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FRANCE.—In his controversy with the Journal des Debats, Mr. O'Connell diverged to attack Louis Philippe for not having fulfilled the compact into which he entered at the time of the Revolution of 1880; and he added, that if" Henry the Fifth" (the Duke of Bordeaux) would undertake to give to the French the whole Charter, he should have an Irish brigade in forty-eight hours. This declaration has caused a general commotion among the Paris journals ; who, with few exceptions, retort upon Mr. O'Connell angry charges of ignorance respecting the real feeling of the country about which he was speaking.

The Paris Droit mentions the discovery of a murderous association in the French capital, a sort of European Thugs. One Teppaz had been arrested for a street robbery, and he made the following confession to the Chief of the Police

" In 1836, I was enrolled among a band of assassins, by a man named Poildevache. When I showed any hesitation to commit violence, my companions kicked and beat me, to give me courage, as they said. One evening that I was watching near the Canal of St. Martin, in company with two others, a man of about thirty-six years of age passed by. One of the band, Rampailleux, having judged by his dress that he had money, seised him by. the throat and threw him to the ground. Poildevache then ran forward and seised the legs of the victim, whilst I, by order of the others, searched his pockets. As the victim was making great exertions to escape Rampailleux drew his knife, saying, 'Wait, and I will give you the police-seal ' • and he stabbed him several times. He then took the dead body on his shoulders, whilst Bernard held it by the legs, and they then flung it into the canal. The murder having been committed, we went to sup; when Rampailleux used his bloody knife to cut his bread ; which made me sick, and I was unable to eat."

Rampailleux and Bernard were speedily arrested : they are about twenty-seven years of age. Piednol, another of the gang, has since been seized : he is twenty-nine years old, and has passed ten years at the gallies.

SPAIN.—The accounts from all parts of Spain are most contradictory. General Sanz arrived at Barcelona on the 25th September, and assumed the command as Captain-General of the province, throughout which he had proclaimed martial law. From his magnifying the advantage which Prim gained over Ametler at St. Andres, it looks as if the position of the Ministerialists had not materially advanced in the intervaL Some of the accounts represent Ametler as being in the neighbourhood of rigueiras with only nine soldiers ; but others, of more recent date, make him approaching Barcelona, with reinforcements of 6,000 men for the Junta from Gerona, while other officers were marching thither with more succours. In the city itself, the insurgents had evacuated the Atarrazanas, and had placed their ammunition in the cathedral. The Junta had discovered a conspiracy to surrender the city to the Ministerialists.

The French telegraph states, that Prim entered Figueiras on the 3a instant, with 5,000 infantry, and "was received with enthusiasm by the inhabitants."

Respecting Saragossa, the French telegraph and the local papers are quite at variance. The telegraphic despatches describe it as being strictly blockaded and in want of provisions. The Eco of the 25th says, far was the town from being blockaded, that communications had been exchanged between the Captain General Lopez Banos and the Central Junta of Saragossa, which had led to a declaration by Banos, that he would not attack the town unless he were himself first attacked. The French telegraph repeats its account ; saying that on the 27th things remained "in the same state "—that is, rigidly blockaded ; and adding that the insurgents were beginning to disagree. Rumours have been afloat at Madrid, that Cadiz, Carthagena, and Marcia had "pronounced." San Sebastian was also said to be about to follow the example of Saragossa : this was so far believed by the Governor, that on the night of the 26th the whole garrison was kept under arms.

In Madrid, the uneasy precautions increased. The explosion of the powder-magazine led to some arrests of Esparterists ; but they were afterwards release& Narvaez had called on the Ministers to declare the capital in a state of siege. They demurred ; but as a compromise, they appointed the military Governor Mazzaredo, a creature of Narvaez, to be Political Chief; and through him Narvaez arrested and punished the citizens at discretion.

There were serious fears of a combined and extensive outbreak on the 26th; and the garrison was kept under arms all the previous night ; next day, military possession was taken of all vulnerable points ; several arrests were made, and a depot of fire-arms was detected. The inhabitants were in the utmost agitation and alarm ; but the day passed off without tumult, and there had been none on the 27th.

General Zurbano had addressed his adhesion to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, from the castle of San Juan de Foz, in Portugal; and had been authorized to reside at Palencia.

