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Additional hands have been entered during the nresent week at the carriage and laboratory ; departments of Woolwich Arsenal , and considerable activity now prevails in [ the preparation of shot , shell , and other ammunition . - _ . The improved French gunboats arc thus described in the Paris letter of a contemporary : — " There are eleven of them actually being constructed at Ciotat , close to Marseilles . They are steamers , flat , and of small size , carrying one gun each on a swivel ; and both gunners and gun are protected by an iron shed so fashioned that , the enemy ' s balls will glide off on either side without doing harm . Moreover , these boats are made to be taken to pieces and carried overland , if necessary , and put together in an incredibly short space of time . They are said to be intended for Senegal , but would , no doubt , be equally serviceable elsewhere . " 1 ¦
_ . Before leaving New Zealand , last November , the 58 th Regiment was entertained at a public dinner at Auckland . The 58 th served more than , fourteen years in New Zealand , and in the years 1845 , 1846 , and 1847 saw much hard work in the native wars . The number of men returning is about 200 of all ranks , all who could having obtained their discharge , to avail themselves of the free grants of land awarded by the Auckland Waste Lands Act .
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CONTINENTAL NOTES . fkaxck . ;¦ ¦ ¦ . . ¦ . War is said to be so niueh resolved on by the Trench Govcrnmeut that the corps which ^ are to commence the campaign have already been designated , and orders have been given to the Minister of War to frame a plan of operations . It is contemplated , to attack the Austrians simultaneously in front , flank * and rear—the Piedmontese , supported by a large French army , forming the main division , while another will march northward from the Papal States , and a third will seize on Trieste of Venice .
Kemonst races of ministers , and deputations of manufacturers and merchants , have endeavoured to stay the Emperor ' s martial ardour in vain . In spite of all resistance , the formidable preparations for war are not discontinued . In six weeks , 800 field-pieces anil 400 pieces of siege ordnance of a new model will be ready : The military provision factories are working night and day . Government agents are busy in making arrangements for the chartering of commissariathas collected ious
steamers . The . prodig quantities of forage and provisions of all kinds . The Ministry of War have formed at Marseilles for the military hospital an ambulance medical staff , ready to enter on a campaign , and provided for 10 , 000 invalids . All the preparations are on a scale suited to the provision for an army of 120 , 000 men . Marshal Canrobert is designed for"the command of the army of Italy , under the orders of the -Emperor . Admiral Parseval Desehones will command the squadron in
the Mediterranean . A largo military forage depot at Vinconnes has been destroyed by a fire—supposed incendiary . The damage " is estimated at . 200 , 000 frs , ' The rumour of M . Walewski ' s resignation continues to gain ground . Another pamphlet by M . de la Gucrronniere was expected to mako ' a sensation . The question it treats is the " Revision of Treaties . " The title is to bo
Comment V Empire c' cst la Paix . Tho scope of the pdmphlot is to refute the arguments of M . de Girardin , that if thero is to bo a war at all it should a general one . At the same time the necessity of a specifics war ' in Italy will bo strongly insisted upon . It is rumoured that M . do la Guerronniore is likely to l ) o appointed director in the ministry of foreign affairs and that M . Bencdetti ( who acted as secretary to the Paris Congress ) will be provided with a diplomatic appointment :, ' ¦ VI'I'W * B * to » »•>*** f * § - ' I
In a letter ft-onj Paris in the Inddpendancc Setae , it is stated that the French Government is not by any means disposed to push the acceptance in the Conference of tho double election of M , Couzn . It is said also that Lord Cowloy , hofovo quitting Paris , pronounced onorgotieally in the name of his Government against tho ratification of tho acts of tho Asfleroblios of Jassy and Bucharest , and that in theso circumstances lie pointofl out tho confirmation of his own views and misgivings . It is said that tho influence of Prince Napoleon is
lookod upon with great dissatisfaction in Paris ; and it is thought that tho Emporor attaches too much weight to tho Princo ' s opinions . It is rumoured that tho Imperial Government is much disturbed by an unwonted movement which has fpr somy J'lttlo tivno boon obsorvod among tho loading mombbva of tho Orleans party . JLouls Napoleon , it is generally believed , fears thoso op-S orients much more than any othor , whothor thoy o Kopublicans , Legitimists , or Socialists . The Urloaniets are a small but influential party . They
count hi their ranks men of decided liberality , intelligence , and honesty . Many , too , have wealth at their command : A very large class of the bourgeoisie have not forgotten that , during Louis Phillippe ' s reign , they enjoyed a sensible amount of political liberty , and that , at the same time , the law protected their lives and their property .
