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naurr.—The Moniteur of Saturday announced that the representa- tives of the Great Powers assembled on Friday, in order to sign the pro- tocol stipulating that the measures which had been arranged in common should be immediately carried into execution.

Four regiments destined for Syria left Chalons on Sunday ; four steamers left Toulon on Saturday for Algiers to embark troops.

The Moniteur of Monday says, that the Emperor, wishing to give Abd-el-Kader a token of the sentiments which his noble conduct at Damascus has inspired, has conferred on him the Grand Cross of the Le- gion of Honour.

The Moniteur also publishes the text of the two protocols, signed at the Conference of the 3d instant, an analysis of which has been given by Lord John Russell.

By telegram from Marseilles (August 6,) we are told that troops have left for Syria. The Finisterre left Toulon the day before. The Boris- then, ith half a battalion of chasseurs, left Marseilles on the 6th. The 5th Regiment of the Line has arrived at Marseilles.

The Moniteur published on Tuesday a decree allowing the importation of wool through any Customs' station in France. It also announces the arrival and enthusiastic reception of the Emperor at the camp of Chalons.

The Emperor reviewed at Chalons the two regiments which are to be sent to Syria. General Goyon disembarked at Marseilles on the 7th instant.

The Moniteur of Wednesday gives the address of the Emperor to the troops about to embark for Syria- ' " Soldiers—You leave for Syria. France hails with joy an expedition the sole aim of which is to cause the rights of justice and humanity to tri- umph. You do not go to make war against any foreign Power, but to as- sist the Sultan in bringing back the obedience of his subjects, who are blinded by the fanaticism of a former century. In that distant land, rich in great 'reminiscences, fulfil your duty,—show yourselves the worthy chil- dren of those who once gloriously carried into that country the banner of Christ. You do not leave in great numbers, but your courage and your prestige will supply the deficiency, because wherever the French flag is seen to pass, nations know that a great cause precedes it, and a great people fol- lows it."

The Moniteur also publishes a decree creating a special cadre of naval lieutenants with fixed residence.

Prince William of Baden arrived yesterday at the Camp of Chalons. His Highness will be present at the great military manoeuvres. General Beaufort has left for Syria with 1000 men. In an order of the day he reminds the soldiers that they are going to avenge humanity in a country where they will find souveniers of Godefroy, the Crusaders, General Buonaparte, and the first Republic. He concludes by saying— The wishes of the whole of Europe accompany the expedition.

t 11.—We are informed by telegrams received from Naples on Sa- turday, that a Ministerial programme is expected to appear ; General Clary had arrived for instructions ; Admiral Garde had arrived at Giornata; Naples was quiet. But on Sunday, the Patrie and the Pays of Paris declared that a des- patch had been received in Paris announcing the unopposed disembarka- tion of 1500 Garibaldi= Volunteers in Calabria.

According to the same despatch, Garibaldi is expected to arrive very shortly at Naples, he having been summoned thither by the Garibaldi committee of that city to assume the direction of the Government. In Turin, rumour was current that the Neapolitan Plenipotentiaries, having seen the impossibility of concluding an alliance between Sardinia and Naples, would leave immediately for Naples. The journals announce that the Government of Turin has contracted a loan of 150,000,000 lire, at 80 25.

The Sardinian Government has ordered the levy of the classes 1838 and 1839.

We learn from Rome, via Marseilles, that a popular movement at Arpino has been suppressed. The people shouted for Garibaldi. General Lamoriciere had despatched a column of troops to Terracina.

From Marseilles (August 6) we learn that, according to advicee from Naples, 300 soldiers who were on the point of joining Garibaldi, had been arrested. The Minister of War had withdrawn the troops from the Abruzzi, in order to concentrate the principal part of the army round Naples : a telegram from Naples, (August 5). All efforts to conclude an armistice with Garibaldi having failed, preparations are being made to repulse any attempt at invasion. Improvements are being actively in- troduced in the Royal army and navy. Commander Capecelaco has been appointed Director of the Ministry of Marine. The renewal of the personnel of the different administrative departments is nearly com- pleted. The office of Private Secretary to the King has been suppressed. The Camarilla has been replaced by persons recommended by the Minis- ters. The King has visited the head-quarters of the National Guard.

