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Evening Star, Volume III, Issue 837, 11 January 1866, Page 2

A French paper states that the Pope has resolved to establish in England a second Archbishopric, of which the see will be either at Liverpool or Birmingham. The Argus says :—The erection of a masonic hall in Melbourne, so often promised and so long delayed, at last appears likely. A “ Melbourne Masonic-hall Company (Limited),” has been formed, the capital being set down at £IO,OOO, divided into £1 shares, which have been largely subscribed for by the different grand lodges and the more prominent members of the craft. A. convenient site in AJbert-street, East Melbourne, has been selected, and the vigorous extensions of Brother W. H. Taafe, the chief promoter of the scheme, have given life to a movement which was in a languishing state. We learn from our Launceston files that there is now a prospect of the Launceston and Deloraine Railway being carried out, the landholders of the district having agreed to give the re-guar'antee of interests which was required by the Government. They were to have no railway unless two thirds of the property holders of the district voted for it, and pledged themselves for the repayment of any expense to which the country might be put by the loan for its construction, when the polling Was taken, theTe Was but on© district in which the promoters had not a large majority. That was Garrick. Its defection has been more than made up by other portions of the district. Lahnceston stands at the head of the poll. The result may be arrived at thus :—Number of ayes, 2,231. Number of noes, 564. Total votes, 2,802. Two-thirds of this " total, 1,868. This, taken from the number the ayes actually polled leaves the promoters with 370 spare votes. That is a much larger number than was generally expected. The wife of Governor Kossuth, the illustrious Hungarian patriot, died on September 1, at - Turin, of the illness from which she has been suffering for years. On account of her failing health, her husband, several years ago, repaired with her to Italy, where she has since been cared for by him with the most exemplary devo* tion. Madame Kossuth, at the time of her death* was fifty-five years old. Her remains are to bo conveyed to Genoa for interment by the side' of < her only daughter, who died a few years ago; - Kossuth has during the last few years, lost several of his nearest relations, and the death of liis wife leaves him nearly alone. The millions of his countrymen who still cherish his ' memory as of old, and of friends and admirers in other countries, will feel the deepest sympathy with, the intrepid, not>le hero, in. his recent sore trial.