The New York Herald Newspaper, February 9, 1868, Page 4

4 "EUROPE. Napoleon’s Difficulties--The Army and Press Law Bills. American Negotiations with North Germany. The Turkish Empire in Defence Against Outside “Civilization” and For- eign Interference. By steamships from Europe have the following Epectal correspondence and newspaper reports in detail Of our cable derpatches to the 26th of January. FRANCE. SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE RERALO Peace or War-The Army Bill and Press Law-Home TroublesA Note From St. Peteraburg—The Right of Pubile Meeting= The “Noble Family” Suit—Pattl’s Sultors. 3 Panis, Jan. 23, 1868, ‘The 21st instant was the anniversary of the execution of Louis the Sixteenth, and in high quarters a sort of » Balt holiday bas been kept, People are beginning to cal- ‘culate upen another “Tract for the Times” from the ‘Emperor, As the “gods” say, they must have him ‘tous"? But what is the good? No one believes in peace ‘assertions, no matter by whom uttered. The conviction is ‘tat war will soon be the order of the day. Want of food and waat of employment are making themselves heard, wad whether they will be powerful enough to put acheck upon till greater miseries a short time will show. <Aaniety is very great on the subject of Italy, and it is feared that events may march quicker in that peningula ‘than those in power are prepared for, + The Senate is busily employed on the new Army bill @eat up by the Corps Législatif for ratification. The General discussion will come off on Thursday, possibly ‘Verminate on Saturday, and be the law of the land on ‘Monday, No serious opposition is likely to be extended to the bill im this agapemone of the second empire, It 4s only when the bones of thoir ancestors are about Deing disturbed by that terrible iconoclast, Baron ‘Eaussmann—as im the case of ‘the Cemotery of Mont- snarire, tor the convenience of a new boulevard—that the Sonators rise to the occasion, The Army bill places almost immediately at the disposal of the Emperor an army of nearly 1,300,000 enfans terrible, This number 1s composed of the standing army of 800,000, with the un- changed annual contingent of 100,000 men ; of the reserve, formed by those entitled so leave the army, 200,000, and ‘the movable National Guard, drafted from the classes of 1866, 1865 and 1504, about 800,000, The period of active service is now nine years instead of seven, and marriage is permissible in the aixth year of service, Substitutes are allowable in the army, _ but wot in the moveable National Guard. Such briefly is the pew jaw, | Emperor has called upon Marsbal Randoa to make a special and detailed report on the pie 5 consequent upon ibese changes—in fact, to take Stock—a biut that Bismarck will not fail to take, The Gin of war is in the air, and I fear the people are begin- ning to resign themseives to it, With them it is wi ‘what camnot be cured must be endurod. The Duke de Persigny’s letter hag failed to set the Scine‘on fire. Its Orst importance was derived from the tact that the Emperor had been aware of its contonts. Some provend to discover the “fine old Roman hand’? amit, Be this agit may, the balon d'cssai has clearly euown that the press is ip no need of aliocutions, that ita Wants are very few and very simple, and that there must be no more dilly-dailying with the question. The French papers desire to be free from the arbitrary and veratious ference of the government; to be per- mitted to exercise and to enjoy the common rights of commercial ar poss to be suackled by no hea; mor chained down by destructive conditions; to lable only % the ordinary tribunals of Ms ‘country on they commis . - ¥Y, y % @ wrong. ne uke wwation ef the empire to be an ty These are two grains of wheat im the of chati—ail elac is but leatner or pruneiia The government bas been in communication with the con- Guetors of the principal newspapers for some time, 80 ‘Ahat it Cannot piead ignorance of what is required im the way of change. Hitherio, on this question, there has Deon much talk and but littie work. Indeed, if the Emperor dors not do something quickly it ts quite pos- sible the Comte de Chambord wili inundate tne Fau- bourg St Gormain with a letter to some doar Geueral X-——, promising the rights of man and every point of French cuaru Like the Irisu candidate for legis- lative houors, the Couns conditions “only send me io sarliament,’’ &c. The rumor increases that no reform will likely be made in the right of allowing Frenchmen to meet be- yond the number now fixed is regrettable, 1 wonder if is famous astronomical obs: orth of France, discovered this among the other *‘biack points’ in the political horizon? How Frenchmen, must look back on tue waves of time when they hela ter meetings in the Champ de Mara. Ail good old things seem to be leaving us ‘Tbe French, alter the Irish, are the ‘finest pisanthry under the sun,” and yet, if twenty enfans meet without & police permit, to found a goose club or to spend some balf hours with the bes: authors, they are liable to be dispersed by the reil of the drum of sent to occupy M. ‘Thiers’ sate apariunents ab Mazes, ‘Is true, ‘us bag hy RET Russia, 1 ing carda with th 1 Emperor in exchanging wi hd Tuileries om the oc.asion of New Yoar's Day, Russian Vime, expressed the pieasure he would expsrience by seving (he Emporor’s clemency exiended to Berezowski when be shouid consider the period had arrived, Na- poieon bas cailed for a special report of Borezowski's conduct from the day jas soutenced—trans- portasion tor Lie—up to the presen. His pardon, if graaced, will of course be conditional. Tne hearing of the case ageing the eleven journals for baving published a version of the proceedings in the ‘Chamber, apart {cou the Moniteur's or the Comple rendu, Still coutnues, A few days will compicte tue pleadings for eaoh journal, when the court will pronounce its de- cision. contests have alla political signiticance as weilasawell marked eod—the breaking down of every barrier to free discussion. In the affair Kervéguen, the Court of Honor, presided over by M. Berryer, decided ou Friday eveuing last, has the trial should commence on the 31st inst, and be condned to the matters raised in the Corps Légialatit by M. Kervéguen, who bas obtained permission to cite and to examine sueb persons as he cunsiders necessary to suppors bis charge of venality against the Parisian press, Connected with this business is am application of ® most delicate nature, referred to M, President Benoit Champy for decision. Few persons but have beard of the mysterious relations that the i known M. Charies de ia Varenne maigtained betweoa the various Italian Cabinets and the political press of Paris, ‘This geatieman died within the last few months, and rather suddeniy, leaving behind a box securely sealed, Alled with papers, which he directed to be burned after his death, Owing to differences about his proper- ty, the interested parties desired that the box should be opened by the Juge de Paix to see if it contained any papers affecting their family disputes. Uitimate- ly ‘4 examination of trusted wo Paper, which first published particulars ‘and che suis paid by Bismarck to Paris journals for ad- Yooating German unity, and which was M. Kervég authority when making his charge, now states thi in vhis box of papers loft by Charios de ia Varo! the proofs of veuality are to be found. M, obtained through a priest