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      uraB kept in the preserves of San Felici . He has also ordered all the bridges to be destroyed , and the road of the Ahetone to be rendered impassable .

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      The Bex of Tunis and the Itamaxs . — We read in the Optmone of Turin : — "A distinguish !* Piedmontese officer , Count Raffo , hts bSfo S time a minister > of the Bey of Tunis . He easttv made it clear to that prihce that it would bo an act which France wpuld appreciate , to send into Italy a corps of Tunisians , for France is the powerful nro tector of the regency against the Divan of Constan tinople . The Bey instantly saw the opportunity and this is how it is that we have a Tunisian friaate at Genoa . Count Raffo has since disembarked and proceeded to the King ' s head-quarters , and it will not belong before we shall hear of the results of this interview ¦

      Austrian Prisoners in Frasce . —A Marseilles letter describes the arrival at the harbour of the Jolietre of some Austrian prisoners . They were in number about fifty—the first instalment of the ^ promised—were dressed in Austrian uniforms of " the colour of unbleached linen , and were fine , well-made men . Some liai lost their shakoes , and wore light blue undress caps ; others had their cloaks rolled round their bodies , and all appeared to bear their position with quiet dignity , as become brave men and raliant soldiers , which French officers are foremast

      in acknowledging them to be . As soon us the ship arrived the hews spread through the town , and crowds thronged down to the quays . Sentinels were placed on board the ship , but iu other respects the prisoners seemed to suffer little restraint . Some were smoking and lounging over the bulwarks , looking curiously at the busy scene around . From some cause or other they were kept on board until 6 o ' clock , exposed to the gaze of the crowds upon the quays , but whose conduct nevertheless was admirable . aoie .

      The Due dk Ciiartres . t—All accounts agree in speaking highly of the young Due de Chartres , towards whom a kindly feeling , like that manifested towards a spoiled child , is manifested by every individual in the army . The young Duke is said to be indefatigable in the performance of his duties . His health is delicate ; but no persuasion can induce hint to abstain from participating ia the fatigues of his comrades . He is tall beyond his strength ,- ' very slig ht , and very fair , and bears a strong resemblance to his father when a boy . It was a common saying at Claremont that the' Duke de Chartres was kept alive solely by kindness and cod-liver oil ; but the energy and steadiness he has developed in the service have already given proof that , as in many cases , vitality has boen developed by the very circumstances which would 1 iave been dreaded as creating debility .

      N . vi-or . i-oN ' s Merciful Coxsidkuation . — The annoiiiit ^ inL'nt by tel egraph , that his Majesty Napoleon III ., in order to diminish as much as possible the evils of war , had decided that all wounded prisoners should be sent back to Austria without exchange , is regarded in Paris as a clever dodge for getting out of the difficulty of having announced more prisoners than arc forthcoming . The supposition is simply ridiculous , for the authorities here do not deem it any discredit to be detected in misitif it be

      representation . They rather chuckle over , : uiie bonne blague , and think they have earned a claim to distinction or reward for its concoction , I he most feasible hypothesis as to the causes of the Emperor ' s decision is , that , under the cloak of philanthropy , his Majesty will save the cost of doctoring and feeding the wounded men , and transfer the burden to Austria . When the news camo , people laughed ami joked over it , unanimously agreeing that its author was a fin ma tots—an expression intended to bo more complimentary than it is

      dignified or respectful . Heavv Marching Onwsu . —A lotter from Genoa says of the French infantry , " It is strange to see what a load the little follows carry , apparently without much inconvenience . I camo up witli a tew companies of tUe 89 th Regiment , and was astonished to observe nothing but the tops of thoir rea caps visible over the mass heaped on their shoulders ; and seeing several articles of which IJW 1 not understand the use , I walked alongside a sergeant , who explained them to me . On tho top of the knapsatk was one of tho sheets of canvas that form their tent , one of the supporting poles of wh } ° V \ ttoISu Ah ? vfl uncomfortably « s high as each soldier ' s head . Above tho tout luy six daya' biscuit , while a great loot ot

      broad , and . occasionally a book , waspasseii »»««» •" . " straps that support the knapsack . Under onen man ' s left arm was a small bag , lull of every kind of odd and ond for which ho had found no P ™ 0 ® ° lB 9 : whoro . On his right sido hung a ° nn , which yrouW hold at least av quart , and a littlo tin dvlnklng cup , tho inevitable cartouoh box being pressed into the small of his buck . Altogether it ta impossible that this . weight amounts to less < tban' OOlbs ., ana j . ue lievo bur English soldier , in » oftVV » wro ' \ S ° ^ d ; is not burdened with more than 24 pourtuu Their discipline is much less strict than ours .

