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" will neglect nothing to meet the wishes of the population . " In other words , the Prussian Government will do its utmost to acquire Lauenburg , or any other territory—an assurance which will be readily believed even by those who are the most incredulous of the professions of semi-official and official journals . There has been an outbreak , apparently an
unimportant one , in Austrian Italy . According to a telegram , proceeding from Austrian sources , some forty " refugees from the south of the Tyrol , " dressed in Garibaldian frocks , and carrying a tricolour flag , appeared on Sunday last in the province of Udine , and surprised the stations of the military police in the villages of Spilimbergo and Maniago . They failed , we are told ,
to excite a rising of the inhabitants—although mention is made of a party of sixteen young men , who were encountered by the soldiery while marching to join them—and then " retired to the mountain passes . " Troops have been sent in pursuit of them . The King of Greece's chief adviser , Count Sponueek , lately requested the English Cabinet to use its influence with the Greek Assembly , " and especially with
the so-called English party , " in order to induce the Legislature to proceed with the discussion of the new Constitution . In a despatch replying to this request , Earl Russell declares that England has " no relations with any political party in Greece , " and merely wishes to act in concert with France and Russia . Although the British envoy may , if deputies speak to him on
public affairs , express " an opinion in favour of an early settlement of the Constitution , " it would be inconsistent with the British Government's principles to attempt to influence the Assembly ' s decisions . Such an interference would set a bad example , which might be followed by other Governments ; and " less foreign Powers interfere in the internal affairs of Greece , the better will be the prospect of internal tranquillity and
external peace for that kingdom . " The King of Greece has sent to the National Assembly a message in which he requires that body to complete the new constitution within a month , and declares that if the task is not then finished , be " reserves to himself liberty of action , and throws the responsibility upon the Assembly . " Mexican despatches state that the " main army "
of President Juarez had been defeated near Durango with the loss of twenty guns , that the French had occupied Matamoras , and that the Mexican Generals Viadurri , Quiroga , Doblado , Zuloaga , aud Garza had made their submission to the new Emperor . There was a rumour in Vera Cruz on the 1 st inst . that the Emperor Maximilian had been assassinated ; but- there does not seem to be any reason for attaching credence to the report .
• INDIA ___ -n _ CHINA . —The Calcutta and China mail has arrived . The force which was expected to sail from Yokohama to demolish tlie forts erected by the Japanese Prince of Chosiu for the purpose of preventing access to the inland sea through the Straits of Simonosaki , was to be composed of eight English men of war , mounting 181 guns , and conveying a battalion of
marines , together with three French and five Dutch vessels of war and a steamer chartered by the American Minister . A body of 1 , 500 English troops was to remain at Yokohama in order to guard the European settlement against any attack . A Bombay despatch , dated the 2 nd instant , states that the Persian Gulf telegraph cable had been repaired , and
that the land line had been completed between Bushire and Teheran , whence despatches had been transmitted in twelve hours to Bombay . The telegraph from Teheran to Bagdad was to be completed next month , but a frontier dispute between the Persian and Turkish Governments would have to be settled before it could be worked . A body of troops is to enter Bhootan as soon as the season and preparations will permit , and
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is to be commanded by General Showers , who will be entrusted with full political powers . CANADA . —A New York despatch brought by the Asia , statesthat the Union Convention , which had assembled at Quebec on the 10 th inst ., had " unanimously resolved upon tbe confederation of all the provinces . "
AiH-HiCA . —The Asia has bronght us the news that General Grant had returned to Petersburg , after having visited President Lincoln at Washington , and that there had been no further fighting in the neighbourhood of Richmond . General Lee ' s account of the engagement on the north of the James river on the 7 th inst ., stated that the Confederates attacked the
Federals on the Charles City road , drove them from two entrenched lines , and captured ten guns , but that , " finding theenemy further strongly entrenched , " they did not press them . On the other hand , General ^ Grant ' s report stated that on the 7 th instant the Federals only lost 100 men , while the Confederate loss amounted to 1 , 100 men . General Longstreet was
