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6io jFoteign anD Colonial intelligence. I T A L Y . Na p l e s and th e w e s t e r n p o w e r s . T h e ministerial organ (the Morning Post) o f Saturday makes the important announcement that, as there are no hopes o f an amicable settlement o f the Neapolitan difficulties, the governments of England anc( France are about to recal the whole o f their embassies from the Neapolitan court, and to send to Naples a squadron consisting of tw o English and two French line-of-battle ships, with a corresponding force o f frigates. These (says our London contemporary) w ill be the representatives o f the alliance— these w ill protect the interests o f the subjects o f both powers— through these alone will either communicate with the K in g . W h a t part these great allied powers may be ultimately compelled to take in the settlement o f Neapolitan and o f Italian affairs remains to be determined. T h e Journal des Debats o f Monday says the French and English squadrons w ill _rendezvous^ at A ja cc io . T h e French squadron w ill quit T ou lo n in October. A f t e r the response, the nature o f which is already anticipated, M . Brenier w ill retire on board the allied fleet, which w ill remain in the Bay of Naples to protect national interests. T h e Debats says in a few days the Momteur will publish a note to show the object o f the resolution taken by the two allied cabinets. T h e demonstration w ill, doubtless, retain for a long time an inactive character. T h e cause o f its being unexpectedly hastened is attributed to those parliamentary contingencies which the English minister has to take into account. T h e good offices of A u s tr ia having failed, the governments o f France and England have now determined to act alone. I t was clear that in proportion as A u s tr ia concurred in the proceeding, no serious benefit could occur to the Italian population. T h e Times Paris correspondent writes on Sunday :— “ Premature intelligence of the withdrawal from Naples o f the English and French legations and o f the sending thither o f "a naval squadron, was telegraphed yesterday from London to Paris, and produced a fall in the funds o f about a quarter per cent. T h e above statement, however, although at present unfounded, may very probably prove a shadow o f coming events, especially as regards the interruption, o f diplomatic intercourse with the Neapolitan government, which it is thought w ill surely take place. I t is difficult to predict the extent o f the effect which this unfriendly demonstration w ill have on the public o f Naples ; but i f things are carried further, and French and English ships o f war appear in the bay, many think that an insurrection may be expected. T h e K in g appears to be tak in g every precaution in anticipation of rebellion against his government. T h e accounts that reach us from Naples are discordant as to the temper o f the nation, but, after carefully weighing them and making allowance for partisan statements, one remains pretty well convinced that great discontent and a strong revolutionary spirit exist there. W e shall see what effect the withdrawal o f the ambassadors has upon K in g Ferdinand. I f none, England and France must necessarily, one would think, take a further step, or their attitude w ill hardly be worthy o f their position. T h e recal o f the ambassadors is here considered as beyond a doubt. A n attache d ’ambassade le ft this morning with despatches for Naples, believed to contain orders to M . Brenier to demand his passports. T h e re is ta lk o f an ultimatum to be taken to Naples by a f le e t ; but this is a mere rumour. T h e question becomes very interesting and important, and naturally begins to excite a good deal of attention. — T h e Times Paris correspondent writes on M on d a y : “ T h e French ultimatum addressed to Naples, i f not already despatched, is certainly on the eve of departure. I t is ready, i f not sent. I t is said that some faint hope is founded on Baron Hiibner’s intercession, but it is very slight, and shared by few. T h e tone o f the Paris papers o f to-day shows that the belief is general that France and England have abandoned fruitless remonstrances for positive demonstrations. I t is stated that A ja c c io is to be the rendezvous o f the combined squadrons, and that the French ships w ill leave T ou lo n immediately. T h e y consist, as I am informed, o f the Bretagne, carrying the flag o f Adm ira l T réhouart, the U lm , A lgeciras, Napoleon, ships o f the line, and o f the I s ly , Duchayla, and Mégére, steam frigates and corvettes. T h e funds have fallen again to day. I t is said that Baron Hiibner is expected at Marseilles, whence he will proceed to Biarritz to see the Emperor. I have been to ld that letters received from Naples give grounds tor expectation that he may be the bearer of good news, but perhaps the wish is father to the thought, for many here would be very glad to see the affair settled by the K in g of Naples yielding to the reasonable demands o f the western powers.” — T h e Independance Beige states that the allied fleet to be sent to Naples w ill consist entirely o f eight vessels o f the line and eight frigates. Adm ira l Tréhouart will command, it is said, the French squadron. T h e Independance mentions (but of course merely as a rumour) the names o f some o f the English ships to compose the squadron— namely, the Duke o f W e llin gton , the Brunsw ic k , and the Sanspariel. — T h e Paris correspondent of the Morning Post o f Tuesday writes :— “ T h e latest intelligence I can give you of Neapolitan affairs is, a final note has been sent, or is on the point o f being despatched, to the K in g , by England and France. I t is decided, and states a limited period for reply. I f the K in g does not make the concessions therein demanded, an allied squadron, already under orders, w ill meet at A ja c c io , and there wait orders from London and Paris, before appearing in the Bay o f Naples, and taking on board the English and French embassies. Four line-ofbattle ships, two frigates, and two corvettes, is all the force which w ill be employed. T h e Neapolitan fleet is quite strong enough to meet this squadron, i f the K in g is in a fighting humour, as he has one 8o-gun frigate, several smaller frigates and corvettes, and a steam fleet of not less than twenty vessels. T h e Marquis Antonini, the Neapolitan minister at Paris, had an interview with M. W a le w s k i , in which the Emperor’s Minister o f Foreign A ffa irs is reported to have used a firmness o f language which caused the representative o f his Sicilian Majesty to telegraph to Naples for orders in case o f a rupture; and the reply was that his excellency, under such circumstances, might retire to Brussels.” — . A letter from Vienna, in the Bourse Gazette o f Berlin, says “ Baron de Hiibner, after having been received by K in g Ferdinand in an official manner, had a private audience o f his Majesty. T h is news came to CountBuol by telegraph, and the same despatch, it is said, stated that the baron had a weU-founded hope o f being able to convince the K in g o f Naples o f the necessity o f changing his system." — T h e Paris correspondent o f the Times writes on Tuesday evening :— “ T h e ultimatum addressed to the K in g o f Naples, and which was supposed to have left on Sunday, has, I believe, not yet gone. I t 1S sa¡d that Count W a lew sk i thought it necessary to exchange one more communication with the Emperor before despatching it. A cabinet courier w ill arrive here to-morrow morning from England, bearing, it is believed, the 1ultimatum o f the English government, which, with that o f France, w ill at once go on to Naples. Count W a lew sk i , seeing the great effect produced out o f doors by the announcement o f the decided measures resolved upon by the tw o governments, deemed inadvisable to represent it to the Emperor before THE TABLET, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1856. taking the final step. In this manner, at least, has the trifling delay been explained to me.” — A letter from Naples, of the 6th inst., announces that the trial of M ignona and his co-accused, suspended on the 27th of June last, was resumed on that day. Captain A c u t i , former commander o f the Bagnio o f Procida, having been examined, said that the prisoners had given him no subject o f complaint, and that he was certain they could not have kept up a correspondence with persons out o f the establishment, so strict were the measures he had taken to prevent the transmission o f letters. On being questioned by the president o f the court respecting the bastinadoes inflicted on the prisoners, he replied that when he entered on the functions o f commander o f the bagnio, he perceived that a number o f convicts had no irons, and had remonstrated against that abuse. He had, at the same time, requested Brigadier Palumbo, inspectorgeneral o f the bagnio, to address a report on the subject to the K in g , and to memorialise his Majesty to empower him to inflict the penalty o f bastinado, without being obliged to apply for that authorisation to the courts o f justice. B y that means, he added, the government saved much time and money. His Majesty having acceded to his demand, he one day condemned 54 or 56 prisoners, who had no irons, to receive each 50 lashes. — T h e Times o f Saturday has the following from its Paris correspondent:— “ T h e letter from Naples respecting corporal punishment inflicted, by express order o f the K in g , on political prisoners at Procida, is reproduced by the Patrie o f this evening. T h e reproduction o f such a document in a French government paper is not without serious significance, as an indication o f the course which that government has resolved to adopt. I t is the first shot fired by the French press, and confirms what I have already told you, and now repeat, that the Neapolitan question is not going smoothly, as it was recently hoped that it would do, and that France and England are fully determined not to leave their remonstrances without effect.” — Letters from A pu lia , in the kingdom o f Naples, announce that numerous arrests have lately been made at Lecce. A t T ra n i , in the district o f Barletta, some o f the most respectable inhabitants o f the town had been thrown into prison. Am ong them are several lawyers, one o f whom, Teodorico Soria, is brother-in-law to M . Joseph Pisanelli, former member o f the parliament o f 1848, and at present a refugee in Piedmont. — T h e Giornale di Roma of the 1st says:— “ His E x cellency M r. Cass, minister o f the United States to the Holy See, has made distributions o f large quantities o f provisions to the poor, and to those visited by fever from the excessive heat o f the season.” — T h e inhabitants o f Leghorn have sent 1,509 francs, the results o f all contributions, to the royal treasury of T u r in , as their subscription to the 100 guns o f Alessandria. — T h e Austrian Gazette o f Vienna, o f the 1 5th, has the fo llow in g :— “ Ciceruacchio is not dead; he is at Constantinople, and is in a very brilliant situation. Some o f his countrymen and one o f his domestics have brought this news to T ou lo n . During the war in the Crimea he was engaged in the wine trade at Balaklava, and afterwards at Sebastopol, and he gained a great deal o f money. His wife resides at Rome and hopes soon to see him .” the spontaneous and universal co-operation o f the whole people to secure one o f the bulwarks o f the independence of Piedmont— and we may say also o f Italy— should provoke remarks which are not friendly from an Italian government. But not on that account can we grant to the Tuscan, any more than to other governments, the right o f demanding explanations relative to an act which does not concern it, and which injures no one, least o f all Tuscany, who has nothing to do with the frontiers, for the defence of which the fortifications o f Alessandria are destined. “ A s for the subscription of the 10,000 musketry, you have already made the opportune remark to the President o f the government o f the Grand D uke, that his Majesty’s government has stopped that subscription, and that legal proceedings have been set on foot to act against the promoters o f it. But Chevalier Baldasseroni seems to have manifested a fear that the steps taken by the Sardinian government were too mild, and that our laws are inadequate to punish the authors o f the offence with the deserved penalty. W e are o f a different opinion. W e believe that our laws provide sufficiently for our internal safety, as well as for our international duties. “ T h e government o f the K in g repels every interpretation which might lead to excite the belief that it disturbs abroad, by direct and indirect means, that order and that tranquillity which it has always