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Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-07-18 00:00:00

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FALL OF A MOUNTAIN.—The rock known by the name
of the Dent de Naye, which was 7,000 feet high, fell on
the 3rd inst. into the valley of Montreux (Vaud), and de-
stroyed seven houses and all the persons in them. It is
said that upwards of 2,000 head of cattle have been killed
in the fields.
REVOLUTION IN MOLDAVIA AND WALLACHIA.—RE-
AUSTRIAN MINISTRY.—COLOGNE,

SIGNATION OF TM.

JuLy 13.—The march of the Russian troops into Molda-
via is confirmed. The people have declared a republic,
and tho prince has hppn forced to andiente. It is reported
that Wallachia is in a state of revolution, and that the prince
has been executed by his subjects. The Russian troops on
the Prussian frontier have moved to Gallicia. The Aus-
trian ministry has resigned.

THE ASIATIC CHOLERA.—By the last accounts received
of the progress of the cholera at Moldavia, the visitation
was excessively severe. At Jassy, from the 17th to the
28th, 1,799 persons had been attacked, of whom 810 had
died, and 655 remained in the hospital, and 334 only had
been cured. The attacks were steadily increasing in seve-
rity. In St. Petersburgh, from June 24 to July 3, there
had been 5,063 cases, of which 2,596 had proved fatal, 198
had been cured, and 2,269 remained under treatment.
HANOVER.—The King of Hanover is described as by
no means satisfied with the proceedings of the Frankfort
Assembly. In his message to the Second Chamber, com-
municating the intelligence of the election of the Archduke
John, his Majesty entered a sort of protest against the
ulterior decision of the Assembly, announcing his inten-
tion to quit his kingdom rather than submit to be dictated
to by the National Assembly or the Lieutenant General.
It even seems doubtful whether the First Chamber will
accept the election of the Archduke.
DEATH FROM CHLOROFORM.—Miss Kiria S. of
Desures, near Boulogne, about to undergo a trifling ope-
ration, proposed to her medical attendant, Dr. Gorre, the
administration of chloroform, to which the doctor " un-
willingly consented." She became almost immediately
unconscious under the influence of the vapour ; the opera-
tion was performed, but life became extinct. A judicial
vost mortem examination was made and performed by

Drs. Rouxel and Gros, of Boulogne, and their decision
was that her death was caused by the chloroform, in con-
sequence of "the abnormal organic condition of the heart,"
beside which there was " a spontaneous evolution of air
in the veins."—Abridged from the Lancet.
PARISIAN GALLANTING.—On Wednesday, says the
Constitutionnel, two young Gardes Mobile and a Garde
Marine stood before the Palais National relating to a
few people who had stopped as they passed some epi-
sodes of the frightful war of which they had been the
heroes. When they had finished every body shook hands
with them as they parted, and one of the women present
added, " I regret that I am not a pretty girl like Madame,"
pointing to an elegantly-dressed lady who happened to be
passing by at the moment, "or I would kiss you all."
The lady blushed amazingly •, but with the greatest pos-
sible grace, she embraced the little Garde Marine who
stood near her, and then both of the actors of this
charming scene hastened off in different directions one as
much confused as the other.

THE CHOLERA AT ST. PETERSBURGH.—The following

19 (July 1) :—" The cholera has now raged here for more
than a week, and about 800 cases are reported daily. The
great mortality among the Moujiks has led them in their
ignorance, to believe that they are being poisoned whole-
sale, and yesterday several disturbances took place, in
consequence of some of the people attacking persons whom
they suspected of strewing poison over the provisions ex-
posed for sale in the markets. One Englishman here, an
ironfounder, who employs about 3,000 men, will have a
grand religious ceremony on his premises to-morrow,
Sunday, in order to keep his people's minds engaged, and
to deter them from roaming about and falling into danger.
It is said that the malignity of the disease is decreasing,
as cases are now cured, whereas during the first few days
none recovered who were attacked."
AN INTERVIEW WITH Ann-EL-KADER.—The Liver-
pool Times has been supplied with the following account
of an interview with the captive African chief :—" Yester-
day, who do you think I went and paid my respects to ?
Henri Quatre s castle is now tenanted by Abd-el-Kader.
He is here a prisoner, with a suite of eighty persons ; but
such a tribe of disorderly unsightly beings ! The Count
de Montebello asked for a private audience for his wife,
an English lady, and ourselves, which was granted. On
entering the court yard, the castle had the appearance of
an encampment of gypsies, black slaves lying about in all
directions ; and after half an hour's conversation with
Colonel Dumas about his unfortunate prisoner, we were
taken to his apartment, where, seated on a bed sat Abd-
el-Kader, and never have I seen such a superbly magnifi-
cent head and countenance as the man has. Bring to
yourself one of those beautiful masterpieces of our Saviour,
and you have Abd-el-Kader before you. Notwithstand-
ing the ludicrous appearance, all had to us a few minutes
before, respect and admiration made tears of sorrow almost
come into one's eyes at the sight of such a being a priso-
ner. Knowing whom we were, he shook us cordially by
the hand, without rising, and spoke to us through his in-
terpreter. He seems in deep grief, but with a fixed idea
that he shall have his liberty. He was without shoes or
stockings, according to the custom of his country. His
eldest child, an interesting little fellow, nine years old, he
desired to take us to see his wives and daughter. No
gentlemen, of course, went in with us; but, save in the
singularity of their dress and manner, they have nothing
attractive about them. He has but one legitimate wife,
and has not shown much taste in his selection."

LAW

INTELLIGENCE.

Mr. James O'Brien, Q.C., brother to the present
member for Limerick, has obtained the new serjeantcy.
Mr. O'Brien is a Roman'Catholic.

Mr. Commissioner'Law has,just decided, in a judgment
given at great length, in the case.of James Henry Hance,
that the creditors under ,a formerifivivency cannot claim
under a subsequentnne.