furtigu unit Cutuntal. • frattre.—The Emperor and Empress are at

Biarritz. The Court newsman of the Bayonne journals records how the Imperial pair walk out alone, " arm in arm," by the sea—or visit the church—or bathe— all in the most unostentatious manner. The Emperor goes to mass in a little American carriage, which he drives himself. The Marquis de Turgot arrived during one of these promenades, and was found waiting at the château on the return of his master. The Queen of Spain has sent General Marchesi to compliment the Emperor and Empress ; and General Serrano has hurried from Paris to present his credentials at the Villa Eugenie.

The Paris correspondent of the Times gives an account of a dinner at the Hotel du LouVre last week where the medical profession in France entertained the French, English, Sardinian, and Turkish medical officers who served in the late war.

" Baron Paul Dubois filled the chair, and r. ore than six hundred French and foreign medical men were present. At the dessert, the chairman rose and 'proposed a toast, To the memory of the medical men who died coura- geously in the East' ; also one To Napoleon III.' Dr. Ricord proposed To the Russian men who attended to the wounded prisoners with great hu- manity ' ; Dr. Maheux, To the universal medical fraternity, united by science and humanity.' These toasts were all drunk with in enthusiasm ; and were responded to by M. Jules Roux, of Toulon, in the name of the fleet ; by M. Begin, in the name of the medical profession generally ; by M. Baudens' in the name of the Army. of the East ; by Sir John Hall, for the English Army ; by the Chevalier Comisetti, Physician=in-chief of the Sar- dinian Army, on behalf of his fellow countrymen ; and by Dr. Sinapian, Professor at the School of Medicine at Constantinople, in the name of the Turkish medical profession."

At the close of the banquet, a subscription was opened, and well sup- ported, for the behoof of the widows and orphans of medical men who died in the East.

Certain political prisoners now in the galleys at Cayenne have for- warded a statement of their sufferings to M. Louis Blanc, and he has sent extracts from their letters to the Tinges.

"Let it be known," they write, "that we are unspeakably tortured on the flimsiest pretences; while people, deceived by the solemn declarations of the French Government, think perhaps that every prison is open, and that we are at liberty. Let it be known, for instance, that out of five men lately arrested for some talk it had been the fancy of an overseer to invent, two were tied to a stake and dealt with as the most vile criminals. On their being reluctant to submit to an ignominious punishment, soldiers were called for, who, rushing upon the victims, bruised them with blows, tore off their beards, and, reckless of shrieks with which wild beasts would have been .

moved, bound them with cords so fast as to make the blood gush Nor are they allowed the sojourn of the Island of Despair, horrible as it is : barbarous administrators drag them violently on the continent, to compel them to a labour of eight hours a day in the marshy forests, from which pestilential vapours are continually rising. . . . . Is there, indeed, for us any other prospect but imminent death ? With no proper food, no garment, no shoes, no wine since February last, is there any chance that we should long be able to bear both the influence of an exhausting toil and a deadly climate ? Again; where is the law which assimilates political prescripts to galley-slaves 11151i I.—According to official announcement, the Imperial Court were to leave St. Petersburg for Moscow on Tuesday. The Emperor was to make his "solemn entry" into the ancient capital of Russia yes- terday. The Diplomatic Body, ordinary and extraordinary, preceded the Court by some days. The Daily Xeus correspondent was still at St. Petersburg on the 19th, and still busily engaged in seeing all that he could. He describes, in a letter of that date, three ceremonials of some interest. "Fortunately for the visitors, the week has been signalized by two important religious solemnities, to which the Russian people attach the greatest interest and importance. I allude to the blessing respectively of the water and the apples, which is performed with all the pomp and cere- mony of the Greek Church. The first was solemnized at Peterhof; in the presence of the Emperor, on a small piece of ornamental water, consecrated for the _purpose. The Greek prelates and priests walked in .procession, dressed in their most gorgeous vestments, followed by the Imperial Family:, also walking ; and when they came to the waterside, the cross was plunged in, the choristers singing a solemn chant as the officiating prelate performed the rite. The distance from town prevented the presence of many stran- gers, but I recognized some English faces amongst the crowd. The second, The blessing of the apples,' a ceremony which forms an indispensable pre- liminary to the mastication of that refreshing fruit, took place yesterday in every church throughout St. Petersburg, but with peculiar pomp in the Kazan Cathedral, by the Metropolitan and fifteen officiating priests. The costumes were most gorgeous, and the Archbishop, who was robed in the middle of the church, was one blaze of gold and jewels. The congregation, amongst which there was no classification, and who stood the whole time of service, was of the most varied appearance and character. Russian princes and generals covered with decorations prayed side by side with the poor mujik, and both seemed equally impressed with the solemnity of the occa- sion; while the Russian countess, in the most fashionable Parisian toilette, did not feel her dignity ruffled by the vicinity of the poor Livonian or Finland woman' whose quaint national costume gave wonderful variety to the scene. . . . . The religious element seems to pervade everything that is done in this singular country. Sunday last was appointed by the Emperor for the double purpose of receiving the cordon of the Legion of Honour and of having the officers of the St. Jean d'Acre presented. As a preliminary to both proceedings, which took place at Peterhoff, his Impenal Majesty at- tended divine service in the church attached to the palace, and which is exclusively devoted to the Emperor and Court. I was fortunate in getting a very near view of the Imperial Family, and therefore took very little no- tice Of the bewildering variety of uniforms that filled the vestibule. Alex- ander the Second is a slight well-made man, above the middle size, but nothing approaching the Jovelike proportions of the late Emperor. His face is quite German, with a mild, almost saddened expression, but full of thoughtfulness and intelligence. His Majesty's close application to busi- ness, which is well known, may affect his looks, but certainly he has by no means the appearance of robust health. He drove up to the palace in an open carriage,. without the slightest parade ; and received into his own hand the petitions of a nuiaber of poor women, who were permitted thus to approach the fountain-head of authority. This custom, which puts one in mind of the Arabian Nights, is only followed in certain cases as it must be obvious that if general it would occupy the entire time of the Emperor. As his Majesty received them there was not the slightest appearance of hauteur on his part, nor of undue servility on that of his fair rtitiohers, who simply curtseyed in a businesslike off-hand way, and retired much • more