PRUSSIA . The students of Berlin University have celebrated the birth of the infant Prince Frederick by a torchlight procession ; and a deputation of their number , with a congratulatory addressj was received by the Prince and Princess . « , Berlin letters describe the reception of the new marriage law by the Liberals as very favourable , while the Conservatives observed a gloomy silence . Its main provision is the establishment of a permissive or optional civil marriage , and the abolition of impediments to marriages between nobles and
commoners . . SPAI > V The " Queen , " says a Madrid despatch of Saturday last ' ' has signed the decree relative to the . Hispano-Amerlcan Exhibition of 1862 . The Neapolitan exiles left Cadiz on that day on board an American frigate . " . ¦ ¦ _ , . A letter from Madrid , states that in Spain war is looked upon as inevitable ^ and that although the proper part of Spain is to remain neuter , if circumstances were to force her to take an active part in the hostilities she would certainly . declare herself against Austria .
On the evening of February 20 th , 101 deputies in the Spanish Cortes , holding frec-trude opinions , after a discussion on the tariff , passed a resolution that the liberal regulations of the tariff in regard to cottons ought to be extended to corn . The English consul is negotiating a treaty of peace between Spain and Morocco . The Count of Paris , is gone to Morocco , but was to depart again thence for England on the 15 th ihst .
. . AUSTRIA . At Vienna an official order appeared on Wednesday , prohibit ] ng the exportation of miiles and the transit of horses . . A letter from Milan states , that trade in Austrian Italy is in a complete state of stagnation , no business beiner at present transacted . ATconsiderable number of recruits , deserters from the Austrian army , have crossed the Piedmontese frontier . The Grand . Duke of Tuscany intends to grant a liberal constitution to his subjects .
A despatch , d"ted " Milan , Wednesday , " runs as follows : — "On the occasion of the funeral of Signor Dandolo , an opposition demonstration of the nobility took place in the churchyard , but subsided quietly without further disturbance . Continual quarrels occur between the Austrian , Modencse , and Pied * montese sentinels , stationed along the frontier . " Austrian Italy . — Paris , Feb 22 . —At Venice contracts have been entered into for the construction of three new forts , which are to be completed in six weeks . According to the Opinione ( of Turin ) 5 , 000 workmen , collected from all parts of the Venetian territory , are already occupied on these works . —Post .
SWITZERLAND . With regard to the election riots in the Swiss canton of Ticino , it does not appear which partywas guilty of the first attack . The elections seem to have turned slightly in favour of the Radicals as against the Ultramontanes , but many returns are protested against . In Paris it is believed that Mazzini is in the canton , and that he is endeavouring to hatch a conspiracy in Lombardy .
RUSSIA . " I am informed ; " says the Paris correspondent of tho Daily News , " on what I consider , credible a uthority , that Russia hag intimated her determination to resist any attempt to prevent tho union of the Principalities by force . " On Friday the Ambassador of the Grand-Khan of Bokhara and suite arrived at St . Petersburg . -The Ambassador has since been received , by tho Emperor , the Empress , and tho Crown Prince . -The object of tho embassy is the removal of obstacles which hinder the development of commercial relations between Russia and Bokhara .
TURKEY . The Post correspondent announces that despatches have arrived in Paris which give reason to apprehend a general rising of the Christian population of Turkey in tho coming spring . A despatch , dated Constantinople , Tuesday , says : —The reports lately circulated in certain papers , respecting the marriage of the Sultan , the despatch of Ethoin Pasha to tho Danube with troops , and the contest In the Divan , iiro stated to bo untrue .
