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LONDON, SF.PT. 29. mffF Paris papers to Thursday inclusive have been I ^eceived^since our last. The most tmportant in- Tr in these journals regards the Swjss question, which seems to close altogether the affair of Lewis Buonaparte. Thursday Moj^r ^n^bc> follow iftSKESd 4. French CoTn^ dated Lucerne bas this moment sent me a Not .< The President OFTHE^ARTE ON THE OF G me Note SAL! SRNMENT of announce have obtained from the AmbasLdorTof as that p ass,,0rts for his proceeding to a place where he '^Here'rte'dMpScI" i. broken off w nif,ht. Th„s PIIH- Fhio almost serious and very foolish affair. Louis Rnomnarte cedes just at the moment when the Swiss wnm most determined to support him, and when, by t'no- the voting: Buonaparte would certainly have ™r.T.«ce W0 -W from ,J first, that he would listen to reason and we sincerely con- frpAtnlate the worthy Swiss on beins: rid of him and his cause It is the infeation of the King of the French to wih away any i"!benl1 ,ha' h«f. fi"ed on him for persecuting a Buonaparte by sending to St. Helena for the bones of the true Buonaparte, and burying them beneath his column in the Place Ven- dome. It may be remarked, that while Louis Buona- narte is amusing himself with politics, his cousin Charles, son of Lucien, is corresponding with the Insti- tute and sending it from America, his discoveries in na- tural historv. His name was honourably mentioned in the sitting of the 24tb. Madrid journals of the 20th inst. state that the Mi- nistry of War had been definitively confided to Gene- ral Rivero, who had been recommended to fill that im- portant post by General Espartero O'Donnell has been called to the Vice-royship of Navarre, and has been succeeded in his command by General Jauregui (El Pastor). General Latre has been named Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III. A similar decora- tion has been granted to General Van Halen. who replaces Oraa in the command of the Army of the Centre. Van Halen is succeeded in his post as Chief of Espartero's staff by General Alaix. The Ministry had at length found some pecuniary resources, the compact with Messrs. Rothschild was formally con- cluded on the 20th iust. The contractors were to pay into tiie Treasury 100.000,000 reals (loo,oool.) a month for four months, the quicksilver to be valued at six dollars the quintal. The first instalment wasi paidI by Messrs. Rothschild on the morning of the 20th. 1 "e Government was paying marked a en ion o ferprise of Muniagorri.-The letters from, Madnc are to the 21st inst. They represent the state of feeling in the captial as growing more and more menacing. Some deplore, others regard with harsher feelings, the conduct of the Queen-Regent in acting as her own minister, snd taking the direction of state affairs into her own hands. It is now positively known that the retreat of Espsrtero from Estella was not owing to the clamours of the soldiers, or to his want of resources, but to express commands and entreaties forwarded by two successive couriers from the court, stating that 10,000 Carlists from Aragon were advancing on the capital, and that the personal safety of the Queen de- pended upon the presence of Espartero and his army in Castile. Espartero, however, ought to have known that the Queen's safety was better defended beyond the Ebro than in Castile. He obved, however, and found there were no fears for Castile or Madrid. But his retreat has produced the very circumstance which had been idly feared. The Carlists have gathered on the western frontier of Biscay, and Es- partero has gone to Burgos with his army, as the best centre from which to repel an insurrection. Formerly the Carlists, when they wanted to baffle and break up the operations of the generals opposed to them, in- trigued to create a popular riot at Madrid. They have now changed their mode, and more successfully strike a panic in the court than in the people. By the arrival of the Linnet packet at Falmouth, from South AmerieST^trvfcsMfvfMivB .