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FATAL OUTRAGE IN SHROPSHIRE. On Saturday night a single woman, named Mary Ann Taylor, with an alias of Jane Harper, was proceeding along the turnpike road between Dawley and Welling- ton, when she was attacked by a man, or a number of luea, who assaulted her. The poor woman appears to have struggled desperately, and eventually, when her cries tor help were heard, she was found lying upon the roid in a really pitiable condition, her leg being broken, hei shoulder dislocated, and hsr head and chest exten- sivf]y braised. Sae has since died from the injuries she received. Shortly before her death she made some important statements to the officers of tbe institution, wilt;h have not yet been made public. A man named Au<hew Perkic, described as a puddler, has been appre- hended.

PASSING EVENTS. THE Republicans have carried the State elections in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Nebraska. The con- test in Pennsylvania was very close, but in the other three States the Republican majority was very large. The election of General Grant, the Republican nominee for the Presidency, is now almost a certainty. THE Consuls-Generals of Honduras and Costa Rico have informed the Junta that they intend to recognise the new order of things in Spain. The Junta has re- plied that it hopes that the other American republics will do the same. IT is intended to subject the existing postal arrange. ments between the North German Confederation, Great Britain to revision. A representative of the Eng- lish Post-office is expected at Berlin at the beginning of next month, to enter into the necessary negotiations. THE North German Parliament will be opened on the 4th of November, and immediately after the opening of the session the entire budget for 1869 will be laid before the House. IT is stated that the Ottoman Government has ad- dressed to the Greek Ministry an energetic note relative to Candia. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, M. Daly- anniz, was preparing an answer, also energetic. THE Queen Maria Pia's health gives serious alarm. More than 500 Jesuits have arrived in Lisbon from Spain. DISORDERS have broken out in several provinces of the Spanish island of Porto Rico, owing to the oppressive taxes. The military were called out, and order has been re-established. When the mail steamer left the island perfect tranquillity everywhere prevailed. Several cases of yellow fever had appeared. THE New York Herald asserts that some of the chiefs of the Democratic party have suggested the withdrawal of Mr. Seymour and General Athol Blair, and the nomi- nation of Chief Justice Chase for the Presidency. THE Brazilian mail brings intelligence of the abandon- ment of Tebiquary by the Paraguayans, and the retire- ment of Lopez. The allied army of 36,000 men was marching towards Assuncion. THE JPresse believes that the French Chambers will meet on the 10th of next month. The Gaulois com- plains of the unsatisfactory way in which the Legislative Body is at present constituted. It represents old ideas, not living national opinion. THE result of a medical consultation held on Wednes- day, on the state of the Duke of Brabant, gives some hopes, though very slight, of the recovery of his Royal Highness. THE agitation in Rome is said to have risen to a great height, and there are serious apprehensions of an outbreak, owing partly to the unwillingness of the people to see the sentence of death pronounced on the insurgents of Monti and Fognetti carried into effect. THE Austrian Reichsrath met on Saturday for the first time since the prorogation. The supplementary convention of the Anglo.Austrian Treaty of Commerce was laid upon the table. IT is officially announced that the Rhine Navigation Act, as recently revised, has been signed at Mannheim by the plenipotentiaries 8f the States interested in that question. THE Emperor and Empress ef the French have arrived at St. Cloud from Biarritz. THE Emperor Francis Joseph has sent 10,000 florins to Baron Lasser, governor of Tyrol, to be distributed amongst the sufferers by the recent inundations in that province. THERE can scarcely be any farther room for doubt that the monarchical form of Government will be recora- mended to the choice of Spain by the chiefs of the insurrection. At a Democratic meeting held in Madrid on the iSch, a resolution was passed in favour of the. establishment of a Federal Republic. THE Minister of Justice at Madrid has issued the full decree ordering the immediate su-ppression of all monas. teries, convents, chapels, congregations, and other religious establishments of both sexes founded since the 29ch July, 1837, and the transfer of all their property, movable and immovable, to the State. THE reeeut riots in Dresden appear to have had no political character. A dispute between licensed and un- licensed street messengers is stated, by the Dresden: Journal, to have been the sole cause of the disorders which occurred. THE death of Arthur Thompson, the driver of the < Irish mail train, which met with so frightful a catas- trophe at Abergele two months ago, is announced, the injuries he received on that occasion having at last' proved fatal. A BOATMAN, named Charles Mitchell, who was charged before the Leicester magistrates for sheoting ati a number of school children, and wounding four of them, has been committed for trial. ANOTHER