Litchfield enquirer., 1866-12-13
News of the Week.

FoRE1eN.-The London Times and the Erdminer both call for an early settlement by their government of the Alabama claims. In London the Message of President John- son has had no effect either to lower or raise the prices of American securities, nor has it had any appreciable influence upon the general money market. Assistant Sec retary Fox is visiting the BritishNavy-yards He is received everywhere with great deal of courtesy, and offered every reasonable facility to compare English Navy yard man. agement with our own. The Fenian ex- citement continues but the Times asserts that in view of the preparations of the gov ernment, any attempt at rebellion would be madness. Cardinal Cullen has issued pass toral, urging] the Irish people to obedience to the law and the avoidance of all secret societies.
 tention to leave Mexico when he is ready to do so, which will probably be next Spring. He is said to have replied quite curtly to the remonstrances of our Minister. The new Minister to the United States, M. Der themy, sailed for New York on Saturday. A large fleet of French war-vessels and transports is now ready to sail for Mexico.
 French regiments continue to leave Rome, but it is stated that the whole of the French force will not be withdrawn before the end of the month. It is asserted that the Pope has certainly agreed to receive the Envoy of the Italian Government, Vegezzi, for the purposes of negotiation.
 An imperial uknse has been issued do. claring all relations of Russia with the Pope of Rome abrogated.
 The Hungarian Diet has agreed to the address to the Emperor of Austria, propos. ed by M. Deak, the leader of the Hungari. an party.
 i Dispatches from Candia state that the Cretans are submitting to the power of the Turks, all means of further resistance hay 1 ing been exhausted.
 Gen, Sedgwick took possession of Mata- moras, on the request of some of the citi- | zens, but has been superseded by Gen. ] Sheridan. Ortega has been released. The Susquehannah having Gen. Sherman and Minister Campbell on board, arrived off Vera Cruz on the 29th ut. The French authorities offered an escort to Mexico, but it was refused They then came back to Matamoras, which they reached on the 7th, and set off for the interior.
 Maximilian is said to have thrown him. self into the hands of Miamon and the Church party, and seems to have no inten- tion of immediate abdication,
 DOMESTIC c-The full official history of the pursuit after and final capture of John H, Suratt has been published. Last year he was in hiding in Canada till September, when he went to Liverpool. Our minister was unable to obtain sufficient proof of his identity to warrant his arrest, and after re- maining some time in England, he went to Rome and enlisted in the Papal Guards, where he was arrested in November last. but escaped Our officials had notice of his departure for Alexandria, were he was finally secured.
 A bill has been introducsd into the Ala bama Legislature by MT. Brooks, providing for impartial suffrage. He is cousin of the late Preston Brooks of South Carolina, and an original secessionist. His bill met with little favor. @.
 LATEST.
 PARIS, Tuesday, Dec. 11-Noon,
 The evacuation of Rome by the French 1. L s..