fforeign an Tolortfal.

Sraiar.—Catalonia has been agitated by a rather serious insurrectionary move- ment, in consequence of the quints, or levy of one man out of five for the military service. Barcelona and its district had hitherto been exempt from that exaction. A private contribution used to be paid into the hands of the Municipality, and the authorities undertook to furnish the number of men required, or to pay an equivalent in money. The new " constitutional " system, however, abolished all the provincial privileges; and this year the Government forwarded orders to Gene- ral Concha to enforce the drawing of the conscription at Barcelona and its neigh- bourhood. On the 6th instant, the day fixed for the operation, it was resisted on different points,—at Molina del Rey, San Andrea, Sabadell, Tarassa, Badalona, Esparragnerra, Colders, and San Felice de Penon. Serious excesses, it appears, were committed, and were attended in some places with loss of life. At Bade- Iona the lists were torn down and burnt, and two Policemen were killed; at Ta- rassa, the Alcalde was murdered; and at San Andres the inhabitants drove out the authorities, and fired upon them. The Exaltado-Progesistas of Sabadell, town only five leagues distant from Barcelona, availing themselves of the popular excitement, had already sought to establish a Central Junta in the name of Es- E;It, and collected an armed force of 2,000 men. This intelligence was speed termansmitted to Barcelona; and the Captain-General marched out in all(taste at the head of a column of infantry and cavalry, with a few pieces of cannon. The insurgents were driven out of Sabadell; where they left twenty-five killed, and a number of prisoners. The General pursued them to Tarassa; whence they fled into the mountains; the town being taken, with great slaughter. General Concha was near being killed in heading a charge with the bayonet against the insur- gents posted behind barricades. From Tarassa he marched to Martorell, seven leagues from Barcelona. A Central Junta had installed itself at Igualada; whose first act was to invite Espartero to return, and to proclaim the constitution of 1812, which fixed the majority of the Queen at eighteen years. On the 10th, all the troops that could be dispensed with were sent from Barcelona to reinforce the columns operating against the insurgents General Concha entered the town with - out striking a blow.

Throughout these disturbances, Barcelona itself remained quite tranquil under the stringent precautions taken by General Concha; and the conscription closed there on the 9th instant, without having sustained any interruption.

The Journal des Debate states that it has received a letter from the Carlist General Zariategny, written from the environs of Paris, in which he formally de- clares that neither he nor his friends have the slightest design of kindling another civil war in Spain.

Ataterts.—The greatest sensation has been created in Paris by accounts of a frightful massacre perpetrated by French soldiers on a tribe of Moors. The narrative is taken from the Akhbar, a semi-official paper. "Colonel Pelissier was engaged in pursuing the Oiled-Riahs, a Kabyle tribe who have never been subdued, because the country they inhabit contains immense caverns—real labyrinths—wherein it would be downright madness to lead assailing troops. The Ouled-Riabs, seeing that they were closely pursued, hastened to their habitual refuges. This happened on the forenoon of the 18th Juno. After surrounding the grottoes, some fascines were made up, which were kindled and placed at the entrance of the grottoes. After this demonstration, which was made in order to let those people know that they would all be suffocated in their caverns, the Colonel ordered letters to be flung to them, in which they were told that their lives would be spared and liberty restored if they surrendered their arms and horses. They first refused, and subsequently replied that they would comply with the demand if the French army previously withdrew to a distance. This inadmissible condition was rejected. Inflamed fascines were again thrown, when great tumult arose in the caverns: it was known later, that they were deliberating as to the course to be pursued, and that some wished to submit, whilst the rest stubbornly opposed it. The latter prevailed, but some of the former from time to time escaped. Colonel Pelissier, wishing to save those who remained in the caverns, sent Arabs to exhort them to surrender: the Ouled-Riabs refused to do so. Some women who did not share the savage fanaticism of those unfortunate people tried to flee; but their relations and husbands themselves fired at them, in order to prevent their escaping the martyrdom they had determined to suffer. A last time, Colonel Pelissier ordered the throwing of the burning fascines to be suspended, and sent into the caverns a French flag of trace: the latter was received with a discharge of muskets, and compelled to retire without accomplishing his mission. These different stages of the catastrophe had lasted until the night of the 19th June. Patience being exhausted, and no hopes entertained of reducing otherwise fanatics whose haughty refractoriness was noyau of the Debra insurrections, the fire was kindled again with arnteltity; the cries of permanent instigation to rebellion, and who were the

the unhappy people, whom the smoke was about to suffocate, long and painfully sounded in our ears; and next, nothing more was heard than the crackling of the

green wood of which the fascines consisted. This mournful silence said enough. The caverns were entered: five hundred dead bodies lay here and there. The grottoes were visited with the view of saving such as still breathed; only one hundred and fifty could be removed, a part of whom expired at the ambulance. One must be as we are, on the theatre of these events, to know all the efforts

