London, 19th August, M. Freycinet urges the appointment of a Vicar Apostolic instead of a Nancio for China, which the Vatican declines.
(From the Saigonnais.")
ELECTION OF THE COUNCILS-OENERAL, Paris, 3rd Auguat, In the elections for the Councils-General the Conaorvatives have gained fourteen seats. There are 170 ballots, GENERAL BOULANGER, ronctiouary journals attack with 6 violence General Boulanger, or for War, and publish old lotters wed by him to General the Duc @aumale, Mr. N. R. O'Conor, late British Charge AFaires and Secretary of Legation, arrived at Shanghai by the £l Dorado on Saturday. We have grat pleasure in announcing that the British Government has recognised the great services rendered to his countrymen by Mr, O'Couor during his tenure of tha post of Charge d'Afaires by conferring on him the rank of C.B, As Mr. O'Conor only recontl ved a.-abip, the farther and higher honour in an unusually marked recognition.
Mr. N. P. O'Conor left here for Foo. chow by the Fuyew yesterday morning.
In M. Cochery the French had a Miniat of Posta and Telegraphs so able and enlightened that he was allowed to his post in successive ministries. When the present ministry under M. do
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