The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-08-14 00:00:00

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

FRANCE.—The correspondent of the Times having alludsd
to the arrest of an Italian at Bayonne, who had followed the
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mail post, or the railroad at Bordeaux, and arrived at
Biarritz before or at the same time as the Emperor, and from
that moment he did his utmost to approach him, and to
introduce himself into the chateau. His movements excited
the suspicion of one of the police agents, who arrested him
With five or six others who accompanied him, no doubt, to
give aid if necessary. The Italian was found armed with a
sharp poniard unsheathed, and also with a double•barrelle:;
pistol loaded. The exterior of this person, his manners,, and
his costume were those of one in the better class of society.
While I am writing I am informed that the police agent who
arrested the Italian had followed him from Paris, had made
acquaintance with him, and had even occeupied the same
room with him."
General Canrobert is ordered to return home from the
Crimea, his health being seriously affected. It is said that he
is to be created a Marshal immediately on his arrival in Paris.
General M`Mahou succeeds to the command of General Can-
robert's

ITALY.—The Austrian government is daily gaining power
at Rome, at the expense necessarily of the French. Of the
twelve gates of Rome only three are now held by the French,
viz., the Cavalleggieri, leading to Civita Vecchia ; the Porta
del Popolo, leading to Tuscany and Romagna; and the Porta
-San Giovanni, on the road to Naples.
SPAIN.—The Madrid correspondent of La Prove write. 3
under date of August 4 :—"NotWithstanding all the tele-
graphic despatches to the contrary, the. Spanish government
has resolved to join the alliance of the Western Powers. The
number of the contingent is not yet fixed, but 25,000 men are
spoken of."- •
The correspondent of the Independance writes on the 3rd :
" The resolution of the Spanish government is taken. Mar-
shal O'Donnell has returned from the Escurial, where he has
passed two days with the Queen. On his arrival a long and
interesting cabinet council was held, and it was decided that
Spain should join the Western Alliance, and furnish a contin-
gent of 25,000 men. This resolution was notified yesterday
evening to the ministers of France and England. At the
council Marshal O'Donnell and General Zabala took the lead
in advocating the alliance, M. Huelves promptly adhered to
their opinions, the Minister of Grace and Justice was unde-
cided, and the young Alonzo Martinez, minister of public
works, was opposed to the policy proposed. The Ministers of
War and Finance withheld their opinions until Espartero
should declare himself. At first the Marshal was opposed to
the project, but he has since acquiesced in the arguments of
O'Donnell and Zabala. The government will have fro brim).
the matter before the Cortes, as the latter must vote the funds
for the expedition. It is said that General Prim will be ad-
vanced
to the `rank of lieut.-general, and appointed to com-
mand the expedition.
AusTnlA.—A new circular despatch has lately been seat b.-
the Cabinet of Vienna to all the representatives of Austria at
foreign courts, in reference to the federal resolution of
July 26.—A letter from Vienna, dated the 4th, says Yes-
terday evening the Duke de Montponsier paid a visit to the
Count de Chambord, who had arrived from Frohsdorf. The
interview between the two Princes lasted an hour. This
morning at eleven o'clock the Count de Chambord returned
the visit, which was of similar duration. The Duke de Mont-
pensier has left this evening for Prague on his way to Gotha,
and the Count de Chambord has returned to Frohsdorf."

THE ITALIAN OPERA closed on Saturday night. Contrary
to anticipation, it has been the most successful for years.
THE EMPEROR OF RUSSIA, it is said, will be crowned at
Moscow in the autumn. .

GENERAL PY3I is spoken of as likely to be nominated as
Commander-in-Chief of the Spanish Contingent for the Crimea.
ROBERT HANCOCK, a labourer, residing at Northam, North
Devon, murdered his wife on Friday week, by striking her
over the head with a hammer, and then cutting her throat.
He has been committed on the coroner's warrant for murder.
A MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT occurred at the farm of Helm-
burn, in Ettrick, on Thursday. A young gentleman, Mr.
John Brown, accompanied by a farm labourer, named George
Charteris, had taken shelter from the rain in the lee of an old
wall. The wall suddenly fell, and killed both.—Border Ad-
vertiser.

