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father'. • 'treesaddressed to myself ; I know that he from ail duties -
upon these papers as a precious treasure, languages can
,e will one day be enabled to use them Holland, 0.,
., so as to make known the character of
as mourned without even being aware
lave him the portraits of my two
'our, by Winterhalter, reoresenti-
aldren of the Duke de Nee-
-e de Chartres, by W.•
e my sister•in-le-
d'Orleane
up"
c ...y e
I ..statuette,
~t black marble
~., struck the hour of h.
ornaments belonging to it;
wining his father's watch and severe
use containing the seal and silvery.
es use; om-half the fine engravings
ortrait, by in
; the small water-colour e
ideates on horseback, copied from H. Vernet
beautiful fans; my mat nage fan, in filagree
used also by the Queen ; his coral, who.
'n's chiliren have likewise used ; my brace
in a portrait of his father, intended for his wi,
ved praying desk, contenting his father's mask.
sere, letters, small books of souvenirs, which 1 have
Deland; his father's sword, which he wore on the u
death, and the palm which was presented to him b
vision on his return from the Irou Gates. I bequeath
avenirs to the Duke de Chartres the equestrian por-
of the Doke d'Orleans, by De Dreun; the small por-
of his father, by Ingres; the large picture of the " Col ck
eniah," by H. Vernet ; the head, in marble, of his the
father, copied from the Mausclenm of Ttiquetty ; the water- Pala
colour of the Queen, by Winterhalter; my portrait, by sidere
Henriquel Dupont; the furniture of my desk (inkstand, Austria
penholder,and blotting-book, in silver-gilt); the miniature
godmother ; my small watch ; the carnet, in tortoise-
and gold, adorned with family portraits; one of my
The defit.
beautitul painted fans; the bracelet, adorned with his
to the Diet o.
trait and that of his father, intended for the Duchess de
mrtres ; the water-colour of Eugene Lamy, representing a Cabinet Ceti.
lieview of the Chasseurs d'Orleans, at the Tuileries, Castle of Statist.
; the large portrait of the Count de Paris when an Baron Bulow,
t, by Winterhalter; two of the albums, containing ing day for Frauktk
drawings of the Duke d'Orleans; the other half of the en-
igs of the portrait of his father, by Ingres ; the ,
phal arch of Djimilah, by Dauzats; my Alexandre TH.
my marriage corbeille; and an equestrian statuette According to the las
„lone, of his father, with the two bronze vases which some cases of cholera ha
accompany it. I have set down upon a special list the
souvenirs which I beg my family and friends to accept BUS:.
as a last token of affection, and I desire my sons to divide POWDER EXPLOSION NEA
between themselves the remainder of the articles I may Another serious catastropl,
leave, such as albums, bronzes, books, furniture, and explosion of a powder-magazie
smithy trifles. Russia, in the neighbourhood of
Then the Duchess makes a thoughtful provision for correspondent of the Nord, writie
those adherents who continued faithful to the for- says :
Ines of her fallen house : I reopen my letter to communicate t
piece of intelligence. An explosion of I,
desire my sons to fulfil, as far as may lie in their power, powder. which they were in the act of drying,
wishes that I shall hereafter express, and such as I may all the buildings attached to the powder-.
subsequently express in codicils. I entreat them to con- Okhta, about ten versts from the capital. Mot
none to Monsieur de Boismilon, the faithful friend of their workmen who were in the place at the time of th
father, of themselves, and me, as well as to Monsieur have perished, and a still greater number of unt,
Assetine, who for so many years has shown us such deep people who were in the vicinity have oeen severely i,
attachment, the annual sum of 4,000 francs each ; to The shock was so strong that the report was audit
;dame de Bontema, my former governess, the annual fat as Pavlovsk, distant more than forty versos. Ali
of 4.000 francs ;to Monsieur Kennecke, my tutor, window-panes in the Convent of Smolnoi were broke
innual sum of 1,600 francs ;to Madame Gassier, the This convent is an institution for young ladies, and e
sal sum of I,eoo francs; to Mlle. Tuccrow, my former situated on the left bank of the Neva, opposite to the vil-
femme de chambre, the annual sum of 1,000 francs ; and to lage of Okhta. You will learn immediately from the news-
lioldet and Escoyer, the two valets de cimmbre of the papers the details of this horrible event.
buke d'Orlesns, the annual sums of 1,500 francs to the t
-trier, and 1,000 francs to the latter. A letter from St. Petersburg of the 30th ult., in re,
the event of the Count de Paris and the Duke do the Debate, says : feu.
The Russian Government is now having made in
tiarires dying before her without issue, the Duchess Prussia 5,0n0 Minis rides on a new system. The barrels tbietnteote
provided far the contingency by bequeathing her are to be thirty-eight inches long, and the calibre 58.100 th
property among the princes of the house of Orleans, of an inch with four grooves. The longest range of these By the
and in their default among the princes their sons. rifles is 1,200 paces. The total length of them is four Liverpool ,
The appointment of an executor was confided to Mr. feet five inches, and they are well suited to light infantry.
from Frazer.
Fremyn,
Sen., her attorney, "as a proof of gratitude It is said that, for the future, all the musket-barrels are to gold from ti
his enlightened counsel." To this gentleman be made of cast steel. Francisco. TL
Royal Highness left a diamond ring of the value TURKEY. had, however, b.
3,000 - The last will and testament of the RELIGIOUS FANATICISM. raging reports et.
lamented Duchess concludes with these remarkable The Prase d'Orient states that for three days a
hunters. During the
words : perfect panic prevailed at Aleppo. The Mussulmans 12,000 persons had I.
Whatever the place of exile where my days may close, bought arms and closed the bazaars. The city was 2,000 had returned fro
and whatever the tomb I may happen to find, I request my deserted, and it was only in consequence of the ANI
al easures taken by the authorities that the general
sons, and, in their default., my heirs, to have my remains Oregon was under full
conveyed to France whenever our family may return to it, apprehensions were calmed. Nevertheless the Mits- confederacy, the news of t
there to deposit them in the mortuary chapel of Dreux, sulmans continued to arm themselves, and to offer admit her into the Union .
le-side the tomb of my husband. I here close my last will provocation to the Christians. According to the remote region. All the terri
with an assurance of pardon to all such as may have Journal de Constantinople, a similar panic had
aniehed their posts, and the ate
offended or afflicted me • and with an entreaty to all those taken place at Tripoli, where it had only been disci- - -
I may, in my turn, have offended or pained, not to retain pated by the arrival of a man-of-war in the port. The complete exercise of all administ
the memory thereof. My last trade in arms continues very active in Turkey. words are for my beloved CAPTURE OF A STAYER BY THE U.S.
suns-5 prayer and a blessing. IMPRISONMENT of EUROPEANS. The New York Herald reports
( Signed i HELENE, DUCIIESSE D'OELEANS. ['he Municipal Commission at Constantinople States brig Dolphin sailed front Sagu
Eisenach, Ist January, 1855. having attempted to imprison some Europeans, M. the coast of Cuba, on the morning of
de Thouvenel had convoked the representatives of and arrived at West. Key on the follow
BELGIUM. the various powers in order to arrange the affair. daylight she discovered a sail ahead stan
I POLITICAL MISSION. same course as the Dolphin, which gaine
The conventioLOrrEbßeAßtwYeePnßOßPeElßgrYiu.m and the Low It is reported that Abdul-Mazis, brother of the very rapidly during the day. At four p.m.
Countries for the protection of literary property has Sultan Abdul-Medjii, will shortly visit France. ahead hauled on the wind, as if trying to gee
lustlroen. been
can onclteled. This convention contains sti- Should that take place, it will be event without the Dolphin's course, which caused her to be ,
puati
wholiy conformable to those which had precedent in the annals of the history of Turkey. dered a suspicious craft. The Dolphin tacked
itsken. place between the Low Countries and France It will also have a political meaning, for the Sultan's stood off in pursuit, hoisting the English colours, a
ortee_
regulation o f the same matter. It also coin- brother heads the old Turkish party, who are so irri' fired a blank cartridge, which not being answered b,
iposes a provision in virtue of which the commerce of tided against the reforms imposed by the Treaty of the other vessel, another was tired at half-past four
koks between the two eowtracting outultries is free Palis* p.m., and this also being unnoticed, at five p.m. she

