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~ ' ' . • ,-. , •,.,4 ~ . .. . i..:..,' THE PRESS ! SEPTEMBER 11, 1858. 869 _.......- ............. 1k .0.... 0 . e father' . • 'treesaddressed to myself ; I know that he from ail duties - upon these papers as a precious treasure, languages can , e will one day be enabled to use them Holland, 0., ., so as to make known the character of as mourned without even being aware lave him the portraits of my two 'our, by Winterhalter, reoresenti aldren of the Duke de Nee -e de Chartres, by W.• e my sister•in-le d'Orleane up" c ...y e I ..statuette, ~t black marble ~., struck the hour of h. ornaments belonging to it; wining his father's watch and severe use containing the seal and silvery. es use; om-half the fine engravings ortrait, by in ; the small water-colour e ideates on horseback, copied from H. Vernet beautiful fans; my mat nage fan, in filagree used also by the Queen ; his coral, who. 'n's chiliren have likewise used ; my brace in a portrait of his father, intended for his wi, ved praying desk, contenting his father's mask. sere, letters, small books of souvenirs, which 1 have Deland; his father's sword, which he wore on the u death, and the palm which was presented to him b vision on his return from the Irou Gates. I bequeath avenirs to the Duke de Chartres the equestrian por of the Doke d'Orleans, by De Dreun; the small por of his father, by Ingres; the large picture of the " Col ck eniah," by H. Vernet ; the head, in marble, of his the father, copied from the Mausclenm of Ttiquetty ; the water- Pala colour of the Queen, by Winterhalter; my portrait, by sidere Henriquel Dupont; the furniture of my desk (inkstand, Austria penholder,and blotting-book, in silver-gilt); the miniature godmother ; my small watch ; the carnet, in tortoise and gold, adorned with family portraits; one of my The defit. beautitul painted fans; the bracelet, adorned with his to the Diet o. trait and that of his father, intended for the Duchess de mrtres ; the water-colour of Eugene Lamy , representing a Cabinet Ceti. lieview of the Chasseurs d'Orleans, at the Tuileries, Castle of Statist. ; the large portrait of the Count de Paris when an Baron Bulow, t, by Winterhalter; two of the albums, containing ing day for Frauktk drawings of the Duke d'Orleans; the other half of the en igs of the portrait of his father, by Ingres ; the , phal arch of Djimilah, by Dauzats; my Alexandre TH. my marriage corbeille; and an equestrian statuette According to the las „lone, of his father, with the two bronze vases which some cases of cholera ha accompany it. I have set down upon a special list the souvenirs which I beg my family and friends to accept BUS:. as a last token of affection, and I desire my sons to divide POWDER EXPLOSION NEA between themselves the remainder of the articles I may Another serious catastropl, leave, such as albums, bronzes, books, furniture, and explosion of a powder-magazie smithy trifles. Russia, in the neighbourhood of Then the Duchess makes a thoughtful provision for correspondent of the Nord, writie those adherents who continued faithful to the for- say s : Ines of her fallen house : I reopen my letter to communicate t piece of intelligence. An explosion of I, desire my sons to fulfil, as far as may lie in their power, powder. which they were in the act of drying, wishes that I shall hereafter express, and such as I may all the buildings attached to the powder-. subsequently express in codicils. I entreat them to con- Okhta, about ten versts from the capital. Mot none to Monsieur de Boismilon, the faithful friend of their workmen who were in the place at the time of th father, of themselves, and me, as well as to Monsieur have perished, and a still greater number of unt, Assetine, who for so many years has shown us such deep people who were in the vicinity have oeen severely i, attachment, the annual sum of 4,000 francs each ; to The shock was so strong that the report was audit ;dame de Bontema, my former governess, the annual fat as Pavlovsk, distant more than forty versos. Ali of 4.000 francs ;to Monsieur Kennecke, my tutor, window-panes in the Convent of Smolnoi were broke innual sum of 1,600 francs ;to Madame Gassier, the This convent is an institution for young ladies, and e sal sum of I,eoo francs; to Mlle. Tuccrow, my former situated on the left bank of the Neva, opposite to the vil femme de chambre, the annual sum of 1,000 francs ; and to lage of Okhta. You will learn immediately from the news lioldet and Escoyer, the two valets de cimmbre of the papers the details of this horrible event. buke d'Orlesns, the annual sums of 1,500 francs to the t -trier, and 1,000 f r a ncs t o the l a tter. A letter from St. Petersburg of the 30th ult., in re, the event of the Count de Paris and the Duke do the Debate, says : feu. The Russian Government is now having made in tiarires dying before her without issue, the Duchess Prussia 5,0n0 Minis rides on