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ascended the throne , after murdering his cousin , the Prince who was by many regarded as the legitimate beir . The new King Eakoto has , we are told , "formally demanded a French protectorate ; " and the statement may perhaps be true , as his murdered rival was favourably disposed to the English ancl to Protestant missionaries , It remains to be seen whether the Emperor Napoleon
will be disposed to expose any considerable body of French troops to the deadly fevers of the Madagascar coast , ancl to the future hostility of King Kakoto ' s subjects themselves—the Hovas , the ruling tribe in Madagascar , being too warlike and high-spirited to endure tamely any " protectorate" that may be more than nominal . AMEBIC .--. —The steamer Africa , which arrived at Queenstown on
Saturday evening , brings intelligence from New York to the morning of the 25 th tilt . The capture of Lexington by the Confederates—among the booty being a quarter of a million of dollarshad c . iused much consternation , ancl loud complaints are made hythe New York journals against General Fremont , for not having sent reinforcements to its relief . It is probable that the dispute
with the President respecting the freedom of the slaves of rebels may have neutralised the general's proceedings . It is reported , however , that he is now about to take the field with a large force-He will not be a moment too soon , for the Confederates were marching on St . Joseph , and it- was feared that they would capture General Prentiss ' s command , whose communications General Price
had cut off . No move had taken place on the Potomac . The States Government were preparing naval expeditions against Galveston and Ne \ r Orleans , to the relief of which it was supposed the Confederates would be obliged to dispatch a portion of their forces before Washington . It has been explained that the Confiscation
Aet applies only to property used in aid of the rebellion , and not to deposits of Southern funds . The Anglo-Saxon brings us somewhat later intelligence , but it does not offer mueh interest . The New York Times of the 26 th ult . asserts that the Federal generals , Siegel , Lane , and Hunter , have arrived at Lexington , and are besieging the Confederate General Price in the entrenchments so recently surrendered to him by Colonel
Mulligan , and that General M'CulIoch , with a large body of Confederates , is advancing to General Price ' s rescue . These assertions are , however , contradicted by a New York telegram of the 27 th tilt ., which denies that General Siegel is attacking Lexington . The loss of the Federal troops before their surrender at Lexington is now said to have exceeded 120 men , and the estimate of the
Confederates' loss has been reduced to 300 men . General Lane is said to have surprised and routed a Secessionist detachment at Papinsville , in Missouri . According to a telegram from AA ashington , the Confederates have unmasked batteries on the Lower Potomac in such numbers and positions that they may probably be able to close the navigation , in spite of the efforts
of the Potomac flotilla ; and it is thought that the Confederate army will cross the Lower Potomac into Maryland . It is satisfactory to find that in the heat of the civil war that rages in America British property and British rights are respected . An apprehension prevailed in this country , that in consequence of the Morrill tariff , goods forwarded from England to Canada by way of
Portland , Maine , would be opened ancl delayed in their transit . By a letter from the American collector of customs at that port it appears that this is a mistake , and that the instructions of the AVashington Government are that all goods bond fide addressed to parties in the British colonies shall be forwarded without examination or delay to their destination . A letter
which Earl Russell has sent in reply to the memorial from the City , on Mexican affairs , puts an end to the rumours of an alleged intention on the part of the Government to share in a military or naval intervention in Mexico . His lordship entirely admits the existence of anarchy in Mexico , and the want of controlling power in what is called the Government , but he cannot think it would be wise to interfere , as not even a very large force thrown into the country would be sufficient to restore tranquillity .
