The Week.

route to California . Trade in San Francisco is dull . One who signs himself " A Conspirator" writes in the New York journals as follows : — " An attempt will soon be made to revolutionize Cuba . The revolutionary party in Cuba are thoroughly organized , with abundance of men and money to accomplish the undertaking . They only wait the signal to rise and declare their independence . Late intelligence from Buenos Ayres announces that an attempt at revolution had been made sixty miles from that city . The affair was settled with but little

bloodshed , and the leader was condemned to be shot . The overland mail arrived on Thursday . The newspapers add little or nothing to the telegraphic summary . A great meeting had been held iu Bombay , to adopt measures for the establishment of a museum and gardens in that city , iu honour of the assumption by the Queen of the direct sovereignty of India . Several native gentlemen took a prominent part in the meeting , and one of them , Dr . Bhawoo Dajee , delivered a speech of considerable eloquence . The Queen ' s proclamation was referred to in terms of

admiration and hope . Lord Elphinstone , it was stated , bad been requested to prolong his period of office for another year . The Begum of Oude has issued a counter-proclamation , iu reply to that of Queen Victoria . The document is an evidence that the British proclamation is effectually influencing the natives . Further telegrams were received yesterday . Nana Sahib was reported at Churdah , in Oude , with 1 , 500 men . Two rajahs with him have solicited government for protection when they may be able to escape . Their messenger also appeals , on behalf

of the Nana himself , for clemency to his family . Nothing authentic has been heard of Lord Elgin ' s trip up the Yang-tse-kiang . The Chinese report that tho ambassador ' s ship exchanged fire with the rebels in . passing Moohoo . At a meeting of the AVhittington Life Assurance Company , ou Monday , Mr . Charles Browne , the secretary , fell from his chair iu a fit , and died instantly . The deceased gentleman had previously appeared perfectly well . He was very much respected . An inquest has been opened ou the bodies of Joseph and Charles Philip , young boys , the circumstances of whose death have given rise to a suspicion of

their having been accidentally poisoned by some paste used to kill rats . On Thursday , at Kentish Town , several houses had approached a state of completion , when one of the chimney stacks , with a poor fellow on it , gave way . The falling material of course brought a large portion of the wall aud all the scaffolding with it , in its descent , to the ground , burying the workmen under the ruins . They were quickly conveyed to the hospital , where some of them lie in a precarious state . Esther Griggs , who has been in custody some time for throwing her child out of windowwas again examined at Marylebone police-court . The surgeon states that

, the infant is now out of danger . Mr . Broughton announced his intention of committing the prisoner for trial , as in his opinion it would be fraught with danger to admit the plea of the influence of a dream in such cases . Two sureties of 301 , each were accepted for her appearance . The public have again been grossly deceived by a pretended case of virtue in distress . Jane Newell , the ballet girl , who was said to be starving for want of an engagement , and over whoso hapless fate so much sympathy and benevolence have" been expended , turns out to be far from a

legitimate object of public compassion , at least , if we may judge from her own evidence given before the police magistrate . It is one of the most depraved cases that it ever was the misfortune of a magistrate to hear , and perhaps the worst feature of it is that the mother , whose application to the magistrate was so plausible ( and which has been warmly responded to by the charitable ) , has been living upon her child ' s infamy for some months . George Gibson , or Elliott , who stands charged with being an actor in tho Stamford-hill burglary , has been again

brought before Alderman Humphrey , at Guildhall . Important evidence connecting the prisoner with that crime was produced , and the counsel for tho prosecution promising to close the case next week , another remand was agreed to . Emma and Ellen Smith , in the service of Mr . Cromer , proprietor of tho German Fair Bazaar , and Emma Smith , their mother , wore brought before Mr . Beadon , charged , the daughters with stealing , and the mother with receiving , a quantity of goods , tho property of the prosecutor . Mr . Cremer stated that having accidentall y found a number of articles on one of the girls in the bazaar , he was induced to accompany them home in the evening , where he found an immense amount of