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jforttfln aitb Colonial, ) FRANCE. I The Moniteur publishes an Imperial decree, dated Biarritz," promoting Captain Tricault, of the Du- l-hayla, from the rank of captain of a frigate to that of captain of aline-of-battle ship, for his courageous con- duct at the attack on the forts of the Peiho on the 2ith of June last. A second decree confers the decoration of the Legion of Honour on Lieutenant Claverie, Surgeon Leon, and Midshipmen Barry and Parfait; andjthe Military Medal on seamen Massot, Legyff, and Nongier, for their gal- lant conduct on the same occasion. The .1foniteur contains the following :— BORDFAVX, Monday, 6.30 p.m. Their Imperii)! Majesties hare just arrived here. Notw ithstanding the unfavourable state of the weather the population of the town and from the country were enthusiastic in their cheers. The houses were all en- tirelv dctorated with flags, &c. The whole city is tn On October 6, the very day after the murder of Count Anviti, a crime was perpetrated m France, which, although differing in many essential character sties from that of Parma, bears sufficient analogy to it to be cited as an argument against the hasty conclusions of those who would lix the responsibility of a popular outrage, which might have occurred under the strongest and most regular government in the world, upon the leaders of the national movement in Italy. In France, as in Parma, a public man has been murdered in the streets in open day from motives of private vengeance in France, as in Pnvma, the armed force arrived too late to 1)2 of use; in France, as in Parma, the populace looked on and did not prevent the crime, and at the date of the last accounts the criminals were not all in custody. Here is the story as told by the Scntinelle du Jura .— "The commune of St. Germain-les-Arlay has just been the theatre of a scene of unexampled violence. On the 6th inst. a band of hawkers, consisting of three men and three women, refused to show their passports to the authorities, although repeatedly summoned with all due legal formalities to do so. Armed with iron-painted sticks, they severely wounded M. Poignant, the mayor, M. Ethevenard, an hotel-keeper, and a man servant named Courvoisier. The resisted the Garde Cham- petre, laid about them furiously, and knocked down and left in a state of unconsciousness the persons above named, and that in the j-resence of all the inhabitants of the village, who did not interfere. They male off, threatening to burn the place down. The gendarmes are KOIIC in pursuit of them It is supposed that they I are the D family of Dole.-P.S. At the moment of going to press we learn that the mayor has died of his wound. The procureur-imperial has arrived. Four of :hc 'liltv parties are arrested." The Emperor, in reply to the speech of the Cardinal Archbishop of Bordeaux, part of which alluded to the temporal power of the Pope, thanked his Eminence for having understood the high mission of the Emperor, by endeavouring to strengthen the conifdence in his good intentions rather than spread needless alarms, The Emperor expressed his hope that a new era of glory will rise for the Church on the dsy when every one will share his conviction that the temporal power of the Pope is not opposed to the liberty and independence of Italy. His Majesty further says, that the government! which was the means of rpt-toringtheHoly Fathcr to the Pontificial throne would only give utterance to such re: peelf'ul counsels as were dictated by sin- cere divotedness to the interests ùf his Holiness but his Majesty cannot but be alarmed about the day, which is not far distant, when Rome will be evacuated by our troops. For Europe will not allow that the occupation of Home by the French troops, which has lasted for ten years, should be prolonged indefinitely. When our anny shall be withdrawn what will it leave behind 5—anarchy, terror, oor petice ? These are ques- tions the importance of which cannot escape anyone. At the present time, iu order to resolve these questions, it is necessary, instead of appealing to the ardent pas- sions of the people, to search with calmness for the truth, to pray to Providence to enlighten the people as well as the sovereigns upon the wise fulfilment of their rights, and that they may well understand thra duties. ALGERIA. The Akhiir, of Algiers, states that General Martinr- prev, the commander-in-chief of the land and sea forces of the colonv, was t'J (,lllb:nk 011 thl] Glh 011 board the steam frigate Asmondee, to proceed to the frontiers of Morocco and take command of the forces there. This expcditioll cOllsists of tWi) divisions of infantry, com- manded by General Walsen, Esterhazv, and Yusnf, with one division of cavalry under General Desvaux. The steam frigate Christophe Columbo had left Algiers on the ind fur Oran, having on board 10 officers and 348 men of the 1st Zouaves, with 7 horses; also 109 men of the 2nd squadrun of the wagon tram, with 122 horses and mules. The Asmondee had also started for the same destination with 10 horses, 4 officers, and 150 men of the waggon train, with 150 horses or mules; also 4 officers and:20.5 men of the 1st Zouaves. She was to return immediately to Algiers to place herself at the disposal of the general in chief, as stated above. PORTUGAL.' At the audience given at the Court of Lisbon by Kin Don Pedro to M. Diaz, the new Spanish Ambas- sador, where the latter, in his address to his Majesty, expressed the regret felt by his Sovereign at the death of the late Queen of Portugal, his Majesty replied in the most gracious terms. In speaking of the alliance of the two nations, he said:— "My government has never MIedtoconsidcrasone of il., .i.,t obligations tocoiitribitte tostreiigtlicn in one prosperity the two nations. In this duty it may be said that the spirit of the epoch does more than the government, on whom it is incumbcnt to din,ct that spirit and to discipline it conformably to the laws of humanity. In receiving the letters which accredit you as minister plenipotentiary from her most Catholic Majesty at my Court, it is pleasing to me to express the hope that from the qualities which distinguish you you will contribute to keep up the friendly relations which now so happily exist between the two nations and the two Crowns." ADDRESS OF GEN. GARIBALDI TO THE ARMY OF ITALY. The following address has been issued by General Garibaldi at Bologna: Army of Italy—Eleventh Division. Soldiers !=-The hour of a new struggle approaches. The enemy is threatening, and will perhaps attack us before many days are over. In addressing my old com- panions of I know I am not speaking to deaf men, and that it is enough to tell that we are going to fight the enemies of Italy. I shalllook to see you, then, firm in your ranks GAmn"LDI. Head-quarters, Bologna, Oct. 5, 1859." HOME. Letters from Rome of the 8th instant, state that the Pope has left for Castel Gandolfo. His Holiness gave the Duke de Grammont an audience at that re. sidence. The Couut de la Minerva, the Sardinian minister at Rome, is to leave definitively this week. It is stated that he will place the subjects of Sardinia resident there under the protection of the French Emba<sy. RUSSIA. The Emperor is still firm on the serf question. When a deputation of the nobles of Russia, who lately arrived at St. Petersburgh to discuss the tirst part of the pro- posed law for the emancipation of the serfs, waited on the Emperor at Tsarskoe-selo on the 16th of September, is Majesty addressed them as follows Gentlemen, I am most happy to see you. I have called you to assist in a work which interests myself not less than you, and of which you desire the success as much its I do. The future prosperity of ltussia de- pends on it. I am certam that my faithful nobles, who have ever