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cow asserts that the landed property of Count Zamoyski has been confiscated by General Mouravieff . The Russians , under the command of Baumgarten , have been defeated by Zielinsk and Grzymale ' s forces , and an official Russian report admits the fact , but accounts for it by stating that the insurgents greatly outnumbered the Imperial troops . There are symptoms that the relations of Russia and Turkey are
again about to become openly unfriendly . From more than one quarter recently it has been reported that unusual concentrations of Russian troops have been formed on the Turkish frontier , anditisnow alleged that representations on this subject made by the Porte have not been courteously received or straightforwardly answered . Meantime , a correspondent of the
Times sends to that journal a statement which , if it be anything like truthful , shows a deliberate determination on the part of the Russian government to break the stipulations in regard to its naval force in the Black Sea laid down in the treaty of Paris . The King of Prussia is stated to have declined to take any part in the proposed Conference at Frankfort . The
other kings of Germany—Hanover , Bavaria , Saxony , and Wurtemburg—have accepted the invitation of Austria . Several of the minor powers—21 in all—have likewise accepted it . The Emperor of Austria ' s letter suggests as the question for debate at Frankfort , How the constitution of the Germanic Confederation may be so altered as , while preserving its substantial basis , to adapt to it the political requirements of the present
age ? It seems that the title selected forthe Ruler of Greece is that of " King of the Hellenes . " The young king , we are informed by the Morning Post , " has become anxious to take formal possession of his crown at the earliest possible moment , " aud he remains in Denmark only until the arrangement shall have been completed for ceding the Ionian Islands to Greece .
The dignatai'ies of the trea ty of Vienna are , it is added , prepared to ratify this measure as soon as the Ionian parliament has passed a vote in favour of the cession . We learn from Copenhagen that the King of Denmark , who had been invited to assist at the Frankport Conference , has declined the honour From Alenna we receive a rumour that Prussia intends to secede from the German Confederation .
AMERICA . —By the City of London steamer we are put in possession of New York advices up to the 1 st inst . ; but they report few events of interest or importance . The armies of Generals Lee and Meade , after their recent marching and counter-marching , have re-occupied the district iu which they were established previous to'the late Confederate invasion of Maryland ; and it was stated that General Meade was desirous
of preventing his adversary from obtaining possession of his old position on the heights of Fredericksburg . It is not unlikely , therefore , that an early arrival may bring accounts of some important engagement on or near to the old battle-ground . From the AVest we hear that General Jackson has received considerable reinforcements from General Bragg , and is making
efforts to defend Mobile , against which the Federals are believed to be advancing . The latest advices from Charleston indicate no change in the position of the combatants . Firing continued from day to day , and the Federals were reported to be engaged in the construction of batteries in close proximity to Battery Wagner . On the other hand , according to one
telegram , General Gilrnore , commanding the Federals , had urgently applied for reinforcements and assistance , which were being sent to him from Fortress Monroe . The Provost Marshal General had ordered the draft in New York to be carried out , and the 3 rd was mentioned as the day for its resumption . The Confederate cruiser Florida was at Bermuda repairing and taking in coal from a Confederate vessel—a supplv of that
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article having been refused by the authorities . It was asserted that she had since June 18 th destroyed twelve vessels , and that she had transferred 500 , 000 dollars in silver bars to a steamer bound for AVilmington . By the arrival of the Nova Scotia we learn that General Gilrnore has abandoned for the present the idea of taking Fort AVagner , but that he is confident his siege guns will reach Fort Sumter . The New York papers make the
important statement that 10 , 000 French troops are expected at Acapulco , from the Gulf of Mexico , and from there they will be despatched to garrison all the Mexican Pacific ports . MEXICO . —Mexico has been proclaimed an Empire . The Council of Notables declared that the nation chose the Imperial as its form of government , and proclaimed the Archduke
Maximilian of Austria Emperor . If , however , the Archduke should decline the X'roftered honour , theu the council request that the Emperor Napoleon will kindly send a fit and proper person of his own choosing . The Empire was solemnly proclaimed an the 10 th of July . A deputation of five " persons immediately left for Europe , charged to offer the new Imperial
Crown to the Archduke Maximilian . It is stated that the Emperor and Empress of the French have already sent their congratulations to the Archduke , who , it is said , will accept the crown . Indeed , La France of AA ' ednesday evening has an article which professes to tell the world exactly what is going to happen .
