The Press. — London, England, 1854-07-29 00:00:00

lortign anb . (colonial Inttiligtitte. FRANCE. The Emperor and Empress arrived at Biarritz on the eveninfr of the '2lst inst. Their Majesties were received with warm acclamations by a vast crowd who lined the streets through which the imperial party would pass. The i r Ma j esties are very popular at Biarritz, where they are frequently seen on the public walks, with few attendants, mixing indis criminately with the people. The Empress is most liberal in her distributions to the poor. The Minister of Finance has also gone to Biarritz, whither his family had preceded him. During the absence of the Emperor, the Ministers left in Paris meet in council four times every week, M. Baroche presiding. They deliberate, but decide nothing: it is at Biarritz that everything is ulti mately determined on. Two couriers are despatched daily for Biarritz, with reports from the different Ministries. The Government has changed its opinion as to the formation of a camp in the south of France. Orders have been transmitted to Marseilles to prepare the plain of the Pas des Lanciers to receive 24,000 men. The Pas des Lanciers is about fifteen miles distant from that city. Although it is stated to be the intention of both the French and English Governments not to inter fere in the civil dissensions of Spain, the former will probably establish a camp consisting of 5,000 pr 6,000 men near the frontier of the Basses Pyrenees, with the view to be prepared for any emergencies that may arise, but not with the object of intervention. The accounts published in the Moniteur as to the progress of the harvest in France are of the most favourable nature. A considerable fall has taken place in most of the markets, and the yield is ex pected to be one-fouth above the average. The Slide publishes the following details respect ing M. Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte, of Baltimore, and his son : " It is on the invitation of the Emperor and Empress that these two members of the family have come into Europe. Their stay will not exceed two months. Perhaps, however, the son, who is a lieutenant in the army of the United States, will remain in Europe and go to the theatre of war in Turkey. It has been rumoured that he has manifested a desire to serve in the French army ; but the young man himself says that this is not true. As to his father, it is not from personal ambition that he has come to Paris. M. Jerome I.:apoleon Bonaparte is proud of his title of American citizen ; he is wealthy, is the head of a nnmerons family, and does not meddle with the political affairs of Europe." The cholera still increases in intensity daily in Marseilles. The deaths on Saturday last were 165. Typhus fever, and a disease called "le fievre milliaire," which decomposes the blood in a few minutes, are also committing great ravages amongst the middling classes. Emigration continues on a large scale ; nearly 100,000 persons having already quitted the city. GERMANY. ---------- The mission of Prince Gortschalioff (the diploma tist) to Vienna is understood to have utterly failed. D es p a t c hes received by the Prince from the Emperor I Nicholas caused a lengthened interview with M. Buol, the upshot of which was that the Austrian Minister saw no reason to modify the summons for the evacuation of the principalities which bad been addressed to St. Petersburg. The representatives of Austria and Prussia pre sented the treaty of April 20th to the German Diet on the 20th inst., accompanying it with a joint declaration. The two Cabinets invite the Diet to strengthen the Austro-Prusoian convention by acceding to it without reserve. On the 23rd the Diet declared its accession to the treaty by sixteen votes for to one against the motion. The dissentient was Mecklenburg. Vienna letters state that troops continue to march to the eastern frontier of that empire, especially to Galicia. While the second infanty corps is still on its march from Bohemia, and the tenth from Hun gary to the Galician frontier, fresh troops have been *Arcady collected and received the route in order to reinforce the third (southern) and fourth (northern) army corps. The second cavalry corps is being con siderably reinforced, and the third army corps will be raised to 150,000 men. The Austrian new loan is making very satisfactory progress, and the official reports from the provinces, as regards the expected interest which all classes of the population would take therein, are highly satin factory. That the subscriptions will exceed the minimum amount of 350 millions admits no longer of a doubt. In Prussia the purchase of the horses necessary for the mobilisation or the army has been resolved on by the Government. The cavalry and artillery are im • mediately to be put on a war