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Ireland. The Education Question.—The Cer...
university , he stood in the Pope ' s shoes . ' Krora that inte , the'toshops-fell . away from the university . " ' * Lynch' Law . —The . Reverend Mr . Wallace , of Kingstown , having been ta 3 ien into custody some months jince on a charge of creating a disturbance by open-air preaching recently brought an action for damages against Sir . F . Lynch , by whom the charge liad been made against him ; but the matter has been settled by an ample apology on the part of Mr . Lynch , -who also offered a sum of money to be bestowed upon any charity which Mr . Wallace might propose . The Dubixs Crimean Banquet . —The accounts of tie Crimean banquet are now closed , and it appears that there is a surplus over all charges amounting to little short of 1200 / .
The Murder of Mr , Lirri . i ; .- « It has been denied ( we believe on the , part of the officer'himself ) that Mr . Inspector Held , of London , has been invited to assist the Dublin police in the discovery of the murderer of Mr . Little . Detectives Whicber and Smith , of-London , are , however , on the spot . — . A . telegraphic despatch , dated Dublin , "Wednesday ¦ evening , states that " an operative lately employed on the Midland -Railway-has fceen arrested on board the packet far Liverpool . He confessed to the-murder of Mr . Little , but he is supposed not to-be the principal . "
Ministerial , Changes . — -It is believed in Dublin that itisantended to remove Lord Carlisle from the Lord Lieutenantship , and to , give him some , post hi Dowuiug street . ¦ . . ¦ ' ' : ¦ ' ' ' : ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ :
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AMERICA . TmlRE is almost an . . utter- dearth of news from the United States this week , the excitement consequent ' -on the Presidential election . having- been succeeded by a lull on the : vpshot of the struggle being known . Walker , it is said , ia preparing for fresh hostilities ; the Costa Bicans are also ¦ collecting their forces , and the Chilian Government is said to have offered them assistance . Half of -the Town of Three Rivers , Canada , has been destroyed by fire . A steamer has been wrecked in Lake Superior , and thirty-five persons drowned . A much more Fearful wreck , however , is thatof the French vessel Lyonnais on its voyage from New Tork to Havre . Of this calamity we have given a full account in another column . M . Cabet , the founder of the Icarian community at Nauvoo , Illinois , died on the 9 th ult ., aged sixty-Truae . ' . : : ' ; . :, ; - ; ¦ ' . ' . . " / ¦ , ' . ,.. ¦ ¦¦ " ' . " In tie New Tork money-market there was some slight-relief in thefacilities for obtaining discounts inaide the bank . Kates were extravagantly " high . Confidence was being restored , and capitalists were more inclined to invest . ' The Bank statement was favourable . The advices from the city of Mexico are op to the 1 st of November , and from "Vera Cruz up to the Gth . General Orlhuela , -with a considerable , part of the garrison of Puebla , had on the 20 th of October pronounced in that place ag-ainst the dictatorial power of Senor Comonfort , proclaiming at the same time the Constitution of 1844 , called " Las Bases Organicas" ( the organic laws ) , and the annulling of the laws which have deprived the clergy and the army of their privileges and ordered the property of the Church to be sold at auction . The Chilian Government lias determined to repeal the duties on the exportation of copper , should tlixj fall in prices in England prove-perinancnt , and affect that important branch of commerce . This duty produces at present about half a million of dollars . Mr . Buchanan has declared in favour of a railroad to the Pacific . ' . . ¦¦ ' That jobbery is not confined to the Barnacles and Sfiiltstalkings 6 f this country , but flourishes on the other side of the Atlantic too , is proved by some disclosures which have recently been made in connexion -with the
municipality of New . York . A committee has been overhauling the Repairs and Supplies Department , and the local Uafdld furnishes the taxpayers with some of the results—as thus . — « The plan on which mechanics are selected ia on a par with ttidr instructioas . The city glazier is a butcher , the city carpenter an hotul-keepor , the tinner and plumber never learnt their trades till they were engaged by the city , the person who cleans out tho city -wells is a doctor ' s apprentice . Of course , these amateurs value their services higher thaii regular mechanics would do . "
Mr . Greeley has been indicted in Virginia Tor a " newapapor published , written , and printed in tie city of New York , and styled and entitled tho New Fork Tribune , ¦ with , intent in him , the aaid Greoley , then and there to « dviao and incite negroes in tho State of Virginia aforoaaid to rebel andnuike insurrection , and to inculcate ro-« fatanao to the . rights of property of masters in thoir slaves . " ¦ T he convention between England and tlic Republic of
Hondiuas rolative to tlte Mosquito territory ( aignod at MUMbn , August 27 th , 1856 ) , has beon publisliod . . Tho MM > rtom . portaiitiartlcles arc the first two : — " Article 1 . The Rqpublic of Honduras engages not to disturb the flubjocts of her Britannic Majesty in tho enjoyment of any property of which they may bo in possession in the ialande of Kuatan , Bonaca , Elena , Wtilo , Barbureto , aud Morat , situated in the Bay of
Honduras . Article 2 . Her Britannic Majesty agrees to recognize the mid-cliannel of the river "Wanx or Segovia , Which falls into the Caribbean Sea at'Cape Gracias iilMos , as the boundary between the Republic of Honduras and the territory of the Mosquito Indians , without prejudice , however , to any question of boundary between the Republics of Honduras and of Nicaragua . " The Mosquito Indians ave to be ' recommended' to renounce any right they may have to the territories lying between the river Wanx , or Segovia , and the Roman river , on condition of receiving from tho Republic of 'Honduras ( in whose favour the renunciation is to be made ) a ' reasonable sum' as compensation . The claims of British subjects to land within the same territories are to be respected ; and any other British elahns on the Government of Honduras are to be settled by commissioners .
