The English mail of the 14th November arrived on the 2nd inst., by the P, & O. str. Delta, 'The French mail' of the 2ist idem arrived on the 7th, by the M, M. steamer Amazone.
The American mail of the Ist December, arrived this afternoon, Telegraphic communication between Shanghai and- Amoy has been interrupted for a week, but was re-opened yesterday, and the following Reuter's telegrams were received Marshal Bazaine has entered the Ile Marguerette Prison.
General Moriones with 12,000 troops disembarked at Santona, Dive Duke of Edinburgh has started for St. Petersburgh.
The German Emperor is, convalescent his bronchial affection is din grano has been appointed Chico the Spanish Executive, Glover joined Wolseley on. the 16th December, The reinforcements were to Iand on the 3rd January and march direct on Coomassie.
The election of councillors for the French Municipality took place on Monday. The roll numbers 205 electors, of whom only 62 voted, and one ticket proving to be blank, 61 votes were recorded, The result was as follows:—French residents—Morsrs, Grenot, 36; Leroy, 32; Meilhan, 22. Foreign residents—Messrs, A. N. Brown, 44; Aymeri, 80; and Mackintosh, 28, Wo understand that Mr. Brown has signified his intention not to accept the seat to which he was elected. Mr.
Brown was unaware of the honor intended him until he was made acquainted with the result; otherwise, had he been asked, business engagements would have obliged him to decline the nomination, Mx. Brown adds, we believe, as a further reason for declining office, that several of the gentlemen elected on Monday had previously expressed themselves in favour of the Wharf scheme, which he, as an elector, had felt obliged to oppose.
We print elsewhere a report of the working of the Recreation Fund from April 1872 to October "1873, The assets of the Trust are valued at Tis, 38,029, and the linbilitios at Tis.
1,409, besides a disputed sum of Tis, 174, The income forthe year 1874 is estimated
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