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London, England, 1861-07-31 00:00:00

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When Lord Aberdeen and M. Guizot, some id
years since, were for uniting to preserve the balance
of power on the American Continent, and to save
Texas and Mexico from tailing into the hands of
the ambitious Anglo-Saxon Republic, they little
thought that a time was to come when numbers of
their own countrymen would be willing, for the sake
of morality and humanity, that the incorporation
should take place, while the United States would be
incapable
tcng-meditated aggression. -What-
everm ay of the
issue of the civil war in that country be the
the state of Mexico must engage its early attention
on the return of peace. The hopes Of conquest to
the southward, which Mr. Jefferson Davis and his
friends have cherished for so long, seem likely to be
realised should the Seceders succeed in establishing
their independence. If, on the other hand, the
Union be re-cemented by force, the North will be
able to give a rich bribe to the slaveowners, by
allowing them to add to the Federal territory the
beautiful land which is now lapsing into bat barisrn.
'llexico--cursed by the occupation of a mongrel and
constantly degenerating race, superstitious, blood-
thirsty, and cowardly, ignorant to a degree scarcely
to be believed, and yet too vein to learn from its
neighbours—cannot long remain without some in-
tr-rference from without. Unless England or the
United States determine to suppress the outrages
which are taking place, it will be impossible for
either to condemn any bold adventurer who shall
seize upon the Government, and shelter life and
property under his despotic power. No one dwelling
in a civilised country can have a notion of the state
of this unhappy region, where, in the neighbour-
hood of a stately capital, with theatres and concert-
rooms filled every night with brilliant audiences,
bands of ruffians are robbing, murdering, and tor-
turing in the name of the Church and the Con-
stitution.
We are aware that the tale of SpanishsAmeri-
can revolutions is not very interesting to English
readers, who, besides their general disincli-
tion to puzzle themselves over strange names
and complicated events, have a natural impa-
tience of these unmeaning struggles, which linger
on year after year without object or conclu-
sion. But the indignities and the irrepar.f*ale, in-
juries sustained by British subjects deserve more
attention. That there should be a country within
four weeks' voyage of our shores, bound to us by
treaties, as well as by ties of gratitude forsyrapathy
and valuable assistance afforded in times gone by ;
that in such a country our merchants and settlers
should be openly pillaged, imprisoned, and banished,
and should narrowly escape with their lives when-
ever a change in the fortunes of two implacable
factions takes place; and that this should go on year
after year in spite of the remonstrances of our re-
presentatives in Mexico and the Foreign Secretary
at home, all of whom are unable to exact the smal-
lest reparation for these outrages—are matters which
would hardly be overlooked by the English public
were it not for the great events which are passing
in Europe, and among the Americans of our own
race.

PRICE 4d.
STAMPED sd.

superintendent; Mr. Lang, master shipbuilder; Mr.
Cotsell, master smith; and tne other officers of the
establishment.

The Cormorant, 4, 200 horse-power, is to be re-
moved from Chatham to Sheerness, to be placed in
the steam reserve of the second division.

The following appointments were made yesterday
at the Admiralty :—A. Whines, chief engineer, to
the Virago ; H. Rumble and J. W. Sievewright,
acting 2d class assist.-engineers, to the Fisgard, as
supernumeraries ; P. M.Cormack, Geo. Nicholls, J.
W. Compton, B. F. Lewarn; and G. Fabian, acting
2d-class assist.-engineers, to the Asia, as supernu-
meraries ; Wm. C. Amos and David Dixon, acting
2d-class assist.-engineers, to the Cumberland, as
supernumeraries ; John Dows and James Frazer,
acting 2d-class assist.-engineers, to the Virago ; H.
T. Somes, acting engineer, to the Virago; and C.
B. Villocks, assist.-clerk, to the Sanspareil.

