of
the approaching Presidential election. About twenty persons were killed,
and fifty wounded. The province was immediately placed under martial
law: and as the Government possesses much power, no further trouble was
anticipated. About seven o'clock, on the morning of the 2d of April,
Valparaiso was visited by a terrible earthquake. The earth continued to
heave violently for a minute, throwing down a large number of buildings,
and cracking and damaging others. The population assembled in the
squares in the utmost terror and distress. Soon afterwards a heavy rain
set in, which, on account of the shattered roofs, did immense damage to
property. The entire loss is estimated at $1,500,000.

The Government of Brazil is adopting stringent measures for the
suppression of the Slave Trade. Several of the most prominent dealers
have been fined or forced to leave the country.

The hostility to Rosas in Brazil, Paraguay, Entre-Rios and the Oriental
States, became so great, that, seeing no way of extricating himself from
the difficulty, he offered his resignation to the Legislature of Buenos
Ayres. This, however, was considered as merely a trick to shift the
responsibility from his own shoulders. Five of the Argentine Provinces
have passed resolutions refusing to accept his resignation, and
restoring to him all his former powers. The city of Montevideo is still
besieged by the forces of Gen. Oribe.

POLYNESIA.

In the month of March another difficulty occurred between the French
officials at the Sandwich Islands and the Hawaiian Government. The
French demanded a repeal of the duty on wines and brandies, the election
of a Frenchman to the Cabinet of King Kamehameha, and the adoption of
the French language as the official tongue! In case of refusal, they
threatened to blockade Honolulu, and take possession of the island. A
compromise was effected, however, in which the King agreed to refer the
disputed subjects to the Legislature, and to receive documents from
French subjects in the French language.

RECENT DEATHS.

DR. SAMUEL GEORGE MORTON, one of the most eminent of our men of science,
died suddenly in Philadelphia on the 15th of May. Mr. E. G. Squier, in
announcing the occurrence to the Ethnological Society, said: "The name
of Dr. Morton is best known to the world through those splendid
monuments of scientific research, '_Crania Americana_,' and '_Crania
Egyptiaca_', which attest alike his industry and zeal!--his p