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dTorfifltt anb Colonial, I FRANCE. I The Emperor, on the occasion of the death of the Grand Duchess Stephanie of Baden, has gone into mourning for three weeks, the first ten days full, and the remainder of the time half mourning. The Constitutionnel publishes an article signed by its chief editor, M. Gradguillot, expressing regret that the Romish Court is still bent under the influence of Aus- tria as before the war :— The Pope having refused to follow the advice given by Napoleon III., the duty of France is fulfilled. The counsel of France will never be changed into menaces or compulsion. The injustice towards her is great, but it will never cause her to depart from her character of moderation and protection. France would if necessary still defend the Pope against anarchy in Rome, but should the political authority of the Holy Father be everywhere else doomed to experience another crisis, the responsibility would not fall back on the generous nation who has done everything for warding it off, and who will always be ready to grant to the Pope that support and assistance which is misapprehended to-day." The Univers of Sunday, publishes at the head of its columns an "encyclical letter" from the Pope, ad. dressed to all the patriarchs, primates, archbishops, bishops, and others in orders," which maybe considered as a reply to the Emperor., letter to his Holiness, After thanking the" faithful for their Zealand perse- verance in defending the course of justice," the Pope proceeds to the point as follows But whilst your admirable zeal and love towards us, venerable brethren, and towards this Holy See, whilst the sentiments of the faithful akin to your own softened our affliction, we have had from another 'quar- ter a fresh source of trouble. It is on this account that we write you this letter, in order that on a subject of such importance'our sentiments should be known to Vu. Recently, as many of you are already aware, the garisian j ournai called the ovf ou are alread aware, the Parisian journal called the Moniteur published a letter from the Emperor of the French, by which he replied to a letter from us, and in which we earnestly entreated his Imperial Majesty to protect with his powerful patronage in the Congress of Paris the integrity and in. violability of the temporal power of the Holy See, and to release it from a criminal rebellion. In his letter alluding to a certain counsel which he had before given to us on the subject ofthe proviuces which have rebelled against our Pontifical dominion, the mighty Emperor advises us to renounce the possession of those same pro- vinces, considering such a renunciation as the only remedy for the present disturbed state of affairs. Each of you, venerable brethren, perfectly under- stands that the remembrance of the duty of our high charee did not allow us to remain silent after receiving that letter. Without any delay we hastened to reply to the same Emperor, and in the apostolical liberty of our mind we declared to him clearly and openly that we could not in any way adhere to his counsel, because it carried with it insurmountable difficulties on account of our dignity and that of the Holy See, and also on account of the sacred character and the rights of that same see, which do not belong to the dynasty of any Royal family but to all Catholics. At the same time we declared that we could not cede what is not ours, and that we could perfectly comprehend that the vic- tory which would be given to the revolted inhabitants of the Emilia would be a stimulant to the commission of similar attempts on the part of the native and foreign pcrturbators of the other provinces when they rhoufd witness the success obtained by the rebels. And, among other things, we made known to the said Em. peror that we could not abdicate the abovementioned provinces of our Pontifical dominion without violating the solemn oaths which bind us; without exciting complaints and risings in the rest of our states without inflicting injury on all Catholics; and, lastly, without weakening the rights not only of the princes of Italy who have been unjustly despoiled of their dominions, but also of all the princes of the Christian world, who could not see with indifference the introduction of certain very pernicious principles. We did not omit to observe that his Majesty was well aware by what men, with what money, and with whose assistance the recent attempts at rebellion were excited and accomplished at Bologna, at Ravenna, and in other towns, while the freat majority of the people remained stupified under the low of this rebellion, which they did not expect, and were not disposed at all to follow. And inasmuch as the very serene Emperor thought that those provinces ought to be abdicated by us on account of the seditious !v;;n: which have been ec:cie' :etf:: to time, we opportunely replied that this argument is un- tenable, since similar movements have frequently taken place, both in the regions of Europe and elsewhere, and there is no one who could therefrom draw any legitimate argument for lessening the possessions of a civil government. We have not omitted to remind the same Emperor, that before the war in Italy he addressed to us a letter very different from his last one and one which gave us consolation and not affliction. And as, from some expressions in the letter published in the abovenamedjouirnal, we thought that we had reason to fear that our rebellious provinces of the Emilia were already regarded as removed from our Pontifical do- mination, we begged his Majesty, in the name of the Church, that in consideration of his own welfare and utility, he would put an end to our apprehension. Actuated by that paternal charity with which we must watch over the eternal satyation of all, we reminded him that every one must one day render a strict account before the tribunal of Christ, and undergo a very severe judgment, and that every one ought, on that account, to do energetically everything in his power to merit rather the action of mercy than that of justice." The letter then proceeds to implore the prayers of the faithful, but the above is the political part of it, which is all that the public care for. In consequence of the publication of this encycli- dicalletter" the Univers has been suppressed. The following is the report of the Minister of the Interior, which precedes the decree of suppression The Univers was the organ of a religious party whose pretensions were every day becoming in more direct opposition to the 'privileges of the state. Inces- sant efforts of this party tend to dominate the French clergy, to confound religious opinions, to agitate the country, and to undermine the fundamental bases on which the relations between the Church and civil society are founded. This war, made against our most ancient national traditions, is most dangerous to religion, which it com- promises, because the French clergy have never separated their respectful submission to the Holy See in spiritual matters from their duties of patriotism. The controversy of the Univers was the subject of pro- found grief to the clergy as well as to all other good citizens." The report then says-is The doctrines which the Univers would have resuscitated among us are not new. The former French monarchy continually and ener- getically contended against them, being sometimes supported in the struggle