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SPAIN.—The flight of the Count de Montemolin from Bourges, in France, is no longer a mere rumour. The Presse furnishes the particulars of his escape. On the evening of the 14th instant, the Prince's carriage loft Bourges, with two persons of his suite. An hour after, the Prince mounted his horse, accompanied by his escort. On getting outside the town he put his horse to a gallop; and his escort, who were accustomed to see him do so and then return, slowly followed: they soon lost sight of him. On their inquiring right and left, the gendarmes were told that he had been seen taking the direction of a neighbouring chateau, which he was in the habit of visiting. Some time having elapsed, the escort saw the carriage return with a third. person. Persuaded that it was the Prince, they resumed with the carriage the road back to Bourges, and reported his due return to the Archbishop's Palace, his residence. The Prefect went to pay him a visit next morn- ing, but was told that he was unwell; and the Prefect did not insist on seeing him. On Wednesday, the 16th, the Prefect paid another visit, at ten in the morning, insisted somewhat more on seeing him, and was assured that the Prince was asleep. The Prefect was rather displeased, but afraid of being thought to want respect for his prisoner, ho again wont away; saying that he should return at four, and insist on seeing the Prince. He was, however, spared this other mortification by the Chamberlain; who waited. on the Prefect at half-past three, and informed him that his Royal master was off; that lie had an advance of forty-eight hours; and that there was thus no chance of overtaking him. The Chamberlain, of course, declined. mentioning the road the Prince had taken. The Count dined the day be- fore he thus took French leave of his gaol, at the Prefect's; and it is said that he expressed himself in strong language respecting the Queen of Spain's impending marriage, declaring that he should protest with all his might against it. The words he used would appear to have excited some suspicion in the Prefect's mind. It is now known that the Prince arrived in London on Sunday morning.

Two days before his flight, the Prince issued a proclamation; • of which a lithographed copy was found in the office-box of the Journal des Debate.

It is this— llourges, 12th September 1846.

" Spaniards—My dignity and my sentiments render it my duty to await the result of events which I see without astonishment about to accomplish themselves in Spain; I could have wished to hold to what I announced to you in my mani- festo of 23d May 1845. I then made known my principles: I told you I had no other desire than to draw our country from the abyss into which she is plunged; to bring about a lasting reconciliation between all parties; and to give you the peace and happiness of which you have so much need, and which you so well merit. The results have not responded to my efforts; and your hopes have been deceived.

" Your duty and my word of honour impose on us new efforts to fulfil our mission.

" Spaniards, the moment which I have sought to avoid with so much care, at the price of your sacrifices and my own—that moment is at last come; it would be a disgrace for you and a stain on me to show ourselves less today than we have been up to this time in the opinion of Europe.

" I know no parties: I only see Spaniards, all capable of contributing power- fully along with me to the success of the great cause for which Providence re- serves me. I therefore call you all to me; I hope iu you all, and I have no fear of any one.

" The cause which I represent is just; no obstacle must impede us in saving it; success is certain, for I feel sure that you will all answer my appeal, full qf zeal, active, and brave.

" I implore you and recommend you not to think of the past. The rem which is about to commence ought not to resemble that which has preceded it. Concord. must be established among all Spaniards; let the epithets of parties cease; let hatreds and remembrances of injury be buried in forgetfulness.

" Institutions conformable to the spirit of the time we live is, the holy religion of our forefathers, the free administration of justice, respect for the rights of pro- perty, and a cordial amalgamation of parties, lo! those are the principles which guarantee the possession of that happiness which you so fervently desire.

" I will adhere to what I promise and what I offer; and in the moment of sue- cess nothing will be more sweet, nothing. will give me greater satisfaction, than to see around me neither victors nor vanquished. " I thank you for all you have suffered, for your constancy, and for your pru- dence. The admirer of your courage and your exploits, I shall know how to re-

compense them on the field of battle. Cant,os Luta." Cabrera is also in London, having preceded his chief. He had been or- dered back to Lyons, but took the road to England. The National affirms, that since the 4th of August, two other important persons have been on the frontiers, communicating with the Carlist party; and that on the 7th, 800 muskets arrived in Navarre, 1,200 in the province of Tarragona, and a large quantity at UrgeL Another report is, that a thousand English mus- kets had been landed in Catalonia.