accident has taken place on the London and North Western Railway. Two goods trains came into, collision near the Oldbury station; a number of trucks, were destroyed, and the line was blocked for several, hours. There has, however, been no loss of life, and only one person was injured. THE inquest on the twelve persons killed by the ex. plosion at a firework manufactory at Barnsley was con- cluded on Tuesday evening. The verdict of the jury was somewhat remarkable. They say the accident arose from the carelessness of a girl named Cooper, one of the victims, and they" conseqllently return a verdict of manslaughter against Maria Cooper as to all the parties dead, except herself." ONE of those great philanthropic gatherings which do so much honour to the merchant princes of the City of London was held on Tuesday at the Mansion-house, under the presidency of the Lord Mayor. Its object was to aflord some assistance to the sufferers by the recent appalling earthquakes in South America and, after a number of sympathetic speeches, a committee for the reception of subscriptions was formed, and a message of comforting reassurance and prompt relief" agreed to be sent to the homeless and ruined by this fearful calamity. The amount of subscriptions an- nounced in the room was X6,500. THE appointment of Sir Henry Rawlinson, M.P. for Frome, to a seat in the Indian Council, has been ga- zette I His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales will proceed to Sandringham for a brief shooting season during the second week in November. His Royal Highness will not be accompanied by the Princess of Wales or the Royal children. In consequence of the old hall having been pulled down and the new hall being in course of erection, his Royal Highness will stay at Park-house, the residence of General Knollys. The new hall is progressing steadily, and the effect of its appearance will be good. THE magistrates at Abergele have committed the two breaksmen for trial at the Assizes on a charge of man- slaughter. The case against Mr. Davies, solicitor, has been dismissed. ON Thursday Archbishop Manning preached at the opening of the new Roman Catholic Church of St. Edward, Windsor, the first building in which Roman Catholic rites have been celebrated in the Royal borough since the Reformation. The sermon was chiefly devoted to an eulogy of Edward the Confessor, the just king, whose law was founded on supreme regard for the reli aon of Jesus Christ. LORD MAYO has appointed Major Barne, Military Secretary and Aide-de-Camp to General Lord Strathnairn, as his private secretary in India. Major Barne was in India during the mutiny. IT is stated that the writs for the approaching elections will be issued on tbe 11th of November; in which case the bornugh elections will probably take place on Monday and Tuesday, the 16th and 11 and the county elec- tions on the 18th and 20th. IT is understood that the Prince and Princess of Wales will visit the Earl and Countess of Derby at Knowsley, the first week in November. ADDRESSES of congratulation to the Queen, en the escape of the Duke of Edinburgh from assassination in Australia, have been laid before her Majesty, and have been received from the European and native residents of the Fyzabad districts from the Talookhdars "r Oude, and native residents of Lucknow. THE mountains in the Lake district, and those in the mmediate vicinity of Kendal, were covered on Saturday morning with a thick coating of snow, which is the first hat has been seen in that locality this season. ON Mor.day afternoon her Royal Highness the Prin- cess of Wales honoured the Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond-street, with a private visit. IT is rumoured that Prince Arthur will shortly receive a commission in the Royal Artillery, and join for duty, and that his Royal Highness will be attached to Colonel Turner's battery, to learn the duties of field battery service. THE winter season has commenced. The fields in th. neighbourhood of London were white with frost on Mon day morning, and the air was intensely cold. At eighi o'clock the thermometer was as low as 33 degrees. THE Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland has refused to receive a deputation from the Limerick Town Council to present a memorial praying for the discharge from custody of the Fenian convicts. A HUNT in honour of Lord Clarence Paget, and a banquet to the Neapolitan authorities, on board her Ma- jesty's ship Caledonia, were the farewell festivities at Naples on the 16th, on the occasion of the departure of the English fleet. THE Exeter Gazette states that the Bishop of Exeter though no doubt more feeble, continues to take car- riage exercise, and still transacts, as he has never ceased to do, diocesan business. CAPTAIN THE HON. E. R. BOURKE, of the Inniskilling Dragoons, will fill the post of military secretary to his brother, the Earl of Mayo, in India. LETTERS have been received from Dr. Livingstone by Dr. Kirk, at Zanzibar, dated from Cazembe's country and Marungu in October and December, 1867, report- ing all well." ON the night of the 21st of September the house of a ady named Russell was broken into at Notting-hill, and such injuries were inflicted upon the owner that she shortly afterwards died. The man whom the police believe to have been the assailant is now in custody at Chatham on several charges of burglary committed in that town.