composedly than I have seen municipal dignitaries do in England when they were permitted to approach the Throne The Empress, who followed

her august spouse into the church, is a tall, ladylike woman, but beyond that nothing remarkable. Her toilette was in excellent taste, very similar to that of the Empress Eugenie, whose figure is not unlike that of the Czarina. The young Archdukes are all fine hearty little fellows; give the salute with true military precision ; and look quite smart in their tiny uniforms, each being of course colonel of a regiment. The Czar himself wore the dress of the Gardes a Cheval, one of the plainest in the service." At Moscow the preparations are on an enormous scale. "All the church-steeples are already decorated or surrounded with framework for the illumination. In the market-place there are triumphal arches erected in skeleton, waiting for the foliage and garlands that are subsequently to decorate them; and all the houses have been renovated and have put the best face upon matters. In the environs the troops are encamped; and when the large surface covered with tents is looked down upon from an eminence, the country thereabouts looks as though covered with snow, with patches of black composed of the uncovered earth showing through. The price for a single window to see the coronation-procession pa is by seems to vary from 150 to 200 silver roubles."

St 8111.—Baron Hubner arrived at Naples on the 16th August, charged with a special mission to the Bing from the Court of Vienna. The ob- ject of this mission, it is said, is simply to induce the King to make some amends to the Western Powers for the late offensive note he addressed to them.

The experiment made at Massa Carrara did not suffice to open the eyes of the Mazzinian party, and convince them that armed attempts have now lost all chance of succeeding. A band of about thirty young men lately landed in the Maremma, near Orbitello; but a detachment of Tuscan Gendarmes easily routed them, with the loss of a few prisoners. Mazzini was said to be in Piedmont; but others considered it more likely that he remained concealed in Switzerland, whence he continually for- wards proclamations to his partisans in Central Italy, where he still ex- ercises some influence.

General Trotti, who commanded a brigade at the battle of the Tcher- nays, has been appointed Governor of the fortress of Alexandria. Gene- ral La Marmora entertained all the officers of his staff on the anniversary of that battle. On the same day, all the old soldiers who had served un- -der Napoleon dined together.

