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The Week;
we learn that the column under Sir Hope Grant reached Fyzabad on the 29 th of July , just in time to see the last boats of the rebels crossing the river . No opposition was attempted by the rebels , either at Fyzabad or during the march of the column to that city . Rajah Maun Sing joined the British 30 th July . The great bulk of the rebels who had been besieging Shah Gunj have retired across theGogra , and the Bareilly division , and have rejoined the Begum ,
who is with the Gondah rajah . A portion of the rebels have gone towards Sultanpore . General Roberts having come up with the Gwalior rebels , near Katura , totally defeated them , capturing four guns . The loss of the enemy in killed was very severe .- —The Hon . F . B ruce is said to be on his way home as the bearer of the treaty concluded with the Chinese plenipotentiaries at Tien-sin , on the 26 th of June . It was subsequently referred to the Emperor , and received his approval . The following are some of the stipulations of this important document— -Christianity
tolerated throughout the empire , and persons teaching or professing that religion , whether Protestants or Roman Catholics , to be entitled to the protection of the Chinese authorities . Diplomatic agents may reside permanently at Pekin . British traders protected against excessive transit duties . Tariff to be revised . Several new ports opened to our trade , and the free navigation of the Yang Tze declared . British subjects may travel for pleasure or trade to all parts of the empire , when provided with passports from British authorities . The governments to act in
concert for the suppression of piracy . Indemnity for losses by British subjects at Canton to be paid . The Times adds , that a Chinese ambassador is to be accredited to EnglandV and an English ambassador received in Pekin . — According to letters from Biarritz , the Emperor of the French derives so much benefit from the sea breezes there , that he intends to prolong his stay . The Empress and Prince Imperial also appear to be much benefited by the change . General Macmahon is preparing to leave Paris to take possession of his new post in Algeria , and to
prepare for the reception of Prince Napoleon , who is expected to leave Paris for the colony on the 25 th , and as he has been asked by the council general ofthe Herault to embark at Cette , on his way , it is thought probable that he will do so . The Ocean of Brest says that General Niel is engaged on a report which has been demanded by the Emperor Napoleon respecting the defences of the port , as it is generally thought that the defences of the French coasts and her first naval port , must be modified so as to respond better to the changes which have taken place
in the art of war . A petition has been addressed to the Emperor of the French by the inhabitants and workmen of Givors ( Rhone ) , complaining of the deplorable condition to which the people of that town have been reduced from the lowering of the duty on foreign iron . Two out of three establishments have closed , and between 1 , 500 and 1 , 800 men discharged from the want of sufficient employment in their trade . They also complain that the business of the port has been injured by the effect of railway competition on the navigation of the Rhone . The trade
of Paris is said to be very brisk just now , and transactions are mostly for cash . A dreadful accident occured on the St . Germain Railway , on Monday night , when three persons were killed ; and the number of wounded amounted to twenty-two , of whom four were seriously hurt . Advices from Vienna of the 2 nd state , that the Emperor of Austria had on the previous day ratified the convention signed by , the Paris Conference , for the new organization of the Danubian Principalities . They also state that powerful efforts are now being made by
Austria and England at Constantinople , to support the Porte in its refusal to grant to Montenegro a port on the coast of the Adriatic . It gives as a reason that such a port would be principally used for the advantage of Russia , as it would be a permanent harbour for her navy , and that dangers might be caused by the continual presence of tho Russian flag among the Sultans Greek subjects . A letter from Jerusalem of the 18 th October says , that devout scheiks are
endeavouring to excite the Mussulmans against the Christians , and for this purpose are forming societies , in which a number of persons have enrolled themselves . The Agram Gazette publishes a letter from Dalmatia , announcing that Prince Danilo had ordered the Montenegrins to make restitution of the property they bad plundered from the Turks . Accounts from Tangiers state that the Emperor of Morocco , who in 80 yeara of age , is seriously ill . The King of Greece ha ©
