The Sun. — London, England, 1868-12-09 00:00:00

THE FRANCO-AMERICAN TELEGRAPI CoMPA N The directors, shavelt.lars, and others interestea it the success of tho Soci6t6 du Cable Transatlantiqut Francais dined together on Tuesday evening at the Albion Tavern, Aldersgate-street. The chair was occupied by the American Minister, Mr. Reverdy Johnson ; and amongst the company present were Sir John Hay, Sir Daniel Gooch, Professor Sir Charles IVheatstone, Mr. Morse, United States Consul, Baron d'Erlanger, Baron Peruet, Admiral La Capelle (French navy), Captain Richards, R.N., hydrographer to the Admiralty, Captain Sherard Osborn, Tt.N., Mr. C. Grinnell, &c. The health of the Queen and of the Emperor am Empress of the *French have been duly honoured, Sir JOHN HAY proposed the health of Mr. Reverdy Johnson, observing that no Minister to the English Court had been received with such enthusiasm, and no Minister bad, by his public acts, so thoroughly deserved that enthusiasm, as Mr. Johnson. The American MmsrEa, in aclinowlAging the compli ment, said that of the many associations he• had formed with the English people this sva. , amongst the most pleasant, not only because he had there met with a people speaking the same language as himself, and who thought as he thought, but because he had also been brought into direct communication with the representatives of other nations who were equally as friendly with the people of the United States, and equally anxious to preserve peace amongst the nations of the world. He was sufficiently acquainted with the details and objects of the enterprise in which they were engaged to feel assured that it was one which the best of men might combine to promote, because it was destined still further to bind together in one harmonious brotherhood all the nations of the world. Doubtful as many were of the success of the first effort to unite England and the United States by means of the electric telegraph, that doubt existed no longer ; and it was impossible that such a communication should fail to strengthen the bond of brotherhood, and open out new channels for the develop ment of civilisation, and the spread of that Christian faith in which the nations concerned had a common interest. He denied that the new enterprise would injuriously affect the interests of the old company. In his opinion there was no ground for that suspicion. The increase in the populations on both sides of the Atlantic was so rapid that in the course of a short time a dozen cables would not suffice to meet their requirements. Moreover, the competition between the two would tend to the advantage of both, for competition was the life of trade between individuals as between nations, and no share holder need be in doubt as to the remuneration that would be obtained from his investment. Now, if he were correctly informed, with the high rates which the old com pany had felt bound to exact, the reward was almost princely, and in proportion as the rates had been reduced had the reward increased. And if the new company still further reduced the rates, so far from striking a blow at existing interests, such a policy would in crease the prosperity of both. Mr. Johnson then referred to doubts which had been expressed with regard to the landing of the new cable upon American territory, and after explaining that the several States possessed sovereign rights independent of the federation, the hon. gentleman intimated his belief that no difficulty would be interposed in this respect. In conclusion, he proposed success to the new undertaking. In the course of the proceedings which followed, Baron D'EneAseEn. acknowledged the obligations of the company to the British Admiralty, and especially to Captai. Richards and other officers whohad rendered such valuable assistance. Before leaving the chair, Mr. JOHNSON, speaking as the representative of tn: American people, said : We desire to stand well with the people of England, and with all other nations. We like "the almighty dollar," and the best way to obtain that is by being on terms of amicable relationship with all people. If you give us a fair chance I shall be very much surprised if we don't at least equal you. Your institutions and ours differ in some respects, but they differ only in degree. We think we are free, and we are so certainly impressed with that idea that we have made up our minds to continue to be free. Governments may go on if principles do not. A Government, if I under stand my friend on my right (Sir J. Hay), now in its last extremity's to be followed by a Government which, if I am not greatly mistaken, will, as far as the great prin ciples of human feeling are concerned, tread in the foot steps of their predecessors, and I shall also be much mistaken if those who go out do not, in the course of a few days, prove to be a great deal happier than those who go in. As far as America is concerned, although Lord Stanley, whose name I cannot mention without---I was going to say affection—although his lordship gives place to Lord Cla rendon, whom it is my privilege and happiness to know, the _change will be of little, if any, consequence. With the seals of office in the hands of either, peace between your nation and ours is certain, and a great deal more certain than that the sun will shine upon you to-morrow. THE GREAT GALE. We have recently had an angry storm, and several casual ties on the sea have already been noticed. hlr. C. 0. F. Cator, of Beckenham, writing of the gale on Sunday, says: "At two p.m. the great gale began ; by three p.m. the pres sure reached 91b. on square foot. and frequent pressures of 71b. to 91b. till eight p.m., when it rose to 1211 b. ; at ten p.m. 171 b. ; at 11 p.m. 191 b. ; and then gradually receded to 81b. at 1.30 a.m. of Dec. 7, the direction of the wind up to this time being SW, when there was a rather sudden shift to WNW, and simultaneously the pressure increased very greatly, and at 1.15 a.m. there was a ten iCc gust of 301 b., being a greater pressure than I have ever previously recorded. It remained excessively violent from WNW till 1.55 a.m., when it was 251 b., at 8 a.m., 191 b., and then gradually de creased to lib. and 21b. at 7.30 a.m., and the direction had by this time veered back again to SW. Over the metropolis the gale swept with great fury Trees have been blown down in exposed situations in all directions, houses have been unroofed, and chimney stacks blown down. Serious losses have been the re sult of the storm on the river and in the docks by the numerous collisions among the shipping, barges, and boats. At two o'clock on Monday morning, when the fury of the gale was such as to give rise to the most gloomy forebodings, the few people in the streets at that hour were blown down in many places. The top of a house in the Back-road, St. Georges-in-the East, was blown off and fell into the street. On Sunday last the force of the wind at midnight is re ported from Sheerness to have been as great as the memo rable night in October, 1855, when the Royal Charter was lost. From the fact, however, that the dockyard, basins, etc., were well sheltered by the houses of the town, no serious damage was sustained. The shipping in the har bour also escaped injury. Not so, however, the gigantic Bermuda dock. From the position in which sho was anchored, and as a consequence also of her vast bulk, she was unable to resist the fury of the gale. She dragged her nchors, and it being utterly impossible to render any assis tance, she drifted to the adjacent mud flats. Casualties and wrecks on the sea are continually