the authorizatior cuted, from deceased's mother to examin in the sealed box, and claimed from the judge to dose, Tho judge directed the box to be brought to his chamber, #bero be alone will examine the contents and make known his decision at a con t time. The Marquis dOrvault is about to @ an effort to break bis marriage with the famous La Bruyére, Considering that he contracted the marriage when about four soore bis plea cannot be that of youth, unless it be tne youth of second childhood, The civil ceremony took place in the duchy of Luxemburg, the religior one knows where, The Marquis alleges that civil contract not having been formally prociatmed im the French empire, a» required by ihe code, is not vinding on hii amd is mot even worth decoratin, his horse's tall, as once served tho cross the Legion of Honor, It is rumored, however, that the Marchioness anticipated such an event, and Curing the honey moon descended for a moment to the ‘Vulgar duty of requesting her lawyer to look after the matter. Woe are likely to be kept alive for some time to ime with the domestic troubles of this “noble bouse,”’ 10 iNegitimate son of the Marquis, aged ten years, Bas been expelied from the college of -ainte Barbe on account Of bis birth, His fetlow students, delieving that boy i a boy for a’ that, objected to this Draconian deci- ion Of the college authorities, and, following the exam- of certain foreign ministers, gent a “circular note” the newspapers embodying their protest, ‘The euthorities, thus bearded, perompiorily called upon t! laden to disavow the letier, and cry peccavi, They called a nary 4 which more than the legal twenty Sttended—and they violated the law of the land— 4 as peromptorily refused to retract. They were trosh ‘rom their ancient ya! Mg remembered the Medes- the hundred of Thermopyim, came dogra Hike wolf on the fold, rasti- sated fifty of the boys, ee to prevent their coming beck—has cloned the college. La Bruyere fils, or s’Orvault in pore, or Droutin in ese—for he carries all hose pairony mica—for if he be a youth to fortune will ortainly not be to fa: nown. Stock has boon taker the Marohioness d’Orvauit’s Doussboia goods, The following ia the mame and value of 8, $6,000; linen, $5,000; Inco, $6,000, wines, 2.000; thirty-six dreseor, $3,000; ailver, rystal, &o., | }84,000; furniture to drawing room, $11,000, cham , $0,000, Creditors owe her $60,000, I@ in nd she holds nearly four thousand shares in various ompanes. Surely tue “old Marquis’ ought to have content with this ménagr, Huy no; be will prefer ‘Rhe banqueting ball of acri/mené, and cast all to the winds Watber than continue 2 union unsanci by the code, Jt would seom as if la Dive Pat's tinge would not Place Lill Bismarck executed the treaty with Prague, a NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1868.—TRIPLE SHEET. a shough three “noble” and fortunes at her foot when tw us excuse for disap] troops of friends could mot be offerea. How sad be that, while we ————-List to her strains, The heart of the minstrel is breaking. The brother of the Tycoon of Japan—M. Tycoon, Jr,—ia 80 far penetrated with Western ideas of civilize. tion'that be has takem a house in the neighborhood of the Bole de Boulogne—rather a dangerous locality If his heart be soft, ‘tis lanalord ig the Prince de Razevil, and on the lease being submitted for approval be not only carefully perused it but added a clause to the effect thai he should have the right to make use. of the grass- plots to promenade upon, instead of the alleys in the unds, The Japanese, like their intellectual cousi: the Chinese, are close observers of every: in, JT, must have en tered ‘the notice “No person to walk ou the grass.” me “Jevellors”’ are busy ‘at the Champ de Mare, ae cloud-capped towers apd gorgeous palaces ef have lone since left nota wreck behind, The inside of tho building is being gutted rapid! spoils are scat- tered over the grounds, parses bd mmbarded or pil. laged town, Next month the building proper will be agtacked and by the month of May all will bave disap- Like otber temples, after being razed the site ‘Will be sown over with salt, The uniform for the movable National Guard is at pre- sent receiving attention, The Emperor, from among the various designs sent in, inclines to a silver-gray colored stuif with scariet braid, képi somewhat in keeping, An English company is said to have obtained the eon- ton for $24,000,000, for a .igne ferrée from Bordeaux to ons, French Oficers—Dinner on Board the Frank- Mu—The Imperial Fleet in Port. Touton, Jan. 16, 1868, On the morning of the bth inst, Admiral Farragut left Port Mahon and, sailing northward across the Guif of Lyons, in which so many vessels have been “handled ‘without gloves’? this season, entered the outer roadstead of Toulon, France, on the following evening, having been complimented by a peacoable passage. Upon en- toring the prinoipal harbor early the noxt morning he ‘was saluted by the Solferino, the flagship of Vice Ad- miral Count de Gueydon, commanding the Mediterra- Bean iron-clad fleet here asssmbied, which was immedi- ately returned by the Franklin, gun for gun, In ap- Proaching the mooring buoy which had been designated especially for oar purposes, the flagship passed by all the iron-clads belonging to the squadron stationod here, which were moored in two lines of five in each row, and as she moved slowly along between these formidable looking sbips the bands of several of them assured us of a cordial welcome to France by performing most Deautifally those well.known national airs of ours which never sound more sweetly than when heard faraway from the land they rhapsodize. Of course all these well-timed and most graceful courtesies were immediately responded to by the popular ‘Partant Pour la Syrie,"” making our entrance into this great naval emporium a most gratify- ing and interesting sceno, and one well calculated to awaken the most friendly feelings betweea the repre- sentatives of the two great Powers here assembied. Soon after mooring and firing the national salute, with the tri-color at the fore, Admiral Farragut was visited officially by Vice Admiral Gueyden, Rear Admirals Boase, Exelmans and Pothuan, each commanding a d!- vision of the iron-clad fleet; Rear Admiral Legras, the Prefet’ Maritime of Toulon, and by the commanding officers of each of the ten vessels comprising the squad- Fon in the harbor. On the following morning these Visits were returned by the Admiral, upon which occasion he was compll- mented with asalute not only by the flagships of tne several divisions, but by all the vessels succossively visited, creating an uproar in this harbor whiob I ween is not often heard during times of general peace and amity, During the few succeeding days Admiral Farragut, accompanied by his staf, was escorted to the many points of interest about Toulon, every facility being ex- tended to him to examine fuily all the detatia of works connected with the science of shipbuilding and its vari- ous branches, and on the ononing of tho 11th inst, was very bandsomely entertained py Vice Admiral Gueydon atagrand banquet given on board the Solferino, which were present all the prominent naval com ers of Frauce stationed at or near Toulon, and the com- manding officers and part of the staff of our own service, The very best feeling prevailed. Complimentary tonsts were proposed and most friendly sentiments expressed, and