he Frouch mail of the 3rd December arrived on Saturday, by the M.D. steamer Anadyr.
A mail leaves to-morrow for Euzope, by the P. & O. steamer Bombay.
The following telegrams have been ighting in Perak is considered finished. erhyy in replying to an address from ing a prote over Egypt or of any inten-riga from interested motives of reversing the English icy with regard to the whole Eastern Question.
He said the Government solely required additional security for tree and uninterrupted passage to I The reject Sultan's firman, deci cent conflict a expulsion of the Turks is complete. No important fighting has occurred recently either in Busnia or in Hlerzegovina.
The Times is premature in stating that France adhered to the Austrian scheme for reforms in Zichy.
There is a Cabinet crisis in France, The obituary list includes Viscount Am-berley, oon of Earl Russell.
The Queen, accompanied by the Princess of Wales, "will open Parliament. The Queen proceeds to Coburg on the 10th April, and afterwards to Baden.
The Ministerial crisis in France continues, Dofaure hae resigned, and Ins inc Mahon is secking to reconcile Ministers and form a common programme to be issued by proclamation, as the com try requires rebore and an honest trial of the present institutions until 1880, There has been very little going on during the week; yesterday was Chinese New Year's day, which falls carly this year, and business has been, as usual, nearly suspended, A great many people have gone up-country shooting, but the weather has been intensely cold, and we expect to hear of some boats bing frozen A heavy snow-fall during Tuesday night, which lay on the ground ground: all through Wednesday under the influence of keen northerly wind, prevented the usual amount of visiting among the Chis nese. With the therm, at 33° max. during the afternoon, they evidently considered in-door festivities preferable, and adjourned calling till more favourable day. But snow on Now Year's day, however in+ convenient, is regarded as strictly seasons able, and as presaging "good chance" and good rice crop for the onaning year.— cold, but clear and bright, The A. D. ©, gave their second pore formance for the season, on Friday evening, at the Lyceum, The picoos chosen were the ovmic drama "Not a Bad Judge," and the comedietta ' His Own Enemy,"
The Dramatic Amateurs of the Club Concordia gave their second performance of the season, on Saturday evening.
A Payer Hunt was had on Saturday afternoon; starting from Trefancha, and finishing Mr. Major's house on the Bubbling Well Road.
The fortnightly free entertainment of the Shanghai Temperance Society was held on Saturday evening. In the course of the evening, Me. U.S. Churton gave an address on "British Policy and Chivese obstructiveness," and Mr, H. J. 8. Barlow reading. gramme was made up of an addr Warn, a recitation, songs, negro melodies, and choruses, The eutertuiument was well attended, and was on the whole The annual meeting of the North-Ching Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society is announced to take place on Tuesday oven ing next, After the election of officers, a paper entitled "The atory of the Emperor Shun," by Mr. T. W. Kingsmill, will be read.
Shortly before midnight on Saturday, an alarm of fire was rung from the Central Police Station, but ceased in a few minutes; the alarm having been found to bea false one, and to have originated from the circumstance that at about the time named a good deal of joss-paper was being burnt by the Chinese in different parts of the Settlemont.—In addition to the consumption of joss-paper, there was also much cracker and bomb exploding going on nearly the night through,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.