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      AMERICA . . At the date of tho last advice * from Wusliington , tho House of Representatives was still unible to elect n Speaker : the largo .-st number of votes wa .-j 10 ( 5 , w h ich wi ' i'o given in favour of ! Mr . Banks . Sixty-four balloting hiul taken place , ami thirteen duy . s luul been eon-Hinnod in an unrtueoosisful clt ' ort . Tho At w Yurie J / fi ' tihl Hlatori that the President will recommend in lain Meg . sago the purchase of the rights tuul posde .-sruons of ( lie Hudson l > uy Company uii the uortli-wcst const of tho coutiuout . Those rightu and jioaseaaions are

      robbery of 50 , 000 dollars in gold from , the American Express Company , while in . transitu between Dubuque and Lawrence . Two other persona are also in custody upon a similar charge . The anti-slavery agitation in Virginia is apparently leading to very alarming consequences . In the Virginia House of Delegates on the 4 th of December , Mr . Mallory , of Norfolk city , moved the following resolutions : — " Resolved , by the General Assembly , that a joint committee , consisting of seven members of the Senate and thirteen members of the House of . Delegates , be appointed with a view to the adoption of more effectual means to prevent the escape of

      slaves from this commonwealth , to the Northern . States , and to provide for the summary punishment o-f persons detected in aiding or abetting the same ; to inquire into the expediency of measures of retaliation and self-defence against such of the Northern . States as are engaged in a war upon our institutions , and report thereon to this General Assembly . " Mr . Garnett , of Essex , moved to amend , the resolution as submitted by Mr . Mallory by inserting a clause . Mr-Mallory accepted the modification proposed , and informed Mr . Garnett that he would go with him cordially in measures of retaliation , and war , too

      if it should be necessary . The abolition emissaries ( Mr . Mallory said ) had penetrated the domiciles of gentlemen in his city , who had not returned to their homes since the cessation of the epidemic , and habl enticed away their slaves . They were also then perambulating the streets of Norfolk for the same nefarious purpose . The people of Eastern Virginia , he said , are a law-abiding people , but , unless the Legislature of the State would effectually protect their property , they would enrol themselves under Judge Lynch , and hang the aggressors on a gallows as liigh as Hainan ' s . The resolution was unanimously adopted .

      Fever was still raging at Port-au-Prince , especially among the shipping . The Emperor Faustin I . contemplated marching with his entire army against the Dominicans . Cholera was committing great havoc at Valentia , At Mexico , a conspiracy has been discovered , the object of which was to mate General Urnga President . Humours of the retirement of Comonfort were current ; and , the church being opposed to the existing Government , a state of great confusion prevailed . Indeed , the JS ' eio York Daily Times says that it has advices of the total overthrow of the Alvarez Government in Mexico . Trade at New York wa ? exhibiting a general upward movement , &iiu tae money nlar&et was becoming easier .

      exercised and hold within tho territory of Oregon , u lurg . i portion of wliioh formerly belonged to tlio old J ' iniilio Fur Company . Two Presidential Messages to ( Jongrod .-j ai ' O talked of ; and the original mosaagti | iiv |< urcd for tho opening of tlio iSossum will require : ilti :: 'utii > n , owing to tho intelligence received from Europe by tho Uiillie , which wna to tho oil ' eet that Ei !' . ; laiiil oiHi . sidoivi who hna already niado sufficient apology in tho imliatinont matter , and will make no ¦ further . Tho President and 3 li \ Marooy aro agreed upon one point --viz . tlio laying of the » ubjoct boforo ( Allllil ' l'H- ,

      The inliabitantrt vt' KanrtOrt aro .-still in iiruiM ; three ihoii . iuinl inon are ia the Hold , determined to put iluWii tho opponents of order ; and it in feared that , n imtioum collision will ensue . A laiy ; o gold robbery in i-xritiiig attention . Oliver Kin ^ nnd Wnnon C . Ayro . i , the lirrtLnamod recently a hotel-keener in Lowoll , MaKBiwiliMwoltri , ami the lattor formerly a broker in Uottton , wore arrontud on tho 1-lth alt . svt Lawrence , MawriaolniHettH , charged with having oouunittod tHo

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      AUSTRALIA . Some investigations have been made into the conduct of several officers of the Convict department in Tasmania . A newspaper having brought charges of peculation and other corrupt practices against them , the Governor , Sir Henry Young , instituted an inquiry , and the orlicers were severely censured , but that -was all . But the Legislature was not satisfied ; a select committee was appointed to iuqxiire into the charges , and Dr . Hampton , the controller , and Mr . Benson , a . surgeon , were summoned , to give evidence . They refused to attend , and the Speaker issued his warrant

      to apprehend them ; on which Dr . Hamilton barricaded his house , and filled it with convict constables . At length , seeing that resistance , was hopeless , he gave himself up , but still refused to attend . The Speaker was then served with a writ of habeas corpus to bring Dr . Hampton before the Supreme Court-He applied to the House for' instructions , but the ( . Juvemor prorogued the House until tlio 30 th of . October . A contest is anticipated botween the Council and the Executive as to the power of the former to enforce their own process by ci'numitiueub for contempt .