In the midst of the turmoil caused by the Montpensier marriage, the voice of Don Enrique is raised from Ghent, protesting against the proposed alliance. The protest is dated the 7th instant, and was presented to the Cortes on the 17th. The exiled Prince narrates his wrongs-

"Remote from the Court and all ambitious views, I lived exclusively devoted to the duties of my profession as a sailor; when, with the Royal permission, I repaired, towards the end of the year 1845, to visit my revered father at Madrid. In hispaternal affection, and guided more or less by what he knew or imagined of the Queen's wishes, be thought that I was in a position to take some initiative in the important question of her marriage. For myself, taking into consideration the public opinion as unanimously manifested by the press of all parties, I thought I could not take such a step without declaring in writing, and that in the most solemn manner, the political principles which ought to be observed in a matter so important for the security of the Constitutional throne and the independence of the Spanish nation. My father undertook to present in my name to her Majesty the expressions of my sentiments. The circumstances which occurred at the Royal Palace on this occasion obliged me to publish my manifesto of the 31st of December; which could not be understood, as the motive of its publication re- mained unknown. "From that moment commenced for me a period of persecution, which has hardly beheld a day pass without some fresh injury being levelled at me." The Ministers having forced him to quit Madrid; he was received and treated by the authorities of Galicia in a manner calculated to make him anticipate his subsequent trials—" In Ferrol, I received the order to present myself without a moment's loss of time at Coruuna, before the Captain-General of Galicia; who communicated to me the order which I enclose; to the effect that I should quit the kingdom in forty-eight hours, in spite of any impediment I might oppose to the contrary, even that of illness." "Out of respect for the Queen and love of peace, I consented to this indignity; and writing to her Majesty in fitting terms, I embarked for Bayonne, without even receiving the honours due to my rank "; the commander of the vessel being "required to give a receipt for my person." "In as far as the action and power of the Ministers could reach me in a foreign land, I experienced the effects of their rage. I could not comprehend the true motive and object which they had in view until I arrived at Paris, where I was so kindly received by my august uncle, the King of the French; when I perceived clearly that it was not the act of having one day aspired to the hand of her Ma- jesty that was to be punished in me, but the not continuing to do so, accom- panying my desire with submission to a certain influence, and combining it with a certain condition. I never intended to mention this, but to the National As- sembly I owe the whole truth; and I will not fail in this duty any more than I did at Paris in those which bind me towards my country and my family. • • • I quickly left that capital for this peaceful kingdom, where I have lived retiredly and tranquil, although calumniated; calmly awaiting the solution of the question which was to bear so much influence on my future destiny." Proposals were made to him to return to Spain; which, however, he rejected. The Prince's declaration now reaches the double marriage, of which he thus speaks—" The first accomplishes my wishes so often manifested; and the second discovers to Spain and the whole of Europe that which I was given to understand daring my short residence in Paris. Of the use which Spain and Europe may make of this discovery I have nothing to say, nor does it belong to me to exa- mine whether a clause inserted in the Constitution in the year 1845 opposes this union. What belongs to me by right, and that which I shall do, influenced less by family views and interests than by the desire to avoid the possibility of difficult questions, and perhaps even wars of succession, which have been so fatal to Spain, is to protest against all eventual right to the Crown which may be granted to the children of the Duke of Montpensier, if he should ever be united to the Infanta.

" The renunciation which the family of Orleans made by the treaty of Utrecht would annul beforehand any right of this kind which might be declared or sup- posed; and my family being the one most injured, I protest before the Cortes 'against any prejudice which may arise."

