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fraitri.—The Emperor continues to reside at St. Cloud, and it is generally believed that he has given up the notion of holding fetes at Fontainebleau. There are few indications on the surface of political life. General Dufour, a special envoy from the Swiss Diet, who has had many interviews with Count Walewski on the affairs of Neuchatel, dined with the Emperor on Sunday. The Paris press, almost without exception, has been engaged in dis- playing a spirit of hostility to England. The striking exception is the Sieele. The Constitutionnel is the most persevering antagonist. of England and the English press ; and it takes some pains to neutralize the effect of the Morning _Post manifesto on the influence of France in Persia. Even the Journal des .Debats joins in the polemic, and gravely declares that the conditions of the alliance do not bind the Emperor Napoleon to dismiss a Minister merely because that Minister displeases England. The quarrel has furnished some of the journals with arguments in favour of a free press. If the press were free, the " calumnies ' which outrage the Constitutionnel could be discuased and refuted.

Galignani's Messenger publishes an account of certain proceedings in respect to frauds is the management of a dock companyand a joint-stock bank which have attracted much attention.

Some time since M. Cusin and M. Legendre, directors of the Docks Na- poleon, were arrested on a charge of misappropriating large sums belonging to the company. "They carried-on a joint-stock bank under the name of the -4-13nMn Commerciale' ; but as its affairs were mixed up with thoie of the docks, it was found necessary, after their arrest, to wind up its operationsBut a M. Despinois was intrusted with the task by the share- holders. the directors of the dock company, who, after the arrest of these persons, were charged to watch over its affairs learnt after a while that this M. Despinois held. 800 shares of 500 francs each, and.949 bonds of 1000 franca each, in a company called the Ueines de Sevres et Javal,' in which MM. Legendre and Cusin had invested part of the money which they had taken from the dock company. As there were doubts he to the right of M. Despinois to possess the said shares and bonds' the directors, on the 11th of October last, obtained, from the President of the Civil Tribunal sitting in chambers an authorization to seize these securities. The seizure was duly effected, and the shares and bonds were lodged in the Bank of France. The directors subsequently ascertained that there were different sums of money, bills of exchange, and credits to the bank accounts of Cusin and Legendre, which there was reason to believe belonged rightfully to the dock company. In consequence, they applied on Saturday.to the Civil Tribunal to nominate another person to wind up the bank affairs in the place of M. Despinois ; and they did so on the ground that the latter had so great a personal interest therein, and besides was so strongly disposed to act for the exclusive interests of the bank, that due regard could not be expected for- the interests of the dock company. M. Despinois opposed the applica- tion ; but the Tribunal granted-it, and ordered him to give up all accounts, papers, and securities of the bank. It, however, decided, that though the new liquidator should receive the assets of Cusin and Legendre, he should not make any distribution of them. , The deficit of Cusin and Legendre, so far as has been ascertained, is 6,498,655 francs." • Et TS ft a q.—The Emperor and Empress of Auatri, ,arted from Vienna for Italy on Monday. . They are to remain in Italy, the newspapers say, until January. They are accompanied by "some members of the di- plomatic body, including Sir Hamilton Seymour."

The Prussian Government has et length found, so it is stated, a suit- able harbour in the Baltic as a naval arsenal.

" The locality selected for the new arsenal is called Jnamund ; and is si- tuated on the island of Rugen, lying off the coast,-jolt opposite the for- tified town of Stralsund, which is celebrated for the long siege it sustained against Wallenstein in the Thirty Years' war. There is a deep bay running into the island, surrounded by high land, which affords protection from all winds. The water is clear and deep, the anchorage good, and the bay itself spacious; whilst at its head there is plenty of room for the slips, basins, and timber-yards ; and the erection of batteries on the headlands would, the Prussian officers maintain, make it a second Sweaborg." /ft li.—Contradictory reports respecting the "attitude" of the King of Naples continue. In Paris there are those who think it "probable" that the King will make " a few concessions," a slight "relaxation of his system," " a few changes in the magistracy," and gmnt a limited am- toasty. The Neapolitan correspondents of the journa however, all sing the same air with variations—" no change," " there is no hope of change." The city of Naples was unusually tranquil, stringent measures having been taken to prevent even the slightest disrespect either to the English or the Much residents. One report is, that "the Neapolitan Government has resolved to make Naples a free port. Naples was tranquil up to the date of the 12th, but business had slackened.

