

THE NEWSPAPER. 



[1844. 





birtlulay of his l?oyal 



The Duchess of GIou- 



of the day, at Glou- 



and Duchees of Cam- 



\ pome Nctos. 



Court. — ITef^trjjsty and Prince Albert are expected 

 to I Cfts'.le this day, for Buckingham Pa- 



lace. Her Majesty' s*$tay in town will, in all probability, 



>f exceed a t^ljjhfc, when the Queen will retire to 



for several weeks. Her Majesty and the Prince 

 Jb t ik'ui their usual exercise in the grounds of the 

 Castle during the week, when the state of the weather has 

 verori'.ted it. The Prince of Wales and the Princesses 

 Bave also had their usual airings in the Park, and are in 

 excellent health. The Duchess of Kent is expected to 

 take her departure from Frogmore House, this day, for 

 "Witley Court, on a visit to the Queen Dowager, where 

 her Royal Highness will probably remain during the en- 

 suing week. — Saturday was the 

 Highness the Duke of Cambridge, 

 ccster gave a dinner in honour 

 cester-house, at which the Duke 

 bridge and the Princess Mary were present. — Orders 

 have been issued from the Lord Chamberlain's Office 

 directing the Court to change the mourning for the late 

 Duke of Saxe Coburg Gotha on Thursday next ; to 

 change it further on the 1 1th, and go out of mourning on 

 the 21st inst. — The State apartments at Windsor Castle, 

 which have been closed since the intelligence reached 

 England of the death of the Duke, will it is expected be 

 opened to the public as usit 1 on Monday next. — The 

 Duke of Cambridge has appointed Sir James Reynett 

 Deputy Ranger of Richmond Park, in the room of the 

 late Lord Sidmouth. 



Death of Lord Wallace. — Lord Wallace died on the 

 23d ult., at his seat Featherstone Castle, Northumberland, 

 in his 77th year. The late Baron married the widow of 

 Henry Viscount Melville, and daughter of the second Earl 

 of Ilopetoun, by whom he has left no issue. Lord Wal- 

 lace was Master of the Mint, and Vice President of the 

 Board of Trade under the Wellington Administration, and 

 was raised to the Peerage in 1828 by the title of Baron 

 Wallace of Knaresdale. Before his elevation to the Upper 

 House, his Lordship sat for Penryn and Weymouth. Ilis 

 Lordship dying without issue the title becomes extinct. 



iFortfgn. 



Francf. — The occupation of Otaheite by Admiral 

 Dupetit Tiiouars has assumed an aspect of great import- 

 ance. The Government have disavowed the seizure of the 

 island, ai.d published the following announcement in the 

 official journal :—" Government have received despatches 

 from the Island of Tahiti, dated Island Oth of November, 

 1842. Vice- Admiral Dupetit Thouars, who arrived in the 

 Bay of Papaiti on the 1st of November, to carry into exe- 

 cution the treaty of the 9:h of September, 1812, which 

 the King had ratified, had deemed it his duty not to adhere 

 to the stipulations of that treaty, but to take possession of 

 the island. Queen Pomarei has written to the King to 

 demand the fulfilment of the stipulations of the treaty 

 which assured to her the internal sovereignty of her 

 country, and to pray that she be maintained in her rights. 

 The King, by the advice of his Council, not finding in the 

 circumstances reported sufficient grounds for abandoning 

 the treaty of the {Kb of September, IP 12, I. as ordered the 

 execution, pure and simple, of that treaty, and the 

 establishment of the French Protectorate in that island." 

 The following is the letter of Queen Pom arc* to Louis- 

 Philippe, referred to in the above announcement : — 

 "Poofai, Tahiti, Nov. 9, 1843.-0 King, I have been 

 this day deprived of my government. My sovereignty 

 has been violated, and your admiral has seized, with arms 

 in hand, on my territory, because I was accused of not 

 observing the treaty of "the 9th of September, 1842. I 

 never intended, when I placed my crown on my flag, to 

 condemn the said treaty and insult you, O King." I sup- 

 pose you will not consider the fact of my placing my 

 crown on my flag to be a crime. Your admiral only 

 required a slight change in it, but had I acceded to his 

 desire, I should have been despised by my great chiefs. I 

 knew not, moreover, any article of the treaty which regu- 

 lated the nature of my flag. I protest formally against 

 the harsh measure taken by your admiral ; but 1 have 

 every confidence in you, and I expect my liberation from 

 your compassion, your justice, and "your kindness, 

 for a powerless Sovereign. My prayer is the follow- 

 ing : — May the Almighty soften your heart ! May 

 you acknowledge the justice of my claim, and restore 

 to me the sovereignty and government of my ancestors. 