footing. M. de Werther, the Prussian ambassador at St. Petersburg, left on the 23rd for his post. THE PRESS. The King of Portugal was expected to reach Berlin on the 22nd. The King of Prussia, who intended going to Munich on the 24th, postponed his journey. ITALY. Advices from Verona, of the 22nd inst., state that disturbances had taken place at Parma. The soldiers were tired upon from the roofs and windows of the houses. The Austrian troops maintained the upper hand on all points. The Parmese troops behaved well. Throughout Italy the state of public feeling is said to be very bad. An insurrection was apprehended at Modena. The French garrison at Rome is to be reinforced. In Naples a report that the police authorities were arming the lazzaronibas created considerable anxiety in all classes of society. Champagne, a police com missary, who has rapidly risen in the favour of the King,is the person who is supposed to have organised this impolitic step, and succeeded in obtaining the King's permission to place weapons in the hands of a class of men whose name is historically associated with pillage and murder. The arming of the lazzaroni has always led to great disasters. SPAIN. Affairs at Madrid still appear to be unsettled. As we announced last week, the population and a large section of the troops had fraternised in Madrid on the 17th, and the capital was covered with barri cades in all directions. During the next two days there was a good deal of fighting, the loss being stated by a correspondent of the Paris Presse at 900 persons on both sides. This, however, seems to be an exaggerated estimate. The insurrectionists maintained their ground on all points. The palace of Queen Christina, the mansion of M. Salamanca, and the houses of many other obnoxious personages were entered and sacked more or less completely. Everything appeared, in fact, growing desperate for the loyalist cause, and at last, on the 20th, the Rivas Ministry resigned, after holding office only a few days, and an announcement was promulgated that the Queen had sent for Espartero. The communications with Paris and London are still so interrupted that the subsequent intelligence is very incomplete. At the date of the last advises (the '22nd) the people were tolerably quiet, while waiting the arrival of General Espartero, which was hourly expected. They preserved, nevertheless, an attitude of watchfulness, and maintained all the ear ricades, apprehending some possible stroke of tree• chery from the Court party if they should be taken off their guard. Espartero and O'Donnell would, it was reported, meet at Alcala, and enter the capital together. General Blaser, who left with a division against O'Donnell, has, it is believed, escaped to Portugal. Queen Christina has also escaped, but her course has not been traced, though reports were spread that she had landed in France. During this interval Madrid is governed by a Junta of Safety and De fence, who have decreed the reorganisation of the National Guard, and the reestablishment of the Constitutional Ayuntamiento of 1843. General San Miguel is the President of this Junta. The late Ministers continue to hold their portfolios till the arrival of Espartero. Some very valuable pictures have been sacrificed in the houses that were sacked : Count Quinto had several precious specimens of the old masters—one, in particular, for which he had refused 4,0001. ster• ling. A choice library belonging to Sartorius was also committed to the flames. They estimate the value of Quinto's pictures at 18,0002 or 20,0001. Many valuable works of art were lost in M. Sala manca's house, but his picture gallery is said to have been preserved. A subscription has been set on foot for the wounded civilians and the families of the slain. The editors of the Clamor Publiro have subscribed 1,000 reels. The Infant Don Fernando, the King's brother, is dead. -........1 R POETUGAL. Serious disturbances broke out at Oporto on the 20th, in consequence of the rise in price of corn, caused, it was supposed, by the great exportation to British ports, but they were stopped by the autho rities. A woman, who, it appeared, had made a regular trade of destroying illegitimate children at Villa Vico, ban been committed on a charge of murdering nine infants. TURKEY. The Sublime Forte and the four allied powershave finally come to a decision regarding the governorship of the principalities, which is to remain, as formerly, in the hands of the Hospodars Stitbey and Prince (Mika. In consequence of this decision an order has bun transmitted to Belgrade, which arrived on the 19th inst., immediately to suspend all armaments and military preparations. It was confidently stated that another order would shortly follow for a disarmament. This intelligence was forwarded at once to Prince