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the Pope , after every means of conciliation has been exhausted , still remains unwilling to treat with Italy , France will proceed , without further attempts at negotiation , to execute the Con-A-cntion . Spain , it appears , is willing to acknowledge the kingdom of Italy , but only when the transfer of the capital has been made , and the stability of the -Government thereby
proved . The proposal to evacuate San Domingo is encountering considerable opposition in the Spanish Cortes , Marshal O'Donnell heading the malcontents , ancl even offering himself to undertake tho task of subjugating the Dominicans . Symptoms of discontent hive been repeatedly shown within the last few days at Turin ; and on Monday evening there
w * as a popular demonstration iu front of the King ' s place , on the occasion of a Court Ball . By the help of the National Guard the crowd was dispersed without bloodshed , and several arrests were made . —¦—The tribunal ot Grenoble has just given judgment in the notorious case of M . Armand and his servant Maurice Eoux . The master , it will
be remembered , was charged with attempting to murder his servant , who was found bound hand and foot , a la Davenport Brothers , in a cellar . It was proved to be a plot to extort money ; but although Armand was acquitted by the jury , he was adjudged to pay heavy damages . From this absurd and inconsequential adjudication , he is now relieved . A tele-ram
from Constantinople makes the important announcement that telegraphic communication between Bagdad and India is now complete , the first telegram having been sent by the Governor of Bagdad to the Governor of Bombay on the 29 th ult . The Military Tribunal of Turin have decided to proceed against a number of the soldiers who took part in the siippres-iiouof the disturbances in that capital , on the grounds that they had gone to unnecessary excess in the discharge of their dutv . The
King of Prussia , in his reply to the address of the "U pper House , affirms that the policy of his Government is based upon the " fear of God , " and that he must " unalterably adhere" to what he said in his speech at the opening of tho Chambers . In that speech , he said , he made advances to the representatives of the people " in order that they should also make advances to him ;"
and he trusts that the misunderstanding which exists will soon disappear . To ordinary observers , however , there is nothing to indicate a speedy healing of tho breach between the Crown and the Commons of Prussia . "Warlike reports respecting Russia reach ns from Odessa . That power , it is stated , has a force of 120 , 000 men concentrated between the Dniester and the
Dnieper ; and Russian agents are busy enlisting sailors in the Greek Archipelago . ——The West India mail brings the intelligence that a further force of three Spanish frigates had arrived—at the Chinchas , and that the Peruvian commanders had reported their inability to oppose the Spanish jleefc . The Peruvian Minister had written to Madrid offering to make any
reasonable concession to the Spanish Government . AJIEHICA . —The announcement of the capture of Fort Fisher by the Federals is the chief military news brought by the Asia . After the fort had been severely bombarded by the fleet , it was assaulted on the afternoon of the 15 th instant by the troops which had been previously landed under General Terry ' s
command ; and after somo seven hours' fighting all the works were taken , together with the whole Confederate- garrison , said to be 2 , 500 strong , under General Whiting . The Federal loss , which was partly caused by thc explosion of a magazine , was variously estimated at 500 to 1 , 300 men . Fort Smith , on the opposite side of the New Inlet , was said to have been
subsequently abandoned ancl blown up by the Confederates . AViliniiigtoii was reported to be held b y 5 , 000 Confederates under General Hoke ; and it was not known that further operations
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would be immediately undertaken by the victorious Federals . General Sherman had sent part of his army to reinforce General Foster , who had occupied Pocotaligo , on the Savannah ancl Charleston Railway—the Confederates having abandoned thenworks there .. It was reported that General Sharman was menacing Branchville ; but nothing ivas , or perhaps could be , known as to the truth of the report . It was stated
that a considerable body of Federals was intrenched at Franklin Mills , on the Dog river , and that serious operations were about to be undertaken against Mobile . There were rumours that General Grant's army was about to make some increment ; but their truth was altogether uncertain . Mr . Blair had returned to Washington" from Richmond ; and it was
announced that President Davis had intimated to him the Confederate Government's willingness to receive peace commissioners from President Lincoln or to scud its own commissioners to AVashington for tho purpose of ' negotiation . But both the Northern and the Southern journals , we are told , " place no confidence in the result of the Blair movement . " The Virginia Legislature had almost unanimously rejected a resolution " to make peace through state action . " General Lee it was alleged , was urging the Confederate Government to" order
a conscription of negroes , and to emancipate tho conscripts and their families . Both houses of the Federal Cnngress had proposed , and President Lincoln had approved the proposal , that notice should be given for the termination of the Canadian Reciprocity Treaty . Senator Sumner had introduced into the Federal Senate a resolution proposing that notice should be given for tbe termination of the Extradition Treaty with England .
