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The Week.
attended a religious ceremony some time since at the church of Ischia . The musicians were not permitted to carry their instruments into the church in cases , lest they should contain an infernal machine or an ineehdiary ball . During the entire service the King fixed hist eyes anxiously on the musicians .- ——More street fights have taken place between the Papal soldiers aM the French garrison at Rome . It seems that the guilt lies with the French , who are described as having become addicted to drinking .- —Thei population of the Danubian Principalities
is probable that the chambers will be convoked for the 20 th of October . The Emperor of Austria has pardoned forty-five prisoners detained at Capo d'Isfcria , and one in the prison of Gradisca . The reduction of the Austrian army , which lias been talked of for some time past , has been commenced . A new law concerning
the military conscription , has been issued . The term of service remains at eight years . The nobility will not be exempt . The liberal policy , by means of which the viceroy of Lombardy , the Archduke Maxmilian , has been endeavouring to conciliate the Italian subjects of Austria , has not been viewed with favour . It is reported that he has determined to resign in consequence , and to retire to Belgium . - ——The Times says the King of Naples lives in perpetual fear of assassination . He
are highly excited . The Greeks declare that they expect to reign at Constantinople in place of the Turks , and at no remote period . The Bulgarians , likewise , expect that the day of their emancipation is approaching , but they will not risk an insurrection- — -It is asserted that an autograph letter from Queen Victoria informs her brother and ally the Sultan , that Lord Stratford , her faithful ambassador for many years at the Sultan ' s court , has come out to take leave of his majesty , and
she requests the Sultan to receive favourably whatever so tried a friend of Turkey may have to say about the execution of the Hatti Humayoun of 1856 . Lord Stratford de Redcliffe has been instructed to express the regret of the English government for the bombardment of Jeddah , and that England will indemnify the sufferers , A government commissioner and two regiments have been sent to Bagdad . ——King Otlio is expected at Trieste , on his return to Groece . ——The Federal Council has decided to send MM . Dubs and Bischof to Geneva as commissioners
for the execution of the Federal decree concerning the political refugees . - —In New York it is reported that Walker will not go to Nicaragua by way of San Juan del $ ur , as his disembarkation might possibly be impeded by the American or British vessels of war , he is to land about fifteen miles south of Realejo . At Panama the general was to meet a considerable number of filibusters , already on their way . Stores and ammunition had been despatched in advance . News from Utah is that Brigham Young had to hide himself from the Mormons who were incensed
against him , owing to his business transactions with the saints . The Mormons were returning to Salt Lake Citv and resuming their usual avocations . They appear to be in a wretched condition . Letters from Grey town announce that the transit has not commenced across the Isthmus , though the New York papers say it certainly will be re-opened during October . A duel was fought at New Orleans , between Mr . Wood of the Trite Delta , and Mr . . Brabazon . The weapons used were rifles , of which three rounds were fired , neither party being hurt .- Bombay letters of the 9 th ult . say , that the state of affairs in India may be summed
up in the word—expectation . It is felt there that the ensuing winter will see the war at an end . In no quarter does there seem to be any real , fighting . The campaigning has degenerated into hunting the rebel band « by little detachments not a fourth part of their strength . The rebellion is virtually at an end ; for although numerous small bodies of insurgents are scattered about the country , there are but two or three quarters in which an enemy can be said to be in the field . Lord Hands , the governor of Madras , has had a paralytic stroke , and his physicians recommend his immediate departure . Sir John Lawrence will be offered the
sipppintment , but it is doubtful whether he will accept it .- —The viceroy of Canton lias received news of the conclusion of a treaty of peace , and immediately announced it to the Cantonese . The immediate effect was a cessation of hostilities . It was hoped , that these first fruits of the treaty would be permanent , and . that the kidnapping and similar dastardly modes of warfare practised by the Chinese would cease . In distributing British proclamations in the suburb of Nantow , a man-ofwar ' s boat had been fired on by tho . Chinese , and an Englishman killed , General
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Week.