been devoted to the throne, will zealously second me. I considered myself as the first noble in the empire when I was yet heir apparent. I was proud of the title, I am proud of it still, and I continue to look upon mvself as forming part of your class. I have undertaken this work with entire confillencein you, and with the same confidence I have summoned you here. To enlighten you as to your duties, I have had instruc- tions drawn up, which have been communicated to you. They have been misunderstood. I hope that all mis- understandings have now disappeared. I have read your letter, which was presented to me by lakov Iva- novitch (Gen ral Rostovtzoft). My answer has already been communicated to you, without doubt. You may rely upon it that your opinions will come to my know- 1 edge. Those of your opinions which coincide with that of the commission will enter into the regulations drawn up by it; all the others, even those which may not agree with its opinion, will be presented to the Central Committee, and before me. I am well aware, and you are convinced of it yourselves, gentlemen, that this work cannot be accomplished without sacrifices, but I wish those sacrifices to be made as light as possi- ble. I will endeavour to aid you, and I rely on your assistance in the firm hope that you will justify my confidence in you not only by words but by deeds. Adieu, gentlemen." GERMANY. The followin is a summary of the reply given by the Duke of Saxe Coburg to the note addressed to him by the Austrian Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning the opinion lately expressed by him in regard to Fede- a1 Reform in Germany :— Th? ?u's?ian?Cabinetmust have misunderstood the words of the Duke, he having one expressed a desire for the union of Germany, which ciocs not render necK- sarv the exclusion of Austria from that union. lie Duke however, as a reigning sovereign, must make the reservation that he does not consider that an account o words spoken by him is dne to ar.y one, ana least oftll to another C,bin"t. ?'?h? Duke had always most ser.3utly persisted in the I support of Austria by Germany—that such a support had i"(?lv been rendered impossibie by the imperfec- tioiis of the Federal Constitution, and by the sudden conclusion of peace by Austria. The Duke expresses a doubt that the Emperor of Austria, for whom, personally, he entertained the highest esteem, had any knowledge of the note that had been addressed to him. He, therefore, insists that his reply should be submitted to the Emperor. AMERICA. The Royal Mail steam-ship Persia, Captain Judkins, which sailed from New York on the 28th ultimo, ar- rived at Liverpool on Saturday, bringing 124 passen- gers and 472,012 dollars in specie. The dates from Victoria are to August 27. Affairs at the Island of San Juan had undergone no change. Governor Douglas had written a reply to General Har- ney's note, in which he denies emphatically that any of her Majesty's ships were ever sent to convey officers of the Hudson's Bay Company to San Juan for the purpose of seizing American citizens for any outrage whatever committed by America at that island. The letter of Governor Douglas is temperate in tone, and was regarded in kmericaiis as a favourable indication that the difficulty will be amicably adjusted. A Washington telegram, of the 25th September" says — Colonel Rankin, registrar of the Land-office at Olym- pia, Washington Territory, has arrived here from the island of San Juan. He reports that if the intention of Governor Douglas had been carried out there would have been a collision between the British and American forces, as the Satellite and Plumper had orders from him to fire, but Admiral Bayne opportunely arrived and superseded him in the command of the English ships of war, five in number. The original misunder' standing was with the Hudson's Bay Company, the interests of which were represented by Douglas. The island of San Juan had been in the oecupancy of the Americans for at least eighteen months, nobody seem- ing to question their rights, and had been for a longer period considered and treated in all respects as belong- in" to Washington territory. It was not until General Harney applied to, and was informed by Boundary Commissioner Campbell that our title to the island was clcar and certain, that he despatched troops thither, at the earnest request of the residents, who claimed pro- tection from British aggression, and especially from the predatory incursions of the Northern Indians, who had eve: taken and held possession of P. lighthouse for three days, and against whom private expeditions had repeatedly been sent to chastise them. Colonel Rankin says the people of Washington and the Pacific States are unanimous for our retention of the island, and such is their enthusiasm that if the United States troops should be directed to vacate it, private parties in for- midable numbers would immediately occupy that il11- portant position, and not surrender it without a severe stiuggle. But it is not supposed in this city that our troops will be withdrawn, as this would be con- sidered as an admission that our title is clearly (lis- put able It may not be generally known that our government has recently eon1;rmocc' a bluff for a mili- tary reservation, if anything, farther north than San Juan. AUSTRALIA. By the arrival of the Overland Mail, we have new., iVor.i Sydney to the 13th of August; from Melbourne to the 18th, and a day later from Adelaide. From Sydney there is but little news. There had been other rumours of golcl discoveries, but there was nothing yery definite from any one quarter. The news brought by the Bombay had done much, not only to increase commercial confidence, but to allay the anxiety for additional colonial defences which was beginging to gain ground. The news of the victory obtained by the combined forces of France and Sardinia was greeted by a salute from the French frigate Thisbe. The new Par- liament was to assemble on the 30:h. From Melbourne we learn th it the excitement of a nm3r.il election prevailed, though there was an absence of all the elements that severally give spirit and zest to such an event. The long-pending differences between the Government and the Geelong Railway were in a fair way of being satisfactorily adjusted. A meeting of the Colonial shareholders had agreed to a proposition of the English shareholders that the line should be sold to the Government without reserve. The Red Jacket, while on her voyage from Liverpool to Melbourne, had run down the Elizabeth Walker. The crew of the latter had only just time to climb on board the Red Jacket when their own vessel foundered. The accident occurred at 1 a.m. on the 13th of June, the position of the Red Jacket at the time being 30 deg. 40 min. S., and 36 deg. 40 min. W. The damage to the latter was but trifling, and was easily repaired. A farewell address was presented to the Rev. Mr. Binny previous to his departure from Victoria in August last. The address was signed by the Ciovenor, Sir Henry Berkley, on behalf of the numerous meeting at Melbourne at which it was agreed to, and was presented to the rev. gentleman on the loth August by Sir William Stowell in the name of the meeting. Mr. Biuney expressed the gratification he experienced at this demonstration of kind feeling, which, he observed, he was not prepared to expect, and in the course of his response very cordially reciprocated the sentiments of esteem afforded by the colonists during his visit to Australia. Tfie health of the rev. gentleman, the resto- ration of which was one motive for his visit, is stated to be now re established. INDIA AND CHIXA. Bv the arrival of papers in anticipatioa of the O\"er- II Jand Mai!. we have intelligence from Bombay to the 10th of September. The following is from the summary