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Tho following is a lst of her passengers:— eater W Mactoupal, Mr Peuchew sud ‘ey. GW Oner RB Haight, H Getz, Mr steere, 1 Barbour lady and child, Dui, Jas Glen,’ Krving and indy, Mr Kersoaw, Mr way, AK Carter, Mr Hopt, Mr u'Keuly, Mr Cnarieswor * p Charrinaud, Mr WB ‘an ‘Wm Topling, Berrioge, Jady apd chid) Muse Jordan, 4m 1 Peel Rally H taker brah ein Wilron, a Meore, Mr Le Graud Smith, The Belgian Steam Transatlantic Navigation Company's new screw steamship B-'gique, Capt.-Tack, put oask to Southampton, at which port she arrived oa Thursday night, the 24th. Tne Belgique left Antwerp oo the Slst of December, but, in consequence of a dissrrangement in her macninery, was detained at South. ampton until January 6th, om which day sho lef:; bat owing to @ second aceldent, she was com- pelled to put into Plymouth Sound, from which she again railed tor New York on the 10ch. After resching about 700 miles wes‘ of the Lizards, one of her boilerd was found to be burnt out, and the shio leaklog to s considerable extent. The mainmast had als> sunk, Finding that a continuance of the voyage would be ¢angerous, the Delgique was forexd to prt buck, and it was on'y by tue united efforts of the pasdengers and crew that she was kept ailoat, the pumps having been kept going night and day. She had four to tix fret of water in her hold on reas>ing South- ampton.’ Ste has been taken ioto dock for repairs, The weather was good after she le{t Plymou:h, The Arego arrived at Southampton at midnight of the 26th ult., all well, ‘The Persia brings intelligence of further progress ¢2- wares peace. Orders {twas reported, have beon ‘trans- mitted from St. Peer-barg to the Rusian army in the Crimea to ceate all farther hostilities until the résutts of approaching negotiations be known, It is also stated tbat the French and Eoglish cabinet shave come to a perfect sgreement as to the mode ia which the negotiations are to be carried on. At the same time the belligerent Powers continue their prepara- tions for an earnest continuance of the war, shoald peace not ult from the present enceavors. It was stated, but afterwards contradicted, that Gent. Pellssier, Cod- rington, and Omer Pasha had, like Gortschakoff, received orders from their respective governmen's tostop hostill- lies, Such orders will not be sent till an armistice be formally concluded. ‘These favorable indications have given incrersed ad. vance and firmness to the funds, Eugli-h and Continental; in Turkish, especially, epeculation has been extremely active. Contmental exchanges remain steady, At Paris the rate for money is 5% a6 per cent. Telegraphic ac- counts from St. Petersburg cescribe an animated demand fer produce, and a rise of nearly 10 per cent in prices— the rates of exchange having also experienced an ad- vance from 35344. to 37d. The London Globe announces that her majesty has sig- pified her intention of opening Parliament in person. Tho Earl of Glasford will move the address in thd Lords, and it will be seconded by the Earl ef Abingdon. A despatch received via Trieste announces that on the 14th ultimo the Ambassadors commenced with the Porte the discussion of the question relative to the reconstitu- tion of the Principalities, and the reforms connected with the condition of the Rayabs. ‘The following is telegraphed to the Manchester Guar- dian:— Marsm1y, Jan. 25, 1856. The steamer Thabor has arrived. she brings home Gen. Levaiilant, French Governor of Sebastopol, who is invalides. His probable successor will be Gen. Forey. From Sebastopol, accounts ace tothe 9th January. There bad been much snow, The cannonace from nort! forts continued, and was replied to a; intervals by the allies. Two more ofthe docks had been blown up. Accounts frcm Kertsch state that General Vivian, fearing ao at- tack, had sent off a requisttiontor an additional number of officers for the fotantry anc artillery. It is stared that 30,000 Russians had "appeared between Otchakoff and Petrevski. Fearing au attack in Kindurn, the garri- son of that place had been reiafo-oed, and the fleet was prepared to ¢o-cperate in case of necessity. From Ruts- chuk we hear that a serious collision had taken place be- tween the Turkish and Austrian soldiers in taat city. A despatch from Berlin, Wednesday, 224 ult., says :— The accrptance of the Austrian propositions has been published officially at St. Petersburg. The announcome:t states that the chief condition is the neutralization of the Black Sea, to be secured by a treaty between Russia and Turkey, Russia is ready to discuss the other points. All the officers of the arilery of the Anglo-Tarkish contingent are ordered to qnit Constantinople, and j:in their corps at Kertreh. Mr, Murray, the Brisish Minister to Persia, who left Teheran Decerober 6, with bis entire legation, was, at last sccounte, on his way to Tabriz, whence he intented to proceed to Moussol. General Kmety (imael Pasha) left Erzeroum for Con- stantinople December 16. Other Hungarians accompa- nied him. Said Effendi, jester to the Sultan, had just died in Constantinople, at the astonishing age of 120 yoars and 7 months. He held the post of buffvom under four Sul- tans, and retained his comic powers to the last. Prince Paskiowiteh was still alive, but beyond the por- sibility of recovery. The Austrian papers had received strict orders not to print any article which can