The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-09-29 00:00:00

SPAIN.

The Tim., of Tuesday says, that preparations for the
marriage of the Duke de Montpensier were nearly com-
plete, and it was still deemed that government had gone
too far to recede. Nevertheless, a misgiving about the af-
fair was entertained somewhat generwly, because. of the
silence of the British cabinet, and of the probability of an
insurrectionary war in Spain. The funds continued to
fall, under this impression, on Sunday, and attempts were
of course made to check that tendency. Among the
means resorted to with that object was a report that the
King of the French had announced to the British %govern-
ment his readiness to renounce all claim of the descend-
ants of his son to the Spanish crown. This, if true, would
put an end to the question ; but it was not credited. Our
correspondent states, however, on what he deemed excel-
lent authority, that King Louis • Philippe wrote from La
Ferte Vidame, on Friday last, to her Majesty Queen Vic-
toria, a deprecatory letter of 12 pages, in which he detailed
the progress of the Montpensier marriage, and described
it as a matter long resolved or. He, of course, prayed his
august ally to acquiesce in the match, and concluded by
expressing his intense anxiety to learn the views and the
resolve of the British cabinet. " This letter," says our
correspondent, " left Paris for London yesterday by a
Cabinet courier, after having produced, I am assured,
very serious disapprobation among his Majesty's advisers.
The King, who was to have remained longer at La Fcrte
Vidame, returned to St. Cloud last night. lam assured
that it was intended that, instead of the 24th instant, the
Duke de Montrensier should have left Paris for Spain
this day, and that his departure bad been postponed in
consequence of the arrival of a messenger from Madrid
with a copy of the instructions sent Mr. Bulwer by Lord
Palmerston, a report of what passed between our minister
and Senor Itturiz on communicating those instructions,
and despatches from M. Bessan, Queen_Christina, and
Isturiz."

The Infante Don Enrique had addressed to the Presi-
dents of both Chambers of the Legislature a protest
ageinst the marriage of the Infanta Luisa with the Duke
de Montpensier. He had done so as a member of the Royal
Family of Spain, and as such interested in the luestion of
the eventual succession to the throne, decreed to his
family by the Constitution, in case of the failure of direct
issue from the daughters of Ferdinand the Seventh.
A telegraphic despatch, dated Madrid, 18th instant,
announces that the Cortes adopted on that day, unani-
mously, with the exception of one vote (159 to 1,) the
address in reply to the message from the Queen.

It was believed in Paris that the Duke de Broglie was
about to leave for London on a mission from the French
government.

The departure of the Duke de Montpensier was said to
be fixed for Saturday.

The Paris correspondent of the Herald, in a postscript
to his letter of Thursday evening, says :--as It is asserted
positively, by persons generally well informed, that the
French Government received last night a telegraphic
despatch, announcing that Mr. Bulwer had, in conformity
with instructions from his Government, protested form-
ally against the marriage of the Infanta with the Due de
Montpensier. To this rumour may unquestionably be
attributed the heavy fall that took place to-day in all
public securities on the Bourse."

TEIE RIVER PLATE

Intelligence has been received via Falmouth, from
Monte Video, to so recent a date as the 28th of July.
Matters continued in the same unsettled state, and there
was little prospect of a speedy adjustment of differences
betwee❑ the opposing factions, who remained in the field
without making any decisive movement. Mr. Hood, the
British Commissioner, had gone to Buenos Ayres, but
whether be had been able to accomplish anything had not
transpired, though it was supposed something bad been
done, as an improvement had taken place in Buenos Ayres
paper currency. The general opinion was, that there
would be no peace with Rosas. On the 18th of July,
the grand anniversary of the country, the government
sent a flag of truee to'Oribe's camp, to propose an ex-
change of prisoners, but the humane appeal being consi-
dered deficient in respect to Rosas' Lieutenant was not
admitted. The enemy has evacuated the department of
Maldonado, and marched towards the lines. Rivera is
still at Las Vacas.

Thirty-three thousand copies of the sacred Scriptures
have been sold by the colporteurs of France during the
last three months. _ _ .

SIR HENRY POTTINGER.—This eminent diplomatist,
has been gazetted Governor of the Cape of Good Hope
and the adjacent territory belonging to Great Britain.
A druggist and his pupil have recently been brought up
before the tribunal of Correctional Police of Paris, on a
charge of manslaughter for having sold syrup of poppies
to a woman for administration to her infant. The child
died, and the accused have been remanded.

Count Sternberg, the celebrated German geologist, has
ordered in his last will, that his body shall be inclosed in
the hollowed-out trunk of one of those gigantic antedilu-
vian palm-trees, which have assumed the hardness of the
most compact sandstone. We are not aware whether his
desire has been already carried into effect.
Mr. Newman is on his way to Rome, where he will re-
main some months. The Univers contains an account of
his reception at Paris, which was most cordial on the part
of the ecclesiastical authorities. The Archbishop of Paris
and the Nuncio of the Pope paid great attention to this
distinguished theologian.
It is rumoured that the ticklish question of Tahiti is
entirely settled between Lord Palmerston and M. Gnizot ;
that the French protectorate is to remain as at present
established, and a line of demarcation to he agreed on
between the two governments. Queen Pomare is to be

reinstated in part of her dominions.
COLONIAL GOVERNORS.—Friday's Gazelle contains
the appointment of Sir Chit-les E. Grey to be Governor
of Jamaica ; Lieut.-Col. Reid to be Governor of the
is~l of Barb- G,

urenada, St. Vincent, Tobago, and
St. Lucia; and Captain Elliott to be Governor of the
Bermudas.