s fortigu anii Colonial. ,fraurt.—The Emperor did not leave Plombieres on

Saturday, as had been announced ; but the Moniteur now states that he will return to Paris today. A ludicrous incident which occurred at Plombieres has afforded much amusement. Here is the official report. " Plombieree, August 2.—I have already told you that numerous deputations of the working classes had paid visits to the Emperor, and had been most graciously received. Yesterday. his Majesty had a visit from the most numerous body of all, and one which certainly he did not in the slighted degree expect. A large swarm of bees descended the chimney of his cabinet, and made an irruption into the room at the moment when the Emperor was giving some instructions to the engineer of the baths." His Imperial Majesty was obliged to leave the room until the "Imperial insects" had been expelled. It is seriously stated that the peasantry regard this eccentric moirement.of the bees as a good omen for the.: Emperor and themselves!

The Moniteur states that on. Monday evening the Emperor gavea farewell party at Plombieres. "M. Vivier, a celebrated artist, sang and played upon the horn." "The Emperor," adds the Handcar,

perfect health."

Marshal Pelissier has been feted by the good folks of Marseilles. He landed on the 1st instant, and, says the official paper, "found a letter from the Emperor, in which his Majesty informed the illustrious Marshal that he had conferred upon him the dignity of Duke." Great crowds, welcomed him ; and he entered the town amid a double line of troops. Among the other honours, his bust was crowned with a gold crown on the stage, And a grand banquet was given in his honour. The Bishop ,of MarseilltA, once a cavalry officer, proposed "The Army, and the alliance a French valour with a Christian spirit." The Marshal replied briefly to the. toast; assuring the Bishop that the.Prench troops had ever fought with-the valour and faith of the Crusaders united with the solidi of the soldiers of Austerlitz. The list of toasts having been-.exbausted,and Marshal Pelisaier finding.that lie allusion had been ___to the allies who supported France with their blood and treasure diming the war, rose and said-, " Gentlemen, I did expect that somebody would have proposed a toast to our brave allies • but nothing to that effect having been offered, I must say that we have acted like egotists. Your silence compels me to recall to your recollection the firmness and valour, of the British army, which showed u8 how to conquer or to die, the constant spirit -of concord and confraternity of which it gays us so many proofs, as well as the eagerness with which the Sardinian ariny, but recently created, joined our ranks, and the noble courage with which it fought. I am confident, gentlemen, that theae observations will And an echo in .your hearts ; and I consequently propose to you The health of the Teems Queen of Great Britain,' and another toast, The King of Sardinia.'

Other honours awaited the Marshal ; but, with an apology to his hosts, he was obliged to set out suddenly for Plombieres, in obedience to the command of the Emperor.

,f4tfli n.—The actual " news " from Spain does not go much beyond last, week's. The insurgents in the South had submitted, we are told, before Saragossa was surrendered. It appears that General Falcon was induced to capitulate mainly through the exertions of M. Bruil, late Minister of Finance. There are still some " bands " in the mountains of Catalonia, said to be headed by " Carlist chiefs." The Moniteur put forth this significant announcement—" Tranquillity having been restored in Spain, the Emperor has given orders for the suspension of all movements of troops towards the frontier."

Marshal O'Donnell has addressed'to the Captains-General and Military Commandants a circular, in which he enjoins, them to send him, before the 15th instant, a detailed report of the political situation of the provinces in which they exercise authority.

Very little is yet -known of the secret history of the coup d'etat. A letter from "Madrid" [supposed to be a misprint for Plombieres) contains this statement in .vindication of the conduct of the Queen and O'Donnell.

