The Press.
London, England, 1856-04-12 00:00:00

RUSSIA.

The intelligence of the conclusion of peace created
a profound sensation as St. Petersiurg. The people
were enthusiastic, and had received the Emperor on
his return from Finland with the warmest demon•
stration.9. A grand review of 75,000 men had taken
place.

A new loan of 60,000,000 roubles was anticipated.
An article in the Abeille du Nereid preaching up
the emancipation of Russian civilisation from foreign

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influence, and violently attacking England, had pro-
duced a great sensation in the capital. Russian
valour and the victories of Sweaborg, &c., are ex-
tolled ; while the navy and army of England aro
taunted with " ignominious defeat." The conclud-
ing passage observes
Albion has lost her prestige. The IVest has shown to vs
what we were to expect from it. Let us profit by the lesson
we have received; for, in the end, Russia, by her armies,
her population, and her geographical positition, is the
most vigorous of all empires. Only her productive forces
are not sufficiently developed, and from that cause she is
poorer than other countries.

The Emperor's reception in Finland was very
favorable. In an Ordre du Jour the Emperor ex-
presses his satisfaction at the state of the fleet
and coast defences. The manning of the row-boat
flotilla at Riga had been stopped.
TURKEY.

The new Hatti-Scheriff has been ill-received in
several towns of Asia, which manifest no little hos-
tility to the reforms recently decreed ; at Aidin,
especially, the Christians have been maltreated. It
was said that the cavalry repressed a disturbance by
the Turkish population at Ismid.
ITALY.

Great agitation still exists in Parma, and the in-
tervention of the Austrians causes serious apprehen-
sions to Sardinia.

A letter from Genoa, of April 4, in the Constitu-
tionnel, says
Piedmont, which has reversionary rights upon the Duchy
of Parma, does not see the Austrians exercising command
there, as they have done since the state of siege, without
feeling some annoyance. General Crenneville has in-
stalled himself in Parma in the name of the Emperor of
Austria; he makes arrests en masse, and sends all his
prisoners that he intends to try, before an Austrian court-
martial at Mantua.

APRIL 12, 1856.

wart anb Sutton.

Her Majesty held her first drawing room for the
season on Thursday.
Her Majesty the Queen and his Royal Highness
the Prince Consort, accompanied by her Royal High.
ness the Princess Royal, arrived from Buckingham
Palace At two o'clock, escorted by a detachment of
the Royal Horse Guards, and were received by the
Great Officers of State.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, and
his Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar,
attended the drawing room.
Before the drawing-room, her Majesty, according
to annual custom, received a deputation from Christ's
Hospital, in the Throne room.
After the reception of the deputation, her Majesty
and Prince Albert, accompanied by the Princess
Royal and the Duke of Cambridge, received the di-
plomatic corps, when the presentations took place.
The general circle w as fully attended.
Her Majesty has visited the Princess's and Adelphi
theatres during the week.

His Excellency the Prussian Minister and the
Countess Bernstorff have left the residence of the
Prussian Legation on Carlton-house terrace for
Torquay, where they purpose staying a fortnight.
The Earl and Countess of Ellesmere arrived in
town a few days since from their seat in Lancashire.
Word and Lady Ashburton have arrived at Bath-
house, from the Grange.
F His Excellency George W. Dallas, the United
States Minister, and family, have removed to No. 24,
Portland-place.
The Marquis Cusani has arrived at the Clarendon,
from Paris.

The Earl and Countess of Bradford, and family,
are expected to arrive in Belgrave-square on the 10th
inst , from Torquay.
The marriage of the Lady Lavinia Bingham,
daughter of the Earl and Countess of Lucan, with
the Hon. Charles Hardinge, eldest son of Viscount
Hardinge, took place on Thursday, at St. George's
Church, Hanover-square. Early in the afternoon
the happy couple left town for south-park, near
Penshurst.

Lady Overstone threw open her salons for the
first time this season to a distinguished circle on
Thursday evening.

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from Paris.
The Earl and Countess of Bradford, and family,
are expected to arrive in Belgrave-square on the 10th
inst , from Torquay.
The marriage of the Lady Lavinia Bingham,
daughter of the Earl and Countess of Lucan, with
the Hon. Charles Hardinge, eldest son of Viscount
Hardinge, took place on Thursday, at St. George's
Church, Hanover-square. Early in the afternoon
the happy couple left town for South-park, near
Penshurst.
Lady Overstone threw open her salons for the
first time this season to a distinguished circle on
Thursday evening.
A GREAT EDUCATIONAL MEETING MSS held at
Halifax on Wednesday evening. The meeting was
convened by the mayor, on a requisition signed by
upwards of 200 inhabitants, to "petition Parliament
in favour of a general measure of national educa-
tion, which shall be subject to local management,
and supported by local taxation, and which, at the
same time, shall not impede voluntary efforts in the
right direction." Mr. Edward Akroyd, in a vigorous
and earnest speech, moved the adoption of the peti-
tion, and was supported by Mr. Abbott and Mr. J.
Stores Smith. The Rev. W. Walters moved an
amendment, deprecating all governmental inter-
ference, which was supported by Alderman Crossley,
Sc. The amendment, on a division, was lost by a
small majority, and the petition was then adopted
amid loud cheers.
THE CORPORATION REFORM BILL was considered
on Thursday, at a meeting of the masters and war-
dens of the livery companies of the city of London,
held at the Mansion-house, Sir Peter Laurie pre-
siding, when resolutions in opposition to the bill were
unanimously agreed to. It was further resolved that
the livery compani,.s should use their influence with
members of Parliament to induce them to oppose
the second reading of the bill. The Court of Ader-
men, also, on Tuesday agreed to a resolution con-
demning the injurious provisions of Sir George Grey's
new bill.
A DEPUTATION FROM THE METROPOLITAN PARI3HES
had an interview with Sir Benjamin Hall on Tues-
day, relative to the Attorney-General's bill now be-
fore Parliament, for the amendment of the Metro-
Polls Management Act. Sir B. Hall warm;y defended
the bill, denied that it abridged the liberties of the
people, and declared that it was founded on the most
iberal principles, which perfectly recognised the
right of the people to local self-government.
Vrobtnrial.
A JUVENILE REFORMATORY FOR STAFFORD, upon
the proposal of C. B. Adderley, Esq., is about to be
founded
at Haughton, near Stafford. A farmhouse
with eleven acres of land is to be taken, and the
bo s taught husbandry and trades.
'Sou LADIES, in connection with Miss Sellon,
have taken the Priory, at Bradford, Wilts, for a
similar establishment for Sisto's of Mercy as Miss
Sellows al plyrollth,
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