The Sun.
London, England, 1862-05-23 00:00:00

THE FRENCH IN MEXICO.

The Pays gives the following as the principal in-
cidents which have taken place in Mexico since the
9th of April :

"On that day the conference between the Pleni-
potentiaries of the three Powers took place. Gene-
- ral Prim was of opinion that the convention made
with the Government of Juarez should be observed,
, and was opposed, to protection being afforded to
any one conspiring against the established order
of things. The French declared that they would
' no longer treat with Juarez. The English Pleni-
potentiaries supported the opinion of General Prim.
On the same day the Plenipotentiaries signified to
Juarez their respective resolutions--those of Spain
and England declaring that they were ready to
cause their troops to re-embark. On the 11th the
Minister Doblado, characterising the conduct of the
English and Spanish Plenipotentioaries as noble
and loyal, informed them that the Mexican Govern.:
meat was disposed to give them every satisfaction
that they might desire. On the 12th Juarez issued
a warlike decree against the French, and published
a manifesto, in which he bitterly censured the
resolutions taken by them. On the 16th the French
Plenipotentiaries made a declaration of war against
Juarez, and invited the Mexican people to consti-
tute a National Government. Oa the 17th the
Mexican General Almonte issued a proclamation in
the same sense, and in which there was question of
a monarchy. General Prim caused his troops to
embark without waiting for instructions from
Serrano, Governor of the Havannah."
A despatch from Madrid, of the 9th inst., states
that General Prim is expected in that city on the
6th. I hear, however, that he intends being at
Paris about that date, and that perhaps an explana-
tion of the whole affair of this Mexican expedition
will be published, justifying General Prim's con-
duct, and showing that he acted throughout in
strict accordance with the orders of his Govern-
ment.

TILE MIDDLE LEVEL INUNDATION.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SIR,—I beg to suggest an expeditious method of
closing up thegap or breach at Lynn,which consists
of laying on the bottom of the sea, near the breach
or gap, sheets of strong naval canvas, which can be
made in sections, and laced together to any size ;
the end towards the sea to be held securely to the
bottom by weights, and the breach or gap to be
partially filled up by suitable vesaels, securely
anchored, over which the shore end of the sheet is
drawn, forming an efficient abutment. As steamers
and canvas can be had at once, I would undertake
to close up the breach or gap in a very short time.
—Your obedient servant,
May 22, 1852, JOHN MACINTOSII.,

INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION AND LIFE-BOATS;
—Some of the executive officers of the International Exhi-
bition have suggested that the present time, when some of
the articles in the building are being re-arranged, might be
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relates a conversation, in which Sir James Hudson would have thought that the British life-boat would have
was heard to say that, although Prince Napoleon's been emphatically entitled to a place amongst the most con-
aspiFuous products of our skill; for while it would be impos-
arrival at Naples could not be expected to lead to an
immediate evacuation of Rome, still it was certainly lbl
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the forerunner of that desirable event. France and
wrecks on tyheear coastsm st instrumental ment a l in awing' 743 lives from
the United. Kingdom, it is equally
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Napoleon had come to see with his own eyes the unrivalled but almost alcno. y
ovations addressed to the King, and the best means A MODEL
WIFE AND A FORGIVING HUSBAND.
of arriving at a speedy solution. At the Prescot petty sessions, on Tuesday, Jane Birchall,
The Costituzionale, of Turin, states that, on the wife of James Birchall, a retired farmer, was brought up
19th, the King received, at Naples, a deputation of from Kirkdale, where she had been remanded, in corlipany
ladies of that city, who presented his Majesty with with a coarse little fellow named John Hulme, charged
a beautiful tent, embroidered with gold. On re- Aril
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ceiving this present; with his usual courtesy, the e. Hulme was elarged with aiding end abutting
silver i spoons,
King said that he would return to Naples in a few The former was discharged, the latter was committged her.for
months. trial. On the 14th instant the accused were found in Man-
The Diritto of Turin, of the 20th, contains the chester living together as man and wife. This is the fourth
time she has left her husband with Hulme within the last
following protest of Garibaldi :
twf elvemonths. On each occasion she has taken large sums
o
" I do not know the exsct number of dead
money with her, and remained until it was spent, when
her
or wounded in the massacre of Brescia ; I know forgiving husband took her back, It is believed he will
that children have been killed, children and pdoso on thingoccaiiO4,

Accounts have been received from Vera Cruz to
the 20th ult. The French were continuing their
advance, and had attacked a small fort on the road
leading from Orizaba. They assign the following
reasons for not keeping to the Convention of Sole-
dad :-1. The declaration of war by Juarez ; 2, the
murder of several French soldiers ; 2, the annoy-
ances caused by Juarez; 4, the intercepting of all
the supplies.
" The French Government," says the Patric,
"Is anxiously occupying itself with sending
supplies to the French expeditionary corps in
Mexico, the condition of which is in every respect
excellent. Independently of the vessels of war
which have been placed under orders for that pur-
pose, several merchant vessels have been chartered
to convey stores to Vera Cruz. and the France, a
fine ship belonging to Marseilles, is about to pro-
ceed to Toulon to ship provisions for the squadron
of Vice-Admiral Jurien de la Graviere. The sol-
diers and sailors taken from Martinique, and em-
barked on board the Ardente, which conveyed them
to Vera Cruz, are about to be replaced by others
from the mother country; and it is said that, if
necessary, reinforcements will leave France at the
beginning of the autumn."