The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-01-24 00:00:00

THE BLACK SEA.

Letters from Odessa, of the 10th, announce that no
English or French man-of-war had as yet appeared before
the harbour, and that all the merchant vessels of these
two nations were making preparations to leave Odessa.
Advices from Trieste state that ships of any nation
taken in the Black Sea by Russian cruisers, with troops
on board, will be declared lawful prizes. •
The Oesterreichische Correspondenz declares that the
report that the Austrian and Prussian Ambassadors at
Constantinople had protested against the entry of the
French and British fleets into the Black Sea was incor-
rect, but that these Ambassadors had sent a notification to
Redschid Pasha to the effect that the step taken by
France and England went beyond the agreement entered
into by the Four Powers on the 12th of December.
CONSTANTINOPLE, JAN. o.—Yesterday, at eleven o'clock
in the morning, the whole of the Anglo-French fleet was
out of sight, as was also the Turkish convoy, consisting of
five frigates and six transports.
The Porte continues its armaments.

In addition to the reinforcements despatched to Batonm
by the above convoy, six battalions of infantry and two
companies of artillery will shortly be despatched to Kars.

FOREIGN MISCELLANY.

INTRODUCTION of GAS AT BONE. A letter from
Rome, of the 2d instant, states that, on the afternoon
of the Ist, the principal streets in that city were lighted
with gas. Much praise is given to the English com-
pany which completed the undertaking with so much
talent and activity. •
Ax IMPERIAL PRESENT.—The Emperor of Russia has
just made a present to the Emperor of Austria of a tent.
It is made of double white sail-cloth, of a conical form,
with red bands round the edges, and surmounted by an
eagle in massive gold. It is composed of two compart-
ments, which may be separated at will, and each of which
is provided with a carpet. The furniture is simple, but
solid, and all covered with morocco leather. There are
bags in Russia leather for packing every part during re-
moval KOlnische Zeitung.
MANUFACTURR OF CIIA MPAGNB FROM BEETROOT.—
It appears, according to the Presse, that a very good
champagne wine is made from beetroot. When the juice
has beeen purified by the ordinary process, and a pure
solution of sugar and water has been obtained, it is eva-
porated to a suitable density ; after which it is fermented
by adding cream of tartar, and the required bouquet is
given by means of aromatic plants.—Galignani's Mes-
senger.
DISASTROUS ACCIDENT IN SPAIN. The Gibraltar
Chronicle of the 28th tilt. contains the particulars of a
disastrous accident, which occurred at Malaga, on the
23d ult. The roof of the barracks in Plaza de la Mer-
ced gave way and sank down to the ground floor
through the second and first storeys. Two companies and
all the musicians of the corps were quartered in the build-
ing, all of whom were buried in the ruins. When the
correspondent of the Gibraltar Chronicle wrote, twenty-
four persons, dead or severely wounded, had been taken
out ; and it was apprehended that most of the others had
perished. At the early hour which the accident happened,
it was very dark, and rained fast.
FBSTIVITIPS AT THE TUILERIES.—It is intended at one
of the balls of the Tuileries in the month of February, to
get up two grand quadrilles in character. One, directed
by the Empress, is to be composed of persons representing
the guards and vivandieres of the time of Louis XV.; and
the other, directed by the Princess Mathilde, of the mus-
quetaires and flower girls of the time of Louis XIV. The
various classes in Paris who live by the display of luxury,
are delighted at the prospect of business which these
grand historical exhibitions hold out to them, knowing, as
they do, that any example given by the Tuileries will be
Imore or less followed in the inferior strata of society.
"UNCLE Tom."—The Philadelphia Circuit Court has
just decided the case of " Stowe v. Thomas." The bill in
this case alleges that Mrs. Stowe is the author and pro-
prietor of a work called Uncle Tom's Cabin, and has ob-
tained a copyright for the same in due form of law ; that
the defendant has translated into German, printed, pub-
lished, and sold the same in newspaper and pamphlet
form ; that such translation is an infringement of com-
plainant's copyright; and, therefore, prays an injunction
account, &c. The answer admits the facts stated in the
bill, but denies that such translating, printing, publishing,
&c., is an infringement of complainant's copyright. The
judge decided that a translation is no infringement of a
copyright, and, therefore, gave a verdict for the defendant
with costs.

IZOMIBII AG GIRESSION IN Ammuce.—Severe riots have
taken place at Cincinnati, occasioned by the mission of a
Papal Nuncio to the United States. The Anti-Popish
feelings of the population having been kindled by this
" Papal aggresssion," the excitement rose to such a pitch
that the interference of the police was required; and before
the disturbance could be quelled thirteen persons were shot,
one of whom has died, and ,of the others several were
despaired of, Such is Rome everywhere and for ever.
Irritating, provoking, insulting, slid then raising the cry
of persecution on account of the resistapce which her
outrageous conduct invites. Serious fears amentertained
as to the consequences, if the .spirit of religious ,agimosity
should spread in a country in which the arm of auti,,;rity
is at a times too weak to rukeltiaelfregpeeted.

A DESPATCH from Lisbon of January 2 says :—lt is
rumoured that the young King of Portugal is about to
marry his Coburg cousin, the young Princess Charlotte of
Belgium.
THE RUSSIANS AND THE ENG LISHENGINEERS.—PAHIS,
WEDNESDAY.—The Augsburg Gazette received here to-
day states that the Russian admiral has, of his own accord,
released the two English engineers who were taken pri-
soners on board the captured Turkish steamers.
VALPARAISO.—The Echo says that the Electric Tele-
graph Company have been compelled temporarily to
abandon their works, owing to the opposition of the
country people, who cut the wires, under the belief that
the telegraph was an invention of the devil's, and affected
their hope of salvation.
CIECASSIA. —A letter from Trebizond of the 16th' ult.,
states that Schamyl is at this moment organising an army
in Daghestan. The Abasians had united with him, and
will henceforth follow his plans. He has induced several
Polish officers serving in the Russian army of the Caucasus
to desert, and he has by means of the rifles received from
Constantinople, armed a corps of 1,200 riflemen, composed
mostly of Polish deserters—excellent soldiers. He had,
moreover, formed an army of reserve, with supplies of
provisions and ammunition.
KALAPAT is a town of 2,000 houses—is surrounded with
walls, has a quarantine, a town-hall, a custom-house, three
churches, and cavalry barracks. It is the chief place of a
sub-administrator's district. The redoubts raised by the
Turks are of great extent and very strong. They are
partly raised on two high hills in the plain of Kalafat,
about a mile distant from each other, and have a numerous
artillery. All the neigbbouring country is commanded
by these hills in such a way that no approach to the
Danube can be made. In 1828 these hills were occupied
and fortified by the Russians. Between Widdin and
Kalafat the Danube Is little less than a mile wide, and
the course of it is very rapid. The island in which the
Turks are fortified is situate near the left bank; it is
partly covered with wood, and is defended by strong en-
trenchments in earth, bearing large artillery. Above
Widdin the Turks have constructed a new citadel accord-
ing to all the rules of art.