aldanha, in PORTUGAL, was entirely
successful; and the Queen has been obliged to name him President of the
Council, after an attempt to appoint the Viscount de Castro and the Duke
of Terecira, friends of the fallen Minister, Count de Thomar. The latter
gentleman was dismissed from his situation as Minister to Madrid, and
has taken up his residence in England. Saldanha remained some time in
Oporto, administering the Government in the name of the Queen, but
afterwards proceeded to Lisbon. He has not yet announced the course he
will pursue. In the mean time, large bodies of Reformers are calling
upon the Queen to abdicate.

The negotiations in relation to the release of Kossuth, Count Bathyani,
and the other Hungarian leaders, have taken an unfavorable turn; and it
is now almost certain that the Sublime Porte will consent to retain the
unfortunate exiles as prisoners for some time to come. The Governments
of Austria and Russia protest against their release, and their influence
will probably prevent the acceptance of the liberal offer made by the
United States in behalf of the Hungarians.

BRITISH AMERICA.

The Canadian Parliament met at Toronto on the 20th of May, by Lord
Elgin, the Governor-General, who read the Royal speech in English and
French. The most important topic it contained was a project for
increasing the representation. It was also stated that the change in the
Navigation Laws had increased foreign shipping in the Canadian ports;
that the new Postage Law will soon yield an equal revenue with the
former exorbitant system; that a measure will be introduced for reducing
the civil list and withdrawing the troops. The Government refers to the
Halifax and Quebec Railroad in a manner favorable to the adoption of the
conditions on which the Imperial Government offer to guaranty a loan.
The Government has since introduced a measure to abolish the law of
primogeniture in Upper Canada. The question of a reciprocity of trade
with the United States, has given rise to a long discussion in the
Legislature; but the Governor refused to produce the correspondence on
the subject with the Government of the United States. The Minister of
Finance insisted on measures of retaliation, and proposed to close the
canals against American vessels. The question was finally postponed for
a fortnight, in order to await the result of negotiations with the
American Government. The Governor-General sent to the Assembly a
detailed account