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London, England, 1853-08-09 00:00:00

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THE IMPERIAL RUSSIAN FAMILY.

Yesterday being a festival day in the Imperial family,
at an early hour her Imperial Highness the Grand
Duchess Olga, accompanied by her consort, his Royal
Highness the Crown Prince of Wurtemberg, arrived at
the residence of the Russian Embassy, and was present
with her Imperial Highness the Grand Duchess Marie
and the Princess Marie at a religious service, performed
in accordance with the rites of the Greek Church, by
the Rev. Mr. Popoff.
After the service, the Crown Prince and Princess of
of Wurtemberg, the latter attended by the Baroness
Brunnow, proceeded to Grosvenor-house, to pay a visit
to the Marchioness of Westminster. The illustrious
party were received by the noble marchioness, and con-
ducted through the picture gallery and the other apart-
ments of this magnificent mansion.
The Crown Prince and Princess afterwards drove
through the principal thoroughfares of the West-end,
and visited several leading establishments. Among the
persons honoured by the presence of her Imperial High-
ness and her Royal Consort, Messrs. Daniell, the china-
men of New Bond-street, of whom the Grand Duchess
was pleased to order a magnificent dinner and dessert
service, and Mr. C. F. Hancock, the eminent jeweller of
Bruton-street, may be particularised. The Baroness
Sturmfeder and Count Zeppline were in attendance upon
the Crown Prince and Princess during the afternoon.

At a quarter to three o'clock her Imperial Highness
the Grand Duchess Marie, accompanied by his Excel-
lency Baron Brunnow, and attended by the ladies and
gentlemen of her household, left the residence of the
Russian Embassy in two dress carriages, the servants
wearing their state liveries, for Buckingham Palace, to
have an audience of her Majesty the Queen.
Her Imperial Highness had a long interview with her
Majesty and his Royal Highness the Prince Consort.
On leaving the Palace, at a quarter-past four o'clock
the Grand Duchess drove to Mivart's, where the Crown
Prince and Princess of Wurtemberg had already arrived
from their afternoon drive. Their Imperial Highnesses
were shortly afterwards honoured with a visit by her
Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, who had
come to town from Richmond for the express pur-
pose of paying her respects to the daughters of the
Emperor.
The Grand Duchess Marie returned to the residence
of the Embassy at five o'clock.
The Crown Prince and Princess of Wurtemberg were
subsequently honoured with a visit at their hotel by his
Royal Highness Prince Albert.
At half-past five o'clock his Royal Highness the
Prince Consort arrived at the residence of the Russian
Embassy, and paid a visit to the Grand Duchess Marie.
Her Imperial Highness was afterwards visited by his
Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar.
The Countess of Pembroke, the Countess Bruce, and
the Right Hon. Sidney Herbert, M.P., and Mrs. Her-
bert, afterwards called at the embassy, and had the
honour of interviews with the Grand Duchess.
The Princess Marie, daughter of the Grand Duchess,
visited the Colosseum and the Zoological Gardens in the
Regent's-park yesterday. Her Imperial Highness after-
wards drove into Hyde-park, by the Marble Arch en-
trance, and in making the circuit, near the Serpentine,
met the carriage of her Majesty the Queen, by whom
the Princess was very graciously saluted.
Their Imperial Highnesses intend visiting the Uni-
versity of Oxford and Blenheim Palace to-day (Tuesday).

SHERIFFS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.)

(Before R. Gurney, Esq.)

BRIDGES V. M'CARTHY-iINGULAR CASE OF TEMANTCY.
This was an action to recover the amount of two quar-
ters' rent of a house in King-street, Walworth.
From the evidence of the plaintiff's agent it appeared
that the defendant took the house under a written
agreement, and signed it in the name Francis do Fran-
cais. The premises were occupied for three-quarters of
a-year, and the key was sent to the agent on the 18th
December, 1851, rent being due from June.
Mr. W. R. Buchanan, Basinghall-street, said he was
taken by surprise by the production of the agreement,
but as two or three gentlemen were together, some mis-
take might have arisen.
Mrs. De Francais was sworn, and declared that she
herself paid in her husband's name, and took receipts in
his name, but she had unfortunately lost them. Plain-
tiffs agent went in and put up a bill before Christmas.
Mr. Buchanan contended that, at all events, the
plaintiff could only recover for one quarter.
His Honour said a case had been decided that the
putting up of a bill for premises to be let did not debar
a landlord from recovering.
Judgment was thereupon given for the amount claimed,

LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.

FRANCE.

