, 1868-12-04
s Z. G. & O tx Az S.

lonia and Andalusia will declare for a Republic;
that Don Carlos, junior, will invade the Basque
Provinces, that Prim will be declared Dictator;
that Madrid is on The point of Instruction; and
that the Duke of AoSta is intriguing for the
throne. On these reports the Spectator remarks:
Every few of these reports are worth ten
minutes attention, and the only facts are that
Spaniards are subscribing readily for the loan
that Serrano has created Prim Captain-Genrral
of the Army that Prini has ordered the sol
fiery to abstain from politics. in an order that
is a delicious satire on his own career and
that the CurteS is to consist of only $50 drpu-
ties, SO as to be as little popular a. possible.
Lastly, the Minister of the Interior has reduced
the sentences to be inflicted on all classes of
criminals, the most impudent assumption of
Legislative power yet venlured on even by the
Provisional Government, and The day for the
meeting of Parliament remains unsettled
A shock of earthquake occurred on Novem-
Der Sth at Victoria, VaEcouyer'S Island. 1t oc-
caSioned much CONSERVATION, but little damage.
AT the close of Octuher, a fourth tidal wave
visited the Sandwich Islands on the island of
Hawaii it swept away a large number of
dwellings,.
At Hilo repeated vibrations of earthquake
have been felt.
"Ihere is so much talk here says a Roman
correspondent to The Times, about "lhe speeches
addressed by the Pope TO the English and Dan
iSh conSulS on the occasion of his visit to Civita
Vpcchid, that have been AT pains TO ascertain
the exact words The Holy Father first spoke
to the consul of Denmark, saying, you rrpr :
sent, monsieur, a power, the geographical extent
of which is very limited, but which has aStor-
iShed The whole world by the noble courage
with which it defended lis rights against Those
Powers which abused their strength TO destroy
them Then, turning 10 the English consul,
his Holiness remarked, England, monsieur, did
wrong, very wrong to abandon Denmark, which
it was both her duty and her interest to sustain.
1t was a proceeding which cannot be condemned
toe strongly, for it was fatal both to Denmark
and Poland. If she continues in such ii course,
England will too late find that she is degraded
The assembly throngrd so close to hear these
speeches that the pressure shook the platform of
the Throne, giving the Pope "a violent shock
BY an adroit movement he prevented himself
from being thrown down, and cried OUT to his
alarmed suite, Fear nothing; he Popr's Throne
may fall, but the Pope himself will never fall"
The Danish Newspapers received by last
Mail contain the Additional Article TO the Con-
vention of gath October 1857 regarding the ces-
sion of the Islands of ST. Thomas and S.. Johns
TO the United States, agrreahly TO which the
term for the exchange of th- Publications of the
Convention has been exten led TO 18Th October
1869. We give here the contents OF the Add
tional Article:-
Whereas it was stipulated in the VI. Article
of the Convention of The iwtnty-fourh day of
October, last, between His Majesty The King of
Denmark and the United States of America,
that the respective notifications thereof should
be exchanged within four months from that
date: but whereas circumstances have prevented
a ~punctual compliance with that engagement,