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      lost . The filibusters themselves were saved , and had been conveyed in a vessel to Hayti . PORTO RICO . Xetters of the 16 th April say , that produce re--mained without change , and the fears which had been entertained of a short crop seems to be fully confirmed , and several estates have already ceased grinding . Rain was very much needed . The Magdalena arrived at Southampton on Thursday with news from Jamaica to the : 26 th ult . JA 3 IAICA . Most Of the Westmorland rioters had been tried and convicted before the special Commission Court at Savanna-la-Mar , and sentenced to various degrees of punishment . An attempt was made , unsuccessfully , to demur to the jurisdiction of the Court . During the investigations it was clearly shown that the .-positions selected for the toll-gates were calculated to lead to oppression and injustice . The first telegraphic wire had been laid along the railway line from . Kingston to Spanishtowii , and was to be opened to the use of the public on the 27 th ult . A fire had occurred at Annotto Bay , in which the Baptist chapel and other buildings were reduced to ashes . Drought still prevailed throug hout the island , arid latest accounts from the country parishes represent agriculture as suffering severely . . . BAEBADOES . In this island there were reports of discontent , about Easter , among the labouring population , in consequence of a few cane pieces being set on fire , but insubordination was soon checked , and order restored . MARTINIQUE . Martial law was still in force , and no persons were allowed to be out in the towns after eight o ' clock in the evening . The ; steainer Rahomy had arrived at the island from the Coast of Africa with be-. tween 400 and 500 negroes , men , women , and children ; eighty-three had died on the voyage to Martinique . It was stated that this was the last time any vessel was to be employed in suctr traffic , by orders frOm the Emperor ; ' ———— -

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      Central America. Prom Nicaragua We Have ...

      CENTRAL AMERICA . Prom Nicaragua we have a report that M . Belly had been successful with the Government . On the 29 th of March ; the corner stone of the Interoceanic Canal was laid at San Carlos , in the presence of Presidents Martinez and Mora . Her Majesty ' s steamer Basilisk was at San Juan del Sur . A letter , dated San Juan del Norte , April . 13 , reports the loss of the Costa Rica mail , by the upsetting of the boat in wliich it was coming down the Serapegui . A Mrs . Joy , and a German named Aleman , were drowned . The latter lost his life in attempting to save the lady , an Englishwoman . At Panama , on Palm Sunday , a riot occurred between the residents of the city and the blacks living without the walls , in which two or three were wounded . The United States Consul signalled the man-of-war in the harbour , and Commodore Long sent several small armed boats , with 300 men , to protect the American residents , but their services were not required . —

      Mexico. The Dates From The Capital Are T...

      MEXICO . The dates from the capital are to April 18 . General Miramon made his escape from the constitutionalists , and arrived jat the city of Mexico on the 11 th , with two aides-de-camp , just in time to congratulate Marquez on his victory over Degollado . His . army came in during the next day or two , most of the troops in good condition . General Degollado arrived before the city of Mexico on the 22 nd of March , and might then have easily entered the city , but suffered himself to be deceived . On the 10 th , preparations were made-for an attack upon Dcgollado ' s headquarters by a force of 5 , 000 men under Marquez . The result was , of course , a complete route of Degollado ' s following . After the action , the cavalry of Marquez murdered all the wounded , with whom the field was covered , and none of whom were spared . Such deeds of blood and murder ,. however , were not approved by Miramon ' s Government . Mr . Black , the American consul , applied to Mr . Otway , the English minister , to take the American citizens and property under his protection , in the absence of any representative of the American Government in the capital , and his request was refused .

      South American States. A Revolution Brok...

