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‘at the lot insbat. says,—Inetrue- mellefleotdey (Dec. 1) to theOod- ef be ports of New Grenada on the In asses of the refusal ‘of the Go- ‘ s soon? to carry into elsct. after being i on to so. an IEQQDOIII formally eon- .n kitish subject, r. James Macintosh. ' iekaown. has been carried to its utmost our Foreign Secretary, but b

else, in their dsaliu with this and South American publico, owing made for their immaturity and the pe- . - of their tion. But, with the oa- - III, which has pursued an honourable _-as to cause its securities to take a leading Abe Iue mono markets, they have almost

hndepth in whic every reliance upon their HI & been extin isbed. lunch act of spolieticn ttsd to has merely n the precursor of something nntllaiol iqg upon their weakness and the indie- of &i sh Government to use coercion, their t J British claimants has been such as to cause . aukou constantly to contrast their own position - filfi that of citixens of the United States under similar It may be be that the course now ranode will exercise a r ' ", on Venevuele and Mexico. - mic: or run Priitcmo ni..—The Eris‘. Noses gives a sketch of the future residence of PIES lsodsrick William of Prussia and his intended ndent writes from Be

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ru to t lish Princess Royal's birthday s ' gsu ' tcf conversation here at present, y among the ladies, gnd.pleeses national taste, w iols is tooboerve such anniversaries strictly; and no fills french girl on her fete-daygiooks out more shar iy eowuenm than dose the rinan freulein for Eer In ‘e congratulations, and ofi'erin on that day thing connected with this English a liauce interests doe y. and is most popular. heir b and busts are side by side in the shops, and h ledbs become positive lionesses if they can _give any description of the princess or answer the multipli- eiq of questions about or in at all a satisfactory man- ner To speak English is the fashion ; and the numbe ~ rticiee which are named as British in the she is 11 Ilerinlng. rticularl as they are the rubbish and thipfllztbnt have ung sale ithertc which are thus made _to of dl . The Kronprinsen Rcsidena-a pretty, t edi , aifcottage, half pn|ece—is being enlarg- gd and boeutificd for the future nbitetion of the young ecu lo; and by the sire of the loaf-siding and briskneo: of t workmen, it seems as if (great things would be ac- complished in a short time. t is situated in the best port of Berlin, just opposite the Armoury, and close to -. the ‘ ice an stntu bridge across the Spree; while immdiately beyond rises the dome which crowns the napileent residence of the Kings of Prussia." ‘flu Dssn Ai.ivs.—An upholotcrer, in the neighbour- ‘: keodnf Amsterdam, having received orders a few days _ to make a cof.in, proceeded to the house to take "Is- , of the body The diseased had been a friend of if mindthe man was naturally alerted when he entered . th lltom. Iieving removed the sheet with which the g_ eltpfl was out -,-red, he saw the man with his eyes widt- tlipsl looking at him with astonishment and curiosity e

'ght, and said," ‘4 John, what on earth are you doing here ’

Q minute after the .lI.'PUIed corpse sat upri ‘ The

_ ,_—whn a little recovered from his alarm, replied, “ I

«to tnguirs after your health.” ‘The man, it up- lpeohid be fallen into a lethargy. from which be for- .~_u y awoke in time to save himself from premature ' I

A from Amsterdam mentions the arrest in that 'ty of“: bill broker. who had endeavoured, throu h one (the flerks of the Netherlands Bank, to t orged 000 florins discounted. It is a£ded.Miat he bills of the some urious kind in his posses-

, Amount of 50,000 crins. ' t Schiller festival, at Leipsid. an oration by Dr. Pruto, a professor of Hello, which and enthusiastic that it seemed to recall '_ of 1848. The police of Saxon were ‘fl .Iltinie_tien has been given at the .v I-_ 9.:-2lM It gn1,-.i_ws}u°.lJr-9eh-

neat on user, Robt. Stephenson. bee or some time pre- it doubtful whether he must not. . d for a more genial climate. lb ieeturfl in Edinburgh on the 28th ult. e is said is have been very enthusiastic, but , _ ue_might have been expected. Do {C an Inn: Gi‘esr.—0ne of the last of the my- thical 1’ “ Irish ." in th rson of *3 Shawn ‘ g" died at mere on he 23th ult.. lie ' unusual stature, bein seven ing over29 stone. His amily. n, for many years. one of the nbout whom tourists have “spun seentstivcs of the “ giants of the ‘go of 70, and has left four stel- . - alien. liner.--Letters from Teheran of October ‘ Orient, reduce to very small experienced by the bcsiegers, and rt of a miracle could save the city onions expected with great delight , of their success. Globe, in nu ng he Anglo-Indian expedition n inst ‘ Th plain facts are that in 1853 the Shah t is send nly expedition to llerut, unless it ' ' ion tosuccour it from foreign foes; and beckon his word. and sent an expedition - ‘ The next fact is that