"The Ministry having offered its resignation, in conse:quence of internal dissensions, her Majesty had at first hoped to succeed in introducing the two Marshals into a new combination. Espartero having proposed conditions which could not be accepted by O'Donnell, this latter, before accepting the mission of forming a new Administration, considered it proper to remind the Queen of the great political influence exercised by the Duke de in Victoria. The Count himself, represented to his colleague the grave nature of the events which might accompany: that statesman's withdrawal, and employed sincere efforts in endeavouring to persuade him to keep the Presidency of the Council. The Queen took her decision only after having in vain endeavoured to maintain Espartero's presence in her Council ; and it is undeniable that Marshal O'Donnell, on his side, so far from having wished to supplant a rival, neglected no measure which could insure his cooperation. Espartero positively refused ; and then only did the Queen proceed, in virtue of her constitutional‘fimetions, to form a new Ministry to replace that which had abandoned her amid the most complicated and serious difficulties. The accounts of certain foreign journals, according to which this change was accompanied by forms savouring of a coup d'etat, are founded therefore on a completely erroneous appreciation of the filets of the crisis. Doubtless, Marshal O'Donnell was compelled to recur to force in order to maintain the Royal authority ; but his conduct in this circumstance in no way affected the laws of the country." Apropos of this, the Times correspondent states the real circumstances of the meeting of the Cates. "It is the ,practice of the Spanish Cortes, when they propose to SUESpeAd their session for a time without being prorogued, for the President or Vice-President to say at the close of a sitting, that notice will be given to the Deputies at their, houses when the next is to take place. This was what , was done on the 1st of July, when the Chamber sat for the last time. By private • understanding and agreement between the President and Deputies, it was not to be convoked again until the let of October, unless in case of something extraordinary occurring. On the 14th of 'July something very extraordinary did occur. There was a nocturnal change of Ministry, and the first act of the new Government was to proclaiin Spain under martial law. Thereupon the President of the Cortes, General Infante, certainly not an Exalted° or an advanced Proe,resiSta, but, on the contrary, a man of great moderation in his views, called the Chamber together. Ninety-three Deputies were present ; only fifty are required to constitute a House. Eighty-one Deputies, including the President, passed a vote of want of confidence in the Ministry ; one Deputy opposed the measure, the remaining eleven withdrew or abstained from voting. It, was then resolved that a Commission should be appointed to communicate to the Queen the decision come to. This step was strictly legal and in conformity with wage. It is known that the Commission was fired upon when on its way to the Palace, and forcibly prevented from fulfilling the mission intrusted to it by the Cortes. These are the exact circumstances of the affair, which has repeatedly, been distorted and misrepresented, either wilfully or through ignorance?'

The Times itself supplies a dramatic incident that occurred in the

• Palace,

"The day on which the last Council of Ministers was held, when Espartero presented his resignation to the Queen, the two Marshals happened to meet on the staircase of the Palace as one was quitting it and the other entering. I fully expected what has happened, said Espartero. So did-I' was the reply.. 'Some day a fearful. responaability will be exacted of you for what has occurred," said Espartero. 'it is you,' answered O'Donnell,. who arc responsible for what has taken place for the last two years (forgetting that he, O'Donnell, was-his colleague the whole of that tune). Now I have the upper hand, and I will and shall.conquer, or I will lay Madrid in ruins ; and if 111111 driven t,o extremity, I will carry off the Queen by force, if,necessary, and deposit her in a place of safety.' This fact is on the best authority: it gives us an idea of the sort of man now invested with imlimited and irresponsible authority, and with the Sovereign in his power." A council of war has been engaged in an examination of the vanquished. M. Madoz, an esteemed leader of the Liberal party, and. one of the many Finance Ministers of the last two years, , voluntarily pre sented himself before the council, for examination, having taken part in.the conflict as commander of a battalion of the National Guard. In re• ply to questions he stated that he called out his battalion in obedience to the-orders of his superiors, and that he took up a position for the pun. pose of preserving order and property. '" Why did your battalion fire on the troops ? " "I had arranged with General Serrano not to fire unless I 'should be attacked, but I should hold my position so long as I believed there was any danger to liberty or the representatives of the nation. The Assembly was at that time sitting. Th'e Gfteral fulfilled the engagement onhis part, and I received notice from him that the truce agreed Upon had expired.. A little while afterwards, I learnt-that the troops were firing upon the members of the Cortes ; that the grape-shot had fallen at the very feet of the President of the Assembly, who, after he had assisted me to arrange the truce, went back to his _proper post as protector of the representative body. From that moment, I found. myself obliged to _repel force by force. Is the senior in command, I obtained, by way of a reinforcement, two companies of engineers and. two pieces of artillery ; and I kept up the fire against the troops from the Prado, from the Retire, and from Tivoli, until I was left without a shigle cartridge remaining. At the latest moment, the efforts of the Committee of the National Guard having failed to procure us any supplies of ammunition I withdrew my men in good order to the Place de Santa Anna ; which I 'did not abandon until I found myself supported only by two men of the National Guard, all the others, who had expended their eminunition, having been compelled to seek for some shelter against the incessant fire of musketry and grape-shot."