known how to maintain at home. I t is not by the reasonable and temperate eye o f moderate liberty that disorders and insurrections are produced. T h e history o f Piedmont in these last years sufficiently proves this. “ T h e Grand Ducal government knows by experience in how many circumstances Sardinia has assisted efficac iously in preventing disturbances at home and abroad ; and it is certainly not at a moment when just emerging from a bloody and costly war, undertaken for the defence o f order, that she can be accused o f fomenting disturbances in the neighbourhood. T h e government o f the K in g is well acquainted with the international duties which bind it to the neighbouring states, and it scrupulously fulfils them. But the government o f the K in g is not disposed to sacrifice to the demands o f others, founded on exaggerated fears, those liberties which the citizens o f its state enjoy. “ I f I rightly understand your account of your conversation with the President of the Tuscan cabinet, it would appear that his Excellency expressed himself as meaning to hint at an appeal either to the cabinets or to the public opinion o f Europe. I know not if, having well meditated on their case, the cabinet o f Florence still adheres to this intention. Should such be the case, you w ill inform the President of the Tuscan ministry that the government o f his Majesty— strong in their rights, conscious o f having loyally fulfilled all their duties, and mindful of wrongs unredressed— does not fear an examination o f their acts, which are usually done in broad day. Y o u w ill inform his Excellency that the opinion o f the cabinets and o f the people of Europe is a judge whose competency w ill never be contrasted by the men who have the honour to sit in the councils o f the K in g o f Sardinia. “ I charge you to send this despatch to his Excellency Chevalier Baldasseroni, and to give him a copy thereof i f demanded. (Signed) — T h e Paris correspondent o f the Morning Post writes '— “ I t has been remarked by some journals that the British cabinet ought to have exercised the influence which the Russian minister has lately employed in obliging the Austrians in Parma to withdraw from interference in the domestic affairs o f that state. I can assure you it is no fault o f her Majesty’s government that the English representative in Tuscany failed. His instructions were such as the country would have approved of, but they certainly were not carried out with energy.” “ C . C a v o u r . “ T o Chevalier G ianotti, Charge d ’ Affaires o f Sardinia, Florence.” T h e Corriere adds that— T h e Tuscan government has replied to this note, adducing its fear of a popular manifestation in favour o f the pupils as a reason for its proceedings ; and that the Sardinian government has replied to this note reiterating its demand for an indemnity to be paid to the college. — T h e Roman Journal, o f the 13th inst., announces the arrival at Rome, from Vienna, o f Cardinal Viale Prela, the Pope’s Nuncio’s in Austria. Immediately on his arrival the Cardinal proceeded to the Quirinal, where he had a private audience o f his Holiness. He afterwards waited on the Cardinal Secretary o f State, and the next day the Pope gave him a solemn audience in the Hall o f the Throne. — Letters from Bologna, o f the 5th inst., state that the provinces of Romagna and Ombria had been lately visited by Mazzinian agents, who had the audacity to give out that they were sent by the Sardinian government to revolutionise the country. T h e y stated that Piedmont would shortly raise the standard o f Italian independence, and that her parliament would proclaim itself the National Italian Parliament. These Mazzinian manoeuvres were known to the Austrian authorities. S A R D I N I A A N D T U S C A N Y . T h e head master o f the College d ’ A s t i , at Genoa, having taken his pupils on a pleasure excursion to Tuscany, was expelled from that country by a ministerial order, although his passport was regularly signed by the Tuscan consul. T h e Corriere Mercantile, o f the 17th, states the Sardinian government has taken up the matter, and addressed a note to the Tuscan government, requesting an explanation and claim ing an indemnity of 6,ooof. in the name o f the college. T h e Morning Post has published the note referred to, which is as follows :— “ T u r in , Sept. 5th, 1856. 1 “ A lth ou gh the Tuscan government has for some time past accustomed his Majesty’s government to that display o f scant courtesy, not to use stronger language, which they exhibit towards those Piedmontese subjects who visit the Grand D uchy, nevertheless, I admit that I heard with surprise from your confidential despatches o f the date o f the 2nd instant the abrupt expulsion from the Tuscan territory o f the director and the scholars o f the Commercial College of Genoa, who arrived at Florence, having been allowed to disembark at Leghorn, and after having presented their papers duly signed by the Grand Ducal consent at Genoa. A n d mv astonishment was increased by the unusual language held to you in this affair by his Excellency Signor Baldasseroni, President o f the Council o f the M inistry, who, instead o f justifying an act which cannot be qualified, addresses complaints and reproaches, as inopportune as ill-founded, and which the government of the K in g considers it their duty and their right to repudiate by all means within their power. T h e Tuscan government has the right o f refusing an entry into their state to any one who is not their subject. T h e Tuscan government may avail itself o f this right towards Sardinian subjects as frequently as it chooses. For such acts his Majesty’s government will not make vague complaints, and will willingly leave them to be judged by Europe. But what his Majesty’s government complains of, and with reason, is, that Sardinian subjects provided with the proper permission from the competent Tuscan authorities in the Sardinian territory, are either refused or turned out of the Grand Duchy without their having given a legitimate cause o f complaint by their conduct. Let the Tuscan government give its agents accredited to 11s those instructions as it may deem to harmonise with its policy, but not repudiate them at every moment by sending out from the frontier or interior — and thus doing manifest wrong to their legitimate interests— those who went to Tuscany relyingon the assurance o f the persons who act and speak legally in the name o f the Tuscan government. — T h e Risorgimento o f T u r in , o f the 18th inst., publishes the follow ing letter :— “ Subscription for the 10,000 M uskets. “ W e have received from Genoa an eleventh list, containing the names of 500 subscribers, accompanied by the follow ing le tte r :— “ ‘ Basle, Switzerland, Sept. 1st. “ ‘ Sir— O f all the subscriptions, called national, which have hitherto been opened in Piedmont, none is more entitled to that name than the one you have proposed in your patriotic journal for the purchase o f 10,000 muskets, to be given to the first Italian province which w ill rise in arms against the common enemy. Consequently, and it being my conviction that I ta ly ought to assert herself her independence, and that it is the duty o f every Italian citizen, whether he inhabits the country or resides abroad, to assist his brethren, by every possible means, in arming themselves against the oppressors o f his country, I request you, M r . Editor, to inscribe my name on the list o f that eminently national subscription for 150 francs, the price o f a Swiss carbine, which I w ill shortly forward to the committee by a safe conveyance.— I remain, & c., “ ‘ A llemandi, General.’ ” — Count de Cavour, President o f the Council, subscribed 500 francs for the purchase o f the 100 guns o f Alessandria. S P A I N . T H E NEW C O N S T I T U T I O N . T h e Madrid Gazette o f the 1 6th instant contains a decree, signed by the Queen on the previous day, re-establishing the constitution o f 1845, with an additional act, consisting ofsixteen articles, of which the follow ing are extracts:— “ 1. Offences committed by the press are to be decided upon by a ju ry , except in special cases provided for by the laws. “ 6. T h e Cortes ought to be assembled at least four months during the year, reckoning from the day on which the Congress has been definitively constituted. “ 7. i f it should happen that the two Chambers should not agree upon the law for the new budget, recourse is to be had in the succeeding year to the law which prevailed previously. “ 8. To obtain judgment against the deputies included in article 41 o f the constitution, the previous authorisation o f the Chamber is necessary. “ 9. In addition to the cases provided for by article 46 o f the constitution, it is necessary that the K in g should have authority by a special law— first, to give a general pardon to condemned persons, or those who have received an amnesty ; secondly, to alleviate, either wholly or partially, the patrimony o f the crown. “ 10. I t w ill be equally necessary for the K in g to have a special law to enable him to contract marriage, or to grant his permission to members o f the royal family, who, being his subjects, may be entitled to succeed to the crown. “ 1 1 . T here shall be a Council o f State whom the K in g shall be obliged to consult in the cases provided for by the laws. “ 13. T h e K in g can only appoint alcaldes in towns where the population exceeds 40,000. T h e influence which he is to have in the other nominations shall be determined by law. “ T h e President o f the Grand Ducal government is not satisfied with the voluntary subscription which is actually going on in the Sardinian states for the purpose o f making the present to his Majesty’s government o f too cannons intended for the fortifications of Alessandria. W e regret that a demonstration, whose object is to testify and to increase the confidence that the Piedmontese people puts in their K in g and in their government should not meet with the sympathy of him who holds the first place in the council of a friendly state. W e regret that “ 14. T h e lists o f electors for deputies shall be permanent, and the qualifications o f the electors are to be subject to public scrutiny. “ 15. T h e government is to be under the obligation o f presenting to the Chambers within a week after the opening an account o f the proceedings o f the year preceeding the last, and the budget o f the coming year.” — A Madrid letter in the Journal des Debats gives the follow ing account o f the modifications in the constitution :— “ In a reply to the Queen, the ministers labour to show that, by the convocation and election o f the Constituent Cortes in 1854, the Senate which then existed ^ c0nsti' V -U l LCS 111 1 0 5 4 . , l l l C O C n d L C W U K . I l L11C11 t A i a e v - CO*15 iuucm a.t 1Hal 1tine in iorce aoes iiul li - , y pn . . A new Senate must therefore be formed, and 3 e» . . . . . . _ tu iA S \,t dissolved, and that consequently the revival of tn gerl3tetution at that time in force does not revive the pose that, as the number o f the old one, 35°>. 0f oflty sive, the new one shall consist at the beginning v£r ot 140 members, but that the Queen shall have increasing the number. T h e y propose that the jjfe j shall, as in the dissolved Senate, be nominated ¡eSo> also that they shall be chosen from the high dig1) 1 the Church, diplomacy, justice, and administratin' the chiefs o f the army, and from the most 1FII-(.e shJ men o f the constitutional parties, and that the cho^ fro so be made as not to exclude moderate Progress1) verJ' abusive employment having been made byprevi°uJb ments of the privilege o f creating senators,t | ' f (rer propose that nominations shall henceforth no 10 /j 0nh made by ‘ batches,’ and *■ *»•»<■ thev sn . 1 that, moreover, they s £ tb«! take place during the session o f the Cortes, so tn JV may be controlled by the opinion o f parliarnen • ^jl1 ‘ additional act’ further proposes that the C ° r.i |ast 3' assemble every year, and that their session ,h£p0'',£! least four months, but that the crown shall havetn ’g tK to prorogue and dissolve them, subject, however condition of their sitting the four months, y . 