ITArx.—The accounts from Bologna, to the 24th September, are no laconfficting: some say that the troubles were at an end ; Cardinal Spinola had asserted as much in a new notification ; but the balance of assertions lies the other way. The Morning Chronicle has as probable a representation as any, in the absence of distinct and authentic news..." Private letters from Bologna and from Rome itself agree in announcing tffat the troubles in the States of the Church are far from being at an end. The conspiracy, in the first instance extended, was discovered without being crushed ; and so many respectable citizens were compromised that the number who fled have become, after the fashion of Italy five hundred years ago, real sbanditi. Failing at Bologna, they made attempts at Ravenna, at Imola, at Ancona; and, though defeated by the Roman Police, they are still able to keep the mountains, infest the roads, and defy the troops of his Holiness to capture or suppress them. What aggravates the disorder is, that most of the Italians who served in Spain under Borso de' Carminati, and who were active in the troubles of a few weeks back in Catalonia, have all returned and joined the bands of the Romagna; whom they thus render more formidable partisans than otherwise they would have been."

The Chronicle conceives the object of the insurgents to be, to force the Papal Government into claiming the intervention of Austria ; and they expect that the entry of the Austrians would be followed by an incursion of French troops. The Papal Government, on the other hand, will avoid an Austrian occupation, as the Roman finances will not bear the expense. The Augsburg Gazette says that Russian coin had been found in the pockets of the insurgents ; other papers say that an English, others that a French officer, took a leading part.

The Duke of Lucca has gone to Vienna to support his sou's claim to be the husband of Queen Isabella of Sprain.

GREECE.—Letters from Athens, of the 19th September, say that the revolution had not disturbed the tranquillity of the country. Colonel Callergi had been named Commandant of the garrison of the capital ; and the National Guard had been organized at Athens, and Colonel Macryany named its Commandant. The Beforme states that the King -of Bavaria had applied to Austria for leave to interfere in the affairs of Greece " Austria is greatly interested in the affairs of that country, with which Trieste and Venice carry on a considerable trade. On the other hand, it is well known that Bavaria exercises a great influence at Vienna ; thanks to two Bavarian Princesses, the Dowager Empress, celebrated for her devotion, and the Archdutchess Sophia, the wife of Archduke Francis, the presumptive heir to the throne."

SYRIA.—Sunday's Moniteur announced the terms of the redress obtained by France for insults to the French flag at Jerusalem- " The Pacha of Jerusalem has been dismissed. His successor is to make a solemn visit of excuse to the French Consul. The French flag will be solemnly hoisted at Beyrout, the residence of the General Government of the province, and saluted with twenty-one cannon-shot. All the leaders of the emeutc will ceceive exemplary chastisement." England has also obtained satisfaction, on the spot, for the assault on Dr. M‘Gowan, chief medical officer to the English Bishop. On the requisition of Colonel Rose the Consul-General, the officer on guard was cashiered ; and the soldiers who insulted and beat the Doctor were dogged.

HERAT.—Our private correspondence from Erivan announces the important fact of the death of the King of Herat, Kamram Shah; whose throne has been usurped by his Vizier, Yar Mahomed Khan, who has expelled the suns of the late King. The usurper has been acknowledged as King of Herat by the Shah of Persia, to whom he sent his submission. —Times.

Nolan AMERICA.—The Britannia, which sailed from Halifax on the 18th September and Boston on the 1611, arrived at Liverpool on Saturday last ; bringing New York papers of the 13th. Their contents are not of great interest. The election of President engaged augmented attention. It was anticipated that it would devolve on the House of Representatives ; and as the three candidates, Mr. Clay, Mr. Van Buren, and Mr. Calhoun, were computed to have neither of them the decisive majority required by the constitution, all was uncertainty. The commercial news is satisfactory. Trade continued to improve ; and the cotton-trade was expected rather to be one of short supply and increased demand, in strong contrast to the ruinous years of 1839 and

1840. Exchange on London stood at 91 premium ; on Paris, 5 22f to 5.25.

There had been a disastrous accident on the Susquehannah Railway, occasioned by the breaking of the front axletree of the first passengercar, by which that and the two following cars were thrown off the rails. Many persons were seriously injured. The yellow fever prevailed at New Orleans. The number of cases reported for the month of August was 188 ; of which t.umber 90 were fatal.

