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which gradually increased until Jannary g. when al
> p. NJ, in lat 90 deg. ~, Ion. 20 deg west she
broke her sarboard shaft, jnst outside Or the sbip
She was hove to, under drag and storm sails and on
the morning Of the 7th il was found that her port
wheel could not be worked. The ship was then INT
about east and moved at the rate Of eight knots an
ho1r She shipped several Tremendous seas and
broke her foreyard when she was again laid to until
the morning Of the 9th. She succeeded in sighting
Cape Clear on the morning Of the 18th, and reached
Queenstown about noon the next day,
Great Britain.
The Leyiathan has been pushed to within bali a
dozen feet OF the extremity Of the launching ways.
Spring tides we're over, when she wonId be pushed
of She wond remain in that portion until the high
tides Of January foat her.
Reform meetings were being extensively held both
in London and the Provinces The Chartists we're
taking part In them.
Brigadier ingTs had been promoted to the rank OF
Mslef-tieneral foF his gallant defense Of Lucknow.
The ship Oxford, Of Westport Maine was afan-
doned At sea, in November in very lealy condition
Capt hlnott and ber crew were picked uD and taken
70 1infaltar by the American ship Mary and Martha
France
dispatch to the Times, dated the evening of the
l4tb, says: :" The Emperor was fired A tbis eve.
ming at bafpast O'clock while entering The Italian
opera house In rue LepeIlier. Some persons in the
street were wounded The Emperor showed himself
to the people at the door Of the opera-house aud
was received with enthusiastic cheering He re-
maned till the end Of the opera On bis return, at
midnight he was hailed wish enthusiastic cheers by
10
greet him." The lHonitesr Of the 18th sayz. /. ON
their Majesties arrival at the opera three eposions
coming from hollow projectles, were heard. con.
siderable number Of persons who were stationed
before the theater including some soldiers og the
escort, were wounded, two Of them mortalIy The
hat of the Emperor was pierced by proieetlle and
Gen. Raganest, aid-de-camp Of the Emperor was
slightly wounded IN the neck. Two footnen were
also wounded. One of the horses attached to the
Emperors carriage killed. and the carriage itself
was broken by the projectes."
The latest dispatches say that sixty persons were
wounded and three killed by the projectes thrown
at the carriage The conspirators are Italians and
many arrests have been made The Emperor and
Empress suffered nothing from the event and on the
following day they attended solemn mass. accompa-
MED by the Minister of state.
letter from Marseilles reports that the American
ship Adriatic, which was confscated by the French
Court OF Appeals, on account of her collision with
the steamer Lyonnais, bad made her escape from de-
tentlon at that port, and put to sea on the night of
the sth OF January. French war steamer went in
pursuit without effect, 1t was feared that serious
diplomatic complication may arise on this case.
IL is said that the question Of the Danubian Prin-
cipalties Is now so complicated that no day can be
fixed for the meeting of the Paris Conference
The monthly statement of the Bank OF France
shows loss OF over IL 100000 francs in cash held in
Paris, and gain Of 100000 in the country
branches.
Spain.
dispatch from Madrid of the 18th, says that the
Spanish Ministry rendered their designations in con-
EtqueHCt UI Tue UOullN&tDn OIL Bravo Mur1O. 1lflr
| designations bad not been accepted. The Cabinet
would reman in Office if the Queen would consent 10
dissolve the Cortes.
The Queen in her speech to the CoTtes, in regard to
the Mexican quarrel, merely remarks that she has
accepted the meditation OF France and England as a
proof Of the spirit Of Cancellation which annates
her bot that under any circumstances the honor and
reputation OF Spain shall be preserved intact
dispatch from Madrid, dated Friday the 18th
reports the acceptance Of the designations of the
Ministers, and the formation Of a new Cabinet, as
follows: President OF the Council Isturitz Minis
ter Of Finance, oeana Minister Of Justice, Boz
Minister of the Interior Deez Minister of Marine
Guesada; Minister Of War, Espeleta.
India.
The weekly mail from Bombay. with dates Of the
oath of December, had reached Alexandra. 1t con-
tanned nothing from Dude or Cawnpore owing il Is
presumed, to the continued interruption Of the mail
between Calcutta and Bontay.
The garrison at Futtehpore pressed by the in
surgents and they had abandoned part of their in
trenchments, and taken up another and more secure
position. A column from Delhi, under Col. Seaton
attacked body Of insurgents at Genowree and de.
feaed them, killing hundred and fifty and taking
three Of their four guns. Three Baitish officers were
| killed and one wounded.
The insurgents in the neighhorhood Of Jubbulpore
were attacked on the 29th of November without de-
cislye results. Reinforcements were advancing to
| Jubbulpore.
| The Rajah of Aamjheer and his Minister had been
tried and sentenced to DEATH The Minister was
hanged but the sentence against the Rajah awaited
the confirmation of the GovernorGeneral
Other executions had taken place.
The Punianb scinde and Bombay were all quiet.
No further rebel depredstions were reported, and
| quiet generally prevailed.
At Bombay the import market was generally lower.
Cotton mad dechned Exchange was TO e.
China.
The Hong Kong correspondent of The London
Times, under date of Nov. Is, says
"Mr. Reed, the American Commissioner remained
board the frigate Minnesota carefully avoiding any
1 enhancing alliances He Cavc at fhu finn acrta
from her great size would prove almost useless for
warlike purposes in China
The same letter predicts that the British would
have possession of Canton before the end of the year
aud that free and unrestricted intercourse with China
would be demanded.
Lstest-Thc Attack the EmIeror,s Iife.
IIy Telegraph from London TO LiyerHpel q Fsss
| PARIS, Friday Evening" -Four Italians, among
| whom are Counts 0rsini and Pierre. have been ar
rested. Many other arrests have been made. There
are five persons dead and fifty or sixty wounded by
the explosion.
The Emperor and Empress drove out today in an
open caleehe without escort through the streets OF
Paris. They were enthusiastically eheered by the
people, This morning the Emperor visited eight Of
the sufferers at the hospital
PARIS, Saturday Morning-In addition 10 the fore
going particulars it is sseertained that five minutes
before the attempt, NJ Pietre had arrested, close To
the OPERA an exile of the year 1852, who had re
moved to Paris under false name. On his person
were found grenade, a revolver and poignard.
The police OF Paris were forewarned by the Bel
gan police on Thursday of an intended attempt al
assassination. OF the sixty persons who wounded
eleven are in dangerous condition. Some of then
have been removed to the prison at Masas Arrest;
are multiplying daily.
The Loan for India.
The Times says that an impression seems to be en-
tertained that the amount of this lnan instead o
being limited to f6000000 IS 900 GOO, viii be q;
much as El0, ,000,0 ,000
lFron the Times City Article
a The attempted assassination of the Emperor Napo
leon caused fatness in the funds to-day. The stock
exchange rate for advances remains at per cent Al
the Bank to-day applications were rather mort
numerous In foreign exchanges this afternoon the
rates generally slightly lower than at last post
. About fl60,000 in gold was taken to the Bank to
. day-9l00,00 Australian by the Teyiot, and the re
mainder Russian.
GFron the Daily News City Articis.l
> The decline ia the funds to-day was chiefly caused
by the attempt on the Emperor Napoleons life. Their,
are no new features to notice in the money Market
l. LIBERAL DoNATI0N.-The Hon. Alexander AndeT
son, OF New Albany, Indiana, has presented to thl
American Colonization Society ten thousand acres o
land lying in the State of Georgia. The National In
teigeneer says the deed for the was received
i the colonization rooms few days since. The lam
lies in an improving part Of the State, and is sup