The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-06-26 00:00:00

FOREIGN INTELLIGEzVCE.

, PARIS, June 22.—The Moniteur of this morning contains the
following telegraphic despatch, dated Bayonne, June '2l :
"On the 19th, at nine in the evening, Bilboa still defended
itself, and the firing of the Carlists was diminishing.
"It was said that Valdez was arriving to succour that
place."
We hear no more of Zumalacarreguy's wound—of the battle
said to have been gained by Iriarte—or of the other battle said
to have been fought by Valdez, in which he was reported also
to have been successful.
Letters from Bayonne affirm that Valdez arrived at Vittoria
on the 12th, and was marching towards Bilboa, when he learnt
that Zumalacarreguy was preparing to attack tha* plaCe with
eighteen battalions and ten pieces of cannon. If this were the
case it would appear that the very name of Zumalacarreguy
had carried dismay in it, for though Bilboa is not sixteen
leagues off Vittoria, yet on the 19th Valdez had not reached the
former place.
Letters from Pau assert, that as soon as the news reached the
army of Valdez that both the English and French governments
had refused to intervene, there was a general disorganizatimi
and desertion, and that Valdez had had his life threatened by
'some soldiers, who were exasperated by his having, a few days
previously, published an order of the day, declaring officially
that the Prench government had promised to send as army.(f
50,000 men into Spain. It is added in these letters, that Valdez
had been consequently afraid of marching to the relief of Bilboa,
not being able to rely on the fidelity of his troops.
A letter from St. Jean Pied de Porto confirms the foregoing
statement, and adds this additional fact, that the Christinos
officers, in order to raise the spirits of the soldiers, and to dimi-
nish the bad effect which the news of the refusal of France and
England to intervene might produce on the soldiers of the
Queen, had given out that Zumalacarreguy had been danger.
ously wounded. This,. adds the letter, "had the effect of some-
what calming the effervescence, but when it shall be found out
hereafter, by the Queen's troops, that it was a false report put
in circulation to deceive them, may we not expect that the
troops will be even more exasperated than ever ?"
It is reported, says the Temps, that M. Martinez de la Rosa
has the project of making a visit to England and France, in a
private, and not in au official, capacity. The object of the
proposed journey is said to originate in the wish of that gen-
tleman to snake his friends acquainted with what he considers
the real political situation of Spain. It is also believed that he
will be entrusted with a financial mission, especially with a
view to aiding the new loan, by placing the interests and obli-
gations of the Spanish government and the loan contractors on
a more solid basis.

The Suabian Mercury assures us that the northern powers in-
tend to publish a diplomatic note of some importance, the object
of which will be to neutralize as much as possible the effect of
the treaty of the quadruple alliance. This project is said to be
the conception of the Emperor of Russia; but the French jour.
natis doubt-4whetlier it vfrilibe carried info effect.

Letters from Bayonne of the 17th state, that the commandant
of the French corvette Sapho, lying off Socoa, near Bayonne,
had, on the 16th instant, received a dispatch from the Spanish
authorities, announcing hostilities and demanding succour..The
Meteor steam-packet and several small ships were immediately
fitted out for St. Sebastian, where they will take on board
Spanish troops to reinforce the garrison of Bilboa, and take
part in the engagement. It is positive that English gunners
are landed front a British ship of the line and man six pieces of
ordnance. All is calm at present on the borders of the Bidassoa.
The Queen's troops guard the head of the bridge on the French
side.

