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for. All this will be highly valuable, and productive
of the best result. We are rejoiced to find from the
statement of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, that it
is intended to place at the head of this Board, as pre-
sident, a person who might be considered best qua-
lified to fill that important office, and whose selec-
tion would not be influenced by any political
considerations. This is in the highest de-
gree praiseworthy ; we almost think that the
Earl of DALUOUSIE, who evinced so much talent
and industry, who exhibited great knowledge
on the subject, and whose services the Premier sought
to obtain when about to form his Government, is
thereby indicated. Such a selection would be hailed
with th© greatest pleasure throughout the country,
and the handsome manner in which it is stated that
the selection is to he of the worthiest and most effi-
cient, without reference to politics, must remove the
scruples that heretofore prevented that talented young
nobleman from giving his assistance and devoting
his time to the service of his country. Although
different objections were raised to various parts of the
details, Colonel SIBTHORP alone persevered in his
hostility to the entire measure. The Gallant Mem-
ber for the first time figured as a sinecurist ; he in-
sisted on dividing the House on his amendment, that
the Bill be committed on that day six months—when,
as teller, he foun I that he had not a single Member
to count, the numbers being, for the amendment 0,
against it 64. This decisive majority must have
proved highly gratifying to the Gallant Colonel, as it
is well known that he entertains the strongest objec-
tion to anything like close shaving.

Letters from Alexandria, of the 10th, state that the
officers of her MAJESTY'S steam ship Avenger and the
Consuls of England, France, and Portugal were
entertained on the preceding day by Inaamm PACHA,
at a grand banquet at the Garden of Gabare.

The cholera was making dreadful ravages along
the Red Sea coast. At Medina the deaths were two
hundred a day. At Suez there had been four cases
of cholera, but none of them had terminated fatally.

Accounts have been received from Constantinople
of the 7th instant.

It was reported that MEHEMET ALT would set out
on his return to Alexandria on the 15th.

There had been a serious riot at Erzeroum against
the Persian Plenipotentiary. The following is an
account given in a letter from Erzermun, of the 25th
ultimo :

" Some days ago the populace of this town, to the number
of 3,000 or 4,000, attacked the hotel of Miza-Tagy-Khan, the
Persian Minister, under the pretext that one of his servants
had made a shameful attempt on a child of three years of
age; and that Essad Pacha, the Governor, seemed in no
hurry to have the offender punished. The secretary of the
embassy, who attempted to fly, was stopped in the street,
and massacred in the most cruel manner. Several servants
of Mirza-Tagy, who had fired from the hotel, were wounded.
At last, on the recommendation of Babri Pacha, commander
of the garrison, and brother to Hafiz Pacha, the Minister
judged it advisable to deliver up one of his servants, as the
only means of preventing further mischief. The man thus
delivered up was seized on with fury by the populace, and
in a few minutes torn to pieces. This vengeance calmed the
people a little, and they dispersed when the troops arrived.
The Persian Minister is at present with Babri Pacha, his
preserver. As to the real cause of this riot, it is said that
the affair was concocted between the proprietor of the house
and the Mollahs, who could not bear to have the Persian
Minister in their quarter, and imagined this mode of getting
rid of him."

The following, which may be considered as the
Turkish official account, is from the Journal of Con-
stantinople:—

" The Government has received intelligence that the tran-
quillity of Erzeroum had been for an instant troubled. It ap-
pears that some individuals in the service of the Persian
Plenipotentiary committed a grave offense. The ➢lussuln-:an
population rose up and demanded satisfaction, and, as the
principal culprit was not given up, they gathered round the
house of the Persian Minister, and attacked it with stones.
The Governor, Es,ad Pacha, when informed of this move-
ment, seat a battalion of troops to disperse the rioters, but
this force was repulsed. At last, to prevent greater evils,
the individual who was the cause of this tumult was de-
livered up to those who demanded him. Immediately after
order was re-established, and the authorities adopted mea-
sures to prevent further disturbances. When the news was
received at Constantinople, the Cabinet met, and severe
orders were sent to Erzeroum."

