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      thorlty The conduct of Laicerda appears to have been in the highest degree offensive , and , after undergoing many perils and annoyances , Mr . Swann was compelled to Beck refuge with the British Consul at Para .

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      NICARAGUA .: THE TBEATY BETWEEN GREAT BBITA . IN AND THE "CNtTKD STA . TES . The "Washington correspondent of the New York Herald gives the following as an analysis of this Treaty : — By the first article of the Treaty between the United States and Great Britain , the contracting parties agree jointly to propose to the republics of Nicaragua and of Costa . Rica the arrangements contained in the following articles : — A territory comprised within the following limits shall be set apart for the Mosquito Indians . And then it goes on to establish the boundary . The boundary is to be designated and marked by two commissioners , to be appointed , one by her Britannic Majesty , and one by the President of the republic of Nicaragua .

      By article third , the Mosquito Indians , confining themselves within the territory designated , shall enjoy the right to make , by their national council or councils , and to . convey into effect , all such laws as they may deem necessary for the government and protection of all persons within the same , and of all property therein belonging to their people , or to such persons as have connected themselves with them . Their rights of property and of local government within the territory defined shall he recognized , affirmed , and guaranteed by the republic of Nicaragua , in treaties to be made by that state with the United States and Great Britain respectively ; and the republic of Nicaragua in each of these treaties shall stipulate and engage that it shall enact laws to prevent the purchase of lands from the Mosquito Indians and

      the introduction and sale of spirituous liquors among the said Indians , and the said republic shall protect them from all inroads , intrusions , or aggressions along their western and northern frontier . The Mosquito Indians shall not be able to cede their territory of rights to any other state without the consent of the United States and Great Britain , each separately expressed ; it being , however , understood that nothing shall preclude the conclusion of such voluntary compact and arrangements between the republic of Nicaragua and the Mosquito Indians , by -which the latter may be incorporated and united with the former ; but it shall le stipulated , in such case , that the said Mosquito Indians shall enjoy the same rights , and be liable to the same duties as other citizens of the said republic of Nicaragua .

      By article four , all the territory south of the river Warcoe , or Segovia , not included within the limits of the reservation set apart for the Mosquito Indians , shall , without prejudice to the rights of the republic of Honduras , or to any question of boundary between that republic and the republic of Nicaragua , be recognized and declared to be within the limits and sovereignty of the republic © f Nicaragua on the following conditions : —The republic of Costa Rica shall retain for its citizens the freedom of navigation up and down the river San Juan , from its mouth to the mouth of the Sera Pique river , with liberty to enter and quit the port of San Juan 01

      shall lay no duties on goods exported , nor any duties on goods imported , intended for transit across the Isthmus , or for consumption without the city , nor any duties of tonnage on vessels except s uch as may be necessary for the police of the port and the maintenance of the necessary lighthouses and beacons ; provided that the present condition shall not interfere with or prevent tl » e levy of a temporary duty on imports for the purpose of the pay" rneiit to the Mosquito Indians as stipulated in article 5 ; exemption from military service , except for the defence of the city and within the bounds of the

      same-Art . 5 provides that the republic of Nicaragua shall enter into positive treaty stipulations with each of the two governments of the United State 3 of America and Great Britain , that it will make the grant of freedom to tie city of Grey town , or San Juan , subject to the condition that the municipality of the said city shall , as soon as organized , pass laws and ordinances levying by tax or duty on imports , some reasonable sum to be paid half-yearly to the Mosquito Indians , by way of annuity for a limited period , as an indemnity and compensation for their interest in the territory recognized and declared by the first clause of article 4 to be within the limits and sovereignty of the republic of Nicaragua .

      By article sixth , her Britannic Majesty and the republic of Nicaragua shall , within six months after the exchange of the ratifications . of the treaty , to be concluded bet-ween them in virtue of the present arrangements , appoint each a commissioner for the purpose of designating and marking out the inland boundary separating the territory to be set apart for the Mosquito Indians . They shall also appoint each a commissioner for the purpose of deciding upon the bona Jides of all grants of lands ; they shall further appoint each a commissioner for the purpose of determining the amount , the period of duration , and the time , place , and mode of payment of the annuity to be paid to the Mosquito Indians according to the stipulations .

