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Italy for fche conclusion of a treaty of commerce between the latter power and fche Zollverein will then be carried successfully out . The cholera has been very severe in Madrid within the last few days—that is to say , there have been a great many cases of cholera , but the proportion of deaths does not seem to us to have been large . A wild , indeed we cannot
help calling it a disgraceful panic , appears to have prevailed . Over 60 , 000 people have fled from the city , and the election movements which were going on are stated to have been completely suspended ; this , too , although the latest accounts represent the disease as decidedly diminishing . The Paris correspondent of a morning contemporary mentions some
rumours afloat in that city in consequence of a hasty summons to St . Cloud , received by the Marquis de Moustier , French Ambassador to Constantinople , who has been on leave of absence in Paris , but is now hurriedly sent back to his post . The story told in some circles was that Prince Couza is very sick , and , being childless , would leave in case of his death Roumania open to
new fortunes , anel that the French Government intends , in such an event , to endeavour to have it annexed to Austria , on consideration of Austria's giving up Venetia to Italy . Need we say thafc we do not profess any faith in this story ? Ifc is reported thafc the chief topic of discussion afc a meeting of the French Cabinet , held on Monday , was the propriety of publishing returns
of the number of cholera cases in Paris . Considerable alarm exists in the public mind on the subject , and it is very probable that the e . vact truth might prove less serious than the unenlightened imagination of the people leads them to believe ifc to be . The Temps , in an elaborate article , upon which the appearance of carefully prepared statistics confers an air of authority , maintains that there is no reasonable ground for tbe exaggerated apprehensions entertained in some quarters . A
French paper calls attention to a system of fraud now being practised by some rogues in London upon tradesmen on the Continent . The method pursued is to profess to give prizes to unsuccessful exhibitors at the last Exhibition , and to obtain a sum of money by way of admission fee to a society formed for that object . According to a Paris correspondent a number
of the speculators iu Anglo-French Mexican Stocks are considerably indebted to the New York correspondent of the Times for the canard he transmitted to Printing-house-square by the last mail , respecting the threatening dispatch by the Washington Government to Franco on the Mexican monarchy . As a fluctuation of aboufc one per cent , in tho price of the
stock followed the arrival of the Transatlantic duck dealers made a pretty good thing out of ifc . Austria , Prussia , Italy , Spain , and Portugal , are said to have announced their concurrence in the proposal to hold a congress afc Constantinople for the purpose of devising moans to prevent the importation of cholera from tho East by Mahommedan pilgrims .
England and Russia , it is understood , have not yet intimated their decision . Cholera has made its appearance in Naples , two cases having occurred on the 14 th . AA ' e learn from Madrid that tho Constitutional Progressist party have decided on abandoning tbe policy of abstention , and that they will accordingly take part in the approaching elections . 'The cholera still
prevails in the same city , but the mortality was slightly decreasing . On Ihe Oth inst ., a party of ten Pontifical Dragoons encountered a band of brigands , , near Spurgola , and effected the release , without payment to the brigands , of a prisoner for whom they had demanded a ransom of 12 , 000 crowns . The brigands , wo suppose , were told to go aboufc their business .
AMERICA . —The New York correspondent of a morning contemporary gives an account of the proceedings of the Fenians iuNew York , and argues from their martial preparations thafc
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they mean something more than mere talk . He is , nevertheless , of opinion that prompt and determined action on the part of our Government will " squelch out" Feniairism both here and in the United States . The effect produced on the North American Fenians when the news of tbe arrest of their fellow conspirators anel tho failure of the plot iu Ireland reaches
them , will be watched with great interest . A New York telegram of October 6 th states that there had been a aerai-official statement that the United States would take no action inconsistent with entire neutrality in regard to Mexico . The Moravian brings news that the North Carolina Convention had declared the secession ordinance to be null and void .
