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      General is not a little famous in Germany as a strategist .

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      GENERAL WALKER IN MEXICO . The Persia arrived at Liverpool on Saturday , and among other items in the United States journals we find intelligence of the landing of General Walker , at the head of 300 men , at Acapulco . As to Walker ' s intentions and designs nothing is positively known ; but as Acapulco is the headquarters of General Alvarez , and as that veteran Mexican is devoted to the cause of the constitutionalists , it is not by any means unlikely that the next intelligence from Mexico ¦ will announce the appearance of the filibuster chief and his followers before the capital in the ranks of the liberal army . The administration is considerably puzzled and taken aback at the sudden turning up of Walker . They have all along been ussured by the filibuster leaders here and elsewhere that he had given up , all intention of interfering farther with Nicaraguan affairs . It js believed at Washington that he contemplates landing at Sononi ,

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      WAR INCIDENTS .

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      SOCIKTV FOU TilU " LlUKBATIOX OJ' H *'""* ™ * . —The Dissenters have held a two days conversation In Freemasons' Hall , and passed sundry resolutions condemning the union of Church and State . Tuesday was occupied jn routine business , and on Wednesday , J . H . Tillett , Esq ., VroM \ nvt , Ur . Mottort M . P ., Sir Morton Peto , M . l \ Mr . Dillwyn . M . I ., Mr . Morlev . and Mr . J . K . Mills spoke . A paper on

      the Bible monopoly was read , mid b was agroou u agitate for the admission of ^ wfoirting niinwtors to officiate in rural churchyards . The contcrenco olose i by a « o < wt when Mr . Edward Ml all was cl air mm , and speeches wore delivered by tt »' Morton loto , M . P ., Mr . black , M . P ., Dr . Archer , Dr . Alley , Rev . A , M . Henderson , Mr . J . A . Sargood . and Mr . Jmuiic Croasley , M . P . . , . u ? ,, „ < n Dr . Conquest has given in JiIh . uU . o * o to homoeopathy . This adhesion will havo a coi . fi < 1 . - able ellict on the public , if not on the proiuusloiwl mind .

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      RUSSIAN CIRCULAR ON THE WAR . The . Independance of Brussels publishes , an analysis of an important circular which Prince Gortchakoff , "Foreign Minister of Russia , has addressed to the diplomatic representatives of the Emperor at the several Courts of Germany . The Prince strongly recommends a policy of non-intervention as to this Italian war ; and in very explicit terms denies the right of the Germanic confederation to interfere in the war which Austria has commenced respecting one of her non-Germanic possessions . He appeals to the treaties by which the Confederation is constituted , and declares that if Germany goes to the aid of Austria in this war the political equilibrium resulting from these treaties will be destroyed . The circular is described as of considerable length , firm in its tone , and remarkably clear , as Russian circulars are wont to be .

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      THE KING OF NAPLES . Advices from Naples to the 4 th state that a modification has been made in the Neapolitan Ministry , Signori Salvatore Murena , F . Scorza , and Ludovico Bianchini having been dismissed from the posts of Public Works , Justice , and Police . A provisional police , under one intendant and two magistrates , has been established * A Royal Decree has been published appointing the following Ministers without portfolios , —namely , General Filangieri , Prince Cassaro , and the Duke of Serra Caprioja—reserving ( says the decree ) the right to make use of their enlightenment and experience . JVn official declaration of neutrality has been made . A levy of 2 , 500 men for the royal navy lias been ordered . Upon this the Naples correspondent of a contemporary remarks -.--The new King has spoken . On June 4 th was held the first Council of State of this-reign , and , " judging from the decrees then signed , a wretched programme was produced . Imbeciles or bigots , all the old Ministers are retained — those who have so long consented to register the acts of Ferdinand IL will continue to register those of Francis II . ; those under whose power or feebleness every branch of the Administration has fallen into , a state of utter flisorganization remain to perpetuate them . Bright -days are dawning for reactionists , peculators , and policemen , for the seal of the royal approbation has been set upon the old Ministers and the rold policy . It is with sorrow that I send you this intelligence , for it is not difficult to see the results of it . The only proceeding that could save the dynasty and ' rthe kingdom from disorder would have been a bold progressive policy , instead of which we have still in power the samo wretched , men against whom all Europe has spoken , and who have sanctioned all the foljies and crimes of the last few years . " The Monitcur says that the Imperial Government , having in concert with England resolved on renewing diplomatic relations with his Majesty the King of Naples , M . Brenier has been appointed Minister Plenipotentiary to the Court of that Sovereign *