Intelligence, up to the 6th, from Naples, says—The city is tranquil. Government continues the preparations against a landing of Garibaldians.

From Rome, on the 4th, we are informed that the inhabitants of Mon- teporzio, near Frascati, excited by anonymous proclamations, began to divide the landed property of Prince Borghese. Men, women, and children, took part in the distribution of lots. A detachment of Gen- darmerie reestablished order. Instructions have been sent to the frontier of Naples to seize all inflammatory addresses, proclamations, &c.

Intelligence from Palermo of the 4th says—Decrees bearing the sig- natures of Signora Depretis and Crespi, and promulgating the Sardinian statute in Sicily, will be published on the 5th. The Council of State and the tribunals will be reorganized. A programme will be issued ex- pressing devotion to King Victor Emmanuel and to the cause of national unity. The ladies of Palermo are very active in supplying the hospitals of Melazzo with lint, linen, and medicine. Large numbers of volunteers continue to arrive.

The Patric of Wednesday has intelligence which says—" It is as- serted that the Garibaldian volunteers have invested Fort Scylla, in Calabria, opposite Messina."

A telegram from Naples (August 8) says—" The city is tranquil. Troops are continually arriving for the defence of Naples." News from Palermo (August 6) says—" An official account Antes that Garibaldi only consented to the terms of the capitulation of Melazzo after repre- sentations had been made to him by some Neapolitan officers, to the effect that their soldiers were still brothers of the Sicilians, although fighting against them by order of their superiors. The municipality, the police, and all other branches of the public administration of Messina have been reorganized. The lighthouse and Fort Gonzaga are occupied by the Garibalians with a battery of fourteen guns. Volunteers and siege ar- tillery are daily arriving at Messina. It is expected that some persons who oppose the Government by proposing an Italian Confederation, and others who are suspected of being foreign agents, will be expelled from the island.

A telegram from Messina (August 8) says—" Garibaldi has not yet left forthe mainland, but still continues his preparations."

A correspondent of the Constiationnel supplies the correspondence between the King of Sardinia and Garibaldi- " Dear General—You know that when you started for Sicily you did not have my approbation. Today, considering the gravity of existing circum- stances, I decide upon giving you a warning, being aware of the sincerity of your sentiments for me. " In order to put an end to a war between Italians and Italians, I counsel you to renounce the idea of passing with your .t alourous troops to the

Neapolitan continent, provided that the Riegel Naples consents to evacuate the whole of the island and to leave the Sicilians free to deliberate upon and to settle their destinies. "I would reserve to myself full liberty of action relative to Sicily in the event of the King of Naples being unable to accept this condition. General, follow my advice and you will see that it is useful to Italy, whose power of augmenting her merits you would facilitate by showing to Europe that even as she knows how to conquer so does she know how to make a good use of her victory." The following is given today as " not quite a literal, but, as far as the sense is concerned, an exact reproduction of the true letter of reply, which Letts has brought home from Garibaldi for King Victor Emmanuel"— " Sire—Your Majesty knows the high esteem, and the devotion which I feel towards your Majesty ; but such is the present state of things in Italy, that, at the present moment, I cannot obey your Majesty's injunctions, much as I would like it. I am called for and urged on by the people of Na- ples. I have tried, in vain, with what influence I had, to restrain them, feeling, as I do, that a more favourable moment would be desirable. But if I should now hesitate I would endanger the cause of Italy, and not fulfil my duty as an Italian. May your Majesty, therefore, permit me this time not to obey ! As soon as I shall have done with the task imposed upon me by the wishes of the people, which groans under the tyranny of the Neapolitan Bourbon, I shall ley down my sword at your Majesty's feet, and shall obey

your Majesty for the remainder of my lifetime. GABIBALDI." The letter is dated Milazzo, the 27th of July.

t1I5 5 i 8.—The Emperor of Russia has granted to the Governor of the Caucasus the power of authorizing the local ministers of Christian sects tolerated in Russia to admit Mahomedans and idolaters, as converts, into their congregations: The heads of these congregations must make a formal declaration that the new converts have not belonged to the orthodox church of Russia.

