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      Ireland. Rusiouued Resignation.—It Is Ru...

      took occasion to advert to his absence from the banquet given to Sir Charles Bright . at Dublin , a circumstance which was said to have been occasioned by the unwelcome presence of Cardinal Wiseman . . His Excellency entirely disavowed the sectarian and personal motives which had been attributed to him , and stated that his absence was occasioned by no' other cause than the pressure of public business . No definite opinion was expressed as to the possibility of remedying the defect in the cable , whatever it may be , which has interrupted the communication , but Professor Thompson spoke some- What gloomily on the subject . , The Tippekarx Bank . — It is stated that the unfortunate creditors of this swindle , who trusted to the chance of settlement by compositions , have received two dividends , amounting together to 3 ' s . 6 d . in the pound . Honours to Irishmen . — Mr . Brew , who has been selected to fill the important position of Inspector-General of Police in the new British gold region , volun- teered during the war with Russia , and held an arduous place in the Commissariat all through the Crimean J ! & ^ \ ui / \

      * ' " - ' •¦•* " - . ** j c * pfJvr * jjieiAi * 13 wuilu ± \ jj \ jc , a . year . Sir Frederick Hughes , who has recently received the honour of knighthood from the Queen , is a native of Wexford . He served many years ago in Persia during a period of great difficulty in that country , and received the order of the Lion and Sun . When the Russian war broke out Captain Hughes volunteered his services to the British Government to proceed to the East , and more especially to Circassia , where his services were of great value . Cardinal Wiseman ' s progress in Ireland continues to be distinguished by those honours which ; with the sole exception of the sovereign , only " a Prince of the Church" could command in that country . On Wedncsda 3 lie arrived at Maynooth , where he received an ovation from the students , and afterwards addressed them on their duties as missionaries of the Catholic faith .

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      [ AMERICA . ; The New York mail has arrived with advices to the I 26 th ult . We learn that the excitement in regard to j the Atlantic cable was rapidly declining . . The joint I committee of the New York Common Council had agreed I to haye invitations extended to , the President of the [ United States , all the foreign ministers at Washington , I the governors of States and the Cabinet officers , to be I present at the approaching celebration of the event . j Tlie New York Chambers of Commerce had passed I resolutions expressive of the gratification felt by the i . merchants at the successful laying of the cable . General Walker , the filibuster , was in New York , engaged , it is said , in perfecting his schemes for another expedition to Nicaragua . A telegram from New York states that the French Government had granted to the Atlantic Telegraph Company the right to land telegraph cables on the islands of St . Pierre and Miquelon , which lie betweeh Nova Scotia and Newfoundland . The company propose to run a cable from Placentia , Newfoundland , to St . Pierre , and thence to a point near Sydnoy , Cape Breton , Nova Scotia . The two French islands will thus derive advantage from the Atlantic telegraph . Despatches have been received from General Johnston from Utah , to the 22 nd of July . The troops wore erecting temporary warehouses , and preparing to go into winter quarters . The steamship Poydras , belonging to the Tohuantepec liiulroad Company had foundered at sea . No lives were lost . t Tho number of deaths from yellow fever at New Orleans for tho week ending tho 21 st ult . were S 1 Q . At Charleston tho fever had been declared epidemic . From Caraccas wo learn that a British and French squadron was at anchor in tho roadstead of Laguavrn , and a collision with tho Venezuelan Government was imminent . A meeting of British residents had been hold on board her Majesty ' s steamer tartar , Ino earthquake that took place in Mexico on the 19 th 01 Juno laat was one of tho most aqvoro over known . In J , . } y Mexico the strongest structures reeled to mow loundations , tho earth opened in tho streets , trees wntnoa and swayed for many minutes , and some wore ro ^ ^ ^ , ' ' ' Housc 9 ' "Qucducts , and rail- and ciSr , n T - ly il ) jUrc , - About twonty-fpur towns nuakc l 0 XlCO 8 ua tftin ° d damage from tho earth- to tho ™ i a el ° at nUmb 0 r of livoa wcrc Io 8 t- ] ) nniftbr ° « on ^ 7 tt ° cHy TSoSoT ft Vm ° a StOrllllbr hUS b ° ^ B ^ P ^^ ^^ X ^^^ O & Z *" *™ " y ° » ™ ^ er at Ss-ISwHSS onlmod down \ h ?? 2 J , ?« ^/ / Ulqi 11 0 * clt 0 » K >» t had MRaSSSfesSBH

