The New York Herald Newspaper, January 17, 1854, Page 2

ARRIVAL OF THE EUROPA: Two DAYS LATER NEWS. OUR LONDON AND MADRID CORRESPONDENCE. War between Persia and The Turkey. THE NEW NEGOTIATIONS. DRE ABOUT THE SOULE DUELS. Reported Death of Mr. Soule. STATE OF THE MARKETS. &e., &e, &.,, The Cunard mail steamship Europa, Capt, Harrison, ar- fived at this port at nine o'clock yesterday morning. She Ueft Liverpool at eleven o'clock on Saturday morning, the Bist ult. ‘The mews is two days later, and does not change the as- pect of affairs in Earope. Thore is nothing of importance fa regard to the Turko-Russian war. The Sultan of Turkey convents to send » commissioner fo the conference, but will abate none of hie just de mands. The fleets were at auchor in the Bosphorus on he 19th December, date of inst letter. From the seat oi War wo have no news. The proceedings of Persia excite much anxiety in Britain. Sweden and Denmark are arm- ing, in expectation of active hostilities in the Baltic in Opring. The Liverpool cotton markat was firm, with fall prices Obtainable for the better ciaseon, Breadstaffe sold freely at an advance. There was a report in Paris on the 29th December that @ third Soulé duel had been fought between Mr. Soulé, Ben., and the Duke of Alba, and that Mr. Soulé was killed. We have, however, no confirmstion of the report. The demand for Ameriean s:ocks in the English market fs quite checked by the existiog political suspense. Daring fhe week there have been scarcely any transactions. Boll, Son & Co. report:-~ Onited States 6 per cent bonds, 1868 ......1103 @ 111 Onited States 6 per ct. inser’d stock,1867-8.110 a 110} ‘Ponnnyivenia 5 per cent bonds, 1877...... 88 a — Maryland 5 per cent sterling bonds 9% « 97 Yinpaie 6 per cent bonds, 1880 % 8 city 5 per cents, 1885... 983g a 993, Boston city 434 per cent sterling bonds a 103 Montreal 6 per cent, 1857-1865, . a 86 New Orleans 6 per cent bonds, 1899......,, 90 a — Belvidere, (Del.,) 6 per ct. 1st mt. con., 1877 923 a — Giocinnati ana St. Louis 7 percent Ist mort. 82 a 93 Ghicago and Mississippi 7 per cent ditte 8934 a 90% Penns. Central RR. 6 per cevts, 1880 90°" ex. div. N.Y. and Ene RK.7 per ct 1st rnort., 1868-9.103, 104 ex div. Do, 1 per cent convertible, 1802. 87 a 89 Do. 7 per cent 2d mortgage, 1859 94 Do. 7 per cent 3d mortgage, 1553, 90 a 96 an Oar London Correspondence, PREPARATIONS FOR WAR—THE WaRk IN THE EAST—~ COMING EVENTS—REPORTED DEATH OF &. SOULE. Loxvon, Friday, Dao, 30, 1853, England is making active preparations fer a war with Rassia—for even the dest friends of peace now say thatit must come to that. The marsacre of Sinope, the attack Gpon Matchin—which ison the Tarkish territory, and Which wasa fiagrant breach of the promise made by Rassia not to commence an aggressive war—have at last Opened the eyes of the most bind. The crossing of the Prath onthe 8th of Jaly last, more than six msnths ince, should have been regarded as an invasion; and had the combined fleet of England and France then entered he Dardanelles the present war,which next mail may in- bem us isa Earopean one, might have been avoided. faring those six months Russia has not been idle. She tas fortified herself strongly ia the Principalities; she hes ad time to concentrate her troops and raise new ones fier agents in Persia have induced the Shah of Persia Jodeclare war to Turkey; and if we are to trast very Grecitable sources she has positively organized an army im Osntral Asia of 200,000 horsemen of the Mongolian and Tartar tribes—men well armed, hardened to fatigue, and Bocustomed to traverse immense distances. This army {s Jed against Khiva The English representative at the Oourt of Persia has been obliged toleave. The Persian army has beea placed under tne orders of a Rassian gen- ral, and it is conficently rumored that Russia will at- tack England in her Indian possessions at ths very com- Menocement of hostilities. I mentioned in my last that the most positive order had been sent tothe English and French admirals and bo the English and French ambassadors at Constantinople te act with energy. The Russian fleet is to be ordered to keep within Sebastopol. Any attack upon the Turks will be resented by force. Under these circumstances a col- Usion is inevitable. You will ree in all the London papers telegraphic mes- Sages to the effect that Tarkey hac consented to the pro- posals of Kngland, France, Austria snd Prasaia, on the @enditions upon which it can boucrably treat for peace. ‘This meana nothing. Ii is using the telegraphic wires to po purpose. Turkey bas repeatedly declared that the evacuation of the Principsliues ts ® sine qua non of all megotiation. And do you thiak Russia, after what she has done, will quietly withdraw! The idea is absurd ! And yet there are old women sere called statesmen who pelieve it! Why do they not send Cobden and two or three members of the Peace Society to the Ozar’ He would probably hang them instead of listening to their monsense, or send them to Siberia. It might cure them, A telegraphic despatch in the Times of yesterday states thats fireship, sent by the Russians to set fire to the oombined ficet, had been stopped by the Tarks near the Bosphorus. A private letter from Constantinople just received in town ina measure confirms the despatch. Gere is the extract ‘rom the letter in question: — Cowsrantinorik, Dec 15.—1 have just learned avery iy it piece of news, but have not time to fully veri- jitetruth. By next post [ rball de able to teliyou It that last night the cannoas from the Tarkish stationed near the mouth of the Black Sea Bppeda schooner which was endeavoring to enter the » by steslth, This little vessel was detained ‘visited, nnd a crew of forty-Gve men found on board ther. Some papers of » suspisious character were like ~ bee found, the remains of combustible matters. These forty-five men are supposed to be divers, with the mission of attaching certain inflammable matters to the bottoms of the Turkish and allied squadrons now lying fm the Bosphorus. 1 have learnt this from = pretty good pouroe, but do not give it as positive until I fiad it cor- Foborated. ‘There have been very bad storms in the Black Sea, No less than eighty trading vessels are said to have been Jest. The weather may bave retarded the entrance of the fleets, but next mail will doubtless announce the fact ‘The feeling in France is so strong for war with Russia that Louis Napoleon, even if so inclined, would find i hazardous to oppose it. In England the general feeling fs equally strong. Infact 1 am contioually asked, When 4# Sebastopol to be bombarded? The Tarks are anything Dut cowed by the recent disester at Sinope. On the con- trary, it bas given aa scditions! «\\mulus to their energies. The pudlic here is kept very woll informed of what is om. The 7imes has a correspondent at Widdin CKalefat), the Chronicle ont Constantinople (political), and one at Omer Pachs's camp (rilitary), the Daily News One at Varna. The Chronicle has organized correspon Genoes at Semlisa, Bacharest, Belgrade, Hermanstadt, and im Asia, In fact, the public papers are much better in- Formed than the English government. ‘There are reports of a change of ministry at Constanti- Bople. Reschid Pasha to be Grand Vizier; the Minister of Marine to be replaced by Kalil Pasha. These are but Fumors; and the change at any rate would not affect the Reneral policy cf the Porte, The Porte has contracted s loan of £260,000 with three banking houses of Constantinople. From the Danube there is no news. The severe cold prevents any cperations. ‘The reports