iiai II.—The O'Donnell Ministry has sanctioned three decrees ; one definitively dissolving the National Guard; a second indefinitely sus- pending the municipal elections that should take place in October; a third superseding all civil authorities that resisted the coup d'etat. The next decree looked for is the dissolution of the Constituent Cortes and the proclamation of the constitution of 1845. The decree dissolving the National Guard is preceded by a long exposition, the result of a "calm study of that institution" on the part of the Ministers. They describe it as having been "an element of unceasing perturbation," a "preventive of all salutary reforms," "the constant opponent of every established government" ; the "instrument of passions, egotistical interests, and party rivalship" ; in short, an institution "incompatible with the nor- mal government of the state." The only exception in its favour is the conduct of the National Guard in the civil war, when it is admitted that it gave "signal proofs of valour and constancy." The Times Paris cor- respondent remarks, that O'Donnell had better look to himself— The first act of the drama seems nearly played out. It leaves him in 'the centre of the stage, still the chief and dominant figure. On either hand are seen the piled arms and reversed colours of the National Guard; in the background are the closed doors of the Cortes, and tasteful transparencies display the word Viealvaro' and the figures '1845.' In the next act fresh characters may appear upon the scene. It is said that Marshal Narvaez's celebrated charger, on which he has already ridden rough-shod over Spain i, !coin saddling, and that this time the Pyrenees will not be the limit of his journey. The O'Donnell, we well know, is sans pour, as becomes his sol- dier's coat and his Irish blood ; but fearlessness does not always save from a fall, and if he be wise he will be on his guard against perils from Va- lencia."

The Spanish Minister at Mexico has been recalled.

Melt it IL—There is reason to believe that a change has taken place for the better in the condition of the wretched sufferers from cholera at Madeira; but they are a' prey to other ills, and any effort that can be made to help them will be a beneficent work. Some idea of the nature of the visitation may be gained from a few facts contained in a private

letter which has fallen in our way.

'The population of Funchal has been nearly decimated: there were no doctors, and a scarcity of medicine. Even the poor creatures who had passed through the cold blue stage, so generally fatal, were at the date of our advices "sinking from absolutely having no food to keep them alive." The British residents did what could be done, and neither spared themselves nor the means at their disposal: the Governor did what he could; but in the worst stages of the visitation he was not supported, and the brunt of the work fell upon private in- dividuals. In the first panic all the shops were closed; for a few days it was difficult for any one to get food : "but the Governor or- dered the shops to be opened, and, for a wonder, got his orders obeyed." On the 11th, the latest date, there were no new cases. A Portuguese man of war arrived "with five doctors' plenty of rice and medicines, and bedding for three hundred sick." The want of a convalescent in- firmary was greatly felt. The pestilence was travelling Westward. There the people are almost savages, and they were dying absolutely without help : they were so frightened that they would not bury their dead until compelled by the police to do so."

ituittir htats.—The Atlantic arrived at Liverpool on Thursday, with adviees from New York to the 16th August.

The whole of the Appropriation-bills have been, this session, united for the first time in one. To this one bill the House of Representatives attached certain resolutions, providing for fair play towards the free settlers of Kansas and the rigorous exclusion of the Border Ruffians." These resolutions have been rejected by the Senate; and it was thought pro- bable that the issue of the conflict would be that no appropriation-bill at all would pass this session.

According to the correspondents of the journals, the chances of Colonel Fremont are more favourable than ever. The Slave vote of the South, it is said, will be divided between Buchanan and Fillmore ; but there were signs that the weakiiess of the latter was greater than had been an-

ticipated. Kentucky, formerly " a Know-nothing stronghold," has gone for the Democracy; and North Carolina, " an old Whig State," has done

the same. The Republicans, however, have not only carried Iowa by a great majority, but St. Louis, the capital of Missouri, has elected a Fre- mont man for the next Congress. This remarkable occurrence has startled all observers; and it is imputed to a wholesome reaction brought about by the extremes of the " Border Ruffians." Certain recent acts, forced from the President, are also held to indicate the strength of the Free-Soilers. Shannon, the Governor of Kansas, under whose rule the

acts of violence in Kansas were committed, has been dismissed. He is replaced by Colonel Geary of California— a better man, who, it is believed, will act with justice and moderation." "The South has made a painful and mortifying discovery," says the Daily Hems correspondent. "By the term South, I mean its six millions of free White men who are not tdaveholders. There are but 350,000 slave- holders in the United States, and this oligarchy rules the South absolutely. Their six millions of fellow citizens have left public affairs entirely in then. hands—until now. They had little interest at stake in the existence of slavery—none at all in its extension. And when they saw their names and influence and votes brought in to indorse the repeal of the Missouri Com- promise, and the whole category of crimes perpetrated under the sanction of the Kansas law, they felt mortified and indignant. As !woof of this,I may state that a large number of newspapers in the Slave States have within a few weeks boldly and clearly denounced the Kansas Bill and all its authors and advocates. A proniinent journal in South Carolina has openly declared, what has since been reiterated in a hundred other quarters that the South itself is filled with Abolitionists; that the non-slaveholcliilg citizens of the Slave States are enemies to the system of slavery."

