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irairr.—Paris has had the news of the first great victory of its ruler. On. Sunday evening the cannon of the Invalides thundered a salute, and the town was illuminated. The Empress and the Princess Clotilde drove through the streets. When the evening papers came out the Bou- levards presented a scene of animated interest. Being Sunday, the streets were unusually crowded, and all the world were rushing to buy the even- ing journals; those who succeeded in obtaining a copy immediately com- menced reading, whilst the less fortunate looked over the shoulder of the possessor of the paper. The cause of the rejoicing was these few words- " Neeare, 4 Juin. " L'inteininun A VIIIPEISATRICB.

"Pont di Magenta, I lb. SOn. du aoir. " Une grande victoire. Cinq mille prisonniers. Quinze mille ennemis tues ou blesses. A plus tard lee Mari." On Tuesday, the Empress went in state to Mitre Dame, to bear a so- lemn Te Deum for the victory of Magenta. The Vicar-General, M. Surat, officiated in the absence of the Cardinal-Archbishop of Paris, who has gone to Bourges, to the funeral of Cardinal Dupont. Just as her Majesty was quitting the Tuileries, a tremendous thunderstorm, with heavy rain and hail, burst over Paris, and in great measure dispersed the crowd which lined the streets along which her Majesty was to pass. Marshal Magnan and General Laweestine, as commanders of the Army of Paris and of the National Guard, rode on either side of the Empress's carriage. Her Majesty was accompanied by Prince Jerome. The Princess Mathilde and the Princess Clotilde rode together in another carriage. Before leaving the cathedral, the Empress beckoned Marshal Randon, the Minister of War, to tell him that the Emperor had created Generals M`Mahon and Regnault de Saint Jean d'Angely Marshals of France.

The Empress receives telegraphic communications from the Emperor never less than twice a day at St. Cloud. It takes about an hour and a half to send a despatch from Turin to St. Cloud. Marquis Antonini has delivered to the Empress the notification of the death of King Ferdinand and of the accession to the throne of King Francesco II. The Marquis also presented letters accrediting him as Envoy Extraordinary. The Empress will go into mourning for twenty- one days. The Jlfoniteur says that the Imperial Government having, in concert with England, resolved on renewing diplomatic relations with his Majesty the King of Naples, M. Bronier has been appointed Minister Plenipotentiary to the Court of that Sovereign.

Si ft 111 .—Advices from Naples to the 4th state that a modification has been made in the Neapolitan Ministry ; Signor Salvatore Murena, F. Seorza, and Ludovico Bianchini having been dismissed from the poem of Public Works, Justice, and Police. A Provisional Police under one Intendant and two Magistrates, has been established. A royal decree had been published, appointing the following Ministers without portfolio, namely—General Filangieri, Prince Camaro, and Duke Serra Capriole, reserving (says the decree) the right to make use of their enlightenment and experience. An official declaration of neutrality has been made. A. levy of 2500 men for the royal navy has been ordered.

The Tuscan Government has recalled the Marquis de Nerli from Paris. Salvagnoli has been appointed Minister for Ecclesiastical affairs. All the correspondents complain of the want of enthusiasm in Tuscany among the people, and the inferiority of the Tuscan army. The Grand Duke has published a protest against "the Piedmontese resolution" which has driven him from Tuscany.

The Opinione gives the death of Captain de Cristoforis, a Milanese, who after having overcome a fourfold force at Seats Calende under the orders of Garibaldi was left dead on the field in another engagement near to Como. The events of his life are noteworthy. He was born in 1825. His father died while he was a child; he was brought up to the law, in which he made such progress that he became a legal professor at an un- usually early age, and published a work which gave him high reputation. He fought bravely in '48. He was implicated in the movement of Feb- rqary 1853 at Milan, and escaped hidden under a fisherman's nets. Havingsuccessfully studied military art at Paris, he was much lauded as the Captain of the Anglo-Italian legion destined for the Crimea, which, on being disbanded, he taught military science at Pultney College. At the commencement of the present war he went to Piedmont and united with Garibaldi, was made captain and speedily finished his brilliant ca- reer. It is believed that had he lived he would have become one of the most distinguished generals of Italy from his lofty talent and courage.

trUta1111.—By a singular coincidence, the clergy of Vienna were putting up special prayers for the success of the Imperial arms on the day of the battle of Magenta. All the members of the Imperial Family and the Ministers were present, and the Pope's Nuncio read mass.

The Vienna correspondent of the Times, in a letter published on Mon- day, says, " On Tuesday next, Prince Esterhazy will leave for England. His Highness wishes to see his old friends again, and to exchange ideas and opinions with them, but he has no mission either to her Majesty or to the Government." " Now, depend upon it, you will soon hear of

mediation.' Prince Esterhazy, now in London on an extraordinary mission,' will be seen to have received instructions after this defeat of the Austrians," says the Paris correspondent of the Post.

Count Caroly has returned to Vienna from St. Petersburg, and it need hardly be said that his mission was a complete failure. It being posi- tively known that Russia has entered into certain engagements towards France, all idea of sending Prince Windischgrittz to St. Petersburg has been relinquished.