The Archduke Maximilian , we learn , will positively accept , if he has no already accepted , the crown . It will then he arranged that the amounts due to France , comprising the costs of the war and the sums clue to private creditors , shall be paid hy Mexico within six years . France will maintain an army of occupation for a period to be agreed upon at the expense of
Mexico . The vote of the Mexican notables will not be submitted for ratification to the universal suffrage of Mexico , but only to the Mexican municipalities .
To Correspondents.
TO CORRESPONDENTS .
YOURS FRATERNALLY " or Any Other Man" might ask a question without adopting a slang cognomen . A lodge has the power of voting money to present jewele to two of its officers , if it see fit . The lodge has not the power to relieve an officer other than the Secretary , of the payment of dues . Honorary members arenotacknowledgedunder the Book of Constitutions . A CROSS . —The election rests with the members of the lodge ,
anel although you have acteel as Treasurer pro . tern ., in the absence abroad of that brother , yet , when it is found he will not return , there is no reason you are to succeed him . The brethren cast no slur upon you by electing another ; all they elo is to exercise their right , and honour any brother they choose by electing him to a by-no-means enviable office . C . T . —Send a P . O . order , and accompany it with a careful
description of what you require , to any Masonic jeweller , and you will be sure to get the emblem made . AA e cannot recommend one brother in preference to others . Choose who you please to employ . MANCHESTER . —No ; it never reached us . B . B . —The brother you mention is a Depute Grand Master , not a Deputy Grand Master . The first is Scotch , the second
English . POINT WITHIN A CIRCLE . —Fight your own battle , we have quite enough on our hands without entering into a Provincial Grand Lodge squabble . ROYAL ARCH . —The two Scribes . A STRANGER . —If you are known as a Mason , and have been to airy lodge , or can prove yourself , there will be no difficulty . LEO . —The essay is unsuitable , and has been returned with thanks .
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The Week.
cow asserts that the landed property of Count Zamoyski has been confiscated by General Mouravieff . The Russians , under the command of Baumgarten , have been defeated by Zielinsk and Grzymale ' s forces , and an official Russian report admits the fact , but accounts for it by stating that the insurgents greatly outnumbered the Imperial troops . There are symptoms that the relations of Russia and Turkey are
again about to become openly unfriendly . From more than one quarter recently it has been reported that unusual concentrations of Russian troops have been formed on the Turkish frontier , anditisnow alleged that representations on this subject made by the Porte have not been courteously received or straightforwardly answered . Meantime , a correspondent of the
Times sends to that journal a statement which , if it be anything like truthful , shows a deliberate determination on the part of the Russian government to break the stipulations in regard to its naval force in the Black Sea laid down in the treaty of Paris . The King of Prussia is stated to have declined to take any part in the proposed Conference at Frankfort . The
other kings of Germany—Hanover , Bavaria , Saxony , and Wurtemburg—have accepted the invitation of Austria . Several of the minor powers—21 in all—have likewise accepted it . The Emperor of Austria ' s letter suggests as the question for debate at Frankfort , How the constitution of the Germanic Confederation may be so altered as , while preserving its substantial basis , to adapt to it the political requirements of the present
age ? It seems that the title selected forthe Ruler of Greece is that of " King of the Hellenes . " The young king , we are informed by the Morning Post , " has become anxious to take formal possession of his crown at the earliest possible moment , " aud he remains in Denmark only until the arrangement shall have been completed for ceding the Ionian Islands to Greece .
The dignatai'ies of the trea ty of Vienna are , it is added , prepared to ratify this measure as soon as the Ionian parliament has passed a vote in favour of the cession . We learn from Copenhagen that the King of Denmark , who had been invited to assist at the Frankport Conference , has declined the honour From Alenna we receive a rumour that Prussia intends to secede from the German Confederation .
