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Show BriliMi Aicns, London, 2. In the ViUe du Ifurre investigation to-day, Captain Robertson, Robert-son, of the Loch Eurn, testified. He denial that the charges against Capt. Surmount emanated from him. Ho iiuumi biutb iiu mm ineapauie 01 taking tak-ing away such a brave man's character. charac-ter. Application was mado fur an adjournment of the proceedings until French witnesses could attend ; but it was subsequently withdrawn. Mr. Butt, on behalf of the officers of the 7.0.7, Earn, argued, that the Vitlc du Hucic was to blame, but the negligence negli-gence on the steamer was probably due to the continuous watch kept during dur-ing the three previous foggy days. The court uuanimously decided that Capt. Robertson was blameless. Schenck, the American minister h:is returned to London. Eliot Yurke, conservative, lias been returned to parliament from Camb ridgeshire, without opposition. A Kpecial to the diulyTtttgruph from jSt. Petersburg, says the article in the treaty between .Russia and Bukhara, abolishing slavery, is directly due to the exertions of Secretary Schuyler, , and all the members of tue American 'legation at St. Petersburg. A special telegram to the morning papers from Madrid intimate that Castcllar will attempt a coup dv am if outvoted in the Cortes. |