The Press.
London, England, 1856-01-19 00:00:00

FOREIGN MISCELLANEA.

LORD HOWDEN, it is reported in letters from
Madrid, has sent home the draught of a convention
approved by the Spanish Government by which cer-
tain arbitrary and vexatious charges imposed upon
foreigners in Spain are abrogated, and in which the
status of the foreigner is finally and amicably deter-
mined.

THE BERLIN PoucE, who look after the morals of
their beloved "Berliners" with unexceptionable
strictness, have forbidden the newspapers of the
capital to admit advertisements of persons pretend-
ing to want wives and husbands, " such announce-
ments being contrary to propriety" !
THE SWEDISH GOVERNMENT have issued orders to
fit out at once in the port of Carlscrona two ships of
the line, three frigates, and four corvettes.

A MiNtsrEittAL CRISIS IN CASSEL is supposed to be
at hand. The War and Foreign Ministers have both
retired, and their places are at present provisionally
tilled. M. de Kallenborn and M. de Meyer are men-
tioned as certain of the appointments, while MM. de
Steinberg and Rohde will have the portfolios of the
Interior and Justice.

A FINANCIAL ASSOCIATION is stated to be at present
under formation in Paris, for the purpose of aiding
" the Government, the Paris Money Market, and
even private trade." The Paris correspondent of the
InWpendance Beige this week writes :
The affair may be looked upon as concluded. M. de
Rothschild, with his houses at London, Frankfort, and
Naples, enters into ,it. Other names cited are those of
Hoffinguer, Vernes, Blanc Colin, Paccard, Dufour, &c.
The association will be on a large scale, and will issue no
shares. Operating with its own capital only, no authoriaa-
Bon from Government will be necessary, but from a
feeling of deference it will come to an understanding with
the Minister of Finance, who certainly will regard with
great pleasure an enterprise which may be so useful to
public credit.

THE AUSTRO-ITALIAN ARCHBISHOPS appear to be
acting upon the provisions of the Concordat with as
much vigour as want of caution. The Archbishop
of Venice has followed his holy brother of Milan,
and established an " Ecclesiastical Censure," besides
restricting the publication, sale, or importation of
books. Great dissatisfaction is felt in Lombardy,
and a collision between Church and State not im-
probable.
THE KING OF PRUSSIA has replied to the
Religious Liberty Deputation which waited upon his
Mikiesty some weeks since at Cologne with a view of
pointing out to the King certain acts of intolerance
committed in the Prussian dominions. The reply is
directed to Sir Culling Eardley, and states that his
Majesty has ordered a searching inquiry into the
cases reported, and that ho has, moreover, instructed
his representatives at the Courts of Electoral Hesse,
Mecklenburg Schwerin, Sase-Meiningen, and
Schaumburg-Lippe, to call the attention of those
Governments to the acts of persecution committed in
these sevei al States, as set forth also by the depute!•
tion—and to urge an inquiry, and the adoption of
measures, for insuring religious liberty to Baptist
Christians.

TUE OFFICIAL RETURNS of the population of Rome
for 1855 have lately been published by the General
Vicariate. In all, there are 177,461 inhabitants,
5,081 of which are clerical—•iz., 36 bishops, 1,226
secular priests, 2,213 monks and other religious per-
sonages, 1,919 nuns, and 687 seminarists.

„ . .
FIVE GREEK BRIGANDS, lately caught at Smyrna,
were publicly executed on the 31st ult., for the
murder of a Frenchman and several other assassina-
tions and robberies. The heads of the prisoners
were cut off, and their bodies exposed for some
hours.

PRINCE MENSCBIKOFF, new Military Governor of
Cr••nstadt, replaces General Daelin, the constructor
of the citadel at Warsaw. General Daelin retires
with an immense fortune, the usual result of such
employment in Russia. It is of this general the
anecdote is told that at the time of the visit of the
King of Prussia to Warsaw, the Emperor Nicholas,
showing the fortress, was asked by the King, what it
had cost? "I can only tell you the amount of the
sums which have been charged for it," replied the
Emperor; "what it has actually cost, God and General
Daelin alone know."

THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINSTITHE PREVIOUS COPrN-
HAGEN MINISTRY have been postponed to the 19th,
in consequence of fresh documents, which must be
examined by the defendants, being brought forward
in support of the charges.

JANUARY 19, 1856.

tout mit lastion.

ller Majesty the Queen, with the Court and
junior members of the Royal Family, has remained
at Windsor during the week.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess and Prin-
cess Mary of Cambridge have been on a visit to the
Queen during the week.
The Maharajah Dhuleep Singh, with the Count of
Flanders, remain at the Castle on a visit.
A dramatic performance at the Castle took place
on Thursday, when Colman's Jealous Wife was per-
formed before the Queen and Court.

Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence is considered to be
going on favorably. His lordship is relieved of gout,
and great hopes are entertained of the noble lord's
recovery.
The Earl and Countess of Derby and Lady Emma
Stanley leave Knowsley next week for Bretby-park,
on a visit to the Earl and Countess of Chesterfield,
after which the noble earl and countess come to
town for the meeting of Parliament. The noble earl
has issued cards for a political dinner on the 30th
instant.

Mr. and Mrs. Disraeli have arrived at Grosvenor-
gate for the season, from Hughenden Manor. The
right hon. gentleman has issued cards of invitation
to a parliamentary dinner for Wednesday the 30th
instant.

His Excellency the Ambassador of the Ottoman
Porte and Madame Musurus have returned to the
Turkish Embassy, from visiting the Earl and
Countess of Harrington, at Elverston Castle,
Derb,yshire.
. _ _

Lord Napier, Secretary to the British Embassy at
Comantinople, accompanied by Lady Napier and
family, bas arrived in town from the Turkish
capital. _ _ _

Earl Granville, Lord President of the Privy Coun-
cil, will give a parliamentary dinner to a party of
Peers on Wednesday, the 30th instant, at his resi-
dence in Bruton-street..

The Countess Dowager of Erroll died at Edin-
burgh, after a brief illness of two days, while en route
to London.

The Countess of Stradbroke died on Tuesday last,
at har ladyship's town residence, in Hertford-street,
Mayfair.

Sir Robert Peel and Lady Emily Hay were mar-
ried with great ceremony at the Chapel Royal, White-
hall, on Thursday morning.

Vulitital.

ADMIRAL. WALCOT, at the Stour Farmers' Club, held
at Christchurch on Monday last, in replying to the
toast of the " Army and Navy," remarked, with re-
ference to the war, that—

For himself he desired to see the war prolonged no
further than to that point which shall teach Russia that
she shall not prove herself dominant among the nations of
Europe, and that the territories of our neighbours and
allies shall be secured against future aggression. For him-
self he had no desire to look on Russia as degraded or hu-
miliated. His desire was in harmony with England's
high-souled magnanimity—it was to see the unscrupulous
acts of aggrandisement on the part of the foe promptly
and effectually repressed. This was indispensable for the
peace of Europe and for the reputation of England.

M. ELLICE, M.P., addressed the electors of Cupar
in the County-hall, on Thursday last. In tho course
of a long address, Mr. Ellice explained his past
conduct in the House, and concluded by saying
that--

He intended to give his steady and consistent, but inde-
pendent, support to the Government of Lord Palmerston,
believing from the noble lord's great experience in public
matters, his peculiar knowledge of foreign affairs, and his
fixity of purpose, that he was the best man to carry the
country safely through the war.

MR. Poirrsi., M.P., at a public dinner given at
Basingstoke, on Friday, to Captain Portal, 4th Light
Dragoons, A.D.C. to General Lord G. Paget, on his
safe return from the Crimea, said, in replying to the
toast of " The County Members "
We have lately heard much of coalitions, and of at-
tempts to force the Government to make peace. I will be
no party to any such combination. I believe the war to be
just, and, as your representative in Parliament, I have
given my humble support to those who were carrying on
the war. I do not believe in the prevailing rumours of
peace. I much fear that Russia has not yet received such
a lesson as will induce her to accede to such terms as we
ought to insist upon—terms that will assure to us a lasting
peace. It would be absurd and childish on our part if we
withdrew our troops from the East without securing such
terms as these, for, if we should lose the ground we have
now gained, we should never get possession of it again.
I am quite sure that this is the feeling of every English..
matt; and, so far as I am concerned, and acting con-
scientiously on your behalf, I will give my support to any
tioveimuciit that is determined to carry on the war with
vigour, and I believe the present Government are honestly
anxious to do this.

'IAA PRESS.

Mr. PALS, M.P., at the Modbury Market Dinner
on ➢londay, declared his intention to throw aside
anything like party feeling, or a desire to raise any-
thing like factious opposition, to any Government
which had for its object the vigorous prosecution of
the war, and which exhibited a determination to
accept no offer of peace on terms inconsistent with
the honour of this country, and the principles that
had actuated the allied powers in entering into the
conflict.

Mn. ROBERTS, M.P., and Mn. KENDALL, M.P. at
the Wadebridge (Cornwall) Farmers' Club last week
spoke strongly in favour of agricultural statistical
returns being annually given in by the farmers. Mr.
Kendall appealed to the general conduct of the land
lords of the present day as sufficient proof to dispel
any fears tenant-farmers might have that their rents
would be raised in proportion to their gains.