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    No 443 September 18, 1S58.J THE LEOEB. _...

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    EGYPT. The Pasha of Egypt scorns determi...

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    THE INDIAN REVOLT. —?•— ¦ The intelligen...

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    the loiu-prepared expedition against the ItuT pirates to Mexico we father from French sources that France m-S to co-derate with Spain , and expects the expedition not to take place before next spring . General Prim according to the telegram , is to command the exSitUm . The Madrid journals state that General Prim ' s expedition against the Biff pirates is extremely nonular throughout the country . The Espana , whilst thankin / r the French Emperor for having approved of the expedition , expresses the hope that Spanish troops will be alone engaged in it . One of the Journals says that the Queen desired that the name of O Donnell should be given to the ship of the line launched at Ferrol , but that the President of the Council declined the honour . Letters from Barcelona state that the -workmen have for the most part returned to the mills , and that public confidence is completely restored .

    The Chamber of Deputies has been dissolved , and the new House has been convoked to meet on the 1 st of December . The postal treaty between England and Spain will come into operation on the 1 st of October . TURKEY . The Constantinople correspondent of the Univers communicates a report , current at Constantinople , that the Sultan is willing to give up the direction of the finances of the empire altogether to European hands , namely to a commission to be appointed by the Great Powers of Europe . Some Turkish statesmen entrusted with a specific and secret mission have arrived at Vienna , whence they will go to Paris . Private information has arrived from Constantinople that the excitement among the Mussulmans in various parts of the empire is daily and hourly increasing . The sums spent in the purchase of weapons are said to be

    enormous . AUSTRIA . " The situation of the Protestants in Austria , " says the Zeitoi Berlin , " now threatens to become deplorable . It may be remembered that the Protestants of Hungary petitioned the Emperor for permission to form an independent religious community , enjoying the same rights as others . . During his Majesty ' s visit to that country , they were led to hope that their wishes would be gratified , but it is now understood' that the request of the Protestant synod has been rejected , and they have been told that matters inust remain in their present state . "

    At Vienna , the construction of six fortified towns for the defence of the city has been commenced . They form a semicircle on the right bank of the Danube , and at one of their extremities is Mount Loaberg , not far from the arsenal , and , on the other , the fort or Mount Kahlengebirge . A bridge , to be constructed over the Danube , is to be defended by two tetes-de-pont . trussia . A letter from Berlin states that the present Chambers are to be convoked in October , to give their constitutional co-operation in the establishment of the regency . No other question will be submitted to them , all other business being left for the new Chambers , which will not be elected before the month of January .

    A letter from Kebl , of the 6 th inst ., says : —" This morning French engineers commenced the construction of a temporary bridge over the Rhine , which is to be completed within two months , and will serve for the transport of the materials for the construction of the permanent international railway bridge . " Advices of the 11 th inst ., say that the Prince of Prussia will be shortly declared Prince-Regent . Prince Alfred has arrived on . a visit to his sieter . Princess Frederick William , at Babelsburg ; and the Duke of Cambridge has passed through Berlin on a visit to t ]\& Court of Mecklenburg . NAPLES .

    A letter from Naples says : —" The marriage of the Duke de Calabrin , Hereditary Prince , and the Princess Mary of Bavaria , younger sister of the Empress of Austria , no longer admits of doubt . On the occasion of it the King will , it is said , accord a complete amnesty to some political offenders , and commute tho imprisonment of others to confinement in the island of Procida . " Accounts from Naples state that England and France have communicated tho terms on which they -will resume diplomatic intercourse with Naples . A change of Ministry seems to bo among them , a point which the King of Naples is said to bo willing to concede .

    PORTUGAL . The dispute about the introduction of French Sisters of Charity into tho public hospitals of tho country soema to have been finally arranged . Those who hnvo already gone to Portugal arc to rccoivo tho protection of tho Government , but their number Is not to bo increased . Some time since it was stated that tho Portuguese Government had notified that tho ports should be opened for tho admission of foreign grain . Tho Government have obtained loavo from tho Cortes to open tho ports , ^ ehould ? suoh-ft » oourae ^ eeminidvl 8 abloT ^ Wtrtir ( IJt 4 o * rtp p 1 o ' rtrg " to be ovory probability that they will not do eo . This delay ( says tho Jorual do Commeroio ) is causing serious inconvenience to tho mercantile community 5 merchants avo obliged to defer thoir orders from day to day , and Boveral have vessels loaded in various port ' s , waiting tho decision of tho ministers . tub rniNoiPAMTncs . A latter of the let September brings news of { ho uoooaso of Mr . Gardner , hor Majesty ' s Consul for

    Moldavia during twenty-three years . Half the inhabitants Of the city attended his funeral , including the Kaimakan , Prince Vogorides , the civil and military authorities , and all the consuls . By a special order of Government all public business was suspended throughout the Principality , and it was requested that the expenses of the funeral might , as a mark of regard , be defrayed by the nation . The offer was accepted , as the widow is very ill provided for > The funeral service was read by Mr . Colquhoun , the British Consul-General at Bucharest , who went post haste to attend his colleague during his last moments .