of the war in Avia must be texen with teat caution. Thore tnat bave been recently published ame pearly all through @ Russian, or, what is the same, Austrian source, The accounts received to-day trom pustantinople direct are mush more favorable to the urka. The latest accounts received direct, (by letter.) trom yostantinople are of the 16th l/eoember. ‘The following is the latest sutbentic intelligence from theatre of war in Asia:— The two chief quarters of the Tarkish army in Asia arc ‘at Batoum, on the Black Ses, in that portion of Anatolia known to the ancients under (b ppeliation of Pontus t! bh Guris, ¢ rather side of the Caucasus, w Black See, no coudt/ r the p the great Cancasian cbiet. It ls this toroe whieh took | Chekvetl, (St. Nicholas,) from the Russians. They have since made several abortive attempts at storming it. ‘A squadron, which was despatched from the Sosphor- ous under the command of Mustafa Pachs, (before the late disaster.) carried a large amount of ammunition to the Circassians of Ewir Bey, who is advancing to join the Turks, Another body of Turkish troops is marching slong the Cor, a river which descends from the moun- tains of Armenia and runs into the Caspian Sea, travers- ivg the great valley, which is on that account called Curdistan by the natives, ard by Europeans generally is known aa Georgia. It is from this beautital and rich country that the favorites of the harem generally come. The humaa race ig nowhere more perfect sad beautifal than in those regions. This force hss now gathered round Akiska. They have occupied the town, Tae fortress is, however, in the hands of the Russians. Finally, there is a thir’ force, which is proceeding ¢own the valley of the Ciuruksu in order to form s junction with the main army under the orders of Abdi Pao! This general bas removed bis headquarters from Erue- roum, (the capital of Armenis,) to Kars, and is endeavor- ing to take possession of the very important fortress of Gumrt,(Alexandrianpol, which is situated whore the river Arpasu runs into the Arasse, in Russian Armenia, Tha besiegers number 16.000 men; they have surrounded the fortress, and drained one arm of the river Arpa, which eur rounds it. Alexandrianpol ts a very strong place; ahould the ‘Turks succeed in taking it, they will beoome masters of ove of the entrances to the Caucasus, (which the ancients termed gates.) In southern Georgia, to the right of Car, in that partoalled by the inhabitants Somthethi, er in ferior region ) Sebamil, who has beaten the Ri at Dario), has sent forward s body of troops under the com- mani of Daniel Sey, who has already penetrated into northern Georgia, or Cukhetbi, the upper region to the left of the river Cur. Schamil himself is in Daghestan, to the north of Georgia, im that part of Circassia which com- mences at the river Terec, and reaches dowa to the Cas pian Sea. From thence he dircots his lieutenante, to the east and pouth towards Georgia, and to the west to Abas- sia. The object of the Tarks and Circassians is to unite their forces in the valley of Cur—that is to say, in Geor- jia—and thence to march ou Tiflis where the Russians ave drawn together @ body of about 60,000 men, under the orders of Prince Woronzoff. The four bodies of Turkish troops operating in Asia are composed as follows:—First, that under the command of Selim Pachs, 26,000 men; second. that under the command of Ali a. which is bes! Akiska, 25,000 men ; third, that of Mirza Ali Pacha, in the valley of Clurak, sroceedipg to join Abdi Pacha, 10,000 men; and fourth, that of Abdi Pacha, commander ia c 1ief, who is besieging Gumri, (Alexandropol) 60,000 men. Lhave already mentioned the returs of General Prim axd bis staff from the Danube. He speaks very highly of the Turkish army under Omer Pacha. He leaves shortly for Paris, Mr. Edward Strickland, assistant commissary: general, an officer of some years experience in the Medi- Verranean, and speeting. ela gos of this country, has been occupied here in purchasing grain for the Malta garrison, and minutely inquiring inte matters respecting the resources of the Scunteys as @ precaationary measure to provice against eventualities. Dost Mabomed, who is well known to be no friend to Russia, has sent two ambassadors to the Shah of Persia, in the persons of Mirdat Khan ani Cohendehil Khan, to demand that the 16,000 men, the Persian jon at He- rat, be withdrawn; and that the Sheik Heic governor of Herat, and eon of the Persian Sheik of Reachet, be dismiss. ed, and the government given back to Husnein, son of the late Vieeroy of Herat, Yar Mohamed, who died poisoned two yeare ago. Theambassadcrs from Afghanistan fur ther stated, on making these demands, that their power- ful sovereign had the intention of firmly supporting the l-acknowledged rights of Prince Yar Hussein The Imaum of Muscat bas refused to pay tribute to Per- sia for the salt mines of Senderabaseiz. The following ap) in the Official Journal of Persia, No. 134:—''His majesty the Shah of Persia, has intimated the order to the charge d'affaires and pertonnel of the Brit: ish legation at Teheran to procred with him to Solkan, Kertch, and to Taikan, and from thence to the military camp at Soultanic.’” This is aesigned ax the cause of ares: between the British representative and the The ministerial crisis here may be regarded as over. Palmerston, it is said, demanded a temporary postpone ment of the electoral reform bill, subject toa fresh exami mation of the question before the end of the session, and the despatch of instructions to Lord Redolifte and Admiral Dundas for the immediate entrance of the Eaglish fiset into the Black Sea, This was granted, and the noble Lord resumed the seals of the Home office. It was rumored in Paria yesterday thats third duel had taken place at Madrid. This time the principals were Mr. Soulé (father,) and the Dule of Alba. Mr. Soulé is |. reported to have been killed. Mr. Turgot is recovering. ‘The winter has set in pretty sharp here, Letter from Geo. N. Sanders. Lonpon, Deo. 30, 1865. James GORDON Baxnart, EsQ., Editor of New York Herald:— We have had frequent rumors in the past six weeks, ‘and more than once a positive announcement of the fact, that the allied fleets had entered the Black Sea, and now we have it from the higheet sources, that positive orders from London and Paris went out on the 21s:, for the com- bined squadron to enter the Black Sea, and fight the Ras- sians wherever they found them. This statement is thrown out from high quarters; and, I believe, for the purpose only of temporarily satisfying the warlike feeling pew raging throughout England and France. Louis Na- poleon is not ready, and England wil! pot consent to ac- tive hostilities, until a more months shall be wasted im absurd endeavors to “patch @ peace,’ in compliance with the propositions of the Four Powers. To gratify Bogland, Turkey has consented to send su ambassador to meet the represeatatives of the Foar Pow ers, Bat Nichole will not commit himself I am sure, by sending ambassadors, but will, by the aid of his faithful allies, Austria ano Prussia, contiaue to humbug Eogland & few months longer There is not a Sovereign or Court in Europe, with the single exception of the French, but is thoroughly Russian: whilst the people, without exception, are anti-Russian. The result of it all must be a general European war, which cannot be postponed be- yond early spring, if eo long. Nicholas’ answer to the Inst note of the Four Powers. may be of such a charac. ter as to force England and France to declare war at once. For the present, you