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revo lutionary proceedings in Italy is unworthy OF
| credit.
1t is stated that equality in civil and political
| matters is to be proclaimed for all Austrian sub
lects OF whatever creed, on the anniversary of the
EmperOr's birth.
SARDINIA.
| 1t is affirmed that Sardinia continued her war
preparations with much activity.
The Notifications OF Bologna are now in for
| mdable state, and Pacenta, which Austria evacu-
| ated, is now n first-rate stronghold. Lucca and
| Flo'e ence have revived their old gun foundries,
| and France had furnished $4,000 rifles from the
| government arsenals The hum of military prepa-
| tions in Northern Italy is loud and incessant.
THE EAST.
| The Levant Herald of the 8th instant states that
the Turkish Government, on the representation of
| tuad Pasha, has determined on replacing all the
officers Of the army of Arabistan by others from
| tne army OF AnatOlia. Those who have been i'm
pncated IN the late events will not be included in
TINS arrangement, but be dealt with separately.
hurschid Pasha the late Governor of Beyrout
was placed in arrest, it appears on the express de-
mand of Admiral Martin Two of Kurschid's sub.
ordlnates, his kehaya, and sBashi are both in
| prison at Beyrout. From the, fact that they are
Kept IN irons, 1t would seem that the displeased
Turkish officials have less influence in the province
than they would be able to command at Constan-
| tinople.
| Ahmet Pasha was the Commanderin Chief of the
| Army of Arabistan, the Governor General of Da-
mascus. Before being sent back to Beyrout for
trial, he was, according to an order from the Sui
TAM publicly degraded from his rank in the great
square OF the Seraskeirat. A large body of troops
| and civil tunctionaries assembled the
| ground to witness the ceremony of degrad alton,
which was performed with all the humiliating pre-
| clslon usual on such occasions The Imperial or
| derS having been read aloud the brass feztbutton
| epauletts and sword of the degraded General were
roughly taken from him, and his deprivation of all
| rank and honors proclaimed to the spectators. He
| was then marched back to his prison, and the
troops withdrew to their quarters. This well de-
served act of Imperial severity reduces the roll of
Duchtrs to S4 which will doubtless be further cut
down by the similar degradation of Kurschid Pasha,
| of Beyrout.
ALEXANDRIA, Aug. 6.-Snce the arrival of Fuad
! Pasha at Damascus, on the 30th ultimo the only
news is that he refused to receive the members of
the Divan when they called upon him; that the
christians had received permission to leave the
| place, which they were prevented from doing be-
fore; and that some 1900 persons had availed them
selves of the liberty and seeking refuge at va
rious places on the coast, chiefly at Bevrout.
From Jaffa we learn that the panic lately preva-
lent there had likewise subsidized since the arrival of
the British and French vessels of war; All persons
| entering the town disarmed at the gates The
| French rear-admiral and the French commander
had paid visit to Jerusalem, where Turkish soldi-
ers had been placed to keep guard over the Christ
ian churches and converts. Detachments of troops
had likewise been sent to Caipha, Nablous and
Bethlehem; but, as may naturally be supposed after
the recent conduct of the Turkish soldiers these
measures do not contribute much towards the estab-
lshment of any sort of general feeling of security
From the London Times Correspondent
| CoNsTANTINoPLE, Aug. S.-Y esterdav intelligence
of massacre at Baalbec, and in the surrounding
villages of the Bekaa, reached u.s. The Metualis
of the district, assisted by number of Kurds and
also, as it would appear, by some irregular troops
sent to preserve Order and attacked the Chris
tlans, numbering the men and violating the women.
| The dispatches make no mention of the number of
victims, but twenty churches and two converts
have been burnt
Our fastest news from Damascus is of the 27th of
July The Mussulman population had again as
| sumed menacing attitude. The general disarma-
ment attempted by Mohamed Pasha, the new
| Governor, has not succeeded; and large body of
fanatics were parading the town, crying out for
| the surrender of the Christians who had taken re-
fuge in the citadel. No mention is made of the
arrival of the troops despatched from BeyrOut on
the oath of July.
In my last letter ! mentioned that Fuad Pasha
had sent Ahmed Pasha under arrest to CONSTANT.
nople. He seems to have been disposed, for some
reason with which am unacquainted, to deal
more leniently with Kurschid Pasha of Beyrout
this latter functonary having in the first instance
been merely removed from his Office. Admira
Martin and Mr.. Moore took different view of the
matter; and it was. i am informed, only on &
strong expression of opinion on the part of the
Admiral that the Imperial Commissioner placed
kurschid Pasha under arrest, and sent him also tt
ConstantinOple. Both these prisoners have beer
committed to Fuad Pasha's hands The fact is
there is general cry for their heads, and th
Porte and her Commissioner equally desrou
to avoid the responsibility of dealing with thes,