of the Bombay Gazette of that date:— Since the departure of the last mail, we have had further accounts from China but they do not contain any additional facts. No one believes that the affair at the mouth of the Peiho was in accordance with fair play; and as there is now every prospect of a war with China, the loss of a large portion of the ex-Company's troops cannot be regarded as of little consequence. The men have seized the opportunity afforded them of taking their discharge and returning home. Several of the re- giments have almost disappeared others are seriously weakened in numbers and the effect to foreign eyes must be that English soldiers are too selfish to care for the defence of their country or her flag. At the same time that they are going to England, one or two regi- ments are on their way to China, and others will pro- bably follow, so that in another month there will be a considerable reduction of the Army. The prospect of enlistment in the Militia that was being formed in Eng- land no doubt induced a good many of the soldiers to avail themselves of the option of taking their discharge but it does not seem that the cessation of war in Europe has led them to change their minds. The defection of the troops continues. Although but little news has arrived from the dis- tricts traversed by the rebels, what little there is shows that there is yet work for our troops, and the campaign must be resumed at the close of the monsoon. The Nana and the Begum are still in Nepaul, and the dis- turbedcondition of the neighbouring country is deserving of serious attention. It was said some time ago that they were worn out, and suffering intensely from want of food. But it does seem as if they have no intention of abandoning their stations on the North of Oude, and if an eye is not kept on their movements, they will be constantly plundering our own territories, and oppress- ing the villagers. In Central India, Feroze Shah and the troops that follow him have also to be hunted down. Their base of operations at present is the fortress of Seronj, and their incursions on the western borders of Bundelcund are a source of constant annoyance and tronble to the inhabitants. Last month they were wan- dering in the vicinity of Saugor. A communication from Central India, dated 2nd Sept., brings us news of importance in connection with the efforts of Captain Richards's Field force to capture some of the leading rebels. After scouriug the Seronj jungles for the last fortnight in pursuit of Adil Mahomed and Chutter Sal, the force under Captain Richards succeeded in compelling the latter chief to surrender. On the evening of the 31st ultimo, Captains Richards and Du. rand, of the 10th N. I., rode out from Sehterie to hold an interview with Chutter Sal, and the consequence was that the next day lie accompanied the force into the camp at Deopore. A lamentable circumstance has happened at Mund- laisir, a small town about 40 miles from Mliow. The prisoners in the jail overpowered the guard, effected their escape, closed the gates of the fort, and opened a heavy fire on those outside. A detachment of the 19th was soon on the spot, and it was while setting an ex- ample of conspicuous bravery to his men that Captain Hawes fell mortally wounded. The attitude of the Waghers on the coast of ICattywar has been somewhat warlike of late. Vast military pre- parations are being made, but whether they will come to anything remains to be seen. The fortified village of Bussing is about 30 miles from Dwarka, and is inhabited by Waghers, who have thought proper to resist the au- thority of the Guicowar. The have several leaders, but one Jodho Muneek seems to be supreme in all things They first occupied Dwarka, then the village of Wur- wuda, which is mostly inhabited by the Battiah mer- chants of Bombay, The island of Beyt next fell ir,to their hands; the Chief attraction here was the harbrur, w' .ieh affords a good refuge during the monsoon to vessels on their way to and fromKutch and Kuri-ael. ee. All those that were in the harbour at the time-vere plundered, and the inhabitants have also suffered an immense los", icr their houses were searched, and stripped of all that'-was worth having. They are strain- ing every nerve, to defend the towns and vmåges in Iheir possession, and claim Dwarka and the neighbouring districts as their own. An insurrection seems to be imminent, for bsr.ds of armed men, it is stated, are col- lecting from all-Bides. A small force is to be in readi- ness at Kurch tc march against them, and will take-field under the command of Captain Murray. A private telegram received in Liverpool stater that the disbanded European troops had accepted the bounty and consented to go to China. We hear from Calcutta, under date August '1 The Income or License Tax Bill passed yesterday, in the midst of a most extraordinary scene. The Legisla- tive Council was informed by Government that it had not and should n3t have the privileges of a House of Commons. It was, in fact, ordered to pass the Bill. They yielded, and gave up the demand for a budget, but placed the tax on all officials, exempting them only from the visits cf the tax gatherer. The tax is to reach down to all persons with seven pounds a year. You may think this incredible, but it is the fact. If the Bill does not produce universal insurrection it will save the finances, producing at least four millions a year." The following telegraphic messages have also been received during the week :— ADEN* TELEGRAPH OFFICII, Oct. I.-The Bentinck, from Calcutta, arrived this morning. The bill taxing trades and professions has passed its second reading, and been referred to a select committee. The Chancer of Commerce and other bodies have petitioned against it. An act has been passed enabling the Governor General to leave Calcutta for the north-west, retaining full powers, for seven months. The clause in the Criminal Procedure Bill rendering Europeans liable to preliminary investigation before native magistrates, has been successfully resisted. The rebels on the N epaul frontier are still troublesome. Some of the discharged Europeans have already sailed from Calcutta. The be- haviour of all, except the 5th Regiment (still at Ber- liampore), has been good. The correspondent of the JIl/draB A thenfCNI at Calcutta had telegraphed to Madras, that Lord Canning had been relieved and that Lord Clarendon was to succeed him. CALCUTTA, Sept. 16.—A large public meeting had been held to petition parliament for an inquiry into the affairs of Inlia on the spot. MADRAS, Sept. 16.—The Governor General will proceed on a tour through the North-West Provinces and the Puitjaub next month. The bill for substituting an income tax for the licence tax on trades and profes- sions had been severely criticised by the legal members of the Council, and the clause exempting civil and military officers from the payment of this tax had been rejected, and they are to pay 3 per cent. on their incomes. The Government, of Bengal has ratified the commutation of the land tax. The Sladras Government had appointed officers to explore the Sdill (:) regions, to report on their adaptability for European colonists and military, and to make a sanitary report on the nature of the country. A commercial order, allowing interest to be paid in England on certain loans has been extended to all securities. ALEXANDRIA, Oct. 1—There is news from China to the lotli August. The Peiho and Grand Canal are blockaded by the British and French ships of war. Captain Vansittart, of the Magicienne, died on the 17th July Admiral Hope is in a precarious state and will have to be invalided. The American Minister was still negociatins about proceeding to Pekin. Ching-King- Kane;, the celebrated leader of the rebels, has been killed by his own people.
