were forthcoming in one day at Constantinople. The
Russians, on the other hand, are busied in preparations.
Immense barracks are being constructed on the banks
of the Danube, where the Russians intend to pass the
winter. General Gortschakoff has demanded of the
Prince of Wallachia a heavy sum of money for the
construction of these barracks, which has been paid.
This expense will be included in the debt imposed
on the country for the occupation of 1848 to 1851. The
Wallachian Government is obliged to contract a debt of
six millions of piasters (about £60,000) to meet the
demands of General Gortschakoff. The fleet in the
harbour of Cronstadt, which had laid up for the winter,
is ordered to prepare for sea with all possible despatch,
and to proceed at once to Revel.

The Emperor and Empress of France have been
making tours through various parts of the kingdom;
the first was in the north, they visited Arras, Lille,
St. Omer, Boulogne, and Amiens. At Boulogne, the
Emperor was more coolly received than at the other
places; but the Empress was universally popular.
During his visit to Boulogne, the Emperor gave the
military medal to the gendarme who arrested him in
1840; saying to those about him, "I admire men who
obey their chiefs." He also gave 500 francs to the
coastguard who aimed his musket at him on the same
occasion. The Emperor and Empress have been
subsequently residing at Compiegne, for the enjoyment of
field sports.—For some time the government has been
alarmed by suspicions of plots, and searches have been
made here and there. The house of M. Goudchaux,
Minister of Finance under the Provisional Government
of the Republic, was searched by the Police on the 17th
instant. They found a heap of receipts for monies paid
by M. Goudchaux as charity to political exiles; and
forthwith they arrested him, detained him a few hours,
and then liberated him, on condition that he should appear
when called on. M. Delescluze. a partisan of Ledru
Rollin, was also arrested, and his papers were seized.
Delescluze is under sentence for participation in the
abortive insurrection of M. Ledru Rollin in 1849, and he had
no right to be in France. M. Marchais, well known in
Paris as the secretary of the famous society styled
"Aide-toi et le ciel t'aidera," and the founder of the
club entitled "Les Amis de la Constitution," after the
revolution of 1848, is also under arrest. M. Bastide,
formerly Minister for Foreign Affairs, was visited by
the police; as well as other members of the Cavaignac
party. Notwithstanding the measures adopted by the
government to keep down the price of bread, it is still
on the increase. Some of the bakers of the banlieue
of Paris complain that they have not yet been paid the
indemnity promised to them by the government when
the price of bread was limited, and threaten to close their
shops. In several localities it has risen to twenty sous.

The accounts from Madrid describe the growing
unpopularity of the Queen and her government. The
public feeling was strongly expressed at the Opera on
the night of the 18th. Her Majesty, it appears, arrived,
according to her usual custom, long after the performance
commenced, but the piece was suspended in order
to play the "Marcha Real" as the Queen entered her
box. The spectators stood up, as usual on similar
occasions, but a general cry of "Basta! Basta!"
("Enough! Enough!") broke from the majority of the
audience, to the evident mortification of the Court and
to the terror of the "ruling influence," who was, with
one of the ministers whom he especially protects, in a
box above. The general demand of the audience was
complied with, and the opera proceeded. This is all the
more significant, as, considering the parts of the house
from which the cry proceeded, the signs of dissatisfaction
were manifested by the élite of Madrid. Those
only who are accustomed to Spanish etiquette will be
able to appreciate the importance of such an occurrence.
At the theatre it is contrary to etiquette to give any
sign of approbation when Royalty is present, unless
Royalty gives the signal of applause; but disapprobation,
when the Queen or King presides, is what seldom
or never occurs. When the public, however, is so
excited as to interrupt the air which invariably greets
the presence of the Sovereign, by hisses, or any other
sign of discontent, the indignation must be strong
indeed.

The War in Circassia continues without intermission.
Letters from Tiflis mention the taking of the Russian
fortress of Toprak-kale by the Circassians, who, having
advanced to the Black Sea, attacked five fortified posts,
and razed the forts of Gostogajewskoff and Tenguinsky.
In consequence of these disasters Russia has been
necessitated to send reinforcements, which are already off
the coast. Three Russian brigades have advanced
towards the frontiers at Tortum, and Adi, the Pacha of
that place, and Selim Pacha, of Batoun, are preparing
to make a diversion, which would assist the inhabitants
of Lasistam, the Kurds, Circassians, and people of
Daghestan, to relieve their brave brethren in the Crimea
from a foreign yoke.

Extraordinary excitement existed in the Sandwich
Islands, at the date of the last advices, in consequence
of the awful ravages of the small-pox, and the utter
neglect of the proper authorities to take any steps to
check the pernicious scourge. The natives were being
swept away like leaves in the autumn; in some districts
over one-third of the population had died, and in the
city of Honolulu there were six hundred and sixty-three
interments between the 26th of June and 22nd of July.
So great was the indignation of the citizens against the
Ministers of Finance and Public Instruction, who
refused to provide means for the purpose of vaccinating all
who required it, that large meetings had been held, at
which resolutions were adopted requesting their
dismissal from office. A petition for the same object had
received some thirteen thousand signatures, and been
presented to King Kamahamaha, but what action his
Majesty would take in the matter had not transpired.
The wheat crop of the islands had been harvested and
found to realise the most sanguine expectation of the
husbandmen. Many mills and machine works were
being constructed, and great efforts were making among
all classes to increase both the mechanical and agricultural
productions of the islands.

The accounts from California represent many parts
of that country as being in a very disturbed state from
the depredations and opposition of the Indians. They
had attacked a village near Guaymas, and killed 100
persons, men, women, and children. During a sanguinary
engagement between the Indians and inhabitants
of Rogue River Valley the latter came off victorious,
killing 10 and wounding 30 of the Indians although they
only lost three of their own number. The state of
society in San Francisco and its neighbourhood is
described as frightful. Outrages and deeds of blood and
violence are of daily occurrence. The following are a
few of the worst cases:—On the 13th of September, C.
R. Drew shot Dr. Gillis in a street in San Francisco.
The ball entered at the inner corner of the left eye,
ranged downward, and lodged in the right side of the
neck. The wound was expected to prove fatal. The
cause of the difficulty was, that Drew's wife wished to
obtain a divorce, and Gillis advised her, and Drew
suspected an improper intimacy. On the 14th a disturbance
took place at Downieville, between two men named
John Potter alias Baltimore Jack and Muntz, respecting
a mining claim at Forest City. It appeared that Muntz
had been requested to collect some money from Jack that
was due to a party in Downieville, it being a balance
of purchase-money for a mining claim. Jack
remonstrated with Muntz, and a rencontre ensued. It is
stated that Jack kicked Muntz, whereupon Muntz
drew his knife and stabbed Jack in the abdomen,
inflicting a wound that caused his death yesterday
morning. The coroner held an inquest on the
body, and Muntz was brought to town in custody
of the sheriff of the county. Next morning a deputation
arrived from Forest city, and before the officers of
the law had an opportunity to try the prisoner the mob
had attempted to seize him from the custody of the
sheriff, and try him, as they said, by "Judge Lynch
law." The sheriff remonstrated with them, and, after
great difficulty, succeeded in getting the mob dispersed.