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      T ; he Ottoman Government has at last given the authority for tie formation- ^ , foreign , legions , At the present momeat General Wysocki fe orgaruaing & Polish legion of 2000 men . Sir Jojjnv Lakeinan . of Gaffire war celebrity , has arrived at Coustantinop ^ jfor the purpose of raising a corps of volaateer $ . ; SU ^ Joha Burgoyne and Colonel Ardent have been sonneting the fortifications of the Dardanelles , and preparing a plan for . the defences of Constantinople . Tjjwte is nothing new from the Danube . Important operatoonihare suspended by the bad -weather , bat a number of BkiriniBhes and demonstrations are reported . l ^ e Kjdafat division of the army has been deprived of IsmMl Pasha , the fighting hero of the battle of Citate . He has been appouitedMuchir of Anatolia .. A letter of the 18 th

      nlt ., fEom : KrajoYa , contiuns a detailed account of a strange 8 nicjt ] aliopnflict of Jthe Bussians . During the night of the 16 th , two Russian columns , of 5000 men each , inarched npoa the village . otCiuperceni , which is about Uiree English miles and a half from Kalafat . Giofierceniis : occupied by 4000 lurks , and tie object of the Jiassians was to get the little corps between two £ res . X ? e £ e £ i ~ this , bone of the columns advanced along the road leading from Scripez to Kalafat , while the other inarched fijMa ^ Pipjana , an estate bel ong ing to Milosch . At fenr o ' clock in th $ morning , the first column reached a sjxjt which , was no more than a mile and a half from CiapercenL Soon after , the other column , which , owing to the heavy fog . hftd missed its way , came up . It appears . that both

      tiler opened * shtrp fire upon each other . At first Only the *^ Uery % M br eugbt into play , but , as tho two colunojis go £ nearer , the ninsket was employed . It was hot until -the eazA&ment had lasted an hour and a half , and 300 men . haS : been killed or wounded , that the mistake was diswv ®^^ - \ ' - : r - ' * ' ' - •'¦¦ ¦ . * , ' ' : %$$ & of manifesting his zeal for the Chiistian faith , the B ^ iaitC&Mni ^ "b y decree , orders tl » t ' ^ " the CJithblic churches and chapels In the Danubian p ] rowi ^ s « hairbe closed "in the interest of order and public . The allied fleets were lying in Beicos Bay on the 25 th . * * ' , \ $ ? ra--mswte clibn in Epirus seems to be arrested by the ^ er ^ of the T iprkish Government and the resolution of the WeatOTi Powers- ' Several of the chiefs of the revolt are to

      retried to h ^ ve b egged make their submission . . ' ' ^ Tihe' ^ coast ' of' Albania has been declared in a state o f Bh ^ T ^ e ; and " tl » e t ^ ceroy of Egypt has hcen requested to sefld into the'Adriatic the' squadroh Which he intended for Co&rantinople . ¦ The English frigate , Diamond , 28 . Captain \ Villlam l » eel i a « d tbe French steamer , PromethJe , Hiiye' lieft ibrPrevesa . A body of Montenegrin marauders , havings inva ^^ a ^ Albania , lad been defeated by the Turks , with a Joss . or ^ ptijin ^;^ - ' - ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ . ¦¦ ¦ ¦ .. ¦• .- . ' , T ) irw-RusBiaii Vessels of war , lying in the port of Trieste , hji ^ bjeen sold . Their crewB will return-overland to Russia . In atherGermita ports sales of RusBtan sTiips have taken p ^ laCfr , and i merchantman was lately sold at Lisbon . Many d ^ t ; if tfittij sales ' aitf Sond fde . H . M . S . Diamond bns been looking out for the'BuBsiaris in the-AdriaticA frigate « w ^ ¦• lav wiiiw «** « mv da >

