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gianee to the new King . The branch of the National Verein , located in Hamburgh , have decided in general meeting , that " if the Sehleswig-Holsteiners will not separate from Denmark , they must be compelled to elo so . " It is reported that the Austrian and Prussian cabinets have resolved to declare that the Prince of Augustonburg , as the issue of a morganatic marriage ,

cannot claim right of succession to Schleswig-Holstein . Intense excitement is said to have been caused in Sweden by the announcement of the King of Denmark ' s death ; and the Cabinet of Stockholm has given orders to fit out a squadron . Meanwhile the Danish Cabinet is vigorously preparing to resist any attempt to dismember the monarchy , has called out 11 , 000

soldiers to complete the war establishment of the army , and has ordered a squadron to be fitted for sea . A fire , the greatest which has happened in Portugal for many years , has taken place in Lisbon , and was not extinguished until the buildings of tlie Bank of Portugal , the Municipal Chamber , and sundry adjoining premises had been destroyed . The valuables of the

Bank were saved , but much other property was consumed , and several persons perished . The Imperial Bank of Russia has announced the suspension for the present of the exchange of hills of credit for specie .

AMERICA . —No very great importance can be ascribed to the American advices brought by the Canada . The whole Confederate army , which is saiel to have been surprised by the sudden advance of the Federals to the Rappahannockjliad retired across the Eapidan , and was believed to be preparing to maintain that line , though there were rumours that General Lee intended to

fall back to Richmond . During the operations of the 7 th , Sth , and Oth inst- including the capture of the Confederate fieldworks on the Rappahannock , General Afeacle , had according to his official report taken 2 , 600 prisoners , four guns , 2 , 000 stand of arms , and some waggons . There was a rumour that General Bragg's army was " evacuating its position in front" of

Chattanooga , and was retiring to Rome anel Atlanta ; but this report was coupled with another to the effect that General Longstreet had " organised a large force to operate upon General Grant ' s communications at Bridgeport . " It was also said that the Federal General Sherman's corps had advanced as far as Tuscaloosa , on its march to Selina , Alabama . Nothing was very

certainly known respecting the nature of thc misfortune or "disaster" which was believed to have befallen General Bumsides , who was said to have been superseded by General Foster ; but it gas reported that the Confederates hael advanced to London , some 25 miles from Knoxville , anel that a more or less serious engagement hael there occured , 600 prisoners and four

guns having fallen into the hands of the Confederates . It was , however , added that General Burnside's " main army was saiel to ho in an impregnable position . " There was no news whatever respecting the . progress of the bombardment at Charleston . The expedition which sailed from New Orleans on the 27 th ult .,

was supposed to bo intended for Sabine Pass . By the arrival of the Recta we have one day's later news from America . It is reported , on tlie authority of a " Union scout , " that General Lee is in command of General Bragg's army-, and that it had been decided in a Confederate Cabinet Session to abandon Virginia as soon as Aleacle advanced on Richmond . It is also

stated that Lee hael not gone to Tennessee . The forces of Price and Holmes are saiel to have retreated to Texas . It is said that the military in New York are going to give an entertainment to Alarshal Forey . The stock market was heavy . Neev York advices of the 14 th inst . have been brought hy the G ' ei-. nania ; but tiiey are not very important . There had been no great battle in Virginia ; but the Confederates had still a considerable force north of the Rapidan , and had shelled the

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Federal General Kilpatrick's camp . "An early engagement was expected , " and General Aleade ' s army was said to occupy a position near Cedar Mountain . Official accounts of the 13 th inst ., from Chattanooga anel Knoxville , represented that " all was quiet , " and the information concerning the position of General Burnside , who had been superseded in his command

by General Foster , was said to be "favourable . " Previous despatches stated that General Longstreet , with 16 , 000 Confederates , had been detached from General Bragg's army , for the purpose of entering East Tennessee . It was supposed that a large Confederate force was marching against General Burnside , who had concentrated his troops at Knoxville .

His outposts had been overwhelmed by superior numbers at Rogersville , some 60 miles from Knoxville ; and as we had already been informed , 600 prisoners anel four guns there fell into the hands ofthe Confederates , who may probably-have been advancing from Virginia . A " slow- bombardment" of Fort Sumter was going on at Charleston on the 10 th inst ., hut there

was no other event to report . No news had been received from General Banks' expedition since it sailed from New Orleans , and it ivas consequently thought that General Banks might have proceeded to the mouth of the Rio Grande instead of Sabine Pass .

The Federal corps which had advanced for the purpose of entering Texas had returned to Brashear City , after a sharp engagement , in which the Federals had 60 men killed , but captured 200 Confederates . Lord Lyons had communicated to Secretary Seward information of the " probable existence" of a Confederate plot in Canada for the purpose of seizing the steamers on Lake

Erie , liberating the Confederate prisoners confined in Fort Johnson , anel burning the Lake cities . Such importance was attached to this information that the Federal Cabinet immediately- sent General Dix to inspect the frontier defences , and despatched a body of troops and a gunboat for the protection of Fort Johnson .

INDIA AND CHINA . —A depatch from Hong Kong , dated the 26 th of October , and apparently brought by the French mail steamer to Suez , states that a French officer had been murdered by the Japanese , that reparation was immediately demanded , anel that " war by the combined French and English forces was generally expected . " The chief interest in the news from

India is the large preparations that were being made to chastise the fanatical tribes on the Hazara frontier , anel the political and military tours of the Viceroy and Commander-in-Chief through the Punjaub .

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TO CORRESPONDENTS .

A . D . A . —As we are not aware that any brother being elected as W . AI . for two years in succession thereby obtains the power of cutting himself in two , and sitting iu the Alaster's and the Past Blaster ' s chairs at the same time , we must rule that his predecessor continues to be immediate P . AI . until the successor of the present Alaster is installed . As to the

wisdom ofthe question , we , at the request ofthe brother putting it , refrain from making any comment . AIARGATE . —AVe are requested to state that Bro . W . C . Brasier , P . Prov . G . S . B ., was the immediate P . AI . at the Centenary Festival reported in our pages last week . JUDEX shall hear from us in due time .

JOHN C . THORP . —Your communication shall appear in our next . BETA shall be written to next week and a full description given .