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of Ningpo ,. has gqne . to Algeria ,. ^ explore-the country and ascertain if the . natur * of its sod ia favourable to the growth of certain , Ghinesa productions . Should this be £ e case , a colony ,. composed of two hundred Hindoos and eight hundred Chinese , will be convoyed to Algeria , where they will settle . as planters .. The Moniteur contains d « crees by which SSX . Aooatucci Keapet of the Seals , Minister of Justice , is charged prosrisionaliywith the Ministry of State and of the Emperor ' s household during the absence of M . A . Fould ; and M arshal Vaillant ,. Minister of War , is charged provisionally with the ministry of marine and the colonies during the , absence of Admiral Hamelin . The offioial journal al so states that , by decree of August 16 , 1856 , the Emperor , on . the proposition of the Minister Secretary of State for the War Department , has conferred the military medal on Sir William Codrington , and on , the Chevalier Alphonso della Marmora ..
The anniversary , on Friday week , the loth inst ., of the fete of Napoleon I ., passed off with less than the usual amount of festivity . There has been so much expense lately in the way oi fetes-, that it was thought advisable on all sides- to let the 15 th pass without any great splendours . No public receptions were held by the Emperor . In-connexion with the annual celebration , the Minister of State ordered the distribution of 1 , 300 , 000 fr ., from the funds appropriated for the execution of the will of the Emperor Napoleon I ., among the twenty-six departments designated by the testator . The amount for each is 50 , 000 fr . The Minister has also placed at the disposal of the Grand Chancellor of the Legion of Honour a part of the funds of the will intended for old soldiers , and which is to be distributed among four or five thousand of the oldest and most necessitous . The harvest still promises to be excellent .
The Moniteur announces the departure from Paris of the Emperor , Empress , and Prince I mperial for Biarritz . It likewise announces the departure of Prince Jerome for Havre . General Pariset , with , the remainder of the French troops , has left the Turkish territory . The Eussian Embassy at Paris has received official notification that quarantine has been re established on the coasts of the Black Sea and of the Seaof Azoff . Count de Morny has arrived at St . Petersburg , where Jxq has been , admitted to an audience with the Emperor , with whom he has also dined . PRI 7 SSIA .
" Considerable sensation , " says a letter from Berlin , of the 11 th inst ., published in the Presse of Brussels , " has been caused here during the last few days by the flight of three-officers of the Royal Guard , on account of being heavily in debt . The officers in question are Prince William of Mecklenburgr-Sehwerin , Major of Cuirassiers- ; Lieutenant De Hagen , of the Fusiliers of the Guard ,. son of' the General commanding , at Stettin ; and Lieutenant Stosch , of the same regiment , son of a Iiieutenanb-General on the retired list . His Majesty was so . annoyed at these shameful desertions that he is said to have warmly reproached the Minister of War , as well aar General von Wrangel , with not having kept the officers under stricter discipline . General von Wrangel ,
on this , wrote to Prince William , who had stopped at Tauroggen , on the Russian frontier , telling him that if he did not send in his resignation in twenty-four hours ho should be . cashiered . The Prince chose the former alternative . The Police Gazette of Berlin had given some mysterious hints -of the above affair , and the President of Police thought at first of stopping the journal , as the Prince ia the nephew . of the King ; but , bbfore doing so , it appears . he thought it beat , to take the opinion of his Majesty on the subject . The King ordered him . not to interfere with the journal , as the atl ' uir could not remain a secret , and as in -his eyes all his subjects -were alike .. The .- Princess mother-, the Dowager Grand Duchess of : Mtcklenburg-Soliwerin ,. sister of the King , refused positively to . pay her son ' s , debts ; but the King
boa taken theNpayment on himself , saying that he could not allow , bia aubjeota to suffer from the thoughtless conduct of hia nephew . Ho has given orders for the payment of . the money borrowed , with legal interest , but states that nothing like usurious demands shall bo satisfied . The amount of the Prince ' s -debts known ; up to , this time ia 140 ^ 000 tihalera . What has caused much pain to , his Majesty . is / that , the , Prince had contracted mauy of them on , his word of honour , which ho hus broken by taking to flight- The dobta of , tho two lieutenants amount together , to 40 , 000 thalers . Prince ? William spent a good deal in bacchanalian enjoyments , a proponsity which has ¦ acquired ¦ for him the nicknuino . of ' Prince Sohnapsy' on account of his . red nose . M . do Hugen . is said to bp in . England ,, and M . do Stosch . at Alton * . "
Hj « tRoyal Highness Prince Adalbert , Lord High AdmbadLof rjthe Prussian navy , hua been severely handled by thft , HJ | £ . nygmtotJ , The Prince was at Gibraltar , when , feoUngv ^ wiarw , ^ visit , tho spot where the cre w of a i . ruaawut-vmtik-waa . . maosacreU by the piratxjB , ho procoedeo .. tl > Uhe |> Jto ! , j » i ^ hBI ! gQ when hia Ending waa op-I > oaed » . ana he ™ WeaM ^ Dnui ifc at urning to hia frigate , he manned , and , anwkfc the . bftaie , and agoui landed . He was reoowea : by a ^ wtyslarg ^ body , of pirates , who . were drwoa . « p a J 4 U h ^ Om ^ man ^ ot , . theday ultimately 2 SSK 8 VV *<>»•**«»* . ThePrfnoe wa fl speedilj BtruofedawA w * tb ,, a hatkfa Ju * , * Ugu v hU * aide-d * -eamp