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      estates . At Barbadoes the weather had been distressingly dry , and the young cane crop was not thriving well any where . ' At Jamaica the weather , which had been exceedingly dry for some months past , had slightly changed , and some sliowers had fallen . The heat had been intense . The drought had told very , heavily on the sugar crop * Cuba has made provision against a decrease of production from natural causes , by a large extension of cultivation through the agency of the slave trade . The Colonial Standard sayS : ' ' The fact is notorious that the slave trade now proceeds in Cuba as openly and as unrestrictedly as does the

      importation of flour from the United States . There is at this moment no ocean i > olice to watch the traffic , and there is neither law nor authority to check it within the island . Slavers fit out in , and sail from the port of Havana as notoriously and with as little concealment as a West India trader takes in her cargo of produce in our port for the West India Docks or for Liverpool . Tho prosperity of Havana , an eye-witness assures us , is unbounded . There is no such business in the universe as the " Black Bird " trade , now that the American Government has succeeded in opening that trade , by their threat of making its suppression by Great Britain a casus belli . The imports of slaves into Cuba this year will , there is reason to believe , be the largest ever known .

      Advices from Port au Prince state that of the thirty-five Cuban filibusters who recently landed at that place from the brig African only eighteen remained , the others having left the island . A Spanish war steamer was in port watching the movement of the filibusters . Centkai- America . —It is stated that the Congress of Nicaragua had refused jto confirm the grant ot land by President Martinez to M . Felix Belly ,, to aid in ; the canal project . From Grey town a

      correspondent writes on the 2 nd : A Colonel Cooper goes to England , with the authority of the Nicaragua n Government , to conclude the Contract according to M . Belly for making the canal and transit through the Isthmus of Panama via the Lake of Nicaragua ; but it is thought by most people who have' travelled that route to be an-impraeticable undertaking . I would advise no person to have any shares in the undertaking . The old entrance to the river Sari Juan is rapidly closing up .

      Mexico . —Advices received at Washington mention that in a short time there will be concentrated on the borders of Arizona , and near the northern provinces of "Mexico , at least two thousand armed men , under experienced leaders . It is understood they will be invited by the Juarez Government to aid him should it become necessary , to establish his Government permanently . It appears by this report that there has been a secret understanding between the Government of Juarez and the leaders of the Arizona colonial scheme . It is expected that General Walker will meet them from the Pacific side , with a large party , in some of the northern provinces of Mexico , probably Sonora or Chihuahua .

      South American Status . —Reports from the South Pacific state that new revolutionary movements had taken place in the south of Chile . In Peru the President and Congress were in direct opposition on every question , and members went into discussion armed with revolvers . On the 4 th of April a revolution against President Robles and General Urbina broke out in Guayaquil , and a fight with the troops was expected , but decisive news could not be had , owing to the Peruvian blockade of the port .

      Chili is in revolution , tho rebels being led by Gulio , who possesses much power in the provinces . Tho Peruvians arc still blockading Guayaquil , though it is expected that through the good offices of tho Chilian minister the differences between them and the Ecuadorians may bo arranged . There arc good accounts generally from British Colombia ; her Majesty's ship Ganges was at Valparaiso on the 10 th April , and the Alert is expected at Panama daily with about 3 , 000 , 000 dollars .

      Canada . —The news is devoid of interest . Some much needed rain had fallen , and the crops had been greatly benefited . The members of tho administration were taking up their abodes in Quebec , that city Laving been selected as the seat of Government for a , time . United States , —The American journals received by Monday ' s mall are occupied discussing the outbreak of war in Europe , and the probabilities of America being involved . Tho news from Europe confirming the outbreak of hostilities in Italy had revived the excitement in commerce in New York , particularly in the corn market , where largo sales had taken place at further advance in prices , which wore not , however , firmly maintained . 8 an Francisco dates are to the- 22 nd of April , and 1 , 480 , 000 dols . in gold had reached New York . The reports of now discoveries of gold in British Columbia wore partially credited in California , and a frosh emigration thence to Fra 9 or Klvcr was expected .

