... WEDNESDAY, NovEMBER 10, 1868. TnE Foreign Intelligence this week is of such an important and interesting nature that it is well deserving of precedence in our weekly summary of events, First of all there is the opening of that remote, deeply interesting, and hitherto sealed ?? the enterprise and commercial intercourse of the world. Such great events as the opening of China, and now of Japan, ...

... When the Emperor Napoleon (the great Emperor, not the little one) was packed off to Elba, he had, as was usual with him, a sharp eye to theatricaleffect. Indeed, that distinguished man, during the period of his great elevation as well as of his great downfall, was subject, in a degree, almost unexampled, to the tyranny of a principle which, in the case of commonplace people, finds expression ...

... flL-VJ1 - - 1 __ -AAA -AI _f -t A n Cynics-with no patesnal or maternal hearts-may niew with h aughty indifference the pantomimic pleasures of Christ. mae time, and miaerable Scroogese may,iu the hardness of their hearts, exclaim Whatis Merry Christmas to me? but tous there is no music so sweet and gladeomeas the juvenile peal of laughter which rings in our ears on boxing night. ...

... The Greet Handel Commemoration of June, 1850, is now closely occupying the attention of the Committee of the Stored Harmonic Society, as well as the officers of the Crystal Palace Company. T'le Society, as before, undertakes the musical arrangements, and is already preparing the list of performers for this unparalleled musical display. The publicity given to the 1857 Festival, and the wide ...

... LONDON-WEDNESDAY. INDIA. The following details have been received at the East India House:- OunE.-BErAnns Divisro-.-Captain M. Mullen with his Sikhs fell in with the rebels at a village near Beateen Ghazee, and drove them out-killing and woonding sixty. AL.AiaBAD DrvisloN.-Captain Dehny, with a detachment of regulars and a party of military police, came up with Punjaub Singb, of Rens, at ...

... BRISTOL AND EXETER. The half-yearly meeting of tbis company was held on Thursday, at Bristol; ?? J. W. Buller, M.P., in the chair. Au abstract of the report andaccountshas already appeared. The CHAIRnAN, in moving the adoption of the report, said it contained so full a statement of thalreceipts and expend- iture of the past balf-year that it would be necessary for him to make scarcely any ...

... LUTHIER ENTERING A CONVENT, AND ills (C(VENT MITE. tin) sIte( 11th of Aetipst wh-lie tiree months were wanting to cavolictle 1 is twenlty-seondw year, thle vootg Collegian gathered his friends, at at fiui'cell simper. 'lThers was tonsie, as naual, to charm the tar ,'and tlii conversation, whitieh seasoned their R1ingl mettl, Was thle fl-re, Cheerful ta~lk of men onl cehi thle world's eaves ...

... Sn1 ITALY. to Great activity prevails in the arsenal at Venice. The al castle of Milan is declared to be a fortress. A battery of cannon has been sent to Pavia. The rumours of war do not abate. It has been stated that e Count Cavour was asked to make some public pacificatory d declaration. This is denied. Again he is reported to have d sent round a circular having reference to the warlike or ...

... ST. EDMUND. THE CLERG5Y1AN RUNS AWAY FROM THE BARE O TOBY. The annual meeting for the election of churchwardeno was held on Monday, in the vestry. The Rev. Owen Owen presided. The CHURMAN having read the notice of meeting, said he would nominate Mr. Kemp as his warden for the ensuing year. Mr. TOBY proposed Mr. Parkin as the warden for the parish, which being seconded was carried ress. con. Mr ...

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... as cre 3ee cil of Of Bed to oad Ia at oer vor it ito, Ito the )an 'es ese, his eld roe lit its who 3es in A sa tto Ind aed lad i.91 me Iits ' I ?? Sly to rds irly joa iit it,' Inal the Dot ob, 'he aed och of is, iet hie as )us lise )Is a, of is a. of ;et n, it id d, Be BRISTOL AND EXETER RAILWAY. The forty-third half-yearly meeting of this Company was held last Thursday, at the White Lion Inn, ...