23 APRIL 1853, Page 9

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FitrareE.—Lack of public news of the least interest for us has dis- tinguished the French journals this week. But we have some glimpses of the movements of the Emperor, now recovered from his indisposition. On Sunday he bestowed the Cardinal's hat on the Archbishop of Tours, in the chapel of the Tuileries; and afterwards went to a steeple-chase. On Monday evening, he went with the Empress to the Theatre Francais- What is known in Paris as the "affair of the correspondents" has at length been decided before the Correctional Police. A short time after Louis Napoleon's marriage, a number of persons connected with the press were suddenly seized and hurried to prison. Many were subsequently liberated, the rest detained. The charges against them, vaguely stated at the time, were defamation of the Emperor and Empress, the circulation of unauthorized writings, and conspiracy. The last charge was abandoned. On the 15th, M. Alfred de Coetlogon, the Duke de Rovigo, M. de Planhol, M. Flandin, and M. de Lapierre, were sentenced to various terms of from 100 francs to 200 francs fine, and from one to six months' imprison- ment. Two' who were contumacious, were more heavily punished. They

ed all belong to the Legitimist party.

Srant.—General Lersundi, to whom the task of forming a Cabinet had been confided by the Queen on the break-up of the Roncali Ministry, has apparently succeeded. He has failed, however, to obtain the assist- ance of Senor Mon and Seiler Martinez de la Rosa. One of the induce- ments he held out to Martinez de la Rosa was, that his programme of government would be based on the principles of conciliation, tolerance, and morality : the last substantive having an obvious reference to the al- leged disgraceful railway jobbing of the preceding Ministries. Lersundi also has given out that he will not proceed with the so-called reforms of the Bravo Murillo Cabinet. Failing to obtain the distinguished Mode- rados, he has fallen back on General Egana and Bermudez do Castro. Egana is a sort of confidant of Queen Christina : his name, it is reported, is more than ever distasteful to the Spanish people,

TURICEL—The principal British and French Performers in the diplol matic drama at Consianlinopie have now arrived there; Lord Stratford de Redcliffe on the 4th instant, and M. de la Cour on the 5th. The Bri- tish Minister was met, according to custom, at the landing-place of Top- hana, by all the British residents, and escorted to his hotel. There, the Pans Cfmstitutionnel reports, he made them a speech, stating that his Sovereign had principally in view the rendering of assistance to the Sul- tan in husbanding the resources of the country, so that, by better manage- ment, its future prosperity may be secured. He made no allusion to the pretensions of Russia, other than the general recognition of existing diffi- culties, which had been lately aggravated by political complications. He subsequently had an audience of the Sultan. It is again reported, and with much more confidence, that Prince Mensehikoff has proposed a treaty of alliance with the Sultan, in the broadest terms "offensive and defen- sive." At a grand diplomatic dinner given by the Prince on the 2d in- stant, Rifaat Pasha, the new Minister for Foreign Affairs, Wit8 a conspi- cuous guest.

The French fleet was at Stdamis.on the 6th.

HOLLAND.—The Dutch are suffering all the agonies of a "Papal ag- gression." It appears that in 1851 the Pope inquired whether he could legally set up a Roman Catholic hierarchy in Holland; and the reply was that he might do so providing he obeyed the law • but that, previously to establishing the hierarchy, he must submit his plan to the Government. Mindful of this, the Pope did not then attempt to carry out his project; but in 1863 he has found the courage, and has issued an encyclical letter planting a hierarchy by his own will, with territorial titles. This has so roused the Dutch, that the Ministry under whom it was accomplished have resigned ; and the Dutch Minister at Rome has receivedinstructions to take unlimited leave of absence should he see fit.

Thermo STATES.—The Franklin arrived at Southampton on Thursday, with dates from New York to the 9th instant.

She brings little news. It appears that the European missions were not definitively settled except that of Mr. Soule for Spain. Mr. Buchanan and Colonel Benton were spoken of for London, and Mr. Robert Walker for Paris. The Washington Union of the 8th April states positively that the Japan expedition would not be countermanded. It is reported that the treaty guaranteeing the neutrality and protection of the Tehuantepec route, conceded to Colonel Sloo, was signed on the 21st March.