the guests separated at a very late hour, apparently delighted with the cordial spirit which bad manitested itseif upon the occasion. On the 15th instant these ions and courtesies were very gracetully scknowledged and reiuraed by Admiral Farrayat by @ magnificent dianer on board the Frankl, where, during the entire evening, the most friendly spirit was observable, and whore all seemed to unite in the expression of a strong desire for the pre- servation of amicable relations between the countries whose national embiems arose conjointly from ornament which graced the table and entwined toons the sides of the gun deck appropriated for tertainment, ‘ I know it would be like the repetition of a twice told tale to undertake to inform your readers that Toulon is now one of the great naval stations of the world, and, next to ‘the largest in France. Old as this news may appear, yr, I think it will bear @ little venti- lation, “parti ‘looker on in Viewoa.? lus recent himory associated with that of France that many. resting scenes which transpired here derive no little ro- mance from the relationship which exisis between it and the great in who, im the early part of the present century, achieved such a name for France and placed tis own on the bighest pinnacle of military genius, At present itis celebrated for its dock yards of the largest dimensions and immense buildings for the con- siruction of every species of work required for naval purposes. . Ten tron-clad war steamers, with formidable batteries, Bow ride at ease in the capacious harbor, viz:—Tue Sole ferino, Heroine, Magnauime, La Gioire, La Provence, VInvincible, Couronne, Revanche, Normandie avd Valeuroux—arranged in three divisions, each uni Rear Admiral and all under the immediate command of Vice Admiral Gueydon. osides these there are several floating batteries and a large number of ‘oid Ii and frigates of the eiden time, many of which dock, each one ciaiming a history and a glory of its own— among them iron, which brought Egypt, and the Belle Poule, which conv from the far distant island of St Hele To-morrow 1 is the intention of the coed onwards towards Italy, stopping for a brief period at Nice, where, we are informed, most extensive prepa- rations are being made by the American citizens at that gay little “Newport” of France to give bim and hs oilicers a most brilliant reception. Judging from t! many whispers and reports around us and the assur- ances of Madame Rumor, with her thousaod tongues, this promised ovation will doubtless prove one of tho prominent features of this cruise, PRUSSIA, SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE HERALD. Mr. Bancroft’s Letter—Ite Possible Drift— The Nataralization Question=The Schles- wig Diticaty=“George Rex” Thinks of East and Weat Prussia— Dee e of the ck in Society. Barus, Jan, 23, 1868, I am led to believe that the supposition about s new treaty between Prussia and the United States is more than likely to prove true, “Ono good turn deserves another’ isa most excellent supplement to the golden rule, and furnished, perhaps, ® motive tor Mr, Brancroft’s letter on the constitution of the North German Bund, At amy rato, the epistio was about as good s return as an untitled gentleman, not even allowed to wear a uniform at court, could hope to mako for particular and distinguished attention from the King, the Queen, the Crowm Prince and Princess, and the Master of Ceremonies alone knows how many more Foyal personages, together with matked and osienta- tious consideration from Count Bismarck and innu- meradle compliments from the press of the Confederacy, Even Julius Froobel’s paper in Munich transintes the document and prints it om the Orat page, eayiog that an optoion from such an authority must be acquiesced in, Vienna journalists not seem to approciate it or besitate to use pretty atrong language in advising the envoy to attend to his own proper mis- sion, doing everything that is proper to be done to cultl- ‘Yate pleasant relations between his own government and that to which he is accredited, but for the future to avoid publishing more servile panogyrica of the Prussian King and his government than apy that emanate from the Berlin tory organs. There is a shorter expression for this recommendation, which loses in politeness what it gains in pita, Ismay be, however, that the astute and here very Popular piovipotentiary bad bighor things im view thaa the mere titi/lation of royal and ministerial vanity when he concocted his analysis of the Bund charter, aud whieh, by Mr. Bewnrd's 10 the world, has been copied and commented upon by almost every newspaper in Europe, giving comfort and gladness to his Majesty the King, and tho stayer up of his power and greatness, Bismarck, and osusiog 80 small annoyance to their il wishers, The thankfulness with which the American poople received the scraps of cheer thrown out by Rus- sia during tho reboliion showed Count Bismarck that Fopublios are pot ungrateful, but quite the contary, Radicule—Madame Bism After the realization of his great scheme for the aggran- dizoment of Prussis was made possible by the ‘‘ovents of 1866," he turned about to look for allies, rather tedious work om the Continent at that time, wisbeliev- ing, with many other European statesmen, that the United States will always keep aloof from the political affair of this hemisphere he is anid to have made some Very strong hints to the government at Washington ‘sbout an alliance of neutrality—s mere to something better—of which Baron Stoocki, 11 rd sian representative, is suppesed not to have n0- rant, Here at home he took care that everything should be done to consiliate the United States govera- ment, meeting all requests of ite Minister with assent, if assent was possible. The principal point om which the diplomatic intercourse termed wes the claim of the fatherland oa its children bearing United States pass- ports, Through Bismarck’s recommendation every American citizen in the Prugsian army was released by Special acts of grace, Your correspondent remembers hearing the late Governor Wright say, on reading a peti- tion for release from an adopted citizen, « can see Count Bismarck {t will be all rightimmediately.”” If Mr. Baporoft takes advan of Count Bismarck’s de- sire to settle this vexed question about the right of ex- tiation, and to be on the best torms with the United tates, and thus, by. grand coup de maitre, brin, @ favorable treaty in which the certificate of ti tary oe ae tho bearer’ is a oitizen of tho U Seward and his subs, Clay and Yeaman; and grumble at the cheap present of a ‘1ew flourishes. Everyone at the United States Legation is very reticent about the possibility of such a consumma- tion most devoutly to be wishea for; but trom hints recantly dropped by the inspired press, and trom rumors of correspondence with other man courts, it ta undorsanding Deteead ab east tbe woud, wad its Uuled mene aoe least the Bund and ti news telegram from burg last Sunday an- nounced that the Traperial Acciona bad pirneers baryrorys as bs sortesanadl ales, i hag gp con- aidered a g) onor in wcientilic and literary circles. Mr, Bancroft’s visiting cards now or pati George Banskort, Ausserordentlicher Gesandte und Bevollmiichtigtor Min- ister der yarn iam Staaten von Amerika, C. Mitglied dor A lin, No, 1 Regenten Strasse, To pay oe Tea to the new title is will be neces~ sary ‘Tehien correspondent Imperatorskoll