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ings abated , and he took the novel course of consulting his mother what he should do . Under her advice he wrote to the lady breaking off the match , stating that he had mistaken his own feelings . To soften this blow the mother enclosed in the letter some hymns of an intensely pious character . The jury did not think , however , that these versos would atone to the

plaintiff for tho disappointment , and they awarded £ 2 , 000 damages . A daring and ingenious burglary was discovered on Monday morning in the shop of Mr . Walker , jeweller , in Cornhill . The thieves broke through the promises of two other persons to get at the object of their plunder , and forcing open the safe door , carried off valuable chronometers , watches ,

jewels , & c , to the value of £ 6 , 000 . There was nobody on the premises , and tho police had no suspicion of what was going on . Between Saturday night and Sunday morning the shop of Mr . Howard , jeweller , in Market-street , Manchester , was also entered by thieves , who stripped the place of almost every portable article of value it contained . Over Mr .

Howard ' s shop is a room occupied by a hairdresser , which is entered by a stair from Corporation-street . To this room the thieves gained access , apparently without much difficulty , and , cutting a hole through the floor , they lowered themselves into the shop beneath . Mr . Howard had his jewellery locked in a safe , but the ingenious scoundrels worked their way

through this obstacle , and gained possession of property valued at upwards of £ 3 , 000 , almost the same operations being gone through as at Mr . Walker's . At the Clerkenwell Court , on Tuesday , a solicitor raised the point that a prisoner could not be convicted for attempting to steal if the pocket that he tried was empty . It is likely this defence w-ould have succeeded , but that , unluckily for the prisoner , the prosecutrix swore her pocket was not quite empty .

FOREIGN IXTEKLIGEXCE . — -Politics ' arc generally in abeyance in Paris , and the public are awaiting with calmness the meeting of the Chambers on the 15 th . One subject , however , is discussed with some interest—the affront put upon France by the Federal Senate , affirming the existence of the " Republic of Mexico . " It is universally expected that it will lead to a speedy recognition by France of the Southern Confederacy . The Privy Council

mot again on Saturday , and sat for a long time , but it was said the subject of discussion was that of primary education . The statement received by the last American mail respecting the cession of certain Mexican provinces to France is declared to be without foundation . Tbo Military Bill which Count Bismarck has presented to the Prussian House of Deputies proposes

that there shall bo an [ annual levy of 11 in every 1 , 000 of the male population , or about 100 , 000 recruits every year . In the Chamber of Deputies the Minister of Marine has preferred a request for authority to contract a loan of £ 9 , 000 , 000 , to he used in the construction of a fleet . This permission granted , no doubt need bo entertained as to the disposition of the

Duchies . The address of the nobles of Moscow in favour of representative institutions appears to be regarded with serious displeasure by tho Russian Government , which has taken steps to prevent a renewal of such demonstrations ; and it is said that tho Emperor Alexander himself is about to proceed to Moscow . King Alctor Emmanuel has arrived at Florence ,

where he was received with enthusiastic demonstrations of loyally by the people . INDIA . —According to the Indian intelligence brought by the Bombay mail , the operations against tho mountaineers of Bliootan appear to have encountered very little opposition ; and the campaign seems to be almost terminated , tho British troops

having occupied all , or nearly all , the districts and posts which t is intense I to retain .

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AMERICA . —By the arrival of the China we have intelligence from New York to the 25 th ult . The Confederates have blown up and abandoned several forts and other defensive works at Wilmington since the capture of Fort Fisher . Admiral Porter is advancing towards AVihnington , and believes he will shortly have possession of it . He also asserts that the Confederates have destroyed two of their own steamers , believed to be the

Chiclcamauga [ a . nA the Tallahassee . Tho military commander of AVilmington declares be will burn the place rather than suffer the Federals to get possession of it . Sherman , according to the Richmond Dispatch , had concentrated his forces near the Combabee River , where he had received a check , which would probably delay him there for a considerable time . General

Johnston has been reinstated , and appointed to the command of the Confederate army in tho \ A est . An address was about to be issued by the Southern Congress announcing to the people their determination to prosecute the war . Judge Coursal who released the St . Albau's raiders , has been suspended by the Government . The advices brought by the Moravian announce that Mr .

Blair had returned from Richmond to AVashington , and that his mission was " understood to be au utter failure , " as President Davis required that any negotiations should be " conducted as between independent nationalities , " and should be preceded by an armistice . A Confederate squadron , composed of three ironclads and five gunboats , and said to have been

commanded by Captain Semmes , descended the James river during the night of the 23 rd ult . with the supposed purpose of surprising the Federal flotilla , and destroying General Grant ' s stores and transports at City Point . But the Confederate vessels failed to pass the obstructions laid by the Federals in

the stream ; ono of them ran aground , and had to be destroyed ; and the others were compelled to return without effecting anything . There were contradictory accounts respecting the state of affairs at AA'ilmingtoii ; but it appeared certain that General Terry had demanded the surrender of the town , and it was not known whether the Confederates would evacuate or defend the lacethough the Federal reconnaissance had shown

p , them to be in strong force . It was reported that a strong Federal expedition was ascending the Chowan River , in North Carolina . General Sherman had received considerable reinforcements at Savannah , and it was said that large bodies of troops were descending the Mississippi , and were to be sent to join his army , or to be employed against Mobile . There was a rumour , brought from Hilton Head , that the Federals had captured 2 , 000

prisoners and three guns on the Upper Broad River . There was also a rumour that the Confederate General Price had taken Fort Smith , in Arkansas , with its Federal garrison of 2 , 000 men . President Davis had accepted the Confederate Congress ' s resolutions creating a Commander in Chief , and had informed Congress that General Lee would be appointed to the new office whenever he might find it practicable to undertake it without

withdrawing from the direct command of the army of A irg inia . It was reported that great changes would be made in the Confederate Cabinet , Mr . Benjamin and Mr . Seddon having tendered thoir resignations . The city of New York was to furnish 20 , 000 recruits under President Lincoln's last levy ; and the Government had refused to reduce the quota . General M'Clellan , accompanied by Mrs . M'Clellan and Mr . Belmont , one of the leading Democrats of the North , arrived at Liverpool in the C ' unard steamer China , from New York .

To Correspondents.

TO CORRESPONDENTS .

D . MUEIUY Eros' . —Your communication shall appear in our next . L . O . —In page 83 of the "Calendar and Pocket-book" of this year . A . H . —AA ' e are not quite certain . We will communicate with you privately . II . T . —Decidedly not .