The Press.
London, England, 1854-07-01 00:00:00

SWEDEN.

The committee of the Chambers has voted to the
Government the following sums for repairing and
placing different fortifications in a proper state of de-
fence :—For Carlsborg, 210,000 Swedish dollars ;
Carlskrona, Carbleu, and Waxholm, 425,000 dollars ;

THE PRESS.

and further, 140,000 dollars for heavy guns, and
400,000 dollars for materiel of different kinds.

ITALY.

The Alnico della Famiglia of Parma publishes a
letter, written from New York, by a man named
Carra, a groom, formerly in the service of the de-
ceased duke, in which he confesses himself to have
been the assassin. He says that he committed the
act in revenge for having been on one occasion
caned by orders of his master, and on abother
struck by himself in the face in the public street.
The details given by the writer leaving no doubt as
to the truth of his statement, the tioverument has
set at liberty the three persons who were in prison on
suspicion of being the authors of the crime.
Cardinal Fornari died suddenly at Rome on the 15th
ult. He was for several years nuncio at Brussels
and Paris, which latter place he left on being ele-
vated to the rank of cardinal. At the time of his
death he was Prefect of the Congregation of Edu-
cation, or Minister of Public Instruction.

SPAIN.
The only news from Madrid relates to new arrests
and suspicions. Narcisco Escosura, brother of the
former Minister of that name, was arrested on the
23rd ult..

A letter dated June 19 states thatfive newspaper.
writers had been arrested within the last few days
and sent off in a post-carriage, under a strong escort,
for the Balearic Isles, where they are to be kept in
custody.
TURKEY.
The treaty between Austria and the Porte has been
made public. The ancient order of things is to be re-
tained in the principalities, without admitting any con-
trol over the dispositions taken by the Austrian troops.
Military measures are to be agreed on between the
parties to the treaty. The Austrians are to evacuate
the principalities after the oonclusion of a peace, or
when the articles are signed; such peace to be based
on the maintenance of the Sultan's sovereignty and
the integrity of the empire.
The Moniteur states that Mr. Black and M.
Durand are empowered to negotiate in France and
England on account of the Sublime Porte a loan
that will have to be retitled by the representatives of
the Sultan at Paris and London.

The Austrian Correspondence states under date Con-
stantinople, June 10, Redsehid Pacha still transacts
diplomatic business. Schekili Effendi presides over
the administrative department of the Foreign-office.

GREECE.
A telegraphic despatch from Athens received in
Paris ou Tuesday last, which was suppressed by order
of the Government, states that the population of the
Greek capital were so much irritated against King
Otho that nothing but the presence of the English
and French troops prevented a formidable outbreak.
The Patrie says that the raciflcation of Greece is
completed. Hadji Petros has given in his submission.
All the pirates have disappeared.
' M. Mavrocordato has left Paris to take possession
of the presidency of the new Greek Ministry.
Russian agents having tried to excite differences
between the Greeks and the soldiers of the army of
occupation, General Kalergi, the Minister of War,
issued a proclamation, intended to reassure the
country a$ to the benevolent intentions of England
and France in sending their troops to combat a policy
condemned by the whole of Europe.