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FRANCE. M. GAMRETTA ON THE SITUATION. Par: September 3.—M. Gam bet ta has declined'an invitiiti to a Republican banquet at Abresle, on the 22nd. ( account of previous engagements. He con- eluded lis letter:—"Active and prudent patience is the best political course, and the time is not far distant when y .u will reap the fruit of your patriotic efforts." Tkre ■ soldiers, belonging to a regiment which re- press')'! the disturbances at Marseilles, have been in- sulted u-hen on sentry duty at Narbonne. They were attackc i with stones by a group of sixty persons. One soldier was knocked down. Ten persons have been arrested, and their trial will take place in a few days. DISTURBANCES AT LYONS. Lyr". September 2 (Evening).—The Prefect, in conformity with a Ministerial decree, has to-day re- install the ecclesiastical teachers in those schools where they hri e been illegally dispossessed by the Municipality. Durin. the last fortnight many deputations have visited the Pr fut, appealing against this messure. In several sohool- reat resistance has been offered to the reinstate- ment, the ecclesiastics. In the workmen's quarter, La C r It Rousse, the priests were insulted and attacked with M :r.es. Troops have been sent into the quarter. At a i 'eting of the Municipal Council to-day the Ministe iil decree was strongly opposed. The Prefect annou' yd that it was his firm determination to carry out th- ,1W. Numerous deputations have appeared at the II 1 de Yille to-day to protest against the rein- fitatenv it of the ecclesiastics, and much popular excite- ment 'i' been aroused. The authorities have taken precant .nary measures. THE INSULT TO M. THIERS. TRot viLLE, September 2.-M. de Valon, who was Unplic.'Bd in the late insult to M. Thiers, will be broug', up before the Police Court at Pont L'Eveque on Friday next. M. M. de Gontant-Biron, the French Am bat ..dor at Berlin, dined yesterday with M. Thiers, and ret :rns to his post to-day. P A/O. September 2.-General Chanzy has been ap- pointed commander of the Army Corps of Tours. The Council-General of the department of the Var is the only on which, up to the present, has expressed a wish for til- dissolution of the National Assembly. The Radicr Deputies, MM. Bouchet and Rouvier, have annotm -*d their intention to celebrate the anniversary of the f i 1 of the Emperor on the 4th inst. M. Gambetta has rpf ,ed an invitation to a banquet at Lyons on that day, ad'iin» that the real Republican anniversary should be the '2nd of September, when the first Republic was proclai med in 1792. Mr. Millard, the Radical Deputy for the Rhone, has written te the electors of Abresle, acceptn an invitation to celebrate the anniversary of the lu-j u'ulic of the 22nd of September. He says in his letter The dissolution of the Assembly is necessarily fast a-pj roaching. The nation cannot much longer de- mand vain the exercise of the Sovereignty." The Presto. t of the Council, in his speech closing the session of the Chamber, declared that the National Admin tration should harmonise with the general demon- otic character of French society. He acknow- ledged oat M. Thiers ought to assimilate the elements comj.o ig French society, but to obtain this result it Was ii; essarv to combine them, and not exclude the democi iric element, from a fear lest by its superior power ;■ should absorb the aristocratic element. The Presidfit trusted that the French Republic would one day bf.-otne a worthy sister of the Republic of the United states. An address has been sent to M. Thiers by 2{) <> it. of 31 CouncillM" of the Ardennes Company, Geneva! Chanzy expressing profound gratitude to the Pres d. t. of the Republic, and begging him to persevere in a uoin-se which secures for France, legally and pacifi- cally. a ii legitimate progress, and consolidates the only govern n ent that can render a revolution impossible. The Tr. IpS publishes a letter from Father Hyacinthe, in which the latter announces his approaching marriage abroad. THE IMPERIAL MEETING. FwrlJORTANT CIRCULAR OF COUNT ANDRASSY. VrFNW, Fridav Night.—Count Andrassy, in a Circu- lar Du.