Academil Naouk v Sanctpeterourgud,”’” whic, io _ail is about enough to swamp an or 7 Piece of Bristol Long accounts of the obsequies of Maximilian ft the court journals, The Milo to be observed was a perfect experimentum 1 to ceremonial masters, ag the remains were to bo received at Trieste as those of @n emperor, but as those of an archduke at Vionna. The American Consul at Trieste appears to have felt unequal i" Rvs eee and to nave abstained from participating youn’ Howover true the adage ‘Uneasy Iles the head that wears s crown,” it {s quite certain that a King sits very Seely teem feripe rou late “Rex” of Hanover, is becomi jet to tall of going to Paris, fe pane ante - lerr von Quaade, the Danish Minister at this Court, still finds employment in watching the progreas of the Schleswig boundary question. Herr Larsen, Professor of Schleswig law at the University of Copenhagen, bas been directed to re} hither and assist Herr von Quaade asanexpert. If the mone; nt for salaries of various persons in Berlin, their travelling expenses on frequent Journeys to and from Copenhagen, &c., was distrivuted ‘among the people whose rights aro to be guaranteed b all this palaver, thoy would be far better off in the ens A new postal treaty is being negotiated between Prus- sia and Norway. According to w treaty with Hesse- Darmstadt Prussia obtains the sole management Of the telegra sysiem in the duchy. Private de- Spatches can be sent by the operatives of the railway companies, except in the fortross of Mayence, The work of strengthening th ‘ong forts of Prussia and of improviag the harbors is pusbed with vigor, ao- Spite the inclement weator, Over 2,600 men aro om. — In preparing the harbor on the Jahde for a naval Station. Iisnow admitted by the Provinzial Corre: that the famine trpuus has actually en outin East Prussia, The instructions issued to the provincial off. Clals would bave confessed as much if the government organ bad not seen fit to eat the words in whioh it jately Pronounced the stories about this dreadful disease Wholly without foundation, Besides doing what they can & alleviate jhe wuflering by reporting the casos of distreas which come to their motice to the proper autho- rities, the tax collectors have been ordered to make a discrimination in demaading the taxes. An agent of the Kénigaberg Relief Committee fivo th Woman, whose husband and chi want of food. While the toara of gratitude w. the eyes of the destitute the publican entered the roo! spying the bank note on the table be quietly appro- priated it and left in its stead one and two-third thalers, retain ng she balance for arrears of taxes, Contributions ‘would come in slowly if the givers felt tnat they were but paying back \axos, and hence the rescript foroidding such exertion in the future, Dr, Hirsuach, of tnis city. nas been visiting East Pru to se@ how the cal really stands, His reports present the poverty in worse light than an: which have hereto‘ boen made pubic, M is ctrange that tl Volkszeitung has’ boon allowed to pri them, for several papers have boen suppressed for pi ing the case less blackly, Writing from Roesset Dr. H. Gays that the hospital consists of two badly lighted rooms ten feot square and six foot high. Here he found nii patients, all that could be accommodated, new appli- cants being refused daily. In one house in Springen lay six sick persous aud three dead. When one dies the relatives give notice of the fact and go on begging, loa ing the dead to bury their dead. In Pomerania aod Westerwald, as also in the ueighborhood of New Arns- berg, the crops have failed aud help will soon be re- quired for the peasantry, In Poland, too, thers isa great scarcity of provisions, and beggars come over the border in squads, Uwing to the coniiscation of all fire- arms by the Kussian government, the wolves bave in- creased very much, and (hese ravenous creatures, emboldened by hunger and numbers, appoar in places whore they bad not been seen for years. Kecontiy the ocoupants of asiedge on the highway were only saved by cutting loose a horse to decoy a pack im another direction and detain it with his poor carcass while the people made their escape. 3 add-radtsch's contribution to the famishing is dis- | ape! in the windows of the bookstores and printshops. ‘ho editor offers to renounce for their benefit tho fort- night's free lodging aod pourd which tne State has placed at bis disposal. One of the illustrations represents an elderly goneral kiaving a seemingly interminable line of young maidens, while the adjuiarts, who stand by with | folded arms and dry mouths, exciaim, ‘But five hun- dred at a time, Old Sheridan!’ The picture of Sheri- dan, a champagne bottle peeping out of his coat tail Pocket ns be stoops over to kiss a lite mise, is comical, ut bas Bot enouga of resemblance to make it a caric ture. As his stock has gone down a trifle, perhaps some of bis lave adinirers can spare @ photograpu to show tho Berdiners that “Phil”’ 1g not yes throesore. To expedite mattera the Abjeordueten have lately taken to evening sessions, to te great disgust of the reporters, Whose crowded box becomes almo-t insufferable aiter tho house has been occupied ail day and the gas lighted. They therotore lett the Deputies to themselved ono even- ing, and but one paper contained a report of their say- ings and doings, and that was furuished by Mr. Reuter's agent, who did not join the strike, Of 139 radical liber- ais in the Prassian Chambers in 1805, but forty-two are now members of the House, and of these only twenty- @ight beiong to the once dominant party. Sic transit. On sunday tho Order testivai passed off in grand style, Toyaity being arrayed in more than go to meeting at- tire and the most gracious of smiles, One thousand and seventy-four orders were granted. Some of those prosent at the feast were evidently not in the habit of appear. ing in such company, and became intoxicated, Repaii bave been in progress in the palace for several months. While the fostivities were going on window in one of the restored rooms was burst in by a gust of wind, and falling, upvet a table, which spilled an ancient and costly net of china on the floor, Cor and smarck and their daughter nt the other evening at a ball given by Count the French Ambassador, and also at the soirée of the Russian Minister, Baron d’Oubril, on Saturday. Mra. Parke Godwin is in town and stopping at the Hotel do Rome. She will soon retura to Dresden, where abe has two ghters at scnool. General McCloilan is said to be the cause of number- less dinners, breakfasts and parties ia Dresden. TURKEY, SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE HERALD. The Empiro as It Was Is—Hiatory of the East and the Impressions Abroad=Pro- gress of Civilization and Christinn Crime— Foreign Interference—The Attitude of Greece=The Blockade tn (Candin. Constantivore, Jan, 6, 1968. During the reigns of the earlier Ottoman Sultans, and indeod long after the conqaest of the capital of the Greeks of the low fifteenth century, Turkey was con: asa barbarous land, and its inhabitants as a people wholly dostitute of all civilization, The successes of the Ottoman erms, which even threatened Europe, or at least those portions of it bordering on the Ottoraan empire, compelied Christian Europe to unite to- gether for the purpose of arresting the march of the Mohammedan hordes, It was, inaeod, a period wherein Christianity was arrayed