The Press.
London, England, 1853-07-16 00:00:00

I'ORTI'O.II.

The deposit money for the Lisbon railway has
been paid, and the materials and workmen from
England to carry the project. into owration were
shortly expected to arrive. Notwithstanding this
appearance of business, however, the scheme was
still looked upon with much disfavour.
RI7SSIA AND TURKEY.
The latest telegraphie despatches state that the
Russian et Irps of oernpation will consist of 50,111111
men instead of 27),1100, as had been previously an-
nounced.
The letters received from Moldavia bear the im-
perial stamp, the Russians having taken possession
of the post-office.
Orders have been issued to the mercantile body at
Odessa prohibiting them to make any communica-
tions abroad of what is going on, to prevent indis-
cretions.
The entry of the Bosphorus during the night has
been interdicted by the Porte to merchant-ships
coming from the Black Sea, for fear of a surprise.
The combined fleets remain at Besika Bay, where
they had received a visit from the principal inhabi

tanta of Constantinople. The necessary steam-
power for towing the :94 vessels being at Besika, it
was calculated that the whole could arrive at Con-
stantinople in 29 hours. The armaments are still
being actively contained. An army of 80,900 men
has been concentrated at Erzeroum. A strong gar-
rison 1114.4 been placed at Batun.
The torte, having incurred heavy expense in its
armaments and preparations for defence, has effected
a loan of 45,1N10,1100 of piastres (400,0000 with the
founders of the new Oriental Bank, and an instal-
ment of 8,000,IMK) has been paid. It was believed
that another loan of :►O,OIKI,IMNI was about to be nego-
tiated with European bankers. The Sultan has sent
all the plate which he inherited from his mother to
the Mint. It was valued at 40,00,000 piastres.
A letter in the Prussian Gazette states that the
Porte intends publishing a manifesto in answer to
that of the Emperor of Russia, and that it will ex-
p►se in it all the injustice which it has suffered from
Russia during the past century.
Lord Carlisle arrived at Constantinople on the
4th instant.
Lord Redeliffe had ordered Colonel Neale, and
M. Delacour hail ordered Messrs. Barthelemy and
Longueville, to repair to Turnova, in the neigh -
bourhood of the Russians. French officers were
prohibited front leaving their ships, as orders to
enter the Dardanelles might be expected every
moment.
Ali Pasha has been recalled from the government
of Smyrna. Ismail Pasha is his successor.
The Austrian Internuncio has demanded the
extradition of all the Austrian refugees in Turkey.
The Governor at Smyrna has been dismissed on the
demand of Austria for signal reparation, in consequence
of the death of Baron Adelburg, who lately fell in a
popular commotion. The dispute arising out of this
circumstance is now arranged as far as Austria is
concerned ; but the captain of the American ship-of-
war at that port had threatened to take active mea-
sures against the Austrian brig, for seizing upon M.
Costa, who it seems was provided with an American
passport. The matter had been referred to the
French Consul-General.
Serious disturbances have taken place at Adria-
nople and in some localities of the province of
lsmidt. The Christians have been molested, and
the Government was compelled to take energetic
measures toSpreserve order.

UNITED STATES.
The New York papers last received are p►incipally
occupied with dreadful accounts of a hurricane and
hailstorm that occurred on the Ist inst. Three men
were killed and several others injured; besides which,
the havoc committed in the overthrow of buildings
and the destruction of corn crops was immense.
Some of the hailstones measured three inches in

length.
The boiler of the steamer New World exploded on
the same day, by which two men were killed instan-
taneously, and others were so much injured that they
were not expected to live.
The heat in New York was extremely oppressive,
and business, in consequence, almost at a stand-still.
The Crystal Palace now begins to make a show,
and there is no longer a doubt that it will be
opened on the 15► th. The edifice will be inaugurated,
it is said, on the 14th.

INDIA AND CHINA.
The Calcutta mail of the 3nl of June arrived at
Trieste on the I.2th inst.
The negotiations with Ava had been terminated by
the Burmese envoys refusing to sign the treaty pro-
posed to them by the British, and declaring that they
would not sign away any part whatever of the Burmese
dominions. They were ordered to reeonsider their
answer, or to leave our new territory within twenty-
four hours. They actually loft, it in ten hours.
It is said that. lord Dalhousie does not intend
taking any other steps beyond extending the frontiers
and appropriating the country seiz►l. Should an
attack be made on the outer territory, an itnn►cdiate
advance will be made on Ava and the King de-
throned.
Trade throughout India was dull.
No news bad been receiv►wl front China. the
steamer front Hongkong not having arriv►d at
Dille
in time ti►r the Calcutta steamer.

THE TAST RUSSIAN MANIFESTO.
The following lire the chief paragraphs in the last
circular note aildres-u4l by Count. Nesselmde to the
diplomntie agents of Bassin, and wide), has excited
so much interest in London and Paris. The docu-
ment appeared. in a French version, in the Journal
d tit. Petrestioary or the :NM instant. We have
italic 4, I 1 tlinse plisslr,,s4 nn which, as Will he seen
from our parlii iiiii ar%• intelligence, stune doubt
exists as to the faithfulness of the translation :

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