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II1LUIL—A decree in the Moniteur places in the reserve all the soldiers of the class 1849 not there already. Their number is 52,000 ; of whom there are " at home, 27,468 ; in the East, 19,365 ; Algeria, 4578; Italy, 589. The expense would be thus essentially lessened, and the army would still retain a sufficient effective strength." Four new cavalry regiments of the Imperial Guard are to be formed, and one cavalry regiment disbanded. M. de Moray has recently sent in his resignation of official positions which he held in several commercial enterprises. This step, it is said, has been taken in deference to the express wishes of the Emperor. A letter addressed by the Minister of the Interior to the Prefect of Police, by order of the Emperor comments in the severest terms upon the con- duct of parties Who are ;peculating upon the public credulity, and making a traffic of their supposed influence in high quarters to obtain grants and concessions of national and other undertakings. The Prefect is directed to use every diligence to put a stop to such practices.
M. Charles Gaudin, five years principal secretary of the French Em- bassy in London, is appointed first secretary of the French Embassy at St. Petersburg.
• S/84.--Count Cavour arrived at Turin on the 29th April. He in- stantly had a " private " audience of the King. Victor Emanuel, it is said, " literally received his Minister with open arms "; and, to give substantial proof of his satisfaction, placed the collar of the order of the Anunziata round the Count's neck with his own hands. This is a great outrage—Count Cavour "has not sufficient quarterings " to entitle him to the order 1 Already " the defender of Italy," as Count Cavour is now styled, has received addresses from grateful Genoese and Piedmon- tese - and there is to be a great demonstration to testify " sympathy and satisfaction." On Tuesday last, being questioned in the Chamber, Count Cavour said that pending negotiations on the subject of Italy imposed on him great reserve ; that France and England have adopted the views of Piedmont; although Austria would not discuss the question, al- though the rlations between the two countries have not improved, still the Italian has not become the less an "European question." Piedmont places its whole reliance on the omnipotence of public opinion.
Cibrario has quitted the Cabinet, and Count Cavour holds ad in- terim the portfolio of Foreign Affairs.
1&1151i1.—The Russians, so the telegraph reports, have already begun to evacuate Ismail and Reni, and to disband their irregular forces in the Crimea. Count Nesselrode has been allowed, at his own request, to re- tire from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Prince Gortschalcoff succeeds him, and General Soukhozanet is appointed Minister of War. It has been announced that "a reduction of the Russian fleet is effected. Three divisions will be stationed in the Baltic. The Pontus fleet will retain the denomination of the fleet of the Black Sea."
A curious document has been published in the Russian journals. The Emperor, it states, " having received detailed reports concerning the mili- tary hospital at Simpheropol, and having perceived with profound grief that the authorities had not taken active measures for the wellbeing and medical treatment of the patients, inflicts a censure " on one Lieutenant- General, two Major-Generals, the Physician-General of the Staff, the Chief MedicalOffieer, and the Director of the Dispensary at Sebastopol : the two lastLnemed are to be tried.
Vrassia.—The King of Prussia closed the session of 1866 on the 3d instant. His speeeh does not throw much light on Prussian politics. The only portion' of general interest is that which refers to the happy conclusion of the war, which has already caused a fall in the cost of the prime necessaries of life. The army is to be reduced to a peace footing. The restoration of peace was celebrated in Berlin and all the garrison towns of Prussia on the 4th, with great pomp and ceremony. The King, Queen, Ministers, and Diplomatic Body, attended divine service in the Cathedral - and the King walked back on foot to the Palace, " receiving at every dep fresh marks of respect and affection from the assembled crowd, which formed a thick-set avenue of human beings from one build- ing to the other."
.u*ark.—A telegraphic despatch from Hamburg states that official notice has been given of the " expected arrival" of an American squadron in the Elbe, destined for Copenhagen. " This important event is supposed
to be connected with the expiration of the treaty with Denmark relative to the Sound dues."
iturkt4,—Fuller details of the outbreak at Nablous show, that al- though accidental in its origin, yet a deep feeling of resentment, caused by the publication of the firman, was smouldering in the population. The priests instigated the people to rise ; one of the Mollaha refusing to perform service while the town was defiled. by the French flag and the followers of the Prophet were shot down by the infidel. Altogether, six Christians were killed. Bishop Gobat had only left the town two days when the outbreak took place, and the English and Prussian consular agents escaped by having gone with him towards Nazareth. More troubles are in store for the Porte. The telegraph states that " an in- surrection has broken out at Mecca. The Scheriff,' who had been dis- missed from his post, refused to give it up ; alleging the infidelity of the Sultan as his excuse. He is supported in his resistance by 50,000 armed Arabs, who, it is said, refuse entrance into the city to the pil- grims, under pretence that the Ottoman empire is deified."
A deputation of Circassian arrived at Constantinople on the 24th April, with a memorial agreed to at Anapa praying for the protection of the Porte.
1,0 etiMtli.—Little that is new has reached the public this week from the Crimea. A despatch from General Codrington was published on Saturday ; but it simply describes the exchange of visits between the Russian and the Allied Commanders, including the reviews and games. One new fact is related. On the 14th April, a British ship, the Banshee, with Admiral Freemantle's flag flying, was allowed to enter the harbour of Sebastopol. At the dockyard she took on board General Codrington ; and the Admiral and General went up the harbour, along the North coast, and landed at Fort Constantine, where they "received all civility and attention from the Russian officers."
e till 118.—The journals brought by the latest American mail contain the information that on the 17th April the permanent seat of Govern- ment was fixed at Quebec. The Honourable Mr. Ross had resigned his seat in the Cabinet, on the ground that the Ministry had lost the confi- dence of the Liberal party. There had been a great turmoil in the Legislature. A certain Judge Duval, trying a case of murder, where the victim was a Protestant and the murderers Roman Catholics, was accused by the papers of behaving unfairly, of laying down false principles of law, and of delivering one
i charge in French and another in English. The accused were acquitted, and went off with colours flying. Judge Duval is a Roman Catholic, and he is said to have favoured the accused. In the Legislature, Mr. Cameron, the Conservative leader, moved an address to the Governor- General, asking for a copy of the Judge's charge and an inquiry into the matter. The Ministry opposed it, and declared that if it were carried they must resign. It was carried, and the House adjourned for two days. In the mean time, the Ministers had withheld from the Governor-Gene- ral the address carried by the Legislature ; and when the House reas- sembled, Mr. Attorney-General Drummond moved that the vote should be rescinded. An "Ultra-Radical" moved the "previous question" : it was negatived by 76 to 42 ; and then the Ministry gave way. They presented the address ; but the Governor-General declined to order the Judge to furnish the charge, lest it should " serve as a precedent for interference by the Crown with the independence of the bench." An in- quiry will be instituted.
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