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jHfmIIancou5 ..fForcín Items. It is rumoured that when King Leopold left Biarritz, he told the officers of his household that he had some reason to cxpect a visit from the Emperor Napo- leon at Brl1>sel". The only son of Sir Edmund Head. Govc-rnor-Gene- ral of Canada, was drowned while bathing in the river San )IaurÎce. The unfortuuate young .,g'ntlcl1wl1 was 17 years of age. The Lemnt Herald of the 28th ult. says:—"Rear Admiral Mehcmet Pacha leaves for Smyrna in a few days with an autograph letter from his Majesty the Sul- tan to his Royal Highness Prince Alfred, inviting him topayavisit to the capitaL" Shortly 'f will appear at St. Petersburgh the sixth volume ?f Austrialav's Historv of Peter the Owat." It is said to throw new light on that dark point in history, the condemnation of the Cœsarcwitcll Alexis. All the papers relative to this event, and all the secret records, have been put at the disposal of the author by the Russian government. At a banquet which took place on the occasioilof the inauguration of the new bridge at Cologne, the Prince Regent of Prussia made a speech in which he sai l — "'Ac new bridge is a symbol of German unity; there is no longer a right bank and a left, for Ger- many is one, and no foreign power has a right to interfere in our affairs. The Prussian army will be always ready to defend the rights of Prussia and of Germany. The Patrie states as a fact, that the Marquis of Clan- ricarde and Mr. Layard, whose names appear in the list of recent arrivals in Florence, have a mission from the Ehglish government to inquire into the state of Central Italy, and that their report will be pre- sented to parliament at the opening of the session. WEST INDIAN ENCUMBBRED ESTATES COMMISSION.— The Legislature of the Virgin Islands have addressed the Crown playing her Majesty that the West Indian Encumbered Estates Acts, 1854 and 1858, may come into operation within that colony, and have passed an ordinance providing for the remuneration of the local commissioner and officers by fees, in the same manner as has been already done in other West Indian colonies. A benevolent society, in aid of the watermen of Dordogne (south of France,) desires to have an ode, in praise of wine, to be written as follows; to be set to music, and the successful candidate rewarded" The ode is to be in seven verses--Ist, the plantation of the vine 2nd, its culture; 3rd, the grape-gathering; 4th, the pressing and [fermentation; 5th, the barrelling [bottling is unaccountably left out. Ed.]; 6th, the for- warding of the wine by water, and its advantages; 7th, the effects of wine on the health." Marshal MacMahon, on his late arrival at Lille, re- ceived an Irish deputation, who presented him, in the name of Ireland," with a gold medal. The marshal, the day after his arrival, visited the military establish- ments of Lille, and in the evening gave a grand dinner of forty-five covers to the civil and military authorities of the town. The next day he went to Dousi, and was to visit successively Arras and Amiens. The Ne>o York Herald is assured that the Great Eastern will proceed from Portland (Maine) to New York, on an excursion trip, by the way of Sandy Hook. Captains Harrison and Comstock are said to have assured the directors that in their opinion the ship could cross the bar in safety, drawing 24 i feet of water, and the design is to lighten her at Portland to this design. The cricket match at Montreal between the 11 Eng- lish players and 22 Canadians resulted in favour of the former. The Canadians scored 85 in their first innings, and 63 in the second. The English score was 117 in the first innings and 63 in the second, with nine wickets to spare. The English players were to leave Canada for New York on the 30th ult., for the purpose of commencing a match there on the 3rd inst. RAISING SUNKEN VESSELS.—Mr. John E. Gowan, the contractor for raising the sunken vessels at Sebas- topol, has, says the Boston Post, been invited by the Allied Commissioners on the Danube to raise a large number of vessels sunk at the Sulina entrance of the Danube, and to remove some serious impediments. He has also been invited by the Austrian Government to raise several ships of war and large war steamers sunk in the harbour of Venice during the late war with France. THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE ROMAGNAS.—The Bishop of Nantes, like the Bishop:of Orleans, has issued a protest" against the independence of the Roma"nas; but he goes a step further than his brother prelate, and takes upon himself to protest not only in his own name, but in that of "every Catholic family in Brittany." This mixing up of religion and poli- tics seems going on in a way likely to bring a very important question to an issue which will cer- tainly not increase the power of the Church in the State. AN ITALIAN TRAGEDY.—1The following tragical event has just ocourred at Genoa: A young man, a woman, and a girl, having entered a cafe, called for some spark- ling lemonade. fThe waiter brought a bottle, poured out the liquid, and the three customers immediately drank of it. Immediately after'the man fell down dead, and the females died a little later. Medical aid was instantly procured, but it was too late. Upon examination it was found that the waiter had brought a bottle of laurel wa- ter instead, a small quantity of which is generally put into the beverage alluded to. The coffee-house keeper and waiter have both been arrested. The man was twenty years old, and the girl's bridegroom the elder female was her mother ASCENT OF THE PYRENBES BY THE EMPRESS EEGENIE. —The Empress, attended by a numerous suite, three days ago made an ascent of La Rhune Montague, one of the most remarkable of the Pyrenees. Her Majesty was accomparued, in addition to the penot?s of her household, by the Princess Czartoriska and the Coun- tess Walewska. The whole party went in carriages as far as Sare, and thence was carried on mules tu the summit. On arriving atoSare, her Majesty was received bv the local authorities and the principal inhabitants of the place alidmeighbourhood. A triumphal HI cii was erected, and the houses were decked out with flags and foliage. The Empress made the ascent in safety, and on reaching the summits was congratulated by the authorities of the Spanish Tillages of Ascain and Vera. A great number of persons from the neighbouring villages hadcollected on the mountain, and received her Majestyw.-ith cheers. After remaining some time, her Majesty-set out on her return, and made part of the descent on foot. On arriving at Sare, the Empress found the houses and the triumphal arch illuminated and after making a donation to the poor, her Majesty at nine o'clock left that place for Biarritz, amidst loud ac- clamations.