The Royal marriages were formally announced to the Cortes on the 14th instant. The greatest excitement prevailed in anticipation of the pro- oeedings. As early as eleven o'clock, an immense crowd filled all the ave- nues to the Legislative Palace. At noon, the doors were opened, and the public galleries, as well as the reserved galleries, were immediately thronged. The diplomatic box was crowded. The Duke of Glucksberg, First Secretary, and one or two attach6s of the French Embassy, were present. General Flores had also a seat in the box. Neither the English, Belgian, nor Da- nish Ministers, were present. At half-past twelve, the Members began to arrive; and at one, when the President, Senor Castro y Orozco, opened the sittings, the benches were almost wholly occupied. At two o'clock, the Ministers entered, Senor Isturitz at their head. " The President of the Council," says the correspondent of the Times, [a strong partisan against Ministers and their matrimonial measures,] "looked pale and nervous. The Mars of the Cabinet, General Sanz, looked pale and rather worn; but be strutted in with as much dignity as he could well muster for the occa- sion, and affected to present a bold front to the galleries. Senor Pidal looked as burly and vulgar as ever. The Graces have not certainly done much in favour of his Excellency the Minister of the Interior. Without being absolutely an ugly man, there never was one whose exterior is more unprepossessing than that of Pidal. You get into bad humour with your- self and every one else at merely looking at him. Mon's very ordinary figure contrasted oddly with his glittering uniform. Armero looked pom- pous and unmeaning, as usual; and poor Caneja, who is a diminutive, deli- cate looking man, was actually bending under the weight of his new hon- ours. The whole of the Ministers were in grand uniform, and wore their swords, ribands, and stars of Charles III."

" Shortly after Ministers entered, Senor Isturitz approached the Presi- dent's chair, said a few words, bowed, and ascended the tribune. He took from his portfeuille a paper, and in a tremulous voice, though he tried to make his enunciation as imposing as possible, read the decree just men- tioned relating to the Queen's contracting marriage with the Infante Don Francisco de Assiz. It was read amidst the most profound silence; but people actually held their breath when he came to the second part, [an- nouncing the marriage of the Infanta Donna Luisa Feruanda with the Duo de Montpensier]. As soon as the name of the French Prince was heard, either the hired applauders forgot their lesson and returned to their natural instinct, or they were overpowered by the adverse party, for a general hiss broke forth from all the public galleries, and a voice or two were heard. The movement was at once and effectually checked by the President. At the first sound of his bell, silence was restored. Isturitz trembled in the tribune like an aspen."

Senor Orense, the only Progresista Deputy in the Chamber, stood up, and begged to be informed " whether it is the determination that the mar- riage of the Infanta, the immediate successor to the Crown, is to take place as soon as her Majesty shall have issue? or whether it is to take place at the same time? " Seiler Isturitz replied—" The marriage of her Royal Highness the Infants, the immediate successor to the Crown, will take place simultaneously with that of her Majesty." [" A suppressed groan, or rather a deep sigh, pervaded the assembly as soon as this announcement was made."] Senor Orense then, observed, that he should reserve what he had to say on the subject until the Committees had presented their report. After some formal business. the House adjourned.

The announcement of the intended marriages, was also made by Senor Isturitz in the Senate before coming to the Congress, but without interpel- lation. No question was asked, and no remarks were made.

" The immense crowds that lined the space before the House, the streets, and the galleries in the House, behaved with much decorum, with the ex- ception of the incidents before alluded to. The only thing that afterwards occurred—at least according to rumour—was the hooting by a group of persons dressed like bullfighters, not on duty, of an unhappy journeyman tailor, in one of the varrios vajos, who, it is said, was taken for the Duke of Glucksberg; some fanciful likeness in figure and face being supposed to exist between them."

• A telegraphic despatch, dated Madrid, the 18th instant, announces that the Cortes adopted on that day unanimously, with the exception of one vote, (159 to 1,) the address in reply to the message from the Queen.

