The Press.
London, England, 1853-07-30 00:00:00

LATEST FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

(Frou► our own Correspoutlons.)
VIENNA, Friday.—News has arrived from Constan-
tinople that the Porte and the mediating powers have
approved the arrangement proposed by tl►e Austrian
Ambassador, according to which the fleets would
leave the Bay of Besika on the seine day as the Rus-
sians would evacuate the principal cities.
Lord Westmoreland, on the 25th of July, had an
audience of an hour from the Emperor of Austria.
The Second Chamber of Holland has adopted the
law reducing to one per cent. ad valorem the duty on
machinery and agricultural implements.
The Dutch bishops have presented an address to
the King, setting forth their objections to the law
which places all matters rel•itiug to the public wor
ship, kc., of different sects under the control of the
State.
The augmentation of the federal military forces
decreed by the tiennan Diet amounts to one-sixth of
the population.
Austria is fortifying Cracow. The celebrated Kos-
ciusko Mound is covered with entrenchments.
The Austrian correspondence contradicts formally
the statement that an important conspiracy against
the Emperor has been discovered at Vienna. The
arrests at Ischl took place among the Rongians.
The Bavarian paper Lion was confiscated for an
article entitled "The Catholics in Russia."
The Queen and young Princesses of Hanover, who
have suffered from an attack of measles, are now
convalescent.
News from Stockholm of July 22 states that the
King has renounced his intention of an excursion to
the baths at Soero. The concentration of a Russian
army in Finland is looked upon as a demonstration
against Sweden, whose policy brings it nearer to
England. Russia is said to be negotiating with
Denmark the cession of the island of Bornholm, an
important station in the Baltic.
The letters from Rome state that the Pope has
entirely recovered from his recent indisposition. He
visited on foot the Via Appia and the iron bridge an-
nexed to the ancient Pons Sanatorius.
The National Council of Switzerland have decided
that the debate on the collision with Austria shall be
secret.
The Greek Chamber of Deputies adopted on July
19 the budget for the year.

The Porte has given orders that no vessels from
the Black Sea shall enter the Bosph orus by night,
excepting such as have cargoes of wood. The
commanders of the batteries have been ordered
to fire upon any vessel which may attempt the pas-
sage in defiance of this prohibition. The Austrian
lnternuneio has opened negotiations for the purpose
of obtaining a modification of this order, at least in
the case of bad weather.

The despatches anticipating the overland mail, of
which a telegraphic summary had already been
received from Trieste, reached London this morning.
There is little news from Bnrmah. Two steamers
had arrived thence in Calcutta since last mail, but
bring no intelligence of interest. The war is at a
standstill, though hardly at an end. A kind of sullen
peace is preserved with the Burmese, and it was
believed that the envoys of the King would return
to Rang►on and renew the negotiations. Meanwhile
the Burmese were busy fortifying positions between
Meeaday and their capital. The most southern of
these posts is commanded by Meatoon, and, being
situated cl►se to Meeaday, had been reconnoitred
by some of our light steamers. it is said that
Meatoon boasts his intention of driving us into the
sea, and that the Burmese Government have still
faith in his promises.
Sickness was still rife among the troops. Accord-
ing to official returns, 54 officers, 1,353 European
soldiers, and about 2,00 sepoys have fallen victims
to disease during our occupation of the country.
Several officers have died there recently—Lieuten►uit-
Colonel Coote, her Majesty's 18th Royal litish; Lieu-
tenant It. I'ilmer, her Majesty's 51st; Lieutenant It.
H. Montgomerie, her Majesty's 811th; and Lieutenant
H. Vaughan, Madras Engineers.
India generally was very quiet.
A fatal affray with pirates had occurred in the
Chinese seas. Her Majesty's screw sloop Rattler
Commander Mellersh, had a desperate engagement
with Chusan pirates. The affair was a brilliant and
successful one, hut the loss to the Rattler was severe.
George A. Pidcock, second lieutenant; George Rider,
quartermaster ; and John Phillips, A. 8., were killed,
and seven seamen wounded, one very dangerously.
This mail was brought to Men by the Company's
steam-vessel Ajdaha, which did not reach that place
until the evening of the Bth of June, having been
eighteen days from Bombay. She had consumed all
her coal, and kept steam up with spars, hawsers, d:c.