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THE SARDINIAN MEMORANDUM. Under date of the 28th of September, the Sar- dinian Government has issued a Memorandum addressed to the Sardinian Minister at Paris, London, Berlin, and St. Petersburg. After touching upon all the well known points of the question, the Memorandum says :— The rulers of the Duchies have not been the vic- tims of a revolution in the usual sense of the word; they made their own choice between their own [duties as Italian Princess and their engagements to Austria, and they thus created an abyss between themselves and their former subjects." As regards the conduct of the populations, the! Memorandum says Central Italy, by its firm and prudent conduct, has given an unanswerable reply to the accusation too hastily made of the instability of the Italians, and their incapacity to govern themselves. Such an ac. cusation, formerly an injustice, wQuld now be a ca- lumny." As regards the necessity of the annexation of the Duchies to Piedmont, the Memorandum says All Italians understand from a long and sad ex- perience that Italy will never be safe from foreign I influence, and never be free and independent until there shall be established in the north of Italy a State strong and powerful enough to resist all foreign pres- sure. After the events which have taken place in the j Duchies, the restoration of the former dynasties must be looked upon as a moral impossibility. The Govern- ment of the King of Sardina claims the annexation in virtue of the popular vote. It is only by Austrian bayonets that the ex-rulers could be restored." Calculating the general results of the Peace of Villa. franc a, the Memorandum obseryes:- No man can deny that, in the present state of tilings, though the power of Austria has been limited in extmt, she has lost nothing of her offensive and in- vading strength. There is no balance between the organised forces of Italy and Austria entrenched be- hind her strongholds of the Mineio and the Adige, She still holds the great fortresses of the Venetian territory, and what is more she holds Peschiera and Mantua, which belong to Lombardy, and which are her natural defences. This piovnce is open to a cup tie main, Italy has no guarantee for the future." The Memorandum makes an urgent appeal for a Eu- ropean congrcs5 i It is necessary that Europe should intervene to solve the difficulties of the Italian question. The events which hive recently taken place in the Papal States, demon- strated that this necessity has become urgent, and that delay may be fatal." The Memorandum concludes as follows :— The Government of the King places full confidence in the generous initiative and in the justice of Europe. The principle invoked by the populations of Central Italy is sanctioned by diplomatic antecedents it has been admitted under lees favourable circumstances in Greece, in Belgium, and still 1110; e recently, in the Danubian Principalities; it is the principle which has modified the constitution of England and of France. Iu the present instance not only docs it not disturb the balance of power, but it destroys the germs of fu- ture discords. At the same time it restores peace to Italy, to that noble country to which Europe has been twice indebted for the blessings of enlightenment and civilization. To violate this right, which is international, would be a crime, we will not say against public opinion, but against the publielconsciciiec. Governments, as well as individuals, are now aware that that voice must be listelwd to when it speaks in the name of the eternal principles of justice."
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(ot1i\nb, The Dumfries Standard says :—" Mr. Carlyle has had a lengthened sojourn in Scotland during part of the summer and autumn, closing with a visit to his relatives at Dumfries and Cummertrees. He is now off to Chel- sea to resume his labours on the new volume of Frederick the Great. Whilst here Ir. Carlyle seemed to be in the best of health." SUNDAY WORK IN BAKEHOUSES. Several of the master bakers of Arbroath have published a declaration that no work shall in future be done in their premises on the Lord's Day and they make an earnest appeal to the Christian community of the town and neighbour- hood that they will not tempt them to depart from this resolution by requiring new bread too early in the week." THE WESTMINSTER COLUMN. On visiting Mr. Wright's Polished Granite Works in John street, we observed a most beautiful shaft of red Peterhead granite, intended for the Westminster column, about to be erected in Westminster Abbey, to the memory of Lord Raglan and the other" Old Westminsters" who fell in the Crimea. We learn from Mr. Wright that the column is to be surmounted by a figure of St. George and the Dragon, sculpturell by Mr. Clayton. Below in niches are to be placed the figures of Henry III., Edward I., Queen Elizabeth, and Queen Victoria. This part of the monument is to be of Portland stone. The total height of th? co l umn ii? i.ty two f,??t. The h?i?lit f the base ¡: Jr;:Jlf:tih:Y ih/etnt;s :¡â :;Ifc Aberdeen Ilerald. CHARGES AGAINST THE BISHOP OF BRECHIN. At the meeting of the annual synod of the bishops of this church, held at Edinburgh last week, a presentment or accusation was made against the Bishop of Breehin for teaching unsound doctrine on the question of the Eu- charist. In particular, it was charged that the said bislioi) taught and maintained, contrary to the 31st Article, that the Eucharistic sacrifice is the same sub- stantially with that of the cross," and pronounces that no words of main can strengthen the tremendous and absolute identity of the two sacrifices." Several other charges of a similar kind were made against him, and he was allowed three months to prepare and lodge with the clerk of court his answers to the presentment, which is forthwith to be communicated to the party; and the j synod is to meet on the 7th of February next, to hear parties in the case. A WEALTHY BEGGAR.—One morning this week an old man, 71 years of age, and who lives in Rawyards, was brought to the county police here from Lanark, under the following circumstances: -It appears that he came to this country from Ireland about 11 years ago, pnd set up as a beggar. He had been pursuing his avo- cation in Lanark of gathering meal in a pock, and, after getting It filled, selling It to the best customer. On this occasion, however, he had, by mistake, put some twentv three sovereigns, four half sovereigns and six one pound notes of the Royal Bank of Scotland, in the bag among the meal before selling it This might have been considered by many the best meal that ever they had bought, and so been kept, but they were honest enough to report the case to the police, and he was taken up and brought home to Airdrie, where it is to be hoped he will now live on his money."—North British Daily Mail. THE EDINBURGH ANNUITY TAX.—Orders have been issued by the Crown office for the apprehension of several of the parties who assaulted and deforced the sheriffs' officers in the collection of the annuity tax on the 17th ult. On Saturday the city officers, aided by the police, proceeded to the premises of Mr. Hunter, confectioner, 8t. Andrew's street, where the deforcement took place, having warrants for the apprehension of Mr. Hunter and Thomas Peacock, his foreman. Mr. Hunter was absent at the time, but Peacock was taken into custody and conveyed to the office of the Procurator Fiscal for the city, where he was afterwards liberated on finding bail for £30. The apprehension was quite peaceably effected, but shortly afterwards a large crowd assembled around the door, though happily there was no attempt to disturb the peace The charge against Hunter and his foreman is that of assault and deforcement of officers in the execution of their duty. Mr. Hunter, it will be remembered, was the person the officers were sent to apprehend, and in place of submission he is said to have made the utmost resistance in his power, in which re- sistance he was aided by several of his employes and other persons, the result being that he escaped from the officers' hands. There has been 110 attempt since to enforce payment of the tax against him, but the warrant now issued is the result of a protracted inquiry into the deforcement by the Procurator Fiscal, who reported the case to the Crown oltice. THE CHOLERA AT WICK.