Sialg.—Some time since, the Liberals of Naples circulated an address to the nation, describing the oppression of the Government, in moderate but decided language and counselling the people to avoid violence and await the coming of good time of constitutional freedom. The very moderation and truth of this address seems to have alarmed the Government. To counteract its effects, the Government itself had recourse to the same weapon—" an appeal to public opinion," to the "good sense of our fellow citizens," to the "true lovers of progress." This is a very unusual step. The character of the Government document, however, is very different from that of the Liberals. It describes the address of the latter as "execrable though foolish and seditious" ; as coming "from the hands of some wretches whose sole object was to introduce suspicion into the minds of quiet people."

"Remember, Neapolitans, the Utopias of 1799—the errors of 1820—the follies of 1848. What was die result' of those subversive attempts ? Grief and desolation. Let all honest men unite, then, to crush those whose de. prayed objects are to break down our altars, to bring infamy on our families, to get possession of our property. Let all be ready and denied, as we are, to resist every seduction, that we may prove to the foreigner, whom it is wished to impose upon by announcing a unity of action which does not exist, that the Neapolitans, reunited under the flag of their national and fearless Government, are decided on opposing any base attempt whatever upon order; reposing, as they do confidently and tranquilly, on the good sense of their august Sovereign, from whom alone all good and prosperity are to be expected."

Sir William Temple, long British Minister at Naples, set out for England on the 28th July. Ile leaves behind him a good name.

EP il.—Some singular meetings have taken place at Carlsbad and Tilplitz. On Wednesday sennight, there were gathered together at Carlsbad the King of Prussia, the King of Greece, the Earl and Countess Granville, the Ban Jellachich, Prince Schwarzenberg, Count Persigny, and the Duchess of Sagan. Next day, the King of Prussia went to Teplitz to fetch his Queen ; and they were met there by the Emperor of Austria and the King and Queen of Saxony, who had come over front , Pillnitz for that purpose. There were great rejoicings. "The extent of amiability exhibited by the Emperor of Austria on this occasion of having to play the host to so many Royal cousins in his own dominions, may be judged by the fact of his having changed his uniform backwards and forwards from Austrian to Prussian, and from Prussian to Austrian, at least five times that blessed day."

.

X VDTS S di .—The fionblad of Christiana comments on the e arrival of the Russian Vice-Admiral Glasenap in that city on a "scientific journey." The real object of this officer, it is assumed, is to inspect the establishments and defences of Norway. "The well-known pleasure tours' undertaken by Russian subjects in 1841 and the aueceeding years to examine Finmark in all directions, and which were subsequently: ascertained to have been made for the interesting purpose of giving the Autocrat reliable information concerning the best localities for shipbuilding . and the most favourable places for founding new towns and constructing roads, have found a Brill better organized continuation in the scientific expeditions' now being fitted out, and already partly commenced in our neighbourhood ; and the hydroeraphical survey of the harbour and port of Christiansand, just completed; will in all probability be shortly followed by a similar one here at Christiana."

1IJ i 1.—It is now stated that the coronation of the Emperor will not be celebrated until the 7th September. The following telegraphic despatches have been published in the journals. "St. Petereburg, Saturday.—Privy Councillor Butenieff is intrusted with an extraordinary mission to the Sultan, and is appointed head of the Resident Embassy of Constantinople. Prince Labanotf-Rostowsky is appointed Secretary of Legation, and M. Argyropoulo First Dragoman. "St. Petersburg, August 6.—Muravieff has voluntarily resigned the post of Governor-General and Commander-in-chief of the Caucasus, and has been appointed to a seat in the Council of State. He is to be succeeded by Lieutenant-General Prince Bariatinsky." The latest advices from the Crimea state that Colonel Slawati, the commandant of Bel Alava, has issued an order prohibiting persons front appropriating deserted huts. A second order prohibits any one from touching the funeral monuments of the Allied armies ; and a third requests all the families of Balaklava and Kamiesch to come and prove their right to property, and to proceed with the construction of houses according to a new plan, which is to be drawn out by a committee of civil and military engineers sent from Odessa for that purpose. An order has also been published fixing the price of articles for consumption; a measure which had been rendered necessary by the exorbitant demands of the foreign dealers, who are now much embarrassed by the surveillance of the local police reestablished on all points. The poste placed on the roads constructed by the Allies, and bearing the names of the engineers, have been all removed. The Russian clergy have just celebrated a grand mass at Balaldava, at which every one walked barefoot in sign of mortification, after which holy water was sprinkled in every direction. The camp of 6000 men, which has been formed on the heights of Inkerman, will be the only military force in that part of the Crimea."

