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sntswce.—The President of the Assembly gave a

Sang net on the 10th.

Among the guests were the President of the Republic, (q uite well again,) the Papal Nuncio, the Ministers of the United States, Russi , Turkey, and others; Count Mold, the Count de Ith, Prussia, Austria, ntalembert, Louis

Lucien Bonaparte, M. Maleville, DI. Francois Arago, Bil. ton James Rothe_ child, and many snore. M. Dupin proposed the toast— s, The president of the Republic, and the union of the authorities for the c onsolidation (ids fermissement) of order at home and the honourable maint, 3uance of pence and good relations with other nations." The President \ f the Republic acknowledged tho toast. About nine o'clock a grand receptie m commenced,

at which more than a thousand persons were present. \ Lord Normanby was not at the dinner, in consequence oft the British Queen Dowager. \ the death of

The dinner was followed by a ball at the HOtel de Ville, at '1 `which more

than five thousand persons assisted. 1

The Re'fortne and the National publish a " most confidential" circular, addressed by the Minister of War to the Colonels of the different Legions of Gendarmerie throughout France; from which the following are charac- teristic extracts.

" The revolution, by creating a crowd of new functionaries, has excited pas. sions of every description, and roused culpable ambitions, which threaten order and society by their subversive doctrines. In order to avert those • iaugers, it is necessary for the Government to be immediately informed of what is passing in the country. It is of importance that it should be made acquainted not only with the events and material facts, but also, and particularly, with the moral sitnis tion of the localities; and that the observations be not subordinate to events, but precede them. " The Gendarmerie artist not wait for agitation in the public mind to remark upon it; they must observe it in its habitual state, and calculate the influence that may be exercised in each locality, ware the enemies of order to attempt to disturb it. it is particularly indispensable to watch the acts and tendencies of the agents of the Government. 1 consequently desire that the officers of Gen- darmerie, and even the commanders of brigades, should directly address to me a series of reports, (not periodically,) containing the remarks they may think proper to submit to mc, and all the facts they consider necessary that I should Imps, according to the above indications, to enable me to combat Socialism, to arrest its progress in the rural districts, and to insure public security, more by the preven- tion than the repression of disorders." " These reports must be essentially confidential. They shall not, consequently, be communicated to anybody. They are to be independent of those addressed to the functionaries of the judicial, civil, and military orders." "Such, Colonel, is the delicate mission I confide to the Gendarmerie. I ant alone to receive the above information. It is in my private cabinet the matters connected therewith shall be transacted; and I alone am to confer on the subject with the President of the Republic."

In the Assembly, on Tuesday, M. Berme moved the condemnation of the circular; but the Assembly passed to the order of the day, by a majority of 378 to 220.

A long debate took place in the Legislative Assembly on Saturday, on the motion of M. Savatier Laroche, to abolish the punishment of death for all offences. The Constituent Assembly bad decreed its abolition for po- litical offences. The motion, warmly supported by M. Coquerel, was re- jected by a majority of 400 to 183.

The President of the Republic is announced as the author of three mea- sures, placed before the Council. The first of them is of a tolerably So- cialist character. Its object is to establish " banks of mutual assistance " for the working classes. These banks are to be under the guarantee of Government. There are to be " associds fondateurs " and amoeba participans," both of whom will have to make periodical payments. The " associds fondatears " and their president are to be chosen by the Presi- dent of the Republic, from such citizens in easy circumstances as may wish to forward the scheme. These will have to furnish their contingent, and some of them to aid in the management of the bank, conjointly with commissioners chosen by the working men belonging to the association, who alone are to share the profits. The Constitutionnel recommends the project, as " a means of establishing confidence between the bourgeoisie and the labouring classes; and this useful bringing together will destroy even the pretext for those unjust and hateful suspicions which so many Social- ists endeavour to propagate among the people who live by their labour."

The second measure drawn up by the President has for object to give the Government more direct authority over the teachers in the primary schools. This body, consisting of 30,000 persons, is accused of Socialist tendencies, and hence the jealousy of the Government. Even now, how- ever, they are appointed by the Minister of Public Instruction, and are re- moveable at his pleasure.

The third measure is to give the Prefects the nomination of the Mayors of towns in their departments; only prescribing the nomination from among the members of the Municipal Council.