      . ffjj-mmt » fwywjf ^ wv * w o » u »— ** w « N * ft * v « . *« iytwv aCliqn ^ is too good a . chance to be lost . ^ te ' jie # ; A ^ rican Minist er at Constantinople , in his- ad . a ^ SsW&e Sn ^ said : — ¦ ' ^^ A ^ tBpugh ' the rehgibos ap 3 political institutions of the |^> , eSanl 8 kts are'difRre ^ tkth *^ yet have in some respects jTpll ^^^ lfini ^^ oucy ., ' In each of them the spirit of " proijl ^^ ekei ^ es a benigrian , t influence , the republican * of h « United States deputing frcm the ancient _ political doc-1 nttes v wji ^ cbntihtie even now in many countries to paralyse ' i ^ ph ' ysical and intellectual energies of mau and your Ma-, et ^ y aubpting thos e reforms which most promise to contri-> tite tb > the ^ proqperity and welfare of the Ottoman empire . Tjl « two nations have given an asylum to the political exiles vwoi kuuuuico

      u * . , auu eveu ju i . uu uulva VI Ulu UlUbinOUo ancestors of youx Majesty the Christians have often found , under the orescent , that protection which has been denied them under the cross . Thanks to the magnanimous conduct of jour Majesty , the zealous exiles of libertr in more recent tijqes have found on these shores a safe asylum and dignified trail jjuUlity . la the great strangle in which your Majesty is engaged , yon lave the sympathy and good wishes of the whole American nation , whufst the polity followed by our Government impedes all national intervention in European au « stio&s , it never can prevent iis , as a people , from demanding of Heaven that the arm , b « it Mussulman or Christian , which holds tlie sword in a just cause , be stroner . Mav

      y « w Majesty le successful in preserving the integrity of an empire which has often given refuge to the exiled sans of liberty of other countries . This is the universal desire of the pttbple of the United States . " ' JC , French man-of-war lias been sent to Samoa , which has Blibwrn symptoms of rebellion . Tlie latest news from Persia indicates neutrality : in other words , the British influence would seem for the present to ha-ve ' prevailed with the Court of Teheran ; but the Turkish frontier is being fortified . The Khan or Khiva has taken refuge in Bokhara , anl haa summoned th « neighbouring Khans to take part in the struggle against Russia .

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      Events are forcing the German Powers into declarations . Austria , in an official article , affirms that the last comiaunitloaa of the Western Powers was peremptory , but founded in right . In bearing testimony to ttut right eh « has hiLhcrto defended the interests of Europe . As to the dttics imposed upon lier by friendship , and her alliance with Russia , if war should break out she will . solely protect her « wn interests , and for tliat purpose she is at this moment taking measures with too object of opposing any insurrectionary movement . Prussia announces tliatt olie intends to remain neutral , in the expectation of a future opportunity for mediation . M . do Manicuffel , who is decidedly anti-Russian , offered hie resignation , but his rofiignation wus not accepted . M . Gerliicb , the leader of the extreme right anJ President of tho C&urt of Apjieal , resigned in consequence of differences of

      opinion and principle between him and the Ministry : MGerlacht being all for Russia . His resignation was not accepted . These incidents indicate the vacillating and doubtful policy of the Prussian Court . The last propositions from Russia to Austria were in effect mere counter-propositions to the peace' project of January 13 , and were at once considered unacceptable by the conference . The courier charged with the last ultimatum to St . Petersburg was detained two days in Vienna . The Emperor of Russia has complained , through his ambassadors at Vienna and Berlin , of the attacks of a certain portion of the German press . He objects to being called " Czar . " He prefers , we suppose , the less savage title of Empercr . The " Czar" is reported to be in a state of mental exaltation traditional in his family . Ha considers himself destined to sweep the Moslem from Europe . M . Louzonle Dae mentions a singular proof of the zeal of the Czar far the orthodox faith . The young Caucasian prisoners and hostages , whom Le educates in Russia , are brought up as strict Mahometans , in order that on their return to Circassia they may be well received by their parents , whom they may indoctrinate with ideas of Russian clemency . So strict is the regulation , that if any ask to be baptised as a Christian , the request is rigorously refused . An extraordinary supplement of the Journal \ de St . Petersbourg of the 3 rd contains an exposition of the progress of the Oriental dispute , and the conduct of the Western Powers . This document extends to the length of three folio pages , and is a clever piece of special pleading . It contains also the Russian answers to the circulars of the French Cabinet .

