15 DECEMBER 1860, page 1

News Of The Week.

LORD ELGIN has been compelled, not only to go to Pekin, but to take possession of that capital. No news since the war in Italy broke out has been so eagerly looked for as that......

.the Intelligence From The United States Shows .that The...

ferment has not increased in the South. As was anti- cipated, the Unionists are displaying in great strength. The moderate men are confronting the immoderate men at public......

The Austrian Government Has Made Another Bid For Popu-...

•dler concessions to Hungary, and still more, her con- cessions to the non-Hungarian provinces, have only increased thaappelite for.more. Finding the plans of Count Guluchowslii......

King Francis Has Not Abandoned Gaeta, But Report States That

the Emperor Napoleon has at last abandoned him. When the French squadron quits the waters of Gaeta we shall belieyellie report. In the meantime, it is obvious to every one,......

Mr. Disraeli Has Succeeded In Raising A Ferment In The

Church by a speech he has seen fit to deliver at Amersham, in Bucks. He asks' the clergy to rally to his standard, reject every com- promise of the church-rate question, make a......