The Press.
London, England, 1856-11-22 00:00:00

RUSSIA.

Many conflicting rumours are about concerning
the intentions of Russia with respect to the
execution of the treaty of Paris. The Nbats
this week states that a courier from the Russian
Government has passed through Berlin, ca►rying to
M. Kisseleff at Paris a note formally demanding of
the French Cabinet the convocation of a congress at
Paris to definitively settle the difficulties which have
arisen in the interpretation of the treaty of the 30th
of March.

The Nouvelle Gazette de Prusse, according to a
telegraphic despatch, dated Berlin, Nov. 18, affirms
that Russia is ready to give up the Isle of Serpents,
but that she means to retain Bolgrad. This is con-
firmed by the Wurtemburg Moniteur, a journal often
well informed, which, speaking of the report that
Russia has made up her mind to yield both the
points in controversy, says it has reason to believe
the news is true, "at least so far as regards the Isle
of Serpents." On the other hand, a recent corre-
spondence from Berlin states very confidently that
Russia will give up Bolgrad as well, on condition
that the whole matter shall be quickly decided, so as
t o leave England no pretext forremaining in the Black
Sea. The Park Patrie doubts that Russia is prepared
to concede the point relative to the Isle of Serpents.
It argues that Russia was wr..ng as to that point,
but not so wrong abou► Bolgrad. lt, however,
recommends Oat powcr to give way, in order to
avoid the difficulties that would result from a post-
ponement of the complete execution of the treaty.
While the Indipendance Belge states that Russia
demands the neutralisation of the Isle of Serpents,
and the establishment there of a commission com-
posed of representatives of the various powers ; in
return she will abandon her preteneions to Bolgrad.
Le Nord of Saturday, in reply to some articles
which have recently appeared in some of the London
morning papers on the subject of the great railway
scheme of Russia, says :
Russia neither demands from England her iron, her
capital, nor the aid of her experience.
When a Government, strong and powerful, which is at
the head of 70,000,000 inhabitants, has recognised the
necessity of proceeding with the creation of active means
of communication by steam. there will be no want of any.
thing necessary for the attainment of its object.

SWEDEN AND DENMARK.
The abdication of the King of Denmark, and his
retirement from political life, is daily anticipated.
His uncle Prince Ferdinand will succeed to the
throne.

The " central defensive system " of Sweden is to
be at once completed, the chitin of forresses put
upon a war footing, and the troops armed with the
Minie rifle.

NAPLES AND ITALY.

Naples is perfectly tranquil.

A royal decree of the 12th authorises the con-
struction of a railway between Naples and the Gulf
of Tarento.

It is also stated that the Neapolitan Government
has resolved to make Naples a free port.
From Piedmont we learn that "a Russian war-
frigate entered the port of Villafranca on the 11th.
The usual salutes weze exchanged with the fort and
the Sardinian steamer Governolo."
A letter from Turin, of the 14th, mentions that
tho Marquis de Villamarina, Sardinian Minister

NOVEMBER 22, 1856.

Plenipotentiary at Paris, had made a hasty visit to
Turin, where he stayed but one day, and returned
immediately to Paris.
The Corriere Mercantile affirms that the King will
not again visit Genoa before the end of December.
He will open the legislative session at Turin about
the 20th proximo, and probably spend a great part
of the winter afterwards at Nice.
TURKEY AND THE EAST.

Intelligence from Constantinople to the 10th
states that Redschid Pacha had not then succeeded
in forming his Ministry.
The journals also announce that the Russian
cruisers of Abasia having captured many Turkish
vessels laden with contraband salt, Admiral Lord
Lyons despatched some English gun-boats to require
an explanation of this capture. One of these gun-
boats, the Badger, attempted to pass into the Sea of
Azoff; the Russians refused her the permission to
pass the Strait of Yenikale, and fired upon her.
A correspondence in the Pressc states that M.
Thonvenel had presented a note to Redschid
reminding him that the 28th of October was the last
day fixed by the treaty for the evacuation of the Turkish
territory. This note, it is said, was the principal
topic in political circles at Constantinople when the
mail left on the 10th instant. It appears from the
same correspondence that the two guns fired upon
the English vessel at Yenikale were only loaded with
powder, and it is suggested that they may have been
meant simply as signals. However, some letters
say that Admiral Lyons has sent a squadron to
demand reparation, but the point is left in great
doubt.

The Presse d'Orient, published at Constantinople,
states that Ferouk Khan, envoy of the Shah at Park,
has full and unlimited powers for the settlement of
the dispute between his Government and that of
Great Britain.

There is no official intelligence of the fall of
Herat, but it is stated to have been captured in
September.
The Journal de Constantincple publishes the
speeches of Lord Stratford de Reda& and of the
Sultan, on the occasion of the ceremony of the in-
vestiture of the Garter. Lord Stratford said :
In adding to the-numerous species of glory which sur •
round your Imperial name a distinction without precedent,
your Majesty may attribute it to that personal benevolence,
to that policy of conciliation, which have associated your
Government with the great European family, and the
results of which, already proclaimed, only await their full
execution to shower everywhere around the must precious
benefits.
The Sultan replied :

I attach the more value to this mark of friendship, as it
is at the same time an imperishable memento of the happy
alliance of our two empires—an alliance so fruitful in good
results, and so useful for the accomplishment of the work
which I have undertaken to insure the welfare of all
classes of my people.
I also consider this event as a new consecration of that
alliance.

AMERICA.
ELECTION OF MR. BUCHANAN AS PRESIDENT.

The result of the Presidential election is no longer
doubtful. Mr. Buchanan is assured of a majority of
the electoral votes. The following are the numbers
so far as the result was known. Indiana has de-
clared for him, and Illinois for Fremont. California
might safely be placed in the Buchanan column:—
Buchanan
Fremont 125
Fillmore $

Majority for Buchanan :3O

The Washington correspondent of the New York
Herald makes the startling assertion that Mr. Bu-
chanan is in favour of the admission of Kansas as a
free State, and says !that the President elect has
throughout held to the propriety, if not the necessity,
of this course, but it was deemed injudicious by Mr.
Buchanan's friends to avow this before the election.

The same correspondent gives the following as the
probable Cabinet of President Buchanan :
Secretary of State.—lsaac Toucey, of Connecticut.
Secretary of the Navy.--Tolin Slidell, of Louisiana.
Secretary of War.—H. A. Wise, of Virginia, or H. Ward,
of South Carolina.

Secretary of the Interior.—Jesse D. Bright, of Indiana,
or Charles Stuart, of Michigan.
Attorney•General.—James C. Vandyke, of Pennsylvania.
Postmaster-General.—John R. Thomson, of New
Jersey.

The excitement at the polls had occasioned riot-
ing, attendant in some eases with slight loss of life,
and injuries more or less serious to a large number
of persons. A long list of persons injured at Balti-
more appears in the papers.
The New York Herald, alluding to the probable
policy of the South, says :

We are not kept in doubt concerning the programme of
the ruling Democratic secession factionlof the South. The