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      America. The Possibility Of A War With E...

      The intelligence from South America does not possess ¦ "KSiS ^ w York is flat , and the st ock « d naoney ^ markets exhibit a feverish and unsettled condition . Mr . Thackeray ' s Lectures have been p . o popular , that he has consented to repeat them .

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      THE LEA PER . [ No . 297 , Saturday ,

      Ireland. Evictions In Galwat.—Seven Fami...

      IRELAND . Evictions in Galwat . —Seven families have been ejected from their holdings at Dartfield in Gal-way . A detachment of military , supported by one hundred and fifty of the police , effected the expulsion , though not without resistance on the part of the wretched holders . The police charged with fixed bayonets , and one man received a deep bayonet wound , from which he is not expected to recover . According to one account , a man was killed , and several others -were wounded . The estate i 3 the property of a Miss Blake .

      A Piece of Pbotestant Bigotry . —A large medieval cross cut in stone , erected at the entrance to the convent of the Sisters of Mercy in Parsonstown , was removed from its place in the course of the night a week or two ago , and broken to pieces . The cross was of great weight , and was fastened to the key-stone of the arch , over which it stood ; so that several persons must have been concerned in its demolition . It is right to add that the Protestants of the town are for the most part as much disgusted with the outrage as the Roman Catholics are ; bat it is obvious that such acts of rabid intolerance as this , on the one side , and the Bible-burnings on the other , are the fuel which keeps alive the sanguinary feuds of sectarianism . The Catholic Ukiveksity . —This " last and xaost hopeful birth of Catholic Ireland , " as it is termed by the Nation , Be ' ema to be , even on the admission of that journal , a failure . The receipts and expenditure from " September 9 th , 1850 , to October 4 th , 1355 , both inclusive , have just been published ; and it appears that during that period the receipts from the whole of Great Britain and America have only amounted to £ 58 , 070 Is . 5 d ., the expenditure being nearly equal , leaving a balance in hand of £ 295 4 b . lid . The N ' ation adds that , " at a period of unusual prosperity iu Ireland , the subscription doe 3 not amount to one-half of the amount realised in the first year of its foundation , While the country was yet in the very throes of the famine . "

      Altar Denunciations and Mujrdf . k . —Mr . Farrell , a Dublin auctioneer and a Roman Catholic , has fcecn denounced from the altar in terms of themoso filthy abuse for supporting Mr . Meredyfch , the Protestant Liberal candidate for Meath . Others were also denounced for the same " crime . " Mr . Farrell has written to the Freeman ' s Journal , expressing his great grief and indignation at having heard such violent and filthy language uttered in a place of worshiplanguage which , he says , has induced many to leave

      the chxirch " foaming with rage . " Another bad Irish symptom has shown itself in the revival of agrarian murders , two of which have just been committed in Armagh . The Bible Buknings . —Father Vladimir Pecherine —apparently a foreigner , christened , as ho stated , after a Ilussiau saint—lias been botmd over in recognizances to take his trial at tho next commission , on a charge of burning copies , of the English translation of the Bible .

      The AiiOHBiSHor ov Dublin made some statements at a meeting in Birmingham a few days ago , relative to the Society for the Protection of the Rights of Conscience in Ireland . lie vindicated it from liarges that had been made against it , and described a s its object the propagation of Protestantism ., nnd lie protection of converts from persecution . A great movement towards the reformed religion , he added , was now visible in Ireland .

      The Pope In Transports Of Gratitude An A...

      THE POPE IN TRANSPORTS OF GRATITUDE An allocution of the Pope , witli reference to the Concordat just concluded with Austria , was read , in the Secret Consistory of November 3 rd . This document contains a rtswni of the provisions of the Concordat , which have been already described iu the Leader but tho introductory and concluding remarks niny be cited aa showing the kind of praise with which tho grateful Pius boplaisters the most reli g ious , conciliatory , apostolical , and Imperial Majesty of Austria . The address thus

      commences : — " Vonerablo Brothers , —In oxu- apoatolio solicitude fqrthc universal flock of tho Lord and in our untornal loye for all the faithful nations under tho sway of the Imperial and Royal house of Austria , since the eommenoemont of our supremo pontificate , wo have dircotod , venerablo brothers , all our cares ami moat ardent desires to the regulation of the affairs and interests of religion in that vast empire . Thanks to fch « infinite . bounty of God and to tho pioty of our most flew son in Josus Christ , Francis Joaoph , Emperor and ApoBtolio King of Austria , what we desired hoe