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Week;
we learn that the column under Sir Hope Grant reached Fyzabad on the 29 th of July , just in time to see the last boats of the rebels crossing the river . No opposition was attempted by the rebels , either at Fyzabad or during the march of the column to that city . Rajah Maun Sing joined the British 30 th July . The great bulk of the rebels who had been besieging Shah Gunj have retired across theGogra , and the Bareilly division , and have rejoined the Begum ,
who is with the Gondah rajah . A portion of the rebels have gone towards Sultanpore . General Roberts having come up with the Gwalior rebels , near Katura , totally defeated them , capturing four guns . The loss of the enemy in killed was very severe .- —The Hon . F . B ruce is said to be on his way home as the bearer of the treaty concluded with the Chinese plenipotentiaries at Tien-sin , on the 26 th of June . It was subsequently referred to the Emperor , and received his approval . The following are some of the stipulations of this important document— -Christianity
tolerated throughout the empire , and persons teaching or professing that religion , whether Protestants or Roman Catholics , to be entitled to the protection of the Chinese authorities . Diplomatic agents may reside permanently at Pekin . British traders protected against excessive transit duties . Tariff to be revised . Several new ports opened to our trade , and the free navigation of the Yang Tze declared . British subjects may travel for pleasure or trade to all parts of the empire , when provided with passports from British authorities . The governments to act in
concert for the suppression of piracy . Indemnity for losses by British subjects at Canton to be paid . The Times adds , that a Chinese ambassador is to be accredited to EnglandV and an English ambassador received in Pekin . — According to letters from Biarritz , the Emperor of the French derives so much benefit from the sea breezes there , that he intends to prolong his stay . The Empress and Prince Imperial also appear to be much benefited by the change . General Macmahon is preparing to leave Paris to take possession of his new post in Algeria , and to
prepare for the reception of Prince Napoleon , who is expected to leave Paris for the colony on the 25 th , and as he has been asked by the council general ofthe Herault to embark at Cette , on his way , it is thought probable that he will do so . The Ocean of Brest says that General Niel is engaged on a report which has been demanded by the Emperor Napoleon respecting the defences of the port , as it is generally thought that the defences of the French coasts and her first naval port , must be modified so as to respond better to the changes which have taken place
in the art of war . A petition has been addressed to the Emperor of the French by the inhabitants and workmen of Givors ( Rhone ) , complaining of the deplorable condition to which the people of that town have been reduced from the lowering of the duty on foreign iron . Two out of three establishments have closed , and between 1 , 500 and 1 , 800 men discharged from the want of sufficient employment in their trade . They also complain that the business of the port has been injured by the effect of railway competition on the navigation of the Rhone . The trade
of Paris is said to be very brisk just now , and transactions are mostly for cash . A dreadful accident occured on the St . Germain Railway , on Monday night , when three persons were killed ; and the number of wounded amounted to twenty-two , of whom four were seriously hurt . Advices from Vienna of the 2 nd state , that the Emperor of Austria had on the previous day ratified the convention signed by , the Paris Conference , for the new organization of the Danubian Principalities . They also state that powerful efforts are now being made by
Austria and England at Constantinople , to support the Porte in its refusal to grant to Montenegro a port on the coast of the Adriatic . It gives as a reason that such a port would be principally used for the advantage of Russia , as it would be a permanent harbour for her navy , and that dangers might be caused by the continual presence of tho Russian flag among the Sultans Greek subjects . A letter from Jerusalem of the 18 th October says , that devout scheiks are
endeavouring to excite the Mussulmans against the Christians , and for this purpose are forming societies , in which a number of persons have enrolled themselves . The Agram Gazette publishes a letter from Dalmatia , announcing that Prince Danilo had ordered the Montenegrins to make restitution of the property they bad plundered from the Turks . Accounts from Tangiers state that the Emperor of Morocco , who in 80 yeara of age , is seriously ill . The King of Greece ha ©