by the higher rank of bishops. The Emperor will not show himself less anxious than his predecessors to cause the principles which are consecrated by our national traditions to be respected." A telegram from Brussels states that the "sup- pressed Univers is to be continued in that city. The Secretary of the French Embassy at Rome, the Marquis Cadow Larochefoucault, embarked on Monday from Marseilles for Civita Vecchia. It is asserted that he is the bearer of important despatches from the French Government to the Pope. The Moniteur of Tuesday says:—" Government has often deplored the irritating character of the contro- versy in religious questions. The Univers having been suppressed, violent articles in reply to its provocation The enceforth without motive and without excuse. The whole press-will understand that these grave ques- tions must be discussed with that quietness and mode. ration which Are ordered by the interest of public peace and respect for religion, SPAIN. I The Madrid journals of the 23rd say that by mistake that the death of M.Ordonez, an ex-minuter was announced; he is, however, represented to be dan- gerously ill. A letter savs Peace condnues to be much talked of. It is saId that communications on the subject have been made to Marshal O'Donnell from Madrid, and that the latter, though anxious to carry the war to a successful issue, is ready to sacrifice his own opinions on account of considerations of a high order based on the present state of Europe. Another letter has the following: The Pope's Nuncio is said to be endeavouring to enlist volunteers in Spain for the service of the Holy See, but he forgets that Spanish laws formally forbid enrolments for foreign powers. Undoubtedly, after the conclusion of the war in Morocco, numerous soldiers would, if autho- rised by the government, be willing to enrol themselves under the banner of the Pope, but the Spanish govern- ment will not on any account tolerate a demonstration calculated to displease France aDd England." A letter from Madrid says The Duke de Mont- 1 pensier has received a letter from Marshal O'Donnell, commander-in-chief of the Spanish army in Morocco, informing him that in a combat on the 21st with the Moors, the Count d'Eu, nephew of his royal highness, so highly distinguished himself that the cross of San Fernando had been conferred on him on the field. This cross is only given for brilliant actions and the count, who is eldest son of the Duke de Nemours, had only arrived in Morocco on the evening preceding the combat. The prince is sub-lieutenant in the princess's regiment of hussars." AUSTRIA. The Austrian press has received tha speech of Queen Victoria with much ill-humour. The Ostdeutsche Post discovers in it a complete new theory of the system of non-intervention, and which appears to it to authorise the entrance of the Austrians into the Legations. That journal says:— We find in the speech certain declarations relative to the system of non-intervention worthy of remark. We thought, according to what had been said by the French journals, that the system of non-intervention consisted in not allowing any power, either France or Austria, Sardinia or Naples, to adopt any military in- terference in the affairs of Central Italy. The speech from the English throne proclaims a very different theory; as it wishes for the abstention of any violent foreign interference, which is evidently as much as to say that the military intervention of Sardinia is autho- rised. By the same right Naples, which is, as well as Sardinia, an Italian power, is authorised to send her troops into the Papal States. It logically follows that Austria, inasmuch as she is an Italian power, has not less right to send her troops by the Venetian frontier into the states of the soi-disant Emilia. God forbid that we should give this advice; we have already expressed our ideas and our wishes upon this subject. But the fact is, that the passage in the speech from the throne, unless it be an empty phrase, has no other meaning than that of designating France as well as Austria as a power foreign to Italy, and as expressing the desire of England that the French troops should evacuate Italy." I PRUSSIA. A committee of the Chamber of Nobles in Prussia has commenced the examination of the marriage bill. The clause for allowing civil marriages to be effected at the choice of the parties was supported by only one member, and that for rendering civil marriages obliga- tory was rejected by 7 votes to 5. "The discussion in the Upper Chamber," says the National Gazette of Ber- lin, "will not give a better result, and the fate of the bill may consequently be considered as decided." The Prince Regent of Prussia gave a grand dinner on tht11i:d Lord Bloomfield, the English Minister, a soirfce and concert, in honour of the second anniversary of the marriage of Prince Frederick William of Prussia with the Princess Victoria of England. A letter from Berlin of the 27th, in the Gazette du Petiple, contains the following:- We learn that the Prussian Government is on the point of acceding to the treaty of commerce concluded between France and England, on conditions which cannot but be well received by the country from com- mercial reasons as well as for advantages in a political point of view." A telegram from Berlin, dated Monday last, says— It is asserted that the arrangement between France and Sardinia respecting the cession of Savoy was agreed upon previous to the war in Italy, and was to be executed in case Austria should entirely evacuate Italy." I ROME. AXOTHER DEMONSTRATION.—On the 22nd ultimo another great political demonstration was made at Rome, the more immediate object in this instance being to protest against the recent address to the Pope from a portion of the nobility. An immense crowd assem- bled upon the Place Colonna, when they raised shouts ble ? ie Napoleen Viva la France Vive Victor Eal nit:iÀtefi[!nDdiit!iC; government of the Priests!" General Goyon has since published an order of the day, declaring that his mis- sion is to preserve tranquility, and that he must prevent any 'further manifestation. The agitation, however, continued. SARDINIA; I The King of Sardinia has issued a decree re-admit- ting General Fanti into the Sardinian army with his former rank of lieutenant-general, he having, it may be remembered, resigned his post in order to take ser- vice in Central Italy. An important circular has been addressed by Count Cavour to the Sardinian Ambassadors abroad on the question of Central Italy. In this circular Count Cavour observes-" That inhabitants of Central Italy had accepted the Congress with confidence, but impor- tant events followed which caused its adjournment. The pamphlet, LePape et le Congres' (of which, without seeking its authorship, no one can contest the impor- tance), the letter of Napoleon III. to the Pope, the speech of the Queen of England, and the speech of Lord Palmerston in the House of Commons, are facts which show the impossibility of the restoration of the ancient rule in Central Italy. It is certain that the Congress will not be assembled for the present. The government of Central Italy have, under these circum- stances, the important duty of giving satisfaction to the legitimate requirements of the people, whose dignity and conduct have so much astonished Europe. The governments of Central Italy being satisfied on their part, wished also to satisfy