give umbrage to Russia. An impression is current in certain circles that Russia would not have met the allied propositions had not her internal affairs been ina precarious state. Tho Militar Zeitung insinuates that insubordination exists in the army of the Crimea. Kertach letters, December 29, mention that although locked in by fee, the garrisons of Kertsch and Yenitale want for nothing. , Fuel was the only article at allssarce, |/A deep fosse had been dug, and s parapet twelve feet high raised around the town of Kertsch and the defences of St. Pauls and Yenikale, within which the troops are hutted. A rumor existed that Gen. Wrangel had been re- inforced at Arabat, and me¢itated an attack across the ice. ‘The Czar has granted a charter to the merchant Moro- soff to establish a cotton factory, under the name of the Joint stock Bogorodsko-Gluchowski works—oapital 750,000 ailver roubles, in 250 shares of 8,000 roubles each. Ano- ther company is in process of organization for the steam navigation of the lower Dneiper and for opening up the resources of the southwestern provinces of Russia. This company has the privilege ot importing ships and rigging duty free. The national debt of Russia amounted at the latent mo- ment to 1,168,918,000 silver roubles, In 1944 tt was 823,- 024,000 rouble Advices vin Norway mention that sine the Allies raised the blockade of the White Ses, Ovtober 9th, be- ‘tween 200 and 409 vossela with full fretghta have eutered ought to do so; and we PRICE TWO CENTS. the port of Archangel. The fortifications of that plsce had been much augmented, and there were being built aix frigates and twenty sorew steam gunboats, The woa- ther had been open. ‘The American bark Independence, Cept. Marshall, hae been wreoked on the Irish coast, All hands saved. The Liverpool cotion marke! closed on Wednesday the ‘Wd—the day of the Pacifis’s salling—with o brisk de- mand, at the extreme rates of the week, but on Thursday there was less doing, and prices were scarcely so buoyant; end on Friday the Cemand was only moderate, bat the market clored about 1-164. per pound above the previous Friday's quotations, Breadstuffs had somewhat recovered from the sudden Cepresaton. Tne money market ts @ little earier, but no change in rates. Conaois had reached 01, but closed at 909% 0 905;. THE PEACE RUMORS. — nat are the Prospects? {From the Joutnat de St. Petersburg. Jan. 21.) In consequence of the d of. the Russian government not wished to the work of conciliation by into negotia- tions of detail, trusting that her jion will be duly appreciated. (From the Berlin Despateh. Jan. 22.] The announcement of the English journals that Ruzsia has been required not to re-fo the Aland Isles, is not credited here. The necesity for economy had become so great in Russia, that the Czar, in regulating the Budget for 1866, struck out all pensions granted within the last two years, unless for military service. In the diplomatio circles it is’ expected that the allies will maintain an army of oocupation in Tur- key till the reforms in favor of the Christians are pa into execution and drmly established. Difficulties are apprehended on this point, on the part of both and Turkey. An army of occupation, itis asid, must be re- quired for fhe Principalities, which must be English or French, or mixed. We learn by way of Vienna tbat the electric wire between Constantinople and Belgrade is again at Lk A having been out of order for at least a month. DEFENCE OF THE RUSSIAN POLICY. {From Le Nord, (Kussign organ.) Jan. 22] Will it still be pretended that Russia is the make- bate of Europe? that it is Russia that wished for war? It is segapely forty-eight hours siace that we said that Russia, listening to the unanimous wishes of jEuroy which, auxious, timid, and foresecing terrible calamities in the prolongation of the war, implored peace from her—would not turn a deat ear to that palodire voice of humanity, and would make sacrifices with the most noble self-denial. We said so frankly, convinced that we were right; and we have not been deceived. But we should be de- ceiving our readers, and sh. wring ourselves unwor- thy of the confidence with which we always sought to inspire them, should we pretend that Rassia only accepted the propositions of peace made to her to please Europe. It is not for us to develope this argument, for it would not satisfy us; aud thank heaven we are in- dependent enough to say what we think. Truly, a Power like Russia should never lose sight of the wishes and ivterests of Europe. She ought to know, at a pinch, how to sacrifice her welfare to the happiness of others. But’ there is a limit to all things, even to generosity—even to self-denial. Who would believe it, even if we state it, that Rus- sia has just sacrificed her interests to those of Eu- rope, and that she has shown herself more European than Russian? No one. And we ourselves—we own it—we would not believe it, We shall, therefore, be more sincere, aud we shall be the more resully believed, when we say that Russia only accepted the propositions made to her because if was her in! sega oe ogone ake Every impartial, loyal, aud just minded man must own that since the commencement of the war Russia was always desirous of peace, and that it always slipped through her fingers because she was never allowed to conclude it. This time she found herself in more advantageous conditions to obtain her