reported, and the lifeboat services in connection with them have been most valuable. The Austrian Consular agent has written to the secretary of the Trainor° branch of the National Life boat institution to express the grateful thanks of the captain 'and crew of the Men for their rescue, 16 of them, from an almost inevitable death. From Castletown, isle of Man, to hear of the gallant rescue of the crew of a smell schooner, five in number, by the Castletown lifeboat of the National Lifeboat Institution, the Commercial Traveller. During a heavy gale from the S.W., the vessel was in a most danger ous positien. The beat, with a full crew, was despatched to the vessel, which was found to have struck or. a reef of rocks, and arrived at 12.15 p,m. The launch through the raging surf was a most successful and brilliant one. Amidst the cheers of hundreds of spectators th , vessel was reached in a very short time, and, w:th much difficulty the crew of five hands wore taken on boa: d the life boat, which then proceeded to Port St. Mary, where she arrived with the rescued crew. The rescuers and the re scued were received by almost all the inhabitants of the pi e ce with , repeated outbursts of enthusiastic cheering. The lifeboat had scarcely reached the slip when she was seized by a host of volunteers, who dragged her to a place of safety. The boat was then pieced on her car riage by the volunteers and started for Castletown amid the cheers of all the villagers. The vessel, which, during the afternoon, parted her anchors. and is very likely to become a total wreck, proved to be the Vision of Drogbed.., Joseph Leech, master, 65 tons register, from Deogh«li to Garston, with a cargo of prop wood. Previous to the lifeboat's arrival the Volu nteer Rocket Brigade was on the greued, and had fired several rockets, but the vessel f ired beyeul their r ash, very shot falling short. A t liockir , g runnier bas beet porpetrat:d at Pres- A I;Ln-tyre' . intrved Caton was grievously irr - uitod h who :13 in a s!ate of intoxication, urn 'wit id] trip r two or ,::with a pi , ce too. tt on the ad the bhiws proved f •t,‘l. ritlyiT,Tl - : El) GOVERNMENT COMMUNICATIONS.— rir It:irtle Fr, re, the 1:;te C4,vernor of Fom'iay, has been c•::,-.nincd before the tomboy Bank Conl:;:::,3:oher3 ; at the New India Office, and objected to the production of cer tain papers which he had received fiorn the Governor- General of India and from the Secretary of State, which ho considered were "privileged communications." The chief commissioner (Sir C. Jackson) said the commission Lad the Fame powers as the courts at Westminziter, and t':e only exception was that their production would be B , 4ainst tha policy of the State. Sir Bartle Frere said it bt) co. lie was revested Th!arsda,y ,with thy dycumoto, SPECIAL 2tll:TTlvr'-' I ).Ti' TIT CHRISTIAN IC__Y 0 - j; Ti E SOCIET E TLe large rooiu a.t Freetnasola Half, Lonaon, wa. , yesterday afternoon the scene of a meeting of an exceed ingly animated character in connection with the Society for the Promotion of Christian Knowledge. A resolution was passed at a meeting of the society, held on the 6th of October last, to the following effect :—" That this society feeling strongly the suffering and exceptional position of the Church in the diocese of Natal, and the munificence of the legacy recently left the society, hereby resolves that a grant of £2,000, or such further sum as the standing com mittee may think possible to give, be made to the Dean of Pietermaritzburg and the church committee of that diocese." The mover of the resolution was Mr. Fitz-Roy, and, as soon as possible after it was passed, the Rev. IV. G. Humphrey, rector of St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, gave notice that at a subsequent meeting he onld move that the motion be rescinded, The challenge thus thrown down, was at once accepted by Mr. Fitz-Roy, who announced his intention to propose that the grant to the Church in Natal, should be of the value of £-I,O'A. A number of other amendments were sent in to the society's secretary, and the standing committee took the opinion of counsel on the validity of Mr. Fitz-Boy's resolution. The learned gentlemen thus consulted came to the con clusion that it was invalid, as by the constitution of the society all grants must be initiated by the standing com mittee. That body then met and resolved that : The standing committee having been advised by counsel that the resolution of the board of October 6 is irregular and invalid for all purposes, as not having been based on the original recommendation of the committee, and believing that without some action being now taken by this committee, any resolution that might be come to at the special board meeting of the Bth instant would be irregular and, invalid in like manner, it is now resolved that this committee agree to recommend to the special meeting on December 8 that the sum of £2,000 be granted for the promotion of Mristian knowledge in the colony of Natal ; such sum to be expended by the standing com mittee." It was under the circumstances detailed above that the special meeting of yesterday was convened. The chair was occupied by his Grace the Archbishop of York, and the room was densely crowded with members of the society, the utmost care being exercised by the stewards to pre vent admission being given to any other than those who had a clear right to be present. Having expressed the hope that a fair hearing would be given to each speaker, his Grace the Archbishop was %bout to call upon the Rev. Mr. Humphrey, when a Rentleman in the body of the hall suggested that it was not competent to the standing committee to call a special meeting. The objection being overruled, the rev. proposer proceeded to point out that the duty he was about to perform was one to which he was strongly urged by many of the most earnest friends of the society. He denied that there was a particle of truth in the statement that' he was a brother-in-law of Bishop Colenso. The fact was that be had no connection with him in any way. Having detailed the action taken by the standing committee, Mr. Humphrey asked have to withdraw the resolution of which he had given notice, v stated above. The Rev. Mr. - MATHEW was of opinion that the with rawal of the resolution practically concluded the business I the special meeting. At this time a raid was made by the hundreds who were unable to find admission, and who had almost drowned the voices of the speakers by their shouts. At length the doors were closed by main force. The meeting objected to sanction the withdrawal of Mr. riumphrey's resolution, and the resolution of the 6th of October was duly moved and seconded. Upon this the Rev. Mr. Mayhew, in order to facilitate bnsTness, moved that the resolution of the standing committee of Decem ber 4 should be alone proceeded with. The proposal that the motion of the Gth October should he rescinded, awoke a tremendous uproar, in the midst of which Archdeacon Denison rose, but was for a long time refused a hearing. The meeting decided that the resolu tion of the standing committee of December 4 should be at once proceeded with. The Rev. Mr. M 7311 10E1' then introduced the resolution, ,eating that he did so at some sacrifice, for be felt that to deal with Natal was to plunge into all kinds of difficulty. At the same time it would not be denied that a large number of the members of the society thought the contrary, and believed that there was in Natal a large field in which the society could be usefully engaged without committing the society as a