—We are sorry to say that the cholcta has reappeared during the week. There are at present seyer vcases o fi ill ness, and one death-at Port Dunbar—has occurred.—John 0' Groat Journal. GREAT SPORT.—On the last day of the fishing we have been informed that Lord Willoughby killed, with his own rod, on the Stobhall waters, six salmon, the largest of which was 41 lbs., and which took his lordship an hour and a half to land. In addition to those caught by his lordship, his friends on the same day, and on the same water, killed eight other fish, making altogether fourteen salmon. To the initiated, we may state that the killing fly was the Dusty Miller.—Xorlh Biitish .\Jail.. MUNICIPAL VIFWS OF A-,TIQI'lTtEs.-The fine eques- trian statue of Charles II. in the Parliament-square, Edinburgh, first erected in 1685, is, it seems in imminent danger of falling from its pedestal, owing to a crack at the fetlock joint of the only forefoot which touches the ground, the other limb being lifted, so that the entire weight of the front half rests on one foot. A proposal was a few days since made to the Town Council, by whose predecessors the statue was put up, to repair the flaw. One member (Mr. Fyfe) objected, stating that he did not see why the statue should be preserved, seeing that Charles II. was neither a great nor a good man, and his statue being, in his opinion, a reproach to the town, it ought to be allowed to fall into decay. Another member (Mr. Dick) a veterinary profeôwr, took a different view of the question, for though he did n0t much approve of the statue being there he would put it in repair, he said, for the sake of the horse. Nlr. Iac- knight, on the other hand, thought there was not a finer equestrian statue in Great Britain, and without more discussion the necessary repairs were ordered.
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EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF CONSPIRACY. At the sitting of the Circuit Court in Glasgow last week, one of the most remarkable cases ever brough11 into a court of justice was disposed of. It appears that four persons named Margaret Gallacher or Boyle, John: Boyle, James Boyle, and Charles Kerr, had entered 1 into a conspiracy to decoy a person named Patterson into a house for the purpose of making it appear that he (Patterson) was attempting a criminal assault upon 1 the female prisoner. The conspiracy so far succeeded, and Patterson was entrapped in the snare laid for him. The police magistrate who investigated the charge brought against Patterson by Mrs. Boyle dismissed it, and Patterson immediately had the four prisoners in. dicted for conspiracy. The trial lasted several days, and resulted in a verdict of guilty against all the pri- soners. Lord Ardmillan, in pronouncing sentence, on Satur- day, said an offerice more wickedly and cunningly de- vised, and more wickedly and determinately executed and persevered in, it was very difficult to imagine. Up to the last all the prisoners at the bar more or less per- sisted in maintaining their false accusation, and the jury were compelled to consider whether or not the assault had been committed on the female prisoner by Patterson. lIe had been tried at the local police court, and was acquitted by a discerning magistrate. He > might have been tried for that offence in this court, and if the charge had been laid under a different denomi- nation, and he had been convicted of that most serious crime, he would have been transportcd to penal servi- tude. Then on your oath you all supported that false accusation. You swore before Almighty God, as you should answer to Him at the great day of judgment, 1 all these lying and malicious perjuries. A more grave offence than that of perjury and of conspiracy by per- jury to ruin an innocent man could hardly be conceived. You ought now to have great thankfulness that you have been found out. Wli-tt would you have felt had that man been convicted of this offence falsely on your evidence? That great Judgment Day to which you have pointed in your oaths must come to yon and me, and every one of us; and you have reason to thank Goel that this most impious crime has failed in its oil- ject. You ought to be thankful that the justice of man has traced and discovered the crime before that aw;ul day comes, when the solemn and certain judg- ment will be pronounced upon you which you impiously invoke. This affair must be visited by a severe sen- tence, but with some little difference in regard to you. The originators were you, John Boyle, and your wite, The other two prisoners were, as it appears from the evidence, brought into the matter after it had been first started, and, therefore, although both present at the assault upon the unfortunate gentleman, yet the same guilt does not seem to attach to you as the originators of the offence. The sentence of the court is, that you Mary Boyle and John Boyle be sentenced to penal ser- vitmlc for a period of seven years, and that you James Boyle and Charles Kerr, be sentenced to penal servitude for five years. [When the sentence was proiiotiiieecl lou(I cries, raised by female voices, interrupted the court. The eril" pro- ceeded from two girls, daughters of the prisoner Boyle and his wife, who were seated among he audience, Their exclamations of Mother, mother 0 mother 1" were pitiable, and "the'audience were much affected. When Lord Deas alluded to the nature of the mother's offence, the cries of the poor girls were agonising, and his lor(ish;li had to stop till the girls were removed from court. During this scene not the slightest symptom of emotion was exhibited by the female prisoncr-her countenance expressed the utmost in- difference.] Lord Deas, who was on the bench during the passing of the sentence, said: Those four parties had entered into a conspiracy to decoy this unfortunate person into the house of the prisoner and his wife, for the purpose of making it appear that he was attempting an assault with intent to ravish lrs. Boyle. The other male prisoners" ere waiting near for the purpose, as it would appear of proving that pretended assault. When Ir. Patterson came to her house, Mrs. Boyle forcibly held him down and exposed her person by keeping up her clothing, in order to make it appear that Patterson had been attempting to make an assault upon her with intent to ravish her. The parties then gave informa- tion to the police, and had Patterson apprehended and tried on that most serious charge in the police-court; and as his brother on the bench had remarked, he might have been tried at this court and convicted on the false testimony of the prisoners. One and all of you have been guilty of this offence by the unanimous voice of the jury. I cannot conceive of a more atrocious offence than this. In some respects it is worse than attempts the jutrhyis In some r  ?,idual. It strikes at the verv against the life of an individual. It strikes at the very root of a man's character, and may destroy it in the eyes of friends, and as a member of society. It strikes at the very root of all law and justice. I therefore cannot hesitate for a moment to concur in the judg- ment of your lordship, and think the sentence is most lenient in the circumstances.
