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The dispute betvreen Paraguay and the United States , seemed to be assuming a more formidable aspect than was anticipated . Commissioner Bowlias' despatches t 6 the State Department state that Sie sympathies of all , the South American States were in favour of Paraguay . He still expresses a Jiojpe , however , that matters Svili be amicably arranged . . The Curagoa , with "Lord Lyons , the new British Minister , had not arrived at NTew York . A commission of naval officers had been appointed by the Secretary of the Navy to visit the various yards and investigate abuses existing in that branch of the public service , with the view of applying a rremedy .
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Mb . E Beenal Osborxe , M . P .- ^ On Friday last this gentleman addressed his constituents at Dover . After referring in terms of eulogy to his former services to the . borough , the hoti . member observed , wo are told that Parliament is dissolved because a majority has been " embarrassing to the Government . '' Of course majorities are embarrassing to a Government which clings to office in spite of them . Of course , the votes that have been given oil various subjects have been embarrassing to the Government . Is there any man in the room who can lay his hand " on his heart and say that that ministry , has ever been guilty of propounding any distinct policy ? Have they not been living from hand to mouth by scraps pillaged from the Liberal budget ? Have they not treated those measures as it is said gipsies treat stolen children—disfigured them to make them pass
for their own ? Have they riot passed , after opposing it , with the aid of the " embarrassing majority , " the repeal of the qualifications for members ; have they not granted , though in what I think a most disgraceful and insulting form , the emancipation of our Jo wish fellow-subjects ? Are they not willing to do anything that may . Conciliate support from that " embarrassing majority ? " Have they not shelved off every question of great moment or interest which the executive usually introduce , to be considered by committees or commissions ? > Ve are told we want a " patriotic Parliament . " Why , what is the patriotic Parliament Lord Derby expects to get ? Does his lordship think that a patriotic Parliament is one in which no free expression of opinion can prpyail , where ¦ the members shall be dumb before a minister ; and regard him humbly , as
" Sir Oracle , and when he speaks let no dog bark ? " " My idea of . a patriotic Parliament is one where men speak their sentiments , and , although agreeing to sink their crotchets , never give up the right to speak on great matters of principle , or to seek to secure a majority against principles they may dislike or eomlenin , however " embarrassing" it may be to a Minister . The lion , member then repeated his well-known views upon the ballot , avowing himself in favour of it , and his'intent ion to continue to vote for it . At the conclusion of the hon . gen tieman ' s speech , a communication was rend from bir W . llussell , M . P ., now on his passage home from I ndia , offering himself for re-election in the event of a general election , and a resolution was unanimously adopted , pledging the meeting to use every fcitort to secure the return of both hon . members . _
Jin , BiuciUT , M . P . —The hon . gentleman has been making a political tour in the provinces . On Monday-a meeting wns held of the electors of Birmingham to take measures to secure the return of Messrs . Bright and Scholefiold . On that occanion Mr . Bright was present and said : —In the llouso ot Commons there had not been much done . xm » question of the Government Heibrin—or ratuor Anti-reform—Bill had bcou the one that had oxqitcd most attention and liml occupied nioflt time , and if ho had had nny doubt in his own imiui us to its not being n good measure , they might bo s < itisflod , seeing that it had met throughout the whole country with almost unanimous condemnation . u < ~
was of opinion that the bill was a very much worse measure than nny one had yet boon able to dcsctib in words . It would have left the representationi oi the- pooplo in the House of Commons moro liclpicBs than it was even nt present . For hia pnrr , ho w ould rather loavo tho question for fifty years than ho such a bill passed into law . Ho onliroly npyrm od of the course which had boon taken by ^ ' "' " Russell In moving tho resolution which oveitl ow thob . ill . 1-L » was nob prenarud to say L < iaM - u ' » Russell '? proposal wns as good as hia ( air . JiiitJi ** h but if a 0 / . rental was proposed , uwteml of attoi n ing to prevent it passing , ho would bo ffliul to ^ nosQ op sunnort a in-bnosition to go iurlliti . j «
Lord Jolm ltiiBSuirs addross tho other Uay , i" ^» had been a paragraph about tho ballot , llot- Bright ) had no authority to . say what it moan , it seemed to him to bo a modification of tlio opinioiw of tho writer expressed on former occasions W " ing tlmt . subject . Mr , J 3 rl « ht wuiU on n « " 0 length to argue In faspect to tlio urgonoy oi o 'i - and to tho duty of Liberals to unlto togotlio at iio prosont crisis , Aftor vindicating tho oonslsti icy of his political onroar , ho eoachulod by » , YV . m \ sonal illuBioua to We ooIUwbuo ( Mr . fccliulf / lcia ; .