society to any opinions upon the question of agitating that colony. It was propOsed by the committee that the grant should be distributed by themselves. The person who was the bishop of the diocese was one to whom they could not trust the grant. (This observation excited cheers and counter cheers, as did also the exprenion of opinion that the position of Bishop Colenso was a scandal to the Chnrch). The Bev. F. GEDGE seconded the resolution, denying that he and his colleagues had any sympathy with Bishop Colenso. In the course of his speech Mr. Gedge raised a perfect hurricane of hisses by stating in answer to a question put by some one on the platform is to what the late Archbishop of Canterbury had thought about the canonical deposition of Bishop Colenso, that, though he had the highest respect for the late prelate, be could not help thinking that it was a pity that he did not know his own mind better than he had lone. It was only by a judicious hint from the chairman, chat it was unwise that speakers should be interrupted by questions being asked, as it caused them to pronounce hasty conclusions, that the uproar was allayed. Mr. Gedge ulmitted it was wrong of him to have answered the question at all, urged at length the value of the resolution, and called upon the meeting to discard all amendments that might be proposed. Mr. E. A Frrz-Rov then proposed the following amend nient, amidst hearty cheering :—" That with the view of carrying out the object of the resolution of October 6, the sum of £2,000 be granted for the promotion of Christian knowledge in the colony of Natal, such sum to he applied by the standing committee to such purposes as the Bishop of Capetown and the Bishop of Grahams town may think fit." This resolution was seconded by Archdeacon DENISON. The CHAIRMAN then attempted to put the amendment to the meeting, who appeared anxious at once to vote. Several rev. gentlemen, however, stood up to speak, all of whom, after a scene of uproar that would have done no discredit to a hustings nomination of an unpopular candidate, gave way to Dr. Miller, vicar of Greenwich. The demonstration against this rev. gentleman was so violent, that after waiting a long while for a hearing he left the platform with every sign of indignation and dis gust. At length Dr. Miller obtained a hearing. The amendment was then put. The show of hands was decided in favour of the amendment ; but the result of a ballot gave 614 for the amendment and 765 against it. The attempt to propose other amendments provoked a more stormy scene than had yet occurred. All attempts at speaking were futile, and finally the original motion was carried by a good majority, and the proceedings terminated. GREENHOUSE PLANTS.—The number of surplus cedding out plants distributed at the close of the season y direction of the First Commissioner of her Majesty's 'Forks, &c., among the poorer working classes, schools, ' charitable institutions, &c., has amounted to 48,987. Of ,this number 17,837 plants were furnished by the Green * and Hyde Parks and Kensington Gardens, 12,848 by Victoria Park, 11,852 by Battersea and Kennington Parks, 4,524 by the Regent's Park, and 1,926 by the Royal Gar- '.ens at Kew. A. MAD BRIDEGEOO3I.—A few days ago two persons from a neighbouring parish presented themselves to a clergyman at Coleraine to be married. The ceremony proceeded as usual until the bridegroom was asked to subscribe his name in the registry, when, to the consterna tion of his bride and the assembled friends, he began to compliment the minister in the most absurd manner as to the size of his head and to the intellectual powers which that fact spewed he possessed. He then snatched up his hat and fled from the church—all his acts being clearly those of a madman, although he appnared to he perfectly sane when be went to the church. B e took refuge in a house near at hand, and terrified the inmates so much that the police were sent for. The unfortunate man was then secured, handcuffed, and conveyed to his home under the care of Dr. Barr. The poor bride left for her parents' home, well-nigh distracted. EXTENSIVE FLOODS IN THE WEST RIDING. —A very disastrous flood has visited the heavy woollen dis tricts of the West Riding, as well as the agricultural district lying in the basins of the Calder and its tribu tarie.4, and done damage amounting to many thousands of pounds. On Monday morning neatly the whole of the valley was submerged, haystacks and corn:Antics floated d wn towards SC3, wor,llen mills aria manufactories o flooded, and their hands Ihercl , y thrown out of employ. meat, and property to an immense extent destroyed. In the town of Dew,;bnry, the c, , ntve of the woollen diitria, the effects of the fib Al have been,-and IrJ being felt with ea treme severity. The principal portion of the town is under water, and all classes of shopkeepers have suffered in damage to their stocks of goods. The rnarket•place was flooded to the depth of two or three feet, as also were some of its approaches, and access between the town and one of the railway stations was cut off to those who did not choose to employ vehicles to carry them through the rushing waters. No loss of human life is reported, but a good deal of live stocic on the farms must have Derialed. VIE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 9, it 68. COMPLETE LIST OF THE NEW PAPLTA MENT. * New Members.-1 Old Members for Aew uonstltueneies. Constituency. Members. ABINGDON ANDOVER Mr Lindsay Mr Fortescue Mr N Rothschild Mr Smith Mr Mellor Mr Davies Hon G C Morgan Mr T Cave * Captain Williams Mr Whitmoro Mr Samuelson Mr Tite • Mr Dalrymple Mr Whitbread Mr J Howard * Lord Bury * Mr J Stapleton Sir 11. Edwards Captain Kennard " Sir II Glass Mr John Laird Mr John Bright Mr Dixon * Mr P II '.Lunt, Mr W H Hornby Mr J Fellden Hon F L Gower Lieu -Colonel Gray a Mr J Hick Mr Malcolm Mr T Collins Mr W E Forster * Mr Ripley Mr A W Kinglake Mr Vanderhyl Mr James White Professor Fawcett Mr II Berkeley Mr S Morley Sir Harry Verney * Mr R Shaw Mr Philips Mr llardcastle Mr Greene Mr F C H Russell Colonel Gilpin Mr T A Mitchell Hon W 0 Stanley Mr Howel Gwyn Right Hon B Disraeli Mr Du Pre Mr Lambert Mr Benyon Colonel Loyd Lindsay Mr John Walter Hon C Howard Mr W N Hodgson Captain Lowther lion P Wyndham Colonel Torrens Mr Fowler Lord George Manners Lord Royston • Right Hon H Brand Mr Butler Johnstone Captain Brinckman Colonel Stuart Mr E Potter Sir 'Wilfrid Lawson Colonel Stepney Mr Sartoris ' Mr John Jones Mr W B Hughes ' Captain Parry Mr G C Legh Hon W Egerton Mr Otway ' Mr H B Samuelson Earl Grosvenor ' Mr Raikes Lord II G Lennox Mr Goldney Hon A Bathurst Mr R. Assheton Mr Eaton Mr StaveleyHill ' Lord B Fitzmaurice Right lion 8 Walpole Mr Beresford Hope h Sir Thomas Lloyd a Mr Richards ' Mr C W Dilke a Sir Henry Hoare a Mr E Havilaaid-Burke a Mr J Fletcher Mr Rebow * Dr Brewer Sir D Gooch * Hon F Cadogan a Sir John Trelawny Mr B Willyams Mr St Aubyn * Mr P Vivian * Mr B C Egerton a Mr W Legh Mr Tollemache Sir Philip Egerton * Mr Williams Sir Watkin Wynne * Mr Morgan Mr M Chambers la Mr Lewis • Mr Backhouse Mr 111 T Bass * Mr Plimsoll Sir T Bateson * Serjeant Simon Major Dickson • MrJessel, Q.C. Sir John Pakington Mr Henderson " Mr Davison Sir H Williamson * Mr Elliott Mr Pease Mr Beaumont Colonel Sturt Mr H B Sheridan ▪ Sir 'l' Gresley * Mr R Smith * Hon H Strutt • Hon Captain Egerton • Lord G Cavendish * Mr. Arkwright t Sir Massey Lopes Mr Kekewich Mr T D Acland Sir Stafford Northeots Sir L Palk t Lord Courtenay Hon Mr Portman Mr Floyer Mr Sturt Col Bourne Mr Coleridge * Mr Bowring * Mr W Baker • Mr A Johnstone Lord Eustace Cecil Mr S Ibbetson " Mr Round • Colonel Brise Lord Barrington Mr WC Torrens Alderman Lusk t Mr T. Hughes Sir John Hammer * Mr Fowler * Mr F,astwiek Lord. IL Grosvenor Colonel Talbot Mr II Vivian Right Hon Sir W Hutt Mr Price Mr Monk * t•ir C Wingfield Captain Tomline Mr Alderman Salomons... 