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llrtlanb. I ALLEGED ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE.—The following extraordinary statements appears in the second edition oftheDublin Frtem-m of Saturday night:—" Ballinrobe, Fridav.The most fearful excitement has been created in Ballinrobe and its district, by the report of an attempt on the part of a Protestant clergyman to shoot the Rev. Mr. Lavelle, of Partry. Details are yet wanting, but the case is to be tried in Ballinrobe on Tuesday next. The Rev. Mr. Lavelle himself came to Ballinrobe last night, and being perceived by a few persons on entering was instantly surrounded by animmensemultitude, who, releasing his horse from the car, drew it at full speed to St. Mary's, cheering vehemently the whole time. Why- does not goverment put a stop to the system of prosely- tism, which is the fruitful parent of all this trouble and excitement r" FATAL OCCURRENCE.—On Tuesday se'nnight a few young men were amusing themselves at a game of bil- liards in Dundalk. During the game a disagreement arose between two of the players, named Flynn and Staunton, the result of which was that Staunton left the room. Shortly after the game was finished, and the party left. In the street, however, the dispute was re- newed by Staunton, who had been waiting until the party came out. A scuffle ensued between Flynn and Staunton, and the result was that Flynn received a slight wound upon the inner part of the thumb, said to have been inflicted by Staunton during the fracas. Up to Monday, however, the wound did not exhibit any dan- gerous symptoms, when on that day tetanus set in, and the unfortunate man lingered until Wednesday morn- ing, when death put an end to his sufferings, which were of the most excruciating nature.—Neu>y Tele- graph. M11. VINCENT SCVLLY AND HIS TENANTS. -In a letter to a cotemporary, Mr. Vincent Scully observes"Those tenants [in Tipperary] still hold at the same rents as m the famine years, and it is right that in some instances a moderate advance should now take place. This they have Ion. known, but I have postponed pressing any of them until I can get complete reports from experienced valuators who have recently examined the several farms, along with their suggestions to me respecting such useful improvements as may be desirable in the way of drainage or otherwise. It is my intention then to make new arrangements, and to offer improving leases, which will either induce the tenants to execute the required improvements or enable me to do so. In this I antici- pate no sort of difficulty should the tenants be left to themselves, rhaving never hitherto had any personal difference with them, nor has any one of them com- plained to me of having received the notice to quit being all perfectly aware of its real object." RELEASE OF A PHOENIXITE. — The Dublin 7 "'9 News announces that Daniel Sullivan lately tonv^ of being a member of the Ph<enix Society, has b'? '? leased from prison by the government. re:. THE DOON MuMER.—Thp two O'Brien, M'. charged with the murder of William Cr-??, '"r:-or" taken from the gaol of Limerick to Doon oil 1nJ: under a strong escort of police. After a further e? nation they were recommitted to th eI 2til i? At, the third time these men have been brought forward hear testimony implicating them in the crime o! ?h. ?' they are accused. THREATENING NOTICE TO LORD Drniiv.—Mri p J Smyth, proprietor of the Waterford Cuimn, ''j dressed a long and angry letter to the Earl of DerVjy reference to his lordship's intenttion to e,ict \h tenants on his Doon estates. Ir. Sii3,th'? concludes as follows: I feel it to be my dutv lord, to raise a warning voice. Weak t o,?;,i. ). it will yet reach the ear of Nil. a of F;"n( ,): the head of his fiery legions; O'Df)mlU of Si)l: shal. hear it; and so, too, shall the American Ger.cr Harney, who, with a handful of mŒ, holds Sa:l ju in the teeth of your boted Pa?l ',i a r p' wise, and hearken to this humble voice of min i -'L; desist from your rash and unholy enterprise. It. how evcrl you are resolved upon proceeding to cxtrem' then-for you are a man of undou bt,cersoiial f oir -do full justice to your character, and commit no* any poor devil of a subordinate the execution of v decree. With the jewelled coronet of 't l1:;1\ glittering upon your haughty brow, and the <1'0'; of the Garter decorating your manly person, hi; yourself the posse comitates. In that event, I froirC myself the gratification of making your per-jnaf quaintance. 'We'll meet at Philippi.' M.'?h? I have the honour to be your obedient hum1; servant, P. 1, Swrii.- The Tipperary Examiner understands that i: i. ■» contemplation to hold a meeting to protest a'ai/ the extermination of Lord Derby's tenants in nl), either in the city or in the immediate vicinity Limerick, the portion of the Derby estates about 'J be cleared being situate in the county of Limeri The reqnisition will, probably, be addressed cit: r to the High Sheriff of the county or the Mavor. the city.