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The British Government will , therefore , confine itself to the exercise of its clear and leghnate right of demanding from the de facto Government of Mexico respect for the persons ancl property of British subjects and the fulfilment of recorded obligations ; but how this respect is to be exacted from a Government without the power or will to render it , his lordship's letter does not point
out . The French papers announce the issue of orders for the departure of a naval squadron for Mexico , under the command of Vice-Admiral De la Greville . It is to sail on the 20 th inst . The Spanish Government , if we may rely on tho Correspondancia Autografa , is impatient at the protracted conferences at Paris on the question of interference in Mexico , and has resolved on shortly
dispatching its own expedition to Mexico without waiting for those of France ancl England , with which , however , it announces it will be ready hereafter to co-operate . INDIA . —The Bombay mail brings distressing accounts of the ravages of cholera among the European soldiery at several Indian stations . At Lahore no fewer than 315 men died between tbe
13 th and 28 th of August , although the whole strength of the European troops does not seem to have exceeded 1600 or 1700 men . The weather was favourable for the crops , ancl everything indicated that the coming harvest would be abundant . In the Punjab , we are told , " more cotton has been sown during the last sowing season than in any former year . "
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SPECIAL NOTICE . On Saturday , Nov . 2 , a beautiful Steel Engraving of the Right Hon . the Earl of Dalhousie , X . & ., P . D . G . M ., iu full Masonic costume , will be jireseuted gratuitously to every subscriber to the
FBEEMASONS' MAGAZINE ASD MASONIC MIKROE . The Engraving has been executed in the highest style of art , by Posselwhite , from a photograph by Mayall . Specimens for the trade are ready ; ancl Country Booksellers and others desirous of receiving them are requested to inform us how they shall be forwarded .
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TO CORRESPONDENTS .
To SUBSCRIBERS AND OTBEBS . —All remittances by cheque , postoffice orders , & c , are to be made payable to the Proprietor , Mr . William Smith , C . B ., 19 , Salisbury-street , Strand . COMMUNICATIONS for the EDITOE to be addressed to H . G . Warren , Esq ., 19 , Salisbury-street , Strand . ALL OBDEES or Communications with respect to the publishing department to be addreseed to the Publisher , 19 , Salisbury-street ,
Strand . A . RAGAN is thanked . His communication shall be duly attended to . There is no direct rule as to standing in drinking the health of the officers if one of them be a Past Master . We regard it as a mere matter of taste . MEBCATOK shall receive consideration .
R . E . X . —We believe that Bro . the Rev . R . L . Freer , D . Prov . G . M . for Hereford , was installed AV . M . of the Palladian Lodge No . 141 , Hereford .
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ascended the throne , after murdering his cousin , the Prince who was by many regarded as the legitimate beir . The new King Eakoto has , we are told , "formally demanded a French protectorate ; " and the statement may perhaps be true , as his murdered rival was favourably disposed to the English ancl to Protestant missionaries , It remains to be seen whether the Emperor Napoleon
will be disposed to expose any considerable body of French troops to the deadly fevers of the Madagascar coast , ancl to the future hostility of King Kakoto ' s subjects themselves—the Hovas , the ruling tribe in Madagascar , being too warlike and high-spirited to endure tamely any " protectorate" that may be more than nominal . AMEBIC .--. —The steamer Africa , which arrived at Queenstown on
Saturday evening , brings intelligence from New York to the morning of the 25 th tilt . The capture of Lexington by the Confederates—among the booty being a quarter of a million of dollarshad c . iused much consternation , ancl loud complaints are made hythe New York journals against General Fremont , for not having sent reinforcements to its relief . It is probable that the dispute
with the President respecting the freedom of the slaves of rebels may have neutralised the general's proceedings . It is reported , however , that he is now about to take the field with a large force-He will not be a moment too soon , for the Confederates were marching on St . Joseph , and it- was feared that they would capture General Prentiss ' s command , whose communications General Price
had cut off . No move had taken place on the Potomac . The States Government were preparing naval expeditions against Galveston and Ne \ r Orleans , to the relief of which it was supposed the Confederates would be obliged to dispatch a portion of their forces before Washington . It has been explained that the Confiscation
Aet applies only to property used in aid of the rebellion , and not to deposits of Southern funds . The Anglo-Saxon brings us somewhat later intelligence , but it does not offer mueh interest . The New York Times of the 26 th ult . asserts that the Federal generals , Siegel , Lane , and Hunter , have arrived at Lexington , and are besieging the Confederate General Price in the entrenchments so recently surrendered to him by Colonel