object. After the heroic defence of Sebastopol, the efforts of her adversaries to seize upon the Crimea failed before the immense obstacles opposed to them by the Rus sians; and in Asia, where she took the offensive, she achieved a great success by the captare of Kars. In this position, and still in her full vigor, Rus- sia could await, yet desire peace. She herself made the first pro itions, and when those of the allies reache er through the medium of Austria she did not hesitate to accept them, for, with a trifling difference, they were nest the same which had received her asseut at the Vienna ferences. One point only presented itself for the firgt time, and seemed to have been purposely in- serted to prevent once more the work of peace. Already, on her first refusal, whish, however, was not a categorical refusal, Austria evinced an inclina- tion to break off her relations with Russia, and to increase the complications of the war; while at Lon- don men exulied at beholdiug Russia once more fall into the snare. She might, in fact, have found the whole of Europe arrayed against her, which the force of circumstances and a complication ot insi- dious engagements would have reduced, even against its will, to tnat hard extremity. It was here that the real enemies of Russia laid wait tor her ; it is for this result that England labored. Russia has upset their calculations, and she has done well. But we maintain that it was her duty to do so on another ground, which refers to the future—a word which a great Power must never lose sight of in its most grave resolutions. What is, in fact, the real cause of the war? What is the motive of thia gene- ral, universal mistrust into which the very friends of Russia have been driven? The cause is that which all the most sclema declarations of Russia have not been able to annul, and which would al- ways have existed as ed as no positive, and, 50 to say, material proof been brought forward to contradict it ; it is the idea that the dream of the ambition of Russia was the conquest of Constanti- nople. However absurd, ridiculous, contrary to the most patent facts, was such a misconception, never- theless it was 80 widely spread—it struck such deep root in public opinion—that it would always bave been an immense and most disadvantageous obstacle to Rassia. Her adversaries therefore put a syllogism to her, which, although coming from an enemy, hed nevertheless a certain value. “If you are sincere,” they said. ‘in your protesta- tions not to wish to seize upon Turkey, why not at one blow demolish that terrible supposition, which, rightfully or wrongfully, will always bo suspended over your head, by ceding to the Porte a sinall tract of land which brings you in nothing, aud which is of no possible use to you except for the invasion of the Ottoman empire? The day upon which you make that material concession all Europe will be- lieve that you do not follow tne dreams of aggran- dizement attributed to you; it will do more—it will own that it was in error.” Russia bas just given this material proof of good faith to Europe, and in giving it she exclaims, ‘“ Do you believe me now?” Russia bas therefore destroyed at one blow the immense distrust which exists on all sides against her, and the snare about to be again laid for her too great susceptibility by the hatred of those who re- gard the present war less as a political than as a national one. THE NEWS IN ST. PETERSBURG. (St. Petersburg, (Jan. 16. evenig,) Correspundence of Faris Constitutionel | A report ia sols the round like wildfire. The Emperor is said to have given his adhesion to the Austrian ultimatum. No one will believe it to be trae. Nevertheless, it is so, No member of the im- perial family, or of the Council of the Empire, not one of the Ministers, not even M. de No-«elrode, could have predicted this morning the pacific reply of the Czar Alexauder IT. For the last two days Prince Alexander Gortscha- koff, by fomea aged at Mae 0! he ee the tel- egraph in continual play, appealing e sen- timenta of the Rassinn ‘overnment in favor of eace. He pointed out the serious consequences that would result ‘rom a categorical refusal. This morning the Mnpevor Alexander sent for the Chancellor and M.de Seniavin, to make them ac- quainted with the decision he had adopted, and wish that it should be immediately communicated to Count Valentine Esterhazy. It was the Under ore W Secretary of State for Fi Affairs who was charged to take the note to Austrian Plenipo- tentiary. Atthe same time, a summary of the note was forwarded by telegraph to Vienna. Count Nesselrode’s ication to Count Esterhazy commenced as follows: Tn giving an additional proof of the pacific senti- eae Daf aye him : L? interest of the = lance o' wer of Eur a ly, my august master, tas wished to tontlt publicly the on ce he attaches to consolidating bonds of friendship which nite him to the Court of Vienna and to the other Courts of Kurope. ‘The Emperor Alexander appears to have consulted no one bt hhimeelt in these grave circumstances. He has just charged the Grand Duke Nicholas with the delicate misgeion of communicating his decision to his brother, the Grand Admiral Constantine. We shall only know to-morrow at Bt. Petersbarg what ‘ that interview. tog in al oe Wit Sth ote ren! sovereigns of a Central Europe. ‘The FE te foreign States at the Ruseian are on their way to Chancery, to congratulate the