The North-Carolina standard., 1840-04-22
FOREIGN.

| ENGLAND is making vigorous preparations to at
tack China. The expedition was to rendezvous a
Calcutta. 1t to consist of not less that 10 re
gimens of European troops: from England, ant
4 from India. The naval force is to be one IA gur
ship, and frigates, besides smaller craft.
The Celestial Empire is actively engaged in de
fensive operations.
TUaEEY.-The principal intelligence from Con
stantinople is of the vigorous manner in which the
new work Of reform is pro secuted. Frequent meet
ings of the Divan were held with this object-fxed
salaries had been assigned to the magistrates charg
ed with the administration of justice, and many
changes had been made in various departments
all to advance the work. Chief of these was the
dismissal of Ali Nedjib from his post of director of
the mint, and of the kislar aga, or chief of the
eunachs-both opponents of the reform.
1t is affirmed that the Russian Ambassador had
offered the Sultan to place $4,000 men at his dis
posal, and considerable naval force to attack the
Egyptians and drive them out to Syria. Also that
at subsequent conference with Lord Ponsonby
the Turkish prime minister complained of the de-
lay, and was assured that if one more and last ap-
peal to the Pacha should prove unavailing;
more efficient measures should be resorted 10 by
Great Britain.
SPMN.-The Madri papers of the 29th ult. full
Iy confirm the contents of the telegraphic despatch
ofthat date received and published on Friday last
The capitol was tranquil, but the sitting of the
Chamber of Deputies had been most stormy, NJ
Calatrava attacking Ministers violently for their
suspension of the constitution. The military COM
mission was continuing its inquiry into the events
Of the 23I AMI 2 lth of February. The funds re-
NAMED stationary. The Active Debt was done a
Isl.
PoRrUGAL.-The Braglnzl steamer, which ar
lived at Falmouth on Saturday evening with the
Malta and Peninsula mails, brings dates from Lis
BON to the 2nd inst.
The loag-spoken of aud apparently much wish
ID for dissolution ofthe Cortes, took place on Tues
lay the 25th instant after the opening of the
Iaiy session, and during the debate upon the En-
;lish or slave-trade question. The secretary, M.
2ebelho de Carvalho, read the despatch of the
President of the Council, accompanying the sub
oined degree, which was received by the specta-
ors in the deputies gallery with loud capping of
lands, and responded to by some members of the
harst and jtste n1Iiew the house then separated !
Without any further demonstration
Public securities of all descriptions have risen
rom one to and half per cent, and several !
olders who few days since were desirous of sell !
ing, now evnce disposition to await the result of 7
mother week.
EGYPT-4Leraadrid, Feb. 16.-If the least at
ack is made on Egypt, Mehemet will oppose force
" force, should he and all his family perish in the
struggle. Many persons consider the warlike pre-
arations which Mehemet is making, as a feint
'ut they are greatly in error He is taking every
revolutionary measure to repel attack; he is
concentrating large bodies of troops in Egypt and
Syria, and he has sent orders to the different corps
n the Hedjas and Yemen TO return to Egypt inn
Every point susceptible of defence has
cen or is being fortified, and every thing announ-
es an energetic resolution to resist till DEATH
The sailors of the two fleets can be relied on for
he attachment of the Turks for Mehemet increas-
S daily. The greater part OF the officers belong
1g to the Turkish fleet, went spontaneously, few
ays back, to the Pasha, to solicit being attached
} his service. This certainty does not seem to
avor of defecuon. The monstrous project of an
lnglo-Russian alliance the Eastern question
GEMS so irrational that it meets with little credit
CAPE OF Coop HoPE.-We have advices from
lie Cape of Good Hope of the 26th December last
We hear nothing further, by this opportunity, of
affre depredations, but a memorial had been
rawn up by the Beers praying the governor to al
W OF the re-opening of the trade of Port Natal :
hich had been closed in consequence of their hos
e manifestoes and proceedings against the estab-
she'd authorities ofthe Cane of Good Hope,