The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-03-08 00:00:00

FOREIGN NEWS.

FRANCE.—The moderation of the French Government
with reference to the Holy Shrines is attributed to the
good relations existing between France and Russia, or, at
all events, to the desire that such should exist. It had
been long anticipated that M. Lavalette would, sooner or
later, fail at Constantinople. When he announced the
successful close of the negotiation, he must have forgottten
or disregarded the opposition the Emperor of Russia
would be sure to offer, and which, considering what
Russian influence is at Constantinople, was certain of
success. It is now alleged that M. Lavalette is not blame.
less in the matter, and that the information he supplied to
his Government was incomplete. It is announced that
the construction of a new ship of the line, to be called the
Napoleon, has been commenced at Rochefort. It is
expected that she will be nearly completed by the end of
the year.
The Emperor has formally announced his intention of
visiting the northern departments in June or July, and
the Empress will accompany him. Of the coronation
nothing positive is known. _

An attempt was made on the 25th ult. to burn the
arsenal of Toulon. The fire was soon extinguished, but
a heap of chips, tarred rope, grease, and other inflam-
mable articles, evidently collected together, betrayed the
designs of an incendiary.

Active preparations are in progress for the inauguration
of the tomb of Napoleon L, on the sth of May. The
expenses will be defrayed by a contribution from the army.
Several of the leaders of the Legitimist party have been
offered seats in the Senate, but have refused.
A melancholy event took place on
Friday, at Paris—
the suicide of Prince Camerata, the grandson of Elisa,
who was the eldest sister of Napoleon 1., and who married
one of the Bacciochi family. The Prince blew his brains
out with a pistol. Some say it was committed during an
attack of brain fever; others assign to it a more romantic

origin.
ITALY.—The Superior Council of the order of Jesuits
have presented to the Pope of Rome, with a prayer that
his Holiness will transmit it to the different Catholic
powers, a protest against the decision of three of the
republics of South America, banishing the Jesuits, and
confiscating their property.
Private letters from Turin state that Mazzini has em-
ba;enkeevdat Genoa on board the English frigate Retribution.
of the gates of Milan were opened on the 26th.
ult., for the admission and egress of persons provided
with regular passports.
It was in consideration to take measures against the
correspondents of foreign newspapers,
spAry.—The Gazette of the 25th ult. publishes a
Royal decree, dismissing the governors of Seville and
Guadalajara, for no other motive than the failure of the
Government candidates in the last election.
There is reason to believe that the majority obtained by
the Spanish Government at the recent elections is roor'e
apparent than real, and that when the Cones assemble
the Opposition will be increased by several who have pre-
sented themselves as Ministerial candidates.
A Spanish fleet is announced for the Mediterranean,
wiah orders to touch at Toulon, Naples, Messina, Malta
Ancona, and Venice.

Accounts from Madrid state that four more papers have
been seized, and that every thing like freedom of the press
was at an end.

MONTENEGRO.—The operations against Monte-
negro are vigorously carried on by the Turks, whose great
object at present is to pass the Obistizza in the north,
and the Zetta and Sitnizza in the east. The accounts are
somewhat contradictory ; but it appears that on the 7th,

Osman Pasha, with 6,000 men, crossed the Sitnizza, in
the Liesanska nahia. As details will be shortly given,
it is only necessary to say that he effected his purpose
with a loss, as it is said, of 130 men and 50 horses. Omer
Pasha, on the Bth, suffered a defeat. He had sent 500
men across the Zetta bridge; but during the night the
water rose and carried it away, and the detachment, being
separated from the main corps, was obliged to surrender
at discretion. During the same night Omer Pasha re-
ceived un unexpected visit from 3,000 Montenegrins, and
the surprised Turks retreated in the greatest disorder to
Spuss. The trophies of this victory consist of 500 pri-
soners, a considerable booty in the shape of horses, wea-
pons, cannon, and even the military chest. The Turks
had 400 killed and wounded.
HONG KONG.—The Lucknow, Captain Fawsett, it is
feared, has gone down with all hands ; it being now up-
wards of 3 months since she left Hong Kong for Amoy,
and it is known that a typhoon was encountered shortly
after she sailed. Piracy in the vicinity of Hong Kong is
very rife, and no means are taken to put a check to it.
WEST ItiDIES. The Royal Mail Steam-ship
Thames, which arrived at Southampton on Sunday, left
St. Thomas on the 7th of February.
The accounts from the West Indies are more favourable.
Fever had almost entirely disappeared at Barbadoes and
St. Thomas. Her 'Majesty's steamer Dauntless was still
at the former island, but preparing to leave. Outward
ships were making long passages. Sugar making had
commenced, and the prevailing opinion appeared to be
that the crop would be short of what had been anticipated.
Some fatal cases of fever had occurred at Panama, but
the cessation of the long rains and the setting in of the
north winds encouraged a hope that the epidemic would
soon disappear. The roads across the Isthmus were im-
proving, the railroad steadily progressing, and it is con-
fidently expected that it will be open to Gorgona by the
end of May, and complete to Panama within a twelve-
month

AUSTRALIA.—We have accounts by the overland
mail to the 6th December, being about ten days later than
those vid the Cape of Good Hope. It appears that the
amount of gold brought down to Melbourne from the
Mount Alexander mines during the last week or two had
very much diminished, but this seems partly attributable
to the circumstance of a number of persons having been
attracted to a new and exceedingly rich gold field disco.
vered at the Pyrenees, " not far from the celebrated
Daisy Hill," while other largo parties had left for the
purpose of exploring fresh districts where there would be
less competition. The newspapers also attribute the fal-
ling off to an indulgence by the miners in unsuccessful
specul tions, stimulated probably by the large influx of
inexperienced people which was daily taking place. Mr.
Latrobe, the governor of the colony of Victoria, had
started on a tour of inspection of the mines, and a dinner
had been given to Mr. Hargraves, who had arrived on a
visit from New South Wales, at which he stated that,
"in his opinion the Australian gold fields will last long
after the present generation." There was more facility
in getting crews, owing to the sailors at the diggings hay-
ing become tired of the work. The question of an export
duty on gold had been set aside by the legislature, who
had also rejected, by a majority of only fifteen to thirteen,
a motion of want of confidence in Mr. Latrobe's govern-
ment. A bill which had been passed with the view of
establishing a surveillance over the escaped convicts
constantly ariving from Van Dieman's Land had been
met by the strongest denunciations from the convict
interest in that island. Provisions of all kinds, although
still very dear, had fallen considerably.

The Sydney Herald, of the 26th October, just received,
contains a more specific account of the Australian Agri-
cultural Company's gold deposits on the Peel river than
had ureviously been published. it confirms the state-
ment, that on the side of the river belonging to the
crown, the gold found thus far had been scanty, but that
on the opposite lands of the company the existence of a
very rich and valuable gold field had been established
beyond all doubt. It was supposed, also, to be very
extensive, but this had not yet been accurately ascer-
tained. The alluvial diggings on the banks of the river
consist principally of a thick ferruginous clay, and the
gold is obtained very near the surface. "In some in-
stances," it is added, " nuggets are found clinging to the
roots of grass."