The Sentinelle des Pyrenees of Bayonne, of the 18th instant,
contains a letter from Bilboa dated the 14th instant, at noon,
which wholly differs from the intimation of the telegraphic
despatch received yesterday, that Valdez had nut entered that
town on the 19th. It says :—'The cannonade had continued
for three hours, when Valdez, with one column, and Espartero,
with another, arrived by the road from Durago, and put an end
to it. Zumalacarreguy, being warned of their approach by his
spies. hastily abandoned the siege, and was pursued by the
Christinos, and driven ten leagues into the interior of the pro-
vince. El Pastor sent from St. Sebastian two steam.vessejs,
with 1000 men, to Portugalette, in order to cover a point so
essential to the defence of General Valdez has entered
Bilboa, but will leave it again immediately, in order to resume
his line 'of operations. An interview, said to have taken place
this morning at the outposts of the Carlist army, between the
French consul and "Zumalacarreguy, is much talked of in the
town, but nothing is yet known as to the object or result of the
conference. However, everything leads to the• belief that it
related to the treatment of the French residents in case Bilhoa.
should meet with the same fate as Bergara, Villafrauca, as&
some other places."
The Constitatione/ denies the truth of the report that Marshal
Clausel has been appointed to the supreme command of Algiers,
and states that the ministry have made offers to him, but that
he stipulates for conditions, which keep the matter in suspense.
It appears that the present governor, Count d'Erlon, requires
to be immediately recalled.
The Toulon Journal says that it is there reported that the Sci-
pion, a vessel of the line, and the Sphigenia frigate, with the
Triton, Nestor, Finistere, and Lamprote sloops of war, and
several brigs, are to form the French squadron which is to con-
vey men into Spain, and to remain cruizing off the Spanish
coast.

The following circular note, dated May 25, has been sent by
the Swiss Directory to the courts of Bavaria, Wirteniberg, and
Baden :

" The Landamman and Council of Regency of the republic
of Berne, in its quality of federal directory, have received the
note which the plenipotentiaries in S.vitzerland remitted to it on
the 20th instant ; and as they are animated with a warm desire
to re-establish entirely the reciprocal friendly relations which
formerly existed, they reply to this note, tliat the respective
federal states will feel it a serious duty henceforth to consolidate
more and more the relations of good neighbourhood existing be-
tween the Swiss confederation and the adjoining governmenFs.
In communicating these the unanimous sentiments of the fede-
ral states, the directory all6ws itself to express, in the name of
the canton of Berne, an anxious desire that the deplorable
events which ha',e taken place, and which, from haying been
misrepresented, have occasioned ntisundei standings between
the German governments and this canton, may be considered as
at an end; and the more so as, on the part of this canton, the :
generous principles of the rights of nations shall be carefully
observed.'

The Baron.. Los Valles, Brigadier Aide-de-Camp-to Don Car-
los V., who accompanied him in his passage from London to
Spain, and who has been imprisoned by order of Louis Philippe
during five months, after his liberation, has arrived in this coun-
try, to pay his respects to the Princess of Beira and the young
Princess. He is about publishing a Work on the principal events
of Spain, from the abolition of the Salle law until the entrance
of the King into Spain.

There is a rumour prevalent that the Emperor of Russia has
given permission to the exiled Poles to cuter into the service of
Don Carlos, in which case they will receive a pardon, and, af-
ter the contest is over, will have permission to return again to
their native soil. We have no means of verifying this report,
but it has nevertheless obtained considerable currency.—.ltbicni.

SPREAD OF CONSERVATISM IN TILE METROPOLIS.— Friday
about sixty highly respectable rate-payers of the parish of St.
Pancras dined in the long room of the Hawarden-Castle, near
the vestry rooms, Gordon-square. 'The dinner was in congra-
tulation at the flattering prospect which the conservative in-
terest of the parish wears at this moment. Mr. Newberry was
called to the chair. Upon-the removal of the cloth several of
the company expressed their detestation at the conduct of the
radicals in this borough, and a strong determination was
evinced to break up their power in St. Pancras. It is a re►nark-
able fact that many of the rate-payers present have hitherto
been with the moderate or conciliatory party.—Morning Post.

ANTI-WESLEYANS.—A Captain Barlow and a Mr. Green-
halgh, are traversing the country, holding public meetings, and
making heavy complaints against the preachers for excluding
them from the Wesleyan society. Last week they visited Leeds
and Bradford; and on Monday a public meeting was held at the
latter place, for the purpose of forming a branch of the Wesleyan
association. The business was opened by a Mr. Cruickshanks of
Leeds ; but having asserted that the preachers were self-elected,
he was contradicted, and a scene of confusion ensued which last-
ed a considerable time. Ultimately, order was restored; but no-
thing definite was determined upon, except that a public meet-
ing shall be held on some future day, fora discussion between
Mr. Cruickshanks and the Rev. Mr. Smith,one of the Wesleyan
ministers in Bradford. We cannot help again exuressing our
disapprobation of this itineratng system of agitation. It can
tend to no good, and only promotes feelings of and hatred,
and engenders strife where all should be love and harmony.—
York Chronicle.

