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LONDON, SEPT. 26.

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LONDON, SEPT. 26. THE Paris journals to yesterday's date have been received. The Moniteurof Wednesday contains a telegraphic despatch announcing the acceptance by the Kegent of Spain of the resignation of the Sancho Ministry and the nomination on the !6th of General Espartero as President of the Council of Ministers, with power to form a cabinet. This news had created a favourable impression in Madrid, as it was added that Espartero had undertaken the office. The first act of the illustrious President of .the Council will naturally be the dissolution of the Cortes, which will afford Constitutional Spain an opportunity of returning repre- sentatives incapable of voting away the liberties of their country at the instigation of a corrupt faction behind the Throne. There is no oflicial news from the East in these papers. The Universe states that MM. Guizot and Thiers are at loggerheads about the Treaty of London. The President of the Council taxes the Am- bassador with incapacity, which the latter retorts by denouncing M. Thiers as a violator of the national good faith, in his intercourse with the Four Powers. It is even stated that M. Guizot is preparing to attack the President of the Council before the Chambers. The domestic news in the Paris journals is not of much interest. M. Berrver, who had been chosen to defend Prince Louis Napoleon, it is understood, will not en- deavour to justify the attempt of the Prince to take possession of Boulogne, but will rest his defence en- tirely on the incompetency of the Conrt of Peers, or any Court in France, to try a Prince. He will support his arguments in favor of the position by "a reference to the declarations of the Duke de Broglie and M. Thiers, made in the Chambers at the period when the Duchess of Berry was arrested after her entrance into France. M. Berrver will contend that both those in- dividuals went to the extent of declaring, in order to justify themselves for not proceeding with rigor against the Duchess of Berry, that she as a Princess could not be brought to trial in France. The trial of Madame Laffarge for the murder of her husband by administer- ing poison, commenced at the Tulle Assizes the 3d inst and continued day by day, and terminated on the 19th, when the Jury returned a verdict of Guilty under ex- tenuating circumstances." and she was sentenced to public exposure in the pillory and hard labor for life. This is not the first version of guilty under exteniufting circumstances upon cases of the murder of husbands by their wives. Interesting poisoners are notuncommon in France. If the husband be old and ugly, and the wife young and spiritual, the circumstances of poisoning him are "extenuating." We prefer the English ver- dict on the oarallel case of the husband who had killed a shrew — sarved her ri«lit. This is at least intelligible, which the extenuating" circumstances of the French •ire not. That Madame Laffarge poisoned her un- fortunate husband seems certain enough, but for what it served him right in the opinion of the jury we are at a loss to divine, except he was inconvenient to a wife who had a young lover. But the lady acted her part theatrically, and a theatrical drapery in France covers a multitude of sins. Since the receipt of the French journals, announcing the appointment of Espartero to the Presidency of the Spanish Cabinet, the Madrid papers to the 19th inst. have come to hand. The arrival of the courier from Valencia, who was the bearer ofrh6 Royal Decree, ap- pointing General Espartero President of the Council, had created a lively sensation in that capital. The Junta immediately assembled, and drew up a declara- tion couched in the most flattering terms for General Espartero, and expressive of the confidence with which the selection of that General inspired them, but insist- ing at the same time on the Queen's publishing a Manifesto, and pledging herself to accept their pro- gramme. The Junta passed resolutions declaring it expedient-first, that the Queen should address a Mani- festo to the nation, reprobating the counsels of the traitors who bad compromised the safety of the Throne and endangered the public tranquillity secondly, that she should remove from her person and household all individuals who had induced her to enter on a course of re-action; thirdly, that the odious Municipal Law should he annulled fourthly, that the present Cortes should be dissolved, and fresh Cortes convoked, with special powers to satisfy the wishes of the people and fifthly, that the Junta would not lay down their arms untit" these conditions were completely fulfilled. The Decree appointing Espartero President of the Council of Ministers assigns to him no specific Ministerial de- partment, in order," the Decree states, that he may continue at liberty to command the army, as he has hitherto done so much to the satisfaction and glory of the country." It was reported at Madrid that the Queen had summoned the Presidents of the Juntas to meet at Aranjeuz, and adopt, in concert with General Espartero, whatever measures should be requisite in the present circumstances of Spain. Advices from Alexandria to the 6th inst. have been received. The 5th inst., being the last of the second period of ten days involving the fate of Egypt, Rifat Bev, M. Alison, and the four Consuls called at the Paiace to receive Mehemet's final reply to the Ultima- tum. The Pasha, being unwell, was not visible, and the answer was communicated to them by Boghos Bey and Sami Bey. Mehemet Ali declared that he accepted the Hereditary Pachalik of Egypt, and had forwarded a petition to Constantinople by Count Walewski, pray- ing the Sultan to permit him to retain the Government of Syria duriug his life, in order to avert the disgrace of being dispossessed of his honorary employment in his old age. He then added, that, until he received the Sultan's reply, he could not tliink of giving his master's fleet into the hands of the Representatives of the Ppwers, or surrendering an inch of the territory of Syria The Pacha concluded by an assurance to the European residents that his Government would protect them in their lives and properties. Admiral Stopford, it appears, determined to await the result of that mis- k sion before he commenced operations against Alexan- dria, though, in so doing, it is believed that he dis- obeyed his instructions. Commodore Napier, at the same time, took up a position in front of Bevrout, and was only prevented from acting by the strict orders of his superior officer.

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