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months ago had been safely housed in gaol , but several disastrous fires which have occurred in East Yorkshire and North Lincoln within the last few days have revived the panic of last year , and farmers are said to be actively " threshing oiit , " preferring the chances of high or low prices to the risk of having their stacks burned down . On Sunday afternoon the house
of a man named John Cook , a barber , at Old Windsor , was entered by the neighbours , owing to none of the residents having been seen for some days , when a horrible discovery was made . In one apartment were found three girls lying dead , poisoned with , it is believed , sulphuric acid . In another room was the father and one of his daughters lying with their throats cut ,
but still alive . A fifth victim to this atrocity , since dead , was found suffering from the effects of poison . The man expired in the evening , but there are hopes of saving the little girl's life .
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE . —The despatch in which M . Drouyn de Limy 3 directs M . de Sartiges to communicate to the Pope ' s Government the recent convention between the French and Italian Cabinets has been published in Paris . The occupation of Rome , the French Minister says , was " an act of intervention contrary to one of the fundamental principles of
our public law , " and moreover our " conscience obliges us to often to give advice which too often the Court of Rome believes itself bound to decline . " The Italian Government has impressed its policy towards the Holy See with a tendency more in harmony with international duties , and France has therefore been enabled to fix a period at which the French
troops shall evacuate Rome . The despatch has created a very profound impression in Paris . The unanimous opinion is that the document is in its tone bitterly hostile to the Pope , and that Italy by no means abandons her claims to Rome as the capital by any of the stipulations contained in the treaty . It is
said that the Papal Government has declined to enter into the arrangements proposed by the Court of the Tuileries , and has informed the Emperor that the Pope retains the right of invoking other aid should France withdraw her forces from Rome . The official journal of Rome states that on Thursday evening , when the retreat was sounded by the trumpets of the French cavalry , a " popular demonstration" was attempted by some
persons who uttered " seditious cries , " hut who were speedily arrested by the French gendarmes . The new Italian Ad : ministration has been formally completed by General Delia Marmora , and it was officially announced at Turin that "the Ministry accepts the Convention . stipulated with France , and at the same time the conditions of the transfer of the capital to another locality . " The explanations of tlie new Italian
Ministry have been well received by the Turin journals , and the quiet and order of the city are completely restored . Baron Ricasoli , before he returned to Florence met his political fvier . ds and advised them to support the Ministry . A meeting of delegates from several countries has taken place at Parisrelativeto the sugar duties . Spme agreement has been come to regarding terms
for a general diplomatic convention , to be carried out within a month . Queen Christina , after an exile of many years , arrived at Madrid 011 Friday . Her Majesty was well received by the people , and the Madrid journals appeir to be favourable to the Queen ' s return . According to the advices received at Madrid from Lima , much discontent was manifested in Peru on
account of the stagnation in trade , through the dispute with Spain . The betrothal of the Crown Prince of Russia to the Princess Dagmar of Denmark has been officially proclaimed at St . Petersburg !! . A curious document , indicating the progress of civilisation and constitutional freedom throughout the world has been published . ' 1 he document in question is a speech of the King of the Sandwich Islands , who has called a convention
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of his subjects to modify the constitution of his kingdom , which has been in existence for the last twelve years . In doing this his Majesty professes great anxiety for the liberties of his people , and his suggestions appear to support that view . Mexican advices , transmitted from New Orleans to New York , assert that a body of French troops , landed at the mouth of
the Rio Grande , had marched upon Matamoras , and had attacked and defeated the Mexican General Cortinas , who had afterwards crossed tbe Rio Grande into Texas . There he offered his services to the Federal Government , attacked the Confederates , and drove them out of Brownsville . AMERICA . —The Scotia has not brought much news beyond a
repetition of the accounts of the Confederate defeat in the Shenandoah Valley . We are now told that on the morning of the 19 th September General Sheridan's army attacked the Confederates under General Early , iu a position where the Berryville-road crosses Opequan Creek . After a stubborn resistance , which lasted till evening , the Confederates were
completely defeated and driven through the town of Winchester . In this engagement the Federals estimate their own losses at either 2 , 000 or 3 , 000 men , including four generals , while they state that they took five guns and 3 , 000 prisoners , and that the Confederates had either 4 , 000 or 5 , 000 men killed or
wounded , including five generals killed and three wounded . One despatch states that the victors resumed the pursuit of the Confederates on the 20 th , but another telegram that General Sheridan had not yet moved in pursuit of General Early . General Grant had returned ou the 19 th September to the head-quarters of tbe army of the Potomac , and it was
thought that a battle would soon ho fought . There was no fresh news from Atlanta , Mobile , or the South-west . Two steamers had been seized on the 19 th ult ., near Bass Island on Lake Erie , by a party of Confederates , whom one account represents to have come from Canada , while another says that they were passengers on board . The Federal Government bad
received information that " two armed Confederate steamers , fitted out in Canadian ports , " had made their appearance on Lake Erie . Mr . Vailandingham , one of the principal leaders of the peace Democrats , had declared his intention to support General M'Clellan as a presidential candidate . The Pennsylvania . from New York to the 24 th ult ., brings accounts from New
York to the 24 th ult ., which state that Sheridan pursued Early beyond Strasburg , and again routed him at Fisher's Hill , capturing sixteen guns . The pursuit continued . No fighting had taken place at Petersburg . The Confederate pirates on Lake Erie had been captured .