ersian or Afi hen. There is a Power work- t, and force, and menace-—-in

grnduolly up to the frontiers of

coping

because the public cannot foresee the re of our interference! It is all very weir to tribes that wander over the regions between Caucasus fight out their quarrels with- We may adopt that polic : but

re: its frontiers touch-on the frontiers of . ‘Russia has a huge empire held under the a con tions. There are onl two Powers in Central . Lvbry s p of Russian gain is British loss. Some uch steps we, can do nothing to prevent; there are others more or less w ‘ch, to a certain extent, we can ' control. if not wholly. The question of who shall hold Horst Is one; and our usiness now is to settle that question as,nolidI as it is given unto mortals to settle

mundane things.’ or s Ciacuunsvrcsrcs.-—At a demonstration in Ian’. In honor of the Earl of Fife. the following speech was delivered by Captain M‘Donuld: " It is now the ’ me. in now seventy-five years oi , nnd the oidell man in the room. I have sailed four _ mearound the giobe.—-I have been in all the climates ‘ ' And i may tell my young friends ' I that forfifty-five years i have drunk nothing strong- ’ , ten or co I always stood the cold better ' my man in my crew. l have made nine voya s Gaps llorn—nnd I always stood the cold betier

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Are we to sit still and take no ineesurosv

muglly to the passing water. so as not to obstruct the , pro ofthe steamer. This is called the “ manrnuvrcr," g. gnu nn important purp_ose—tliat of turning or meumuvring the vessel while going alongside or leaving a pier, and thus rendering unnecessary the use of mice or ropes. it is the aim of_ the designer to ive the a van- m.s already spoken of without any loss 0 speed.

week a man who was trnmping about the country took shelter at night among some straw on the premises of a farmer at Great Castcrtcn, Rutiaudshire. Next day machine threshing. which had been going on for some days in the stsckysrd, was resumed, and several tons of strew were added to that where the poor fellow had found . bed. Two dnys_and two ni hts he remained an", must inevitably have ied had not his M gmgcred attention and led to his release. Nourish- ". food was given to him, and soon afterwards he was able to proceed on his journey,

Parliament has been prorogued until Tuesday, the 8d of February, when it is to meet for the despatch of public business.

Judge llsiliburton, author of “ Sam Slick," has on-

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members of the Manchester Athenmum. This address is to be followed by subsequent ones during the winter from Lord Lyttleton, Sir Robt. Peel, and Lord Stanley.

Tue Russian Dun sr Seuss-roi=oi..—A letter from St Petersburg. published in the Monileur do I‘ Armee. states} tbatwhe subscription o c in Russia for erecting a‘ monument to the Russian oliic-.-rs and soldiers killed at Sebaatopol has produced a sum of 60,000 silver roubles. The monument is to consist ofa vast funeral chapel, which willbe constructed at the end of the cemetery The names of the oliicers killcd. and those of the cor e and regiments who took art in the struggle, will be inscribed on tablets of black marble. .

IKTIIISTINO Scinsriric ExrsnirloN.—~The Malta Times, of the l8th ult., says:—-“The Gorgon. steam frigate, lately arrived here from England, on her way to the Levant, has, we understand, been expressly sent out by the Admiralty on s scientific cxpcdiiion to the Island ul it would appear that the British vicc-consul nf that island has discovered the rcinuins of what. is con- sidered to be an ancient Greek city; and that he applied to the home government for the means of prosecuting researches, which promise to be very interesting. The Gorgon has on boar implements lor excavating, and scientific instruments to facilitate the work. A

I 1 d to deliver an address on the 16th instant, to the’

