The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-03-22 00:00:00

FOREIGN NEWS.

FRANCE.—It was stated on Thursday, in the diplo-
matic circles, that at the interview which took place be-
tween the Emperor and Lord Stratford de Redcliffe on
the previous day, the Emperor repeated, in the strongest
possible terms, his desire to act cordially with the English
Government on the Eastern question, as the only means
of preventing a conflict, which would only lead to the dis-
memberment of the Turkish Empire, or a war in Europe.
It is currently reported that the Emperor of Austria has
represented to the Pope, in strong terms, that as the re-
presentative of an ancient monarchy, he desires to assert
his right to precedence before Napoleon 111., and that he
would feel himself slighted if the Pope were to crown the
French Emperor until several months after his own corona-
tion by the head of the Church at Vienna.
Extensive preparations are making for the imperial co-
ronation, which will take place on the 10th of May. The
Cathedral of Notre Dame will be in the hands of the ar-
chitects after Easter Sunday. It is announced that a grand
fae will be given to the Emperor and Empress by the
city of Paris on the 2nd of April. The particular nature
of the entertainment is not yet known.
The Legislative body met on Friday, when the Presi-
dent announced that he had received from the Minister of
State the budget of 1854. The amount of revenue is
1,528,000,000 f., that of the expenditure, 1,519,000,000 f. ;
which gives a surplus of revenue of 9,000,000 f.

ITALY.—Accounts from Rome state that the pontifical
government had presented its budget. The number of
pontifical troops previous to 1848 was 18,000. It is now
to be 13,000 ; but the expense of the former number was
1,700,000 piastres (X 440,300 sterling), while the expense
of the latter, on the new footing, is to be 2,200,000 pias-
tres (nearly £480,000).
Considerable excitement prevailed at Turin on the 12th.
That morning a convict bad been formally executed by
hanging, and when the body had remained on the gallows
the usual time it was taken down for burial. While the
officers were removing it a cough was heard from the
coffin. When this was opened, it was evident from many
signs that the wretched man had not entirely lost his life.
He was taken to the residence of the chaplain, and means
were adopted to restore him, but he died in a few hours.
It appeared that strangulation not having dostroyed the
intravertical nervoua centre, the suspension of respiration
had not produced the usual mortal effect.

PORTUGAL.--By the royal mail steamer Teviot,
Capt. Onslow, arrived at Southampton, we have accounts
from Lisbon to the 12th instant. The news is of consi-
derable importance. The Minister of Finance, M. Fontes.
had laid before the deputies a most popular and politic
bill to authorise the Government to put down the monopoly
of tobacco and soap, and to allow the growth of tobacco
at Madeira and other Portuguese islands ; the measure is
to be carried by agreement with the present contractors,
and without any indemnification, but the details had not
been published.
AUSTRIA. Advices from Vienna state that the
health of the Emperor is completely restored. His phy-
sicians recommend him to make a tour of the Tyrol in the
course of the spring. A telegraphic despatch from
Vienna, dated the 14th inst., announces the death of
General Haynau.
The Presse of Vienna has the following :—" Lord
Minto is at present residing in the vicinity of Genoa. In
the night of the lith or 18th of Feb., a man was landed
from the barge of an English steamer, in the neighbour-
hood of his Lordship's house at Nervi, in which he dis-
appeared. Everybody concurs in stating this man to
have been Giuseppe Mazzini, and the supposition looks
the more like truth, when it is remembered that it was
really in the vicinity of Genoa that Mazzini embarked."

TURKEY.—Prince Menschikoff arrived at Constan-
tinople on the 28th of February. On the 2nd March he
proceeded direct to the Sultan, and abstained from paying
to the Minister of Foreign Affairs the customary visit.
On the next day, Fuad Effendi placed his resignation in
the hands of the Sultan. He has been replaced by Rifaat
Pacha. On the demand of the Grand Vizier, the Charge
d'Affaires of England has sent despatches to Admiral
Dundas, commanding the fleet in the Mediterranean, at
present at Malta, requesting him to come with all conve-
nient speed, and to anchor in the Archipelago.

