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raSSi fi.—The Prince Regent of Prussia opened the Chambers on Wednesday the 20th instant, with the following speech- " I present myself to the National Deputies with painful feelings, but much confidence.

" I am called by the King to assume the Regency until God, in His mercy, shall have allowed him again to discharge the duties of his Royal office—an event which I incessantly pray for. It is a source of relief to me that the King, in his care for the common weal, has summoned me to as- sume the Regency. In obedience to this intimation of the Royal will, I have, in consideration of existing circumstances and of the precedents of our country, undertaken the heavy burden and responsibility of the Regency. "It is my earnest intention to do henceforth what the constitution and the laws of the country require. I expect that the Chambers will do like- wise. All the documents relating to the Regency shall be communicated by a special message to the united Chambers, and, if required, all further ex- planation deemed necessary shall be given. " The more gloomy the aspect of affairs is, in consequence of the King's health, the higher the standard of Prussia must be raised, by the conscien- tious discharge of our duty and by mutual confidence." The Prince Regent concluded the speech with " God save the King."

On Thursday, both Chambers, in a united sitting, received a message from the Prince Regent, accompanied by certified copies of the Royal decree on the 7th and the Regent's proclamation on the 9th. In the message, the Prince Regent requests the Landtag to acknowledge on their part the necessity of the regency, already recognized by the King and the Prince Regent. The message concludes thus—" After your ac- knowledgment of the said necessity, we shall act according to article 58 of the constitution."

Delivered from the restrictive influence of the late Minister of the Interior, Herr von Westphalen, the electors in all the towns and cities of Prussia are busy with the formation of associations for conducting the approaching Parliamentary elections in a constitutional manner. The citizens of Breslau were first in the field, and the programme of their principles has for the most part furnished the groundwork of those of the other electoral districts. The chief reforms, required at the present time, are summed up as follows :

" 1. A guarantee for the freedom of elections, and perfect impartiality in conducting them.

" 2. The division of the country into fixed electoral districts by means of a general law on the subject. " 3. A remodelling of the duties and attributes of the provinces and circles, as well as a reform of the communal and civic institutions with a view to more liberal self-administration.

" 4. Abolition of the still existing ancient feudal right of landed pro- prietors to exercise the powers of the police and civil courts on their own estates (Patrimonial-Gerichtsbarkeit.) " 5. Abolition of the existing exemptions from payment of the land-tax. " 6. The passing of a law relative to the responsibility of Ministers. " 7. Revision of the laws relative to the public journals, for the better protection and liberty of the press. " 8. A law for the uniform regulation of public education, in conformity with the words contained in the 20th Article of the Constitution, that knowledge and the acquirement of it are free.' " 9. The fulfilment of the promise contained in the 12th Article of the Constitution—' the enjoyment of civil rights and appointments to office are not affected by religious tenets.'

" 10. Revision of the legislative enactments relative to the impartiality of justice, the admission of every one to seek redress for supposed wrongs in the civil tribunals, and, above all, the abolition of the prerogative of the executive to compel the omission or commission of an act sanctioned by the courts of justice."

HHDDPT.—We learn from Hamburgh that England is again pressing for the speedy abolition of the Stade Dues. Privy-Councillor Lang will shortly set out for London, invested with powers for the arrange- ment of this affair.

X Hari 8.—A letter from Munich states, that a courier from Naples arrived in that city on the 11th instant, bringing a despatch to Count Lndolph, the Neapolitan Minister, charging him to apply officially to King Maximilian, in the name of the Prince Royal of Naples, for the hand of the Princess Maria, sister of the Empress of Austria. The marriage is to take place on January 12, 1859, at Naples. The wen" princess, sixth child of the King, was born on October 4, 1841. young SrOltswig—Nulstriu.—The negotiations carried on by Prussia with Austria relative to a joint energetic conduct in the affair of the Diichiee. are nearly brought to a conclusion, and there is every chance of their being successful. It is proposed to give Denmark one chance more in the shape of an ultimatissimum, and then to march in an army of 50,000 men—half Prussians and half Austrians—to occupy the Duchies and ad- minister their revenues till Denmark comes to reason.

