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The Week.
tions in Prussian Poland ,-. , a sharp struggle took place between the Poles and Prussians . —— -The Spanish governm ent has su stained a defeat in anticipation of the opening of the eortes . Marshal 0 T ) onneirs candidate for the presidency of the chamber , M . Rios ' -Rosas ,, has been rejected by the ministerial deputies , who have substituted Martinez de la Rosa , the friend of Narvaez . The government is pushing forward the preparations for sending troops and materiel to Havanna .
It is also asserted that the United States government has declared its consent to Spain claiming satisfaction ! from Mexico by armed force . The ; Spanish government has ordered a survey to be made for ascertaining the most convenient spot on their Mediterranean shores for laying a telegraphic cable to place . Spain in communication with the Can ary Isles . The Riff pirates have made their submission to the Spanish commandant on thes coast of jyrica . —— - 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 Mediterraiiean .- ——All the great ( Roman Catholic ) povversV 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 Russian government have sanctioned the establishment of a new joint stock company to light St . Petersburg with gas ; the profits are expected to be very large . The Court is at Tsarskoe-selo , \ vhere a round of amusements is
taking place . French actors play every Sunday , and on the 7 th instant ( Sunday ) , the eniperor , after the performance , gave a grand ball .- ——The King of Saxony , who left Dresden on the 16 th to visit the Emperor and Empress of Austria at Prague , has returned to Ms capital . ——In the Belgian chambers , the liberal address in answer to the speech from the throne ^ was carried by fifty-three votes ' against nine .- ——The D ( utch journals announce that the pope has issued a bull excommunicating M . Loos , who has just been elected archbishop of Utrecht , arid all who
took part in his election . The cause of this excommunication is that the Archbishop is a Jansenist . — -The Overland Mail has amved from India this week ; the story about Jung Bahadoor is not confirmed . Particulars are given of the defeat of Tahtia Topee , the Rao Sahib and the Nawab of Banda , by General Michel , with trifling loss on our side . The rebels were utterly routed ; Tantia Topee has escaped for the present , but it is hoped will soon be captured . Several numerous bodies of the rebels in Oude have been cut up in isolated places . ^ - -
The English and French commissioners arrived at Jeddah on the 12 th instant on board the Cyclops . There were three English ships of war in the roadstead . Letters from Persia state that at a banquet given at Teheran by M . AnitschofF , the Russian ambassador , in honour of the czar ' s birthday , Mr . Murray , the English minister , astonished the company by retiring with his attacliea before the toasts were proposed . -In Canada , the hero of Kars , General Williams , has occupied
the chief place in the public eye . His progress through the country has been the signal for demonstrations of respect for him and the gallant exploits with which his name is associated . The Quebec people have again taken up in earnest the construction of the North Shore Railroad between this city and the ancient capital . Their city council has voted 50 , 000 dollars to begin with . The Persia has arrived from New York with dates to the 10 th inst . Great
excitement existed relative to the affairs of Nicaragua , and also of Cuba , in consequence of the large fleet of British and French vessels in the Carribean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico . The state elections are going all in favour of the Republicans , and in both branches of the next legislature the Republican interest Will largely preponderate . The yellow fever had ceased at New Orleans , but was very violent at Galveston . Advices from Japan state that a prince of , that country was about to visit the LTnited States , attended by a Buite of fourteen persons . -A letter
from Buenos Ay res , in the Journal du Flam , states that the bishop of that place has excommunicated all Freemasons , and declared their doctrines incompatible with those of the Catholic church . In consequence of this , the clergy have exhorted from the pulpit the wives and children of Freemasons to quit them , and servants to denounce them . The past week has been one of very tempestuous weather , which has produced very deplorable results . Numerous shipwrecks , with loss of life , are reported from the eastern coast . ' fn town tfUich damage has been
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The Week.
tions in Prussian Poland ,-. , a sharp struggle took place between the Poles and Prussians . —— -The Spanish governm ent has su stained a defeat in anticipation of the opening of the eortes . Marshal 0 T ) onneirs candidate for the presidency of the chamber , M . Rios ' -Rosas ,, has been rejected by the ministerial deputies , who have substituted Martinez de la Rosa , the friend of Narvaez . The government is pushing forward the preparations for sending troops and materiel to Havanna .
It is also asserted that the United States government has declared its consent to Spain claiming satisfaction ! from Mexico by armed force . The ; Spanish government has ordered a survey to be made for ascertaining the most convenient spot on their Mediterranean shores for laying a telegraphic cable to place . Spain in communication with the Can ary Isles . The Riff pirates have made their submission to the Spanish commandant on thes coast of jyrica . —— - 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 Mediterraiiean .- ——All the great ( Roman Catholic ) povversV 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 Russian government have sanctioned the establishment of a new joint stock company to light St . Petersburg with gas ; the profits are expected to be very large . The Court is at Tsarskoe-selo , \ vhere a round of amusements is
taking place . French actors play every Sunday , and on the 7 th instant ( Sunday ) , the eniperor , after the performance , gave a grand ball .- ——The King of Saxony , who left Dresden on the 16 th to visit the Emperor and Empress of Austria at Prague , has returned to Ms capital . ——In the Belgian chambers , the liberal address in answer to the speech from the throne ^ was carried by fifty-three votes ' against nine .- ——The D ( utch journals announce that the pope has issued a bull excommunicating M . Loos , who has just been elected archbishop of Utrecht , arid all who
took part in his election . The cause of this excommunication is that the Archbishop is a Jansenist . — -The Overland Mail has amved from India this week ; the story about Jung Bahadoor is not confirmed . Particulars are given of the defeat of Tahtia Topee , the Rao Sahib and the Nawab of Banda , by General Michel , with trifling loss on our side . The rebels were utterly routed ; Tantia Topee has escaped for the present , but it is hoped will soon be captured . Several numerous bodies of the rebels in Oude have been cut up in isolated places . ^ - -
The English and French commissioners arrived at Jeddah on the 12 th instant on board the Cyclops . There were three English ships of war in the roadstead . Letters from Persia state that at a banquet given at Teheran by M . AnitschofF , the Russian ambassador , in honour of the czar ' s birthday , Mr . Murray , the English minister , astonished the company by retiring with his attacliea before the toasts were proposed . -In Canada , the hero of Kars , General Williams , has occupied
the chief place in the public eye . His progress through the country has been the signal for demonstrations of respect for him and the gallant exploits with which his name is associated . The Quebec people have again taken up in earnest the construction of the North Shore Railroad between this city and the ancient capital . Their city council has voted 50 , 000 dollars to begin with . The Persia has arrived from New York with dates to the 10 th inst . Great
excitement existed relative to the affairs of Nicaragua , and also of Cuba , in consequence of the large fleet of British and French vessels in the Carribean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico . The state elections are going all in favour of the Republicans , and in both branches of the next legislature the Republican interest Will largely preponderate . The yellow fever had ceased at New Orleans , but was very violent at Galveston . Advices from Japan state that a prince of , that country was about to visit the LTnited States , attended by a Buite of fourteen persons . -A letter
from Buenos Ay res , in the Journal du Flam , states that the bishop of that place has excommunicated all Freemasons , and declared their doctrines incompatible with those of the Catholic church . In consequence of this , the clergy have exhorted from the pulpit the wives and children of Freemasons to quit them , and servants to denounce them . The past week has been one of very tempestuous weather , which has produced very deplorable results . Numerous shipwrecks , with loss of life , are reported from the eastern coast . ' fn town tfUich damage has been