against Islamism, and thi latter was at war with ali the non-Mussulman countries Of the world, The successes of the conquoror of Constan> tinople were, however, greatly due to the debased con dition of the Christians of the Hast, and the almost total absence of nity and harmony of action among ® people who themselves had ence been victors and conquerors over a large extent of Asia Minor and Syria, They bad then jost much of their former prowess and military dating, Whon they fell it was not before any combination of other Powors againat them; there was no political questions of race or religion to sap their rule and administration, bat aimply the superior courage and perseverance of one race, led on, doubtless, by religious zeal and fanaticism, The bistories of the East, in the English and French, and perbaps also in other Kuropeam languages, have made the periods here referred to knows to overy reader, The ‘Tork’ therein figures asa perfect barba- rian and savage. Seldom does any page contain other than narrations of craeities, atrocities and abomination of the most ferocious charactor, Even the famous cbild’s tale of “Biuebeard’’ may be mentioned im this partigular, The impression made by it is gtul strongly [35 naval foree. against the Turk, and milfions of people in England and America, when they read about Constantinople, or the Turks of the present dey, supypose that they are all so mauy “Bluébeatds,”” and thist scenes like those so graphically portrayed in this book are of frequent oc- currence throughout this capita, The only relief to the picture is the imaginary power of Saladin, the noble Musselman champion egainst whom fought Richard of England, called the ‘Lion bearted;” it may, perhaps, be likewise added, a few well known and acknowledged traitg among Musselmans, such as his fidelity, probity, honesty and acts of axoble and generous character, Of these but litile other is knowa than what is told im the imaginary tales of Oriental life, for moderm travellers seldom become acquainted with apy other of the people of the East than those with whom they meet im the streets, ko. It surely would be unjust to attempt to perpetuate such erroneous: impressions and hand them down to all future rity. The dark of the Turk are past = an gone, and he slow! coming within the pale of modern civilization, Be- cause he i only @ Turk, of rather a Mus- suiman, it is held that there is no hope for him. Keli- gious abimosity and prejudices still weigh heavily upon him tm the minds of many Christians, With them, nothing less than a change of bis rcligious faith can ever effect aor f wement. Why should not this same be extended by the Protestant to the Catholic and the Turk, and vice versa? The former firmly believe that Catholic countries do not improve and reform themselves con- formably with the ‘spirit of the age,’’ on account mie of their religion; and the latter, while they fully admit the past prowess made by Protestant countries im tne arts and sciences and in political liberty, ess hold them to be nothing less than **hers ”’ and so damned to all L tlepe Crile | In the this seatiment is exte: by ail other t! great tian sects to the Mussuiman with fearful strength and determination. All of the better social trais of gocher with Christian impiety and irreverence. ‘The fact that nine tenths of the crimes committed tm ‘Turkey are the of ite Christian inhabitants might werve.ss an ilinstrauon of the injustice shown to the Mussulmans. Where one of the lattor is seen in the street iatoxicated, hundreds of the former offer a bad example. The Mussulmans have brought with them from Arabia, Palesti Syria and Asia Minor many customs and habite which, if analyzed impartially, would be found in themselves innocent, though indeed they differ with those of Christian Europe, and are condemned chiefly because they are mot understood. Mussulman laws differ in man) Teapots from the laws of Eurspe, They heve been of a different origin and a different gro’ Iuternational relations among tho Christian countries, by land and by sea, have given rive San te nea are aI ‘at an pe 'y rofecing ced from the laws of those pi were dedut Testament, jugt jose «of she Jews wei and still are, from the Testament. Al a later period Roman laws over Kal teeir orgie in paguniga” Musstinen. Taw, aa i their origin in pagan! julman well known, are all i eidond from the Koran, Had the Jews continued only in Syria, and the Christians perhaps their laws would have remained ty much what they originhlly were—mostly of a religious character. Spread over the whole of the old and new continents, their inapplicability to international rela- tions and modern times became apparent, and civil laws, codes and principles of law took their place. Mussulman laws for several centuries past have gradu- ally undergone the xame changes, More and more they became restricted to Mussulmans only. Civil codes, based upon t: ‘Code Napoleon’’ and others, are sup- jlanting the principles of law deduced from the Koran ia whatever concerns Mussulmans and non-Mossulmans, Tne Christian and the Jew are soldom sum- moned before: the Cadi, and the period is not far off when distinct courts will be established in Constantinople and throughout the whole Oitoman empire for the trial of all civil suits, At the present momentethere are already boards of commerce and criminal tribunals, not only in the capital, but in every province of the empire in which Mussulman law forms no part of the jurisprudence absorved, Thus a change 4s oeing made which follows slowly, though surely, on the heels of European law and justice. In this manner Turkey is undergoing a ohange conformably with what it is natural to suppose Europe and America expects and asks ofher. It is in this that she is entering into the great family of nations and claims respect for the rights of their international laws and their application in her own behalf, At some of the conferences and conventions among the Powers of Europe Turkey has already been represented by her am- bassadors, She was admit there asa European Power, She thus evinces her respect for the ‘laws of nations’’ as now understood in Europe, and fully adopt- ed them for her own rule of action with other Powers. Notwithstanding this, from the fact that the Ottoman government is a uon-Christian Power she ts, a2 already seen iu the course pursued againgt her within a few paet years, especially in the present one, mot yet con- sidered as forming one of the great family of nations, Religious prejudice still stares hor in the face. In the éyes of Curisiian Europe she ts only a pi a heathe: even worse than a heritic, and 80 wutte: pale of civil and spiritual salvation, al! deavors and efforts ed null and void in tl opinion of her reientiess and perpetual foes. Do Europe desire her to be anything else than the ‘Tur! of the Afteenth century? Has Europe any real and sincere desire for the improvement of ihe 0! empire? Is the welfare and happiness of ¢1 ttoman empire the actual object of this cons! d solicitude? or is religions prejudice agai uebeards” of CI tale books to be perpetu- d amoug the presont generation and {n all time wo come? Perhaps this is only a blind for the promotion of political aggrandisement and national conquest It woul really seem that Mussulman barbarity is Loo fruil ful a fleid for ‘political irritations” to be allowed tochange. Ifo, is would be better to preach up and