The Press. — London, England, 1854-07-01 00:00:00

JULY 1, 1854. ptiga an Colonial 3nitiligtut. FRANCE. % The change in the French Ministry which was an ticipated last week has taken place. M. de Persigny retires, and M. Billault is nominated Minister of the Interior. The new ministers on Monday took the oaths of office beforelthe Emperor, and entered on the duties of his office upon Tuesday, when in the course of the evening he received the complimentary visits of the functionaries attached to his department. The successor of M. Billault, as President of the Legislative Corps, will, it is understood, be M. Rouher, formerly Minister of Justice, and at present president of one of the sections of the Council of State. M. de Persigny is nominated Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour. In company with Madame de Persigny he is said to have gone on a trip to . Switzerland. It is believed that the Emperor and Empress will leave Paris on the 20th of July, either for the Pyrenees, or on the visit which his Majesty promised to pay to the camp at Marseilles. The Empress, whose health is, it appears, by no means robust, will pass some time in the Pyrenees, which she so often visited in other times, and preparations :we already making at Biarritz, which is only distant about half an flour from Bayonne. Marshal de St. Arnaud, it is stated, is to command the expedition to the Crimea. The Moniteur publishes a decree granting him permission to accept and wear the insignia of the Turkish order of the Medjidie of the first class. The Marquis d'Aoust, uncle of Marshal de St. Arnaud, died on Saturday last, at his Chateau of Cuincy, near Douai, at a very advanced age. The Moniteur de l'Arnsie mentions, as a proof of the enthusiasm which prevails among the young conscripts, that, at the last drawing for the conscrip tion, the number of pretended infirmities, voluntary mutilations, and demands for exemption had been less considerable this year, when the contingent is 140,000 men, than it has ever been when the number required was only 80,000. A distressing accident happened on Monday in the Bois de Boulogne to Prince Charles Lucien Bona parte, while riding in company with his brother, Prince Pierre Napoleon, and some other gentlemen. A horse ridden by one of the party suddenly lashed out, and, striking the prince with violence, fractured his left leg. Tho fracture has been reduced, and there is reason to hope that no serious consequences will ensue. The beautiful weather enjoyed throughout France lately has had a favourable effect on the corn mar ket. The prices have fallen considerably, nearly 2f. per 100 kilogrammes. GERMANY. The entry of the Austrians into the principalities is decided on, and Count Coronini, with the first division, to be followed closely by a second, is ready to descend the Danube to Giurgevo, whence he will march to Bucharest. M. de Bruck is to communicate with the Porte as to the steps necessary to be taken with a view to this occupation of the principalities by the Austrians. An Austrian officer, Colonel Halik, was to leave Vienna during the week for Varna, in order to make arrange ments for the same step with the commanders of the French and English troops. General He has been named commander-in chief of the third division of the Austrian army. The number of men under his command will be 300,000. General Schlick commands the fourth division, in Galicia; Archduke Albrecht the third corps, in Transylvania. Austria will delay her occupation of the principa lities until after her reception of the Russian answer to her summons, and to the Prussian note. The Austrian loan is immediately to be issued; 500,000,000 florins are spoken of as the maximum, and 350,000,000 as the minimum, amount. The Prussian Correspondence publishes an article announcing that all the other States of the Gemanic Confederation have completed the Austro-Prussian alliance by their declaration of adhesion to the policy of the two great German powers. The King of Prussia returned on the 23rd ult. from his tour, and proceeded to Sans Souci, where the Queer had already arrived from Dresden. Gene ral Grunwald, aide-de-camp-general to the Emperor Nicholas, reached Gumbinnen on the 17th, where he complimented the King in the name of his Sovereign. The general remained a day at Gumbinnen, and then returned to St. Petersburg. The marriage of her — Prussian Royal Highness Princess Louisa with Prince Alexis of Hesse Philipsthal was to take place on Thursday, the 211th ult., at Potsdam. SWEDEN. The committee of the Chambers has voted to the Government the following sums for repairing and placing different fortifications in a proper state of de fence :—For Carlsborg, 210,000 Swedish dollars ; Carlskrona, Carbleu, and Waxholm, 425,000 