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      Til K AM ERIC AN 1 NSURRECTIO X . Bnmvx , the Harper ' s . Ferry leader , 'has been convicted of treason and murder , and his fUte is in the hands of Governor Wyse , who has power of commuting his sentence on the motion for a stay of sentence by the court . Some of the ablest democratic lawyers of this region are strong in opinion that Virginia has no jurisdiction in -the . case , and it is possible that this question may be taken to the Supreme Court for settlement . A New York letter of November 1 , says : —The trial of ' -Old Brown , " as lie is called , was brought to a close last night by a verdict of guilty . The result excites no surprise ,

      but the indecent and inhuman precipitation by which the whole proceedings have been marked have excited a reaction , even , in the feelings of the ultra Conservatives , in the prisoner ' s favour . He was brought into court on a bed , with four severe wounds in various parts of his body , ami arraigned while unable to sit up without assistance . Moreover , lie was refused the two days' delay that would have been necessary to procure legal assistance from the Free States , upon which he could rely . Tho consequence was that tho members of the Massachusetts and Ohio bar , 'whom ho employed , did not make their appearance in court until all the evidence fox to ; !

      the prosecution was in ; and they were compelled enter upon their duties without consultation with tho prisoner , without any accurate knowledge of the facts , and little or none of tho Virginian criminal code . On Saturday evening they had boon without sleep for two nights—partly spent in travelling , partly in study—and pressed for art adjournmont until Monday morning ; to enable them to recover from comploto physical exhaustion . Tho prosecution fiercely opposed it , on tho ground that all tho women in Virginia " vcre harassed by alarm and anxiety as long as tho trial lusted , '' nncl that the jurymen wanted to gut homo to thoir wives j and tho Binnming-up was accordingly . commenced f , ] i i i i ' I i i i

      after nightfall , ui » d continued during the evening , and , the . prisoner ' s counsel only escaped having to address ¦ tho jury through tho extreme lateness of tho hour . Tliu trial closed yoaterday , with tho result I have statod above . For gross inhumanity , foi ferocious indltlbreneo to the commonest claims ol fair play , it has novor had any . parallel in this country , IJoforo the wook is over tho Virginian ladles will broatho freely over Old Crown ' s grave , ami tho Virginian militia lay down its arms in peace oi niliul } hut tho abolitionists have noverthcload aohSovod a moral triumph . Brown ' s aUornpt at ilrat excitod groat horror , but tho absurd panic into which it throw tho Virginians , and the oovanlly eagerness for his blood , which was displayed in tho manner of conducting the trial , haa done much to turn the tide of ay input hy in hla favour . i i i I J *

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      triumph on the field of battle , and tlie final settlement ^ of which awaits to-day only the decision of Europe . The Opinioneot Turin says that the Government does not consider the Italian question prejudiced by the Regency of Central Italy . The preservation of the alliance with France is of great importance to Piedmont ; it is her duty to strengthen , every day , tlie ties which unite the Piedmontese Government to the generous French nation ; " , ' says the Opinione , " can France forget that Piedmont has entered into no engagements with Austria , while on the contrary , she has contracted engagements with Central Italy ?" Telegrams , dated Thursday , state that Buoncompagni ' s departure for Central Italy is postponed .

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      GARIBALDI . Ox this day week it was reported in Florence that . General Garibaldi , with several battalions , had marched towards the frontiers in consequence of a rumour that disturbances had taken place at Ancona . This rumour , however , turned out to be without foundation . It is asserted that the volunteers under the command of General Mezzacapo have asked permission to march against the Papal troops , and that it is difficult to restrain their ardour . Since the news of ' the . French veto upon the Regency of Chevalier' Buoncompagni , we receive news that it is asserted thnt . General Garibaldi is about to resigu his military functions and retire to the Island of Sardinia . Another telegram from Paris adds , that \\ n has received the rank of lieutenant-general in the Sardinian army .