      A . shock of earthquake was felt at Melbourne on the morning of tho 17 th of September . The whole vibration lusted thirty-five seconds ; it was precededby a rushing sound , nuil was accompanied hy a rumbling It was felt at ( Jeolong , forty miles oil' in a straight line . —The convict Oarratt , who robbed tho Bank of , Victoria , and who was arrested in England about lft . it March and taken bi \ uk to Melbourne , is likely to g « fc ol-F from want of evidence . Two of his companions have already been couvictcd ; but the informer Quinsi , tho chief witness , lias gono to New Zealand , where ho has committed a murder , and it is not improbable that ho mny bo hanged by tho authorities there , and thus save lua companion from punishment .

      Theatricals are flourishing ; » t Melbourne-. Mr . < J . V . Brooke is " illustrating" Shakspoaro to the imtitifaction of tho colonirits ; and Lola Montos has boon dancing tho TuriuiUdti dance to their < l <\ ssati : * uiotio > n . Tho Arywt m \ yft the performance is " indecent ; " and quiet family people wtay away .

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      band ; the military household of the Emperor , and a detachment of Cent-Gardes j the Emperor ; Prince Napoleon ; Marshals Vadllant , andBaraguay d'Hiiliers , and General Canrobert ; the Staff of the Emperor , formed of a . great number of general and superior officers , among whom were several belonging to foreign nations ; another detachment of Cent Gardes , and two'Squadrons of Cuirassiers of the Imperial Guard . " About noon , the troops who have been quartered

      for gome time past in the neighbourhood of Paris were massed in the Place dc la Bastille , where their war-worn looks and costumes , their tattered colours , and their-eagles perforated by Russian bullets , drew forth enthusiastic chews . Shortly after this , the Emperor entered the Place de la Bastille , where the column of -Julyf 1830 , was denuded of the couronnes usually seen around it . The subjoined were the troops assembled about this column : —

      " The 20 th , 39 tl , 50 th ( the Regiment particularly distinguisEe ^ affc the taking of the MalakhofT ) of the Line ; the Foot Chasseurs of the Imperial Guard ; the Zouaves of the Guard , the-two regiments of Voltigeurs , the Artillery of the Guard , the two regiments of Grenadiers , and the regiment of Gendarmerie of the Guard . " On entering the square , the Emperor was reeelved at the Bastille by Marshal Magnan . Having slowly ridden before the lines of the troops , his Majesty returned to the centre , near the pillar , and delivered an address to the military : —

      " Soldiers ., —I have come to meet you as in . other times the Roman Senate went to the gates of Rome to meet her victorious legions . I have come to tell you that you have deserved well of your country . " My emotion is great , for with the happiness I feel at again seeing you are mingled painful regrets for those yrlno are no more , and deep sor o \ v , that I could not myself lead you on to battle . " Soldiers of the Guard and Soldiers of the Line , you are welcome . " You all represent that army of the Ea 3 t whose courage and whose perseverance have invested with new lustre our eagles , and won for IJrarice the rank which is her

      due" The country , alive to all that id accomplished in the East , receives you with all the greater pride , that she estimates your efforts by the obstinate resistance of the enemy . " I have recalled you , notwithstanding that the war is not over , because it is just to relieve in their turn the regiments which have suffered moat . Thus every naan will be able to claim his share of glory , and the country which maintains 600 , 000 soldiers is interested that there should now be in France a numerous arinj ' , inured to war , and ready to inarch wherever necessity may require .

      " Preserve , then , scrupuously your warlike habits and fortify yourselves in the experience you have acquired . Hold yourselves in readiness to respond , if need be , to my call . But on this day ,, iorget the trials of a soldier ' s life , thank God for having spared yon , and march proudly amidst your brothers in arms and your follow-citiaens , whose plaudits await , you . " After the delivery of this speech , Marshal Magnan received the command of the Crimean corps , which formed into columns , and the corthje of the Emperor returned to tbe Place Yendomv . The ¦ troops then commenced their movement in the following order , preceded by the Schools of the Etat Major and St . Cyr : —

