ENGLISH EXTRACTS,

New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume VI, Issue 484, 23 March 1850, Page 2

ENGLISH EXTRACTS,

The Queen and the royal family- were at Osborne House in excellent health, where they would remain until the 22nd December. The Queen Dowager, as will be seen bjr, our extract, still continues ill. i_ On the 23rd November the Queen and the Court returned to Osborne, where they will remain till the 22nd of next month. The Queen Dowager bad some sleep last night (Nov. 23 j but her Majesty continues in the same state as during the last few days.— David Davies, M. D. The 9th of November was the birthday of the Prince of Wales. In addition to their usual exercise, the royal family and a company of guests visited a full parade of the troops, who fired a feu dejoie in honour of the heir apparent. The Queen Dowager continues much in the same state ; passing nights of restlessness, followed by langour, alternately with conw forlable nights, which." considerably refresh" her Majesty. The Queen and his Royal Highness Prince Albert went this morning, (Nov. 22) to visit her Majesty the Queen Dowager at the Priory Stanmore. The Viscountess Canning, Colonel the hon. Charles Grey, and Lieut. -Col. the hon. A. Gordon, were in attendance on the Queen and His Royal Highness Prince Albert. TALLow.-^-On the 13th the market was quiet at 37. to 375. 3d. on the spot 37s 9d. for all the year, and 375. for January to March: very little doing. ■ •< Consols, Nov. 23.— Some amount of stock was brought forward to by rtaU t3 ; arid by

the close of business the quotation had receded to 94f to both for money and time. The Bank of England has reduced the raie of discount to 2^ per cent. We hope we are not over confident in assetting that the difference between Russia and Turkey will have a peaceful issue. Nothing can be more strongly affirmed than the assurance that the courts are agreed. The English fleet reached Besica Bay on the 28th ultimo, bnt afterwards came to a safe anchorage in the Sari Siglur, below the inner castles of the Dardanelles. It is stated that ou the sth instant, Sir William Parker had received despatches from Sir Stratford Canning that the Emperor Nicholas had abandoned his demand of extradition, leaving some minor points to settle. The Queen, the Hone, the Caledonia, Prince Regent, Powerful, Vengeance, and Bellerophon were to remain there wilh the steamers Dragon, Bull dog, Ardent, Rosamond, and Tartarus, in all 730 guns. The Odin was at Constantinople, waiting for despatches. The French squadron is at the Isles of Omlac, perhaps at Vourla : they are accused of coldness in the affair ; and it is said that the Russian Fleet in the Black Sea is composed of forty vessels, under the command of Admiral Lazzaroff, who was brought up in the British navy. The Canadian annexation manifesto has served to call forth a strong feeling ot loyalty, and the " Statesmen" are consequently annoyed exceedingly. The want of reciprocity, on the ptrt of the Republicans, is the real cause of Canadian discontent ; and it is the policy of the United State to play upon that feeling. '* If you woul.l enjoy equal privileges with us, belong to us." Such is their motto; and the Canadians, courted across the frontier, and neglected, if not sacrificed by the home authorities, are naturally irritated. It is to be hoped, however, that the mission of Sir H. Bulwer'wtll not only induce the Americans to be equal in their dealings towards Canada, but even to remove the ill feeling that exists upon the subject of Nicaragua. Here, it seems, Lord Palmerston has taken a tone too loud and assuming : while, in the case. of Canada, concession to the interests of the States has gone too far. We shall have to acknowledge that we have no right to oppose, and great interest in aiding, the formation of the American ship-canal in (hat quarter ; and if that is made to appear handsomely and with frankness, the right of Canada may be more easily conceded. The change of the seat of Government from Montreal to Toronto is the official reply to their annexation measure and the late riots. It is a very doubtful policy, nevertheless. The anticipated coup de etat, the sequel of the President's letter, and the dismissal of the Barrot ministry, is very slowly and gradually developing itself. On the 10th December the President gives a ball at the Tutleries, and remains there till the period of his office is completed, if not longer. The diplomatic corps changes great part of its personnel, the consulships will be weeded, and the various prefectures so renewed, that twelve prefects will retire. All these changes will be in favour of Imperialists, and personal friends, and when the National Guard has received its new organization, another grand step will have been taken towards the contemplated result, be that what it may. _M. Baroche, the Attorney- General, resigned bit office after the dismissal of bis friend Odillon Barrot ; but, "at bis entreaty" resumes it. . Among the orders that have lately come in at Paris is one from the new Emperor of Hayti. Articles of furniture of the richest kind, to the value of 1,500,000f., are in course of preparation lor the Imperial palace, and mast be ready for exportation by the end of next month. As bis Majesty's credit is not yet veil established, the manufacturers have treated for ready money, and Faustin I, has ordered his agents in Paris to pay for everything in hard cash. We are assured, says the Journal dcs Debats, that the Minister of War has announced to the committee on the budget, that the French fleet which quitted Malta to proceed to Smyrna was about to receive orders to return to Toulon, in consequence of the pacific conclusion of the differences between Russia and Turkey. The following paragraph appears in the Evenemer.t — " Austria, Russia and Prussia have addressed a demand to the French Government to co-operate in imposing on the Swiss Confederation the expulsion of all political refugees who have fixed their residence iberV'. "