THE FRENCH COURT. The-Imperial breakfast is quite a family affair, no guests are invited to join it. When the repast termi- nates the Prince Imperial plays his father all sorts of childish tricks which amuse our imperturbable Emperor vastly. The party at dinner is somewhat more numerous, a few select friends are invited, but there is no ceremony, the ladies wearing either high dresses or open redingotes. The Empress affects these low redingotes cut square in front, with long narrow sleeves the skirt opening en tablier over a petticoat of a contrasting shade. She adds to this style of toilette a fichu with a double row of lace, likewise low in front. It is precisely the style of costume Marie Antoinette wore so frequently, The young unmarried ladies, who are invited from time to time to join the Imperial table, wear either plain or striped white gauze dresses with high bodices, a low silk bodice being worn beneath. These toilettes are varied with light silk skirts and white bodices, the latter elaborately trimmed with either costly Venetian or Valenciennes lace. The Emperor sits in the centre of the table, with the Empress on his right and the Prince Imperial on his left hand. The Prefect of Biarritz sits opposite the Emperor, with the Empress's nieces, the daughters of the Duchess d'Alba, one on either-side of him-Paris Letter

A LONG FAST. Three yearling heifers were driven into the Mallow Fair, held there on the 6th inst., for the purpose of being sold. The owner, not having sold them, put them into a yard attached to a house in the main street, and left a little boy in charge. The yard door being open the heifers strayed into another yard, and went into an outhouse. Some person closed the door of this house, leaving the cattle within. The owner came to drive his cattle home, and not finding them where he left them he searched for and could not find the cows, and he has been for seven days through the country, but got no trace of them. On the 13th they were found in the outhouse, into which they had strayed, and although they were seven days without food, they were not as weak as a person would expect after such a long fast. They were fed then with bran mash; of which they ate greedily, and are now going on very well-Curle Herald.

A RACEHORSE PROPHET SENT TO PRISON. At the Salford Town-hall George Demford, who said he was 70 years of age, and that he had recently come from Quebec, was charged with fortune-telling. The prisoner has lived in lodgings for the past fortnight, during which period he has been engaged largely in the practice of fortune-telling, setting forth his avocation by means of circulars, which he distributed extensively throughout the borough. His lodgings were visited by policemen, who met two women coming out, and upon being questioned, they admitted that they had had their fortunes told by the prisoner, to whom they bad paid Is. each. On a search being instituted a number of volumes re- lating to fortune-telling were found and seized; wso a memo- randum book, the contents of which showed that the prisoner had been in the habit of prognosticating the result of the races. To one of the young women who had been met coming out of the house he had promised a couple of husbands (the one after the other) and nine children. The other said she was promised one husband and five children. The prisoner, in defence, said he was a bond fide astrologer, and he was, therefore, a legal practitioner. Mr. Trafford twitted theprisoneruron the fact, revealed by his diary, that his prophecy as to the winner of the Derby had not proved correct. The prisoner was sentenced to six weeks' imprisonment, the magistrate informing him that he would have had three months but for his great age.

FETE IN HONOUR OF A VILLAGE I P UMP. There was a well dressing at PMey a few days ago. During the summer the whole of the inhabitants have been supplied with water from the village pump, and people trom Tibshelf, Morton, North Wingfield, and other places, had been largely dependent upon it for supplies. Notwithstanding it has been such a remark- able season the well has never been exhausted. The grateful inhabitants consequently determined to do honour to the pump, and it was gaily decorated with flags, evergreens, &c. About 400 people sat down to tea in the large room at the Horse-sbaea Inn. Towards the expenses X14 had been subscribed, and the women and children were allowed tea free. The Hardstoft drum and fife band were in attendance. -Derbyshire Advertiser.

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LORD MAYOR'S DAY BANQUET. The following are the names of the gentlemen selected by the Lord Mayor-elect and the sheriffs to have charge of the entertainment to be given on Lord Mayor's-day at the Guildhall. Chosen by the Lord Mayor-elect-Mr. Deputy Fry, Mr. H. E. Murrell, Mr. R. Pallett, Mr. T. Lintott, Mr. J. A. Cotton, Mr. J. Land, Mr. A. F. Law- rence, Mr. W. F. Rock. Chosen by Mr. Alderman and Sheriff Cotton-Mr Deputy Simpson, Mr. C. White, jun., Mr. J. Cox, Mr, T. Symonds. Chosen by Mr. Sheriff Hutton —Mr. C. W. Slee, Mr. Deputy Reed, Mr. J. Coates, Mr. T. O. Hutton. At a preliminary meeting, "Hr. Deputy Fry was unanimously chosen chairman, and Mr. Murrell hon. sec. On Tuesday the members met for the despatch of business, when it was decided that the entertainment shall be of a sumptuous character. The number of tickets to be issued is 872, and the company, it is ex- pected, will include a more than usually large number of distinguished personages.-City Press.

