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since the commencement of my illness, your Rova
highness has given me great consolation, 70
WhIch return you my sincere thanks. Now tha
am, by GODS will, still prevented by the state O
my health from devoting myself to the cares O
government. and now that the physicians have ad
vlsed me to make a Journey during the winter in
southern climate, | write you, in consideration O
the continued hindrance of governing myself Il
exercise the Royal power in my name as Regent
according to the inspirations of your conscience
and being responsible only to God until thn mo
ment shall be again able myself to fulfil the dutic
OF my Royal functions, and beg of YOU to take tn,
necessary measures to that effect | reserve to my
sell to make Interior arrangements respecting those
affairs OF my royal house which concern my per
son.
re-. SANS SoUCG, 7th October, 1855
[Signed.l FREDERICK WILLIAMS.
- (Countersgned) Won Manteufel, Wonder Heyodt
! teuffel 2
The Prince Regent had issued decree in which
! he assumes the responsibility conferred upon him,
and convokes the Diet for the Goth of October.
- The hrst act of the Regency was the dismissal OF
NJ. de Westphaen, Minister of the interior the rem
resentatlve in the Cabinet of the party of reaction
VI. fiotWel had been appointed his successor, ad
tntertm. M. de Raumer, Minister of instruction
and public worship, was expected soon to follow
NJ de Westpahlen.
The Madrid journals are occupied almost exclu-
slyely with election matters
The Marquis de Turgot ex-Minister from Franco
had taken leave of the Queen
SWEDEN AND THE DANISH DUCHIES.
| circular note has been addressed by Sweden to
the different European powers, expressing uneasi-
ness, as northern power, in reference to the Hol
stein question: and stating that it will be necessary
to take measures of security in case the confedera
ton ito troops should arrive to occupy the Duchy OF
| Holstein.
SWEDEN.
Swedish diplomatic note is said to have been
! issued, expressive of Scandinavian views and ap-
nT,d prenensons OF the possible approach of German
| tia hHrf a, hak,,
marx and the German Diet
| TURKEY.
| CoNSTANTINoPLE, Oct. 9.-Reports are revived
that the Porte has refused to cede the Island of Pc
| rim to England. The troubles in Gambia and Syria
| are described augmenting.
According to a letter from Constantinope, dated
September 29th it had been discovered there, to
the great astonshment of the English and French
ambassadors that Lord Stratford de Redclffe is en-
trusted with Il secret mission to the Sultan.
The Prussian government intends to establish a
new consular tribune for its subjects in CONSTANT
nople, after the model of the British consular court
MAHAMMEDAN CoNsPIRACY.-A letter dated Berat
town in Albania, the 9th of September informs
us that the Governor of Monastir had just discover
massacre all the Christians. The following are the
details OF the conspiracy: Three Sheks had for
some time been travelling through Albania and
Epirus, endeavoring to excite the population
They We're well received at Avlond by the Mudir
SelIm Bey. These three fanatics succeeded in form
ing at Monastlr, conspiracy which embraced 5000
Turks, whose plan was to fall suddenly on the
Chrlstlans on the 9th of August, when they would
De assembled IN their churches All ready,
arms and ammunition, and it only remained to pain
over Bey, who exercises great influence in that
country.
One of the Sheiks called on the Bev and told him
tnat he was the bearer OF an order from the Sheik
ul-lslam, commanding all the faithful to contribute
to the destruction of the infidels and 500 redifs
were among the conspirators. The Bev pretended
TO assent to the proposition, but when the Shek
lett him he FASTENED to denounce the conspiracy to
the Governor. The latter commanded that the
chiefs of the conspiracy should be arrested but one
OF the Sheks contrived to escape. The redifs have
been sent from Monastir and have been replaced by
regular troops Monastir is the military centre of
Macedonia, and its population-the majority of
whom are Greeks and garans-number Is 900
souls. Ii the plot had not been thus happily de-
tected, the slaughter must have been terrible
CHINA.
