The New York Herald Newspaper, August 12, 1856, Page 11

He ‘be little doubt that if the Queen of Spain fol. her own inclinations Narvaez would goon be in Madrid. But she probably fee!s herself hardly stroug enovgh immediately to proceed turther in the path of re- action, O'Donnell, after taking one decided and dan- gerous step, clings to the spot and makes desperate efiorts not to be urged onwards. After deeply compro. mising bimeelf by his first ats as Premier, he seems to bave perceived that he had put himself tn opposition to ‘the only party that could gave him from ruin, and his utmost endeavors are now directed to rallying that party around him avd getting himseif accepted as it: Biel, “An the private correspondence an t trustworthy futelligence we receive from Madrid contirm this view of the subject, and indicate that he still stands by his Manzanares’ programme, and offers hitaself to lead the liberals, if they will have bim, We hear of his haying already almost offended the Court by his persistence {n reorganizing tho Natonal Guard, that eyesore of Spanish royalty, Nume- Tous progresistas, who have sent in their resignation o Important ports, have received either no reply or are fusal of acceptance. There can be no dowd: of bis wish ‘Ww conciliate the iberals, nad for good reasons for with out their support his downfall is certain, and will bo Bpeedy. On the other hand, the progresistas deliberate, gud necessity may possibly bring about a union which a" ‘rst appeared impossible. There ie a terrible barrier of blood between O'Donne!! and the progresista party; eud ‘the question le whether that can be got it; for it were erroneous to suppose that the fierce resistance offered in Madrid and Barcelona to the tnstallaiion of the new regi was’ the work, as has been insivuated aud i aiitrmed, only of the Genovrats. ‘The progre:istas, the movarchieal liberals, took up 4 us well the men of more advanced ‘deas; and if Sara fovea resiste, end raore fighting occurs, the dif iu the way of O'Dennell’s wisbes will great thing in bis favor is the «ant o: he progresietas now find t ‘ho the accounts from Mrdrid, tero's_pres and he is dead as a po an. Th sor these who reme: &8 the idol of the peop pears to bo the ce az lost bim the ebeuld have rem and bave sacr y, rather t r want of energy aad of all ok Sony ap decision think be ban have e gover? mont, place w ; thut he should have played a ne, and risked ning with those who roz9 4u defence of the princi which he wag coasilered tho repreventutive, fo discuss the other opinion Lave been pnt forward would lead me too fer. Had Espartero throwa himself on the popular side, aud it had triumphed, would he have ben aie to protect the throne he ts pledged to support? What {s certain {3, that the result of the ination he thoucht it right to ob serve tas been immense loss of popularity, aud, as far a3 we can yet ascertain, @ general convicton of his in- capacity for the post he ha: hitherto occupied, So the rogresista party, if it would avoid dissolution, must jook for a now chief, and it is to this difficult station that O'Donnell 2 deli yp sspize, The pacers bave an. nooner d an Approaching méeting of thé pArly, wa.ch DV thie time bas probably taken place, and to which much MG portarce is attached, as the line of conduct to be pur- kued would probably there be decided upon. For the welfare of Spain it certaluly is to be desired that that party shovid retain the direction of aifairs, for, should it be broken and scattered, we bave nothing to apticipate bul tue progress of reaction, the return of Narvacz, the iafluence of Maria Clristina, Camarillas, court intrigues, unbounded corraption peedy de cline of the financial prosperity that hu t began to dawn upon the country—all the evils and intamy, to , that pressed wpon poor Spain from 1843 to 1854, Aa for O'Douneil’s rernining in power without the sup- port of the liberals, itis, 1 think, out of the question. For B short time he might fiht his way through a host of aim. ties and hostile influences, but there would be no seco rity that he should not any day be sont off to collect relics from the Dattle fields of the Crimea, just as Narvaez, when he seemed to foreign observers firmly planted in power, ‘was euddenty despatched en an equally important mis- ston to explore the arebives of Vienna. It is not the army that would keep bim im bis place, any more than it dia Narvaez, who had pered and = it, and to ‘Wom it was believed to be much more devoted than any ene wuppores it to bo to O'Donnell. Changes of govern- ment are rather lea by the Spanish army, whieh gene- ~e finds its profit in them. fe are still without any positive news from Saragossa. ‘This may be owing to the small number of troops that con as yet bave arrived before the piace; but we hear of others marching Uhituer from various = ‘and some- thing decisive may be expected econ. tetegraph 1: wdout to be reestablished. doubtless by a circuitous wire, copnecting points on ths end other side ef the town. it i gevorally delleved thet the article on Spanish atkire ing sterday’s Monifeur is from the pen of the Emperor. Youe of to-dey’s papers make eny com nent om it weith mentionixg, with the exception of the Siecle ‘which has the following remerks:— ‘The article of the Mom eur i, in our wiews, of consider- ‘bie importaves. 1 off | governments excellent counsel. It mustorush the embition of those men who on the first aarouucement of the A intelligence from ‘Spain hastened to the frontiers, towerds those Pyrenees ‘wh'ch eau alone (nil or disappear before Ure nobte exchange 5 €f free ideas betwoen the Spanish ao¢ Franch nations. Moniteur depirs with great correctness the various b rough whivk Spat has passed within four years, than’ W thove unintelligent, parrowminded Ministers who in a of peace, when X was ouly Recessary to enter boldly to the path of progress, deliberutely ofteret deflance toa rave and eueceptibic nation. We could not fall toe xperi- ence pleaomre on perusing the rlinsions contained in the Oftjciat note m favor ot the principles of 1789, but it 1s ditt- ent 19 ne to admit that the sttempt of O"Donuell was not corp <otat, Dondtiess Queen Isabecila had the perfect Fight of wodilyng ber atrinistraiion; the substitation ©: O'Demwsibfer Psp. bis colleagnos was qeite Jegat; ‘oat thet moesur’ ed it are a violation ef the Constitution T m commenced at the Mnoment ibatthe members of the Cortes were dispersed; for they pad arsembled lu virtue of the law, and were on the of laying their grief respectfully before the ‘Tue Moutieur otfera doubticss the translation of ‘Whe instructions despatched to the French Ambassador, und revenls the policy which shoult be followed by Oomell. ‘By throwing a well merited blame en the Rots Kud toader cies of tho Ministers devote t to the Quoen Mother, Meri Olristina, it indicates suficiently that the thies of tho French government would not be Sore tavoredle to tho reaction of Narvaes than to a Carlet or « monki#h reaction, Without wishing to in- criminate intentions, in remarking so much misfortune, #0 much bloodshed, ali honest folka will regret, as wo do, tbat O'Donnell’ szould not have comprehended ho auount of strength lost to the constitational mo. Barchy, auc the evils prepared for the latter, by the sence of Repartero; they will regret rtill more that he should not bare comprehended that he was but an inatra ment in the hands of the Camarilla, who would endeavor % tree themesives from bim on the morrow of the vic. Wry. Alter having ox Dear.ng of the note inthe Moniteur, we need rcarcely w That we donet share its views with respect to the minis- Ary of Eepertero, The official journal bas not taken into Sufficient consideration the difficulties which beset that @dminietravion, and which were unveiled by the sat evonta lawly witnessed in the Peninenia, We approved ‘the iiberal and uemocretic tendeuchs of Pspartero, and ‘we beueve that the Moviteur, only recently in « state of @larm, bas «t thie day too great a confidence in tho Speedy re-cetab lishment of the tranquillity of the coantry Of joca) liberties and of promunciamentos. ‘There is a report this afternoon that orders have been gent to M. Target at Madrid uot to quit bis post, NDWS FROM THR NOWTI COAST—SEVERE