Alexander. SATURDAY, Several Turkish officers, sent by Omer Pacha, are expected at Orsova, to put themselves in communica tion with the Austrian generals, respecting the even tual occupation of Wallachia by the Austrian forces. The commission named by the Porte to inquire into the practicability of setting up a telegraph be tween Constantinople, Belgrade, and Schumla, has nearly completed its report, which is favourable to the plan. The marriage of Ali Malib Pacha (Redschid Pacha's son) to the Sultan's daughter is broken off, or at least put off for a year. This is a great piece vf gossip for the newsmongers of Stamboul. Redschid Pasha is much disappointed by this delay. The British frigate Triton has captured a pirate manned by fifteen Greeks near Negroront. During the chase the pirates abandoned their vessel, and took to their boats ; hut, when they landed at Negro pont, the inhabitants surrounded and captured thm, and gave them up to the English. RUSSIA. The invalide Busse contains a long article, filling several of its columns, describing the extraordinary success that has attended the Emperor's mandate for the formation of the sea-fencibles and the manning of the flotilla of row-boats. The object is to protect the Finnish coast, and, in order to have crews of sea men for the gun-boats in question, volunteers were invited to enlist from the four governments of St. Petersburg, Novgorod, Tver, and Olonez. A number of promotions have taken place among the Russian officers at Bomarsund, as a reward for their exertions in repelling the attack of the British. A courier frcm St. Petersburg arrived on the 12th at Bucharest, where he was met by Prince Gort schakoff. The Czar, it is stated, has approved the new plan of campaign submitted to him by the Prince, to whom the courier brought., it is added, a very flattering letter. The Russians are to resume offensive operations, and the Prince has received orders to drive back the Turks at any price across the Danube. Several officials of the Russian Post-office arrived at Jassy from St. Petersburg on the 13th, to under take the duties of the Moldavian functionaries, whom they supersede. The archives of the Russian consulate have been sent away to St. Petersburg. The Russians say Moldavia will never require again a Russian consulate. All the arrangements made for the administration of Bessarabia are to be intro duced into that principality. Fresh troops continue to arrive from Bessarabia. The route, however, has been changed ; instead of going as formerly to the Sereth, they now take the direction of Galatz and Ibraila. General Orloff, who has so often been reported dead, and who was in reality severely wounded at Kalarash, has received the Order of St. George from the Emperor Nicholas. The count is at present at Bucharest, and is in a fair way of recovery. EGYPT. The late Viceroy of Egypt, Abbas Pacha, was found dead non his divan, on tho morning of the 14th inst., the day following the departure of his son, El Barfly Pacha, for England. Many reports obtained circula tion respecting the cause of his death, but there seems no reason to believe that the event was the result of other than natural causes. Said Pacha, tl e eldest son of Mehemet Ali, to whom the succes sion was assured by treaties, has been proclaimed Viceroy. He has travelled a great deal in Europe, and his government will probably be at least as favourable to European commercial interests as that of his predecessor. The Ulemas offered some strong opposition to the accession of Said Pacha, thinking that the late Vice roy's son had higher claims; but owing to the per suasions of the English and French consuls all further opposition was abandoned. The new Viceroy, attended by the Consuls-General of France, Prussia, Spain, and Portugal, has left for Cairo, where he in tended to remain a few days, and upon his return would embark for Constantinople, to pay his homage to the Sultan. In consequence of the death of Abbas Pacha, his son, who bad reached Malta en route for England, left that island on the 22nd with his suite, and re turned to Alexandria. INDIA AND CHINA. An overland mail has brought papers and letters from India, China, and Australia, of the following dates :—Calcutta, June 13; Bombay and Madras, June 20; China, June 0; Australia, Nay 30. The intelligence is not of particular importance. India throughout appears to be in a state of perfect reps: even the Nizam's dominions are quiet; and in Burmah the Dacoits have ceased to be troublesome. The King, it is said, has expressed a desire to be upon friendly terms with the British authorities. The weather was very tdho at Ran goo n, the ther mometer standing at 108 egrees in the coolest houses. The telegraph between Calcutta and Bombay was not yet in working order, and great disappointment