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•at national repara-
tion. This sentiment was much cheered by the assem-
Wage ;otherwise the minister of war did not experience
R'reat sympathy from his hearers, who were perhaps on the
watch for infelicities of expression. It is announced that
the emperor will have several hunting and shooting parties
at St. Germain, Versailles, and Rambouillet in the course
of the winter. A number of democratic leaders assembled
in Paris, on 3fonday, to discuss the junctnre which has
been brought about in politics by the Bourbon " fusion."
It
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muwas almost universally agreed that the republican party
al saPnort the fusionists, on the very candidly stated
grounds that it would be far easier to upset a newly re-
stored Bourbon royalty, than the present Imperial regime.
The misunderstanding between France and Naples is on
the point of being arranged. King Ferdinand has dis-
/aissed two quarantine officials who prevented the French
'From landing.
ITAL r.—A letter from Rome of the 26th ult., in the
Augsburg Gazette, states that on the preceding day the
Police arrested twenty young men who had been informed
against as belonging to secret societies, and being agents
of the London Revolutionary Club. An Austrian paper
Sys—From Rome we hear that new differences have
broken out between France and the Holy See. The
.Roman troops have received orders from the French Com-
mandant to leave the Imperial city, and retire to Viterbo
and Civita Castellana; while the French troops in different
)arts of the provinces were to be concentrated at Rome.
From the same source we learn that the French Ambas-
sador at Naples had taken down his arms, and had arrived
at Rome. The reason of this step is said to have been a
'demand upon Naples by the French Government to
evacuate Gaeta and three other fortified posts, as well as
for a reduction of 10,000 men in the army.
THE DUCHIES.—Two hundred priests have been arrested
in the Grand Duchy of Baden for reading the pastoral
Setter of the Archbishop of Freiburg. Many priests were
mot able to read the letter so soon, and it is expected that
the number of arrests has yet to be greatly increased. The
Archbishop has directed that the priests who do not obey
lux orders shall be suspended; and only one or two have,
lap to the present time, formally refused. The clergy of
the neighbouring provinces of France, of Rhenish Prussia,
of Hohenzollen-Sigmaringen, and of Westphalia, have sent
addresses of sympathy, and offers of money to the prelate ;
and the chapter of the Cathedral of Strasburg has voted
dim an address. The Grand Duchy of Nassau has imitated
that of Baden. It has summoned the Bishop of Lemburg
33efore a criminal tribunal on a charge of improper inter-
ference with the church revenues.
AUSTRIA.—The announcement, through a Ministerial
organ, that the Four Powers are once again in accord on
the Russo-Turkish question has not been sustained by any
definite and reliable information from fresh sources. On
the contrary, as soon as it was known to the Austrian
Government that such an announcement had been made,
-with some show of authority, in London, a counter-state-
-unent was published at Vienna, that only a collective note
'lad been drawn up, and that no mutual pledge had been
given to enforce its acceptance. The Augsburg Gazette,
son the 3d instant, published a letter from London, pro-
fessing to give an account of negociations respecting a
conference. The correspondent of the Augsburg Gazette
states that Austria and Prussia have consented, if the
worst should come to the worst, to make common cause
with England and France to prevent the annexation of
the Principalities of the Danube by Russia, or any other
violation of the integrity of the Turkish Territory ; but
that they are still in hope that a pacific solution will be
obtained. The Lloyd of Vienna contradicts the statement
that the reconciliation which has taken place between
some of the members of the two branches of the Bourbon
family was partly effected under the auspices of the Em-
Zieror of Austria.

RUSSIA AND TURKEY.
'The arrest of a British messenger at Brailow, by the
Massians, is the startling subject of a letter from Bucharest,
slated 22nd ult. He was attached to the English consulate-
veneral. Another letter, of the 24th, announces that, on
-the pressing demand of Mr. Cunningham, English vice-
consul at Ibraila, he had been set at liberty.
It was expected at Bucharest, on the 22nd ult., that
(leneral Osten-Sacken's army would reach Wallachia in a
fortnight, or from that to 20 days. There is a strange
-statement with regard to General Liider's corps, which
occupied Galatz and Brailow, but which is now said to
"lave marched for Bessarabia. Whether the soldiers are
simply going into winter quarters, or whether they are
about to embark at Reni for the Black Sea, is a matter of
speculation.

