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Very latest by the Canada.

[By telegraph to Queenstown.]
London, No. 29.
--The officers of the French customs have released the steamer Rappahannock, said to be one of the four vessels lately sold by the British Government to the Confederates. The other three are fitting out on the Thames for the Confederate service,

The customs authorities at Calais have received instructions to allow the Confederate steamer Rappahannock to leave whenever her Captain pleases.

The Rappahannock was formerly Her Majesty's steam-sloop Victor, and was sold, with three other steamers, a few weeks ago. The three latter are English war steamers, and are reported to be fitting out for Confederate privateers.

The city article of the Evening Star says:

‘ The dispatches of Earl Russell in reference to the European Congress have not given the satisfaction expected from the anticipatory notices of them.

’ A Cabinet Council will be held on Tuesday next.

The Court of Exchequer will hold a special sitting at Westminster Hall on Monday, the 7th of December when judgment will be given in the case of the Confederate steamer Alexandra.

At a stormy meeting held at Preston it was resolved to memorialize Parliament to stop the American war by means of remonstrance. The resolution was strongly opposed, but it was finally carried.

The Times, of Saturday, taking for its text the enologies of Cobden and Bright on American institutions, and Mr. Adams's praises of President Lincoln, has a characteristic articles sneering at the present position of the American Government and Mr. Lincoln's incapacity.

The Paris Bourse closed flat yesterday at 68f. 80

The German Diet have refused to receive the Danish representative.

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