these provinces by pro- claiming the law of Sardinia for political elections. For the present, only announcing these facts, Count Cavour concludes by recalling that he will never fail in his responsibility for the tranquility of Europe and the pacification of Italy." AMERICA. The Royal Mail steamer Arabia, Capt. Stone, arrived at Liverpool on Sunday, from New York on the 18th instant, The House of Representatives at Washington con- tinued unorganised. The question of Speakership had undergone no change. untnS:ahMrSummer had oSered a resolution directing that the Post Office committee should inquire into the expediency of reducing the rates of ocean postage. Senator Douglass had offered a resolution directing the judiciary committee to report a bill for the protec- tion of all the American states and territories [against invasion by the inhabitants of any other state or terri- The Omaha Nebraskian of the 10th inst., states that the bill abolishing slavery in Nebraska territory which had passed both Houses of the Legislature, had been vetoed by Governor Black. The investigation into the catastrophe at Lawrence was progressing. The total number of dead and missing was 206. The 17th inst. was observed in Lawrence as a day of humiliation and prayer. The death of Lord Macaulay was eliciting warm eulogies from the American press. The factory of Messrs. T, H, Peters and Co., PhUa. delphia. had been destroyed by fire, entailing a loss of 80,000 dols. I A writer in the lHario newspaper, in reviewing the message of the President Buchanan, asserts, with some warmtn, that Spain will never, at least in our day, listen to a proposition for the sale of Cuba. The Portland (Oregon) Advertiser of the 17th Dec. says that the United States steamer Massachusetts, bound to Vancouver's Island with the soldiers who had lately occupied San Juan Island, was detained at that port by ice. THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. The Cape mail steamer Dane, Captain Hoffmann, arrived at l'lymouth on Sunday from the Cape. Her dates are-Cape Town, Dec. 22; St. Helena, Dec. 31; Ascension, Jan. 4. The first electric telegraph at the Cape had been laid down, and was in active operation as far as the railway works extended. Its -e tas hitherto been confined to the railway contractors, but it is expected that it will be thrown open to the public within a couple of years, by which time it is probable that the works will be completed. It is then proposed to extend it along the seaboard districts, as far as Graham's Town. Thejlocal government has ordered a short telegraph line of 21 miles to be laid down between Cape Town and Simon's Bay.. 1 h The vine disease had appeared extensively in the Cape and some neighbouring districts, and will very considerably diminish the supply of Wine next season. The first of an intended series of agricultaral exhibi- tions had taken place at Caledon, about 75 miles from Cape Town, and attracted a large concourse of farmers from the surrounding country. The show of agricul- tural produce of all kinds, and especially fine-woolled sheep, surpassed all expectation, and a considerable number of silver cups and premiums in money were awarded to the successful competitors; parliament having, last session, granted the liberal sum of £1,500 to be distributed in this way amongst the various agri- cultural associations throughout the colony, in propor- tion to the exertions of their members. Sir John Wylde, Chief Justice for 28 years, died at Cape Town, aged 79. Colonel Rose, R.E., has been unfortunately drowned; he went out to succeed Miyor-General Bolton, who, in consequence of the misfortune, and of the serious illness of Colonel Dill, continues in command. At Alice, James' Negan' *as charged at the Cir- cuit Court with shooting a Caffre, while in the .Cii robbing his crops. The jury returned a verdict of jus- tifiable homicide." Chevalier du Prat has received a letter from Mr. An- dersson, the traveller, who has failed to reach the Canene, but has discovered another river, 250 yards broad, flow- ing eastward. Since May, 1858, 2511 emigrants have landed in Table Bay, and 2342 in Algoa-bay. The passages ranged from 52 to 86 days, but the John and Lucy had been out 108 days, when, just previous to the departure of the Dane, at noon December 22, an American ship hove in sight, with 180 emigrants belonging to the John and Lucy, which was wrecked near Cape St. Roque on the 23rd of Sept. She had a cargo of rail- way iron and salt. All her passengers were conveyed safely to Rio Grade. INDIA. I By the arrival of the overland mail we have received advices from Calcutta to Dec. 22, and from Madras to the 28th. The Governor-General with Lady Canning started from Agra on the evening of the 8th, to pay a flying visit to Muttra, and he arrived at that station on the following morning. Thence he proceeded to Govind- ghur and Deig, returning to Muttra on the evening of the 10th. His lordship rejoined his camp at Hattras, on the 11th, at 8 p.m. About midnight a fire was dis- covered in his sleeping tent, occasioned, it is said, by the fire in a portable stove, which was soon reduced to ashes. The dining-tent with its contents was also de. stroyed. On the 16th, the camp was expected at Boo- lundshuher, and at Meerut on the 21st. A durbar was to be held at this station; but it is rumoured that there would not be one at Delhi, in order to mark the insig- nificance of the former capital of the Emperors of Hindustan. His Excellency was then to proceed by dak to Roorkee, and return after a few days O Meerut. Mr. Wilson was expected to join the Viceroy's camp on the 18th or 20th. On the 14th he arrived at Allaha- bad, and held a conference with the principal officials of the station. The Madras public has been invited by govern- ment to form a municipality, partly on the elective principle. The Madras and Bombay troops which have been serving in the disturbed districts are about to return to their own presidencies. CHINA. I By this mail we have advices from Hong Kong to Dec. 15, and from Shanghae to Dec. 9. There is no certain intelligence in regard to the in- tentions of the Chinese, but it is reported that the forti- fications of Pekin are being strengthened, and that large numbers of Tartar troops are concentrated on the Peiho. Another report mentions that the Taku forts have been to some extent dismantled, and will be abandoned on the appearance of a large English force. "Shouldthat be done," says the China Mail, the English comman- ders will require to exercise the greatest caution in ascending up to Tientsin, if they attempt to do so, lest their vessels be caught by masked batteries in the turn- ings of the river." The rebels in the north of Ngan Hwui have achieved a victory over an Imperialist force through the treachery of a mandarin, whom the Emperor had dubbed" rhe Loyal Man of his Age," on account of former services he had rendered to the Imperialist cause. Fungpau, the Imperialist commander in this conflict, has been allo,?X to retire from his post, doubtless in consequmce of his non-success. Looking over the series of victories and defeats, the rebels appear to be rather losing ground. Chinese reports continued to state that immense pre- parations were being made to receive the allied forces. This, however, did not appear to interfere with trade at Shanghai. Large sales had been made to arrive, in the absence of any stock in first