Inssia.—A very important public work has just been commenced with the sanction of the Emperor : it is the construction of a navigable canal from Astrachan to the Caspian Sea, which will enable vessels of moderate tonnage to proceed to the former city and thence up the Wolga. Important local improvements are going on in other parts of the empire ; thus, the ports of Liebau and Riga are being deepened to allow vessels drawing 18 feet of water to unload at once, without the ne. cessity of discharging their cargoes into lighters. An Imperial decree also has just been issued for the construction of the railroad from Moscow to Saratow, which will place the western provinces of Russia in direct com- munication with the towns on the Wolga, the Caucasus, anthdresethleoairCtinra:geixtan: Sea. The importance of this undertaking, both in a commercial and mi- litary point of view cannot be over-rated. Ihrtngal.—In a paper on the Portuguese difficulty ex-

plains how the article in the treaty of Paris recommending that, in of a serious difference between States, they should, before

arms, seek the good offices of a friendly Power, is governed by the words " so far as circumstances may admit," and therefore is not at all applic- able to the present French quarrel with Portugal. That, it says, relates to a question of dignity and honour requiring reparation, and not leaving any door open for conciliation. It is instructed to say that the French ultimatum comprises three points : the immediate restitution of the Charles et Georges ; the enlargement of the captain sentenced to two years' im- prisonment in irons by the Court of Mozambique' and an indemnity, the amount of which is to be ultimately settled. As to the first two points the French Government will neither hear of a legal trial, delay, norgood offices. It will accept of nothing but satisfaction. As to the third, it is quite willing to accept the good offices of a friendly Power.

5111i iirr Ian 3i.—The vexed question of the arbitrary expulsion of foreigners has led to a conflict between the Council of State of Geneva and the Federal Council, which appears likely to be followed by serious difficulties. The Council of State of Geneva claims the right to assert that the Federal Council has mistaken the construction of the 57th Article of the Constitution, when it ordered the expulsion from Geneva of certain individuals, not being political refugees, against whom no facts of a compromising nature were alleged, unless it was that they belonged to an Italian benefit society. These individuals had resided at Geneva for the last ten or fifteen years with the permission of the Cantonal Go- vernment, and to expel them now would, in the eyes of the Geneva Council of State, be an arbitrary and unconstitutional act. It therefore refused to lend any assistance to the Federal Commissioners in any steps they might think fit to take for the expulsion of the individuals in question; it would not prevent the Commissioners from acting as they pleased, but desired to leave to them the responsibility of their acts. This resolution of the Geneva Council places the Federal Commissioners in a very difficult position. They have no police under their orders, and are in fact at present quite powerless. They might, indeed, summon the federal troops to their aid, but it is not thought that they will take so serious a step, particularly as a grave legal question is involved. The affair will doubtless come before the Chambers in January, and if they should decide in favour of the Federal Council they must at the same time say in what way their resolution is to be carried into effect.

11.—New fuel has been added to the political fires which are at present flaming in Serge. After a violent debate it has been decided that the Ministers have no right to sit in the Senate unless when called upon by the vote of a majority. The Senate, exulting in its victory on this question, has thrown out the bill relative to elections for the National Assembly, and the Ministry has resigned. This event may have serious consequences in the present exasperated state of the Servian population.

5nhia..—The greatest novelty in the despatches brought by the Bombay mail, is the first complete account of the attempt of the dis- armed 62d and 69th Regiments of Bengal Native Infantry with the 2d Battalion of Artillery, in all some 1400 or 1500 men, to get possession of the guns and other arms at Mooltan. They rose on the 2d of Septem- ber, attacked the barracks and hospital. After a short struggle with the 3d Bombay Fusiliers, and a corps of Royal Artillery, the mutineers were driven out of the fort, and dispersed with a loss of three hundred of their number, the most serious loss on the side of the British being Captain Mules, Adjutant of the 3d Europeans, who rode far in advance of his men and was shot down by the enemy, by whom he was surrounded. "The remainder," says the Bombay correspondent of the limes, "fled into the Baree Doab. Three hundred took the road to the north, and were caught on the banks of the Chenab, where they were all massacred. One hundred made for the Sutlej, due south, and reached Khanghur, where they were all killed; 300 more flying in a south-easterly direction, struck the Sutlej at Kurrumpore, and were completely destroyed." According to the latest accounts from lfooltan, only a few stragglers remained to be, accounted for, the police and villagers having destroyed the remnant of the main body.