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CENTRAL AMERICA . Important intelligence from Nicaragua lias been -received . On the 2 nd ult . the United States sloop of * war Decatur anchored at one of the numerous coves near the port of San Juan del Sur . She was taken lor a filibuster . The President , on being apprised , ordered out 300 troops , and , personally commanding , -took the transit road for the purpose of resisting the landing , but had not quite reached the shore before lie was met by a special courier , giving the true character of the stranger . A " retreat was then made , ^ burning or otherwise destroying every bridge they passed over . ¦ .
„ , ___ , __ , _ M . Belly , with 40 officers and men , arrived at Greytown on thp 15 th of February , being the pioneer « taff for the construction of the ship canal , who will lie reinforced , it is announced , by the English steamers-with 50 Frenchmen every fortnight . Two forts were to be given for their head-quarters immediately . '• / . ¦ -, ' The Ouseley Treaties have been ratified . The workshops and other buildings belonging to * he late Accessary Transit Company at Puntas Arenas have been swept away by the sea . Greytown Harbour is rapidly filling up , the en-3 trance now being only 40 feet . . , TheJNi
The Panama Sear of 22 nd ult . says : —" - « araguan Government ' s officers took forcible possession of the two American boats at Castillo on the 1 lth inst . The officers of the boats were forced irom the vessels into a small skiff at the point of the "bayonet , and they were otherwise cruelly treated , the American colours were hauled down , and . the JNicavaguan flag hoisted on both vessels . The officers in charge of the property have abandoned the whole to the authorities . M . Belly , who is in great favour rwith the Government , is said to be at the bottom of this movement . Prom Honduras it is stated that the French Go--vernment had made the fine Bay of Fonseca its naval -station on the Pacific . One vessel had already arrived , and two others were daily expected .
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MEXICO . ^ Vera . Cruz dates are to the 12 th ult . Miramon had iiot arrived with his forces , and it was stated that he 3 iad met with several defeats . There were a number » f rumours afloat , but so conflicting that they could uot be relied on . There were rumours at "Washington that Miramon liad entered into arrangements with foreign governments to cede the control of the whole section of . Mexico , known as the Isthmus of Tehuantepec . ¦ The administration had the matter before them .
Despatches fifom Captain Jervis , of the frigate Savannah , had been received by the Navy Department at Washington , stating that a . battle had been fought between Miramon and the opposition ( forces at Monkey Pass , in which the former was repulsed and routed with , considerable loss . It was thought that this defeat would deter him from ad--vaneing on Vera Cruz .
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SOUTH AMERICAN STATES . 7 Tan 3 accounts , from South America are deplorable . Thoro is not one of the republics which is not In a state of a narchy or revolution , trade paralysed , ( agriculture ruined , tho country overrun by banditti . Civil war , from being an occasional calamity , , has xtow become chronic . One adventurer succeeds another in tjio command of tho hostile armies in rapid succession . In fact , tho disease which is killing aioxico has spread over tho whole continent south of her . . What will bo the end of it it would bo difllculb < fco say .