must look to Asis—the Cir- cassians, Georgians, Affghans, Tartars, and Persians, for accounts of oxciting battles. Nemit Pasha, the special financial Ambassador from the Porte, with s numerous suite, is here, He has not as yet been able to raise @ dollar, The Parisian ‘and London bankers wanted only # hint from their re. spective governments to take the entire loan. But it does not suit the policy of these governments to make the Porte so independent at this juncture. He might be more Cifficult to manage in the matter of the new propo- sitions of the Four Powers. Whenever England orders her fleets into the Black Sea to fight the Russiacs where- ever they find them, the Turkieh ambasgador will not be in London arking for a few million dollars at an enor- mons discount, without offers. For the ebeapest possible way for Evgland to fight Russia, whenever she makes up her mind to do it, is to endorse the Turkish bonde to the full expense of the war. The Porte is out of debt, and his revenues can be made to pay interest on over one hundred million sterling. Louis Napoleon is preparing for war on the grandest scale, It is known that he will have, by early spring, an invading army of seven hundred thousand men fally equipped. The active part taken by all the Northern courts, especially that of Austria and Russia, ia bringing ‘about the Bourbon fusion, has deeply excited Louia Na- poleon. He sees in the success of Nicholas the re-esta. blishment of the Bourbons in Francs, Hence. notwith- standing his present apparent friendly relations, or rather pleassat coquettry, with Austria, he will, ins few months, strike for the Italian States, anc attempt to hold them as the cost of Austrian alliance with Russia, and the Orieaniste and Legitimists. Louis Napoleon havitg made up his mind to fight, will flatter the other powers by canvassing their propositions for adjustment, until he can have in movement all the material for an aggresive war. Finally, our farmers should sow plenty of spring wheat, and plant any quantity of Indian corm. The Balti: and Black seas will certainly be closed for at leas! = twelve month, England and Western and Suthern continental Buzope will have to look to the United States alone for a supply of breadstuffs, hitherto obtained from those seas Very respectfully, GE). N. SANDERS. Our Madrid Correspendence. Manzip, Deo, 22, 1853. Two Encounters Springing from the Same Cause—One be- tween Neville Soule and the Duke of Alba, and the other between Mr. Soule, the United States Minister, andthe Mar quis de Turgot, the French Ambassador at the Court of Ma- arid. On the evening of the 15th November a ball was being given at the French embassy, on the oocasion of the Saint's Cay of the Empress Eugenia, To this ball the American Minister had been invited, and he attended it with his family. Mrs. Sonlé was in fall dress, her oos- tame being of blue velvet, ornamented with « lace of gold, chaste in its form, yet in accordance with the strictest rules of etiquette. In the course of the bali Mra. Soul’, happening to walk through one of the saloons, and to pass at a short dis- tance from the Duke of Alba, the latter pointed to her, and said to some of his friends then near Lim, ‘ There goes Marguerite of Burgundy.” The remark was hoard by young Soul’, who cast on the Duke # significant look, conveying his determination to have it accounved for. Young Soulé had a Jady on hia arm, and did not know who the individual was wh> bad thus spoken of his mother. He inquired from those aronnd him who the canaille was that had uttered the contemptaons words, and this led him to the discovery that the person war no other than the Duke of Alba. He promptly took the lady under bis charge to her veat, which happened to be at no Se wae plaoe Waves as Joue, bd Coluer was conversing with Gen. Don Jos de le Concha. The father eoon discovered from the looks of his son that something strange had oocarred. He took him by the band, and they went back together to where the Dake of Alba stood up with two or three other persons, and with the intention, it is supposed, of imparting to the diffi culty a character whieh might allow him to make it his own, the father gave the Duke a push with the elbow, which seems to have been unheeded. The night being al- ready far advanced, and the guests beginning to leave, the Ameriean Minister also took bis departure with bis family, and no notice was taken, apparently, by the large assemblage of the incident which had intervenes. On the ensuing morning, (Nov. 16,) young Soulé sents peremptory challenge to the Duke of Alba, of whieh Col: Lorenso Millana and Horatio T. Perry, Eig. wore the bearers. The Duke of Albs rent, id Answer to the sams, & letter containing the ost ample and satisfactory expla- ations, and the difficulty was considered as being at an end. But soon afierwards rumors began to circelate to the effect that the Duke of Alba he ! not, in the opinion of his friends, terminated the diffoulty in a manver worthy of his rank and name, and efforts were made to give the settlement a shape less injurious to his charaster. The attempt was unsuccessful, and the matter had to be dropped # second ands third time, Twenty-three days had elapsed when, on the 8th of December, all of a sudden, Gen, Jose de la Concha took charge of a communization to young Soulé, on the ooca- sion of a report which had appeared in the London Morn- ing Chronicle and in the Paris Galignani setting forth the occurrence at the French embassy ia @ manner not en- tire'y correct. ‘The Chronicle had stated and the Galignani had re- peated that upon hearing the Duke of Alba’s remarks, young Soulé had gone up to him and said, “Zius ees une canaille,” accompanying these words with a push. In this the statement was incorrect. Young Soul’ had exchanged no words of insult with the Dake of Albs, and the push had not proceeded from him. General Jose dela Concha wished, however, young Soulé to correct the mistatement, which the latter psremptorily declined to do, alleging that, being an entire stranger to the pab- lications complained of, be could inno manner be made responsible for them; and that not having in his charge the honor of the Dake of Alba, it was no business of his to éetermine how far such publications were calculated to wound his susceptibilities and least of all, to constitute himself the judge of the degree of sensitiveness with which it might suit him totake them up. This brought forth a challenge from the Duke, which was at once accepted by Young Soulé, and the parties went to the ground—the Duke of Alba accompanied by Generals Don Jose de la Concha and the Count of Panonrostro; and yeung Son!é by Colonel Lorenzo Millans and Horatio T. Perry, Esq. The following is the account which the witnesses to both parties give, under their signatures, of the en- counter:— Mapnip, Di econds and witnesses of t! 0 e afternoon of Wei inet, between his Bxcellency the Duke of Al! Boulé, do hereby declare that the mix utes before four o'clock of thi afterncor ou pended at ten minutes before four o'clock , and being r newed five minutes later, was again suspended at five mia. utes vast four o'clock. The undersigned b th» fatigue of both the combatants proc the ground, and still more from the ‘ds with which they fought, cha: ith which the combat being again inutes past four. was contined until the undersigned thought themselves obliged to give a now rest to the comcatants, which was repeated three times more, and for the space of five minutes eac Asin the Iast but one of ther ion in which the combatan' Pauses there hed been an ¢ had arrived to seo if apy means could be found to put an end to tho duel with honor to both partis, by taking ad- vantage of that favorable incident; and although this could not then be effected, in the following pause, sill coraistin in that idea, they succeeded in procuring, on the very ground, a reconsiliation, frank, loyal, and without conditions, equally honorable to both aniagouists. In consequence of this, the vadersiened agroed immediate- ly in declaring the combat dotinitively evttled, annulling completely its causes and destroying ali the writings which had paesed between the combstente during the whois course ofthe affair, (Signed) JOSE DB LA CONCHA, VOUNT OF PUNONRUSTRO, Liout. Gen. HORATIO J. PERRY. Seoretary of 1. 