A petition has been presented to the Assembly, signed by 800 inbalvit- ants of Marseilles, for the better observance of the Sabbath.

The Moniteur publishes fifteen sentences pronounced within the last few months against different members of the press, in default, but now become definite. Six of them fall upon M. Georges Duchene, responsible editor of the Petiole, and give him a total of twenty-four years' imprisonment and 44,000 francs fine.

The Republique states that the siege of Zaatcba, which lasted two months, has cost the French 1,200 men and several superior officers.

Seans—Despatches from MmIrid, dated the 6th instant, give a new turn to recent rumours- " The Queen Isabella has recovered from her slight indisposition: the hopes en- tertained from its supposed cause are not likely to be realized."

Prates—Rome suffers under vitiated finances. The Treasury refused to pay bills of a higher amount than 150 francs, and the Mint was at a stand for want of silver and copper. The Government Commission has re- established the old tax on grinding corn.

A few of the Roman nobility have returned to their palaces, but Rome is dull beyond example. Out of the 30,000 strangers who usually are seen at this season, not 3,000 have arrived.

The Spaniards have embarked half their troops at Terracina; the re- mainder are to follow in a few days. Silvio Pellico, who had hitherto held aloof from all political affairs, has come forward as a candidate for the approaching elections in Piedmont. The Piedmontese elections were fixed for the 9th December.

The Municipality of Lucca was dissolved by decree on the 29th No- vember. The Riforma states that war-steamers are to be stationed on the Lago di Garda, the Lago Maggiore, and at the mouths of the Po.

The Pope and Tuscany have consented to join the Customs Union be- tween Austria, Modena, and Parma.

AUSWA AND GEmirawr.—The formal protest of Austria against the Central Parliament, summoned by Prussia to meet at Erfurt, reached Berlin on the 5th. It was presented by the Austrian Ambassador to Baron de Schleinitz, with an accompanying note. The language of the protest is mild. It recapitulates the reasons upon which Austria has all along grounded her opposition to the establishment of the new Parliament. Aus- tria contends that the projected Erfurt constitution must be a direct con- tradiction to the still existing constitution of the old confederation, repre- sented by the Frankfort Central Power; that the States not adhering to the Federal Union look to the latter constitution, and not to that of Erfurt, as their guide; and that the result of the Erfurt meeting will be the com- mencement of conflicts and complications that must end either in.absohite schism between the two portions of Germany or in the conquest of one fraction by the other. Austria further declares, that " should disturbances in Germany result from the convocation of the Parliament at Erfurt, she will interfere for the restoration of order."

The note accompanying the protest is intended to qualify this announce- ment of intervention: Austria expresses her sincere intention to maintain friendly relations with Prussia, and at the same time her regret that the direction taken by the policy of Prussia bad rendered such a protest on the part of Austria necessary; she hopes that the good understanding between the two Governments will remain unaltered.

The second corps of the Austrian army has received orders to prepare to march into Saxony.

In Vienna there were rumours of a Ministerial crisis, owing to a mis- understanding between Prince Schwarzenberg and the Minister Bach. The latter, it was said, would retire.

Six of the evening papers at Vienna have been suspended by the mili- tary Governor.

M. Jacobi has been acquitted, at Konigsberg, of the charge of treason founded upon his participation in the votes and proceedings of the section of the Frankfort Assembly that adjourned to Stuttgard, deposed the Cen- tral Government, and appointed a Regency of the Empire, in June last. His defence consisted chiefly in asserting the irresponsibility of a repre- sentative.

Discontent in Hungary is unabated. The Conservative party refuse all aid to the authorities; the peasantry bury their Kossuth papers and live in hope.

TURKEL—In spite of recent accounts, it seems that the extradition question is not yet settled: letters from Constantinople to the 21st Novem- ber say that the Czar desists from his demand of the surrender of the Polish refugees, but that he requires that the renegades be kept prisoners. The Porte is firm in refusal of this; and the Ambassadors wait for further instructions.

Came ow Goon HoPE.—Fresh arrivals bring us no later intelligence from the Cape; but the papers give some interesting particulars of the transactions recorded in our last number.