1 co^' to the organisation of municipalities and provjntl e \iv cils, the ministers represent that the constitution 3de gave these bodies too much power, and that they 1 gi[ tl1 undue use o f it, but that the constitution o f ■ '"'i other hand, deprived them o f almost all their P°,",])iii,c , placed them under the domination of the g ° v£0Vrb>?1’, T h e ‘ additional a ct,’ accordingly, contains P ' 5t for avoiding these two extremes, and one of the ^j|st 3 portant o f them is that electors shall freely choosC £ several persons for mayor, and that the governing p select one of them. T h e nomination o f W3> .............. .......... .................... „ ---------matter o f great gravity in Spain, and it was the transferred it from the people to the government 11 ----- 1..,:----- c - g+0 ag a ;nst Q ueen Christina b» press, the ‘ additional act 1 (tc 1 revolution o f A s regards the that the principle to be adopted must be to gu3f3 at journalists their independence and dignity, bub 3J1 same time, to prevent them from committing 3^Uct%! especially from attacking the inviolability o f ^ crOvCli,\ and the legitimate’ exercise o f the authority o f t‘ie ^¡ed ment ; but the act leaves matters o f detail to be se a special law .” jt»1' — Accounts from Madrid o f the 17th insta0nStl£!l that immediately after the promulgation o f the CQet\d‘ i tion, the government forwarded a despatch t° Qc<r Serrano, authorising him to deliver passports to Narvaez to return to Spain. — W e read in the España:— .¡¡\ji “ Our first edition o f this day was seized, on ^ o f the concluding part o f the leader, relative ijj'b additional act of the constitution, published yethe Gazette. T h e same thing occurred to out J edition, in which we had left a blank, with 3 ¡ ¡ ¿ V f plaining the cause o f the suppression. Our thin3 . £ffr1 in which we filled up the blank and omitted 1 w ill, we trust, experience a better fate.” — T h e Times Paris correspondent writes : “ Narvaez seems generally expected again chi \ within short delay, to the summit o f power. J*. £^ least, is the popular idea, founded on his preRj man o f energy and action, and also on the fact ¡c(i jj in Spain having retrograded to the point at " ,,i>j1'( formerly left them. On the other hand, the Quee y % probably ^prefer somebody else, who would 0 ¡? instead of compelling her to adopt his policy. ’ f believed that he is no favourite in a high qua)1 js and if, as has been said, the government o f Sp31,Vjt l’f to a considerable extent, carried on in France» like may prove a serious bar to his rise. It 1S jj PG in quarters not ill-informed, that, when 0 ’ Donllt: Rios Rosas w ill have the support o f the French in Spain.” jrf. , Madrid, Sept There has been a dreadful collision on the ^ Railw ay 5 five persons killed. — T h e Gazette o f the 21st contains a decree the resignation o f Cantero, and naming " Minister o f Finance, the actual director 01 partment. , 0i — T h e Times Paris correspondent w r i t e s ' . ¡5tei > “ I recently mentioned that the Spanish ^ (ili^’V Finance, Senor Cantero, had presented to the law , the signature of which by her would have tamount to her re-approval o f that o f desamor,’e ¡a U that her refusal to sign it had caused disturbafl1 -il1' t cabinet; and that a crisis was imminent. A c0),eJ 1 '' if ViLwIilvl , uIlU tllul A LIlolo Wdo 1111llililCll L. i * .Jr to be held on Friday last, at which it was expeCjj Srljf the question o f the sale o f Church property vv0lls ti- iff be brought forward. T h e telegraph now m f o l ^ o ^ y Senor Cantero has left the ministry, and a corteti jjiK ¡; from Madrid, in the Journal des Débats, gives, jo h j ................. ' ~ ^ \ > s tji« the commencement o f the difficulty. A cco rd in^,jth j f correspondence, the whole o f the ministers» l»1 exception o f Rios Rosas, who was not Presv £ni11'’rr agreed to a project of decree authorising the °r tht x. a credit o f 30,000,000 o f reals, to be applied L 1i i ‘%t' pairs o f certain churches and Ecclesiastical T h e treasury was to provide the funds, and to roPf,(it bursed out o f the produce o f the sale o f Church r£0t ^ T o sanction this was to sanction the continual snfc’ .f( T h e plan had certainly 3 -rf i iront the Church ,£ and it looks a h n ¡h.;!1 Had she fallen 'h ,{ “ tf sale o f that property appearance; it was takin; the church, or churches, trap laid for the Queen, question of the Church property would settled, and the cabinet would have Sotn|jt£ V 11 greatest difficulty. But Rios Rosas, on lcar his colleagues had agreed to, demanded the en j-esyt o f an extraordinary council, at which the 4 fin1 In tRis council Cantero urged that none cou>” t o * ^ ' with a law which applied Ecclesiastical ^un 4 th lS siastical purposes ; but Rios Rosas combated t ment, and declared that Cantero’s real 0 obtain the confirmation o f the law o f 0cC3ÿ'rt * although he knew the difficulties that it would the government in its négociations with ¡¡t Rome. He added, according to the Débats, .£jlt r yC, had been voted by surprise and without sum1 ^ s3 tion (although it is well known that it wa* iyKd1*’ o f very long debate in the Constituent A * se Jnt3;sii?’ that it must be referred to the future Cortes. iwj f ‘ cussion that ensued O ’ Donnell, Cantero, and 0ppOi£el>'' ported the law, the four other Finally, o f desamortización had been voted after a “ ^ tin 1 'h>/ i “ ministers 1 1 O ’ Donnell is said to have declared aiid 1 M t " S.nflK, )ts scientious deliberation; that it had bee" ^ peri3 itf the Queen, and that his government could 11 » he‘ c°, ~--------- and that, i f the Queen re|u^ t"' suspension nature to Senor Cantero’s project, he - reS,_ ( leagues who shared in his opinions would . r,ty Queen ranged herself on the side o f the n) > f t council, entreated Cantero to withdraw . L p cP’ . t3 said she should not accept O ’ Donnell’s resl*t - ¿ecr ’ and t ‘‘ . ¡gii. ( thf re> o' .o? • - council over. , the Premier again presented 0rt' ted the with the alternative o f his resig _„ signature, witn tne alternative or ms j . Queen refused both, and O ’ Donnell gave ^ t(i 1£|Ji|lj' — Latest accounts from Madrid are of J ® jj, 1** \e "i — It was agreed in the Council of M in ‘ j .,itt£.' the 18th, after a long discussion, to sUSÇQbe s3, ^yh3’ j the Church property. ’ T h e measure was - J the next day to the approbation of the ‘ 'til says the España, “ cannot fail to s a n c t i o seIitl11 £ determination so c o n fo rm a b l e to th e plGl . 0\ her Majesty.” , he Patrl3fC — T h e government had authorised t Indies to return to Madrid.
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rr?? THE TABLET, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1856. 6 l l F R A N C E . sio^ English consul at Boulogne, on a late occathe i:*stressed the mayor o f that town, complaining o f P t o h iR f 'a n ely issued by the BishoP o f A r ra s , which as thev ed Pr.otestants from attending the Ecoles mixtes, o f P,,KPre callc<l' T h e mayor referred to the Minister has a jJ lc instruction, who, by order o f the Emperoi uuressed the following circular to the authorities :“ a . , . “ Paris, September 13th. iamill«. M onsieur le Rector— I hear that the Protestant of p a .'S’i rench and English, living in the department Will nnf • 'Ç a a*s> have expressed fears that their children protect' m x- re \n ^le m ’x ed schools a sufficient 1$ ner 10n *°r exerc'se of their religious worship. It c*rCulafSar^ij*^at SVch ^ars should not be allowed to 1 MaJesty desires to maintain largely all the ernpirp Cn«S| r^ t s guaranteed by the constitution ot the of ‘ , . These families may rest assured that the liberty sch00r sh,p be respected as formerly in the mixed SchoolS, an(^ .^le c^ddren belonging to the different ti°n j s r^co?n«sed by the state w ill find a sincere protec\Vili , tae *ree administration o f their religious beliefs. *?. fheVrh|’ fM; R ?.cteur> communicate these instructions district o r . directors of the mixed schools o f your _ ■ Receive the assurance, & c ., (Signed) “ R oulard, Minister o f Public Instruction." « T u ■' Messager o f Bayonne says :— visit tine Emperor and Empress, while on their way to Where 5c o f Bidache, stopped at Camp-de-Prats, »nrnat theJe K an establishment for the aged poor. T h e bpiid*es °* this almshouse were drawn up in front of the peror111^’ .Wading to see their Majesties pass. T h e Emthe d’ y.ee.,n? these poor people assembled, surrounded by \Vere ' £ 2euses who attended on them, asked who they of jA ’ and on being informed that they were the residents aljoj^ charitable establishment adjoining, their Majesties tres.s ^ and visited the building, inquiring from the directhe pfVer^ Part>oular about its resources, &c. On leaving the af?Ce* Majesties complimented the Supérieure on Çave klrable manner in which the house was kept, and an(| ?i^andsome present for the inmates. T h e Supérieure ^owpT^ Sî^ters asked as a favour that they might be Ktac, ,to see the Prince Imperial, which request was reCp:° u^y granted, and on the follow ing day they were ^ ved at the V illa Eugenie.” •< .T h e Times correspondent writes :— °h a . understand that the entire number o f arrests made Ery,,' (‘0unt of the plot discovered against the life of the ■ "»eror j- ~ - • t o t 'tere 49. Some o f them were made subsequently e night o f the 16th inst. A portion of the prisoners taif*çc Seized when assembled together, and others were ■ i j at their own places o f residence. ti0lJ * “ ear that establishments are in process o f format s l he French settlement o f New Caledonia for the « o f political and other criminals, that 1 be Moniteur de l'Armée contradicts a statement hrea( s aPpeared in other papers, to the effect that the sprjj. exPedition against the K abyles, planned for the of t£S, was to take place immediately, in consequence that t recent aggression o f those mountaineers. It is true jlav. Vv° divisions, those o f General Y u s u f and Renault, ¡1, been put in motion, and w ill probably make some to s Sl°ns into the enemy’s country, and it is impossible bç y exactly to what extent their reconnaissances may at th rr'-ed ’ out the projected expedition w ill take place e time originally appointed." SçHt' Portions o f the French press have lately been reprefor }P8 the Anglo-French alliance as considerably affected Or ; e worse by the course o f recent events in Europe, 'tpon °ther words, depicting a growing coolness founded t'°li(À/’ reat differences o f opinion on the subject o f foreign Spajfj and more particularly in reference to Italy and ter,.] T h e Morning Post, in a leading article, appath iAof.sem i-o fficia l authority, says it is quite time that fi(lt ‘ 1‘Usion should be dispelled, and that the fullest cont)lt c’e and concord exist at the present moment between j?vernments o f England and France. T h e alliance is C o n v o lv e d ; it subsides ; but the basis o f the alliance of ^«Ues, strengthened and widened by the experience a j,r c two powers that they can act together, and with ftlj al*d success j and when any occasion o f sufficient htii, j ude shall arise there w ill doubtless be the same . lced r*sd, action, the same confidence in each other’s strength, *h0|> honesty o f purpose, and good faith, which were fore*n *n the Eastern question. In every small matter o f intergn Policy, however, perfect coincidence o f opinion, and action is not to be expected ; but an inden t course on such matters is surely not indicative of Af0l. u.st: 0r want o f mutual esteem. In conclusion the rh: 'lnS Post says : • T k •nere are, doubtless, statesmen in Europe who would hail the pJ°y any sign of the coolness that has been talked about in N paPcrs— who would rejoice to find some better ground ’ ¿Tiere SEirmise for saying that England is out of humour with ^liCy °ndam ally, and anxious to stand alone in her foreign statesVl This is what Austria is ever striving to impress upon the of w • * C ‘s « of Europe. There is nothing that power fears so tk: as t-U„ :__ _________ ___________. l : . _________r*______ *his »j as the junction of any other power with this country. For ^afr^Pose she has her newspapers and her pamphlets, and her :c«se sue nas Her newspapers and ner pampniets, ana ner • ' ! ' ■ wherever she can find an opening for them. But Mir0DS ls nothing to England. She surveys the whole arena of ^he politics with a large eye, and can well afford to ignore th IT^eraI irritabilities ffiat continually bubble up and break H CSur^ace of public affairs, disturbing it for a moment, and H re estroying themselves by a process which is part of their S re *. and only needs to be left to itself. England has no c4rj stand alone in her policy towards other states. But she ?? it , J o i f necessary. She is content that that be understood, Jjjrt s’l The British public would always be glad to know, in any *he ^ e might be called upon to take in any European question, ' l i f t S Sllq fm 1ta k i r f k o n n n r A k T t i A n i n / j r A*-r] 1-l 1 r n _ A n n » * n r-\r\ f p itK T r necessary- ° I1C » VWIUCJH mai Limi ut uuucmwu, ^iity as^^en for years. She has no desire to act upon that capa«¡M , sustained by the approbation and cordial co-operation of ^ v3n. Cr great powers; but i f circumstances denied this great Englishmen know their duty and how to do it. At % ^LSent moment no question of such moment is on the tapis. j^rfe e Italian question the English and French governments % e s y understand one another, and they go forth to their X , i 0 Europe and the world with all the prestige and all the C°m^ort: ° f the alliance upon them unimpaired, and in ^ shia^er whatever of deterioration or diminution. Let the rn. press keep its own counsel, and the alliance will take of »tself.” ■ ThPa0T. TO ASSASSINATE LOUIS NAPOLEON. ,'Og ^ e Paris correspondent o f the Times gives the follow- ‘ "pi011114 ° f e arrests mentioned in our last :— p ” <-‘,re was an unusual stir last night (Tuesday) at "'»¡U refecture of Police and at the prison o f Mazas, SeCret to fhe arrest o f about 30 persons belonging to a the Society-. T h is society, composed of revolutionists W J * ost violent and dangerous kind, held a meeting V s!nay> :it which, it is said, that it was decided to '* H r « e the Emperor on his return from Biarritz. I ¡°tiitv and that the police know all the members o f this J>hai y>.