THE PRESS.

Though only just out of dock, she was ►o leak• that
all her pumps were obliged to be kept going con-
tinually.

As at present arranged, the Queen will prorogue
Parliament in person, coming to town for two days for
that purpose. The four younger children of her Ma-
jesty, the Princes Arthur and Leopold, and the Prin-
cesses Helena and 'Abuts*, who are staying at Wind-
sor Castle in charge of Lady Caroline Barrington, are
convalescent. Dr. Locock has been iu daily atten-
dance at the Castle on their Royal Highnesses.
Lotto Iturnves died on Wednesday morning at
his seat in Perthshire. The event was sudden, as
the deceased was walking in his garden on the pre-
ceding evening. He was in his 7fith year, and leaves
no issue, the estates being inherited by his only
sister, the Hon. Mrs. Hore, of Harperstown, Wexford.
TILE STRIKE or THE CAB-OWNERS is 110 W apparently
at an end. The "committee of the Metropolitan
Hackney Carriage Trade" late last night passed a
resolution earnestly recommending their fellow-
tradesmen to return innuediately to their usual avo-
cations. The amendments in the Hackney Carriage
Act passed by the House of Commons, though at
first considered insufficient, are now accepted, and a
large umnber of the metropolitan cabs are this
morning to he found at their usual stands. Some of
the masters still hold out, but the strike in its com-
prehensive sense is over. Possibly this change of
opinion was wrought by a short notification issued
from the officers of Inland Revenue stating that for
five shillings each the authorities were prepared to
grant to all parties applying short licences to be in
force until next ,lattuarv.
THE Loss ow THE BARQUE Argyle, Captain Young,
master, mil the greater part of the crew, off New-
foundland, while bound to Quebec, was reported in
London last night. The ship sprang a leak on the
19th of May, in terrible weather, and the exertions of
the crew of nineteen men to reduce the water by
pumping were thrown away. Recourse was then had
to the boats, lint the jolly-boat went adrift, in launch-
ing. Having obtained as much provisions and water
as could be got at, all hands took to the long. boat.
They numbered in all seventeen—three passengers
(two of whom were females), first and second mates,
eleven seamen, and the master. Within an hour
after their leaving they saw the ship go down head
foremost. They made for a westerly course, but by
the third tidy their situation became alarming, the
water and provisions being quite exhausted. The
master did all he possibly could to cheer the men
on, and one and all laboured to make way by pull-
ing at the oars, Sze. The succeeding eight days and
nights, however, passed without a sail appearing in
sight. During that time many miserably perished.
On the sixth day two of the crew died from want.
On the seventh Captain Young lost his two mates ;
the male passenger died also on that day. The
eighth, several hands became delirious from drinking
sea water to quench their thirst, contrary to the
earnest appeals of the master not to touch it. One
seaman, whilst in this state, leaped overboard and was
drowned. The female passengers possessed extraor-
dinary constitutions, otherwise they must have
quickly sunk under their awful privations. A heavy
sea was continually running, with strong westerly
gales ; and it. was as much as three men could do by
baling out the water to keep the boat afloat. On the
evening of the ninth day their frightful situation was
at length discovered by a French brig called the Har-
mony, beloir,fing to St. Maio, Captain Preville, who
bore down to its assistance, and picked up the
wretched people in hats. 51) loam. 32 W. Their condition
when brought on board was truly awful—some insen-
sible and in a dying state. The master of the Har-
mony placed every comfort he possessed at their
disposal. Two, however, never rallied, but shortly
expired. The survivors were landed at Quinton, a
small port on the coast of Newfoundland, when they
were taken on board the Government cruiser Charles,
to be conveyed to Quebec. In all, the number who
perished amounted to fifteen persons.