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London, England, 1854-07-29 00:00:00

being detained as prisoners, and offered their fish about twenty-five minutes. In the meantime the troops
n exchange for a handful of salt. formed in the Piace d'Armes, where they were first
The Basilisk returned from Dautsic on the 4th . insp-ced by General Bisson. The Emperor issued from
with the mails and 9) bullocks; these, at all times the Mairie, and the carriage drew up to the door. The
acceptable, would be ten times more so if we could Emperor, however, declined mounting it, and to the
urri‘sedotf
huast afl ol,lipo roce de d n
iftoo ; d
get a few fresh vegetables to put in the soup; every gw r„tesatthse Lo s shoa ts ini sof gl,r'!iavet
exertion is made to get them, bnt none are to be l'E' nve -cur, .that it was withedeil, m'owh t
the greatest difficulty that
had. We hear the Russiansare building a battery the Generals, who' walked near, could clear a passage.
which will command the anchorage upon the island When he appeared on the Place the bands struck up
of Sandhaurnii, near Helsingfors, and which was ' Portant pour la Syrie.' He then passed twice in front of
the only spot from which our ships could attack the troops. After the review he assembled round him
their fleet, as it completely flanked one of the the general and commanding officers, and expressed his
forts. lam glad to tell you that the fleets in the admiration and thanks for the fine and soldierlike appear-
Baltic follow the example of those gone to the East, ante of the troops. He soon after mounted his car-
and fraternise with each other ou all occasions. riage and drove to Biarritz, accompanied for about half
The greatest cordiality exists between us ; invita- a mile of the road by the Generals and the staff. He.
t
tions to visit are superfluous ; we do it without ;hen took leave of them, and proceeded on his way.
make our calls in the cool of the evening, smoke The whole affair lasted about an hour and a half. It is
said he was anxi ,us to return, with as little delay as
our pipes, chat with 'each other as well as we were
po.isible, as the Empress was indisposed. I should have
able, laugh at each other's blunders, and separate
mentioned that the Emperor expressed his warmest
with hopes that we may always iu future run. toge- thanks to the Mayor and the other functionaries for
ther in unity and good fellowship, the warm reception he had experienced from the people
The Alban came from Port Baltic on the 7th, of Bayonne."
where she has been surveying. While there she No less than 100 merchantmen have been
landed a party under a flag of truce, when several freighted by the Department of War, for the con-
officers of the Imperial Guard came down to the veyauce of men, horses, and materiel, from Toulon
beach and smoked cigars with them in the most to the East.
friendly manner. They appeared a very intelligent On the 23d the ship of the line Donawerth was
and gentlemanly pet of fellows, and when invited waiting at Lorient a favourable wind to put to sea.
on board consented to come, but the general in She is laden with provisions and ammunition for
command would not allow them. The fortifications the French Baltic fleet.
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round Revel have been very much strengthened ;
the people along the coast are inclined to be ex-
ceedingly civil and friendly on all occasions.

Nine cannoniers were killed and 11 wounded by
the bursting of a piece of artillery, in the Polygoue
of Rennes.
The Moniteur states that the Government is
taking measures to encourage the production of
cotton in its colonies iu America as wellas in Algeria.
It hi:s suppressed the duty of sf. per 100 kilo-
grammes on the importation of cotton from the
French colonies ; it has called the attention of the
Colonial Administrations to the advantages to be
derived from a return to the cultivation of cotton,
and has sent them seeds of a peculiar species of
cotton prid need in Greece and Egypt, with instruc-
tions as to the manner in which the plant is to br
cultivated.. The ilioniteur adds that the Frer.ch
colonies in America are admirably adapted.cor the
production of cotton, and that in G.,.‘l,taloupe,
where the proluetiou of the finer -.:Jrts was at-
tempted two years back, it is exported that next
year not fewer than 20,000 kilogrAuunes can be ex-
ported.
It is said that domiciliary visits have been made
to some houses at Nantes in quest of a " political
personage," supposed to have lately arrived there.
Some arrests have also been made in Paris among
persons described as desirous of getting up a mani-
festation on the anniversary of the Revolution of
July, 1830.
The Three per Cents. closed yesterday. at 71f.
10c. for the end of the month ; and the Four-and-
a-Half per Cents. at 98f. 25c. ; and the New Loan
at 71f. ; Orleans Railway Shares, 1,160 f. ; Rouen,
1,015 f. ; Havre, 570 f. ; Great Northern, 815 f;
Strasburg, 777 f. 500. ' • New Shares, 615 f. ; Paris
and Lyons, 940 f. ; Lyons to the Mediterranean,
838 f. 75c. ; Western of France, 645 f. ; Bordeaux
and Cette, 61.0 f. ; Great Central of France, 492 f.
50c. ; ;Lyons and Geneva, 502 f. 50c. ; Bank of
Credit Mobilier, 688 f. 75c.