proclaim a new crusade against the Turk and the Ottoman government ia Europe at once, and 80 bring about a crisis without loss of time. Now, the Turk cau scarcely be expected to die without some show of hood; and thousands of Christians, innocent of the cause, would be the victims of suci: yp. The theory “that all changes demand victims’? would be put forward fearless strength and violence; bat this ts just bow fully consistent with European civilization and its actual policy towards Turkey, In the present, as woll asin previous letters on the © and condition of the Ottoman empire, it has own that its rulors are gradually reforming the ernment and people consistent with the age and its reiations with foreign Powers, open 18 regarding the specd mad success attained. Some persot might might have already been done, and that more harce is required to accomplish waat still remains uo~ done. ‘Taeso will be better and more impartially answered by a retrospective glance over the past twenty- five or forty years. Truly it must be admitted that within this period enough has been done to show an advancement in the right course, and admit of hopes for the future, However this may be, there ts certamiy no ground for desp: desire to thwart it by oppo- Bitton to the endeavors of the public men of the empire, who are striving to carry thia country through che transi- tions tate in which it still 1s, Would it not be betier to accept what baa beer airoady done and encourage for the fature? One of the dearost rights of @ nation, and that on Which tt depends fo. existence, is the non-totorierence of other Powers in its internal affairs. his principle of been so recently laid down by of the United States that it here aliuded to, Not only ‘bio learned and wise individuals in Europe may be said of the United States) ‘States on various grounds, but even several of the gov- eruments of the Oid Continent countenanced it as mach as thoy dared to do with safety to themselves, Tue violation of the rights of nations in the case of Poland is atifl fresh in ourmemories, and che sad fate of hor in- babitauts i@ a striki example of the result, ed right to pro- for tts own safety and seif-preservati: For Turkey, to admit of interference in mestic aifuirs each time that some one of hor varied communities, or portions of them, aggrieved, would be to hasten her dissolution. too generally avowed a princt} any comment, If di ite roverse admitted, it would be to invite citizens and subjecis to revolt against their own govern: D projects of ambition and conquest in are ite promoters. Diplomacy, like | eng to potnt out exceptions to the laws and their argu. ments on precedents, Unfortunately th: story of modern Europe furnishes too many cases and power overrule law and justice, so that w' former seeks fora plea for interference im the domestic aflairs of Ottoman governmont, it finds it in the fact that it i# not a Christian Power and only a * Turk.'? Religious prejudice offers a ready excuse for such @ violation of principle, and ts, in fact, the only one put forward ip men’s mind: ‘The insurrection of tue Greek Christian inhabitants of Candia against the inter 4 to consummate while the Ovtoman government has been voring te enter into the family of nations and to come Within the pale of the protection of its laws, example of their worthfulness whea # Mussulman Power comes ision with Christian Powersy What aa example is offered by these to a nascent y strivi of ita own entire emancipation from the dark ages through which it bas passed, Not only bave they seized upon the question opened between the Sultan bis subjects, but taken ao active part against bim in ir favor, While they offered to remove the Groek ‘women and children,’ they also carried way the wounded and foreign volunteers, dew ships-of war navigating between ia, Syra and the Pirwus, This is tor of conto ellig yn said that these also conveyed amm\ tion, guns ven cannon for the ald of the insurgents, ‘On the ot! nd, Greece, wholly on the 4 that the insurgents profess the same faith as own in- habitants (it is always religion which is nt to bear ‘upon such matters in the East), has allowed her terri- tory to be used as a sholter for the warlike acts of her OWN Vorsels ag: Sultan, The island of Corgo, close to Candia, is tl arbor from which the Greek to Candia in this way from Syra, Theeo vessels belong to a ‘corporate company,’ recognized as sich by the Greek government. This conduct hae deem repeatediy the subject of complaint from the Porte, and it so oftem it turned a deaf ear to ite remonsirances, Would the United States have suffered this to be dome by noy foreign Power during the Bouthern rebellion? Cerigo is within wight of Candia, and the movemonuts of tho blockade runners are directed by the fires lightod on the heights of the Iattor, ‘The Turkish government bas not only prociaimed the blockade of the is of Candia, bot maintaina it with a he visite of the Int Arcadia and those of the Knopis are the only privare infractions Of the blockade, After repented suecesses, the former ay eetes i ett Set is £ & & E é S3E E [ i i g 23f et g i 3 se 5 if reastance. for the Sultan’s subj l Bk 8 of meutrall rights of nations, Will Greece in her fort essels-of-war of the Usited States ners not only alongside British even inte their ports, and there anchored alon And yet these violaters of the laws of neutrall- ty were less culpable than those of Greece, for thelatter 0) iS ited not indeed the Pirwus, wou! thelr houses reduced to ruins by the monitors of the insulted nation then also struggli The Sultan could readily done esses @ fine navy, with some splendid fron-clads, and it may probably be added a strong desire be has not done it. Hebore with the insult of bis neighbor, certainly not f1 apy ‘ingdom of Grece, but simply so that his long euffering might Kuropeand America, Fecommend him to of Soubooh nie3 jueror id have been adopted. reigos of many of his successors there Jamentations in Greece from the revengeful spirit of the Turk. . Times have, however, The Turk 1s a more human, and, it tor man. He has adopted much of the vaunted civiliza- tion of Christian nations. ‘noes his regard { jos even at the risk of his own repuiation and A returning sense of justice now seems to actuate the minds of those Powers of Europe the Sultan. rection seemed forent ects woul which a few months. ht and influence from the outset of the look’ at the “ join, to luce & war of ven millions of Lo yenerge ed fore jut he would die ‘vast number of victims wou'd fal! before chi ~ r Aen ange poosemnaet, “‘co-religioniats”’ and caste aud become so many memhers of the ‘Holy Bus sian orthodox empire,” lowed by Cyprus, Scio, Rhodes, Thessaly aud and even Stamboul itself might have become the farther capital of “Haly Rassia,”” changeabie policy Fran: she has been, seemed at last to see the precipice ing before her and she also withdrew. danger and sided with England, and so the Czar was left alone, The views of the better seon in the following des; dor to Lord Stanley :— FROM WIS BXCRLLENCY LORD LYONS, BRITISH 4MBASSADOR AT B SUBLIME FORTE, TO LORD STANLEY, MINISTER OF TOR- Constamtinorie, Jan. 20. 