Carnarvon and Denbigh Herald and North and South Wales Independent

Foreign Intelligence. FRANCE.—A great sensation was created in Paris on Thursday morning1 by a rumour that the King was dangerously ill. The consequence was an immediate fall in the price of Rentes even before the opening of the business at the Bourse, but eventually, it appear- ing that the King was sufficiently well to preside at a Council of his Ministers, matters improved. The state of the King's health always agitates the Paris Bourse to an extent which is hardly to be won- dered at when the great interests depending upon his life are considered. The consequence, however, is that unfounded rumours upon the subject are frequently circulated by speculators, and eagerly caught at by the public. The fre.quent repetition of the same trick does not appear to destroy its effect, for as at his Ma- jesty's age a change must, in the course of nature, not be far distant, the designing speculate, and the unwary are caught. As to the rumour on Thursday, it is founded upon the mere fact of the King having had a Blight cold for a few previous days, and his having on Wednesday evening retired to his own apartment ra- ther earlier than is his wont. His indisposition, how- ever,was not any period a source of alarm, and he was not worse on Wednesday than he had been the two previous day. On Thursday it was ascertained that he was not only better, but that he was, in fact, suffici- ently well to breakfast as usual with the royal family, and afterwards preside at a Council of his Ministers, which assembled that day at the Tuileries. We need hardly say, therefore, that th", rumour of his Majesty being in anv immediate danger is entirely without foundation, though there is every reason to believe that he is by no means the strong and robust man that he was a few months ago. Great uneasiness was for some time felt as to the effect the death of Madame Adelaide would have had upon his Majesty, but that feeling is now at an end. His Majesty showed a great deal of natural grief at being separated from his nearest and dearest councillor and friend, but his health does not appear to have materially suffered in consequence. The Moniteur' publishes an account of the indirect revenue for 1847. Compared witli*1846 there is a ge- neral diminution to the amount of 2,648,OOOf. The to- tal amount of the indirect revenue of France amounts for 1847 to 820,645,000f, The debate in the Chamber of Peers on the affairs of Switzerland was enlivened on Saturday "y a speech from M. Guizot, in defence of his policy with respect to that country. It does not appear to alter in any respect the position of that Minister and us was said by an able Paris contemporary of the Count de Montalem- bert's display on the same subject, M. Guizot showed a great talent for the defence of a detestable cause." The Paris papers publish the protest of the Pope's Nuncio of the Swiss Diet, read by M. Guizot in his speech in the Chamber of Peers on Saturday. It ap- pears from letters received from Berne that the Diet will not answer or otherwise notice the despatch, on the ground that the subject being a purely religious one, does not fall within the province of a political as- sembly like the Diet. A demand for authority to enter a prosecution against the Marquis de Larochejaquelin was laid be- fore the Chamber. It has reference to some charges brought against him by a shareholder in a joint-stock company, of which he was one of the directors. The Marquis of Larochejaquelin, who was present, ex- pressed a hope that 'tie Chamber would not refuse the authority demanded, as he wished for the fullest inves- tigation into the affair in question. Abd-el-Kader, instead of beiijx sent to Egypt or Syria, as the Duke d'Aumale and General Lamoriciere pledged their words should be done, has been sent to Fort Lamuluge, where lie is kept as a close prisoner. The unfortunate Emir, on being removed to his prison, complained bitterly of the foul play he had received, and refused point blank to write a letter to the King to ask leave to come to Paris. It appears, however, that he has since been frightened into better behaviour. The Debuts' says—" We are assured that the Go- vernment received a letter from Abd-el-Kader, in which he declares that he will leave himself entirely to the wisdom of the King, and accept with gratitude all that his Majesty may decide with respect to him." SPAIN.—The Madrid journals of the 7th state that General Espartero had arrived in Madrid at an early hour in the morning of that day. It is unnecessary to say that the whole city learned this pleasing news with indescribable joy." The journals contain nothing respect ng the state of health of M. Salamanca. Those of liberal opinions express sympathy for him, and are Very severe on M. Pidal for having attacked him so coarsely. 