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LATER EUROPEAN INTELLIGENCE. (From the Melbourne "Argus," June 4.)

The Dutch ship Menado brings intelligence from London to 9th March. The Chinese overlaud mail had reached China with papers of that date, and then had been forwarded by the mail steamer to Batavia By the Menado, the Home Newa in the Dutch language, and Batavian papers in the same language, have reached us. Mr. Melcbior has been kind enough to translate f( r as the following paragraphs, which appear to contain the principal items of importance.

KUSSTA. Alexander had been proclaimed Emperor of Russia, in the room of Nicholas, by the tit'e o' Alexander 11. The assumption of the Imperial power by the new Czar had been recognised by the army, in a manner so enthusiae'u as to afford him the highest satisfaction. • The Arch-Duke Constantine had taken the oath of allegiance to his brother. One of the lasts acts of Nicholas was to recall Men^chikoff from the Crimea, and to entrust the conduct of the campaign to G ortsehakoff, — OstenSacken being second in command. The late Emperor of Russia bad been entirely aware of his decease. He had had private interviews with a number of individuals, inclu.ling private persons and Ministers of State. With Orloff and Aldorbprs his communications had been particularly full and confidential, and various arrangements to take eifect a'ter hio demise had been nmtut«ly detailed by him. His Majesty had displayed throughout th<,s'i important communications the utmost calmness aud self-possfseion.

? jHi& Ma^e^ty Alexander 11. had ks>v<:<l a p»'O- j elamation iu which he unnouueed li is i.'tonti n o- ' carrying out, to the full extcur of the n/souru'b 0.. the empire, the policy of the latoJKmpen r.

Austria. The Empress of Austria had been s.ifoly dtlivered of a daughter, and il w;^ e.ipcctod tha f the event would be solemnized by au extensive liberation of those who had bueu imprisoned for political offences

Tub Baltic. Frnm Rotterdam, of date March 7th, it was reported that a strong thaw had commenced, and that, though the ice still remained on the river, the navigation of the northern waters was expected to be early open.

England. Preparations were rapidly advancing for the formation of the Camp at Aldershot, 40,000 ni«jn instead of 20,000, as at 6rst intended, were to be encamped there, and Sir De Lacy Evans was to take command.

From a Gcneial Government Gazette issued on Tuesday last, we make tlic following condensa- j tion :—: — j Proclamation is made of the establishment of a Branch of the Royal Mint at Sydney; and a description is given of the sovereigns and halfso\ereigus there to be coined. These oins are by further Proclamation of his Excellency the Officer administering the Government declared to be current and lawful money of the Colony of New/ Zealand. Henry Tacy Kemp, and Robert Bailie Lu«k, Emjvs., have leen added to the Commission of the Peace for the Piovmco of Auckland Peter Proudfuot, Kbq , has been appointed to the Commission of the Peace for the Province of j Otaao. The same gentlewen has also been appointed a Comini&fcioucr of Ciown Lands during the absence of M . Mantel. ] Frederick Norris, Esq , has been appointed to he Commission of the Peace for the Pioviu.c of New Plymouth. A llcturn of Births, Deaths and Marrig^s in the following districts, during tho quarter ended 31st March la&t, shews 5 > males and 47 females to have been born ; 36 mnles and 19 females to have died : and 28 marriages to have taken place at Auckland. At the Bay of Island*, there were two births, At Kawhia, one marriage took jla'-r. At We!lingrou 2o males and '27 fennles weie born 28 males and females died. At Whanganui, 5 births and 2 deaths occurred. At Kaiapoi, f> births and 1 acc'dental death took place. At Akart-a, 3 birthb and 1 marriage oci-nned. At Lyttelton, 11 births and 5 deaths are recorded; And at Otago 8 marriages were solemnized The li'gidlrar of the Snpr< m<> Court warns creditor.- to prove their claim- in the intesure e.-tato uf A'oando Gleuuie uf A.i.-kvind decease!, on or 'wr'jie t.ue 2'Jnu t^eptctnlei ue.tt.

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Daily Southern Cross, Volume XII, Issue 835, 29 June 1855, Page 3

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LATER EUROPEAN INTELLIGENCE. (From the Melbourne "Argus," June 4.) Daily Southern Cross, Volume XII, Issue 835, 29 June 1855, Page 3

LATER EUROPEAN INTELLIGENCE. (From the Melbourne "Argus," June 4.) Daily Southern Cross, Volume XII, Issue 835, 29 June 1855, Page 3