«lost o f whom are old members o f the Marianne, ■ he the 6th, 7th, and 8th arrondissements o f Paris. ?tl'est S aj0r!ty o f them are artisans-. Several o f those are very young, and appear intelligent and not h ent at»' T h e y have been placed in solitary confinet 0 1 n iazas, a«d are aBovve^ to /'ommunicate with 0 li»L T h e search made at their residences has brought i re Pre, noth>«g that compromises them ; but the police r A i n » ' 1 to prove the existence o f the society, and / Ais forward witnesses of its frequent meetings. 3 'Ped the evidence, already pretty positive, con, s to tLn the details I sent you concerning the Marianne, h ,0r« tr. ! x,lstence o f a secret society, whose members - - P0ljo talfo 4-U- IT r .1 T-s____ _ ITnpfiinofol.. to „if ate - w tabe. the hfe o f the Emperor. Fortunately the j sho\v Vl&hant and sharpsighted, and history is there ij/lffitles„ f l o w rarely such attempts succeed.^ It is, tj,to VvhicVi Very difficult to form a society o f this kind, ea«s to m ?°me agent o f the authorities does not find s,nuate himself, and even when that is not the case, at the last moment it is rare that all the conspirators preserve their firmness o f purpose and o f nerve.” T he Bourbons.— A piece o f intelligence has reached me to-day o f a nature to make me receive it with distrust, but which, i f it prove true, is of some importance. T h e Princess de Chambord is said to be enceinte. T h e news come from Vienna, and from a source generally trustworthy. I f it be correct, we shall, o f course, hear no more o fth a t vexed question, the fusion o fth e two branches o f the house o f Bourbon.— Times Correspondent. B E L G I U M . — K in g Leopold and the D uke o f Brabant (who are the special patrons o f the International Philanthropic Congress, the expenses o f which are paid by the Belgian government) were present at the meeting o f the congress on the 17th, and remained for a considerable time, paying great attention to the proceedings'going on, and making inquiries as to the best means o f securing the great object o f the assemblage— namely, the amelioration o f the physical and moral condition o f the working classes in every country. T h e three sections into which the members were divided meet every morning, at nine o’clock, to consider the questions referred to them. T h e Hon. W . Cooper (the President o f the British Board o f Health) is chairman o f the third section. A t about 12 o ’ clock the sections close, and the general meetings of the congress commence. — T h e Moniteur contains a long letter from Brussels speaking o f the late fetes given to K in g Leopold, and which contains the following observations:— “ Belgium and her K in g may justly be proud o f each other. I t would certainly be useless here to retrace the picture o f all the national fetes which have taken place. A very few words w ill suffice to point out their real character. Everywhere, at Brussels, Namur, Liege, Ghent, Antwerp, Mons, and in all the towns in the kingdom where the K in g has gone to receive the acclamations o f his people, the enthusiasm has been general and spontaneous, and it was everywhere felt that it was the heart which spoke both from the mouth o f the Sovereign and from that o f the delegates o f the nation. It may be now almost said that a new era has commenced for Belgium , that o f the ratification by experience and by practice o f the advantage which she has known how to acquire. T h a t period o f her existence as a nation w ill not be less interesting to study than that which has just finished; and it is with pleasure we repeat our persuasion that when Belgium shall again call for the testimony o f Europe, Europe w ill only have, as at present, to give her approbation o f the pledges of order, o f security, and o f respect for other nationalities which Belgium shall have again given.” — T h e International Philanthropic Congress, at Brussels, brought its labours to a close on the 20th ; and the great Free T rade Congress was to be held in the same city on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, the 22nd, 23rd, and 24th instant. AUSTRIA. — A letter from Vienna, in the Moniteur, gives a consecutive account of the late excursion of the Emperor and Empress of A u s t r ia :— “ T h e Emperor, immediately after his return from G ran , where he was received in the most enthusiastic manner by the Hungarian population, again set out in company with the Empress for Carinthia. T h e ir M a jesties arrived at K lagenfurth on the 3rd amid the loudest acclamations, and, after visiting all the c ivil and military establishments and the hospitals, were present in the evening at a grand ball given in honour of their visit. A f t e r remaining in the town the following day the Emperor and Empress left on the 5th, and continued their journey towards Upper Carinthia, passing through V illa ch , Spittal, and Obervelluch to Heiligenbruth. On the 7th, at the early hour o f four in the morning, their Majesties attended D ivin e Service, and soon after, the Emperor on foot and the Empress part o f the way on horseback and part in a sedan chair, ascended a high mountain, from the top o f which a magnificent view of the surrounding country could be obtained. T h e i r M a jesties returned to K lagenfurth on the evening of the 9th, and on the following day set out for Styria, passing through Lower Carinthia. On taking leave o f the civil, military, and Ecclesiastical authorities, the Emperor expressed his warm gratification at the reception which had everywhere awaited his approach, and said that his sojourn in Carinthia would be one o f his most agreeable reminiscences. In the afternoon o f the n t h the Emperor and Empress arrived at Griitz. Triumphal arches and decorations o f every kind had been erected, and at night general illuminations and the cheers o f the crowd expressed the delight felt by the people at the presence ot their Sovereign. T h e ir Majesties are expected in the Austrian capital on the 15th .” PRUSSIA. Berlin, Sunday, Sept. 21st. Yesterday evening the nuptials o f the Princess Louisa o f Prussia with the Grand Duke o f Baden were solemnised in the Royal Schloss with all the prescriptive solemnities. — W r it in g o f the marriage, the Times correspondent speaks o f the popularity o f the Prussian royal family :— “ I t is impossible to shut one’s eyes to the conviction that this people does entertain a lively affection for the royal family, even here in the capital, the inhabitants o f which have certainly less heart than any other population, and most o f all is the Prince o f Prussia branch, the family o f the K in g ’s next eldest brother, the object o f this affection, mingled with fervent hope and confidence in the future. It would, indeed, be difficult to find, even in any secluded private circles, tw o young persons brought up so devoid o f the many failings and faults that attach to high birth and royal expectations as Prince Friedrich W ilh e lm and Princess Louisa. O f the latter as the bride o f to-day it may o f course be permitted to feel and speak a little warmly, since all brides are by prescription young, lovely, and interesting; and it certainly is not necessary to be a Prussian for one to recognise in her all the highest ideal that a bachelor’s enthusiastic fancy ever pourtrayed o f a bride. One reservation, however, I must make that I may not fall into the error o f indiscriminate flattery and exaggeration; she possesses no transcendant beauty, but in its place a sweetness o f expression that is worth far more, as indicative of the heart and feeling within. T h e three-quarter length portrait that W interhalter has painted o f her, and may, perhaps, be known to your readers, is like her in every respect, except the hands and arms, which are not well painted, and have been copied from some dairymaid model. T h e bridegroom, the Grand D uke Frederic W illiam Louis o f Baden, D uke o f Zechringen, is a man in the very prime o f life, having just entered his 31st year, good-looking, with a mar.ly bearing, and the expression on his countenance of the strong good sense and the firmness o f character that he has already evinced in very trying circumstances.” RUSSIA. the coronation festivities. T h e ‘lim es special correspondent writes under date Moscow, September 1 6th : “ i t is equally out o f our reach to give an idea ot the magnificent balls and dinners which our ambassador and the"great state functionaries offer so hospitably to their o-uests, or o f the illuminations which set Moscow in a blaze. I f M . de Morny was able by judicious arrangement and early preparation to eclipse Lord Granville at St. Petersburg, one may say without being quite odious that the English ambassador on the more appropriate champ de hataille o f Moscow has achieved a victory over the ambassador o f France. T h e English dinners have been admirable, the hospitality large ; and i f those who could not get invitations are not satisfied, assuredly those who did have been abundantly pleased. A ball at our ambassador’s is a very agreeable occasion for seeing all the celebrities who have assembled at Moscow. T h e bearers o f half the historical names in Europe are here in pleasant reunion, and old antagonists in the court and in the camp, in war or in diplomacy, here fight their battles over again in quiet corners or in the eddies o f the ballrooms, or take measure o f each other for fresh encounters. T h e great question, now that the Isle o f Serpents is left for the moment to the cares o f its interesting aborigines, is that which has been raised by the supposed presence o f an English squadron in the Bay o f Naples. It is not my metier to write just now, but one may allude to the existence of this news, which forms the staple o f every conversation, and which, it is said, threatens to widen the breach between us and Russia more and more. I t has been observed that as yet Englishmen have received but little o f that large hospitality for which the Russians have been so famous, and that those invitations to the chase, to dinners, and to balls, o f which so much was heard, have not yet been forthcoming. A l l this is alleged to spring out o f the Isle o f Serpents and the Bay o f Naples. In the meantime, however, the relations o f the gentlemen and ladies o f both countries are marked by the most exquisite politeness, and the Russian nobility are on excellent terms with our representatives. W h a t seems to occasion the most uneasiness here is the apprehension that England intends to act without the concurrence o f France in matters in which she is not strictly bound— as by the last treaty of Paris— to operate in concert with that power. T h e appearance o f independent_ action is most unwelcome to many continental politicians, who are, however, comforted very much when they recollect that in all questions relating to the Eastern difficulty any isolated action w ill be a casus belli for the other signing powers, according to that famous treaty by which peace was secured to us at Paris. I t is very amusing to see M . de Morny, with his usual bland, calm, and gentle manners, chatting in the most insouciant way with Lord Granville, who is to the full as douce et aimable as his brother diplomatist, in the midst o f a society where many o f the guests would have liked to see a combat à /’outrance betw een the representatives o f France and England, and to hear the gossip, which insists that, under all this polished exterior, there is a chaos o f boiling passions, envy, malice, and all uncharitableness, ‘ the study of revenge, immortal hate!’ I t was observed that Prince Esterhazy was not present on F r id ay ; but the fact is, that the Austrian envoy is not at all well. M . Chigi, the Roman Legate, and Kepresli Pasha, perhaps, are not dancing men— at all events they were not at the ball. “ I f one is to judge from the face o f the Roman, that polished forehead fencing a pair o f keelt quick eyes, that subtle fine mouth, with an infinite play o f feeling and intellect in every line, he is just the man to fill the difficult and delicate post in which he is placed près le Czar on behalf o f the Pope. T h e late Emperor granted to the Holy See some large concessions respecting the nomination and appointment o f Bishops, but o f course they are regarded as mere instalments. T h e re is a peculiar difficulty in the wray o f granting that more, arising from the opposition o f the Holy Synod to that which has been already given, and the influence o f that body is so great that even Czars cannot affect to disregard their representations. labours of the commission for arranging the Asiatic frontier of Turkey and Russia ought to close in December next, and yet, though the season in which nothing can be done is at hand, the Russian commissioner has only just arrived at Constantinople,and the Turkish commissioners are not yet named. Unless, therefore, the Russian government will consent to extend the specified term, the article must be cancelled. — T h e question o f th e union o f the Danubian principalities is exciting m Constantinople an amount o f interest which Turkish politicians seldom manifest even in what appear to us to be subjects o f far greater importance. T h e interest which this question excites arises in a great measure from an apprehension that the union o f the tw o principalities in the onlypossible way— namely,under a foreign prince— would be tantamount to a separation of them from the Ottoman empire, and that this separation would be a dangerous precedent, which might be imitated to-morrow by Bosnia or Bulgaria. Nor are these apprehensions groundless. — A decree o f the Sublime Porte has been published, condemning the Mussulmans o f the town o f Scutari (A lb an ia ) to pay 300,000 piasters as damages for the inju ry committed at the Catholic church and seminary, and fifteen o f the most dangerous o f the Turkish families have been exiled into A s ia . T h is decree, which has produced great excitement, was not put into execution until the arrival o f troops to enforce it. — T h e Nai'b Ch ie f o f the Circassians, sent by Sefer Pasha, has arrived at Constantinople. Sefer Pasha, vylio is at the head o f 30,000 men, has issued a proclamation calling on all the Circassians to fight the Russians with energy. AM ER IC A . — Advices from New Y o r k (by the Niagara, which reached Liverpool on Sunday) are to the 10th inst. — T h e election in Maine, on the 8th of September, had resulted in the triumph o f the Republicans by a large majority ; the returns were not all in, but it was supposed that the majority would reach 10,000 or 15,000. — The friends of Colonel Fremont were greatly elated by their success. — T h e news from Kansas is important ; the Proslavery forces have succeeded in turning the tables on their Free-State opponents, and much blood has been spilt and property destroyed, i f the reports that have reached us are reliable. A t Ossawatornie, on the 30th u lt., the belligerents, to the number o f 300 on each side, fought for an hour, when the Free-State men were routed, with a loss o f twenty killed and wounded. M r. Brown, the leader o f the defeated party, and his son are reported among the killed. — On the 2nd inst. the Pro-slavery men attacked the Freesoilers in Leavenworth, drove every one o f them out o f the town at the point o f the bayonet, and destroyed or confiscated their property ; it is also stated that parties o f Missourians had possession o f the Iowa road, thus cutting o f f the retreat o f the Free-State men. Colonel Geary, the newly-appointed governor, was' at St. Louis on the 4th inst., en route for the scene o f the disturbance. T h e force o f regular troops being inadequate to the exigencies o f the case, the governor ordered to enrol and organise the militia o f the territory. One division, under General Richardson, is already in the field. Requisitions had also been made upon the governors o f K en tu cky and Illinois for two regiments o f infantry, to be placed under the enrolment o f General Smith, to aid in suppressing insurrectionary combinations against the constituted government o f Kansas. “ I t is understood that M . Chigi is authorised to make representations to the Emperor respecting the condition o f Roman Catholics in Russia. W h a t reply the Czar will make to these representations can be readily imagined. I t is known that the recent concessions o f Austria to Rome have not been regarded favourably by this court, the policy o f which leads them to look with suspicion on the action ofthe Priesthood o f the non-established Churches, and more particularly on that o f unhappy Poland. T h e Austrian government has indeed done well in sending as its representatives members o f the Magyar aristocracy instead o f natives of the empire. A s the Catholic Priesthood are supposed to be favourable to Austria, th eyaretheobjectof constant surveillance, and even the strong tendencies o f some o f them to Sclavonic unity and confederation cannot reconcile the Russian government to the extension o f their influence. In the midst o f all these festivities and feastingSj old Muscovites are still gnashing their teeth and vowing revenge on perfidious Austria, and this is the least favourable moment which Rome could select for her demands, provided always that she makes them propria motu, without assistance and co-operation. I f Franre, that faithful and EldestSon o f the Church,|backs up those demands, it is not unlikly but that in the present gush o f affection for the Emperor which flows from the breast o f th e Czar they may be wholly or in part conceded. I t is not to be inferred for a moment that the English ambassador and the Papal Legate are not on good terms, or that their missions have the smallest points of contact. Kepresli Pasha is also on the best terms with our ambassador, as indeed he ought to be. — T h e follow ing instructions had been issued by the general government for the purpose o f suppressing the Free-State forces and re-establishing the territorial government :— “ Department o f State, W ashington, September 2nd. “ Sir— Reliable information having reached the President that armed and organised bodies o f men, avowedly in rebellion against the territorial government, have concentrated in such numbers as to require additional military force for their dispersion, you will have the militia of the territory completely enrolled and organised, to the end that they may, on short notice, be brought into the service o f the United States upon requisition o f the commander of the military department in which Kansas is embraced. Y o u w ill furnish by companies, or regiments, or brigades, or divisions, such number and composition o f troops as from time to time you may find, on his report to you, to be necessary for the suppression o f all combinations to resist the laws o f the United States too powerful to be suppressed by the civil authority, and for the maintenance o f public order and civil government in the territory.— I am, Sir, & c ., “ W . M . M a r c y . “ T o his Excellency John W . Geary, Governor o f the Territory of Kansas, Lecompton.” “ T h e Emperor is expected to leave Moscow on the 30th, and the wdiole of the embassy w ill at once fly o ff to Cronstadt, and return to England as fast as they came. Saturday was spent in recovering from the fatigues o f the week and preparing for the pleasures o f Sunday. No one requires rest more than the membersjof the imperial family. See what they have gone through. On this day week there was the coronation, a ceremony which the Emperor and Empress had to perform fasting. On Monday there was a dinner at the K rem lin to the first and second classes o f nobility, and the day was|spent in receiving the felicitations o f the Holy Synod, of the C lergy, o f the Council and Senate o f th e Empire, and o f the Ambassadors and Legations. These felicitations were renewed on Tuesday by the army and navy, by the court, by the first four classes o f employés, by the marshals o f the nobility, and by the mayors o f cities. See. ; and on Wednesday by the ladies o f the first six classes, after which there came a ball at the Palace. On T h u rsday came the grand levee, a dinner at the Palace for the imperial family, the spectacle gala at the theatre ; and on Friday came the review and the rain. T h is is ‘ hard work pleasuring,’ even for a Czar. But his Majesty was not idle. He worked for a considerable portion o f the day with his ministers, and transacted a large amount o f business with his usual facility and promptness.” R ussian Railways.— T h e Nord contains a telegraphic message from Berlin to the effect that the principal network o f railways in Russia has been conceded to a company composed o f capitalists o f various countries, among whom the chief are the Paris Credit Mobilier, and M M . Hottinguer, Baring, Hope, and Stieglitz. T h e concession is granted for 85 years, and a minimum interest o f 5 per cent, is guaranteed to the shareholders by the Russian government. T h e lines must be completed in 10 years. In consequence o f this decision, M M . Isaac Pereira and Thuraeissen, on the part of the Crédit Mobilier, have left for Russia. T U R K E Y . — T h e Post Ampt Gazette o f Frankfort announces that the Russian detachment which remained on the Isle o f Serpents has at length evacuated that position, so that the affair may be considered as entirely settled without the ulterior intervention o f a conference, which, it was said, was to assemble in Paris for that purpose. A s to the arrangement o f the frontiers o f Bessarabia the accounts are less favourable. Russia positively refuses to give up the town o f Bolgrad. T h e Bourse Gazette of Berlin states that in consequence o f the delay m the solution o f this question the Austrian cabinet lias decided that the corps o f occupation shall Pr0 °2?. lts. sl?y m the Danubian principalities until the affair is finally settled. - , . . r *— A cco rd in g to article 30 o f the treaty of peace, the “ W a r Department, W ashington, September 3rd, 1856. “ Sir— Y o u r despatch o f the 22nd of A u g u s t and its enclosures sufficiently exhibit the inadequacy o f the force under your command to perform the duties which have been devolved upon you in the present unhappy condition o f Kansas by the orders and instructions heretofore communicated. T o meet this exigency the President has directed the governor o f the territory' to complete the enrolment and organisation o f the militia, as you w ill find fully set forth in the enclosed copy o f a letter addressed to him by the Secretary o f State ; and the President has directed me to say to you that you are authorised from time to time to make requisitions upon the governor for such militia force as you may require to enable you promptly and successfully to execute your orders and suppress insurrection against the government o f the territory o f Kansas, and under the circumstances heretofore set forth in your instructions, to give the requisite aid to the officers o f the c ivil government who may be obstructed in the due execution o f the law. Should you not be able to derive from the militia o f Kansas the adequate force for these purposes, such additional number ot militia as may be necessary w ill be drawn iroiTi4lw states ot Illinois and K en tu cky, as shown in the requisition, copy of which is here enclosed. “ T h e views contained in your instructions to the officers commanding the troops, under date of A u g u s t the 19th, are fully approved, and accord so entirely with the executive as to leave but little to add in relation to the course which it is desired you should pursue. “ T h e position o fth e insurgents, as shown by your letter and its enclosure, is that ot open rebellion against the laws and constitutional authorities, with such manifestations o f a purpose to spread devastation over the land as no longer justifies fuither hesitation or indulgence. For you, as also to every soldier whose habitual feelings is to protect t h e citizens of his own country, and only to use his arms against a public enemy, it cannot be otherwise than deeply painful to be brought into conflict with any portion o f nis fellow-countrymen ; but patriotism and humanity alike require that rebellion should be promptly crushed ; the perpetration o f the crimes which now disturb the peace and security o f the good people o f the territory o f Kansas should be effectually checked. Y o u w ill, therefore, energetically employ all the means within your reach to restore the supremacy o f the law , always endeavouring to carry out your present purpose to prevent the unnecessary effusion o f blood. “ In making your requisition for militia force, you w ill be governed by the existing organisation o f the army and the laws made and provided in such cases. W h en companies, regiments, brigades, or divisions are presented to be mustered into the service o f th e United States, you w i l l cause them,before they are received, to be minutely in—

