Tt has been decided a verted Boles, which rearm the effective members 'A meeting of shareholders in the Brick and Sew Mill Company was also held on the 19th inst.; but a there were not suicient votes represented to form a quorum, proceedings could be take The meeting of Laud Renters for the 25th inst, has been pos the 29th, An important bottomry ease, re the barq. Seaton," has been tried before the Supreie Court. A fall report will be found else where, Among other interesting partic garding the movements of the local contemporary informed its renders, 4 short time ago, that—" Major Doyle, whois in command of one of the Imperial contingents and had taken them some 400 ies into the interior, was deserted by his Chinese soldiers and his bodyguard had turned against him further, that the rebels had succeeded in completely circumvent ing Li-Footai, and his army in the north,' trid that Naxiixa itself was almost un feuded, there being " only a few coolies" to rman the guns in case of an attack, Thinking all these statements favoured strongly of the exaggeration which ba characterised all reports of rebel move. ments, we took steps to ascertain their acccaracy, and are happy to learn that Li Putai has not been surrounded, nor is the least danger of being yo; that Major Doyle's bodyguard never turned. aga him nor threatened to do so; that his bri sude have not deserted him nor are likely todo so, inasmuch as, with the exception of afew who are in Honan with Li, they are encamped outside the West gate of Nanking, in perfect readiness to man their guns fever the Nienfei cross the river and the 160 oF 200. miles seat separate the the whole of this exciting story, which went to -prove that disaffection "existed among the most. trusted of jean discover no broader foundation than the following. Major Doyle,. accompanied by bodyguard" of two men, was on his way uup-country to join the army. In an out of ber, demanded from. him.an advance of waged He refused; they fa sisted, and at engtI Became violent; the " body guard," fearing Yorencounter five times their own number, did not show the determined front they should have done, However, the whole affair pasted over as such disputes generally do, It was no doubt very remiss on the part of the body guard" to show little courage, but the facts scarcely amount to the desertion ofa brigade, Major Doyle is since been obliged to return from ill-health.
A Cummicaana correspondent says a letter was received there a week ago {rom a mise sionary in Nganking, saying all was quiet, tat there was no appearance of any SOfg io the neighbourhood.
Wanxow.—A correspendent_ writ Having just passed up the river T am able from personal observation to show the value of the absurd rumours that have been the proceeding and through their usual exerci spears as I passed. At Tatung, not vestige or sign of disorder, nor the smallest elect of any Nienfei rad can be observed. The Customs cruiser Lone Star is still peaczably at anchor; and the ceuarge not only affirm that no Nien been heard of thus for many enquiries being Plymouth Rock people say that when they last arrived i Ji from hence, they were boarded before they got to the wharf, by people wanting to know if Nanking were taken, and all sorts ofuonsense, Nganking ling_been perfectly undisturbed by either local or other banditti; and the same way honestly be said of both banks of the Yang-tees far up as Olyphant Island, some seven tiles below Kiukiang, From enquiries made at the latter port, I gathered that me parties of Nienfei, mossily horsemen, lave been wandering about on the left bank, above Kiukiang and below Cotk's head, creating, of course, great excitement and terror among the inhabitants, Wi town about 90 miles above Kivkiang, was visited last month by number of bandit, about 8 oF 400 strong, who plundered and alarmed the country people all around id frightened the foreign tidewaiter charge there, 10 Kivkinng, The robbers, however, only remained four days, the people then went back, as well the tide-waiters, to find that little damage.had been done to the houses, but that, everything portable lad been stolen, T passed Hunter Island, about 14 miles above loking, Tpermaly tao 200 redagecs going back to the rosinland. "There were no eugees on Collinson Islan neither did I observe any signs of di quietude afar us Grovener Island, Think itis evident from this that the strength and s¢° proceedings of the Nieafei have been grossly exaggerated; and go on to tell you one of the ill effects the ex got up about them is product again on the ersbave been attempting to ran arms to the rebels; but have not, I believe, met with auch success. The Hankow Zines alluded to this lust week, and meationd the proxi" nity of the Nienftito this port, where, how= ever, they do not excite the slightest appre= ension, They are believed to ten foreigners with them, Tid Jus not fieen surrounded nor attacked, and making arrangements with Koo to attack the main body of in genre, believed to be about 2,600strong, From Yoxomawa, we learn that Sir Larry. Parkes and the Dutch envoy have already Jef. on the long talked of visit to Osnks, ind the French and American represent tives are expected soon to follow. 7 probability of further distorbtnces from Chosia is rumoured, Another daimio, the prince of Higno, refuses to give up some of Chosin's men whom he took prisoners dur-the xay-piece bis_bustmen, cloven-in.numea ing. the late-civil_var; and Chosiv_insiss on their immediate eurrendse.
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