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FOREIGN AND COLONIAL INTELLIGENCE.
(From the Hors News March 25.) EGYPT Rise in the Sail of Egypt. During the course of the cadastral operations lately ordered by Mehemel Ali, it was shown that the soil of Egypt is rising each year very perceptibly, in consequence of the continued deposit left by the Nile. This eleva. on is calculated at 30 feet during the past century for the provinces adjoining the river-Galignani. Alexandria Feb. 16. "It seems now certain,"
mys a letter of the above date, that the French, Austrian, Russian, and English governments, have decided upon cutting through the Lithmus of Suez. An English, a French, and a German engineer, are now at Paris on this subject. The Boglian govern- ment demands that the cutal be made navigable, not. only for trading vessels, but for first-class ships, men of war, &c. People
le wonder that the Egyptian go. verument has not been consulted in an afdle of this importance, and it is greatly offended, showing the had formerly eagerly desired. It is said that the ne gotiations on this affair will be concluded at Con stanticople.
The Algiers journals publish another burlesque We paid our coffinman for 65 bodies interred by
ation issued to the Arabs by Marshal Bu-him (just taking them to the graveyard and thro They are told that if Abd el Kader do noting them out of the coin into a pit) three weeks without conditions, to Louis Philippe's ge
pared with originally intended power of accommods. nerosity, be chall frave but gappowder to expected with to the oumber in this workhouse com BELGIUM-Tho King of the Belgians has, intion. There were reported to me 1,449 in the hos
built for 8001 I had, therefore, to be closed; and is now closed accordingly, for the second time this season, against any further admission till it disgos, ges its present over fulness. Alas! alast what stute of neglected misery for a country to be left in 04. As to what are our hopes from Government, Suffice it to say that we made the assistant com.
virtue of a law passed in November last, issued a decrco, authorizing the importation of cattle into
Belgium by all the frontiers except that of the pro vince of Luxembourg, without payment of duty.
A Belgian journal announces that Count Mens- dort do Ponilty, a relation of King Leopold and Queen Victoria, has been sent to Lisbon by the English Government on a family mission.
ITALY.-Nuples—According to letters from Na-missary start again in demanding of him a wicks plea, the Napolitan love of spectacles is receiving supply of five tons of meal. He positively refused present gratification on a magnificent, yet inexpen it, though we were to pay him for it.” ive, scalo. A great performer, Mount Vesuvius, draws nightly crowds to witness his sublime utter
and the poco curance inhabitants of the luxu- rious city, as well as its curious visitors, are des. cribed as enjoying their refreshments al fresco, and looking indolently on while the mountain declaime in thunder and exhibits in fire,-Athenæum.
AUSTRIA.-A letter from Vienna states that Count de Munch Bellinghausen will not return to Frank- fortle is to be nominated minister of state, and
*ances;
that Count Sanft Pilsach will replace the count as president of the Germanic Diet.
AM on the 17th. Her dates are, Galle, 29th greatest repugnance to facilitate a work which it adjoined to Prince de Metternich. It is believed Αρτί
Penang Gtb, and Singapore, 9th instant Passengers, Mrs Morris, Senor Orensie, Messrs Carter, Wright, Vauchers, Carstairs, and Howell
The following appointments bear date the 24th February
Major W. Caine, to be Colonial Secretary and Auditor General of Accounts for the Island of Hong- kong. C. St. George Cleverly, Esq., to be Sur. veyor General. W. T. Mercer, Esq., to be Chief Magistrate of Police.
More of the Desert Ways.-Letters from Vienna, says a morning paper, states that England, France, and Austria, have concluded a treaty with the Porte for piercing the Isthmus of Suez. By virtue of this treaty Austria is to undertake the works on the coast, and in the port of Alexandria; the regulating the course of the Nile is to be at the expense of Egypt; France to undertake the roads through the Desert Eagland to restore the port of Suez and to construct the basins and all other necessity establish
menis.
