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LONDON. THURSDAY, APRIL 28. HE atfitirs of Poland- still excite the anxiety of | the French government. It is said by t iose who are best informed on the subject that the French government will not allow the entry of a new Russian army into Poland, provided the Poles -hall be successful in driving out the present forces of ^,e Emperor. I by no means pledge myself that the pencil government will not again change its relations, I think I may assert without fear of contradiction, that France, in consenting to the temporary occupation °f Italy by Austria, has secured in return the pronged u'd of England and Austria to enable her to demand and insist on the tmlepetjdence of' Poland; We are Siting with considerable anxiety for the next news from Poland. It is stated to-day (April 2fi) that after three days' conflict the Russian army has been put to :i ^'Sht; but on the other hand it is stated that the "°les have been defeated, and that the Russians have flowed up their enemies to the walls of Warsaw.— vision Correspondent of the Standard. A private letter from Warsaw states that the victory Of the 10th has prevented the junction of the imperial Shards with General Diebitsch's army. Previous to battle Diebitsch demanded an interview with the "olish general, who refused to comply. THE QUKEN OF THE SANDWICH ISLANDS.—When Captain Kotzebue, in his last voyage, visited the Sand- wich Islands, he found Noomahanna (the widow of his r^je&ty Tameamea, who died in this country) so much lncreased in size that he did not know her again. She as six feet two inches high, and more than two ells c' In circumference. On one occasion the Captain called on her at dinner time she was lying stretched on her prodigious stomach before the looking-glass upon some "ne mats; a number of China dishes were ranged in a s«m;-circle before her, and the attendants were employ- ed in handing first one and then the other to her Ma- lesty. She ate voraciously, whilst two boys Happed il1,ray the flies with large bunches of feathers. The Entity of food she ate was prodigious. After she 1vas satisfied she drew her breath two or three times apparent difficulty, and then exclaimed, I "ave eaten famously." By the assistance of her aU tendance she turned on her back and made a sign with 1Pr hand to a strong fellow, who seemed prepared for (Juty. He immediately sprung upon her body, and *n«aded her as unmercifully with knees and fists as if she had been a trough of bread; this was done to favour "'ffestion. After groaning a little at this ungentle treatment, and taking a short time to recover herself, she ordered her royal person to be again turned on her stomach, and recommenced her meal. Noomahanna and her fat hog are the greatest curiosities in the islands, Br a natural v sympathy with fatness, she loves every- thing en bon point. Tins hog is black, of extraordinary k and the Queen feeds him to suffocation, as other ladies Dutch pugs. He has two kaoackai to attend upon him, and can scarcely move from obesity. SHOWER OF EARTH AT SIENNA.-On the 15th of Way, 1850, at seven p.m., rain fell at Sienna and in the neighbouring country, which stained red every '^bstance it touched. At midnight the early showers a/fain took place. The weather had become calm two davg before, but the atmosphere was overcast by dense eddish clouds. The coloured earthy matter collected ro the leaves of a great number of plants to the Bo- Garden was subjected to chemical analysis by M. (rUth, Professor of Natural History, and found to con- ain-J. Organic vegetable matter; 2. Carbonate of iroll; 3. Manganese; 4. Carbonate of lime; 5. Alu- mina; and 6. Silica. These details are communicated In a letter from M, Guili to the editors of the Annales de Chimie. His Majesty's visit to the City is, we find, postponed Irt>m the 10th to the 17th of May. This delay is in order to enable the citizens of the first metropolis in the world to complete their preparations, and receive their high-minded truly English monarch in a style Worthy of his exalted claims, and their well-known hospitality.

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