To Correspondents.
TO CORRESPONDENTS .
SOUTH WALES . —We are requested to state that our correspondent , " A Hater of Tomfoolery , " was in error in stating that the consecration of the new church at Neath was performed by a lady , assisted hy operative Masons . On the contrary , we are informed that the entire ceremony was performed by the D . Prov . G . Master , in strict aocordar . ee with constitutional usage , except that at the time when the operative Masons spread the mortar a lady ( the wife of the gentleman
who gave the site for the church ) assisted them with a silver trowel , which had been presented to her prior to the ceremony . It is admitted , however , that our correspondent might easily be mistaken , as the crowd was very great ; and it is not denied that the local papers fell into the same error , as will lie seen by the accounts we published last week . AVe willingly give insertion to this explanation , though we think
it would be at all times betterfor Freemasons to take no part in these ceremonies , unless they arc left entirely in their hands ; but as regards the presentation of the trowel to the lady as a memento of the event no one could raise an objection .
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months ago had been safely housed in gaol , but several disastrous fires which have occurred in East Yorkshire and North Lincoln within the last few days have revived the panic of last year , and farmers are said to be actively " threshing oiit , " preferring the chances of high or low prices to the risk of having their stacks burned down . On Sunday afternoon the house
of a man named John Cook , a barber , at Old Windsor , was entered by the neighbours , owing to none of the residents having been seen for some days , when a horrible discovery was made . In one apartment were found three girls lying dead , poisoned with , it is believed , sulphuric acid . In another room was the father and one of his daughters lying with their throats cut ,
but still alive . A fifth victim to this atrocity , since dead , was found suffering from the effects of poison . The man expired in the evening , but there are hopes of saving the little girl's life .
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE . —The despatch in which M . Drouyn de Limy 3 directs M . de Sartiges to communicate to the Pope ' s Government the recent convention between the French and Italian Cabinets has been published in Paris . The occupation of Rome , the French Minister says , was " an act of intervention contrary to one of the fundamental principles of
our public law , " and moreover our " conscience obliges us to often to give advice which too often the Court of Rome believes itself bound to decline . " The Italian Government has impressed its policy towards the Holy See with a tendency more in harmony with international duties , and France has therefore been enabled to fix a period at which the French
troops shall evacuate Rome . The despatch has created a very profound impression in Paris . The unanimous opinion is that the document is in its tone bitterly hostile to the Pope , and that Italy by no means abandons her claims to Rome as the capital by any of the stipulations contained in the treaty . It is
said that the Papal Government has declined to enter into the arrangements proposed by the Court of the Tuileries , and has informed the Emperor that the Pope retains the right of invoking other aid should France withdraw her forces from Rome . The official journal of Rome states that on Thursday evening , when the retreat was sounded by the trumpets of the French cavalry , a " popular demonstration" was attempted by some
persons who uttered " seditious cries , " hut who were speedily arrested by the French gendarmes . The new Italian Ad : ministration has been formally completed by General Delia Marmora , and it was officially announced at Turin that "the Ministry accepts the Convention . stipulated with France , and at the same time the conditions of the transfer of the capital to another locality . " The explanations of tlie new Italian
Ministry have been well received by the Turin journals , and the quiet and order of the city are completely restored . Baron Ricasoli , before he returned to Florence met his political fvier . ds and advised them to support the Ministry . A meeting of delegates from several countries has taken place at Parisrelativeto the sugar duties . Spme agreement has been come to regarding terms
