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      Continental Notes. France. The Emperor A...

      A letter from Aneona states that several mysterious arrests have been effected both at Aneona and in the Marches , in consequence of telegraphic orders received from Rome . The prisoners were immediately conveyed to Rome under strong escorts . . GREECE . The JSsperance of Athens state * thafc the opening of the Legislative Chambers tpok place with the customary ceremonial . The Ministry expects to meet a more organised and more compact opposition in the Senate than attended at last session . Lord Stratford de Redcliffe had left for Italy . HANOVER . The First Chamber of Hanover has rejected the Government bill on judicial organisation , and a Ministerial crisis was the immediate consequence of the vote . A French paper , the Pairie , congratulates Hanover on a return to parliamentary government . NAPLES . Advices from Naples are to the 10 th inst . Lord Stratford de Redcliffe , during his stay , remained in the bay on board the frigate , and did not visit the King . He has left for Rome . An Englishman has lodged a protest , which is supported by the British Consul , against a domiciliary visit he had received . The Neapolitan Government has issued a decree , pro- ^ hibiting the employment of foreign labourers on the Tarento Railway , and containing other regulations which it will be found difficult to carry out . AUSTRIA . The festivities are over at Prague , and their Majesties are in Vienna again . The King and Crown Prince of Saxony visited the Emperor and Empress while they were in the capital of Bohemia , and returned to Dresden in the evening of the 16 th inst . . The new law on recruitment in Lombardy causes a strong feeling of discontent throughout the whole country . The duration of service is increased from live years to seven , ¦ while the grounds of exemption have been much restricted . The Panorama , a satirical journal published at Milan , has just been suspended for a year on account of certain articles alleged to be hostile to the Austrian Government . A recent letter speaks of domiciliary visits and many arrests at Venice , and says that a force of 8000 Croats is on the march to reinforce the garrison of Milan . Austria goes on increasing the budget for her young navy , which , in the estimate just made , has already reached the sum of half-a-million of pounds sterling . She is evidently preparing for another crisis in the East , - and intends to protect her own interests on the coast of the Adriatic . SWITZERLAND . A third plan of a Cantonal Constitution lias been submitted to the vote of the population of Xeufchatel , and sanctioned by 5730 votes against 3385 , to the great mortification of the Radicals . BELGIUM . Lord Howard de Walden , British envoy at Brussels , was stung , a few days ago , by some venomous insect , and symptoms of carbuncle appeared ; happily , energetic remedies were applied , and his Excellency is now free from danger . DENMARK . The King of Denmark announces that he has made his last concession to German claims , and that if any further demands are made he will stand on his rights , appealing to the patriotism of his people and the friendship of his allies . PRUSSIA . The secondary elections ( elections of members ) have taken place all over the Prussian monarchy . The re- suit , which will not be ascertained for some time , nobody can foretel under present circumstances . The Go- vernment showed some symptoms of nervousness at the last minute , which wi . ll not serve its cause . The follow- ing are the names of the nine deputies elected at Ber- lin : — Kuhne ( Privy Councillor ) , Reimar ( Common Councilman ) , Rev . Jonas Riedel , Voit ( Publisher ) , Minis ter von Patow , Henry d'Arnim ( formerly Minister for Foreign Affairs ) , Wentzel ( President of Eatibor ) , Matthis ( Privy Councillor . ) The King and Queen of Prussia arrived at Triosto on the 17 th inst ,, and on the following morning continued their journey to Verona , where they will moot the Prin- ces 8 Alexandrine . Their Majesties ara on their way to NJce , where they intend to pftss a groat part , \ t not ; the whole , of the winter . It is stated that King Victor Emmanuel Una placed the pnlace which ho lias at Nice at the disposal of the Prussian monarch . On the 20 th last , the King of Wurtemborg will also leave for Nice . ronTudAi * * Since tho earthquake which took place on the 11 th instant telegraphic despatches have beon received from tho principal provincial towns which give gqotl ground for hope that tho damage and loss of life havo not beon so great as was anticipated from the violence and dura- tion of tho ehoolts . Thoro can bo no doubt H was the moat violent shook experienced since the great earth- quake of 1705 , and very llttlo more vibration could not nave failed to produce moat disastrous consequences .

      i Chimneys and walls were cracked and thrown down in j i Lisbon , but it appears that no building was destroyed , and that one death was alone caused by the falling of a Avail half built at the Polytechnic School . The account ! from St . Ubes , about eight leagues from Lisbon , on the south of the Tagus , are the most distressing . A great number ; of houses were thrown down , and some of the inhabitants buried in the ruins , but no authentic account has yet been received of the number of deaths , though it is understood five bodies have already been taken out . None of the English residents appear to be included among the sufferers . This earthquake was preceded by two days of almost incessant heavy rain . The Portuguese papers say that on the 15 th inst . the Finance Minister stated that all the papers relating to the Charles-et-Georges affair would be submitted to the Chambers as soon as it could be done .