THE CHARGE OF SHOOTING AT FOUR CHILDREN. At the Town-hall, Leicester, before Mr. R. Harris, Charles Muchett, 17 years of age, a boatman of Grimsby, was charged with shooting at Edwin Brown, aged 12, and three other children (Arthur Bull, 13 John Shelton, 9 and Emma Food, 8), with intent to do grievious bodily harm. The children connected with the Wesleyan Sunday School were playing in a meadow at the side of the canal, and some of the children amused themselves by throwing stones into the water to make bubbles; while others played at duck and drake," by skimming stones across the water. Brown was plajing at football, but rested about three yards from the water's edge watching the boys and the boat that was passing, when the prisoner, who was steering the boat, went into the cabin, fetched out a gun, and after saying I'll put this into you," took aim and pulled the trigger, but it did not go off. He then looked at the trigger, and a second time took aim at the children and fired. On being taken into custody he said if the child lived he would pay the doctor's bill; that was all he could do and once added if he di-es I must have the rope." He also said that he did not know the gun was loaded or that it would have carried so far also that as he had never had a gun in his hands in his life before he did not think he could have aimed so well; he was in hopes that the shots would have passed over the heads of the children. Prisoner, who seemed somewhat distressed at his positios, had nothing t3 say in reply to the charge, and w-as committed for trial.

SERIOUS CHARGE. Mr. Philip Lugard was charged on remand, at the Brentford Petty Sessions, with shooting at and wound- ing Miss Ellen Gussner. The defendant, who is a retired surgeon, and is 80 years of age, lived in Hayden-villas and the complainant was in a garden next door, with a Miss Coles, on the afternoon of the 9th instant, when the prisoner fired a walking-stick gun at her from his window, having previously thrown a stone at her. Miss Gussner was struck by the shot on the temple, and was so much injured that medical aid had to be called in. For the defence it was urged that the gun had only been fired to frighten the girls, in consequence of their having previously annoyed the prisoner. It was stated that on a former occasion the prisoner had threatened to shoot another young lady, and the bench ultimately decided on committing the old gentleman for trial. Bail was accepted, himself in .£100 and two sureties in 450 each.

DESTRUCTIVE EXPLOSION. The other morning an explosion occurred at the extensive works of Messrs. Calvert, Brothers, Walton-le- Dale, Preston. The work commenced at six o'clock, the usual time, and about an hour later, whilst several of the firemen were attending to the furnaces, a loud report was heall, and in a moment a place known: as the economiser shed was completely demolished. Bricks and slates were thrown a considerable distance higher than the tall chimney of the mill; large pieces of iron pipe were hurled in all directions huge stones were overturned and broken, and the coverings of the boilers shaken completely loose. One of the firemen was thrown over a heap of cinders nine feet high, but fortunately alighted among some mortar, where he was afterwards picked up by some of his fellow-workmen; another was seriously scalded on the face and hurt on the back, and a third was injured on the shoulder and very severely shaken. Mr. W. Parker, one of the managers, had a very narrow escape. He was standing opposite one set of boilers when the accident occurred, and was blown against the plate glass windows of the card room, which were smashed to pieces but fortunately he received no serious wound. It seems that in one of the boiler flues about 240 econo- mising pipes were fixed, the object being to heat the water before it was run into the boilers. One of these pipes burst, and as all are connected with each other the result was the explosion of the whole of the pipes, and the destruction already described Mr. Richard Calvert, the principal proprietor, was quickly on the spot, and Dr. Ashton immediately proceeded to the works to attend the sufferers. The damage is estimated at 92,0.00. About 1,009 operatives will be thrown out of employ for a short period

WHO IS IT? A correspondent of the Post makes the following extraordinary statement:—"I was last Tuesday evening at the Royalty Theatre, and was very much astonished by the entrance of a young nobleman, very well known among the "upper ten," accompanied by a woman dressed up in man's clothes. Her entrance caused a great deal of sensation in the theatre, as the disguise was palpable even to the most casual observer. I have heard since that the same young nobleman has been to the Holborn and several other theatres, with sometimes two or three women disguised as men. As this act renders the perpetrator liable to heavy penalties, and at the same time intensely disgusts the spectators, I trust, sir, by your kindly inserting this letter in your columns, we shall see no more of it for the future."