—¦—The Novia Scoiian , with dates from Sew York to the 21 st inst ., has arrived . Pocotaligo Bridge , as was previously rumoured , has been captured hy the Federals with twelve guns . The Federal monitor Patapsco had been destroyed by torpedoes off Charleston and fifty of her crew lost . Blair is said to have returned to Richmond , and a general impression prevails that
negociatious in some form are a-foot on the question of peace . In the Confederate Congress , however , a strong determination to prosecute the war is expressed . A European squadron is designed to be established by the Federal Government , to bo under the command of Admiral Goldsborough . The Confederates are said to have blown up Fort Caswell , at
Wilmington-One of the Canadian raiders has been declared guilty of robbery , and been adjudged to be delivered over to tho Federal authorities . A writ of habeas corpus has been demanded on his
behalf . CANADA . —The Canadian Parliament met at Quebec on the 19 th of Januarv . The Governor's message announced that a bill to give the executive further powers to deal with political refugees who commit outrages on the borders , and a plan for the constitution of the Confederation , would be laid before the Parliament .
To Correspondents.
TO CORRESPONDENTS .
J . C . M . —The Grecian Doric would be appropriate for the exterior of a Masonic lodge . J . L . —There is no law to prevent the olficcs of Secretary ancl Treasurer being held by the same brother , though it is certainly undesirable . P . Z—Certainly .
BETA is thanked . AVe shall be glad to receive the MS . R . S . —We never heard of the person you name ; and certainly he never wrote for us .
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The Week.
the Pope , after every means of conciliation has been exhausted , still remains unwilling to treat with Italy , France will proceed , without further attempts at negotiation , to execute the Con-A-cntion . Spain , it appears , is willing to acknowledge the kingdom of Italy , but only when the transfer of the capital has been made , and the stability of the -Government thereby
proved . The proposal to evacuate San Domingo is encountering considerable opposition in the Spanish Cortes , Marshal O'Donnell heading the malcontents , ancl even offering himself to undertake tho task of subjugating the Dominicans . Symptoms of discontent hive been repeatedly shown within the last few days at Turin ; and on Monday evening there
w * as a popular demonstration iu front of the King ' s place , on the occasion of a Court Ball . By the help of the National Guard the crowd was dispersed without bloodshed , and several arrests were made . —¦—The tribunal ot Grenoble has just given judgment in the notorious case of M . Armand and his servant Maurice Eoux . The master , it will
be remembered , was charged with attempting to murder his servant , who was found bound hand and foot , a la Davenport Brothers , in a cellar . It was proved to be a plot to extort money ; but although Armand was acquitted by the jury , he was adjudged to pay heavy damages . From this absurd and inconsequential adjudication , he is now relieved . A tele-ram
from Constantinople makes the important announcement that telegraphic communication between Bagdad and India is now complete , the first telegram having been sent by the Governor of Bagdad to the Governor of Bombay on the 29 th ult . The Military Tribunal of Turin have decided to proceed against a number of the soldiers who took part in the siippres-iiouof the disturbances in that capital , on the grounds that they had gone to unnecessary excess in the discharge of their dutv . The
King of Prussia , in his reply to the address of the "U pper House , affirms that the policy of his Government is based upon the " fear of God , " and that he must " unalterably adhere" to what he said in his speech at the opening of tho Chambers . In that speech , he said , he made advances to the representatives of the people " in order that they should also make advances to him ;"
and he trusts that the misunderstanding which exists will soon disappear . To ordinary observers , however , there is nothing to indicate a speedy healing of tho breach between the Crown and the Commons of Prussia . "Warlike reports respecting Russia reach ns from Odessa . That power , it is stated , has a force of 120 , 000 men concentrated between the Dniester and the