The history of the civil war which has rages
for the last three years is of course but vaguely
known by our readers. They will, however, pro-
bably recollect that the so-called Church party,
headed by the priests, has after a long struggle,
been defeated; and that Juarez, said to be a full-
blooded Indian, is the Liberal President of the Mexi-
can Republic. The original cause of quarrel was the
attempt of the clergy to establish an ecclesiastical
domination over the State. As is well known, the
wealth of the ecclesiastical corporations was enor-
mous. Of the produce of the Mexican mines a
large proportion was, in the old days of Spanish do-
mination, consecrated to the Church, and went to
build and embellish those superb edifices which are
the wonder of travellers. Its real property also
was, and is, very large; and so great, accordingly,
was the power of the priests that when the oppo-
site party threatened them with the sale of their
property they were able to buy up the whole gar-
rison of the city of Mexico, to overthrow the Go-
vernment, and to set up a tool of their own as Pre-
sident. The favour of France and the apathy of Eng-
land caused Zuloaga to be recognised. his whispered
that the influence of the priests with an illustrious
personage in France was not without its effect in
determining the policy of the Emperor. The French
Ministerreceived instructions to side with the Church
party, and probably those instructions have not yet
changed. The consequence has been an overthrow
of social order and a demoralisation of the whole
people, which exceeds anything that is passing in
the kingdom of Naples itself. All that can be said in
favour of the present state of things is that the
priests have not been actually successful. When
Comonfort was displaced Juarez retreated to Gun-
dalaxara, and, being driven from there by Zuloaga,
took refuge in Vera Cruz until last year his party
were triumphant. He has been appointed Presi-
dent. efter the Church faction had committed every
kind of atrocity during their term of power. But
the Church party, though worsted, are not destroyed,
nor even totally discouraged. They are still
ravaging various districts of the country, and per-
petrating deeds which excite horror even in that
land of blood. Two ruffians, named Marquez and.
Galvez, are at the head of the Church rebellion, and
they have with them the feeble tool of their party,
Zuloaga. These men are described as insensible to
every emotion of mercy when their political oppo-
nents fall into their power. They are, in fact, gue-
rillas of the most savage class, far worse than the
worst who fought on the Carlist side during the
civil war in Spain. The horrors perpetrated during
the last few weeks are scarcely credible. One of
them may serve as a specimen. On the 2d of June
a certain Don Melchior Ocampo was taken prisoner
by Marquez, and Don Francisco Schiafino by Gal-
vez. Both these unfortunate men were well-known
citizens, and not much fear for their safety pre-
vailed; for the Mexican desperadoes, like the
Klephts of Thessaly, were accustomed to release
their prisoners on the payment of ransom. In
fact, offers were received from the captor of
Schiafino to the effect that on the pay-
ment of 30,000 dols. and 300 rifles he would be
set at liberty. His fate was not known at the de- .
parture of the mail, but it had been ascertained in
the city that Ocampo had been literally tortured to
death by the order of Zuloaga and Marquez. He
had been beaten and ill-used in various ways for two
days, had then been half-killed by shots, and attroloast
hung up till he died. Two
ntootsthe
absolutely
down the Church rebels but by
detachments sof tps
without money, and has
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Government
resorting again to forced loans, and the country is
so impoverished and destitute that the smallest
shot or hanged ineetcri:
sums are with difficulty wrung out of the people.
In the meantime brigandage is universal, and it is
impossible to travel even a few miles without danger
of being not only robbed but murdered, with every
artifice of cruelty. The exploits and executions of
highwaymen are the chief topics of discussion every-
where. Even in the streets of Mexico passengers
are knocked down and robbed almost with impunity.
The Government shoots and hangs promptly where
it can catch the offenders, who are very often priests,
but its efforts do not seem perceptibly to diminish
the number. Indeed, it is plain that the whole
country is thoroughly demoralised! and brought to
the brink of ruin ; and unless friendly Powers
i
in-
terfere to support the Government it is impossible
that civilisation can survive the trials to which t I
exposed.— Times.

THE RED SEA CABLE.—It is understood that
Government have decided on receiving a report on the con-
dition of the Red Sea cable, and the amount necessary to
effect the repairs, and that Sir Charles Bright and Mr.
Latimer Clark, the electricians, are now engaged in pre-
paring the same.—London and China Telegraph.
keepers on the Ochils state they have not often seen the
TftE " TWELFTs."—Several of the shepherds and
nests so well filled as they are this year, nor the young
On
the
M callghum bou,
and Bco Moor birds look so strong and healthy and wild on the wing, three
weeks before the " Twelfth." On Mr. Edmund's shooting-
toquarters at Cairnie, perhaps among the bast in Perthshire,
neighbouring
we arc informed that 120 brace could be without difficulty
bagged by three
Cromlix, belonging to the Hon. Captain Drummond,
a bet-
ter stock of birds has not been seen for
ratsbeelguonnsging in
two
Mr. hours. r
Gs
lie
many years. In Glen-
eagles, the shooting quarters of the Earl of Camperdown,
excellent sport is expected.
Partridges are very
abundant here also, and fifteen and eighteen young
birds in a covy are not rare. The capercailzie has
commenced to brood in this romantic glen likewise'
On Glendeven, Cola, Duchally, Coulshill, Roseie, anti
Dunclub moors, all kinds of game are very [plentiful..
Grouse are seen in great abundance on the Balquahandy,
Invermay, and Condie runs, and there is every prospect
of excellent sports at these places. In the various covers
on Strathearn, wocdcock, partridges, and pheasants
are more numerous than for several years, though the
partridges were much thinned last year, the late nests of
pheasants suffered from the heavy rains. Hares and roe-
deer are very plentYr and all game appear in excellent con-
dition.—Scotsman.
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