( flagrlieutenant ) was mortally wounded ; the mate of the party was shot in the arm ; seven men were killed and seventeen wounded : these were left on the field , the others being . unable to get them away . In : fact ,, the whole of the Prince ' s party were nearly cut off . The survivors were ultimately got on board the frigate , and subsequently sent to Gibraltar hospital .. The Prince ' s wound is doing well .. The English ship Vesuvius was immediately despatched to the Morocco authorities , to demand an explanation and satisfaction ; General Von Wrangel celebrated on the 15 th inst . tho sixtieth anniversary of his entrance into the army . He . is seventy-two years of age , but very upright , agile , and hardy ; His house was on Friday week thronged with visitors , among whom was the King , who handed him his patent as General Field MarshaL Seebach
The Dresden Journal states that Baron , the Sa :: on Minister in Paris , has just arrived in the Saxon capital , and is about to proceed to Moscow . This nomination of a representative for the Crown of Saxony at the eleventh hour excites a little surprise in certain circles , while in others the choice of representative that has been made ia taken to confirm the belief that has been entertained there for some time , that the Emperor Louis Napoleon ia still endeavouring , through tho intermediation of the representative of Saxony , to bring about a meeting with the Emperor of Russia . —Times Berlin Correspondent During the stay of the Dowager Empress of Russia at Berlin , she was made chef of the regiment of cuirassiers , at the head of which , to the time of his death , was her late husband , Nicholas . She was presented to the regiment on Friday week , on which occasion she wore the colours .
GERMANT . The Princess Anna of Saxony , fourth daughter of the King of Saxony , was betrothed at Pillnitz , on Friday week , to the hereditary' Grand Duke of Tuscany .
BELGIUM . The visit of King Leopold to Antwerp has been made the occasion of the most magnificent fetes and rejoicings in that city , in commemoration of the 25 th anniversary of thepresent monarchy . A train has been thrown off the line on the Antwerp and Ghent Railway by a cow which had lain down on the track . Two or three persons -were killed , and about twenty seriously injured . ITALY . Monsignor Amici , the new Papal Commissioner Extraordinary at Bologna , has excited great dissatisfaction among the people by imposing certain vexatious regulations on the sale of corn . He has met with very serioua opposition , the Municipal Council of Ravenna , as well as several other 3 , having refused to fulfil the part allotted to them in connexion with the execution of the
decrees . The subscription for tho guns for Alessandria proceeds i-apidly in Piedmont . A tradesman of Turin , named Joseph Moris , has subscribed 1000 francs , with the request that his name might be inscribed on one of the guns . The fear and the hope of an outbreak in Naples increase every day ; " the fear , " that is to say , on the part of the authorities , and " tho hope" on the part of the people . The strongest precautionary measures are taken by the Government . " To the Swiss , " says the Times Neapolitan correspondent , " have been given two sealed letters and one-open , containing the following directions t—That , on the slightest agitation or
demonstration , from , whatever party it may proceed , they are to march upon the people with their cannon , without waiting for further directions ; that from that moment the police are to cease to act , and yield all their power to tho military . Tho Neapolitan colonels of regiments have also received sealed orders ; but it is too evident that the preference is given to tho Swiss , and that upon them' is cast the prinoipnl onus of maintaining publicorder . The SwisB are in command of nil the forts , of one even in whichthore are Neapolitan troops , who may bo said' , therefore , to bo guarded by tho Swiss . They do sentinel duty in , tho town ^ and , with their superior pay and ration , the calculation is that it takes at least ono-hiilf more to maintain a Swiss than it docs to
maintain a Neapolitan regiment . Thoro exists , therefore , a variety of motives , high or low , for strong jealousy and hostility between tho native and tho mercenary troops , and this feeling loads sometimes to an open rupture . A case took place recently at tho Arco di Purgatorio . Some Swiss insulted ' tho Pompieri , who , not having arms , wrested their swords from tho Swiss and gave them a boating . More Swiss came to tho support of their countrymen , when tho people joined in and assisted tho Neapolitans . Tho fracas ondod with tho flight of the Swiss and tho death of one of them , it was said , from » i blow on the head . It itt the opinion of many that in u general row the Swiss would bo ilred upon by tho Neapolitans . "
The Sardinian Government has just published its report on tho " commercial niovumont-of 1854 , " which comprise * a sorics of . tables compiled by tho general direction of Cutttonitt on tho model of tho IDnglinh Board of Trade returns . This Hystemof tables was only introduced hore by < Count Cavour , when Minister of Finiiuoe , in 1861 , and us yot tho returns have not been published in a complete form of later dato than 1854 .
