The Press. — London, England, 1856-07-05 00:00:00

July 5, The Emperor Napoleon, it is stated authoritatively, has invited the Emperor of Austria to a conference at the Chateau of Arenemberg, anJ that the Austrian Emperor has accepted the invitation. General Kisseleff, it is believed, will be the Russian Ambassador at Paris. AUSTRIA. The Emperor, it is said, will grant a political am nesty on the approaching delivery of the Empress. Marshal Radetzky is reported to have submitted his resignation of the Italian command to the Em peror, who declined to accept it, in consideration of the agitated state of Italy. Prince Gort,chakoff has left Vienna. Cardinal Rauscher had also left to submit to the Pope the deliberations of the late Episcopal Con ferences. jolt, y;l4. - etil PRUSSIA. Political matters are stagnant in Berlin. The affair of the theft of despatches in Potsdam will shortly be brought for trial before the State Court. Count Orloff arrived at Berlin and Stettin from Pais last week and embarked direct for Cronstadt. RUSSIA. An Imperial ukase has been addressed to the Minister of Finance authorising the definitive issue of two shries of State treasury bonds for six millions of silver roubles, the interest commencing on the Ist of July. The coronation of the Emperor is fixed for the first week in September. Immense preparations are being made at Moscow. The state of siege has been abolished in Ekateri noslaff, Taganrog, Cherson, and Podolia. The Chevalier Louis de Tegoborski, the well-known writer on Russian statistics, is mentioned as the suc cessor of the late M. Turkttl. ITALY. 'The Neapolitan political trials were to be continued on the 4th. Letters from Parma and Piacenza state that an outbreak was daily apprehended. The Austrian army of occupation was being strongly reinforced, and large supplies of ammunition and provisions stored in the forts. The Pope, according to the Courier de Marseilles, is preparing a general amnesty for political offenders. The amnesty will be proclaimed at the fête of St. Peter, when some leading social reforms in the States of the Church will also be announced. SPAIN AND PORTUGAL. 'The disturbance at Valladolid have been sup pressed, and the civil governor of the town dismissed. The Carlists are said to be seriously implicated in the whole affair. .The Cortes was prorogued on the Ist. Intelligence from Lisbon to the 29th announces the appointment of the Marquis de Loule to the Public Wotks, and M. Sanches to the Interior. The new loan is for 1,500 cont.% of reis, interest not to exceed 25,0001. sterling. No yield of wine was anti cipated this year. THE PRINCIPALITIES. Ash Pacha during his stay at Vienna, it is re ported, succeeded in having it determined that the Principalities should remain separated. The Moldo- Wallachian population has declared itself in a sense opposed to this. *VI fl letter of June 27 in the Constitutionnel The Itessarabian commission finds itself absolutely co to ask from Russia a small portion of territory beyond what is stipulated for in the treaty of Paris. The Russian commissioners refuse, and have referred to St. Petersburg for ititther instructions. It is not thought that Russia will give way. The commission was at Bol€rad from the Bth to the 10th. It has come to the conclusion that it cannot possibly •trace out the new frontier without comprising the town of 13o1grad in the territory to be ceded by Russia to Moldavia. The commission left on the 19th for Kotalmari. M. de Boutineff, it was anticipated, would be the Russian Ambassador to the Porte. AMERICA. Intelligence from New York to the 19th brings little news beyond the electioneering exertions of the different candidates. Mr. Buchanan's success was anticipated. From Panama, Juno 8, it appears that the Central American States-had , formed a coalition to oppose Walker, and thaliweix thousand men were marching fele Nicaragua. "" f A Spanish squadron had appeared off Vera Cruz, and dimatided proniebt of the Spanish debt, under a threat of taking possessibt of the town. • • •. / • 3 1411 THE PRESS. gout aub jaskian. His Majesty the King of the Belgians, accompa nied by the Count of Flanders and the Princess Charlotte, arrived on &visit to the Queen on Tuesday afternoon. Her Majesty gave a State concert on Wednesday evening, at which the Royal Family and guests were present. The corps diplomatique and upwards of 500 of the nobility were invited. Prince Frederick William of Prussia took his leave on Saturday afternoon. His Royal Highness arrived in safety on Sunday at Ostend, and started direct for Aix-la-Chapelle. Her Majesty, accompanied by her royal guests, attended the Italian Opera on Thursday evening. Her Majesty attended the grand ball at the Duchess of Gloucester's last evening. _ _ _ His Royal Highness Prince Oscar of Sweden spent Thursday inspecting Portsmouth Dockyard and the fleet. The Prince returned to town on Friday. The Earl of Derby leaves town early in the ensu ing week for Knowsley, in order to receive a distin guished circle of sporting friends during the Liver pool race meeting. The Duchess of Beaufort gave a grand ball on Monday evening at the family mansion in Grosvenor square. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Mary honoured the reunion with their presence, arriving shortly after midnight. VoMital. A CABINET Commit, was held et the Foreign offic, on Saturday, All the ministers were present. The Council sat two hours and three-quarters. THE VISIT OF THE ICING OF THE BELGIANS to this country is connected with the future government of Greece. The present dynasty, according to the settlement of the treaty of the three powers, England, France, and Russia, has terminated itself. King Otho has no children—his brother refuses to com ply with the conditions of the succession in becoming a member of the Greek Church, or even to bring up any child he may have in that faith. Therefore it is reported among diplomatists that a new settle ment of the Throne of Greece is imminent. There has been, for some time, a suggestion afloat that the Count of Flanders, the second son of the King of the Belgians, should be provided with a Throne. Lonn WODEHOUSE arrived at St. Petersburg on the evening of Monday, June 23. From Calais to Konigsberg the noble lord travelled by railroad, but from Konigsberg to St. Petersburg posted without intermission for seven days. Lady Wodehouse and family accompanied the noble lord. H.M.S. Cressy, with the Hon. Julian Fane, Secretary of Legation ; Mr. Richard Ker, and Mr. Philip Wode house Currie, Attaches to the Mission, and the re remainder of suite, was expected to arrive at Cron stadt on the 26th ult. THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER stated OR Wednesday, in reply to a deputation utging the pur chase of Hampstead-beath by any surplus from the toll tax, that be could give no promise to introduce a bill on the subject. THE IRISH POOR-LAW COMMISSIONERS have pub lished their annual report, dated the Ist of May, 1850. The fluctuations in the number of the in mates of workhouses during the fifty-two weeks ended the 19th of April last ranged from 84,465 to 56,518. The total expenditure during the year was 685,2591. against 760,152/. in 1854, thus exhibiting a decrease of 74,1931., or ten per cent. The number of persons relieved in-doors was 269,794, and out of doors 35,432. The sum expended in emigration by guardians last year was only 6,8597., and the number assisted to emigrate is returned at 830. Tat Cut', SERVICE SUPERANNUATION COMMITTEE, now sitting in the House, has agreed to the following resolutions :- 1. That the present system of deductions from the sale lies of officers of the civil service fur the purpose of super annuation be abolished after April 1, 1857. t. That as a condition of such abolition there it be a revision of all salaries, with a view of meeting al lowance or deduction. 3. That a revision of salaries should take place previous to the Ist of April, 18.57, when the superannuation tax should cease and be repealed. 4. That deductions from salaries for the purpose of superannuation is sound in principle. ON THE HOUSE OP COMMONS PAPER, of Wednes day, there were sixteen Government and six other bills for second reeling ; seventeen Government and nine other bills for committee ; three Government bills as amended to be considered; four Govern ment and one other bill for thiii reading; and one Government bill, requiring the Lords' amendments to be oonsidered. The East India Budget and some estimates have also to be got tbroWIL :•-• - 63A A COMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS, for ntirelv remodelling Dulwich College, and redis tributirg the large and increasing revenues of that establishment, so as more widely to spread the benefits intended by Edward Alleyne, the founder, sat for the first time on Wednesday. The pro visions of the new bill propose that the existing corporation of "God's Gift," be dissolved. The Arch bishop of Canterbury and his successors to be visi tors of the college. After the 31st of December, 1858, fifteen governors, four elected and eleven ap pointed by Chancery, should have the entire control and management of the charity, its estates and pro perty. Allowance to he paid to the