      cometo pass , and it is for us the subject of the greatest j oy . Scarcely had this religious prince taken the reins of government in the empire of his fathers than , earnestly responding to the juBt wishes expressed by us and by our predecessors , well-knowing also that our holy religion and its salutary doctrine are the sources of peace , security , and true honour to nations , he saw nothing more urgent and . glorious than to merit the blessings of good men by confirming and protecting the freedom of the Catholic church throughout the extent of his dominions . Daily increasing m zeal and filial devotion to correspond to our solicitude , he earnestly requested us to conclude with him a Concordat which , in virtue of our apostolical authority , should ireand afford

      regulate ecclesiastical affairs in his emp , increased facilities for meeting the spiritual wants of his people . You easily understand of yourselves , venerable brothers , with what joy we received these solicitations from his Imperial and Apostolic Majesty solicitations so laudable , and which , corresponding so perfectly with our own desires and those of our predecessors , are a striking proof of the love which this eminent prince bears to religion . Accordingly , we employed without delay our care and solicitude to conduct to a happy issue an affair of so much importance ; and , with God ' s aid , we have concluded with our moat dear son in Jesus Christ this desired Concordat , which has been signed by the plenipotentiaries chosen on both sides . "

      Having stated the provisions of the Concordat , the Holy Father concludes thus : " Such are the principal points of this last Concordat , which we have briefly communicated to you , venerable brothers , to the end that -vve may offer up together great thanksgivings to the Father of Mercies and God of all consolation , who has given a wise and enlightened heart to our most dear son in Jesus Christ , Francis Joseph , Emperor and Apostolic King of Austria . Let us humbly supplicate this all-powerful God by the merits of Mary , His Most Holy Mother , preserved from all spot 3 of original sin , and of all the blessed in heaven , whose festival we are celebrating in the joy of one common solemnity , to remove from the dominion of the Church all errors and calamities , and to grant , in His clemency to the Christian people who serve it , a great increase of graces . "

      , Either the above is a bad translation , or the Holy Father places the Emperor and Apostolic King of Austria in the category of " an all-powerful God" { vide the context ) . Pius , moreover , humbly acknowledges that the infallible Church has errors from which it should pray—to the Emperor of Austria—to be delivered ; and he likewise trusts that the flock belonging to that same infallible Church may obtain " a great increase of graces " —a hope in which many will be found to join .

      Continental Notes. The King Of Sardinia ...

      CONTINENTAL NOTES . The King of Sardinia arrived in Paris on Friday week , and has been received with the usual Imperial splendours . The tc monster concert " at tho Palais de 1 'Industrie was a failure . The weather was cold and lowering ; the building , considering its vast size , waa almost empty ; and the shivering people waited disconsolately for an hour and a half bej ^ ond the specified time for the arrival of the Emperor and the King . When their Majesties did arrive , they were not received with auy very groat -warmth ; and the ill-humour of the audience was not removed by tho music which followed , inasmuch aa it was entirely spoiled by tho building in which it was played . They therefore , forgot all ceremony , and put on their hats to keop theniaclvcr ) warm—an example which wns Bpeodily followed by the Imperial and lioyal visitors . The elections at Geneva have terminated in tho coiriplete success of the Radicalb , notwithstanding the utmost efforts of the Conservatives and tho ultra-Donioorivts or Socialists , who , in order to resist the Liberals , effected what a writer from Geneva calls " a monstrous alliance . " Tho Government of tho United States of Amo ; ica has lately given considerable oretard to a Khoniah Iiouho for delivery next upring of bullet-proof Htecl cuiraHHCH . Under date of 22 nd October , tho King of Pruusiu signed uu order for the isaue of a loan of 7 , 800 , 000 thalors , at four-and-a-lmlf per cent ., tho proceeds of which aro to bo applied to railway purposes . Tlie interest of this loan nnd tho per coutago to bo applied every yoar towards a sinking fund for paying it ofF , in so far a « they aro not covered by tho proceeds of tho lines for whoso boiiofit the loau 1 h rained , will lie defrayed out of tho Railway Fund , nucl will therefore produoe no extra burden on the ways and moans of tho State . Count Mol < 5 died on Saturday , nfc hl * t weat at 01 mmplatreux . Ho waa struck with apoplexy while ub dinnor . A public subscription has boon opened in tho department of the Giroudo , the funds of which aro to bo employed in purohaaiug tobacco to bo offered us a

      gift to the English army in the East . Count de Persigny has received a letter from Lord Clarendon , acknowledging , with lively feelings of satisfaction , this proof of the sympathy and esteem entertained by the French nation for the English army . Colonel Tvarv is now accused of having embezzled certain moneys belonging to his regiment before he deserted to the Sardinians ; but this is said to be a very stale trick with the Austrians . The Governmental Globe says that the Colonel was a revolutionist and a deserter , and thinks that -the Austrian Government was justified in arresting him , though not , of course , in the alleged violence . The Globe adds that , if he wore an English uniform , at the time , be was not authorised to do so . The Motiving Post takes a similar view , but says the English Government has de tnanded explanations with , reference to the rough conduct of the Austrian officer .

