'A mail leaves for Europe to-morrow by the P. & 0. str. Avoca, The following Reuter's telegrams have been received during the week.
There are serious riots at Leipsig; the troops interfered.
The French have abolished the "Surtax upon foreign grain.
If Monsell retires, Hartington succeeds him, and Forster succeeds Hartington.
An International Congress on Oriental affairs has been opened at Paris (!) The Japanese Minister is President.
The English Government are organising a native force of 12 to 15,000 men against the Ashantees. Many officers are volun-tearing.
Victor Emanuel is visiting Vienna and Berlin, The Dalhousie reports the Singapore and Quangehow total wrecks. Part of the crew saved, The captain, officers, and 13 men of the Singapore are drowned.
The Insurgents at Carthagena have notified Admiral Yelverton, that they will fire upon him and confiscate English property if the Vittoria and Almanza are surrendered to the Madrid Government. Yelverton sends the vessels to Gibraltar, but refuses guarantee not to surrender.
At the meeting of English members of the Rowing Club held on Friday evening, it was decided to send the Scotch members a challenge, and the Captain of the Club was elected Captain of the English crew.
'A meeting of Treaty' Consuls was held on the 29th ulto., at which certain Sanitary Regulations for the port of Shanghai were definitely agreed on.—A letter from the Taotai, about the lines of the Great Northern Telegraph Company, was discussed.—Mr. Seward, as Senior Consul, took his seat again as Chairman of the Consular body.
'The annual meeting of the U. Company was held on the 8rd. The Directors' report winds up the Company's operations on the Yangtsze. The accounts C. Gasgette show a slight deficit. 'The Company's new Coast line is working well, but will not be pecuniarily successful till they get their own steamers. A full report of the proceedings, and a copy of the Directors' report, wilt be found elsewhere.
We reprint from the Daily Press a report of the half-yearly meeting of the Hongkong Chamber of Commerce, and the report of the Committee then submitted.
The French Municipal Council intend to procure seats, to be placed on the Bund, in the Municipal Compound, and in the Cemetery.—The Chairman was instructed to ask for an oficial copy of the judgment of the Belgian Courtof Appeal inthe Godaertaffair, and to encash the $1,000 deposited with the Consulate as security during the appeal.—The Secretary was also instructed to obtain from M. Menard the tariff which the Jin-rick-sha Company propose to charge.
We have received a copy of the Special Committee's Report on the proposals of the Woosung Road Company's scheme. The Committee appear to recommend thefollowing proposal: "that the'Tramwayrunontho North Bank of the Soochow Creek, cross the reek at the Lowza Bridge which can "be rebuilt or widened, then along anew Road to the Chekeang Road joining it "South of Major's factory, and there to "run across the Maloo into the Hupeh Road, and on tothe City." The Projectors of the tramway wish further to carry it down the Broadway, but this portion of the scheme was left in abeyance, pending the completion of the Seward road, This line was one of two suggested by the Projectors after discussion with the Committee. The alternative one was: "to cross the Soochow creek by a new bridge at the end of Honan Road, to turn off on the South bank of the creek to the new Shantung Road, then down the Peking Road to the Chekeang Road, and from this point following the course as in the first proposition."—But the first was preferred by the Committee.
Ab a Council meeting held on Monday morning, Captain Kidner was appointed to No. 1, and Lieut. Tucker promoted to be Captain of No. 3 Company, and the elections of officers made by the Rifle Companies on the Sth ulto, were confirmed. The three Companies are therefore now officered as follows No.1.
Ne Capt, Tucker, No.3, Capt, Khduer.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.