hands. Shipments from this had met with immediate sale, but the supply from that source was very scanty, and would soon cease. The new American treaty had come into operation at Shanghai. By Article 16 of this document, a reduc- tion of 1 mace per ton of 40 cubic feet is made on ten- nage dues payable by American ships. The British representative had claimed a like reduction on British tonnage, which latest accounts say had been conceded. THE RECENT HOSTILITIES. The correspondence between Mr. Bruce, her Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary to China, and the Foreign Office relating to the recent hostilities in China, has been pub lished in the shape of a Parliamentary Return. The substance of the most important letters have already been made public. Mr. Bruce, however, in a letter dated Shanghae, Sept. 20, encloses an extract of inte- rest from the Pekin Gazette, describing the action at the Peiho. It is an Imperial decree, and must have been issued in June:— "Sung Ko-lin-sin and his colleagues have presented their report of certain details of the (late) action, as ascertained by them on iaqniry tu be true. On the 25th of the moon the vessels of the English barbarians, who would pay no attention to the reason- able commands issued to them, forced their way into the river, and opened a fire on our troops, which the latter returned. The barbarian vessels, though injured, would not withdraw, and continued the action with their infantry, until the forces of government had killed several hundreds, and had taken two of them alive. The rest then fled and slunk back to their ships. The barbarians' vessels that entered the river were thirteen in all, and but one escaped across the bar; the rest had suffered such damage from the fire that they were un- serviceable. The barbarian leader Li (?) was also so severely wounded in the thigh that he could not move. The English barbarians, violent, rebellious, and un- reasonable as they are, have on this occasion received such a chastisement as will not fail to make them aware of the danger (lit., difficulty) of offeriding the military dignity of China. The officers and men, who with a common purpose and united strength achieved this great victory, have certainly shown a more than ordi- nary courage; and we command Sung Ko-lin-sin to ascertain the names of all who exerted themselves on the occasion, and to recommend them to our favourable consideration. We, at the same time, authorise him to distribute among them 5000 taels, which he may take out of the subscription fund. Shih Tung-chun, com- mander-in-chief of the Chinese army of Chih-li, and the Brigadiers Lung Ju-yuen, Commandant of Takoo, heading the fight in person, so valiant that they disre- garded their own safety, and were killed in the bom- bardment, are, indeed, to be deplored. Let their names be^handed to the proper Board, that posthumous honors may be liberally awarded them, and let shrines be raised to them in Tien-tsin, and at their respective homes. Let the Major Tsitanpu, with Takshin, Subaltern of Muskateers, in the Plain White Banner Corps, the Lieutenant Wang Shi-yang, and the Ensign Chang Wanping, who ffe el at the same time, be awarded each one the posthumous honours to which he is by regula- tion entitled; that their loyal spirits may be comforted. "Respect this!"
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pistellancolis Jfowign Items. The Emperor has ordered a medal to be struck at the Paris Mint to perpetuate the remembrance of the rom- mercial treaty between England and France. Rudio, the accomplice of Orsini, has lately died in the Brazils, whither he had retreated after his escape from Cayenne. BIRTHS IN PAETS.—The number of births in Paris in 1858 was—legitimate, 37,451, illegitimate 11,757; of deaths 32,363; and of marriages 12,016. At the ball at the Tuileries, on Wednesday night, the Empress ?ugenie'wore a dress composed of pink tulle bo?ulonni,with a white tulle-embroidered overskirt, embroidered with gold, looped up with large pink roses; coiffure of pink roses and diamonds. A public ball was given on the 24th at Milan, for the relief of the emigrants from Venice and the other pro- vinces of Italy subject to Austria. The sale of the tickets produced nearly a thousand pounds. A Milan letter says M. Alexandre Dumas returned a few days ago from Venetia, and is busy here in noting down the memorable events of Garibaldi's life, which will be shortly given to the public. No biography is more adapted for romantic treatment than his, for it is one long romance of real life. JOHN CHINAMAN ON A TRUNK LiNE.-The following amusing incident has been given to us from an authen- tic source:—"A lad having an empty shoe trunk to carry from Pall Mall to Myers street, with the quick wit of his age hit on the following ingenious expedient to get the somewhat unwieldy affair carried when he wished. Seeing two Cliinamen coming along, he slip- ped into the box and closed the lid, holding on the straps which are generally in them to prevent the lid falling back. John 'came along, and after (no doubt first looking round) trying the lid and finding it to all appearances locked, they concluded to have found a pnze, and (as the boy expected) undertook to take it to the camp (their own). The youngster lay quietly perdu till he thought they were about the end of his intended journey, when he rose the lid and gave a yell. It is unnecessary to say that John felt that the juvenile outer barbarian had had him cheap," and walked off considerably chapfauen, Bendtgo Ad- vertiter. Military officers are to be attached to the French Em- bassies accredited to the Courts of England, Austria, Prussia, and Russia. A letter from St. Petersburg of the 22nd ult. says :— « The Emperor, in consequence of the intense cold, would not suffer his troops to assist at the religious ce- remony of the blessing of the waters of the Neva. This is the first occasion on which the troops were not pre- sent." The IsSre journals state that three mornings ago, an enormous avalanche fell with a terrific noise from the crest of Taillefer, by the passage of the Combe Chane, near Omon. Three little boys were near, and one of them twelve years of age, named Collombe, was buried beneath the mass of snow. Efforts were made during several hours to discover his remains, but in vain. A RUSSIAN GOLD NUGGET.—A gold nugget, weigh- ing more than a poud (about 33 lbs.) and worth 80,000f. was lately found in the auriferous sands of the river ArVIn, in Siberia, and has been sentto St. Petersburgh. General Fanti retains the superior command of the troops in Central Italy at the same time that he is Sar- dinian Minister of War. He leaves his staff at Bologna, and in person occupies the War-office at Turin. The suppression of the Univers reminds the Presse that in 1852 the Univers alone, of all the Paris journals, hailed with enthusiastic approbation the enactment of Art. 32 of the organic decree of February 17, by which Louis Napoleon armed himself with the power to ex. ti u?sh any journal whatever at his will and pleasure. "Thus," says the Pruse, the arms which the Uni?ers approved of are now turned against itself." The money now being struck off at the mint of Bologna is identical in size, alloy, weight, and value with that of Sardinia, and only differs in the motto. All the silver coins have on one side the head of Victor Emmanuel, and for inscription, 11 Vittore Emmanuele II., 1859 on the other side they bear the arms of Savoy. and their value in francs, with the initial B. to show at what mint they have been struck off. The edge is milled. The geld coins bear on one side the head of Victor Emmanuel, and on the other side they have, in the centre, their value in francs, surrounded by a wreath of laurel. The intelligence of the loss of the Chieftain upon the Pratas Shoal, is confirmed by the advices from China. She had a valuable cargo of tea and silk, which is un- derstood to be fully insured in the principal marine insurance offices, ana among the underwriters. THE GREAT MOGUL.