An account of the first affair, which took place at
iGhiurgevo, on the 12th November, has been given by the
governor of Silistria, Mirza Said Pacha. The statement
is to this effect :—.Taffir Bey, who had about 2,000 men
:tinder his command, despatched 500 or 600 of them to the
island of Mokan-Oglou, which is at some distance up the
river from Ghiurgevo and Routchouk, with orders to throw
rip entrenchments and construct a battery there. They
lad hardly commenced operations when the Russians, who
had two regiments of horse, eight battalions, and 20 guns,
at a village called Tope, at no great distance from Ghiur-
gevo, fired a few shots, and then attempted to reach the
island in boats. After the Russians had suffered a severe
loss they were recalled, leaving the Turks in possession of
the island.
Since the commencement of hostilities, the Turks have
last about 4,000 men, 1,300 of whom were either killed in
battle or drowned. It is certain that the Turks were still
at Turna, where the Aluta falls into the Danube, opposit
icopolis on the 18th. On the 15th, a very sharp affaire took 4ffight. Place at Timm, in which the Russians were put to
M T
he. he Wallachian militia is forced to fight against the
In opposition to the statement that the Turks had been
driven out of the island of Mokan, it is said in a letter
from Vienna that they have established entrenchments
armed with artillery on the island of Mokan, and have
concentrated numerous troops at Hirsowa. They have
also sent new troops from Widdin to Kalafat. In addition
to Kalafat, they firmly maintain their position near Hir-
aowa and Radzowai, although the Russians have vigorously
.attacked them in the former place.
The Wanderer of_Vienna, of the 3rd, says :—" The
accounts from Bucharest are to the Ist inst. The head-
quarters of Omer Pasha have been since the 15th ult. at
Itasgrad, above Schumla. Reinforcements of troops are
Lvery day arriving for Widdin. New troops are also ar-
rivmg at Varna, among whom are remarked several
foreigners—English, French, Poles, and Italians. A letter
from Cattaro, of the 26th ult., announces that some slight
quarrels have arisen between the Turks and the Monte-
megrins.
EIIBIA.—The position of the Serbians is critical.
They are anxious to preserve peace, but the least spark
may kindle among them the flames of war. The Govern-
anent persists in neutrality, and in its declaration that no
armed force will be allowed to pass its frontiers. To a
aumiro is of the Ottoman Porte, requiring permission
for Trvkish troops to reinforce the garrisons of Belgrade,
4Schabatz, and Smeterevo, no reply was given, and the
Turks attempted to force a passage near Usitza. They
svere driven back by the Serbians, after a skirmish, about
the severity of which there are different accounts. Accor-
cTmg to a letter from Belgrade, of the 24th ult., the com-
bat lasted two hours. The Turks had 50 men killed.
Eince that time the frontier of Serbia has been closely
Watched. The Serbian Government sent a protest to the
Tacha, and to the commander of the fortress of Belgrade,
and the former promised that the Turks should not again
attempt to penetrate into Serbia.
The attempt of the Four Powers to terminate the Russo-
Turkish hostilities is officially noticed in the Moniteur,
-which announces the agreement between the four Powers
cn the Eastern question. A protocol to the effect was
.aigned at Vienna on the sth instant, in a conference at
Which the representatives of France, England, Austria,
and Prussia were present. The basis is to re-establish
'Peace between Russia and the Porte, on conditions honour-
able to the two parties ; to maintain the territorial inte-
Xrity of the Ottoman Empire ; and to acknowledge
beforehand that the present war can in no manner lead to
imodifications in the state of possession which time has
consecrated in the East.

A RUSSIAN VICTORY.
'he latest intelligence from Constantinople, 'rid Mar-
seilles, is to the 26th ult., and at that date the Turkish
Squadron, which had entered the Black Sea, contrary to
the advice of the British Ambassador, had returned in
safety to the Bosphorus without having encountered any
_portion of the Russian fleet.
(BY SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.)
" "VIENNA, SATURDAY EVENING, SIN O'CLOCK.
On the 30th of November six Russian ships of the line,
tinder Admiral Machinoff, attacked a Turkish squadron at
ITmope, and, notwithstanding the violent fire of the land
batteries in the roads, in an hour and a-half completely
destroyed seven Turkish frigates, one steam-frigate, two
Sehoon ers, and three transport ships.
"An attempt was made to take the Turkish flag-ship,
With Osman Pasha on board, to Sebastopol, but as she
began to sink while at sea Osman Pasha and the crew
-were taken on board the Russian ships.
" The Russian flag-ship had suffered so much that it
could hardly reach Sebastopol.
" A despatch from Odessa of the sth instant, which
reached Paris by way of Vienna, confirms the above in-
telligence, without giving further details. The number of
Turkish vessels captured or sunk is quoted at twelve.
Prince Menschikoff immediately left Odessa for St.
Petersburg, to communicate the news of the victory to the
flperor."

VIENNA, DEC. 8.
The new plan of mediation in the Eastern question cor-
l'sPouds with Lord Redcliffe's note of October, the con-
suleration of which was adjourned by the commencement
of hostilities.
Arif Effendi has told Baron Buol that the Porte con-
sented to the neutrality of Servia.
rlAustria, and, it is said, Russia likewise, have instructed
e Vladika of Montenegro to observe the strictest
eutrality.