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The rumour again finds a place in the Continental journals, that "Russia has demanded the resumption of the Conferences by the meet- ing of the secondary Plenipotentiaries who had seats in the Peace Con- gress. France and Prussia, it is said, readily consent to this proposi- tion."
A telegraphic despatch from Paris, dated this morning, and published by the Post, says that " the rumour is confirmed that Russia has de- manded the convocation of the second Plenipotentiaries of the Congress of Paris. France has consented to this."
Is Nord publishes a letter from Vienna, dated the 5th, making, with much confidence, some statements very interesting if true.
" At length Austria has taken a decided step towards indicating the part she intends to play in the complications of Naples. Shortly after the pub- lication of Prince Gortschakoff's circular, our Cabinet—I have the intelli- gence from an indisputable source—sent to Paris a note couched in much more energetic terms than any previous communication. In this note France is urged, in an amicable but very earnest spirit, not to allow herself to be dragged by England into employing demonstrative measures against the King of Naples, which would have the character of a pressure or a menace, but to confine herself, as Austria has done, to friendly representa- tions, which do no injury to the sovereign rights of that monarch. It would hardly be possible for an explicit reply to this note to have reached Vienna by this time ; but the French Government has already by means of the telegraph, sent very reassuring explanations, disposing altogether of the apprehensions relative to the pretended naval expedition, and leading us to hope that England, if she persists in certain demonstrations, will remain perfectly isolated ; a fact sufficient to cause her to renounce, for the moment, every project of the kind. I am even assured that, at the request of Austria, the French Government has positively declared to the British Ministers.that it will not join in a movement having the appearance of intimidation. Thus the words of Prince Gortschakoff, which,. according to the English press, were to find no echo,' were we not uttered in vain, but have found a sympa- thetic reception which will double their moral effect."
A similar statement is made in the Gazette d'..4ugeburg.
The Belgian Minister of the Interior, M. P. de Decker, has addressed a letter to the Heads of the Universities of Gand and Liege, in which he enjoins the Piofessors to abstain from all direct attacks against the essen- tial principles of the religions professed in Belgium. H. e is bound to take care that the teaching of the Universities shall be such as may gain the confidence of families, and he repeatedly declares that he will dis- charge his duty with firmness.
The MonitSur of yesterday states that the returns of the yield of taxes, and indirect revenues, for the month of September, show an increase of. 16,199,000 francs as compared with 1854, and of 14,500,000 francs as compared with 1855, instead of an increase of 12,000,000 francs as had been estimated in M. Magne's recent report.
The Faederlandet newspaper announces that the question of the Sound Dues is settled, England and Denmark having come to an agreement. The land transit duty is to be reduced.
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