Dade to avert the catastrophe, and comprehend the necessity there was of reducing those people, for the sake of public tranquillity. The news of this issue ssue of the struggle was scarcely known when the whole Debra *Omitted, bringing in large quantities of arms." The .Rifortne adds some additional particulars. "On the morning of the 20th there remained but a mass of half-consumed ashes, and nothing more was to be heard. We determined on entering the grotto. How can we describe the shocking aspect it presented ? The cattle rendered furious, crushing all around them—the men and women rushing about in order to escape being suffocated and We had to walk twenty steps over the bodies of the dead and dying. A bored,

ovusa. nd human beings were heaped up in this channel without an outlet. At the bottom of it were bodies standing up with their faces sticking to the fissures

that they might breathe. About seventy who had survived expired the moment they were brought into the open air; others were killed by the fragments of rocks the heat bad detached. A. large number had received yataghan cuts, and bore the marks of deep wounds. A terrible straggle bad no doubt taken place in the cavern, in that profound darkness. Already have nearly six hundred dead bodies been extracted from the grotto; there are many more which it has been impossible to get at. Eight hundred men, women, and children, have perished. The whole tribe of the limbs is exterminated." It is said that only thirty-seven survived.

Fru/res.—In the Chamber of Peers, on Friday, the Prince of Moskwa asked

if the story in the ilkhbar was true? He read account, and called on the Minister of War, for the honour of the French army, to contradict the statement if false, or to make an example of the officer if it were true. Marshal Soult replied, that the reports he had received were so contradictory that he had hastened to write for fresh information; and added, that the moment lie should obtain the =W =mars he had demanded he would lay them before the Chamber. The then expressed his personal "disapprobation" of the fact; but that expression not being deemed strong enough by M. Montalembert, who commented on the effect that such a narrative would have in other countries, the Marshal added that he sincerely. "deplored" the occurrence.

The closing discussions on the estimates for 1846, in the Chamber of Peers, this week, have given rise to some attacks on England, apropos to Syria, the new slave-trade treaty, &c.; but they were of the stalest kind, and totally uninterest- ing. While talking of Syria, on Tuesday, the Count de Montalembert professed the deepest sympathy with " the unfortunate people who had been the victims of the fanaticism of the rival factions, the brutality of Turkish agents, and the poli- tical egotism and jealousy of England ! " M. Gnizot admitted the misconduct of the Turkish agents, but denied that England was not equally desirous with France to restore order in the Lebanon. He stated some facts. With regard to the recent massacre of the superior of a convent under French protection, the French Ambassador had demanded the punishment of the murderers, and an indemnity to the convent; with both of which requisitions the Porte had }remised to comply. The French Government had, moreover, despatched two additional ships of war to the coast of Syria, and more would be sent if necessary. Although an armis- tice had been concluded for the present, he could not hope that it would last.

The Royal Court of Paris has decided, that as duelling constitutes no crime or offence, there was no occasion to institute proceedings against M. Bosemond de -Beauvallon, and four seconds, who figured in a recent duel, which terminated in ibe death of M. Dujarrier, responsible editor of the Presse.

PErrsmA.—The Impartial du .Rhin states, that 15,000 inhabitants of Tilsit and Kcenigsberg had forwarded an address to the King of Prussia demanding the constitution promised by his father. This event had caused a considerable sensation in the Prussian Cabinet.

Swrrzsemaren.—The ordinary session of the Helvetic Diet was opened at Zurich, on the 7th instant. The entire Corps Diplomatiqae, with the exception of the Apostolical Nuncio, assisted at the ceremony; which took place at the Cathedral. After the usual prayers, the Burgomaster, M. Furrer, delivered an address, in which he strongly recommended the repression of anarchy and the maintenance of friendly relations with foreign powers; counsel which was well received.

Cramp Sre.rss.—The mail-steamer Caledonia, which left Halifax on the 4th instant and Boston on the 2nd, arrived at Liverpool on Monday. The domestic intelligence is not of great moment. The ceremonies of processions and pan- egyrics usual on the death of one who had filled the Presidency had taken place in memory of General Jackson. By a special act of the Rhode Island Legislature, Mr. Dorr, the quondam pre- tender to the Governorship, had been liberated from prison; and on his taking the oath of allegiance, which he had not yet done, he would be restored to his full rights as a citizen.