      . The Concordat is not likely to be popular . Both the laity and the junior clergy—at auy rate in the Italian provinces of Austria , —are not at all pleased with the position in which they are placed by the new agreement -with the Pope ; and it is thought that a loophole exists through which the literal enforcement of the terms of the treaty may be escaped . It is believed that the Concordat is not to be put in execution until the internal laws of the country have been placed in unison with it ; but Francis Joseph is evidently bent upon subjecting himself and his people before the Romish footstool , and the less vehement Papists are probably leaning upon a broken reed when they indulge in any hope of a relaxing of their ohaina .

      The amount of subscriptions to the shares of the Austrian Credit Mobilier will be 15 , 000 , 000 florins ( £ 1 , 500 , 000 ) , and the lists will be open from the 10 th to the 15 th of December next . Four French Bishops have been installed , in presence of the Emperor , in the Chapel of the Tuileries , with all the pomp and ceremony incidental to Roman Catholic observances . The First Almoner read to each of the Bishops the following oath , regulated by the sixth article of the Concordat , according to the ancient usages of the monarchy : — " Monsieur l'Eveque , — You swear and promise to God , on the Holy Gospels ,

      to maintain obedience and fidelity to his Majesty the Emperor ; you also promise to have no connexion with , nor to attend , any council , nor to entertain any league , either at home or abroad , which might be contrary to public tranquillit ) ' ; and if in yonr diocess or elsewhere you should learn of any plot being set on foot to the prejudice of the Emperor , you will immediately inform his Majesty thereof . " The Emperor , . sitting , took with his right hand the left hand of the prelate , who said : — " I thus do swear it , and promise it to God and to the Emperor . " And the Emperor replied : — " May God give you hi 3 blessing thereto . ' ;

      With reference to the mission of General Canrobert to Sweden , and to certain assertions which have been made in Connexion with it , the Times Paris Correspondent writes : — "I now affirm , and on authority which , if I were free to name it , few would hesitate to accept as one of the best , if not the best , that the General's mission was net solely the presentation of the ribbon and star of the Legion of Honour ; that it was with a view to an arrangement with the King of

      Sweden ; that he has succeeded to tho complete satisfaction of his own Government , and has concluded ' a most satisfactory arrangement with reference to the eventualities of the war . ' I confine myself for the present to this declaration , emanating from an authentic source , as it is probable the moment hus not yet arrived , for reasons that will be easily understood , for the official announcement of tho advantngcH to be derived to Franco and England from the f » ati » faotory arrangement in question . "

      Tho insurrection in tho Russian Ulcnune would seem to bo not yot suppressed . It hati been found necessary to dospatch artillery and troojiH nguinst tho malcontents . Several political arrests have taken place at Home , which is in a very disturbed state . Tho survoyance by the agents of tho "Wentom Powers of tho mode of expenditure of tho Turkish Loan is still resisted by the Porto ; but the ComzniKHarios of tho Allies persist in executing their

      mis-. An ahomiuablo attack on tho life of an officer in the Wallaohian service , who , moroovor , in tinder tho protection of Franco , hna been inado by an Austrian officer in Tcrgowitss . Tho wife of Dr . Sohrninin , tho victim of thiw outrage , lmd been hifuilteri by a oaptmn in tho army of occupation ; and , on tho domiin < l of tho French authorities , procoedingH wore takon against him . Tho doctor wnn proceeding to tho law court , when ho met with an Austrian officer , wlio goixori hoi " of him ; asked how ho , a vilo reptile « iul a niinorablo , worthiest * follow , could dare to lay a comp laint ngaiiwt an officer of the Imperial Army ; and , drawing'h \ n hwonI , struck at hia victim ' s head . Tho blow whh wnrdod oil by tho doctor ' s cano , but hid arm was wounded , llw ruffian ia described as roving like a mad man , t \ nn it wan found nooc » imry to employ an armed force against him . Ho lias sinoe boon dograded and brought to a court-martial

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    • Leader (1850-1860), Dec. 1, 1855, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_01121855/page/6/