Referring to the Governor's address to the " loyal and well-affected," the Shipping and Mercantile Gazette states, that at a joint meeting of the Mu- nicipal Boards, on the 13th October, the Wardmssters took the sense of the householders of their respective wards on the subject of continuing to maintain the Pledge. Printed papers were carried about by the Ward- masters in person, that there might be no mistake; and in one day the Pledge was affirmed by 2,074 persons, and negatived by only 8. The Cape of Good Hope Observer, of the 16th October, tells the origin of the Cooly riot- " A number of Coolies walked to Government House yesterday morning, to tell his Excellency that they had no work, and that they wanted food from him. Through Mr. King, the Inspector of Police, his Excellency informed these people, that it was not his fault, but that of Mr. Sutherland, that they had no work, and recommended them to apply to that gentleman. Thereupon they went to Mr. Sutherland's; and not Ending him at home, they passed up the Keizersgracht in a body, when Mr. Salem and Mr. Norden spoke to them in front of the former's office. From these parties, it appears, they got money, and some hints that Mr. Sutherland should be thrown into the sea: they were also advised to visit all the merchants who had suspended business, and ask work or money from them."

The Gazette says, the Coolies had suffered from the want of public sales on the previous Saturday; that Messrs. Norden and Salem gave them money, and ad- vised them to demand more from Messrs. Sutherland and Fairbairn, and in case of refusal, to employ violent measures. This proceeding became known almost immediately by the voluntary confession of the Coolies. "The impression was that the disturbance was got up." The Observer is more positive—" On subse- quent inquiry, it appeared that the Coolies had been instigated to their apparent disco ntent; that none of them had really suffered want; and that either in the town or its immediate neighbourhood there was abundant employment for them all."

The assailants of Mr. Fairbairn, says the Gazette, "were about twenty in number, and most of them Negroes—not Coolies, but Mozambiqners and other Blacks, who could have had no possible interest in the recent suspension of busi- ness." They were " led on," says the Observer," by a couple of disguised While men." Dunng the outrage, they said they had been told, by or from the Gover- nor, that it was Mr. Fairbairn's fault that the shops were closed."

Adverting to a statement in an official paper that the Governor had plenty of provisions, the Observer remarks—" Thirty-four police prisoners were turned loose in a body on Cape Town, with unexpired sentences, from the town gaol; be- cause, as they were told, there was no food for them."

Mr. Jacob Letterstedt, of Cape Town, has claimed 5,0001. compensation from the directors of the combination," for injury to his business; and has threatened immediate proceedings in the Supreme Court for the recovery thereof:, AtrsTaima.—The Hobart Town Courier of the 18th August mentions, that the Randolph had arrived with convicts, at Port Phillip, on the 8th; and that she had anchored at William's Town, notwithstanding Mr. La- trobe's order that no convict-ship should pass the heads. Public demon- strations had been made against the landing of the convicts, and subscrip- tions raised to defray the cost of sending them elsewhere.

UNITED STATES.—The America brings advices from New York to the 28th November, and from Halifax to the 1st December. The cholera had reappeared at St. Louis. A deficit of from 15,000,000 to 20,000,000 dollars had been discovered in the Treasury. The Legislatures of Illinois and Vermont have passed acts of " home- stead exemption," securing certain portions of land from legal attachment. In Illinois the quantity protected is forty agricultural acres, or one-fourth of an acre with a dwellinghouse thereon; in Vermont, a homestead to the value of 500 dollars.

From Canada, we have the reasons of the recent Indian riot. The Indians in the district of Lake Superior complain that the copper lands were sold by the Metcalfe Administration to the Quebec Mining Company without their consent. The dispute was pending before the Commissioners, when an attack was made upon the works, to compel immediate settle- ment. One hundred troops from Toronto had suppressed the riot.

BUENOS AYRES AND Pansous.r.—The Alfred, from Monte Video, brings advices to Bordeaux to the 3d of October. Rosas was concentrating his strength and was forcing the foreign residents to enrol themselves in I his army. In addition to the army on the Parana, Paraguay could bring into the field 40,000 young And well-disciplined men, besides other re- serves. The Brazilian forces were about to effect a junction with the Paraguayans; and Bolivia had promised succours. The financial position of Buenos Ayres was deplorable. All operations were paralyzed.