•
Half-quartern loaves, weighing 21b. 10oz., were vended in
Worcester, on Tuesday last, "at the low charge of twopence."
The yearners for the return of the "good old times" will surely
look upon this as symptomatic of their approach.—Worcesier
Herald.

A marriage is understood to be on the Lapis between the'lion.
Charles John Canning, only surviving son of Viseountese; Car:-
nina, and the Hon. Miss Stuart, eldest daughter of Lord -Stuart
de rtothesay.

CORPORATION REFORM.—On Monday there was a strong
muster of the town clerks at the British Coffee-house, for the
pCurpose of preparing petitions, &c., to present to the. house of
onmmons, begging they might be permitted to be heard by
counsel at the bar of the honourable house in defence of their
rights and privileges.• There were seventy gentlemen present,
who appeared to be fully sensible of the importance of the sub-
ject, and that it would not be equitable for the•legislature to
pass the act of Lord John Russell's now before the Commons'
House of Par'iament. We understand a miktitation afterwards
Waited upon Sir Robert Peel, to request he would present the
same to the House of Commons, B.c.—Lundua paper.
-A GRATIFYING FACT.—At a recent meeting of the new ceme-
tery company in London, the chairman said " he bad great
pleasure in announcing to the meeting the, gratifying faet,4lmat
the burials in the cemetery for the last year e uuble in
number those of the year preceding."
ST. STEPHEN'S CHURCH, BY ROM-STREF.' understand
this church will be reopened for Divin service, on Friday,
evening. next, when n sermon will reached by the Rev.
John Lyons. On Monday evening me lieu. Hugh M'Neill
will offijiate. Collections will be made after each service, to-
wards defraying the expenses incurred in the recent alterations
and repairs of the church.
THE mcE T WITCH Es. —The old and barbarous instruments
of coercion used by the police for bringing obstreperous and
other prisoner's to the office, called " twitches," have, on our
recommendation, been at last entirely abolished, and new and
unobjectibnahle ones substituted in their place. It is said Dr.
Balruanno highly approves of the new ones; and Bailie Lumns-
den, when they were shown at the police-board on Friday, after
remarking on their cheapness, wittily observed, that "they com-
bined in an eminent degree security with comfort!"—Glasgow
Courier.

MACcf.EsFIELD g: THE CORPORATION BILL.—M, the fran-
chise granted by the Reform Bill, the number of electors in this
parliamentary borough is about eight hundred—by the Muni-
cipal Bill the number of electors, it is computed, will be
increased to about eight thousand—thueforiuing a constituency,
nine-tenths of whom, are disqualified from voting even under
the liberal provisions of the Reform Bill. And by such a
constituency are our thirty-nine " town councillors" to be
chosen—nor is it required that even they shall possess any
hitherhither qualifications (hats the lowest of their constitoents.
Ye hat gurantee, then, can we possibly have that a great majority
of such "councillors" may not be selected from amongst is
class of men, to whom, from their situation in life, their want
of education, experience, habits of business, or other circum-
stances, any respectable shopkeeper eould hesitate to entrust
the arbitration of a matter of account:or dispute. Supposing
an election to occur, during one of those seasons of feeverish
excitement amongst the working
,classes, that have been so
frequently witnessed in Macclestield,—ini cases of turn-out, for
instance, when, for a time at least, the inclinations of the great
mass of the people seem to run in direct oppositiiru to those
of their employers, and the inure stable portion of .the commu-
nity—in the event of such an occurrence. it were vain to expect
other than that the election of " councillors" would fail upon
such men as those we have alluded to. And, once in council,
they would rule the roast; the man of quiet, sober, unobtrusive
habits, would retire in distrust from the meetings where clamour
and rash innovation would gain the ascendancy over
.prudence
and deliberation. Such appear to us the first-fruits of the
measure, as propounded by Lord Juhu Russell.—Chest.r
Courant.