An American barque is said to have landed a cargo of six hundred African slaves at La Punta de Teja , some little distance above Cardenas .
Continental Notes. Fkaxce. A Decree Has ...
CONTINENTAL NOTES . FKAXCE . A decree has appeared in ' 'the Hfonitettr , removing to other departments , or dismissing altogether , a certain "number of Prefects who have misconducted themselves , nnd beha * ved with , tyrannical cruelty to those who were placed beneath their rule . Sixteen officials 'have been thus dealt-with ; and of these eight are dismissed , and the others « ' re / simply transferred . Of the first eight , two are said to have ' demanded'their retirement ; and the remaining six tire discharged unceremoniously . The cause alleged for the removal of M . Brun , Prefect of Tours , is "want of zeal during the inundation of tho Indre et Loire . On that occasion , the , 1 ' mperor , coming upon him suddenly , found that he was'extremely indifferent as regarded the calamity , and that the Procureur Imperial -was very zealous ; so he ordered that tlie latter should be put in the place of the former . The Prefects of Toulouse , Marseilles , aiid Strasbourg , -who were threatened "with dismissal , are allowed to remain . The newly-appointed Prefects have not given miicli satisfaction . Thev . are inostlv Uonapartists .
It appears that the French and English Govcrnmentd have at length agreed iipon holding another Congress in T ? aris . Baron Bxunow * ¦ will probably attend . The Emperor Las passed a day at Fontainebleau , but quite secretly , and the newspapers have been ' invited ' to say nothing alout the hunting . M . Nnzon , the Protestant minister at Saint Aftrique ( Aveyron ) , lias just died at the age of one hundred , lie has been in the exercise of his ecclesiastical duties for seventy-live years . lie was president of tho Consistory , and directed its labours with perfect clearness nnd precision to the last , retaining all his faculties unimpaired . lie was followed to the grave by all the inhabitants ot the commune ,- —Daily News ,
Mr . Disraeli lias arrived at Pans , and it is expected that he -will have aninterviow with the Emperor . People couple this fact with the circumstance of Count duTersigny having recently visited Lord Derby ; and they draw from the t- \ vo some obscure anticipations ; It is rumoured that the friends of M . Thiors intend putting him forward as a candidate nt the next election for the Seine Inferieuro ; MM . ihiehutel ( brother of tlic Minister of Louis Philippe ) and Dufaure ( Minister of the Interior under the Kepublic ) are spoken of for tlic Charentc Infori « ure ; arid , by an alleged combination of a section of the Red nnd Legitimist parties , M . Olivier ( lied Republican ) and M . Eerryer for the Bouchea-dulihone .
A report on the present state of railway enterprise lias been . addressod to the lCmperor by M . Kouher , Minister of Public Works . From this document it appears that the Government fixes at 8 , 5 G 0 , OQ ( M . ( English ) tlic amount which the -railway compnnies may raise by tlic issue of new scrip in 1857 . " Independently of tliis sum , " -writes tbc Minister , " the compunies inay turn to account thoir disposable capital ( powTont uliliscr leur aotif diiponihle * ) , tho subventions of the State , the funds they have to receive from their shnrca , and tho obligations already issued . The ensemble of these resources , less by about 100 , 000 , 0001 ' . than the sums expended in 185 G , ¦ will not the less allow the workshops to be in active employment , the sections to be opened nt the time appointed by tlie cahiers des e / iarges , and even the dates on certain important sections to be « n-
tiopnted . " The companies spent 430 millions of franca in 1855 , and 458 millions in I 860 . The total cost of the lines yet to bo constructed or finished amounts to 1260 millions , 280 millions of which are to bo . contributed by tho State . This expenditure has been distributed over n ajiaco of ten yonra . Tho whole French ruilwa-y-not conbiatB of about 7200 milou , of whiuh about 8200 miles will be complotod nt the end of this year . Tho capital hitherto expended on the construction of theao railwaya nmounts to 308 O millions of francs , or 123 millions sterling ; G 61 millions of francs of which have been contributed by tlic State , while 241 !) inillioxiB have been ruined by tho companies . The Minister of Public Works expresses his rogrot that the spirit of speculation should have been on the look-out for onternrisea in foreign countries : but it'will eufiico ,
lie says , for the interests of public credit " thai h , ' Government continues to keep watch over thnsT tevmises . " ¦ ¦ - ett "
AUSTRIA .. The Emperor and Empress made their solemn ent ,, nito Venice on the 2 oth ult . -The-official accounS that the reception given them by the people lra ^ enthusiastic . Of course . But the Englishi publicE pens to know , from particulars alread y published tW k the people' vrure represented by paid police agents *«? state lhinkeys . As to the real people veritabl / annlarS ing their aUon oppressors , it is obviovsl y too absurfln demand upon oxir i ' aith . ¦ rrinco Daniel of Montenegro will go tvMi tl Princess , his wife , to wait on the •• Emperor and Enrores * at Venice . Mr . Layard , M . P ., passed tlirough VW on Sunday week on his way to Constuntmople It Soutzo , the Wallaebiaii Minister of Finance , has lef " Vienna for Paris . Field-Marshal liadetzkv is nt Venice . . ^
15 nron Ilammer-Purgstall , one of the most celebrated Orientalists of the day , ( Tied in the evening of the 24 th ult . He was occupied in writing until a very short time before his death , -when he suddenl y covered his face with his hands , and , resting them on Jiis de . -k , fdlaslecp and quietly expired . tf liussia . and France "have demanded of Austria that a time shall be fixed for : the evacuation of the Ottoman territory ; imd ¦¦ . have proposed tlm 1 st of February Austria declines to ngree to illLs . Lc Xonl lias been entirely prohibited in Austria .