FIGHTING » AT CORUNNA Pry‘oce, July 26, 1856. ‘The clipper schooner Wave Queen, Captain Biampied, ‘with cattle, armved thie morning from ‘Soruna, which Rix sheet on Wednesday at noon. On Saturday, the saxguipary conflict occurred between the ge Min and fogelare, when two of the former and sit of the latter were kitled, and several wounded on both gites, The next day, Sunday, frech forces having ar- Fived, the militia laid dewa their arme. The ounflict was exwAned tothe troops, The militia and the populace are fn lavor of Tepartere, bet they knew Kittle of what was ‘Wenepiring @ other parts of Upain. There are now about 2,000 soldiert of the line at Cerun is wmder mar. ‘Us! jae, the, rates of tie town bei ‘was in some @ the Wave Queen, pected. ‘The Paris Monitewr, of July 29, publiehen the following tolagraghic deepetoh from the Keench Coneul at St. Se- Destian te the Ministor of Foreign Alfairs: Sr. Sensorian, July 28, 1956. ‘There amend advices fran Saragossa rince my Inet des ‘The wnceriainty of the news is to be altribated ‘@ granted by General Duice to the ‘The Revise Miliinics, & epeoin! jowrual of madrid, gives the followiny detaiis relative 0 Saragosen:— General Paloan, whore intimacy witt Kapartess is wel known, was Caytain General o¢ Aragon. the see@rd com mandant in the province being Brigwiier Moreno Zaldarriaga, nv wid man withoutenergy. Thore were in ifregon three regiments of faten weiry, a HeTy Of herve ariiller), detas Madrid. ava tteries of foot arfillvey, de'ached rom Vaiexce, ¢ artillery an? ca\ Hons of in formed the gerr\ me of then but furt gad , AN OM ver Of Httle talent rise from the rank of corporal to Repar hdt_and the third wes under the command ef Volone! ptor, a distiaguiched ofies", but who, during the lsat wo yeuts, bas given to & poliical exeltement ounte@s” almortto inadoess. The rebelhon was 4 mont. by the civil Governor, who with three ee four other dividual, reputed democrats, bed formod a kw « ety, from the influemes of which the military elie could ntereape. The mos‘ xerious fact hitherto known is th bad ap opportunity, and some hire adr urn tw Eeragorsa of th battalion of Almauéa, wich 4 been detached to Soria. The officers, however, quit in roa }, Of Jaly 24, Containg the following :— he Jnrurrection in Arragon is dy tig away rapidly. In in bave two free corps heen raised et Saragossa, ons and , aod the trooy1 ‘tbere. » democratic journal, the Merania, announces The Queen's Speech to the British Parli- ‘The British Parliament was prorogued on the evenini of the 29th ult., at already reported, The gg tary Se speech was, in the absence of her Majesty, read by the Lord Chancellor: — My Loxps amp Gentixwen—We are commanded by her Majesty to release you irom further attendance in Parliament, and at the same‘time to express to you her wa) acknowledgments for the zealand as#iduity with which you have applied yourselves to the discharge of your public duties during the session. oon her Maleess | ae you in eet L poepes oot the sess) her ty was eng! in ion with her allies the Emperor of the French, the King of Sardinia, and the Sultan, in an arduous war, having for its object matters ot high European importance; aud her Majesty appealed to your loyalty and patriotism for the necessary means to carry on that war with the energy and vigor essential to success. You answered nobly the appeal then made to you; and her Mvjesty was enabled to prepare, for the operations of the expected campaign, naval and military forces worthy of the power and reputation of this country. Happily it became unnecestary to apply those forces to the purpores for which they had been destined. A treaty was concluaed by which the objects for which the war had been undertaken were fully attained; and an honor. able perce hag sayed Europe from the calamities of con- Unued warfare, Her Majeaty trusts that the benefits regultiog from that peace will be extensive and permanent, and that, while the friendships and alliances which were cemented b common exertions during the contest will gain strength by urutual interests ia peace, those asperities which in- herently beleng to condict will give place to the cond- dence and good will with which » faithfu! exeoution of en. agements will irspire thoge who have learnt to respect each other as ant ists. Her Majesty commands us to thank you for your sup- port in the bour of trial, and to express to you her fervent ope that the prozperity of her faithful people, which was not materially checked by the pressure of war, may con. tinue, and be increased by the genial influence of peace. Her Majesty is engaged in negotiations on the subject of questions in connection with the ailairs of Central America, and her Majesty hopes that the differences which have arisen on those matters betweea her Ma- jesty’s government and that of the United States may be satisfactorily adjusted. We are commanded by her Majesty to inform you that her Majesty desires to avail herself of ti press the pleseure which it afford (uring the war in which sue has been engaged, and honorable proofs of loyalty and public spirit Majesty's Indian territéries, and trom tho sessions which consti 80 val punt of the domipious of her sfaj u Her Majesty bas gives her cordial assent to the act for rendering more cilectual the police in counties and bo roughs in England and Wales. ‘This act will materially acd 19 the security of person and property, and will thas uford increased encouragem ertions of honest industry. Her Majesty rejoices to thin €muent of the internal arrangements of the U mbridge will give fresh powers of uscfulness to that d renowned seat of learning. ‘The act of regulating joint stock companies will aiford ,ditional facilities for tae advantageous emp'oyment of eat Kal, aud will thus vend to promote the tevelosement of the resources of the country; while the acts passed rein- tive to the mercantile lawa of England and of Scotland will dimivieh the inconvenience which te difference of those laws occasion to ber Majesty’s subjects engaged in from her I po 0! Mojesty has seen with satisfaction that that you bave given your attention to the arrangements connected with county courts, It is her Majesty's anxions wish that justice ebould be attainable by ell clasees of her sab: jects, with as much speed aud with as little expense as iady be consietent with the due investigation ef the me- <= of causes to be tried. Her Majerty (rusty that the act for placing the Coest Guards under ibe direction of the Bonrd of Admiralty 5 \y afford the groundwork for arrangements for providing, in time of peace, means applicable to national defence on the occurrence of any futare emergency. GENTLEMEN OF THE HOUS# OF ComMoxs— ‘We are commanded by her Majesty to thank you for the readivess with which you have granted the aupplies for the present year, My Lous axp Gastaarns— Her Majesty Commands us to conzratulate you on the vorable state of the revenue, and upon the thriving cou- ion of all branches of the national industry; aud ene acknowledges with gratitude the loyalty of her faithful subjects, aud that spirit of order and that respect for the jaw which prevail ia every part of ner dominions. Her Majesty commands us w express her confidenee tbat on J O0F Teturn to your homes you will promote, by your influence and exstople, im your several districts, that continued apd progressive improvement which is the vital principle of the well being of nations; and ber Ma Jesvy fervently prays that the blessing of Almighty God may attend your steps, and prosper your doings for the wellare and’ happiness of her people. (From the London Times, July $0.] * * Tt ts with no or unreal eruitation, however, tbat the Queen of ‘land reminds her Parliament of the edormous resources which they Sad ercutnalated Tor the openivg of the coming campaign, ead congratulates them on the bappy turn of events which bas rendered the em- ployment of those trem ndous means of offeace unneces. sary. We bave made peace at» time when a certain de. gree of evbaurtion was ttle im all the Selligerent Vowers ¢xcept ourselves. We alone sefmed to have drawn sotbing but strength from the contict—ab ipso ducere oper t ferre, and to pat ferth our force justat the moment when others wera exhaerted by pro- iwature