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      PRINCE NAPOLEON IN TUSCANY . The Tuscan Monito r * of the 5 th , publishes a decree of the Provisional Government of Tuscany , making French money a legal tender , at the rate of eightyfour French centimes per Tuscan lira . Any person refusing French money at that price may be condemned to fines of from 100 to 500 lire . Another decree prohibits the exportation of gunpowder and saltpetre from Tuscany , The Grand Duke of Tuscany has published a protest against the authors of the revolution which 3 ms been accomplished , in that country . It is dated , Ferrara , May 1 . A letter from Florence contains tho following : — 44 1 am assured that , though no formal protest has been made , yet that disapprobation has been expressed by foreign Governments , including Russia , at tho manner in which matters have been

      con-Crimea , must not flatter himself that he can take the Tuscan hearts by storm . His entrance into Florence was any thing rather than a veni , vidi , vici triumph . Had the Prince consulted his true interests he would have , abided by his first resolution , which was not to . visit Florence at this juncture , but proceed from Leghorn to Pistoja , as if his only purpose in coming to Tuscany at all was merely to forward the warlike operations of the corps intrusted to his care . As for the Tuscan populace , they are totally in the dark about most things , and they have not yet made up their minds why their Grand Duke was so suddenly turned out . They know nothing about the Prince , and can hear no good about him . They will acquiesce in his enthronement if events bring it about ; but they will not shout " Viva Napoleonic ! " till they are very peremptorily bidden to do so ,

      Prussia . —Serious disturbances have broken out in Berlin , caused by the sufferings of the workingmen , deprived of employment through the operations of a stupid legislation . Socialism ! has made great progress among the Berlin artisans , and a demonstration and collision with the police in front of the Regent ' s Palace evidently bode something

      . The Adriatic . —On Monday , at a general meeting of the Commercial Bank of Trieste , the suspension of further payment of dividends was resolved upon . The captain of a vessel belonging to the States of the Church , who was prevented by the French Admiral from entering the Porto-Canarino , states that the blockade comprises the mouths of all rivers on the Venetian coast . Up to the present forty Austrian vessels have been taken by the French . An Austrian war-steamer , which seems not to have been afraid of the powerful French squadron now cruising in those waters , ' . has captuied a large French threemaster , but it is probable that the Austrian deal for the first tune

      pourts of law , which' have to with a case of this nature , will give up the hostile vessel . The French ship seems to have been bound for Trieste coming from Cuba . It must toe supposed that it never would have attempted to . accomplish this journey Jiad it -known of the declaration of war . Its papers will show at what port it made its last call , and whether , at the date it made it , the declaration of war was known at that port . Otherwise the law , as acknowledged by Austria herself , protects tire vessels against seizure . It is however , true that it would be a most extraordinary thing if such a vessel , which must have passed the French squadron , and could hardly avoid being overhauled and warned by it on such a dangerous course , should have known nothing of the declaration of -war .

      ducted in Tuscany . In this part of Italy , unfortunately , Prince Napoleon has been allowed no opportunity for military distinction . One can fancy all his Imperial Highness must feel at hearing of the high deeds of tho M'Muhons , the Canroberts , tho St . Jean d * Angclys , &c , and how ho must call to mind tho famous mot of Henry IV . to the gallant CrUlqn—* Panda-toi , bravo CriUoti ; nous aoonH combattu d Arques , et tu n ' y etuis pan / ' The Prince , who is naturally desirous of winning renown on the field , must chafe at tho comparatively inferior part to which ho is bo unwillingly limited . " , Another Tuscan correspondent writes : — If the Emperor of tho French and his cousin have made up their mind that Central , and even Southern Italy , shall be inn . de into appanages for the Bonaparte dynasty , Prlnoo Nai > oleon , who has no other title to men ' s reaped than the laurels ho reaped In the