dollars ; THE PRESS. and further, 140,000 dollars for heavy guns, and 400,000 dollars for materiel of different kinds. ITALY. The Alnico della Famiglia of Parma publishes a letter, written from New York, by a man named Carra, a groom, formerly in the service of the de ceased duke, in which he confesses himself to have been the assassin. He says that he committed the act in revenge for having been on one occasion caned by orders of his master, and on abother struck by himself in the face in the public street. The details given by the writer leaving no doubt as to the truth of his statement, the tioverument has set at liberty the three persons who were in prison on suspicion of being the authors of the crime. Cardinal Fornari died suddenly at Rome on the 15th ult. He was for several years nuncio at Brussels and Paris, which latter place he left on being ele vated to the rank of cardinal. At the time of his death he was Prefect of the Congregation of Edu cation, or Minister of Public Instruction. SPAIN. The only news from Madrid relates to new arrests and suspicions. Narcisco Escosura, brother of the former Minister of that name, was arrested on the 23rd ult.. A letter dated June 19 states thatfive newspaper. writers had been arrested within the last few days and sent off in a post-carriage, under a strong escort, for the Balearic Isles, where they are to be kept in custody. TURKEY. The treaty between Austria and the Porte has been made public. The ancient order of things is to be re tained in the principalities, without admitting any con trol over the dispositions taken by the Austrian troops. Military measures are to be agreed on between the parties to the treaty. The Austrians are to evacuate the principalities after the oonclusion of a peace, or when the articles are signed; such peace to be based on the maintenance of the Sultan's sovereignty and the integrity of the empire. The Moniteur states that Mr. Black and M. Durand are empowered to negotiate in France and England on account of the Sublime Porte a loan that will have to be retitled by the representatives of the Sultan at Paris and London. The Austrian Correspondence states under date Con stantinople, June 10, Redsehid Pacha still transacts diplomatic business. Schekili Effendi presides over the administrative department of the Foreign-office. GREECE. A telegraphic despatch from Athens received in Paris ou Tuesday last, which was suppressed by order of the Government, states that the population of the Greek capital were so much irritated against King Otho that nothing but the presence of the English and French troops prevented a formidable outbreak. The Patrie says that the raciflcation of Greece is completed. Hadji Petros has given in his submission. All the pirates have disappeared. ' M. Mavrocordato has left Paris to take possession of the presidency of the new Greek Ministry. Russian agents having tried to excite differences between the Greeks and the soldiers of the army of occupation, General Kalergi, the Minister of War, issued a proclamation, intended to reassure the country a$ to the benevolent intentions of England and France in sending their troops to combat a policy condemned by the whole of Europe. RUSSIA. An imperial ukase authorises the Minister of Finance to issue the two last series of paper money, which are to produce six millions of silver roubles, and completes the issue authorised by the imperial ukase of 18th January last. The latest information from Warsaw is to the effect that considerable additions are ordered to be made to that already strongly-fortified city. Several hundred houses are to be demolished, and alto gether removed; and works upon a very large scale are in progress. Warsaw is open to attack from Austria only. Letters from Berlin, dated on the 27th, confirm the report that the Emperor Nicholas and the Cresare witch are about to proceed to Kieuw, to be near the approaching military operations. An Austrian journal publishes the following letter from St. Petersburg, dated June 17th : " Bad news has arrived from the theatre of war. Several generals have been wounded. Prince l'askiewitsch received a contusion, which compelled him to resign the command to Prince Gortschakoff, and to repair to Jassy. That is the official statement. This news has created a deep impression upon the Emperor and those who surround him. The Emperor, at the time he received it, wxs on the spot where the troops are exercised, and was about to visit some fortifications which had just been executed. He, however, returned to the palace immediately, and summoned the Minister of War and the elder princes of the Imperial Family. After a long conference these persons withdrew, and M. Nesselrode Willi celled. The Emperor wrote un autograph letter to Prince Paskiewitsch, to express to him his condolence, and to inquire after his health. It is still very doubtful whether Prince Gortscha• koff will be allowed to retain the command-in-chief. 