GREECE.

ATHENS, July 20.—Mavrocordato has arrived.
Four insurgent chiefs have been put to death near
Frikona, in Thessaly, by the Bashi-Bazouks.

SPAIN.

A telegraphic despatch received in Paris yester-
day, from Madrid, states that on the 24th an aide-
de-camp of General Espartero arrived in Madrid,
and proceeded immediately to the Palace without
communicating with the Junta.
It was supposed that he had submitted a scheme
of policy for the approbation of her Majesty, but
nothing certain was known.

It was believed that General Blaser was at Ciudad
Real, and that the troops under his command would
march on Madrid.

Nothing was known of O'Donnell or his move-
ments.

Chico, the chief of the secret police, had been
taken and shot by the people.
A letter from Madrid of July 23, says it is re-
ported that Generals O'Donnell, Dulce, &c., with
their forces, are at Torrejon de Ardoz, waiting the
arrival of Espartero from Saragossa, and that they
will ail come in here together this evening. Their
arrival will put an end to the present abnormal
state of things. The people here continue working
at and strengthening the barricades, just as if they
expected another general attack. On the other
hand, the palace continues to be garrisoned as if its
inmates consider themselves besieged ; the gates
are all closed, and four pieces of artillery bear on
the approaches from the Plaza de Oriente, no one
being allowed to come that way without a pass.
The night before last efforts were made by the
Camarilla to induce the Queen to leave the pala ;e
with her mother, betake herself to some strong
place, call the troops around her, declare that her
will had been forced, that all that has been lately
decreed by her is consequently null and void, and
order the artillery and other troops to attack and
bombard Madrid. It is added that this would
probably have been attempted but ft.r the persua-
sions of some ladies about the Queen, and the op-
position of the royal halberdiers. Then we have
danger from Socialist and Republican quarters,
but this is not very imminent as yet. There is a
Socialist paper published, called El itco de la
Bevolucion, and the malcontents of this perty even
hint at suspicions of Espartero, saying that he
comes here to save Queen Christina. The prompt
arrival of the Duke de la Victoria and the other
generals, the spectacle of their union, which it is
to be hoped will not be disturbed, and the speedy
formation of a strong and respectable Ministry,
would soon put an end to the importance of
grumblers and malcontents of all kinds. Delay
may have serious consequences. Already further
acts of popular vengeance have taken place.
Don Francisco Chico, a particularly obnoxious per-
son, from the situation he long held as head of the
secret police, and who had been the instrument of
oppression in the hands of various arbitrary Go-
vernments, had latterly fallen into disgrace, and
bad been confined in prison for some time on the
charge. of receiving bribes to connive at certain
robberies that had recently occurred. Having
been set free, at length he returned to Madrid,
and was lodging in the Plazuela de Mostense. A
number of people went there early this morning,
took him from his bed (for he was ill), paraded
him en a mattress th ough the Plaza de Santo P, -
mingo, and various st.e ts, and finally shot, him in
the Calle de Toledo. This sort of Lynch-law jus-
tice hai been carried out in several cases by the
armed multitude against their own followers. At
many of the barricades it is announced in large
letters that robbers will be punished with death,
and this has been carried out to the letter in in-
stances where attempts have been made to carry
off valuables from the houses of the ministers and
other persons, which have been burnt and pillaged,
the parties being taken to the neare-t barricade,
and shot on the spot: A woman who tried to carry
off some silk curtains from Queen Christina's palace,
was stopped by a man, who said to her, " If you
want to rob, go to the Sierra Morena ; our busi-
ness here is to burn ;" and made her throw them
into the fire. Nothing is known as to the where-
abouts of the ex-ministers, &c. Some think they
are at the palace, but the general idea is that they
have fled.

AMERICA.

(BY EL4CTRIC TELEGRAPIT.)

