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ROME . The Papal'Government is endeavouring to form a native army in order not to be unprovided wheivthe French and Austrian armies shall withdraw . After having organised the troops of the . line Cardinal Antonelli is determined to place the corps of artillery , on a better footing . : A ¦ Since Mr . Lyons quitted Rome to arrange the difference with Naples ' , Great Britain has had no diplomatic agent at Rome . It is said'that the son of Lord John Russell is going to reside there , with the title of Charge d'Affaires . ' Lord Stratford do Redcliffe has arrived at Rome ; he lives very retired . His health appears to bo seriously affected . , TURKEY .
The fact that the Sultau has reinstated his relatives as members of the Council , and yet has not deposed Aali Pasha , has created at Constantinople much surprise . Great jobbery seems already to have been practised with the sums received as proceeds of the loan . The greater number of forged notes issued of late prove no small hindrance to the repurchase of the paper money ; yet the Government promise to persist in this measure . Riza Pasha , urged by the Russian Ambassador to satisfy some Russian creditors of the Ottoman State , has openly confessed that he does not yet see how he shall be able to make both ends meet .
There has been considerable excitement at Constantinople at the news of the Servian revolution .. The Sultan , acting on the advice of the Austrian envoy , was at first inclined to oppo . se the patriotic resolves of the Skuptschina , but the insistence of the other ambassadors , and especially of Sir II . 13 ulwer , caused the Porte to change its intention . Otner Pasha has met with some serious reverses , but Svria is quieter ; the Mafonit . es continue to demand the intervention of the European consuls , in the hope of having their grievances redressed . SeGr . Pasha has been sent on a mission to Candia , where the inhabitants are in ail excited state , ^ arid only pay their arrears of taxes under protest of resistance in case anv attempt should be made to disarm them .
¦ . PRV 8 SIA . : . "" " The Prussian -Government- is beginning to permit exiles to return without being exposed to imprisonment before trial , in such cases as admit-or demand trial . .- ¦ . ' .-¦ The . latest accounts from Rome say that the King of Prussia has begun to show himself in public , and has already visited the principal churches in Rome . His ' Health has evidently improved . He speaks with greater facility , and appears more gay . Count do Hatzfeld , the Prussian Minister at the Court of the Tuileries , is shortly , according to a letter from Berlin , expected in tbat ' ejty . In the present excited state ofj £ urope ' it is natural to suppose that this departure from Paris must have some bearing on political
. IONIAN ISLANDS . Mr . Gladstone has snnt home his report , and expects instructions before the opening of the Ionian Parliament . If England refuses her consent to the union ¦ of the Ionian Republic with Greece , the representatives of tho people will communicate the wish of the nation to the Powers which signed tho Paris Treaty * RUSSIA . M . dc Boutonioff , Russian Ambassador at tho Court of Constantinople , has arrived in St . Petersburg . His presence is said to bo in connexion with the latest Servian events , which , of course , nre looked upon in the light of no small triumph to Kussian diplomacy . The papers have not yet boon permitted to spoiik freely , and intone their jubilant Htrains at the deposition of tho Karngoorgowitch , but tho capital is full of it .
Tho Emperor has just given his sanction to n proposal from tho Governor of Siberia for building a town , to bo callud Sohhiisk , at Djui , on tho right bank of the Amoor . By u uknso of tho Emperor , llrllixh subjoins resident or trading in the Russian empire are entitled to onjoy all tho immunities which nro granted to French , Greek , Belgian , and Dutch subjects .
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INDIA . Tnrc Bombay mail ( hns arrived , bringing lot tors and nowspnperB to tho iHh Dcoombor . Tho amnesty ia slowly but surely thinning tho ranks of tho rcbcla ; and Boni Madho Sing , tho gront Oudo chieftain who proforrod to' abandon his stronghold rathor than acknowledge allegiance to tho Quoon , bus boon completely defeated by Lord Clyde in person . Tho enemy , it appears , on tho approach of Lord Clydo , ovaouatod hid stronghold , Sunkorporo , but was ovortakon by Brigadier Evelolgh , and driven back towards tho Ganges . Lord Clyde then combining with Brlgndior Evololgh , forooil Boul Madho to notion , n \ nl defeated him with hoavy loss on tho SOth . In half an hour the robols wore driven in confusion from , the Jungle which formed their defence . Cavalry and horde artillery puvsuod them for ton mllca , capturing eight guns , and cutting down or driving into the Ganges aomo 1100 of tho rebels . Bon I Madho , who ia reported to hare been tho first to quit the field , ( led
down the river . Oomrao Sing , another leader , took the road to Cawnpore . The greater portion of the rebels threw away their arms , and dispersed among the ravines and lowlands of the adjoining country . This victory has cleared the portion of Oude on the right bank of the Ganges of the last body Of rebels really formidable . On the 27 th Lord Clyde entered Lucknow . The termination of the-contest cannot be very remote , the victories of our troops and the merciful nature of the amnesty both tending to promote that much ^ to-berdesired event .