Relief for the destitute in Ireland and Scotland pours in from various quarters A considerable sum has been remitted from the United States, the names of the first men in the Republic being on the
AMERICA. The Times has a letter from Monie list of contributors. The Irish in America are also
Video, to the 27th December, according to which remitting freely in aid of their relations, either to
General Urquiza had accepted the office of mediator enable them to emigrate or to afford sustenance between the Banda Oriental and Rosas, He had
It appears until the calamity has been overcome. but too certain that the generous intentions of Go-admitted the propositions of the Monte-Videan Go vernment have been in some degree frustrated by verndent. His intervention is expected to settle the pauper spirit of the Irish themselves, and the the dispute and to restore peace on a solid foun-
dation," favorism shown by the agents. It is said that a
SPAIN-4 rumour is prevalent at Bayonne that considerable number of those drawing contributions
the long-impending royalist movement in the north are sons of farmers, clergymen, &c.,-men well to do the world. In Scotland the distress must have of Spain has commenced by the towns of Estella, been exaggerated, or the Highlanders are an indolano, and Elaro, declaring in favour of the Count de Montemolin. Don Carlos held his court at Es- lent race, preferring poverty to labour. railways, engagements are offered at two shillings tella for some time during the civil war, and it was n days and able-bodied young men have been trans- there, a short time before the Bergara Convention, ported to the works at the expense of the benevo- that Maroto shot General Sanz and several other lept, (prominent among whom is Mr James Mathe superior Carlist officers, who refused to participate
in that disgraceful transaction. Bon) but in too many instances they have aban. doned labour by which they could earn an honour- able livelihood, and returned to their native glens or islands to sloth and poverty. Then discourag ing facts do not, however, slacken the efforts made by the Government and by individuals. That a frightful degree of distress exists is beyond question, to alleviate which, a few instances of ingratitude and misapplication of funds, is not permitted to be any
barrier.
On the
The war between the United States and Mexico drags on with little success to either party. The American troops have taken Chihuahua, and the Mexicans have cut off one or two foraging parties, Santa Anna is stationary at Saint Louis with the bulk of his army, a considerable force of cavalry being kept in front of General Taylor's position to cut off detachments, a sort of warfare for which the Mexicans are well qualified General Scott is con- centrating a large force with the intention of attack- If successful ing Vera Cruz by land and water. he may march upon the City of Mexico, a distance of 270 miles; but before he reaches the table land he will have herce conflicts in the mountain defiles. In the meantime, the Congress of the United States has appropriated three millions to enable the President to conclude a treaty of peace." It remains to be seen whether this will purchase peace or not. We think disorganized as they are, and divided among themselves, the Mexican leaders will not Bell the interests of their country, nor consent to a dishonourable peace. Mexico can exist within her- self, and the possession of the ports on the East Coast, and the desolate uninhabited districts which surround them, will have little effect upon the inter- nal prosperity of the country. One summer of Vera Cruz and Tampico will prove more deadly to a foreign army than three pitched battles, Santa Auna. has some experience of the war of climate with European troops. It was mainly to yellow fever, that he was indebted for his victories over a Spanish army in the vicinity of Tampico about twenty yeare
ago
More immediately connected with this quarter we notice,
FIRST.The annual report of the East India and China Association, appended to which is a Memorial on the Tea Duties, presented to Lord John Russell. A subject referring so directly to the interests of our trade, cannot fail to attract the attention of the British merchants-n China; and as the policy of a reductor in the ua duties as bearing evenue the manufacturing, and the com- ably be discussed next he Canton Charuber Majesty'a Ministers question which so deeply affects
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The Austrian Observer, of the 26th ult., gives a positive contradiction to the rumours mentioned by several other journale of a concentration of troops in the kingdom of Poland, and their march towards the south-west frontier of the kingdom. It also con- tradicts the rumour of large reinforcements of Aus- trian troops having been sent to Cracow.
Amidst the general hopeless aspect of affairs in Ireland, there are some gratifying proofs of well- directed energy on the part of landlords. Upon estates in Chancery, advances have been ordered by the Master of the Rolls for the purchase of sond. corn. The Wexford Independent states that Lord Rathdowne has ordered his agent to supply all the poor tenantry on his estate in that country with seed for the coming crops. The Earl of Erne has acted with similar liberality in the north. In the south, the proprietors of the better class are pursu ing the same judicious course.
During the last week of February, Lord de Vesci, solely at his own expense, sent one hundred persons from bis estate in the Queen's County to New York; he puid their passage out, directed that they should be provided with beds, provisions, and every thing necessary for their fransit to the New World, and gave an order on New York that they should receive 11. each on their arrive there. He literally bought them out.
of
The official retura gives 708,228 as the råmber persona employed on public works during the week ending the 27th of February.