father's letters addressed to myself know that he
I always look upon these papers as a precious treasure,
,d believe that he will one day be enabled to use them
ith discrimination, so as to make known the character of
rim whom France has mourned without even being aware
°fall his merit. leave him the portraits of my two
mothers ; the water-colour, by Winterhalter, representing
1,,r Queen with the children of the Duke de Nemours ;
lie oil portrait of the Duke de Chartres, by Winterhalter ;
c tine poignard, ordered by my sister-in-law, the Duchess
Wurteruburg, for the Duke d'Orleans ; two of the albums
containing his father's drawings ; the Psyche which was
presented to me by the city of Paris on occasion of my
marriage ; the equestrian statuette, in bronze, of his father,
uponeae,
a pedestal of black marble; the large pendule of
Briguet, which struck the hour of his birth, as well as the
chimney ornaments belonging to it; the enamelled box
staining his father's watch and several other souvenirs ;
case containing the seal and silver-gilt knives which I
rays use ; ont-half the fine engravings of his father's
pot;ait, by Ingres ; the small water-colour of the Duke of
Orleans on horseback, copied from H. Vernet; one of my
beautiful farm; my mar nage fan, in filagree, which has
used also by the Queen ; his coral, which all the
Queen's children have likewise used ; my bracelet, con.
taining a portrait of his father, intended for his wife; my
carved praying desk, containing his father's mask; my
mers,lettera, small books of souvenirs, which 1 have left
c:ngland ; his father's sword, which he wore on the day
r death, and the palm which was presented to him by
Aivision on his return from the Iron Gates. I bequeath
souvenirs to the Duke de Chartres the equestrian por-
. of the Doke d'Orleans, by De Dreun; the small por-
of his father, by Ingres; the large picture of the " Col
ieniah," by H. Vernet; the head, in marble, of his
father, copied from the Mausclenm of Triquetty ; the water-
colour of the Queen, by Winterhalter; my portrait, by
Henriquel Dupont; the furniture of my desk (inkstand,
penholder, and biotting-book, in silver-gilt); the miniature
'a godmother ; my small watch ; the carnet, in tortoise-
, and gold, adorned with family portraits ; one of my
beautiful painted fans; the bracelet, adorned with his
portrait and that of his father, intended for the Duchess de
.;liirtres ; the water-colour of Eugene Lamy, representing
lleview of the Chniseurs d'Orleans, at the Tuileries,
1; the large portrait of the Count de Paris when an
_it, by Winterhalter; two of the albums, containing
drawinga of the Duke d'Orleans; the other half of the en-
-ings of the portrait of his father, by Ingres ; the
iphal arch of Djimiloh, by Dauzats; my Alexandre
; my marriage corbeille; and an equestrian statuette
bronze, of his father, with the two bronze vases which
accompany it. I have set down upon a special list the
souvenirs which I beg my family and friends to accept
as a last token of affection, and I desire my sons to divide
between themselves the remainder of the articles I may
leave, such as albums, bronzes, books, furniture, and
sundry trifles.

