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London, England, 1854-04-27 00:00:00

been fixed on for the ratification. As soon as the
treaty shall have been ratified, it will be communi-
cated to the other German governments, who will
be invited to accede to it. It is said that three
secret articles have been added to the treaty."
The Post Ampt Gazette of Frankfort contains the
following from Vienna, 22d :—" The Russian Coun:
cillor, M. de Lenz, arrived here to-day from St.
Petersburg, bringing despatches for M. de Mey?n-
dorff and for Prince Paskiewitsch. After remaining
here two hours, he left for Bucharest."
A letter from Berlin, in the Austrian Lloyd, of
Vienna, states that the King of Prussia has sent
autograph letters to London and Paris, having for
object to propose his mediation to bring about
peace.
A document has just been published at Berlin,
which is calculated to dispel any illusion which
may have existed as to the intentions of the Court
of Prussia in the present crisis. It is the declars-
tion made by M. Manteuffel to the committee of the
First Prussian Chamber appointed to report on the
loan, and its most intelligible passage reads thus
" Affairs having assumed a more threatening
asPet
the government considered it incumbent upon them
entertain a special regard for Prussian and German in
terests, and to make joint efforts in the cause of peac!.
For this purpose a close alliance with /lustros
has been prepared, the treaty of which will in all pr°7
bability be shortly concluded. It is to be hoped th¢t,.
the remaining federal states of Germany will also Will
this alliance, so that we may calculate on our co-oPell::
this
tion with Austria and the rest of Germany. in
union the government recognises the securest protectio!l
for the united German powers. Simultaneously with,this
more intimate union a community of action will contiVtlu
to subsist between Austria and Prussia on the one ;
and the Western Powers on the other, the basis of th
ecommunity being the Conference of Vienna. PrUSSia 104te:
net alienated herself from the Western Powers. h,
withstanding the denial put forward by the Boes
press, Prussia's concert with these powers still
The protocol evidencing this concert has been already
signed by the envoy from Berlin at Vienna, but can,
not be laid before the Chambers. The position hitherto
occupied by the Four Powers in relation to eachother
has been firmly maintained, and efforts for the rest°rA.
tion of peace will be continued, although two of theserlo.
' Powers have already had recourse to war. Witli
de-
spect to Russia, more conciliatory and acceptable
clarations have been made by her of late, which, 6.9.:1110
if they did for the moment encourage but fee -
hopes of peace, may still be found to contain points wh,eVe•lo
on fresh negotiations for peace may be opened.
Prussian Government will to the last moment sh°,,lr
itself inclined to indulge in the hope of peace ; so long -tc,
the faintest gleam of such hope remains, it will strive
cr
attain this object, will persevere in its endeavours
"11
efforts. When the decisive moment for Prussia slh
have arrived, then will the Government at once ad Wall energy. It must be now fully prepared for thatbet
ment ; Prussia's word will be most influential by
being enabled to support that word with her dr°
sword."
Prince George of Mecklenburg, the Czar's 11%
man, is not to return to Russia at once, butremain about the Court of Berlin, in order to a "
tivate the Russian alliance, and to oppose 01 S:
proximation on the part of Prussia to the estea
Powers.

GREECE.
ATHENS, April 21.—The Gulf of Corinth 55
guarded by French ships of war, and the comnii:
nication between the continent and the Palopf,_mi
iiesus is almost entirely cut off. The Greek
vernment has been informed that no Greek rain
tulle
teers, will be allowed to enter Turkey. The wu° e
of Southern Thessaly is in arms. The Turks sr
said to have been defeated at Mezzovo.
VIENNA, Tuesday, April 25.—Advices fronl 1°1:
andria of the 19th inst. announce that all GreeA'
will be expelled from Egypt on the Ist of ga;
The Turks still hold the citadel of Arta. The tls
has been entirely destroyed. 15,000 insurgeus
invest Janina. The whole of Epirus is up in arm
Prevesa is tranquil.

MALTA.
Prince Napoleon arrived on the 20th at Malt;
He had left Toulon on the 17th. The passage° s
was rather rough. The Prince was received °e
landing by the authorities with all the honours cla.
to his rank, and with every manifestation of welcool__
by the military as well as by the population gi;
nerally. His Imperial Highness dined vrithi„,
Governor, and went to the theatre in the even-'go
where he was the object of general curiosity
embarked during the night of the 20th for 0°;
stantinople, where in all probability he has rt.°.
arrived. He went accompanied by General Pa%
The 88th, 95th, 7th, and 23d Regiments
arrid. Generals Evans and England have ax,F±..,
theirve departure. The Guards have embarked los'
Gallipoli.