      SOUTH AMERICAN STATES . A revolution broke out at Guayaquil on the night of the 4 th ult . While President Hobles was on a visit to the house of General Urbina , Colonel Destre and others made a call on Roblos . General Franco got wind Of Deatre ' s intended treaohery , entered the room and shot Destre through the head , who toll dead ,. At this , a portion of the Government troops in tne quartole revolted under . General Maldonado , at » da , fixe was . kept up all night . When the steamer Jeffc on , the ntarnlng of the 5 th , at half-past five p ' plook . the result was ^ ot known . Political affairs in Chili had hot changed much since previous dates . General VWaurri , with 3 , 500 men , had been sent to

      take command of the North . The general feeling was that the Revolutionists would be easily overcome with the troops the Government has now- in Coquimbo and on the way . In Bolivia Xinares seemed to have stifled all the revolutionary movements against his Government-He had . abolished the export duty on metals . The mines of Potosi were yielding plentifully . The Peruvian Congress was still discussing the question of a war with Ecuador , but the feeling for and against war was much divided . In Arequipa , Echenique had attempted to get possession of the qtiartelsj but did not succeed . Her Majesty ' s ship Ganges was at Valparaiso . An account of the great earthquake at Quito , published in the Sets de Marzo , of Guyaquil , gives the loss of life at the number of ten persons , instead of 5 , 000 , as the American journals stated . The Magdalena has brought additional news from the Pacific . Political affairs in Chili remained in about the same state as when the last mail left . All the south was in the hands of the Government , and the north held by the revolutionists . Don Silva Chavez , Commander-in-Chief of the Government Forces in Coquimbo , had been sent to Santiago to be tried by court-martial on account of the affair of the 14 th of March . General Vidaurri , with 3 , 500 men , had been sent to take the command in the north . In Peru everything was quiet in political affairs , the monetary question forming the most prominent topic of conversation among all classes . Business was very dull . Exchange , 38 £ di , nominal . Another attempt at revolution at Arequipa had signally failed . Two very smart shocks of earthquake occurred at Lima on the 10 th ; some buildings were destroyed , but no lives lost . . ¦ " ¦¦¦ The Republic of Bolivia is reported to be proceeding more favourably , and the country is showing some indication of prosperity .

      Egypt. ¦ ¦ A Strange Rumour Is Contained...

      EGYPT . ¦ ¦ A strange rumour is contained in a recent letter from Alexandria . It is to the effect that the French Consul-General there despatched to France , by the French steamer on the 3 rd instant , Said Pasha ' s written consent to declare his independence of the Porte , provided he'is backed and assisted by the French Government . Th » s appears to be the more likely , from the secrecy with which a confidential employe attached to the consulate was sent off by that vessel . He was supposed to have / the document in question in his special charge .

      Australia. The Australian Mail Brings Ad...

      AUSTRALIA . The Australian mail brings advices from Melbourne to the 16 th March , and from Sydney to the 10 th In New South Wales ministerial changes were in contemplation . In both the Upper and Lower Houses members had been guilty of great disorder , and much acrimony had been displayed . In the Upper House Mr . Deas Thomson moved a resolution affirming the necessity for connecting the Australian colonies with the proposed telegraphic line between Great Britain and India . The discussion Avas adjourned that some dispatches recently received might be referred to . It has been determined to erect a new School of Arts . ¦ ¦ ¦ . ¦ ¦ ' ¦ The appeals of the Rev . W . B . Clarke for a new expedition in search of Dr . Leichhardt had met with unfavourable responses both from the colonial and Imperial authorities , so that there was no hope of such an expedition being started , unless it can be got up by public subscription . A <* Land League" was being organised . The principles are that " free seleotion , free pasturage , deferred payments , and taxation on uncultivated , and . unimproved lands , and a termination of the present squatting system ought to be embodied in > any land bill . " A dispute had arisen in the Victorian Parliament between the Council and the Assembly in consequence of the former having made an alteration in a mpney bill , which the letter , in imitation of our House of Commons , resisted an an infringement of their privileges . After a warm discussion in both Houses , the Council gave way , and the Parliament was shortly afterwards prorogued . A general election was soon to toko place under the new Electoral Act . The Melbourne accounts of tho gold fields are not so satisfactory as they have been , there being an evident diminution in the yield of gold .

      China. The Ovorland Mail Has Brought Int...