and ll sastained efforts, We do mot doubt that sock an attitude has dene more to raise and support our fate in the eyes of Europe than any amownt of early vtc- wory. ‘to be armed for immediate action, to be able to everrun a provines or storm a capital belore the eneray ‘s armed in his defeace, is the pride eed effort of the great military emyirse of the Continent, and to this single @bject “they secrifice their industry, ir commerce, their Leances, their Wberty. ln this we cannot profess to compete with them. We can do more to be prepared for sudden events than we have hitherto done, but our institutions, ecr habits, amd our convictions forbid us ‘to do more, Lot war, howerer, once be deokared, and ovr allies and cnemies know alike that they have todo with a Power tko resources of whtch ro struggle, however arduous, can exhaust; the courage of which wo reverses can subdue. cad the courage and resources ot which wil only rive the higher and be de- veloped the more decidedly the lot ger the con{ieet ‘s pro- tracted and the vaster the effort it requires. Ur the at- titude of the Parliement and the nation, and of the im- mense advantages realized by the concusion of en hon orable pesce, it is difficult to say too much. Webave not lorgotten past m.sfortupes and ikilures, but we ere grate- ful for retort ing pros: , And coniident that €owe fail ures arie from oircumstances that may, if we will, be entirely obviated, ‘The Hotice of tho negotiations with rogard to Contral Amorioa is cold amd briof, as befte a sudject of delioney and digiculty which might easily be aggravated vy any un poke pom J tril we hope (hat at {he epening the next will be able to addres her Parliament in very different terms with regard to the relations cf this oonumtsy to = United States Zz Ee yen td a Moe traueition, the specch passes from that great nation which was once a colony of Great Britain to the demoustrations of enthusiastic loyalty and good will which lave poured in upon the the parent state from every dependency of the crown. While the nation of which we have so many reasovs to be proud, and wtuch in its heart las no des.re Ne copnexion with this free land, was jor some reason ch nobody bas eatufectorily e , Or ever will satisfactoriiy explain, up its prayers for the success of Rassta, our colo nies of the Rast and of the West, of the Norti.era and the Southern hemisphere, vied with each other in the muniti. cence with which they proviced for the wounded and the relatives of the falion, and in offers of asaistanee, not the dene deorly priced because they were for the moment re. epect(ully and gratefully declined. History can record no bovier spectacle, and England cauuot ho e to fied in her future annals a more gratifying episode, (hav the geauine and gpontancous devotion of these retaote com munities to the pacicn that sent them fort, sua has at length learnt to give to her brdy descendants the same meed of liberty thet the bas invariably aseerted for herself. The triumphs of the eession seom io end bers, and briefly, and without any attempt at exngge rated enlogy, the epeech disposes of the busivess despatebed since tLe meeting ot Parliament. The English Qifictal Report on the Sound [From the London Times, July 28.} We received on Saturday a copy of the teport from the select committee of the House of Commous on the Sound dues, The committee did not consider it their province to inquire into the right xeroired by Denmark to levy tolis on and goods parsing between the German Ucean and we Baltic; it is matter of bstory that Rogland hae acquirweed jn the payment of these dues fur some cen- varies, and at this time they are pala and regulated on der ehgagement by special treaty between the two countries. There is, however, no doubt respecting the mischief and inconvenicnes atteading upon the payment of the Soupd dues, as appears trom the atrong evidence of all persons engaged in the Baltic trade, fhe devon tion of vets Is lu the Sound is a fortilo source of evil a endless expense, whioh is not adequately measured by the payments actually made to the Lunish govern mert Om the contrary, the charges or exactions merely inekiental to the payment expected by the Dameh government amount to more than the dues themselves, and sometimes to double the son. hereof, Strong and unvarying testimony Ls borne to the mischief arising Out of tho detention oF vessels at E nore, The apparently arbitrary rates at which the dnos are fixed is also matter of complaint. The Sound due herefo how levied, combine in them what is mo object: na taxes that fail upon trado-—they are an. eqtal iy thet operation, and they oocaston great log time and much needless expenditure in the collection ot ® comparatively small revenve: and, as far as tho car are concerned, without professing to be raised. fur any service rendered in return, tend to impede and bur den on important branch of trate. Under thes ces the mlect committees do not heeitate to d duce ere the cause of auneyance and le, ond that they decin it high’ arodle tbat they shovld be sbolished. At the fime, it appears that care must bo od Denmark from levying on the iransit of goods by taken cCountorvailic land throngh her tor- tories, for ehe bad already indicated an intention to act on this policy, and she posessen, trom ler geographical sition, a Fort of tecritorial monopoly in wil the practicable Toutes that could be subetituted in paasin'g from the Ger- man ceean to the Bultic sea by which the Oayment of the Seund duee could be avoided, The comnittee, there. fore, recommend Wat in auy negotiation for \'b9 abolition of the Sound dues the falleet consideration Abould be {n't traneetoremph.aoy part or thy Darism Caretory. 1 an) of the Datish {*rritory. ome The forvear ress any opinion OD tl merits of the propositions Tecennly mele bor the abotition ot the Se e#, but they strongly urge the importa’ ace of oy settling the ve men more especially comaih t- we et op by the United America. The committee, therefore, think that [From the Singapore Timos, 20. We hoar the steamer Auchland’s Tiaeslacection bs the Siamese waters is in con: of of the ‘sequence of the contents treaty Critiah) bein discussed word by word by His Majesty. The United States mission had arrived, but had not received the first audience. (From the Siagapore Times, May 24.) ‘The United States Misgion had arrived in the steam frig- ‘ate San Jacinto, which vessel anchored off the bar inthe Chew Phya river on the 13th April, and proceeded up to Bangkok on the 21st. An audience was granted to the United States Minister, tne Hon. Mr. Harris, by the First King on May ist and the Second King on May 2d, both of which wore strictly of a formal character, The presents from the United States had been delivered. The Siamese Plenfpotentiaries, to treat with the United States Mission, had been aominated but had not received their powers upto May 15th, the date of the Auckland’s departure, s0 that it is probable the mission will not be abie to finish the negotiations for some weeks. We may remark that the Unitod States sfission was received not only with due so- lemnity and reepect, Dut with the courtesy characteristic of the iret and Second King. Mr. Ex-Consul Mathew's Case. In the House of Commons un Jaly 26— Mr, Giapstong atked the permission of the House to wake a brief pereonal explanation with respect to a tleman who undeservedly, as regarded himself, had been a suflercr on public grounds, He aliuded to Mr, Mathew, who had lately held the offi of British Consul in Ameri- ca, but from whom his exequatur had been withdrawn on the charge that he had been implicated in breashes of the American law in matters relating to tho Laren oe} nom tion, Th» proceedings of Mr. Coneul Mathew had 2 taken in the most direct and straighlorward manner. (Hear, hear.) He liad reported ail that he had done to his official ‘superior, Mr. Crampton; that gentleman had in bis turn reportet them to the government, by whom they were eanctioned and approved. It was clear, therefore, that, whatever might be thought of the merits of the general question, no blame ceuld fairly attach to Mr. Consul Mathew. The respon sibility of bit proceedings, if they constituted a breach of the American law, was transferred to bis superiors, and if he baa gone wrong he had done so in his zeal for bis country, and in his earnest desire to carry into effect the instructions of theee who were in authority over him. in aequainting them with the course he had taken, and io procuring their approval of it, he had placed himself de- yond the possibility of offence, bat, unfortunately, not of niehment, He Was undeservedly a sufferer, and ap- peared to be well entitled to the consideration of tho igh government. He had beon given to un‘ters however, that in the course of the debate on the \ that he was not disposed to give en- statements of Mr. Oonaul Mathew. If apy euch words had indeod been attributed to him, all he could gay was that they had been erroneourly a’tribu- oint of fact, he gave the fullest eredence to nts of that Zentieman, whom he believed to be an honorable and well intentiowed man. (Hear, hear.) Speech of the King of Portugal. 