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LONDON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 13, 1853.

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HOUSE OF LORDS.—FRIDAY.
RUSSIA AND TURKEY.
The Earl of MstmEsntnac moved for a translation of
the two circulars addressed by Count Nesse'rode to the
diplomatic agents of the Russian Government, and pub.
halted in the .tin. Pelerabury Gazelle, and also for any
answers which her Majesty's Government may have sent
to the statements therein contained. The noble earl
animadverted upon the course which the present Govern•
ment had taken with regard to this question, contending
that the crossing of the Truth by Russia was a distinct
cams belli; and that Turkey ought to have been advised by
this country to have considered it so; a course which, he
maintained, would have obviated the present position of
the question. Disclaiming anything like party motive in
asking for information with regard to this dispute, he
insisted upon the necessity of inthnnation in order to heal
the :maple which had sprung up both in this country
and *bread.
The Earl of CLAENDON, Whirl' he declined to depart
front the precedent set by all former Governments that in.
formation with regard to still pending negotiations should
he withheld by the Government, declared the anxious de.
sire of the Cabinet to attain a peaceful solution of this
quarrel. Wishing the maintenance of peace, the Govern-
ment would nevertheless base it on national honour and
paid faith. He denied that there was anything in the re•
lotions between this country and I:twice which could en•
eoumge an aggressive policy on the part of Russia. Russia
had frequently declared that she would consider the dis-
memberment of Turkey an European calamity. So
strong had been the desire of the Government of this
country to maintain peace that they had recommended
Turkey not to regard the crossing of the l'ruth and
the °mule& of the principalities as a declaration
of war. 144011 statem..iit of the presetit
state of the negation s was to the etteet that ett the
occupation of the Danubian principalities by Russia, and
the question becoming an European oue, the Austrian
Government called together the other great powers of
Europa., and, taking as a basis a note prepared by the
French thwerntuent, propostsl that, with some modifica-
tions, it should he laid before the Porte. The note was in
the first instance referred to France and England, and ap-
proved of. It was despatched, by means of the Russian
Minister at Vienna, to St. Petersburg, and a telegraphic
despatch had since lawn receivisl front Vienna announcing
that the terms had been accepted by the Czar. Those
terms were perfectly consistent with the independence of
the Turkish empire, and as such he saw no reason why
they should not be accepted by the Porte. lle did not
think it consistent with his ditty to make any further titate•
ment on the subject.
A discussion ensued, in which Lent BEAMIONT,
HARDWICKE, and Lord .Eit.Esnonortitt took part, and in
the course of which Lord Clarendon.% explanation wits de
scribed as unsatisfactory
The Earl of Aemint:en defiluled the course which the
Government had taken, and should be happy to tuna that
it would result satisfactorily.
Lord MALmestiettv then withdrew his motion.
Lord Idomirmin.t: pmsented . a petition from eprtoin
Parsee merchants, complaining of certain acts of the
Government of India, and supported it in it lung
Ultimately the petition was referred to the committee on
Indian affairs.
The Pilotage Bill wits read a second time.
Several bills were advanced it stage, and the house ad.

journed.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.—FRIDAY.
The house met at tour o'clock,
In reply to a question from Mr. tini-Aisox,
Mr. CARDWELL explained that under the auspices of the
highland Society of Scotland great progress had been made
in collecting agrietiltnnd Ktatistien for that part of the king.
dom, and he was prepared forthwith to lay a report on the
table. Steps had also been taken to carry out the experi-
ment in England.
On the third reading of the Transportation Bill a dis-
cussion. in which Mr. .1. S. WORTLEY and Mr. WAt.eoi.r.
joined. took place with regard to the mode of carrying out
the details of the measure to be carried out.
The bill was read a third time.
The Vaccination Bill passed through committee, and
the house adjourned at nine o'clock.

We regret to state that the Earl of Derby still
labours under a serious attack of the gout, which
prevents his attendance to his parliamentary duties.
Herald.

THE PRESS.