      - b i t . [ I J against some of them , who had resorted to the proceed-I ing with a view of imposing a penalty . I Desertion from the army was going on upon a large I scale in the lower provinces . J The Washington arrived at Liverpool : on Thursday , bringing New York dates of the 28 th ult . By it we I learn that the Common Council of New . York intend celebrating the successful laying of the Atlantic cable on the 1 st of September . According to the papers , " it J promises to be the most magnificent display the world ever beheld . " Captain Dayman , of the Gorgon , and other British naval officers have accepted invitations to attend . . The first general news despatched by the Atlantic cable reached New York on the 26 th ult . It embraced I the late important news from China , and gave great satisfaction . The United States brig Dolphin captured a vessel with three hundred and eighteen Africans on board , on the 21 st instant , off the coast of Cuba . The prize was ordered to Charlestown . " j I ' < <

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      j ' f , " ; AUSTRALIA . Dates from Melbourne are to the 16 th July . There is no political news of the least interest . Parliament has been prorogued to the 10 th of August , but will not be called together " for the despatch of business" until October . The revenues of the colony are in a very satisfactory state . ^ On the year ending the 8 th of June , 1858 , there is an increase . a 3 compared with ; the previous year of half-a-roillion , the figures being respectively 3 , 423 , 642 / . and 2 , 923 , 305 ? . Another bank is in progress of formation , called the National Bank of Australasia . The promoters are respectable , and the shares are freely subscribed for . From Sydney we have news to the 10 th July . The chief measure before the colonial parliament—the Electorai ixeiormi

      , ; ! . sm—remains still undecided , the distribution of the electorates not yet being determined in the committee of tlie House . Another question of importance which engaged the attention of the Legislature was the restriction and regulation of the Chinese immigration . The following important bills have been assented-to : —The payment of debts out Of Real Estates j Bill ; the Trust Funds Security Bill ; and the bill for the management of the main " roads of the colony . A measure is under consideration to give to graduates of Epglish universities similar privileges to those enjoyed by the _ graduates of Sydney . A bill has been introduced into the Assembly to alter the la w in respect to real property in estates . Archdeacon Cowper , father of the present Premier , and one of the earliest colonial chaplains , has died . He lived to nearly eighty years of age , and had resided in the colony for almost half a century . A serious railway accident had occurred on the . 10 th I inst . A train got off the line , and the carriages toppled over the embankment . . Only two persons were killed , though several others were severely wounded . The accident happened between Sydney and Paramatta .

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      NAVAL AND MILITARY . J Arrival or Invalids fkom India ' . —The ship Waterloo » arrived in tlio Thames on Saturday' from Kurrachee , having on board a large party of" sick and disabled ! troops , most of whom wero wounded in the assault and i > capture of Delhi . Sho brought homo 22 non-commiasioiiod offlcors , 2 drummers , 117 privates , 13 women , and 22 children ; under the command of Captain S . 13 . Lamb , 10 th Regiment , and in medical charge of Dr . Wylie Thirteen deaths occurred during tho voyage . On the disembarkation of tho troops at Grnvosend they were immediately convoyed to Fort Pitt Hospital , Chatham , when those requiring further surgical treatment wore admitted into that establishment , and tho romaindor sent to St . Mary !» invalid dopot to await an inspection bythd Chelsea Hoard . Among tho troops who are most severely wounded are soveral men of tho Glat Regiment , Avhich particularly distinguished itself under Brigadier Nicholson in tho capture of Delhi . Most of the men belonging to that corps who have boon invalided homo have lost an arm , or Have , been othorwiso so severely wounded as to necessitate their immediate dischargo from tho service Militia Riot . —On Thursday night a riot oocurred at ( n-oat Yarmouth , botweon n party of the Fermanagh militia , Htationod in that town , anil a number of tho townspeople , mid tho nllair was considered so serious , that tho magistrates hold a special investigation on > JS » iUa-yiri-A ft'Givhoarin ]^ ow | pnw ^ their clerk to address a letter to the commanding ollicor of tho rogimeut , suggesting regulations conducive to pro- vuut another collision . Kumoikku Nkw Fikui-Mahsuals . —Wo do not bo- liovo there is any truth in tho statement that the rank of nold-niar & hal is about' to bo conferred on certain ofllcora . There is no intontion of taking any such stop at present . Tlio 13 rovot will probably appear about tho end of tho month , but it will not aflVot any rank higher than that of Ucutonmit-gonorul , —( Jlubn . 1 ( t ^ J I I , ' : j

      British Columbia . —Colonel Moody , Royal Engineers ; Captain J . M . Grant , Captain H . R . Luard Lieutenant A . R . Lempriere , and Lieutenant H . S . Palmer , Mr . Siddell , staff assistant-surgeon , 1 sergeantmaJor , 1 quarter master-sergeant , 8 sergeants , 8 first nS ° t inn se < ? ' corporals , 8 lance dorporals , and ¦ about . 100 sappers of the Royal Engineers ^ with their families embark on the loth inst ., on board the clipper H ship Thames City 1500 tons , fQr British Columbia ' saihng round Cape Horn . The detachment is composed of picked volunteers , and embraces almost every trade and profession , surveyors , draughtsmen , engravers , artists , architects , photographers , carpenters , masons , blacksmiths , painters , miners , & c , such as only the Royal Engineers can produce . They are armed with the Lancaster rifle and Colt's revolvers , and take out with them provisions sufficient to last for some months , and an immense quantity of clothing and materials of everv description likely to be required by the expedition in the new colony . We understand that steam-engines , rail - way rails , and other mechanical appliances , either for steam or water power , will be sent after the party . The non-commissioned officers and men are to receive a very [ liberal rate of colonial pay ; and as a further inducement to them , after six years' faithful service , a grant of land is to be appropriated to such as are desirous to settle in the colony . . .