- .tch to the Austrian diplomatist abroad, states that he t"id had gratifying opportunities of explaining to the representatives of 111" Powers not participating in the i ii erview at Berlin the view held by Austria. He had sai-i thnt the interview of the three Emperors had no te- M r.c-y of a disquieting character for France, and he co )I -ouch for the Austrian Emperor sympathising with :1 Thiel's and the French nation nobly striving to ret- er tbe position necessary for the European equilibrium. Happily no conquest was possible except within the frontiers traced by destiny. Count Andrassv continue :—" I said to the British Ambassador that the circum>! an:;e that the Russian Emperor meets the ruler of Aii-i a and Hungary, for whom the prosperity of Turkey. ;d the stability of the Turkish Government is a question of primary inter-eat, could appear to the people i r England only as a proof that Hussia wholly enters i'^o "he same sentiments and the same wishes, and tha: Russian policy pursues no other ends than to promot. the developement of the germs of civilisation and the vestiges of ancient. wealth in the Sultan's Bmpi:-e. Count Andrassy concluded by saying—"We shall ah. ays be happy to agree with Russia and Great Brii i such a policy. We shall never become ac- complice to any other." [A telegram from Vienna state- t.I.n.t no such circular as the above has been addressed to the Austrian representatives abroad.] THE GENEVA ARBITRATION. GKNM X, Saturday.—Nothing fresh has transpired in connexion with the arbitration. The discussion turns upon a multitude of small details, but is progressing Gs„.September 2. T':e Court of 'iltra&S »t V"n fcl11 tilree the afternoon, and a join it d until Friday next, at noon. The end of its a 0l:: !;i rapidly approaching. It is positively ex- pected :;„.f all will be settled by the commencement of next xvi. n. Mr. Bowles, of the American Joint National f a\yVei,°y. ^las ^-suec^ invitations to 2,000 persons tion nexf' 'n honour of the Court of Arbitra- members of which are likewise invited to a g an t f i;,er on Saturday next, given by the Geneva estate Cc :ncil, at which the General Council as well as the Admtjisfrative and Federal Council of Berne will be present. Covers will ho laid for fifty. There is nothing new with regard to the dissensions between the English Minister and the Church Committee. lN'nv, YORK, September 1.—The Government con- tinue1 ti receive speoa] advices from Geneva of a favour- able character, but the amount ofdamnges to be awarded I to the U utcd States by the Court of Arbitration is not mentioned It is officially confirmed that the recall of General Sickles has been withdrawn at the request of the Sp i- ,sn Government. The American Government contn;ti, to urge upon Spain the abolition of slavery in Cuba -))e Herald describe the argument of "the Amene^'i eounsrl at the Courr. as a brilliant legal effort, Whico will, no doubt, exercise a aeuidca offoot on lho mind- he Arbitrators. The Herald hopes for an award a sum in gross, and has no expectation of obtai; a largeamount. It may be the English claims will bah ee, or more than balance, the account. THE rItOTESTANT CHURCH IN GENEVA GKXLX Sunday.—The English Church was crowded to-day. The rev. gentleman who officiated said he did so by or 'er of the committee and he believed with the sanction If tb-e Bishop. As he ascended the pulpit a large po rion of the congregation retired. GLNEVX, September 3.—The respective counsel are having tha fresh reports for Friday's sitting printed. The ag nation amongst the English residents here on the chaplaincy question is increasing. THE MEETING OF THE EMPERORS. Roju:, September 2 (Evening).—Tiie Opinione of to- day guy-; (,UI(. tbe report of a cicular having been ad- dressfdj. their representatives abroad by the Cabinets o vienn- Berlin, and St. Petersburg, with regard to enppr.i iching meeting the three Emperors, is devoid o oj„d,|,iion. On the other hand, semi-official verbal explanations of a most reassuring nature have been given to ,e Powers who had evinced uneasiness on the subject. u ° GERMANY. BEL:" September 3.-The Duke Maxmilian of Bavar.uncle of the King, arrived here at noon to- day, Biif. ill stay at the Royal Palace. Prince Gorts- chakoti arrived to-day. J) DT, September 3.—The Grand Duke of Hesse has inst ■. ed Herr Hoffmann, a member of the German Federal amcil, with the formation of a Cabinet. Herr Hoffnia is known to be a supporter of the Imperial policy. r,1HE SPANISH ELECTIONS. Maui. Saturday.—The complete returns give 294 Radical. :c, Republicans, 14 Alphonists, and 9 dynastic Consc-v,. ves. F VRFUL DISASTERS AT SEA. Purr u-iirA, August 30.-The steamer Metis, from ew Yo — for Providence, came into collision with a schoorev n Long Island Sound, off Stonington, this orniii| nd sank. 149 persons were on board, to of }oin iif,. aelieved to be drowned. jf "1m. Saturday.—The steamer Bienville, from k('7 tor Aspinwall, was burned at sea o;i the loth the ■ Passengers and crew took to the boats, and Two "f !'V reached Eleutbera Royal Island and Keys. Were dr e however, capsized, whereby 30 persons r, 'c, lied.

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