1867. My Lorp—I am informed that intelligence has ecived by Mr, Morris, the United States orders have been sent from Washi u aquudron in the Mediterranean to go to Crete and to receive on board any refugees who may present themselves, one of be employed in conveyi Greece, and to make as many tri with Russie and Greece would. bo races and of religious animosities. M be Christians, The Turk A vast would soon cast aside her the lion’s share of the dis- and Bulgarian would lose her national and un- hesitating aud uncertain as open- Austria saw the ‘nglish government are |inister here, that ited States , such refugees to for that pur} United Binton Minister Hel communication on the subject hi United States Minister to It ws a matter of sur; many ‘battles’ still ag papers as occurring in ENGLAND. here at Coastantinople how re in some of the American SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE HERALD, London Geesip~Her Majesty’s Theatr Spy System in Ireland—The Theatr: Thoroughfare”—Sothern’s New Piece. Initiated by the Herarp’s recent allusions to the difference between New York and London im regard to rebutlding burned opera houses, the 7imes and the Telegraph published « few days since circumstantial Prince of Wales to the ruins of her Majesty’s theatre, The accounts stated that tho Prince condoled with Mr. Mapleso: away a piece of glass as a memento of the conflagration; that he expressed his delight that the ground was being cleared ao rapidly; that he offered to aid in rebuilding the theatre, and that he expressed his sarprise and delight at finding the plans of a new building prepared and the work progressing, Alas! to-day the architect of her Majesty's comes out with «letter declaring this to be all bosh, with the single exception that the Prince did stop to look at the ruins, The theatre is not to be rebuilt, at least at present, and the 7imes and Telegr aph have been badly sold, A frieud of mine, an American, has just returned from a visit to Ireland, and gives a very doleful report ‘of his experiences, From the moment he landed at Kingston he was dogged by spies, pursued by the police and bored by informers, The more he endeavored to act unsus- piciously the more he was suspected. He was twice arrested, and the more frank were his communications to the magistrates the stronger was the case made against him. Finally he was fairly driven out of the Green Isle to avoid a third arrest, which would have detained him from his business. If travellers are to be treated in this iil miss most of her tourists next sum- In point of fact, it is not at all pleasant and by no means safe for any stranger {rom America to visit Ire- accounts of « visit of ti that he carried the theatres convinces me that Covent Garden has by iar the best pautomime—the handsomest, the most gorgeous, alihough th @ last particular. the Adelphi, is the success of the seaso: mounted and capital ct piece which secures Mr. the quarrel grows daily and ma g seceding, but I sincerely hope not; for d the Adeiphi needs ds the Adelphi Mr, Fechter, The failure of the seasou is Mr. Sothern’s new play, by Falcone: ‘A echo of the “Lady ir. Sotnern bel the worst and Mr. Buckstone the best of the company. Neodful,”’ at the St. James’, comic Opera, at St, George's Hall, isa failure, Political Arrosts—Crime In the Metropolis The Overend and Gurney Estate. In London, January 20, the five prisoners charged ‘with the wilfal murder of the persons killed by ‘the Clerkenwell outrage” were brought up at Bow street Their mames are Anne Justice, id William Desmond, John O'Keefe and Nicholas English. To these were added Patrick Mul- lany, who has already been under examination on the charge of treason felony; and also Michael Barrett and James O'Neil, the two men just arrested in Glasgow and under the hon- ighness the Grand ussian Crédit Foncler Com orary presidency of bis imperial D Constantine, concluded, January 20, a contract Messrs. Rothschild for negotiating mortgage bonds ‘amount of 60,000,000 rubies. calendar of eighty prisoners for felony January 20 with and four for misdemeanors. Three serious char, of the Lord Mayor charged with converting to his ofthe value ure with which he had been eck for Sion ena ite th said to have em he prisoners were remanded. t circular on the affairs of werend, Gurney & Co, eae Seer & total amount distribut 3 by way ol otherwise, including mon r paid redeem and mai: iI ia ‘also which, with other boen tos held againet bil cially applicable, hi 206 lowing sums are the totals of the dividends jared :— Irst dividend of 4s, in clared December 1 £906,947 0 4 lared Fourth dividend of 2 1a. in the pound, de elared Nov, 18, 1867...440 -.0cnc 000+ Pixth dividend of 1s. in the pou «+-£3,107,026 14 4 distributed in divi- 14a, Tt will be soon that the amount dends alone during the past year has been £2,141, rédoom securities has been [ the recor of bills rediscounted amount paid to maintain recurities hold hi jount paid to creditors specifically appropri contributories (omittin £65,203 1s. Od. The entitled to have certain rect has been £287,325 9a, 4d. the members of the late firm, who held 8,523 sl in nomber, and the hold in the aggr arate ostates of the several parinora in the old firm the total of £464,000 has been available towards satis( ying their guarantess, and Free Trade. The United States Tae! (From the London Times, Jannary 20.) Tho decline of manufacturing indostry tn the Northern bealoaiog States of Amorica is at last @ arouse serious alarm in the minds of ali whose attention is not exci sively fixea on m palitical combinations and tatrigues. all de, ‘bas von of Jate'that opea and unconcealed poverty is muck, more commas than bas ever been known before. It wed said last month that more than fifty thousand mom ree soaking 2 rain, for Seaploymaent | im the city z '@' -five thousand m iladelpbia, the cities or towns of Now England the steady decay local trades is startling, All the confidence and sel! reliance which Americans possess will not blind them te the fact that once fouriah: businesses are now ruined, and that many of Drought to know almost the of fore were our manufacturing interests fn such @ languishing state,”” writes @ correspondent from Maine; 2. Sit iow digioult matier for Smechante or ani obtain employment of aD) ” gays ani tro, mecticut rf from all the oth w Kostere States there comes a similar cry. iiraat a tame Sree Memaadeaio ae in que employmen' miost hopefut Siisens must often be haunted with # fear that the State has seen peng 9 The more ful aad vigorous West laughs at ber as ‘*old-! ” and worn-out,” and leprss bas tar Dead & of enterprise, The story of the decline im the withdrawal of the Cuuard steamers from rt, There ts so little trade of any kind that Ruger pays toruna mail steamer once a week Bostom to Liverpool. Very often the vessel has Boston in bal! although the price charged for the transmission of freight was considerably lower than as New York. But what is the cause of this remarkable = B ai Promised by its chief teachers and The very men who have hitherto advocated high and Rear tariffs now lament the unexam; agi’ athe American people have, howev } 10 learned from one of their own number what they wou! bavo discredited from auy other source. Amorica-shats her doors agaiust the rest of the world, but she injures herself by this policy more thay any other nation, Her people will buy our goods because they are better and cheaper than those of home manufacturers; and the pe eager el en re eee ean can marke! for supplies, done for the {aboriag claasés Of the Usitog sthoet "We trust that some of the advocates of the system wit juestion. That Col