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The Week
The happy couple arrived in England on Friday ^ and proceeded to the house of the French embassy at Albert gate . The mediation of a friendly power has been conditionally accepted in the dispute between France and Portugal . —— -The Spanish expedition to punish the Riff pirates has been postponed till the affair with Mexico is settled ; but some light armed vessels are ordered to cruise off the Riff coast , to protect shipping from attack by the pirates . Advices from Barcelona state that a powder magazine in that town had blown up by an accident ; there have been
several persons killed and wounded . The Carhst party appears to be taking advantage of the preparations for the elections to endeavour to excite an interest in favour of the Conde Montemolino , but the government is fully oh its guard . — It is reported from Warsaw that the older generation of Polish nobles * who knew the first Napoleon by sight , gave an exceedingly cordial reception to Prince Napoleon , whose likeness to his illustrious uncle is very striking . He is said to have strong sympathies for the Poles . The maimer in which Poland is now governed differs essentially from the regime established in the reign of Nicholas ,
and many reforms have been effected , by which the happiness and prosperity of the people will be greatly promoted .-- The new liberal ministry in Holland has thought fit to propose to increase the representation of the larger towns , particularly in Amsterdam and Rotterdam , by including in their electoral districts the villages outside the gates , and giving an additional representative to each . ——The various religious sects at Copenhagen have "been very active of late . There are American , English , and Swedish preachers belonging to the Baptist , Mormon , and
Methodist congregations , who are endeavouring to propagate their doctrines , ... -It is affirmed that the Austrian government contemplates not only to impose a stamp duty on all journals which are not exclusively scientific , but to reduce the stamp duty on all to one kreutzer ( about a sou ) of the new coinage .- —~ The regency of the Prince of Prussia has been officially proclaimed . The first act of the Prince was to dismiss Von Westphalen , minister of the interior , who is succeeded temporarily by Yon Flottwell . A deep and joyful impression has been made by the settlement of the regency question . The general satisfaction seems
increased by the dismissal of Von Westphalen . There will be a complete change in the cabinet . MM . Auersward , Count Schwerin , MM . Bonin , Pato , de Bethmann , and other leaders of the constitutional party , are spoken of as likely to be the new ministers . The king ' s departure for the Tyrol is thus described : — "An immense crowd had assembled and greeted the king with enthusiatic shouts of ' May you speedily return in good health ! ' 'God bless the king ! ' The king , much moved , placed his hand on his heart and bowed repeatedly . ' I thank you , my children / he said . Dense crowds everywhere greeted the royal party with
shouts of ' Long live the king V At Anhault station the same sympathy was evinced by the multitude . The king covered his face with his hands , and with tears rolling down his cheeks , exclaimed , addressing the Prince of Prussia , ' Do you hear those shouts , William ? Aufbaldiges WiederschenJ Good-bye ! a % revoir !' It is impossible to describe the emotion of the Prince of Prussia . The queen sobbed aloud , and every man present wept . "——It is said that the Duke of Chartres , second son of the late Duke of Orleans , is about to enter the Piedmontese
army From Constantinople we learn that numerous public employments had been suppressed , and a reduction of the staff had been resolved on . The troops were generally without pay . Two other battalions had been sent as a reinforcement to Candia , where fresh disturbances had broken out . Accounts from Syria ntate that the cholera has carried off 30 , 000 persons at Mecca . The deaths from yellow fever at New Orleans on the 28 th ult . were 68 . A large and enthusiastic meeting of the republicans of New York was held on the 27 th , to adopt measures
to secure the election of F . D . Morgan for governor . Sixteen houses in Portlandstreet , St . John ' s , New Brunswick , were destroyed by fire on the 26 th ult . The accounts from the gold fields on Frazer ' s River are very encouraging . The miners are busily employed , and gathering from five to fifty dollars worth of dust per day . A schooner from the West Indies had run ashore in Rip Shore Inlet , and all hands , except the captain and cook , had died of fever . The British Admiralty have contracted in Quebec for 45 , 000 , 000 feet of ship timber , to be delivered within two years , at Sherness , Woolwich , and Plymouth . The Norwegian ship
