The Press. — London, England, 1857-08-15 00:00:00

794 to adjourn the elections for fifteen days. In reply, the Ambassador of England and the Austrian Inter nuncio sent the following : The Ambassador of England and the Austrian Inter. nuncio, while rendering justice to the Sublime Porte for its efforts tending to conciliate the difference which has arisen respecting the elections in Moldavia—efforts in which they fully participated—must point out the inconve• niences which would result from such a delay, and regret that the best means for an agreement on that subject should have been refused. The Ambassador of England declares, for his part, that the sense of the despatches appears to him sufficiently clear, and that he does not discover in them any idea that a further adjournment of the elections is contemplated by his Government. The Austrian Internuncio shares on this point the opinion of his colleague of England. Con. sequently, they have mutually come to the conclusion that the Porte cannot grant a new delay without leaving the position assigned to it by the principle of the Treaty of Paris—the common work of the powers ; and they add that they do not shrink from any responsibility that may result for the Porte from this refusal of adjournment. (Si►gned) L. STRATFORD DE REDCLIFFE. Baron de PUOKESCH VAN OSTEN. July 18, 18:7. - The Emyeror arrived at St,. Cloud on Tuesday evening. his Majesty has ordered that a painting shall be executed representing his arrival at Osborne on board .he Reine Hortense. A new medal commemorative of the wars of the Revoluton and of the Empire, from 1792 to 1815, has beta decreed for all Frenchmen and foreigners who daring those eventful years served under the Franca flag. THE PRESS, AUGUST 15, 1857. Schamyl, of which we have had only a brief men tion. Prince Orbelian, wishing to occupy the plateau of Salatavia, advanced in force towards that position in the middle of June. A desperate battle which lasted for five hours ensued. The Russians, accord ling to the report, had only three officers and eight soldiers killed and forty-four soldiers wounded. Prince Orbelian attained the object of his move- ment, and got possession of the important post of Salatavia. The Emperor of Russia has sacct.i'ned the plan of General Katenin for establishing a separate staff of eighteen persons, whose duty it shall be to look after the fortresses which have been recently formed in the steppe " for securing the frontiers and the great commercial road leading to Central Asia." General Katenin is Governor-General of Orenburg, and the successor of Count Ferowsky. For the furtherance and development of the trade with Asia, the Siberian, Orenburg, and Astrachan merchants of the second and third guilds are to nave the same privileges as those of the first,—that is, they are to he allowed to do wholesale business. _ _ Le Nord this week publishes the texts of the commercial treaty lately concluded between France and Russia. Merchandise of every description imported into Russia under the French flag will enjoy the same privileges and pay the same duties av if imported under the national flag. Russian vessels will only enjoy the advantages given to French vessels in their own ports, when they come direct from a Russian port. It appears doubt ful whether by the treaty Frenchmen will have the right to carry on a retail trade in Russia, although they may do it wholesale. But the most important clause in the new treaty is tbat which abolishes the counterfeiting of manufacturers' marks, and renders persons so guilty liable to damages. AUSTRIA. Tie Emperor left Vienna upon the evening of the Bth on his return to Hungary. The Empress is declared to be enceinte. With regard to the crisis at Constantinople, the one of the Austrian papers is in favour of a fresh .onference, and strongly oppose all idea of the union of the Principalities. A letter from Vienna, in the Paris Dibats, says that Austria will sacrifice her last soldier and her last man before she consents to the union of the Principalities under one prince or any other chief of the State. NAPLES AND SARDINIA. The recent revolutionary attempt is said to con firm the King more than ever in the policy of com pression. The preliminary proceedings in the affair of the Cagliari are proceeding. The prisoners will be shortly transferred to Salerno, where quarters have been prepared for them. The refusal of the Neapolitan Government to re store some packages captured on board the Cagliari will probably lead to a definitive rupture between Sardina and Naples. In Piedmont Generals Dabormida and Pastore have set out from Turin for Alessandria, in order to direct the armament of that fortress. A hundred guns are to be sent from La Spezia forthwith. Marquis Ernesto