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INDIA . The overland mail arrived yesterday , bringing the following intelligence from . Bom bay to the 25 th October : —¦ General ltoberts has been placed on the divisional staff of Bombay , and the division jmder his command is under orders to join General ZMic'Jiel . This measure will throw such a force into the districts now occupied by rebels that their rapid reduction may be confidently anticipated . . . ' Tantia Topee left Sironj on the 28 th of September , and moved on Esangh ' , which place was garrisoned by some of the Maharajah ' . - * troops . The garrison surrendered immediately , and Tantia thus became master of a good position and twenty-one new guns . In the mean time the Goona Brigade . Mayno ' s Horse , and
Michel ' s Corps were in motion . Tantia Topee , apprised of their movements , mid unwilling to be caught even in so strong a fort as Esunghur ,. retired southwards on Chundaree , where he arrived on the ( Jth , and after taking and plundering the town , determined to force his way through the country between Jhansi and Gwalior . He thought it , doubtless , possible to cross the Betwa , and surprise Tehree , especially if he were well seconded by a diversion to be executed by the Nawnb of Banda . The Nawab was , however , met by General Michel at Mungrowlec , and comtill two clock
pletely defeated . The fight lasted o ' in , the afternoon , when the rebel * had all disappeared , and General Michel retired to Mungrowlee . After a halt on the 10 th , General Michel crossed this Betwn , ami marched in the direction of Tchrce , meeting Tantia Topee on the 1 'Jth of October at Sindw . ih , half way between Tehrcc and the Betwn . In the action which ensued the rebels wore again beaten , lost four guns , and wtjro driven towards the river , Colonel Liddell , from Tohrco , following them . shortly al ' tor in the direction of Tal Behut . Tuntia Topee , tho Rao kaliib ,
and the Nnwftb of Banda , escaped , but wo ma , ) reasonably indulge a hope of thoir speedy capture . In Candoish tho Uhccls hnvu bfcn completely deatroyod by Major KontingQ . These Jihods vero commanded by a Hindoo—Sectnrnm \> y name—a by-blow of tho 1-Iolkur family , lie soums tu havu been botrayca by his follower * , for Major Kowtlngo aurpnsocl hun with about forty horso near Hcojnglmr , and kill oil n m . Two dangerous rebel * , omisaarios of tho Nairn , foil at tno same time . . , Although tho campaign »» Omlo lias not yet «*«»«/ commencedtho columns on whieli tho
Cominandor-in-, Chief most depends aro in course of concentration on tho Goointoo , and tho strong divisions already iuamw at such points as Nuwnbgnng , Hurra ««««"> and Ityaabad , almost sufllco t » » liow tho pi »»» of tho Commandor-ln-Chlef , who seems bout on crushing tho rubols south and oust of Luekiiow , u » u « Azlmglmr and Gorruokporo districts , boforo ho atlon nw to deal with the insurgent * of Upper Omlo . in i » first portion of tho campaign tlio Ibrooa which w " Clyde will have to opposo aro important . J ho pr ntlpoi elilofa aro Moluuuloo Housoin , wltli 15 , 000 iollow J «« ,, „ iii ,, « .. Kn , i ,..,, i n « ni Mnlwln aiiiirh . who comma " w ,
It J » said , upwards of , 20 , 000 ' mon , <> u tho Ciorgo . > ' < it . is beliovod that tho resistance wo hIiiiII muot iwh quite disproportionod to tlio numbers of tho ono .. ) Strenuous oubrta will bo made to provont tliom iw » breaking through tlio lino uorth-wofltwnrd . . Several actions have boou foutflit ntfalnat r ° » ola lu
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tion of almost the whole coasting fleet effected by th ~ English on the Azoff coasts i 3 most severely felt Th key of the new Azoff Strait works will be a stro ' ne fo 7 tress near Yenikale . s or With the beginning of next year commences a new weekly paper at Moscow , intended to bring about a literary union between all the different tribes of Sola vonic descent . The paper will be by no means unim " portant in a political point of view . The Partis ( th * Sail ) , as its * ifcle is to be , will unfurl the standard of Sclavonic nationality , and , while striving to rescue that people from the hitherto overwhelming influence of German and French culture , will not fail to enlist their political sympathies more and more strongly on the side of the Great Czar of Muscovy .
