The Press.
London, England, 1853-12-31 00:00:00

PoRTUGAL.

A grand mass was celebrated in Lisbon fi►r the
late Queen on the Pith, in the cathedral of San
Vincent. The King Consort went in state on the
19th to swear to the constitution. He appears to be
very much respected.
The Portuguese wish their future King to travel in
England and Belgitun till he is of age.

RUSSIA AND TIIIKEY.

It continues to be" confidently asserted "in almost
every daily despatch from Paris or Vienna that
orders are on their way to Constantinople to the
admirals of the combined fleets from their respec-
tive Uovernments to enter the Black Sea forthwith.
Repeated statements have also been hazarded an-
nouncing the fact of such entry having aetually taken
place. By the latest accounts from Constantinople,
however, which come down to the I.oth inst., we hear
that the united squadrons remained in state quo at
Beykos at that date.
On the 13th the courier bearing despatches from
the Conference at Vienna for the representatives of
the tour powers had arrived. On the following day
the ambassadors communicated to Redschid Pacha
the proposals of the great pt wet.* A I was
convoked for the •ZOth, but, ou the representations of
the ambassadors, it met instead on the ISt),. After
a long and animated discussion, it was resolved to
authorise the Ministry to state that the Sublime
Porte would be willing to send a plenipotentiary to
some place in neutral territory, not Vienna, for the
purpose of treating for peace, provided the Porte
should not be asked to accept anything it had re-
f Ned, and that the old treaties, now abrogated by
war, should not be renewed. Supposing Russia
willing to treat on these terms, the Porte would
meet her plenipotentiary in presence of the repre-
sentatives of the four powers, as proposed. With
reference to the evacuation of the principalities, the
Porte would be willing to accept the guarantee of
the four powers that they should be evacuated immune-
diately upon the conclusion of a treaty of peace.
War has formally been declared by the Porte
against Persia. The Turkish Ambassador has been
recalled from Tehran, and Mohamed Khan, the Per-
sian Envoy, has left Constantinople for Bagdad.
The Turkish governors of the Asiatic provinces have
been ordered to organise local militia for the pro-
tection of the Eastern frontier against Persia.

A correspondent who writes to the Times from
Syra, on the 18th, states that Lord Dudley Stuart
has gone to Constantinople in the Lirerpool s;!rew-
steamer. It is stated that his lordship's purpose is
to persuade the Sultan to accept the services of the
Polish refugees, it being believed that a general de
sertion of roles serving in Russian regiments would
take place if they were sure of being received in a corps
of their own countrymen on entering the Turkish
territor;-. It is also reported that his lordship advo.
sates a leG.e of the Christian subjects of the Porte,
a step which would certainly settle the question as
to the Russian or Turkish leaning of the Rayabs.
Desertion to the Russians from such a corps would
reliant's be as frequent as Polish desertions from
Russian regiments.
tie Turkish army of the Danube and the llalkan
amounts to 20:0,00 men, of whom the 45,000 at
Widdin and Kalafat form the advanced guard. The
towns on the right bank of the Danube are all
strongly garrisoned.
Subjoined is the translatien of a formal and offi
els' note transnitted on the sth instant to Lord
Stratford de Realeliffic and General! Darugnny &Hil-
lier; by Redschid Paella:—

" It was announced to the ambassadors some days ago,
by an official note, that IPuss►an ships of War had been
seen cruising in the vieinity of Sinor. The TuV steamer
has just arrived tuna that locality, and it results from the
retort of the captain that on Wednesday last, 2llth Seidler
November :in 1, three Russian :1-eledterl, two tbileekers,