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has been experienced in collecting the taxes in Campagna Rornagiia / and it is said that Cardinal Antonelli having applied to General Guyon for the assistance of French soldiers in the collection , the general had refused ; he said neither he nor his men were tax-gatherers .-- — -On the subject of the disturbed state of Italy further denials have been made of the language attributed to Count Cavour on this subject . It is now said that he issued ho such circular as the one ascribed to
him ; but it is every day becoming clearer that it is not alone the extreme party in Italy that is impatient of Austrian rule ; the aversion is as common to those of moderate views as to those of extreme views ; and both are agre ed that to secure Italy for the Italians , even at the price of a European war / would hardly be paying too dear . Austria is nervously alive to the present state of the popular temper , and is preparing to resist it . Within a few weeks she has recruited her forces in Lombarcty by the addition of 8 , 000 men . At Pavia events are hurrying forward . A fow c ^ was discovered that a deterniined attempt had been
made to bum the Austrian military forage magazine ; and in secluded parts of the outskirts of the city several soldiers had been pelted with stones by unseen assailants ; The latest sign of the popular ill-will has been open insult offered at Milan to the Archduke Maximilian , while walking with his wife . The Pied iriontese Gazette publishes a decree for the construction of a bridge over the Rhone , near Culoz , to connect the Sardinian railway line with those of France . —— -Mr . Gladstone has arrived at Zante , and was received with the same demonstrations as before , expressing the desire of the people to have
the Ionian Isles joined to Greece . It is reported that part of the fleet stationed at Malta has been placed at the disposal of Sir John Young . ——Letters from Constantinople report that the Grand Yizier refused to carry out the reforms promised by Fuad Pacha at Paris . All Pacha had tendered his resignation , and Riza Pacha was preparing to follow him into retirement . Fuad Pacha had not yet accepted the ofiice of Grand Vizier . A letter states that the Porte had brokeu the engagements it had entered into with the credit mohilier of Geneva for theestablishment of a bank , and that it was thought that the offers made by the
Ottoman Bank would be accepted . ———The last telegram from India informs us that the fort of Simree , in Oude , has been captured by Brigadier Sveleigh . The chief of Amethie Madho Singh , has surrendered , and the fort is now occupied by our troops . General Michel has marched to Hoshungabad . Brigadier Parker ' s force will arrive on the 8 th . Lieutenant Kerr has been obliged to desist from following the rebels into the Chindwaree Hills , a large body having been reported to be crossing the Nerbudda . Brigadier Eveleigh ' s column attacked 8 , 000 of the Shikerpore fugitives , took some guns , and dispersed the enemy with loss . The
federal judges at Columbia , South Carolina , have decided that the law under which the crew of the slave brig Echo has been detained is constitutional . The Mcaraguan filibusters have their rendezvous in the Florida Keys . It is believed that a steamer has escaped from Mobile with a number of filibusters . The weather at New York was very cold and wintry , and it was expected that navigation on the canals would soon be stopped . The Welland canal was entirely closed up by ice . The Pacific Railroad bill was engaging the attention of congress . The steamers Washington and Hermann , on arriving at San Juan , had been boarded by American
and British ships to intercept filibusters , and the Nicaragua !! government refused permission to the passengers to pass through the country . The Washington returned to New York on the 11 th inst ., with part of her passengers ; the others , after much difficulty , got over to Panama , for California . The Isaac Wright , packet-ship , was destroyed by fire in the Mersey , on Thursday . She was hound for New York , and most of , her passengers escaped in their night clothes , A fearful accident occurred at the Yictoria Theatre on Monday . An afternoon
performance of the pantomime had been given previously to the regular evening ' s entertainment ; some person in the boxes at the conclusion of the first performance accidently . set fire to his clothes with some cigar fusees . The smoke was seen , an alarm of fire took place , and a rush to the doors . Every effort was made to check the panic , but in vain ; and on the gallery stairs the stream of people trying to descend was met by a terrible and unforeseen check in the advancing crowd who were congregated on the stairs waiting for admission for the evening . The mass