In the Kbyrabad and trans-Gogra country the insurgents still muster in strong numbers , their principal leaders being Prince Feroze Shah and the Begum of Oude . The former has already been defeated , with considerable loss , by our troops , under Colonel Brind , and at the latest date was retiring from the Gogra , with a view of joining . the ' Begum . The Commander-in-Chief himself , with the separate columns of Brigadiers Grant , Taylor , and Barker , was expected at once to commence operations against this foe .
In Central India , Tantia Topee still eludes a pursuit . In fact , whether from a bold stroke of policy or from hard pressure , he has carried the war , as it were , into our own territory . We now hear that he has crossed the Xerbudda , and inarched into the province of Guzerat , and that in the course of his movements he has contrived to cut off some of the heavy baggage belonging to a British force on its way to Baroda . Previously to this , however , his force of 3000 men was completely defeated at Rajpoor by Major Sutherland with a force of 2 . > 0 Europeans and 150 native cavalry . On the 1 st of December , Brigadier Parke intercepted and engaged Tantia Topee at Oodeypore , fifty miles east of Baroda . The rebels were completely dispersed and defeated , losing upwards of 300 men . Our loss was comparatively
trilling . Brigadier Parke was , however , unable to follow up his victor } -, his force having marched upwards of 200 miles in eight days . Tantia ' s army is broken arid disorganised , wearied and dispirited , and might be eas ily . disposed of by local levies . Xo serious fears are entertained for the population' of the lvhandeisb , and the only present result of his incursion' is the burning and plundering of defenceless villages . But the mercantile community of Surat lias been thrown into a , panic by the near approach of this noted rebel , ami every effort is being made by Sir IIugh Rose to effect his capture . Brigadier Smith overtook Maun Sing and about 2400 men on the Hth of November at Koon-lry , and killed GOu . . Maun Sing escaped with difllcrlt-v . ¦
News has just reached Bombay , by electric telegraph , of the death of Brigadier-General John Jacob , of the Scinclc Horse . This ' melancholy event took place on the 5 th ult ., at Jacobabad , Scinde , brain fever being the cause of death . A small insurrection has occurred in Burmah , at the village of Thoraritay , distant about ten miles from Rangoon , which was temporarily in the hands of a band of insurgents , led by a fisherman , who announced himself subsequently as prince . During the affray the civil officer of the station and his nephew wore wounded , the latter dying tho day after . Two steamers were immediately despatched , with all the available troops , and in a couple of days fifty-three of the gang wore secured . There was at first a difficulty in capturing the Burmese Masanicllo , but the offer of a thousand rupees soon induced the villagers to give him up . Ho is now in gaol , awaiting only his trial and transfer to the gallows .
I . ORP CLYDE IN ACTION . Wo quote from Mr . Russell ' s letter : — ' Tho balls whistle sharply enough around the heads of the advance , and the soft sandy soil of the tick ! is knocked up in all directions in little cloudy jets where the bullets strike . There is one solitary rising ground in this livid , whither Lord Clyde , mounted on his tall white horse , dashes at once , and up on its top ho at once gets , in order to reconnoitre the onoiny ' a position . Ho instantly receives a volley from tho hidden enemy , of which he appears as conscious as if it wore fired at Aldorshott . But our skirmishers have advanced to the wall of tho field , and their rifles soon abate the zeal of the Sepoys in tho trench . ' luring up tho guns 1 ' to one aide-de-camp .
' Go to Colonel Evelegu , Mr , and toll him to bring forward hia right , ' to another . Now is the time to see the old soldier in his clement ; every sense alive , keen , onergotic , self-reliant , calm , and courteous . Ho dieocts every movomont , and points out the ground for tho guns to take . Wo unlimber . Baug ! bang ! roar tho onemy ' s guns in anticipation , and tho round shot , flying over tho heads of tho advance with a harsh roar , strike into tho earth behind . Tho answering voices aro not long delayed . Gordon ' s guns aro opened on the tiny linos ot smoke and on tho grout puffs from tho batteries . ' Press
on tho advance / Tho Chief gallops on to tho skirmishers . Tho guns limber up . Tho musketry is sharp on our right , mingled with the heavy reports of artillery . Clouds of dust rise near the bank of tho river . ' They are Hying I Up with tho cavalry ! ' Tho guns to tho front . ' Away in ono groat wave nnah tho Carublniors to our loft , whore wo can boo tho onomy streaming down by tho rlvov banks towards tho south . It is a dust storm . In n few moments thoy are lost In the douse cloud which rises from their horses' hoofs . Our men rush on through tho jungle ; It is deaortod by all buts dead or dying , men .