LETTER OF THE EMPEROR NAPOLEON. A letter, written by the Emperor Napoleon III. to an old schoolfellow, who, having become a surgeon, had fallen into distressed circumstances, has just been pub- lished. He was unable to wait on his Majesty at Salz- burg in 1867 but he requested an audience of Prince Napoleon when the latter was at Pesth, and was recom- mended by him to write to the Emperor. He did so, and received the following reply Saint Cloud, Sept. 10.—I have learned with much sympathy your painful situation, and I hasten to comply with your request. Never have I forgotten the time I passed in Ger- many, where my mother received a noble hospitality, and I myself the first advantages of instruction, and found in you a kind companion and a friend. Exile offers painful but useful trials; it teaches us better to know foreign nations, and to judge without prejudice their good qualities and their worth. And if at a later period the natal soil is revisited, the reminiscence is always preserved of the companions among whom one's youth has been passed, and the remembrance remains firmly, notwithstanding time and politics. Your letter affords me an opp@rtunity of expressing these sentiments which are mine.—Receive this as a proof of the close sympathy with which I am yours, NAPOLEON."

THE PUBLIC RIGHTS UPON THE PUBLIO PAVEMENT. Two cases of considerable importance to the public has just been decided, in which the plaintiffs sought to recover compensation for injuries to clothing while passing along the pavement. In the nrst case-Downing v. Dingwall—Mrs Downing said she was proceeding down Idol-lane, Tower-street, recently, when a bolt sticking out from defendant's cellar door caught her dress and tore it. In the second case a gentleman was walking along the street, and a cart with the tailboaid down turned the corner, the tailboard swung up over the pavement, and damaged the plaintiff's trowsers. In both cases his honour gave plaintiffs verdicts for the amounts claimed, with costs.