President Johnson had , it is said , pardoned Mr . Humphreys , the elected Governor of Mississippi . There had been an incendiary fire at Mobile , by which G , 000 bales of cotton were destroyed . Sfc . Louis papers report the arrival of Juarez at Santa Fe en route for the United States , bufc the report is considered doubtful . There had been a meeting of Fenians
at the Astor House . The events in Ireland were canvassed , and a general congress of the entire order was summoned to meet afc Philadelphia on the 16 fch inst . INDIA , CHIX . I , & c . —There is no news of importance from India . Thc negotiations with Bhootan have led to no satisfactory result , and the Rajah is still boggling over terms . Sir
Harry Parkes has re-established the British Legation at Yeddo , the post of danger , and therefore , as is supposed , of honour . From New Zealand Ave have some further particulars of the dissensions between General Cameron and the Governor , but
as the former has returned to this country , this episode now belongs to history . The situation of affairs , in a political sense is becoming more complicated . On the meeting of the Legislature the Auckland members actually debated whether they should take their seats or stand aloof altogether from thafc body . Mr . AA eld's ministry , nevertheless , appears to be very
strong . He is going to dispense entirely with the Imperial troops , and to give representation to the natives . The Capo mail has arrived . The news is down to September 13 . The Boers reported that they had driven the Basutos to bay , and that Moshesh was suing for peace . On the frontier of the Cape Colony everything was
quiet . The other news is nofc of importance . A lelegram dated Rio Janeiro , September 28 th , says thafc Uruguayan . " ! was closely invested by the Brazilian forces , but bad not been taken . According to tbe accounts brought by tbe AA / esfc India mail , tire weather in the islands was generally favourable and the crops promising . The late hurricane at Guadaloupe
had been attended with a great destruction of property , and tbe loss of many lives . The most important piece of news from Central America is that the Salvador Government had tried ex-President General Barrios by court-martial , which condemned him to be shot , and the sentence was immediately executed . The proceeding had given great offence to Nicaragua ,
and a war between the two republics was considered as likely to ensue . From tbe Pacific we learn thafc the revolution in Peru is still proceeding , and that the rebels were gaining ground .
To Correspondents.
TO CORRESPONDENTS .
* „* All communications to be addressed to 10 , Salisburystreet , Strand , London , W . C . LEX . —1 . Yes ; quite legal . 2 . You are wrong , as the brother was a Mason , and as such entitled to vote . 3 . As to your postscript , that does not influence the question , as it was not necessary thc fee or subscrip tion should at that time have been paid .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
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Italy for fche conclusion of a treaty of commerce between the latter power and fche Zollverein will then be carried successfully out . The cholera has been very severe in Madrid within the last few days—that is to say , there have been a great many cases of cholera , but the proportion of deaths does not seem to us to have been large . A wild , indeed we cannot
help calling it a disgraceful panic , appears to have prevailed . Over 60 , 000 people have fled from the city , and the election movements which were going on are stated to have been completely suspended ; this , too , although the latest accounts represent the disease as decidedly diminishing . The Paris correspondent of a morning contemporary mentions some
rumours afloat in that city in consequence of a hasty summons to St . Cloud , received by the Marquis de Moustier , French Ambassador to Constantinople , who has been on leave of absence in Paris , but is now hurriedly sent back to his post . The story told in some circles was that Prince Couza is very sick , and , being childless , would leave in case of his death Roumania open to
new fortunes , anel that the French Government intends , in such an event , to endeavour to have it annexed to Austria , on consideration of Austria's giving up Venetia to Italy . Need we say thafc we do not profess any faith in this story ? Ifc is reported thafc the chief topic of discussion afc a meeting of the French Cabinet , held on Monday , was the propriety of publishing returns
of the number of cholera cases in Paris . Considerable alarm exists in the public mind on the subject , and it is very probable that the e . vact truth might prove less serious than the unenlightened imagination of the people leads them to believe ifc to be . The Temps , in an elaborate article , upon which the appearance of carefully prepared statistics confers an air of authority , maintains that there is no reasonable ground for tbe exaggerated apprehensions entertained in some quarters . A
French paper calls attention to a system of fraud now being practised by some rogues in London upon tradesmen on the Continent . The method pursued is to profess to give prizes to unsuccessful exhibitors at the last Exhibition , and to obtain a sum of money by way of admission fee to a society formed for that object . According to a Paris correspondent a number
of the speculators iu Anglo-French Mexican Stocks are considerably indebted to the New York correspondent of the Times for the canard he transmitted to Printing-house-square by the last mail , respecting the threatening dispatch by the Washington Government to Franco on the Mexican monarchy . As a fluctuation of aboufc one per cent , in tho price of the
stock followed the arrival of the Transatlantic duck dealers made a pretty good thing out of ifc . Austria , Prussia , Italy , Spain , and Portugal , are said to have announced their concurrence in the proposal to hold a congress afc Constantinople for the purpose of devising moans to prevent the importation of cholera from tho East by Mahommedan pilgrims .
