The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-09-03 00:00:00

EGYPT.

We announced in our last that Mehemet Ali had re-
nounced his threatened abdication of the Pachalic. The
correspondent of The Times mentions, as the exciting
cause of the step, that the Council at Cairo had taken
upon themselves, without his knowledge, to cancel a large
amount of arrears of taxes, which greatly displeased the
Pacha.
Mehemet landed at the Shoubra Palace, near Cairo, on
the 28th July, the day after he left Alexandria. He was
very sullen on the journey ; and would not speak nor ad-
mit any to share his meals. Two physicians went on
board his steamer by stealth. In that state of mind he
continutd for some time; and it is surmised that he was
conscious of impaired understanding. However, feeling
better, he received Ahmed Pacha and Sherif Pacha, his
war and finance ministers, and then his son, Said Pacha,
who had brought the viceroy's youngest children from
Alexandria. Said also brought a letter from the foreign
consuls, to Artin Bey, asking information as to provision
for the proper government of Egypt. Mehemet sent a
verbal reply, virtually telling the consuls to mind their
own business. He is said to have intended to convene a
meeting of the Pachas, Be s, and other notables at Cairo;
but, subsequently, he consented to return to Alexandria;
and, on the 7th ultimo, a steamer was despatched from
that city to meet him.

A company has been established in Paris for the assu-
rance of horses and vehicles employed in the streets,
against damages which they may either inflict or receive.
Marie Taglioni, the celebrated opera dancer, has ob-
tained a devorce a mensa et thoro from her husband in
consequence of his having refused to admit her into his
house.

GREECE.—RESIGNATION OF MINISTED.S.—MOFrO-
cordato and his colleagues have resigned, and their resig-
nation has been accepted. The King has commissioned
Coletti to form a new administration. The Athens elec-
tions have been suspended. The city is perfectly quiet.
SPOILS OF THE Moontsn WAR.—The famous parasol,
belonging to the son of the Emperor of Morocco, which
was taken at the battle of Isly, had through a singular
chance been manufactured in Paris, by a mercer of the
Rue St. Denis, for a house of Marseilles which has ex-
tensive commercial dealings with Morocco. Three years
ago that house sent it as a present to the Emperor, it be-
ing the custom to make such presents to the African so-
vereigns to secure their good graces. It is entirely lined
with green velvet, embroidered with arabesques, and
edged with a long gold fringe. This beautiful piece of
workmanship cost I,Boof.—Presse.

THE TAHITI AFFAIRS.—A Cabinet Council was held
at Neuilly on Tuesday, at which it was said a decision
was nearly come to on the Tahitian affair. It was pre-
viously understood that Captain Bruat, to whom Admiral
Dupetit Thouars had delegated his authority, not approv-
ing of the arrest of Mr. Pritchard, and particularly of
the informal manner in which it was executed, had thought
proper to reprimand M. D'Aubigny, and to suspend him
until the pleasure of the French Government was taken
It is believed that Government now consider the re-
primand in itself a satisfaction for the wrong done to
a British subject. It is asserted by the Paris Globe,
which lays extraordinary stress on the speech made by
Sir Robert Peel on the subject in the House of Corn-
, mons, that no note has yet been addressed to the French
government by the British ministry.
ARRIVAL of THE CALEDONIA.--The Caledonia,
Captain Lott, arrived here at ten o'clock on Thursday
night, She left Boston on the 16th, and Halifax on the
18th, and performed the trip in less than ten
daysfr
the last starting point. The news by this arrival,which
extends over a fortnight, is more than usually barren,c can of
interest. After carefully inspecting the papers,w
find nothing worth extracting. The elections had com-
menced in some of the States, but
is difficult
are so con-
fused and contradictory. that it difficult to arrive at a
correct result. It would appear, however, that Clay's
success is by no means so certain as some of his supporters
assert. Mexico
is making a show of reconquering Texas,
but the menace is idle, and will end in smoke. Business
remained as previously. The rate of Exchange was rising,
and had reached 10 per cent.

SHOCKING MURDER AT BETROUT.—A deplorable
event happened on the 24th ult., at Beyrout, in the family
of M. Wildembruch, the Prussian consul. Aidlle. Wil-
helmi, the governess of his children, became affianced to
the Prussian consul at Jerusalem, who nad been a short
time before at Beyrout. From the moment this engage-
ment was made known to the chasseur, Buseh, in the
service of M. Wildenbruch, he had the audacity to write
to Mdlle. Wilhelmi, making declarations of love in the
most passionate terms, accompanied by threats which,
though vague and incoherent, alarmed M. Wildembruch.
He sent Busch away from Beyrout, and the man went to
Kerveil, a small village about seven leagues off, where the
consul and his family were to pass the summer, made his
way into the house without being perceived, and while
Mdme. Wildemburg was reading a letter from her hus-
band, acquainting her with what had passed, fired a pistol
at Mdlle. Wilhelmi, who was seated by the side of, and
conversing with, her intended bridegroom, and killed her.
The assassin fled, but being hard pressed by the villagers
who pursued him, lie took out another pistol and shot
himself. The remains of the unfortunate girl were in-
terred
in the convent of Solima.
DOES FRANCE WISH FOR VAR?—Though there is in
France a furious opposition which writes and speaks up a
war policy, yet the long continuance in office of M.
Guizot, who accepted office for the avowed purpose of
maintaining peace, proves that the great mass of the
French nation have as little desire for war as the corres-
ponding party in England. The least reference to facts
will show that in the highest sense of the words, M.
Guizot is the most popular minister Louis Philippe has
had—that, in point of fact, he is the only minister who
has really governed France. Within fourteen years,
France has had no less than fifteen administrations; the
first lasted three months ; the second, Laffitte's, five
months; the third, Perier's, seven months; the fourth,
Soult and Broglie's, eighteen months ; the fifth, Soult and
Gerard's, seven months; the sixth, Bassono's, a few
days ; the seventh, Mortier's, three months ; the eighth,
Broglie and Fuizots, twelve months ; the ninth, Thier's,
eighteen months; the tenth, Mole's first administration,
six months; the eleventh, Mole's second administration,
eleven months; the twelfth, Montebello's, two months' •
the thirteenth, Soult's, ten months ; the fourteenth
Thiers's, seven months; and lastly, the fifteenth, M.
Guisot's, nearly four years ; or already almost three times
the duration of any other administration.

THE LATE BOMBARDMENT OF TANGIER.—Since the
details furnished by the last packet, the actuaitnjury done
at Tangier has been, ascertained by a competent person,
and it appears that we should be pretty safe perhaps in
taking the:piste milieu between the " trilling injury," to
the works, as stated by some, and the levelling all the
ground of others. A breach was not, it may be presumed,
intended, and alone was made ; and the old rubble walls,
which many thought would have been shaken down by
the first broadside, stood it wonderfully. Injury to para-
pets there has been, and though in other ways divers have
been the wounds inflicted on works of other days,. there
has been no crumbling down of walls, after a shot ; the
balls, on the contrary, either lodged quietly in the walls,
or passed quite through. The number of guns dismounted
or otherwise rendered unserviceable may have amounted
to about 20. \N. ith the exception of the kind now and
then to be seen in old fortresses, made of iron bars bound
round with strong hoops, almost every variety of gun may
be seen on the works—Dutch, Flemish, English. S'oanish,
French, Portuguese, Moorish. &c. It would seem as if
the Mosque had attracted the particular attention of
marksmen, its body having received many shots. Its
tower, however, from the summit of which the famous
hymn of the Mussalman had so often plaintively gone
forth, remained unscathed, though on its right and on
its left buildings had suffered very much.— Times.