The Press.
London, England, 1853-10-01 00:00:00

FRANCE.

The presence of several English officers of rank
at the reviews and festivities of Lille and St. Omer
lots affiusleil the Emperor opportunities, of which he
has availed himself, to testify his respect for the
English nation, and the value which he attaches to
the English alliance. Nothing, it is said, could ex-
ceed the courtesy of the Emperor and the Court to
the noblemen a ho representedher Majesty the Queen
in the military spectacles. At the grand state dinner
at the prefecture at Lille, Major-General the Earl of
Lucan, ns the English officer of highest rank, was
placed upon the left of the Empress, the Emperor
being seated on her right, and was treated with
marked attention by both illustrious personages.
When their Majesties arrived at the llotel de Ville
at Lille, and as soon as they had taken their seats
upon the dais of the splendid Rath., an aide-de-camp
was sent to the Earl of Lucan and the Marquis of
Worcester, who were in full military uniform, to de-
sire that they would come and take their places upon
the dais. The noble and gallant officers thereupon
passed before the Emperor and Empress, who testi
fled in the most marked manner, and apparently to
the satisfaction of the immense assemblage, the value
which they attached to the presence of their English
Aisitors. The Earl of I.ucan afterwards danced in
the first quadrille, in which the Emperor and Em-
press took part. These courtesies were regarded
with an interest which had muck► of its source in the
present state of political affairs, and are believed to
evince a desire on the pan of the Emperor to
strengthen the alliance with England by every tie of
material interest and personal friendship.
A circular despatch, relative to the Eastern ques-
tion, has been sent by NI. Dronyn de Lhuys to all
the French foreign ministers and diplomatic agents
in Europe. This despatch states plainly that France
and England cannot accept the pretensions of Russia,
or the interpretation placed by her upon the Vienna
note.

It is still declared by the Frew+ ministers in their
own ci►cles that there is no real danger of war.
Nevertheless a complete panie overtook the Bourse
on Wednesday, eaust i by a multiplicity of alarming
rumours. Among other reports was one to the effect
that Austria and Prussia had protested against the
Faiiage of the I►:utlanelles by English and French
ships of war. This rumour acquired sufficient credit
to deserve and obtain a formal contradiction.

SATURDAY,

A decree of the Emperor calls out .14),000 men of
the SO,OOO of the class of IS7e2-7,lsk for the navy,
and 32,k12 for the army. This, however, is nothing
more than what is done every year, in order to fill up
the vacancies caused by those whose term of service
is about to expire.
The Municipal Council of Paris has under exami-
nation several plans which have been approved of by
the Government, and intended to procure the resources
necessary to pay the expenses occasioned to the city
by the twice of bread. Iron employed in buildings
will pay a tax of 4. per ton ; cast iron, 21.; coal,
instead of the duty of 2Sc. per hectolitre, will pay 110 e,
per 1(W) kilogrammes; fagots of hard wood will pay
If. 50c.
E 'MANY.

Considerable ala►zn prevailed on the Vienna Bourse
on Saturday last in consequence of vague reports that
R revolution hail b►oken out at Constantinople; that
the Emperor of Russia had countermanded his in-
tended jour►ey to Olmiitz ; and that the camp there
was at once to be dissolved, and the troops sent per
railway to the southern frontier. All these apprehen-
sions, however, were soon dispelled, and confidence
restored. Nevertheless, the continued lower quota-
tions of English Consols, which reached Vienna daily
by telegraphic despatches, tended greatly to discou
rage the money market, the Viennese being apt to
look upon the steady price of English Consols as the
safest criterion of the political condition of Europe,
and more especially in reference to the Oriental qltes..
ion.
The projected Itsot h►ts hot yet been oftic!al'y an
flounced, the Austrian Government intending, it is
stated, to contract the amount, which is now not to
exceed thirty millions of florins.
The Hungarian deputation presented the crown or
St. Stephen, it ith other regalia of their nation, to the
Emperor, on the •!Oth ult. It was noticed that
in mentioning Hungary the Emperor spoke of it ►n
the old ante- Seliwarzeuber, style as a kingdom.
The free community of *Magdeburg, counting
R,OOO membe►:, has been dissolved by the Prussian
overmne t