1\1. Salamanca has published a defence of his conduct in the matter with respect to which he is accused. On the 6th, being Twelfth-day, the Queen received the congratulations of the Ministers, members of the legislature, the corporations, and authorities. Her Majesty appears in excellent health. A letter from Madrid, of the 7th, gives an account of the proceedings of the Chamber of Deputies on that day. A letter was read from M. Salamanca, in which he stated that he was too ill to attend, and M. Gonza- lez Bravo announced that, under the circumstances, he should not address the Chamber on the subject of the accusation against the ex-Minister. It was undei- stood also that the Government had expressed a wish that the aifair should be allowed to drop. The Ch m- ber, however, divided on the proposition for the formal discussion of the question, whether M. Salamanca should be ordered for trial, and it was carried by a ma- jority of 128 to 39. The act of accusation was referred to a committee charged to draw up a special report. Accounts from Madrid of the 10th instant state that General Espertero is to leave Madrid for Logrono im- mediately after taking his seat in the Senate. The cause of his sudden departure from Madrid is not known, but it is supposed in consequence of orders from the Government. PORTUGAL.—Advices from Lisbon are up to the 9th inst. The Cortes was opened on the second, by the Queen in person. The English Ambassador, Sir Ha- milton Seymour, wAs tl;e only foreign minister not pre- sent on the occasion. His und Sir Charles Napier's absence, joined with the omission by the English squadron of the usual royal salute, was taken as a re- newed protest against the late elections. It was perfectly certain that Conde de Thomar (Cos- ta Cabral) had accepted the office of Extraordinary En- voy and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Court of Paris. The Duke ofTerceira wus appointed as Ambassador to Austria. The loss of the war-steamer Avenger and its crew of 256 men, including the Captain, Sir C. Napier's step- son, had caused a great sensation in Lisbon. The public tranquillity was undisturbed. GERMANY.—There is a commercial crisis at the pre- sent moment in Germany, though on a comparatively small scale. The recent failures at Frankfort have caused considerable losses to some Vienna houses, in one case attended with lamentable results, the princi- pal partner of a respectable firm (one of the sufferers) having put an end to his existence by cutting his throat. The detection of a fraud, which rumour great- ly exaggerated at first, has also been discovered at Vi- enna, the proprietor of a large leather manufactory ba\ ing forged bills to a large amount. The loss, how- ever, does not exceed 5,000/ and falls chiefly on the bark. The stoppage of the firm of Haber and Co., at Curlsruhe, though but momentary, has added to the panic, und there is a visible fall in the funds of the dif- ferent German exchanges. A letter from Carlsruhe, of the 8th, announces that the representatives of the firms of Ettlii ^en and Waghauselea waited on that day on the Minister of Finance of the Grand Duchy, who as- sured them that the Government would take measures to enable them to continue operations. No less than three German papers attribute the suspension of Messrs Hal eJ' to alleged machinations on the part of the t Rothschilds, and the Frankfort branch of this latter firm has thought fit to publish a denial of the assertion. The assertion originated in a Baden journal. Messrs. Rothschild, of Frankfort, deny that Haber ever opened a credit account with them, and consequently it was < impossible they could have closed it. PUUSSIA.— Prussia, as one of the powers more directly interested in the solution of the Swiss ques- tion, keeps a careful watch on the tide of events in that country. The Berlin correspondent of the Cologne Gazette,' evidently a well-informed person, states the position of Russia in the Swiss question as follows:— As regards the position taker, by Russia in this question, I can inform you from good authority that that power accepted the principle of mediation or in- tervention, but added that it desired something serious. Calculating all the consequences of the step proposed, it declared that the intervening powers must be pre- pared to have recourse to armed intervention if neces- sary. It was willing to lend its name and support to the cause, but did not wish to compromise itself un- necessarily. This is why Russia refused to take any part in the note of the 4th November." ITALL-The most important item received by the last post from Italy, is the announcement of the fact that the King of Sardinia is making large military pre- parations. The class belonging to the contingent of 18-26, which would have served its time at the end of February next, as well as the class of 1827, are re- tan d un' er arms. The class of 1825 is also called under arms as far as the infantry is concerned, and the classes of 1823 and 1824 for the artillery. All the offi- cers on leave, and men on furlough, have received or- ders to join their respective regiments. The additional forces thus called to arms amount to 25,000 men. Let- ters from Genoa state that the Jesuits of that city had closed