a new system. The barrels t b i e tn t e o te provided far the contingency by bequeathing her are to be thirty-eight inches long, and the calibre 58.100 th property among the princes of the house of Orleans, of an inch with four grooves. The longest range of these By the and in their default among the princes their sons. rifles is 1,200 paces. The total length of them is four Liverpool , The appointment of an executor was confided to Mr. feet five inches, and they are well suited to light infantry. from Frazer. Fremyn, Sen., her attorney, "as a proof of gratitude It is said that, for the future , all the musket - barrels a re to gold from ti his enlightened counsel." To this gentleman be made of cast steel. Francisco. TL Royal Highness left a diamond ring of the value TURKEY. had, however, b. 3 , 0 00 - The last will and testament of the RELIGIOUS FANATICISM. raging reports et. lamented Duchess concludes with these remarkable The Prase d'Orient states that for three days a hunters. During the words : perfect panic prevailed at Aleppo. The Mussulmans 12,000 persons had I. Whatever the place of exile where my days may close, bought arms and closed the bazaars. The city was 2,000 had returned fro and whatever the tomb I may happen to find, I request my deserted , and it was only in consequence of the AN I al easures taken by the authorities that the general sons, and, i n t h e i r d e f au l t., my h e i rs, to h ave my rema i ns Oregon was under full conveyed to Fran c e w h enever our f am ily ma y re t urn t o it, apprehensions were calmed. Nevertheless the Mits- confederacy, the news of t there to deposit them in the mortuary chapel of Dreux, sulmans continued to arm themselves, and to offer admit her into the Union . le-side th e t om b of my hus b and. I here close my l ast will provocation to the Christians. According to the remote region. All the terri with an assurance of pardon to all such as may have Journal de Constantinople, a similar panic had aniehed their posts, and the ate offended or afflicted me • and with an entreaty to all those taken place at Tripoli, where it had only been disci - - - I may, in my turn , have offended or pained, not to retain pated by the arrival of a man-of-war in the port. The complete exercise of all administ the memory thereof. My l ast trade in arms continues very active in Turkey. words are for my beloved CAPTURE OF A STAYER BY THE U.S. suns-5 prayer and a blessing. IMPRISONMENT of EUROPEANS. The New York Herald reports ( Signed i HELENE, DUCIIESSE D'OELEANS. ['he Municipal Commission at Constantinople States bri g Do l p hi n sailed front Sagu Eisenach, Ist Jan uar y, 1855. having attempted to imprison some Europeans, M. the coast of Cuba, on the morning of de Thouvenel had convoked the representatives of and arrived at West. Key on the follow BELGIUM. the various powers in order to arrange the affair. daylight she discovered a sail ahead stan I POLITICAL MISSION. same course as t h e Dolphin , which gaine The conventio L O rrE b ß e Aß tw Y ee P n ßO ß P e E l ß g rY iu . m and the Low It is reported that Abdul-Mazis, brother of the very ra p idl y d u r i n g the day. At four p .m. Countries for the pr o t ec ti on of literary property has Sultan Abdul-Medjii, will shortly visit France. ahead hauled on the wind, as if trying to gee lustlroen. bee n can onclteled. This convention contains sti- Should that take place, it will be event without the Dolphin's course, which caused her to be , puat i wholiy conformable to those which had precedent in the annals of the history of Turkey. dered a suspicious craft. The Dolphin tacked itsken. place between the Lo w C oun t r i es an d F r ance It will also have a political meaning, for the Sultan's stood off in pursuit, hoisting the Eng lish colours, a ortee_ regulation o f the same matter. It also coin- brother heads the old Turkish party , who a re so irri' fired a blank cartridge, which not being answered b , iposes a provision i n virtue of which the commerce of tided against the reforms imposed by the Treaty of the other vessel, another was tired at half - past four koks between the two eowtracting outultries is free Palis* p.m., and this also being unnoticed, at five p.m. she father's letters addressed to myself know that he I always look upon these papers as a precious treasure, ,d believe that he will one day be enabled to use them ith discrimination, so as to make known the character of rim whom France has mourned without even being aware °fall his merit. leave him the portraits of my two mothers ; the water-colour, by Winterhalter, representing 1,,r Queen with the children of the Duke de Nemours ; lie oil portrait of the Duke de Chartres, by Winterhalter ; c tine poignard, ordered by my sister-in-law, the Duchess Wurteruburg, for the Duke d'Orleans ; two of the albums containing his father's drawings ; the Psyche which was presented to me by the city of Paris on occasion of my marriage ; the equestrian statuette, in bronze, of his father, upo neae, a pedestal of black marble; the large pendule of Briguet, which struck the hour of his birth, as well as the chimney ornaments belonging to it; the enamelled box staining his father's watch and several other souvenirs ; case containing the seal and silver-gilt knives which I r ays use ; ont-half the fine engravings of his father's pot;ait, by Ingres ; the small water-colour of the Duke of Orleans on horseback, copied from H. Vernet; one of my beautiful farm; my mar nage fan, in filagree, which has used also by the Queen ; his coral, which all the Queen's children have likewise used ; my bracelet, con. taining a portrait of his father, intended for his wife; my carved praying desk, containing his father's mask; my mers,lettera, small books of souvenirs, which 1 have left c:ngland ; his father's sword, which he wore on the day r death, and the palm which was presented to him by Aivision on his return from the Iron Gates. I bequeath souvenirs to the Duke de Chartres the equestrian por . of the Doke d'Orleans, by De Dreun; the small por of his father, by Ingres; the large picture of the " Col ieniah," by H. Vernet; the head, in marble, of his father, copied from the Mausclenm of Triquetty ; the water colour of the Queen, by Winterhalter; my portrait, by Henriquel Dupont; the furniture of my desk (inkstand, penholder, and biotting-book, in silver-gilt); the miniature 'a godmother ; my small watch ; the carnet, in tortoise , and gold, adorned with family portraits ; one of my beautiful painted fans; the bracelet, adorned with his portrait and that of his father, intended for the Duchess de .;liirtres ; the water-colour of Eugene Lamy, representing lleview of the Chniseurs d'Orleans, at the Tuileries, 1 ; the large portrait of the Count de Paris when an _it, by Winterhalter; two of the albums, containing drawinga of the Duke d'Orleans; the other half of the en -ings of the portrait of his father, by Ingres ; the iphal arch of Djimiloh, by Dauzats; my Alexandre ; my marriage corbeille; and an equestrian statuette bronze, of his father, with the two bronze vases which accompany it. I have set down upon a special list the souvenirs which I beg my family and friends to accept as a last token of affection, and I desire my sons to divide between themselves the remainder of the articles I may leave, such as albums, bronzes, books, furniture, and sundry trifles. from all duties of importation. 'Works in all languages can be imported freely from Belgium into Holland, and vice versa. ADDRESS FROM TILE SULTAN. The latest advices from Turkey state that the Sultan, according to custom, presided on the 28th at the annual meeting of all the Ministers, high digni. taries, and functionaries of the State. In a speech made on the occasion, Abdul Mejid, alluding to the prescriptions of the late hatti, relative to the proposed reforms in the financial expenditure, recommended to his Ministers and other functionaries the strictest accomplishment of their several duties, which course, he said, was now more important than ever, on ac count of the difficult situation in which the empire was placed. This allocution excited a considerable sensation, as an address from the Sultan is a most unusual occurrence. HOLLAND. A ROYAL BIRTHDAY. The Prince of Orange having on Saturday attained his eighteenth year, which is his majority, the King and Queen, the Prince, and the Prince Alexander, on the previous day made a grand public entrance into Amsterdam, amidst the acclamations of a vast crowd, and in the evening the various choral and musical societies gave a grand serenade by torchlight in front of the palace, the King and Royal Family appearing on the balcony. The next day there was a grand review, the diplomatic body waited on the King to present their congratulations, and his Majesty gave a state dinner at the palace. Public rejoicings were to take place, not only in the capital but in all the great towns of Holland. AUSTRIA. THE TURKINH QUESTION. Advices from Vienna of the 2nd state that the Em peror of Austria had on the previous day ratified the convention recently signed by the Conference of Paris for the new organization of the Danubian Prin• cipalities. The same letters state that tha changes which have just taken place in the Government at Constantinople have been badly received in the official world at Vienna. That may be readily con ceived, as Riza Pacha, who has just been raised by the Sultan to the functions of Grand Master of the Palace, and Grand Master of the Artillery, is con sidered one of the most decided antagonists of Austrian policy. DENMARK. THE DIET. _ _ The definitive answer of the Danish Government to the Diet of Frankfort was agreed to on the 3rd, at a Cabinet Council presided over by the King, at the Castle of Stadsborg. Baron Bulow, who was present, set out the follow ing day for Frankfurt, as the bearer of this answer. SWEDEN. THE