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      THE CONGRESS : THE PROPOSED CONFEDERATION * . It is said that the Sardinian Chambers will be summoned to assemble before the -Congress meets . The question of the annexation of Central Italy to Sardinia will be fully discussed , and numerous addresses from the people of the Duchies will be presented , in order to give additional weight to their cause . The Pa trie of . this' evening says that Cardinal Antonelli will represent thePope ut the approaching Congress , audit is positively statod that it is the wish of ' the King of Naples to be represented fit ' the approaching Congress . Meanwhile , to give a liberal colour , orders have been given to the Neapolitan embassies to deliver passports to all Neapolitan exiles who may demand ¦ permission to return to their country . The Debuts contains a letter from Berlin , according to which M . de Schleiuitz has informed the representatives of Prussia that tlie Emperor of Russia and the Reyvnt of Prussia were desirous of meeting , in order to concert personally upon numerous political subjects . "They had frequent interviews , and are firmly convinced of the identity of their views in all that relates to the political state of Europe . "It appears certain , " says this journal , " that from this time neither Prussia nor Russia will support the project of an Italian Confederation , This combination , in fact , would give tho preponderance to France in Italy , and we have good reason for believing that England will reject it on the same ground . "

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      THE HOLY FATHER'S LATE DOMINIONS . AccoitDiNu to advices from tho Romagna , the Provisional Government of Bologna is abundantly sup- plied with money . Tho document relative to Buonoompagni's Regency , which has been published , has proclnced an excellent impression in Bologna , and likewise in Parma and Modcnn . , Far in I has' published a . decree suppressing tho Tribunal of the Inquisition as incompatible- with modern civilisation . Such - proceedings as those in tho case of Mortara cannot , therefore , again occur in Bologna . Farini , to whom the powers of tho ^ government wore entrusted until tho institution ol tho regency -by tho Assembly of the Romagna , as well as Parma and Modcna , mado his entry into Bologna on tlio afternoon of tlie uUi , accompanied by General Itibolti . TJ > o civil mid military authorities of tho city wunt out to moot linn . The troops in garrison were umlor arms , tho city was adorned with flags , and acclamations greeted him during tho whole of his pussngu .

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      I HKFOUMS IN TURKEY . Nisws from Constantinople ia to tho 12 th lust . Ministerial co ' nnnlttcoa have been appointed to take i into consideration administrative reforms in tliq i Stato . The camps of Sophia anil Slmmla havo been c broken up . ' Tho official O azotic declares that tho Porto has by i no moans plaaoU a definitive veto upon tho carrying < out of tho Suoj 5 Canal . Tho whole of the troops t

      quartered at Constantinople have receive 1 their pay A decree of His Highness the Sultan puts a limit to the luxury of Turkish women of high position . Several decrees for the regulation of tithes and leases have been published . Sentences have been passed on forty-one persons concerned iu the late conspiracy , —five to death , thirteen to penal servitude for life , eight to several years' imprisonment with hard labour , nine to imprisonment of shorter duration , and six have been acquitted . The Sultan has commuted the sentences of death . A Government ' steamer having on board prisoners of State has left for Lemnos . Tenedos , and Mitvlene . .

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      THE SAN JUAN DISPUTE . The Washington correspondent of the New Y ~ Herald says : ¦ — " Great reserve is manifested by all members of government in regard to the character o f the despatches recently sent to Mr . Dallas touching the San Juan Island " affair . I am assured , from a trustworthy source , that negotiations of a very serious nature are pending between the two Governments , and that we are much nearer to a violent rupture with England than is generally supposed .

      "It is known that the despatch of JLord Joiin Russell to our Government is peremptory , and its whole tenqur anything but careful , aii ' . l would , require some forbearance on our part ; it is neither conciliatory nor pacific ; it demands . full explanations of the conduct of JEIaruey . ^ IS very evident that Government does not want this to be known , hence their desire to keep it quiet . The reply of our Government is firm , dignified , and decided , maintaining our rights to the island in an able , clear , comprehensive argument , backed ' by documents irrefragable in their character , to show to the British ministry that our intentions are honourable , and that we adhere to the -stipulations entered into by Governor Marcy , on the part of our Government , and Lord Palnierston , that neither should occupy , the island while negotiations were pending /'