THE QUEEN'S VISIT TO FRANCE.—A Paris correspondent
says that, as the moment of Queen Victoria's visit to Paris
draws near, crowds of English from all parts of the globe are
pouring into Paris. " The streets, gardens, cafes, squares,
museums, are thronged with Englishmen. Englishmen take-
possession of the orchestra stalls, and the restaurants ; and
it is almost impossible to find any one you can speak to in the
midst of this frightful dash of English, Scotch, and Irish
patois, the jargon of the Welsh mixing with the broken
gibberish of the people from London. Upon the walls you see
nothing but English bills posted up. English spoken here ;'
there is not a shop where you do not read this charitable-
notice. You enter, and find that they speak English by
signs ! London is no longer in Hyde-park, in Regent-street,
in Belgrave-square, nor Greenwich, but at the Tuileries, upon
the Boulevards, and at the Champs Elys&s."
SUICIDE OF A GIRL.—On Tuesday, the.hody of a female,
twelve years of age, was found in the River Nene, near Peter-
borough-bridge. It was identified as that of Alice, daughter
of Mr. Green, tailor, of Newton, Peterborough. At the
coroner's inquest, John Jackson, an intelligent lad. thirteen
years of age, deposed that he had known the deceased all his
life. He was with her on Monday afternoon, with his sister
and two other girls about the same age, in Gibson's garden.
The clock struck a quarter to ten as witness and deceased
went together as far as a shop near the Corn Exchange, where
the deceased asked witness whether he was going home. He
said yes, and asked her if she was. She replied " she dare not,
as her mother swore she would kill her." Witness took hold
of her hand to persuade her. She sat down on the slabs, and
said, "she thought she should go and drown herself." Wit-
ness asked her how she liked the fireworks, when she said,
"Don't speak to anybody when they are miserable." That
was all that passed. Witness turned down Queen-street to
go home, and the deceased got up and walked down St. John-
street, and he saw no more of her. Henry Jauncery, constable,
saw the deceased on the bridge about ten o'clock on Monday
night, and asked her what she did there; and, receiving no
reply, said to her "You're not going to drown yourself, are
you ?" She said, " No, sir," and went away. The . coroner
explained the law in the case to the jury, who returned a ver-
dict that "the deceased drowned herself through fear."—
Stamford Mercury.
FEARFUL STORM IN THE ISLAND OF SILYE.—On Tues-
day evening, towards six o'clock, Rhuendunan, the residence
of Hugh Macaskill, Esq., was visited by a most dreadful
storm of thunder and lightning, accompanied by heavy tor-
rents of rain. The river which flows from the Coolin Moun-
tains had, during the course of the storm, been gradually
rising, until at length it burst forth with uncontrollable fury,
overflowing its banks. In the space of about ten minutes the
river had carried away the garden wall, burst into the house
with alarming violence, causing the greatest terror and con-
fusion. The inmates, with great difficulty, struggled through
the water, already three feet deep, and were conveyed into a
park, there to await what appeared to be inevitable death.
One young lady sank twice beneath the violence of the cur-
rent, and was with difficulty rescued from her perilous situa-
tion by the gallant conduct of a gentleman who, along with a
young lady at present on a visit to Mr. Macaskill, contributed
not a little towards preserving the presence of mind and
cheering the drooping spirits of the terror-stricken party. In
the meanwhilb, the' rush of waters continued with undi-'
minished violence, carrying away bridges, walls, and every-
thing that impeded its course, rendering the situation of the
party hourly more a!aming. Some shepherds stormstayed in
the mountains declared that the rocks shook as if by an earth-
quake, whilst a thunderbolt, falling within ten yards of the
house, completed the gloomy horrors of the scene. -The party
were, after a short deliberation, carried with difficulty to an
outer loft, where they awaited-with intense anxiety the abating
of the flood. The storm, after. haring lasted about three
hours, decreased in violenoei allowing the inmates once more
to return to their. des9latualmde:.—Scotch Paper.