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Tits Onnars.—Accounts from the seat of war do not reach beyond the

point at which they had arrived last week; the details of facts al- ready known have been brought in the usual letters and despatohes down to the 12th instant. Thus we have accounts of the rencontres that took place from the 1st May to the 12th, and some statements relative to the abortive expedition supposed to have been bound for Kertch. Prince Gortachakoff supplies an interesting account of the femme at- tempt of the French under General Pelissier on the Russian works in front of what is known as the Central Tower, or " Bastion No. 4"—that is the round earthwork standing nearly midway between the Flagstaff Battery and the Quarantine Fort. General Canrobert's narrative of the same operation has also been published in the lioniteur. The work was of considerable extent, and it seems to have been designed by the enemy as a place of arms. Previous encounters with mines had gone on around it, and the Russians evidently thought they were gaining great advan- tages. But their movements were closely watched, and it was determined to drive them out. There were two; lines of works ; against these, on the night of the 1st, the moon shining brightly, the French advanced in two columns, and after a desperate hand-to-hand conflict drove out the Russians. They captured from the enemy, as before stated, nine small mortars, many arms, and several prisoners; and, what was more import- ant, effected a lodgment, and have retained possession of the works. Prince Gortschakoff's description of an attempt to regain the ground is interesting and characteristic— On the 20th April, (2d May,) "to make certain of the number of men the enemy had placed in the trenches evacuated by us on the 19th of April, (1st of May,) we made a strong reconnaissance at three p. m.: 180 volunteers, supported by a battalion of the Kolyvan Chasseurs and by a battalion of the Whidimir Regiment, occupied the trench nearest to us, and compelled the French to leave it. This reconnaissance made us aware that the advanced trench was occupied by a considerable force of the enemy, and consequently the volunteers were recalled. Our losses in the combat on the night be- tween the 19th and 20th of April (1st and 2d of May) consisted in one superior officer, nine subaltern officers, and 283 men killed; two superior officers, 13 subalterns, and 540 men, wounded." The admitted loss of the French in the two affairs was 158 men killed, 22 officers and 600 men wounded. The chief loss of our allies would seem to have been sustained in consequence of their ardour leading them with- in grape-range of the place. It is reported that this great result is due solely to the decision of General Pelissier. The story is, that when all was planned, Canrobert wavered and sent counter-orders • and that Pe- lissier's only reply was that it was then " too late " to draw back. By this exploit, not only were the approaches pushed 150 yards nearer to the enemy, but the spirits of the army were revived.

Next in point of time comes the sea expedition so much talked of.

" On the 4th and 5th May, a fleet comprising the finest screw-steamers possessed by the Allies, haring on board above 12,000 bayonets, with an adequate strength of artillery, a small force of cavalry, and means of land transport, quitted the ports of Balsklava and Kamiesch, and steamed in the direction of the Sea of Azoff. The departure of the fleet had been observed by the Russians in Sebastopol, who telegraphed the fact at once to St. Peters- burg. The troops comprising the expedition were the flower of the two armies, and were animated wfth a sentiment of delight on their being re- leased from the distasteful inaction to which the past had condemned them. To Sir George Brown was intrusted the command of the British force. Ad- mirals Bruat and Lyons accompanied the expedition in person. No acci- dent occurred in embarking the troops, nor in the passage to the rendezvous. On the morning of the 5th the fleet came in sight of land. Four hours more would have witnessed the landing of the expedition, and the sun would have set on the complete success of our arms. At that moment an express steam- er, bearing despatches to Admiral Bruat from General Canrobert, hove in sight and approached the Montebello. The contents of the despatch were clear and simple. In consequence of a telegraphic communication received from Paris, the expedition was ordered to retrace its steps at once and return to Kamiesch and Balaklava. The order could not be disobeyed ; and the fleet in consequence returned to the Chersonese, freighted with more fury,. disappointment, and despair than were ever borne by ship or bark before. On the following day the troops disembarked and resumed their old position. Anger and dissatisfaction spread rapidly through their ranks." It is said that Sir George Brown was extremely indignant at the frus- tration of the enterprise; that Admiral Lyons was sick of chagrin at the disappointment, that one of the French regiments was almost in a mud. nous state, and that another was hissed when it landed at Kamiescb. No authoritative statement of reasons for abandoning the expedition has been put forward : Lord Raglan, in a despatch, dated two days after its return,, says nothing of it ; but it is generally believed that the Emperor Napo- leon is chargeable with the interference, and that the English Command- er-in-chief did not dissemble his displeasure. It may tie remarked. that the resignation of General Canrobert followed close upon the abandon:- meat of this expedition,