for a general diplomatic convention , to be carried out within a month . Queen Christina , after an exile of many years , arrived at Madrid 011 Friday . Her Majesty was well received by the people , and the Madrid journals appeir to be favourable to the Queen ' s return . According to the advices received at Madrid from Lima , much discontent was manifested in Peru on
account of the stagnation in trade , through the dispute with Spain . The betrothal of the Crown Prince of Russia to the Princess Dagmar of Denmark has been officially proclaimed at St . Petersburg !! . A curious document , indicating the progress of civilisation and constitutional freedom throughout the world has been published . ' 1 he document in question is a speech of the King of the Sandwich Islands , who has called a convention
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of his subjects to modify the constitution of his kingdom , which has been in existence for the last twelve years . In doing this his Majesty professes great anxiety for the liberties of his people , and his suggestions appear to support that view . Mexican advices , transmitted from New Orleans to New York , assert that a body of French troops , landed at the mouth of
the Rio Grande , had marched upon Matamoras , and had attacked and defeated the Mexican General Cortinas , who had afterwards crossed tbe Rio Grande into Texas . There he offered his services to the Federal Government , attacked the Confederates , and drove them out of Brownsville . AMERICA . —The Scotia has not brought much news beyond a
repetition of the accounts of the Confederate defeat in the Shenandoah Valley . We are now told that on the morning of the 19 th September General Sheridan's army attacked the Confederates under General Early , iu a position where the Berryville-road crosses Opequan Creek . After a stubborn resistance , which lasted till evening , the Confederates were
completely defeated and driven through the town of Winchester . In this engagement the Federals estimate their own losses at either 2 , 000 or 3 , 000 men , including four generals , while they state that they took five guns and 3 , 000 prisoners , and that the Confederates had either 4 , 000 or 5 , 000 men killed or
wounded , including five generals killed and three wounded . One despatch states that the victors resumed the pursuit of the Confederates on the 20 th , but another telegram that General Sheridan had not yet moved in pursuit of General Early . General Grant had returned ou the 19 th September to the head-quarters of tbe army of the Potomac , and it was
thought that a battle would soon ho fought . There was no fresh news from Atlanta , Mobile , or the South-west . Two steamers had been seized on the 19 th ult ., near Bass Island on Lake Erie , by a party of Confederates , whom one account represents to have come from Canada , while another says that they were passengers on board . The Federal Government bad
received information that " two armed Confederate steamers , fitted out in Canadian ports , " had made their appearance on Lake Erie . Mr . Vailandingham , one of the principal leaders of the peace Democrats , had declared his intention to support General M'Clellan as a presidential candidate . The Pennsylvania . from New York to the 24 th ult ., brings accounts from New
York to the 24 th ult ., which state that Sheridan pursued Early beyond Strasburg , and again routed him at Fisher's Hill , capturing sixteen guns . The pursuit continued . No fighting had taken place at Petersburg . The Confederate pirates on Lake Erie had been captured .
To Correspondents.
TO CORRESPONDENTS .
SOUTH WALES . —We are requested to state that our correspondent , " A Hater of Tomfoolery , " was in error in stating that the consecration of the new church at Neath was performed by a lady , assisted hy operative Masons . On the contrary , we are informed that the entire ceremony was performed by the D . Prov . G . Master , in strict aocordar . ee with constitutional usage , except that at the time when the operative Masons spread the mortar a lady ( the wife of the gentleman
who gave the site for the church ) assisted them with a silver trowel , which had been presented to her prior to the ceremony . It is admitted , however , that our correspondent might easily be mistaken , as the crowd was very great ; and it is not denied that the local papers fell into the same error , as will lie seen by the accounts we published last week . AVe willingly give insertion to this explanation , though we think
it would be at all times betterfor Freemasons to take no part in these ceremonies , unless they arc left entirely in their hands ; but as regards the presentation of the trowel to the lady as a memento of the event no one could raise an objection .