Another correspondent says, that the fear of Fremont's success has "had an effect upon the value of real estate in Washington, absurd as it may seem. In the eyes of Southern property holders, the election of a President pledged to the restriction of slavery from Kansas, and to hos- tility to Fillibustorism, portends disunion and destruction to their pro- perty."

The news from San Francisco still shows that the Vigilance Committee were in the ascendant, and gives reason to believe that the Governor of the State is in league with them !

The town of New York was dreading a visitation of yellow fever. On the 12th August, no fewer than 120 sail were in quarantine, many with yellow fever on board. The wind has carried the infection to Long Island, and the inhabitants and troops have each suffered. Steps had been taken to cut off the infected distriets ashore and afloat with the yet uninfected city ; but the wind, of course, could not be restrained. It was hoped, however, that the vigorous measures adopted might keep the pestilence from the town.

E taf .—Considerable dissatisfaction appears to prevail in Lower Canada. At public meetings held in Quebec, the existing Ministry has been severely censured. Among the complaints, ratified by the public voice, are the non-execution of the resolve of the House of Assembly to establish the permanent seat of Government at Quebec ; the grants of land for railways giving the preference to Upper Canada; the large interest of Government officers in the Grand Trunk Railway ; the want of pro- visions securing the independence of the members of the Legislature; the non-compliance with petitions for municipal reform; the constant increase of the expensesof government. These meetings have voted "no confidence" in the Government, anddemanded a dissolution of the Legis- lature. The desire for a dissolution is expressed with a like energy in Upper Canada.

tape If &Ink ligt.--Cape Town journals to the 21st May have reached us. On the 19th, the Governor sent a message to the Legislative Council notifying the conclusion of peace. He had also communicated to the Legislature the following message. "The Governor informs the Honourable the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, that her Majesty's Government, acting upon his urgent representation of the valuable acquisition which would be afforded to this colony by a settlement on its borders of a strong body of Out-Pensioners of Chelsea Hospital, on the plan which was so successfully carried out in New Zealand, and having found it impossible to induce a sufficient number of pensioners to emigrate at the Cape on similar terms, have taken into con- sideration the opportunity afforded by the contemplated reduction, on the restoration of peace, of the British German Legion, for insuring. to this colony the elements of a system of military colonization of very high pro- mise. The number of noncommissioned officers and privates who would offer themselves, and be eligible for this service' would amount perhaps to 8000; and it is likely that a large proportion of officers would accompany them. The greater number of the men would have wives and families_ ; and, if it were thought desirable' others not at present married would be glad to enter into that state with the prospect of a fixed settlement. The German Legion would arrive at the Cape in complete military organization, armed with the Enfield rifle' and with camp equipage, and would be located as policy and circumstances should dictate. Arrangements would be made for locating them permanently, as speedily as possible ; and her Majesty's Government is prepared to send out, for temporary employ- ment in the erection of the villages, a party of engineer officers and artificers, if it be considered that such assistance be needful. In the mean time' the officers and men will be in possession of their tents. It is proposed to commute the gratuity to which the noncommissioned officers and privates will be entitled, after their term of service has expired, into a fixed pay of sixpence a day for three years, which will aid them in their subsistence until their land shall be brought into cul- tivation; and for the first year her Majesty's Government would further supply them with rations in kind or an equivalent in money. It will be necessary that a church, a blockhouse, and a school, !should be erected in each village for the use of these men and their families; and that a system of magistracy should be provided, either from the officers accompan,ying them or from other sources. Means will also be devised for keeping up the military exercises of the emigrants, at all events during the period of their receiving pay from Government. Her Majesty's Government express a hope that $o valuable an addition to the population and defence of the colony will receive temporary encouragement and assistance from the local Legislature; and in the confident expectation that this hope will be fully realized, the Governor invites the cooperation and concurrence of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly in any measures which may be found necessary to carry- out this object."

The House of Assembly unanimously passed a resolution approving of the proposed plan, and voting the 40,000/. asked for to give it effect. The Legislative Council had appointed a committee to thank her Majesty for "the boon she has been pleased to confer on the colony, in the pro- posed settlement of so largo a number of military Fruj.PPY8 on the border." Sir George Grey prorogued the Cape Parliament on the 4th June, un-

til the 22d October.