The -

.,eat incident in the siege is described by Lora Raglan, in a de--

apatch to Lord Panmure, dated May 8.

a` The enemy assaulted our advanced pa/allel on the right attack on the night of the 5th instant, and some actually got into the trench ; but they were speedily driven out and repulsed with the utmost gallantry by the de- tachments occupying it, of the Thirtieth and Forty-ninth Regiments, under Captain Williamson and Lieutenant Gubbina of the former,, and Lieutenant Rochfort of the latter, who, unfortunately, was severely wounded; and I re- gret to have to add, that several valuable non-commissioned officers and men were killed and wounded on the occasion. " On the same night, Captain Arnold, of the Fourth Foot, was wounded and taken prisoner while posting the advanced sentries on the left attack: The loss of the services of this officer is greatly to be lamented. He bad done his duty unremittingly, and in the most spirited manner, throughout the operations of the siege." [Later intelligence of the death of Captain Ar- nold has been received.] The weather changed from fine to rain on the 9th; and during the night or rather next morning, the Russians made a strong sortie against the left attack. To guard against surprise, our sentries had been posted more than usually in advance, and the supports were held in readiness- Soon after one o'clock the rain ceased; and in the comparative quiet,. one of the sentries thought he heard a noise of moving men near the Redam. Informing the others, they crept forward, and distinctly hoard men in.. motion. They instantly reported the fact : Colonel Yea, commanding in the trenches, roused the guard in silence, and awaited the enemy. As, soon as his advance was well heard, a sentry crept cautiously back to the- trenches, keeping only a little ahead of the foe, so that he could accurately point out their position. Both sides keeping silence, the enemy crawled to within a few yards of the trenches and then fired a volley. "Our men were in no way taken by surprise. Their positions were al- ready assigned, and they lay so close under cover that only two men were struck by the enemy's volley—one man killed on the spot, another danger- ously wounded. The Russians who had first risen made an attempt to rush into the work under cover of their fire, which they believed had taken us entirely by surprise ; but nearly all who tried were shot or bayoneted. The rest of the party, which now seemed about 1000 strong, commenced a heavy fire ; but it was totally inefficient against our troops, who were sheltered by the breastwork. Our fire, on the contrary, was cool and well sustained, and. at the short distance told with murderous effect on the crowds of Russians. They fell on all sides, while we scarcely lost a man. After a few minutes the enemy became confused, and fell back in disorder. It appears, however, to have been only a momentary panic, as, after retreating a short distance, during the whole time of which they were skirmishing, they returned at the charge, and, with the utmost coolness and daring, moving more to the left, tried to storm the breastwork at another point. In this they were as unsuccessful as in their first attempt. The troops reserved their fire until the Russians closed, and giving one tremendous volley prepared to receive those who might strive to cross the breastwork -with the bayonet. But so severe- was the effect of their volley that the enemy seemed paralyzed. Their offi- cers tried to lead them up, but the men, though they fired fast, seemed dis- inclined to follow. They were wavering fast, when a second force of Rus- sians' about 500 strong, came upon the field. The reinforcement made no- fresh effort to force our trenches, contenting themselves with skirmishing to cover the retreat of the attacking party. The English never quitted their breastwork, but fired with deadly accuracy into the enemy, who were trying to remove their killed and wounded. While effecting this, they suffered a severe loss from our fire ; which, from our very sheltered position, they. were quite unable to return, at least with any effect. After about a• quarter of an hour's skirmishing in this manner the enemy fell back and got under cover of the Redan. As usual, the instant the attack was repulsed. and the Russians clear off, their batteries opened fire upon the portion of our lines on which the sortie had been made. They poured in regular volleys of round shot, grape, and shell. The heavy dark sky, which lowered over everything, seemed a perfect Aurora Borealis with the incessant flashes of the guns. This retaliation was fully expected, and all our troops lay down until the iron hail had passed. Only one man was killed by a round shot none others were even wounded. In about half an hour the cannonade ceased ; and except an occasional gun from the enemy, or a large mortar from ourselves and the French, all Sebastopol and the Allied trenches were- wrapt in perfect silence." The British loss was three killed and thirteen wounded—including Captain Lawrence of the Thirty-fourth. Next day the Ruisians asked. and obtained permission to bury their dead : they buried seventeen. In a despatch to Lord Panmure, dated the 12th, Lord Raglan an- nounces the arrival of a portion of the Sardinian Contingent, under Ge- neral La Marmora, and five troops of the Twelfth Lancers. Mentioning the attacks on the 9th, he describes more fully another attack on the "Last night, a very determined sortie was made upon the advance of our left attack. The enemy moved forward in two columns from the Woronzoff road. Our advanced sentries having slowly retired, the guard of the trenches was prepared to receive them, and consequently drove them back in the most determined manner. A few Russians only got into the parallel, and

