The Press.
London, England, 1854-02-18 00:00:00

BELGIUM.

Baron de Brunow, late Russian Ambassador at Lon-
don, arrived at Ghent on the evening of the oth inst.,
and left the next morning for Germany. AL de
Kisseleff is indisposed at Brussels, and has not been
able to leave his chamber since his arrival in that

SATURDAY,

city. These two Ministers obtained permission from
the Prussian Government for twenty-five cases of
baggage to enter the Zollverien without being ex-
amined by the customs officers.
General Jomini, who has had to leave Paris in
consequence of the rupture of diplomatic relations
with Russia, has arrived at Brussels, and intends to
reside there for some time.
DENMARK.
The Danish Folksthing passed the bill for aug-
menting the naval service on the Bth inst. by a majo-
rity of 71 to 3.
The naval force that the Scandinavian powers are
capable of bringing to the protection and maintenance
of their neutrality is by no means inconsiderable. It
may be summed up thus :
Denmark. Sweden. Norway.
Ships of the Line 5 .. 10
Frigates
Corvettes and brigs •
Schooners
Cutters
Gunboats
Steamers
Screw ditto
Transports
For the manning of this fleet there are no less than
30,000 seafaring men registered in Sweden, and
as many in Norway; about one tenth of these only
are in active service. The additional number now
called out is 1,150. -
Major-General von Oxbolm has been appointed
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
for Denmark at the CoUrt of St. James.

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HOLLAND.
The Governments of France and England have
informed the Government of Holland that the com-
mercial flag of neutral states will be considered as
that of a friendly power.

GERMANY.

A despatch dated Wednesday night., from Vienna,
gives the following rather startling intelligence:—
" The circular forwarded to the diplomatic agents
of Austria hi in the following sense :
" Austria considers the armed intervention of the
Western powers in Turkey extremely dangerous.
"Austria has full confidence in the loyalty and
rectitude of the Emperor Nicholas, and will take the
necessary measures for securing her own frontier."
The authenticity of this statement was questioned,
though not positively denied, by Lord John Russell
in the House of Commons on Thursday night. Prior
advices also bore a widely different import. The
Paris Constitutionnel stated positively that Austria
has declared that she shall consider it. a casus
belli
either if Russia keep permanent possession of the
principalities, or if the Russian troops pass the
Danube. The Constitutionnel added that Count
Orloff was the bearer of an autograph letter from the
Emperor of Austria to the Czar Nicholas.
It is also remarked that the recent article of (the
Austrian Lloyd against Russia had sold off two
editions of the paper, and bar' been separately
printed. On the 14th the Lloyd published another,
the sum of which was that Central Europe must
unite to resist Russia, whether on the Oder or the
Danube, if it would not experience the fate of
Poland.
It is now stated that the marriage of the Emperor
of Austria, which had been fixed for April, has been
postponed till the end of May. His Majesty was
expected to visit Munich in a few days.
The approaching visit of King Pedro V. of Por-
tugal to Berlin is officially announced.
The Prussian Cabinet has demanded explanations
from Denmark relative to the large anntuneuts she
is preparing.
Lord Napier passed through Berlin on the Oth on
his way to St. Petersburg, for the purpose of taking
Sir Hamilton Seymour his orders of recal.
The following curious incident is reported in a
letter from Vienna of the 11th :
"The Turko•Egyptian officers who were made prisoners
at Sinope, and who lately arrived here, having been set at
liberty on giving their word of honour that they would not
serve against Russia, were to hale taken their departure
to-day ; but at the hour named for leasing they caught the
Russian o;; cers who escorted them unawares, throttled
them, and locked them up in a room in the hotel. The
Turks then went to the Ottoman Ambassador and placed
themselves under his protection. He was only too happy
to give them au asylum, and advised them to remain quiet,
and to await the result of the remonstrances from the Rus-
sian Ambassador to which their conduct would infallibly
give rise."
The Turin Chambers have voted the postage treaty
with Austria and with the German postal-union.
PORTUGAL.
Lisbon news comes down to the 9th. The address
in reply to the speech from the throne was still the
subject of debate in the Chamber of Peers. Senlior
Fontes, the Minister of Finance and Public Works,
MIA the principal object of attack from the Opposition.
His abilities will he highly taxed to meet the finan-
cial difficulties of the country. According to the last
published returns there was a falling oil of upwards