government of the a. Cant Valentine Esterhazy was not the He seems much cans the unforeseen issue of his mission: but be M. de Nesselrode very reserved, and by no megns to give way to ebullitions of ten derness, ee id On returning to his chambers, Count Valentine Esterhazy i od to draw up the report, which he twitch will be atenateg to the care of ‘his fit sorne i int care it secre- tary, M. Szechenyi. impression produeed on the population of the capital by the news of the decision of the Czar is thie—great incredulity among the lower clases, and in the higher classes, where passing events are known sooner and better, profound as- tonishment aed some expressions of discontent. All that remains to be ‘done now is to fix the where the conferences are to mect, for which text ofthe Russian official note will serve as a vee aan Ste diplomatist who will represent Rus- bia at The name of the latter is whispered about; some say Admiral Prince Menschikoff, bat I the Priey Councilor’ T wilogy incline to belovs 01 lor; I wi ine ieve it may We the latter. wish T have no other news "to communicate to-day. Groups are assembling in the streets, discussing the great news. A’ great nnmber.openly manifest their satisfaction, but the “Old Russians,” the partisans of war at all price, are in consternation, and do not hesitate to declare that the Emperor Alexander IT. will not find a diplomatist who will affix his stg- esl to a peace concluded under such ‘circnm- ces. [St. Peteraburg (Jan. 16) Correspondence of Paris Presse). This morn! nee general cry here was still for war, when suddenly in the evening it was rumored about that the Czar had Bier way. This rumor was at first generally received with suspicion, and was only repeated in'a low tone. Ihave been in- formed on good anthority that telegraphic de- mpetohee ied Haine parsctabitn adv! ving the pw iple acce| ce of roposi tic ‘were received, i aie t Count de Nesselrode, accompanied by M. de Senianinn, his Under Secretary of State, went im- mediately to the Emperor, and before he left his iy received orders to notify to Count Ester- hazy the acceptance of the Austrian propositions. At the moment when M. de Senianiun was com- municating the resol n of the Emperor to the Austrian Envoy, Count Nesselrode sent a notice to the same effect by telegraph to Prince Gortechakoff. To-morrow, Count Emerick. de Sznechnezi, Secretary of the Austrian Embassy at St. Fetaaburgs will leave this city, and convey to Vienna the, official report of Count Katerhazy, and the original of the note by which the Minister of Foreign Affhirs announces to the Austrian envoy the acceptance of the Austrian proposition. The news of concessions hav: been accorded spread rapidly gong fhe diplomatic corps and the higher circles of socicty. whence it descended to the lower classes of the population, and was the cause of very maiked differences of opinion. The represen- tatives of the German courts hastened to the Minid- uy of Foreign Affairs to ascertain the authenticit; of the good news. General de Nordin, the Swedis! Minister, aloue oP ared not to share in the joy ex- pressed by his colleagues, and it was not, therefore, to Connt de Nestelrode but to Count Usterhazy that le applied for information. Cabinet couriers are Jeaving every raomeut in all directions. The resump- tion of negotiations is talked of as likely to be open- ed either at Dresden or at Brussels, THE NEWS AUSTRIA. A letter —_ Vienna, of the 18th -ultimo, in the jazette, — ey pl Count Stack * elberg, was received yesterday by the Emperor at a private audience, to deliver his Majesty an auto- graph letter of the Emperor Alexander. Later in the day the Count had a conference with Count Budl, at which Prince Gortschakoff was also preaent. The official intercourse between the Prince and the mn dors of the Western Powers re-cominenced to-day. These diplomatists met at the Ministry of- Foreign Affairs, to communicate to each other’ the instructions which they had receiyed from their governments b telegraph and the object of which isthe conclnsion of an armistice. This armistice will be concluded, itis said, for three months, be- cause it 1s hoped that by that time the negotiations tor peace may be sufficiently advanced to allow their result to be foreseen with certainty. Of course the precise period when the conferences are to com- mence has not yet been fixed. It is asserted that, according to the wishes of both Austria and Russia, Prussia will be aiso represented at the conferences. The Post Ampt Gazette contains a letter from Berlin, which.says :— The Anstrian government has just despatched a written note to the courts of Paris and London, an- nouncing officially the acceptance by Russia of the Austrian prop , and inviting them to come to an understanding respecting the opening of the ferences. It leaves to them the choice of the place. The departure of Colonel Manteuffel is again indefi- nitely adjourned: (Visnpa (Jan 20,) Correspondence of the London Times. } The prevalent report that the Generals of the hos- tile armies have recejved telegraphic orders to sus- pend hostilities igfalse. It would be contrary to all diplomatic usage to issue such orders before the pre- liminaries of peace have been signed, and the; will hardly reach this oi before the 23d inst. Itis credibly related that neitherthe British nor French Minister at this Court has yet received from his