      Prince Paskiewitsch is appointed commandcr-in-chief of the Darmbian army , but for the present he remains in close attendance on the Emperor . The sick and wounded of the Russian troops in W&llachia are so numerous in every village that ambuumces are about to be established . Typhus fever and dysentery are making great ravages . The propoition of sick is 15 per cent . , The prohibition to export corn is now general throughout the Russian empire . Ships , however , already freighted are to be allowed to pass . Serbia still maintains a firm position . It is not Servia , but Bosnia and the Herzogovina , that would be occupied by the Austrian trot > ps in case of insurrections against the Porte . The Austrian Government has opened- a new lottery loan for 50 , 000 , 000 florins , the subscriptions to commence on the 17 th £ ngt ., the shares to be for 25 Ofl ., with yearly coupons at 14 percent ., »' . « ., 750 , 000 fl-, to be employed during fifty years " aa repayments , to be effected twice a year by means of two drawings ( lotteries ) . Certain officers of rank in the immediate circle of the Court are openly mentioned as the traitors who betrayed to the Russian Government the plan for the mobilisation of the Prussian army . There is some talk of an authoritative declaration by th ' « Germanic Diet of the proposed common action of the German Powers .

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      A telegraphic order from the Admiralty readied Hamburg on Thursday , directing all English steamers to <[ uit that port immediately , in order to convey troops and munitions of war to the Baltic . The ice in the Baltic has broken up as far as Revel , and the Russian fleet in that harbour are making great exertions to join tlie division at Cronstadt . Letters from Stettin confirm the statement already made , that the Russian fleet was preparing to qnit its winter quarters . The weather bad become less serere , and tbe Russians had taken measures- to break" the ice at Cronstadt , in order that their fleet might proceed for security under the Finl&ad citadel of Sweabourg . It is wished to gat the fleet in this important position before the arrival of the Anglo-French fleet in the sound .

      H . * M . S . Hecla arrived at Kiel , on the 3 rd inst ,, with the officers and pilots en board , who are to examine the ports of the Baltic . Kiel is found to be a most convenient station . Tbe Stela had visited Norway before approaching Denmark . She arrived at Drobak , some miles from Christiania , on tlie 25 th ult ., and several of the officers on board went by land to the capital . A number of gentlemen met in the Fre « - masons' -nall , and agreed to send a deputation to invite their guesis to a dinner , but it was respectfully declined . Tie strangers left Christiania on the 28 th . The Hecla passed fromjprobak to the Swedish coa £ t , near Gothenburg , taking soundings , and it has now reached Nyborg in Fyen , in tlie Great Belt .

      affirmed that the Russian army which is to protect the coasts of the Baltic is to amount to 75 , 00 t ) raen . The Russian guards are to form a reserve in Poland , and not to be employed either on the Danube or on the Baltic . Letters from Stockholm speak with the greatest confidence as to the tons of feeling there , and to this alone can be as . cribed the readiness with which the votes for supplies lave been met by the Diet . To those conversant -with the Baltic tbe reports of a demonstration before Stockholm by the Russian fleet are most improbable . The navigation for more than twenty miles is extremely intricate and ^ difficult , and there is at present no symptom of the ice : giving . In these narrow channels it will not be opened till Slay . From Warsaw , news has reached Poien that those Russian regiments which were under orders to march from Poland for the seat of war bad unexpectedly received a ^ countermand ; and that not only will all those regiments which are at present in Poland remain in that kingdom , bat that their numbers will be strengthened by two additional divisions .

      Russia is menacing both Denmark and Sweden . She demands from Denmark that she shall refuse to supply the English and French squadrons with provisions and coals . RusaU refuses to acknowledge the neutrality of Sweden , because that power has not interdicted a sufficient number of ports to France and England . The agitation at Stockholm was very considerable on the 21 st ult ., and the question was mooted whether , considering the conduct of tho Czar , Sweden ouglit not to exchange its neutrality into an intimate alliance with France and England . On the 21 st ult- the King gave

      orders for the embarkation of live regiments of infantry and one of cavalry for the Isle of Gothland , where ten regiments of the landwehr were already stationed . It was believed that Russia would attempt u coup de main against tlie island , its strategotic position being of importance . However , there ia now a largo number of troops cenc « ntrated there , la Carlskrona all is life and activity . The vessels now being got ready there with all despatch " are the Carl XIII ., Prince Oscar , Uuatavden Store , eliips of the lhie ; Eugenie , frigate ; Gefle and Thor , steam corvettes , and tho corvette Jarramas . The chiefs of all these vessels have h-oen

      named , but no admiral has yet been appointed . The land troops are placed on a war footing , leave being no longer given . All the superior officers in Stockholm have been sent to tJicir regimentfi , and tho latter are to be re-iuly to march at a moment ' s notice . Among the common people there is great enthusiasm for " war ; " and if you ask with whom , tho antfver is ready , " Sweden ' s bura enemy ia—Russia 1 " It is

