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sion, with a hint that so fashionably attended a place of 
amusement ought, at least, to pay its expenses. Increased 
grants to the clergy have been also rejected. Four 
millions of francs demanded for works on the Stras- 
burg and Paris railroad line have been rejected, on 
the ground that the company has offered to take the 
line when leted. The ission also objected to 
Government holding and working any railroad, even the 
small lines joining Lille and Valenciennes to the Belgian 
frontier. But all these reductions and questions will come 
before the Chamber during the discussion of the budget. 
—The announcement in the English papers last week to 
the effect that the Sandwich Islands had been taken 
possession of in the name of her Majesty, caused a great 
sensation in Paris on Thursday, and produced a letter 
from Messrs. Timoteo Haalilio and William Richards, 
calling themselves Envoys of his Majesty King Kanne- 
hamcha III. to his Majesty the King of the French, who 
protested against this wanton aggression of England, and 
threaten her with the consequences! They state that 
the Sandwich Islands are civilized, Christian, and inde- 
endent, and that their independ was acl ledg 
y the United States on the 19th December, 1842, and by 
the British Government itself on the Ist of April last— 
A letter from Tarbes, in the Mémorial Bordelais of the 
28th ult., contains the following strange account :—‘‘ On 
Tuesday last, at 6 in the evening, a luminous meteor, 
having its direction from east to west, passed through the 
village of St. Martin, on the road to Bagneres. In an 
instant all the houses, with the exception of three, were 
entirely destroyed, and the materials were scattered over 
the fields. Fortunately, no person was killed, but several 
were injured. After having levelled houses, barns, &c., 
and torn up immense trees, the meteor, carried onwards 
by an impetuous wind, took its course towards the villages 
of Bernac-Debat, Barbagan-Debat, and Angos, destroying 
everything on its passage.” The Abeille des Hautes 
Pyrénées gives the following additional particulars of the 
whirlwind. The storm lasted about ten minntes, and 
‘was unaccompanied by any rain. At St. Martin 50 
houses were overturned, and a part of the roof of the 
church taken off. A windmill near the village was totally 
destroyed. At Bernac-de-Bois 3 houses were blown down, 
and 12 more or less injured. At Allier nearly every house 
‘was unroofed ; and at Angos, not only were several houses 
‘much injured, but, for a distance of 2 miles, almost every 
tree was pulled up or shattered. Oaks of great age, which 
had hitherto escaped unhurt in all attacks of the elements, 
were uprooted. The crops were much injured, and large 
hailstones of a flat form, with chesnut leaves in their 
centre, were found in some places. 
Spain.—The Madrid journals of the 29th ult. con- 
tain details of an attempted insurrection at Malaga. On 
the arrival on the 23d of the news of the resignation of the 
pez Cabinet, the National Guard and. Municipality 
assembled, and a Junta was formed, which forthwith issued 
a proclamation, urging the inhabitants not to acknowledge 
the Regent’s Government until the restoration of the 
Lopez Administration, and the accomplishment of their 
programme. ‘This movement was fortunately checked by 
a reaction which took place on the 26th, when the Junta 
was dissolved, and the authorities recovered their ascend- 
ancy. A movement took place in the morning of the 
30th, at Reuss, a considerable town in Catalonia, where 
the deputies, Colonel Prym and Capt. Milans, published 
a proclamation calling upon the people to take arms in 
defence of ‘‘ the innocent Isabella, who was in the parri- 
eidal hands of those who had violated the constitution, 
and who maintained themselves in power by means of 
money received from an ally who coveted the possession 
of Cuba and the Philipine Islands,’ meaning, of course, 
Great Britain. Letters from Barcelona state that Colonel 
Prym had presented himself at the head of 3,000 militia 
and volunteers before Tarragona, but that the gates 
having been closed, he was obliged to retrace his steps. 