      Osto. 453, November 27, 1858 J. Thb Iiea...

      OSTo . 453 , November 27 , 1858 J . THB IiEADER . 1281

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      ; - [ ' ' ' .. ' " * ; j ' AMERICA . 1 By the Persia we have New York advices to the 10 th ' instant . Statements respecting Central American affairs occupy considerable space in the New York papers . ' It is asserted that Lord Napier had presented a joint nota ' from England and France against filibustering , but it is also denied that . his Lordship has done so . Walker was in Washington , endeavouring to persuade the President ! to withdraw or modify his recent proclamation . Letters from Venezuela mention that the arrival of General Paez was anticipated with great satisfaction . It is stated that the United States Government had placed i a vessel at his disposal . . ¦ The road to Termination-point , Niagara Falls , had fallen away . A convention of slaveholder ! of the eastern shores of ; . Maryland had been held at Cambridge . They complain that the free negroes among them are an idle and worthless set , and recommend the holding of a general State convention in Baltimore in June next , for the purpose of devising some means of remedying the evils under which they labour , and the passage of laws to render the free negroes a producing class . . The corn crop has never been so large in Kentucky as the present crop promises to be . The steam yacht Petrel had burst her boilers in New York harbour , instantly killing three persons . The ship Isaac Bell had arrived with the captain , mate , and four seamen , rescued from the British barque Claude , of Shoreham , which was wrecked at sea . Eight lives were lost on board the barque , including the cap- tain ' s wife . Yellow fever had ceased at New Orleans , but was prevailing with great virulence at Galvestonj Texas . The Tehuantepec route across the Isthmus is reported as clear of all obstructions . California advices to the 11 th of October had been received . The rainy season had just commenced , and its usual effects upon business were experienced . The first overland mail to San Francisco arrived there in twenty-four days . The emigration to the Fraser River gold-fields had almost entirely ceased . A fire at Jamestown , California , had destroyed twenty- seven buildings , involving a loss ' of a quarter of a million dollars . The Moniteur de laFloUe announces that some agents of the United States havo been endeavouring to persuade Denmark to sell the Isles of St . John and St . Thomas , in the Antilles . It is inquired whether this is a step towards tho annexation of Cuba . The Paoific arrived at Galway on Tuesday , with news to the 13 th , from New York . Among her passengers is Madame Lola Montes . In New Mexico the Navigo Indians were again de- feated . The Mohawk Indians attacked an emigrants' train and killed nine and wounded sixteen . The Indian war in Oregon is ended . Advices from Washington state that tho Secretary of the Treasury will recommend a tax on tea and coffee , The Governorship of Kansas had been offered to Samuel Reding , General Walker and Ilenningsen wore re- concilcd . At Greonsburg , Kentucky , tho mob had broken into a gaol , and hanged two murderers . i i II i i i i in i ¦¦¦ mi ^ m n

      Mexico. News Has Been Received In New Yo...

      MEXICO . News has been received in New York from Mexico to the effect that Colonel Salindas , with four hundred troops from Oaxaca , entered Tehuantepec on the 20 th , without having dispersed the forces of Zuloaga . General Vidaurri had resigned the command of the Liberal army , on account of alleged treachery in his camp , and the command had devolved on Colonel Zaragosa . Previous to his resignation , Vidaurri issued a proclamation calling on merchants along the frontier to pay various sums annexed to their names , amounting in the aggregate to 150 , 000 dols , or to remove with their goods from the country . Many of the American and other merchants were preparing to remove when the decree ¦ was revoked , and Vidaurri left . Colonel Zaragosa was making active efforts to reorganise the Liberal forces . ' ' ' ! I ' ' '

      New Granada. The Northern States Of This...

      NEW GRANADA . The northern States of this republic are in a very distressing condition , in consequence of its political troubles . Partial anarchy prevails , and must become general , unless more power is vested in the President , ' who is a talented and resolute man , and one of the few able : to govern his country in peace , The Federation is satisfactory in the United States . The capital ( Bogota" ) is tranquil , its inhabitants beholding with indifference the depredations committed in the neighbouring States ; and when they hear of the most atrocious murder , their reply is , it is a delito politico , and , as a matter of course , the' assassin is set at liberty , and in a few weeks becomes again a useful member of society . Such a state of things is truly appalling in a country where they boast of its civilisation . The trade throughout the country is dull , without prospects of reaction . 1 t 1 i t g f t d * i r < tl a ; tl oi d

      The Principality Of Monaco. A. Correspon...