 May God bless you, O King, . I may your reign be 

 long and flourishing ! Such fa my prayer. Pomahe." — 

 The following is the report of Rear- Admiral Dupetit 

 Thouars, dated Bay of Papaiti, Tahiti, November 9, 1843 t 

 — " On my arrival here on the I at, 1 forwarded to Queen 

 Pomare the ratification of the treaty of the 9:h of Septem- 

 ber 1842. On the 3d, having ascertained that the Queen, 

 being ill-advised , continued to hoista flag which she said had 

 been Pent to her by the Queen of England, and feeling that 

 I could not tolerate any longer such an insulting act for our 

 national consideration, wishing moreover to put a period to 

 her inconsistency, I adopted, agreeably to our rights of 

 sovereignty, the resolution which I communicated to her, 

 of hoisting the French fag in succession on all the places 

 of defence and protection of the Societv Islands. — 

 Dupetit Thouars."— It appears that the flag which 

 gave so much offence contained a closed croun, as the 

 usual sign of sovereignty, which the Admiral required to 

 be changed to an open crown, to signify that the 

 queen, being under the proteclion of France, was 

 no longer an independent sovereign. — The papers of 

 Monday evening state that for the execution of their 

 decision the Government has resolved to send a cor- 

 vette to the South Seas, with the special mission of 



recalling Admiral Dupetit Thouars, and of establishing 

 the authority of Queen Pomare'. It was rumoured 

 that thirty-six members of the Chamber of Deputies 

 had resigned their seats in that Assembly, disgusted 

 with the acquiescence of Ministers in the demand of 

 England, and that a meeting of Opposition Deputies was 

 to be held that night at the residence of M. Thiers to 

 discuss the expediency of an impeachment of Ministers. 

 In the sitting of the Chambers on the same day it was ex- 

 pected that the affair would give rise to some interpella- 

 tions, but nothing was said on the subject in the Bureaux, 

 which were occupied with a question concerning the 

 mode of taking the votes. The Deputies having subse- 

 quently removed to the hall of their sittings, M. de Carne 

 ascended the tribune and said, w The Moniteur of this 

 morning contains an announcement calculated to excite 

 surprise. Queen Pomar6 having refused to execute the 

 treaty concluded with France, our Admiral, M. Dupetit 

 Thouars, thought proper to supersede her in the govern- 

 ment of the island. This act appeared equitable. Never- 

 theless, what do we read in the Moniicur 9 The dis- 

 avowal of the Admiral's conduct, and his recall. I re- 

 quest the Chamber to fix a day for the interpellations which 

 I intend to address to Ministers." M. Guizot here rose 

 and declared that he was ready to enter into any explana- 

 tion the house might require. M. Billault next observed 

 that it was important that the assembly should be made 

 acquainted with the despatch of the Admiral, which M. 