      Review at Dover . —On Tuesday the Duke of Cambridge visited this garrison for the purpose of inspecting the forces there . The troops to be reviewed were •—The 4 th battalion 60 th Rifles , the Bedfordshire Light Infantry Militia , the Donegal Militia , and a company of Royal Artillery . Shortly before twel ve o'clock bis Roj-al Highness arrived upon the ground , and was saluted by the troops , who had formed in line . The Commanderin-Chifff , who rode a magnificent charger , first passed along the line , and the respective regiments then marched past in companies ; This was followed by manoeuvres * discharges of musketry , trumpet calls , and the bustling pomp and pageantry which go to make up a military spectacle . His Royal Highness was pleased to express to the commanding officers of the different corps his high satisfaction at the precision and activity of the troops under inspection . The review terminated about one o ' clock , and the Gommander-in-Chief then inspected the barracks and new buildings which adjoin the Castle . Naval Couut-martiai .. —^ A court-martial was held on board her Majesty ' s ship Impregnable , flag-ship at Devonport , on Monday last , for the purpose of trying Thomas Langley , first-class engineer belonging to the gunboat Dapper , on the following charges : —1 st . For letting the steam but of the boilers ; 2 nd . For sleeping in his cabin during his hours of duty ; 3 rd . For bem" - drunk and incapable all the night of the 31 st of July last . The defence on the first charge referred the blame to the stokers in not keeping up the fires . In the second charge , he would prove by evidence that Mr . Jones , the third-class engineer , was left in charge of the engine . On the third charge he said it had not been proved he had been drinking , and he would prove by evidence that he was not drunk , but in a perfectly efficient state for duty . A large number of certificates of a highly favourable character were then read and several witnesses called in support of the prisoner ' s defence , after which the court adjourned until Tuesday morning , when the following sentence was read : —" The court is of opinion that the first charge has been proved , and that the second and third charges have not been proved against the prisoner , the said Mr . Thomas Langley ; and the court doth in consequence therefore adjudge him to bo reduced to the rank of assistant engineer of the second class , and to bo ineligible for promotion for one year from tho date of tho passing of this sentence . "

      . j i i i t i t I i [ Greenwich Hospital . —Retired Commander Robert ! William Tyte , one of tho officers on the out-pensions of Greenwich Hospital , died on the 3 rd instant , atEastcott , Middlesox , in the 84 th year of his age . Force ok the British Fleet on Home Service . — A : correspondent of the Mornliig Ild'alU , says wo have in commission at tho present moment the following line-of-battlo ships , as a squadron of exorcise , and for homo service , all fully manned with disciplined crewa , and sea stores on board : — Ajax , GO screw ; Brunswick , 81 screw ; Blenheim , CO scrow ; Crosar , 91 screw ; Creasy , 81 screw ; Cornwallis , 00 sorow ; Duke of Wellington , 181 sorewj Exmouth , 91 scrow 5 Edinburgh , CO scrow ; Hannibal , 91 screw ; Hastings , CO screw ; Hawk , CO scrow ; Hoguo , 00 screw ; Nilo , 91 scrow ; Orion , 91 scrow ; Pembroke , 00 sorow ; Russoll , 00 screw ; Royal George , 102 scrow ; Royal Albert , 121 serowj Ronown , 01 sorow ; Victor Emmanuel , 91 screw . Thoso gl yo an aggregato of 8050 horao-powor , 1 ( 393 gun ?' , 'iiiaiinodTjy ro , abu seamen iuid mhrlnos . lixclusi ^ o of fho above , wo havo for homo aorvieo frigates and oorvottoa such as tho Arrogant , 47 scrow ; Ar her , 18 scrow ; Diadem , 02 screw ; Euryalus , f > l scrow ; Eaglo , & Q sailing i Racor , 11 screw ; Terrible , 21 paddio ; with tho nggrogato of 2610 horso powor , 22 ( j guns , and ' 2050 inon , making a total of 11 , 7 ( 50 hprse powor , 1010 guns , ami 18 , 000 seamon and marines . Suroly tho homo force should satisfy either Shoftlold or Wanohostor , to say nothing of guard ship ' s , gunnery boats , tondors , or sorow gnu-bouts .

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    • Leader (1850-1860), Sept. 11, 1858, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_11091858/page/7/