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north shores of the Sea of Azotf, the Putrid
and Black Seas, and the Lower Danube
Should Russia sue at this moment for peace
| it would be madness to restore any terrific: :
south of this line to her. Sebastopol, Bri-
tish Minister has declared. is asian eng IN
ace to Constantinople as long as its fortifcu-
| tions are not razed.
But il Russia is allowed to retain the
| Crimea, what guarantee can Europe have
that these Notifications will not be recon-
structed, even though they should be razed at
present2 Again, it has been admitted from
the beginning, that had Russia been allowed
| to extend its conquests over all the shores OF
the Euxine, that sea, enclare within Russian
territory. must Of necessity have become q
Russian lake. The same holds good of the
| Sea of Azoff. To prevent it from remaining
mere Russian lake, il is necessary that some
other independent community. or commun-
ties, possess o portion Of its shores. On
these grounds we maintain that even at this
moment--in the present position of affairs
peace ought only to be granted to Russia on
the condition that she relnquishes all claims
TO the Crimea and to the lands between the
Black Sea and the Caspian, south of the line
OF the lower don. But Russia will not sue
Tor peace yet. II is true that her mercantile
classes begin to be severely pinched it is
true that the numerous section of mobiles who
regard Moscow rs their centre and capital
and stand aloif from active life, are becoming
mutinous /; but the official class. civil and mil
itary. in Mhose hads all real power is vested,
cannot afford to lose any of their foreign con-
quests. One aud all Of them are deep in
debt and depend upon employment for their
subsistence. They can only obtain the means
OF indulging those luxurious habits which have
become second nature to them, by draining
the tributary province of their substance, as
was the case with the courtiers of Imperial
Rome in its decadence. Inveterate gamblers.
they are ever ready to stake all or the haz-
ard of die, and they will peril the existence
of the Empire rather than reliuqush their
emoluments. Russia would at this moment
reject peace, if afforded on the terms we have
indicated; and Russia will hereafter, like
Iarquln, have to purchase a worse bargain
at higher price.
FRANCE.
Hopes of al Heir to the 7hronc.--A magni-
hcent fete was given on the evening of the
llth, in the Hotel de Vile by the Prefect
Of the Seine to the King of Portugal. Queen
Christiana. the Princess Mathilde, the Lord
Mayor of London, and six thousand other
persons were present
The most interesting intelligence rofers to
her majesty the Empress. DIR. Locock, the
celebrated accoucher tsvho had considerable
experience in Queen VictOria's nursery,) was
summoned by telegraph to Paris. where after
consultation with Drs Dubois and Conneau
it was formally announced that the Empress
eaciente.
ITALY.
The King Of Sardinia is about to proceed
TO London, to negotiate for the hand of the
English princess royal.
On the evening OF the 18th an attempt was
made to assassinate Cardinal Antouelli.-
The attempt iaiied, and the assassin was ar
rested. Count Castclccara has set out to
assume the government Of Sicily.
All accounts agree that there is q vast
amount OF disease and despondency in the
garrison of Sebastopol. Private letters and
documents from Kertch give fearful account
ol the suffering ol the Russian army, as we'll
from wounds AS sickness The frequent bu-
rails wch are continuing to be made in the
cemeteries on the north side, confirm the in
formation on this subject.
Information is said to have been obtained
that the Russians have secured a communica-
tlon with the Crimea, independent of the road
traversing the lsthmus of Perekop, by means
of Il line Of boats across the Soypsche.
Gen. Lamorra, the younger, has died Of
cholera at Balaklava.