said to have superseded General Early in the command of the Confederates in the Shenandoah Valley . The Federals under General Sheridan had retreated down the valley as far as Strasburg . He was pursued by the Confederate cavalry under Gen . Rosser , but had , we are told , " routed" his pursuers near Strasburg , taking 11 guns and 300 prisoners . During his retreat he desolated the whole country , and burned all the houses for a
distance of five miles . " General Sherman had reported on the 9 th instant that the Confederate forces under General Hood , " operating in his rear , " had occupied Dalton , aud that he "feared an attack" on Klngstone and Rome . Seven miles of the railway between Chattanooga and Atlanta had been destroyed ; but " having plenty of provisions in Atlanta , he felt
secure so far as his main body was concerned . The Richmond journals had published a despatch announcing that Rome had been taken by the Confederates , who had made 3 , 000 prisoners . A flotilla of Federal transports which was ascending the Tennessee river had been attacked by General Forrest's Confederates , who destroyed two transports , and compelled
the others to retire with some loss . The Confederate General Price had " proclaimed his intention to remain in Missouri , " and had passed the Osage river , and moved westwards . His army , which was said to be 20 , 000 strong , was pursued by 8 , 000 Federal cavalry under General Pleasanton , who had " engaged its rear" at Jefferson , while the Federal General
Curtis , " coining from Kansas , engaged General Price in front . " ' President Jefferson Davis had returned to Richmond from his visit to Georgia . The elections in Indiana and Ohio have resulted in a victory of the Republican party " by a large majority , " but in Pennsylvania " the Democratic party had gained largely , " and "the soldiers' vote was awaited to decide the result of the election . " Tho " Democratic National Coinmittee" had issued an
address protesting against the suppression of Democratic journals and the imposition of test oaths at the elections in Tennessee . This address was couched in threatening language , and vehemently condemned "President Lincoln ' s revolutionary purpose . "
To Correspondents.
TO CORRESPONDENTS .
" D . F . —It is impossible to say how many Boys will have to be elected in April . The Committee will determine the number in March . J . W . —We have not heard . P . Z . —The question is of too private a nature for our columns . Owing to a pressure of Masonic matter , several communications are unavoidably postponed until our next .
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" will neglect nothing to meet the wishes of the population . " In other words , the Prussian Government will do its utmost to acquire Lauenburg , or any other territory—an assurance which will be readily believed even by those who are the most incredulous of the professions of semi-official and official journals . There has been an outbreak , apparently an
unimportant one , in Austrian Italy . According to a telegram , proceeding from Austrian sources , some forty " refugees from the south of the Tyrol , " dressed in Garibaldian frocks , and carrying a tricolour flag , appeared on Sunday last in the province of Udine , and surprised the stations of the military police in the villages of Spilimbergo and Maniago . They failed , we are told ,
to excite a rising of the inhabitants—although mention is made of a party of sixteen young men , who were encountered by the soldiery while marching to join them—and then " retired to the mountain passes . " Troops have been sent in pursuit of them . The King of Greece's chief adviser , Count Sponueek , lately requested the English Cabinet to use its influence with the Greek Assembly , " and especially with
the so-called English party , " in order to induce the Legislature to proceed with the discussion of the new Constitution . In a despatch replying to this request , Earl Russell declares that England has " no relations with any political party in Greece , " and merely wishes to act in concert with France and Russia . Although the British envoy may , if deputies speak to him on
public affairs , express " an opinion in favour of an early settlement of the Constitution , " it would be inconsistent with the British Government's principles to attempt to influence the Assembly ' s decisions . Such an interference would set a bad example , which might be followed by other Governments ; and " less foreign Powers interfere in the internal affairs of Greece , the better will be the prospect of internal tranquillity and
external peace for that kingdom . " The King of Greece has sent to the National Assembly a message in which he requires that body to complete the new constitution within a month , and declares that if the task is not then finished , be " reserves to himself liberty of action , and throws the responsibility upon the Assembly . " Mexican despatches state that the " main army "
of President Juarez had been defeated near Durango with the loss of twenty guns , that the French had occupied Matamoras , and that the Mexican Generals Viadurri , Quiroga , Doblado , Zuloaga , aud Garza had made their submission to the new Emperor . There was a rumour in Vera Cruz on the 1 st inst . that the Emperor Maximilian had been assassinated ; but- there does not seem to be any reason for attaching credence to the report .