      Article seventh provides that the commissioners shall meet at such a place or places as shall be hereafter fixed . After they shall be respectively named , and before proceeding to business , they shall make and subscribe & solemn declaration that they will impartially and carefully examine and decide upon all the matters referred to them for their decision . The commissioners to appoint a third person to act as arbitrator or umpire in any case or cases in which , they may themselves differ in opinion . Article ninth provides that the two governments bind themselves in case the republics of Nicaragua and Costa Rica , or either of them , should refuse to accept the arrangements contained in the preceding articles , not to propose oi consent to any other arrangements more favourable to the refusing party or parties . ( Signed ) G . M . Dallas . Clarkndom . To this analysis is added in the same paper the text of the only three Articles ^ the first three ) which have as yet been agreed on .

      Greyto-wn with their vessels and to store their cargoes in that port , and without being subject to any duties of import or export , tonnage duty , or other tax or public charge whatever , except for light money and other necessary port charges . The republicg of Nicaragua and Costa Rica shall allow the territorial disputes between them , and the limits or extension to be given to the town of San Juan or Greytown , if the same cannot be amicably adjusted between themselves and that town , to be settled by the arbitration « f the United States of America and Great Britain , who ,, in any doubtful point , shall be able to call for

      the decision of a third party . All bond jide grants of land fox due consideration made in the name and by tlie authority of the Mosquito Indians , since the let of January , 1848 , and lying beyond the limits of the territory reserved for said Indians , shall be confirmed , provided the same . shall not exceed in any case the extent of one hundred yards square , if within the limits of San Juan or Greytown , or one league square if without the aame ; and provided that such grant ehall not interfere q £ L * f S ' & . anta ™ de previously U > that date l ) y Spain , the republic of Central America , or either of ^ P 18 a * w Stftte 8 ¦? Central Am « i «*» and Provided fefif'A !* .. ?* » ch «»* *«¦*» eWier of the said States shall include te

      rritory reeervedby its government for forts , araonals , or other public baudnW This stipulation is in no manner to aflfcet the grants of land made previously to the 1 st of January , 1841 . The republic of Nicaragua shall constitute and declare the port of Greytown or San Juan a free port and the city a free city , though under the sovereignty of the republic , whose inhabitants ahall enjoy the following nghta and immunities :-Th « right to govern th « mSelves by means of their own mualdpaJ 1 gwlm " ment j to be administered by legislative , exwutivY a ? d tt *« officer v 4 t thoir •*» ele ( A SSg t th « Ur own negotiations ; trial by jury in their own cwrto ; perfect Worn of religions beficf and o ? wo " hip , public ana private . The municipal governoTont

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      MURDER OP THE ARCHBISHOP OP PARIS . A startling crime has been committed in Paris by a priest acting under the influence of revenge . The Archbishop of Paris was officiating pontifically last Saturday , in the church of St . Etienne-du-Mont , at the novena in honour of the festival of St . Genevieve , the patroness of Paris . The 3 rd of January , the day on which the saint is supposed to havo died , is always observed as the first of a series of nine days' devotions , masses , &e . On the present occasion , at half-past five in the evening , the Archbishop was accompanying a procession of the lady patroness of St . Genevieve when , as ho was passing the outer door to enter the principal nave , and was turning round to give his blessing to the persona assembled in

      church . The dogma in question he regarded as idolatry He has been seen at the doors of the chur ch of the Madeleine , with a placard on his breast , bearing accusations against his superiors , and stating that he -was perishing of hunger . " The Archbishop , it seems , had refused to reinstate him ; and he therefore came to Paris on Christmas-eve , probably with a design to commit the assassination . For some days he passed his time in reading at the public libraries ; and , when arrested , Wa paletot ( for he was dTessed as a layman ) -was stuffed full of written papers . It is said that he had once before entertained an idea of murdering the Archbishop , but had abandoned it . He was evidently a man of habitually excitable and violent temper , as he had alread y T > een pointed out to the Paris police for having threatened a parish priest .

      The church where the crime was committed has been placed under an interdict until the expiatory ceremony shall have been performed . The outside of the edifice was on Sunday hung with black ; and on that day no high mass was chanted in any of the churches throughout the metropolitan diocese . In its place , a low mass was celebrated , after which the clergy sang the seven penitential psalms . The Archbishop was in his sixty-fifth year . H « was promoted to the Archdiocese of Paris by General Cavaignac in August , 1848 , as successor to Archbishop , Affte , who was killed in the insurrection of June in that year . Singularly enough , the Abbe" Surat , who received the late prelate in his arms on being stabbed , also caught the previous Archbishop when he was shot . Verger ' s victim is spoken of as a man of high Christian virtues .

