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his skull fractured , and he shortly afterwards died . It was feared that he had been injured maliciously , and suspicion fell upon a labourer known as " the man with the ear-rings . " That individual , however , came before a coroner's jury and vindicated himself . The jury returned a verdict of "Accidental death . " There was an attempt at murder and suicide on Tuesday in Regent-street , Westminster . A man named Shaughnessy seems to have been on ill terms with his wife for some time past . He met her in Regent-street , and after speaking to her put his arm round her neck and cut hev throat with a razor . T-Te . then

cut his own throat . The woman is not much hurt , but the man ia not expected to recover . A deputation from the corporation waited upon Mr . Waddington at the Home Office on Wednesday in reference to the cattle disease . The deputation sought for tho sanction of the Government to tho establishment of hospitals for diseased cattle in the metropolis . Mr . Waddington promised to lay the statements made to him before

Sir George Grey . The Atlantic Telegraph Company have given orders for the manufacture of a new cable to be laid early next year . The work of making it has , we believe , actually begun . Portsmouth is very gay . All kinds of entertainments are being given to the officers of the French fleet . -The German cabinetmaker at West Ham who was so fearfully

stabbed by one of his workmen , with the alleged connivance of another , died on Tuesday night . The two men are in custody . An engine-driver , named Thomas Lloyd , lost his life at the Thames Embankment AVorks on Wednesday morning . The deceased fell from his engine a distance of fifty or sixty feet , and died instantaneously .

The inquest on the child whose death is said to have been caused by malaria in Gossett-strcct , Bethnal-green has been brought to a close . Near to the house where the parents of the child lived there was a manufactory in ivhich blood was prepared for the sugar refiners . From this place a most frightful stench arose , and it was shown that several children in the neighbourhood had sickened and died . The jury recommended that steps should at once be taken to have tho manufactory

removed . At the time when families are visiting the seaside or the Continent Paterfamilies may read with advantage a case at the Thames Police-court . Mr . ancl Mrs . Vaux , who live in Mornington-road , Bow , Avent on to the Continent , leaving their house in charge of their servant-maid and her female cousin . When loft to themselves , the two girls introduced some

men , who professed to be courting them , to the house and entertained them there . The end may be imagined . There was a robbery in the house—all the plate was swept off along with other valuables . The men are in custody . FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE . —There appears now to be no longer any doubt as to the settlement of the Schleswig-Holstein

question . Austria is to have Holstein , except the long-covctted port of Kiel , which , as well as Schleswig , comes into the hands of Prussia . Regarding the question of the succession tho negociations , we are told , have not yet led to any results , and in all probability were not intended to lead to any . The Emperor of Austria and the King of Prussia have agreed , it is stated , that

the further negociations shall be carried on by a conference of the Ministers of both powers . The Duke of Oldenburg has been going backwards and forwards between Berlin and Salzburg , and doing his best , no doubt , to make himself a person of importance , but no one seems inclined to take his candidature au serievx . Some of the German papers announce that

Queen Victoria invited tho Duchess of Augustenburg to Coburg with the view of endeavouring to induce her husband to withdraw from the Duchies—a report which is obviously absurb . Reports from Ancona still give painful

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evidence of the ravages of cholera , but there is good reason to hope that in Spain its progress will be arrested . The question of slavery in Cuba has of late been much discussed in the press of Madrid and of Havana . Several projects of emancipation , gradual and immediate have been mooted among the Cuban proprietors themselves . The Princess Anna Murat , who accompanied the Emperor and Empress Napoleon to

Switzerland , met with a sad accident at Neufchatel . The horses of her carriage ran away , and the Princess was thrown out . The contusion she received is severe , but not dangerous . The brilliant world of Paris would have had occasion to lament if any serious accident had befallen so beautiful a woman as the grand-daughter of the Beau Sabreur .

The King of Prussia paid a visit to the Royal family of Bavaria at Munich on the 23 rd ult ., and left the following day . He is not to have any meeting with the King of Saxony . The convention concluded between Austria and Prussia in relation to Schleswig-Holstein has been formally communicated to the Federal Diet at Frankfort . The Italian Government has

issued an order to the effect that religious processions are not totake place in the public streets , unless with the previous authorisation of the municipal authorities , who are empowered to prevent such ceremonials if necessary . This order has been called forth by the disturbances which attended religious processions lately in the streets of Naples and other cities . Tho King of the Greeks has left Athens on a visit to Corfu . We are very glad to bo able to announce that Mr . Moens , the

English tourist , who was held in captivity for several months by a band of Neapolitan brigands , has at length been liberated . We suppose that his devoted wife succeeded in paying the remainder of the ransom money to tho brigands , and probably the authorities somewhat relaxed the vigour of their pursuit to afford her the opportunity . Tho Emperor Napoleon arrived at Fontainebloau on the evening of the 25 th ult . The

Princess Anna Murat and her two unfortunate companions remain at Neufchatel . It appears that all three were thrown from the carriage and sustained severe injuries , but their condition excites no alarm . Dr . Nelation , the eminent French surgeon , has lett Paris for Neufchatel , having received a telegraphic summons to proceed thither . Tho Empress remains at

Neufchatel with the injured ladies . The Monileur states that the reception given to the Emperor at Berne , Lucerne , and Neufchatel , was most cordial . An immense fire has broken out in the cork forest surrounding Phillippeville , Algeria . The fire is said to have been discovered in twenty places at once . A great pilgrimage , if we may uso the word , of the

townspeople and peasants of Schleswig ( those of Danish blood , no doubt ) is to be made to Copenhagen in tho first week of this mouth . The visit is to last for three days , and the municipal authorities of the Danish capital are making great preparations to do honour to the visitors . Lisbon letters deny that there is any truth in the story about tho Papal Nuncio having refused to accept King Victoria Emmanuel as godfather to the young Portuguese prince .

To Correspondents.

TO CORRESPONDENTS .

EitnATtTy .. —In Brother Purton Cooper ' s communication , page ¦ 1-7-1- of our last volume , "A God who is not the God of English Freemasonry , " for the word " dominus , " read "domino . " * * * All communications to be addressed to 19 , Salisburystreet , Strand , London , W . C . T . B . IT . —CANADA WEST . —Safely received , with thanks . Clear up to 1866 .