The Infante Don Francisco de Assiz, accompanied by his father and two• sisters, dined at the Palace on the 13th, with the Queen, her mother, and the Infanta Donna Luisa. A correspondent of the Morning Post is the re- porter— "A family concert followed the dinner, and was attended by about forty per- sons, almost all belonging to the Servidumbre,' or Royal Household. In addition to the two Queens, the Infanta Donna Luisa, the Infante Don Francisco de Paula, and his daughter, the Infanta Donna Luisa Tereza, the persons who sang were the Senorita Munoz, (the Duke de Rianzares's sister,) and MM. Reguer, Signer, and Calm, of the Royal Chapel. Besides several morceaux d'ensemble, Queen Maria Christina sang a cavatina from the Pirate, the Infanta Donna Luisa an aria from the Lombardi, and the Queen, with Senor Ileguer, a buffo duet."

Various incidents are mentioned to prove that the feeling in the Spanish capital against the Montpensier marriage suffers no diminution of intensity. The Government is accused of being by no means nice in the means which it employs for checking the expression of popular feeling. The Espaiioi remarks—" We have learnt with great surprise, that the copies of the pe- tition, [against the marriage,] which were lying for signature at different points of the capital, were yesterday ordered to be seized by command of the authorities." Petitions from the country had been intercepted. The Minister of the Interior had visited on the Commissaries of Police, by a summary dismissal, their inability to get up counter petitions in favour of the French alliance. On the 13th, a movement was attempted by the Spanish workmen against the French workmen and labourers on the Aranjuez railway; but troops promptly arrived, and the affray was checked_ Mr. Bulwer had addressed another note to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, " much stronger," it is said, " than any which have preceded it; and Senor Isturitz had announced to the Cortes that all communications be- tween the Government and the British Minister were suspended in con- sequence."

The British experimental squadron arrived at Cadiz on the 11th instant. The appearance of so many war-ships at this particular juncture gave ris6 to some rumours; but of course the movements of the squadron have no political objects. It is reported, however, that the Prince de Joinville and his squadron are to repair to the Spanish coast, to interrupt all supplies of men, money, arms, or ammunition, for the Carlists. It is also asserted that some ships are to be sent for the same purpose from Brest and Rochefort jot tlip Eastern coast of the Peninsula. Similar orders, adds the Presse, were issued to the French authorities all along the frontier. " The Carlist bands," says the Journal des Debats, "which made their appearance in Catalonia in the commencement of the present month, have been defeated and dispersed. The chiefs were captured, together with a number of their followers." On the other hand, a correspondent who says that he has traversed the entire country, describes the whole province ka ripe for insurrection. " At Barcelona," says the writer, " the Montpensier marriage is as unpopular as at Madrid; but a system of terror prevails in. that city which prevents any manifestation of public opinion."

Fast:ex.—The Montpensier marriage, or matters connected with it, form the staple topics of the Paris journals. The tenonr of the communi- cations is not entirely free from misgivings. The rumoured silence of the British Cabinet, and the prospect of an insurrectionary war in Spain, have occasioned a report that the King of the French had notified, to the British Government his readiness to renounce all claim of the descendants of his son to the Spanish crown. This, if true, would put an end to the question; but it was not credited. The King, who had been at La Fert6 Vidame, returned before the appointed time to St. Cloud. It was intended that the Duke de Montpensier should leave Paris for Madrid on the 20th instead of the 24th instant; but his departure was postponed in consequence of the arrival of a Spanish messenger bearing a copy of the instructions sent to Mr. Bulwor by Lord Palmerston.

The correspondent of the Times says, on what be deems excellent our thority, " that King Louis Philippe wrote from La Fert4 Vidame, on Fri- day last, to her Majesty Queen Victoria a deprecatory letter of twelve pages, in which he detailed the progress of the Montpensier marriage, and described it as a matter long resolved on. He, of course, prayed his august ally to acquiesce in the match; and concluded by expressing his intense anxiety to learn the views and the resolve of the British Cabinet." This letter, it is added, left Paris for London on Saturday, by a Cabinet courier, " alb; having produced, I am assured, very serious disapprobation among his Majesty's advisers."