CHOLERA. According to the last accounts from Stockholm some cases of cholera have appeared in that capital., RUSSIA. POWDER EXPLOSION NEAR ST. PETERSBURG. Another serious catastrophe, resulting from the explosion of a powder•magazine, has occurred in Russia, in the neighbourhood of St. Petersburg. A correspondent of the Nord, writing from that c►ty, says : Then the Duchess make , : a thoughtful provision for those adherents who continued faithful to the for tunes of her fallen house : I reopen my letter to communicate to you a very *ad piece of intelligence. An explosion of 1,2001 b. of gun powder. which they were in the act of drying, has destroyed all the buildings attached to the powder-magazine of Okhta, about ten versta from the capital. More than 100 workmen who were in the place at the time of the disaster have perished, and a still greater number of unfortunate people who were in the vicinity have oeen severely injured. The shock was so strong that the report was audible as fat as Pavlovsk, distant more than forty versts. All the window-panes in the Convent of Smolnoi were broken. This convent is an institution for young ladies, and is situated on the left bank of the Neva, opposite to the vil lage of Okhta. You will learn immediately from the news papers the details of this horrible event. A letter from St. Petersburg of the 30th ult., in the Ddbats, says : desire my sons to fulfil, as far as may lie in their power, wishes that I shall hereafter express, and such as I may subsequently express in codicils. I entreat them to con tinue to Monsieur de I.loismilon, the faithful friend of their father, of themselves, and me, as well as to Monsieur Assetine, who for so many years has shown us such deep attachment, the annual sum of 4,000 francs each ; to Madame de liontems, my former governess, the annual of 4.000 franca ; to Monsieur Kennecke, my tutor, annual sum of 1,600 francs ; to Madame Gassier, the ,nual snm of 1,500 francs; to Mlle. Tuccrow, my former femme de chambre, the annual sum of 1,000 francs ; and to lioldet and Escoyer, the two valets de chambre of the Duke d'Orleans, the annua l . sums of 1,500 francs t., the ',rater, and 1,000 francs to the latter. the event of the Count de Paris and the Duke do jhartres dying before her without issue, the Duchess provided far the contingency by bequeathing her property among the princes of the house of Orleans, end in their default among the princes their sons. The appointment of an executor was confided to Mr. Fremyn, Sen., her attorney, " as a proof of gratitude his enlightened counsel." To this gentleman Royal Highness left a diamond ring of the value 3,000`•. The last will and testament of the lamented Duchess concludes with these remarkable words : The Russian Government is now haying made in Prussia 5,000 Minie rides on a new system. The barrels are to be thirty-eight inches long, and the calibre 58.100 th of an inch with four grooves. The longest range of these rifles is 1,'200 paces. The total length of them is four feet five inches, and they are well suited to light infantry. It is said that, for the future, all the musket-barrels are to be made of cast steel. TURKEY. RELIGIOUS FANATICISM. The Prase &Orient states that for three days a perfect panic prevailed at Aleppo. The Mussulmans bought arms and closed the bazaars. The city was deserted, and it was only in consequence of the measures taken by the authorities that the general apprehensions were calmed. Nevertheless the Mits sulmans continued to arm themselves, and to offer provocation to the Christians. According to the Journal de Canstantinopl.!, a similar panic had taken place at Tripoli, where it had only been dissi pated by the arrival of a man•of-war in the port. The trade in arms continues very active in Turkey. Whatever the place of exile where my days may close, and whatever the tomb i may happen to find, I request my sons, and, in their default., my heirs, to have my remains conveyed to Fran c e w h enever our f am ily ma y re t urn t o it, there to deposit th em i n th e mor t uar y c h a p e l o f l)reux, beside the tomb of my husband. I here close my last will with an assurance of pardon to all such as may have offended or afflicted me ; and with an entreaty to all those I may, in my turn, have offended or pained, not to retain the memory thereof. My last words are for my beloved suns—a prayer and a blessing. (Signed) HELENE, DUCIIESSE D'OELEANS. Eisenach, Ist January, 1855. IMPRISONMENT oF EUROPEANS. the Municipal Commission at Constantinople having attempted to imprison some Europeans, M. de Thouvenel hail convoked the representatives of the various powers in order to arrange the affair. ♦ POLITICAL MISSION. BELGIUM. LITERARY PROPERTY. The convention between Belgium and the Low Countries for the protection of literary property has Just been conclibled. This convention contains sti pulations wholly conformable to those which had taken place between the Low