized on Wednesday last at St. George's, Hanover-square, hy the Lord Bishop of London. Immediately after the conclusion of the ceremony, the bride and bridegroom and bridal party repaired to Holderness House, the Marquis of Londonderry's mansion. Among the com- pang at the wedding breakfast were-her Royal High- ness the Duchess of Kent, attended by Ladv Anna Maria Dawson and Sir George Couper; the King of Hanover, her Royal Highness the Duchess of Glou- cester, their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, with Ladv Augusta Somerset and Prince George of Cambridge; his Excellency the French Am- bassador and the Countess de St. Anliare, his Excel- lencv the Turkish Ambassador, his Excellency Count Kielmansewge, the Duchess of Norihumberland and Miss Percy, the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland and Ladies Elizabeth and Evelyn Leveson Gower, the Duchess of Buccleuch, the Duke and Duchess of Marl- borough and Lady Louisa Churchill, the Duke and Duchess of Beaufort, the Duchess of Cleveland, and many others of the nobility. In the afternoon the bride and bridegroom left town for the seat of Col. Wood, at Littleton. We have learnt, says the Times, that some strange disclosures may be shortly expected relative to certain bill transactions, in which some of the members of the higher departmeirtsof the Customs have been engaged. The half-yearly meeting of proprietors of the Union of London Bank was held on Wednesday when a dividend was declared at the rate of five per cent. per annum, adding 2000l. to the reserved fund, which now amounls to 8297/. 3s. 4d., and is invested in Govern- ment securities. The balance of unappropriated pro- fits was stated at 29,962/. 6s. 2d. which would leave, after the payment of the dividend, clear of income-tax, the addition to the reserved fund, and the deduction of 5001. in liquidation of the preliminary expenses, a surplus of 6317l. 6s. 3d. The London Joint-stock Bank Directors declared a dividend at the rate of six per cent, on Wednesday last, deducting 50001. from their guarantee fund, now stand- ing at 90,003/. 15s. 9d., to regulate this payment to the shareholders, the balance of profit and applicable to a dividend being 12,183/. 17s. 5d., and therefore insuffi- cient to this extent for meeting the declaration the direc- tors wish to continue.—The depression of trade and the abundance of unemployed capital, with the low rate of interest, are sufficient causes, according to the Report, to account for this temporary decrease of profits. The thirty-seventh anniversary of the Licensed Vic- tuallers' School took place on Thursday at the WhIte Conduit Tavern, Pentonville, when upwards of 2600 persons partook of a substantial dinner. The whole of the party were accommodated at fourteen tables, ranged in the gardens at the rear of the hotel, and under a large marquee, which was decorated with a number of banners bearing appropriate inscriptions. Mr. Samuel Charles Whitbread presided, and George Byng, Esq., M.P., was also present. The usual loyal toasts having been proposed and warmly responded to, the Secretary announced that the subscriptions amounted to 8501., inctuding the chairman's donation of 50/. The Report stated that the public appeal made last year in aid of the Society's funds realized the fullest anticipations of the committee, having produced upwards of 4000/ being an increase of nearly 2000/. upon the subscriptions of the preceding year. The total number of children admitted into the schools was 961, of which 105 are still continue') in the establishment; and the committee intend admitting 38 in addition. The children, whose appearance was extremely clean and orderly, were then introduced, and having been placed on the tables, two of the senior boys read an address, and the whole of the children subsequently joinfd in an appropriate hymn of thanksgiving. LAUNCH OF A FRIGATE.—A new first-class frigate, of 50 guns, was launched on Wednesday from Woolwich Dock- yard, in the presence of a large concourse of spectators. The gates of the Churchyard, commanding a most beautiful view, were ordered to be opened to the public at an early hour, and at the time of the launch tnere could not have been fewer than 10,000 persons present, besides those in the numerous steam-vessels on the River. At thirty-five minutes past on6 o'clock, Aliis Stopford, daughter of Ad- miral the Hon. Sir R. Stopford, Govelllor of Greenwich Hospital, was escorted to the bow of the vessel by Captain Sir F. A. Collier, and a bottle of wine having been opened, Miss Siopford drank to the success of the vessel on her future element. The bottle was then attached to a rope, and broken in the usual manner by Miss Stopford, on the hows, she at the time naming the vessel "The Chichester." After a few heavy blow" were given by the workmen, on the retaining power, the vessel glided beautifully off the slocks into the water, amidst the cheers of the assembled multitude, the band of the Royal Marines playing Rule Biitanuia."—The burthen of this beautiful craft is 1500 tons. COBBUTT ON DUP.LLI NG,-Cobbett, when challenged to fi»ht, recommended the challenger to draw a Cobbett in chalk upon a door, and if be succeeded in hitting it, to send him instant word, in order that he might have an oppor- tunity of acknowledging that, had the true Cobbett been there, he, in all probability, would have been hit too. But hit or no hit, the bullets could have no effect whatever, he maintained, on the original cause of quarrel.

[No title]

Advertising