CONTINENTAL.
Brigandage ia active in Italy. The tobacco monopoly contract is completed. The theatre in Turin was burned, but without loss of life. persona were shot for conspiring to effect the death of Prince Michael of Servia. The officer commanding the firing party was killed by a ball glancing off a post. Breadatuffs are exempted from navigation duty in France, till the end of December. Iv parts of Spain a severe famine has existed. A revolution is considered imminent. The Duke and Duchess of Montpensier are at Lisbon, to protest against their exile. The Duke is about to renounce all Spanish honours and dignities. A violent pamphlet against the Queen of Spain is being circulated. A conspiracy has been discovered on board the frigate Ville de Madrid, the object being to embark the exiled prisoners at the Azores, and land them on the Spanish coast. Frankfort is to be fortified. A marriage is projected between the Sultan's niece and the heir of the Egyptian Vice-Eoyalty. The Queen of Greece has given birth to a son.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 127, 8 October 1868, Page 3
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175CONTINENTAL. Star (Christchurch), Issue 127, 8 October 1868, Page 3
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