five were left dead close outside. The conduct of both officers and men was admirable; and it is with deep concern that I have to report the death of Captain Edwards of the Sixty-eighth Foot, and that of five men. I have also the pain of saying that the wounded amount to 30."

The casualties from the 7th to the 10th inclusive were 9 men killed ; two officers, and 57 men, wounded. The officers were Captain Lawrence and Major T. M. Byrne.

Constant preparations for another bombardment were going on—new batteries, and new guns going up to the front. The Flagstaff battery, it is estimated, would not stand a four-hours cannonade, and the Russians were throwing up another in its rear.

According to the Horning Herald correspondent, there were 5000 French, 2000 British, and 800 admirable Turkish cavalry, in the Crimea. But, according to the same authority, both armies are still unable to move for want of transport.

Omar Pasha arrived at Lord Raglan's head-quarters on the 11th, and a council of war was held.

General Pelissier, lately nominated by the Emperor of the French to the chief command of the army of the Crimea, is the nineteenth on the list of Generals of Division. His promotion to that rank is dated 13th April 1850. He is the senior officer of Generals Bosquet, Niel, and Can- robert, but the junior of General Regnault de St. Jean-d'Angely, the Commander of the Imperial Guard. General Pelissier is Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, was not long since in command of the division of Oran, and has been Governor-General of Algeria ad interim. He was always one of Marshal Bugeaud'a favourite lieutenants.

General Pelissier, on assuming the command in chief of the French army in the Crimea, announced that an attack would soon be made. This declaration is reported to have been received with enthusiasm by the army. The Independence states that General Canrobert has finally decided not to accept the corps d'armee lately commanded by General Pelissier General de Salles has taken that command. The late Commander-in- chief simply resumes the command of the division he commanded at the Alma.

Lieutenant-Colonel Faye, an aide-de-camp of the Emperor Napoleon, has arrived in the Crimea. It is reported that be carried with him a new plan of operations concerted between the Emperor and Marshal Valliant.