0 following ig a translation of the King of Porty speech upon closing the Cortes at Lisbon om the 19th y Pears and Gentlemen Deputies of the Porta- guese Nation—At the moment of closing the session, the ast of the present Legislature, I have again come to testify how much I appreciate being in the centve of the national representatives, in order to Le aoe to you my satisfaction at the zeal you have manilusted im the fallilment of your important legisiative functions, Tie causes which ave rlee te the change of Ministry at the bogiautag of June are well ktown to you. Convinced that increased facilities of communication by meang of good roads aud of railroads is NOW e8 imperious a necessity as it was always of the highest copvenience, you did not hesitate to vote the one which my government proposed for that odjest. it ad Oey yume any, eneg and PONS wn Witt be foliSSE} Wo untntcrrupted piSettts of public works, upon the largest possible gca'e, in order that the country roay fa in the shortest possible period enjoy the immense bene‘its resulting therefrom, ‘Toe barvests this year do not promise f be better than the last. I hope, however, that from the mossures you-have adoptet to attenuate the evil, and aboveall, by the favor of IMvine Providence, we may be'#y.pled to pass the ordeal without seriously suftering i® terrible cemsequences. 1 “deeply deplore that the cLolér morbus should kaye again attlic the capital and otber parts of the kingdow. It nowever con- tinueg to diminieh in gravity, which fortunately never became very alarming, and every care has boen, and still ig, taken to dimimish its ravages by the prompt stc- cor of those requiring it. It is pleasing to me to an- nounce to you that the public tranquillity has been main- tained in all points of the kingdom. Worthy peers aud gentlemen. depaties of the Porta- guere nation, | am fui x, assured that during the interval of your Parliamentary ws you will still continue to render most velnable services, fortifying the the epirit of conciliation and tolerance, and and obedience to the law. Colonel Fremont’s Letter Accepting the Preei- dential ‘Nomination. © {From tho London Times, July 29.) Among a large portion of the Eugiish public there has been too sirong a tendency to regard competing potiti- clans im the United States as men ready to profess any opinion, echo any cry, flatter any prejudice, or pander to apy dominant passion, fer the sake of obtaining or re- taining rilice; and some instances might be cited to justity such ap impression as this. But, true af it douwbtress is in certain eases, it le pot true that all whe are candidates for the highest offices of American government sud for tie approbation of the majority of the people by whom tbey are bestowed sre Hablo to such a eriticlam. ‘We lately extracted from the American @ politt val address which ¢2 worthy of any people and any statesman. \t is the reply im which Colonel freuront conveys t» those oartitans who bave nominated him for the Presidential chair bis willinguers to accept It. Colonel Fremont is a tuan of action ™m a Country where ection inspires greater vlumiration han cultivated taste or philosophical m ard the eventa in which te takea ons part cenpot fail to exercise a great afluence over the fortunes, uot only of the Ame jean States, but the whote civilized world. Too luttle is known in Europe of the geograple and recent his- tory of the New World for Colescl Fremeat’s real merits to be appreciated throughtbe haze of exeggeration. But, as the leader of the pioneers Whose contage first forced a path for Western adventure over the fastoesses of the cocky Nentains to the treasares of California, he is fairly oplitied to take his rank among those benefactors of maa kind who have broaght more! and fle sical hardihood to the performance of works suggested by science aud w omyilistied by perseve Such a man must have many admirers among Snglistanen, jadging by the tono of t ond the speeches of American legislators, were prepared that a man distinguished rather by his past career 8 present partisauek p was popular enough to com. mand e nomination to the L'residentil chair; and fewer till to find that, when golinted to canpete for the henor, he contd address to bie (olow citizens a reply no little vel varizod by the passions of <be day, eo little tainted by the “pidemic fever of Jealousy aut violenco. The Colonel lays stress upon two points,—the foreign policy of his country’s governincnt gad tho extension a slavery to new Steies of the Union. On the firat he ob serves —The assnmption that we bave a right to take {rom another tation tts demains because wo want thom ‘sno abandogment of the honest character which our country bas acquired; to provoke hosti‘ities by unjust assumption Would be to eaceifice the neace and of the country, when all its interest might be moro cer. objects attained by just and healiag vol no joss of reputation, When we hear ef language like this being eidreseed Wo a young republic, which, tf it trembles with the sensitivences, glows also with the ambitin of youth, end addressed at a time when the nensitivepers and ambition of the people were ae ting with no ordinary polsation, we may admire the ho- vesty of the man who can thus pit himself against the aa- jonal impulse, while we awelt with some curbosity te exponse Which such an admenition may provoke. We have recently queted an American reply to a common bjection which we more than ence repeated, on the pre ponderating power enjoyed by the less weailby and less sducated citizens of the States. The reply, #0 ar as we could understand {t, dircotly admitted Hidity of the eriticiem. According (0 its tenor, ti rages Which determine who are to be the rplers and what is to be the policy of the republic ane ity in the hands of the most illiterate and the least reflecting vortion of the community. When we remember this our admiration of the’Coionel's frankness \s enhanced. But f,48 @ repablican addressing republicans, he Is free- poken on the subject of American agressivencs, he is less freespeken when, a# a Southerner, he remon- ‘tae with the Southern States ageinet tbe extensien of aT javery. On this point his words will find divided pathy there, but ontverenl sympathy here; and we pect that even in the United States his sentiments wilt te long command the adhesion of the majority. Il+ does ot express himself to his followers in the ° of cant or exaggerated humanity. He eeizes on that which, © @ practical man, is the blot of the system, which would stlow the admission of tore alavo States into tue Unica. denounces ite glaring incousistency with the principles ® which the conetitetion of the republic is based, ad with the material prosperity of that lar ire of free citizens whose erbsletence depen: on the correspoedence between soil and em joyment. We have been ecetetomed to twit be American people with their toleration of elayery in he fouthern States. They have retorted on ue that wo 1st introduced among thetr ancestors that “ pooultar in litutjon’’ with which we now reproach thom. Thus far ame of the existence of elavery may be said to be avally divided between us. “But, if they soneider Merely er jurtiGed by circumstances in abrogating system which we oc utributed to form, They can plead ho jastification more admissible than’ the necessity of onirid.rg factions for