      tattered . The ladies " rained influence' upon the veterans from the balconies ; and each officer , as lie passed , raised his sword and saluted m knightly fashion . "When the Emperor reached the Place Vendome , he took his station with his back to the Pillar of the Grande Armee , and facing the balcony of the Ministry of Justice , where the Empress shortly afterwards appeared , surrounded by her Ladies of Honour , the officers of her housebold , the representatives of the Allied Powers , &c . It was observed that the Empress frequently shed tears at the appearance of the wounded men , though

      she clapped her hands with enthusiasm . The troops defiled , to shouts of " Vive I'Empereur . '" ami "Vive VImperatrice / " This process occupied two hours and a half ; and , at its conclusion , the Emperor and the Empress returned to the Tuileries . Their escort of honour was formed by Marshals Vaillant , Magnan , ami Baraguay d'Hiiliers , General Canrobert , and several general and superior officers . At nigbt , several parts of Paris were brilliantly illuminated ; and the holiday spirit was maintained at its height . With respect to the illuminations , the Paris correspondent of the Daily News , says : —

      • ' I happened accidentally to witness in one very important quarter of this metropolis a striking contrast to the general aspect . I had occa . sion to pass from one end to the other of tbe Rue du Bac , that exceedingly long street extending from the Pont Royal to the Rue de Sevres , and cutting in its course the most fashionable streets of the Faubourg St . Germainviz ., theRiies de VUniversite , de Lille , St . Dominique , St . Germain , Yarenne , et Babylone . All along this street , which contains some of the best shops in Pari * , there were not , I really believe , more than forty or fifty dim lamps , arid these , seen two or three at a time at rare intervals in private windows , looked sad

      in their impotent efforts to ape rejoicing . As I looked right and left along the wide expanse of the fashionable streets I have mentioned , which lead into the Rue-cuv Bac , those ' silent streets of the Fauboyu-fc St . Germain , ' , a-s Macaulay calls them , I did not observe anything approaching to an illumination except at the Government office .- ? , the police barracks , and the omnibus . stations . 1 am not prepared to account for this phenomenon , which is certainly yenromarkablc . The mo . st obvious explanation is that the quarter of the Faubourg St . Germaiu is Legitimist , and abstains systematically from , ftuything calculated to enhance tho prestige of the Imperial

      reyt-The Siecle affirms that in the morning cries were heard of " Vive la Liberte I " But , although this is doubtful , it is certain that such exclamations as " Vive la France I " and '" Vive la Ligne ! " rs contradistinguished from " Vive rEmpereur '• ' * and "Vive la Garde . ' " were frequently uttered . The Imperial Guard has been received -with cntliusiasm , because Frenchmen will always welcome their fellow-citizens from fields of perilous contest , and because " /« yloire " is invariably fascinating to our Allies . But there arc not a few who look with jealousy on tbe title " Imperial Guard , " and who would welcome their countrymen with a more entire fervour , if they could disassociate them with the interests of s dvnastv .

      A detachment of Mouutod Chasseurs ; the Sappers and band of the 2 () th Rogimout of tbe Line ; Marshal Mugiian and his Stall '; the General of Division of the expeditionary corps ; the 20 th , 50 th , and 97 th He ^ iniontis of tlio Line ; General IMollinot , who bore on lu . i face the noble wear ho recoivenl in the sanguinary action of the 8 th of { September ; the Stall of th . e e General ; the Foot ( . 'hn . sHuiir . s-of thu Imperial Quard ; tho Zouaves of the ( Junrd , tho twollogimcnto of Yoltigouvs of the Guard ; the Artillery mid KnginoevB of tho Guard , the U ' o regiment * of Grenadiers , and the rogiuiuub of Gondnnneri of the Guunl . "

      As they passed , the troops wero received with shouts from the men , amd smiles and wavings pf handkerchiefs from the women . Some of the soldiers still bore dreadful marks of their wounds . Gpneral Canrobert was received with marked favour ; and , amongst the men , the Zouaves met with the inost overwhelming reception . They are mostly l . ansiaus ; consequently , tho crowd contained many of then- personal friends , who pressed fimvtml to shake them by tho hand . "Their jaunty , devil-Qray-ewti bearing , " according to the correspondent « f the Daily Ncm , had a great effect on the bcnoldcra . AH the troops were in heavy niHvehing onley , nnd presented a thoroughly warlike appearance . The colours of tlio f )( 5 th and tho vfth regiments of the Line were observed to bo greatly

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      THE ORIENT . INDIA . Tins fiuiiiticul diMtuxbancort excited ngiunattho Hindooa V y tho Mahomedan , Amour Ali , have at length lod to blooduhod . After a great deal of irresolution , tlio

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    • Leader (1850-1860), Jan. 5, 1856, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2122/page/7/