    GREECE . A telegraphic despatch from Athens announces the death of M . Mavrocordato , who played an important political part in Greece , and was at one time Minister . LOMBARD Y . The works of the railway from Milan to Ticino are pushed on with great activity . It appears certain that on the 1 st of October the line will be open to the public , so that i save an interruption on the frontier , which will be removed next year , Milan and Turin will find themselves henceforth in direct communication by railway .

    SWITZERLAND . A letter from Basle , in Switzerland , states that fever is raging in that town . It chiefly attacks persons in the prime of life , and many are carried off after a few hours ' illness . The large hospital of the town is literally overcrowded with patients , and the physicians scarcely suffice to attend to the sick in private houses . The Gazette de Lyon announces that snow has fallen on the Alps several times during the last week . The snow is now two feet deep in the Valley of Urselen , under St . Gothard .

    RUSSIA . The Emperor Alexander is said to have made up the profit and loss account of the Circassian war , and to have discovered that the bargain hitherto was , and in future probably will be , in reality , a very bad one . It is , therefore , his intention , so a well-informed paper saysj to put a stop to that war . It will be recollected that some time ago we had a communication from Constantinople announcing the willingness of Schamyl to bring the war to a conclus ' . or ! .- __ ¦ . The . . fair of Nijni NovogorSu , " » yhich . _ has just been visited by the Emperor and Empress of Russia , S ^ 3011 the whole a very good one . Large sales of all descriptions of goods and especially of silk were effected .

    A letter from Astrakan confirms the assertion that the quantity of gunpowder which exploded in the recent conflagration in that place , was not less , as at first stated , than 90 tons , all of which was destined for the armv of the Caucasus . According to late advices from Warsaw , the Emperor Alexander was expected there on the 22 nd inst . The Prince of Prussia and Prince Charles of Bavaria are among the invited , but it was thought very doubtful whether the former would go , he not being on particularly intimate terms with the Court of Buss !* T ' " camp was to comprise 16- recim-- "' battalions of Sharp = ' and 120 piece ? < - We learn Bologna has n . tion of the chile ; all their prayers ^ ...- . Count Colleredo , the Ambassador of Austria , having- interposed in favour of the unfortunate family , has failed like the rest . Tho Holy Office will not listen- to reason , and is determined not to let go its prey . SARDINIA . The Norcf , defending the lease of the port of Villafrauca to Russia , says that power , far from wishing to make a Gibraltar or a Toulon , desires nothing more than to take part in the great commercial movement which is partly created by her produce . The Time ? of yesterday says : — " The truth of the matter reaches us this morning from Turin . Nothing in the shape of a treaty or cession has taken place . Tho Sardinian Government has temporarily granted porniission to the Russian , Steam Coinpahy of Odessa to establish a coaling station at Villafrnncn . There is no question of a Russian fleet mooring there , or of tho place's conversion into a second Gibraltar , any more than there are grounds for stating , as one of tho most ecoontric of the Paris papers to-day did , that henceforward Piedmont must be looked upon merely as a Russian province , "

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    Egypt. The Pasha Of Egypt Scorns Determi...

    EGYPT . The Pasha of Egypt scorns determined to strike terror into malefactors of all kinds . Ho is displaying a most praiseworthy energy and decision . Tho prompt execution of the throo Turks who committed various atrocities on board a Grook ship—murd , crh ) ff ^ c an ^ . taur amrcrow ;" ttnunhorrnflynT-troating a young girlhas produced , according to a correspondence from Aloxundrin , a marvellous effect upon tho Mussulman inhabitants of that olty . A telegram from Marseilles announces that tho fanatical Mussulman party is intimidated by tho llrinnoss of Said Pasha ; that several boys had boon arrostcd and publicly onUoiI ; and that several paohos and boys , accused of illogul exaction , had boon condemned to tho galloys .

    The Indian Revolt. —?•— ¦ The Intelligen...