extending the evil principle into tntes which wore undiscovered and untreamt of when hat syetem wee sanctioned ip Virginia or Carolina. Bad troy be ih fe coneeqnences, flagrant at i is in its ntradietion, the ‘itution rests apon be perfect equality of the whole race of man should pro ect and perpetuate the exte of slavery in @ portion {Ws territory, it is ten thousand times worse that it heuld propagate this terrible inconsistency at each step of ite progress and with each accession of dominion or the former there is that degree of palliation which generally sooorded to the indolent toleration of sreacabures, thet owe theit date and origin to another veneration taan that whieh cherishes them; for the lat- er, (Lere f¢ not only no palliation, but thore is the aggra- selon of inecmpisteney, guilt and danger, To croate new save States is to increase tho bers of a population which conscious power may tome day arm for the viadi- ation of Outraged feelings and violated rights. But it ie mf something more, it is to de free citizen of 1 omploy ment for bis labor whic ‘ 4 pei TT = A ‘0 cbnoxions to republican equality, simplicity, oe overy new slave State there ia & fresh accession of stretigth to 8 ‘which, however patriotic {t may be in ‘* support of the natena: honor cannot givoa hearty to the spirit of national institutions at bome. policy, therefore, tends to J. 44 , tends to at heart, "4 principal guest, took bie iriure for Constaaticeple in the Pa- tha’s'fine yaott Faid Gehaad, and he eeu hardly belp feeling grated with the attentions shower to him dariny NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, AUGUST 12, 1856. Colonel Fremont’s Iapguage on this point is as sound as *t {o borest:-—it would be eut of place here to pledge my- solh (0 any particular poliby that hag been suxgestod to (al snimaities operating on’ a powirTul class ont. on @ powurful o - <0 together by common interests. A ‘Wg the aaj of Kansas into the Usion as pong vk + % Tusk fatal uct bg rely sectional strife, origiuating take trom free labor the county secured to it by a rolema covenant, cannot be too soon disarmed of its pernicious force. ‘The only genial rogion of tho middie latitudes lon to the ¢; of the Northern States for homes cannot be conquered trom the free laborers, who have. ong eon- sidered it as sob apart for them as an inheritance, without provoking a desperate st le. We baye seen other ad- dresses late y which certain! moet this awkward question in ¢o bold a strain, but whl page with it, and rang the )”? the “preservation of our institutions,’” and the “merging of particular theories im the safety of the re- iblic.”” We trust that the citizens of the States will DoW how to appreciatea courage which will neither pal- ter with & momentous question, nor week to base the sofety of the republic upon a timid compromise; aad tf, oy his courage aud his ability, Col. Fremont sec'ires the. ol of his patriotic ambition, we certainly shall con- gratulate ace the ans and this kingdom on tee ef “of @ man Who seems to reconcile patrioiism wiih regard for rights of others, and te resolution to do great things dh 4 graceful abstinence from bragging of them. News from Egypt: INMENSE SHIPMENTS OF SPECIE FOR INDIA—LARGE CARGO OF SILKS AND OTHER VALUABLES—THE KING OF OUDES’ MOTHER AT CATRO—SAID PASHA’S GRAND FETES—-BUROPEAN CUSTOMS PREVALENT —GREEK HONORS TO TH PASHA. [Correspondence of London Times.) ATEXaNDRtA, July 22, 1856. The steamers Valetta and Euxine, which brought out the mails of the 10th of July, arrived’ on the 19th and ingt., and return this day with the India and China mails. By the mail of the 10th of July there was brought to Kgypt for India and China £976,000 in specie, from Eng- jand, including a small portion from France, being the sod sep amount that has ever been despatched overland at one time. ‘The cargo from India and China is also the largest that has ever yet arrived, consisting of 3,600 packages of silks for England and France ; but the transit administration, under its present direction, was not able to bring the whole of the cargo to Alexandria in time for ship- ment to Europe today, though three days and at half have early expired eince the steamer ar. rived at Suez, amd abon, ono thonsand packages will be left benind, to be forwarded to their destination a fortnight hence, ‘Owing to the rise of the Nile, tho ferry on the Roseita branch of the Nile can now be used, and this has hitherto been the only break in the line of” rail way between Alexandria and Cairo, The electric te greph inthe Desert between Cairo and Suez has beon completed, and it is to be hoped that no untoward de will wrise in the construction of the railway across Desert, 20 as to leave ag little room as possible for mls haps im the transit. The mother of the ex King of Oude has arrived in Egypt with the heir apparent to tho throne of Ou: da of 98 persons. She is now at Cairo, where she inteads to remain for a s, and will proceed to England by the ensuing mail. ‘This year’s crops have proved abundant throughout Fgypt, and, as the Nile is rapidly rising, the produc is being brought down to Alexandria for shipment in large qvantitier. The price of wheat has somewhat fullon, Freights are @s. 6d. per quarter, Exchange ou London continues at 101 piactres per pound sterling. The fetes given by Said Pasha, in cominemoration of his secession two years ago to the government of Fgypt, and tor which such extensive preparations had beca made, came off under auspicious circumstances on the 16th, 17th and 18th ipst., at the Pasha’s private palace at the Gabarri Immediately in front of the palace there were erec! three gaily decorated pavilions, for the use of bis high tl Key day ness, Ptian princes, and the consuls, and a grant portico with architectural colonnades, 740 feet loag on each side, 20 feet broad, surmounted with 750 fl 90,000 lamps, which were lighted up each nigh+ ja vcry Ane effegt, ‘There #-— " Hy q 20 a reception room built, 190 feet vy 130 feet broad, and a harem for the ‘Sasba’s ladies and the European lady visiters, containing 20 rocms, built ee, for the occasion, and hay.ng the exterior brightly illuminated. In the portico for the lower classes there was 8 thea- tre, where, among other things, was represented the batide of Kalafat, in which the Egyptian troops occupied & prominent positicn; and a c2emorama, panorama, diorat dissolving ‘views, rope dancers, greasy pole, mpic races, national theatres, and music were there for the amusement of the public. Oo each day all comers were fed from the Pasba’s kitchens, and on each a, desides the illami- pations, there were fireworks. very pretty theatre, to hold 300 persoas, was built inside the palace, in which there were opera and ballet performances, 42 perform- been brought out Milan expressly; and ladies were enabled to look oa (rom behial lattice work at the back of the theatre, while gh was for the use of the European lady visiters. itary bancs of music were stationed all oyer the gevnds; there were 300 European musicians employed at the dif- ferent theatres, and refreshments were freely diatributed to all present On the morning of the 16th, the ceremong began with salute of 101 guns, and the Vieeroy held a levee, when all the beads of (Le Siahomedan and Christiaa clergy and the Sarapeee consuls, in uniform, presented their re- b pond Recschid Pasha was present, and all the officers the Viceroy’s army and navy, and his civil employée in rich new worforms before bis Highness and made their obeieance. Tre merchants of Alexandria also came forward and presented to bis Righness a gold medal, with gn address, thanking him for tho freedom he bag granted to the trade of Egypt, to whieh be mate a very watable reply iu French, saying that he would al waye prontote the interests of commerce, which waa the life of bis country. ‘Ths /ites ended on the evening of the 18th, with a mag. nitigest banquet given in the large saloon, at which up wards of a thousand guests assisted, the Ruropeans being invited by cards, a certaio number of which were given to cach o the European consuls Jor distribution. Opposite to Said Pasha was seated Redechid Pasha, and next to them the principal euthor ities, the European Corsuls-Geaeral, Eucopeans aud ‘eatives alternating. AM the resources of the conntry ‘sxero brought out to give magniticence to this dine: ; the Cusha's bundgome services 4¥ gold and +!lver, numberless candelabras and waxlights, transparencies, and orna ments of every description, gave lustre to the scene, which was unanimously adnured. The dinner did not last long, as ts curtomary witt the Turks; thrre were 20 specches made, and unmediatety after Suit Pasha adjourned to auother apartment to smoke bis pipe. The fireworks were then resumed, anc « great dispiay of en eruption cf Mount Vesuvius and the burning of Pompet. took place. ‘One remarkable feattre in these files wes the prepon- with, i wut Pro- } derance of Buropean tastes and custores, though the ‘Turks aod . oo were very numerecs and mired freely with Buropenus., The amount of money ex pended by the Viceroy on this occasion was gnormors, £700,000 being cousidesnt & low estimate of the cost, as be was most lavish in every detail, A = review of the Viceroy’s army was oxpected, but, for some reavon er other, It did not take place. On the 20th Redachid Pasba, the Vii bia visit to derive some pt; and perhaps Faid Varbe will some day from it when Redsciid Yasha retaras to poner at Constantinepte. the 19th the Gireak Consul, on the part.of his govern. ment, prescuted to the Pasha a Greek deooration, as an acknowledgment of the leulency shown by bis Highnaes towards the Greek residomt: of Fgypt at the timo of the mirunderstanding between Groece anil Turkey last year when all Greeks were ordered ty So expetied from the Ottoman dominions, : A@fairs in India. END OF THE EDIMDY INGURKECTION—THE YEW ROLE IN OUDE-—CENEUS iB PUNJAD—VOTING AT ELPOTION® IN CALCUTTA ABOLISHED--LOCAL IM- PROVEMENTS—A RELIG‘OUS EMUETE—WATER MO™BOON. (Corres; onceace of the London Times.) Cavcvrta, 0 17. ‘The disturbances in Kimedy have ceased. The Sow rabe—the tribe chiefly implicated—refused to avsixt the seotion which bad taken ap arma, and the followers of Danta Swi finding themselves unsupported, sinuk back to thelr own villages. The local authorities are ac- cured of exaggerating the danger, but withont reason. It 18 hot en the power of man to fix a limit to the «prea of an Indeen rebellion, and twenty four hours of unchecked sucocss wovld bave covered the vinee with armed eavoges. The Madrat government dewervor great credit for the promptitude and decision with which it faced the donger. That government ia not popular in Ia i 1. cng principle is beheved to be extreme joao tay central authority, bat in thie instance I} bas undow! both jucgment and activity. Had the disturbances laste for aw week the district would have been ocoupie by an irresutible force. I bave for some time past been silent upon the mea sures adopted for the new government in Oude. The organization, bowever, of the province has been rapidly proceed A revenue settlement his been made upon rms which the aatives consider sufficient!” fair. It wilt romain in foree for three ich period the scientific survey, eesential to A really jet avsessment of the jand tax, be driven on. The code prepared by Mr. Temple, which has been found to work so well in the Punjab, has beem introduced, and, with some slight modifications, is now the fandarmenta low ef the count T may remark, en paseaes, that this ‘@ man of twonty eight, wholly unase\-t ed, is becoming the = iw our non-regalation provinces. itis alrendy Jaw in the Punjab, Berar ant Gace. It will speedy be introduce! into Nagpore, ant I believe the Liewtenant Governor intends to it eur. renoy throughont the non-reguiation provinces of Bon gal. A military police has bow organized, eonsistiag of {bree battalions of foot and mine rissalahs or troops of hore all under an energetic officer, a3 euportutendent. This ‘cree is, perbaps, somewhat smaller than will be ul imolely required : but for the present some of the police work is performed by the regular soliiers, A depart ment of public works has been created, witha reparate officer at ts head, and an officer of come experience ap pointed Surveyor of Roads, This is an entirely new office, as I8 also that of Superintendent of Irrigation, It ty will ted | ‘ears, duriy is belleved that by & special oficer to those de fg Long By J . The #; tem, however, misfortuno—the “spectal officer’? # apt to consider it hie to ne the government lathes nace Mention efttier vo th to be expended or the revults nnd bag Eevee, All t wi oaty the deermtved which delays its ‘The government being initiated when able to answer for themselves, ‘Since the annexation of the country the number of the ini tinted bas gradually declined. No longer a dominsat caste, the Sikhs fad their religious isotation inconvevient and burdensome. They have, therefore, coased to initiate heir children, who remain pure Hindoos, and are not taught to reverence the grunth, Sorapid has been the’ change that it is believed the next generation will witness the total extinction of the creed. The division of Lahore which contains Umritsur, the sacred city of the Sits, and which used to be th stronghold, 3,500,000 inhabitants; of these only 200,000, or loss than 6 per cent, are Sikbs. In the strange history of British Tudia I know vo fact more str than thie. it je not 12 years since the followers of this faita formed the dominant military clags of a great yy? and ri- valled and almost defeated the British in the field, Yet they bave been so utterly subjugated that they have lost pot only the bope but the desro of resistante. No other theory will account for the neglect of # ceremonial which was once the eign of entrance not only iuto a new creed, Dut into a warlike and governing class, Lord Daitiousie’s policy in India needs no ower defeace than this tingle fact. {need not tell you that the slightest oppression, the emallest feeling of hatred to their new rulers, would have made these men cling to their fuith with the tenacity of the genuine Asiatic bigot, ‘The goverpment has just introduced a new bill for the municiple administration of Calcutta. ‘Ihe elective prin- cipal has now bad a trial of many years, and has proved a total failure. The Kurepeans will not vote, and the na- tives have always elected the same persong—two mea no touiously useless. The other two members of the Con- servancy Commission are officials, and the system. there fore, unites all the evils of popular election witn ai! the evils of official management. It has therefore been avan- doned. It is proposed to create ® kind of corpo ation, consisting of 12 members, nominated by government, who will appoint a working sub-committee. The plan seems a {alr one, and the elective principle has faliea into such contempt that no ill be resistad. manay, June U6, 1564, The Tieutenant Governor of Bengal has sibmitted to the government of India, by whom it has been highly ap- | proved, a scheme of irrigation on an extensive scale for the districts of Shubabad and Behar, as well as for por- tions of those of Mirzapore, Benares and Ghazeepore. A Calcutta news paper gives the foliowing skouch of the pro- po-ed undertaking:— ‘The irrigation will extend over 2,037 square miles in the Shahabad district. The+cauals will be fed partly by the river Svane and partly by reservoirs, which will re ceive the waters of numerous hill torrents, The man branches of the canal will be navigable, and three of them will communicate with the Ganges; and to invure 4 plentiful eupply of water at all seasons, a dam is to be constructed aorogs the Soune, pear its junction with iho river Koel. The expense of this dam is esimoted a 770,000 rupees, and that of the canals at 2,730,000 pees, making the total cost 35 lace of rupees, or £350,000. During the past fortnight there has existed very con- siderable excitement amovg tha Parsces, owing to four luda of that commaenty, students of the Elphinstone In stitution, applying t the missionaries of the Free Charcl Scotland for Christian instruction and baptiam. Gao out of the four still remains with the missionarios, e others having returned to their frieuds, afer | ation. Various motives wore assigned for the | sbavdopment of their intention, and the atserdon that | they bad been “persuaded aud bribed’? called forth iet terd of indignant denial. Under these circumstances the inissionaries