Overflow of the Danube.-The Presburg Gazette contains an account of a serious inundation, which rose on that day, and did not subside until the fol took place at that city on the 20th alt The waters
M. Soyer arrived in Dublin on Monday se'night; owing one. The Danube on this occasion attained a height equal to that in 1809, and all the lower and had an interview with the Lord-Lieutenant and part of the city suffered severely, the cellars and other authorities on Tuesday. He was commis. first-floors being flooded. The loss in property issioned immediately to erect a soup kitchen, on the said to have been considerable, but it does not ap. plan of a model which he had made in Lundun. pear that there was any loss of life.
The Nuremberg Correspondent published a letter from Vienna of the 1st, which gives credit to a re- port, that the Austrian government, with a view to reduce its budget of expenditure, which has been constantly increasing, has resolved upon a diminu-
tion of the army.
PRUSSIA.The King of Prussia has decided that a summer palace is to be immediately constructed on Pfingstberg, the height of which is to be eighty- five feat, so as to afford an extensive view over the
surrounding country,
The Rhenish Observer has a letter from Minden. in Prussia, mentioning a report that the Prince de The Barcelona Fomento, of the 5th, publishes another most ferocious "Bando" of the Captain-Lippe, had been wounded by a shot from a musket or pistol, but it was not known whether it was the General of Catalonia, Breton, against such as may
result of a crime or of an accident,
assist or connive at the Montemolinist movements. That such decrees should be issued by the agent of a constitutional government is truly astonishing.
The Minister of Grace and Justice asserted to the pathies in the country; that it had no support or as- forter that the Montemolinist party had no sym
sistance from foreign parts; that it was left to its own weak resources; and that all statements to the contrary were false or exaggerated."
The unfortunate marriage into which the Queen bas been trepanned, is like to lead to much creased misery in Spain. She appears to have completely
broken off with her husband, and to have cast her eyes of affection on General Soreno. He has been asked to become her prime minister, but has declined the task. The ministry fearing his influence have offered him a distant command: At the Queen's suggestion, probably, he has refused to obey, and the ministry insists upon his trial for disobedience.
FRANCE The Rentes. In order, as it is believed, to enable France to continue her immense purchases of corn from Russia, the Czar has, it would appear, laid aside in the Bank of St. Petersburg, to the ac. count of the Bank of France, 50 millions of francs
in capitil, for which he is to receive rentes to the This affair, as it came amount of 2,000,000, through the Prince Lieven, Count Nesselrode, and M. Kisseleff, on the part of Russia, and through M. Guizat, the King, M. Laclave Laplagne, and M. Duchatel on the part of France, to be carried out by Messrs D'Armont, Hottinguer, Pillet-will, and Lefevre, and the Governor and Regents of the
Bank, has created a tremendous sensation in Paris
The prevailing opinion is that the affair is political, not commercial-and is meant to tell against Eng land.
Queen Christina and her husband had reached
Paria at the end of last week.
The outlay of the city of Paris in bread tickets to
the poor, from Nov. 18 to Feb. 28, amounted to 1,256,000 franca, and it is calculated that the sum required for the same benevolent purpose for the present month cannot be less than 1,024,000 francs. The Friedland, three-decker, has left Brest for Toulon, and is destined to join the squadron in the Mediterranean. A
The Prince, de Joinville has left Paris for Toulon to embark with the squadron, of which he assumes the command
The Constitutionel states that a French clock- maker who catablished himself in Macao two years since has completely succeeded. The Chinese are most anxious to purchase clocks, chronometers and all instruments which serve to measure time, with precision.
Prussian Commercial Policy.-According to a letter from Berlin, in the German Journal of Frankfort, the Prussian government intends to submit to the United Dict the question of the line of commercial policy which it would be prudent to adopt in the interest of the nation.
Prussian Expedition to China-The Rhenish Observer mentions a report that the Society of Maritime Commerce, Berlin, intends to send a come inercial expedition, consisting of several vessels, to China, and that it is to be accompanied by a go- vernment agent charged to open diplomatic rela tions, and establish consulates. It is added that the King of Prussia has given 1,000 thalers (nearly 4,000 €) towards sending two religious missionaries
to China.
