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M . Casella has addresseclanother note to the diplomatic agents ot Francis IL , protesting against the decree of Victor Emmanuel , dated October 23 rd , accepting the sovereignty of the Two Sicilies ! The Sardinians have resumed active operations before Gaeta , and bombarded the suburbs on the 12 th . The Neapolitan troops are reported to right resolutely , but further resistance is almost paralysed by the insubordination of their chiefs , whose defection is daily increasing . Colonel Pianelli has also surrendered a battalion of Chasseurs to

the Piedmontese . The Dowager Queen of Naples , with the Princess , and young children , have gone to Eome , and taken up their residence in the Quirinal . A letter from Paris states that the English Government has apprised the Emperor of France of its intention to recognise the new kingdom of Italy , and that , in reply , the Emperor of Franco has expressed his willingness to join in the recognition as soon as Francis II . shall have quitted Gaeta . The Empress of the French is on a visit to Scotland for the benefit of her health .

INDIA . —ihe Bombay journals received by the overland mail , bringing dates to the 27 th ult ., show that all the threatening rumours lately prevalent have disappeared , and the attention of the people is now entirely given to fiscal and civil matters . The arrangements for the collection of the first half-year ' s income-tax were complete , and the public were becoming more reconciled to that at all times and in all laces unpopular impostThe volunteer

p . movement ^ was making satisfactory progress , and in Bombay upwards of fifty names had been enrolled . " Several half-castes and natives had sought admission , but it hacl been decided that the Bombay Rifle Corps should consist of Europeans only . Sir Hugh Rose is winning ( to use the words of the Bombay Gazette ) golden opinions in his zealous endeavours to improve the condition of the soldier and the morale of the army under his command . With a contented and welldisci

- plined army , an efficient body of volunteers , and with a wise and just administration of affairs * England will have little to apprehend from any future plots or risings of rebellious princes or people . AMERICA . —Mr . Lincoln is now virtuall y the President of the United States , having carried the state of New York by a large majority , in addition to that of Pennsylvania . Thus the Republican parthave at th

y lenggained the ascendancy , notwithstanding the cry of disunion and dismal forebodings of ruin and disaster raised by their opponents , the Democrats . GENERAL HO . NEWS . —The increase in the rate of mortality usuai towards the close of the year is observable in last week ' s returns , although there is still the gratifying fact that the average is below that of corresponding periods in past For the week

years . ending Saturday the number of deaths in London was 1183 . Of births there were 997 boys and 863 girls , or 1860 in all registered during the week . The preponderance of births over deaths was 677 . A dreadful accident occurred near Atherstone , on the Trent Valley Railway , on Friday , by the Scotch express running into a I cattle train

, whicn was being shunted on to another line . Ten men , though , generally called drovers , Irish graziers in a good position ' , were killed . —An inquest was opened on Saturday at the Town Hall , Atherstone , by Mr . Carter , the coroner . The driver of the mail-train , in his evidence , swears that he saw no red light , as ought to have been the case , to indicate danger . This fact-Is also corroborated by the guard . From the evidence of the cattle-train driverit would seem that he had the orders to

, obeyed given him by those , in authority at the ' station . At the close of the day's proceedings an adjournment took place . Another murderous outrage has occurred—another victim to Efbbonism—in Ireland . Mr . James Murray , land steward to Mr . Adair , of Glennagh . Letterkenny , had been missing for several days t- ! il _ Thursday , when his body was found , with umnistakeabie evidences of assassination . The perpetrators of this foul deed

are as yet mitraced . A fire , resulting unhappily in loss of life and considerable destruction of property , broke out in Penny-fields , Poplar , early on Monday morning . The houso was occupied by a family of the name of Donovan , who , being in bed at the time , with difficulty escaped ; 'but the poor servantgirl , about thirteen ' W-P'S ot age , less fortunate , perished in the flames . On Mondav morningJames Mullins paid the penaltof his life for the murder

, y of Air . Emsley . To all appearance , the culprit died impenitent ; his last request being a desire to have a certain statement made public , I which consists of an incoherent , but most emphatic asseveration of - innocence . One thing worthy of remark , however , is the fact that in this statement Mullins takes upon himself to clear Emms of the crime which ho had in the first instance attempted to fasten on him . A melanchol case of suicide occurred Tuesday mornino

y on - that of the Rev . John 'Warburton , master of Hipperhohne School , ' near Halifax . The unfortunate gentleman was found suspended by a cord in his bed-room . Depression of spirits , arising from domestic afflictions , is said to have been the cause . In the ° Court of Queens Bench on Monday , an application was made to the Court by Mr . Bovill , on the part of Mr . Crawshay , late mayor of Gates-