 Guizot having agreed to communicate to the Chamber, it 

 was decided that the interpellations should take place on 

 Thursday. The interest of the affair is increased by the 

 statement that Admiral Thouars is notorious for his 

 professed hatred of England, and that he requested 

 M. Thiers during the Anglophobia of IP 40 to put 

 him at the head of a squadron, with which he pledged 

 himself to enter the Thames and burn every ship 

 to be found between the Downs and the Tower of 

 London. — The proposition of Colonel de Brique- 

 ville relative to t le removal of the remains of General 

 Bertrand to the Invalids, to be there interred near those 

 of Napoleon, was afterwards taken into consideration, only 

 one member having alone opposed it. At a previous sit- 

 ting M. Remuzat's motion for excluding public func- 

 tionaries from the Chamber was rejected by a large 

 majority. This motion arose out of the affair of M. Sal- 

 vandy's resignation as Minister at Turin, and the debate 

 on it was remarkable chiefly for the hostile speech deli- 

 vered by M. Thiers against the King, and for his attack 

 upon the participation of his Majesty in compelling the 

 resignation of the Ambassador. — M. Charles Laffitte the 

 Paris banker whose election at Louviers was, some weeks 

 ago, almost unanimously annulled by the Chamber, owing 

 to his having entered into some engagement with his con- 

 stituents for the construction of a railroad, has been 

 returned at the same place by a majority of 340 votes to 

 111. The Government would appear to have procured a 

 candidate who has some chances of frustrating M. de 

 Larochejaquelin's reelection at Ploermel. — Queen Chris- 

 tina slept at Avignon on the 22d, and arrived at Nismes in 

 the morning of the 23d inst. The steam-boat in which her 

 Majesty passed along the Rhone being ovei taken by the 

 night, she was obliged to land on the He de la Barthelasse, 

 which she crossed by torchlight. The Prefect of Vaucluse 

 offered her Majesty his carriage, in which she arrived 

 safely at Nismes. The Queen went the same day to 

 Montpellier, whence she was to proceed direct to Nar- 

 bonne, in which town she proposed to rest on Sunday last, 

 and on Monday to cross the Spanish frontier. — M. Dolle, 

 editor of the journal France, was sentenced on Monday, 

 for libel on the King, to eight months' imprisonment and 

 8000f. fine. — Public attention has been much excited by 

 the murder of JV1. Donon Cadot, a wealthy banker at 

 Pontoise, by a man named Rousselet. After several 

 inquiries the murder has become more and more compli- 

 cated, and has assumed a melancholy aspect. Rousselet, 

 finding his own case hopeless, has not only confessed his 

 participation in the crime, but has accused the youngest 

 son of the deceased, a youth about 18 years of age, of 

 having instigated him to it by promising him a reward of 

 100,000f., and also a young woman, named Caroline 

 Mirandon, a servant of the father, and mistress of the son. 

 The police of Pontoise arrested both the son and the girl 

 on Saturday in a furnished hotel, where they were lodging 

 under false names. The son was immediately interrogated, 

 and answered all the questions put to him with the greatest 

 self-possession and coolness, positively denying the truth 

 of the charge made against him. The girl had been pre- 

 viously arrested, and was discharged for want of evidence, 

 and as Rousselet had already accused two other persons 

 whose innocence had been fully established, hopes are 

 entertained that t! e two also may be able to exculpate 

 themselves from the charge. 



Spain.— The Madrid letters and papers of the 21st 

 contain no news of importance from the disturbed dis- 

 tricts. General Roncali commenced the bombardment of 

 Alicant on the 17th. The blockading force assembled 

 before Carthagena consisted of 6000 National Guards 

 and 1000 soldiers of the line. The Consuls of England 

 and France in that city repaired to Murcia on the 1/th, 

 and left again for Carthagena on the 18th. It was be- 

 lieved that they hid come to offer terms of submission 

 on the part of the insurgents. The insurgents were reta- 

 liating upon General Roncali for shooting seven officers 

 taken at Murcia, by shooting 14 cirabiniers who had the 

 misfortune to fall into their hands. The son of General 

 Tacon was appointed Secretary of the Spanish Embassy 

 in London. Great preparations were in progress for the 

 reception of Queen Christina at Madrid, and a circular 

 had becTt addressed to the diplomatic # body, the grandees 

 and clergy, to the effect that the young Queen would pro- 



ceed as far as Aranjuez to meet her mother, anci^nTsT 

 would be much gratified if they accompanied her V* 

 Cortina and M. Madoz are still in prison and unable t' 

 communicate with their friends. Though the Government 

 prosecutor has reported that there is no charge against 

 them, it is still said that they are to be sent to Valencia to be 

 tried by a court-martial. A letter from Barcelona of the 

 17th states that several persons have been arrested in that 

 city, and among others M. Borell, one of the richest mer- 

 chants in the place and a distinguished member of the 

 liberal party. Domiciliary visits had been made to several 

 of the inhabitants in search of arms and ammunition of 

 which a considerable quantity had been found. The pos- 

 sessors were sent to prison and are to be tried by court- 

 martial. The disarmament of the National Guard was 

 everywhere effected without resistance, and the greatest 

 tranquillity prevailed throughout the province. 