In Oude and the adjacent districts the strength of the rebels is esti-

mated to be about seventy thousand, with 56 guns. Lord Clyde is busy with the plans of the next campaign. Nine columns, it is said, will be organized at Lucknow to traverse the country in different directions, while the Commander-in-chief will remain at Luclmow, watching the progress of affairs. The several columns will be chiefly engaged in cutting off any 'bodies of rebels that may be flying, after defeat, from one district to another. On the 25th August Sir Hope Grant crossed the Goomtee abreast.9f. Sultanpore, with 1,200 infantry and two guns, and occupied three vil-

lages in his front without opposition. He then cleared the cantonment of Sultanpore, and encamped on the ground just before occupied by the

sets, On the 28th, the rebels moved down to the bank of the river and " threaten ea our troops, who turned out and gave them a warm reception,

g them off with great slaughter. The rebels retired on Hussen-

whero 7000 of them, with eight guns, are said to be still assembled. S poor, sealing exploit has been performed in Central India by Colons f Robertson of the 25th Bengal Native Infantry. A small force under the command of that officer was detached from Colonel Smith's brigade and ;et in pursuit of Mann Sing, driven from Powree by General Napier. After making a forced march at a tremendous pace, Colonel Robertson succeeded in falling upon the enemy near the village of Beejapore, and took them completely by surprise, attacking them on all sides as they were preparing their morning meal. The fight lasted two hours, and when it was over between 400 and 500 bodies of the enemy were found upon the field. The victorious party, after being rejoined by the rest of the brigade, were expected to be joined by General Iv apier's force, and to continue the pursuit of Tantia Topee. That leader, after capturing Julra Fatten, and putting the city to ransom in the sum of twelve laks of rupees in silver and opium, continued his march towards Bhopal, with the view of entering the territories of the Nizam. His design, however, has been frustrated by Major General Mitchel, C.B., commanding the Mhow field force, who on the 13th of September attacked him between Roghar and Berms dispersed his force in all directions, and took nearly thirty guns. From Gwalior the news seems to indicate the native feeling is showing itself very much against us. The Maharaja and the Dewan are reported to be the only two men loyal to us in the place. Four agents of the Nana were blown away from the guns on the 6th of September, and died bearding the authorities and boasting that from six to ten thousand nice in the Nana's interest were lying in and around Gwalior. On the other band, we have news of a successful reneontre with the enemy a few miles from Jaloun. Brigadier M'Duff with the force which left Calpee on the 27th of August fell in with a body of rebels between 2000 and 3000 strong. About 250 of them were cut up and one gun taken. They fled, after the fight, in the direction of the Jumna at a place called Jugumumpoor, near the junction of the Sind river; they were being pursued, and there was a prospect that they might fall in the way of another British force, which was not far off.

guittlf iiiiP3.-The news brought by the Niagara is from New York to the 5th, from Boston to the 6th, and from Halifax to the 7th instant; though not of great political moment, it is varied and interest- ing.

A startling item in the news is the total destruction of the New York Crystal Palace with all its contents by fire. The building itself is esti- mated to have been worth 250,000 dollars, and its contents at least double that sum. The fire broke out in a lumber-room and is suspected to have been the work of an incendiary.

On the subject of the slaver which was scuttled some weeks back at Montauk Point, we learn that the United States' Marshal at New York has been actively engaged in tracking the scattered members of her crew. The vessel was the Heide°, the name Elizabeth, of New Orleans, given to her in the first accounts, having been painted on canvass and nailed over her proper name. She sailed from the port of New York last Janu- ary for Gibraltar. From there she went to Cadiz, and thence to the coast of Africa, where she took in a cargo of 960 slaves, and then pro- ceeded to Cuba. She arrived safely at Cardenas, landed her slaves, and then went to Havannah, where the captain and owners left her. The vessel then went to sea under the charge of the mate, who scuttled and sunk her off Montauk Point, the crew going ashore in the boats and then dispersing in different directions. One of them, it was ascertained, had died of African fever at New London,. three others were quietly ar- rested in New York, and two more in Boston, where they were put in gaol. From Boston the officers proceeded to New Bedford in search of Macomber, the mate. They found him at his house a short distance out of town, arrested him, and took him to New York. The New York Peers, without giving any authority for the statement, represent that certain friends of the parties had obtained a writ of habeas corpus in their behalf, and that the officers having a hint of it, succeeded in eluding it, and taking their three prisoners to New York without interruption. The Elides was a clipper, 137 feet long, built at Providence in 1853, and with nearly all the slaves, was owned by Zulueta, the great Cuban slave-trader.

tank S.—Aceording to the Montreal Gazette, Provincial, Agricultu- ral, and Industrial Ryhibitions have been opened in both Upper and Lower Canada with great success. Upwards of 20,000 persons visited the Montreal exhibition in two days, and a still greater number of per- sons the exhibition at Toronto. Marked signs of progress in all branches of agriculture were observable in the stock and implements exhibited.