      JWr . Apploton , formerly Secretary pf tho United States' Legation at London , is about to retire from thepostof Assistant- Secretary of State in tho Foreignoffice , which ho has held since Mr . Buchanan came into power . The vacancy is not yot filled . Several persons have been suggested for tho place j among" others , Mr . Squier , formorly Charge" to Central America , jSyns . T 1 Indies . —Two steam propellers Imvo boon found abandoned on tho oast side of Cuba , and it ww supposed they had landed cargoes of negroes . Wome additional flres have occurred on Cuban sugar

      Cape ov Good Hove . —Tho mail . this week brings little news . Tho condition of the colony was peacoful ; though the Kafirs had committed one or two murders near the Orange river . Tho Cape Town Commercial Advertiser says : — -The capital ami business of the colony have outstripped its population , and unless we can import human beings largely , our recent rapid rate of improvement will be materially checked . The two thousand immigrants or

      thereabout who have arrived under tho present scheme , have rather increased than satisfied tho demand . The first sod of the Cape Town and Wellington Railway was turned , with groat ceremony , on tho 31 st March . At a recent public meeting of the inhabitants of British Knfrarla , it was resolved to petiti on Sir Goorco Qroy , as High Commissioner , against the annexation of that province to tho colony , as suggested by the Homo Government . Memorialists arc in favour of a local government of their own .

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      THE PRINCE OF WALES AT LISBON . The Prince of Wales is expected at Lisbon daily , and will remain some fifteen days , a telegraphic message to this effect having been received from the Queen by the British Minister . A meeting of the chief Lisbon merchants has been called to decide upon the best way of honouring the Prince ' s coming , and also to frame the address to be presented to him . Doubtless the King of Portugal will do his best to make the short stay of the Prince of Wales agreeable , on account of the very friendly relations he maintains with the British court . In reply to a direct question the other day , the Minister stated in the Chamber of Peers that , in the existing state of affairs on the Continent , it is the intention of Portugal to maintain a strict neutrality . TUe accounts of the wine crop from all parts of the country are very satisfactory , and promise an abundant supply . Under these circumstances we may look for a fall in prices ^

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      Napt ., es . —A proclamation has been addressed to the Neapolitan people by its new King , Francis II ., on his ascent to the throne . The expectations which vrerc by some connected with this event are not realised by the Proclamation . It is a meaningless document . Signer Antonini has arrived in Paris from Naples for the purpose of notifying to the French Government the accession to the throne of Naples by Francis II . It is asserted that he will also go to London and Brussels for the purpose of making a similar announcement at the . Courts of those cities . A . British . Minister Plenipotentiary will arrive directly to congratulate the new . King . A French Minister , too , it is expected will arrive ; and certainly ft Sardinian Commissioner , in the person of Count Glamour , ex-Secretary of the Ministry for ^ Foreign Affairs . TtTKKEr . —News from Constantinople of the 20 th says , that the Porte is fitting out a small squadron to cruise in the Adriatic , for—observing the Montenegrins . The whole north-western angle of the Byzantine peninsula is in an agitated condition . The insurrection iii the Herzegovina has broken put with renewed fury , and the Montenegrins are openly supporting it . In Servia the people show their hostile intentions against the Porte as well as

      Austria , in the most unmistakeable way . The latest news from the Turkish capital is up to the 25 th . The Sultan has held a military review . The reserve ivill be immediately sent to Roumeiia , and troops and ships will be sent to Albania . The Marseilles telegram states that the commander of the Turkish squadron destined for the Adriatic is to act under certain emergencies under the orders of an English admiral . On the 13 th of April an Englishman called John Twitty was murdered near the cemetery , adjoining the Smyrna and Aidin Railway , his kulab . ( county-house ) broken into and robbed , and liis body was thrown into the well of the house , where it has since been discovered . The British Consul has offered a reward of . £ 50 for the discovery of the murderers .

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      692 THE IEADEE , fNsws AKTi

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      WAR INCIDENTS .

  • Citation
    • Leader (1850-1860), June 4, 1859, page 692, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2297/page/8/