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

same instant we heard a rush of feet towards where we were sitting. 1 bad just time to jump up, when I received three sword cuts on the head in quick succession. I seized my chair by the arms and defended myself successfully from three other outs made at me, and succeeded in giving an ugly poke to my opponent, which appeared to diacon• cert hint, and he at once bolted, followed by the other' (three of them in all). I was streaming with blood, and made for the house, followed by Dr. Grant, to stanch my wounds. I found Dr. Grant severely wounded, one deep cut in the arm and a second fearful gash on the hip. We then went back to see after poor Leslie, whom we found stretched on the ground in a dying state : he must have received his death•blow, the first cut, and have fallen forward on his face, for he was cut clean through his back into his chest, and breathing through the wound in the lungs; also many cuts on his head ; he was quite sensible, and said, as I bent over him, " Oh, Macdonald, it is very hard to die in this manner," and added, " My poor wife and children, what will Lecome of them?" 1 told him that he had only s few minutes to live, anti to make his peace with God, and that all should be done for his poor wife and family that could be done. Under such fearful circumstances he then applied himself to make his peace with God, poor fellow, and breathed ha last in about half an hour afterwards. We find, also, that Lieut. Way, son of the Rev. Mr. Way, of Boreham, has been killed in these wretched proceedings; he was unattached, but was serving with the 6th Native Intantry at Allahabad—the regiment which had made such professions of loyalty, and had volunteered to serve against the rebels—when the men mutinied and murdered twelve officers including deceased. THE PRESS, AUGUST 8,1857. Constantinople, Aug. 2. The French Ambassador, failing to obtain the setting aside of the Moldavian elections, suspended relations with the Porte on Thursday last, and prepared to leave Con. stantinople. To prevent that step the Sultan changed his Ministers. Mustapha Pacha (of Crete) is appointed Grand Vizier, Ash Facha Minister of Foreign Affairs, Redschid Pacha (ex-Grand Vizier) President of the Tanzimat, Pacha (of Jedda) Seraskier. Vienna, Thursday Evening, Aug. 6. M. de Thouvenel, the French Ambassador at Constanti nople, took down his flag yesterday, but informed the Turkish Government that he should not leave his post for some days. Notes by Russia, Prussia, and Sardinia were also presented against the recent elections. The change of Ministry is evidently a concession to France, and it is probable that before long we shall hear that the elections have been annulled. Tele graphic despatches from Jassy state that the eke. Lions were taking place in Moldavia in spite of the protests of the inhabitants, and that from the means employed by the Kaimakan Vogolides, an immense majority was assured to the Government. The dery and some other corporations had refused to vote in spite of the threats of the Kaimakan. The Nord contains the following telegraphic com munication, dated Berlin, the 4th : The identical protest of France, Prussia, Russia, and Sardinia at Constantinople is authentic. This protest is to be transmitted to the Porte in case of an anticipated emergency. Should the Porte not annul the Moldavian elections, then Prussia will break off all diplomatic rela tions at Constantinople. The Morning Post of Thursday confirms the fore going in the following terms : The change of Ministry has not yet led to any solution of the diplomatic disputes existing at Constantinople. The new Cabinet has offered to summon to Constantinople the Kaimakans of Wallachia and Moldavia, to hear from their own lips their accounts of the recent voting in the Principalities. This proposal was declined on Tuesday last by M. de Thonvenel, who haughtily termed it " un refus derisoire "of his demand. Unless the whole of the recent proceedings are annulled, he threatens, with the Russian Ambassador, to leave Constantinople, and be is countenanced in this, we regret to say, by :he representa tives of Prussia and Sardinia. The Ambassador of England and the Austrian Internuncio take totally opposite views, and deplore this rough treatment of the Porte, which is calculated in its effect to injure the best interests, and to compromise the stability of the Ottoman empire, whilst in its overbearing and rude hostility it out enschik..,ffs Menschikoff PRIVATE LETTERS. From Major-Gen. Hearsey, Barrackpore, June I d. Yesterday (Tuesday) afternoon I was obliged to disarm my brigade here of four regiments. Some villains in the corps were trying to incite the good men and true to mutiny. These good men ought to have given the