The Press.
London, England, 1854-08-26 00:00:00

SECOND

SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
LATEST INTELLIGENCE.
THE WAR.
Telegraphic despatches from Constantinople of
the 15th have been received via Trieste. They state
that the projected expedition to the Russian territory
had not taken place to that date. The Vienna papers
of 3 esterday (Friday) publish advices dated Con-
stantinople, Aug. 17th, in which it is told that all
the remaining English and French transports and
fiat-bottomed boats had left the Bosphorus on the
13th for Varna. Twelve thousand Turkish and two
thousand French soldiers bad left in ships of the
allied fleets, it was believed, for Varna, although
there were reports that they would be conveyed direct
to the enemy's coast. The 20th was then named as
the probable day for the departure of the expedi-
tionary force.
The fire at Varna broke out on the 10th, and
destroyed many houses and magazines. It was
attributed to incendiaries, and several Greeks have
been arrested on suspicion. Two of them wero
recognised as Russian agents.
The cholera was on the decline; but the first
battalion of Rifles, the 20th Regiment, and the Bard
Regiment, all of which are in the Bosphorus, have
lost men from the pest. Officers from nearly every
regiment in the service have gone home invalided.
At Bomarsund, we are told, the French troops bad
suffered severely from cholera, and were expected to
embark again immediately. It was believed that the
fortress would be blown up and abandoned. From a
Stockholm despatch of the 23rd we hear that some
negotiations were pending for the occupation of the
Aland Isles by a force of 20,000 Swedish troops ;
failing which, Bomarsund was to be blown up before
the Ist of September.
A Vienna despatch dated yesterday reports that
Prince Gortachakoff is said to have received intima-
tion from St. Petersburg that no direct answer will be .
given to the last propositions forwarded by Austria,
but that she will be asked what her intentions
really are.
The Austrian armaments were proceeding on a
greater scale than ever.

Two English gentlemen, correspondents of two
London journals, together with a German companion
of their travels, were arrested on the Bith by the
Turkish authorities at Bucharest. Tbey had just
arrived from Giurgevo, and were apprehended by
some Wallachian soldiers without any warrant from
an English consul or upon any assignable pretence.
The event bad created much sensation at Bucharest,
where it was circulated that they were Russian
spies. The affair would, of course, lead to further
proceedings.

The King of Portugal, attended by his brother, the
Duke of Oporto, and suite, received the entire corps
diplomatique at 'Vienna on the morning of the 21st,
at the Imperial Burg Palace, to take leave previous
to his Majesty's departure for Ischl. The attendance
at the reception was very brilliant, comprising the
representatives of every European nation, excepting
Russia. Count O'Sullivan, the Belgian Ambassador,
took the lead on this interesting occasion, by virtue
of the seniority in rank to which his longest residepce
in Vienna entitled him.

Advices from Trebizonde to the -Ith state that the
small Turkish army at Tschuruk-Su was in an
efficient state, but that at Kars in great disorder.
It was not believed by the Europeans at Constanti-
nople that the Russian general would be able to
improve his recent advantages, owing to the in-
creasing insecurity of his rear, even the capital of
the Russian transcaucasian possessions being daily
threatened. It was related that a band of Lesghian
warriors had descended upon a small Russian settle-
ment in the neighbourhood of Tiflis, and carried off
the wife and children of the Russian general Read.
Lord Howden, the British envoy in Spain, had a
dinner party at iladrid on the 'kith, at which three
of the ministers--Senors Pacheco, Collado, and
Lujan—were present; together with Senors Gon-
zalez Bravo, Olea (alcalde of Madrid), General J.
Concha, the Marquis of Perales, an Senor B. A.
Gaminde.
Ralph Anthony Thickneese, Esq., one of the
members for 'Wigan, died on Tuesday last at
Harrogate. The hon. gentleman went to church on
Sunday in good health, and whilst there was seized
with a pain in the chest, which was attrib?ted to
rheumatism. He survived only till Tuesday.
It is early yet to speak of a successor in the
representation, but it is believed that Mr. Powell will
be solicited to become a candidate by the Conserva-
tives of the borough, while Mr. Wood, son-in-law .of
Mr. Hindley, M.P. for Ashton-under-Lyne, is spoken
of by the Liberal party.
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