THE GRAND NAVAL REVIEW.
ON Thursday last the waters of the Solent saw the most
glorious marine pageant that ever occurred in the world's
history. Not all the pomp of Xerxes, as he pushed his
glittering hordes across the narrow Grecian sea—nor all
the splendour of Carthage, with her galleys and trireme,
in her pahniest days—not the fleets of ancient Rome, nor
the sea-lions of St. Mark, nor the sullen grandeur of the
Armada, was ever comparable to that great spectacle when
the Queen of England, clothed with all the attributes of a
monarch whose empire rests on the moral feeling of her
people, led out to sea, surrounded and in the sight of hun-
dreds of thousands of her subjects, the mightiest concen-
tration of the physical force of the great kingdom which
she rules that we have ever vet beheld. Whatever the
motives of this display, it is tolerably certain they will be
misunderstood abroad ; but for that we need not care much
just now, as we are tolerably used to misconstruction on
such points on the part of our neighbours, especially when
we have the happiness of suffering under " a talented and
liberal Administration."
The ships were there on the spot : they eomprised the
finest vessels in the British navy ; they might at any time,
if negotiations failed, be employed to the honour of (;overn-
ment in maintaining the honour and glory of the English
nante. The Queen was at Osborne, close to hand ; the
weather was fine, the Parliament nearly used up ; and—
but surely there are quite reasons enough to justify the
review to any perverse person who will insist on looking
into the very centre of the nether millstone, and finding
out the exact nature of the " demonstration." However,
the review halt taken place, to the gratification and wonder
and delight of all who witnessed it, notwithstanding the
downright misery most of them endured to come to and
return from the scene. The crush at the railway
tennini was continuous ; and, as usual, the accom-
modation affiirded to the public was of the worst de-
scription. These brutal monopolies which treat men
like wild beasts must be reformed or abolished. In-
tead of preparing for the influx of passengers, and pro-
viding barriers through which they could pass in order,
without pressure or annoyance, and a proper iluce to en-
sure regard being paid to the regulations, the railway direc-
tors seemed to think they had dune quite enough when
they let them, after hours of fighting, struggling, shouting,
and yelling, in a sweltering, ill-tempered rush ut the duet,
get into old ricketty carriages with rows of open " trucks,"
and then sent them to their destination at the rate of
tern or twelve miles au hour. Had Portsmouth been
turned into one vast inn it (taid not have held the thou-
sands and thousands who arrived there from all points.
The hum of preparation sounded all night through the
streets. mingled with the frequent complaints of housekss
wanderers with carpet-bugs and small valises in hand, or
of fastidious grumblers whose lodging was on the cold
ground, or on the stair; of the hotels : and the whole place
gave one the idea of a vast horde on the eve of an exodus.
Early in the morning the whole world rushed off to the
beach to gaze on the glorious panoratna which lay before
them, from the farthest point of land at the east to the
opposite extremity of the view, where the roast and the
wooded undulations of the Isle of Wight 54(111 to meet
anal to close the narrow waters of the Solent into a tran-
quil lake. Dotting the surface of the sea, from the Spit
to the man-of-war moorings below Ryde, at regular inter-
vals rose the hulls of the squadron in two columns, their
heads all pointing to the east, and their strict rigging,
towering masts, and squared yards, traced clearly against
the bright blue sky. Already, though it was but eight
o'clock, the fine blueish vapour flitting away to leeward
from the funnels showed that "steam was up," and the
absence of boats alongside was to the initiated a visible
sign that they were all ready to weigh the moment the
word WAS given. They were ranged us follows—
PORT oft Let: DIVISION. STARBOARD OR WEATHER
Agateenuttaa
Duke of Wellington
o a Hogue s Blenheim
5cP Ajax Edinburgh
Itt " Arroont Imperienso 8
Trib llightlyer
6a. Desperate Odin
Encounter L eopard
.1. state' aten aim
Vesuvius Tenible.
The waters towards the Spit seemed alive with life and
motion. A cloud of canvas covered it as a smart flotilla of
yachts edged slowly down with a gentle breeze to get a
good offing before the action commenced ; and, with a good
glass, Admiral Fanshawe's squadron—the Prince Regent,
NO; the Quern, 110 ; the London, BO; the Amph ion (screw),
34 ; the Barraeoula and Pricer steam-frigates--could be
just seen, beating down to windward, some miles outside
to the N.E. of the Nab. The fleet thus before us consisted
of twenty-six vessels, of .10;207 tons, 1,076 guns, and 9,660
horse-power. It had not its full complement of men, how-
ever ; for, sad to say, ,lack does not like the " smokers,"
particularly if he is—and what real-bred " salt" is not ?
a bit of a dandy, fond of greasy love-locks, a clean shirt,