from all duties of importation. 'Works in all
languages can be imported freely from Belgium into
Holland, and vice versa.

ADDRESS FROM TILE SULTAN.

The latest advices from Turkey state that the
Sultan, according to custom, presided on the 28th at
the annual meeting of all the Ministers, high digni.
taries, and functionaries of the State. In a speech
made on the occasion, Abdul Mejid, alluding to the
prescriptions of the late hatti, relative to the proposed
reforms in the financial expenditure, recommended to
his Ministers and other functionaries the strictest
accomplishment of their several duties, which course,
he said, was now more important than ever, on ac-
count of the difficult situation in which the empire
was placed. This allocution excited a considerable
sensation, as an address from the Sultan is a most
unusual occurrence.

HOLLAND.
A ROYAL BIRTHDAY.

The Prince of Orange having on Saturday attained
his eighteenth year, which is his majority, the King
and Queen, the Prince, and the Prince Alexander, on
the previous day made a grand public entrance into
Amsterdam, amidst the acclamations of a vast crowd,
and in the evening the various choral and musical
societies gave a grand serenade by torchlight in front
of the palace, the King and Royal Family appearing
on the balcony. The next day there was a grand
review, the diplomatic body waited on the King to
present their congratulations, and his Majesty gave
a state dinner at the palace. Public rejoicings were
to take place, not only in the capital but in all the
great towns of Holland.

AUSTRIA.
THE TURKINH QUESTION.

Advices from Vienna of the 2nd state that the Em-
peror of Austria had on the previous day ratified the
convention recently signed by the Conference of
Paris for the new organization of the Danubian Prin•
cipalities. The same letters state that tha changes
which have just taken place in the Government at
Constantinople have been badly received in the
official world at Vienna. That may be readily con-
ceived, as Riza Pacha, who has just been raised by
the Sultan to the functions of Grand Master of the
Palace, and Grand Master of the Artillery, is con-
sidered one of the most decided antagonists of
Austrian policy.
DENMARK.
THE DIET. _ _

The definitive answer of the Danish Government
to the Diet of Frankfort was agreed to on the 3rd, at
a Cabinet Council presided over by the King, at the
Castle of Stadsborg.
Baron Bulow, who was present, set out the follow-
ing day for Frankfurt, as the bearer of this answer.

SWEDEN.
THE CHOLERA.

According to the last accounts from Stockholm
some cases of cholera have appeared in that capital.,

RUSSIA.
POWDER EXPLOSION NEAR ST. PETERSBURG.