111511i 1.—The Ost Anise& Post of Saturday states, on Monday the first sitting of the Grand Committee of the Council of the Empire will take place. The Hungarian members of the Reichsrath will present a memorandum demanding reforms on a federal basis. Count Szecsen is said to be the author of this memorandum, which appears to have a pros- pect of meeting with a. considerable majority in its favour. From Vienna (August 6) we hear that the committee of twenty-one members of the Reiehsrath sat today for the purpose of receiving com- munications from the Ministers. The sitting lasted four hours. The labours of the committee will require several sittings, at the conclusion of which a general report will be presented to the Council of the Empire, proposing resolutions in reference to pending political questions. The Austrian Government intended, as soon as the principle of inter- vention in Syria had been agreed upon at the Conference, to despatch a battalion of Tyrolian Chasseurs to" Alleppo by the Raiser. The Porte, however,.having officially assured the Austrian Cabinet that, according to the latest information received, Fuad Pacha had guaranteed to pacify Syria without the aid of foreign troops, the project was abandoned.

II[ltinrInit.—The Federal Council has received a note from the Swedish Government, dated July 18, reiterating the intentions of Sweden to support the claims of Switzerland at the Conference on the affairs of Savoy.

The annual Federal fate has taken place at Geneva. Officers from all parts of Switzlerland, to the number of 1200, assembled on the occasion, under the presidency of General Dufaur. The enthusiasm was general.

Sur keg.—From telegrams, dated Constantinople, on the 2d instant, we learn that the Governor-General of Damascus has been deprived of his office, and sent away from Syria, in order to be tried by the proper tribunals. The Governor-General of Beyrout has been arrested. News in Paris states that great agitation prevails in Candia, Djeddah, and Arabia.

Telegraphic intelligence from Belgrade (August 6) says :—Scrious disturbances took place yesterday evening between Servians, Turks, and Bosnian sailors. Some Servians were wounded, and some Turks were killed or wounded. The garrison remained quiet. On the 7th, from Belgrade, we have intelligence that Prince Milosch bad arrived. Tranquillity prevails in the city. A conference of the Foreign Consuls, the Pashas, and the Chiefs of the Police took place yesterday. Measures have been taken to preserve public order. The Consuls have visited the hospitals, where eighteen wounded Turks are lying. The wives and children of the Turks have taken refuge in the citadel.

By a telegram from Constantinople, August I, via Marseilles, it is said that a threatened outbreak has been prevented at Salonica and also at Aleppo. The agitation in Bosnia is increasing. It is confirmed that a conspiracy against the life of the Grand Vizier has been discovered. The revelations comprise persons of high standing. The Grand Vizier has compelled several high functionaries to return public money illegally acquired. Arrears of pay are still due to the army and to public em- ployes. A great panic prevails among a portion of the European inha- bitants. Some have returned from the country to Constantinople. The sale of gunpowder has been prohibited, but the Turks are said to have already bought large quantities.

