... T he defeat of the comniboed French and English expe- dition against Tarmatave, a narrative of which has ap. peared in this journal, has given to our Gallic neighbours a pretext for extending that policy of 1 protectior. to the Indian seas, which they have been attempting to introduce iito the isles of the Pacifjc and the eoaat of Africa. It is now pvbliely asserted that the French ...

... DEATH OF EARL SPENCER. EARL SPENCER has passed from this life, and we cannot permit such an event to transpire, without some brief notice. This honest-hearted and philanthropic statesman, -better known as Lord Althorp, since it was under that title that he appeared befote the public during the most prominent portion of his life-was a man of sterling though not brilliant qualities. He had but ...

... An article, in the Constitutionnel, gives an account, re- ceived by way of St. Petersburg, of the retreat of the Russians from the Caucasus, and the second engagement between them and the Circassians. The account published by the Constitutionnel states that the Russians were the victors, but the accounts received by way of Constantinople are more to be depended on, as the Russian Government ...

... Ituil(I)rCi'r. S4ATURDAY'. OCTOBER 11, 1845. I'ile verv unsettled weaither exper~ienced duritig the lastrtwo or three treeks has prevented touch progre's bring otaie wviith haivest opert aionsi it th hirercl districts, atid romp aratively lit tle cort hutt beun cartried since about tlie middle ol' Septenttier. The prosi eets o1' thet ul tittate resultq h ave ilieretlire from ii , ty tody b ...

... DRESDEN, OCTOBER 8.-At the meeting of the Cham- ber of Deputies to-day, several petitions were presented, demanding the union of the German Catholic church. The deputy Brockhaus inquired why so many foreign lite- rary men bad been sent out of the country, to which M1. Falkenheim, the minister of the interior, answered that the state could not acknowledge an inherent right in foreigners to ...

... I (FROM1 01e OWN LAND COMIMISSIONYER.) LETTER iV. TO TIHE WORKING CLASSES OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND. I write this letter from the capital of Sardinia; and in my passage here I have been a very strict ob- server of persons and manners, and of the Land above all things. I believe it has been the fashion for travellers to compile the history of countries either frens the works of other writers ...

... TIHE DOOMED SHIIP. We understand that a report, of which the follow- inlg is an outline, was made to the Lords of her Ma jesty's Privy Council, on Friday week, by Sir William P'ym, superintendent-general of quarantine, and Mr. Arnott, of the Middlesex Hospital. These gentle- nen proceeded to Portsmouth on Tuesday weck. The Eclair, it will be remembered, reached the Mother- bank on Sunday ...

... THE RECENT DISASTEBS IN ALGERIA. I 71he Moniteur.0sgerien completes the account of this terr ible disaster. Colonel Vourjolly had, it Bays, entered the t erritory of the Flittahab punish some Arabs who had plunm lered a caravan, when he found, to his surprise, the whole- tribe in a state of revolt. After a sharp engage. ment 3 he succeeded in reaching the camp of Ben Atia, but found the whole ...

... DENlBIGIHSHIIRE AND FLoIXTSHIIRE AGRI- CULTURAL 6UU1.V.Y. a The nanual show and dinner of this society N-vcre held at Alold on Wednesday last, and un- s dcr circumstances of morc aclco than on previous _ annivcrsarics. Tho leading members of the so- cicty had made most praisewvorthy cflorts tobring f together the brst stock of the district, and with e very great sueccess; as on no furmer ...

... La WINDSOR, THuRSDAY EYvNiNa.-The intelligence of Lii the death of Mr. Johln Ramsbottomn, which has been daily Li, expected during the last fortnight, reached Windsor this Lo morning, and within a veryshort Period afierwalds, the D D following handbill was pasted throughout the town:- Lo SIR JOHN Dr, BEAUVOIR F'OR EVER ?? 0 Firee and independent electors of Windsor, keep your Le powder dry. ...

... A NEWI ('IJURCH, FINCHJLEY. I 0 \,l. i . l( r. Io.- On this day IrasIa hi( at East Emi, hik ji.ih anid diocese of London, Middlesex, the lobn- ?? 'oiiv of. new elichreh, dedicated to the lloly Tri- liV (leOlgt' lelyg', iEal., IM.P., who has also liberally l'r lotei noards its erection £100. There vas at heavy i ;rl ill tilt' Ilnornilg,, but happily the clouds dispersed, il!, o n '1 forth, some ...

... BUTON AND STAPENHILL FARMERS' Iv PRIZE SOCIETY. The fifth aniniual Cattle Show of the above Society, was held yesterday ('uit'loay), ii Messrs. Perks' fields, Burton-upoii- Trent. 't'le weather was anything but favourable; but not- withstninelmg this drawback, the show of eattle and imple- menltfvs was Is rger, ilad ?? atteisdance of gentlenien and agri- cltitirtt niele 1L umerouis thlin on ...