¦ I'RL SSIA . Tlie Prussian Chambers . were ¦ opened , on Saturday morning by the King in person . The "foilawing passage occurs in the lloyal speech , relative to the Neufchatel quesiirtii : — " The moderation withAvliich , in the interests " of general-peace , I have for years treated the existing state of things in the Principality of NeufcMtel has been duly appreciated by tlie . . 1 'pwers of Europe . It is my wish , even after the late deplorable conflict , and uow that-. my indisputable right has boeri corroborated by the unanimous resolution of the ( Jerman Diet , to
effect a settlement in keei ) ing with the dignity of my crown by means of negotiution with , the European Powers . At the saine time , I must not allow mylongendurmg patience to be couveirted into a weapon against my right . . ' . . ¦ M y . pe 6 ji . le' may rest convinced that ! shall make the serious and thorough consideration of my own duties and of the state of things in lLurope the guide and criterion of my further . 'steps in this '" matter ; and 1 tntertain the confident trust ; that , ^ Yhenevel circumstances may call for it , nry people will step forward to vindicate the honour of my Crown with the same energy , loyalty ^ and devotion thev liave ever shown . "
' .. "With respect to the outrage on an English gentleman in-Berlin , which avc mentioned last woelc , 31 r . Coninghain , of Brighton , writes to tho English pajiers to say that he has received a letter from Mr . Morris Moore , dated Berlin , November 2 ( i , contiiiuing further particulars connected w . ilh . his arrest , and important as i ) ointing directly to the secrot agent by whom tho intended blow was " struck . Mr . Morris Moore says : —¦ ' I heard last night on good authority that the order' ( for his arrest ) ' emanated from the " Cabinet du Iloi , " and that I was to be seized " couUi fjue coute . " Everyone says that there must be some extraordinary influence in the
background . At ten o clock on Saturday morning , was at the British Embassy . Lord Bluratiela volunteered to him the name of VVaagcn as the mover , and remarked that he -was surprised that "VVjiagcn should have recourse to such weapons . said nothing to suggest this , " ca r jo n ' auniis pas ose proferer do tcls souii <; oiifi , tiiioiquc je les eusse ;"— " lor 1 shouU not liave dared to utter bucIi suspicions , although I already had them . "' Mr . Moore's reason for suppressing tlie Uiiine of his informant is obvious , in lierlin , where a secret tribunal wields an irresponsible po-vver , and where for wrong done there is no remedy . " JL )»' . Waagcn has published a long letter of denial and reoriiniimtion .
Prussia is about to invite the great Powers to fix oil the measures to be ndoj > tcd to re-establish her sovereignty over Kcurehatel , reserving to hcrsulf ulterior proceeding * . She witshefi for a congress . Tho Austnuu garrison a-t Gnlutz has bcou reinforced .
IXVLY . A conflict has broken out at Cofalu , in the Neapolitan territory , between the populace anil tho b' j * " darines . Several porsous woro neriously wounded ^ bul . the ultimato result in not yet known witli certainty , llontivcuga , a person who was formerly . pardoned by tuo kiiifc for some political ( rfleiice to the existing povrers , ia at the hcud of tho movement . TroojiH have been despntched to Palermo , which iri in a Htute of rebellion ; and it is also stated that a rising lias taken p lacc at Girgonti , tlio aucient Agrigcntum , on the southern coast of Hicily . Field-Marshal . Kudet ? . lcy , in his capacity of Govemor-Gcnornl of tho Lombardo - Venetian provinces , m granted u full pardon to Count Piccioni , » politico rofuubc
. , Tlio " Scnato nnd Chamber of Deputies of riodmont are convoked by u royal decree , for tho 7 th Jiuiuary nuxU
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Leader (1850-1860), Dec. 6, 1856, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_06121856/page/6/
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