The mail of August %, from Hong Kong, had
reached England, bringing details of the news pre-
yiously tclegraphed.
Admiral Seymour had returned from Japan, but
Lord Elgin had proceeded to Jeddah with the steam
yacht, which he would present to the Emneror
The Hong Kong correspondent of the London
Times says no change had occurred in the state of
affairs at Canton, but he had heard report that
one of the Commissioners who met the ambassadors
in the North, and who bears character for conci-
iation, had been appointed Vicerov of the Canton
province, which might lead to some Improvement
in the state of matters.
The report that Namlow had been DESTROYED as
an act OF redress for firing into flag of truce, is
uniounded. The forts were taken and DESTROYED,
but the town was spared, at the solicitation of a
deputation from the people The Chinese soldiers
showed considerable resistance and the British
had three killed and twelve men wounded
The Chinese were coming back bv degrees to
Hong Kong and Macoa.
Trade continues very dull at Hong Kong
At Annoy little or nothing has been done in
teas.
At Foo Chow +bnra bad boor a ,,ol louoto I ,.:.a.
and advance in teas of D11L taels had been ns
tabilshcd on former rates,
AT SHANGHAI the exports, of tea, were 100000
pounds short OF the same date last year. A very
moderate business had been done at former prices
Silks had given way, but subsequently recovered.
Shirtngs were dull and lower.
AUSTRALIA.
The Australian mail of August 10th had been
received in England. but the correspondence and
newspapers add nothing of Importance to the tee-
graphic accounts.
Trade dull at Melbourne, and the stock of
goods was large The imports had been gaining
upon the exports.
The electric telegraph was in operation between
Melbourne and Adelaide.
MOROCCO.
A despatch from Tetuan, Morocco states that the
Nice-COnsuls of Spain and France have been assas-
sinated. No particularsare given. 1t was believed
that the two governments would adopt energetic
measures to obtain satisfaction.
Farls telegram says the two ships of war lately
sent to Lisbon would proceed to Tetuan to avenge
the massacre.
THE LATEST BY THE PERSIA.
LONDON, October l6, noon.-TRoUBLE BEwEEN
! FRANCE AND BRAzIL.-A Paris letter in the Nord
! states that a trfing disturbance has arisen be-
! tween France and Brazil. A merchant having
| died at PernambuuO leaving children under age,
the French Consul put seals on his premises, the To-
cal authorities maintained that he had no right to
do so, as, by Brazilian law the children being born
in Brazil were Brazilians, and subject to the law
of the country.
On appeal to the justice ofthe peace he decided
that the local authorities were in the right and the
| seals were removed. In consequence the French
Minister struck his flag, in order to await the in
! structions of the government
| Vienna letter says that Austria is having new
fortresses raised along the frontiers of MONTENEGRO
and the Porte its side is having some built on the
frontiers of the Herzegovina, in order to keep the
! Montenegrins in check.
The Madrid Journals repeat positively thai
revision of the tariffs in a liberal spirit is to take
| place.
| The colonial tariff of the Dutch government
will shortly be published. The revision is of ma
! turc to alarm the Colonial protectionist party.
! The Paris correspondent of the Times, referring
! to the Portuguese question, says that matters still
! look well towards friendly arrangement, but
nothing will be done until the Minister ofPortuga
at the French port, who left Paris on Thursday
! night, arrives at Lisbon.
| The French government has learned by tele
graphic despatch from Alexandria, of the arrival
! of the French corvette-of-war Duchayla, at Jed
! dah.
Accounts received from Algiers by the French
! government, announce that the empire of Mo
rocco is i'll state of great disorganization ant
| anarchy.
1t is reported in the Paris correspondence of the
Times, that the English Consul at Salonca has re
! quested the Lord High Commissioner of the Ionia1
Islands to send an English ship ofwar into the Gull
| Of Saonica, in consequence of the excitement il
Macedonia, caused by the execution of three Chris
tans and of the insult offered to their remains by
the Turkish populace.