øt:(¡.j.ed4iooJn- Vera: Cníz ftli-e 3otb of July, Tampico of the 6th, and Havannah of the 23rd of August, inclusive. The blockade of the Mexican coast was then so effective that no vessel could venture to break it. About fifteen days before the sailing of the Linnet, the Peru from Liverpool, and the Sarah from London, had attempted to break the blockade, but being warned off by one of the French frigates, they did not dare to attempt a landing. Notwithstanding the suffering and loss in- flicted upon the Mexicans by the blockade, the Govern- ment appeared determined to brave the worst rather than yield to the demands of France. It was, however, believed that the people would not support the Govern- ment in the event of the French proceeding to active hostilities, and such were expected to follow the arrival of a re-inforcement of the blockading squadron from Europe. THE CoUftT -The Queen continues to enjoy ex- cellent health at Windsor. Her Majesty, on Wed- nesday, attended as on the preceding day, rode on horseback in the Great Park In the evening Count Pozzo di Borgo, the Marquis and Marchioness of Clanricarde, and Sir G. and Lady Cartwright joined the Roval dinner circle. On Thursday her Majesty, the Duchess of Kent, Lord Melbourne, Sir Thomas Cartwrigbt, and the Ladies and Gentlemen of the Royal Suite, took their equestrian exercise in the Great Park. The Baroness Lehzen, Lady Mary Stopford, Lady Cartwright, and Count Pozzo di Borgo, following in carriages. In the evening the Hon. Mrs. and Miss Cavendish, Colonel Sir James Hope, and Colonel Richardson, joined the dinner circle. Her Majesty and the Duchess of Kent, and nearly all the party staying at the Castle, rode out at four o'clock on Friday afternoon into the Great Park. The Queen and the Duchess of Kent, Lady Portman, Viscountess Forbes, the Hon Colonel Cavendish, and others of the Royal party, were on horseback. Prince Esterhazy and his son Prince Nicholas joined the dinner circle in the evening. Last night's Gazette notices the appointment of Charles Cooper, Esq to be Judge of the Province of South Australia. The Queen of Spain has sent the grand riband of the Order of Maria Louisa to Lady Ponsonby (lady of the English Ambassadors in Turkey), as a testimony of her gratitude for the good offices of the English diplomatist, which had contributed to reconcile the Spanish government to the Turkish cabinet. It is said that Government has taken up the large steamer Sirius, which lately made a trip to New York, for the purpose of conveying the Marquisof Clanricarde to St. Petershurgh, the Firebrand and Lightning steam- yachts not being large enough. The A ctceon, 28, Capt. Russell, is ordered to accompany the Sit-ius.-Hamp- shire Telegraph. The British Association for the Advancement of Science has awarded 1001. for a completion of the level of the lines between the Bristol and English Channels made by Mr. Bunt. One day last week six ships were launched on the Wear; at this moment upwards of one hundred ships are building on the Wear. There is at present scarcely a tenth part of the number of ships built on the Tyne that there are on the Wear. 11 The Times of this morning is exceedingly wroth with Ministers for not resigning. Our Contemporary thinks that they ought to have gone out, and let the Tories come 10, months ago; and because they have I not done so, he denounces them, one and all, as a set of adventurers." His remarks on this head are di- verting in the extreme, if only for their exquisite in- consistency Ministers, it seems do not resign, because tW have still sufficient strength to maintain themselves in office which is the reason why the Conservatives have not made greater efforts to displace them; and vet notwithstanding this, we are gravely assured by our Contemporary that the place-holding Whigs, as distinct and separate faction, are annihilated!" An- ihilated, forsooth What, when they still retain ac- tive possession of the highest offices in the kingdom, and defy the utmost efforts of the Tory squad to eject them Verilv, this is the most extraordinary species of annihilation we ever heard of and we have not the slightest doubt that the Tories, as a party, would gladly be annihilated in a similar fashion. There is one re- mark by our Contemporary, in the course of his anti- Whig and pro-Tory diatribe, which is worth notice, as being the only clear and intelligent one to be met with in it. Alluding to the causes which are in progress to diminish the strength of Ministers, and increase that of the Opposition, he says, the ultra-Radicals are hourly filling the ranks of the Constitutional army." This is true, even though the Times says it. The "Universal Suffrage men are adding to the Tory numbers at every fresh demonstration they make, as I we took occasion to observe yesterdays—Sun. The disturbed state of Newfoundland has excited, it appears, a strong feeling of uneasiness among the merchants interested in the trade and property of that colony. The Liverpool Courier contains the copy of a temperate, but earnest memorial on the subject, from the merchants