enty-second of January, having been at sea twenty-five days. When in
lat. 46 deg. 12', lon. 41 deg. 30', about midway between Cape Clear and
New-York, her main shaft broke, rendering the engines useless. After
running westward two days under sail, a heavy gale arose, when Captain
West put her head about, and made for Cork, a distance of 1400 miles,
which she made in eleven days. The steamer Cambria was instantly
chartered to take her place, but most of her passengers left Liverpool
in the Africa, on February 1st. It is stated on the authority of Earl
Monteagle, that the British Government have resolved to make Holyhead
the port of arrival and departure for the transatlantic mail steamers.

In France, a ministerial revolution has taken place, resulting in
widening the breach between President Napoleon and the National
Assembly. Several general orders of General Changarnier to the army of
Paris having been published in one of the journals, in which he commands
the troops to pay no attention to any orders but those of the
Lieutenant-General. Changarnier was called upon in the Assembly for
explanation. He denied that these instructions were meant to be
permanent, but only to be put in force when an emeute was apprehended.
His conduct was approved by the Assembly, but Louis Napoleon, who had
long regarded Changarnier with fear and jealousy, withdrew from him the
command of the army at Paris, which he divided between two or three
generals of lower rank. This gave rise to a most excited debate in the
National Assembly, in which Lamartine made a speech in the President's
defence. Baroche, Minister of the Interior, General Changarnier, M.
Thiers, and General Cavaignac followed, the three latter speakers taking
strong ground against the ministry. After several days of stormy
discussion, the resolution of M. de St. Beuve, that the Assembly
"declares that it has no confidence in the ministry," was carried by a
majority of 139. The ministers tendered their resignation to the
President the same evening. A ministerial interregnum followed, which
was terminated on the twenty-fourth of January by a message of the
President, appointing a "transition ministry," composed of employees
from the different departments, not one of them having a seat in the
Assembly. The following is the list, as given in the _Moniteur_:

Public Instruction M. Giraud, (de l'Institute.)
Interior M. Vaisse.
Foreign Affa