The departure of the Duke de Montpensier is fixed for the 28th instant. Several vans, laden with his luggage, left Paris on Sunday for Madrid..

" On Wednesday last," says the Presse, "the Spanish Generals .Algarta and De Montenegro, and the Secretary of Commandment to the Count de Montemolin, M. Mon, left Bourges, doubtless with the consent of the Go- vernment."

GERMANY.—The Diet of Frankfort, in order to tranquillize the agitation produced in Germany by the recent measures of the King of Dennaark adopted at the sitting en the 17th instant the following resolution- " His Majesty the Kingof Denmark, Duke of Holstein and Lanenbourg, having made known by the declaration of the 7th September, in reply to the petition act- dressed to the Diet by the States of Holstein on the 3d August, that there never was any intention of attacking the independence of the Datcby of Holstein, nor of modifying arbitrarily either the constitution or the other institutions which the usage and laws of the country have consecrated; his Majesty having besides Loren the assurance that the efforts to regulate the order of the succession of that Datchy were not intended to affect the legitimate rights of the agnates; and, in short, the intention to maintain entire the constitutional right of petition by the

States having been openly acknowledged by his Majesty; the High Diet is confi- dent that in coming to a definite resolution on the subject, of which the letter- patent of the 8th July makes mention, his Majesty will respect the rights of all, and particularly the rights of the Confederation, the legitimate rights of the agnates and those of the legal representatives of the country. While reserving to itself; as organ of the Confederation, the right of giving effect, should the case arise, to its constitutional competence, the Diet deems that it cannot receive in the States of Holstein the legal representatives of that federal State; that their mission should be limited to the defence of their constitutional rights; and that the complaint of those States on the subject of changes to be made in an illegal manner in their constitution is without foundation. On the other hand, the Diet deems that the order transmitted by his Majesty to the Royal Commissioner at these States, not to receive petitions or reclamations relating to the question of the succession, does not, strictly speaking, accord with the literal sense of the law of the 28th May 1831.

" Secondly, the Diet is gratified in renderingjustice to the patriotic sentiments that have been manifested on this occasion in Germany; but it deplores the hos- tile charges and expressions of animosity that have been given vent to It hopes and trusts that the confederated Governments will endeavour to put a stop to this agitation and excitement; and it has no doubt but that his Majesty the King of Denmark will fully reciprocate that feeling. " Thirdly, the Danish Envoy is invited to convey this resolution to the know- ledge of his Court."

The King of Denmark has recently paid a visit to Schleswig, and it was the occasion of popular demonstrations in that town. About 2,000 lien assembled in the square before the Hotel de Ville, and vociferously cheered the Advocate Beseler, member of the States of the Dutcby and President of Neumnnster, who had declared himself against the union of the Princi- pality with Denmark. The mob then went to the residence of M. Scheel, the new Governor of Schleswig-Holstein, and gave him a charivari; which was repeated b fore the houses .of several of the Government officers. Other disturbances followed. The windows in the house of a Dane, who is said to have been guilty of various provocations, were broken. Aaron Blucher-Altona having spoken sharply to a coachman who was driving the Queen's carriage, the bystanders asked the Danish noble why he spoke so to an honest man; a crowd of students collected, with sticks; and the Baron was in imminent danger. When it was known, however, that the Queen was in the carriage, the signs of violence subsided, and the people shouted, " Long live the Queen!" A detachment of dragoons was drawn out, and prevented the peace of the town from being further interrupted.

In a circular lately addressed to all the German Governments, the Aus- trian Cabinet calls their attention to the dangerous tendency of the Ger- man press; and, for the interest of the public safety, recommends " se- veral points which merit particular consideration." This circular has been called forth by the opinions expressed in the German papers on the revolution in Austrian Gallicia; and will, it is supposed, induce the Ger- manic Diet to occupy itself with a general law on the press and on the Censorship. .