BAVARIA. According to the Union Monarchi que, the Protestants of the Palatinate are raising, subscriptions, in order to present Mdile, Lola Montes, the Anne Boleyn of Bavaria, with a myrtle wreath," and thank her for having freed the king, dom of Bavaria from a bigoted administration, and the domination of the jesuits. It is strange that such politicians as Lola Montes should always be the foes of the Jesuits-
RUB81A, Russian Liberality.-A letter from St. Petersburg of the 17th ult. says: The Emperor has just issued an ordinance, which is to be an- nexed to the military code of the empire, and which orders all commanders of corps not to require from such Jewish soldiers as may be under their com mand any service during the Jewish Sabbath or feast days, so as to allow these men to repair regu- larly to the Synagogue."
The General Central Relief Commitee,-Arch- bishop Murray presiding, passed a resolution, en Tuesday, entreating the clergy of all denominations to use every exhortation to the promptest exertions in the culture of the land.
On the 6th instant a man named M'Intyre drop- prd dead, apparently from starvation, while engaged in the public works at Monchull, county Cavan, So destitute did this man's conilition appear in his lifetime, that his fellow labourers were actually rising a subscription to purchase him a pair of shoes. After his death, the sum of 41. was found tied in his neckcloth.
The Young Ireland party acknowledge the re- reipt of 117 8d in the Nation, as the gathering of the last week in support of repeal. In Conciliation Hall collection was 197.
the distress. For instance, at Limerick, William The reports of assizes give terrible evidence of
and Margaret Casey, a miserable couple, whose wretched appearance called forth the commiseration of the entire court, were indicted for stealing one sheep, value ten shillings, the property of Arthur Hackett, at Castle Roberts, on the 1st of March, The clerk of the crown having asked what the prisoners had to say to this indictment, Willam Casey replied, "We are guilty, my lod; two of our children died of starvation, and we had nothing to eat either for ourselves or the other thre
creatures. Sir David Roche knows me, tay lord”! (Here the prisoners burst into tears, which much affcted the learned judge.) Sir David Roche (High Sheriff)" Indeed, I know the poor man for many years, and am sure that nothing but the brink of starvation would have led him to be gully of the act. Two of his children died." Prisoner
They died, my lord, with the hunger." Mr Sergeant Stock And where are the other three children-what has become of them 1" Bulk pri soners (in tears)- We don't know, my lord, may be, they are all dead now." Sergeant Stock (deeply affected) Would you be any service to them, if you were set at large Prisoner-"I would my lord." Bergeant Stock-"Let them be discharged."
Fever and Dysentery. The most harrowing ac counts have been received from Sligo, Cork, Kerry, Leitrim, Longford, and other counties. The deaths from starvation are increasing to a most frightfal extent, and fever and dysentery are spreading in all directions. A letter from a district in a southern TURKEY.-Corn Riots in Turkey.-A letter from county states that the board of guardians now only large quantities of corn lately exported to Europe, house it must be There appears to be a most Constantinople states, that in consequence of the
admit to the workhouse persons suffering under fever and dysentery! Only think what a pest, They were at last put down; but the Pacha, in and the most direful consequences must follow, fot some disturbances had taken place at Salonica, lamentable deficiency of hospital accommodation has fort void the chance of a similar outbreak, it cannot be expected that pestilence will long be
order to
tion of grain.
for the present, all further exporta
A letter from Rome states, that the Pope intended to send consuls to the principal towns in Turkey, and that the Catholic subjects of the Sultan are to be placed ander their protection,
IRELAND.
SkibbereenThe state of this place is the most fully described, but we believe the deseription is equally applicable to almost all the towns in the south and west of Ireland. The following statistics, addressed by the Protestant rector to a benevolent lady, best exhibit the condit
condition of the people.
confined to the destitute classes.”
Population of Ireland-A quaint calculator has world are numerically the same. Cuí demo the shown
that the
the Irishmen and Jews throughout the
calculation?
The Rental of Ireland-A parliamentary paper, isaued on Friday, gives the aggregate net rental value of all Ireland, as assessed to the poor-rate, at 13,187,421 6. 8d.
means, and hastening America by their
Benigration and Non cultionon. The small far mers, in numerous instancer, seen more intent of realizing all their availab to the seaports, in order labour and capital, than
et home and waste. price of meat sufficient to feed their energies in the col
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