have wisely desided on putting forth a plain statement of the facts of the case, bearing the signatares ot Dr, Wilson and Mr, Adam ‘White; the former of whom is the distinguished Orientalit. It nppeara that these gentlemen on the 13th received a joint letter from the four lads (they are about 16 o- 27), +tativg their conviction of the truth of the Christian re- ligioa, and of the falseness of that ef Zoroaster; that, ear- fees desirous to be buptised, they felt it would be im- possible to continue to live with their parents, where they would no! be able “to walk according to their con- science,” and that they, therefore, desired shelter and protection; but that ‘nothing but the pure hope and de- rire of the ealyasdon of their souls”? hat them to make the application, scoa by Dr. ied alt We Sole teor ed teaneat ab comprises _ Likely £00 to become n very serious gisiation. What is, therefore, to vent Made aveilabs w laying the for of port and corsmercia! setuement at Delago | Out to them some prospect of reprieve, and Rood conduct, and some suitable and may be found where health can be services turned (0 avantaze. veys of ego—we have added Block of kuowledge of Mr. Henry ¥itloer, Mr. others have paid flying visite, in small tal to Delagoa Bay, but have had litte Since starcel, A ly apything that quarter, and that advantages wi have Beep enjoyed almost exclurively by ay be secured to British merchants, and accurate Ob ervations of the coast rivers, than pare BP ‘bern taken, a our knowledge of the gained. In formation additin to this, might be cia! condition and poltioal relations settlers und native tribes located in Oty vast which Delugoa bay is the commercial outlet, mation would not only largely affect our tile relations, but by its on well hs respecting the capabilities of as ist in citer aon direction wiled reports and journals, DR. LAVINGSTON, THE AFRICAN TRAVELLER. English Admiraly-— Lords Commissioners of tho Admiralty that Oo: ai Livingston, during bis late visit to uow the honor to acquaint you that ber Dart, which arrived hero yesterday, having been tocal! at Quillimaine to make further the turibest inland Eastern Africa, on good health, and 1 the , 24 of March enclore @ copy Gated the 3d of Maren, from Tette, from’ Dr. Li addrersed to the co pmender of apy Eng! arcing some scientiflc papers majesty’s estronomer at the Cape, which were when at that port. On the death of Mr. M’Chi officer besides the gu not acquainted with th il of fev er, being very exact orders under wh of the diser Henary orders which I given Sbould tente* Vir. White during his colleagues’ absence from Bombay. Ou receij ne the letter Dr. Wilson had an interview with his former acquaintance, and strongly advised him and bis friends to remeia with their relatives, provided their conscientious scruples wouldg be respected. On being repeatedly asaured that such toleration was totally out of the question, the missionaries agreed to receive them and protect them £0 long, but no longer, than they sbould be perfectly will- ing to remain, iuforming them at tbe game time that Laptism would be postponed till tae expiration of a period of probation. Accordingly, on the 16th, the young men repaired in Rob nor mission house, where a paper was drawn up, shortly stating the circumstances uader whieb they prisented themselves, and afler bay!ou been read over to them was attested by arolicitor. Thoir re- Jatives were then communicated with, and a rush of Par- fees to the ‘was the result. The were present in foree, bo Pedas tome at ie eaeeeaat Free access to the youths was not den! aud they were plied “with every possible argument ani representatio », avd with the agency of devout Yoroastrians, sober Delsts, arrogant ecoilers, aud professing inquirers;’’ At last, upon receiving guarantees @ religious liberty and of permission to atteud tho imstruction of the mission- aries, and aseurances that thetr female relatives were al- most dying under the consequences of their obstinacy, three yielded—one on the evening of the léth, the other two on the 18th. The remaining youth, Dr. Wilsoa’s ori- ginal acquaintance, yet remane, distrurting the pledge: acd of his relatives, ‘continuing to beliey Abat he does most jystice to his convictions and spiritual wants when he sroks the eociety and eucouragemeat of the followers of that faith to Which bis own studies and — have led hun.” retirement of Sir Jamsetice Jecjeebhoy, now a feo- bie old man, 73 years old, into private life has called ‘orth a public meeting in his honor, at which Lord El- phizetone presided, and, which yoted the erection of a statue to this “ great public benefactor, bigaself the architect of his own fortune, Sir Jamseyec has expeoded in public benefactions alone no lesé u sua ‘oan the equivalent of £250,000, end in private chai ities, it Is eupposed, about ag much. ' Among the former are 4 large native hospital in Bombay for the reception, not of Pursees only, Put of patives of every caste and creed ; a caumway beteroen the islands of Eombay and Salsette, which cost oearly £20,060; end a bund or dam across the river at Poonah, for dhe purpore of husbanding the weter, of which the expense was about the same as that of the Mabits causeway. Louppore the speakers at our mecting yertcrday were (oly justified in «peaking of such munitieenoe at perfectiy unparalieled. \be Bombay waterworks, to which I have often allud ca, and which Lord Canvng, while bere, luangurated, ore proceeding favorably. The contracts for all works connected with the reservoir ot Vehar, with the laying of thee ouduit pipes thence to Bombay, and with the laying of the distribution or street main Lroughout the town, were let by the court ef directors n the 7th of May, that for all the iron pipes required bay- ing been let on the Wednesday preceding. This we learn bn letter form Mr. Conybeare, the engincer ia Fagland, who further promises that in May next the works wil} be ro far advanced as to commence supplying the island with water. ‘The first burst of the monsoon was tremendous, 1 think I mentioned in my last the fall on the sta of 10 wwebes and upwards of raf in 24 hours, and up to the ilth we measured 20 inches. But since then we have bad but two, ané there bas beon a similar ieficieney in the interior.’ Still the fall is nearly up to the average of Foe but tn the long break the whether is hot ory vewlty. Ex tious In Central Africa, {¥rom the London Shipping Gazette, July 29.) While attention ts being directed by our merchants and traders to opening Fd more extensively the com merce of Central Africa through the rivers falling into the Atlantic, it shovld pot be forgotten that there are some localities in South Eastern Africa which ate enpe- cally deserving of consideration. With, ibe exception of occasional visits from the colony of Natal, Delagoa Bay seems to have been greatly overlooked, add yet from its position as respects Madagascar, and forming, too, the outlet of trade with a large oative population, our mer. hants might revew their acquaintance with {t, and other farts Of the censt further north, to groat atvantage. The way of Delagoa is, without exception, the finest on the cast, “Weing about forty miles broad and twenty six in . Numerous large anc deep rivers debvach into {, which aro navigable generally for eeveral hundred iniles tn diferent di *. At the extreme ond of the oay etands the town of lorenzo Marques, a small Se aes, with scarcely more than a hun- c ite. The merchants, after a few yoars’ treating, erally return to jue, the head —_ poe Cy bmw Africa. Tae three argest rivers w! empty thetytlves isto Delagoa are the oy ite sucdhvweat angie, and Eoglhish nee and Kity "a river on the wost., There is an excel- ent harbor on the river, for med by promonto:ins .tretching into the sea, which would form ap ad: ty dock yard. Pinglish river uned to be much frequented ‘vy whalers, as (he abounts with whale, and is very afe and commodions. Itis pavigable by vessels draw. rf ve feet water for forty miles. A considerabic ‘nde was ormerly carried on at she rivers for .yory and old dust. The Kingdom of Temby is bounded on the et by Delagoa Bay, on tho north by the Paglich and vwndas rivers. on the Weet by the small district of Pen. »- ¥ ‘acd on the