• INDIA ___ -n _ CHINA . —The Calcutta and China mail has arrived . The force which was expected to sail from Yokohama to demolish tlie forts erected by the Japanese Prince of Chosiu for the purpose of preventing access to the inland sea through the Straits of Simonosaki , was to be composed of eight English men of war , mounting 181 guns , and conveying a battalion of
marines , together with three French and five Dutch vessels of war and a steamer chartered by the American Minister . A body of 1 , 500 English troops was to remain at Yokohama in order to guard the European settlement against any attack . A Bombay despatch , dated the 2 nd instant , states that the Persian Gulf telegraph cable had been repaired , and
that the land line had been completed between Bushire and Teheran , whence despatches had been transmitted in twelve hours to Bombay . The telegraph from Teheran to Bagdad was to be completed next month , but a frontier dispute between the Persian and Turkish Governments would have to be settled before it could be worked . A body of troops is to enter Bhootan as soon as the season and preparations will permit , and
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is to be commanded by General Showers , who will be entrusted with full political powers . CANADA . —A New York despatch brought by the Asia , statesthat the Union Convention , which had assembled at Quebec on the 10 th inst ., had " unanimously resolved upon tbe confederation of all the provinces . "
AiH-HiCA . —The Asia has bronght us the news that General Grant had returned to Petersburg , after having visited President Lincoln at Washington , and that there had been no further fighting in the neighbourhood of Richmond . General Lee ' s account of the engagement on the north of the James river on the 7 th inst ., stated that the Confederates attacked the
Federals on the Charles City road , drove them from two entrenched lines , and captured ten guns , but that , " finding theenemy further strongly entrenched , " they did not press them . On the other hand , General ^ Grant ' s report stated that on the 7 th instant the Federals only lost 100 men , while the Confederate loss amounted to 1 , 100 men . General Longstreet was
said to have superseded General Early in the command of the Confederates in the Shenandoah Valley . The Federals under General Sheridan had retreated down the valley as far as Strasburg . He was pursued by the Confederate cavalry under Gen . Rosser , but had , we are told , " routed" his pursuers near Strasburg , taking 11 guns and 300 prisoners . During his retreat he desolated the whole country , and burned all the houses for a
distance of five miles . " General Sherman had reported on the 9 th instant that the Confederate forces under General Hood , " operating in his rear , " had occupied Dalton , aud that he "feared an attack" on Klngstone and Rome . Seven miles of the railway between Chattanooga and Atlanta had been destroyed ; but " having plenty of provisions in Atlanta , he felt
secure so far as his main body was concerned . The Richmond journals had published a despatch announcing that Rome had been taken by the Confederates , who had made 3 , 000 prisoners . A flotilla of Federal transports which was ascending the Tennessee river had been attacked by General Forrest's Confederates , who destroyed two transports , and compelled
the others to retire with some loss . The Confederate General Price had " proclaimed his intention to remain in Missouri , " and had passed the Osage river , and moved westwards . His army , which was said to be 20 , 000 strong , was pursued by 8 , 000 Federal cavalry under General Pleasanton , who had " engaged its rear" at Jefferson , while the Federal General
Curtis , " coining from Kansas , engaged General Price in front . " ' President Jefferson Davis had returned to Richmond from his visit to Georgia . The elections in Indiana and Ohio have resulted in a victory of the Republican party " by a large majority , " but in Pennsylvania " the Democratic party had gained largely , " and "the soldiers' vote was awaited to decide the result of the election . " Tho " Democratic National Coinmittee" had issued an
address protesting against the suppression of Democratic journals and the imposition of test oaths at the elections in Tennessee . This address was couched in threatening language , and vehemently condemned "President Lincoln ' s revolutionary purpose . "
To Correspondents.
TO CORRESPONDENTS .
" D . F . —It is impossible to say how many Boys will have to be elected in April . The Committee will determine the number in March . J . W . —We have not heard . P . Z . —The question is of too private a nature for our columns . Owing to a pressure of Masonic matter , several communications are unavoidably postponed until our next .