villains up to justice ; they did not, so I disarmed them all. Deci• sion and resolution cultic qui conk is everything nowa days; it will not do to wait until misfortunes occur, but if possible do your best to prevent them. If large, very large, reinforcements of British troops are not poured into Hindostan, across the Isthmus of Suez. i.e., via Alexandria and Cairo Railway, and immense stores of coals sent by the same railroad to Suez, to coal the steamers for their return, so that the Queen's troops can be pushed on with the least possible delay, it will go hard with all of us. This ought be published to the British nation; in my name if you like. I will take all responsi bility. The authorities—Lord Panmure, the Horse Guards, the Board of Control, and the Directors—must join heart and hand in these measures; money now must be a secondary consideration. It is said the native princes, the ex• King of Oude, the Nawab of Moorshedabad, the ex•Ameers of Scinde, and others, have been sending emissaries among the sepoys, bribing and promising them great benefits if they will be unfaithful to us. Nay, I have heard from good authority some of these emissaries have been given up by the sepoys of my brigade to the proper authorities in Fort William. Calcutta, June 18, 1857.. Political news you will see in the newspapers. The courage and blood of English troops may enable us to keep this country. Had the Persian war continued, nothing could have saved it to England. I may say, substantially speaking, that all government is at an end. In fact, the authorities sent notices round Calcutta last Saturday stating they could give no protection, and advising every one to protect himself. foreign ant, Colonial 3ntelligente. FRANCE AND TURKEY. The following important telegraphic de spatches have been received from Paris and Constantinople : Paris, Friday. Despatches from Constantinople, August 5 have been received at Vienna. It is stated that M. Thouvenel had threat ened a rupture of diplomatic relations, in con sequence of the refusal of the Sultan to recall the Kaimakan of Moldavia. The Sultan had declared that he would communicate directly with the Emperor of the French, by an autograph letter. Constantinople, Ang. 6. The Porte having refused to accede to M. Thou venel's demand for the annulment immediate, absolute, and without examination—of the Moldavian elections, he has broken off diplomatic relations with the Turkish Government, and to-day, at half-past twelve o'clock, the flag of the French Embassy was hauled down. It is not yet known whether the Ministers of Russia, Prussia, and Sardinia, who have threatened to follow the example of their colleague, will do so. The following are the despatches which have been received during the week . Vienna, Sunday, Aug. 2. M. de Thouvenel, the French Ambassador, has received orders to break off diplomatic relations with the Porte if the Moldavian elections are not de eyed null and void. FRANCE. Their Imperial Majesties the Emperor and Empress, accompanied by their suite, left Paris for Havre on Wednesday morning, where they arrived at five p.m. At nine o'clock the same evening they left for Osborne, where they arrived safely the following morning. The trials of the conspirators commenced on Thursday. The King of Wurtemburg has left Paris for Biarritz. The Indian crisis is freely discussed in the French papers. Eugene Sue died on the Ist of August. SPAIN. The English squadron is in the roads of Barce lona, whence it will proceed to Malaga. The satisfactory settlement of the Mexican ques tion will, it is feared, be postponed, owing to the intelligence brought by the last mail from Mexico. The return of Queen Christina to Madrid is believed to be not improbable. RUSSIA. The Emperor of Russia arrived safely at St. Petersburg on the Ist of August. A despatch from St. Petersburg announces that Captain Lichareff, commander of the Russian naval station, near Astrabad, a Persian town in the Persian province of the same name, on the southern shore of the Capsian, bad landed troops on the 12th of May, and had destroyed the Aoul Tonmatch, where a tribe of Turcoman robbers had taken refuge. A Russian courier, and some Parisian subjects, who were captives of these Turcomans, recovered their liberty by this act. ---- Another despatch, from St. Petersburg, of the Ist, received by the Gazette of Koenigsberg, says Schamyl, with the main body of his troops, has been beaten at Isalatavis, leaving 400 dead on the field. The Russians lost eight men only, and had forty-seven wounded. THE HAGUE. The Netherlands Government has presented to the States General a projet de loi, having for its object the abolition of slavery in the West Indies. The basis of the project will be an indemnity, which is calculated at 34,000,000 guilders, to be paid to the proprietors of slaves. DENMARK. A Copenhagen letter, in the Brnssels Independence, says : The latest news confirms the statement that a new constitution will be offered to Holstein and Schleswig. 