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sio^ English consul at Boulogne, on a late occathe i:*stressed the mayor o f that town, complaining o f P t o h iR f 'a n ely issued by the BishoP o f A r ra s , which as thev ed Pr.otestants from attending the Ecoles mixtes, o f P,,KPre callc

uuressed the following circular to the authorities :“ a . , . “ Paris, September 13th. iamill«. M onsieur le Rector— I hear that the Protestant of p a .'S’i rench and English, living in the department Will nnf • 'Ç a a*s> have expressed fears that their children protect' m x- re \n ^le m ’x ed schools a sufficient 1$ ner 10n *°r exerc'se of their religious worship. It c*rCulafSar^ij*^at SVch ^ars should not be allowed to

1 MaJesty desires to maintain largely all the ernpirp Cn«S| r^ t s guaranteed by the constitution ot the of ‘ , . These families may rest assured that the liberty sch00r sh,p be respected as formerly in the mixed SchoolS, an(^ .^le c^ddren belonging to the different ti°n j s r^co?n«sed by the state w ill find a sincere protec\Vili , tae *ree administration o f their religious beliefs. *?. fheVrh|’ fM; R ?.cteur> communicate these instructions district o r . directors of the mixed schools o f your

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■ Receive the assurance, & c .,

(Signed)

“ R oulard,

Minister o f Public Instruction."

« T u ■' Messager o f Bayonne says :— visit tine Emperor and Empress, while on their way to Where 5c o f Bidache, stopped at Camp-de-Prats, »nrnat theJe K an establishment for the aged poor. T h e bpiid*es °* this almshouse were drawn up in front of the peror111^’ .Wading to see their Majesties pass. T h e Emthe d’ y.ee.,n? these poor people assembled, surrounded by \Vere ' £ 2euses who attended on them, asked who they of jA ’ and on being informed that they were the residents aljoj^ charitable establishment adjoining, their Majesties tres.s ^ and visited the building, inquiring from the directhe pfVer^ Part>oular about its resources, &c. On leaving the af?Ce* Majesties complimented the Supérieure on Çave klrable manner in which the house was kept, and an(| ?i^andsome present for the inmates. T h e Supérieure ^owpT^ Sî^ters asked as a favour that they might be Ktac, ,to see the Prince Imperial, which request was reCp:° u^y granted, and on the follow ing day they were

^ ved at the V illa Eugenie.” •< .T h e Times correspondent writes :— °h a . understand that the entire number o f arrests made Ery,,' (‘0unt of the plot discovered against the life of the ■ "»eror j- ~ - • t o t

'tere 49. Some o f them were made subsequently e night o f the 16th inst. A portion of the prisoners taif*çc Seized when assembled together, and others were

■ i j at their own places o f residence. ti0lJ * “ ear that establishments are in process o f format s l he French settlement o f New Caledonia for the

« o f political and other criminals, that 1 be Moniteur de l'Armée contradicts a statement hrea( s aPpeared in other papers, to the effect that the sprjj. exPedition against the K abyles, planned for the of t£S, was to take place immediately, in consequence that t recent aggression o f those mountaineers. It is true jlav. Vv° divisions, those o f General Y u s u f and Renault, ¡1, been put in motion, and w ill probably make some to s Sl°ns into the enemy’s country, and it is impossible bç y exactly to what extent their reconnaissances may at th rr'-ed ’ out the projected expedition w ill take place

e time originally appointed." SçHt' Portions o f the French press have lately been reprefor }P8 the Anglo-French alliance as considerably affected Or ; e worse by the course o f recent events in Europe, 'tpon °ther words, depicting a growing coolness founded t'°li(À/’ reat differences o f opinion on the subject o f foreign Spajfj and more particularly in reference to Italy and ter,.] T h e Morning Post, in a leading article, appath iAof.sem i-o fficia l authority, says it is quite time that fi(lt ‘ 1‘Usion should be dispelled, and that the fullest cont)lt c’e and concord exist at the present moment between

j?vernments o f England and France. T h e alliance is C o n v o lv e d ; it subsides ; but the basis o f the alliance of ^«Ues, strengthened and widened by the experience a j,r c two powers that they can act together, and with ftlj al*d success j and when any occasion o f sufficient htii, j ude shall arise there w ill doubtless be the same

. lced r*sd, action, the same confidence in each other’s strength, *h0|> honesty o f purpose, and good faith, which were fore*n *n the Eastern question. In every small matter o f intergn Policy, however, perfect coincidence o f opinion,

and action is not to be expected ; but an inden t course on such matters is surely not indicative of Af0l. u.st: 0r want o f mutual esteem. In conclusion the rh: 'lnS Post says :

• T k •nere are, doubtless, statesmen in Europe who would hail the pJ°y any sign of the coolness that has been talked about in N paPcrs— who would rejoice to find some better ground ’ ¿Tiere SEirmise for saying that England is out of humour with ^liCy °ndam ally, and anxious to stand alone in her foreign

statesVl This is what Austria is ever striving to impress upon the

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*his »j as the junction of any other power with this country. For ^afr^Pose she has her newspapers and her pamphlets, and her

:c«se sue nas Her newspapers and ner pampniets, ana ner

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wherever she can find an opening for them. But

Mir0DS ls nothing to England. She surveys the whole arena of ^he politics with a large eye, and can well afford to ignore

th IT^eraI irritabilities ffiat continually bubble up and break H CSur^ace of public affairs, disturbing it for a moment, and H re estroying themselves by a process which is part of their S re *. and only needs to be left to itself. England has no c4rj stand alone in her policy towards other states. But she ?? it , J o i f necessary. She is content that that be understood, Jjjrt s’l The British public would always be glad to know, in any *he ^ e might be called upon to take in any European question, ' l i f t S Sllq fm 1ta k i r f k o n n n r A k T t i A n i n / j r A*-r] 1-l 1 r n _ A n n » * n r-\r\ f

p itK T r necessary- ° I1C » VWIUCJH mai Limi ut uuucmwu, ^iity as^^en for years. She has no desire to act upon that capa«¡M ,

sustained by the approbation and cordial co-operation of ^ v3n. Cr great powers; but i f circumstances denied this great

Englishmen know their duty and how to do it. At % ^LSent moment no question of such moment is on the tapis. j^rfe e Italian question the English and French governments % e s y understand one another, and they go forth to their X , i 0 Europe and the world with all the prestige and all the

C°m^ort: ° f the alliance upon them unimpaired, and in ^ shia^er whatever of deterioration or diminution. Let the

rn. press keep its own counsel, and the alliance will take of »tself.”

