The Meniteur of yesterday announced, that on the 15th the
MareLt/40 de Castelbajac, the French _Minister at St. Petersburg, presented Wit letters to the Emperor of Russia ; who expressed in warm terms his satis- faction at the reestablishment of official relations with the French Government.
The future Empress has written a letter of thanks to the Municipal Council of Paris for the kind offer they made of a rich diamond necklace and other costly presents intended for her Majesty ; but she preferred that the sum should be applied to some liberal or charitable purpose. The Municipal Council have accordingly decided upon the founding of a house of education for poor young girls.
'The Patriote is being fitted up at Cherbourg as an Imperial yacht; to take the name of the Reine Hortense, and to be commanded by Captain Excelreans, son of the late Marshal ixeelmans.
It is remarked that the French funds have somewhat rallied this week. The closing prices yesterday were—Four-and-a-half per Cane, 106f. 20a.,, Three per. Cents 80f. 26c.; being a rise of 40c. in the former, and in.the atter of Ade. over the prices of Monday. There does not appear to have ueenenuch doing in ether stocks.
-General Count Leiningen has been sent on a special mission to-Con- stantinople. There is good reason to believe, says the "Vienna correepond- ent• of the Times, that he is instructed to inform the Turkish Government that any attempt to disturb the status quo in Montenegro will be con- sidered equivalent to a declaration of war.
Signor Brofferio, the leader of the Left in the Piedmontese Parliament, has moved and carried an order of the day pledging the Cabinet to amend the law under which the Protestant Mazzinghi was condemned at Genoa. There was great unanimity in the Chamber.
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