go- vernment powers authorizing him to sign the pre- liminaries. The seat of the future Peace Congress is not yet fixed on, but some out-of-the-way place is likely to be chosen, where the diplomatists will find good food and iodging, and nothing to distract their attention from their importaut duties. The Vienna Presse, which is said to be the favo- rite organ of his excelleticy the Chief of the Police, contains a lengty article on the prospects of peace, that closes with the following menace’ against Kug- land, which will probably meet with the fall appro- bation of Mr. Cobden and men of the like kidney:— If party spirit on the other side of the channel shoula again endeavor to baiile the efforts made by Austria ve peace to the world, a cry of a tion would: be raised throughout Europe, and it wonld soon be seen that the most powerful of British ininisters would be unable to oppose the unanimous longing for peace which is felt throughout this quar- ter of the world. [Vienna (Jan. 20,) Correspondence cf London News. } Only those persons who have an opportunity of perusing the numerous official documeuts aud de- spatches which are exchanged between the foreign ministers in this city and their respective govern- ments can form a perfectly correct idea of the exact situation of affairs; but the subjoined account of what is now dofmg in the diplomatic world will hardly be fur frourthe truth. In the Austsian despatch of the 16th December, which accompanied the propositions presented by Count Valentine ksterhazy to Count de Nesaelrode on the 28tn of the same month, the following sentences occur:— .- tignature of these preliminaries would be imme- followed by # general armistice and definitive ne- dations. As our work (the propositions) has been horored by toe approval of bis Majesty, you are commis- tioned, Count, to presen it to the Court of Kuseis fur acceptance, anc earnestly to entreat the same to take it into rerivus cousiceration, and to communicate to us, as socn as porsioie, ita determination. It, as we hope, our proposais bhould meet with @ favorable reception, we will hasten to lunge thelr seceptance on the Courts of Paris ang Loadon, ke. Yesterday it was reported in the city that-Kng- land was dissatisfled with what had been done, and it appeurs to“me very natural that such should be the care. Is a slip of the Bessarabian territory to be considered an equivalent for Kinburn, Eapa- toria, South Sebastopol, Kamiesch, Balaklava, Kertch, and Yenikale? It is continually dinned into my cars that France aor agrees with Austria in thinking that Russia “ought to be allowed to retain all her means cf defence,” which diplomatic phrase means that North Sel 1 is to remain in statu 0, and that the Caucasus is again to be cn’ off rom communion with the Western world by means of a chain of Rus+ian forts. England has been pro- digal of blood and treasure the last. two years; but, "st to say, the propositions of the allies do not even touch on that part of the Eastern question whiclr relates to Asiatie Turkey. This fo vernment is so fanatiaally iactined to peace that t! foregoing remarks will not be taken in good er here, but it is my duty to represent things in their true light. ‘The policy of Austria has, from the very outbreak of the war, been a eaey, of “demonstrations,” and Le Nord Was probably right in saying that Austria would not place herself. in the line of battle this year, but ¢t was certainly wrong when it stated that Count Pol had officially communicated that fact to the Western Powers. There is, however, reason to believe that a confidential communication was mre to France, if not to England, that Austria ld be unable to place her armies on a full war ‘coting hefore the year was far advanced. Pe | on the os Soteete Post, (Vieona,) Jan. 23 } e veace of Kurope—w peace of a sptisfa and durable character—may now be combtdered ee 3 not & peace in whie® the vanquished bends the head-with goashing of testh under the yoke of the victor; not a peace containing within itself ‘germ of ao war still more saaguii which has — terminated The same paper adds that only two hours elapsed from the time of the decision having besmtaken at St. Petersburg to the arrival of the news st Vienna, and gays that it was the telegraphic despatch sent by Prince Gortachakoff to the Russian capital, after a long conference with Count Buol on the 15th ult., that turned the balance. The Post says:— It is a fact that some high personages residing here had made preparations for departure. Demidoff bad his furniture , and had fixed hie depattare Ger the 20h Suse Pelee Got koff lately visited several collections of works of art, as though he wished t» see those valuable arti- cles once more before he left. The Prince was not present at the Inst ball at the Courf, but sent an ex- cuse declining the honor under cireum- stances. It was remarked that the Bmperor, on ew tering the room, shook hands with the Baron de Bourqueney, the French ambassador; and it is said that in doing so his Majesty made the following re- mark in French:— We are ina crisis, but uader any circumstances we will go out of it together.” THE NEWS IN PRUSSIA. (Berlin (Jan. 2£) correspondence of the London Standard, If the Paris Journal des Débats be rightly in- formed, Anstria bad consented to the restoration of Poland. This is a more serious avows! than the Journ in question would scem to think, and yet it