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THE PRESS.

same right as French ships and French subjects to all the
assistance within your attributions ; and you will commu.
nicate the fact to such of the naval officers of his Imperial
Majesty as may be in a position to co-operate iu the mea-
sures which the circumstances resulting from a state of
war appear to you to require. The agents and naval officers
of her Britannic Majesty will receive identical instructions,
and thus the subjects and the commerce of both nations
will be authorised to count on the reciprocal protection of
the consuls and of the navy of both powers.
" You will understand, sir, that I do not undertake to
specify beforehand all the cases which may necessitate
your intervention. Your own judgment must guide you
in the application of the principle intended as your rule of
conduct. The two Governments have been less anxious
to specify the circumstances and forms in which that pro-
tection is to be exercised, than to mark the character it
ought to take. But, while giving to the world this new
testimony of the unity of their views and the sin-
cerity of their alliance, they are persuaded that, in order
to secure for that common measure all the effect desirable,
their agents have only to thoroughly feel the spirit of that
community of action which has suggested it to both
Cabinets. " BIiOUYN DE LHUYS."

The Moniteur announces the equipment of a third
naval squadron of ten ships-of-the-line, fourteen
frigates, fifteen corvettes, sailing vessels and
steamers, under the aiders of Admiral Parseval-
Duchdsnes. It also publishes a decree prohibiting
the exportation of arms, ammunition, machinery,
warlike stores, &c.
Marshal de St. Arnaud is to be the commander-
in-chief of the French expeditionary army to Turkey..
This army is to consist of fcur divisions, commanded
by Generals Canrobert, Bousquet, Forey, and Prince
Napoleon. The latter is to command the reserve.
Colonel Bertin-Duchateau is to command the
Zouaves and the infantry of the marine. A division
of cavalry is to be commanded by General Morris.
The division of reserve, under the command of
Prince Napoleon,. will, it is said, remain at Con-
stantin cple.
Orders. have been issued that all sailors of less
than forty five years of age, who have not completed
six years of service, are to be at once directed to
serve in the Imperial Navy. In consequence, the
crews of merchant vessels have been obliged to break
their engagements and present themselves for the
service of the State. _ _ _

The Artmodke steam-frigate, Captain de la Garde
de Chambouds, left Toulon on the 25th ult. for
Constantinople, carrying out a large quantity of tools
and other nuithriel for the construction of a camp
near that capital.
Steamers are being prepared at that port for
taking on board several regiments of cavalry.
The workmen at the arsenal are employed night
and day.
The following are the principal results of an account
just published by the Minister of War on the recruit-
ing of the army in 1852. The effective strength of
the army in 1852 was, on an average, 389,500 men,
officers, sergeants, corporals, and privates; in 1851 it
was 400,532. On the Ist Janurry, 1853, after 55,943
men of the class of 1815 had been sent home, the
army in active service had an effective strength of
370,101 men, namely, 304,8(14 at home, and 71,237
in Africa. The reserve at the same period consisted
of 126,889 men, making the general effective strength
on the Ist January, 1853, 502,000.
The Governor-General of Algiers visited Lagbottat
last month, when the vast territory lately an•
nexed to the French possessions in Africa was in
great part placed under the direction of Si-Zoubir-
ould-bou-Beker, who was solemnly installed into
office in presence of an immense concourse of spec-
tators.

A marriage is announced between Prince Joachim
Murat, the eldest son of Prince Lucien Murat, and
the young Princess of Wagram. The bridegroom is
in his nineteenth year, and the bride twenty-two.
The young lady is very beautiful, and possesses one
of the largest fortunes in France.
The interment of the Abbe Lamennais took place
on Wednesday without the least disorder. In accord-
ance with the wishes of the deceased, his body was
carried straight to the cemetery, without being taken
to any church. The funeral of Admiral Roussin was
celebrated on the same day with great pomp: twelve
battalions of infantry, two squadrons of Gerdes de
Paris, one of Chasseurs, and a battery of artillery,
escorted the remains of the admiral from the Made-
leine to Pere la Chaise.

The Moniteur publishes a report from M. de
Persigny, Minister of the Interior, relative to the
propriety of again giving assistance to such com•
munes as appeared from their state of destitution
in want of aid and encouragement. Nearly 15,000
communes have already subscribed money to assist
their more indigent inhabitants. The sums so ad-
vanced, with 6,000,000 f. already given by the State,
had made up a total of nearly 24,00000 f. ; but
that sum being found still insuff_cient, the Minister
recommends that a fresh credit or 2,000,000 f. shall
be opened to afford further assistance to the poorer
communes. A decree from the Emperor follows,
carrying out the suggestions of the report.