. "Vague accounts have arrived of auother abortive revolution having takon place on tho 28 th of February at Valparaiso . Tho battle , aftor a gallant ¦ » etactuga ! e of some throe or four hours , resulted ad-- "" vcraoly to tho patriots , Letters from Lieutenant * BroQko , of tho sur , voying schooner Xfonimoro Cooper , ftwtate , that the deposit of-guano taken possession ot % him at French Frigatos Shoal contains at tho lowest calculation 25 , 000 tons . 3 ? uq last advices from OliiU show that tho political
distractions in that country are still unsuppressed . It appears , however , that an outbreak at Valparaiso had just been effectually met by the Government . The revolutionary movement commenced in Copiapo , headed by Pedro Leon Gallo , and was followed by similar outbreaks at Talca and Concepcion . At the present moment , Talca ,.. Copiapo , Caldera , and Huasco are in the hands of the insurgents . The former town is besieged by General Garcia , at the head of 1 , 500 Government troops . Curieo , Chilian , and San Felipe arc or have been the scenes of disturbances , and in the South the crops , unhoused ; , are left without protection . The Government ,
however , although singularly isolated , are very determined , and are expected to triumph in the end , although they may have to fight in detail through the whole country . A private letter from Concepcion , dated the 13 th of February , gives an account of a battle which had taken place there , and in which the revolutionists lost between 150 and 200 men , and were driven front the city . They located themselves on the Penco road , and were headed by Juan Alemparte . f 25 , 000 Z ., part of the new loan which arrived from England , was still on board the steamer Lima , the authorities being afraid to land it lest the revolutionists should attempt its seizure
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CHINA . Intelligence has arrived from Hong Kong to tho 20 th of February . Lord Elgin did not start with tho expedition up tho Canton river , but wont in tho Furious to Hainan , for tho purpose of inspecting tho now port of Kiung-chow , on tho north side of tho island , The charts wore found to bo so imperfect , and tho soundings so uncertain , that tho Furious did not roach the now port , or enter into tho channel to the north of Hainan . On its return to Hong Kong , examination was made of several bays on tho coapt , and a visit was paid to St . John ' s Island , near tho mouth of the western branch of tho Canton rivor .
No news had arrived of the progroaB of tho oxpodition tip that branch of the river . It oonslstocl of six gun-boats and a small JVench stoamor , with the flrpt battalion of Royal Marines on board . Its point of destination was Shau-lcingvfu , one of tho most important cities of tho province aftor the capital ,
The Hon . Mr . Bruce is expected out , and it is believed that Canton will not ba retained in our military possession long after his installation as ambassador at Pekin , even should the indemnity not be then forthcoming . Canton has been quiet of late and no objection has been offered to the expeditions made in its neighbourhood ; but the . country is by no means safe for foreigners unprotected by a military force . Baron Gros remains at Hong Kon « -.
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EGYPT . A TELEait . « i from Trieste , under date of Wednesday , is as follows : " More recent advices from Egypt bring favourable reports respecting tn ? Suez Canal undertaking . The public functionaries have received orders to assist M . J do Lossops , and tho governor of Suez has been deposed . " ,,
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WEST INDIESThe La Plata has arrived with intelligence from Kingston to the 27 th March , and to the 31 st from St . Thomas ' s .
JAMAICA . The Governor and the Attorney-General , accompanied by 300 troops , embarked on board the Styx steamer , on the afternoon of the 13 th , and steamed to Savannah-la-Mar to quell the riots which had broken out in Westmoreland ; On landing the troops peace was soon restored . His Excellency issued a proclamation , offering 100 Z . for the discovery and apprehension of all parties concerned . He gave instructions to thecounty . ; . engineer , to have the tollgates re-erected on the exact original spots . The common apprehension was that as soon as the troops were withdrawn , the re-erected turnpikes would again become the objects of popular vengeance . Several fires hacloccin-edin theparishof Vere , which were strongly suspected to be the work of incendiaries .
The half-yearly report of the Jamaica Bank , to the 7 th of March , had been published . It seemed that the bank had suffered by failures but the surplus profit ; for six months , after paying a dividend of 7 per cent , per annuin , would cover all losses , and leave tho reserve fund untouched . DEMERARA . The sea wall at George Town has shown symptoms of giving-way , and great fears of an inundation were entertained when the mail left . The late high tides had done great damage to the plantations along the coast . A meeting of the Court of Policy had been called for the 30 th of March ; The weather was showery , and favourable to the young crops .
IIAYTI . Everything was reported to bo tranquil at latest dates , the Government being actively engaged in organising affairs . ST . IIIOjrAS . Letters from St . Thomas stato that the island continued healthy . Yellow fever had not yet appeared , and the deaths from diphtheria had materially diminished .
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^ 88 THE LE ADER . [ Ho . 473 , April 16 , 1859 .
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Leader (1850-1860), April 16, 1859, page 488, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2290/page/8/
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