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jpeech . to the passengers , justifying his course , and defending duelling on . general principles , which was warmly received by those present- It is supposed that the wounded gentleman would have replied but for the disabled condition of his chin . " According to a Lawrence correspondent of the Chicago Tribune , a detestable outrage has been committed upon a Eree-states man in Kansas by- a captain in the United States army . Two " men-were :. encountered by some of the Pederai Dragoons ; and , being stopped by Captain Anderson , and questioned as to the movements and intentions of an expected party of emigrants , one of them became frightened , and told all he knew about them . The other man refused to reply ; and Captain Anderson , being incensed , ordered him to be tied up to a wheel , and to receive fifty lashes on t"he back .
" The Navy Department , " says the New York Ilerald , " finds great difficulty in procuring sailors to man the public vessels . The Government is violating its contract with everyone "who enlists in the naval service by refusing to discharge them at the expiration of their respective terms of enlistment . Such is now the condition of most of the seamen on American vessels at foreign stations . The excuse given by the department for refueing to discharge them is that men cannot be procured for the relief ships . Such confusion as now exists in the navy is without precedent . " A , plot among the negroes for an insurrection and massacre of the whites , men , women , and children , has been discovered iu Arkansas . The organization was very extensive , reaching as . far as Texas .
Ex-President Van Buren and his son , Smith Van Buren , have been thrown from their carriage by their horses taking fright . One of the arms of the former ¦ was broken , and the latter was slightly injured . The Government of Peru has issued a protest against the recognition of Walker by the United States . The position of affairs in Montevideo is described as deplorable , owing to financial difficulties .
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CONTINENTAL NOTES , The Emperor and Empress arrived at Paris at four o'clock on Sunday , and afterwards left for St . Cloud . They have just placed at the disposal of the Prefect of Police a sura of 100 , 000 'f ., for the purpose of opening the economical kitchens "which were-of .. ' great assistance to . the poorer classes last winter . : ¦ ' The reception at Compiegne of General Eosseleff , the new Russian Ambassador , is said to have been very flattering . The Emperor received the General alone , and the interview lasted an hour and a half . An autograph letter from the Czar was presented by the Russian , ¦ who , however , was . not received , in his official capacity , ail he has riot yet presented his credentials .
It has been , denied in political circles that England desires to exclude Russia from the approaching Paris Conferences . Prussia and Sardinia are the Powers she objects to—the former because she took no . part in the trar ; the latter because she is understood to oppose tho views of Austria and England on the questions of the Bolgrad frontier and the occupation , of the Principalities and the Black Sea . A very uneasy feeling exists between Count Walc ' wski
and M . de Persigny , the French Ambassador at London , ¦ who is accused by the Count of holding one kind of language , with reference to the question of the occupation of the Principalities and the Black Sea , to the English Government , and another kind to the home Minister of Foreign Affairs . M . do Persigny has been to Compiegne , and , while there , he is said to have discussed with the Emperor tho present state of the English alliance , and the damage which has been recently done to it .
Tha fortifications of Toulon are to be extended . The works are to be completed in . three or six . years , and will cost three or four millions of francs . An inquest is proceeding in Paris on the body of a Mr . Brittle , an Englishman , whose death is alleged to have resulted from a fall from his own dog-cart , which waa being driven by a friend of his , a gentleman named Burdett , as he was returning by the Avenue de l'lmperatrice on Sunday week . Foul play is suspected , and &po 8 t mortem examination is being made . The deceased was attended for the last few days by a Mr . Jones , a family physician , who , unknown to Mr . Brittle'e other medical man , also an Englishman , administered to the patient a powder which appears to have caused his death . Mr . Brittle , whose habits wero intemperate , possessed large property . ,
prison as suspected , as lying under some imputation as assohUi tdtettd / 'lili , . or . witnesses who cannot be induct ] to give false evidence . My informant ia a clever well informed , calm-judging man , and I am disposed ' to nut faith in his statements . " - v ' One of the first acts of the King of Naples , after tho French and English Ministers had left , was to send private rescript to the Minister of Police , announcing that the subjects of England and France wero under hu protection , and enjoining every precaution to guard against their being insulted . b-wu Two manifestoes have been circulated in Naples ; one proceeding from the moderate party , and appealing to the King to gTaut them the Constitution ; and the other coming from the moro advanced party , demau ding reform as their right , and making no allusion to the King " Both have been widely circulated . The advocate Miguona , who was condemned in tho recent political trials at Naples to perpetual exile ha 3 arrived at Genoa . - ' Several persons have been arrested at Brescia for printing certain proclamations expressive of hatred to the Austrians and sympathy for the Piedmontese Government . At Lodi , Austrian agents have been engaged as in most of the Lombard towns , to hunt up accommo ^ datiou for the Emperor during his approaching progress .