The year 1854-waa a very unfortunate one for Piedmont inasmuch as there was a scarcity of grain ; the wino crop was almost wholly destroyed ; and the population was severely afflicted by the cholera . This combination of local ills , together with the commence ment of , the Eastern war during that year , seems sufficient to account for the " goneral commerce" having declined in value from 554 , 572 , 816 f . in 1863 to 527 , 313 , 522 £ in 1854 . But ,, on the other hand , tho " special commerce " is shown to have increased from 283 , 034 , 772 f . in 1863 to 309 , 622 , 800 f . in . 1854 , and the difference between these
terma-is , that " general commerce embraces the whole trade , whether of foreign or home production , ia tho exports , and whether destined for re-exportation or disposal in the country in the imports ; while the " special commerce" only represents the produce of the Sardinian States in the exports , and the goods entered for sale or consumption in tho kingdom in the imports . In 1854 the general imports amounted to 322 , 42 'J , 8 i ) 0 f ., and the special imports to iy 9 , 912 , 3 ulf . The general exports were 214 , 883 , 6 o 2 f ., and the special exports 109 , 710 , 449 f . Times Turin Correspondent .
The statutes of the Roman Icailway Company have been approved of by the Pope . This network , which will connect the Mediterranean with the Adriatic , will give railway accommodation to Civita Vecehia , Rome , Ancona , and Bologna . Prince Poniatowski ( says a correspondent of the Daily News ' ) is going to Florence to conduct an affair that banded Count Baciochi . It is , they say , about some papers which the ex-King Jerome requires for quashing the hereditary rights of his son Patterson , who , if the male offspring of the present Emperor were to fail , would then become the heir apparent to the throne . Another rumour is the projected divorce of the Princess Mathilde from Count DeinidofF , so that she may confer her hand on Marshal Pelissier . Her Imperial Highness was born and married at Florence , and Prince l ' oniatowski is a Florentine also .
Doctor Farini , the historian , has just published a pamphlet on the state of Italy , under the title of A Letter to the liight Hon . W . Gladstone , &c . The author attributes all the evils of Italian misrule to Austria .
RUSSIA . The Russians are said to be making great progress in the direction of Khiva , and that the Luke of Aral , with , its coast , is now in possession of the Czar . Many of the streams which debouch into the lake are navigable , and orders have been given for constructing several iron war vessels for navigating the Sir and the Amou . The most suraptnous preparations for the coronation are being made . The Americans ( says a correspondent of the Daily News ) have undertaken to illuminate the " Nevskoi Prospekt , " the Regent-street of the North ; the English take the Admiralty-square ; and the other foreign factories take also their positions . The Russian commercial community have volunteered to illuminate
the Moscow Railway , four hundred miles from end to end , for the Emperor ' s journey to and fro ; and the quantity of fireworks in preparation is stated to be almost " incredible . From Moscow the note of preparation returns with a portentous echo . The walls of the Kremlin are being studded with lamps , and millions of roubles are spoken of as tho sums allotted by the high nobility for their fetes and decorations . The public entry still stands for the 22 nd inst ., and tho coronation for the 7 th September , between which dates it is understood the Emperor and family will spend some days en rctraik ; according to the usage of the Greok Church . After the
coronation will be the grand review , the people ' s banquet , tho fireworks , and the fetes ; and about a fortnight , it is expected , will restore Moscow to its normal state ot tranquillity . Although it may bo expected that the greater part of St . Petersburg will crowd to Moscow to behold the ceremony , various ceremonies of a religious , military , and holiday-keeping chnrncter will bo gone through in the capital on tho day of tho solemnity . On tho Ilth of September , St . Alexander ' s Day , tho Emperor will return to St . Petersburg , to be present at wlmt is called " his owii' / A , " at tho conclusion of whioh ho will agniu repair to Moscow . of i
In St . Petersburg , there is a story in circulation ; reply thut Sir Charles Napier gave tho Grand Duke Constantino . Tho hitter , after lotting Sir Charles sec all tho arrangements and the entire strength of Cronstndt , asked him , in a chuckling sort of manner— " Well , admiral ,-and why didn ' t you como in ? " To which Sir Charles replied by asking , " Pray , why -didn ' t your Imperial Highness come ont ?"— Times Berlin Correspondent . A Pilris correspondent of tho Aity » lntrtj ( lunette flays that Russia in . about to publish u circular on the subject of tho lfllo of Sorponts . Some detail * with reference , to tho financial condition of Russia are furnished by a St . Petersburg- concMpi > n < leii ( of Jm Nord . who writes : — "At n Hitting ruwntly held
by tho board of tho Credit Institutions , tin- Minister ol Finance ) on presenting a report of tho operations of the . io institutions in 1855 , inudo a speech lull of interesting details about the financial inovemuiit of lust year . 1 »| (! loan of two hundred millions of franco inadoin I ** 65 1 H entirely realized and in tho hands of tho Government , whilst a upeuiul fund , l ' orrmid from an annual payment ' of two per cent , on tho nominal value of the loan will bo
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Leader (1850-1860), Aug. 23, 1856, page 798, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2155/page/6/
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