Rome, Nov. 4. — Letters of this date con•firnv tire intelligence pieviously received of jhe probable reiurn of the Pope on the 26th or 28th November. They allude to the ru.oioured resignation of Cardinal Antonelli, and the nomination of either Cardinal Lambruschini or Cardinal Delia Genga us Secretary of Sute. The Spanish troops were, it is said, about to embark 'at Porto d'Angio for Barct-

lona Valencia. Romp was perfectly quiet at the date of our despatches. A letter from Toulon on the 18th Nov., states that the captain of the steam packet Luxor, which had arrived there, announces ■ that he left the French fleet under the comi mand of Admiral Duchene, at the Isle of Piac ' on the 7th Nov. j Austria. — The Vienna -correspondent of the Times, writirg on the 4th Nov., respecting | the extradition of the Hungarian refugees, ' says ;—"; — " I am at present enabled to inf'oim - you that the matter is definitely concluded ; the Porte having pledged itself to keep in safe custody, in one or more of the Turkish fortresses, all those refugees whose names may be mentioned by the Russian and Austrian governments, anj immediately to banish the others — probably with the exception of those who may in the meantime have embraced the Mahommedan religion — from the Turkish territories. Of course this perfectly authentic news completely confutes all the ridiculous reports, according to which Kossuth j and some of his colleagues are already on their way to join Messrs. Pulsky and Telely who are in England. Advices from Constantinople, however, to the 25th of October, state that an English Queen's messenger had arrived by the steamer Tartare, with instructions from Lord Palmerston to Sir Stratford Canning, expressing clearly and decidedly the determination of ihe English government to grant material support to the Sultan in case of emergency, and to form a de'ensive alliance with the Sultan against the Czar in case the latter should carry out his menaces of aggression. The same messenger bore French despatches to General Aupick, " nearly to the same effect." Private letters announce the arrival of Sir William Paiker's iieet at the mouth of the Dardanelles. It is said that the present force of Austria is 700,000 men under arms. They are to be reduced to 400,000. Commercial treaties between Austria and Modena, Austria and Tuscany, and Austria and Sardinia are in progress. Genera] Hauslab has brought back to Austria the insurgents surrendered by the Porte, on their refusal to apostatize ; no less than twelve men of these poor starving creatures died upon ibe road. Mr. Pine, who has for nearly two years been Acting-Governor of Sierra Leone, during the absence of Mr. Macdonald, the Governor, is appointed Lieutenant Governor of Natal. He was Queen's Advocate in August 1841. In April, 1848, he assumed the government, and his conduct in promoting emigration, and the ability he has displayed in the suppression of hostilities with the Sherbro chiefs, have alone led to his promotion. A New England newspaper announces the death of the best English melodist of our time, Mr. Charles E. Horn This look place on the 21st of last month, in his sixty-fifth year — at Boston, in which city Mr. Horn fixed his residence two years ago. Colonial readers will observe with regret the death of Mr. 6 urge, Q. C, many years in the employment of extensive practice before the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council on Colonial matters, formerly agent for Jamaica, and more recently a Commissioner in Bankruptcy. Pecuniary misfortune had overtaken Mr. Burge, and driven him from his high professional position, but nothing affecting his personal honour was ever imputed to him.