1 P t Hon W E Gladstone... :I 1 Mr Onslow Captain Cholmeley " Hon F Tollemache Sir M Beach Mr Hoiford Colonel Kingscote ▪ Mr Marling Right,Hon W C,,wper 1 t Lord H Scott Hon H Cowper 1 Mr A Smith * Mr II Brand * Mr C Reed * Mr Holms Mr Stansfeld Co7oikel Akroyd * Mr T Brassey a Mr F North a Mr Young 1 Mr it Dimsdale Mr Clive * Mr Wyllie 1 Mr Biddulph Mr Bailey * Sir H Croft Mr James Clay Mr Norwood Baron N de Rothschild 1 Mr W B Beach Mr Sclater-Booth Major Jervis Mr T Baring * Mr Jackson * Colonel Edwardes Mr Hurst double * Major Aldridge I return Lord R Montagu Mr E Fellowes Mr E A Leatham 1 Mr H E Adair ' Mr West. Q.O 1 Sir J Simeon Mr Mills Mr Talbot Lora Hohnesdale Mr Hart Dyke Mr L Pemberton Hon G Miles Lord Stanley Hon R Bourke Mr Lea Mr Blingworth ' Mr Whitwell Alderman J Lawrence Mr W M'Arthur Mr Baines 1 Alderman Carter 1 Mr Wheelhouse Mr Taylor 1 Mr Harris 1 Lord J Manners Mr Frewen Lord Curzon Mr Pell ' Mr Cross Mr C Turner lion A F 'Egerton Mr S Henry Mr Arkwright Colonel Clive Mr Goschen 1 Mr Crawford Mr Lawrence " Mr Bell t RA Hon Robert Lowe 1 Lord G Lennox Mr Henry Lopes Mr C Seely " Mr H Palmer 1 Sir M J Cholmeley a Mr R Winn a Mr Amcoats a Mr H Chaplin Mr Welby " Mr Tumor Sir Arthur Buller 1 Lord Pelham Colonel Dyott Mr Graves • lord Sandon • Mr Rathbone 1 Colonel Wilson-Patten t Hon F Stanley * Mr Holt * Mr Starkie Mr C W Wynn * Mr Bantall • Mr Wetherhed Mr Mitford • Mr C Brocklehurat * Mr Chadwick 1 Mr Lee Mr Whatman * Mr Powell Mr Bazley Mr Jacob Bright Mr Birley • Mr II Lewis Mr T Chambers • * Mr Richard • Mr Fothergill * Sir J Ramsden Hon C Fitzwilliam Lord E Bruce * Mr 1) Williams * Mr Bolckow Hon C Ii Tracy Sir G Grey Mr C Morgan Colonel Somerset Viscount Enfield G Hamilton Mr E Howes Mr C S Head Mr G Hodgkinson Mr E Denison Mr Headlam Mr Cowen Mr Allen Mr Buckley * Mr Button Lord lienty Mr C Gilpin Sir W Rt:ssell Sir H Stracey :iir it 01;fton Wri,dit II Mf:rian Sir 1.; Lac , ,n hl. F W . :.lpole Sir W I:aggo lion . De Grey Mr Ward Hunt Mr S fh4topford Majf q" Cartwright Sir Rainahl Knightley Right Hon J Denison I 1 Mr F C Smith Mr Barrow Mr 11 adyard rl Percy Mr Ridley A 7 r Ileaornont Hon 11 Liddell lit Hor. G Hardy Itt lion J Mowbray Mr Henley C•:londl North Cartwx;;At .1.11 AYLESBURY 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ASRTON-TTNMER,LYNE ANGLESEA BRiccoNsning BARNSTAPLE BRIDONORTIL BANBURY BATI/ BEDFORD Thntwicic BEVERLEY BZWDLEY BIRICENIERAD BIRMINC lIAM BLACKETJAN BODMIN BOLTON BOZTON D RADFORD DilIE 0 ICATER DRIGIITON BRISTOL BUCKINGHAM BURNLEY BURY BURY ST. EDNUNDS BEDFORDSHIRE ... BRIDPORT BEAU MARIS BRECO N BUCKINGHAMSHIRE BERKSHIRE . CUXBIRLAND, EAST . CUMBERLAND, WEST . CAMBRIDGE CA:3IBItIDGESHIRZ . CANTERBURY CARDIFF CARLISLE CAMIARTITEN CARMARTHENSIIIRE CARNARVON CA RNAP.VONSHIRE CHESHIRE, MID CHATHAM . CHELTENHAM CHESTED. CHICHESTER CHIPPEN awm CIRENCESTER CLITIIEROE COVENTRY CALNI CAMBRIDGE UNIVERS CARDIGAN CARDIGANSHIRE CHELSEA CHIUSTCHURCTI COCKERMOUTH COLCHESTER CRICKLADE CORNWALL, EAST CORNWALL, WRST-..... CIIESILIRVI, EAST CIIESIIIItE, WEST DENBIGH DENBIGHSHIRE DEVONPORT DARLINGTON DERBY Drvnms._ DEWSBURY, DOVER—, DROITWICH DURHAM... DURHAM, NORTH ... DUB.IIAII, SOUTH DIECHESTEIL DUDLEY DERBYSHIRE, SOUTH DERBYSHIRE. EAST ... DERBYSUIRF, ?\ oz DEVON, SOUTH DEVON, NORTH DEVON, EAST DOASETSIIIBE EVrsHAM EXLTER ESSEX, SOUTH ESSEX, WEST Esszx, Noma-FaST . EYE FINSBURY FROMM FLINT FALMOU TH FLINTSITIRE GLAMORGANSIIIEE GATESITEAD GLOUCESTER GRAVESEND GREAT GRIMSBY GREENWICH GUILDFORD .... GRANTIIA.M GLOUCESTER, EA ST .. . GLOUCESTER, WEST ... HANTS, SOUTU HERTFORDSILIRE TIACICNEY HALIFAX HASTINGS H ELSTON II ERT YORD lIEREFOILD IlEnzronDsuntic HULL ITYTHE HANTS. NORTH HARWICH H UNTINODON HARTLEPOOL HAVERFORDW ST Honsium 11UNTIKODONSIIIRE HUDDERiFIELD Ipswlcn ISLE Or WIGHT KENT, WEST KENT, MID KENT, EAST KING'S LYNN KIDDERMINSTER KNARESBOROUGII KENDAL LA3IDETII LEEDS LEICESTER LEICESTER, NORTH LEICESTER, S .UTII LANCASHIRE, S.W. „ , LANcAsuIRE, S.E LEOMINSTER LUDLOW LONDON CITY LONDON UNIVERSITY LYM NOTON LAUNCESTON LINCOLN LINCOLNSHIRE, NORTH LINCOLN, MID LINCOLN, SOUTH LISKZARD Lzwirs LICUFJELD.- LIVERFOOL . LANCLSIIIRF, NORTH . LANCASHIRE, N.E. MONTGOMERYSHIRE..., MALLON MARLOW MIDHURST MACCLESFIELD MAIDSTONE MALMESBURY IND.SC'UESTER MARYLEBONE MERTHYR T YDITIL 1110N310CTH MALTON NIA RLBOROUGII M x P..! ONETII3 II IRE MIDDLESEOROUGII MONTGOIIEGY MO R.FET II ISIONMOUTIISLIIRE MIDDLESEX . NORFOLK, SOUTH .... NEwAns NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE . . NEWCASTLE -1711Dr,L ynt. NOTITITA LI,F.TZTON NO= fIAMP'CON Norovicu . NOTTING II :31 N EIsTORT. I. OF WIC HT IOIU.OLK, NORTH 1::012FOLIZ., WE :ii NORTIIAMr2ON, NORTI! NORTHAMPTON, SOUTLI NOTTS, NORT II NOTTS, SOUTH . NORTHUMBERLAND, N NORTHUMBERLAND, S OXFORD UNIVERSITY, OX r FOADSIIIIIE. l il 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 1 1 f I_. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 -11 I 1 1 :::I 1 Constituency. J LD lIAM iXFORD 4:3 . PEMBROKE PEMBROKESHIRE PETERBOROUGH PETIRSFIELD PLYMOU T Li 1 I PoNnaitler PoitTSMOI7TH PasfrroN POOLE READING 1 RICIESIOND 1 RIPON ROCIIDA LE RYE RETroRD, EAST rtAnNon ROCII ESTER ranNonsuntE 1 ;UFSOLY, EAST urroLN, WEST I 3ALISIV:EX 1 VSSEX, WEST ;OHNILSET, ➢iID ;ONEESET, WEST 10MERSET, EAST lOUTIIA.MrION ITROLTD IVILII,EY, EAST !ILFORD Members. L.O. Mr Hilibert Mr Platt .. Mr Cardwell * Mr V Harcourt 1" Mr Meyrick Mr Scourfield Mr Whalley 1* Mr Wells Mr Nicholson Sir R P Collier Mr Morrison Mr Childers Major Waterhouse Mr Stone * Sir J Elphinstone Sir T Hesketh " Mr Hermon 1* Mr Arthur Guest Sir F Goldsmid Mr Shaw Lefevre Sir Roundel) Palmer Lord John Hay Mr T B Potter • Mr Stewart Hardy Mr Voljambe Lord Galway Mr Price Mr W Martin.. Mr Ser j eant Hon A Walsh Hon G J Noel 3f r Finch Mr Corrance Hon J Henniker-Major Major W Parker Lord A Hervey Mr Hamilton * Dr Lush Colonel Itarttelot H on II Wyndham Mr R II Paget Mr Neville-Grenville Mr Gore Langton * Mr AA Hood * Major Allen * Mr Bright hlr Gurney * Mr Hoaro 1 Mr Winterbotham MrDickenson Mr Locke King Mr C Buxton * Mr Cawley * Mr Charley 1 Mr Knatchbull-Hugessen 1 * Mr H Brassey 1 Sir J V Johnstone Mr J D Dent 1 Mr Hadfield 1 " Mr Mundella 1 Mr Clement 1 * Mr Figgins " Mr Stevenson 1 Mr Layard Mr Locke Captain Meller * Mr Pochin Mr J B Smith I * Mr Tipping " Mr J Dodds 1 ;A.NDIvICJI 3CARBOROUGII iIIEFFIELD I I 31IREWSBVRY 3OUTII SHIELDS 3OUTHWAIM ;:i .. 1 1 .. 1 .. 1 1 I I 3TAFFORD ITOCILPORT iTOCISTON ILINDEILLAND 1 I I 3HAFTESBURT I iIIORICILAX 1 SURREY'. MID iURREY, WEST ... 1 ... 1 1 1 1 3IIESEX, EAST ITAFFORDSIIIRE, EAST' ;TAFFORDSIIIRE, WEST ITA.FFORDSIIIRANORTHI 3TAMTOItD 31titorsnxitz, NOItTII 3IIKOPSUIRE, SOUTII Sr. PITS 3TOILE-UPON-TRENT SWANSEA. rAMWOETII rAUNTON II rEWSFSBITRY row HAMLETS - I rnuito Mr Candlish * Mr Gourley Mr GC Glyn Eight Hon S Cave Sir Percy Burrell * Mr Sidebotham ,* Mr W Peek * Hon W Brodrick Mr Briscoe Mr Cubitt Mr Dodson • Mr Scott Mr A Bass 1* Mr M'Clean * Mr Ingram " Mr Child Mr Adderley Sir E M Buller Sir J Hay Mr .Ormsby Gore Lord N ewport Gen P Herbert * Col Corbett * Mr Magniac Mr Melly I* Colonel Roden Mr Dillwyn Sir R Peel * Sir H Bulwer Mr Barclay Serjeant Cox Mr Price Mr A yrton Mr Samuda Mr Williams Hon. Captain Vivian 1 * Air E T Smith Mr A Russell Hon G Denman * Mr Amory Sir W Gallwey * Mr Beaumont Earl of Bectiye Hon G II Lowther * Mr S Vickers Mr J Calcraft Mr Rylands Mr A W Peel * Mr Greaves * Mr Brogden TYNE:IIOU= TAVIRTOCK TIVERTON rHIRSX WASZFIELD WZSTMORELAYD WALLINGFORD WARE (IA 31 WARRINGTON WARWICK WEDNESBURY WESTBURY WESTMINSTER, 1_ 1 1 1 WEYMOUTII WHITBY WIIITEHAVEN WIGAN * Mr Phipps Captain Grosvenor * Mr W H Smith - Mr H Edwards 1 * Mr Hambro I t Mr W IL Gladstone .. 