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the 2lst of November Also of the capture Of q
the celebrated st. Jean DAcre, after lombard
ment of three hours, which however, would not !
have expelled the garrison, probably, had it not
been for tremendous explosion of one of the {
magazines.
1t appears scarcely doubtful, moreover, that
the Pacha of Egypt has found himself under the
necessity Of yielding to the requirements Of the
allied powers. The accounts to this effect are
positive; and indeed it is difficult to conceive,
under existing circumstances, Of his adopting
any other course.
There is no later intelligence from China
The blockade of Canton has been officially pro-
inulgaed in Europe.
The treaty between Great Britain and Texas
was sgned by Lord Palmerston and Gen. Ham,
ilton, on the 18th of November.
The remains of Napoleon had arrived in
France. but had no, been landed at the latest adj
vices.
Official intelligence Of the taking St. Jean
D'Acre was received at the Foreign office on the |
Both of November. The feet appeared before
the ID. The bombardment commenced on the
81 /; and during the night of that day. the gov
ernor and garrison quilted the town, which was
taken possession OF the next morning. The
despatch says:
During the bombardment the principal mag.
azne and the whole arsenal was blown up. BY
the explosion, two entire regiments, formed in
position on the ramparts, were annha'ed, and
every living creature within the area of 10000
square yards, ceased to eXist--the loss of life
being variousiy estimated at from 1900 to 1000
persons. Those who may he inclined to doub,
the fighting qualities of the Egyptian troops
nyh, acquire a lesson from the example Of their
endurance, if they could but contemplate the
devastation and scene Of horror by which this
once formidable fortress is enslirouded
From the Court Circular.
BIRTH OF A PRINCESS ROYAL.
Her Majesty was taken unwel at an early
hour on Saturday morning Nov. u, and the
medical gentlemen were in consequence sum-
moned to the Buckingham Palace.
Her Majesty was safely delivered of "a princess
at ten minutes before two O'Clock, p. NJ. Their
Royal llighnesses, Prince Albert and the Ouch
ess of hent, were in the room at the the time.
together with Sir James Clark, DR.. Locock, Dr.
Ferguson, and Mr.. Bagden, the medical attend
ants on her Majesty. The inian, princess hav-
ing been brought into the room where the Min
listers and great officers of state were assembled
their lordships took their departure from the
palace directly aierward.
The nobility and gentry thronged to the pal.
ace in the course of the evening to make their
dutful inquiries after the state of her Majesty
and infant princess.
Throughout the day and evening her Majesty
and the infant princess were going on iavorably
The intelligence Of her Majesty's safe ac-
couclement and the birth of princess, spread
like wild fire throughout the metropolis, and the
crowd, which for all hour or two before had as
eembled round the palace, wa. soon augmented
by the numbers who came running from all
directions 10 ascertain the fact
The unscemly custom of having the grea,
officers Of state and the cabinet ministers in the
Queens chamber, duri,.y "the groaning," arises
from the suspicion that the son born to James
ii, after his ascension to the throne, was no.
his Queens child, but had been introduced tc
her bed in warming pan. This child in af,ei
life was known as the Pretender. TO avoid the
chance of any future imposition of this kind, the
council ordained that there must be irreproach
able witnesses at all future royal births. Wher
the children OF George the third were born
the prvy councillors were actually in the room
with Queen Charlotte, and sonic Of them stood
at the foot of the bed, cooly looking on.
BY IL O'Clock in the forenoon, the privy coun
ciliors and cabinet ministers (such of them a
were in town. had arrived. From time to time
one Of the medical attendants formally announ
ced that all was going on most favorably. Elk
acty at ten minutes before two, Mrs. Lii
brought in a fat, strong child, wrapped in flame
1t was then placed on tn table, and an officia
examination made as TO its sex. Lord Mel
bourne gravely stated that it was female
Tile child was brought in that the proper off
GERS might be able TO identify ia thing i'm
possible, as one young child is as much like ar
other as are two peas out of one pod. Indeed
the indecacy of having room full Of mel
within hearing, and almost in sight of the femal
thus suffering, appears very absurd, and shoul
be abolished.
LONDON, Dec. 2.-The greatest eycitemer
prevailed in Buckingham palace shortly after
O'Clock last night, in consequence of strange
being discovered under thG sofa in her Majesty
dressing room. The police were instantly ca
led in, and Immediately secured the daring il
truder, who turned out to be the identical be
who was discovered in the palace about tw
years since. His name is Edward Jones. II
il IL years OF age, and the son Of a poor tail,
in Derby street, Westminster. We understal
he was strictly questioned as to his mode Of ol
tanning admission into the palace, but that
prevaricaed in his answers. His father W;
then sent for, and he stated that he was of opil
ion that his unfortunate son was not in his ru
mind. After short investigation the counc
directed that the police should take the prison,
to Buckingham palace, as he promised to descrit
to them the mode by which he effected his G.
traordnary entrance, and which, under the CT
cumslances, might have had a most breads
effect on her majes'y, who we are int, rmed, h;
been IN the room where the lad was d.scovert
only few hours before When the PRISON.
was discovered in The palace nearly two yea
since, lie was prosecuted aud tried at the Yves
minister sessions, on an indictment, chargil
HIN with secretlng himself for the purpose
committing a telo.y. On that occasion, he W
defended by Mr.. Prendergast, and acquitted
Since then we hear that he has been in the Ell
ploy Of Kendall, chemist, in the Broadway,
Westminster and that there has baen no tal