-The last news of the once Great Mogul is, that his two sons, who are imprisoned with their father, have begun the study of English. An English seijeant gives them daily lesgons. The ex-King and three sons, with their attendants, are kept in close confinement in a wooden building constructed especially for their accommodation, Their residence in Rangoon has excited no interest among the natives. The Overland Friend of India states that the Rajah of Kuppoorthulla, who recently married a Christian girl, has established a mission, to be supported entirely by himself. Mr. Woodside, of Dehra Doon, and Dr, Newton, medical missionary, have charge of the new mission. The rajah has thrown off all caste prejudices, and is diligently studying the Scriptures, with a view to baptism. This is the first instance in which a native chief has established and supported an entire mission on his own estates. Dhuleep Singh gave liberal donations to the American and other missions. Several of the Montreal rifle clubs have begun prac- tice on the ice opposite that city. Two sheds have been erected for the purpose. 11 We have, in Quebec," says a letter from that city, "been disappointed of an ice bridge-the usual January thaw having set in a few days since, and caused the disappearance of much of the ice which for a long time had passed up and down with the ebb and flow of the tide on our glorious St. Lawrence. At a later period of the season we shall probably have plenty of rifle and great-gun practice on the ice plain in front of the city. At Toronto, the detachment of Royal Canadian Rifles left there have begun their winter marches, and having no band they supply the w.int by singing patriotic songs as they go along." SLAVERY AS IT is.-At the April term, 1859, of the Circuit Court for Cecil County, Maryland, a free co- loured man, about 20 years of age, named John Scott, was tried for going out of the State and returning there- to, contrary to law, and convicted of the offence. He was =e, to pay a fine of 20 dols. and costs of suit, and in default thereof, to be sold as a slave. The fine was not paid, and on Monday last, John Scott was sold at Elkton, at public sale, to the highest bidder. for 975 dols. He was sold as a slave for life, and is, no doubt, before this on his way to a Southern market. The pur- chaser was a man named Fairbank, from Baltimore. Does a more unjust and iniquitous law than the one under which this man was sold into a life-long bondage, disgrace the statute books of any other country ?-New York Tribune. DEATH OP THE GRAND DUCHESS STEPHANIE OP BADEN. -The Paris Moniteup- of Sunday announces the death, on Sunday, of her Imperial Highness the Grand Du- chess Stephanie Louise Adrienne de Beauharnais. This lady, whose illness has been of some duration, and who died at Nice, was born on the 28th of August, 1789, and was consequently in her 71st year. She was the adopted daughterofthe EmperorNapolaon Buonaparte, and her decease places the French Court in mourning, The Grand Duchess was married on the 8th of April, 1806, to the Grand Duke Charles Louis Frederick, cousin german of the reigning Grand Duke of Baden, and she became a widow on the 8th December, 1818. She leaves two daugbters-tlie Princess Josephine Fre-1 derique Louise, born in 1813, andmarried to the Prince of Hohenzollern Sigmaringen and the Princess Marie Amelie Elizabeth Caroline, who was born in 1818, and who was in 1843 married to the Duke of Hamilton. A PROUD SPANIARD AND A MEAN Commommit.-A Madrid letter, in the Messenger de Bayonne, contains the following narrative:—"In one of the recent engage- ments, Lieut. Colonel Berrueta, of the artillery, parti- cularly distinguished himself; indeed, the success of the day was chiefly owing to the skill and promptitude with which he brought his guns into play. General Prim, who commands the division, being highly pleased with the colonel's conduct, praised him as he deserved, and inserted his name in the list of those whom he re- commended to Marshal O'Donnell for promotion. The latter, however, remembering that in 1854 Colonel Berrueta commanded the artillery which dispersed, at Vicalvaro, the revolted squadrons under General Dulce, struck out his name, but approved of all the other re- commendations. On learning this injustice, Colonel Berrueta did not utter a word, but his resolution was taken. He had two alternatives, to retire while in pre- sence of the enemy, or to continue in the service under the command of a man who thus repaid his services. Neither of these could he entertain for a moment, so he withdrew to his tent, and terminated his existence by shooting himself with a pistol. This dreadful act has afflicted the whole army." A BREACH OF PROMISE IN FRANCE.—The Civil Tri- bunal of Lyons has just given a decision in a case of breach of promise of marriage. Last March a M. Joa- chim and Mdle. Marie, in the presence of their relatives and friends, signed a contract of marriage before a no- tary, and fou r days after the banns were published in the usual way. M. Joachim made his intended various presents, such as jewellery, a gold watch, shawls and dresses, and took an apartment of 2,500fr. a year. But on the very eve of the day fixed for the wedding, Mdlle. Marie sent to inform M. Joachim that she had changed her mind, and declined to marry him. All attempts to induce her to change her mind proving fruitless, M. Joachim sued the lady for the amount of expenses in- curred and for 2,000fr. as an indemnity for his hiring an apartment which he no longer required. The tribunal condemned the lady to pay all the expenses and the amount expended by* M. Joachim in presents, but re- jected the demand for 2,000fr. indemnity, and directed the parties to pay their own costs. JbSCUE OF A MOTHER AND CHILD. -A Florence correspondent relates the following anecdote A poor girl in the service of Dr. Paulini, who had been seduced and forsaken, finding it impossible any longer to conceal her shame, threw herself into a deep well near the Via de Martelli. As several persons had witnessed this des- perate act, an alarm was raised, and two young soldiers of the national guard descended into the well, and suc- ceeded in saving the unfortunate woman, who, a few minutes after ske was drawn up from the well, gave birth to a healthy boy.. He is another Moses some one exclaimed. All the national guards present at the rescue, taking great interest in the little stranger, formed a committee to collect subscriptions, and the 2nd bat- tilion of the national guard of Florence resolved to adopt the child and have him baptised on the following day by the name of Victor Emmanuel. I was present when the baptism took place in the magnificent chapel of St. John, which was crowded. Just as the priest was about to perform the sacred rite, the captain of the battalion, who had been present when the mother was saved, stepped forward, and said: 1 Allow me, sir, first to baptise him in my way; and so saying he produced a handsome tricoloured scarf, and, putting it on the child, named him Victor Emmanuel.. Now Sir, it is your turn,' said he to the priest; I I have made him an Italian, do you make him a Christian.' The captain here mentioned, is Count Moretti, who was charged with the mission of communicating to the Courts of Berlin and St. Petersburgh the votes of the Tuscan As. sembly for deposing the Grand Duke, and annexing Tuscany to Sardinia. The conduct of the national guard on this occasion has excited great interest." NEW HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT AT BERLIN.