TExas.—On the 4th June, President Jones issued a proclamation informing the Texan people of the actual posture of affairs with Mexico. The repre- sentatives of France and Great Britain, he says, having offered their good services, unaccompanied by any condition whatever, to promote a better under- standing between the Republic and Mexico, he had accepted their mediation: Mexico bad accepted the conditions prescribed by Texas as preliminary to a final treaty ofpeace; and be leaves it to the people to act as they shall judge aright through their constitutional organs: but meanwhile he proclaims a cessation of the hostilities, by sea or land, against Mexico. The tone of this proclamation is understood to indicate opposition to the measure of annexation. • The Minister of Public Instruction having intimated to the Professors of the College of France that M. Michelet and M. Quint had departed from their duty as lecturers, in not abiding by their programmes, but diverging into attacks on the Roman Catholic religion, there was a meeting of the Professors, on Sunday, to consider the subject. Various motions in the sense of the Minister's letter were made, but not affirmed by any sufficient majority; and eventually the meeting passed a resolution moved by M. Elie de Beaumont, which went to accept as conclusive and satisfactory the declaration of the two Professors that they had not knowingly departed from the programme laid down for them. It was ex- pected that the being thus called to account would render the two Professors, who bad been ultra-Liberal, more cautious.

Mssuco.—There is no political news, except that the insurrection in California had subsided; no opposition to the troops that were on their march thither being expected.

In the capital city, the French Ambassador had got into some trouble. A quarrel arose between his horse-keeper and the attendant at one of the reservoirs, where payment was demanded before the horses could enter. The Ambassador, who went to settle the dispute, narrowly escaped with his life; a shot being fired at him by one of the mob. lie claimed protection from an officer who happened to be on the spot; but instead of receiving it, he was marched off to prison. On the way thither, however, a superior officer released him. The Ambassador de- manded his passports, or the execution of the man that fired, and the cashiering of the officer by whom he was insulted. The affair was not settled at the latest accounts; and furthermore ,„a report had reached Vera Cruz that Morahan was undergoing bombardment by a French war-ship, cause not known.

MONTEVIDE0.—Late advises inform us that the English and French offer of a joint mediation had been accepted by the Montevidean authorities.—Times.

Cars OF Goon Hoes.—Papers from Cape Town to the 17th May announce the result of an expedition on the Northern frontier, under Mr. Rawstorne, Civil Commissioner of Colesberg, and Lieutenant-Colonel Richardson, with a force of 240 men—Dragoons and Cape Mounted Rifles—to reduce some refractory Anglo- Dutch to submission. The Anglo-Dutch had committed constant aggressions on the aboriginal tribe of Griquas, and to stop that system the force was sent.

Colonel Richardson came up with the Boers, 400 strong, near Philippolis, on the 29th April; and after some heavy firing, they yielded, and made their Buis- mission. The loss on their side was two, on the British none. A great quantity of waggons, ammunition, cattle and sheep, fell into the hands of the British. Another body of Boers, however, moving off towards the North, Colonel Richard- son pursued and attacked them; killing six, capturing many prisoners, and seiz- ing abundance of ammunition and stock. On the 9th May the Boers were flying in all directions; }bele, Kock, and other leaders having absconded.

Nino ZEAL&ND.—By the British whaler Matilda, accounts have been received from Auckland to the 27th March, conveying the particulars of the fight at Kororarika. We compile a narrative from the several accounts. It will be re- membered that the chief John Hackie, (or as he is termed by his countrymen, Hopi. Heki,) had cut down the flag-staff at the Bay of Islands. The Governor became exceedingly angry, and sent down the Hazard war-ship and Government brig with soldiers to reerect it. Plates of iron, eight feet high, were put on it when it was done, and a blockhouse was built to protect it. The St. Louis, an American sloop of war, arrived, and there were several English and American whalers. It was known that the Aborigines about the Bay of Islands had latterly been getting discontented, in cmsnence of the falling-off in trade and a consider- able decrease in the number of ships visiting that port—a falling-off for which they could not account except .by supposing that it was caused through the inter- ference of Government. Held, it was known, had been reinforced by a number of Maories from various tribes; and a series of robberies upon out-settlers took place, of a sufficiently alarming nature to induce the civilians to form themselves into bands of volunteers. Business was, of course, almost suspended: the Hazard was laid broadside on to the town-' and blockhouses were erected, sufficient, it was thought, to keep all secure. As a matter of precaution, Mr. Polack's house was converted into a stockade, into which many of the housekeepers' valuables were removed for security; and a number of women slept there every. night under guard. On the 10th March, Held announced his intention of having the flag- staff down on the following morning. This was laughed at, but about half-past four he commenced the attack; and by about nine o clock he had beaten off the Europeans, and the flag was again down. About the same time, a party of 45 seamen and marines, under Captain Robertson of the Hazard, proceeded to a hill on the right towards Matavai Bay, for the purpose of throwing up an intrench- ment When they bad gone, the small detachment in the barracks was turned out by way of precaution. Just at that time the Natives appeared, approaching the town in scattered parties; and firing took place at several points. The pnly of marines and seamen under Captain Robertson, who was severely wounded, having expended their ammunition, returned; and the contest was now waged near Mr. l'olack's house, on the outskirts of the town which was commanded by a blockhouse, and at another blockhouse higher up the bill and further from the flag-staff, being about two hundred yards beyond. The strength of tile Na- tives is variously estimated at 300, 800, and 1,000: the population of Korora- rika somewhat exceeded 800. At the upper blockhouse was stationed Ensign Campbell, with a party of eight or nine men; and at the lower blockhouse was Lieutenant E. Barclay, with the detachment from the barracks, and a few sea- men; the settlers collecting in Mr. Polack's: home. At the lower blockhouse were two ship-guns, which were worked by Mr. Hector and two old soldiers who had settled in the town: "Mr. Hector's two boys also behaved mostgallantly in bringing up ammunition from the stockade [at Mr. Polack's house] during the heaviest fire." In this way the Natives were kept in check for a while. Mr. Campbell's men, however, went out to dig a trench; and while they were at the work, the Natives climbed the palisades of the blockhouse, and poured in in numbers too great for resistance; on seeing which, he abandoned the, post and withdrew his party to the lower blockhouse. That appears at this time to have been in turn left by Mr. Barclay, in search of ammunition. When Mr. Bar- clay arrived at the stockade, he suggested that the women and children should