made evidently on no ordinary authority. We are told that it was Colonel Manteuffel who discovered the extent of the SDuagten ait into whieh Austria had entered with the Western Powers, and we are led to infer that it produced an effect on his own government of so deep a nature as to excite those efforts which have ended in the acceptance of the pieeien propositions. To Prussia, indeed, is at- tributed in chief part the resolution of Russia to agree to preliminaries of peace. But what ate we to think of Austria, if it be true that she was read, to appoint mili commissioners, in order to set with the Western Powers the part she should take, not in pompelling the Czar to give guarantees for the integrity of the Turkish empire, but to makea parti- tion of the Russian empire? Are we to believe that Austria was serious in her offer or acceptance of the offer to restore Polayd at the expense of both Russia and Prcasia? Is it trae that the Western Powers were, for sake of buying the support of Austria, ready to hand over Moldavia and Wallachia to a new master, and that master the most odious in the eyes of the people of these oppressed countries? The poor inhabitants of these Principalitie: have had a year's experiance of Austrian military occupa- tion, and it has proved a grinding tyranny; and yet we are told that while the newspaper press of Europe is arguing abou$ the constitution that. with the consent of the Principalities, is to be bestowed upon them by their benefactors, the latter had set- tled for them a very different fate. Instead of promised freedom, they were to have their Austrian tormenters fastened sige them, with the new Con- cordat to boot. If all this be true, the world will have discovered hiow it is, from having learned how thoroughly unprincipied is the crovked science of diplomacy. The restoration of Poland on the one hand, and the government of the Principalities on the other, ought to be something more than ques- tions of convenience. There must assuredly be some principle involved therein. The restoration of Poland especially is a subject which ought not to be Nightly advanced as. a aorbof hypothetical menace. Austria, England, France Sardinia did really and truly discuss the question of the reetoration of Poland, and if they came to the conclusion that an act undoubtedly just in itself would, moreover, be one of sound pol Heys why did they agree to any propositions at all? Why did théy propoge to an enemy incapable of resistingso mighty a combixation, to agice to 4 supension of hostilities, leaving a recognized serene of justice and policy to continue a reproach to the spoilers, while England. and France allow themselves to be burthened with the political crime of accomplices after the fact? Poland will learn that her cause has been discussed inthe councils of the free States of the West, aud recognized to be so just as that one of the three parties ges! 3 tition acknowledged herself a convert, and yet that, for sake of escaping the cost of an additional year of war, they deliberately sacrificed her, and made merchandise of their own convio- tions. The cause of Poland becomes thus dis- posed of forever. If the right of Poland to a restoration of indedendencée through foreign inter- vention be admitted, surely the right t» free he! cannot be questioned—the former involves the latter. Austna has, then, actually sanctioned the right of Poland to shake off ber own domination as well as that of Prussia and of Russia! Suppose her own Polish provinces should take her at her word, by what right could she draw the sword against them ? If Galicia, for instanve, should prove herseif, like Hungary, more than a match for the Austrian army, how could the latter invoke the aid of Russia, seeing that the government of Vienna has admitted the principle of Polish restoration, but which all have mede subservient to a miserable idea of expediency. Perhaps Poland may, in her despair, think not so much of shaking off a government to which she has been accustomed as of inflicting chastisement on those who have committed the most exasperating of offences, that of deliberately sacrificing the acknow- ledged rights of Pie dae for sake of ease and savin; of money and effort. Such an agreement would, i contirmed, show that the civilized governments of the West,while without the passions which they des- pise in barbarians, possess not the high principle by which, amongst the better educated, they have need of being repiaced. Their hollowness would mark them out as easy prey to an astute Power like Russia, which will know how to break aitiances only held togetber by selfishness, and then to set wild fa- naticism over again against enemies who have no powerful sentiment with which to mect its force. This reasoning proceeds of course upon the as- sumption that the Débats speaks the trath, in telling us that Prior to the sett!ement of the Anstrian propo- sitions, the Government of Vienna had agreed to the restoration of Poland, receiving in lieu of her own provinces, the Turkish dependencies of Molda- vis aud Wallachia, Svppose, on the other hand, that Austria was not in earnest. Let us think that instead of despoiling Prassia and of curtailing Russia she only affected to entertain the question of Po- land's restoration, in order to become thoroughly ‘inted with the designs of the Ailies, that she expore them to the enemy? If this not un- likely