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      Nkw York . —Enterprising American houses are chartering vessels for Genoa , with flour , tobacco , and spirits for the use of the belligerent forces in Sardinia . The Irish in New York have had a grand farewell demonstration in honour of Willlum Smith O'Brien , who purposed leaving on the 28 thult . Two important failures had taken place in New York , viz ., Messrs . Hargons Brothers , and Messrs . Meyer and Stucken . The news from Utah is aguin indioativo of trouble . A collison between the United States troops and the militia ' of tho territory was

      French have abandoned these Islands for military purposes , and design establishing a strong military and naval depot at New Caledonia . The plan embraces ithe restoration of . Queen Poniare as ruler of the Society Islands . Australia . —The principal news from tho Australian colonies relates to the gold fields . The Sydney Morning Herald says , that the decrease in the quantity of gold produced this year , as compared with the . two previous years , is mainly to be attributed to the sudden withdrawal during the last two months of large masses of the mining population from the scene of their previous labours to the newly-discovered gold field at- " Daisy-hill . At the lowest computation there are at present

      25 , 000 diggers working on the Back Creek , ami , with the storekeepers , and others , the population of the new gold field must amount to nearly or quite 35 , 000 souls . All the principal townshi ps in the mining districts have extensively contributed to the production of this result , and the consequence is that but little gold has been raised lately from the old workings , while the new diggings have scarcely been developed . At Melbourne Dr . Evans has succeeded Mr . Duffy in the post of Chairman of Public Works . The latter gentleman resigned his seat in the ministry in consequence of his disagreeing with the rest of the Cabinet on the policy of bringing a large quantity of agricultural land into the market . The return of Mr . John Thomas Smith without ;

      knighthood being conferred upon 'him gave great offence to a portion of the City Council , and a resolution expressive of this feeling was passed by that body . The matter , however , was quietly shelved by the Governor , and laughed at by the great body of the colonists . Polynesia . —Accounts have reached Sydney ol another of those wholesale massacres of which the unchristianised islands of Polynesia are so frequently the scene . The captain ( Prout ) and most of the crew of the Maul of-Australia , a' Sydney vessel , had been murdered , it was reported , in cold blood , by the natives of Malilo , or La Perouse Island , one of the new Hebrides . The vessel j however , to capture which this deed of blood was doubtless committed , escaped , and arrived , under the charge of the mate , at New Caledonia .

      expected at last advices . The governor was determined to oppose the entrance of tho troops into Salt Lake City , acting as a posse oomitatus . Very distressing accounts had reached Now York from tlie gold seekers in Kansas . Many of tho omigrants were dying of starvation , and in some instances tho dead bodies of those who had perished were devoured "by surviving companions , Ono man had reached tho mines in a starving condition , and expressed tho opinion that his party , nine in number , had all porlshoc | . Amongst tho passengers to Liverpool by the Persia is Mr . Cyrus W . Field of Now York , whoso -visit is connected with the business of the Atlantic Telegraph Company . Makquksab . —American letters announce , that tho

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      Victor Emmanuel at Palestko . —Letters from the camp confirm the statement that the King could not be restrained by the Zouaves from entering the thickest of the fight , and add that General de -Lamarinorii ha . I a horse seriously wounded under him . The King having stopped on the field before two volunteers who were mortally wounded , he addressed a few words of consolation to them , when one of thorn said : " Sire , I regret dying in the first battle ! " the other : " Sire , deliver this pour Italy !" Austrian-Italian Tjioops . — A letter from the seat of war says that , at the battle of Palostro , as the allies were advancing , a soldier ( this is the iccount given by one of his comrades in the same Austrian company of infantry ) made a remark to hard Italiansshould be

      an officer that it was they , , compelled , fight in Italy against Italians , Ine officer had his naked sword in his hand , andrcpheU to the imprudent observation by cutting the speaker down . He addressed his company , and told them that if they did not do their duty they would be fired upon by the Croats in their rear . Thus driven , they had zjo choice but to fight , and it appears they did do their duty , if it be true , as the prisoner asserts , that out of 165 men composing his company only n » escaped . But after the company in question had fired the first volley they bayoneted the officer who had cut down their comrade . Other Italian companies threw themselves down on their faces , nnu the Sardinians walked over them .

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      716 THE LEADERv [ News and

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    • Leader (1850-1860), June 11, 1859, page 716, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2298/page/8/