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Week
has been experienced in collecting the taxes in Campagna Rornagiia / and it is said that Cardinal Antonelli having applied to General Guyon for the assistance of French soldiers in the collection , the general had refused ; he said neither he nor his men were tax-gatherers .-- — -On the subject of the disturbed state of Italy further denials have been made of the language attributed to Count Cavour on this subject . It is now said that he issued ho such circular as the one ascribed to
him ; but it is every day becoming clearer that it is not alone the extreme party in Italy that is impatient of Austrian rule ; the aversion is as common to those of moderate views as to those of extreme views ; and both are agre ed that to secure Italy for the Italians , even at the price of a European war / would hardly be paying too dear . Austria is nervously alive to the present state of the popular temper , and is preparing to resist it . Within a few weeks she has recruited her forces in Lombarcty by the addition of 8 , 000 men . At Pavia events are hurrying forward . A fow c ^ was discovered that a deterniined attempt had been
made to bum the Austrian military forage magazine ; and in secluded parts of the outskirts of the city several soldiers had been pelted with stones by unseen assailants ; The latest sign of the popular ill-will has been open insult offered at Milan to the Archduke Maximilian , while walking with his wife . The Pied iriontese Gazette publishes a decree for the construction of a bridge over the Rhone , near Culoz , to connect the Sardinian railway line with those of France . —— -Mr . Gladstone has arrived at Zante , and was received with the same demonstrations as before , expressing the desire of the people to have
the Ionian Isles joined to Greece . It is reported that part of the fleet stationed at Malta has been placed at the disposal of Sir John Young . ——Letters from Constantinople report that the Grand Yizier refused to carry out the reforms promised by Fuad Pacha at Paris . All Pacha had tendered his resignation , and Riza Pacha was preparing to follow him into retirement . Fuad Pacha had not yet accepted the ofiice of Grand Vizier . A letter states that the Porte had brokeu the engagements it had entered into with the credit mohilier of Geneva for theestablishment of a bank , and that it was thought that the offers made by the
Ottoman Bank would be accepted . ———The last telegram from India informs us that the fort of Simree , in Oude , has been captured by Brigadier Sveleigh . The chief of Amethie Madho Singh , has surrendered , and the fort is now occupied by our troops . General Michel has marched to Hoshungabad . Brigadier Parker ' s force will arrive on the 8 th . Lieutenant Kerr has been obliged to desist from following the rebels into the Chindwaree Hills , a large body having been reported to be crossing the Nerbudda . Brigadier Eveleigh ' s column attacked 8 , 000 of the Shikerpore fugitives , took some guns , and dispersed the enemy with loss . The
federal judges at Columbia , South Carolina , have decided that the law under which the crew of the slave brig Echo has been detained is constitutional . The Mcaraguan filibusters have their rendezvous in the Florida Keys . It is believed that a steamer has escaped from Mobile with a number of filibusters . The weather at New York was very cold and wintry , and it was expected that navigation on the canals would soon be stopped . The Welland canal was entirely closed up by ice . The Pacific Railroad bill was engaging the attention of congress . The steamers Washington and Hermann , on arriving at San Juan , had been boarded by American
and British ships to intercept filibusters , and the Nicaragua !! government refused permission to the passengers to pass through the country . The Washington returned to New York on the 11 th inst ., with part of her passengers ; the others , after much difficulty , got over to Panama , for California . The Isaac Wright , packet-ship , was destroyed by fire in the Mersey , on Thursday . She was hound for New York , and most of , her passengers escaped in their night clothes , A fearful accident occurred at the Yictoria Theatre on Monday . An afternoon
performance of the pantomime had been given previously to the regular evening ' s entertainment ; some person in the boxes at the conclusion of the first performance accidently . set fire to his clothes with some cigar fusees . The smoke was seen , an alarm of fire took place , and a rush to the doors . Every effort was made to check the panic , but in vain ; and on the gallery stairs the stream of people trying to descend was met by a terrible and unforeseen check in the advancing crowd who were congregated on the stairs waiting for admission for the evening . The mass