1 Mr Bentinck Mr Woods 1 * Mr Lancaster 1 Mr Bonham Carter Mr Simonds Mr R Eykyn 1 1 * Mr Barnett Mr Sherrill * Mr Laslett Hon G C Lyttelton * Mr Amphlett Mr Knight Mr Dowdeswell Hon. W H Carington 1 Mr C Forster General Forester * Mr Brown Mr Antrobus Lord H Thynne Mr T Grove 1 Mr Villiers Mr Weguelin Mr N .wdegate Mr B Davenport * Mr H C Wise t Mr John Hardy Lord C Bruce * Sir G Jenkinson Mr Lowther * Mr Brown Westhead Sir F Crossley 1 Lord F C Cavendish Viscount Milton Mr Beaumont 1 Mr Milbank 1 Colonel 0 Duncombe t l a r r V3ro BY a i die s y * Mr B F Denison * Mr J Fielden SCOTLAND. Mr Fordyce •• Mr M'Combie Mr Crawfurd * Mr Finnie Marquis of Lorne * Sir D Wedderburn Colonel Sykes ;t Mr Trevelyan i* Mr Dalrymple Mr It Duff Mr D Robertson Mr Adam Mr Trail! * Sir S Waterlow * Mr Orr-Ewing Sir J Ogilvy * Mr Armistead It Mr Jardine Mr M`Laren * Mr Miller * Dr. Lyon Playfair * Sir G Maitland Mr Grant Duff * Mr Grant Hon C Carnegie Sir It Anstruther Mr Merry f Mr Moncreiff . Mr Dalglish 1 Mr W Grah am * Mr Anderson * Mr Grieve 1 Sir H Davie 1 Lord Elcho * Mr Mackintosh * Mr Cameron . . Mr Nichol Mr W II Maxwell 1 Mr F P Bouverie Mr. S. Aytoun * Major Hamilton Sir F Colebrooke Mr M'Lagan I * Mr Maefie Mr F Dundas 1 Mr Kinnalrd Mr Crum-Ewing * Mr Parker Sir G Montgomery Sir W Scott 1 * Mr Matheson 1 Mr Spiers 1 * Mr Campb e ll 1 Admiral Erskine Lord II S Gower 1 Mr Ellice Mr Baxter 1 Mr Young 1 * Lord Garlies .Mr Loch - 1 IRELAND. Rear-Adml, Seymour Mr O'Neill Sir J AI Stronge Mr Verner Mr John Vance * Sir J Ennis 1 * Mr Shaw * Mr Johnston * Mr M'Clur, 1 Sir Colman O'Loghlen 1 Colonel Vandeleur * Mr Dalway Mr O'Beirne 1 1* Captain Fagan Mr Murphy 1 Mr Maguire 1 Mr Smith Bar r y 1 * Mr Downing Mr Bagwell 1 Sir H H Bruce Colonel Annesley Mr F Sanderson Mr Bruen f Mr Kavanagh Lord Hamilton Mr Conolly Lord H Trevor Lieut.-Colonel Forde Mr Keowne Major Knox Mr Pint Sir A Guinness Mr Lefroy * Mr Ball Colonel Taylor Mr Hamilton * Mr Callan 1 * Mr Matthews '*l a i z * 1 Colo Captain Co o Cap t a i n Archdall Mr Gregory V i scoun t Burke 1 Sir It Blennerhassett ' Lord St. Lawre nce Lord Castlerosse Mr 11 A Herbert Captain il'ru at °h i i n : lt : Crichtont a ° r t c h pool e ' Sir John GraY Mr G D 13 .,7 3n 1 1 l Fitzgerald 1 Sir P O'Brien l * Mr Sherlock Mr Gore Dr Brady 3 Mr Peel Dawson A L MS ii o r: r d gA Sir F Heygate 00gegaa0T4trhlliinsa t Mr Dowse.... Major Garin Mr. F W Russell Mr Monsen hir aYnan Mr O'Reilly Col. Greville-Nugent Mr 0 Forteseue 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Mr Maze Mr Verner Mr Moore Lord Bingham Mr Corbally Mr M'EvoY Colonel Leslie Mr Shirley Serjeant Sullivan Mr M'Ma.hon Mr Kirk Captain Darner Mr Kit;yatriek * Mr Digby Colonel French The O'Conor Don t Major L B Knox * Mr O'Conor Sir R G Booth The O'Donoohue Captain White Mr Moore Mr Corry Lord Claude Hamilton Mr Devereux Mr Esmonde Mr Pe La Poer Mr Blake * Mr Delahunty Mr Pollard -Urquhart Mr Nugent Sir John Power * Mr D'Arcy Mr F Dick * Hon H Fitzwilli#4ll XI Wevaclia illlll/1l ,II 111 1 I FOREIGN NOTES. THE RUPTURE BETWEEN TURKEY AND GREECE. The Porte has first sent an ultimatum to Greece, and has then broken off diplomatic relations with the Govern ment of Athens without waiting for an answer. Even if the earliest intelligence only be correct, there is much reason to apprehend a war between the two countries ; but if the Turquie have good ground for its statement, that the Porte has decided to suspend all intercourse with the Greek Government, it is hardly possible to hope that a conflict can be averted. There has been no lack of provocation on the part of the smaller State. A large sum has been advanced to the volunteers who were to prolong or renew the insurrection in Crete, and the Greek arsenals at Nanplia have been ordered to furnish the insurgents with guns and munitions of war. The action of the Government at Athens bas lately become so open and unre served as to lead to the belief that support has been promised from without. A few days ago one of the officers at the head of a band of volunteers defiled, with colours flying, under the very windows of the Ottoman Legation. At the same time the Porte has so suddenly assumed a decisive policy, after along period of hesitation, as to give just reason for the suspicion that some supporter of Turkey is also in the background. She has right on her side, andher ultimatum has been sanctioned by England, Austria, and France ; but it is thought that some more special as sistance must have been promised. The Indcpcndunce Beige believes that the ultimatum is due chiefly to Austria. This State has, next to Turkey, most at stake in the Eastern question. It is well known that Baron Beust has of late displayed so much activity in Eastern affairs as to excite the hostility of the independent press at Vienna. The Belgian paper adds that the French Government, which is on good terms with Austria at present, is dissatisfied with the excessive interference of the Vienna Government in the policy of Turkey, both as regards Roumania and Greece. That stormy petrel, the Libertl, thinks the great war is going to break out at last. On the other hand, a telegram from Constantinople says that Russia is about to interfere in order to produce a peaceful settlement. WINCIIESTER, WrNDSOR WOODSTOCK WORCESTER WORCESTER, EAST .... VPORCESTEA, WEST ... WYCO3fBE WALSALL WENLOCE WILTON WILTS, SOUTH I I WOLVERILAMPTON SVARwicics LURE, NORT II WARvacisuinz, SOUTH WILTS, NORTH YORK YORK, N.W. EIDIN.G... 1 I YORK, S.W. RIDING . YORKSHIRE, N. RIDING YORK, E. nIDINO Vozz, S.E. W. RIDING! &BERM:I:NSA IRE, }ASTj A BERDEENA HIRE, WEST AYR BURGHS AYRSHIRE, NORTH ARO YLESIIIRE AYRSHIRE, SOUTH .• • • ABERDEEN BORDER DISTRICT BUTESHIRE BANFF BERWICKSHIRE CLACKMANNAN :IAITIINESS DUMFRIESSHIRE DUMBARIONSIInts .. • • DUNDEE DUMFRIES ............. EDINBURG.... . ...... EDINBURGHA2k:DST.ANI DREW'S UNIVERSITIES EDINBURGIISHIRE ...... ELGIN BURGHS ........ ELGIN AND NAIRN • • • • FoßrAnsuißK .......... FIFESHIRF. .............. FALKIRK BURGIIS ...... 