Turk.—The reports that Russia is showing ,bad faith in carrying out the treaty of Paris continue. It is said that the Allies have ezpressed their dissatisfaction at the dismantling of Beni, Ismail, and Kara, and the occupation of the Isle of Serpents. The Morning Post prints the following. "Berlin, August 6.—Intellig•ence has arrived here that the English fleet which remained in the East had received orders to concentrate its force in the Black Sea, to superintend the execution of article 20 of the treaty of peace, not yet carried into effect, in consequence of the non-restoration of Kars, and of the occupation of the Isle of Serpents by the Russians." itilitrit Rif I.—The Africa arrived at Liverpool on Sunday, with

advices from New York to the 23d July.

Fremont as better now than those of Buchanan. In the first place, he The New York correspondent of the Times estimates the chances of findsl.hat Indiana, supposed to be an out-and-out Buchanan State, is really for Fremont. "At a mass convention of the friends of Fremont at Indianopolis, 50,000 or 60,000 persons assembled, full of the enthusiasm which carries popular elections in that section of the country." "The same feeling pervades all the agricultural States of the Northwest." Then it is found that the Herald and the Tribune the leading and rival journals of New York, are united for the first ;line in their history, and that they are united for Fremont. Next the Herald is quoted to show that the majority of the press is for the same candidate, in this proportion— Newspapers. Circulation. For Fremont 188474,968

For Buchanan 172 294,763 For Fillmore 58 95,391 A portion of the Whip and Know-nothings support Fillmore ; but "if the North-West and New England vote in a solid body for Fremont, the middle States of New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, will decide who shall be the next President." It seems that some parties are maEceuvering to elect Mr. Breckenridge as Vice-President, to throw the onus of choosing a President on the House of Representatives, and to frustrate the vote of the House, so that under the constitution Breckenridge may be de facto President. Mr. Brooks had challenged Mr. Burlingaine, one of the members for Massachusetts. The challenge was accepted ; but Burlingaine named Canada for the scene of the duel, and Brooks declined to go thither, saying that Burlingaine named it because he knew Brooks would 'be killed before he got there, or if he succeeded, killed in coming back. The Legislature of Massachusetts, at its last session, passed a series of resolutions on the subject of Kansas affairs, which were transmitted to the Governors of the several States. They received the following polite reply from the Governor of Alabama, addressed to the Governor of the State of Massachusetts.

"Montgomery, Ala., June 19, 1858.

"Sir—Believing the resolves you have forwarded to this department in relation to the Territory of Kansas to be in conflict with the truth of history, unconstitutional, and treasonable in design, I return them to you with a request that the future resolutions of the Legislature of Massachusetts on Federal affairs and the subject of slavery be no more forwarded to this department. The obligations of the constitution and the laws of the United S. tates passed in conformity thereto, being disregarded and nullified by Massachusetts, we desire no further intercourse with your State ; and wish to be free in future from insult from a State whose citizens do not recognize accountability for insult and libellous imputations upon the character of Southern States and the citizens thereof.

"Your obedient servant, JOHN A. W. WINSTON. " His Excellency Henry J. Gardner, Governor of Massachusetts."

The Governor of Massachusetts replied in a letter vindicating the truth of the resolutions and the conduct of his State.

3.—The close of the Canadian Parliament was distinguished by an incident. It had been determined to fix upon Quebec as the permanent seat of Government : just before the close of the session, a supply bill was introduced, containing an item of 50,000/. for public buildings in Quebec. The bill passed by a majority of two, after a fierce discussion. When it reached the Upper House, however' the Members felt hurt that their assent had been assumed, and carried, by 12 to 9, a series of resolutions declining to concur in the vote until after the first election of members to sit in that House. The Ministers refused to strike out the item, and the Council then rejected the supply bill altogether. This compelled the Ministers to succumb, and the bill passed without the item.