. Tho Sknptschinawas ( Unsolved on the 12 th Inst . by Prince Milosch in person . Tho Iloepodar was greeted with orlee of " Long livo Miiosch , our
Hereditary Prince " A new- Ministry , and eleven hew senators , had been appointed by Prince . Milosch . The Austrian Gazette announces that a military deputation have arrived at Belgrade from Semlin , to congratulate Prince Milosch in the name of the Emperor of Austria . . . IONIAN ISLANDS . A telegram , dated Corfu , February 19 , says that Sir Henry Storks issued a proclamation on the 17 th inst ., announcing his assumption of office . DENMARK . The Hereditary Prince of Schleswig-IIoIstem-Augustenburg , eldest son of the Duke of Augustenburg , has placed on record , in a letter addressed to the King of Denmark , the formal reservation of his right of inheritance in the Duchies . The letter was brought before the Cabinet on Saturday last .
BELGIUM . The Belgian Chamber of Representatives has voted the following article in the new penal . code : — " Any minister of religion who in discourses , read or spoken in public assembly in the exercise of his functions , shall pass censure or criticism upon an act of the Government , or « of authority , upon a royal decree ~ br a law , shall be punished with imprisonment from eight days to three months , with a fine of from 26 to 500 francs . "
PORTUGAL . Lisbon letters inform us that there have been several secret sessions in the Cortes on ecclesiastical questions , and on the long-disputed subject of the right of presentation to the Indian bishoprics . ROME . A young ladv , daughter of Admiral . Cavendish , who has been staying at Rome with her family for some time , viis inveigled by the Rev . Mr . Northcote ( a pervert from the Church of England ) into aeonvent , where she allowed herself to . be baptised , and there she would probably have remained for life , if her father had not gone to the . convent and insisted on her being delivered up to him .
GERMANY . The Allgemeine Zeitung , under the , heading ; " What does Russia intend ? " hints at a secret treaty between Russia and France , and concludes with the following sentence : — " Words are no longer of avail : action is the thing , arid let it take place at once , and in true earnest . " In the sitting of the- Hanoverian Upper Chamber on Thursday last , the 17 th inst ., M . de Kielmansegge moved that the Government should take energetic measures to defend the national rights of Germany against the stranger . The motion was unanimously adopted amid loud cheers .
SARDINIA . There is a rumour current in Paris of a letter from Victor Emmanuel to the Emperor Napoleon , complaining of the probable abandonment of Italy by France , in which case the King would have to follow the example of his father after the battle of Novara , and abdicate . He adds , that if thus driven to descend from the throne he shall feel himself obliged to communicate to the world the causes which obliged him to make such a sacrifice . The Prince de la Tour d'Auvergne , just arrived in Paris from Turin , whence he was recalled by telegraph , brings the most deplorable accounts of Piedmont . He represents it as a country lost in , debt , and scarcely able to pay the taxes . It will be impossible for Piedmont , according to what the French Minister says , to pay the interest on her loan .
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AMERICA . The Arabia arrived at Liverpool on Sunday , with advices from New York to the 10 th inst . The . news is of little importance . Nothing has been done in Congress on the tariff , loan , or Cuban questions . A pi'oposition was tallced of for suspending the tariff law for two years , and thereby reviving the Act of 1340 . Mr . Forsyth had formally tondorod his resignation as Minister to Mexico . Mr . Cass assured him that his course had mot with tho approbation of his Government , which as yet had como to no determination relative to Mexican afFairs . , The arrival of the' 42 d Highlanders at Now York , en route to British Columbia , was expected , ana « - very friendly reception was to be given them . From Victoria , British Columbia , wo learn that a party of American " rowdies " had carried away a British justice of tho poaCo from Ilohnos-bar , and made him pay a fine of fifty dollars for contempt . Tho French had taken possession of Ohtferton , Guana Island .
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WEST INDIES . iiay'i ; i . Tub intolligonco which wo have recolvod , vi < % the Unitod Suites , does not confirm the statement of the nrrivul of ' Soulouquo at Jamaica , which was brought by the -lust West India mail . Advices received Jn Now York ( torn Port-au-Prlnco to the 10 th of
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Leader (1850-1860), Feb. 26, 1859, page 263, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2283/page/7/
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