Portugal. — Accounts from Lisbon of the 21st ult 

 state that the insurrection may now be regarded as extin- 

 guished, and there is little doubt that the revolted troops 

 have at this moment retreated in despair across the 

 Spanish frontier, where orders were given by the authori- 

 ties to disarm them the moment they presented them- 

 selves and move them inwards. The latest intelli- 

 gence comes down to the 10th inst. from Abrantes, the 

 Governor of which place writes that a great many more of 

 the soldiers of the 12th had rejoined their regiment, that 

 not a peasant joined the rebellion or took part with it in 

 any direction, and that the insurgents, both horse and 

 foot, were disheartened. Their ranks, which but a few 

 days before comprised 600 soldiers, were then, according 

 to the best accounts, reduced to about 250 men. The 

 fact of Count Bomfim taking the command has not been 

 of the slightest service to them, and never in the history 

 of Peninsular insurrections was a rebellion, which at one 

 period looked somewhat formidable, so effectually and 

 easily suppressed. Not a village in Portugal responded to 

 the invitation of the insurgents. The Cortes met on the 

 21st for the purpose of conceding the extraordinary powers 

 to Government till the end of March, till which time they 

 stand prorogued. 



Germany. — The Leipsic Gazette states that the late 

 Duke Ernest of Saxe Coburg and Gotha has left personal 

 property to the amount of twelve millions of florins, and 

 has not disposed by any will or testament of this large 

 fortune. It was supposed that according to the laws of 

 inheritance in Saxonv, by which personal property left by 

 a father is equally divided between the children, this large 

 fortune would be divided between the now reigning Duke 

 Ernest and Prince Albert, whose share in that case would 

 have been about 600,000/. The statement, however, 

 appears to be erroneous, as the estates are all strictly 

 entailed, and will of course devolve upon his Royal 

 Highness's eldest brother. — A letter from Vienna of tie 

 12th*inst. says it is now certain that the Emperor and 

 Empress of Russia will honour that part of the world with 

 their presence in the course of next winter. The Em- 

 press intends to pass several weeks at the baths of Bohe- 

 mia for the benefit of her health ; and the Emperor it is 

 said will visit Vienna. The Duke de Bordeaux had, on 

 his arrival at Goritz, found the Duke d'Angouleme much 

 better ; but the Prince would appear to have since had a 

 sort of relapse. 



Italy. — Accounts from Italy state that the disturb- 

 ances in the Pope's dominions are on the point of being 

 renewed. A letter from Ancona of the Gth, states that 

 the Carnival has been suspended there in consequence of 

 the assassination of Judge Alessandrini, one of the Mem- 

 bers of the Extraordinary Commission instituted to pro- 

 secute the rebels of Bologna. It appears that as the Judge 

 was passing down the street, escorted by two gendarmes, 

 a man wearing a mask rushed on him, and plunged a dag- 

 ger into his back. The crowd opened its ranks to the 

 assassin, who mingled with the other masks that filled the 

 public way, and escaped. M. Alessandrini is not dead, but no 

 hopes are entertained of saving his life. The police have not 

 as yet discovered the murderer. — The Pope consecrated as 

 bishops four of the cardinals on the 1 1 th ult. This is the 

 first instance it is said for 150 years of the Pope having 

 performed this ceremony in person. The Prince of \\ ur- 

 temberg, Don Miguel, and all the diplomatic corps, were 

 present on the occasion.— Letters from Naples mention 

 that the King has adopted an extraordinary resolution. 

 He has reduced the interest on the public debt from five 



to four per cent, by a Royal decree, which was to be pa 



3 "act created 



a great fall in the funds, and increased the 



lished on the day the packet-boat sailed. This act creareu 

 a great fall in the funds, and increased the discontent 

 which for some time previously had been manifest throng i- 

 out the kingdom. The Count de Aquihi was to leave 

 Naples on the 15th for Rio Janeiro, in order to celebrate 

 his marriage wi'h the Princess Januaria. The P nn ^ es 

 will leave the Brazils with her future husband for two 

 years, but will return at the end of that time should we 

 Emperor of Brazil have no children. . 



Grf.eci:. — Letters from Athens of the 10th ult stai 

 thatthe Legislative Assembly continued engaged in discnss 



ins the draught of the Constitution. The first lo artic.e 



had been adopted, and were for the most part a 



literal 







translation of as many arlicles of the French c ' iart ^\ eea 

 paragraph relative to the form of Government had D ■ 

 the occasion of a lengthened and- animated ( ' e ' )ate " r u aui - 

 people were anxious that there should be only one t 

 ber, but the opinion of the champions of that P rin ^ m 

 had been overruled, and after two eloquent appeals 

 M. Metaxa, the President of the Council, and M. " 

 salis, the member for Kalcis, the Assembly had deci i 

 that the Government should consist of a King, a aen< » 

 and a Chamber of Deputies. They moreover resm ^ 

 that the crown should be hereditary, and descen 

 right line to King Otho ? s legitimate heirs, and tnat 



