LATE EUROPEAN TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 7, Issue 369, 19 April 1866, Page 1

LATE EUROPEAN TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE.

(Per GreviUe and Company, neuter’s Agennts.) Paris, Friday, January 26. The Constitutional, in an article signed ** Limayrac,” referring to Mr Bigelow’s despatches states it is clear that M. Drouyn de L'huys could not give explanations respecting the acts of internal anministration for which the Mexican Government is alone responsible. A despatch from Bombay of the end of December states that on the Punjaub frontier there has been insurrection in the valley of Loondkar. The habitations of three important localities have been invaded on the English territory and pillaged. The insurgents soon retired ; and some English troops having arrived, marched against them, retook the spoil, destroyed the resorts of the plunderers, and captured the chief offenders. Madrid, January 25. The Spanish Senate, in their answer to the address, express their regret that hostilities should have been necessiated against Chili, but they state that after the refusal of the latter to give satisfaction to Spain, they trust that the Government will cause the honor of Spain to he respected. Berlin, January 25. The Correspondence Provinciale states that the Government will very properly reject the pretensions of the Assembly to vote on the Lauenberg question as being an unconstitutional encroachment upon the Crown. The same paper considers that the speech of the Emperor of the French is a refutation of the assertions put forward by the Austrian press on the subject of foreign interference, and should be taken as a confirmation of the views preponderating in Prussia on the question of the Duchies. . Berne, 25th January. After a debate of twelve hours’ duration, the Great Council of Switzerland has provisionally rejected, by 111 votes against 77, the motion for granting a subsidy for the line of railway through the St. Gothard (the mountain over which Napoleon passed in his Italian campaign. The Hague, 25 th January. • The Cabinet is in a state of dissolution. The Ministry have placed their resignation in the hands of the King. It is believed that his Majesty intends to entrust the Secretary of the Colonies with the formation of a new' Ministry. The Moniteur says that the submarine cable between Leghorn and Corsica has been most successfully laid. Marseilles, 27th January. After five years’ experience of free trade, it is evident that French industry has nothing to fear from its English, Belgian, German, Italian, or Swiss rivals, provided we persevere in the road of progress. The principle articles which we import from England are the raw materials necessary for our industry, such as cotton, wool, silk, iron, and copper. As to French exports to England the advantages continue on our side. This lias really been our field of battle in our commerce with England. Thus the 544,000 metric quintaux of cereals exported to Englapd in 1864 have increased to 1,352,000 in 1865, and the 47,550 head of cattle exported in 1864, had increased to 105,592 in 1865. From Paris we hear that the rumors which were prevailing in the best quarters concerning Mexico and the United States had occasioned a depression to the funds, and almost a panic. These rumours probably have relation to some American documents published last ijjght (the 26th) by some of the Paris papers.

Brussels, 26th January. From Spain we hear that General Z-.ibala has been recalled to Madrid, to make arrangements for sending reinforcements to the fleet operating against Chili in the Pacific. The fear in the Ministerial circles in Paris is that the first success of the Chilians over the Spanish forces will render the friendly interference of England and France more difficult; in fact that Spain,' humbled in her amour propre, will feel more anxious to have her revenge, and, being deaf to every advice tending to moderation, will exact from Chili entire submission. Thus, the present condition of things in that country may become greatly aggravated, and it is in view of this eventually that the two Western powers have already increased their naval forces of observation in the Pacific. A most important question has just been solved in the Netherlands (Holland) hy a large majority of the two Chambers. The separation of the Church and State has been resolved upon, after very interesting debates, and this great principle will be immediately carried into effect. The Government will pay the s alaries of the clergy of all denominations, but iu no way interfere with the clerical appointments, the discipline, or internal management of the affairs of the several churches.