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London, England, 1857-04-04 00:00:00

four gentlemen are staunch Conservatives. At Newry,
too, a valiant attempt was made to eject Mr. Kirk,
which was only defeated by a very small majority.
Among the casualties of the week must be recorded
Colonel Dunne's rejection by Portarlington in favour
of Captain Darner, a nominee of the Earl of Port-
arlington. The gallant colonel is a serious loss to
the Irish Conservative party, as an able, honest, and
upright man. Captain Darner's opinions are those
of Colonel Dunne; so that this may be set down as
another of the gross inaccuracies of the list compiled
by the Times.
Among the victories of the week, Mr. John Ball's
ignominious flight from Sligo must not be omitted.
Be found the place too hot for him entirely, as do
Irishmen say, and so is now happily exclia,d from
any immediate prospect of senatorial honours. Mr.
J. P. Somers fights the Whig battle over again ; but
his success over such a Iran as ISt:. Nune wuuld
astonish no one more than himself.

There is a good hope that Colonel Higgins will
lose his seat fur Mayo, superseded by a staunch C
servative in the person of Mr. Palmer, and that S‘ r
geant Shee, too, will be sent to the right-about. Mr.
Hatchell fights Wexford against Mr. George. The
contest will be a sharp one ; but for the honour of
the country such a stripling as Mr. Hatchell ought
not to be preferred to a tried and valuable servant of
the public.

foreign an 4 doloitiat 3ntelligente.

FRANCE.
THE NEUFCHATEL CONFERENCES.

From the resumption of these Conferences, it is
by no means to be i .ferred that the definite settle-
ment is at hand of this troublesome but simple ques-
tion. Switzerland is indisposed to accept the terms
offered, while Prussia is disinclined to modify the
conditions. At the sixth conlerence on Wednesday
it is reported that some little progress was made.
Numerous arrests have lately taken place in Paris.
A conspiracy, in which some of the revolutionary
refugees in England are mixed up, is said to have
been discovered by the police. Seventy or eighty
persons have been arrested.

The negotiations for the conclusion of a treaty of
commerce between the French and Russian Govern-
ments are concluded, and the treaty will soon be
reduced to writing. M. Baudin, First Secretary to
the French Embassy at St. Petersburg, is appointed
to conduct the negotiations.
. .

The Imperial Court removes to Fontainebleau on
the Ist of May, to receive there the Grand Duke
Constantine of Russia.
AUSTRIA AND SARDINIA.

The official columns of the Wiener Zeitung of the
20th ult. contains the following :

His Imperial Royal Apostolic Majesty has thought fit
(sickbestimml gefunden) to recall his Embassy from the
Con• of Sardinia.

As a consequence of an understanding with the Prussian
Court on the subject, the Prussian Embassy at Turin will,
should it be necessary, uphold the interests of the subjects
of his Austrian Majesty in the kingdom of Sardinia.
Upon the 27th Count Cavour at Turin had sent
Count Paar his passports, and on the evening of the
28th Count Paar was to leave for Vienna. The Ost
Deutsche Post of Vienna, in a leading article upon
the subject, characterises the difference as a " poli
tical," not a " national," one, but denies the right of
England or France to interfere, "every great power
being able to judge for itself what line of conduct is
most conformable to its interests and dignity."
The text of Count Buol's reply to Count Cavour
has been published. It is a mere reiteration of the
old complaints, expresses extreme dissatisfaction
with Count Cavour's reply, and ^oncludes :
It is not compatible with the dignity of the Emperor to
leave his diplomatic agent at Turin, where he is daily ex•
posed to be an eyewitness of demonstrations which must
more or less directly tend to shake the force of treaties, and
to lead to new complications.
Count Buol, in penning that despatch, is said to have
done so under " high influence."
TURKEY AND THE PRINCIPALITIES.

The Austrians have, it is reported, entirely
evacuated the Principalities.
The reading of the firman for the installation of
Vogorides Coraki, the new Kaimakan of Moldavia,
took place on the 12th ult. with great ceremony.
Everything passed off quietly.
The British vessels are withdrawn from the Black
Sea, and Admiral Lyons is preparing to leave the
Bosphorus.

Ai Constantinople the inquiry into the Circassian
expedition is still carried on without any success.
In Circassia we learn that the Russians are con-
centrating considerable forces in Ekaterinodar and
Anapa.
The late successes of the Circassians, and the cap-
ture of the Russian guns, are confirmed.
Mehemet Bey was taking active measures to repel
any attack by tho Russians, and the mountaineers
were animated by the highest spirit,