■ ThPa0T. TO ASSASSINATE LOUIS NAPOLEON. ,'Og ^ e Paris correspondent o f the Times gives the follow-

‘ "pi011114 ° f e arrests mentioned in our last :—

p ” <-‘,re was an unusual stir last night (Tuesday) at "'»¡U refecture of Police and at the prison o f Mazas, SeCret to fhe arrest o f about 30 persons belonging to a

the Society-. T h is society, composed of revolutionists W J * ost violent and dangerous kind, held a meeting V s!nay> :it which, it is said, that it was decided to '* H r « e the Emperor on his return from Biarritz. I ¡°tiitv and that the police know all the members o f this J>hai y>.«lost o f whom are old members o f the Marianne,

■ he the 6th, 7th, and 8th arrondissements o f Paris. ?tl'est S aj0r!ty o f them are artisans-. Several o f those

are very young, and appear intelligent and not h ent at»' T h e y have been placed in solitary confinet 0 1 n iazas, a«d are aBovve^ to /'ommunicate with 0 li»L T h e search made at their residences has brought i re Pre, noth>«g that compromises them ; but the police r A i n » ' 1 to prove the existence o f the society, and / Ais forward witnesses of its frequent meetings. 3 'Ped the evidence, already pretty positive, con, s to tLn the details I sent you concerning the Marianne, h ,0r« tr. ! x,lstence o f a secret society, whose members - - P0ljo talfo 4-U- IT r .1 T-s____ _ ITnpfiinofol.. to „if ate - w tabe. the hfe o f the Emperor. Fortunately the j sho\v Vl&hant and sharpsighted, and history is there ij/lffitles„ f l o w rarely such attempts succeed.^ It is, tj,to VvhicVi Very difficult to form a society o f this kind,

ea«s to m ?°me agent o f the authorities does not find

s,nuate himself, and even when that is not the case, at the last moment it is rare that all the conspirators preserve their firmness o f purpose and o f nerve.”

T he Bourbons.— A piece o f intelligence has reached me to-day o f a nature to make me receive it with distrust, but which, i f it prove true, is of some importance. T h e Princess de Chambord is said to be enceinte. T h e news come from Vienna, and from a source generally trustworthy. I f it be correct, we shall, o f course, hear no more o fth a t vexed question, the fusion o fth e two branches o f the house o f Bourbon.— Times Correspondent.

B E L G I U M .

— K in g Leopold and the D uke o f Brabant (who are the special patrons o f the International Philanthropic Congress, the expenses o f which are paid by the Belgian government) were present at the meeting o f the congress on the 17th, and remained for a considerable time, paying great attention to the proceedings'going on, and making inquiries as to the best means o f securing the great object o f the assemblage— namely, the amelioration o f the physical and moral condition o f the working classes in every country. T h e three sections into which the members were divided meet every morning, at nine o’clock, to consider the questions referred to them. T h e Hon. W . Cooper (the President o f the British Board o f Health) is chairman o f the third section. A t about 12 o ’ clock the sections close, and the general meetings of the congress commence.

— T h e Moniteur contains a long letter from Brussels speaking o f the late fetes given to K in g Leopold, and which contains the following observations:—

“ Belgium and her K in g may justly be proud o f each other. I t would certainly be useless here to retrace the picture o f all the national fetes which have taken place. A very few words w ill suffice to point out their real character. Everywhere, at Brussels, Namur, Liege, Ghent, Antwerp, Mons, and in all the towns in the kingdom where the K in g has gone to receive the acclamations o f his people, the enthusiasm has been general and spontaneous, and it was everywhere felt that it was the heart which spoke both from the mouth o f the Sovereign and from that o f the delegates o f the nation. It may be now almost said that a new era has commenced for Belgium , that o f the ratification by experience and by practice o f the advantage which she has known how to acquire. T h a t period o f her existence as a nation w ill not be less interesting to study than that which has just finished; and it is with pleasure we repeat our persuasion that when Belgium shall again call for the testimony o f Europe, Europe w ill only have, as at present, to give her approbation o f the pledges of order, o f security, and o f respect for other nationalities which Belgium shall have again given.”

— T h e International Philanthropic Congress, at Brussels, brought its labours to a close on the 20th ; and the great Free T rade Congress was to be held in the same city on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, the 22nd, 23rd, and 24th instant.

AUSTRIA.

— A letter from Vienna, in the Moniteur, gives a consecutive account of the late excursion of the Emperor and Empress of A u s t r ia :—

“ T h e Emperor, immediately after his return from G ran , where he was received in the most enthusiastic manner by the Hungarian population, again set out in company with the Empress for Carinthia. T h e ir M a jesties arrived at K lagenfurth on the 3rd amid the loudest acclamations, and, after visiting all the c ivil and military establishments and the hospitals, were present in the evening at a grand ball given in honour of their visit. A f t e r remaining in the town the following day the Emperor and Empress left on the 5th, and continued their journey towards Upper Carinthia, passing through V illa ch , Spittal, and Obervelluch to Heiligenbruth. On the 7th, at the early hour o f four in the morning, their Majesties attended D ivin e Service, and soon after, the Emperor on foot and the Empress part o f the way on horseback and part in a sedan chair, ascended a high mountain, from the top o f which a magnificent view of the surrounding country could be obtained. T h e i r M a jesties returned to K lagenfurth on the evening of the 9th, and on the following day set out for Styria, passing through Lower Carinthia. On taking leave o f the civil, military, and Ecclesiastical authorities, the Emperor expressed his warm gratification at the reception which had everywhere awaited his approach, and said that his sojourn in Carinthia would be one o f his most agreeable reminiscences. In the afternoon o f the n t h the Emperor and Empress arrived at Griitz. Triumphal arches and decorations o f every kind had been erected, and at night general illuminations and the cheers o f the crowd expressed the delight felt by the people at the presence ot their Sovereign. T h e ir Majesties are expected in the Austrian capital on the 15th .”

PRUSSIA.

Berlin, Sunday, Sept. 21st.

Yesterday evening the nuptials o f the Princess Louisa o f Prussia with the Grand Duke o f Baden were solemnised in the Royal Schloss with all the prescriptive solemnities.

— W r it in g o f the marriage, the Times correspondent speaks o f the popularity o f the Prussian royal family :—

“ I t is impossible to shut one’s eyes to the conviction that this people does entertain a lively affection for the royal family, even here in the capital, the inhabitants o f which have certainly less heart than any other population, and most o f all is the Prince o f Prussia branch, the family o f the K in g ’s next eldest brother, the object o f this affection, mingled with fervent hope and confidence in the future. It would, indeed, be difficult to find, even in any secluded private circles, tw o young persons brought up so devoid o f the many failings and faults that attach to high birth and royal expectations as Prince Friedrich W ilh e lm and Princess Louisa. O f the latter as the bride o f to-day it may o f course be permitted to feel and speak a little warmly, since all brides are by prescription young, lovely, and interesting; and it certainly is not necessary to be a Prussian for one to recognise in her all the highest ideal that a bachelor’s enthusiastic fancy ever pourtrayed o f a bride. One reservation, however, I must make that I may not fall into the error o f indiscriminate flattery and exaggeration; she possesses no transcendant beauty, but in its place a sweetness o f expression that is worth far more, as indicative of the heart and feeling within. T h e three-quarter length portrait that W interhalter has painted o f her, and may, perhaps, be known to your readers, is like her in every respect, except the hands and arms, which are not well painted, and have been copied from some dairymaid model. T h e bridegroom, the Grand D uke Frederic W illiam Louis o f Baden, D uke o f Zechringen, is a man in the very prime o f life, having just entered his 31st year, good-looking, with a mar.ly bearing, and the expression on his countenance of the strong good sense and the firmness o f character that he has already evinced in very trying circumstances.”

RUSSIA. the coronation festivities. T h e ‘lim es special correspondent writes under date Moscow, September 1 6th :

“ i t is equally out o f our reach to give an idea ot the magnificent balls and dinners which our ambassador and the"great state functionaries offer so hospitably to their o-uests, or o f the illuminations which set Moscow in a blaze. I f M . de Morny was able by judicious arrangement and early preparation to eclipse Lord Granville at St. Petersburg, one may say without being quite odious that the English ambassador on the more appropriate champ de hataille o f Moscow has achieved a victory over the ambassador o f France. T h e English dinners have been admirable, the hospitality large ; and i f those who could not get invitations are not satisfied, assuredly those who did have been abundantly pleased. A ball at our ambassador’s is a very agreeable occasion for seeing all the celebrities who have assembled at Moscow. T h e bearers o f half the historical names in Europe are here in pleasant reunion, and old antagonists in the court and in the camp, in war or in diplomacy, here fight their battles over again in quiet corners or in the eddies o f the ballrooms, or take measure o f each other for fresh encounters. T h e great question, now that the Isle o f Serpents is left for the moment to the cares o f its interesting aborigines, is that which has been raised by the supposed presence o f an English squadron in the Bay o f Naples. It is not my metier to write just now, but one may allude to the existence of this news, which forms the staple o f every conversation, and which, it is said, threatens to widen the breach between us and Russia more and more. I t has been observed that as yet Englishmen have received but little o f that large hospitality for which the Russians have been so famous, and that those invitations to the chase, to dinners, and to balls, o f which so much was heard, have not yet been forthcoming. A l l this is alleged to spring out o f the Isle o f Serpents and the Bay o f Naples. In the meantime, however, the relations o f the gentlemen and ladies o f both countries are marked by the most exquisite politeness, and the Russian nobility are on excellent terms with our representatives. W h a t seems to occasion the most uneasiness here is the apprehension that England intends to act without the concurrence o f France in matters in which she is not strictly bound— as by the last treaty of Paris— to operate in concert with that power. T h e appearance o f independent_ action is most unwelcome to many continental politicians, who are, however, comforted very much when they recollect that in all questions relating to the Eastern difficulty any isolated action w ill be a casus belli for the other signing powers, according to that famous treaty by which peace was secured to us at Paris. I t is very amusing to see M . de Morny, with his usual bland, calm, and gentle manners, chatting in the most insouciant way with Lord Granville, who is to the full as douce et aimable as his brother diplomatist, in the midst o f a society where many o f the guests would have liked to see a combat à /’outrance betw een the representatives o f France and England, and to hear the gossip, which insists that, under all this polished exterior, there is a chaos o f boiling passions, envy, malice, and all uncharitableness, ‘ the study of revenge, immortal hate!’ I t was observed that Prince Esterhazy was not present on F r id ay ; but the fact is, that the Austrian envoy is not at all well. M . Chigi, the Roman Legate, and Kepresli Pasha, perhaps, are not dancing men— at all events they were not at the ball.