— - ' Double ! double ! bring up the infantry at once I We behold a shifting outline on the horizon , on oui right , ilt is the enemy , flying through the islanc rushes . . ' Horse artillery and cavalry , after them Round come Bruce ' s guns- —down the bank they goslap through the narrow ford , throwing tiny cascade from their wheels . Round came the storm of cavalry native horse and a troop of Carabiniers . ' Keep you men with the guns , sir , and on no account leave them , is the parting order of the Commander-in-Chief to thi officer before they dash into the ford- To the com mander of the native cavalry hia orders are' different ' You are to stick to them to the last ; follow then close ; don ' t give up the pursuit till to-morrow ! ' "
TANTIA TOPEES FOLLOWING : The correspondent of the Daily News says : —* ' Tan < tia ' s horsemen -are said to be well mounted and wel equipped . Report says that he is surrounded by threi hundred mounted spearsmen , encased in shirts of chainmail , who have bound themselves , by the most solemr oaths , to cover him with their bodies , as w'as the ' case witl the fourth James at Flodden , rather than that he shoul < fall alive into the Hands-of . the English . Devotion lik < this sounds very romantic ; and it is just possible thai the misguided men would act up to their obligations but canister and shrapnel-shell make fearful havoc amongst their ranks , and their chain-mail would avail them but little when exposed to the deadly discharges of the Erifield rifle . "
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EGYPT . Sko-dra-li Mcstafha Pasha , who has been . named sheik ul-harani of the cities of Mecca and Medina , has arrived at Alexandria from Constantinople . " His functions are both political and religious . He is the oldest grand dignitary of the empire , and was raised to the rank of pasha by Sultan . Mahmoud in 1811 . Said Pasha , the new governor of the Hedjaz , embarked at Suez on the 19 th , on his way to his post The Viceroy promised to furnish a contingent sufficient to maintain order . ¦ .- " ¦ '" The last accounts received-from Djeddah furnish little or no news . The inquiry into the murdera was going on actively , and the arrests , which have been made are likely to lead to important revelations . The official inauguration of the Suez Railway took place in presence of the Viceroy and his family . ;
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WEST INDIES . The Atrtito has arrived at Southampton with dates from Jamaica to the Hth December , and Hayannah of the 10 th .
JAMAICA . The Legislature w as still in session , but efforts were being made to bring the session to a close before Christmas-day . Tho following bills had received the Governor's assent : — General Immigration , Immigration Fund , Chinese Immigration by Private Individuals , and Indenturing of Captured Africans . A bill for extending the-jurisdiction of justices of the peace in petty sessions , was warmly contested at every stage . The bill was carried in the Assembly by a very narrow majority . The Botanic Gardens , Bath , St . Thomas ' s-hi-tho-East , had been completely destroyed by the late floods . It was feared that the poorer inhabitants of St . Andrew and St . David would suffer severely from the scarcity of native provisions , the floods having destroyed most of their provision fields .
UATTI . Advices from Dominica state that great indignation had been aroused there in consequence of a proposal of Soulouque to incorporate that republic with Hayti . TRiNir > Ar > . A disastrous firo ocourred on the night of the 4 th ult ., the loss sustained being estimatod at 50 , 000 dols . It began at tho corner of Frederick and King streets , and destroyed several properties .
HARHADOES . The House of Assembly was in sitting on tho 7 th ot December . The Education Bill was road a third time and passed , as was the bill for amending tho act establishing tho Waterworks Company . Tho House adjourned for a fortnight .
MARTINIQUE ! . , Sinco the commencement ( in 1858 ) of immigration to tho French inlands , there have boon Introduced into Martinique 587- ' coolies coming direct from India , 114 coolies from British colonies , o * Chinese , and 697 Africans , making a total of ( J 089 immigrants . Guadeloupe received in tho sama period 4099 coolies and 1422 Africans , making 5521 immigrants . By a recont vote of tho Council-General , provision has boon made for the introduction of 18 , 000 more immigrants , of which number 7000 aro to bo Afrioans under tho Regis contract , and 11 , 000 Chinese , to bo brought by a Bordeaux : house .
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CANADA . A TUMtaitAM from Toronto states that tho Northern Railway had been pronounced iwafo by tlio Government Inspirator , and that passongor trains had consequently boon stopped upon it .
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Leader (1850-1860), Jan. 8, 1859, page 39, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2276/page/7/
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