and others there, some of whom had been resident, addressed to the Colonial-office, in which it is stated, that to such a height had political dissen- sions arisen there. that they were filled not only with unfeigned grief, but with just apprehension and alarm." The memorialists disclaim being influenced by po- litical motives" in their appeal, being indeed them- selves of different and adverse political sentiments," but from "regard only to the safety of their property and to the peace and well-being of the colony." They pray that before the season is too far advanced, ad- ditional troops" may be sent out for the more effectual protection" of life and property. It is clear that the dissensions in the colony must he of a very threatening character to elicit so forcible an expression of alarm from men embarked in the peaceful avocations of industry. The House of Assembly, constituted five or six years since, under a charter manufactured at the Colonial-office, upon some sort of universal suffrage principle, and thus ready made up dispatched to New- foundland, had committed acts and arrogated a juris- diction such as no House of Commons ever pretended, or was suffered to exercise. It had not only committed parties to prison for some alleged breaches of its privileges, but upon their discharge by writ of habeas corpus had actually gone the length of having the Judge of the Supreme Conrt and the High Sheriff, by whom each discharge was ordered, taken into custody themselves. A motion had been made in the Assembly, when the last advices came away, for committing to prison the printer and proprietor of the Newfound- lander paper for merely inserting a report of he judgment delivered on occasion of the writ of habeas corpy,s.-Tiines. Lord John Russell has forwarded, through the Rev. Dr. Poor, the sum of 201. to the widow Catt, of Faversbam, whose son, it will be remembered, was killed in the endeavour of securing the fanatic Thorn, at Bossenden. A petition had been forwarded to the Home Secretary, praying the allowance of a trifling petision.-Kentilsh Gazette. A Quarterly Court of the Proprietors of East-India Stock was held on Wednesday morning at the East- India House. In answer to a question from Sir C. Forbes, the Chairman said that the trade in Hill Coolies had been peremptorily interdicted. A sum of 50001. was then granted to the family of the late Mr. Eraser, who was murdered in March last, while in the execution of his duty. It appears from a statement presenting a summary of the proceedings for effecting the voluntary commuta- el m tion of tithes in each county of England and Wales up to the 31st of August last, that the total in England and Wales up to that period has been—notices of meeting, 7,012; agreements received, 2,252; ageements con- firmed, 1,357; apportionments received, 386; appor- tionments confirmed, 76. A Mr. Crabb, of Southampton, has undertaken the neglected task of reforming the morals and religion of the gipsies. His task will be a difficult one. Mr. Henry Fitzsimon, formerly an officer in the royal service, has been committed to prison in Dublin for having in his possession a forged copper-plate of the Bank of Ireland for five pound notes. About 145,600 quarters of foreign wheat have been released from bond on payment of the duty of one shilling per quarter, at the Custom-house at this port, from the 15th to the 21§,t day of September, both inclu- sive, and it is expected that the amount upon which 2s. 8d per quarter will be paid up to the conclusion of this day will be above 15,000 qrs.-Hull Advertiser. We have heard from a very accurate observer, who has been travelling in Suffolk and Norfolk, that there have been full crops there, and well gathered. The beans alone were out here and there. In the great corn county of Northampton also, we learn that there has been an average crop of wheat, and the crops are generally good, except beans. From Cheshire our accounts are not so good. The hops in Kent are not seriously deficient in quantity, but they are. small in siza-and behind-han/j in quality.