It is reported that emissaries of the Polish insurrectionist Dembowski,— who, in spite of-the sum of 1;000 florins which has been promised for his ar- rest, is still at large,—are availing themselvei of the forlorn and destitute condition of the poor people to stir them up against the Government. The agitator is said to have exerted great influence over the miners of the Car- 'pathiain Mountains.

The Deputies of the Association of Gustavus Adolphus at Berlin have decided that a petition be presented to the Emperor of Russia, praying Mm to cause a strict investigation to be made in the provinces of Courland and Livonia, into the practice of increasing the Greek Church at the expense of the Protestant faith.

Imo-v.—Letters from Genoa, report the eighth annual assemblage in that city of the learned and scientific of Italy: it commenced on the 15th of Sep- tember, and was to continue sitting throughout the month. Prince Henry of Holland had arrived; the Prince de Joinville was to be present. Many English visiters were expected; and altogether the meeting was looked upon as likely to be very brilliant.

Tunxxv.—The first stone of a building destined for a normal school was laid at Constantinople, on the 21st August, by Rifest Pacha, Presi- dent of the Council. Reschid Pacha, Nafiz Pacha, and Riza Pacha were present. All the formalities which in Europe are observed on such occa- sions, were for the first time adopted in Turkey- - " This school-house," says a writer on the spot, " will be built opposite the Mosque of St. Sophia, on the site of the former barracks of the Janissaries, which were burnt down in the last struggle of that corps against the Government in 1826, when those Turkish praetorians were finally defeated and abolished. It is thought that the edifice will be completed in eighteen months. It will be large enough to entertain three hundred pupils, who will all be educated expressly to become teachers. In three years from this time, therefore, supposing the scheme to be effective, it is very possible there may be so many effective masters of primary and secondary instruction ready to commence their educational la- bours all over Turkey. The one committee of this academy is to superintend the schools of superior and secondary instruction, and the other, those of primary instruction, which will be, of course, very widely scattered over the provinces. " Meantime, fifty Musselmans have received a mission to visit the medrasses or mosque-schools of the provinces, in order to stir them up into all the poor capa- bilities they at present possess, and to prepare them, by softening prejudices, for the coming changes; and several Turks, who have been educated in Europe, and are well versed in the English, French, Italian, and German languages, have been commissioned by the Government to translate standard works from those tongues, such as will be most useful for educational purposes."

Pansts.—A letter from Erzermun of the 29th August states, that the cholera at Tehran had in some degree subsided, but that it was making great ravages at Kasvine, Zenginan, Konm, and Cachan. The mortality at Tehran had been great, but less than in 1835. Among the victims at Tehran, or in the camp of the Shah, were the Minister for Foreign Af- fairs, the Keeper of the Seals, the Frache Bacbi, Ishmail Khan, and Mr. Robert Glean, an attaché of the British Embassy.

Nora AND Canu.—The overland mail brings intelligence from Cal- cutta to the 7th of August. It is all of very minor interest. From the Punjaub there are little else than vague rumours. At Lahore the Sikhs are said to have determined on reorganizing their forces; and the Durbar bad earnestly solicited that the army of occupation might remain for a longer period than was originally settled. The proceedings of Gholab Singh are viewed with much suspicion. He bad of late largely increased his army; and having been called upon to reduce it, to deliver up certain forts, and to abstain from intriguing with Persia and Akbar Khan, he had refused to comply with the requisition. It is, therefore, presumed that in this conjuncture of affairs, the Lahore garrison stands no chance of being =leased this year. Letters from Hyderabad, published in the Calcutta newspapers, have in- telligence from the Deccan. " The Nizam," says one, " has asked the Resi-

dent to arrange all that is necessary for the expulsion of the Rohillas, and the disputes pending between him and his refractory zemindars, several of whom are pow at the capital on the Resident's requisition. I believe it is expected that all who have been invited mean to come in with the exception of the tributary zemindar of Gudwal, who means to resist, and against whom the contingent troops will be employed; a denunciation which was made in the Resident's circular letter to the zemindars, as the alternative to which they would be exposed if his requisition was not attended to. The residency is now a busy scene; the accounts of the Rollins chief are under examination, and the zemindas are placed on their defence for their re- bellion."

