St, Petersburg, Decomber 25. Tho Russian press contain articles strongly opposing restoring the Bona partes to tho throne ol France, The crops in the province ofToola hive failed, and thousands of peasants are starving. It is feared that an outbreak of typhus fever will follow. A band of robbers stole 80,000 roubles from a train near Warsaw. Vienna, December. 25. A quarrel haa taken place between one of the judges and Serban, a niojp her of the Chamber of Deputies, re sulting in a duel, Swords were the weapons used, and Serbau was severely wounded, Sydnkv, December 26. The body of a seaman named Harry Bower has been picked up at sea. Bower left Sydney in the ketoh Agnes Rose on Friday for Port Stevens, and it is feared the vessel has been lost with all hands, The Bteamer Guthrie, which has arrived from Hong Kong, brings news of a disastrous tiro at Shin Ku fuioho, in Japan, on Novomber lltb. Before the flames were extinguished 625 houses were totally destroyed,,and a number of others damaged, while several firemen were killed by falling debris,

Newspapers by tho Bteamor also contain an account of an outrage by pirates, 200 of whom attaoked and burned the village of Nagotua.. They looted tho buildings ,'ocbupied by Europeans, and roasted three Anja mites alive, A number of men ngjfc" wounded in meeting tho.attack, a(d women and children wore carried off Tho Europeans escaped with their lives,

A half-deck boat named lolanthe was upset in tboharbour this after noon under the South Head. 1 : A pic» nio party of 24' belonging to a seot known as Christians were on board, Seventeen were saved, two were drowned, and five are missing. Tboso drowned are Lizzie Grazer, aged 17, and David McGregor, iged 0, The missing are Colin Armour, Charlotte Crouohier, John McGregor, Daißy Dt'hlop and Louie Gowper. Five of those rescued have been romoved to the Hospital.