SP III .—A letter from Abd-el-Kader himself gives us the most au- thentic account yet received of the massacres at Damascus. The Emir writes to the managers of the Sikh works at Frey- • ' Damascus, 27th Zilhey,e, 1270 (July 18). " Dear and honoured Friends,—I greatly desire to see you, and pray Allah to preserve you. I have received your honoured letter, dated July 13, inquiring what happened to the Christians at, Damascus. In answer, you are informed that on Monday, July the 9th, at about two in the after- noon, the war broke out, in consequence of a punishment inflicted upon a few Mussulmans who had insulted the Christians. These Mussulmans, in a state of frenzy, rushed, armed to the teeth, to the Christian quarter, and began slaying, burning, and pillaging at the same time. The Turkish sol- diers came to assist them, under the pretence of putting an end to the dis- turbance, but making common cause with the rioters, and killing, robbing, and plundering with them. A few old Mussulmans made efforts to stop the business, but the Turkish officers had no wish for peace; and on the con- trary, hounded on their soldiers against the unfortunate Christians, the sol- diers being aided by hordes of plunderers belonging to every sect. Seeing matters were so desperate I lost no time in taking under my protection these unfortunate Christians. I sallied forth, taking my Algennes with me, and we were able to save the lives of men,women, and children,and bring them home with us. This state of things lasted Monday and Tuesday, during which the rioters did not cease to kill, burn, and immolate the Chris- tiana, without the governor affording them any help. I sent for M. La- nusse, the French consul, and other Frenchmen [to protect them from the fury of the mob]. On the Wednesday, under the pretence of two Ilussul- mans having been found murdered, which was not the case, the war re- commenced. Yet Damascus has a governor ; but it is the same thing as if it bad not one. For me, I deplore the disaster which has befallen the Chris- tians. The place where their houses stood cannot be recognised; all their dwellings are reduced to ashes. The number killed is not yet known, but it is estimated at 3300. All the Europeans and Christians I have collected are in safety in my house. I provide them with all they want, and pray Allah to save the unfortunate Christians from these fanatics.

" ABD-EL-KADER-BEN MAHI-EDDIN."

A letter from the Reverend Dr. Thomson, the oldest American mis- sionary in Syria,,gives us some details of the state of things in Syria-

" I have been familiar with six bloody wars in this country during the past twenty-seven years, hut they were more boys' plays, so far as the atrocity is concerned, is comparison with this dismal butchery. I have lately read the entire history of the Moslem occupation of Syria from the beginning, and there is no account which equals the tragedies of Basheya, Hasbeya, Deir-el-Kamar, and Damascus, not to mention other ,places made desolate by this ferocious war. All the numbers in our appeal are too low (75,000 destitute, 10,000 widows) ; whole districts, new known to be des- troyed, are not included in the estimates of this circular. Authentic ac- counts, official and private, from Damascus last night raise the number of the slaughtered in that city to 5000; of course the houseless, homeless vic- tims come nearer 20,000 than 10,000 in Damascus alone. Mr. Robson writes—' Our only hope and prayer Is that we may be able to reach Bey- rout ; ' and no doubt great masses of utterly impoverished refugees will flock over the mountains to Beyrout just so soon as the roads become prac- ticable. What shall we do with them ? Where put them ? How feed and clothe them even for a day ? We are alarmed at the"prospect, and al- though everybody here is doing and will do all he can, yet the demands magnify utterly 'beyond our ability; if, therefore, you can do anything to help us in this vast work you will certainly bring down upon all who unite with you the blessing of many who are ready to perish. I cannot enlarge today. I am utterly over-driven with the care of these refugees, and write in the greatest possible haste."

Intelligence from Beyrout (August 6) says that Colonel Hassam Bey, Aide-de-camp to Fuad Pasha, left Damascus on the 4th instant, and arrived here last night, with official despatches of the above date. Up- wards of 400 persons had been arrested for participating in the recent massacres; they are incriminated on the charges of consuls, foreign agents, and Natives. Among those arrested are Colonel Aly Bey and other influential persons 'belonging to the Mahomedan party. An exit's- ordinary commission has been appointed to try the accused summarily. Those convicted are to be immediately executed. A considerable portion of plunder has been recovered. Damascus is quiet, and the authority of the Sultan has been reestablished. "This comes from Beyrout to Chios by a Turkish war steamer.] From Malta, August 4 (via Marseilles), it "is said that Damascus is quiet, but murders are still committed in the surrounding country.; 3000 Christian women have been sold at twenty-five piastres each, and are detained in the harems.