... The wise men of Zurich have come upon a new obstacle to the progress of their paci- . ficatory labours. The Austrian Government, it appears, during its occupation of Lom- bardy, had carried off to Vienna a large amount of trust funds left for the benefit of orphans. The French and Sardinian pleni- potentiaries maintain that this plunder ought to be restored in annexing the country to Piedmont. ...

... 9?c '?'qclflld AMU-5-feffm (ESTABLIShIED ANNO 1737.1 BELFAST: THURSDAY, SEPT. 15, 1859. AMONGST our latest news this morning will be found more ample particulars of the base treachery and terrible slaughter at Peiho. We comment on the further details in a separate article. The people of Sardinia contemplate the erec- tion of a monument in Paris, to express their ;ratitudo to the Emperor ...

... THlE DISJSTER IN 'THE PEIHO RIVER. To THrE EDITOR OF THE MORNING CHRONICLE. t Sli-ThesteaimerAden arrived here at threep.m. yes- n terday, the l8th iust., bringing letters from Shanghai to the b morning 5f the loth inst., together with the news of a most C disnstrous anld bloody reverse suffered by the allied forces at the entrance of the Peiho on the 25th ult. The casualties e have teen most ...

... AMit[tICA, with its ballot, is pointed out to 1 as tihe land of lice aind pure electioneeririg. It is, therefore, interesting now andr then to ?? the operatiotis of (lie beneficent political system with which our trans- atlantic coiisins are blessed. The Lotisville Demwocrant states that in that city 31r. William Smith took a voter to the polls, and that at the door of the voting place the ...

... ' BY ELECTRIC AND INTERNATIONAL TELEGRAPR. OFFIcEs, TEmPLE BuILDINGS, NEw STREET. ?? THE CHINESE WAR. JOINT ACTION OF FRANCE AND ENGLAND. PARIS, Wednesday~, September 14th.-The Moniteur of this morning, in an article containing the details of the late treachery of the Chinese, concludes thus:- The Govern- ment of the Emperor and that of Great Britain, are about to take measures together (se ...

... THE OUTBREAK IN CHINA. (rRost THE TIMES:) AFTER all, it must he no easy matter to govern a greatempire. The gentleman who was told, accord- ing to the old anecdote, to observe how easy that peculiar operation was, could have, no doubt, detected an immense number of inconsistencies in its practice, were ho possessed or ordinary penetration. It' he could not, the conduct of Government in his ...

... I XNIGHT SCENES IN NEW YOIIK. ( oee thie .A'ete IoI1 I/eiild, .1Itondy, August 2%.) Slrmur.uso Ariu iII .-A DESiEhIRITI I'IS'LI.i.-As Policeman Slierlock, of the Sixth precinct, was patrolling his beat, the comer of Worth and Blaxter streets, about five o'clock yesterday mollning, fie ?? attracted by the cry of ulr-der, I am stabbed,, and in a moment after- wards lie discovered a man ...

... THE BALLO1' IN AMEl'IC. .I 'lre following letter Ilas been addreissed to the lion. F. IL Berikeley, the President of the Ballot Society:- New York Hotel, Sept. 1, 1853,9. Sin-I have observed in the English journals re- centi much discussion on the subject of the ballot, and freq nent allusiori to the inaniter of its nies in America. I think, from what I have read on the subject, that nn ...

... LATEST AD TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. ?? THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION AT oh' ABERDEEN. the THE PRINCE CONSORT'S OPENING ea ADDRESS. ' z The twenty-ninth annual meeting of the British by Association for the Advancement of Sience wasby commenced last evening (Wednesda, in the New Music Hall, Abberdeen-a fine new building, of which this reunion proved a brilliant and auspicious open- ing. 'The hau, which is ...

... GENERAL NEWS, CHARGE OF IOTONING AT POPLAnt.-On. Friday George Frederick Royal, alias Reynolds, alias Itignold, was brought up on remand at the Thames Police Court, charged with the wilful murder of Zipporah Wright, a young woman with whom he cohabited, in June last, in Gough-street, Poplar. It was fully proved that poison was the cause of herdeath, snd the prisoner waa committed for trial. Mr ...

... BARNST'APLE. Thleie is a rurmour extant to the effect that the autiritics are favourable to the Square being planted with oi ?? trees, and it is understood that the matter will Ie considerel at the next meeting of the Town Council. The 'Towvn Council meeting, ol Wecdnesday proved t niillity. Te attendance wiet insufficient to form a quorum. Onlt six members were present-namely, the Mayor, ...

... T1 ER DISASTER IN CHINA. 4 . : ?? .- . . . 1 s {reiri tbe Tb'es'Corresvndeno)',jence. Hong Kong, Joly 22.1 lnteiligcrnce froan the North is of the most disastrous nl'ture. ue rforces having been rejulsed at the entrance of i tlb Peiho with very severe loss. - Mr. Bruce arrived off the' Pdiho on the 18th June, and sought commnunication with the authorities -n shore. No officers of rank were ...