“ I f one is to judge from the face o f the Roman, that polished forehead fencing a pair o f keelt quick eyes, that subtle fine mouth, with an infinite play o f feeling and intellect in every line, he is just the man to fill the difficult and delicate post in which he is placed près le Czar on behalf o f the Pope. T h e late Emperor granted to the Holy See some large concessions respecting the nomination and appointment o f Bishops, but o f course they are regarded as mere instalments. T h e re is a peculiar difficulty in the wray o f granting that more, arising from the opposition o f the Holy Synod to that which has been already given, and the influence o f that body is so great that even Czars cannot affect to disregard their representations.

labours of the commission for arranging the Asiatic frontier of Turkey and Russia ought to close in December next, and yet, though the season in which nothing can be done is at hand, the Russian commissioner has only just arrived at Constantinople,and the Turkish commissioners are not yet named. Unless, therefore, the Russian government will consent to extend the specified term, the article must be cancelled.

— T h e question o f th e union o f the Danubian principalities is exciting m Constantinople an amount o f interest which Turkish politicians seldom manifest even in what appear to us to be subjects o f far greater importance. T h e interest which this question excites arises in a great measure from an apprehension that the union o f the tw o principalities in the onlypossible way— namely,under a foreign prince— would be tantamount to a separation of them from the Ottoman empire, and that this separation would be a dangerous precedent, which might be imitated to-morrow by Bosnia or Bulgaria. Nor are these apprehensions groundless.

— A decree o f the Sublime Porte has been published, condemning the Mussulmans o f the town o f Scutari (A lb an ia ) to pay 300,000 piasters as damages for the inju ry committed at the Catholic church and seminary, and fifteen o f the most dangerous o f the Turkish families have been exiled into A s ia . T h is decree, which has produced great excitement, was not put into execution until the arrival o f troops to enforce it.

— T h e Nai'b Ch ie f o f the Circassians, sent by Sefer Pasha, has arrived at Constantinople. Sefer Pasha, vylio is at the head o f 30,000 men, has issued a proclamation calling on all the Circassians to fight the Russians with energy.

AM ER IC A .

— Advices from New Y o r k (by the Niagara, which reached Liverpool on Sunday) are to the 10th inst.

— T h e election in Maine, on the 8th of September, had resulted in the triumph o f the Republicans by a large majority ; the returns were not all in, but it was supposed that the majority would reach 10,000 or 15,000. — The friends of Colonel Fremont were greatly elated by their success.

— T h e news from Kansas is important ; the Proslavery forces have succeeded in turning the tables on their Free-State opponents, and much blood has been spilt and property destroyed, i f the reports that have reached us are reliable. A t Ossawatornie, on the 30th u lt., the belligerents, to the number o f 300 on each side, fought for an hour, when the Free-State men were routed, with a loss o f twenty killed and wounded. M r. Brown, the leader o f the defeated party, and his son are reported among the killed.

— On the 2nd inst. the Pro-slavery men attacked the Freesoilers in Leavenworth, drove every one o f them out o f the town at the point o f the bayonet, and destroyed or confiscated their property ; it is also stated that parties o f Missourians had possession o f the Iowa road, thus cutting o f f the retreat o f the Free-State men. Colonel Geary, the newly-appointed governor, was' at St. Louis on the 4th inst., en route for the scene o f the disturbance. T h e force o f regular troops being inadequate to the exigencies o f the case, the governor ordered to enrol and organise the militia o f the territory. One division, under General Richardson, is already in the field. Requisitions had also been made upon the governors o f K en tu cky and Illinois for two regiments o f infantry, to be placed under the enrolment o f General Smith, to aid in suppressing insurrectionary combinations against the constituted government o f Kansas.

“ I t is understood that M . Chigi is authorised to make representations to the Emperor respecting the condition o f Roman Catholics in Russia. W h a t reply the Czar will make to these representations can be readily imagined. I t is known that the recent concessions o f Austria to Rome have not been regarded favourably by this court, the policy o f which leads them to look with suspicion on the action ofthe Priesthood o f the non-established Churches, and more particularly on that o f unhappy Poland. T h e Austrian government has indeed done well in sending as its representatives members o f the Magyar aristocracy instead o f natives of the empire. A s the Catholic Priesthood are supposed to be favourable to Austria, th eyaretheobjectof constant surveillance, and even the strong tendencies o f some o f them to Sclavonic unity and confederation cannot reconcile the Russian government to the extension o f their influence. In the midst o f all these festivities and feastingSj old Muscovites are still gnashing their teeth and vowing revenge on perfidious Austria, and this is the least favourable moment which Rome could select for her demands, provided always that she makes them propria motu, without assistance and co-operation. I f Franre, that faithful and EldestSon o f the Church,|backs up those demands, it is not unlikly but that in the present gush o f affection for the Emperor which flows from the breast o f th e Czar they may be wholly or in part conceded. I t is not to be inferred for a moment that the English ambassador and the Papal Legate are not on good terms, or that their missions have the smallest points of contact. Kepresli Pasha is also on the best terms with our ambassador, as indeed he ought to be.

— T h e follow ing instructions had been issued by the general government for the purpose o f suppressing the Free-State forces and re-establishing the territorial government :—

“ Department o f State, W ashington,

September 2nd.

“ Sir— Reliable information having reached the President that armed and organised bodies o f men, avowedly in rebellion against the territorial government, have concentrated in such numbers as to require additional military force for their dispersion, you will have the militia of the territory completely enrolled and organised, to the end that they may, on short notice, be brought into the service o f the United States upon requisition o f the commander of the military department in which Kansas is embraced. Y o u w ill furnish by companies, or regiments, or brigades, or divisions, such number and composition o f troops as from time to time you may find, on his report to you, to be necessary for the suppression o f all combinations to resist the laws o f the United States too powerful to be suppressed by the civil authority, and for the maintenance o f public order and civil government in the territory.— I am, Sir, & c .,

“ W . M . M a r c y .

“ T o his Excellency John W . Geary,

Governor o f the Territory of Kansas, Lecompton.”

“ T h e Emperor is expected to leave Moscow on the 30th, and the wdiole of the embassy w ill at once fly o ff to Cronstadt, and return to England as fast as they came. Saturday was spent in recovering from the fatigues o f the week and preparing for the pleasures o f Sunday. No one requires rest more than the membersjof the imperial family. See what they have gone through. On this day week there was the coronation, a ceremony which the Emperor and Empress had to perform fasting. On Monday there was a dinner at the K rem lin to the first and second classes o f nobility, and the day was|spent in receiving the felicitations o f the Holy Synod, of the C lergy, o f the Council and Senate o f th e Empire, and o f the Ambassadors and Legations. These felicitations were renewed on Tuesday by the army and navy, by the court, by the first four classes o f employés, by the marshals o f the nobility, and by the mayors o f cities. See. ; and on Wednesday by the ladies o f the first six classes, after which there came a ball at the Palace. On T h u rsday came the grand levee, a dinner at the Palace for the imperial family, the spectacle gala at the theatre ; and on Friday came the review and the rain. T h is is ‘ hard work pleasuring,’ even for a Czar. But his Majesty was not idle. He worked for a considerable portion o f the day with his ministers, and transacted a large amount o f business with his usual facility and promptness.”

R ussian Railways.— T h e Nord contains a telegraphic message from Berlin to the effect that the principal network o f railways in Russia has been conceded to a company composed o f capitalists o f various countries, among whom the chief are the Paris Credit Mobilier, and M M . Hottinguer, Baring, Hope, and Stieglitz. T h e concession is granted for 85 years, and a minimum interest o f 5 per cent, is guaranteed to the shareholders by the Russian government. T h e lines must be completed in 10 years. In consequence o f this decision, M M . Isaac Pereira and Thuraeissen, on the part of the Crédit Mobilier, have left for Russia.

T U R K E Y .

— T h e Post Ampt Gazette o f Frankfort announces that the Russian detachment which remained on the Isle o f Serpents has at length evacuated that position, so that the affair may be considered as entirely settled without the ulterior intervention o f a conference, which, it was said, was to assemble in Paris for that purpose. A s to the arrangement o f the frontiers o f Bessarabia the accounts are less favourable. Russia positively refuses to give up the town o f Bolgrad. T h e Bourse Gazette of Berlin states that in consequence o f the delay m the solution o f this question the Austrian cabinet lias decided that the corps o f occupation shall Pr0 °2?. lts. sl?y m the Danubian principalities until the affair is finally settled. - , . . r

*— A cco rd in g to article 30 o f the treaty of peace, the

“ W a r Department, W ashington,

September 3rd, 1856.

“ Sir— Y o u r despatch o f the 22nd of A u g u s t and its enclosures sufficiently exhibit the inadequacy o f the force under your command to perform the duties which have been devolved upon you in the present unhappy condition o f Kansas by the orders and instructions heretofore communicated. T o meet this exigency the President has directed the governor o f the territory' to complete the enrolment and organisation o f the militia, as you w ill find fully set forth in the enclosed copy o f a letter addressed to him by the Secretary o f State ; and the President has directed me to say to you that you are authorised from time to time to make requisitions upon the governor for such militia force as you may require to enable you promptly and successfully to execute your orders and suppress insurrection against the government o f the territory o f Kansas, and under the circumstances heretofore set forth in your instructions, to give the requisite aid to the officers o f the c ivil government who may be obstructed in the due execution o f the law. Should you not be able to derive from the militia o f Kansas the adequate force for these purposes, such additional number ot militia as may be necessary w ill be drawn iroiTi4lw states ot Illinois and K en tu cky, as shown in the requisition, copy of which is here enclosed.

“ T h e views contained in your instructions to the officers commanding the troops, under date of A u g u s t the 19th, are fully approved, and accord so entirely with the executive as to leave but little to add in relation to the course which it is desired you should pursue.

“ T h e position o fth e insurgents, as shown by your letter and its enclosure, is that ot open rebellion against the laws and constitutional authorities, with such manifestations o f a purpose to spread devastation over the land as no longer justifies fuither hesitation or indulgence. For you, as also to every soldier whose habitual feelings is to protect t h e citizens of his own country, and only to use his arms against a public enemy, it cannot be otherwise than deeply painful to be brought into conflict with any portion o f nis fellow-countrymen ; but patriotism and humanity alike require that rebellion should be promptly crushed ; the perpetration o f the crimes which now disturb the peace and security o f the good people o f the territory o f Kansas should be effectually checked. Y o u w ill, therefore, energetically employ all the means within your reach to restore the supremacy o f the law , always endeavouring to carry out your present purpose to prevent the unnecessary effusion o f blood.

“ In making your requisition for militia force, you w ill be governed by the existing organisation o f the army and the laws made and provided in such cases. W h en companies, regiments, brigades, or divisions are presented to be mustered into the service o f th e United States, you w i l l cause them,before they are received, to be minutely in—

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