Dnieper ; and Russian agents are busy enlisting sailors in the Greek Archipelago . ——The West India mail brings the intelligence that a further force of three Spanish frigates had arrived—at the Chinchas , and that the Peruvian commanders had reported their inability to oppose the Spanish jleefc . The Peruvian Minister had written to Madrid offering to make any
reasonable concession to the Spanish Government . AJIEHICA . —The announcement of the capture of Fort Fisher by the Federals is the chief military news brought by the Asia . After the fort had been severely bombarded by the fleet , it was assaulted on the afternoon of the 15 th instant by the troops which had been previously landed under General Terry ' s
command ; and after somo seven hours' fighting all the works were taken , together with the whole Confederate- garrison , said to be 2 , 500 strong , under General Whiting . The Federal loss , which was partly caused by thc explosion of a magazine , was variously estimated at 500 to 1 , 300 men . Fort Smith , on the opposite side of the New Inlet , was said to have been
subsequently abandoned ancl blown up by the Confederates . AViliniiigtoii was reported to be held b y 5 , 000 Confederates under General Hoke ; and it was not known that further operations
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would be immediately undertaken by the victorious Federals . General Sherman had sent part of his army to reinforce General Foster , who had occupied Pocotaligo , on the Savannah ancl Charleston Railway—the Confederates having abandoned thenworks there .. It was reported that General Sharman was menacing Branchville ; but nothing ivas , or perhaps could be , known as to the truth of the report . It was stated
that a considerable body of Federals was intrenched at Franklin Mills , on the Dog river , and that serious operations were about to be undertaken against Mobile . There were rumours that General Grant's army was about to make some increment ; but their truth was altogether uncertain . Mr . Blair had returned to Washington" from Richmond ; and it was
announced that President Davis had intimated to him the Confederate Government's willingness to receive peace commissioners from President Lincoln or to scud its own commissioners to AVashington for tho purpose of ' negotiation . But both the Northern and the Southern journals , we are told , " place no confidence in the result of the Blair movement . " The Virginia Legislature had almost unanimously rejected a resolution " to make peace through state action . " General Lee it was alleged , was urging the Confederate Government to" order
a conscription of negroes , and to emancipate tho conscripts and their families . Both houses of the Federal Cnngress had proposed , and President Lincoln had approved the proposal , that notice should be given for the termination of the Canadian Reciprocity Treaty . Senator Sumner had introduced into the Federal Senate a resolution proposing that notice should be given for tbe termination of the Extradition Treaty with England .
—¦—The Novia Scoiian , with dates from Sew York to the 21 st inst ., has arrived . Pocotaligo Bridge , as was previously rumoured , has been captured hy the Federals with twelve guns . The Federal monitor Patapsco had been destroyed by torpedoes off Charleston and fifty of her crew lost . Blair is said to have returned to Richmond , and a general impression prevails that
negociatious in some form are a-foot on the question of peace . In the Confederate Congress , however , a strong determination to prosecute the war is expressed . A European squadron is designed to be established by the Federal Government , to bo under the command of Admiral Goldsborough . The Confederates are said to have blown up Fort Caswell , at
Wilmington-One of the Canadian raiders has been declared guilty of robbery , and been adjudged to be delivered over to tho Federal authorities . A writ of habeas corpus has been demanded on his
behalf . CANADA . —The Canadian Parliament met at Quebec on the 19 th of Januarv . The Governor's message announced that a bill to give the executive further powers to deal with political refugees who commit outrages on the borders , and a plan for the constitution of the Confederation , would be laid before the Parliament .
To Correspondents.
TO CORRESPONDENTS .
J . C . M . —The Grecian Doric would be appropriate for the exterior of a Masonic lodge . J . L . —There is no law to prevent the olficcs of Secretary ancl Treasurer being held by the same brother , though it is certainly undesirable . P . Z—Certainly .
BETA is thanked . AVe shall be glad to receive the MS . R . S . —We never heard of the person you name ; and certainly he never wrote for us .