      According to the Times Paris correspondent , it is not true that Verger exclaimed "No goddess ! " at the moment he gave the blow , or that he was suspended for preaching against the Immaculate Conception . H 13 suspension , says this writer , was on account of general misconduct , as indicated in a quarrelsome and brawling disposition and great laxity of morals . The Archbishop of Paris refused to remove the suspension which had been pronounced by the Bishop of Meaux . "At the same time , he treated him . with much kindness . He entreated him to be cautious of giving scandal , to amend his life , to avoid in future the errors which had brought

      down punishment on him ; and he hinted that the restoration of his functions would depend on his own conduct in future . In the meantime , the Archbishop gave him 30 Of . to provide for his present necessities , and informed him that he should do all in his power to save him from falling into destitution . The Archbishop on subsequent occasions relieved his wants , but still declined , from conscientious motives , to remove his suspension . It is said that "Verger very lately wrote letters in which he acknowledged the kindness and charity of the Archbishop , while at the same time , according to his own declaration , he was preparing for the crime he had just committed . "

      Some interesting particulars are given in the Patrie : — " The assassin passed several hours in the church of St . Etienne-du-Mont the day he committed the murder , to choose a place where he might strike his victim most securely . His first intention was to stab the Archbishop when seated on his pontifical throne . J ? or this purpose he offered the beadle money to allow him to take his seat during the sermon near the stalls occupied by the clergy , and which place , he said , he occupied every year during the ceremonies . The beadle refused . Verger then thought of a bench whence he might strike the . Archbishop in a narrow passage . The prelate passed close to the assassin on his entrance . . Verger waited for his going out , but the Archbishop went out by another door , and Verger was again disappointed . It was then he went to the nave , where he accomplished his fearful project . " It is said that , during his examination , he wept , and confessed the wickedness of his act .

      the lower part of the church , a young man advanced , and exclaiming , according to one account , "No goddess !" but , according to another , " A priest- should not be allowed to starve ! " stabbed the prelate twice in the chest with a long Catalan knife , having previously drawn his victim ' s robes aside . The Archbishop started back a few steps , ejaculated " Ah , malhetireux ! " and sank , covered with blood . M . Surat , the grand vicar , gave him absolution on the spot , and he expired almost immediately . The assassin , it is said , watched his dying victim with a smile . He had made an attempt to eacapo , but was instantly collared by a aergent de ville , who overthrew him , with the in his hand

      weapon . Several of the congregation alao > seized on and nearly strangled Mm . Ho was asked why ho exclaimed , " No goddoss I" to whict he answered , " Because I do not believe in the Immaculate Conception , upon which subject I explained myself in tho pulpit . I wished to protest onco more against so impious a doctrine . " He was then conveyed to prison but although he replied with great calmness to e very question which was put to him , he is considered to be mad . A Sister of Charity , who had observed the movement of the assassin , and who attempted to throw herself between tho Archbishop and him , was wounded in the

      The criminals name is Verger . He was a priest of the diocese of Meaux , and had been several times suspended from tho exorcise of his functlons-once for writing a violent pamphlet against the Procureur-Im-S £ S ° ^ 3 , u ° nothor timo for the ecclesiastical offence to which ho reforred when interrogated in the

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      CONTINENTAL NOTES . FRANCE . The Conferences proceed somewhat slowly . There was no meeting either on Friday week or for some following days . A difficulty is said to have arisen on the subject of the compensation to be given to Russia for sacrificing BolgTad and the Isle of Serpents . It was found necessary to refer this matter to tho respective Governmenta . This prevented any meeting on Friday woekand the furthor

      , delay took place ( if we arc to credit the accounts from Paris ) owing to England and Austria not being prepared to announce tho evacuation of the Danubian Principalities and of the Black Sea immediately after the signing of tho Protocols , or until the new lino of Russian frontier shall havo been verified on tho spot by tho Commissioners . It is calculated that this cannot be effected under two months . The Conferences closed on Tuesday—a fact which is thus announced in the Moniteur ;—

      " Inspired with tho resolutions of the Congress , and wishing to conciliate all interests , tho Conference , by unanimous consent , has decided that tho frontier lino ehall follow tho Valo of Trajan aa far nB the rive rYalpuck , leaving Bolgrad and Tabak to Moldavia , and that Russia shall retain on tho right bank of that stream tho town of Komrnt , with a territory of about 800 equaro vorsts . The IhIo of Serpents haa been considered a » belonging to tlio mouths of tho Danube , and it has been agreed that it goes with , their doatination .

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      W / EHE LEAP i Erik [ No . 355 , Saturday ,

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    • Leader (1850-1860), Jan. 10, 1857, page 28, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2175/page/4/