England and Russia , it is understood , have not yet intimated their decision . Cholera has made its appearance in Naples , two cases having occurred on the 14 th . AA ' e learn from Madrid that tho Constitutional Progressist party have decided on abandoning tbe policy of abstention , and that they will accordingly take part in the approaching elections . 'The cholera still
prevails in the same city , but the mortality was slightly decreasing . On Ihe Oth inst ., a party of ten Pontifical Dragoons encountered a band of brigands , , near Spurgola , and effected the release , without payment to the brigands , of a prisoner for whom they had demanded a ransom of 12 , 000 crowns . The brigands , wo suppose , were told to go aboufc their business .
AMERICA . —The New York correspondent of a morning contemporary gives an account of the proceedings of the Fenians iuNew York , and argues from their martial preparations thafc
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they mean something more than mere talk . He is , nevertheless , of opinion that prompt and determined action on the part of our Government will " squelch out" Feniairism both here and in the United States . The effect produced on the North American Fenians when the news of tbe arrest of their fellow conspirators anel tho failure of the plot iu Ireland reaches
them , will be watched with great interest . A New York telegram of October 6 th states that there had been a aerai-official statement that the United States would take no action inconsistent with entire neutrality in regard to Mexico . The Moravian brings news that the North Carolina Convention had declared the secession ordinance to be null and void .
President Johnson had , it is said , pardoned Mr . Humphreys , the elected Governor of Mississippi . There had been an incendiary fire at Mobile , by which G , 000 bales of cotton were destroyed . Sfc . Louis papers report the arrival of Juarez at Santa Fe en route for the United States , bufc the report is considered doubtful . There had been a meeting of Fenians
at the Astor House . The events in Ireland were canvassed , and a general congress of the entire order was summoned to meet afc Philadelphia on the 16 fch inst . INDIA , CHIX . I , & c . —There is no news of importance from India . Thc negotiations with Bhootan have led to no satisfactory result , and the Rajah is still boggling over terms . Sir
Harry Parkes has re-established the British Legation at Yeddo , the post of danger , and therefore , as is supposed , of honour . From New Zealand Ave have some further particulars of the dissensions between General Cameron and the Governor , but
as the former has returned to this country , this episode now belongs to history . The situation of affairs , in a political sense is becoming more complicated . On the meeting of the Legislature the Auckland members actually debated whether they should take their seats or stand aloof altogether from thafc body . Mr . AA eld's ministry , nevertheless , appears to be very
strong . He is going to dispense entirely with the Imperial troops , and to give representation to the natives . The Capo mail has arrived . The news is down to September 13 . The Boers reported that they had driven the Basutos to bay , and that Moshesh was suing for peace . On the frontier of the Cape Colony everything was
quiet . The other news is nofc of importance . A lelegram dated Rio Janeiro , September 28 th , says thafc Uruguayan . " ! was closely invested by the Brazilian forces , but bad not been taken . According to tbe accounts brought by tbe AA / esfc India mail , tire weather in the islands was generally favourable and the crops promising . The late hurricane at Guadaloupe
had been attended with a great destruction of property , and tbe loss of many lives . The most important piece of news from Central America is that the Salvador Government had tried ex-President General Barrios by court-martial , which condemned him to be shot , and the sentence was immediately executed . The proceeding had given great offence to Nicaragua ,
and a war between the two republics was considered as likely to ensue . From tbe Pacific we learn thafc the revolution in Peru is still proceeding , and that the rebels were gaining ground .
To Correspondents.
TO CORRESPONDENTS .
* „* All communications to be addressed to 10 , Salisburystreet , Strand , London , W . C . LEX . —1 . Yes ; quite legal . 2 . You are wrong , as the brother was a Mason , and as such entitled to vote . 3 . As to your postscript , that does not influence the question , as it was not necessary thc fee or subscrip tion should at that time have been paid .