State of the Camp.—" In additions to the fever which prevails, some fatal eases of cholera have appeared in camp, especially among the hard drinkers and the young soldiers recently joined ; and diarrhma and dysentery are be- ginning to show themselves once more. It cannot be from any want of pro- per food that these diseases arise ; they must rather be the results of certain conditions which will always affect multitudes of men crowded together for months in a narrow space of ground, and sleeping in close tents as close as they can lie. The army is not only supplied with necessaries, but with luxu- ries. They have bread three times a week ; it is brown, but not sour, and when eaten before it becomes stale it is palatable enough. There are no less than seventeen articles included in the ration returns ; and among the luxu- ries which have been issued to the men are maccaroni, cheese, hams, vermi- celli, sausages, peas, vegetables of various sorts, wine, Daffy's elixir, game pies, Welbeck ale, tobacco, &c. In a few days they will receive rations of light porter—two quarts to every three men—instead of their rum, till all in store is finished. The ration of wine was very small—in one division, for instance, it was only the third of a gill per man The isolated cases of cholera which have exhibited themselves, though of a virulent nature, do not present the intense form of the Asiatic cholera. The Sanitary Commissioners have examined the hospitals in front ; but, so far as I can hear, they had nothing important to suggest of a practical na- ture. The soil is saturated with decaying animal matter. I have slept lately in a sunken but in which a corpse lies buried, with only a few inches of earth between its head and my own. Within a yard and a half of the door of my present abode are the shallow graves of three soldiers, a little earth heaped up loosely over them, mixed with scanty lime, which does not even destroy the rank vegetation that springs out of them. Nearer still is a large mound, supposed to contain the remains of a camel— rather a large supply of noxious gases ; and further away, at the dis- tance of about 180 yards, are the graves of the division, where hundreds of bodies lie lightly covered as close as they can pack. In front of the but are two mounds, about ten feet distant, containing the buried offal of

the butchers ; and on the left are the remains of more camels, and of God

knows what beside, which emits pestilential odours when the sun shines. This is a nice spot to live in, you will Bay ; and yet I believe it is quite as fa- vourably situated as the tents and huts of many hundreds out here. What is done to prevent the results which, according to all experience, must fol- low from such a state of things ? Simply this—a very small quantity of lime is shaken over the earth which lies upon these remains, and it is a chance whether it is of the least use or not. The offal is now buried with lime, and I believe that lime is also used frequently in closing in the remains

of our poor fellow countrymen : but we require a more vigorous disinfectant, and, if it be a good disinfectant at all, which some people doubt, it should be made in larger quantities and more abundantly used. The Turks resolutely refuse to allow lime to be placed over the graves of their people at Bala- klava, and the consequences are already beginning to develop themselves. Among one of the most useful improvements in Balaklava, must be reckoned the filling-in of the end of the harbour. It had become a horrid swamp, hideous and nauseous to every sense, where water and land had contended for the mastery, and at last effected a compromise in the form of the most abominable mud, blended with floating offal from the ships, the debris of drowned animals from the sea and starved animals from the land, decayed vegetables, and slimy nastineases unutterable. Thanks to Admiral Boxer or Colonel Harding, this devil's quagmire has now been covered over with gravel and with stones, and stakes have been driven into the sea so as to form a quay all along the to of the harbour. The slough is covered over, and a bard, clean, solid bit of ground, takes its place, banked up at the sea-side, and fit for landing goods and stores on from boats with shallow draught of water. The facilities of the piers constructed under Admiral Boxer's direc- tion on the West of the harbour of Balaklava are invaluable."—Times Cor- respondent, May 12.

An article in the Monitetir of Wednesday states that the French army enjoys as good health as could possibly have been hoped for. The num- ber of men taken into the ambulances, which in the month of March was 7585, was in April reduced to 5600; while the number of those who left cured in the same month was 1399, having been 1064 in March. This has been the result, although, in consequence of the siege operations, the wounded were more numerous in April than in March.

TIIRKEY.—The French divisions from the camp at Maslak, under the command of Generals d'Aurelles and Herbillon, embarked for the Crimea on the 12th and 13th. The division of cavalry and t . vile was to embark on the 15th ; and the Imperial GI'

Regnault St. Jean d'Angely on the 16th. The Sultan . in review before their departure, and expressed his a magnificent appearance; requesting General Regnault t:o , mendations in a general order. The Sultan was escorted by the Lancers appointed to serve as a guard of honour to the Emperor Napoleon, at tho Balta-Liman palace. The baggage of the Emperor had arrived at that palace ; the preparation of which was actively superintended by the Minister Fuad Effendi.