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head , for a rule nisi , calling on Mr . Lang-lev , the proprietor and publisher of two Newcastle journals , to show cause whv a c-iminal information should not be exhibited against him fo- infi-m"'i- _ ~ * he Foreign Enlistment Act , by publishing articles in the = aicf papers with the view of procuring persons in England to se-ve in the army of Garibaldi . At the conclusion of the learned counsel ' s statement , the Lord Chief Justice and Justices Blackburn and Hill out the

pointed novelty ofthe « . plication , and said tiiere was no precedent for such a prec ^ -di ^ - £ i " -i ,, part of a private individual ; that the proper officer to m-o ^ -nite ivas the Attorney General ; and that the Court cculd not- iu " its discretion allow a private individual to come forwv .-i and ~ A ] upon himself the functions of the law officer of the Crown The Court accordingly refused the application , leaving Mr ! Crawshay the option of preferring an indictment or bi-m-dn ^ the subject under the notice of her Majestv ' s law officer * " ° On Monday the adjourned Middlesex Sessions ' for tbii month ' were

resumed at V , esLinmster . Of 57 names contained on the calend-ro- ~ are eases of felony , and 3 misdemeanours . Benjamin Franklir Rigby , clerk to the General Apothecaries' Company Beniers-str = et ' pleaded guilty to the charge of embezzling a large sum of money ' tne property of his employers , and was sentenced to five yeirs ' penal servitude . A footman named James Briggs , who had heen in the service of the Portuguese Minister , was charged with of-cilin" ii . quantitof silver lateHe leaded

y p . p guiltv . and had sentenced twelve months' penal servitude passed upon him . Henry Maurice Dunbar , a lad in the employment of Mr . Stanford , Charin--cross was sentenced to twelve months' hard labour for embezzlement ' On Tuesday three boys were indicted for breakmo- down iron railings near Chelsea-bridge , an aet which mHit bav » b ° » n productive of much personal mischief , as they are " erected to ra-otect children and others from

falling into the river . Two of the prisoners were sentenced to three " years in a reformatorv , and the other to three months' hard labour . Sarah Tavior . a domestic servant , who , in the absence of the familv , had stripped the hon = e ox property worth , about £ 30 , was found ' guiltv , and sentenced to eighteen months' hard labour . In the next ' case , a veteran of Chelsea Hospital , eighty-five years of age , nearly deaf and blind and altogether toothless , was the prosecutor . The want of t ° eth indeed , lay at the root ofthe matter , for out of that natural defect

arose the whole case . It seems the old man . not beiii" - able to masticate his bit of beef or mutton provided for dimic- Vis allowed to carry it out of the hospital to exchange for some ' thiimmore suited to the state of his gums . While parsing along thl street on this errand , he was met by the prisoner , a girl named Ryan , who possessed herself of the contents ofthe basin and made oh . As it was shown , however , that the girl was teinnted to Hie tneft bhunger sentence of "

y , a one day's imprisonment onlv v .-s passed upon her . A ruffian named John Dav , who receive ! six years' penal servitude for a watch robbery , threatened to murder one of the witnesses , and was barel y restrained from attempts it ou the spot ; at the s . ame time his paramour in the gallery of Ihe court got up a denigjistration in his favour , and required the attentions of three policemen to show her to the door . CoJiitEitciAi order

. —In to stop the drain for bullion from 1 < ranee , the Bank of England has agreed to exchange £ 2 000 000 gout with the Bank of France for £ 2 , 000 , 000 silver . The London Discount Company has agreed to wind up . Out of £ 00 , 000 profits in four years £ 47 , 000 has been lost bv bad debts . -It has been intimated to the hop planters that " the duty due on the lGth mst . will be postponed to the 1 st March , on the terms of o per cent , and security for payment . Postponement of that due on the 1 st ot March next may be had to the 16 th of August on the like conditions .

To Correspondents.

TO CORRESPONDENTS .

HENLEY TESTIMONIAL —ASKE is misinformed . Tiie medical officers of tbe Boys' and Girls' Schools arc paid for medicine . Bro . Henley has given his professional services for nearly ten vears , and has gratuitously supplied medicine to the inmates of the Asylum , and very frequently wine from his own cellar to administer to their requirements . R . G . If—Offer your services to Bro . Sala , the Editor of the new Magazine , Temple Par . We are not aware that Lord Byron was

a Mason . I v . T . —The Masonie Hall , Woolwich , is situated in William-street , It was , we believe , formerly a chapel . TUB HIGH DEGEEES . —We cannot recommend a poor man to take the high degrees , as they wilt necessarily make considerable inroads both on his time and purse . _ A PAST PEOV . O . OFEICEE OF WARWICKSHIRE . —Your communication will aupear next week .