pursuant to the Emperor ' s letter , sat for the first time on Wednesday in the Palais Royal . M . de Persigny is appointed as its president . It is proposed to send a Brigadier-General to Cochin China to command the troops . This decision has been adopted in consequence of the importance which the operations , appear to assume . M . de Hubner , the Austrian Ambassador , arrived in Paris on Wednesday from Spain . Politicians are inquiring with much curiosity -whether he will be invited to Compiegne . In consequence of the great coolness between the French and Austrian Courts , the point is considered doubtful . It is said that the Court will remain at Coinpiegne so late as the 8 th or 10 th of December , because the repairs in the interior of the Tuileries will not be finished sooner . X UUCllCs TflXi . UVt W JL * &Aiaj-i >* u qwuva *
AUSTRIA . A letter from Trieste says that , in consequence of the pacific turn which the affairs of Montenegro have taken , the Austrian Government had recalled the squadron ¦ which was in observation on the coast of Dalmatia , and that it had arrived at Pola . The Servian Government lately contracted wiith a Belgian firm for a supply of Minis' rifles . The Austrian Ministry has applied to these weapons the recent order forbidding the exportation of warlike material into Servia . A letter from Zalesziki , in Gallicia , states that a few days ago some English engineers examined the river Dniester , near that place , in order to see if steamers could navigate it , and that they intended to continue their investigation to Okopyon the Russian frontier VU fcV *» wwi ^» h ¦ ¦
which by uniting with the Progresistas may at any time give a preponderance to M . Glozaga . It is seriously said in Madrid that O ' Donnell contemplates a coup d ' etat before the end of the year . . The festivities of the winter season . have begun at Madrid somewhat earlier than usual . The Countess de Montijo , mother of the Empress of the French , who during the summer months had got her splendid palace adorned at an immense expense , bad commenced receiving company . The famous junta of agriculture and public works of Biscay , which in accordance with its privileges acts with an almost complete independence of the home government , had adopted several important measures for the better preservation of woods and forests , and for promoting the breed of cattle by means of foreign importations .
PORTUGAL . Letters from Portugal , of November 15 , announce that the budget has been presented to the Portuguese Chambers . We hear from Lisbon , under date the 5 th of November , says the Independance Beige , that the profound sensation produced by the affair of the Charles-et-Georges is not yet calmed down . Portugal has yielded , but she will preserve a long and painful remembrance of the restraint to > which she . has had to submit . The language of the King , in his speech at the opening of the Cortes , of
has given satisfaction to these impressions public opinion ; he has said all that should be said ; it would be lamentable , therefore , that excesses of the tribune or the press should compromise the position taken by the Government of his Majesty . The orders and counterorders given to the Donawerth and the Austerlitz were of a nature to fear some new complications , and revealed a situation , still somewhat unsettled . These symptoms are corroborated by a grave fact . M . de Pavia , who ought to have arrived in Paris , is still at Lisbon , and nothing is yet fixed as to the time of his return to France .
, . ^ 4 XCH 1 UV vOMKwW v _^** v ^ k » 7 j v « a vuv •« w ** v » w «» NAEl&S . The Daily News correspondent writes : — - " There is a report that an order has been given to hold in readiness six thousand men to march in the direction of the province of Capitanata . The object is said to be to guard the royal family on their route to bring back the future wife of the Hereditary Prince . If true , it is a novel method of going a wooing . Six thousand bayonets to usher in the bride of the future Francis II . ! It does not sound well , yet one cannot be astonished at any precautions when feelings so strong and so hostile to the Government exist . " VcfXlIIicUL tuuab .
The shock of earthquake , which was lately felt in Spain , has done great damage in Portugal . Several shipwrecks have taken place on the coast of the Peninsula and in the Mediterranean .
PRUSSIA . A Berlin letter of . the 14 th says , that although the official returns of the elections for the metropolitan districts have not yet been made up , it is well known that the ministerial candidates have everywhere triumphed . The elections went off without any breach of the peace or other accident , and without any great expression of party feeling . • The Princess of Prussia , who is still residing at Coblentz , -was to perform the ceremony of opening the railroad just completed between Cologne and Coblentz . She will arrive in Berlin to be present on the 21 st inst . at the celebration of the birthday Of the Princess Frederick William .
RO 5 IE . Letters received from Rome assert that all-the great ( Roman Catholic ) Powers , including even Austria , have addressed remonstrances to the Pope for the release of the Jewish boy Mortara . His Holiness replied that the return of the boy to his parents was impossible . The Civilta Cattclica publishes an explanation which is supnosed to be semi-official . posed to be semi-omciai .