Countries and France for the regulation of the same matter. It also corn- Prises a provision in virtue of which the commerce of kali between the two eowtracting countries is free It is reported that Abdul•Mazis, brother of the Sultan Abdul-Medjid, will shortly visit France. Should that take place, it will be an event without precedent in the annals of the history of Turkey. It will also have a political meaning, for the Sultan's brother heads the old Turkish party, who are so irri. fated against the reforms imposed by the Treaty of Faris. RELIGIOL7S TOLERATION. A letter from Erzeroum of the 17th ult., in the Presse d'Orient, states that a Latin church which had been erected in that place, conformable to an authori zation of the Sultan, was inaugurated on the 15th, on the occasion of the fete day of the Emperor Napoleon, All the consular body, in full uniform, and all the functionaries of the place, were present at the cere mony. At the moment the "Te Deum " was being sung the guns of the fortress saluted the French tlsg with twenty-one guns. A number of French tourists who happened to be at Erzeroum, and all the French residents, were present. AMERICA. 310RM0N1331 IN UTAH. The Salt Lake City correspondent of the New York Herald, writing on the 2!th July, gives the following details of the then existing state of affairs in the Mormon territory : Brigham Young still remains in his fortified habitation, surrounded by an armed guard. He is never seen upon the streets. Brigham Young, jun., has been driving around the town this week drunk; he drove up in front of the houses of several of the saints, and asked the women to go out riding with him, but they refused to accompany the sun and probable successor of the prophet. lam told, sub rosa , by some of the Mormons of high standing, who are in the council of Brigham, that the prophet has a new Bible ready for the printer. Existing circumstances pre vent its immediate publication. This Bible makes a god out of Brigham, and constitutes polygamy as the 'unmoor& bouurn of all religion. lam also informed by large num bers of persons that Brigham has heretofore been frequently called God in the church. Proselyting is advancing rapidly. When the apostates get their members better marshalled and gain a little confidence, they intend, as a measure for pr3selyting others, to form themselves into an original Mormon church, pro Joe Smith, but anti-Brigham, anti polygamic, anti-treasonable, anti-political ; then, in time, Lill back on to the Bible. Something may yet grow out of this design. THE YELLOW FEVER. The Niagara has arrived with New York advices to the 26th ult. The number of deaths from yellow fever at New Orleans for the week ending the 21st ult. were :110. At Charleston the fever had been declared epidemic. THE ATLANTIC CABLE. The Atlantic cable still continues the all•engrossing subject. The Common Council of the City of New Yark bad invited President Buchanan, the foreign ambassadors at Washington, and the members of the Cabinet, to a banquet in honour of the Atlantic telegraph. The Emperor Napoleon had made certain concesssions to the Atlantic Telegraph Company, in regard to the French islands which lie between New foundland and Nova Scotia, the effect of which would be to extend the telegraph to them, and at the same time to promote the prosperity of the French fisheries. •TH& GOLD REGIONS. By the City of Washington, which arrived at Liverpool on Thursday, we have interesting news from Frazer. Another shipment of 50,000 dollars in gold from the new diggings had reached San Francisco. The tide of emigration to the northward had, however, been partially checked by the discou raging reports circulated by the disappointed gold• hunters. During the fortnight preceding the sth July 12,000 persons had taken passage for Victoria, while 2,000 had returned from the same point. A NEW STATE. Oregon was under full sail as a now State of the confederacy, the news of the failure of Congress to admit her into the Union not having reached that remote region. All the territorial officers had relin quished their posts, and the state officers were in the complete exercise of all administrative functions. CAPTURE OF A SLAYER BY THE U.S. BRIG "DOLPHIN." The New York Herald reports that the United States brig Dolphin sailed from Sagua-la-Grande, on the coast of Cuba, on the morning of the 21st ult., and arrived at West. Key on the following day. At daylight she discovered a sail ahead standing on the same course as the Dolphin, which gained on her very rapidly during the day. At four p.m. the sail ahead hauled on the wind, as if trying to get out of the Dolphin's course, which caused her to be consi dered a suspicious craft. The Dolphin tacked and stood off in pursuit, hoisting the English colours, and fired a blank cartridge, which not being answered by the other vessel, another was tired at half-past four p.m., and this also being unnoticed, at five p.m. she