Pareto, who had been arrested during the late disturbances at Genoa, has been set at liberty. TURKEY. It 1 , confidently stated that Lord Stratford de Bedeliffe will quit Constantinople for London, en conge, on the 23rd inst. Intelligence from Vienna, in the Cologne Gazette, states that the Porte has despatched to its represen tatives abroad a statement relative to the Moldavian elections. It replies to certain facts, of which the French Ministers have complained, and seeks to prove that they must be attributed to the peculiar organisation of the Principalities. The settlement of the Asiatic frontier of Turkey, according to intelligence received of the proceedings of the commission, is rapidly proceeding. The com missioners remained at Alexandrepol from the 14th to the 25th of June, during which time they fixed on a general frontier line, and admitted in principle the course of the river Arpa-Tehai, which runs north and south a little to the west of Alexandropol. At the confluence of the Arpa•Tehai and the Araxes is a territory claimed both by the Porte and I'ersia. The commissioners proceeded thither, examined the country, and took notes of the remarks made by the two parties. The commissioners, after having settled some points near the first rising grounds of the Ararat, proposed to attempt the ascent of that mountain, and afterwards to proceed to Erivan and Tiflis, to which latter place they had been invited by Prince Bariatinski, the Governor-General of the „Caucasus. Thence they would proceed to the frontier of Gauriel, where is situated the last point in dispute. It is expected that the commission will have completed its labours in October, and return at the end of that month to Constantinople. RUSSIA. A reduction of the Russian army is said to be in contemplation as soon as the grand manmuvres at hrasnoc-Selo are concluded. The InraUde Muse of the Ist publishes some details of the military operations which have lately taken place by the Butsians in the Caucasus again s t NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA. The usual American and Brazilian mails contri bute no intelligence of great importance. The New York Herald says that the question raised by the seizure, on the west coast, of the slaver Pancheta, between England and America is suscep• tilde of being viewed in a very serious aspect. The Herald hopes that it will not be dismissed till the rights of the respective vessels of the African squadron are clearly laid down and uniformly acquiesced in. The same paper says that the Ash burton Treaty leaven the subject of search in con venient obscurity. From Brazil, we learn that the murderer of Mr. Golland, the vice•consul of Pernambuco, is supposed to have mistaken his victim for another person. The rejection of Mr. Roebuck's motion on the affairs of Brazil, has caused much sensation at Rio. The Brazilians feel themselves aggrieved, but their gratitude to Mr. Roebuck and Mr. Disraeli is un bounded. It was proposed to strike a medal in their honour. An address of thanks was, however, decided upon, which will be signed by Brazilians of all classes. dourt ant 4agion. Their Imperial Majesties the Emperor and Empress of the French took leave of her Majesty the Queen on Monday afternoon at two o'clock, and, embarking on board the Reinc Hortense, started for Havre, off which their Majesties arrived shortly after midnight. Her Majesty and the Royal Family have passed the week in comparative retirement at Osborne. Her Majesty the Queen of the Netherlands, ac companied by the Prince Alexander, arrived at Claridge's Hotel on Thursday, from Scotland, via the Great Northern Railway. The Duke and Duchess of Richmond and Lady Cecilia Gordon Lennox have left town for Gordon Castle, Fochabers, N. 8., for the summer. The noble duke and duchess propose to receive a succession of visitors during this and the ensuing month. The Duke and Duchess of Northumberland, who are at present at their seat in Cornwall, are ex pected in town in about a fortnight, after which the noble duke and duchess go to Alnwick Castle for the autumn. The Earl and Countess of Derby and Lady Emma Stanley have left town for the season. _ The Earl of Jersey has left town to join the Countess and Lady Clementina Villiers at Cowes, Isle of Wight. Mr. Frederic Peel was married this week to Miss Shelley, daughter of Mr. Shelley, of Obington-house, Winchester. Valittral. CABINET COUNCILS, attended by all the Ministers, were held in Downing-street, at the official residence of the Prime Minister, upon Saturday and Wednes day last, THE MINISTERIAL WHITEBAIT DINNER, in anticipa tion of the close of the session, will take place this day, at the Trafalgar, Greenwich. Every effort will be made to bring the session to a close on Saturday, the `22nd inst., so as to enable ber Majesty to pro. rogue Parliament in person, previous to the depar ture of the Court for the north, which will take place on Monday, the 24th inst., in the event of the session being over at the expected time. ThE ELECTION CommirrEEs have concluded their tabours. Petitions were presented against no less than fifty one of the returns made at the general election, but only twenty five returns actually became the subjects of investigation, the petitions against the remaining twenty-six having been withdrawn. The greater number of these returns gave rise to two or more petitions. Including Huntingdon, for which there was a double return, thirty-three members were obliged to defend their seats, of whom nine were unseated. In only one case, exclusive of Hun tingdon, was a disputed seat given to a petitioner, the exceptional case being Sligo, which is now repre sented by Mr. J. Wynne, instead of Mr. J. P. Somers. The grounds upon which the returns were impugned were in two cases—Mayo and Drogheda—violence, intimidation, and undue influence ; in two cases— Marlborough and Beverley—insufficient qualifica tion of the sitting members ; and in five cases— Cambridge, Wareham, Bath, Huntingdon, and Sligo—the improper reception and rejection of votes. In the remaining sixteen cases the allegations sub stantially relied on by the petitioners were those of bribery, corrupt practices, and treating. Out of the nine members who have lost their seats, two—Mr. Heatbcote and Mr. Somers—were unseated upon a scrutiny; one—Mr. Glover—for want of a qualifica tion; live—Mr. Neste, Mr. O'Flaherty, Mr. Merry, Mr. Watkin, and Mr. Torrens M'Cullagh—for bribery committed by their agents; and one—Mr. Moore— for undue influence exercised by his agents. In no case has a committee, in unseating a member, de clared that he was cognisant of the acts on account of which he was unseated. On the other hand, only two petitions—those against the returns of Mr. Roupell for Lambeth and Mr. Bramley.Moore for Maldon—have been declared frivolous and vexatious. MR. ANDREW, the chairman of the Euphrates Valley Railway Company, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on Thursday at his official residence in Downing-street. MR. SERGEANT KINOLAKE AND MR. P. W. MARTIN were entertained at a banquet on Wednesday by the Liberal electors of Rochester. Mn. COWPER is preparing a large measure of Medical Reform for next session. gittrogotitan. THE PROTESTANT MISSIONARIES OF ENGLAND serving abroad have resolved to establish a home and school for their sons in England. Land has been purchased at Blackheath, and a building is at once to be erected for the accommodation of one hundred boys. THE LATE BISHOP BLOMFIELD was buried on Tuesday in Fulham churchyard. Upwards of one hundred of the clergy were present, but the Bishop of Oxford was the sole representative of the Epis copal Bench. THE METROPOLITAN IMPROVEMENTS have given rise to some official correspondence just published by order of the House of Commons. The principal paper is a letter from Mr. Pennethorne to Sir B. Hall, dated the 11th ult., remarking on his (Sir Benjamin's) recent report to the Treasury on the subject of metropolitan improvements, and offering certain explanations with a view of showing that he (Mr. Pennethorne) had been anxious to facilitate Sir 13. Hall's inquiries, and that he had not unne cessarily delayed his report; that he had no control over the funds, and that his estimate for the street in Chelsea had not been exceeded, Are. Mr. A. Austin, the secretary to the Office of Works, replies in a long letter, dated the 16th ult. Two other letters passed between Mr. Pennethorne and the Board of Works on the same subject at the end of last month. THE QUESTION OF A TOLL OR NO TOI.L on the new Chelsea-bridge was brought before Lord Palmers ton by a deputation on Wednesday. Lord Palmerston, who listened with great attention to the representa tions of the deputation, said that it was quite un necessary to argue the point with him, as he felt the necessity of the case as strongly as they did them selves. He confessed, however, ho had no idea that the bill would have met with the opposition which it bad received : Ile was very sorry and very much surprised at the result. All he could say was that the Government were still of the same opinion, that it was an absurdity to make a park at a great expense—the chief object of which was to afford an outlet to the labouring classes—and then to put a toll upon the bridge, which would practically make it no bridge at all. lie could not, however, state at the present moment what course the Government were pre. pared to adopt, but if upon full consideration they felt they could bring the subject before Parliament