SWITZER L AND . A letter from Berne announces the arrival there of the Marquis de Turgot , the new French Ambassador to the Swiss Confederation . It is said that the French Government proposes to purchase an hotel at Berne , where the Ambassador will fix his residence . The Marquis de Tnrgot , whose health is delicate , had not yet been presented to the Federal Council . ' M . de Salignac Fenelon did not wait the arrival of his successor . He left that morning for Frankfort . His departure
It is stated that the Prime Minister will continue to hold the important military command of the Seventh Army Corps , from which it is presumed he will remove his residence to Diisseldorf , and having so successfully inaugurated the new Cabinet , himself only remain its nominal head . nominal head .
caused some surprise , as it was expected he would introduce the Marquis de Turgot to the Federal Council . Some excitement prevailed at Geneva In consequence of an election by ballot which was to take place thero on the 15 th for members of the Legislative Body . It ia expected that the Liberal party will obtain tho advantage , but the struggle will be severe , as the two parties are more tlian usually hostile to oach other . A telegram , dated Geneva , November 17 , says that Jomes Fazy and the other Radicals have been re-elected as members of the Grand Council . members of the Grand Council .
SPAIN . The Spanish Government seeks support by appointing the Marquis of Duero President of the Senate . Though it bas been victorious at the elections , rumoars of its speedy fall still prevail at Madrid . The idea of introducing a very large number of Chinese workmen into Cuba , instead of negroes , is said seriously to engage the attention of the Spanish Government . A Dutch brig laden with engines for the Valentia Railway has foundered on the coast of Malaga . A telegraphic despatch , dated Madrid , Wednesday , says that the royal speech will express very clearly the intentions pf the Government on the political and economical questions of tho day . It is also asserted that the . United States Government has declared its consent to Spain claiming satisfaction from Mexico by armed force .
THE PniNOrPALITIES . Tho now Kaimakans of Wallachio , on taking office , have issued an inspiriting address to the electors , exhorting them to exorcise their newly-acquired privileges . In the course of tho address they say : — " Brethren ami fellow-citizens , tho convention of tho 19 th of August opens to the United Principalities a now era of activity , and at tlio same time affords ue an opportunity of displaying to Europe our patriotism , our love of justice , and our moderation . On your impartiality , yourjustico ,
Another telegram from Faria announces that the Riff pirates have made their submission to Brigadier Bucota , the Spanish commandant on the coaet of Africa . The Madrid journals of the 12 th state that « a mod ification in , and even an entire change of , tho Ministry continued to be talked of , and , notwithstanding the denials of the semi-official journals , was considered not unlikely . " It was reported that a reconciliation between General Narvaez and Queen Christina had been come to . M . Coll antes , the ex-Minister , had been ordered for prosecution for having delivered a violent speech at Palenoia acufpst the local authorities , and ho would have been pYRred in custody if he bad not beon confined to his bed by indisposition ,
your fear of God , depends the future prosperity of your country . Wo pray you , then , to appreciate properly the importance of the present moment . As tho doputics to bo elected will represent the whole nation , will speak and act for it , selfishness , party spirit , jealousy , and discord displayed by you would bo a proof of tho decline of our nation , and of shameful ingratitude towards the high powers which , by tho modifications in our oonatitution , have given us a striking proof of their kindness . "
RUSSIA . A despatch from St . Petersburg etatoa that the Neva haa boon frozen over since Friday last , and that navigation is consequently stoppod . On returning from the Caucasus , tho Grand Dukes Nlcohil and Michael paid a visit to the Crimea witli a view of Inspecting the fortlfloations now in oourae of progress on both sides of tho Kortoh-Yenikalo Strait . Tlioao works aro dostined to protect tho sou of Azofl' from tlio possibility of becoming . again U » o aoono of devastations similar'to thoBO in tho lato war . Evon now tho
doatruc-Tho JSapana and Novedmes had been again tried for seditious Ubel , but both had been acquitted . The Government has sustained a defeat in anticipation of tho opening of the Cortes . Marshal O'Donnoll ' s candidate for the presidency of the Chamber , M . liios Rosas , has been rejected by the ministerial deputies , tvho have substituted- Martinez de In Rosa , tho frlond of Narvnoz . The majority is split into two heavy equal part ? , one of
A letter from St . Petersburg , of the 9 th , says- — " The Court are still at Tsarskoe-sels , where a round of amusements is taking place . French actor 3 play every Sunday , and the day before yesterday ( Sunday ) , Emperor , after the performance , gave a grand ball "
BELGIUM . In the Belgian Chambers , the Liberal address in answer to the speech from the throne , was carried' by fifty-three votes against nine , although M . de Theux and his friends , pretending that the wording of the address was contrary to parliamentary usage and an insult to the minority , left the house in a huff . "Will the clerical party now . understand that they are beaten ? HOLLAND . The Dutch journals announce that the Pope has issued a bull excommunicating M . Loos , who has just been elected Archbishop of Utrecht , and all who by their acts , counsel , or approbation took part in his election . The cause of this excommunication is that the Archbishop is a Janscnist .
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1248 THE LEADER , [ No . 452 , November 20 , 1858 .
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Leader (1850-1860), Nov. 20, 1858, page 1248, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2269/page/8/
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