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London, England, 1857-02-28 00:00:00

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LONDON,SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1857

POSTSCRIPT.

A letter from Vienna, in the Nord, says :
It was on the 10th that Count de Pear, the Austrian
Minister, presented to the Cabinet of Turin the note
already mentioned, which contains the complaint of the
Austrian Government, I believe that I can confidently
assure you that this note hints that a rupture of diplomatic
relations between the two countries will take place, in case
Sardinia should not give satisfactory explanations -to the
Cabinet of Vienna. The grievances of the Austrian Go-
vernment are:-1. The abuse of the Sardinian press,
consisting in violent diatribes against Austria and excite
lions to her subjects to revolt. 2. The subscription made
■t Turin by Lombards for a monument in honour of the
Sardinian soldiers who were killed in the campaign of
184 g ; and 3. The subscription for the purchase of cannons
and muskets for a rising in Lombardy.

Intelligence from Constantinople, of the 20th,
states that Mehemet Bey (a Hungarian) lad ac-
cepted the command of the independent Circassians.
Four hundred men of the now disbanded Polish
Legion have embarked for Cireassia on board Eng-
lish (merchant) steamers, towing ships loaded with
stores and arms.

The English fleet will remain at Buyukdere till
the 24th of Fehruary.
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English functionaries have undertaken the
management of the electric telegraph between Varna
and Constantinople.
The Russian fleet in the Caspian will disembark
at Asterabad 2,500 irregular troops from Daghestan,
with munitions of war.

Intelligence from Vienna states that the question
of the Danubian principalities continues to be the
object of diplomatic negotiations between the Otto.
man Porte and England on the one side, and Austria
on the other. It is stated positively that Baron de
Kohler, the Austrian member of the commission,
has drawn up a report, the conclusions of which af-
firmed that the union of the Principalities could
only seriously interfere with the legitimate interests
of the powers most interested who signed the Treaty
of Paris, of the Principalities themselves, and of
Europe in general. This report is said to have been
communicated in its most essential points by Baron
de Kohler to Prince Callimaki for Turkey, as well as
to Sir Hamilton Seymour for England, and these two
diplomatists are said to have declared themselves
perfectly in accord with the writer.

The Madrid journals of the 22nd inst. have
arrived. The Espana expresses the opinion that the
10,000 men who are about to be sent to Mexico will
confine themselves to the occupation of Vera Cruz.
The agent of M. Mires has paid into the Treasury
10,000,000 reals in anticipation of the instalment of
the loan of:100,000,000 reels, which falls due in April.
!The Peninsular steamer Madrid, conveying the
outward Peninsular mails of the 17th, struck on a
rock at the entrance of the port of Vigo on the 20th
inst. Ail on board were saved. Some days must
elapse before particulars of the accident can be re•
ceived.

The first clerk of the Admiralty, Mr. Dyer, Mr.
John Barrow, F.R.S., Mr. Haughton, and Mr. Mid-
lane, senior clerks, have been dismissed ; or, if this
term be unpalatsble, removed from their situations.
The step token by the board is said to be of so ex-
traordinary a character that as yet it is scarcely
possible to realise the truth.—Standard.

LAST NIGHT'S DEBATE.
HOUSE OF LORDS.
THE CATTLE EPIDEMIC.
Replying to Lord Polwarth,
Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY stated that the
Customs authorities possessed ample powers to take
all requisite precautions, if any seemed necessary, to
prevent the spread in this country of the cattle
murrain, which was reported to have become epide-
mic in various districts of North Germany. The
Government, he added, had received no special in-
formation on the subject.
Their lordships adjourned after a brief sitting.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
RUSSIA AND PERSIA.
In reply to Mr. Layard,
Lord •PALMERSTON cited the authority of the
Russian Ambassador for the statement that there
was no truth in the rumour of a new treaty, involv-
ing a concession of territory, haling been concluded
between itUssiii and Pent%

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