version of the story be true, then is Austria simply playing the part of spy and betrayer, and her treachery will not end until she has. made complete dupes of England and France. Everybody knows that peace, as it is proposed to be made, will be a suspension of arms only to allow of greater activity ot intrigues. The Northern Powers will become more clorely united than ever they were, and, as they must have the alliance of either France or of England, for, without the one or the other, they would fail in their resolution of extinguishing freedom in Europe, it is towards France they will look—it is her support they will try to purchase, and it is against E land the whole of their efforts will be di- rected. British had never a more dan- gBerous bg sd o joa jared for their existence ai ts oder the alluring aspect of peace, and statesmen had never more n to exercise their sagacity with firmne THE NEWS IN BELGIUM, [V'rom the Independance Beige, Jaa, 22. With whatever impatience the signature of the preiiminaries of peace may be looked for, it is stil! necessary to be resigned for a few days more, for this ne egi cannot well be accomplished before the 1st or 2d of next month. So important an act could end Me ate errn a the aes of a sim. le tele; ie des] Ann the acceptance by Russia of the Austrian em (tone. It Sane cessary at least to wait for the text of the diplo- matic document si, at St. Petersburg on the 16th hy Count Nese and Count Esterhazy. But this is not C4 In cee ant si at iminaries of peace, resentatives of the belligerent powers will Tegutte special powers. Prince Gortschakoff will receive his by the courier who brings the above document; but in order for the governments of France and England to.accord to their agents it is necessary that they sh first receive a copy of that note. All this demande a long delay, and ix not too much to presnme that it will extend to. the commencement of next month. ‘The English ipa ,avour readers are aware, continue to sow —_ cba; the diffi- culties which beset the Afth it—the one in which the Western Powers reserve to themselves the right of adding specie\ conditions to the four SS But in signing, this fifth point with the Rus- sia has not given to those Yheid ees a blank sig: nature with the power of filling in all the exactions which aay please them. come to on that ah Ax understanding was Om the others, and It was agreed that in | beyond these Shree i me t doubtedi: curope was uni iy made Lonlt Philippe, and took from him iss matural ally; but it is equally known that this sort of-neutratity — respected when a Power does not find it te- be its inte: ralizatic of the Black Sea” is meant that no shi re al ually the prepositions for peace was received Spanish government last night, and was communi- cated at onceto our legation here, a-chief of the it might be inferre: of the Austrian conditions of peace is hardly se “pure and simple,” so unconditional, as was at first supposed. The Journal de St. stance, expresses a hope that Russia willbe entitled to conridetation for not having “arrested the work of conciliation by acceesary n tions.” a despatch from Berlin speak de Nessélrode to M. Bud! Minister explains to his agents “ the motives for the acceptance of. the proj intentions relative to tuture negotiations,” and tae baud, Russia, in ing hey adhesion when she knew those clatmewould be advaneed, has satisfactorily ; moke the concessions necessary to lead the negotia- tions to a satisfactory result. we Private Jetler trom Brussels, dated ne apa ., contains tl remarks on’ great questions of the day ee sa seat from Vienna; coutsls one wand’ Which reat jenna, contain one word (" importance is attached, and “vlich 1 confeon I do noé understand—it is the neutral§eation of (Ne Black Sea, and whieh forms the first article. It is mot the ne —_ of ror 5 alge en ay lerms we, bat the real senze that we ought to attash to it. Whiat docs neutrality meen in time of ce? It is nonrense, or rather a con! ion. Can ibe is an intention to repeat th: fault j with regard to Felgium, when it was: that should rex: in any wars which between the different nations of = reat to violate it. If by 8 be allowed to enter the Dardanelles, it’ is pre what existed before thewar. If by it i@ meant the convention made between Russia and’ Turkey under the guarantee of the other Powers, whrel provides: that neither of those States shall have skips of war in the Black Sea, it cannot be termed a neatraliza- tion. If,then, this word had a meaning, it would he necessary to believe that even in tiare of war Turkey could not make use of her marine. either te annoy the coasts ef Russia, or succour her maritime provinces, should they be invaded by: land armies— rey would hy No If nom ic pee rcs wre peace ermany, or, taking advantage e el it forth by the German States, wished to exolte against France. France would then not have the right to profit by her alliance with Turkey, ané’ to trang] It wor naced by Russia. wrt her fleet and her troops to the Black Sea. be the samo if British India were to be-me- We are, then, justified in demanding that the wor@ “neutralization” shall be effaced ; for on concluding Srey it is absurd and dangerous to of war, selves the right, eS practi of the four articles, - to require from Rusgia nance of peace. It is quite evident that these exi- gencies anki to be extremely moderate ; but it ie equally e be