1 Psusis.—A letter from Constantlncpl .contains the followiugdntelllgence :-“ Letters which 1 have arrived at the v cue embassies give us some detail I :rclative to the tekln of Iloret. It was on the 20th of I October that the town fell into the but do of the Persians. _ some days before a considerable breach had been made at [the foot of one of the numerous towers which flank the . walls of the town : but in order to reach that spot it was ‘necessary to carry a work in front of the place. which $hnd been raised h English oficers. The attacking co- }lunius,cumposed K; icked troops. rushed to the assault ‘wit restintre i it and the Al’ hens, thou h reoistin .the est shock,pwer'd’s-ion oliiigegi to ' 8 Then? f Esa Khan, who commanded the besieged, seeing that ‘ further resistance was uite impossible, submitted to ' Iiloorad Meersa, common r-in-clue!‘ of the Persian army. lilies Khan was to be sent to Tehersn. The capture of , llcrut will not facilitate an arrangement of the didorcnce which has arisen between England and Persia. Redsohid 5 Pachn is trying to settle the aflhir and Ferukli Khan had j'p‘ndSu3_ a h h do: interview with Lord Slratfurd de 1 e cli o w ic i not last less than three hours. i The accounts which have come to hand respecting the full of ilerat show the defence to have been bravely sus- tained as long as there was a chance of success, and that 2 the city was only given u to the besicgors wl-on all hopes of defending it success ully had disappeared . in Eng- land a strong feeling is tting up inimical to a war with Persia, arising out of tile siege; and it is possible that the Parliamentary opposition may make political capital out ofthe circumstance during the ensuing session. Cal-was or lisss'r.—"he Constantinople correspondent of the Titties, writin on the 8th, says :—“ The informa- tion rcceived by the ersisn Aminsss:idot' about the taking of llorat has since been confirmed froiu other sources. The town surrcndcred for want of ]ll“;)Vlsl0llIl. When the news of the tukin of lierut arrive at ‘l‘c icrun, it was celebrated by festiivatls, which were to have lasted three days, but which were prematurely intprrnptcd by tllifi death of the eldest rince and heir of tie Shah. It chi six years of age, wife’) had been ailing for some time. All the details of the surrender are from Persian sources, and according to these, everything passed in the most pcrfcctflurder, and no excesses 01 any kind were com- l1IlI.I.C

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FR A N C E . A letter received from the Indian Sens, dated the |5th of S.-pteuiber, give some details relative to the treaty

camera obscure. and photographic clicmicais have also been su vplied, so that any iIiB¢l'lpl.l0lI or statuary which i may be iirou'ht to light will be photographed on the spoi.; The work wi l. we are informed, '

euperintendence of the vice-consul. ‘I he expedition, ifi realise the ex ctations formed concerning it, will r

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history of ancient Greece. Cos is one of the islands of the Archipelago, situated at no great distance from the coast of Asia Minor. 'l‘lio Gorgon left on the 13th for Smyrna."

_ slows air was n1vcL1sn irsm

Foreign wheat was in little request, nt 2s lower. Flour 6d to is cheaper. .

The rate of discount has been further reduced by the Bank of England from 6; to 6 per cent.

The agitation n_vnin~t the unequal and oppressive in- coiuc-tux continues to gain groun .

War was formerly declared against Persia by tin- Governcr-Ueneral of lndi-.i on the lat of .\'ovciubcr. Por- sia has violated the trcaly respecting the iudcpcudcuca of ilernt made with rit-.iiu E2; the ‘ -viuuing of the your I853, and to this unprovoked aggression the Indian Go- vernment replies by the only arguments Eastern poten- tates can understand. Persia, in her turn, husissucd is declaration of war against Britain. The cxpcllltiouurj army had captured two islands in thc Pcrsi-an Gulf.

One of the principal collector ofthe rates of the London Parochial Union, was on Wednesday evening, discover;-..i to have defrauded the Board of many thousands 0|

undo. Discrepancies, amounting to between .L'l2,U00 and £13,000, have been discovered, and the investigation of the books and accounts is still going on. It is hinted that more than one person is implicated, and that extra- ordinary revelations may be expected as the result of the inqui Nothi ought to,surprisc us after the experi- ence o the past ew months.

It is strongly reported in political circles that, prior to the assembling of Parliament, the Earl of llarrowby will resign his a pointmsnt as Lord Priv Seal; and it is stated that in all probability Lord ohn Russell will

occupy the vacancy in the Cabinet One of the incst interesting events of the week, in fact of the car, was the visit of the Queen and Prince Albert to the solute at Portsmouth on Tuesday. Considering the compliment which the American Government paid to the Sovereign and to the people of this country, in first purchasing, and then restoring. the disabled shi to her crigiqai state such a visit was an act of duty. 'othing can be conceived more touchingly beautiful than the events connected with this vessel. in the history of mu.- ritime coni etition amongst rival nations we know no parallel to it,,aud whatever may have been the defects oi

resident Pierce and his udiuinislrution, this closing act of his public life redounds greatly to his credit. To complete the picture, it was only necessary for Capt artstein, who was deputcd by the American Government to present the ship to the Queen of these realms, to have executed his delicate task in the manner which he did. l‘he few sentences which he uttered on this occasion were so terse and so eflective that they rise to the highest order of eloquence. (Juptuin llurtslcin tllfll'(l with the Queen subsequently, and his oliiccrs were also invited to Osborne, where they purtook of its bospitalitics. As ion as courtcsies like these are rcciprocatcd beiwu.-n England and America, the days of dissentions ought to be for dista I

The famous English steam ship Great Britain has again undergone at Liverpool important alterations for increasing her capacity and (‘ilil'll.'lH:y. She has bad a new iron stern-post, forged at the ML-racy Foundry. which is said to be “ the most poiiderouspicco of wrought iron ever put together for any purpose.’ She is to have a new figure-head of life sizc,—her masts have been

her to carry a fourth more canvass,—with other import- ant alterations by which she will have accommodations for nearly 600 passengers, with

voyage to Australia.

place. _ ed as the date of the first sitting. A letter from 'l'urin states that Count Cnvcur has written to Count Stucltci- berg, tlio' Russian Minister at Turin, in which he declares in favor of the British and Austrian inter rotations cl the Treaty of Peace as regards Bolgrad; ut he adds that the Sardinian Minister will examine with impartial- it and independence all the arguments which maybe

duced at the Conference.

