The French mail of the 29th August arrived on the 13th, by the M. M. str. Peiho.
'A mail left on Sunday for America by the P. M. str. Costa Rica.
A mail leaves to-morrow for Europe by the M. M. str. Donna.
The following Reuter's, telegrams have been received during the week.
Mr. Hayter, a Liberal, has been elected for Bath.
The Newmarket" Czsarewitch" was won by Kinglund (?); Royal George, 2nd Pirate, 3rd.
There has been'a severe but indecisive engagement betsreen the troops and Carlists at Navarre.
Holland has suspended coining silver.
The republicans have carried the Supplementary Elections in four of the French Departments by large majorities.
There have been indecisive naval engagements between the Insurgents? atid Government Frigates off Carthagena; both considerably damag A meeting of the N. ©, Insurance Ca, was held on the 13th inst. The accounts of the 1869-71 Company were closed, outstanding liabilities being re-insured in the new Company for Tis, 8,923, The accounts to the 30th June last of the 1872-4 Company showed a balance in hand of Tls. 570,115 in addition to the paid-up capital, besides a sum of Tls:'103,148 cam forward to provide against known losses, The French Municipal Council peralat in their with to have the Bund and Honan road bridges over the Yang-king-pang constructed of iron, and offer to advance the money, since the English Council cannot at present afford it. The English Council are waiting for an answer to th application to the Taotai, before deciding. We cannot pretend to foretell the Taotai's answer, but we would rather the request had not been made, Wo ought to look after our own concession, and do without aid from the Chinese Authori-as rigidly as we reject their interfer-ce.—The agent of the Messageries Maritimes no reason why the Company should pay the Commercial tax, inasmuch as all its cargo is Ianded at the Hongkew Wharf; but will transmit the Council's application to headquarters, Reports of proceedings of the english Council during the past month, will be found on another page, The long Jntorval which has elapsed since the Inst minutes wore published, has allowed much of the information toleak out beforehand, Considering, for instance, that the elections of Volunteer Officers took place on the 4th August, and that their appointments were made out about a month later, the present, announcement of their confirmation is a little stale, The correspondence with the Taotai about the Bunding scheme, and the application for a contribution towards the now bridges, found publicity in the minutes of the meeting of Treaty Consuls; and the negociations with the French Council on the same subject, through the minutes of the proceedings of that body. there are still however many interesting items, the cash balance is favourable; and indicates, we hope, satisfactory state of the revenue,—Tho proposal to obtain from the several Consuls information regarding transfers of land made in their offices, will enable an accurate record to be kept by the Council.—The correspondence about the hideous abstraction called Howard's Wharf shows an inclination on Mr. Hanbury's part to have the full benefit obtainable from the improvements contemplated. His proposals amount to this, that the Council shall do everything, and hand over to him an improved property, a ready made bund, and new pontoon jetty the third condition, that the Council shall alter the Bund line if there be still any mud. flat apparent a year hence is, to say no more, unwise in Mr, Hanbury's own interests. We have bunded out enough, and shall soon reach Pootung if we go on—a result which would hardly be
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