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SATURDAY NIGHT.
THE erce Weather, which while we write has found its solution In a A
of snow, prevent heavy fall ? d the arrival of the Foreign mails yesterday. This morning, however, the lettere and newspapers due yesterday and to-day have been received : they bring intelligence from France and the Peninsula.
The Carlists have commenced an attack on Bilboa, under the com- mand of EGUIA. This seems to indicate an intention of providing winter quarters for the troops in the Basque provinces, and an aban- donmentof the expedition against Madrid. The British Legion is in constant expectation of an attack on the lines before St. Sebastian, from VILLAREAL ; who will thus prevent any reinforcement of the garrison of Bilboa by General EVANS. It is said that the Carlist artillery for the siege of Bilboa consists of eighteen pieces of cannon, and that a large body of the best men in the army have volunteered to storm the fortifications.
No confirmation of the reported victory of ALAIN over Gomez is
given in the accounts from Madrid, which come down to the 20th instant. The Carlist chieftain has been levying contributions on all the principal cities in Andalusia; and is said to have escaped from
the pursuit of the Queen's troops, and reached Truxillo in Estrema- dura. The Post this morning says that the wealthy Merchants of the towns in Andalusia bought GODIEz off by giving him bills of exchange to the amount of 200,000 dollars, which bills have been actually dis- counted in London, and the proceeds placed to the credit of Don .Cstatos. But it is very improbable that GOMEZ would take bills, which might be protested for non-payment as soon as his band of marauders bad left the country.
The soldiers in the Queen's service are represented as being much
dissatisfied with the inactivity of their commanders. The corps of General PEON, who was despatched to oppose Smsz in the Asturias, rose against that officer, and deposed him from the command; from which, however, he had been previously removed by the Government in Madrid.
The French Ambassador, M. Mausouen, has been giving the Queen strong assurances of the kind disposition of his master ; and 1 's detornination to fulfil faithfully the stipulations of the Quad. utile Treaty; and just at present, it is added, the supply of provisions and ammunition over the French frontier to the Carlists has been stopped. in Madrid many believe that this demonstration of honesty is only the forerunner of some flesh treachery. We find, however, from the Paris correspondent of the Morning Chronicle, that Louis Pinup is supposed to have again changed his policy with regard to Spain ; and that he
is desirous of falling back on the English alliance. In that case, be may really aid the Queen instead of the Carlists. A convoy with provisions for the Fletich Legion in Navarre had been attacked by the Carlists; but the latter were repulsed.
The French journals of Wednesday and Thursday are much occu- pied with the erection of the Luxor obelisk on Tuesday last. The King was present at the ceremony; and was remarkably condescend- ing and affable in demeanour and conversation. It is said that his Ala. jesty's appearance has tended to create confidence in the continuance of public tranquillity.
The report of the Committee of the Swiss Diet on the affair of CONSEIL and the quarrel with France, was to have been presented to the Diet on Monday or Tuesday last. M. MOUNARD, the Depthy selected to draw it up, is known to be very hostile to the French
party.
A boisterous meeting of the creditors of Spain was held at the Bourse on Thursday, to protest against the mode of paying the November Divi- dends proposed by Al ENDIZABAI., and to petition LOUIS PHILIP to in- terfere in their behalf with the Spanish Government, and to afford the Queen Regent all the aid in his power to put down the Carlist rebellion. MENDIZABAL had sent 250,000 francs to the French Legion, instead of making a remittance on account of the debt to the Parisian creditois. TALLEYRAND'S illness was an attack of asthma. The everlasting old intriguer is said to be materially better.
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