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LATE FOREIGN NEWS.

| LAlE FURElGN NEWS.
The steamer Caledonia, which arrived at
Boston on Sunday last, brings dates to the
9Th inst, from Liverpool and London. The
intelligence does not seem to be OF any great
importance.
France continues quiet. The returns OF
the election are now complete, and, not
outstanding the utmost exer,ions of ultra
Republicans and Communists. who left nei-
ther fair nor foul means un,rled to effect
their purpose, the lists exhibit triumphant
testimony to the popularity of the princ-
piles propounded and acted upon by Lamar
tine and his moderate party Indeed so
clearly and emphalicaly has this expression
of popular feeling been manifested that some
fears are entertained of the minority resort
ing to Interior measures in order to render
the past proceedings nugatory.
Affairs in France were daily growing
more settled, notwithstanding two or three
occurrences calculated to give alarm. A
plot had been discovered to blow up the
Hotel &c Vile, the seat Of the Provisional
Government, which was undergoing rigid
investigation at the latest account.
| A terrible riot had broke out at Rouen
which was occasioned by causes growing
out of the excitement attending the election
1t was finally and effectually quelled by the
interference of the authorities and military,
but not before several lives had been lost.
Important action had been taken in the
financial department under the direction of
GARNER Pages. The banks of France, Rou-
en-, LYONS, Havre, little Toulouse, Orleans
and Marseilles, have been under one head,
of which they severally form branches.
A good deal of diminishing has been 60
ing on between Denmark and Holstein, but
no other great battles have been fought
The Danes were retreaing.
Further serious encounters have taken
place between the Republican party, (the
Schlesswig Holsteiners.) assisted by the con-
lederates, headed by the Prussians, and the
forces Of the King of Denmark. The scene
of the action took place in the vicinity of
Freeburg.
There has been frightful disorder and con-
fusion at Pasem betw cen the peasantry and
the military.
A new Austrian Constitution has been
proclaimed, or was proclaimed, on the 25lh
ult., the Emperor's birthday, on which oc-
casion there was great rejoicing through
out Austria.
In Ilal y there have been no important en-
gagements, but the Ausrians gained the adj
vantage in several skirmishes.
depuua,ion from Poland is about start
ing for St. Petersburg 10 petition the En-
peror for the restoration of the Constitution
of 1915.
In Ireland an arrangement had been effect
ed between the two parties OF repealers-
O'Brien and O'Connels have agreed TO work
together tremendously and in unison. An
address had been issued, signed by the lea
ders of the two factions, after publicly shak-
ing hands in token of reconciliation. The
address urges union among the Irish for the
repeal of the Union.
We extract the following from the Lon
don correspondence OF the National In,elli-
gencer, written under date Of May 4th:
There has been some rather sharp fighting
between the Danes and the Prussians in
Schlesswig; the capital of which country
is in the hands of the latter. Directly con-
trary statements are made with respect to
the part which Russia will take in this quar-
rel: one day we hear it asserted that she
will not interfere between the comba,ants,
and on the next it is rumored that Russia,
Denmark, and Sweden have entered into an
alliance against Prussia. The first is most
likely to be true. The ''Daily News
speaks positively as to the latter. The
Hanoverians are said to have oined Prussia
against Denmark In the mean time, al
though the Danes have hitherto had the
worst of it on land, they have had it all their
own way at sea, and have nearly cleared
that element of Prussian vessels, at least in
the north. Some politicians have asserted
that Eng land is bound by treaty to maintain
Denmark in possession Of Schlesswig. 1t
is generally believed, however, that no such
obligation exists, and that the treaty of 1920
merel y contemplated the uniting the ducal
portion of Schlesswig to the rest of the
province; and that the entire scope and
purpose of the treaty of 1920 ended eighty
yearsago. We are otdi plomatlsts enough to
know whether treaties have termination
in their engagements, or whether they be
made ''for alllime." But let the slipulations
of the treaty Of 1920 be what they may, we
think it high time that England should cut
loose from all the petty and internal politics
of Germany, and be no longer en,angIed, as
she was a hundred years arc, when she was
made the mere catspaw Of Hanover. Eng
land must not be mixed up in this way with
any other nation, and we greatly mistake
her Government if she will be: she has a
higher, nobler game to play; she will be
called upon to be the pacicator, the arbiler
of Europe.
PRUSSIA has, however, got sundry little
matters to arrange at home. At present we
are without any of her newspapers, { at least