RUSSIA .. The Russian Government is making great exertions to strengthen and increase the fortifications of Finland . A great concentration of military force is observable in the southern parts of the Empire . According to the treaty of peace , Russia is only to have a certain number of vessels of war in the Black Sea ; but the new Steam Navigation Company will have twenty-six post steamers , six other steamers , ten tug steamers , and twenty ' barques- ' The crews of these vessels are to have the same uniform and discipline as the sailors who are in the Imperial service .
The following details concerning the railways lately conceded in Russia are from Galiynani : —" The concessionaires , at the head of whom 'is ' the Credit Mobilierof Paris , undertake the construction of about 3 , 800 versts of railways ( the verst is 1162 yards ) , the routes of which are as follow : —The iirst , and at this moment the chief one , is that from St . Petersburg to Warsaw . The Government having already finished , at its own expense , a portion of the line , about 300 versts , and having prepared works for constructing the whole , the company engages to reimburse the outlay , which amounts to near 80 , 000 , 000 f . The second line is from Moscow to Theodosia . The distance between these two cities by the ordinary road is 1 , 356 versts , and many considerable towns are connected by this line . The surprise is that it should terminate at Theodosia instead of Odessa .
However , it will not be long before a branch of the principal line will make it enter the general network . The third line is from Moscow to Nijhii Novgorod ( 390 versts ) . The fourth will commence at Koursk , the capital of a province , and centre of commercial activity in the interior of Russia , and will terminate at the port of Libau . This line will cross at Punabourg the line between St . Petersburg and Warsa-vr . The company undertakes to finish these lines before the expiration of ten years ; the Warsaw route will naturally be first open for circulation , and that of Nijnii Novgorod will immediately follow . The concession is for 85 years ; the capital of the company is about 270 , 000 , 000 silver roubles ( or 1 , 080 , 0 0 O , O 0 Uf . ) - —tliut is to say , the sham to be issued arc not to exceed that amount . A third of the shares are to bo allotted in Russia , The Government guarantees a minimum of five per cent . " There ia news from Circassia to the 23 rd of October . Sefer Pacha was encamped at Sasdjok with 25 , 000 men . The forts and fortalicea were still iu the hands of the
mountaineers . riujssiA . Two annexes to tlio London treaty of the 2-lth of May , 1852 , relating to Ncufchatel , have been published , at Berlin . In these documents , Prussia engaged not to resort to coercive measures as long as negotiations are proceeding . bejlgium . Tho Belgium Central Agricultural Society held a sitting on the 3 rd of November , when M . Jooris proposed tho prohibition of tlio export of bones , as a compensation for the sacrifices which the Btily iujn tanit has imposed on agriculture . This Avas unanimously condemned , with tlio exception of three voices . The following proposition of M . C ' oix Vundor Mueren was then adopted by an immense majority , after a long speech by that gentleman ; — " The Central Society of Agricultures is requested to form , as early as possible , a coming sion for the examination of the oxibting Customs tarid , in order to discover how fur thia tariff uUciita tho interests of agriculture . " The Bession of the Belgiau Legislative Chambers wj » 3 opened by tho King in person on Tue .-day . In luc course of his speech , Ilia Majesty said : — " The proMcnx of public food must coutii uo to occupy our warmest attention . " Tho municipality of Brussels , ivith M . de Brouckcr , the burgoinuator , at their h-sad , at a special meeting convened a . few days ago to consider tUo uueation of lU 0
DENMARK . The private estatea in Denxnark of the Duke of Augu&tenburg , -who was compromised in the revolution of Schleswig-Holstcin , have been parcelled out , and are advertized to be sold by auction for the benefit of the King's privy purse . The Duko , however , has received an indemnity in the shapo of a large sum of money from the public treasury , for the confiscation of his landed property ; and with these fuuds ho has purchased some domains in Silesia .