      THE PRINCIPALITY OF MONACO . A . correspondent of the Daily News asserts that the remarks of the Fresse of Paris relative to a contemplated sale of this principality to Russia are totally unfounded , and it is equally fabulous that " a rumour respecting that sale is current in Turin , Nice , and Villafranca . " The principality of Monaco is not in the market , and its present ruler , Charles III ., has no more the intention of disposing of his . sovereign rights , such as they are , than had his more distinguished ancestor Honore' V . This prince—the most illustrious of these retail dealers in despotism—was visited by a diplomatic mission from tho Court of Turin . Tho envoys , after beating about the bush in true diplomatic style , offered the Prince three million francs for the cession , of his dominions to their master , the King of Sardinia . Honore" expressed his thanks for the offer of his neighbour , which was , he admitted , truly generous , and more than he could havo fairly expected . The envoys , on hearing this , saw splendid visions of stars and other courtly honours which would reward the success of their mission . " But , " continued the Prince , " we cap not accept the generous proposal of our cousin , for not all his treasures could repay the loss of our position as an independent sovereign of Europe . " The mission returned to Turin disconsolate . The reigning Prince is equally impressed with the valuo of that position , and is hot disposed to sell it by public auction . Perhaps he is unwise , for tlie next grand convulsion iu France or Italy will provo fatal to position , and Monaco will bo absorbed by Sardinia , unless it falls with willing Nice into tho hands of Franco . t only would Russia not derive the faintest advantage from the possession of this pretty little orangery , b the moro conception of such an acquisition would 5 s political error , and would , rosult iu a diplomatic repulse . The rights of the Prince of Monaco aro guaranteed by tho Treaty of Vienna , and lie could not forfeit them without tUe consent of tho contracting powers . part from tho general and invincible opposition which presenco of ltussia on this const would oucountor from the Mediterranean powers , it may bo assorted that tho Foroigu-ofllcos of Turin and Paris ontertaiti such fervent hopoo of obtaining by tho force 6 t circumtances possession of this potty territory that the fox with all his cunning would stand no chance In the uggle between tho lion and tho tiger , even if tempted tho disputed spoils . A r < p ' f < r < \ rr tl a E r < ir b < tl d < H be tt hi cc in a < hi in to in

      R . ] J '¦< ] 1 ': His No Bu A T A Canad...

      r ] j '¦< ] 1 ' : his No bu a CANADA . P ' The New Brunswickcr denies the report that Lord S \ 1 Jury ' a mission to America is connected with the pro- '" jected union of the British provinces , and says that his jjl visit is solely on tho business of the Groat Intercolonial ** Railway from Halifax to Quebec , of which his to Lordship has been from the outset one of the most ' zealous supporters . a

      ' ' I 1 1 1 I A Tho S Str By V> West Ind...

      ' ' i 1 1 1 i A tho s str by v > WEST INDIES . [ j CUBA . A Tun dates from Havdnnah aro to tho 80 th October . ± \ The Spanish frigate Benguela had returned to Havannah fr from Tampico , to which port she had beon despatched t j to interfere for tho protection of Spanish merchants who Sl had beon pillaged by tho Moxiuun Commander Gonsso , st but nothing respecting the rosult of her visit had been w made public . 8 t I In vlow of [ a possible complication of affairs tn the I ^

      Gulf of Mexico , a new Cuban revolutionary junta has been formed at New Orleans , and is preparing its plans in conjunction with parties in Cuba . BARBADOES . The crops have suffered severely from the great deficiency of rain this season ; it is generally believed that the sugar crop will amount to but little more than half of the last year ' s produce . The planters generally have a very high sense of the advantages to be derived from tlie aids that science now places at the disposal of agriculture , but no very clear idea of the means by which her ends are accomplished , andj although the island in this respect may not be very far in the rear of improvements , yet , as chemistry and geology have do resident representatives on the spot to stimulate their inquiry , their progress , as compared with European States , will necessarily be retarded . There is to be an Industrial Exhibition at Bridgetown , including an Agricultural Show ( the first of the kind ) , towards the middle of December .

  • Citation
    • Leader (1850-1860), Nov. 27, 1858, page 9, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_27111858/page/9/