The Inde'pendance of Brussels publishes an analyses of an important circular which Prince Gortachakoffi Foreign Minister of Russia, has ad- dressed to the diplomatic representatives of the Emperor at the several Courts of Germany. The Prince strongly recommends a policy of non- intervention as to this Italian war ; and in very explicit terms denies the right of the Germanic Confederation to interfere in the war which Austria has commenced respecting one of her non-Germanic possessions. He appeals to the treaties by which the Confederation is constitued, and declares that if Germany goes to the aid of Austria in this war the po litical equilibrium resulting from these treaties will be destroyed. The circular is described as of considerable length, firm in its tone, and re- markably clear, as Russian circulars are wont to be.

General Gyulai has been made Ban of Croatia.

We hear from Trieste, June 6, that the Austrian war steamer Eugen captured the French three master Raoul of Nantes bound from Cuba for Trieste with a cargo of coffee.

Sat i 11.—The Bombay mail of the 12th May is all money market. People, we are told, talked of nothing else. The Government at Cal- cutta, fairly in a fix, had become most obsequious towards the mercan- tile community. In Bombay the panic was at its height, and it was re- garded as a proof of the soundness of trade that the merchants had been able to escape the widest disaster. Thus writes the Times correspondent at Bombay- " To say that discount is ruling at 24 per cent in the bazaar is not scribe the state of matters correctly, for money, in any quantity,obtain- able upon no terms whatever. The mint is private banks have their last importations upon their bit being literally unable to purchase the silver at any price. It would bo well gorged with nb.igel:iotri;i8eabaznd earth()

if the gentlemen to whom we owe these state of matters could be taken round to each of the bank parlours in the place, that they might listen to some of the complimentary things said about them. It would not be easy to estimate the extent of disaster which the financial blundering of the last few months has entailed upon all classes; while the present remittances of sil- ver from home to relieve the Indian treasury have made confusion worse confounded, and induced the severest panic Bombay perhaps has ever ex- perienced. Trade is at a stand, from the spasm which has seized the cur- rency; and there seems nothing left for the place but to fall back upon a system of barter, and weigh out silver by the shekel. The mint certificates are issued at fifty days date, but the tenderer of bullion has to wait a fort- night or three weeks before the certificate is granted, on the ground or the pretence that the mint authorities are unable to weigh it earlier. It is use- less to sell to the bazaar, for the native buyer is unable to redeem his pur- chase. The stream has dried up and disappeared, and the currency is no- where. The losses entailed upon holders of securities or goods in these cir- cumstances are perfectly crushing, and the extent to which pzices have been affected may be estimated from the fact that cotton has fallen fifteen rupees a candy within the last ten days without finding buyers, while securities are unsaleable at any price The paroxysm may subside in a few days, but there can be no effectual relief while the Home Government is remitting silver to this country. The operation makes exchange business so intkardous that the banks could only buy upon a large margin, even had they funds at command ; while the bullion importations are so far in excess Of the coining power of the mints that they only embarrass us with riches we are unable to use."

The Calcutta mail of the fith May brought a little military news. Nana Sahib is in the Eastern portion of the Oude Terrai. Large bodies of desperate Sepoys, Cawnpore men, have been in Gonda, and have been defeated in their attempts to break to the South by Sir Hope Grant. Small bodies of rebels have been in Buxar and Shahabad. Most of the work of repression is done by the Sikhs. Lord Clyde had arrived at

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lustralia.—We have advices from Melbourne to the 16th April. As usual there are complaints of the postal arrangements with England. Victoria is called upon to pay more than her share for an irregular ser- vice. Gold was plentiful, the returns for the quarter being in excess of those of the preceding quarter. But the want of water was felt. The traffic returns of the newly opened railways showed a steady increase ; passengers here, as elsewhere, furnishing the bulk of the receipts. The following amusing story, told by one of the Melbourne correspondents, illustrates the curious state of things in our prosperous colony. " We have had a smart discussion by the colonial press upon the question of the compatibility of the status of an actor with legislatorial honours. Coppin, a comic player of the Jem Bags and Billy Barlow class—and every clever one, too—has, or is reputed to have, realized an independence here by his very spirited and liberal management of two principal theatres and our local Cremorne. Apart from his clever acting, he is a man of consider- able ability, of unblemished character, and of generous sympathies. He is just the sort of man that every body. likes, and, I may add, that everybody ought to like. I believe his name is not unknown on the London boards, for his father who was a surgeon by profession, took to the stage. Well, in August last Coppin set up for a seat in the Legislative Council, when six of the.' Lords' went out by rotation. He went in,' as our colonial phrase is, for the Liberal interest, and was returned, and certainly in that august assembly he did no discredit to the choice of his constituents. On. present- ing himself as a candidate he retired from the stage ; and from July to March he abstained from its temptations—great as they must be to a popular and much applauded actor. But in March last he was tempted to reappear on the Ballarat boards for, I think, six nights, for the benefit of their local charities—the hospital, benevolent asylums, &c. He played to crowded houses, and the result was that very handsome sums were handed to the institutions in question. Upon this Coppin was attacked by the starched and straightlaced portion of the press. If he had been a tragic actor,' said one, it would not have been objectionable—but Jem Bags! &nee! we shall never see him in council again without calling for Hot Codlings.' But Coppin, on taking his farewell at Ballarat, made an excellent and sen- sible address in reply, and has since declared that he will contribute to the benevolent institutions of the colony every year in the same way."