attended a religious ceremony some time since at the church of Ischia . The musicians were not permitted to carry their instruments into the church in cases , lest they should contain an infernal machine or an ineehdiary ball . During the entire service the King fixed hist eyes anxiously on the musicians .- ——More street fights have taken place between the Papal soldiers aM the French garrison at Rome . It seems that the guilt lies with the French , who are described as having become addicted to drinking .- —Thei population of the Danubian Principalities
is probable that the chambers will be convoked for the 20 th of October . The Emperor of Austria has pardoned forty-five prisoners detained at Capo d'Isfcria , and one in the prison of Gradisca . The reduction of the Austrian army , which lias been talked of for some time past , has been commenced . A new law concerning
the military conscription , has been issued . The term of service remains at eight years . The nobility will not be exempt . The liberal policy , by means of which the viceroy of Lombardy , the Archduke Maxmilian , has been endeavouring to conciliate the Italian subjects of Austria , has not been viewed with favour . It is reported that he has determined to resign in consequence , and to retire to Belgium . - ——The Times says the King of Naples lives in perpetual fear of assassination . He
are highly excited . The Greeks declare that they expect to reign at Constantinople in place of the Turks , and at no remote period . The Bulgarians , likewise , expect that the day of their emancipation is approaching , but they will not risk an insurrection- — -It is asserted that an autograph letter from Queen Victoria informs her brother and ally the Sultan , that Lord Stratford , her faithful ambassador for many years at the Sultan ' s court , has come out to take leave of his majesty , and
she requests the Sultan to receive favourably whatever so tried a friend of Turkey may have to say about the execution of the Hatti Humayoun of 1856 . Lord Stratford de Redcliffe has been instructed to express the regret of the English government for the bombardment of Jeddah , and that England will indemnify the sufferers , A government commissioner and two regiments have been sent to Bagdad . ——King Otlio is expected at Trieste , on his return to Groece . ——The Federal Council has decided to send MM . Dubs and Bischof to Geneva as commissioners
for the execution of the Federal decree concerning the political refugees . - —In New York it is reported that Walker will not go to Nicaragua by way of San Juan del $ ur , as his disembarkation might possibly be impeded by the American or British vessels of war , he is to land about fifteen miles south of Realejo . At Panama the general was to meet a considerable number of filibusters , already on their way . Stores and ammunition had been despatched in advance . News from Utah is that Brigham Young had to hide himself from the Mormons who were incensed
against him , owing to his business transactions with the saints . The Mormons were returning to Salt Lake Citv and resuming their usual avocations . They appear to be in a wretched condition . Letters from Grey town announce that the transit has not commenced across the Isthmus , though the New York papers say it certainly will be re-opened during October . A duel was fought at New Orleans , between Mr . Wood of the Trite Delta , and Mr . . Brabazon . The weapons used were rifles , of which three rounds were fired , neither party being hurt .- Bombay letters of the 9 th ult . say , that the state of affairs in India may be summed
up in the word—expectation . It is felt there that the ensuing winter will see the war at an end . In no quarter does there seem to be any real , fighting . The campaigning has degenerated into hunting the rebel band « by little detachments not a fourth part of their strength . The rebellion is virtually at an end ; for although numerous small bodies of insurgents are scattered about the country , there are but two or three quarters in which an enemy can be said to be in the field . Lord Hands , the governor of Madras , has had a paralytic stroke , and his physicians recommend his immediate departure . Sir John Lawrence will be offered the
sipppintment , but it is doubtful whether he will accept it .- —The viceroy of Canton lias received news of the conclusion of a treaty of peace , and immediately announced it to the Cantonese . The immediate effect was a cessation of hostilities . It was hoped , that these first fruits of the treaty would be permanent , and . that the kidnapping and similar dastardly modes of warfare practised by the Chinese would cease . In distributing British proclamations in the suburb of Nantow , a man-ofwar ' s boat had been fired on by tho . Chinese , and an Englishman killed , General