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Teiegnphed g. The baliimore Sun.
ST.. Jous's. n. B., March s. 10 Pm.
The Royal Mail Steamer America, Cant. shan.
non, arrived At Halifax from Liverpool, Il qu.r.
Ter ol this morning. whence she sailed On IL,
aith ult, and consequently brings Il days Iaser
intelligence. ....
EssLAsD-The reports from California con.
tinae 10 excite great interest 10 England. The
excitement extends to all classes.
The French GoserNment have despatched /.
French engineerto CSlNornia, with The object 81
surveying the talked Of discoveries.
FRAseE.--M. Ledru Rolin having inicrrcra,ed
he Ministry as % the aiiairs of Rome, fSre;yeJ
for reply the inform1fion that the French "a.
vernment did not mean 10 acknowledge tho Re-
man government without previously aseertain;nfr
that il approves Of is acts. and that the Frrnci,
Ministry was anxious that the Pope should =
Tlaced Ia position becoming temporal prines-
aud the head Of the Catholic church
The Assembly, in spite Of an inefiectual efiort
ofthe Red Republicans TO feiter the Government
by declaration Of principle, passed unanimously
10 the order of the day.
The saloons of Paris, aitsr being long closed
are now filled nightly BY the beaa monde
Joseph Bonaparte will proceed to Spain q Am.
hassadur. He insisis on Femaiaing 10 PARA.
however, until after the election, ftr hieh he 4
preparing SO as to consolidate the power of his
relative at the head of the Republic.
The continuance Of tranquility mar increase tie
good disposition which now prevails.
The funds have advanced very considerably
Five per cents. are quoted at SIT Soc; ihfees
range at about 50s.
TrscAsy.-The Grand Duke d Tuscany has
fled from Verona with his family and taken re-
fuge at Port San Stephano
lTALy.-A provisional government has been De.
cllred BY the excited people in part Of Italy and
in the Roman States.
The republican feeling has reached the highest
point Of excitement, and the executive committee
has nsurped the Papat authority, which ls Alto
gether sct aside. The Pope is deposed. and =
Republic established.
RoME.-We have from Rome important inielli.
gence Of the deposiou Of the Pope, and the esis>
4 blishment 81 Republic.
This event took place on the 9TH 81 February.
II was voted that he shall enjoy al ihe guarantees
necessary for the Independence Of his spiritual
power. stf.
SARDIsIA.-This country remains quieter. =
The King seems confident that be has not the con-
fdeRce Of the Italians. Accordingly hts. object
seems to be seonfncd 10 the maintenance. Of HE
oRn power within Piedmont. st4 a.
4NAPLEs!-This country has not advanced I.
sep towards the settlement Of her Disputes with
10 statn quo until several powers now assembling
at Brussels for the adjustment OF Italian affairs.
NJ. Someredo has arrived inl opd,nfirum Vim.
ma, with view Of settling with Lord Palmerstep
the preliminares OF the Brnsscls conxention
IlofaAxD The King OF Holland opened tha
Chambers on the litll, with continued maniesis>
tons Of attachment from the people.
PRussIA.--In Prussia the elections have caused
universal interest. The popularity Of the minis.
try has some what improved.
AtsTEfAs AND HUSGARy.--,In Austria ard
iiunga,, Affairs have again taken an uliayorabls
turn.
The Imperalists have. certainly been beaten in
several encounters with the Ilungarans, sud
Berne Is likely 70 give them great drsl ofifoa-
Bile. y .HsS~
SpAts.-In Spain, At the session Of Congress
held at Madrid on the 3lst Of January, 4 call was
made for the correspondence said 10 have passed
relative TO the annexation ofIhe Island Of Cuba
The reply was that no proposiio had been made
and that no ministry composed Of Spaniards would
ever listen TO sn:h proposal; and that they
should never cede the island Of Cuba to the U.
States
In the Senate, also, Gen. Naravacs confirmed
thelAbove. and added that the fumors 81 = cession
were entirely unfonnded-thai the Island OF Caba
would always remain, as now, part u the mon.
archy Of Spain.
MARKETS.
BREADsTrTrs.-Since the sailing Of the last
steamer, The grain trade has been very dull and
inactive throughout the United Kingdom. Tho,
supplies at most Of our leading markets have beer
large, and as buyers were very sluggish % thei
operations, prices have declined. g
Provisions The quality Of beef now in mar
ket Is very inferior, and the demand limited
holders would willingly accept a reduction.
In Pork aud Bacon there has been fair bust.
ness done.
AT the latest dates the following were iIie prices
Of breadstuffs at Liverpool: American and Cana.
dian white wheat, IS I'd to Is 4d; red do IS Cd
TO Ga Sd.
-Four Weston Canal and Richmond, 26s
26s Cd sPhiladelphia and Baltimore, 26s 1 ITS !;
New Orleans and Ohio. 2Gs ais; Canadiar,
2os 26s I'd do. sour, 2Jsa 26s. agat.e