' The latest date from Canada is the 11th September. The GovernorGeneral had returned to Montreal, from a visit to the Eastern Townships : which had already benefited to the extent of having public notice drawn to them, their capabilities and wants : " a striking evidence," observes the Montreal Times, " of the utility of such movements, and the remedial effects following upon the slightest indication of any interest evinced for their welfare by those in authority." Public attention had been excited by the conduct of the Government in entering a nolle prosequi on an indictment commenced some years

ago, against Mr. Papineau, Mr. Brown, and Dr. O' '

Callaghan for high treason ; a proceeding which is understood to operate as tiliar to all further prosecutions for the overt acts of treason alleged in the indictment respecting the events of 1837. The Quebec Gazette observes " The conduct of the Government seems to us to hare unnecessarily kept up agitation connected with the late outbreaks. An address to the Crown for a free pardon to all concerned was moved in the first session of the Assembly after the Union ; but the members of the Administration hesitated, and voted for exceptions. At that time, when the Government had carried the measure of the Union—established, in fact, a new constitution for the province, professedly to guald against a recurrence of the evils which had prevailed—a general amnesty would have been considered as an act of grace on the part of power. and consistent with the practice of all civilized countries after political convulsions. The delay of two years vi hich has taken place, and effecting the same thing by driblets, amidst popular clamour, has the appearance of weakness, and keeps up a pernicious agitation." Au official journal of Texas, (whence the intelligence comes down to the 22d August,) announces the probable termination of the harrassing and profitless war between Mexico and Texas " Despatches have just been received at the State Department from Captain C. Elliot, her Britannic Majesty's Chargé d'Affaires, communicating official notice of the fact, that General Adrian,Woll, Commander-in-chief of the Army of the North, had been authorized by the Supreme Government of Mexico to arrange with Commissioners to be appointed by Texas more definitely the terms of the armistice already established between the two countries, and that hostilities would immediately cease on the part of Mexico. We also understand that Commissioners will be appointed to meet at Laredo in September; and that, upon a satisfactory adjustment of the points there to be discussed and the ratification of the same by the respective parties, Commissioners are then to be appointed for the purpose ofsettling all existing difficulties between the two countries, under the neutral and friendly mediation of Great Britain, France, and the United States."—National I indicator.

The latest date from Mexico is the 23d August. A new tariff, of a very exclusive kind, bad been issued by the President on the 14th of that month. The following is an abstract of its provisions— Article 1st. Under the penalty of the confiscation of the prohibited goods, the iniportation into the republic of the folloaing articles is prohibited: Coaches, and every kind of carriages or vehicles for transporting persons or goods; saddles, harnesses, and the accoutrements of horses; hats; furniture of every kind ; pianofortes, and toys and playthings of all kinds. Next follows, in the same article, a long list of manufactured artizles, of gold and silver, of copper, gilded or plated, including almost every variety of such manufactures. Next, another long list of articles manufactured of iron or steel, like the former, embracing almost every kind of hard-ware. Lastly, all manufactures of tin and zinc.

Article 21 provides, that the prohibition mentioned in the former article shall take effect in four months from the promulgation of the decree in the capital as to all cargoes which may arrive at any port in the Gulf of Mexico, and in six months for those which may enter ports in the Pacific Ocean or Gulf of California.

Article 3d provides, that all articles of merchandise which may now be in the republic, but ought never to have been introduced, shall be transferred or reexported within six months, after which period they may be seized in whatever store or warehouse found ; and it regulates the disposing of them or the proceeds of them, denouncing penalties upon those.with whom they may be found.

Article 4th allows merchants one year for the disposal or exportation of such articles of merchandise as are named in the first article of the decree ; after which time they are liable to seizure, as mentioned in the preceding article. Article 5th denounces the penalty of removal from office upon such customhouse employes as shall allow the importation of any of the prohibited articles, and provides for the promulgation of the decree.

WEST IttraEs.—The mail-steamer Tay, which left Nassau on the 12th September, arrived at Southampton on Thursday, with intelligence from Jamaica to the 5th September. Kingston had been visited by a dreadful fire. It broke out, as it is supposed accidentally, iu the Western part of the city, near the furnace-room of James's Foundry, about noon on the 26th Au.;ust ; passed to a timber-yard ; and, fanned by a sea-breeze, spread from house to house and street to street, until checked by the land-breeze at night. The change, however, turned the course of the flames, and threatened a new part—the commercial part of the town—with destruction. Happily, all wind subsided at midnight ; and at daybreak the fire was mastered. Several naval detachments weft called out to aid in extinguishing it ; the Black population being accused of apathy. The destruction of property was great-400 homes were burned down, and the loss is roughly calculated at 250,000/. Several persons were hart but only one was killed—Mr. Ebenezer Depass, who was fatally wounded by a broken shell from a field-piece, used to batter down some houses to stop the fire. Subscriptions had been set on foot in various quarters, and an appeal Is as to be made to England.