771 The conditions are, it is said, most honourable and acceptable. His Majesty has made every concession compatible with the interests of the monarchy and tho dignity of the Crown. AMERICA AND BRAZIL. The usual mails have arrived, butZhout much political intelligence of importance. The military expedition to the great Salt Lake City is being pressed forward. At Kansas there was some pros,Nect of a collision between the people and the troops. From all quarters the account of the crops is highly satisfactory. The Honduras advices report that the treaty with Great Biitain guaranteeing the railroad is ratified, while the convention for ceding the Bay Islands to Honduras, and terminating the Mosq Tito protecto rate, was still in the hands of the legislative com mittees. From Brazil the intelligence is unimportant beyond the sad news of the attaatination at Pernatnbuoo of the British Vice-Consul, Mr. T. (,ollan, on the evening of the 6th of July. Up to the 18th no clue had been obtained to the assassins. It is supposed that private, and not political motives, induced the act. f 1 Coat ane iasOton. VISIT OF THEIR MAJES ciEs CHE EMPEROR AND EMPRESS OF THE FRENCH. THE EMPEROR NAPOLEON, accompanied by the Em press Eugenie, and attended by the Count and Countess Walewski, the Princess Essling, General the Baron Roland, Chief of the Staff, and General Fleury, arrived off Osborne, shortly after nine a.m.,in the imperial yacht Reins Hortense, on Thursday last. Every precaution had been taken by the authori ties to insure the privacy of the Imperial visitors. The guard-boats of the fleet prevented all but vessels of war on duty from approaching within two miles of the landing-place at Osborne. At the Reine Hortense dropped slowly down at half-speed the Imperial visitors could be distinctly seen standing on the quarter-deck, which was decorated with exquisite taste, and covered with small conical par terres of clustering flowers, so as to make it resemble a small summer garden rather than the deck or a steamer. The Empress was attired in the plainest description of travelling dress, and leaned upon the arm of his Majesty, who also wore a simple walking costume, without order or decoration of any kind. When the yacht had approached within about a mile of Osborne, Prince Albert and Prince Alfred entered the royal barge. The men-of-war boats formed in double lines on each side of it, and the Fairy and Elfin royal yachts steamed close outside all. His Royal Highness immediately went on board the Reine Hortense, and warmly welcomed the Imperial guests. Atter a delay of a few moments the Prince Consort conducted the Empress down into the royal barge, in which the Emperor also took his seat, followed by the four members of his suite we have mentioned. The royal barge, both in going and returning from the yacht, was steered by Captain the Hon. Joseph Denman, the Commodore of the Victoria and Albert, and in a few minutes was at the landing.place at Osbcrne. A guard of honour of fifty picked Crimean men of the Coldstream Guards was in attendance. The Emperor w'as the first to disembark, and the most cordial greetings apparently passed between his Majesty and the Queen, and also between her Majesty and the Empress. The latter gave a most affectionate reception to the Princess Royal. Almost immediately after landing the Em press and her Majesty and the Emperor and Prince Albert entered their pony carriage and drove at once to the house. Captain the Hon. Joseph Denman entertained all the officers of the Reine Hortense and the two French war steamers which esc mud her (La Corse and Pelican) at a magnificent banquet the same evening. 1- ,ln order to set at rest the numerous rumours which are at present current as to its being the intention of the Imperial visitors to visit the Man chester Exhibition, we can state most positively that nothing whatever in relation to the intended move ments of the Court has been allowed to transpire as yet beyond the mere fact that, except for short ex cursions in the royal yachts, neither the Emperor nor Empress are likely to quit the island. It is con sidered by those who have the best opportunities of obtaining correct information on these matters, that it is just probable the Emperor may pay a private visit to the dockyard, and also to the James Baines, this morning, before her sailing with the troops fur India. Beyond this, and the fact that there is to be an early soiree dansante at Osborne-house this even ing, nothing is known. There seems little doubt that the visit will Lrininate on Monday next. 1 4