The Paris papers consider that the acceptance by
Russia of the propositions from Vienna has put the
Eastern question in the fair way of a settlement,
as there cannot be a doubt of the consent of Turkey.
The Debats gives the news of the Moniteur with-
out comment. The Assemblee Nationale, which
has throughout been the indirect apologist of the.
Emperor of Russia; and which evidently feels con-
vinced that a pacific solution has been obtained by
concessions to his Imperial Majesty, is delighted
at the result. It says
"We hope that the incredulous persons who have
been astonished at our confidence in the maintenance of
peace, will feel themselves shaken in their opinions by
reading the note of the Moniteur. Diplomacy has just
acquired incontestable claims to the gratitude of Europe
by the skill, the spirit of conciliation, and the rapidity
with which it has conducted the late negotiations.
It was on the 24th ult. that the representatives of
the four great powers, France, Austria, England,
and Prussia, assembled at Vienna under the pre-
sidency of Count de Buol-Schauenstein to discuss
the new propositions to be submitted to the
Emperor Nicholas and to the Sultan. A few days after
the representatives of these powers had agreed on the
term of these propositions, and the telegraph trans-
mitted them to Paris and to London, from whence they
were sent back again to Vienna by the same means,
having received the assent of the French ,and English
Governments. They were then transmitted by the tele-
graph to St Petersburg, which soon after made known
the adhesion of the Emperor Nicholas. This explains
the reason of that adhesion being on Sunday known in
Paris. From the promptitude with which every one
has come to a decision under the circumstances, it will
be admitted that we were right in saying that all the
Cabinets, without exception, and without arnre-
pensee, wished for the maintenance of peace. The
telegraph which has tended for some time past to
mislead public opinion, has in these case been in the
hands of the Governments a wonderful instrument of
communication, thanks to which this prompt result
has been obtained, and general uneasiness put an end
to, for the adhesion of the Sultan, which is know the
only thing remaining to be made known, inspires no
doubt, unless unforeseen and improbable events should
take place in the interior of Turkey. In a word, if this
is not precisely the conclusion of the Eastern. question,
it is at least something very like it."

The Emperor has conferred a pension of 2,400 fr.
on M. Baucher, the well-known professor of horse-
manship, as a recompense for the services rendered
by him in the Cavalry School at Saumur.
Queen Christina of Spain and her suite, con-
sisting of about ,fifteen persons, arrived at Havre
on Saturday. Her Majesty took up her residence
at Frascati's, where apartments had been prepared
for her reception. In the evening the band of
the 29th Regiment gave her a serenade.
The Ecclesiastical Gazette of Vienna, of the 2d
inst., announces the death of the Emperor of
China, _ _

The Siecle announces that the Emperor has
granted an unconditional permission toliM. Baze,
former Questor of the National Assembly, to return
to France. The permission was granted at the
request of the celebrated Agen poet Jasmin.
Commercial affairs in Paris have sustained
another check this week, and, were it not for some
large orders received from the ,United States,
where French merchandise is in good demand, the
manufacturers might consider themselves to have
fallen into the dead season.

The harvest continues to be gathered in through-
out the departments with as favourable weather as
could be desired. The immediate consequence has
been a dullness in the corn markets without any
serious fall in the price of flour.
The last letters received from Lyons are filled
with details of the damage occasioned in the city
and its neighbourhood by a dreadful hurricane on
the afternoon of the 4th inst. The houses between
Lyons and the Croix Rousse particularly suffered.
Much of the flagging of the foot paths and almost
all the gas pipes were carried away by the flood,
which swept in a torrent from the hills. Several
houses fell in, the walls having given way, and
what is more serious quantities of silk in the silk
weavers' frames were cut by the broken glass and
mortar.

The favourable news received from St. Peters-
burgh of the Emperor of Russia's adhesion to the
note agreed upon by the representatives of the
Great Powers at Vienna, had a most favourable
influence on the market for public securities yester-
day. After much excitement, and the transaction
of a good deal of business, prices stood thus at the
close, with an upward tendency :—For Cash—
Three per Cents., 79f. 70c. ; Four and a Half per
Cents., 104 f. 40c. For the account—Three per
Cents., 79f. 75c. ; Four and a Half per Cents.,
1041. 10c. ; Bank Stock, 2,820 f. Shares of the
Bank of Credit Foncier closed at 50f. above the
previous quotation, and Credit Mobilier 90f. The
last prices are :—Credit Foncier, 750 f. ; Credit
Mobilier, 872 f. 50c. The railway share market has
participated in the great improvement in the funds.
Northerns have advanced 37f., Paris and Orleans
72f., Paris and Strasbourg 52f., Paris and Lyons
44f., and Paris and Rouen, 55f. Large transac-
tions have taken place, and prices closed as follow,
with much firmness :—Northerns, 884 f. 50c. ;
Paris and Orleans, 1,212 f. ; Paris and Strasbourg,
957 f. ; Paris and Lyons, 947 f. 75c. ; Paris and
Rouen, 1,105 f.