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THE RISING IN SPAIN. MADRID, Oct. r:1. Yesterday the Militia arrested and placed at the dis- posal of the Junta, the captain of the Royal troops at the engagement which took place at Bejar, where great atrocities were committed by the soldiers of the former Government. The Duke and Duchess of Montpensier have sent to Madrid, Cordova, and Santander, large sums of money for the use of the wounded during the insurrection. All the Provincial Juntas will shortly be dissolved, without opposition, at the order of the Go- vernment, It is stated before the assembly of the Con- stituent Cortes a plebiscite will be held to decide whether the future Government of the country is to be a constitutional monarchy, and that the Con- stituent Assembly will determine only the per- sonage to whom the crown is to be offered. The subscriptions to the Municipal Loan have reached nearly two millions of francs. General Servino has been appointed Inspector of Carbineers, and General Luis Serrano, Captain-General of the Canary Islands. A de- cree of Senor Figuerola has appeared, granting an amnesty to' all persons accused of smuggling and de- u' frauding the revenue The Minister of Marine has ap- pointed Senor Mendez Nunez Vice-Admiral. He will return to Spain, leaving Captain Lobo in command of the squadron. PARIS, Oct. 17. The Gaulois of to-day mentions a rumour that an attempt has been made to shoot General Prim. The ball is said to have deviated in its course. General Prim ordered the assassin to be released. Queen Isabella will shortly leave for Pau. MADRID, Oct. 18. The Junta adopted yesterday the following declara- tion, which has been promulgated to-day Whereas the form of government is one of the allc questions of the greatest importance to the good or- ganisation of the State, which is all the more solid and respected the more completely it is the expression of the national will; Whereas the decision as to the form of government should be amply discussed, and a plebiscitum without previous ripe deliberation would not be the expression of the reasoning will of the nation Whereas the vote of the plebiscitum, before the judgment of the electors, has been enlightened by numerous discussions in public and by the journals, would not be the conscientious expression of the national sovereignty Whereas, considering the circumstances which pre- ceded the revolution, the people have not had the opportunity of enlightening their conscience as to the most appropriate form of government, or judging exactly what person should be proposed to fill the highest post in the State and whereas, important as it is to hasten the meeting of a Constituent Assembly in order to escape from a provisional state of things full of peril for the revolution and prejudicial to the other interests of the country, it is equally desirable that the suffrages of the people should be enlightened in order to be free, a thing impossible if the electors are called upon at a brief notice to decide the form of government and designate the future head of the State, inasmuch as they would give way to unreflecting sympathies, or obey pressure from abroad, instead of forming a correct judgment; "The Junta proposes to the Provisional Government to declare that in conformity with the programme agreed to at Cadiz, and proclaimed throughout the provinces, it belongs solely to the Constituent Assembly to decide the fundamental question of the future form of government, not that at the same time there is any intention (f ignoring the right of every Spaniard, even including the public functionary, to express his opinion or manifest his personal sympathies." The Duke d'Ojsuna, Spanish ambassador at St. Peters- burgh, has resigned his post. The Minister of the In- terior has issued a decree reducing the staff of his de- partment. Senor Olozaga has arrived. General Prim met him at the railway station. A large crowd as- sembled, and numerous deputations and military and civic bands were present at his reception. It is rumoured that the Ministry will abi-adon their intention of a plebiscitum. The municipal elections are fixed to take place on the 20th inst. It is believed that the Juntas will dissolve immediately MADRID, Oct. 19. A decree has been issued appointing Senor Rios Rosas President of the Council of State. A decree issued by I the Minister of Justice orders the immediate suppression of all monasteries, convents, colleges, congregations, and other religious establishments of both sexes, founded since July 29, 1837. All their property movable and immovable is to become the property of the state. The monks and nuns belonging to these institutions will not [ receive any pension from tbe Government. The convents established before 1837 are to be reduced in number by one-half, and those lelt are forbidden henceforward to receive novices. The monks and nuns thus released from their cloisters can enter the conventual establishments which are not suppressed, or return to secular life. In this case they are to address a petition to that effect to the civil Government, and they can claim back the money made over by them to the convents at the time of their entry. The civil governors will decide by arrangements with the bishops which convents are to be allowed to continue in existence. All congregations of women who have devoted themselves to the education of youth will be preserved. A democratic meeting was held at the Circus yesterday. The discussion was very animated, and a resolution was adopted to the effect that a Federal Republic was the only form of Government in consonance with democratic principles. It was also resolved to propose to the Government to declare that all Spaniards 20 years of age are entitled to exercise poli- tical privilege further to collect resources for publish- ing pamphlets explaining all forms of government, and to establish political schools for the people. A meeting of the association for obtaining the reform of the customs tariff was held on the Bourse yesterday, and an address was drawn up and approved congratulating the Minister of Finance on the measures recently adopted by him, and urging him to carry out his intentions of reforming the tariffs. General Novaliches is very ill.

ITALY. NAPLES, Oct. 17. Yesterday there was a grand hunting party at Capodi- monte, in honour of Vice Admiral Lord Clarence Paget; and in the evening a farewell banquet was given on board H.M.S. Caledonia Generals Pettinefigo and Lorabardiae, and the principal authorities of Naples were present. Lord Clarence Paget proposed the "Health of King Victor Emmanuel," and the band played the Italian iiational air. General Pettinengo replied to the toast. The English squadron leaves Naples to-night, it is believed for La Maddalena. The flow of lava from Mount Vesuvius is decreasing.

RIOTS IN SAXONY. PRAGUE, Oct. 16. At the requisition of General Kolin, Governor of Bohemia, who apprehended that further excesses wou take place, the Government has ordered more troops to be sent here. DRESDEN, Oct. 16. Tha magistrates warned the inhabitants to-day not to congregate in the streets, but althoug the police threatened to use force to disperse any tumultuous assemblages, large crowds assembled again this evening, and numerous patrols had to be ordered out. The troops charged the mob, striking them with the flat of their swords. Infantry closed up the streets, and a large number of arrests were effected In addition to those already made. Tranquillity was gradually restored.

BRAZIL. N LISBON, Oct 16. More than 500 persons sbst by Lopez at Tebiquary; his brothers and sisters in prison the Portuguese consul shot; his brother-in-law Barrios committed suicide the American Legation outraged. Exchange at Rio, 19J. Lopez at Villetas, not Villa Rica. RIO DE JANEIRO, Sept. 24. The Paraguayans have abandoned Tebiquary, and General Lopez is at Villa Ri.!a, with 15,000 men. The allies, to the number of 36,000, have reached Vill Franca, and are marching northwards, to Assumption.

PRINCE KARAGEORGE WITCH. SEMLIN, Oct. 14* The confrontation of Prince Karageorgewitch with the witnesses for the prosecution was terminated yester- day. The Prince and his Consort, Consul General Kallay, and the citizens of Semlin compromised in the assassination of Prince Michael, was conveyed to-day to Pesth.

