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Lyttelton Times, Volume LVI, Issue 6501, 28 December 1881, Page 6

The Spanish Government has decided to release all political prisoners. A naval expedition is being prepared at Constantinople to chastise the rebellious tribe# in southern Arabia. The French Council o! State is considering (he project of a decree for assuring religious liberty in the army. The Italian Government has prohibited meetings of Republicans and Anti Clericals to commemorate the anniversary of the battle of Montano. The banishment decree in Denmark against the members of the Boh!e*wlg*Holsteio Augustecborg family, dating from 1862, baa recently been revoked. Bis tubing boat* with HO men on board went out to sea from Boulogne-our Mer Fort on Oct. 10, and ills believed they perished in the terrible storm of Oct. 11. It is elated Os Bust Lin* will shortly occupy Merv. The Chief at the Tekkes hoe arrived at Merr to negotiate or. behalf of Russia for > the submission of ell Turcomans. Tim missionaries in Northern India are talking of preparing a revised version of the New Testament in the Urdu language, to cor* respond with the revised English version. Professor Bevel of Florence bee published a new Italian version of the New Testament, In Urn preparation of which he has been en> gaged for ten years. The version now in use is about 208 year# old. The p lies form of Paris numbers 6538 men. This is not a very largo fores for a city of 2,000,000 inhabitants, of whom about 6 per cent are adventurers. Tlie force will shortly be increased to 10,600 men. The Salvation Army h«« liml a measure of success la its campaign in France, Forty person* have been converted and have openly professed their faith, and wear upon their clothes the letter 0 in testimony that they have been enrolled in this host. The Jesuit* have purchased the Imperial Hotel at Dover to .meet the application* they receive from persons desirous of brooming their pupils, their establishments in England being insufficient for the constantly growing number of pupils. They are also about to establish a school at ban Kemo,ou the Italian frontier.