The Captain-General had detached from the garrison of 
Barcelona, in the direction of Tarragona, a regiment of 
infantry, with some cavalry, and ordered General Zurbano 
to organize a second brigude, and take command of the 
forces sent against the insurgents. The garrison of Mont- 
jouic had been relieved, and replaced by the Regiment del 
Principe. It was reported that the tocsin had been 
sounded in the villages adjoining Barcelona, and that the 
insurrection had spread all over the province. Barcelona, 
however, was tranquil. Letters from Bayonne of the 3d 
inst. state that the news of an alleged outbreak at Grenada, 
and the formation of a Junta presided over by Captain- 
General Santa Cruz, had filled with hopes the Christino 
refugees residing along the Spanish frontier. All their 
attempts, however, to create insurrectionary movements 
at Bilboa, and in the northern provinces, had hitherto 
proved unavailing. The Gazedle of the 30th contains an 
order from M. Mendizabal directing the chief of the 
Treasury to forward in bills on London 50,0002. out of the 
roceeds of the third instalment paid by the house of 
Rothschild on account of the quicksilver contract, to be 
applied to the payment of the half-yearly interest of the 
bree per Cent. Stock, coming due on the 30th inst. 
PorruGaL.—We have Lisbon news to the 29th of 
May. It had been determined at a Ministerial Council 
to keep the Cortes assembled for a full month longer, 
the object being to give full discussion to the Finance 
Minister’s important measures. The Deputies had at 
Tength addressed themselves to the budget, and had 
d the item raising the Custom House emoluments 
r the foreign dividends from 6 to 10 percent. They 
had likewise passed, in substance, the tax on fresh fish 
for the same purpose. A bill had passed the Deputies 
for the re-erection of the lately burnt College of Nobles. 
‘There was no intimation as yet of any proposition for 
renewing the tariff negotiations. The law reducing by 
one-half the Customs’ duties at the Island of Madeira had 
passed both Chambers. ‘There was no appearance of the 
Pluton with the Princess Clementine of Orleans and the 
family of Saxe-Cobourg, but they were hourly expected. 
The Grande Antille, alias Gloria, a Spanish slave-vessel, 
taken under Portuguese colours at! Mosambique, about 
which so much dispute has prevailed, had been amicably 
disposed of to the Spanish Government, who pay the fine 
and liabilities, and make her a vessel of war. She had 
taken her Spanish crew on board and sailed for Cadiz. 
BEicrum.—We learn from Brussels that Mr. Gachard, 
keeper of the Royal archives in that city, and Mr. Hanssen, 
first clerk of the Home Department, have gone to Spain, 
by command of King Leopold, for the purpose of examin- 
ing the archives there, and to procure copies of all im- 
portant documents which can throw new light upon 
Belgian history. The Spanish Government having granted 
all possible facilities, this mission promises highly inte- 
resting and important historical results. 
Hor.anp.—Letters from Utrecht of the 3d, mention 
that on the evening of the previous day, about 8 o’clock, 
a meteoric stone fell in the commune of Blaanwkapel, 
about a league from the city. After a violent explosion, 
Tepeated three or four times, resembling a discharge of 
artillery, a whistling and howling noise was heard, which 
excited much anxiety and alarm among the villagers, The 
Servant of a farmer, who was bringing some horses home 
from the field, saw at a short distance a heavy body fall to 
the ground with such violence that the sand was raised to 
8 considerable height in the air. Having procured a spade, 
he returned to the place, and found the stone at the depth 
of 3 feet in the stratum of sand which extends below the 
clay. It weighs seven pounds, is of a longish irregular 
shape, and covered with the black crust peculiar to these 
bodies, which is broken off only in one place, where the 
internal grey matter of the stone appears. 
Grrmany.—Accounts from Vienna mention the return 
of the Imperial family, with Prince Metternich, from 
Presburg. Among the Postulates submitted by the 
Hungarian Diet, just opened by the Emperor in person, 
are the following important bills :—To limit the Royal 
veto, so far as to give the force of law to any measure twice 
adopted by the two Chambers; to incorporate Transyl- 
vania with Hungary; to give additional securities for 
liberty of speech and liberty of the press; to establish an 
official Gazette for registering the proceedings of the Diet ; 
to incorporate Galicia with Hungary ; to exclude all per- 
sons not Hungarians from the Hungarian army, and to 
direct that the Hungarian regiments, except under extra- 
ordinary circumstances, shall not be required to quit their 
own country ; to abolish entailments of property; and to 
promote and encourage the native Hungarian language. 