ROUMANIA. BUCHAREST, Oct. 18. M. Golesco has replied to Ali Pacha's remonstrances addressed to Prince Charles on the 10th instant. M. Golesco states as a fact that the assembling of insurgents ( on the Bulgarian frontier has ceased owing to the ener- j getic measures of the Roumanian Government. He con- eludes with the hope that tbe trit-nd ly relations between ] the Porte and the Government WK'I REMAIN unchanged.

MOUNT VESUVIUS. NAPLES, Oct. 14. The eruption of Mount Vesuvius is increasing in in- tensity the flow of lava is more copious, and the dyna- mic action of the cone more vigorous. From the arrangements made by Vice-Admiral Lord Clarence Paget it is believed that the English iron.clad squadron will make some stay at Naples.

BELGIUM. BRUSSELS, Oct. 15. The Monitew Belge of to-day contains the following At a medical consultation held yesteiday on the state of the Prince Royal, it was unanimoizslp agreed by the seven physicians who attended that although his Royal Highness's state was still extremelrr critical, yet a decided improvement was perceptible "siuce the last consultation, held on the 28th August."

RUSSIA. ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 18. The state of siege in the' chief town and other dis- tricts of the province of Witebsk has been raised. The Provincial Estates of Saratow have granted, with a guarantee, a concession for a railway line between Tambow and Saratow. Prince Eugene von Leuchten- berg has been betrothed to Miss Opotschin.

AMERICA. NEW YORK, Oct. 6. It is reported that arms have been shipped by the Loyal League in Missouri for the use of the negroes in Arkansas. Four thousand stands of arms arrived at Memphis, but the boats all refused to convey them to their point of destination. A riot occurred at Opelousas, in Louisiana, between whites and negroes. One of the former and two of the latter were killed, and several were wounded. Solicitor Biuckley has been summoned to appear before the Congressional Retrenchment Com- mittee to testify relative to the alleged revenue frauds. Richard H. Dana has been nominated for Congress by the Massachusetts Republicans in opposition to Butler. A Democratic mass meeting and torchlight pro- cession took place at New York last night. Forty thousand persons walked in procession, embracing a great number of Democratic clubs, civic societies, and' trade unions. A great number of German clubs partici- pated. A grand pyrotechnic display concluded the demonstration. General M'Clellan has written a letter expressing his hope that the Democracy will' succeed at the ensuing election, but declares at the same time his intention to avoid participation in the political canvass. The municipal elections held in Connecticut yesterday show Republican gains. Heavy grains have fallen in Louisiana. Orleans is threatened with an overflow from the Lake Ponchar- train. Twenty-five hundred Arrapaho warriors have been pursued south of the Arkansas River by cavalry, under General Lully. News from Hayti states that the Haytien corvette Galatea had sunk the Cacos cruisers Sylvian and Liberie. Salnave, on board the Galatea, had gone to bombard Miragoane. Cabral was captured and shot by the Haytiens. NEW YORK, Oct. 7. The Georgia Legislature have ejected members for having over an eighth of negro blood in their veins. The New Orleans Bulletin states that over 100 negroes have been massacred at Opelousas, and two Re- publican newspaper offices sacked. It is believed that these accounts are greatly exaggerated. The Corpora- tion Council at Richmond has decided that the City Scrip issued uuder Confederate sanction cannot be paid. The 9th Cavalry have punished a band of Indians near Fort Davis, Texas, killing 30. Messrs. Wright report that the weather of the past week in the South has beem, very favourable to the crop. Salnave has captured Goave. NEW YORK, Oct. 8. The case against Revenue Commissioner Rollins has been dismissed. M'Henry, one of the witnesses, has been arrested on a charge of perjury. Santa Anna, the well-known Mexican filibuster, has been expelled from Cuba. NEW YORK, Oct. 10. General Sherman has telegraphed to the War Depart- ment that more troops are necessary to prevent a pro- tracted Indian war. A torchlight procession, which took place at Pittsburg, was attacked by a mob, and a fight ensued, in which the mayor and several other per- sons were injured. The general convention of the episcopal church of the United States and the New Dominion was opened at New York on the 7th inst., at which 320 delegates were present, of whom 42 were bishops. The fall returns of the Connecticut town elections show that 86 towns were republican, 69 democratic, and' seven were divided. General M'Clellan received an enthusiastic welcome and ovation at Philadelphia on Thursday, when there was a large procession, composed principally of the soldiers of the old army of the Potomac. The general made a speech devoid of political allusions. At a convocation of French Canadians, held at Spring- field, in Massachusetts, resolutions were passed denounc- ing the confederation, and favouring annexation or a republic in. Canada.^