exorbitant which is indispensable for the securi- ty of Europe—that is to say, the reestablishment of the treaties of 1416, and such as eee existed im antici, cases The Western Powers have to them- guarantees for the mainte- ident that no one can pronounce that te 1880. It was for the equillibrium of the province taken by Russia from Prussia, her ancient ally, had been constitnted an indepea- dent kingdom, on the soil of which a Russian army should never place its foot: Now, what is the consequence of the present state of things? It is this—that Russian armies to the number of from 300,000 to 400,000 men can occupy Poland, and can in a few days march into Kastera Prussia, in' Silesia, Brandenburg, and enter Berlin; that they can by a flank march invade the whole of Gallicia, and reach Vienna in eight: days, and that,thus marters of the whole of Germany, they can advance ie the Rhine, ond in less than one month invade ‘rance. Europe to demand the execution of the ‘treaties -which have aever been abrogated, and: the re-eatub- lishment of those remains, rhe as they are, of Polish nationality. If Russia refuse, on the ground of the insurrection of 1830,she can be answered:that all should not be punished for one fault, and'that at alt events that has been sufficiently expiated. It is then for the common advantage of " THE NEWS IN-SPAIN, Paris (Jun. 19) Corzenponcence of London Times. ue news of Russia having accepted as pe ro LA ‘ish Foreign Office being the bearer of it. Lord Howden had a large dinner and evening party, several memtLers of the diplomatic body oe, tent, and on the ocmmnanles despatch to him his lordship an.ounced it to the assembled guests. It has the theme of general conversation to-day, having been published in the Gazette. gS pre- ition of the telegraphic immediately rose and THE NEWS IN FRANCE. The Paris correspondent of Le Nord, writing om January 22d, says that when Prince Jerome went to communicate the news of the Russian acceptat the pene proposals to his dat Mat “ weeping for joy;” also, that when the Emperor Napoleon read the despatch to the councilof war, Admiral Lyons cried, “ Sire, I don't exactly uader- stand it; there must be some mistake!” poleon smiled, and read it ay nce of hter, the Princess ilde, that lady threw herself upon his neck, Louis Na- in. Then “ the Eng- lish began whispering busily amongst themselves, ‘The Duke ot Cambridge rose, saying that his mis- sion at Paris was atan end, and that he had only te take leave of, the Emperor and start that evening for London. should remain three or four days. As to Prince Ne- poleon, after the despateh was read, his Ro: nhess’s remark was, “ Then Italy and Poland:are sac- rifieed.’”” The same writer asserts that lively dif- ferences have taken — Duke of ve ge and a Be 2, hed ormer warmly resisting any project ot reas lishment of Polish indepensence- Louis Napoleon insisted that his Grace High- lace in the council between jerce of the London Times.} ‘ic despatches received that the acceptance by {Parts (Jan. 28) Corres From the telegra > for im Agali 8 circular from M. rg, in which the Russian itions of Austria, and his remark on this ia, that “the hepes of peace have lost thereby a little of force ;” and, lastiy, the Jour- nal de St. Petersbourg “hopes that arope will show itself grateful for the moderation exhibited by Russia.” Iam aware that it would be wrong to attach much importance or implicit credit to telegraphic meseages containing mutilated gentences from the newspapers ; but, if they are substantially correct, they would justify a suspicion that some attem, tuickery is meant, though I have no doubt that the French and English governments are fully pre red: for all emergencies, and are carefully on the watok against treachery. I have not seen M. de Nesselrode’s circular, but 1 think it is not difficult to state, with- ont its help, the ‘motives for the moderation of Russia.” Russia has signified her intention te accept our conditions of peace because she cannot help herself She has been driven to the verge of ruin by ‘he war, and the tact ia admitted by Rus- sians themselves, who literally shed toars over the humiliation which has fallen on their country, and which she has no choice but to bear. Russia peace simply because she cannot carry on the war, ard becanse she , with the re her ally Mapes to make the best bargain can under ¢ circumstances. If the ¢{/iiis that are now made to introduce that Power into the conferences be suo- cessful, the shame will be as great as is the impu- “ee which can advocate or justify such an intru- lon. A good deal of sentiment will, no doubt, be ox pended in favor of Russia, and much anes em- and crime, has she ever shown tenderness or mercy ? No weakness has ever disarmed her wrath, no in cence her cruelty, no helplesaness her brute force. xtracted the talons from one of the mon- it is a’pity if we cannot de the same thee 2 If it SP dael! that Cronstadt is ae follow the fate of Sebastopol, at least let us take care that it shall not be dasgerous. We have had some trouble in throwing the monsteron the ground. We have our band on his throat, and if we loosen the gripe tillhe is powerless for mischief the fault our own. {Parts (Jan. ty Correspondence of Lomdon ph.) You wou! , by the Cours de la i that the Rente o} which I sent you last nig! opened s enthusiastic vivas of delight. Wore thy, Fi) oyal peace today, and