—A Berlin letter of the 28th ult. says In to-day's sitting, the President of the Chamber of Deputies read to the Assembly a letter &om the Minister of the Interior, an- nouncing that the government was directing its atten. S?thechoice of a sight for buUding a new^ace for the parliament. This communication was received with great satisfaction on all sides of the Chamber, the present building being too confined and unworthy of the representation of a great nation."
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Jbfotlantt. General Sir Thomas Makdougall Brisbane, Bart., President of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, died at his seat near Largs, on Friday last. Sir Thomas was bom in the same house in which he died, on the 23rd July, 1773, and was thus in his 87th year. We understand (says the G?y" Morning Journal) that at a very large meeting of the ironmasters held on Friday, to consider the colliers' and miners demand for a rise in wages, the meeting unanimously agreed strenuously to resist the demand. The iron-makers in Scotland met on Monday, and agreed to blow out all furnaces, unless the men resume work at the Govan Works, where they have struck for 6d. extra per day. We (Dundee Advertiser) understand that it is the in. tention of Sir John Ogilvy to convene the Scotch mem- bers with the view of representing the importance to a large district of Scotland of considerable concessions being made to the linen trade in any commercial treaty negociated with France. BIRTH OF A CAMEL.-On Saturday night one of the camels in the stud of Messrs. Sanger, Nicholson street, gave birth to a fine male, which is doing remarkably well. So far as we know, this is the first instance of the birth of a camel in this country. The "welcome stranger" has been christened Young Edinburgh," andjnaturalists and others are invited to view it. The parents were imported from Arabia by the Messrs. San- ger, and were in the "habit of performing in the arena with the others of the stud..—-Edinburgh Courant. LORD SHAFTESBURY ON RELIGIOUS PERSBCUTION IN HUNGARY,—Mr. Robert M'Tear having transmitted a circular to the Earl of Shaftesbury, containing a copy of the resolutions passed at the meeting in the Religious Institution Rooms, on Thursday, his lordship has sent the following reply:—" Brighton, Jan. 27, 1860.- Sir In reply to the letter I have had the honour of receiving from you, I have simply to state that I cannot under- stand how any British subject, having a regard for civil and religious liberty, any sense of justice for the un- questioned and unquestionable right of the Hungarians to constitutional government, or any sense of the bene- fits and blessings he has enjoyed under his own, can hesitate to express the most heartfelt sympathy with that people in their present movement. Most fervently do I express it myself, and I greatly rejoice to see that Scotchmen have'taken it up with their charac- teristic zeal and vigour. I am, your obedient servant (signed) Shaftesbury.-Robert M'Tear, Esq., Glasgow."
SERIOUS SNOWBALLING RIOT AT…
SERIOUS SNOWBALLING RIOT AT EDIN- BURGH UNIVERSITY. On Monday the snowballing propensities of the Uni- versity reached a climax; and, as was shrewdly sus- pected by a good many persons who had witnessed the proceedings in front of the University on Friday and Saturday, unfortunately resulted in a riot of a very serious character. From ten o'clock in the morning till past four in the afternoon, large bodies of police and hundreds of students were engaged in an almost in- cessant strife, and at one time so important an aspect did the disturbances assume that it was considered ne- cessary to despatch special messengers to the Lord Provost and magistrates. During the continuance of the riot the shops near the University, from Infirmary- street to Drummond-street, were, without exeeption, closed, and a great part of South Bridge and Nicolson- street was completely blocked by thousands of specta- tors attracted to the scene of the conflict. Thirty or forty of the more impetuous collegians, who had met with severe handling in the Quadrangle, from the police, rushed through the entrance into the street, and en- couraged by a cry of" sticks," literally besieged several toy shops and general dealers' establishments, and in a shorttimeappeared armed with common walking-sticks. No general use however was made of the sticks for a time, and the police improved upon a pause in the con- flict by sending some half dozen prisoners they had taken to the station. Upwards of 50 policemen were engaged in the fray, far more than 100 students, and an innumerable host of volunteers rapidly recruited from the general public. In the long run the students were worsted by their opponents and were driven pell-mell into the College stronghold. A dash was then made at the piles of half-thawed snow in the quadrangle, and from the steps and entrances of the college, snowballs came flying thick as hail upon the police, who again and again made hopeless endeavours to stop this form of attack. Five or six more arrests were made in the course of this severe struggle, and the prisoners were as before marched off to the High-street. Towards four o'clock the disturbances, which had in a great measure subsided, again broke out with renewed fury, and the street was, if possible, in a worse uproar than before. Two or three students were seriously injured, and were helped into a druggist's shop to have their wounds dressed, and several policemen, including one who had been assaulted by a student who was armed with a bludgeon, and whose head was frightfully cut, went home in a disabled state. A number of magistrates and professors had now arrived at the scene of action, and endeavoured to restore order, but the students insisted, as the first condition of peace, that the police should withdraw. Loud cries of Away with the Police," and" Retire" were heard, and m deference to this loudly expressed wish, the superintendents withdrew their forces from the college to the School of Arts, close by. This happily closed the riot. The students gathered in small knots in the college and street as if waiting to see the last of the officers from the field, and when the whole 50 marched away in file to the station, the street be gradually to assume its wonted appearance. be*r e e-act result of this serious outbreak of course cannot be stated. Scores of persons were badly hurt. The business of the University and of the tradespeople in its vicinity was of coursestopped during most of the day, hundreds of panes of glass in shop windows were smashed, cab windows were also broken, and much other mischief done.