Mulligan , and that General M'CulIoch , with a large body of Confederates , is advancing to General Price ' s rescue . These assertions are , however , contradicted by a New York telegram of the 27 th tilt ., which denies that General Siegel is attacking Lexington . The loss of the Federal troops before their surrender at Lexington is now said to have exceeded 120 men , and the estimate of the
Confederates' loss has been reduced to 300 men . General Lane is said to have surprised and routed a Secessionist detachment at Papinsville , in Missouri . According to a telegram from AA ashington , the Confederates have unmasked batteries on the Lower Potomac in such numbers and positions that they may probably be able to close the navigation , in spite of the efforts
of the Potomac flotilla ; and it is thought that the Confederate army will cross the Lower Potomac into Maryland . It is satisfactory to find that in the heat of the civil war that rages in America British property and British rights are respected . An apprehension prevailed in this country , that in consequence of the Morrill tariff , goods forwarded from England to Canada by way of
Portland , Maine , would be opened ancl delayed in their transit . By a letter from the American collector of customs at that port it appears that this is a mistake , and that the instructions of the AVashington Government are that all goods bond fide addressed to parties in the British colonies shall be forwarded without examination or delay to their destination . A letter
which Earl Russell has sent in reply to the memorial from the City , on Mexican affairs , puts an end to the rumours of an alleged intention on the part of the Government to share in a military or naval intervention in Mexico . His lordship entirely admits the existence of anarchy in Mexico , and the want of controlling power in what is called the Government , but he cannot think it would be wise to interfere , as not even a very large force thrown into the country would be sufficient to restore tranquillity .
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The British Government will , therefore , confine itself to the exercise of its clear and leghnate right of demanding from the de facto Government of Mexico respect for the persons ancl property of British subjects and the fulfilment of recorded obligations ; but how this respect is to be exacted from a Government without the power or will to render it , his lordship's letter does not point
out . The French papers announce the issue of orders for the departure of a naval squadron for Mexico , under the command of Vice-Admiral De la Greville . It is to sail on the 20 th inst . The Spanish Government , if we may rely on tho Correspondancia Autografa , is impatient at the protracted conferences at Paris on the question of interference in Mexico , and has resolved on shortly
dispatching its own expedition to Mexico without waiting for those of France ancl England , with which , however , it announces it will be ready hereafter to co-operate . INDIA . —The Bombay mail brings distressing accounts of the ravages of cholera among the European soldiery at several Indian stations . At Lahore no fewer than 315 men died between tbe
13 th and 28 th of August , although the whole strength of the European troops does not seem to have exceeded 1600 or 1700 men . The weather was favourable for the crops , ancl everything indicated that the coming harvest would be abundant . In the Punjab , we are told , " more cotton has been sown during the last sowing season than in any former year . "
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SPECIAL NOTICE . On Saturday , Nov . 2 , a beautiful Steel Engraving of the Right Hon . the Earl of Dalhousie , X . & ., P . D . G . M ., iu full Masonic costume , will be jireseuted gratuitously to every subscriber to the
FBEEMASONS' MAGAZINE ASD MASONIC MIKROE . The Engraving has been executed in the highest style of art , by Posselwhite , from a photograph by Mayall . Specimens for the trade are ready ; ancl Country Booksellers and others desirous of receiving them are requested to inform us how they shall be forwarded .
A few copies for framing ( suitable for lodge and other presents ) may be had as follows ;—India Proof ' s , before letters ( which must be ordered immechately ) 7 6 India Proofs ( after letters ) 5 0 Large Plate Paper 3 0
To Correspondents.
TO CORRESPONDENTS .
To SUBSCRIBERS AND OTBEBS . —All remittances by cheque , postoffice orders , & c , are to be made payable to the Proprietor , Mr . William Smith , C . B ., 19 , Salisbury-street , Strand . COMMUNICATIONS for the EDITOE to be addressed to H . G . Warren , Esq ., 19 , Salisbury-street , Strand . ALL OBDEES or Communications with respect to the publishing department to be addreseed to the Publisher , 19 , Salisbury-street ,
Strand . A . RAGAN is thanked . His communication shall be duly attended to . There is no direct rule as to standing in drinking the health of the officers if one of them be a Past Master . We regard it as a mere matter of taste . MEBCATOK shall receive consideration .
R . E . X . —We believe that Bro . the Rev . R . L . Freer , D . Prov . G . M . for Hereford , was installed AV . M . of the Palladian Lodge No . 141 , Hereford .