their convents and their churches, and had re- ired from the city. A battery of artillery left Turin. ton the 10th instant for Genoa, tod the garrison is < be increased by four regiments. Reports have reached us of a second affray at Milan, more serious than the first, in which many lives are reported to have been lost on both sides. A letter from Leghorn states that several persons, who excited or took part in the recent disturbances there, were, on the arrival of the commission from Florence, taken into custody. Amongst them are MM. Guer- razi and Mastacchi, Dr. Magnaini, M. Vignozzi, a prin- ter, and a Neapolitan, who is the author of a political pamphlet. The prisoners were put on board a steamer, and conveyed to Porto Ferrajo. This display of en- ergy bag restored order, and the proclamation of the Grand Duke of Tuscany, in which, whilst he declares his resolution to persevere in the cause of reform, he declares that he will act rigorously against all attempts to disturb the public peace, has been well received. The Courier' of Genoa, of the 10th, announces that the deputation from that city to Turin, which the King refused to receive, had just returned. Perfect tranqui- lity reigned at Genoa, and the Jesuits had voluntary quitted the town. The Gazetta di Firenze' announces the election of Lord Vernon as corresponding member of the Academy of the Crusca. A letter from Rome, of the 8tli, states that the fune- ral of the late Don Carlo Torlonia, brother of Prince Alexander, had just taken place with extraordinary pomp. The remains of the deceased were followed to the grave by an immense crowd, as he was generally esteemed. It is said that he gave 20,000 Roman crowns annually in alms. Further accounts from Milan are anxiously looked for. Letters from that city have been received, which express great apprehensions of a fresh outbreak on the following day. It was on the 11th that the troops, which had been consigned to their barracks for a week, were to be allowed out, and it was feared that their appearance would be the signal for another collision between them and the people. A letter from Milan, dated the 11th inst., states, but merely as a current re- port, that the peasantry from the neighbourhood were coming en w<M.<f to the city. The Duke of Parma has nominated his son, the He- reditary Prince, General-in-Chief of the Duchy. Up to the 10th of January, there were only 2°" troops at Parma, and they were to leave tt.. the following day, for the purpose of escorting tIrt booy of the Archduchess Maria Louisa to Vienna. SWITZERLAND.—The Swiss Diet sat on the 10th. After the deputies of Lucerne, Uri, Schwytz, and Va- lais had been sworn in, the proposition of the commit- tee of seven, to accept the guarantees offered by the canton of Uri for the payment of its quota of the ex- pences of the war was agreed to, and three years ac- corded to it for the rein bursemeut of what still remains due. A vote of thanks was passed to M. Kern on his retiring from the post of federal representative of Lu- cerne. Friburg, Lucerne, and the Valais having de- clared that they acceded in principle to the revision of the compact, Dr. Steiger,of Lucerne, Professor Bus- sard, of Friburg, and M. Barniann, of the Valais, were added to the committee of revision. Two members were added to the committee of seven in the persons of Dr. Steiger, of Lucerne, and Dr. Sang, of Uri. It was then proposed to charge the committee ot' seven to draw up a proclamation to the army and a letter of thanks to General Dufour in the name of the country in remit- ting to him a sum of 40,000f. Swiss. This proposition was adopted. UNITED STATES.—Advices have been received by the Hibemia, which arrived in Liverpool on Sunday. The news taken out by the llibrrniu was worse than the mercantile community had generally expected it caused much disappointment, and a depression gene- rally in all the markets. The large export of specie which has been going on for some time, and is yet un- checked, has caused almost a money panic, the rate of discount on commercial paper having ranged from fourteen to twenty-jive per cent, per annum. Congress had adjourned for the holydays the go- vernment has managed, however, to force through an army appropriation bill for four millions of dollars, which passed both housts without opposition. Gen. Cass has reported a bill in the Senate, providing for an increase of the army and the prosecution of the war. The question coming up whether this bill should take precedence of all other business, a postponement was urged by Mr. Calhoun, who wished to discuss his pence resolutions, before adopting any farther war measures. The Whig senators took part with Mr. Calhoun, but they would not oppose the granting of farther supplies for the war. Finally, the general's bill was given the preference over all other puHlie business, by a vote of 19 to 19, the presiding officet giving the casting vote. This is considered a sure indicntoon of the continuance of the war. Immediately after the election of Gen. Anaya by the