The Week.

ripe for an insurrection , which n * o may expect to hear of very soon . The King of Naples still lingers . He is said to be attacked with the morbo pedieolare , to be n mass of corruption , and to be in great suffering . The Swiss regiments are being concentrated in the city . Eight steam frigates are , moreover , ready to leave at a moment ' s notice , with accommodation for a thousand men each , in any direction where tho people may happen , to make a movement . It is added that tho Swiss have received the most sanguinary orders in case Naples should raise -a cryand

, that the state of siege will be declared shortly . H . M . S . Centurion , 80 guns , has arrived at Napios . A 90-gun ship , and other British vessels , are cruising off Genoa . On fhe 5 th inst ., in the Spanish chamber of deputies , both M . Olozaga audM . Gonzalez Bravo spoke in support of the government bill for increasing the army to 100 , 000 men . The latter suggested that something ought also to be done for the uavy . On a division the bill was adopted by 233 votes to 1— that of M . Rivero .- AVe have advices from Hong-Kong to the 31 st of March . Tho arrival of Mr . Bruce

was , hourly expected at Hong-Kong , which Admiral Seymour had left . A treaty has been concluded between Siam and Portugal . Thc jVige-- , with the gun boats Janus and Clown , had destroyed a strong nest of pirates near Macao . Saigon , in Cochin China , has been taken by tho allied French and Spanish force . ' Three million of francs in copper cash is reported to have been taken in the city . American news is not of much importance . A fugitive slave case at Zanesviiie , Ohio , had given rise to great excitement . General Cass had been ill , but was

improving . Details of Mexican news confirm the telegraphic accounts of the terrible anarchy which prevailed . Both sides wero committing great excesses . Mr . Black , the American consul at Mexico , was tendered his passports , and had asked the British consul to protect American persons and property in the absence of an American representative , but this request was refused . The British government getting no redress for their subjects had declared their intention to hold Vera Cruz as tiie treasury of Mexico , to satisfy British claims . There had been a riot at Panama , iu which two or three were killed and several

wounded .. News from Toronto stated that the government had been defeated on the question of supplementary estimates ; this arose from tho difference between the two houses as to removing the seat of government . The Australian mail brings advices from Melbourne to the 10 th March , and from Sydney to the 10 th March . The only political item of news of any importance is a dispute that had arisen in the A'ictoria parliament betiveen the council and tho assembly , in consequence of the former having made an alteration in a money billwhich the hitterin imitation of our House of Commonsresisted as

, , , au infringement of their privileges . After a warm discussion in both houses , tho council gavo way , and the pui-liaineiit was shortly afterwards prorogued . A general election was soon to take place under the new electoral act . Tho Melbourne accounts of the gold fields are not so satisfactory as they have been , there being an evident diminution in the yield of gold . A horrible accident took place on Friday morning in AVcstminster . Au extensive scaffolding , erected at the works of the AVcstminster palace hotel , situate ,-it the corner ot New

Afctoria-street , suddenly gave way iu part , and four men were in a moment killed , a fifth died some three hours after the accident , while eight others have been terribly injured . Of course comment is out of the question , AVe shall only be too glad to hud that the catastrophe has been the result of simple and blameless accident . On Friday , the adjourned inquest on the suspected poisoning at Richmond , was held in the A ' estry-ball , Richmond , Some additional evidence was giveu , and the coroner observed that he had that clay seen Professor Taylor , and found that

the necessary tests had been completed . It was useless to examine a number of other witnesses until it was first ascertained whether death resulted from natural causes , and he should , therefore , adjourn tho inquest , for the attendance of Professor Taylor , until Wednesday week ,- Several very striking letters have appeared lately in the daily journals with regard to the mysterious death of the German or Russian sailor at liamsg .-ite . The evidence , and appearances of the body , aud the surrounding objects when it was found , havejiieen very carefully considered , and too good reason is shown for suspecting a brutal murder , not a suicide , to have been committed . At the Central Criminal Court session on Saturday , John