FRANCE.
From returns, proceedrienligedfrooz
source, and which may be itawsoeimildi-alpeeiaral
that since the cpmmencementofthfoer ethe mbEaarksztifoune
of the French expeditionary force
War Department has
offreighted 3.54 m.erchant ships
for the transport troops, of which 288 were
hired at Marseilles, and 60 at Genoa. The whole of
these vessels are capable of carrying
6,500 horse',
with 14,000 tons for stores of every kind. More than
the half were engaged for four months during whiell
they could make two voyages, each occupying once
avera.4e 50 days for the departure and return. Iti
addition toting a certain number of vessels was alsc:
freighted in Algeria. The whole of the merchant
ships were employed in the transport of the cavalri°
artillery, and stores, and the Government al'„113L1
i of wereinstant
betsma
ugrbtgeaasrlgekBre
1v
mules,
from
epf for the:ll7l2na
oodd
left,measures
tinfantry.olc saor r
y 0
have
hnal.Togy
repssetb,
sot:
le
00eot
been
eht
aolr:z;
each week at Marseilles. No doubt thereullicleire:
great difficultiesoverni tmt is
n,be encountered in the transP°r:
of such a mass of men, horses, and stores to s",llhe
distanceFrenclid but
tnhevaveretshueclecsese,dtehde
ffact,ti o u
rgathaitsi'l
it in fewer weeks than it required months for,.
similarT expedition to the Morea and to Algiro-e:
he imams of transport organised on the presen_u_...4
casion are sufficient for 10,000 horses. It aPP7IO
that the Arab General, Youssouf, who commend
the native troops of the military sub-divisionst.
Medea, has been placed at the disposal of 31, •Inis.
, Arnaud, and is to be charged with a specie,' bas
I sion. This special mission, it is suppose,'" con-
reference to the organisation of the Are'
i tingents for the Sultan. Qd°
The religious service appointed by the -bap
proclamation for yesterday took place in the
.aa
of the British Embassy. The morning service "v.
performed by the Rev. Dr. Hale ; the evening
on
the Rev. Mr. Marriott. A sermon was preacheiroa,
both occasions : the text of the former 'TB. that
the 26th chapter and 4th Terse of Isaiah gth
of the latter from St. Matthew,
and 9th verses, being the lessons speciallioniq's
propriated for the service. After the sercaduced
chapter 0)
__,_
collection was made : that of the morning Pr ;f It
789 f., and the afternoon 163 f.—total) 95 creeps
seems that not more than from 150 to 160 shapes,
can get accommodation in the temporary
_,,h.c.
aid we are assured that so lively was the sympres..".
excited on the occasion, that the sum aboverao .
tioned would have been quadrupled had the ac csora_
modation been sufficient. Hundreds of p_enr
the
went away, not being able to find scats. I i
other English I. chapels sermon
but we believe no collection took place.
report to
The Illoniteur contains the following r
s were aLso preacheu)
the Emperor :_.....
WhiteSire—The Russian ports
tofthethme
moment
tc
aatlothe
Sea were closed by ice a
the declaration of war between the two countries wir
made. I consequently propose to your 1if5.,1107 b.,,
decide, in conformity with the principle consecratens
_,,,,
your declaration of the 27th ult., that Russian v_vis_Te
leaving the Russian ports of the Baltic and the W4'
Sea before the 15th May next, bound for .a ports,
France or Algeria, may freely accomplish theetiurrn .rte
•
discharge their cargoes, and afterwardst=
Government Russianort
ofnut
h er blockaded,
Britannic
mt onia neutraly n a
Vopose to authorise
taken an ana'ogous decision. .I
also - r ecord a month's
colones to a gicrn_ t; r The
the Governors of French v r orders shall reach
delay from the day on whielltdormay be there at that
them, to all Russian vessels which
pfreerieolyd,toto the load
apdo
ports
time, or which may enternw' h
discharge their cargoes,
of their country whinh.l.--ties
are itiootrebtataded, or to neutral
have been conceded to Bus.
ports. The same faci
ports of English colonies. If your
sian vessels in the
rpositions I beg of you to be
eyoPur approbation of this report.
kMinadjesetnyoaucgchePttos stihgens sire, your Majesty's most humble,
am, with resPoot,
April lo• "Ditourrr DE LEDO.
most obedient serv,ar:,t and faithful subject.
Th© Emperor
thas approved of the recommendation
The Moniteur, in another part,
rs'epor
the
.decree,
.sa.ys :-.-cc The principal
the Imp
erial decision is to comply w
the
ions which have been addressed to
Government of Nantes, Marseilles, and Bor
Uo
lb
object thisPcarc id
commerce will find therein a new proof of th
applications drsu,:;;
citude felt for its interests."
Two cavalry horses, saddled and bridled) .e 0
having on all the new equipments which it ismin
contemplation to introduce in the French ar, 2;
were brought on Friday morning to the Oeurt
an
the Tuileries where the Emporor came down)tra_
examined them with great minuteness.. ffie fich
jesty afterwards went to inspect the works w"
ru
are being executed in the old Orangery, to naive
it into stables with sleeping rooms above.
Au Imperial decree, dated the 20th,
declares
that " in consequence of the call into active se 850
of the disposable contingents of the classes of I_Bl_
1851, 1850, and 1849, the corps of cavalry ha at
received such an increase of effective force this
the present staff has become perfectly insufficieut w