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The Week
The happy couple arrived in England on Friday ^ and proceeded to the house of the French embassy at Albert gate . The mediation of a friendly power has been conditionally accepted in the dispute between France and Portugal . —— -The Spanish expedition to punish the Riff pirates has been postponed till the affair with Mexico is settled ; but some light armed vessels are ordered to cruise off the Riff coast , to protect shipping from attack by the pirates . Advices from Barcelona state that a powder magazine in that town had blown up by an accident ; there have been
several persons killed and wounded . The Carhst party appears to be taking advantage of the preparations for the elections to endeavour to excite an interest in favour of the Conde Montemolino , but the government is fully oh its guard . — It is reported from Warsaw that the older generation of Polish nobles * who knew the first Napoleon by sight , gave an exceedingly cordial reception to Prince Napoleon , whose likeness to his illustrious uncle is very striking . He is said to have strong sympathies for the Poles . The maimer in which Poland is now governed differs essentially from the regime established in the reign of Nicholas ,
and many reforms have been effected , by which the happiness and prosperity of the people will be greatly promoted .-- The new liberal ministry in Holland has thought fit to propose to increase the representation of the larger towns , particularly in Amsterdam and Rotterdam , by including in their electoral districts the villages outside the gates , and giving an additional representative to each . ——The various religious sects at Copenhagen have "been very active of late . There are American , English , and Swedish preachers belonging to the Baptist , Mormon , and
Methodist congregations , who are endeavouring to propagate their doctrines , ... -It is affirmed that the Austrian government contemplates not only to impose a stamp duty on all journals which are not exclusively scientific , but to reduce the stamp duty on all to one kreutzer ( about a sou ) of the new coinage .- —~ The regency of the Prince of Prussia has been officially proclaimed . The first act of the Prince was to dismiss Von Westphalen , minister of the interior , who is succeeded temporarily by Yon Flottwell . A deep and joyful impression has been made by the settlement of the regency question . The general satisfaction seems
increased by the dismissal of Von Westphalen . There will be a complete change in the cabinet . MM . Auersward , Count Schwerin , MM . Bonin , Pato , de Bethmann , and other leaders of the constitutional party , are spoken of as likely to be the new ministers . The king ' s departure for the Tyrol is thus described : — "An immense crowd had assembled and greeted the king with enthusiatic shouts of ' May you speedily return in good health ! ' 'God bless the king ! ' The king , much moved , placed his hand on his heart and bowed repeatedly . ' I thank you , my children / he said . Dense crowds everywhere greeted the royal party with
shouts of ' Long live the king V At Anhault station the same sympathy was evinced by the multitude . The king covered his face with his hands , and with tears rolling down his cheeks , exclaimed , addressing the Prince of Prussia , ' Do you hear those shouts , William ? Aufbaldiges WiederschenJ Good-bye ! a % revoir !' It is impossible to describe the emotion of the Prince of Prussia . The queen sobbed aloud , and every man present wept . "——It is said that the Duke of Chartres , second son of the late Duke of Orleans , is about to enter the Piedmontese
army From Constantinople we learn that numerous public employments had been suppressed , and a reduction of the staff had been resolved on . The troops were generally without pay . Two other battalions had been sent as a reinforcement to Candia , where fresh disturbances had broken out . Accounts from Syria ntate that the cholera has carried off 30 , 000 persons at Mecca . The deaths from yellow fever at New Orleans on the 28 th ult . were 68 . A large and enthusiastic meeting of the republicans of New York was held on the 27 th , to adopt measures
to secure the election of F . D . Morgan for governor . Sixteen houses in Portlandstreet , St . John ' s , New Brunswick , were destroyed by fire on the 26 th ult . The accounts from the gold fields on Frazer ' s River are very encouraging . The miners are busily employed , and gathering from five to fifty dollars worth of dust per day . A schooner from the West Indies had run ashore in Rip Shore Inlet , and all hands , except the captain and cook , had died of fever . The British Admiralty have contracted in Quebec for 45 , 000 , 000 feet of ship timber , to be delivered within two years , at Sherness , Woolwich , and Plymouth . The Norwegian ship