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PROM EUROPE.

total abstinence Of any news Of impoF-
lance from Ibe seat OF war. Il vas currently
reported that Gen. Simpson had given in bis
resignation aud only retained command untl
the appointment Of q successor. The French
steadily push forward their approaches toward
the Malakof, which the Russians are further
fortifying The Turkish, Sandman. French,
English and Russian forces Ia the 6eld remain
as at last adyices. Preparations continue for
a campaign on the Dsuube and for msratme
xpedition-desdnaiio secret. Operations In
The sea Of AEoG and in the Baltic have been
unim2ortant. The Russians in Asia are en-.
camped near Kars. but have not yet invested
the city. An insunectiOu OF Arabs in Tipoli
has overpoWered the forces Of the Bey and
threatens trouble to the Porte. The Bashi-
BazOuks al Conslantinope haYs bad an out
break Of rapne and murder. The position Of
diplomacy remains unchanged--Prussia deien-
ding her neutral position and Auslria's more
open advances toward Russia causing disquiet-
ude. The French loan is more than TAKEN
The British Ministry, after iheir narrow escape
on the Turkish guarantee bill, will now proba-
bly, be able to re,ain their places. Parliament
will be prorogued on or about the 10th inst. =
Sir William Molesworth is definitely appoint
ed Colonial Secretary His constituents of
Southwark have passed resolution recogniz-
ing him as 'ahe right man 10 the right place. =
1t remains for the Colonies 10 indoTse the YER
diet.
There is reason to believe that at the present
moment the attitude Of Austria occasions some
anxiety, il not positive disqueiude TO he Hes-
tern Cabinets. Ever since the rupture Of the
Vienna Conference the numerous Russian
agents at Vienna have labored With redoubled
energy 10 detacb Austria completely from En-
gland and France. During the past fortnight
much progress has been made, bat particular
ly during the past six or eight days the results
are more and more observable AtSt. Peters
burgh the most friendly social relations are
again extended to The Austrian ambassador
and his countrymen, who were previously
treated with more than hauteur.
There is no truth 10 the statement recently
put forth that Frence and England had sent a
circular to the German Courts, announcing
that the Western Powers no longer consider
themselves bound bv The treaty Of December
on the Four Points of Guarantee, in conse.
quence Of the rupture of the Conferences Of
Vienna. 1t is true what passed at those Con-
ferences is regarded as non avenu, as having
never occurred, by reason Of their rapture
but the guarantees hold good, and are still re
garded as the bases of future negotiations
whenever the time may come TO renew them.
They are still maintained by the allied govern.
ments, but as the minimum Of their demands.
How much more they may demand must de-
perd on the eyentualities Of the war
Affairs in The Crimea have not materially
changed. II is no news TO tell that the Allies
have not yet taken Sevastopol. The operations
Of the seige are progressing very slowly, aud
the allies do not seem to be gaining anything
upon which they can predicate hopes Of ulG.
mate success They are preparing according
to accounts. for another assault in which both
the land and naval forces will participate This
is probably for the purpose of dividing the
Russian garrison, and compelling them, during
the assault, 10 keep the batteries facing the
sea manned, ,'as we'll as those facing the land.
But if the Russians have receiI ed the rein
forcemeats recently reported, they can well
keep full garrison in each fort, and still have
enough men to repel the attack on the Mala-
koff That they have large force is evident
from their recent movement against Kars and
Erzeroum-a movement which threatens the
Turkish frontier in Asia, notwithstanding the
presence of the allied forces in the Black Sea,
and may compel the Allies 10 send the Asatic
Turks the reinforcements they ask. The des
truction of the bridge Of boats, about which
English papers boast so loudly does not seem,
after all, to be the bridge by which the Rus
SLAMS bring supplies ACROSS the Pu!red Sea into
the Crmea. On the other hand, the return of
OMAR PAsHA to Constantnope and his en-
deavor to have his army removed from the
Crimea, is pretty good indication OF the con
dition of affairs.
On the whole, Russia has played the game
of war with more skill than the Allies The
destruction of the new French battery before
he Malakof shows that the sortes Of the Rus
slams are producing the mischief intended, al
though, Pelsser continues to report that the
enemy was again last night goriously repul-
Ised in a sortie." From all the evidence pre-
sumed, we do not see that Sovastopo is any
nearer falling than it was seven months ago. -
The approaches are now so near. that the firing
tells on both sides with terrible effect few
weeks will tell the story, and the allies will be
in Sevastopol. or, in their ships.
HAMILTON co DEFAULTERs. -Profigacy and
corruption runs riot among the officials in Ham,
h. oouutu NJ pauoD ona of Tho nao,o-