From China the latest date is the 20th July. Preparations were in pro- gress for the evacuation of Canton.

A serious riot had taken place at Canton on the 8th. It is thus related by the China Mail, whose account we somewhat abridge-

' Between five and six o'clock in the afternoon, an English merchant, an old resident in China, was passing along the street leading from the American fac- tories to Chungwo, or Mingqua's Hong, when he was impeded by a crowd of idle Chinese, such as are generally to be found loitering about in that neighbourhood. One of them he pushed out of his way; upon which the Chinaman first struck him, then threw a stone at him, and afterwards ran away. He was pursued, and caught near Mingqua's Hong; and having been dragged inside, was bound to a post until information of what had eccurreal was sent to the British Consul. In the mean time, however, the man contrived to escape; but was a second time caught by another foreign resident, and brought back to the Hong. A crowd now began to gather outside; and believing themselves sufficiently powerful to wreak their vengeance on the foreigners, they forced open the gates of the Hong, rescued the man, and stoned the foreigners who had taken refuge in the house. The mob, which had by this time greatly increased, now began to batter the doors and win- dows with stones, brickbats, &c., and attempted to fire the building by throwing in crackers and other lighted materials. This state of matters continued until about half-past seven p.m., when it was decided to throw open the gates of the American Gardens, where the greatest portion of the foreign residents had col- lected with fire-arms. They divided themselves into companies, with each a com- mander. One division faced towards Old China Street, while another marched round to the front of Mingqua's Hong. The mob, having previously overmastered and driven off the Chinese police, stood their ground in China Street and beyond Mingqua's Hong, and sent a perfect storm of stones and brickbats at their oppo- nents, who returned the compliment with a volley of balls. This had the effect of clearing the place; and the mob moved off, leaving, according to the most probable account, four dead and ten or twelve wounded; though the numbers are variously given, the highest being thirteen killed and twenty wounded. In the proclama- tion of the Chinese magistrate, Sz, the casualties are stated to have been three killed and six wounded. On the other side three persons were hurt, one, a Par- see, rather severely. When the fray became serious, information was given to the Chinese authorities, by whom a body of soldiers and armed police were sent, and they were very useful in clearing the streets; but their influence only began to be felt when the foreigners had proved themselves more than a match for the rabble. To .guard against another attack, the foreign community patrolled the streets during the night."

Meanwhile, assistance was summoned from Whampoa, and furnished by the Captain of a Danish frigate and several merchant-ships; so that the next morning the foreigners mustered in great force. The mob continued to be loud and inso- lent, but abstained from further violence. The higher Chinese authorities issued proclamations, promising inquiry, and cautioning "the good" from mixing with " the bad," lest they should be injured in the necessary process of keeping the peace. The district magistrate, Sz, im- puted the blame to the English, for prematurely using their fire-arms.

Bonstro.—Singapore papers to the 30th July and 1st August furnish accounts of some active proceedings against the Sultan of Borneo, by the British squadron under Rear-Admiral Cochrane. On the 27th June, the fleet left Sarawak and sailed up the Borneo river. After some unsatisfac- tory attempts to arrange matters with the Sultan, a demonstration was decided on, and the Admiral, on board the Spiteful steamer, accompanied by the Phlegethon, proceeded as high as the town of Bruni. As soon as the steamers came in sight, a heavy fire wile opened upon them from the Sul- tan's batteries. The fire was promptly returned by the Phlegethon; and, running alongside the battery, men were landed; the Sultan, however, had fled. The battery was dismantled, and the brass guns were sent on board the steamers. An expedition was sent inland, under Captain Mundy, in pursuit of the flying Sultan; but without overtaking hint. This expedi- tion was absent four days. The fleet returned to Pulo Labuan on the 25th; it was lying there when the Spiteful came away.

