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Fnaieco.—The address in reply to the King's speech was carried in the Chamber of Deputies, on Friday, by 248 to 84 votes. M. Sauzet pre- sented the address to the King on the same evening.

The correspondence of Lord Palmerston and Lord Normanby continues to occupy the French press. The result of the canvassing of the subject seems on the whole damaging to M. Guizot's position.

The price of bread for the last fortnight of February will be 53 centimes per kilogramme; being equivalent to nearly 2d. per pound. This is a price to which it never attained even in the scarce season of 1829.

Srana.—There are accounts from Madrid to the 9th instant. General Pavia had arrived, and taken the oath of office as Minister of War. It was feared that ill-health would compel Sefior Santillan to vacate his seat in the Cabinet.

The main topic in the papers was the half-concluded marriage of Don Enrique, and his consequent deportation to Barcelona " to complete his naval education." It appears that. Don Enrique was smitten into matri- mony with the sister of Count de Castellan, who is Camarista or Maid of Honour to Don Enrique's sisters. The civil contract was executed; and then the Queen thought fit to interfere, by sending away the Prince from Madrid. The Count de Castellan has been banished from the capital, and his sister placed in the convent Las Mesas.

Poarucar...—Advices have been received from Lisbon to the 10th in stant. Saldanha had moved his forces eight leagues nearer Oporto, having reached Souto Redondo; but it did not appear that he contemplated an immediate investment of the insurgent's stronghold.

Several small actions had taken place between parties of the Queen's troops and the insurgents; all, with one exception, in favour of the Royal- ists. M`Donnell, the principal Miguelite leader, met his death in an affair near Chaves. His guerilla, consisting of about one hundred men, was pur- sued by Vinhaes, on the 30th of January: finding that his men would not•turn upon the enemy, M`Donnell went to the rear with a few chosen friends, and fell, sword in hand, in an encounter with an overwhelming number of Vinhaes's cavalry. The insurgents' advantage was gained at Alcaear do Sal in Alemtejo; where Major Marco with 130 men had been surprised and made prisoners by Galamba's guerilla.

Bomfim and the other insurgent leaders captured at Torres Vedras had been sent off to Angola.

The most perfect tranquillity prevailed at Oporto up to the 9th in- stant, and the city was abundantly supplied with provisions. The forti- fications had been put in a complete state of defence; and they are believed capable of resisting a force three times as strong as Saldanha's and Cases when united. The latter was intrenched at Viana, menaced by Das Antes:, who had issued forth with 2,000 men.

The British residents were getting uneasy for their safety. Several meetings had taken place between them and Mr. Johnston, the British Consul; and despatches were sent to the Minister and Admiral at Lisbon. The America and Thetis frigates are cruising off the bar; and three large war-steamers, and a brig-of-war, the Gladiator, Polyphemus, and Blood- hound, and Nautilus—have been sent into the Douro.

PRUSSIA.—By an ordinance dated the 8th instant, King Frederick Wil- liam has convened the United Diet for Sunday the 11th April. The States will meet at Berlin, and the assembly will be opened by the King in person.

SWITZERLAND.—The Union Monarchique says that Mr. Peel, "who is ad interim charged with the direction of the English Embassy during the absence of Mr. Morier, has received instructions fromLord Palmerston to signify to the Vorort his approval of the answer made by the Federal Diet to the collective note of the Three Northern Powers." It also states that M. Guizot has " directed. the French Legation in Switzerland not to ex- press any sentiments, for. oratgainst, in this matter."

UNITED STATES.--By the Hibernia mail-steamer, advicea have been received from New York to the...0th January. Great excitement had been caused on the question of appointing a Lieutenant-General. The President's proposition had been thrice rejected by the Congress. Mr. Benton spoke on the 25th in support of his own appointment, and in vindication of tha President. On the 27th, the Treasury-note Bill was passed, authorizing the issue of 28,000,000 dollars, in notes bearing 6 per cent interest.