south. by the Kingdom and River Ma- At their carpest eutreaty these people were taken oder British protecton in 1824, and the sovercignty of netr country coded to Great Britain by Chief Kapell. We oave, therefore, @ perfect right of gettiomeny ia that vaarter, Now that numerous ind pringing op, the command speta a the seourit t Dutch States are the Port of Delngoa is in- of the South African River Free State. by the Vac) River at Tran”-Vaal ¢ Drakensberg range diviuing west and south by the Orange . Which forms the only barrier between the Cxpo yong. This territory contains more than 10,990 whites, cides colorer! classes and aborigines. Further north © territory known as the Trans . jee long by 260 bread, peopled by the Puta who have left the British territory, it colonies, We ‘have the oundied on the nerth ui op the east ly; " south and evwt by the Vaal river anu forth its limits are it extends at its forthert point to © jatituce 6f about 23 bs ‘The white pop iiation ated at 18,000 to 20,000. Within tive boundaries of tits public, end in Clore proximity to re various eg rs J 000. Hither+ © most of the pro. tS Aa two fe have passed atal. Lately some AN emieraiion hi cen cireeted tethe Trane Vaal Tands by the exertions rd Mr. Sinart, who has sold a large, fertile, and salubri- »s tact on the Uncomatie, to a Dutch Co: s Ameterdom, The settlement uwitwo days’ my | ire these Doers have possescod, (A seay ort, makes ito difficult matter to ses the point vey are ari it, The of ‘Sir them teaport fe foe ana oval sie on Cap ain Owen—mora than. thirly ib vessel for ber recelved: Proudfoot, Mr, A. Jacques, and consters, irom Na~ opportunity of gicaning much information as tothe native tribes, the gommerce, or the condition of the setilemenis, ore ix every reason, however, to. a profit- able, though &t first ‘a limited ‘tr 7 im Tmanstgrd African eastern coast would be much useful in- tonal polley with ref that aide of the continent, uonal icy wi reference to Dr. Livingston has just eon eh contipen', trom west to e reacher the furthert iuland station ofthe on the Fagtexn Coast. Hoe witl doubtless have much weeful information regarding the r native tribe, the productions, and the social wants Or ihe pechio, and westall look who inkareepae ie dae The following despatches have been received at ibe. Castor, Simon’s Bay, 26, 1856. Sir—In reference to my letter to you the 10th of January last, No, 10, reporting for the int of the Hoth, of her Mujesty’s ship Frelic, bad mot succeeded in- bg any Wwtiigenco of the African traveller, Dr. Sranene ee uiries, haysuc- coaded dp ascertaiing that this gentleman reached Tette, station of the Portuguese in last, in of a letter, on the 4th inst. by the officer in command of the Dart War, master’s assistant, the only remaining executive ich Mr. M’Clune bad been acting, and being ignorant, therefore, to that ofiicer in regard \o waitig for Dr. Livingston, and know- ing thatthe Dart bac been already deliyed seven weeks longer than under ordinary circumstances would have been justifiable, did vet prolong bis stay #0 as he might bave done, which ts much to be as Dr. Livingston was #0 near at hand. Thave, &., HD. Com! The Seeretary of the Admiralty. ‘Term, March 3, 1856, Sm—You wil) confer a great favor if, inthe event of your ship going to the Cape, you take charge of the ac- companying packet of teitora for Mee MoLeds the Astro: nomer Koyal thero, ou have no intention of proceeding thitier soon, be eo kind as to give directions that it may oy the tirst eafe artes peri : — egg te ok station of the Por mgnese in Kastern sa—yesterday morning, cone acrors the continent from ik oe by 3 health, but pretty well tired out from for some: time past over a very rough, st ¥ ir cattle: country. were all killed by the tly called “ isetse,*” apd, bot pos. resting any goods to bus a canoe, we had to rough it. A few days’ rest will set me all to rights again, and J ebaly then leave for Quiltimaine. The Portuguese here are very kind~indeed, 1 have found them so everywhere; and if I could only of my family receiving early it of 1 would rest a sbort time in peace. hey og Bey will excuse the Ey wre jus addressing you, my Thave, &e., Affairs tn China. de sure welfare, liberty 1 have presumed to DAVID LIVINGSTON. PROORESS OF THE KEBELLION—DEPEAT OF THE IM- PERIAL TROOPS WiTH QREAT LOIS—THE TREATY WITH SIAM—THE TBA, BILE, AND COTTON MARKETS. {Correspondence of the London Timee } Hone Kose, June Political reports from the interior csntinue tory. In Kianesi the Imperial troops are es' Iu, 1856. upsatisfac- id to bave ‘een ¢efcated by the rebels, and to bave lost 8,000 men, among them seven Mapdarins. In the North the insurgents appear also with much success, and the town of Ning4 been taken py nee. westward of Hoocho' to ie WO [OO This place lies about 100 the ceutre of the silk district. pave Parties are said to have approached Pau-new Chiu, apd , cause much warin at Soochow, ‘These disturbances had affected trade at Shangbal, and the pew teas were expected to be late in arriving, owing to the interference in transit. Admiral sng a diplomatic visit japan. We have 1 news of the squadron in Mr. 8. H. Pari titleations of Sir John Bowring's with ihe Kit or Slam were exchavged on thee buh wah es grand ceremonies, The treaty came iato force on the April. M ct as Hor Majesty's Consul. remain in abeyaoc: Parkes proceeds shortly to Canton, where Be is question seems at present to be allowed to Ap accident has occurred to one of the small postal steamers that rum between the and Canton The steamer streck a rock, and the tore part almost immediately gunk. vevera) Chinese were drowned, but po Bu at Canton bas been sati factory daring ‘Trade in imports the morth. Longelothe bave been tn request, and are Sc. to 10c. dearer for some desert ee, yarn bas dechaed, owing to fu sales. Rice is very abundant, and the price bas further given way. The rate wee 4s. 105.4. Freghts—ome clipper ship is loading at Whampoa for London at in tea there uas been ¢ considerable businces cone at about previous rates. A fow canister musters of the new congous bave been shown in the market, Dut the samples are 109 small to judge of the quality. expected to be made during likely to be bigh at trst, advices are to the } aud silk of last eeuson were nearly congous were ut expected to arrive Popa Be edo crop of silk promises acd © ‘tees are lil porte are dif, an Pee was very scarce, and exchange had advanced Lares penn 3 to the 27tb ult, commenc: iv Contracts wi taele dearer than at year. ake of the ported favorably uf. Seven vessele were on the Lnginnd; one or two were expected to got away by the une. Vrom Amoy we have dates to the Stet wit, ae been doing there in longeloths, cotton prizes generally had receded. The ‘inst shipment Privo inet. Operations in tow Very it- arn, OF cot- Approac! M of the , hing no Grand Dake A letter from St. Petersburg gives some information’ Telative to circumstances connected the trothal of the Grand Luke Michael, “itsape se nM E The marriage itecif will take place, sma, course of the winter. The princess murt be fest in- structed in the Ri bound to embrace, any princess who ‘enters the family of of course amenzet the protestar* wives are selected for the ~ grand duke or R é applied t hand of “ tivel rm wards, du near Berlina, he applied to « wv hand } Phouid prefer t cose, It was th The mother of Sweden) war a last pereunced consent, and so religion, The & The Paris Monit to the Emperer trot rela fo the inten’ during the late leg prebibition: frem nlindmg to the fact th: body nominated to + sufficient ume to cc te juepired by a truly © curteme ¢ystem in Fran tition which her manu’y:’ the object of the bill pr was while dertroy ing vse fuffictently heavy dit ce—9 officia ly—the interests of Fr rentatives, however, of the brallues of rested in the reform raised nent inquiry opened and lized on all ore! the views tyken by your foverament Of he peruse: contral sean Creek religion, which sbe that chaoge being a sine qua nected with the customs. They detaanded and aoe inquiry should be inatitaind: into tae see thor branehes of manufxcture, and into the. a protection @hieh each requ ip order to ‘ens teemptct ohne labors of the informe- writ not ‘be te lee not be the ropes.