1114 BOMBAY, Sept. 26 (vid BRINDISI). The situation in the Agror Valley remains unchanged. The enemy is actively fortifying the pass into the Terree Valley at the head of the Agror Valley. Independent Swattees are stated to have sued for terms. The British camp is very healthy. A gentleman has just returned from Zoulla, bringing the latest news from Abyssinia. Every- thing was quiet in Tigre and along the Egyptian border. Kassai was vigorously conducting experimentsingunnery. Wagshum Gobazzye had been proclaimed Emperor of Abyssinia. Theodore's eldest son had rebelled against Gobazzye, with whom Kassa was on the best of terms. It is stated that Shere Ali Khan, the ruler of Cabul, has deputed an agent to maintain friendly relatious with the British Government. The news of Azim Khan's flight to Turkestan, and the dispersion of his forces, is confirmed. Distressing accounts have been received regarding the effects of the want of rain in Rajpootaua. CALCUTTA, Sept. 22. The Calcutta Englishman declares that all the objec- tions raised against the appointment of Lord Mayo are purely negative, and it urges the Indian public to give Lord Mayo a fair field. The Daily News^states that the cultivation of indigo is rapidly expending in the Madras presidency, there being 20,000 acres under cultiva- tion more than in 1867. Accounts from the Central Provinces- state that the failure of the crops, especially that of rice, is almost certain. The price of grain is rising daily, and the prospects of the poorer classes are extremely bad. Neingoon Mentha, the rebellious son of the King of Burtnah, is to be conveyed to Chunar, where he is to be confined as a State prisoner.

CHINA AND JAPAN. T HONG-KONG, Sept. 4. intelligence from Japan announces that Prince Mim- butam has been recalled from Paris as successor to the< Prince of Mito. Joda had left the Southern Coalition. The native Christians who were said to have been con- demned to death by drowning, have been sentenced instead to hard labour for a term of years. Osatra and Nee-e-Gata have been opened as parts of entry. An attempt has been made at Wuchang to outrage and burn alive a large party, including ladies and children. The Chefoo gold mines continue to attract much atten- tion, but the reports regarding the yield are conflicting.

TAKING IT COOLLY. The inquest on the two girls who committed suicide at Haggerston-bridge, on Friday morning, brought out some curious facts. The principal witnesses were Kate Boose and Mary Ann Fox, two girls about 16 years of age, who said that they saw the deceased, whom they knew, on the bridge that the deceased said they were going to drown themselves one gave a photograph to Boose to take to her father; that they then cast off- their hats and jackets, clasped each other, and said, Let us lie till the morning—don't tell anybody till- then," and threw themselves into the water. The wit- nesses looked over the bridge, and saw the water in motion, and then ran off home without giving any alarm. It was elicited, on cross-examination, that they put on the hats and jackets because it was cold, and that they also had from deceased a purse and fourpence. On going to their home, a lodging-house kept by" Blind, Con," that paternal individual, finding them in other- than their own clothes, called a constable and gave. them into custody, which led to the discovery of what had occurred. The usual verdict of temporary insanity was found, and the jury (.ensured the two spectators, who had given no alarm whatever, for their heartless- conduct.

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THE ROYAL VISIT TO INDIA. Sir John Lawrence will not, it is believed, leave India till the middle of January next, after the arrival of Earl Mayo. His lord ship will in all probability have assumed the reins of office before the arrival of the Duke of Edinburgh, and it will therefore fall to him to arrange for the reception of his Royal Highness. It will matter little who presides at the reception, and the arrangement will be very bad indeed if they prevent her Majesty's subjects in India from extending a right hearty and loyal welcome to any member of her family. At the same time many will regret that the present viceroy, one of India's noblest son's who has become what he is in India, and whose family history is so closely conaectefl with India, should not as Governor-General bid the Duke of Edinburgh formal welcome to this country, rather than his successor, who will then probably never have been beyond the ditch, and of whom the country knows less than it dees of the stranger he introduces. Sir John Lawrence's absence from Calcutta will be greatly felt, whether he be, on the duke's arrival, sailing quietly down the Hooghly, or taking farewell of India in the western capital.—Times of lndia.