Mexican congress (11th November), he despatched peace commissioners—Senors Couto, Artistanti, and Cuaves—to meet Mr. Trist, the American commis- sioner, at the capital and re-open peace negotiations. As heretofore, however, the Mexicans were too lute the powers of Mr. Trist had been revoked by his go- .1 Ccwrftl tfcott referred them to Wash- ington. Much disappointment was maiisfested by the commissioners at this announcement. Saiita Anna's attempt to get up a revolution in his favour bids fair to prove an abortion. San Luis Potosi is the only state that appears willing to favour his claims. A revolution has bten got up in Chiapas, to unite that state to Central America. Other revolution- ary movements were in embryo at last accounts. Yu- catan is still ravaged by hordes of Indians, whose main army numbered fifteen hundred men, but they are mostly destitute of firearms. Two or three American vessels of war had been sent down to restore order and protect the citizens. The arrest of Generals Worth and Pillow, by order of General Scott, is confirmed." In the city of Mexico, Mr. Thornton, British secre- tary of legation, had presented a protest from Lord Palmerston to the proper authorities "against the for- cible levying of taxes upon English subjects in Mexico for the support of the war." Another arrival at New Orleans has brought "one day later from Vera Cruz." A letter states that the next movement of the American army will be towards the silver mines ot Zacatecas and San Luis, and that as soon as sufficient reinforcements reached Mexico 4,000 men would be detached for that purpose. Several schooners with army stores had been lost near yera Cruz, and the steamer Portland lost 100 horses in a norther." The stoppage of an express messenger with letters from Canada for the Hoyal Mail Steamer, and othtr inconveniences arising from the postal dispute between this country and England, have naturally induced many persons to look into the matter. They blame Mr. Johnson, the United States postmaster-general, for not having endeavoured to effect an arrangement with England, before the American mail steamer Washing- ton was chartered, instead of disputing afterwards. A dreadful affair has occurred on the Ohio, near Wheeling. The steam boat A. JV. Johnson accident- ally took fire. Seventy persons were burnt or drowned, and thirty dreadfully scalded. About sixty escaped. The steamer Domain recently exploded near St. Louis, and four persons were victims. A steam kitchen boiler blew up in Baltimore on Monday, killing two and wounding three persons. A tornado in North Carolina has destroyed the town of New Barn, and committed dreadful ravages in that and the neighbouring states. Two counterfeiters, named Bilboa, in Hancock, Missis- sippi, were recently killed in a quarrel by one of their confederates named Wager. At Clermont, Kentucky, the recent floods undermined a house, which fell, and 18 persons were killed and at Warsaw another house foil, burying six. The magnetic talegraph is now open to St. Louis. General Taylor is the popular candidate for the presidency, not only in in. \VImh". ington, but also, according to the resolutions of public meetings, all over the union. Mr. Clay is understood to be averse to a nomination. The most important bill yet reported in the Senate, is by Mr. Cass. chairman of the military committee. That senator has reported a bill from his committee for raising ten additional regiments to the present force of the regular army. The waste and requirements of the war have been, and still are, very great. The new British minister, Mr. Doyle, had arrived at the city of Mexico, under the escort of a squadron of American cavalry. CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.—We have received papers from the Cape of Good Hope to the 1st of November. They bring no further news respecting the surrender of Sandilla. We take the following from the Cape Frontier Times' of October 26 "There is no intelligence from the front, except that the troops would cross the Kei in a few days, on their errand to Kreili and Pato. We understand that Mr. J. H. Delport, comman- dant, will be at Fort Beaufort on the 1st of November, with a considerable number of Dutch farmers, for the purpose of co-operating with the troops in the Kei ex- pedition. Mr. Delport has had assurances of support how several districts, but he fears that in consequence of a report that, now that Sandilla was taken, no fur- ther movement would be made by the government until the arrival of Colonel Smith, fewer persons will muster than would otherwise have been the case. The so-called rebel chief Sandilla was escorted to Graham s lown on Sunday afternoon by a detachment of dragoons under the command of Captain Bisset. He was accompanied by one of his brothers and some councilloi-s-:who are confined in a detached building situated Drostdy field. When it was explained to him that an attempt to escape might bring death upon him, lie coolly asked, 'Why should he attempt to escape, when he had voluntarily surrendered himself?'"