The misunderstanding between Prussia and Switser- land hes now arrived at such a point that the first-named

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the obstinacy of Switzerland. “ On one side,‘ " France has met with is sincere desire to terminate a dc

to bo rsgrett.cd—an exaggerated susceptibility. and a complete iiidiflhrence to her councils." in Prussian monarch seeuis to be goaded to this stop by the deiurini- nation of the Swiss to try the prisoners, and the i\eulclm- to question may lead to results the iiiiportonco of which cannot be over ttoliiuulcd. it is evident that everything has been done by Louis Napoleon to prevent it cviillslnu.

see that it's only

eourage that drink gives." Sreciss or Srrnuss.--some time since a com- -"Qao established in Gino w, under the recently Idmitod Liahilit Act. or the purpose of intra- so the waters o the Clyde e steaiser of a new of build. and this vessel has just been launched V building yard of Messrs. Tod and Macgregor, at - ide Pertiek. she is from the deal of Mr. is. and is altogether of a novel a ingenious

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but hitherto without effect. Frederick William, so dilli- cuit to move in bringing Russia to her senses, is, utter all. a very fiery gentleman, who will not hesitate to -' cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war" when his personal feelings are moved. The Ga:cIIe de France states one important fact, if true, namely, that the policy_of the English Government on the Swiss question is not In har-

mony with France. Prussia will do all the lighting her- self, and will not ask the Germanic Confe oration to

lug‘ 3'. B I” . "in ..u.°.‘h .0‘ 0 of bringing the little Republic to

' ' ' _ its senses. -

I ‘db’ . h ‘M. l:rgi.'".nIh' . luv . “ Mileno. who ettem ted to assassinate the King of Na- . II

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fo ow, and on the soalold shouted for end liberty. When asked how Ion be con- tbe est,.hie repl wee withering-—“ ver since _." ‘It was appoa that the a eitsu _~,._.

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moved forwa s‘. and alterations made in her rig to enable‘

room for 200 tons of cargo, and 100 tons coal, besides stores and warcs for a

Power is said to be determined to march licr troops into the Federal Republic. ’Ihe Frcnch official organ laments ' It suites,

licste question; on the other side, an obstinncy which is.

d concluded between M. dc Montigny, the representative

of France, and the King of Siam. ‘l‘he treaty was signed on the 15th of August at Baiigkod. the capital of the It is composed of 2~l articles, and it is to be .executed both in the kingdom of Siam properly so called, ;nnd likewise in the Siamese Lacs, the Siamese Cambodia. and the Siamese Niulacca, important countries which are subject to the some government. It confers very impor- tant commercial advantages on French subjects. it ad- lmits religious liberty under certain conditions, and do-l ilinr-s the limits. It likewise secures special protection! for any scientific truveller who may visit those countries !lt appears that M. de Montigny was received at Siam 3 with the greatest respect. The King reminded him that L the country which he governs had always been the faith- ful nlly of France. and that be regarded it as a great llmnour to be the ally of Napoleon. ‘l‘he present Sove- irelgn has f.'lrown i-Ellie Chinese domination The nation- '.i| rciigmn is Buddhism, nggnsvatc by the most eccen- tric i'lnl'lIi!t!B. I he peop e adore white eh-phuuts, which are ound in the forests of the south One of these ani- uiit‘s, regarded as the representative of Buddht on carth, is lmlga-d in ll 3 lcndld pielatcvi at litngkolt, to which is attached a temp e. The French | amen were admitted, by special favour to visit this mysterious residence, the‘, ‘go priest doing the honours. The Siamese, ulthou 1-. naturally of it Immune disposition, are cruel when their religious fanaticism is rouse . is sacred elephant raving died in the summer of I953, this culaiiiity was at- tributed to the neglect of the hi h priest, and the people lsseinbled in great numbers bslorc the palace, and de- manded that he should be put to dentin. There is a French Catholic mi.-asion at Bangkok; its progress is us yet but slow. M. de Monti n_v quittcd the kingdom oi Siam ut the conuiiencement 0 die month of Sept. to pro~l used to Cochin-China, where he urrived in safety. ' lie Par-s correspondent of the New York Commercial Advertiser says that “ is new and gigantic railroad scheme has just been proposed the Emperor. '