The Royal propositions or Government bills, on the other 
| band, are eight in number, and aim chiefly at an improved 
criminal code, the prevention of the excesses that have so 
frequently occurred at the elections of deputies, to redress 
the grievances complained of by the constituencies of 
cities, and several bills of a financial character. Among 
the bills remaining from former sessions, and likely to be 
again brought forward, are—one to confer on individuals, 
not of noble birth, the power of holding landed property— 
and another intended to place the different religious pro- 
fessions on a footing of greater equality.—The Prussian 
papers mention that considerable improvements have been 
introduced in the steam navigation between Hamburg and 
Magdeburg. The boats now leave each city twice a week, 
and perform the voyage up the Elbe in 32 hours, and 
down in 16. The consequence is, that even persons going 
from Hamburg up the river and taking the railroad from 
Magdeburg, are able to arrive at Berlin in several hours 
less time than by the Schnellpost, or mail diligence. The 
steamers have also been altered so as to draw much less 
water than formerly, and the company express a confident 
belief that even in the driest summers the navigation on 
the Upper Elbe will not in future be interrupted. The 
King of Prussia left Berlin on the 30th ult. for Stettin, 
and probably for Konigsberg and Dantzic. His journey 
will take several weeks, and her Majesty the Queen 
intends to pay a visit during this period to her Royal 
sister at Dresden. 
Irary.—Letters from Rome under date of the 20th 
ult. mention the arrival in that city of the Marquess of 
Douglas with his bride, the Princess Mary of Baden. 
They also state that the Pope has given authority to a 
Company of the Duchy of Modena, to construct a railroad 
from Rome to Civita Vecchia. We lately noticed the 
excitement produced at Rome by the appearance of Lord 
Chesterfield’s foxhounds on the Campagna. We now 
learn that the Roman citizens have been no less astonished 
by a match of cricket, played on the 22d ult., by a party 
of English gentlemen, who, having indulged themselves 
in a short practice at this truly English game, madea 
match for 500 scudi aside—Oxford and Cambridge against 
allthe world, The match was played in the ground of 
the Borghese Villa, in the presence of an immense con- 
course of spectators. Letters from Naples of the 28th 
ult. announce the arrival in that harbour of the Brazilian 
squadron, sent under the command of Rear-Admiral 
Porpeire to convey the future Empress of the Brazils to 
Rio Janeiro. The squadron made the passage from Rio 
to Naples in 75 days, 
Grercrn.—Letters from Athens of the 20th ult. state 
that the poverty of the country had never been so great, 
that property was every day falling in value, and that 
specie being scarce, trade was carried on by barter, even 
around the capital. The Goyernment had commenced 
disbanding some of the Greek troops, and reduced the 
pay of others, whilst the Bavarians were left in the enjoy- 
ment of their larger salaries. Strange rumours had cir- 
culated for some days in that capital. A successor for 
King Otho was talked of, as if the latter had abdicated, 
and three candidates for the throne were mentioned—Ist, 
the Duke of Leuchtenberg, son-in-law of the Emperor of 
Russia; 2d, the Duke of Cambridge; and 3d, Prince 
Augustus of Saxe Coburg, who lately married Princess 
Clementine, of Orleans. It is added that the agents of 
Russia are the authors of these reports. ‘They assert that 
King Otho will never consent to give the country a repre- 
sentative Government, and that he will be compelled to 
abdicate.—A statue larger than life, and executed in the 
Egyptian style, has been found near Marathon, and 
brought to the Museum of Athens. The figure has an 
iron dise in each hand. Some assert that it is a repre- 
sentation of Antinous; others consider it an Apollo. 
TurKsy.—Accounts received by way of Vienna an- 
nounce the complete pacification of Bosnia. The insur- 
rection was, however, only put down by the Pacha’s 
yielding to the demands of the insurgents, sending away 
the Arnauts, and placing the contributions on the old 
footing. They also state that Prince Alexander of Servia 
had succeeded in procuring 30,000 signatures to a petition 
in his favour, which has been forwarded to Constantinople, 
and it was generally believed that he would be re-elected. 
—Resdchid Pacha, former Ambassador at Paris, is 
appointed Governor of Adrianople. 