General Mouravieff, commanding in chief the Russian army in Asia, had concentrated his troops at Kutala. Two thousand vehicles had been put in requisition. The General bad at his disposal about forty-five bat- talions, but not of full strength.

Mr. William Doria, the Oriental attaché to the British Embassy at Constantinople, has furnished a report upon the conduct of the Austrian I troops in the Danubian Principalities, and the state of feeling there. The report is dated Fokschani, April 2; and relates misdeeds of the Aus- trians in that town. It seems clearly established that the Austrian troops are totally without discipline. For instance, we find it recorded that eighteen soldiers violated an old woman, who died in consequence ; that an attempt was made to rob the treasury of the local government, and the sentinel wounded ; that the son-in-law of the Governor of Fokschani was attacked by soldiers on the highway ; and that insolence to the local authorities was common, and a vexatious oppression of the people ge- neral. It does not appear that any punishment, in any instance hero mentioned, was inflicted on a single soldier.

It is perfectly true that the Sultan has removed the obstacles to the employment of Christians in the Ottoman army. The measure is de- scribed in the hatti-scherif as the abrogation of an immunity, by which they have been hitherto exempt from military service; but it is really a concession.

RVBSIA.—An elaborate circular by Count Nesselrode, dated April 28, and addressed to the Russian agents at foreign courts, has been made public. It goes over tho whole of the proceedings at the Vienna Con- ference, arguing the points seriatim from a Russian point of view. By far the larger portion of the paper refers to the third point ; the object of which was to connect Turkey with the European system, and to put an end to Russian preponderance in the Black Sea.

"As regards the arrangements for carrying out that object, the Plenipo- tentiaries had declared that they depended too much upon the events of the war to allow the bases to be settled at once. Public manifestations in France and England, however, sufficiently betrayed the idea which lurked behind those words. It aimed at the destruction of Sebastopol. Doubtless', according to the calculations of the Cabinets of London and Paris, the mili- tary operations, in the Crimea, going hand-in-hand with diplomatic delibera- tions, were to influence the issue of the Vienna Conferences. When they opened the anticipation was not justified by events; and therefore the name of Sebastopol was never uttered. Russia is indebted for this silence to the heroic resistance of her brave generals, officers, sailors, and soldiers. Their noble devotion has been the most victorious means of negotiations."

Count Nesselrode states the exact tenour of the instructions with regard to the third point, provided by the late Emperor in anticipation of the conferences, and subsequently sanctioned by the present Emperor—

"They start from the principle that the Sultan, as sovereign of the terri- tory touching the two straits of the Dardanelles and of the Bosphorus, has a right to open or shut the passage. They are not opposed to throwing open the Black Sea to foreign flags, if the Porte itself admits the principle. In that case, they deduced the natural consequence of a perfect reciprocity, so that Russian vessels might be free to pass the Straits, to enter the Mediter- ranean in the same manner that foreign ships-of-war might navigate the Black Sea. They moreover admitted the perfect liberty of the Sultan to ex- ercise his sovereign rights to assign Turkish ports as harbours of refuge and provisioning for foreign vessels. On these conditions, the late Emperor had authorized eventually, his plenipotentiaries to give their assent to the abro- gation of the principle of closing the Straits."

