The Press.
London, England, 1857-11-21 00:00:00

LATEST INTELLIGENCE

(By Electric Telegraph.)
ELMS, Saturday Morning.
The Legislative Session, which commences on the
28th inst., being only a preparatory session, will not
be opened by the Emperor in person; but his
Majesty will open in person the session of the 15th
January, 1458, for the despatch of public business.
The Moniteur publishes an Imperial decree pro-
mulgating the convention concluded on the 28th
September last between France and Denmark for
the suppression of the Sound Dues. The sum to be
paid by France for the redemption of those dues
amounts to 1,219,003 rix-dollars (2fr. 79 2-10ths c.
each) ; and, as already stated, it is to be paid in 40
half-yearly instalments of 124,416 f. each—the first
on the Ist October, 1437, and the last on the lst
April, 1877.

The Moldo-Wallachian Divans are preparing a
memorandum upon the recent Danubian events, for
the consideration of the approaching Congress at
Paris.

CHINA.

Cagliari, Nov. 21.

The Noma arrived at Suez on the 12th inst. Her
dates are—Hong Kong, ( t. 5, Galle, Oct. 23.
Lord Elgin was at 1-1 Ig Kong :t board the Ara.
The aspect of politics' . ifairs Ica. unchanged.
The Australian aud United Kingdom troop•trans-
ports had reached Point de Galle.
Silk was twenty taels per picul lower.
Price of teas unaltered.
The total exports show a decrease of two millions
of chests from all China.

Exchange at Shanghai, six shillings and nine-
pence.

The Post correspondent from Naples, November
10, writes :
People in Naples are wondering what amount of
uncourteous treatment the British Government will
accept from King Ferdinand. His Majesty has, it is
reported, given orders that the consular agents of
France and England are not to communicate with
any of the higher officers of Government than those
of commissary of police when complaints occur con-
cerning British subjects. The King has expressed
himself to a foreign ambassador thus—" England
and France have no longer any diplomatic relations
with Naples; their agents here (as consuls) are com-
mercial agents."

The Madrid journals which have reached Paris
confirm the intelligence already received. They
state that extensive reforms and important savings
in the war department are being projected by the
present Minister. Complaints continue to be made
of the dearness of provisions. The authorities of
Seville intended asking permission to import sheep
in considerable numbers, in order to reduce the price
of meat.

THE BISHOPRIC OF Sr. ALBAN.B.—In connection
with the proposed episcopal changes, the Govern-
ment bill to be introduced next session will probably
provide for the erection of a new bishopric, of which
St. Alban's will be the seat, and from which the new
bishop, whoever ho may be, will take his title. The
see will be endowed out of the funds which the
Ecclesiastical Commissioners have in hand, arising
out of the recent falling in of episcopal and capitular
estates; while 100 ml. have been subscribed towards
the restoration of St. Alban's Abbey, on condition that
it be made a cathedral, as recommended by Archbishop
Cranmer to HenryVlll. The new diocese will be formed
out of the present sees of London and Rochester, and
will include the important towns of St. Alban's, Rom-
ford, Royston, Hounslow, Brentford, Uxbridge, Berk-
hampstead, Rickmansworth, Welwyn, Hitchin,
Bishop's Stortford, Ware, Hemel Hempstead, Hert-
ford, and the adjacent parishes. The new bishop
will be subject to the arrangement entered into with
Parliammt on the erection of the see of Manchester
—namely, that there shall be no accession to the
number of bishops in the House of Loris ; so that
when the diocese of St. Alban's is created there will
always be two bishops who will not have seats in
L Parliament.

ma oru..triy to the general, was drowned. His horse jumped —Our despatches, dated 27th . g , announcing the com- always be two bishops who will not have seats in
off the bridge, and he and horse were drawn down by plete fall of Delhi, had been
received at Cawnpore. Parliament.