    THE INDIAN REVOLT . —?•— ¦ The intelligence which we have this week received is tc the 7 th August from Calcutta , and the 19 th from Bombay . There is very little news of importance . The agriculturists are busily employed upon their lands , and at two points only , or at most three , of the vast peninsula , still flickers the flame of war . In Oude Sir Hope Grant ' s column has relieved Maun Singh , besieged in his fortress at Shahgung , in the neighbourhood of Fyzabad . The rebel army is said to have amounted to 8000 cavalry and 40 , 000 infantry , of whom 10 , 000 were Sepoys , but these figures are doubtless a random guess without

    authority . Grant ' s force could not have exceeded 3500 in all , but the enemy showed that they had no intention of again meeting the dreaded gora logue ; and while he was yet fourteen miles away , broke up into three divisions , and retreated precipitately . The men flatly refused to fight , broke , and fled towards Gqnda , Sultanpore , and Tanda . Maun Singh came into camp ; the British General entered Fyzabad , and in a few hours the shops were reopened , and order was restored . On the 4 th of August a force was about to start for Sultanpore , to disperse the rebels congregated there , under Mahommed Hossein . ht and

    In Rajpootana General Roberts has caug severely heaten the last of the fugitives from Gwalior . After a laborious pursuit he encountered them on the 9 th and 18 th August , and completely dispersed them , With severe loss . On the last occasion , at Kotarea , he captured four brass grins , with ammunition , & c . A force had marched from Ahmedabad , to intercept the advance of the fugitives into Guzerat . . The Nana Sahib is said to be at Baraitch , and to be actively recruiting . In the neighbourhood of Allahabad there is still a large rebel force , supposed to be commanded by Banu Madho , and to be 13 , 000 strong , with 17 guns . _ . _ . „ ¦ ¦ ' ., _ from all sides round

    Troops are gradually closing Tantia Topee and the last of his army ; and as they have now to be dealt within Bombay it may be expected that a good aecount . will be given of them . Behar continues in a state of chronic disorder , and ? K *> ° hels at one time occupied the Grand Trunk Road , cuTt nToff our c tf ?» 5 ? mcatioti with Calcutta . They wereToof dislodged ^ v ^ r ^ * V ^^^ asnre ^ are being adopted to restore order in " ^ 5 £ £ g - . ^ lL lonel Turner , with the camel corps and Sikh cavalry ^ effected the opening of the Grand Trunk Road- The Goruckpore district seems now to be the most unsettled , and it is excluded from the list of places to which ladies and children are now permitted to return .

    The Begum and her counsellors were still at Bounreej to the north-east of Lucknow , greatly troubled by the occupation of Durriabad and Fyzabad—Beni Afoh . io Sing still to the southward at Poorwa . A grand * » ' ' ¦ emairiing rebels in Oude was sup-\ Beraytch or its neighbour-Our civil jurisdicf if from the capital re ive deputy commis-% . others at Fyzabad , ^ nex t moves will * Vher is described as ravoi , l . rOOpS i ^ J * under canvas or iu barn * .- % e ^ hole ve ^

    good . * v 'SJfc . . Everywhere else—in the Punjab ^ Tjjucnnd , m Bengal , and throughout the Presidencies oF Ma 3 Bombay—India is at rest . X ^ ^^ Six hundred prisoners in the gaol at Mymenring being dissatisfied with their allowance of food , rose , beat the guard , seized the armoury , and made off for Jumalpore . They were followed by the collector , with a troop hastily raised , and , after a short skirmish , 300 surrendered . The remainder filed on till they were intercepted by a magistrate , who turned out his fuctory servants , attacked the convicts , and sent all- but-107 back to gaol . The few at large will soon bo caught . A subscription has been set on foot in the army in India to erect a monument to the late Sir William

    Peel , who died at Cawnporo on the 27 th of April . Tho sum collected will no doubt be largo . The same means is adopted to raise memorials to General Nicholson nnd Major Hodson . Tho Governor-General and Lord Clyde were at Alla-rhabad , and Lady Canning was on her way thither from Calcutta . Lord Harris has been seriously ill at Ootaoamund , having at ono time lost the use of his limbs : but his lordship is gradually recovering his health , and is again

    ablo . to . aUoi » d-to * publi «» busineaa , ' ' t « k ruamvn sicrovs . Tho wretched condition of tho flying rebels is thus described by a correspondent of tho Times :- * - " Tho lust hope of success died awny with tho second onpturo of Lucknow , and now oven tho hope of osonpo socms to be vanishing away . Every Sepoy who falls into our hands ropoutfl tho saino story . Ills comrados nro lighting on without purpose , or plan , or motive , except the hope of Hfo and of retaining their enormous plunder . Tho lust

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  • Leader (1850-1860), Sept. 18, 1858, page 9, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_18091858/page/9/