AMERICA . —By the City of London steamer we are put in possession of New York advices up to the 1 st inst . ; but they report few events of interest or importance . The armies of Generals Lee and Meade , after their recent marching and counter-marching , have re-occupied the district iu which they were established previous to'the late Confederate invasion of Maryland ; and it was stated that General Meade was desirous
of preventing his adversary from obtaining possession of his old position on the heights of Fredericksburg . It is not unlikely , therefore , that an early arrival may bring accounts of some important engagement on or near to the old battle-ground . From the AVest we hear that General Jackson has received considerable reinforcements from General Bragg , and is making
efforts to defend Mobile , against which the Federals are believed to be advancing . The latest advices from Charleston indicate no change in the position of the combatants . Firing continued from day to day , and the Federals were reported to be engaged in the construction of batteries in close proximity to Battery Wagner . On the other hand , according to one
telegram , General Gilrnore , commanding the Federals , had urgently applied for reinforcements and assistance , which were being sent to him from Fortress Monroe . The Provost Marshal General had ordered the draft in New York to be carried out , and the 3 rd was mentioned as the day for its resumption . The Confederate cruiser Florida was at Bermuda repairing and taking in coal from a Confederate vessel—a supplv of that
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article having been refused by the authorities . It was asserted that she had since June 18 th destroyed twelve vessels , and that she had transferred 500 , 000 dollars in silver bars to a steamer bound for AVilmington . By the arrival of the Nova Scotia we learn that General Gilrnore has abandoned for the present the idea of taking Fort AVagner , but that he is confident his siege guns will reach Fort Sumter . The New York papers make the
important statement that 10 , 000 French troops are expected at Acapulco , from the Gulf of Mexico , and from there they will be despatched to garrison all the Mexican Pacific ports . MEXICO . —Mexico has been proclaimed an Empire . The Council of Notables declared that the nation chose the Imperial as its form of government , and proclaimed the Archduke
Maximilian of Austria Emperor . If , however , the Archduke should decline the X'roftered honour , theu the council request that the Emperor Napoleon will kindly send a fit and proper person of his own choosing . The Empire was solemnly proclaimed an the 10 th of July . A deputation of five " persons immediately left for Europe , charged to offer the new Imperial
Crown to the Archduke Maximilian . It is stated that the Emperor and Empress of the French have already sent their congratulations to the Archduke , who , it is said , will accept the crown . Indeed , La France of AA ' ednesday evening has an article which professes to tell the world exactly what is going to happen .
The Archduke Maximilian , we learn , will positively accept , if he has no already accepted , the crown . It will then he arranged that the amounts due to France , comprising the costs of the war and the sums clue to private creditors , shall be paid hy Mexico within six years . France will maintain an army of occupation for a period to be agreed upon at the expense of
Mexico . The vote of the Mexican notables will not be submitted for ratification to the universal suffrage of Mexico , but only to the Mexican municipalities .
To Correspondents.
TO CORRESPONDENTS .
YOURS FRATERNALLY " or Any Other Man" might ask a question without adopting a slang cognomen . A lodge has the power of voting money to present jewele to two of its officers , if it see fit . The lodge has not the power to relieve an officer other than the Secretary , of the payment of dues . Honorary members arenotacknowledgedunder the Book of Constitutions . A CROSS . —The election rests with the members of the lodge ,
anel although you have acteel as Treasurer pro . tern ., in the absence abroad of that brother , yet , when it is found he will not return , there is no reason you are to succeed him . The brethren cast no slur upon you by electing another ; all they elo is to exercise their right , and honour any brother they choose by electing him to a by-no-means enviable office . C . T . —Send a P . O . order , and accompany it with a careful
description of what you require , to any Masonic jeweller , and you will be sure to get the emblem made . AA e cannot recommend one brother in preference to others . Choose who you please to employ . MANCHESTER . —No ; it never reached us . B . B . —The brother you mention is a Depute Grand Master , not a Deputy Grand Master . The first is Scotch , the second
English . POINT WITHIN A CIRCLE . —Fight your own battle , we have quite enough on our hands without entering into a Provincial Grand Lodge squabble . ROYAL ARCH . —The two Scribes . A STRANGER . —If you are known as a Mason , and have been to airy lodge , or can prove yourself , there will be no difficulty . LEO . —The essay is unsuitable , and has been returned with thanks .