-—Post. A correspondent of last night's Standard states, we know not with what truth, that the sentence of death, recorded againt Mr. Young and Mr. Webber, engaged in the late fatal duel at Wimbledon, has been commuted by her Majesty to 12 months' imprisonment in Guild- ford gaol, the last month in solitary confinement. Two million dozeiisof eggs have been imported at Dover, from France, within one year the duty paid upon which amounts to eight thousand pounds. Five thousand dozen of eggs have been brought to England by one vessel, in one year, from Barfleur, near Havre. There are onlv four stage-coaches now employed be- tween Liverpool and Birmingham, and a similar effect is expected to be produced on other roads where rail- ways have been, or are near being completed. Mr. O'Connell has subscribed 10001. to establish a convent at Cahirciveen. The Right Rev. Dr. Egan has contributed 5001. Dr. Thornton, of Horbury, of large fortune, was committed last week to Wakefield House of Correc- tion for twelve months, where he is employed in pick- ing hemp for refusing to find bail in 1001. to keep the peace towards his lady, against whom he had used violent threats. On Wednesday week last the boat's crew of Mr. James Kelly, of Cantabay (few miles East of the town of North Berwick), when fishing for herrings in Dun- bar Bay, were much surprised in finding a shark of great size entangled in their nets, which they with great difficulty succeeded in getting into the boat, where they accomplished his destruction, but not before one of the crew had his arm slightly lacerated. The monster was upwards of seven feet in length, three feet nine inches in circumference, 23 inches across the tail, had three rows of formidable teeth, and was supposed to weigh from ten to twelve cwt. In the Insolvent Debtors Court on Wednesday, James Robertson Anderson, of Covent-garden Theatre, comedian, applied on his petition to be discharged. The insolvent in conjunction with a Mr. Bel vile Penley, had rented the Cheltenham and Gloucester Theatres, and attributed his insolvency to the smallness of the receipts. His debts amounted to 5101. The court, after allowing certain theatrical '4 properties," said to be of little value to any but the owner, to remain in the possession of the insolvent, ordered him to be dis- charged forthwith. A Mr. Levick, of Wellington-street, Sheffield, was shot in the leg on Thursday by a spring-gun, placed by himself in his warehouse in order to pepper any thieves that might attempt to rob his premises! Stocking-frames with a rotary action, in which twelve fashioned stockings are made at the same time, superintended by only one man and a boy, and worked by steam power, have been successfully brought into operation at Nottingham, and bid fair to supersede the use of the reciprocating engine, in which but one stocking can be made at once by a single workman. We caution our readers against placing credence in the statements that appear in the Tory journals with respect to the numbers struck off by the Tory com- mittee in the county of Middlesex revision. if they had stated 130 sustained by the Liberals out of 234 objections, and the Tories 250 out of 501 objections, it would be nearer the truth than the statements set forth in the Standard and other Tory journals of Thursday; and this trifling majority is only gained by their agents scouring the county for the last 12 months, with their subscription begging-box in one hand, and an objection in the other, speculating upon the negli- gence of the Reformers. In a constituency of thirteen thousand four hundred and eighty-one voters it is reasonable to expect a great number of annual deaths; and the Tories, in their anxiety to swell their numbers, object to all dead men on either side: their majority is, therefore, easily accounted for. Those who really know the pountry, looking at the intimidation used at 'he last election, the number who did not vote, and the new claims made by the Liberals, are aware that, with proper vigilance and attention, the county is perfectly gafe--Morning Chronicle. How TO ENJOY A SERMON.—The Hull magistrates held three lads to bail on Monday, for sitting in the Metho- dist chapel and smoking cigars during the service of the previous evening. In order the better to enjoy themselves, the hopeful youths had not forgotten a bottle of grog and a glass.-Hull paper.. CURE FOR HYDROPHOBIA—In Poland, when a man is bitten by a mad dog, a minute examination, instituted a day or two after, will bring to light a small red swelling, or a collection of minute pustules, under the tongue of the patient, which should be cut out, and strong caustic applied to the part. Our Counsul is acquainted with individuals who have repeatedly witnessed the success of this mode of treatment; and if it appeared incredible, it is not more so than what is here asserted with confidence-the effect of cold water on the head as an antidote to prnssic acid.— Elliott's Travels ia Austira, Ruuia, and Turkey.

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