The States of New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont, and Ohio, have each passed.resolations against the acquisition of slave territory in Mexico. There was no recent news from the seat of war—what there was being of a contradictory nature ; but it was generally understood that no action had been fought.

Great excitement, and some consternation had been caused by the pub- lication of a private letter from General Taylor to General Games. General Taylor writes from Monterey, on the 9th of November— He expresses his belief that the authorities at Washington are not at all satis- fled with the terms of the capitulation. On due reflection, however, General Taylor does not regret the coarse he pursued in agreeing to those terms. He knew that negotiation had been proposed, and he therefore thought that it was right to save an unnece'Nary effusion of blood. " Their force was also con- siderably larger than oars, and from the size and position of the place we could not completely invest it; so that the greater portion of their troops, if not the whole, had they been disposed to do so, could any night have abandoned the city, at once entered the mountain passes, and effected their retreat, do what we could."

" lam decidedly opposed to carrying the war beyond Saltillo in this direction." "If we are (in the language of Mr. Polk and General Scott) under the necessity of conquering a peace, and that by taking the capital of the country we must go to Vera Cruz, take that place, and then march on to the city of Mexico. To do so in any other direction, I consider out of the question. Bat, admitting that we conquer a peace by doing so—say at the end of the next twelve months—will the amount of blood and treasure which mast be expended in doing so be com- pensated by the same? I think not, especially if the country we subdue is to be given up; and I imagine there are but few individuals in our country who think of annexing Mexico to the United States." Deeming it impracticable to carry his operations beyond Saltillo, General Taylor considers that the most judicious coarse would be "to take possession at once of the line we would accept by negotiation, extending from the Gulf of Mexico to the Pacific," and occupying it, say to the Mexicans, "drive us from the country ! " Meanwhile, all the ports on the Pacific should be blockaded. This would compel Mexico to sue for peace. Twenty thousand efficient men will be needed to move on to San Luis; • a force which, I apprehend, will hardly be collected by as with the train necessary to feed it, as well as to transport various other supplies, particularly ordnance and munitions of war."

"In regard to the armistice, which would have expired by limitation in a few days, we lost nothing by it, as we could not move even now, had the enemy con- tinued to occupy Saltillo; for, strange to say, the first waggon which has reached me since the declaration of war was on the 2d instant, the same day on which I received from Washington an acknowledgment of my despatch announcing the taking of Monterey; and then I received only 125, so that I have been since May last completely crippled, and am still so, for want of transportation. After raking and scraping the country for miles around Camargo, collecting every pack-mule and other means of transportation, I could bring here only 80,000 rations, (fifteen days' supply,) with a moderate supply of ordnance, ammunition, &c.; to do which, all the corps had to leave behind a portion of their camp-equipage necessary for their comfort, and in some instances, among the volunteers, their personal baggage. I moved in such a way, and with such limited means, that, I Mit succeeded, I should no doubt have been severely reprimanded, if nothing worse. I did so to sustain the Administration."

He mentions two regiments of cavalry from Tennessee and Kentucky, whose whole assigned period of service would be occupied in performing the journey to the scene of action and back to their homes. This he notices as one of the " _ calties " with which he has to contend..

CAFE OF Goon HOPE.—There are advices from the Cape to the 20th of December. The Governor continued at Block Drift, arranging the set- tlement of" British Caffraria"; and a spot in the Chinese Valley had been selected as the site for a new town. Hostilities had not entirely ceased, and it was still necessary to watch the Natives; but on the whole public confidence in the near approach of peace was increasing.

NEW ZEALAND.—The barque Cecilia has brought advices from Auck- land to the 19th October. The Native chief Heki continued quiet. In the South, the vigorous measures of Governor Grey had completely sup- pressed the rebellious efforts of Rangihaeata. His brother had been tried for participation in the late disturbances on the Hutt, and executed; 16 result which had given great satisfaction at Wellington.