which he said:—Wheaever France is agitated Kurepe cannot be quiet, She has such am influence over every Peet |Hear, ne the first Napolcos, 7 urope. . ( ear, e his ‘woudorfai ide and welt ‘tion, called the of da nation shopkeepers, We ever were shopkeepers, but the people. of {oear” heat—tnd "ax shepucepers “they read (bear, nd as ep war; we Freon shopkeeper will go to wall if. war comes on; the soldier will take the lead in everything, and buttons or something else will down in price, Se, Prussia wants to con! i date what she has ‘War won’t do it—peace alone can do it; depend upon it, M, Bismarck, who knows what he is about, will not go to war with France. (Hear, hear.) As for Russ! they won't and can’t goto wat, Therefore I say, take heart, my coumrymen- commercial and manufacturing countrymen, heart. There is no danger of war. We shall have peace for many a good day yet to come, It only depends’ upon yourselves, your own indus- and your own courage to maintain the position great extent ia bonnd up with that of Amer! (Hear, bear.) Bhs roy oan related, and pe cae vir- tues of both peopies are very muc! (Hear, hear.) But there ie an element in America and = England which is working for mischief, and—I say it with that element is the Irish element ion both countries. (Cheers.) The Irish in America hola to- ether; they ik not as American eltizens, but as rishmen, ai im that character endeavor to wield the force ot America against England. (Hi hear.) Avery large portion of the pfess of America Inish—(hear)—and therefore you see a good deal of bal derdash {p the American papers, It does not belong te the Old Pligrim Father mea—not a bit So (Hoar. sore English, but the rodomontade, what I call the ba(derdash, that now too often in the Am owe ia attributable to the Irish element, in America. ‘he main politics of the coming year may be summed up in three great things—the scotch Reform bill, the Iriah Reform bill and some legisiation or other respect- ing she trades’ unions of this country, RUSSIA. Imperial Policy tn t East—Care for the Christian Populations—G: N Naval News from France and Engl {Berlin (Jan, 18) correspondence of London Times.§ Genoral Ignatieff, the Russian Ambassador at Constan- Umople, who has been fecently calied bome to report progross, is endeavoring to convince his sovereign of the necessity of adopting-a more energetic course in the East, ‘According to his advice the agitation among the Sclavonic subjects of the Sultan should be zealously car ried on and developed till it exercise a direct and forcible influence upon the Ottoman government. fa other words, he wants to create some Continental Cretes. But be has an imfuentia! antagonist, Prince Gortscha- kofl deems th ts course of procedure too venturesome, apprehending that if matters are prematarely brought to a crisis France and Austria will make this a pretext for remodelling Turkey after a pattern of their own. It is certainly notorious that tbe sclavonic Rayah are only waiting for an opportunity to enter into a profitable connection with the Western Powers so as not to be ex- Pkenhina dependent upon the doubtful protection ef sre, ‘That Russia is the ouly Power capable of regenerating that part of the world we are expressly assured by the Moscow Viedomosti, the leading organ of the national party, thus:—Only Russia is able to revive the East on a religious and national basis, and the liberty of Eurepe will not be the worse for it, Austria and the Western Powers being perfect strangers to the East, with which they have neither religious nor national community, bave uo call to mix themselves up with the East, Wei Austria or any other Power to arrogate to itself sucha mission, Russia would not scruple to have recourse to means, however extreme, for preventing them. “Simultaneously with this candid avowai, the Sclavonia subjects of the neighboring countries are warned of the impending proceedings of Russia To mention one ox- ample, I will quote the following trom the Russinian Siwo, published at Lemberg:—The sky is clouded, but in a diverent quarter from what it was @ year ago. Prussia and Count Bismarck, who for the last two years have swayed the destinies of half Europe, no longer excite interest nor even attention, The eyes of all aro directed to Russia, who, in the opinion of many, now helds in her hand the key to the solution of nearly ali European questions.”’ This senti- Baie errr. copied and approved by the official The attitude of Prussia at this juncture fs remarkable. By observing the strictest neutrality she, on the one hana, contributes to the proiongation of peace, and, om the other, keeps those Powers whove amity towards her- self is not perhaps permanently establisned in a state of mutual opposition, which neutralizes their strength. ‘The correspondence between King William and the ben at japol made so much of in La France, was confined to a simple exchange of complimentary notes on (he opening of the mow year. England has jouned the diplomatic action of tne French and Austrian . abi- nets at Belgrade, and admonished the Prince of Serve to behave more quietly. Lord Stanley's note to him, dated Decomber 26, was delivered oniy about a week ago. ‘To the abdve it may not be superfluous to append a fow remarke of the Atronstaat Wiatnik on the state of the French and English fleeta, On thie head the Wiet. nik—the official organ of the Ru: Admiraity—has received the following intelligence :—*: Wart: Preparns, tions in France bave latterly extended to the naval forces: ‘The most marked activity is observable in the govern~ ment ship fo At this moment no less than thirty- different sizes aro butlding for the Admi- battery and four others in towers. On the same sys- tem four corvettes are aiso being consiructed to carry ng on each side and four otbors in as many im- movable towers, These vessels will be paratively small and provided with powerful machinery, so as to attain great speed in the water, Tne French men-of- ‘war sieamers number 348; add to these 116 sailing ves- seis and the thirty-nine in course of construction and wo have a total of 503. According to the last accounts the English fleet im the Mediterranean has received ordera to take in provisions and be ready to sail om « short ice. Many officers on furlough have been re~ called and all ships om foreign stations that can be ‘spared ordered home, At too, every arrange. ment has been made to embark an army of 40,000 men."” Ry line, has just been It ts one hundred and firty miles hg has taken only a year and three months to construct, The Koslow-Woronesh ratiway, & link im the long line to be laid eine maneow ant Ge com) in a few 5 Bea of Azof, will be ee that the marke! eT eeton Thee of the 20th of January says:—We have recetred the following important telegram from {he report which bas often appesrod lately im the Viena and other js that Russia was arming on the Pruth is entirely without foundation, Russia go to war than atthe nor money, Wan Browey Ort 1 Datoveas.—Tho Dabtonoge Signal ways that on ‘Thursday night of Inst week there was rapid musketry fring heard on the public equare of that piace, and that rumor says that tho firing was dove by the military, in an attempt to arréet or kill tho former Sheriff of that county, 8, A Kelly. 1 te leo reporied that Ketly receired A wound through the wrist whica fractured one of the bones. Kelly made his escapo.-— Magen (Ga.) Journal, Jan, 31,