The Bee-Hive. — 1871-12-30 (London, England)

COO.  A Prussian officer of the garrison of Chaumont having disappeared, the Prussian autho. rities alleged that he had been assassinated. The ofileer in question had gone to Dijon to join the Foreign Legion, and had loft with his corps for Algeria. When the fads were made known to the German authorities, the latter declared that the officer was insane. This statement; however, is denied by the Vreneli, and the matter at present remains unsettled.  At an early hour on Wednesday morning, Constable Donoghue, when on duty at Backrook, near Dublin, was attacked by four men named McCade, McKenna, Byrne, and Doyle, two of whom were armed with swards of the Royal Irish Constabulary pattern, They have all been arrested, and were identified by the wounded constable, who lies in a precarious state, his life being considered in danger from wounds reoeived. The men said they found the swords.  rew days 'ego two liidiciThired- a hansom 'at the Cornpr orAlberwarle4tritet, to grrecu'r3-gate. On gettigg out they gave the tpai Lehillin for his fare, which he, however, firmly but civilly refused. As they Were alone and upproteeted they gave him the extra sixPonee be demanded. fbei, went into a house and thought no more cif the eireumStance. To their surprise the cabman returned in about half-an-hour, saying he regretted extrethely having nharged them too Much ; but, having made inquirie., ho had found out the fare was a shilling, and not oneand-sixpouce, as he thought; se 4,e begged leave to return the sixpence. It r's aTinoa needless to add that he Was requasted to keep it.  The Prince of Wales is expected to visit Torquay with s view of recruiting his IleOth. It is satd'that the Manor House, the 434(101P:39 of Sir L. Palk, Bart, 111. P., will he rilacedit his Royal Highness's disposal.  Prince Humbert returned to Naples from Laoola on the 22nd inst. In the two shooting parties, in which the Grand Duke Michael of Russia topic part, several wild bear and deer were killed, with a great number of woodeeekh wild ducks, and snipe.  The 'Ron. George S4cua Duff has resigneti the office of Lord Lieutenant of the county of post ho 114/1 tilled for a period of fifteen years. her Majesty has appaintpd Viscount Macdnli, eldest son of the Earl of Fife, as his successor. ' '  On Wednesday Catherine 1114A1lister, of 12, Alma-street, Buxton, committed suicide - bythrowing herself from the window of an upper story. The unfortunate woman, who was twenty-four years of age, and in the last stage of consumption, was sitting on the bed in the first floor back room, when she asked her husband to fetch her some apples, and whilst he was gone for them she threw up the sash of the wisdoiv and precipitated herself into the yard, her head striking the pave 4 fijetwOi beneath with terrible fOree. She die 4 in a intnitto after being picked up.  John Roborts, the man who is said to heve caused thedoath of William Walsh, a betting Man, in London, a facv days ago, by striking him on the head With an old cavalry sword, has been apprAended in Leeds. Ito has heen brought to London, and, after a hatriii,, „ is:waded.  The number of smallpox patients admitted inte'the NorthPutiiin Union during the imat weal was forty .fuur, b.ing, the highest yet eiprienoed. There aro one hundred ultd eighty oases DOW under treatineo i the 110011; seven died during the week:  Three Liberal candidates are im4 mentioned for the vaintney which will be °tweed in the representation of North Notts on ibe retfrunt Of. the Spealrei—natnely, Lord 44,4w0m Mitten, Mr. Christopher Novae, (1. Ur. Cecil Foljauthe, ut Osbertee ILill•  Au accident huppooed on We.thiesatty to pn? Connaught, one',ol the 4.)y0 Afe,i) uteemorki plyiog between itolyhe4cl nod Kiogstown, which caused her to pit b.telc to 4101shead: The mail 4 au.4 passengers Wel trangforrol to tho Munster, whieh pro.et,eth3,l to hi,stown, hot the mails were nearly live how Lite.  A oiroulor in hu p trt of midille class schools at Rom Il3'i 1)0011 i3itlrd with LOid Bhaftesbury's to,talo as tow •of the p4runs. The nobla earl writos:—" Tim achoute ino.y be good or `bad. I know .lothilit of it; ttud I hay° givou tio authority, to that area."  The Journal de f'Ouziers nnnonnees that, in , consevellee of a qtlarrof oetwecn some inhabitants or Itevin and the Bavarian troops stationed there, the Pens:nano, ou the lbtli seized and detained a hostage.  The Courrier de France etatee that M. Thieve has deoliami to atieept the resigiiittiou offered by the Duke de Broglie, the k-irlauki. Ambassador In Loudon.  The Pope has prooonisea twenty-eight bishops, of whoin nineteen are Italians und three French.  According to the Para, Journal, the Em. peror Napoleon, in a recent conversation with a high personage, declared that he could not think of a restoration at present, as metes Minas wore still too much irritated, and 'the nausea of the war were not yet known. The Bordeaux Assembly should ham proclaimed the Count de Chatfibord. France lad now a hybrid Government, and there WRO but one chance of safety for her, the Duo d'Aurnale, The Emperor added that he would give hio u ppm. t t the Duke if the latter played Oa part pointed out by oiroutnetances and flat; lot. ism. "If in six maths," said the Emperor in conclusion, "the Duo d'Aumale is uot Pre4dent of the Republio, anti if he does not, establish the rdyinge of 1832, Prance will come in search of me, and will tlint mo,”