5 LOKENZO MILLANS DE BOSCH, Col. of Cavalry. The difficulty, it will be remembered, bad originated in the saloons of the Freach Ambassador, whose guests the United States Minister and his family then were. M. de Turgot, however, neglected sending any expression of his regret at that circumstance. Mr. Soul’, in the mean- while, was suffering from a catarrhal fever and pneumo- nia, which kept him three entire weeks confined to a sick bed. He was recovering slowly, when on the very day his son was to meet the Duke of Alba, he discovered that the offemive words from which the quarrel had spropg, had been uttered in the first place by the Mer quis de Turgot, snd only repeated by the Duke of Albs. Heat once wrote out the following communication, which was instantly transmitted to its destination:— Mavnin, Deo. 14, 1883. ire Soulé without anytl ing occurred since te exonerate you from the respo: tiitw whieh, on that account. hes to you. It is, besides, given *as cert t from your lips fall, for the first time, the words afterwards uttered by the Duke of Alba, and so » my soa. Buch being rignt to go back to the very origin of the qi hich pats the sword in the hands of the Duke of A my son to make it mine in so far ag an it oonorrne yor jd to demand at your hards a satisfaction @. ry Marquis, to be, Bf Ramps ve: jitizen of the Unit ‘ates, The reply of the Marquis to this communication was that he “dealt not in letters, and that he would answer it at the mouth of the pistol.” The Marquis having com. missioned Lord Howden, the British Minister, and Gene. ral Cailler, one of the French Commissioners appointed to settle the question of the boundaries betwoen France and Spain. his seconds, these gentlemen were met by Mr. Soulé’s friends who were directed to state,and did state,that their principal required no more than forty-eight hours to put his official affairs in order, and that he would be ready to meet the Marquis on Sunday, at eleven o’clook, After some debate the proporal was accepted, and it was agreed that Mr. Sou)é's friends would see Lord Howden and General Cailler at the British embassy on Saturday, the 17th, and arrange with them the terms of the en counter. But while Mr. Soulé wavat work, putting bis papers in order, om Friday night, and after twelve o'clock had struck, he was informed, on the part of M, Turgot’s friends that, on account of certain movements whici were to be made by the Spanish Cabinet to prevent the encounter, it became indispensable that it should teke place on Saturday; and he was furnished with two written memoranda, conveying ® propcsition ‘‘to meet at Cha- martin, (about one league from Madrid,) om Saturiay, at ten o'clock, with pistols, distance forty paces, the cham- pions having the right to advance ten paces each and fire ot will.’’ Mr. Soulé protested against this change in the arrange- ment made the day previous, suggesting that he labored under no apprehension of any obstacle that might be thrown in the way of the combat, as, even if it were in- peded by the police of Madrid, it might be transferred to Gibraltar where the parties would be on safe ground. Bowever, as Mr. de Turgot’s friends would insist, and even went #0 faras to say that they would be on the ground on Saturday, and whether met or not, would leave the consequences to take care of themselves. Mr. Boul’ to avoid ali misunderstanding assented, and the meeting was aceording]y fixed for Saturday, the 18th, a twelve o'clock. The conditions of the encounter belonged of right to Mr. Soulé He wrote them in great haste, and they became the law of the encounter, with the exception of the ore havirg reference to the distance at which the ehota were to be exchanged. Mr Soul proposed ten paces, and any distance sborter than that, at the ehoice of his opponent. Bat M. de Targot’s friends insisting on trenty paces, Mr. Soul’ had to yield, and this was the distance finally agresd upon. At twelve o'clock on Satur- Gay the parties appeared on the ground. With M. de Turgot were Lord Howden and General Cailler; with Mr. and ex Intendente of M. de Turgot had the choice of the ground; Mr. Soulé that of the arms, The ground was measured; the two champions took their places, and General Valdes with a clear and distinct voice gave the command. The first shot was lost on both sides, At the second fire, Mr. Soulé’s ball hit M. de Turgot about two inches above the knee, and this ended the encounter. M. de Turgot was talen to his carriage and conveyed back to his family, The wound is very serious, though, it is hoped, not mortal. MARIANO, THE TURKISH WAR. Intelligence has been received from Constantinople that the last note of the Vienna conference has been ac: cepted by the Porte. ‘The propositions embodied in that dosument were sub mitted to the Grand Couneil of the Rapire, discussed at much lesgth, and were pronounced by the majority of h as might be accepted by Tarkey without dishonor or humilistion. 1: remains to be seen course Rasa will adopt fame ora whieb beim news of the i peceptance of the Vienna propor dons adds that if still maintains her demands, refuses te ni ta, and continues hostilities as at S nope, the Povers will with- out delay asrume the attitude of energy that becomes them—wbrch can mean nothing short of astual war. This des; was forwarded to Paris and London simultaneously. By deapatebes of the london Daily Nowe we bave further details of the Tarkish Cecieion It appears that the meet- Lag of the Graau Goumau orguislly appointed Ww oe acid on the 20th took place om the 18th December, for the dis. cussion of the collective note communicated to Reschid Pacha by the ambassadors of the four Powers, pursuant ‘0 the it of December 6. This collective mote, it will be remembered, mere: pressed the regret of the Powers at the outbreak and. continuance of the war, and invited the Porte to state upon what conditions it would be ready to negotiate » treaty of pan The result of the Geliberatious on the 18th ult. is embodied in Seschid’a answer tothe ambassaders on the following day. The Porte bas asecepted all the advice which the Powers for- mally the responsibility of tendering it—that is to say, all the recommendations embodied in the “ In- structions to the Ambassadora;’’ but, by ite resolution, it has condemned one of the bases of the Vienns protocol, and the very one which had been previously condemned mare opinioa in Eogiand. fe Porte refuees {0 come again under the obligs- tions rising out of the treaties which Russia has fiyst ab>ged and then broken; and while proclaiming that no leas than duty demands the maintenance and oven the extension of the righw with which the Sultan has at various times invested his Christian subjects, de- olsres bers er to defend its very existence witn the sword, the Porte will net inaist for aught leas than full