The Paris papers of Thursday report another unexpected event in
the, Chamber of Deputies, on the previous days The seoond,paragraph of the-
address, on unimpaired amity with foreign powers, had been postponed; it' was now resumed, and M. Thiers made it the occasion for recurring to the Montpensier marriage. He represented England as acting iii good faith and sacrificing her predilections to please France; M. Guizot's, Government. as
acting in a disingenuous and shuffling manner. He-alluded to former math« monial alliances with Spain, showing how they had failed• in- their objeote,of
advantage to France; and he pointed out many circumstances in, the recent match which might prove-most embarrassing to France and. to the young Prince who has become mixed up with the intrigues. "'Sir, Robert Peel
and Lord Aberdeen," said M. Thiers, "are the great spirite rind the noble hearts on whom implicit faith can be placed—who agitate;questions whieit affect the happiness of humanity; but I avow that my sympathies are much more with the Whigs "; and at all events he was for the English al- Ranee. On the motion of M. Gnizot, the debate was adjourned.
Advices from Madrid, of the 29th January, announce that, after all, the Duke of Sotomayor has succeeded in forming a Cabinet; with Selig Bravo Murillo in the department of Grace and Justice, Senor SantWan in that of Finance.
The packet-ship New York brings papers to the 17th January. The chief interest turns upon the news from Mexico. The Mexican Congress is said to have declared for Santa Anna as President of the Republic. The Americans had captured Laguna de los Terrainos, a town in the province of Tobasco. On the other hand, there are rumours that a fierce battle was fought at Salbillo, about Christmas, between Santa. Anna, with a force of 30,000, and the United States Generals Taylor and. Worth, with a force of 6,0e0; but the reports want confirmation. Much anxiety was felt at New York respecting the fate of General Taylor's army.
A Belize paper reports that "a war has broken out between Merida r.unt. Canapeachy, in eonsequence,of the former proclaiming in. &your of Meaux% and the latter for the United. States. The people of esmpeeehy wish lab
depose the Governor of Merida and establish the scat of government in their own city." A bill to raise ten new regiments bad been passed by the United States Congress; but though men were plentiful money was scarce.
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