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Plenipotentiary was alone awaited to sign
the protocol.
A son is born to the Emperor and EN-
press of France.
The British Parliament was not in
session, owing to the Easter recess
Nothing has TRANSFERRED respecting Amer
lean affairs.
Nothing has been heard of the Pacific.
The birth of an heir to the Bonaparte
line is the cause Of much outward signs
of rejoicing in France, and even in Eng
land.
THE PEACE CONFERENCE.
The Peace conference has been await
ing the arrival of Baron Manteuffel, who
has now arrived in Paris. The Pleni-
potentiaries have held no meeting since
last advices, and matters remain precisely
as they were. Peace is now considered a
certainty, and it is expected that the Pro-
tocol will be signed in few days. Sc
cresy as to the proceedings are still OBJ
served.
GREAT BRITAIN.-Parliament has ad-
iourned over the Easter holidays.
Mr.. Dallas has proceeded to London.
Mr.. Buchanan has taken formal leave
Of the Queen. Lord Palmerston accom-
panied Mr.. Buchanan, and, in this act the
English papers see an indication that the
Premier desires to stand well with the
United States.
The King of Belgium has arrived in
London, to attend the confirmation of his
granddaughter, the Princess Royal, the
Queens eldest daughter.
The young Prince of Prussia, son to
the heir of the throne, is about to revisit
England, with view to be betrothed to
the said Princess Royal. Last year
when this youth came on the same err
rand, the British press secuted the al
lance, but times have changed since then.
A deputation Of the friends of Poland
waited on Lord Palmerston, and present
ed memorial, begging him to give in
structions to the British PlenipotentiarY
at Paris to insist on the restoration Of
Poland. Palmerston merely replied that
the subject should have the consideration
Of the government.
4 verdict of murder has been returned
by Coroners jury in the case Of Drove
charged with having poisoned his wife
with strychnine. This case is remarkable
from the medical testimony that strych.
nine can be detected with certainty q con.
siderable time after death.
SPA1N.-Accounts from Manila state
that brigands were securing the country
and spreading incendiary proclamations
against the Spanish.
SwITzERLAND.-The Ticinese Gazette
announces that the Publications Of the
commercial treaty between Great Britain
and Switzerland were exchanged a
Berne on the 9th.
All is quiet politically in the Republic
ITALY.-The Minister of War at Tur
In has, by dispatch of the 18th nit.
authorized the commander-in-chief ofthe
Sandman forces in the Crimea to gram
leave of absence for 40 days in certain
specific cases, to the officers and soldiers
under his orders.
PRUssIA.-A dispatch by telegraph
from Berlin mentions that NJ. de Heyd
is to discharge the duties of President O.
the Council during the absence of the
Baron de Manteufel. NJ. de Ballou vii
take the temporary charge of the For,
! CaSu A(SpdI LL1SIIls
The Baron Zedlitz has been officially
appointed Director General of Police, il
place of NJ. Henkeldy. a subscription
has been opened for the widow and sew
en- children of the late director, 1000 tina
lers were Immediately put down by three
or four wealthy individuals belonging Il
the Bourse. Ina short space Of time tn
subscription reached 10000 thalers.-
The Journals Of the Cross, or Fedora
party, are laboring to represent the due
as the result Of private quarrel.
The slightest ill-timed incident nigh
produce the most disastrous effects in tn,
present excited state of the populace an,
middle classes of Berlin.
The late unhappy event has produced
a general sympathy with the King, VIII,
is supposed to be thwarted by the mobiles
| LATEsr.-The tenth meeting Of tn
Plenipotentiaries was held on Tuesday
1.-THE 18th, and the Prussian representative
took their seats. The eleventh meetin.
was to take place on Thursday, the 20th
and it was rnmored that Peace would b
signed on Saturday, the 22d, or on Mon
day, the oath. The actual business of tn
Conference is understood to be over, an,