gov ey within its ewn dominions. The Porte is rea¢y to send plonipotentiary to treat in acme neutral city with a minister similarly empowered by the Czar. It will adhere to its original sine qua non of the evacuation of the Principalities, bat will not rei the broken treaties of Kaipardji avd Adrianople. From these terms it a eee — Lge pros- eta of peace are not very 6) ly. @ Sultan, by con- Tier to treat through » plenipotentiary, desires to con: tinue the consistency and moderation that have charac- terized his entire proceedings. Should this last effort at adjustment fail the Powers will be irrerocably bound to give their energetic aid to Turkey. They will have the more ressoa to do this since the de. feoticm of Persia and the discovery of the Russian schemes ip Eastern Asia. : There were ruinors in Constantinople of a inthe Torkish ministry, but, except the appointment of a new Capitan Pacha ‘it is not likely that any other change will at present occur, FUBTHER DETAILS OF THE BATTLE AT SINOPE. Aecorcing to investigations! made at Sinope by the British abip Retribution, the Turkish frigates resisted the fearful odes opposed them for an hour anda haif without flisching. The first of their losses was the Na- vick frigate, whose captain, Ali Bey, being menaced with boarding by # three decker, and having abandoned all hope of successfal resistance, hercically blew up his ves- fel. Attheend of the above period the destruction of the Turkish force was frightful and complete. Some of the ships were burned by the enemy’s shot, others biew up, and others, whose sides were literall; done this, they Damecieey Teepmmeneee, firing upon the helpless wrecks, from which s feeble dropping fire was still returned with unequalled fortitude, and mot cease until the work of destruction and butchery was complete. The support afforded to the Tarka by the land batteries was ineffectual, owing partly to the lightness of their few rae ly to their fire being intercepted by the rhish ships. The following is the official report of the Tarkish loss, the Turks themselves estimating 3,0¢0 killed :— Name of Sh Guns, Men Captain. Fats. hor A flag*.. 60 600 Cadin Bey. Unoertain. viok 600 Edi Bey. Blown up. 500 Hassan Bay. Killed. 500 Etram Escaped. 500 Achmet Ibri- him . Unoertain, 400 -Rashed Escaped. 400 Alimahri Bey. Uncertain, 2400 Jeel '. - 200 Buly Bey. = 200 Hassan Bey. Prisoner. 100 IshmalBsy. Escaped. 300 Gugu Bey. = 4440 ein Pacha, who escaped to shore on a grating, but was killedon land by ashell—ship fired by the enemy, and blew up after the action. +Blew up half an bour after the action began. {Burnt next day by the enemy. (Burnt—blew up during action. { acmiral O.man Pacha, who was taken prisoner—ship borot next day, after enemy trying to tow her out. Burnt next day by the enemy. **Do. }PSurnedStoullog ‘the English brig Howsrd, destroying er. {{0n shore, riddled and dismasted. Qa steamer, 180 horse power—barned rext day by the enemy. {A steamer, 800°horse power—eseaped when the ac- tion began, and reached Constantinople. The opposing foree of the Russians under Admiral Nan- cbiow consisted (they say) of three three deckers, three two-deckers, two frigates ana four steamers. The Eog- lish steamer Retribution end French steamer brought to Constantinople 219 wounded and 400 men and officers who had ereaped to the shore. The captain of the Howard bad also been brought to Constantinople, ani immediately lodged a complaint with Lord Stratford that the Russian Admiral gave him no warning to withdraw previous to the action. ‘The foVowing letter was addressed by Admiral Nachi- mow to the Austrian Consul st Sinope afver the destruc- tion of the fleet and bombardment of the town:— MonarxuR Le Consut:— Permit mo to sdéress myself to you, as the only European representative whose fing I soe hoisted, that you may mahe known to the authoritive ef the unfortunate town of Sino et Se suet ¢ the arrival of the Imperial ficct inthe arbor h the roads of Sinepe, 1 was reduced to the dep! tachirg them at the risk of causing in) ‘Lor. 1 syinpathise in the'sad fate of the town andite te, for is was solely the obstinate deferee nts, and particularly the fire of the bombs as the only ox ‘the autboritios of “the town; but the 1 hour without discovering anybody. During dy appeared exoept some Greeks. om their countrymen inhabit: ing me to ree tions being so! I recom: European consuls nd upon your Rod o squadron has no hostie iatntion pee aptinct tne he port of Sinope. P. NACHiMOW. It is peedlesa to say that when the news of the disaster at Sinope reached Constantinople the excitement was in- tense. Crowds of persons accom the families of the victims to the residence of the Cap'ain Pacha, on whom the blame was thrown of having sent so smalia fleet to tea, when it was known that the Russians were in force on the coast of Asis Minor, The clamors of the multitude reached the ears of the Capitan Pacha, and he deemed it prudent to a1 himself till popular feeling had subel- ded. The coptain of the Taif steamer, that escaped from Sinope, is under trial by court martial for having fied in bichicpe of the epemy. There are several accounts pab- ished of the battle, but they do not differ from the above nor ¢o they disclose any circumstances with which oar readers aie not already sequainted. THREATENED HOSTILITIES IN EUROPE. Letters from Orsova are to Dec. 20, and confirm that For this purpose the corps of Gea Sacker, with which the Turks have long been threatened, is now actually on their way to reinforce Gortschakoil’s army. Up to 16th December 9000 mem of this corps had crossed the Pruth, and preparations were made to receive continual accessions of troops until the middle of Janua- ry. when it was surmised Kelefat would be attacked. Ihenever this attack does take place the battle will be terrible. ‘The Turks have a world wide fame as defenders of forti- fied poritions, and the entrenchments at Kalefat are ae- knowledged by all who have seen them to be of Reet strength, and constructed with great eng Private letters mention, but ss no public despatch has confirmed it itmay not be true, that a Greship was seized ficating ¢own the Bosphorus, having been sent by the Russians to burn the fleets. Tne story is pos- sibly a fiction. jore have been severe storms in the Black Sea. Eighty versela were reported lort. The Divan has ordered sixteen spots on the coast of Apstolia to be fortified. A letter from Aleppo of November 19th states that the Arabsof the desert have levied = corps of 5,000 men to aid the Svltan, The citizens of Aleppo hed formed a regiment of volunteer cavalry, consisting of 1.200 men, com pletely equipped, and commanced by Ahmet Affendi, an experienced officer, who has already served the Rustians The Russian army in the Caucasus has been reinforced by fifteen regimenta of ‘of the Don, under the command of Gen. Krechatiky. The Paria Conslitutionnel contradicts the late rumor ef Ctese1 betweer Britain and France, which, it was asserted, bad paralyzed tne action of the fisets in the 3 phorus.’ The ambaseadors of France and Ecgiand, (rays Ube Conititutionnel,) bave the same instructions, and,the line of conduct to be acopted after the bactie of Sinope wax mutually agreed upon by Lord Redoliffe and Gen- Baraguey d’Hilliers. ‘The latest advices from Constantinople leave it doubt. ful whether the allied fleets have yet entered the Biack Pea. Severe storms were reported, which may have served os an exouse for the fleets i their anchorage. We = nO accounts, howeve: t they have not en- tered. A despatch mentions that the Russian steamer Prath, in passing down the Danube, set two Turkish villages on fire with red hot shot. This sct will, we suppose, be set down as anotber Russian victory. The latest accounts from the Principalities state that the mortality among the Russian troops had considerably ines Ag Danenberg was advancing towards Lesser Walla: chia. A letter from Brailow states that a brigade of the 7th Rogiian division, commanded by Gen. Selvai quitted Nisir Kenni to attack Amouchd the Danube were attacked when in th Turks, and ruilared severe lors before cate themeelyes, A Russian war-sehoorer was driven into the Bosph ous December 15 by stress of @eather. Toe Rasei threw their guns overboard, and @meried the verse! wa: mercbantman. The Turks have, however, taken provis- ional porsession of it. The Spanish General Prim has published an account of the battle of Oltenitza, He epeaks in the highest terms of the Turkish courage and ant and throws t rid on Gortschakofl’s vaing! — bulletin. Pata it i 7 Stuart is at Constantinople, endeavoring to persuade the Porte to enrol a regiment of Poles to serve porition is, that if there were a band ready to receive them in the Turkish the cesertion of Poles from the Russian army A private letter states that the ra‘ifiestion of the treaty between the Orar and the Shah of Persia took place a; St. Peterburg on December 18th. ‘The question of an armistice was to be formally brought before the Divan on the 924 of December, but {t was mot ORpeoted tO be entertained. 5 & g PERSIAN DECLARATION OF WAR—ITS ACCEPTANOE BY THE SULTAN. Letters received at Constantinople, from Teheran, state that Court Simonich, for many years Russian Am- basrador to the Court of Persis, avd who is now atteshed to the Foreign Office at St. Petersd: is ths rea) director of Persian politics. It was by bia means that the difference was cromied be- tween the British Minister and the Persian government, sithough to the last the Russian Minister profecsad the warmest friendship towards the British resreseatativa ‘Mercantile letters from Bagdad state that # body of Per- sians were to march against that city, and they w pected to reach there curing the presentmonth. Pi troops were also concen'rating at Shiraz, probably to guard against a cescent from Bombay. fi Turkey bas formally accepted the Persian declsration of var. A letter from Eraeroum, of December 4 states that the Bbah had cismiased ail the English, French, Ge:man and Italian officers, serving in bis army. The Journal ‘de Constantinople expresses itself ax follows relative to the interruption of diplomatic relations be tween England and Persis:— “Ip consequence of a serious diff-rence, the represents- tive cf Great Britain in Persia demandec, in an energetic note, prompt satisfaction from the Persian goveramen’ ‘The Shah ecemed inclined to gract it, but the Russian em- Dessy, by its intrigues, eucceeded in turning him away from that course. In ter the representative of her Britannic Majeety at Te considered jf bis cuty to interrupt diplomatic relations Win Persia, The treme agitation which now exists among the Aff- hans disquie's not only Persia but even Russia. metbing was eaid sme time back of an Afghan embasey from Dost Mohammed Khan to Persia; that em- Lee arrived Largo Dost Lames _ ned isan a We enemy of Ruswa, an’ opposes wit! o gresi resolution he! poly of the Ozer in Persia in tre rest of Aria, ambereador is charged with » mission of the greatest importance, aod the Prince of Aflghanis- tan Ceslres ardently to have this mission crowned with success.’” ‘THE NORTHERN POWERS PREPARING FOR WAR. From Stockholm, Dec. 16, we learn that King Oscar had invited the Diet to nominate s small number of its mem- bers, possessing its entire confidence, to whom, as a se- cret committee, the government may make an important communication. It is believed that the wishes, in thie un ostentatious manner, to bring some momentous facts connected with foreign affairs to the knowladge of the Diet. ‘The King has reorganized the higher departments of the militery and naval administration, with » view to eae greater unity and efficiency in the event of hos- ties. By way of Berlin, Dec. 24, we have it confirmed that negotiations are peatiog between Sweden and Denmark, having for their object the conclusion of s league offen sive and defensive between the two States. Sweden is arming by sea and land, asd Denmark will immediately ald her coasts, and place Copenhagen ia a state of jefence. A previous letter from Stockholm, dated Deosmber 10, says — Stockholm is im the greatest state of excitement to day, saused by the arrival of » Russian courier with a note com g Sweden to close her porte to English and rench vessels and subjects. This can scarcely be true to the full extent, but it is certain that a note of import- ance has arrived, and Russia is determined, either by threats or flattery, to get Sweden on her side, and the Swedes are in Lae excitement about it. The royal family is greatly in favor of Ruapia, but the nation to a man is ny her. ‘The national feeling, indeed, throughout Sweden, is not only intensely and inveterately anti Russian, but, on the whole, is friendly to Englazd, and till’ more 60 to ‘ance. In Denmark, it is true, there are here and there to be met with lingering remoants of an old grudge against England, and xo great living for France, but there is as cordial & cislike of Russia as in Sweden, With the g:0d will of the Scandinavian population neither of their sovereigns can very well side with Russia; but there is no enying to what extent they may be led. AFFAIRS IN ASIA. Of the victories claimea by the Kussiana in Asia nothing was known st Constantinopie on the 16th December, and we still owe all our inf rmation, whether true or fal the tubject, to Russian bulletins. The despatoh fc ed by General Beboutoff to Prince Woronzofl, giving a Jengtbened account of the battle of Basch Kadym Lar, is slreacy before the public. ‘A deepateh from Tiflis, ¢ating therefrom as the head- quarters of Prince Worenzof, has also been published, but being founded on General Bsboutofl’s report and not being more suthentie, cannot add to our knewledge of the event. All theee Russian accounts of the battles do full justice, although indirectly, to the courage of the Turks, an show that the Ottomans are stills brave and wirlike race. It is, however, very desirable that authentic intel- Iigenece respecting the movements of Abii Pacha should soon arrive, as the engagements at Achalzick and Basch- Kedyk Ler sppear to partake tar more of a decisive char acter than those of which we have hitherto received ac- counts from both camps. THE VERY LATEST. [From Supplement to Bere Smith’s European Times, Aba Pacha han been Tepulied in Asia, and 25,000 Turks have received orders to retire from Russian-Arme ne united fleets were still in the Bosphorus on Dec. be the 20th a company of Wallachian militia seized their newly appointed Russian officers, beat them souad- jy, apd then deserted with five of them to Kalefat. The Trieste Gazette states that the British diplomatic agent at Teheran has renewed relations with the Persian gc vernment. The Chronicle states that the Turks have raised the sieger of Akiska sad Alexandrianople. 