SIR ARCHIBALD ALISON ON RIFLE…
SIR ARCHIBALD ALISON ON RIFLE CORPS. The formal swearing-in of the members of the 17th company of the Lanarkshire Volunteer Rifles (the Stock- brokers' Corps) took plaoe in the Glasgow Stock Exohaoge, on Saturday. Previous to the commencement of the pro- ceedings all the corps signed their names to the oath, which was administered by sheriff Sir Archibald Alison, Bart. Thehon. baronet subsequently addressed the corps, in an able speech, from which we make the following extracts: While I entirely disagree from my gallant friend Lird Melville, who expresses an adverse opinion as regards this movement-an opinion which I know is entertained by many others who take high rank in arms —I at the same time, will yield to no man in the opinion that such, in a great degree, is not only erroneons, but that the more the matter is sifted, the more it will be found that not only will the volunteer force'be of great service in the event of danger, but that the existence of snch a force is absolutely essential to the maintenance hereafter of our national independence. The volunteer force should not be looked upon as a temporary effusion of patriotism or loyalty, suggested, it may be, by the success of the French arms in Italy. I would wish that it may be a permanently established and a permanently orgsnised force, like the National Guard of France, for the defence of the country, and that the knowledge of the use of arms may become an essential part of every gentleman's-I may add of every respeotable person's education. And let me far. ther add, as an inducement to such a practice, I would suggest that no lady in the country should ever receive any gentleman who cannot appear before her in uniform (loud laughter). I say this in sober earnestness, because I feel strongly that, without the formation of volunteer corps to support the regular army, we cannot hope for any length of time so maintain our national independence, situated, as we are, alongside of great military Pow-rs possessing five times our regular force, and who any day may throw a large number of troops upon our shores. The use of a volunteer force lies here. Any men praoticallv acquainted with war knows that one-half of an army that is brought into the ifeld is necessarily absorbed in other duties, whioh, if there are no volunteers to support them must detract from the principal body. If 60,000 men are brought into the field, 30,000 will almost be out of the way in the discharge of various duties, and in that way a force of 100,000 on paper will be reduced to 50,000 or 60,000. That was the case with the Duke of Wellington in ths Peninsula. Here is the inestimable use of the Tolunteers-they are auxiliary to the regular army. They take upseoondary, but most important duties of the army, and enable that body to present a comparatively strong and invincible front to the enemy. I will conclude with this remark-and it is one of great importance-that, in the present state of the country, we cannot rely on hav. ing such a regular force as will be necessary for the na. tional defence, if not supported by at least an equal nnmber of volunteers. We see that India now requires 80,000 men to maintain those dominions, and the other colonies absorb 40,000 or 50,000. There are thus at least 100,000 men who must always be out of the country, Great Britian should have 200,000 regular auxiliaries, and that is 100,000 more than are now in arms; and yet, in the event of an invasioa, it would be necessary to pat one-half of the armymto our naval fortresses, which.must be maintained at all hazards, for if once they were taken we would be at the mercy of the enemy. Bat, gentlemen, if that regular force, though small, is supported by an equal number of volunteers, who conld fall upon the flanks and rear of an invading army, and prove, as Napoleon said, 'a devouritc f Are to those who violate the territory of the great nation,' In that case they will serve an essential purpose to their country, and if they are put into fortresses I am perfectly assured that they will act jast as well as any man to be found in the regular army, and I know that the eompany now before me will stand in the breach as valiantly as !did the Spanish volunteers at Saragossa, (hear, and applaase). I look upon the pre- sent 81 a great public movement, which I trust is to put the defences of the country on a solid and permanent foundation; and I must add that it is now the duty of the Government to take the matter into its own hand;, (hear, hear). The nation his done what may truly be called its daty, for it haslomished a C mals of magnificent material,' as Sir John Borgoyne says, 'for the army,' and it is the duty of the Government to come forward now and arrange it into regiments and brigades, 10 which po- sition alone it can be capable of efficient duty, (applause). I trust that this organisation of the troops will be imme- diately effected, and that henceforward Great Britain will be able to repose with no. less confidence on the volunteers [than on the bravery, skill, and discipline of the regular army."