master, wardens, fellows, and poor brethren in full satisfaction of all rights and privileges at present enjoyed ; the institu tion of two schools, with a head master at 3501. per annum, and a second master at 2501. The religions instruction to be that of' the Church of England. The scheme contains some minor details for working out the plan. Mr. Sergeant Merewether, on the part of the members of the theatrical profession, moved on Wednesday the insertion of a clause which should allow four aged actors and actresses to be pensioners on the endowment; and eight sons of actors and actresses, duly qualified, to be toundationers in the schools. This application was considered by the committee and rejected. After going through some of the clauses, the committee adjiurned. THE LOCAL DUES COMMITTEE has closed its pro ceedings. Mr. Headlam moved a report recognising these dues as the private property of the various corporations, and laying down the principle of com pensation for their abolition. On this an amend ment was moved, that the evidence should be simply reported to the house. A discussion of some length ensued, and the committee divided equally—eight against eight on the question. The chairman, Mr. Lowe, having the casting vote, gave it in favour of the amendment, which was accordingly carried. THE COURT OF DIRECTORS OF THE EAST INDIA COMPANY deny the reported suspension of public works in India. Vttrovolitait GENERAL WILLIAMS was entertained at a magnifi cent banquet at his old club, " The Army and Navy," on Saturday evening last. It was the first public dinner the gallant general had attended in London. Colonel Daniell, late of the Coldstream Guards, took the cbair, and covers were laid for 110 guests. After the usual loyal toasts, and that of the French Emperor, who had behaved with such marked courtesy to their guest of the evening, Colonel Daniell proposed the health of General Williams. The gallant colonel on each occasion made a brief but appropriate speech, and in the case of General Williams called upon the guests to do justice to the toast proposed. The health was, of course, drunk with tremendous enthusiasm, and General Williams, in his return speech, touched lightly on his defence of tars, eulogised the high courage of the Turkish soldier, and concluded in these words : There is one point to which I wish to allude before I sit down, and that is, that although I was not serving with the army in the Crimea, I was attached to it, and received my instructions from that great and good man, who unhap- pily did not live to see the result of the war. I mean Lord Raglan. (Cheers.) The last moments of that gallant nobleman were embittered, and (meetly so, from the total want of system, which we experienced when we began the war. We had, in fact, been asleep for forty years, and when we went into the war we were sent out but halt awake. i cannot adequately describe to you the joy, the almost Electrical shock, which was caused by the arrival of the news of the victories of that gallant army in the Crimea while we were in the centre of Armenia. When the story of Alma, of lnkermann, and afterwards of the fag of Sebastopol, was brought to us, nothing could exceed th• enthusiasm of those fine Turks, and you may easily sup pose what our joy and enthusiasm were at hearing th• welcome news of the glories achieved by that brave infant which never yet turned its back on a foe. (Loud cheers. I say that infantry which never turned its back, which fro*, the days of Wolfe has been the foundation of our greatness, whose courage nothing can shake, or ever will shake. ( Loud cheers.) In this respect I believe that our army is second to none. (Cheers.) I believe, my good friends and brother officers, I have said all that is necessary to say upon such an occasion as the present. You may imagine the emotions which I feel. I could and would say many things more, but I think that at the dinner table there should be some limit to speeches; and, therefore, I conclude with proposing all your healths. The gallant general afterwards proposed the health of General Mouravieff, in the most flattering and complimentary terms, and characterised him as one of the men of the olden time." The toast was drunk with great enthusiasm, and the meeting broke up some time after.-- '4llo4,gallant general was also entertained on Thursday at a grand ban quet at Woolwich, given by the Artillery officers, upon the occasion of his entering upon his duties as commandant of the garrison. The gallant general was met pp 438 . .gp try to :Woolwich ,by a deputation Qom the townspeople, and presented with a congra- , 56.