      CHINA . The Ovorland Mail has brought intelligence from Hong Kong to tho 31 st March , Trade at Canton has suffered from tho exactions of the Mandarins and tho inroads of the rebels . A body of rebels are reported aa approaching Canton from the west , and great fears are entertained lest they should occupy tho Tayahan diatriota , whioh at this season would entail the destruction of the new crop . The braves '

      have been embodied to proceed against the ro >« i = but little faith is placed in the * abUitylo chS these marauding bands . "iec * . Previous to Sir Michael Seymour ' s departure for England Jus Excellency received a deputation % British merchants , who presented him with a & rT well address * and requested his acceptance of a , ; 7 ^ v ° P if V ^ ' l Suineas , c ommemorative ^ the benefits he had conferred on foreign interests and the lustre he had shed on British arms in China Baron Gros was about to proceed to Franco » m the Cape of Good Hope M . ae BourboulonTemaS as Minister Plenipotentiary under the new treats arid will reside at Shanghai . y * A large pirate force has been destroyed near Kulan by Her Majesty ' s steamer Niger , Captain Colville , arid the gunboats Janus and Clown

      Cochin China. The French Have Taken Saig...

      COCHIN CHINA . The French have taken Saigon , the citadel of which appears to have been a place of considerable strength A garrison was left there , and Admiral de Genouilly was about to leave for Touran . The health of the forces was said to be satisfactory .

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      . ^ FRANCE . Paris , Thursday , 6 J p . m . THE PRESS AND TUB WAR . Now that the war lias begun , we are not likely to learn anything about it , except just what the Government may find agreeable , and convenient to publish . For all news , therefore , we shall be tributary to the enterprise of the correspondents of English papers , with one exception . The Government organs have announced with great ostentation that one of the reporters connected with the Morning Chronicle has been permitted by the Minister of . State to accompany the army , but the peculiar relations between that journal and the French Government which are known to exist , are not likely to admit . of satisfaction being given to the curiosity of the public ; nor indeed of much credence being attached to what that gentleman ' s-letters refer to . For all independent observations he will be allowed to make , he might just as well have remained at home , with more comfort to himself * and less cost to his employers . It is reported that M . Delille , who obtained such unenviable notoriety among his fellow citizens of the United States by his conduct during tho Einperor * s tour in Bretagne , last year , will , quit Hi" present position as attache to the cabinet of M . M' » ' -. [ 'Mr . l ( of course your readers know what that is ) , and resume his office as corr espondent to the organ of the French Embassy in London—the Morning Post ; so that the Government here have taken their measures to be able to tell their own story of the war , limited and insignificant as will be their auditory . A gentleman connected with the Monlteur has likewise left , so that we may anticipate brilliant accounts of French victories , on paper at least . In every engagement the Austrian army will be destroyed . The cruelties of German soldiery will be gibbetted in burning language , and tne feminine gentleness of the French lauded in p hrases for which a parallel must be sought in the servile dedications of the last century . FINANCIAL ^ DIFFICULTIES . " Fine words butter no parsnips , and the most fulsome eulogies of a slavish press cannot ludo ox ' giozc over the leprosy of distrust which is creeping ^ over the credit of the country . The dishonest systemot finance which has lasted now for tgn years , tne jugglery of public accounts , the extravagant ex peiiaituro that has been incurred independently of the war , and the constant accumulationsi oTdebt , must come to an end-nnd when rtA ™*™** 3 crash , political , financial , and P «? ha » ? ° J £ ' 2 S be terrific , sweeping over France like tho tf « m-goa , and reducing to ruin her institutions , arts ana industry : , ,, "Rudls lndlgcstaquo roolec . There is not a public man with the ? " 8 j > te 8 t PJJ ; tensions to honesty who is not fl led with upproJJJ sions for the results of tho reckless way in wuion the finances of this great country arc managed , a « a proof , I may refer to two ^ markftblu epocchw which were made the other day n the Jhamber « the Legislative body . When that very obwuw * assembly ventures to criticise the wt * ot w ° Government , they must bo very bad Jndceii . * clearly understand the remarks , I P ^ * V pr 0-that , although the budget is voted with i * mpJP ™ vision for contingencies , it is , novertl * oloss , tno in variable custom to ask for supplementary m extraordinary qredit , in order to «**» Bfir claim * works , & e ., not eanetionecl by the ^ g ifllftture . On the occasion of a vote being asked to gj additional credits for tUe presen t ; y * ftr ' f * " ^ ftB jDupont eald that every year tho Chamber *»»

  • Citation
    • Leader (1850-1860), May 21, 1859, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_21051859/page/8/