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FOREIGN.

FOREIGN.
The Steam ship Great Western. which arrived
al New York on Sunday last, brought London
and Liverpool paPcrs &c the 10Th and Bristol pa
Pcrs to the 2lsi July inclusive.
The political news is not OF much i'm
Portsnce, though great anxiety has existed
IN relation to the course which the King
OF Belgium may adopt in regard 10 The
t"eniy-tour articles about 10 be forced
upon h'm by the great powers OF Europe.
The affairs OF the East. too. have threat.
ened to give trouble 10 Europe in consc.
9uenee Of .Hehenet IN. the snterprising
and enlightened Pacha OF Egypt. having
refused TO pay any further tribute To- the
SaAaa. and a, the same time given notice
10 the Consul OF the European Powers of
his determination TO assert his indepcn.
dencc Of the Porte. by the las, accounts.
however, 1t would appear thai The promo,
declaration Of the European Powers tina,
they should feel themselves compelled 10
enforce the authority of the Porte. had in
duced the Pacha TO change hi, determins.
ton. and pay the arrears OF tribute due 10
the Sultan.
The a!fIirs Of Cana Ia necessarily occu
py much public attention IN England.
and, Judging from the debate IN parli,.
men, aud the public press generally. the
measures adopted BY Lord Durham i'm
mcdia'ely after assuming the Go, crn-
men have given general Gissaii,aciion.
ireland continues IN n most disturbed
state and O'Eonueil declares that nothing
will satisfy him and her bu, the total abol
'Shrnent OF the fyMe system.
The Paris papers speak of the attcn-
ton shown by the q ,ecn 10 the Prince
de Nemputs As of - marked a character
a. to admit Of but one con,'ruction-,hc
desire for 4 matrimonial alliance. The
English papers on the other hand udicule
the idea
In the House of Lords on the Eth Of
July, Lord Winch,l,ea imputed of Lord
Melbourne whether any appointment had
been conferred by Lord DIrham on Mr.
GIbhon Wakefield. whether SIR John Col
borne Had resigned the command OF the
troops IN Canada; and whether Lord Oar
ham had applied Tor an additional .rrce;-
Lord MelbUrne replied, that he had re-.
ceIvcd no Information on the subject Of
the appointment alluded 10: that IL va;
true tia, SIR John Colbornc had resigned.
but that he was not aware OF any altcra.
ed for an increase of tIpopS there
From Farl'y'i B,i,ioi Journal, judy 81.
The GRs,r WE,rERS steam chip will leave
King road th, evening about O'Clock; she
tAkrs out with her IL plssongers, among " hon
a'e Col Webb and Mr.. aud Mrs e. Matthew.
tls'e MIdame Ne,tri,) WHO are about making
professional tour to the Uniiel States. Tie d.
rsctors have made request TO Colonel Msber.
ley That the letters fSnm Liverpool should not
leave before on Friday evening" Instead of the
regular hour a. she ~ then take OF, the cotton
report Of the week, an ohjsct OF the grcaie,t
Commercial imp Jriancc - the UniteJ States
CHARGE OF ATTEMPTING To ENTER
he QUEENS APARTMENTS -YesterdIy
"A unfortunate mln named Thoma, Flower Who
has been charged upon tue several occasions al
the Queen squire Police OGi-e with having bcci,
found N the precincts OF Buck ,u.ham palace
la order 10 demand Ihe hand OF her Majesty in
n1fri1Se, was Iht before N.ssrs Gfegorie
sod White. charged a: the instance Of the lion.
Charles Murray. with having attempted 10 in
trnle himself inio the apartments of he q icen
a. the palace. MIR. Randall one Of The QIcen',
pages, deppsed, that on Monday night about 10
minutes before - o'clock, he "a, passing thro'
The picture gallery and found the defendant who
~'' aiiired "a the meanest manner. sc, ied upon
chair, within seven yard, OF tbs Royal bed
room. IL appeared that her Nsje.iy hsd only
retired To rest shout 10 tniau,rs previously, and
that the defendant had obtained entrance Ly
mixing with the servant, Of the foreign emba,-
sldprs, who had been i1viteJ To an entertainment
after the review IN Hyde Park Police Sergeant
Cook, OF the division, stalled that tie man
Who STYLED himself sEt Fowler 81 the lJtI,
Light Dragons was most ob.treperous up,n
heing taken INTO custody ~ required the 1id 81
two Policemen and two of the Ri1c Brigade TO
convey hin TO the station Uou,e and evea then
u was necessary 20 strap hi, lee. ard arms lie
sid that his inienuons tos ards tie Queen were
highly honorable. Defendant: And 80 thes
are " was entirely ~ mi,t,ke hat wander
"i INTO The picture gallery, nor dii I kaos that
her M'jc-ty's bedroom ~. - closely aipcent
came 70 'Peik to Lady May Stopf1rd.
Mr. Raniall stated that The man had tried Sc
'eral gates OF The Palace before he mana ,eI 20
gam acce'' 10 the picture gallery. Had lie en-
tered 10 minutes sooner, the Quren wouls have
heen passing 10 her bedroom Defendant Who
evidently lunatc. was ordered 10 hnJ sure
ties tn keep tia peace for the future. in le fault
10 was sent 10 the ToIh'li-iri1s House Of Cor.
reciion. The man il OF respectable family.
and his Tor many wears been connected in the
jewellery line with one Of the first firm, in Lon.
don