20,000 Turkish irregulars have beep repulsed. Abdi Pacha, commander- in-ohief, has resigned. and Ahmed Pacha rsplaces him. On the 15th the four Powers presented a note demaniing an srmistice. Halil Pacha's retarn to the Ministry is re garded as favorable to the prcjsct of peace. Viewna, Friday —Tarkish bulletins acknowledge ths evacuation of the Russian territory in Asia. ae Sapien he Sa pte ree es — lace in imports for ne: . regard jos, the only remark is that the preparations ving ca in all quarters are such as to denote that they are made with & view to more serious contingencies than that of a war merely with Turkey. England. FURTHER PROROGATION OF PARLIAMENT ~DECIMAL CURRENCY— SIR JOHN PRANKLIN—ACTION AGAINST THE U. 8. MAIL STEAMSHIP BALTIC—OHARLES DICKENS RBADING HIS WORKS—RAILWAY AQQI- DENTS—LO8S OF A STEAMER—THE STRIKSS—IRON TRADE—LETTERS FROM SMITH O'BRIEN. At the Privy Council held at Windsor, Dee. 29th, Par- Nament was ordered to ba further prorogued from the 2¢ of vanuary until Tuesday the Slst January, 1854, and ® proclamation war at the same time issued summonir; both houses to meet on that day ‘for the despatch public bueiness.”” ‘There 18 nothing else of political interest. On Weenesday, Dee 28cb, a meating, presided ever by yor, was held at Liverpool, in fevor of the adoption ystem of decimal currency. Several of the leading merebants were present. William Brown, M.P. (of Brown, Shipley & Co.) Chairman of the Salect Committee of the House of Commons on the subject, moved the frst resolution in favor of the decimal system, which was seconded by Mr. Thomas Bonch, Vice President of the Chamber of Commerce. Thomas B. Horsfall, M P., and other gentlemen, also spoke in fave: of the resolutions. The New Quarterly Review bas a long and able article in favor of contin ‘the search for Sir Joho Franklin and his men. Everything, (says the artisle,) indicates that they will be fourd by prosecuting the search ef Welliag- ton Channel. A suit brought the Liverpool Dock Trnet sgainst Shi Sean, as agents or owners of the United Brown. Btates teamsbip Baltic, for damage done by that steamer to the Bell Buoy, at the mouth of the Mersey, on 14th April last, was heard before the Judge of the County Courts at Liverpool on the 28th ult. B 8. & Co, denied the liability, aa the ship was under the charge oi Aver. pool pilot, and no biame could be attached to the officers or crew of the steamer. Judgment deferred. Alexander Smith, the newly discovered poet, author of “A Life Drama,”’ &c., is candidate for the Secretaryship of Edinburg Untveraity. Charles Dickens his “Christmas Carol’’ and ‘Crick. et on the Bearth,”’ inthe Town Hal! at Birmingham, on the 27th and 28th ult., in sid of the funds of the Birming- bam pe ars Institu é A petition is in progress for a charter of incorporation of the Central American Steam Leth. i Compasy. Two railway accidents a:e recor di ‘the week, ‘The first happened on the Lancashire and Y¢ rail- way, between Liverpool and Manchester, where an ex press ran Lead ane ne train and smashed several of the cars, but without throwing them off the track. One young lady was killed ana several other persons were wounded, The other casualty occurred on the Taff Val- Jey rsilwey, Wales, where the rope that drew the cars up ap ineli plain broke, and the whole traia fell back, and running over the SS wesmaelinen into the river Taff Several persons were injured, but strange to sav, only two were killed. Col. Brownlow Villiers, formerly Member cf Parliament f + Carlow, Ireland. committed suicide, at Dublin, on the jd ult., by cutting his throat. Verdict, temporary in- sanity. It is thought propable that the screw steamer Cross, to sail on the 10th January for Australia, will be ordered Kah gen for the mails of the Matilia Wattea- ach. The Daily News enys that Sir Fiteroy Kelly i now pamed as the member of Parliament entrasted with the a the detatls of a contemplated tory Re form bill. Letters have been received in Dublin from Smith O'Brien, dated New Norfolk, Sept. 18, threo tor later then{the cate Of big reported easape from that piece Ceptain Desrl, of the steamer 8, from Liverpool for Dublin, reporte baving seen s Jerge sorew stesmer sink Guring the recent gale inthe Channel, Much acxicty ia a yori Vase A he ent e e ion Times pubiishes it 16 lengthy rej of the seventh census of the United States Sty "*PO" The troubles in the wanafacturing cistrista do spprosch @ termination. A genera! oobi: been sgreed to on the part of the manufacture: a igh- ont Lancashire, for thé purpo'e of supporting the various fir t Preston in their resistance to the existing strike. The Jeaders of the operatives have been stimulating their followers to a prelongstion of the dificuity, by arsuring hei tbat the Preston manafacturemn wers experiencing Gaily losses from keeping their milis eloeed, which mast soon cause them to succumb, and the resolation of the msnofacturers is to show the hopelessness of trusting to such statements, The meeting of irormastera preliminary to the Janus Ty quarterly meetings, was held at Birmingham Deo. 20. There was bat one opinion upon tho satisastory condi tion cf the trade, and the only question was, whether an or whether present . It Seeiat taek as of 208, per ton on meanfectu: rom ORa oer ty pest fow weeks, and, “J egatived, apd [prices for the presen were. It ie probable that ere long soothe: rise will take France. DECREE RESPECTING THE IMPORT DUTY ON OOTTON— THE BXPOSITION OF 1855—NEW APPOINTMENTS —TABLE TURNING AN UNCHRISTIAN EXERCISE—~ CURIOUS JOINT STOCK COMPANY—A SEDITIOVS PLACABD—THE BADK OF FRANCE. The Montieur publishes a cecree abolishing the restrio- tions imposed by the reseript of the Sth February, 08 raw cotton imported into France from Britain snd British possessions in Europe, According to the said re- script. the produce of Asia, Africa, and Amerios, sent from England and ber European possessions into French Ports, was to be admitted for re-exportation only. It is farther saserted that the Emperor is about to ex- tend in Principles of tree trade to materials eet ia wanufactures. ecree is shortly expected reducing the duty on Galas Hiread. It ye gio observed that the great majority of the commissioners jast | for the Exposition of 1850 are free pe Cis time, the partizava of the old system are not idle. Pett- tioms are being signed at Mulhouse against the redugtion on English cotton thre: ? ‘The Moniteur publishes ® dedtee appointing a commis- sion of superintendence af the Universal Exposition of the products of agrisulture, of industry, and of the fine arte, to open in Paris on the Ist May, 1865, The President te Prince Napoleoa—the number of mem. bera thitty-seven—among whom are Messieurs Baroohe, Blangui, De posite lciety Visoonti, & loueby, Visconti, &o. into two svctions—one of industry, snd one of fine arte, ‘A special decree appolnts Lord Cowley, the British Miniat ter, a member of the commission. A rumor was put in circulation in Paris, tally discredited in well informed circles, Ge Chambord was invited to the Enslish court—a most wees E Soest im Epgland’s present relations a 4n imperial decree authorizes the formation, ander the of the city of Paris, of s bank for the use of the bakers of Paris, A credit yill be opened thereim ’ for each baker who deposits security for the amount re- uieed te aarehane, exsie 600, fir. Every baker is und to send to the bank every three days a statement of the quantities of corn and peopl dren \ Aad and from these statements the official tables will be oom- jed and the officiel prices of the month lated. bank is aut! to advance to the ers the difference between the price fixed by the municipality and the official prices of the menth, and such advances ba ag repaid bg the bank recsiviog back the su be! m the price of brea. aud the official average. The bank ‘be extended to the other com- munes of the Seine. ay borrow what funds are