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| GREAT BRITAIN.-Pa rliament had been further
prorogued until the 18th of January, but it was
expected that the session would not commence
until about the Cd of February.
Hon. Frederick Bruce, brother of Lord Elgin
has been appointed first British ambassador te
Pekin. Mr.. Bruce was secretary of Lord Elgin's
embassy, and was attached to Lord Ashburton's
special mission to Washington in 1912.
Another attempt at assassination is reported in
Ireland A magistrate, named Gason, was fired
at near Irenagh by discharged employee, but
escaped without material injury.
The London Gazette contains anotice of ap-
plication for charter for the Bank of British
Columbia and Vancouver's Island The three
hundredth anniversary Of Queen Eizabeth's
accession to the throne had been celebrated with
Protestant demonstrations in various parts of En-
gland. The Bishop of London delivered d lengthy
primary charge to about one thousand clergymen
of his dioceses at st. Pauls. He condemned
the practice of the confessional.
The Great Eastern Ship Company has been
duly organized. The Great Eastern is to cost
the new company one hundred and sixty thousand
pounds and one hundred and forty thousand
pounds more is the estimated amount required
to finish her.
SPA1N.-The Queen will open the Cortes in
person.
The French frigate Theophile has been lost
near Cadiz; eight persons were drownedr
The MASSACRE AT JEDDAH. The English and
French commissioners arrived on the 18th at
J&ddah, on board the Cyelops. There were
three English ships of-war in the roadstead
The Gazette announces the appointment of
DR.. Henry Barth, the African traveller, to be a
companion of the Bath
The camp at Aldershalt is in admirable order
just now. The effective strength of the troops
is little over 10, 900 men of all arms
FRANCE. Reinforcements ofthe French troops
have been ordered to Cochin China, in conse-
quence ofthe resistance being organized in the
interior Artillery was to be sent as well as in
fantry, that sent by Spain from Manila being in
sufficient. A Brigadier General is also to go
out.
A commission to consider the question of negro
emigrants has been nominated It consists of
seventeen members. NJ de Persigny is the Presi-
dent
A special decree in yesterdays Monitew es-
tablishes special bank charged with the service
of the treasury to the great public works of the
city and which shall bear the title Of the Bank
of the Works of Paris
BELGIUM. Belgian Chamber of Deputies
voted the address in reply to the Kings speech
by y-three against nine. Great excitement
attended the VOTE and some the opposition re-
tired from the Chamber.
1t is reported that the United States Govern.
ment has declared its consent to Spain claiming
satisfaction from Mexico by an armed force.
ITALY-A telegram from Milan, states that
the new law on military CONSUMPTION was produ-
cling considerable effervescence Letters from
Rome assert that all the great Catholic Powers
had addressed remonstrances to the Pope for the
release of the Jewish boy, Mortara The Pope
had replied that the boys return to his parents
was impossible.
PRUssIA.-Prince Hohenzollern, president of
the Council is nominated Minister of Maine
AUSTRIA The monument erected at Prague
to the memory of Radetsky was uncovered on
the 18th in the presence of the Emperor and a
great concourse of spectators.
INDIA.-The Bombay mail Of October 25th
had reached England The details of the news
are quite important
The Bombay money market was easy.
The ex-King of Delhi had been sent to Cal
cutta under escort
The proclamation in which the British Crown
assumes direct dominion over India was expected
to be promulgated on the 4th of November
Great preparations were making to celebrate the
event on a grand scale.
Anexplosion occurred at the Kurrache arsenal
as some fireworks were being prepared, and four
men killed. The whole the rife and musket
ammunition, amounting to million of pounds,
was destroyed, and the greater part of the arsenal
blown up.
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