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      Propositions were recently made to the captains of Austrian vessels , at Marseilles , for the conveyance of men and material to the East . The Austrian captains consulted their Consul-General , who immediately demanded instructions from Mb Government . A reply was returned without delay . The Cabinet of Vienna not only permitted the captains to accept the offers of the French Government , but authorised its representative to encourage such operations . A petition is now in course of signature at the Bourse of Marseilles , praying that France arid England should set the example of suppressing the system of letters of marque . The Piedmontese Minister of Finance lias presented to tbe Chamber the Budget of 1855 , and a proposal for a loan of 35 , 000 , 000 .

      There has been some sli g ht agitation at Turin in consequence of an inflammatory appeal against capital parish , ment distributed in that city . Four or five persons attempting to circulate this appeal , which was considered by the Government an attempt to dictate to -the Sovereign , were arrested . This led to angry interpellations in the Chamber , bnt the order of the day in favour of the Government , was carried . The Swiss Federal Council has addressed a circular 1 o tbe Cantons of the Confederation urging them to hasten-tbe armament , which the Council deems necessary in thepxesent crisis to make the neutrality of Switzerland respected . An Imperial ukase forbids Israelite women in Posen to wear artificial hair , or even caps or any other head-dress under their bonnets .

      Religions toleration does not make much progress in . Sweden . An entire familj has been deprive ! of all civil rights , by virtue of a law two centuries and a ialf old , for perversion from the Lutheran to the Roman Catholic faith . The Secretary of the Lord High Commissioner of the Ionian Islands issued , is his excellency's name , on the 20 th of February , a circular addressed to the residents in those islands , in which they are cautioned , as to their conduct and behaviour during the present disturbances in Greece , and in the Turco-Christian . provinces of the Porte . All Ionians are warned against co-operating ia any attempts to assist the insurgents from the septinsnuar republic , aad are charged to do their utmost to frustrate any such attempts .

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      UNIVERSITY BEFORM . A laege number of members of the House of Commons have taken an important step with regard to University Reform . No fewer than 102 have signed a memorial on the subject addressed to Lord John Russell , and which , after setting forth the grounds of the prayer , prays in these words : the memorialists respectfully request " that in any bill which may be brought forward by her Majesty's Government during the present session , regarding either of the Universities of Oxford or Cambridge , ducLproTi 8 ion , where required , may be made therein for the free admission of any of her Majesty ' s subjects duly qualified by intellectual attainments to matriculation and graduation at both these ancient Universities , without the imposition of any religious test . "

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      ALLEGED IRISH CORRUPTION . The proceedings of the Committee for investigating the charges of corruption against Irish members have not much advanced . Mr . James Fair , the would-be paid guardian , has been before them ; but his evidence only amounted to this , —that he was in treaty with a Mr . Graham about the appointment , that he understood that money would be expected , and that he understood Mr . Sorners would get the place for him . Dr . Gray has mentioned the names of four or five persons in Dublin from whom he heard the rumours of the alleged corruption—it was a general statement , and special also aa regarded the first informant , and it referred to one case of which that

      party liad personal knowledge . The name of that person was Mr . Fotterell , of Lower Gardiner street ; it was about two or three months ago when Mr . Fotterell mentioned that case . The statement of his informant No . 2 was general , and oot particular . The communication of informant No . 8 was general , and staged a special case besides—that was a case that was afterwards stated by Mr . Lucas in tho House of Commons . The name of that gentleman was Mi . Bindon , 21 , Lower Gloucester-atieet , Dublin ; his information was as to a party offering him ( Mr . Bindon , a barrister ) money ( 9 / . ) to get him , thjrougb Parliamentary influence , a situation in the Customs . His informant , No . 4 , was Mr . Keogh , Solicitor-

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    • Leader (1850-1860), March 11, 1854, page 224, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2029/page/8/