The Press.
London, England, 1858-02-13 00:00:00

Phi PRESS, FIEBRETARV 13, 1858.

peror which appears in a London journal is sent to
France (translated) in a private letter, and many of
these letters are directed to sergeants in the army.
These letters invariably begin with the following
words :—" I inclose you the opinion of the English
nation as to Louis Napoleon," &c. &c. Several of
these letters have fallen into the hands of the
colonels of regiments. This little fact may go far to
account for the warm language recently adopted by
many of the gallant officers.
The Emperor having heard that the compositors
formerly employed on the suppressed paper Le
Speetateur were in great distress, sent them
Io,ooof. The following is a copy of the letter of
thanks sent by these honest workmen :
Sire,—The undersigned compositors of Le Spectateur
take leave to express to your Majesty their sentiments of
profound gratitude for the act of generosity by which your
Majesty has come to their zelief. They are happy on this
occasion to present to your Majesty their warmest felicita•
Lions at the providential escape from danger of the Em-
peror and Empress, and to express their indignation
which the detestable act inspires in the breast of every
Frenchman.

M. de Rayneval, who was to have gone to St.
Petersburg as Ambassador, and of whose severe ill-
ness I informed you some weeks since, died last
night. He will be buried to-morrow.
There are various reports about respecting changes
in the Ministry, and even amongst the ambassadors,
but I have every reason to believe that they are
without foundation.

When the Paris Congress will meet is not yet
known, but I am most credibly informed that on the
Danubian Riverain Question all the European
powers have agreed to oppose the pretensions of
Austria.

Paris is more gay this Carnival than it has been
for many years, and were I to notice all the splendid
balls that are nightly given I should fill your columns.
It is expected that the Bal Costume of the Minister
of State (M. Fould) on the 15th or 10th will be
most brilliant.

The day is not yet fixed for the trial of Orsini and
his accomplices ; fresh exposures, which require
serious investigations, are daily unravelled. It now
appears that a great number of persons are com-
promised, some of whom are now, or were very lately,
residing in England.
The following is an extract from a letter received
this morning :

Berlin, February 9th.
The King received the Prince and Princess Frederick
William at Bellevue without the least ceremony, but with
heartfelt cordiality. The King embraced the Princess
most affectionately several times, and expressed to her how
happy he was to see her.
The Prince and Princess were most enthusiastically
greeted by the people on their tra►ersing the streets yester-
day evening in a carnage to see the illuminations, which
were the most brilliant ever before witnessed in Berlin.

The hereditary Prince of Reuss was married on the 7th
at Carisruhe (Silesia) with the Princess Pauline of Wur-
temburg.

News received by telegraph from Constantinople
to the 3rd of February, says that Mehemet Bey,
who defended the Fort Yesera, besieged by the Her-
zegovines, had been obliged to capitulate.
It was said that the Governor of the lonian
Islands had ordered Corfu and Zante to be strongly
fortified.

Cardinal Fieschi died at Rome on the sth inst.
There are now no less than eleven new cardinals to
be made to complete the Sacred College.