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ErelanU, Commercial advices from Belfast report that the pro- spects of the opening up of a new market for the produce of the Irish spindles and looms have been hailed with satisfaction by the linen manufacturers of the North, and they look forward hopefully to the time when France will be one of the best customers for yams and goods. ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION IN THE KING ,S COUNTY.— On Monday night last, as George Dunne, bailiff to Sir Charles Coote, was entering his house, Tullamore, he was fired at by some miscreant, who was in waiting for him, and allowed him to approach within a few yards. His escape was most providential, as several large slugs struck him, and Dr. Ridley, who is in attendance, suc- ceeded in extracting a number of pellets from his face and head. Up to the present time, we understand, there have not been any persons arrested.-Dublin 1.x- preis. THE GOVERNMENT AND NATIONAL EDUCATION.-Nir. Cardwell's reply to the Irish Roman Catholic prelates on the subject of national education in Ireland has been published. Mr. Cardwell expresses the derter- mination of the Goverment to adhere to the principles on which the system of national education has been erected. They secure to the clergy the legitimate right of conveying religious instruction to the members of their respective churches, while, at the same time, they maintain the just independence of the laity, whether Roman Catholic or Protestant. To comply with the demands of the Roman Catholic prelates would be to overthrow the national s:t¡I:bg- stitute for it a system of sectarian edu;ation. Mr. Card- well says that the Government intend to carry out with rigorous impartiality the principles contained in Lord Derby's letter to the Duke of Leinster in 1831. TBICMPH OF FATHER DALY OVER THE POOR LAW COMMISSIONERS.—Father Daly, the redoubtable parish priest of Galway, has gamed a decided victory over the Poor Law Commissioners in the Court of Queen's Bench. The facts are briefly these :-Father Daly, as Roman Catholic chaplain of the Galway workhouse, insisted upon baptising all deserted children as Roman Catholics, and did practically maintain his views on the subject. The board of guardians being constituted of nearly all members of the same religious persuasion sanctioned this course. The Poor Law Commissioners objected, and dismissed Father Daly from his office. They then applied to the Roman Catholic bishop to ap- point a successor, but" his lordship" refused, and the priests they named also refused to occupy the post of Father Daly,"who still continued to hold it..Thecom- missioners then appealed to the Queen's Bench to re- move his reverence by force of law, but after a sharp fight the Court has decided in favour of Father Daly, giving him his costs against the commissioners. Con- sequently, all deserted children within the jurisdiction of the poor law guardians of Galway will be assumed to be of the Roman Catholic faith, and shall be bap- tised accordingly, DEATH OF DR. TODD, F.R.S.—This eminent member of the medical profession died suddenly on Monday the 30th ult. The deceased was born and educated in Ireland. He was a fellow of the Royal College of Sur- geons of Dublin, and a graduate in medicine of the University of Oxford. Dr. Todd was a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians in London, and enjoyed for many vears a very extensive practice. In conjunc- tion with Mr. Bowman, who was for many years joint Professm- of Thy?iolosywith him in King's College, he I published thc PhysiolJgical Anatomy ana IllyS?ology of Men." He has besides published many works which have given him a wide reputation as a practical physician. LORD DERBY AND HIS TENANTRY. —The following statement is from the Clnnmel Chronicle in reference to the reported withdrawal by Lord Derby of the notices to quit served upon the Doon tenantry:—"It has been alleged that Lord Derby has withdrawn the notices to quit which have been served upon the tenantry of the Coogey estate; this, we have to state confidently, upon good authority, is not authentic. On the contrary, his lordship has firmly adhered to the statements he made upon the occasion of the great Conservative banquet to the noble earl at Liverpool, where, in defending the course he had pursued, he distinctly showed that the suspicious circumstances connected with that terrible open-day murder impelled him to thus arm himself with legal power to expel from the estate such of those tenants of whose guilty knowledge, if not secret parti- cipation in the conspiracy, which there is scarcely a doubt must have preceded that grave offence, he might have, at least, a moral conviction. Such a measure as a wholesale clearance,' like that which was announced and reiterated in the pages of the entire Radical press, and which brought forth in unmeasured terms their united wrath, was never contemplated by Lord Derby. It was well known, we believe, by the tenants them- selves long since, that his lordship fully acquitted most of them of any connection with the concealment of the still unknown criminal, and he was also aware that many of them had done their utmost to discover the murderer. In making the inquiries which he caused to be instituted his lordship's researches so far impli- cated some parties living OIL the estate of sympathy with the murderers, and endeavouring to mislead the inquirers-if not of being themselves very suspiciously circumstanced-that Lord Derby would not be acting up to his promise if he did not' sever the connection between himself and the families of those who have not placed themselves in suspicious communion with parties suspected, but have done all in their power to mislead and oppose his lordship. The tenants, it is believed, are well aware of who the suspected parties are.
BURNING OF AN EMIGRANT VESSEL…
BURNING OF AN EMIGRANT VESSEL IN THE MERSEY. The Endymion, an emigrant vessel bound for New York, with a considerable number of passengers on board, took fire on Tuesday morning, while lying in the Mersey, between New Brighton and Egremont. The fire was first discovered in the fore hold, and re- sisting all attempts at suppression made by the crew and passengers it soon spread in every direction with great fury. Intelligence of the fire having been com- municated to the shore, the fire engines and a posse of men, under the command of Mr. Superintendent Hewitt, were put on board a steam-tug, and taken alongside, while other steam-tugs were employed in taking the passengers and their luggage ashore. 1 hough the ship was deluged with water from the en- gines, the fire had obtained such a mastery over the in- flammable materials which formed its prey that the flames, first bursting from the fore and main hatchways, speedily enveloped the ship from stern to stern in their fearful embrace. The captain (Hallett) determined to run her ashore and scuttle her, and in about half-an- hour, with the assistance of the steam tugs, this opera- tion was accomplished, the vessel being beached on the sand between the Magazines and New Brighton. Un- fortunately, however, the tide was fast receding, and the scuttling was of little use, as she was soon II high and dry." About 11 a.m. the rigging caught fire, and the sails becoming unbent the spectacle was at once splendid and appaling. A light breeze wafted the flames from rope to rope, until the whole rigging seemed to be composed of ropes of fire. The stays parted abt noon, and shortly afterwards the foremast went over- board, and was followed by other portions of the stand- ing-rigging. The cargo was miscellaneous and valuable. The En dymion was a splendid vessel of 1,374 tons burden. She was built in the United States, and was owned by Messrs. F. D. Sellers and Co., of Liverpool. The pas- sengers are to be forwarded on Saturday by the James Foster, Jun. The vessel was insured, but as to the cargo the particulars have not been ascertained. b It is not known how the fire originated, but it is be- lieved it had been smouldering for some days in the hold, and it was in some respects fortunate that it broke out in the river where assistance was at hand, and not at sea.