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LIMERICK CITY . LIMEItICK COUNTY LONGFORD COUNTY. LOUTH COUNTY LISBURN MAYO COUNTY NIF.A.TiI COUNTY MONAGHAN COUNTY NIALLow NEw Ross N Ely I'o P.TARLINOTON QUEENS Cu UNTY nOSCOMMON COUNTY SLIGO SLIGO COUNTY rn,ALEE nrrEßAny COUNTY rTP.ONE COUNTY ... WEXFORD WATERFORD COUNTY WATERFORD CITY.... WEST3IEATII WEXFORD COUNTY .. ?TicsLow E9 - 11411Aid . '' GERMANY. The Emperor of the French, says the Journal de Path, addressed an autograph letter to Count von Goltz prior to that statesman's departure for Berlin. The terms of this farewell—for it is little likely that the Count will ever return to Paris as a diplomatist, produced so deep an impression at the German Court, that King William charged M. Benedetti to convey to the Imperial writer the expression of profound gratitude for this mark of good will to one of Prussia's most faithful agents. The bill for the sequestration of the property of the deposed German princes is " progressing favourably." Count Bismarck himself is anxious to have it amongst the orders of the day as soon as possible. Some interesting, if not stormy, debates may be anticipated when the measure is formally brought before the Chambers. The Prime Minister is said to be desirious of speaking, in order to deny a saying attributed to him in allusion to the arms of George the Fifth's kingdom—" We must hamstring the Hanoverian horse." ITALY. According to some of the Italian papers, the Foreign Ministry at Florence has received favourable news relative to the international accord sought to be established between Italy and several other Powers to guarantee the speediest transmission of the English mail by way of Brindisi. The States of Southern Germany seem to take a lively interest in the success of this project. AMERICA. The Session of Congress has commenced, and the last message of President Johnson was submitted to the House yesterday. It contains some important statements. It announces that the Alabama negotiations are not yet coin. plete. The message states that certain portions of the protocol which were not approved by the United States were returned to England, and the resignation of Mr. Disraeli's Ministry is regarded only as a temporary hindrance to the prosecution of the negotiations. The United States offered mediation between Paraguay and Brazil, but the offer has been declined. The fear of an Indian war is expressed, and the policy of reducing the army by with. drawing troops from the South is favoured. (From the Anglo -American Times.) PARIS, Dec. 3. The Court being still at Compiegne and the elite as yet at their chateaux, Paris is socially parlant somewhat dull. The opera, the theatres, the con certs are,of course, well patronised; and at the Bois, on fine afternoons, numberless vehicles attest to the presence of many strangers here ; but the monde has yet given no signs of that activity which we are told is to render the coming season one of the gayest we have had for years. It appears that last winter the contre coup of the Exposition season was sensibly felt here. There was less extravagance, fewer balls and fetes, so that the Paris fournisseurs had a hard time of it, and as they employ so many workpeople, the latter naturally suffered also. It has seemed a constant preoccupation of the autho rities to furnish to the working classes ample em ployment, hence great concern was expressed as to the unpleasant state of affairs above referred to ; and it is understood that this winter the Court, the Ministerial and Diplomatic circles will vie with each other in giving fetes, the one more brilliant than the other. There are to be masked balls, fancy-dress balls, private theatricals, grand numer ous dinner parties ; in short, the fiat will go forth that the monde is expected to amuse itself largely, and in consequence spend much money among that class of people who grumbled so last season. I was conversing a few days since with one of the leading milliners of Paris, and she expressed much regret at the fact that of late years the Americans all go in the winter season to Nice, Pau, or Rome. The parties in question, as I was assured by the milliaer, arc the very best customers for her. " Nothing is too expensive for them," said she,with a sigh, as she reflected that so many have already departed for the more genial climes above named. She related many instances of the length to which les belles Americaines went in the toilette line. "They seemed to have but one concern—one care—their dresses were to be the finest, the most expensive." It may be added that, taking advantage of the am bition thus displayed by the New York, Boston, or Philadelphia belles, the Paris tradespeople became so exorbitant in their charges that the purses of the fathers or husbands were sadly collapsed, and now ces messieurs prefer spending the season in capitals where less show, less style, are kept up. Years since there were many American salons here, and great was the extravagance and luxury displayed therein. Now there are fewer wealthy Americans who reside here during the entire season ; they thus escape the heavy expense which fashion entails at present. The time when Paris was a cheap residence has gone by, and none but the more wealthy may hope to keep the front rank. Still there are many American families who have made Paris their home, and who form a circle very fashionable and distingug, and it may prove inte resting to the readers of your journal to be kept an courrant with American life in Paris. Last season the salons of General Dix, the United States Minister at that Court, were a pleasant place of rendezvous for his countrymen and the notabilities of the Paris monde. Since then the daughter of the Ambassador has married, and this season the receptions of General Dix will not be on so large a scale. I hear that Mr. Phalen, an American gentle man, who has long resided in Paris, and whose daughter married the Comte Paul de Gabrial, is to open this season the salons of his splendid residence just erected on the Avenue de Rome. Among the Americans newly arrived, who are to pass the win ter in Paris, may be cited the following persons : Mr. Chas. Toppan and family, Mr. George Kemp and family, Mr. James Findla and family, Mr. Robert S. Weeks and family—all of New York; Mr. S. P. Dewey and family and Mr. Donahoe and family, San Francisco, California. Mr. Fettridge, the well-known American gentleman, who, as the author of " Harper's Guide Book to Europe," has rendered so much service to Americans, is to pass the season here. He has secured fine apartments in the Rue Auber. Mr. Fettridge has his family with him. Though the season is far advanced, a great many Americans arrive here each week, and the registers at the dif ferent bankers are filled with new names. As a general thing Vie parties in question are all to fol low the store route. They will visit Nice, and then on to Italy, passing in the spring through Germany and returning here to spend the months of May and June, at which time of the year Paris is a delightful residence. There are to be this sea son a number of Americans on the Nile, as it now is becoming quite the thing among our country men to make the Eastern tour. The approach ing debut of the artiste Miss Minnie Hauck at the Italieu here is creating some sensation in American circles. She became from the first a favourite in New York, and those who heard her sing there anticipate a success for the artiste here, all the more as she was so well received in London. We are quite proud of the enormous success of Patti, whom New Yorkers claim as an American artiste, and hope that Miss Hanell may likewise assume a front rank in her profession. While on this subject, I may notice the fact that Patti was quite ill last Tuesday evening, and could not sing. The disappointment was great. She was to appear in the" Barbiere" for the last time this season, and the house was filled to overflowing. The moment it became known that Patti would not sing the immense audience dispersed, and in not the best order—the grumblings of some parties being all the more bitter from the fact that whereas they had at the Agences des Theatres paid a great advance on the actual price for seats, the administrators of the opera of course returned, but the price as it stands. It is said thatoverl7,ooofr were repaid, and this loss must cause the management all the more to appre ciate the value of La Patti's services. At the Palais Royal Theatre a queer scene took place the other night. A new play, "Le Roi d'Amatibon," was deemed so absurd by the audienc3 that they hissed down the curtain and would not per mit the play to proceed. The stage manager in