i be sent on board the ships in the harbour; which was done. Soon afterwards, the powder-magazine in the house blew up, and the building was totally destroyed. The stockade and lower blockhouse were then abandoned; and the whole number of the Whites retreated to the ships. The loss of life on the part of the Euro- peans was ten killed and fifteen wounded. Among the latter, was Captain Robertson, who fell early in the day, with four musket-balls in his legs and arm. At first it was feared that his wounds were mortal; but at the date of the last accounts he was going on well, two of the balls having been extracted. The Natives had fought throughout the day with courage, and were well armed with muskets, which, it is said, they had obtained by barter from Americans. During the evening of the llth, a few of the townspeople who were understood to be most popular with the Natives were employed in bringing off portions of their property.

In the afternoon of the following day, the Natives burnt the town, with the exception of the churches and the houses of the Missionaries. The whole of the settlers left the harbour in the ships, and proceeded to Auckland, where they arrived on the 16th. Here a considerable panic seems to have been created, and those settlers who had the means made preparations for sending their wives and children to Australia. On the 18th, Governor Fitzroy held a meeting of the Council, to whom he stated the occurrences. We are told that "he dwelt with great truth and feeling upon our present defenceless position. His Excellency also read several portions of his despatches to Lord Stanley, repeatedly urging in the strongest manner the absolute necessity of at least a regiment of troops und two war-steamers being at once sent out by the home Government." On the 23d arrived a party of 200 soldiers from Sydney, for which Captain Fitzroy had sent a requisition to Sir George Gipps about two months previously; and this helped to restore some feeling of safety; but the force was still too weak to attempt the retaking of Kororarika. A letter written on the 28th March gives a deplorable account of Auckland. " Auckland is just now in a state shocking to behold. It is full of all the vaga- bonds of the North Island, who originally came from Botany Bay. One thou- sand, at least, have crowded in here since the late affray. The White savage, you know, is worse than the Brown one. There are some hundreds of notorious cha- racters amongst our visitors. The streets are day and night full of these and drunken man-of-war's men, soldiers, sawyers, Parkhurst boys, and all that class' who are insulting, striking, and knocking down the Natives, both male and female ; whilst there is a total absence of all magisterial authority or interference. It appears to some of us as if orders had been given to permit this state of things. Police-Magistrate Beckham, from Botany Bay, and his Botany Bay constables, linger about with their hands in their pockets, as if waiting events. A very slight outbreak or affray, which could be brought about purposely by the fellows just described, who appear to be lying in wait for it, and Auckland would most likely be plundered and burnt. The authorities do not seem to provide against anything of this kind; their flurry and personal apprehensions for their own safety are too great. The French Roman Catholic Bishop (Pompalier) is the only person whose house at Kororarika has been left standing. All the mining, sawing, shipbuilding, and other establishments in the country, are stopped; the people having all come in here. None of these men will now agree to return to the country to work, although offered good wages. How long they can remain idle here, and what will be the result of their presence, remains to be proved. Such a Council! such a Govern- ment as we have ! Eighty-five passengers have left Auckland in the Slains Castle for Sydney."