CAPE or Goon HoPa.--Cape Town papers to the 11th July give a somewhat more favourable account of matters in Kaffirland. The hostile tribes had retired, and depredations had almost ceased. Colonel Somerset had been scouring Stock's country, but without meeting any resistance. Sir Andries Stockenstrom had made a journey into the Tambookie country, and had held a conference with some of the chiefs; who expressed the strongest professions of good will towards the colony. It was said that a movement would probably be made with a force of 2,000 men across the Keiskama, into Pate's country, with a corresponding advance upon the Amatola, by divisions under Colonel Hare and Sir Andries Stockenstrom.

Mr.xico.—By the packet-ship Anglo-Saxon, Boston papers have reached London dated the 5th instant. They announce that Santa Anna had landed in Mexico, and had put himself at the head of the republic; several provinces, including Mexico and Puebla, having declared for him. The re- volt at the capital was headed by General Salis. Before Santa Anus left Havanna he took letters from General Campbell to Commodore Connor, and in reply to some inquiries as to his intentions, he expressed himself thus—" If the people of my country are for war, then I am with them; but I should prefer peace." Paredes had been taken prisoner, and lodged in the citadel of Mexico, A statement is given on the authority of a letter from Vera Cruz, dated the 10th August, said to have been received at the British Consulate, that the United States forces had taken actual possession of California. This is evidently a mistake.

The United States naval commander, Commodore Sloat, entered the harbour of Monterey, capital of California, early in July; and on the 6th issued his proclamation to the inhabitants of California, calling upon them to remain peaceful; assuring them that he did not come among them as the enemy of California, but as their friend; and declaring that they were destined to form part and parcel of the United States, to enjoy the same rights and privileges as the citizens of those States. The proclamation is dated on board the United States.. frigate Savannah, in the harbour of Monterey. General Castro, the Governor of the province, had advanced at the head of his troops to repulse Colonel Freemen's army, which had

advanced to Sonona, North of San Francisco; but the Mexican forces had retreated.

In a paper on Santa Anna and his prospects, the New Orleans Picayune says— "It is quite probable, if Santa Anna could concentrate in his own hands the absolute power of the nation under a peace establishment, he would prefer doing so; but that he will risk anything to obtain peace, however advantageous it might be to the country, is to imagine him capable of sacrificing something for the be- nefit of others—a supposition totally at variance with every attribute of his nature. • • * Santa Anna can make a sharp war, and if he does it will be a shorter one than the advance upon disjointed departments and a foggy india tinct organization promised to be. • • • The capture of Monterey and San tillo will end in nothing greater than the capture of Matamoros or Camargo.

• • • Under Paredes's administration nothing above a guerilla war could be expected—under Santa Anna a contest of results may be looked for."

RIO DE LA PnArs.—I It appears by advices from Monte Video, dated the 13th July, that great excitement had been occasioned by the arrival at Buenos Ayres, on the 2d July, of the British war-steamer Devastation, direct from England, having on board Mr. Thomas Samuel Hood. Mr. Hood's mission was not publicly known; but its object was rumoured to be peaceful. According to the Comercio de la Plata of the 13th July, the semi-official organ of the Ministers Plenipotentiary, Mr. Hood was the bearer of a project for the settlement of differences with Roses based on the following propositions-

" 1. The evacuation of this territory by the Argentine troops. "2. A free election of Deputies in the capital and departments. "3. The reunion of these Deputies in some point completely removed from all influence of the belligerents, whether on Brazilian soil or on board neutral vessels of war: and there to elect a President.

"4. That should Oribe be chosen, he should be as admissible as any other. "5. Reciprocal guarantees in favour of all the belligerents."

Later accounts from Monte Video, to the 27th July, throw no further light upon Mr. Hood's mysterious visit.