vain attempted to appeal from the noisy deci sion. He was driven from before the curtain by the hootings of the audience. Considerable anxiety is expressed here in literary circles concerning the fate of Mr. V. Sardon's new play, "La Devote," which is a satirical hit at bigotry. It is said that the Censure were afraid to meddle with this, and that the MS. was sent to Compiegne for a higher decision. Awaiting this the artists of the Gymnase are busily rehearsing "La Devote." Messrs. Norton and Co., the popular American bankers here, have succeeded in procuring an admirable likeness of the President Elect of the United States—General Grant. It i 3 pronounced by those most familiar with the General to be really a work of art. LI C. PARAGUAY. We have received the Buenos Ayres Slawlard of Oct. 25, from which we glean the following news. The latest advices from the seat of war are to the 17th October. The head-quarters of the Allied army is still at Las Palmas, and the intended flank movement by the Chaco, it is said, will be entrusted to Geo. Osorio. Four infantry battalions of the Brazilian army have already crossed to the right margin of the Paraguay River to explore the ground and open up a road: Gen. Argollo left Humaita for Las Palmas on the 13th, taking with him three thousand four hundred men. Colonel Picquet suc ceeded to the command of the fortress. The Second Army. Corps is to operate in the Chaco under Gen. Argollo, to cut off the retreat of Lopez. The news brought by the Vile of Doon to numaita bears out the news that Lopez would evacuate Villeta. Just as the steamer weighed anchor from Las Pal mm a great fire was descried in the enemy's camp, leading to the supposition that Lopez was unwill ing to leave behind anything else save devastation and ruin, and there are well founded fears that he will also set fire to Asuncion before finally aban doning it and retreating to Cerro Leon. The news that he was plainly seen building a great house at Villeta, which has been confirmed to us by several eye-witnesses, is only in keeping with his deep policy of infusing in his own people, by outward and deceptive signs, a confidence in his cause which he is far from feeling himself. There is no doubt that cholera has appeared in the Allied army,although not of a malignant character. When at the worst it has never exceeded4o cases a day, and the whole of the cases that have ended fatally do not exceed 100. A private telegram from Lisbon, dated the 29th ult., asserts that twelve thousand Brazilians were marching by the Chaco across Paraguay to the south of Villeta to attack Lopez on his flank, Caxias only awaiting this movement to commence the assault. Six ironclads had forced the passage, and were in communication with the army of the Chaco. This was the march alluded to above. The Paraguayan army consists at present of 53 regiments of infantry, of from 200 to 300 men each ; also several cavalry regiments badly mounted. The intronehments extend across the country from Pequiricy to the lagoon of the Yppa, all well defended by artillery ; the heaviest guns command the River Paraguay. In Asuncion there is one regiment, No. 49, and some artillery, 10 pieces. Lopez has established his head quarters on the hills of Cutnbariti, about one league and a half from Paraguay river, and his troops are encamped along the line in such a manner that at the first notice large bodies of men can be thrown on any given point. It is said that the entrench ments are two yards deep and 2i wide, and also de fended by abattis. Mr. Gould, who ha I been in vited by Lopez, but declined to visit the Para guayan camp, sailed for Europe on the 25th Oct. per Bourgogne. This gentleman has been in the River Plate since March, 1867, and during that period has been three times to Paraguay. The American papers indignantly discuss the insult of fered to the country by Lopez in the arrest of two of the American Embassy and the threat to Mr. tiV ashburne, the Minister, regarding whose conduct the intelligence was not sufficiently full to enable them to form a just opinion, but to whatever censure he may have been subjected, he has found able defenders. The New York Tribune, of the 21st of November, says that by the arrival of the Brazil mail steamship Mississippi yes terday we have important news from the South Atlantic squadron. Four vessels, comprising al most the entire squadron, except the Wasp, which was at Montevideo, were to leave Rio de Janeiro OA the 27th or 28th October for the Paraguayan waters, with the United States Minister, General Martin T. M'Mahon. This naval force comprises the Guerriere, 21 guns, the Pawnee, 11 guns, the Kansas, 8 guns, and the Quinnebang, 6 guns ; and the hasp, with three guns, can easily join the fleet on the way. Unless Lopez should be com pletely overthrown by the Brazilians before the United States has a chance to interfere, there seems to be little doubt that he, will be sharply and most righteously dealt with for his insult to the American Government and his outrages upon Ame rican citizens. The life of " Brick" Pomeroy, to which we last week alluded, and by this time has been published by the Messrs. Carleton, was prepared by Mrs. Mary E. Tucker, from materials furnished chiefly by Mr. Pomeroy himself. The New York World having stated that Senator Morgan franked the publications of Messrs. Putman and Co., the firm published a denial assorting it to be wholly untrue in gross and detail—which they took the trouble to swear before a notary public—as if any one believed such absurd and libellous stories. Messrs. Pettengill, Bates, and Co. announce that they will issue on or before January a new rural and family paper, to be called Hearth and Home. It will be a weekly, and will be devoted to the interests of country " Onward " is the title of a new monthly maga zine "for the Youth of America," conducted by Captain Mayne Reid, and published by Carleton, of which the first No. will be issued on the Ist of January next. 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And the worst of it is, General Thomas says he does not expect any immediate improvement. For Virginia General Stoneman's account of affairs is much more favourable. lle says that by January not more than 1,000 troops will be left there ; also commends the operations of the Freedmen's Bureau, and urges that it be continued to a considerable ex tent. A test case is now on trial in the United States Circuit Court in Richmond, which involves the question of the competency of State judges, who are ineligible under the fourteenth constitutional amendment. Its decision will confirm or nullify all the business transacted by State judges since the ratification of the amendment. NORTH CAROLINA.—The Legislature met on Mon day, Nov. 10, but there was no quorum present, and the delivery of Governor Ilolden's message was postponed in consequence. A quantity of small arms for the State has arrived at Raleigh, but the Governor asserts there is no cause for alarm at this precaution. The latest returns from the seventh North Carolina district, heretofore conceded to the Democrats, elect Jones, Republican, to Congress. The State will give Grant 12,000 majority. AR AN sas.—More interesting still are the pro ceedings of Governor Clayton, who has not only proclaimed marti tl law in several counties, but acted on it, as a party of his militia fought the battle with the Ku-Klux in Sivier county, formerly reported by Cable. _ FLontol.,--" The conflict of authority in this State," says the Spring field Republican of Saturday, Nov. 21, " still continues, and will till the decision of the supreme court, now daily expected, in regard to the legality of the impeachment of Governor Reed. This decision was expected on Wednesday, but was postponed on account of the absence of the Chief Justice. The end of last week Governor Reed commenced a suit against Lieut.