The Nevada journal., 1852-04-18

The principal item Of interest from
England 10 the formation Of . new Bri-
tish Ministry. The following are the
principal members:
Premier, Earl Of Derby.
Chancellor Of the Excbequer, Mr..
Disraeli.
Lord Chancellor, Sir E Sugden.
Lord President Earl Of Lonadale.
Lord Privy seal, Marquis Of Salisbury.
Secretary for the Home Department,
Mr.. Walpole.
Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Lord
Malmesbury.
II is supposed that the Earl Of Derby
will bc unable to command o majority
Of the House Of Commons, in which case
n dissolution Of Parliament will become
inevitable.
Afftirs in France continue quiet. A
decree has been promulgated BY Louis
Napoleon, which not only destroys The
miserable remnant that was left Of the
liberty Of the press. but its very exis-
tenee is to all intonts and purposes, an.
initiated.
The following is an extract from
letter dated brussels, Feb 10, 1862
A convention has been concluded be-
tween eur government (the Belgian) and
Ru- sia, whereby the latter engages to
furnish 100 900 men for the defence OF
cur territory, IN case it should be in
vaded, or seriously msngced by France.
Should the Baltic be open these troops
are to be transported by Russian feet
to Antwerp,
Prussia promises assistance to like
extent. The object of the present mis-
sion Of the Prince do Ligne TO Berlin is
to arrange the modus operandi.
Our own army numbers 10000, Of
whom 70 900 would take the field, and
the remainder occupy our fortresses.
Holland, interested in the protection
Of Luxembourg, agrees to furnish con-
tingcnt of 39,000.
Hopes are entertained that England,
as one Of the powers guaranteeing the
independence of Belgium. will corporate
with feet in tho Scbeldt and Il garri-
son for the citadel of Antwerp.
am assured, in n trustworthy quar-
ter, that the Emperor Of Russia has or.
dered the fifty mi,li.ns OF francs, which
he invested in French Rentes, in lS47.
to be transferred to the Dutch funds,
as be does not consider his money safe
in France after the Orleans con6scation.
Tho letters from Paris, received to. day,
tend to confirm the foregoing; they state
that the warlike larg rage Of the Ely
scans has, within the last few days, very
much changed, which is attributed to
despatch said to have been commnni.
Gated to tho French government from
the government Of Great Britain, to the
effect that, in The ovent Of single
French soldier entering the Belgian
territory. the city of Antwerp and the
foI Is on the Scheldt would be immedi-
ately occupied by an army Of 1000 men,
with the concurrence Of all the great
powers Of Europe, including Russia.
The Austrian government has ordered
the forts Of Milan to be put into state
Of complete defence, in case Of war,
against which it has provided reserve
fund. The Austrian army in Italy nam.
bsrs 10000 men, and the taxes are 90
high that emigration has commenced
10 an unknown extent. An acre Of land,
which used to pay 80 francs year, has
now to pay 90or 100. As few peasants
possess land, the number Of paupers de-
pendent on the landlords for food, is
enormous.
The Queen Of Madagascar, a trouble
some female potentate, died in Novom-
ber last. after the defeat and degrada-
tion of the flower Of her army in con-
test with belligerent chief.