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      Revolver , Practice , U . S . —At Baltimore on the 30 th ult . Mr , M'Phail , acting mayor , proceeded to the office of the Police and Fire Alarm Telegraph , for the purpose of ascertaining the condition of affairs throughput the city , and there met several friends . Mr . Hanna , a reporter , entered the room , and , after inquiring as to the news of the day and evening , ' conversed with the operators about genera ] matters , as was his custom . One of the operators made some jocose remarks about the shawl whiclj Hanna wore , whereupon the latter drew a Colt ' s revolver , and attempted to shoot him . " In the

      excitement of the occasion " the weapon was discharged . whereupon Mr . M'Phail exclaimed that he was shot , and walked towards the door ; but before reaching it , he fell . At first it was supposed that he was mortally wounded . Hanna did not attempt to leave the place until a gentleman present urged him to do so , fearing that his life might be in danger . Drs . Whitridge and O'Don-jvan have fears that the wound may prove a very dangerous one , as they are appre ^ hehsive that the femoral artery ha = ; been severed , and will require to have the upper end of it taken up , and ' the limb amputated below . Mr . Hanna had not been arre-tel at half-past twelve o ' clock that

      night . < l i ) vi . cn kt Decorum Est " , &e . —At an audience which the Count de Lucena ( O'DonncU ) had of his fair Queen unJ . puissant ' King , just , before his departure from IMadrid to take command of-the . expedition a ^ ahist Morocco , his Majesty said ,. " In . the > event of tlie marshal thinking that the services of another general would be useful , lie , in lus quality of husband of the-Quean , a * marshal of the national armies , as a Spaniard , and as a- gentleman , was ready to place himself at the head of the troops and to share all their , perils and fatigues . " The Queen " listened to this Ax-duration with tears in her eyes , " and O'Donnell thanked his Majesty with " profound emotion , " in the n : im ? of the country . There is indeed but ono step from the sublime . to the

      ridicukms . . The Gas Ni : i .- > ak . ; . e Ana . > ad . — A French -correspondent writes : — A ludicrous affair happened at the Havre theatre tii 3 other night . During the ¦ performance £ hs' place became suddenly dark , the audience groaned , an actress came , forward and said " , " Gentlemen , there is no more gas ! " A laugh and applause followed this statement , when the mtnager appeared— " without a bl : ick cont , a fact which gave great offence to some of the audience , " says the report—and said , " They are all open , " which after a time , was supposed to mean tlie stop cocks . The manager , of the theatre wrote tp ' the Cottrrier du Havre on the following day , stating that the want of gas was not the fault of the house , but of the gas company , whose officer admitted that the pressure ; had been diminished in consequence of its being a .

      moonlight uiglit . In future , when the moon shines ( says the editor of the ( CWWtr ) , the performance must take place in tlie open air . The Pove ' s Police . —A letter from Florence contains the following illustration ot the admirable civil administration of the Holy Father ' s dominions : — *< A rather startling case of robbery , which lately occurred at Bologna , has just come to my notice . As M . Padovani , a Jewish banker , wussittingalouo in his counting-house , he w . aa attacked , in full daylight , by three men , armod . with pistols , who , by threatening his life , compelled him to deliver up to them , the contents of his strong-box , with which they walked unmolested away . No clue has yet been found to the perpetrators of this daring outrage . M . ludovani was the most active person in bringing the »> n « er oi the Jew boy Murtaru to the knuwloilgo of the

      1 Tub Balloon Hoax .- " Would you bo at all surp rised" writes a New York correspondent , " at En " ' a pleasure party of eight ov ton enterprising ; Americans como plump down uj > on your island , so o £ morning , with advices from the States but two days old ? Mr . Low , an aeronaut , whose rcpu , tation has hitherto boon rather limited , proposes to nmkeihe attempt to oro *» tho ocoan m ft bnlloon . Tin . air-shii ) is now n process ol inflation , and it th eo ' vS should auIHco to Oil it with m . OUO cubic feet ot was , and to expand it to ita lull dimensions , fn ascqnsion will perhaps bo rnudo ; but you iced not bo on the look out for tho advciitururd th a venr To tell tho truth , the project has had too wirto a nublieity already . When tho projectors havo roimDursu

      made monoy enough to mum ^ " \«" outlay , they will let tho balloon innlco an usooasioo . bv itself If it aliould strike tho famous westerly curront , and bo bovno over the European continent without collapsing , you would have nn opportunity of swing ' it . Otherwise , I need not predict that your curiosity will nover bo grutlflud unless tho balloon should bo taken over tho ooouu by a atoamship The sttuomont that tho loader of a band of negro minstrels ia tho manager of tho enterprise

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      FOREIGN INCIDENTS .

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    • Leader (1850-1860), Nov. 19, 1859, page 1269, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2321/page/9/