ITALY . Some light has been thrown upon tho victims of Neapolitan tyranny by tho Times correspondent , who publishes a list of those-who are detained in tho Uagni of the continental part only of the kingdom of Naples . He writes : —" You will find that the total number is 7087 , of whom 585 are political prisoners . The Debuts put them down the otherday at 100 for the whole kingdom . Now , it must be observed , that in tho calculations -which I now send you , applying to one class of prisons only , and one part of the kingdom only , arc not set
Paris the 30 th March , 1856 . —Art . 2 . Auy infraction of the stipulations of the treaty will be considered by the undersigned powers as a casus belli . They will come to an understanding with the Sublime Porto as to the measures which may have become necessary , and will without delay arrange between themselves the employment to be made of their naval and military forces . " The Siecle is said to be ' inspired' by Lord Cowley . It is rumoured that Prince N " apoleon is about to marrv one of the daughters of the Duke of Lcuchtenberg , aud of the Grand Duchess Maria of Russia . The bride elect is the niece of the Emperor Alexander . Count de Persigny left for London at one o ' clock on Sunday afternoon , furnished , it is said , with xsxy gonciliatory instructions from tho Emperor .
An extraordinary Cabinet Council was held on . Monday at St . Cloud , the Emperor presiding . One of the Ministers is said to have called the attention of Louis Napoleou to the grave state of domestic affairs , and to have added that , unless certaiu measures which he suggested were adopted , no one could say what would ' be the consequences . Arrests are still made in Paris . The Emperor made the following reply to the speech of the Russian Ambassador on the occasion of the latter presenting his credentials on Wednesday : — " Monsieur le Cointe , —As soon as the Treatv of Peace
was signed it became my constant cave , without weakening my ancient alliances , to modify by kind acts ( adoucir par de hotisp 7 * oce'des ~ ) all that which the strict execution of certain conditions might make severe . 1 learnt with pleasure that my Ambassador at St . Petersburg , animated by these sentiments , had succeeded in winning the goodwill of the Emperor Alexander . The same welcome awaits you here , you may rest assured , because , independently of your own personal merits , you represent a Sovereign who so nobl y knows how to impose silence on sad reminiscences , which war too oftca Leaves behind ,, to think only of the advantages of a sincere peace by entertaining friendly relations . "
AUSTRIA . It is beyond doubt ( says a correspondent of the Independance Beige ) that , since the publication of the Concordat , numerous persons in Silesia , Moravia , and Bohemia have embraced the reformed religion . A paper published in the north of Germany says that SI . de R—— ¦ , one- of the richest manufacturers in Hungary , has adopted the Evangelical faith , together with three hundred of iiis workmen . Count Leo Thorn , the Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs and Public Instruction , a day or two since tendered his resignation to the Emperor . His ' Majesty declared that he was well satisfied with the services of the Minister , aud desired him to retain his portfolio .
. . ' . . .. SPAIN . ' . . . ¦ Some sensation has been caused in Madrid by an article iu the Epoca advocating a close alliance between Spain and the Northern Powers . A Commission of General Statistics has been established by decree . A Spanish committee of free traders , in connexion with the International -Free Trade League , has been formed . Sub-committees are being organized in the principal towns of Castillo and Andalusia . The maintenance of public order in Madrid is , by a Royal decree , published in the Gazette of the Gtb . inst ., handed over to certain special public functionaries , oue of whom is to have charge of each of the ten districts into which the city ia to be divided . These oincera are to be assisted by a force with a regular military organization .
down those confined in the Ergaatoli—those of l ' rocidu and San Stofano not being roally Ergastoli ; uor tho Presidium , who are undor tho control of tbo Miuister of War , and are for the most part iu tho castles—who aro not confined for infamous crimes , but arc , a great number of them , political prisonc-ru—nor those who aro conunod in the ordinary prisons of tho provinces . Thoro are , saya a well-informed person , 15 intondentiand 59 aottindenti in the kingdom . They are so many almost independent sovereigns in their respective districts , and these men , to ingratiate thoniBolves with tho King , and to show their seal for tha royal cauae , retain at least 1000 in
The republican tiiecle is now almost the only French newspaper which supports the policy of England with regard to the Bolgrad question . That journal argues that each of the Powers who wero parties to tho peace ia bound jointly and separately to maintain tho Otto-5 ** 3 i * ' and that » if ^ y ono of thon » con siders that Empire to be threatened , she is at perfect liberty to go to -nor or to take any necessary measures of protection ¦ without reference to tho othor Powers . Thia , says tho ' IB set forth by the treaty of April 16 th , which rana : — - Art . 1 . The high contracting parties jointly and separately guarantee the independence and integrity of tbe . Ottoman JSmpwo Uid-Aowftia , the treaty concluded at
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1086 __ _ jH : E JL- . E A T > J 3 B . _ [ No . 347 , Saturday ,
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Leader (1850-1860), Nov. 15, 1856, page 1086, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2167/page/6/
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