SOUTHAMPTON, SATURDAY MORNING.

The United States Mail Steam-ship Washington,
Ca )twin Lines, arrived off Cowes this morning, on
her way to Bremen, with dates from New York to
the 15th inst. inclusive.
The Asia arrived out on the 12th inst. ; the screw
steamer City of Manchester arrived at Philadelphia
on the 14th.

Ad vices from Mexico to the 3d of July state that
the revolutionists were still active, and additional
troops had been despatched to Michoacan to quell
the rebellion in that department. There was a re-
port that Alvarez was seized by illness, and that his
recovery was doubtful. Another foray, beaded by
Count Ranosset de Bouldon, was looked for at
Guyamas.
The dullness in the New York Stock market still
continued, and prices had further declined.
Large sales of cotton bad been made at prices
about one-eighth cent advance.

For flour the market was inactive, and the quo-
tations were considerably reduced, the inferior de-
scriptions being difficult of sale. The grain trade
was greatly in favour of buyers, at irregular prices.
Fre ghts unchanged.
Exchange on Loudon 109 k to 1092.

THE WOOLLEN TRADE.

(From the Leeds Mercury of this day.)

LEEDS, July 28.—We have no alteration to report
in the state of the woollen market during the cur-
rent week. The trade continues stea ly and good.
There was also a fair average business done on Tues-
d,y. The advance in the price of wool, which has
been obtained during the sales now proceedirw in Lon-
don, together with the splendid ;weather we have had
during the last fortnight, giving us the promise of an
abundant harvest, and cheapness and plenty, have, to-
gether, had considerable influence in giving increased
activity and stability to this market. The trade in the
w rehouses continues without any noticeable change.
HUDDERSFIELD, July 25.—There was a good amount
of business done in the Cloth-hall to-day. both in plain
and fancy woollens. On the whole, prices are firm, the
demand steady, and we hope improving.
ROCHDALE, July 24.—We have had a better demand
for flannels to-day, at prices not less than those of the
preceding week. The wool market has been steady, the
demand moderate, and prices very firm.
BRADFORD, July 27.—There isgreat complaint of the
difficulty of buying from growers wools for a depressed
market. There is a perceptible improvement in the
yarn market during the week, and prices are hardening,
although there is still too much reason for complaint of
the disproportion between the price of wool and yarn.
There is more doing in pieces, and the stock of grey
goods is very low.
HALIFAX MARKET, July 22.—Although there does
not appear to have been much more stirring in the
piece market to-day, there is certainly a firmer and more
cheerful tone manifest throughout the trade generally ;
for the most part induced by the exceedingly favourable
harvest prospects, and the consequent declension in price
of grain.

The first act of the junta of Valladolid has been
the expulsion of the Jesuits locats,d in that pro-
vince. The A acioa calls for the suppression of all
the other religious houses which have been esta-
blished in consequence of the concordat ; adding
that, "in order for the Catholic religion to shine
in all its splendour, it is not necessary to have
these lodges of friars, which ara nothing more than
perpetual focuses of conspiracy against the national
liberties." The Calle de Toledo, and the streets
leading to the Plaza de Progreso and Plaza de
Cebada, are vary strongly barricaded. In one
place four wavoi s form t'ie most conspicuous part.
In another, two walls of paving-stones are erected
to a considerable height, and five or six yards
apart, the interval being filled up with earth. Mat-
tresses, contributed voluntarily by the householders,
are suspended on the sides of many barricades.
This is particular]y the case in the Calle Atocha.
There is a house in the latter street, which was
attacked by cannon-shot—one shot went through
the front wall, and through the partition walls of
three different rooms, lodging in the fourth, after
smashing a framed statue of the Virgin and Child.
The attack made by the troops (two companies of
infantry) at this point, seconded by two pieces of
artillery, cleared that part of the street for a time;
but there were thirty-four soldiers killed or
wounded in effecting it. If the contest had gone
on, the inhabitants were preparing to throw tiles
from the roofs, furniture, &c., upon the troops ;
and this will no doubt take place should there be
another occasion for it. There has been no Bolsa
since this affair began here ; and a Royal decree in
to-day's Gazette, countersigned by General San
Miguel, orders that from the 17th to fifteen days
after the formation of a new Ministry shall be con-
sidered as a holiday for mercantile purposes.
Mr. Bernal, the new English Consul, arrived
this morning.