re- quired, and the expense of its management is to be borne by the city of Paris. M.M. Fortoul, Minister of Public Instraction, and Ed- ward Thayer, Director General of the Post Office, are yaised to the rank of Sanatcra. M Stoarm, Conocillor of/ State, is appointed Director General of the Pout Office. The Emperor has expressed to the Mayor of S«. Ger- mains his intention of restoring the Paiace of St. Ger- mains. ‘The Archbishop of Paris and Besancon have forbiddea their clergy to experiment in table turning. A joint stock company, presided over by M. Am, Sees ae and ner a a to e all Lamartine’s works, past to ome. ‘The capital is 450,000 francs. The following seditious placard was found posted om Christmas night in several parts of Paris:—‘The to amuse pudlic opinion, which is manifesting itself st him, is preparing a coup de police. Let all chizens be.on thelr guard!” pa ‘The dividend ef the Bank of France for the second halt year of 1868 is fixed at 84 francs per share, payable on January 2, Spain. { POLITICS AT MADRID—CALDERON DE LA BABCA~ 4 BOOK TREATY BETWEEN SPAIN AND FRANOE-— THK AMERICAN TRADE IN SPANISH WORKS. a dates igen hos il = et’ Senators and Beputies of held a meting on the 20th, to decide on the course of action, They agreed to appoint a committee to wait on the Minister of Justice to plead the cause of the periodi- cal apo and to demand that the journals should not be liable to seizure by the local authorities. The Minister reosived the committee on the 2ist, and told them that the moment the Presi¢ent of the Council was able te transact business their request would be submitted te the Cabinet. Napoleon III. bas conferred the decoration of Grami Of- ficer of the Legion of Honor on M. Calderon de la Baroa, on the occasion of the conclusion of the literary treaty | with France, This treaty is intended, among other things, to stop the American traffic in Spanish books via Paria, / THE SOULE DUEL—HEALTH OF THE MARQUIS OF ToRGOT. ‘The Constitutionnel ed The sccounts received from Madrid by the family Margais de Targot, continae to be of a satisfactory nature. Hie health has much im- roved, and bis wound received in the recent duel with M. ié, is now advaneed towards a cure. The Paris correspondent of the London Chronicle, on December 28, sa; It has been very currently ported today thata egaphle Gespatch ban beem re- ccived from to state that Mr. + hepes that there was no truth in the rep had seen @ gentleman who hed spoken to Mr. cler, (Mr. é's brother in-lew,) this morning, who had said Bothing oo the subject, and whocsrteialy would have done so if he had been im possession of aay such im- Nelligence. But since then! have just learnt that, ate diaper party giver at the Palace of the Tuileries last even- ing, the apace himeelf stated to the Grand Duchess of had received a despatch to that effect. Py is still te be hoped that the report may turn out to be correct, and I only mention it becanse the subject has ob- tained a (Se deal too much notoriety. I therefore give the reports as they have reached me. Tealy. ANOTHER OUTBREAK IN PIEDMONT. A disturbance took place at Harge, Piedmont, om 10th December, which fora time bore a formidable aspect. About three hundred peassats and others /irom the moas- ains entered the town, it being market day. and demsed- ed that the corm shoul be sold at three france per mina. ‘The dealers refused to comply, on which the took pevevespoededl dy onsale. The Council of De- ‘tes assembled and sent to Saluzro for military aid, whieh arriving, the rioters fied, leaving forty of their mum- ber captive in the hands of caravineers. At last accounts all was again quiet. Prussia. Bo ‘baa loft n very lange atvele of loving fslende: and the a very rele o whole German white bas jhesapolaglea Bacon ‘to regard him as one of the celebrities of the times. (onthe Dine formerly Prussian concn Coa- at London on a special mission ve to the Eastern question. Pama, Friday iidings Vea poe x ARIS, Fri Dec. 30 —Closing prices of Paris Bourse:—Three per cent lentes, 74 6) Four amd a half per cent do., 101 25; Bank shares, 2735. Vin, Friday Evening, Dec. £0 —Cloring Prices.—Five cent metalliques, 933,; exchange on London, 11 13; Bank shares, 1370." i aa Axsrmrpam. Friday Evening, Deo. 30.—Closing Prices.— Four per cent Datet, 93 16 16; Two and « hali do., 62%; Granada Active, 203; new Peravian, 653;; new Mexioas, 2234; Five per cent Austrian Metalliques, 76 7-16. ) RICHARDSON BROTHERS AND (O'S CIROULAR. Livarroot, Deo. 29, 1863. The weather continues sovereiy cold, with wind at east, and we have consequently but few arrivals from abroad. Notwithstanding we are in the holiday period there has been s gocd demand for wheat, flour ard Indian corn, and sales of eaca article have been made at some advance on Tueeday’s prices, Liverpoot, Ded. 30, 1853. This the wind has shifted round to west and northwest, and the snow has quite disappeared. We had a good attendance at our market this morning, much Jarger than usual in tae Christmas week. Wurat.—There was an active demand for wheat, and fine and good qualities of white made 34. to 4d. advance So Sin of Tueeday—American white realized Ls. , per J. Fiour—The show of flour on sale was limited, but the demand was good, and 40r. was paid for 1,000 bbls. (¥- B ao of Philadelphia, and 88s. 6d. for Westers oat IypiaN Conn met an active inquiry at 1s. advance on the prices of our last; fine yellow sold at 464. = 46s. 6d. per 480 Ibs, or i No change took in the value of oats tmeal; the demand for former was fair, but the latter only in slow request. Eoyrnian Brans in retail demand only. pe FI ig Magy ed 0,100 quarters wheat, 6,400 quarters corm, 27,700 bbls, and 2,600 sacks of flour. Experts in same time—4370 quarters wheat, 1,700 quarters Indian corn, 1,930 barrels and 1,570 sacks floar. This day's currency for Ameriean cereales is, for white 11s. 34. te 11s. 6d., middiing 108 84, to 11s., fine red, 10s, 104. to 11s., Ohio flour 381, 61. # 308., Baltimore and Philadelphia 888. 6d. a 89s. to 409. for a choice parcel. Indian corn—White and yellow, 46a. a 46s. 6d. Corron —The market has been firm curing the week, and full prices have been obtained for the batter «lasses The wales are 45,660 bales, of which 7,790 bales wore Gr. speculation, and 2,290 for export, ener ices omfaal, as there is no demasd at present, Qurecrnon BARK —We hays no change to quote in this article. je lots of new beef have ar- Provisions Some sam; tived, in our next we aball rej There is uv eal» for old beef at present. Pork --American ie without demand of a1 very fine psreal of new prime mens, ** Albui is held at 8i«. 61 ; Frepen 82s 61, per barrel pe cel néw long middlos, rib in, was sold Apr the quantity here is emall it may t. in emall lota. many mooti’, & of apeculators, we may, perhaps, Lave! little advance vatil arrivals com BARING BROTHERS’ CIRCELAR, Losow, Friday, Des. 20—6 P. M. The colonial and foreign produce markets heving matred closed this week for the Caristmas holiday taken piace and the more #0, too, as most 1 ports are closed by the frost. , bat there fs no inconvenient 4G. a advanced to 6s. 9(d., while pillared have been 4d per or In the funds flactuations have rent, with conflicting warlike ramors. Cousola leave 999¢ 0.04, ex ¢iv. The Overland Mail arrived op tae inet., bringing advices to the following daien 28th; Columre, Bth; Calcutta, 19en: Canto, 1 Shangbae, ist; Batavia, 1th, Peasog, 10:h Noveniber, Mapila, 20th October Awericax Srocks —Thers is no revivel of demand For , # onrgo of 2,609 bag Gant Rio, ac oiler of 6i+,, adoat for