Lord John Russell's " very remarkable definition," made on the 26th March, is quoted,—namely, that "the best and only admissible conditions of peace would be those which, being the most in harmony with the honour of Russia, should at the same time be sufficient for the security of Europe and for preventing a return of complications such as that the settlement of which is now in question." Count Nesselrode then proceeds—" After this declara- tion, made formally in the conference of the 16th of March Lord John Rus- sell cannot be surprised that the propositions made on the 19th of April were not judged by the Imperial Cabinet as the best and only admissible ones,' to quote the words of the English Plenipotentiary. In sooth, to limit the num- ber of vessels in the Black Sea while the naval forces in the Mediterranean remained without control ; to open the Dardanelles and the Bosphorus to France and England while closed to the Russian flag ; finally, to stipulate the nomination of foreign Consuls in our ports without the Imperial Govern- ment having it in its power to refuse them the cxequatur—a right enjoyed equally by France and England in the territories submitted to their rule ;— surely these were not conditions of a nature to assure the blessings of a solid and durable peace to Europe : for a transaction to be a permanent one be- tween states must be mutually honourable, otherwise it is not peace, but an armistice. These considerations, appreciated in their exact truth, will com- plete the proof that in reality the combinations suggested by the Plenipo- tentiaries of France and England would have offered fewer and less solid pledges for the peace of Europe than the plan drawn up by the late Em- peror." At the close, Prince Nesselrode sums up the results of the con- ferences—

" The first [point] was one of political rivalry. The Emperor took the most exalted view of it ; he resolved it in the interest of the welfare of the Prin- cipalities, the prosperity of which Russia had promised to guarantee. She has kept and will keep her promise. "The second was connected with general interests of commerce. The Emperor has decided in favour of the free trade of all nations. "The third concerned not only the general balance of power, but touched nearly the dignity and honour of Russia. It was thus that our august master judged it. The national sentiment of the whole country will re- spond to his decision. " The fourth point was one of religious liberty, of civilization, and social order for all Christendom. In the eyes of the Imperial Cabinet, it is that which ought one day to be placed at the head of a treaty of general peace worthy of being invested with the sanction of all the Sovereigns of Europe. The Plenipotentiaries of France and England refused to touch even this question of religious interest before that concerning the navigation of the Black Sea had been settled.

" You are authorized to communicate this recital to the Cabinet to which you have the honour of being accredited. It will judge which side was most

loyal in endeavouring to procure the reestablishment of peace ; it will decide on which aide the obstacles arose which have prevented that desirable work. If it finally fails by the rupture of the conferences, the impartial opinion of friendly Powers will at least render the justice to Russia to acknowledge that she spared no efforts to assure the success of a negotiation destined to realize the deeply-expressed desire for a general pacification. " Europe may count upon the constant and firm solicitude which the Em- peror will always devote to that great interest, when the hour shall have come when Divine Providence will have enlightened the conscience of the Cabinets whose implacable hostility, in presence of the mourning which covers an august tomb, calls upon his Majesty to defend with his drawn sword the safety and the honour of his country."

It may facilitate the comprehension of the military operations of Rus- sia to know that the troops have been recently distributed anew, with new designations for the armies. The army under the command of Prince Paskiewitch will henceforward be called the Army of the West, as that of Prince Gortschakoff is the Army of the South ; the troops of General Rudiger form the Army of the North ; and a new corps, in course of formation at Kief and in Volbynia, will be called the Army of the Centre.

The new levy will, it is estimated, give 250,000 men. New ships are in course of construction at Nicolaief for the navigation of the Black Sea.

GERMANY.—Afore negotiations would seem to be pending. The latest report is that a conference will be held today, without the Russian Pleni- potentiaries, and another on Monday, at which they will probably be present. What the nature of the new proposition is has not been stated. According to prevalent rumours, it will consist of a special treaty deter- mining the number of ships, Russian and Turkish, that shall be permitted to navigate the Black Sea. France and England to have the right to maintain two ships of war each in the Bosphorus. The Porte to com- municate to the Allied Powers any treaty concluded with Russia.

Warlike rumours are not wanting that point to more active proceed- ings from Austria. The Moniteur, under the date of Vienna, May 16, says—" The Austrian squadron, under the command of the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, will leave Trieste in a few days. Salamis ap- pears to be the meeting-place appointed for the vessels of the squadron." Another report is, that M. Rechaberg has been instructed to propose to the Diet the immediate mobilization of the Federal forces.