-Governor Gleason for conspiracy, but it was dismissed ; and on Tues day the latter issued a long proclamation claiming to be Governor, and stating his side of the case. Glea son has the regular Secretary of State, George J. Alden, on his side, and on Wednesday both Reed and Gleason appointed an Attorney-General for tho State. As far as we can judge at this distance , Governor Reed has the right on his side, but no one seems to care much how the contest turns out. Florida has a persistent coloured candidate for Cory gress, named W. W. Saunders, who has issued a flaming address to the coloured voters of the State, denouncing the nomination of Hamilton, the whit: Republican, as a fraud, and signing himself 66 Grant' President of the Union League of F lorida." The orders for the formation of a regiment 01 infantry in Western Massachusetts have been issl 2o6l ; It is designated the Second Regiment, to be composed' the following companies heretofore constituting the fi rs battalion : —Company A, Enfield ; B, Springfield (C iil Guards); 0, Worthington ; D, Windsor ; E, Pittsfield ; Northampton; G, Springfield ; H, I orthampton ; coped; K, Holyoke. This regiment and the 10th, 001 0 e Robert H. Chamberlain, the companies of which 1 , ; located in Worcester county, aro detached from tb First Brigade, and designated as the Third Brigade, P. V. M. The Sub-Committee at the Joint-Congress Co ra ' mittee on Retrenchment met Nov.lB, and Messrs. J Benton, Van Wyck examined several of the Colleztors ° the Internal Revenue Districts of New York. Mr. Vol le ; ton also appeared and was examined. He fully explai n° , his connection with the investigation of revenue frs c i in this city. Ms testimony showed that the money tie bonds that were taken from a certain ex-Collector of tite city, at the office of D. C. Birdsall, were for entirely di ff f: rent purposes than those that have been alleged, ; that i; was only acting as counsel, and had no share or inte rest the money paid by the ex-Collector at that time, and the the money and bonds were taken by the Collector's C;lltici sel and returned by him to Smith, less his expanses # ll counsel fees. The following paragraph is now goin g the round s of the English press, although two years a g o Mr. Sac .° himself gave a full description of the vessel in our ( 2 0 " lumns:—" We have seen a model of what is probably `tb° coming' ship of the age. It is to be of the same size as the Great Eastern, except that instead of 28ft. it Wil draw only 18ft., and it will carry proportionally Dm° tonnage. It is designed to carry four times as els?! passengers as any present style of ship, and to W e stitute for bunks Christian beds ; it will also e t four times the space to a state room. The p rese° mode of bunking passengers is unworthy of the I; Sea sickness, if preventible by construction, should rendered obsolete. This desideratum is attain ed +1 . 1 , - 0 Mr. Thomas Silver's coming ship ; it is secured 19 1 proportions of the ship, and by there being 30ft . less °at the hull out of the water thau in the Great Eastern ; b de , the motion is rendered almost imperceptible ty 11°1 i p vice. Tho state-rooms, instead of being at the outs be limits of the vessel, are amidships; that is, alongto. centre line of the ship, where the roll is scarcely F el d b% tibia. The saloon is to be 500 ft. long, and clear' a ile, structions. It is not for dining. Instead of a public tl tb t . eo there are to be twocompoting restaraunts at the extroutenji, adjoining the saloons. The ship will sell passage ° 0 , the board being payable as meals are ordered. It iS templated to carry second-class passengers and class in the same way. The present first-class bunks - be for third-class berths."—San Francisco Times. The President of the New York Yackt Club received the letter of Mr. Ashbury, owner of the a bia, challenging all American yachts to sail for the .110 won by the America iu 1854, and naming the Condit de, of the contest. Mr. Ashbury's proposal was given 1:31 , 0 0• tail, but it must require time for consultation on t he rican side before an answer can be returned. WASHINGTON, Nov. 18.—Preparatory 0 1 r have been issued by the Secretary of the Navy, to ir• Admiral William Radford, now in command of the '0; 0 , ington Navy Yard, to command the European sou iC1 ) :c1- The Franklin will return to the squadron with 'tor miral Radford, and be the flagship. 0011 Liberia has 600,000 inhabitants, of whoa 15,000 are American negroes. oi led Cincinnati is disgusted because Chicago P' the most votes at the Presidential eloction, and 00 hints that her rivals on Lake Michigan understand- tia° of ballot-box stuffing. t he News from Calcutta, Nov. 9, states Os' ye Gazette contains a notification which directs fast ;ter reigns and half-sovereigns be received at all O n , Buries in British India at the rate of 10 rupees 1 013 „`iiS . "After Grant, what ?" asks Wendell rb il i e e and the Washington Star immediately respon 19, ° seekers !" o t r'ri [A DVERTISEMENT. —Holloway's Pills.—The 011 d o 1 , ficial Medicine.—Disease, in the multifarious,' n u ," 00d which it assails mankind, generally has its origi n tra in impurity, some irregularity of action, some overstras ye the vital forces, or contagious matters. Nothiog,bol3l equalled the efficacy of these Balsamic Pills in n "„ o t Ir a disease an restoring vigour to the body. They I. ;: g orA'; all impurities from the blood, and regulate and iv''', 3 oi l3 " every organ. Immense care is taken to secure the :A1 e t to the public, that no disappointraeot woe, caused to all seeking health by Holloway's Pills•siroseli; composition and caaeful packing prevent the iniS v oef e of their virtues by time, sea voyage, or climate. 114 ' f3 " gripe or cause any inconvenience. Births. of LOPTUS—On tho 4th inst., Lady Catherine Imo" - daughter. NicuoLsox—On the Bth inst., at 4, Susses-square',, of - park, the wife of William Nicholson, ESCI.I " of daughter. w ife ll'AtfLEY—On tho 4th inst., at Twickenham, tj 4e Major M'Auley, Ist W.I. Regt., of a daughter . Marriages. Nixon—BococK—On the sth inst., at St. Pete r's, don-road, Mr. T. Nixon, of Birmingham, to Aft i t y the eldest daughter of Mr. T. W. Bocock , of " w A ton-garden. 1, ilot• WRIGHT—STA:MOUSE-0 Wright,a the 3d inst . ., a t „ 3 Perthshire, James B. Esq., of No. 3 , o f Helen's, London, to Williemina, second end dau iro ghf rr i r do' l late Alexander Stanhouse, Esq., banker, TO Lancashire. Deaths. Cit t" ,i HUGHES—On the 7th inst a t Burntwood Hou se, ,ge ham, James Hughes, Esq . ., of the Coal Elehave' rev 46. 13 ai, RYAN—On the 7th inst., Desmond Ryan, Es c '' , -1" 54. -r, • es ter as—OnSIK the Gth inst., at Tilton-on-the -Hill, —°lc shire, James P. Sikes, Eaged 51. l ota / S UILREY —On the Bth inst., f at 14, Elm-place, Dr° William James t- urrey, aged 48. c rn 9iir WILSON- On the Gth inst. , J ames Wilson, Esq., -° sary-General, aged 75. gall Up well the 6th inst., at U we ll Hall, Wisbec", Wooll, Esq., aged 69. A ND ST London : Printed and Pnblished by W i } of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at Tall Sus o a 3t9 Strand, in the Precinct of the Ss voY, in the lliddlesex.--Wedueeday, December 9, 1808* r , ,f3rd Yea. 1 10 9 , h mqr, f rt kAat t r, L, Sear nq ttf th,