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FRIGHTFUL SHIPWRECK-LOSS OF FIFry LIVES. The Melbourne Herat I of August 17 contains th ~t, lowing particulars respecting the loss of the Admcll.r- One of the most frightful shipwrecks which ?v, r,? curred on the Australian coast has taken plac with;, the last few days, near Cape Northumberland, ab,ii' 30 miles to the west of the imaginary line soparitin" Victoria from South Australia. The sacrifice of 11I although large, upwards of 50 persons having boer lost, is not the most horrible part of the The sufferings of the unfortunate survivors exco- i anything we ever read of in the history of shipwreck and disaster at sea. For seven days they were 011 th wreck, during five of which they were without food r" any description. The Admella was a line steamer of about CO'j toa. burthen, and 300-horse power, and has been reguhrlv trading between Adelaide and Melbourne for t h 1.; two years. She left the former port on the 5-li A- gust, and at half-past 4 the following morning, w hii: running at full speed, struck oil Carpenter's Reef. James Hutchison, chief mate of the Admella, stat.. —" Saturday morning, 6th of August, relieved the up. tain at 4 a. ni., steering her usual course by con.| morning very thick, with much lightning; a on the bridge. Ship struck at 4.30 a.m., and in ie-s than ten minutes she was in three pieces; about people continued clinging to the bow portion for III days, when they were nearly all washed off n:" ¡ .J". with the exception of about 15, who were b: i. • the after part of the vessel by means of a rope, very harrowing scenes of separation among ti. r ivX: < of the fore-cabin passengers occurred at this tim; L the provisions that were saved in the first instrmo- »j» one filter full of water, a small bag of almor.-U, <'i' 20 lbs. of cheese, half a ham, 10 lbs. of beef, -Slu: of porter, and one bottle of whiskey. Mi-zht h.,T. saved some brandy, but no one desired to run the r", of drinking it. Put one case on one side, but tb .1\! all the small stock of provisions were washed away Jur- ing Sunday night; so that they tasted nothinz sin Monday morning; the surf breaking over them r.ijh: and day, yet all appeared composed and t-olk-cH Each night carried off its victims-zibutit 20 di, Tuesday night from cold it was a bitter nigh:: deaths were so frequent as to lose all terrors to th- r- vivors, who looked callously on Captain Harrison. the Waitemate, did all man could do, diving f ,I' p: V" sions he suffered so much from the exertion tlLt died from exhaustion on board, close to Roch: Magarey was the most anxious of all to venture gin: on shore. He was continually wishing to mate s> tempts, but on Wednesday fell overboard by acci&r; lIe was kept floating by a life-buoy for a time, r.i finally sank about 300 yards from the wreck. Thrrf days before, Magarey generously gave a warn, coat-) Roehfort, which was the means of saving his :,r,1 Fisher's lite. The people had no shelter whr.rn They sat on the top rail, with their feet retina n moulding fore and aft the ship. They totitr;, plaee three cabin seats f :om rail to mizen i which gave resting-room for about twenty. When 1:, boat from the Lady Bird was necessitated to return th-. first time thev all despaired of being saved; th., anxiety was brought te an extremity when they1.* their deliverers only about a boat's length fro;¡, a i .r:: rock, which, had they struck, must have latl1Jh.,1 into eternity." The country where the wreck took place i, t.1 thinly populated, and it was not till Monday uwrni; that the two sailors who had got ashore on a raft re- ported the calamitous accident to the lightlnw keeper at Cape Northumberland. Information ;• immediately sent to the nearest telegraph stat;?: Mount Gambicr, whence it was communicated to M •• bourne and Adelaide. It was at first supposed i'o: there were no more survivors, and the South Au." ban Government contented themselves with sel; 1 the Corio, the Havilah being out of order at the til1\ The Victoria Government did nothing. On Tue"b, number of people from Mount Gambicr \i 1 scene of the wreck, and discovered that some pjss-t- gers were still alive but this fact was not knjwn Melbourne till Wednesday moi-iiili- 'I'lic Henrv immediately ordered the Lady Bird, ili, it at Belfast, to proceed at once to the wreck, and 11; application to the Chief Secretary to guarantee the 1' creased insurance, which was refused. The not reach the wreck until Wednesday night. On l' following morning she launched her life-boat, bat t .e sea was too heavy to permit her to approach the ■ One of the boats of the Admella, which lad I* washed on shore, was unable to cope with the 'I", The Lady Bird was unable to find the wreck, and k-; to return to Portland for information, so that it »■" Friday at mid-day before she reached the st', Equally unavailing were the efforts of the 0'('1' mented by a number of experienced whalers fivnt P land, to effect a communication with the wreck. [. seventh night closed upon the wretched survivor;, a'* reduced to 27, their hopes of relicf almost utterly tinguished, Four men died during the .,kl" little steamer from Guichen Bay-the Ai7t-buturPT Tided with effective means for rendering a«isj-ir- now reached the wreck. On Saturday moriiii j was calmer than it had been at any previous time._ the various boats' crews resumed their attempt-, _■• Saturday morning the sea was calmer than it I'.au at any previous time, and the various b,)at?* siiin? their attempts. Success at last rewarded efforts. Nineteen were safely conveyed on 1,,>1,: Lady Bird, and four reached the shore. No life lost in the final operations. The state of all tile Ivors was something between death and life, but un;- happy to add that they are all progressing favour though not quite beyond danger. The excitement which prevailed in Melbourne Geelong from the Wednesday, when it was first rally known that there were a number of persons alive on the wreck, up to the Saturday night, when became known that the Lady Bird had succeeds rescuin" 19 lives, and that three had been taken shore by the Corio, beggars description. arrived almost hourly from the Gambier, and the n^_ intense feeling pervaded every class of society. lb, Majesty's ship Niger, which arrived from Ceylon Wednesday, was sent to the scene of the wreck 0:1 Friday evening, with a number of experienced men sel"ted rol among the SaRdrid??e wterlUea. great deal of feeling has been m,,ttiiFested Government for the apathy they evinced and a "W subser?'tion is being raised to remuner;te the cle". the Lady Bird and the boatmen employed in wwjjjj te sufferers. Upwards of fifty persons have 1>'1 t. lives.
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DESTRUCTIVE FiM.—On Tuesday monuM. 11<- tween the hours of three and four o'clock derable alarm was created by the sudden outb? rM a tire at Mr. Fore's, steam wood worker and g'? engineer, No. 59, Compton-srect, Clerken well. o4 duty but ,IthOt",?' discovery was made by the potice on duty. but tUtM? the engines speedily arrived, the dames were "? ■ dued until the stock, building, and machinery '"?? back workshops were totally destroyed. ? i of the disaster is unknown, The premises are .criJ, in the Phœnix, but the stock and imp)etn<'M. uninsured.