MONTENEGRO.—Accounts from Trieste to the 12th
instant state that the Turks have evacuated Montenegro.
Omer Pasha had retired into Albania, Reis Pacha to
Nicsitch, and Dervis Pasha to Kowienne. The Monte-
negrins had attacked the last-named General, and entirely
routed him.

BUENOS AYRES.—We have advices by the
steam-ship, Teviot to the second of April. The
city was still beleagured by the Federal forces of Colonel
Lagos, who has been publicly recognized by Urquiza
as his lieutenant. During the month two or three
attacks had been made by the forces of Lagos, but nothing
like an assault on the city had been attempted. The be-
siegers appear from a despatch of Urquiza to have been
waiting for the arrival of a force for the subjugation of the
city, to be sent under the sanction of the federal congress
in session at Santa Fe. It was understood that the 3rd
Feb. was fixed by Lagos for a general and serious assault
on the capital, the previous inactivity of the besiegers
being accounted for by the absence of Lagos at the Salado.
In view of the event Don Manuel Pinto had issued a pro-
clamation to the citizens. The British Admiral, with the
French and American Commodores, had visited Urquiza,
but had been unable to bring about an accommodation.

BRAZIL.—Mr. Henry Southern, our Minister at Rio
Janeiro, died of yellow fever on the 28th ult., after an ill-
ness of three days only.

INDlA.—Accounts have been received by Overland Mail
from Bombay to the 12th, and Calcutta to the sth ult.
General Godwin was at Meaday ; the Governor-General
at Calcutta ; Lord Falkland about to start for the hills.
The latest dates from Rangoon are to the 26th of
January. The health of the troops was improving. The
stockade at Aeng Pass had been surprised by Captain
Nuthall, and captured without loss on the night of Janu-
ary 6. General Steele's force was repulsed before the
Sitang stockade. A boat expedition against a robber chief
near Donebew, was also driven back. A second was
under orders.

" No authentic particulars have been received regarding
the revolution at Ava. All that is certainly known, is
that the late King of Ava is dead, that the succession to
the throne is disputed, and that several of the chiefs and
members of the Royal family who were commanding troops
in the lower provinces have abandoned their further de-
fence, and marched to Ava to take a part in the great
struggle for power. One of the competitors for the throne
is about to open negociations with General Godwin, and
has despatched an English prisoner from Ave for the pur-
pose. General Godwin and the Commissioner have pro-
ceeded to Meadey to meet him, and it is reported that
Colonel Hanscomb, of the 40th, with three others, are to
proceed thence on an embassy to Ava. Very contradictory
accounts are still prevalent regarding the particulars of
the revolution at Ave. According to the most received
version it would appear that the famine price of rice, oc-
casioned by the British occupation of the lower provinces,
having rendered the king, (who was the soul of the war-
party) extremely obnoxious to the inhabitants of his
capital, the Prime Minister, who was also a member of the
royal family, placed himself at the head of the malcon-
tents, assassinated the king, and assumed the ensigns of
Sovereignty after imprisoning,or otherwise disposing of the
late king's brother. The opposite faction assert the right
of the heir apparent, a nephew of the deceased monarch,
who is a mere lad, and a tool in the hands of those who
surround him. The evacuation of the southern provinces
by the Burmese troops has not been so complete as was
at first supposed. It is true, that, south of Meaday, they
have entirely abandoned the western banks of Irrawaddy,
though the country is still infested by bands of plunderers,
but the eastern bank appears to be as strongly occupied as
ever. When the Burmese army that was investing Pegue
suddenly raised the Beige and marched off, it was surmised
that it had either been suddenly recalled to Ave, or had
departed to oppose General Steel's intended advance from
Martaban. The latter surmise has turned out to be the
correct one, and though Pegue is no longer invested by a
regular Burmese force, none of the garrison can show
themselves outside the walls without being fired at, and
an officer has, in this way, lost his life.

CHlNA.—Since the 11th January, accounts have
reached Canton from the seat of the rebellion, and also
from Shanghai. Both agree in the report of the rapid and
successful progress of the rebels. The latter say that the
rebels were close to Han Koss Chiu, on the Yantszekiang,
one of the largest marts for trade in the Empire ; while
the Canton accounts state that a great part of the city had
been destroyed by fire, and was in possession of the rebels