The pachalics of Trebisond and Van, which are
situated on the Russo-Georgian frontier, are in a
state of open insurrection. Several encounters have
taken place between the insurgents and the Turkish
troops, in every one of which the latter have been
defeated. The following is the account given in a
Constantinople letter of the 7th, of the present state
of the disturbed provinces :

"A serious insurrection has just burst out in the pachalic
of Trebisond. Two steamers, with troops, commanded by
Omer Pacha, have this morning quitted the port of Con-
stantinople for the insurgent districts. The dispatches sent
by the English Consul at Batoun, a port iu the Black Sea,
to the English Minister, were so grave that the Blood-
hound, steamer, was immediately sent to the Black Sea to
protect British interests there. The revolt burst out in
consequence of measures taken by Halil Pacha to put into
execution the regulations relative to recruiting and
quarantines—regulations to which the inhabitants would
never submit under their ancient governors. The Ottoman
troops have already had some encounters with the rebels, and
have been e .ch time repulsed. In the neighbouring pachalic
of Van also a considerable number of inhabitants have taken
up arms under the command ofHussein Bey. Hussein is one
of the chiefs who, some months back, were sent prisoners to
Constantinople for having engaged volunteers for Schamyl,
chief of the Circassians. Hussein escaped from prison and
returned to his own country. The Ambassador of Russia has
frequently called on the Turkish Government to have him
again arrested ; but this has been impossible, as the inhabit-
ants of the pachalic of Van took up arms for him, and pre-
vented his being meddled with."

A letter from Leghorn of the 15th inst. states that
on the preceding day Tuscany had been visited by a
terrific earthquake, which had cracked the walls of
many of the houses in Leghorn and destroyed several
villages. At Lorenzana, which, as well as Oriana, is
half destroyed, the ground opened, and from the fis-
sure a torrent of dark fluid iFsued. Fortunately no
lives were lost. The shock lasted about ten seconds.
A slight shock was experienced at Genoa. The fol-
lowing account of this visitation is from the Courier
de Marseilles of the 19th.

" Captain Scribanis, of the Virgile steam-packet, which
arrived here yesterday, from Naples and the coast of Italy,
informs us that on the 14th a very violent earthquake was
felt in Tuscany. The church of St. Michael, at Pisa, has
been much shaken, and in many parts of the country the
earth opened in different places, and vomited forth a large
quantity of hot and muddy water. At Leghorn the oscilla-
tion was so strong, that the bells of the churches rang of
themselves. The disasters were not so serious, however, in
the town as in the surrounding villages, where a great num-
ber of houses were thrown down. The terrified inhabitants
fled to and remained in the open fields. His Royal Highness
the Grand Duke had sent provisions of every kind for their
support. On the 10th, at four in the morning, a slight shock
of earthquake was felt at Naples, but no disaster occurred."
The amnesty published by the POPE has produced
a great effect throughout Italy. At Turin groups of
people assembled in the street crying out " Long live
Pius IX."

In Sicily disturbances had broken out in conse-
quence of the famine which prevailed in that Island.
The extreme heat has destroyed the crops, and dried
up the streams, so that the mills cannot work for
want of water. No corn can be ground, and many
persons have died from starvation.

It is stated that Dan MIGUEL has left Albano and
gone to Porto d'Anzi, from whence he intends to em-
bark on board a Portuguese vessel for Portugal, to
join his followers, now in a state of insurrection in
that country.
The Emperor of RUSSIA has undertaken to act as
mediator between Austria and Sardinia.

The Frankfort Journal, under date of Breslau,
Aug. 12, states that RONGE has been sentenced to
four months' imprisonment, for preaching at Lachu,
without a license from the authorities. It is said lie
has appealed against the sentence.
A Vienna letter of the 13th instant, in the Cologne
Gazette, says:—
" The Chancellery of the Court of Austria is at the present
time in serious deliberation upon a series of representations
made by the States of Lower Austria. To a delaration made
two years ago by these States, the Chancellery replied that
their opinions on the subject of the land-tax should be taken
into consideration ; but, as to other questions, and parti-
cularly those which were political and legislative, the Chan-
cellery could not consult the States, or listen to their recom-
mendations. In the following session the States complained
to the Emperor that their rights and privileges were in-
fringed. Called upon to explain this charge, the States de-
clared in their address of 1845 that a committee had been
appointed to draw up a memorial on the subject to the Em-
peror, which should be presented without delay. The
memorial was accordingly prepared, and submitted to the
Diet of the present year, to tzip taken into consideration by its
members. The two great complaints of the States are—first,
the violation of the right vested in the States to be consulted
on legishitive and organic measures, a right which they
declared belonged to them of old, and which had been con.
firmed by more recent edicts. Secondly, the illegal aug-
mentation of the burdens on land. The language of the me-
morial is perfectly respectful, but no less firm. It traces a
dark picture, not only of the political situation of the states
of the province, but also of the whole monarchy. It recapi-
tulates the services which have been rendered by the people
to the imperial throne in times of war, and seems to ask
what has been their reward? It adds that, during ten years,
not any of the propositions or representations wade by the
states to the Government have met with attention. The me-
morial was unanimously adopted, even by the bench of
bishops. The answer is looked for with great anxiety. Its
effects will not be confined to the province of Lower Austria,
because the opposition leaders in the states of Bohemia have
procured a copy of the memorial, and, finding it fully ap-
plicable to that country, propose to make a similar address to
the thi,me."

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