Another serious catastrophe, resulting from the
explosion of a powder•magazine, has occurred in
Russia, in the neighbourhood of St. Petersburg. A
correspondent of the Nord, writing from that c►ty,
says :

Then the Duchess make,: a thoughtful provision for
those adherents who continued faithful to the for-
tunes of her fallen house :

I reopen my letter to communicate to you a very *ad
piece of intelligence. An explosion of 1,2001 b. of gun-
powder. which they were in the act of drying, has destroyed
all the buildings attached to the powder-magazine of
Okhta, about ten versta from the capital. More than 100
workmen who were in the place at the time of the disaster
have perished, and a still greater number of unfortunate
people who were in the vicinity have oeen severely injured.
The shock was so strong that the report was audible as
fat as Pavlovsk, distant more than forty versts. All the
window-panes in the Convent of Smolnoi were broken.
This convent is an institution for young ladies, and is
situated on the left bank of the Neva, opposite to the vil-
lage of Okhta. You will learn immediately from the news-
papers the details of this horrible event.
A letter from St. Petersburg of the 30th ult., in
the Ddbats, says :

desire my sons to fulfil, as far as may lie in their power,
wishes that I shall hereafter express, and such as I may
subsequently express in codicils. I entreat them to con-
tinue to Monsieur de I.loismilon, the faithful friend of their
father, of themselves, and me, as well as to Monsieur
Assetine, who for so many years has shown us such deep
attachment, the annual sum of 4,000 francs each ; to
Madame de liontems, my former governess, the annual
of 4.000 franca ; to Monsieur Kennecke, my tutor,
annual sum of 1,600 francs ; to Madame Gassier, the

,nual snm of 1,500 francs; to Mlle. Tuccrow, my former
femme de chambre, the annual sum of 1,000 francs ; and to
lioldet and Escoyer, the two valets de chambre of the
Duke d'Orleans, the annual. sums of 1,500 francs t., the
',rater, and 1,000 francs to the latter.

the event of the Count de Paris and the Duke do

jhartres dying before her without issue, the Duchess
provided far the contingency by bequeathing her
property among the princes of the house of Orleans,
end in their default among the princes their sons.
The appointment of an executor was confided to Mr.
Fremyn, Sen., her attorney, " as a proof of gratitude
his enlightened counsel." To this gentleman
Royal Highness left a diamond ring of the value
3,000`•. The last will and testament of the
lamented Duchess concludes with these remarkable
words :

The Russian Government is now haying made in
Prussia 5,000 Minie rides on a new system. The barrels
are to be thirty-eight inches long, and the calibre 58.100 th
of an inch with four grooves. The longest range of these
rifles is 1,'200 paces. The total length of them is four
feet five inches, and they are well suited to light infantry.
It is said that, for the future, all the musket-barrels are to
be made of cast steel.
TURKEY.
RELIGIOUS FANATICISM.

The Prase &Orient states that for three days a
perfect panic prevailed at Aleppo. The Mussulmans
bought arms and closed the bazaars. The city was
deserted, and it was only in consequence of the
measures taken by the authorities that the general
apprehensions were calmed. Nevertheless the Mits-
sulmans continued to arm themselves, and to offer
provocation to the Christians. According to the
Journal de Canstantinopl.!, a similar panic had
taken place at Tripoli, where it had only been dissi-
pated by the arrival of a man•of-war in the port. The
trade in arms continues very active in Turkey.

Whatever the place of exile where my days may close,
and whatever the tomb i may happen to find, I request my
sons, and, in their default., my heirs, to have my remains
conveyed to France whenever our family may return to it,
there to deposit them in the mortuary chapel of l)reux,
beside the tomb of my husband. I here close my last will
with an assurance of pardon to all such as may have
offended or afflicted me ; and with an entreaty to all those
I may, in my turn, have offended or pained, not to retain
the memory thereof. My last words are for my beloved
suns—a prayer and a blessing.
(Signed) HELENE, DUCIIESSE D'OELEANS.
Eisenach, Ist January, 1855.

IMPRISONMENT oF EUROPEANS.

the Municipal Commission at Constantinople
having attempted to imprison some Europeans, M.
de Thouvenel hail convoked the representatives of
the various powers in order to arrange the affair.
♦ POLITICAL MISSION.

BELGIUM.
LITERARY PROPERTY.
The convention between Belgium and the Low
Countries for the protection of literary property has
Just been conclibled. This convention contains sti-
pulations wholly conformable to those which had
taken place between the Low Countries and France
for the regulation of the same matter. It also corn-
Prises a provision in virtue of which the commerce of
kali between the two eowtracting countries is free

It is reported that Abdul•Mazis, brother of the
Sultan Abdul-Medjid, will shortly visit France.
Should that take place, it will be an event without
precedent in the annals of the history of Turkey.
It will also have a political meaning, for the Sultan's
brother heads the old Turkish party, who are so irri.
fated against the reforms imposed by the Treaty of
Faris.