In obedience to a decree adopted by the Federal Diet on the 12th April 1855, requiring the Governments to bring the state constitutions more into harmony with the monarchic principle, the King of Hanover has issued an ordinance annulling the constitution of 1848, and reviving that granted by the late King Ernest Augustus. The King reserves the right of effecting further changes in the constitution.

Tray Barric.—The Allied fleet has now closed up the Gulf of Finland ; and a considerable number of prizes, twenty-five, have been captured. The main station of the fleet is at Nargen, whence they command a view of-the Gulf from Revel to Helsingfors. Advices from St. Petersburg to the 19th state that all the fortified harbours in the Gulf of Finland had been declared in a state of siege.

DENMARX.—The ex-Ministers of Denmark who have been impeached, and who are to appear before the High Court of Justice of the kingdom on the 4th of June, are six in number —M. Oersted, President of the Council ; M. de Tillisch, Minister of the Interior ; General de Hansen, War; M. Bluhme, Foreign Affairs ; Admiral Steen-Bille, Marine ; and M. de Scheel, Justice. They are accused first of having ordered, without having demanded the authorization of the Diet, though it was sitting, various measures causing expenses not accorded by the laws of finance; and secondly, of having illegally solicited and obtained the Royal sanction for the same measures, and having ordered the payment of other sums, without legal authorization. M. de Hansen is besides especially accused of having disposed of sums not allowed in the budgets of 1853 and 1864. The High Court of Justice has already been constituted in accordance with Article 72 of the Constitution. It consist of sixteen judges,— namely, eight members of the Volksthing and eight members of the Supreme Tribunal, all elected by the bodies to which they respectively belong.

ITALY.—Succeas has finally crowned the perseverance of the Sardinian Ministry in their struggle with the Church : on Tuesday last the Con- vent Suppression Bill passed the Senate, by 63 voices to 42. But a fatal destiny seems to hang over the Royal house of Savoy. The youngest son of the King—a second Duke of Genoa, born only a few days before the late Queen died—expired on the 17th.

SPAIN.—It is generally understood that Lord Clarendon approves of the conduct of Lord Howden in the matter of the Seville Protestants ; and it is said that the Spanish Government will not insist on his recall. Advices from Bayonne, of the 23d, state that a Carlist conspiracy had been discovered at Saragossa. On the 22d, an ex-Carlist chief, who had entered the Queen's service after the convention of Bergara, had deserted with sixty men of the garrison. Troops of the line and militia had gone in pursuit. Arragon, Burgos, and Navarre, were yesterday declared in a state of siege ; and the Government had demanded powers to exile sus- pected persons.

AIISTEALIA.—Advices have been received from Sydney to the 24th February, by the Maid of Judah, which arrived at Plymouth on Tuesday. On the 6th February, a meeting of six hundred persons adopted an address to the Governor-General praying that he would dissolve the Legislative Council, and take the sense of the country on the fundamental principles of the New Constitution Bill, which neither "represents the opinions and wishes of the colonists nor consults their interests." Sir William Denison, addressing the deputation that presented the ad- dress, regretted that, relying, as they professed to do, upon his desire and ability to promote the welfare of the colony, they should, within so short a period after his assumption of government, press him to adopt such an extreme, uncalled-for, and injurious measure. It would tend unneces- sarily to excite party strife, as, whatever might be the opinion of the new Council respecting the form of government, " it could not, at that late pe- riod, be made to operate in modifying the course of action of her Ma- jesty's Government in relation to a measure which has been submitted for consideration in accordance with the forms prescribed by law." He declined to dissolve the Council.

The chief opposition to the Constitution Bill, says the Sydney Empire, is directed against " the scheme of a nominated Upper House, retiring pensions for officers of the Government, and the clause which renders a

majority of two-thirds of the members indispensable to any fute re alter- ations or amendments in the measure."