Eeyrr.—Letters from Alexandria of the 17th ult. 
announce that the mortality amongst the oxen still pre- 
vailed throughout Egypt. Of those imported from Sennaar 
more than 5000 had died. The plague likewise had 
broken out at the Sharkie, at Mansura, and at Damietta ; 
and at Alexandria a few cases had appeared. ‘They also 
speak in very sanguine terms of the probability of a 
junction between the Red Sea and the Mediterranean, by 
means of a canal cut through the Isthmus of Suez. The 
Pasha has recently had an interview with the Consuls of 
the European nations to discourse with them on the sub- 
ject. The Austrian Consul has been especially charged 
by Prince Metternich to sound the feeling of the Consuls; 
and the general belief in Egypt is that some project for 
accomplishing the work will soon be adopted.—Among the 
miscellaneous cargo carried out to Egypt last week by the 
Great Liverpool, was a case of six salmon, caught in the 
river Tert, near Southampton. They were well packed 
in ice, and there is little doubt of their arriving at their 
destination in good condition. As this description of fish 
has never yet been seen in Egypt, it will indeed bea rarity. 
Inpta.—The despatches by the Overland Mail of the 
Ist of May have arrived this week. They bring the im- 
portant details of the victory gained by Sir Charles 
Napier, on the 24th March, near the River Fullalie, in 
which their last effort was made by the Ameers, who during 
60 years have ruled the fertile districts along the Indus. 
These details are of high interest, and the military 
portion of them will be found in the extracts from the 
despatches under our Mi paragraph. It appears 
that Sir C. Napier, having learned that the enemy had 
taken up a strong position on the River Fullalie, four 
miles from Hyderabad, moved out on the 24th March to 
attack them. His force consisted of about 5,000 men, 
with 17 guns and howitzers, He was for three hours 
closely engaged in a hand-to-hand fight with a body of 
20,000 Beloochees, and after a gallant and severe struggle 
defeated and dispersed them; 11 guns and 19 standards 
were captured, and 1,000 men are supposed to have bee? 
killed: probably 4,000 more were wounded. Shere 
Mahomed, the leader of the force, escaped. Our loss 
amounted to 39 killed, and 231 wounded; amongst the 
former are Captain Garrett, of the Bengal 9th Cavalry» 
and Lieut. Smith, of the Bombay Horse Artillery ; Lieut. 
F. Burr, 21st Native Infantry, has since died of his 
wounds. The town of the Meerpore was soon taken, a0 
its Ameer, Shere Mahomed, who made this last attempt at 
resistance, fled to the desert. Oomercote, another 1” 
portant position, in the direction of the British territorie® 
around Deesa, was taken on the 4th April by the bold 
enterprise of Lieut. Brown, Aide-de-Camp to Sit C. 
Napier. The conduct of this officer has called forth 
universal praise. Sir C. Napier, who was employed Hs 
regulating the conquered districts, considers Scinde bi 
completely subdued for the present. The Beloochees © 
the mountains will, it is thought, make some attempt 2 
the termination of the monsoon to assail the British, but 
there is nothing serious apprehended. The Ameers of Scint 4 
arrived at Bombay on the 19th April, where they were Te 
ceived with distinction, and sent to reside under a strorg 
guard at Malat ing h One 
them, who is represented as a dangerous character, 
who had gained notoriety from his being implic He 
in the murder of Captain Ennis, and in the attack ou is 
British Envoy, was confined in Fort George. The p i 
of their ultimate confinement was not known ; hooey 
an old palace of the Peishwa, 17 miles from Poonah, Nie 
spoken of. Of 200 ladies, composing their Zenana, oe 
30 have volunteered to follow the future fortunes of he “d 
masters.—The insurrectionary movement at Sir ie, 
noticed in the announcement which we published last ie 2 
appears to have been of some importance. The terri eee 
of Khytul being about to lapse to the British a alter 
by the death of the chief, the widow resolved to ee 
possession for herself, and raised the country. a ooa 
panies of the 72d Native Infantry, stationed at Khy i 
% x led to retreal 
were attacked in this quarter, and compe! iowa. 
rapidly on Kurnaul, with the loss of 30 or ada 
Lieutenants Whistler and Farre were severely wounded. 
Heavy rei ts were immed ‘thout 
insurrection, it is supposed, will be suppressed wi ils 5 
difficulty.—In the interior of India tranquillity eM i 
the mountainous districts of Bundelkund form the only i 
ception ; but the attention of the Government was direc 
and 
ly sent out, and the © 