607 " The damage caused by the blockade of the coasts of the Baltic and the Black Sea may be estimated pretty nearly according to the ordinary rate of the exports and imports. Thus in 18, 2, 3,h00 freighted vessels entered the ports of the Baltic, and about the same number left those ports. The number of vessels which entered the Black Sea was 2,000. Total, 1,500,000 tons." A writer in the Siecle, apparently well-informod, affirms that a continued blockade of the Baltic Sea will, in all probability, cause an internal convulsion throughout the Russian empire, as the paralysis of all commercial transactions must otherwise soon lead to universal bankiuptcy. A mercantile house in SL Petersburg has failed for 1,500,000 silver roubles (t,000,000 francs). Other similar disasters are expected. The official list of the Russian army of the Danube shows a loss of 50,000 men since the crossing of the Pruth. This amount of loss is admitted by the Russians. The lighthouse on the right bank of the Suline channel has been destroyed by the Russians, and three new strand batteries have been erected on the left river bank. The Russians have sunk thirty-two large barges laden with stone cluso to Odessa, by which the Strait of Kercht is rendered inaccessible to ships of•war. General Osten-Saeken, the commandant of Odessa, is dangerously ill, and is said to have asked for leave of absence. UNITED STATES. The Asia, which arrived on Sunday last in the Mersey, has brought New York mails of the 14th ult. There had been considerable discussion in Con gress on the Cuba question, and some members pro posed the capture of that place by any means. It appears certain that some large filibuster movement against Cuba in the southern States is being organ ised. Lord Elgin, Governor• General of Canada, returned to Montreal on the 12th of June from his visit to the United States. His excellency experienced the warmest reception from the inhabitants of Portland, the Reciprocity Bill being considered as throwing down the last barriers to unrestricted intercourse be tween Canada and the States. INDIA AND CHINA. The May overland mail has arrived during the week, with advices from Calcutta to the 16th, Madras 21st, liong•Kong 6th, and Burmah 3rd of May. The electric telegraph between Bombay and Cal cutta is completed. On the 23rd of April a hurricane in Pegu caused much loss of life and property. Serious riots by the Chinese have occurred at Singapore. Colonel Cautley's success in the formation of the Ganges Canal called forth a public meeting in Cal cutta ; and before its close 1,250 rupees had been subscribed in order to procure a bust of the colonel. He has retired from the service and is on his return to England. The Governor-General of India has issued an order cf the day of a most complimentary character upon the occasion. Government hes issued orders requiring the forti fications of Bombay to be put into a state of greater efficiency than they have been fcr many years. No certain intelligence had .urived of the whereabouts of the Russian fleet lately in the Chinese seas. Little more is known than that it had been refused shelter at Batavia. A despatch from Trieste received in Paris states that the Russian troops are fortifying 'Oliva. Dost Mahomed is again seeking for the friendship of the English. Admiral Stirling, with two steam-vessels, has gone in search of the Russian squadron which had just left Batavia. Tranquillity was maintained at Nankin. Shanghai was tranquil, but disturbances had broken out at Canton. It was reported that a victory had been gained by the imi,erial troops. The Atrato arrived at Southampton on Thursday with the monthly Mexican and West India mails. From Jamaica we learn that the Chambers bad passed a resolution appointing a deputation to confer with the Governor respecting the loan promised by the British Government. Cholera was still very bad, and many of the influential inhabitants had fallen victims. Great commotion existed with reference to the de preciation of bank paper throughout the island, and great inconvenience was felt by all classes. Business had reached a state of depression never before equalled. At Bardadoes the cholera had assumed a most malignant ►ype. Ahem 2,000 persons had died of the disease in ten days at Bridgetown, and great panic prevailed amongst the people. It also had attacked the soldiers, in the garrison. Quarantine regulations were enforced with great rigour at all the islands. In Antigua rain was much needed, and a great hindrance to agricultural operations was caused by the drought. ~~i