The Revue de Paris publishes two letters written twenty-six years ago, which have an interesting bearing on the Neapolitan question, and (if genuine) show that the principles of government acted on by Ferdinand the Second are inveterate. The first letter, from King Louis Philippe to the King of Naples, was written shortly after the French Revolution of July 1830: Ferdinand the Second succeeded to the Crown of Naples about three months after the Revolution of July.

"It is, perhaps, Providence, which once more smiles upon the family of

• :fit. Louis, that has called your Majesty 'to the throne of Naples at a time when the storm of revolution has been let loose over Europe. The broken health of his Majesty Francis could not have withstood the repeated shocks which succeed each other and the end of which. God only knows; but I have long heard your Majesty praised for energy and foresight, and I do not doubt that you will happily weather the storm • for your Majesty is under .the necessity of resisting at the same time the dangerous insinuations ftom without which might urge you to an anti-national policy fatal to your in- terests and to the interests of the people you govern, and the internal pressure which blind passions might exercise upon the free action of your government. I am acquainted with all the insinuations and severe counsels with which your Majesty is beset, to compromise you into a blind line of polio y ; but I am also sure that your Majesty will display sufficient firmness and foresight not to be led astray. " We are in a period of transition, when often a little must be relin- quished so that all may not be lost; and it would.give me real joy to learn that your Majesty has given up a system of compression and of severity, which caused many days of intense agony to your late august father, and which often banished the smile from the lips of the enlightened King Fer- dinand I. Let your Majesty imitate the system in France ; you will be a gainer in every respect ; for by sacrificing a little authority you will insure peace to your kingdom and stability to your house. The symptoms of agi- tation are so strongly pronounced and numerous in Italy, that an outbreak may be expected sooner or later accordingly as the stern measures of Prince Metternich may hasten or postpone it. Your Majesty will be drawn into the current if you are not prepared to stem the tide, and your house.will be burst into either by the revolutionary stream or by the measures of repres- sion the 'Vienna Cabinet may think fit to adopt. "Your Majesty may save everything by anticipating voluntarily and with prudence the wishes and wants of your people ; for, if the revolution breaks out in Italy, Austria will try to act as absolute mistress, and I shall be com- pelled to take steps I should wish to avoid at any price : and in this I am sure England, if she does not anticipate me, will not leave me alone, ' for neither of us can allow Austria to extend her influence over the Italian pe- ninsula. I trust, my dear brother, cousin, and dear nephew, that you will think over the wishes I have the happiness to express to your Majesty, and that you will trust to my experience. LOUIS PHILIPPE." . The reply of the "dear nephew" to the King of the Barricades was as follows- " To imitate France, if over France can be a principle, I should have to precipitate myself into that policy of Jacobins for which mypeople has roved feloniously guilty more than once against the house of its Kings. Lfberiyis fatal to the house of Bourbon; and as regards myself, I am re- solved to avoid, at all price, the fate of Louis XVI. and of Charles X. My -people obey force and bend their necks, but wore me should they ever raise them under the impulse of those dreams which sound so fine in the sermons of philosophers, and which are impossible in practice. With God's blessing, I will give prosperity to my people, and a government as honest as they have a right to ; butl will be King alone, and always. " M,y people do not want to think • I take upon myself the care of their welfare and their dignity. I have inherited many old grudges, many mad desires, arising from all the faults and weaknesses of the past ;. I must set this to rights ; and I can only do so by drawing closer to Austria, without subjecting myself to her will. We are not of this century. The Bourbons are ancient, and if they were to try to shape themselves according to the pattern of the new dynasties they would be ridiculous. We will imitate the Hapsburgs. If fortune plays us false, we shall at least be true to our- selves.

"Nevertheless your Majesty may rely upon my lively sympathy and my warmest wishes that you may succeed in mastering that ungovernable peo-

ple who make France the curse of Europe. - } ERDINAND.

if it at-mi.—Telegraphic advises from Constantinople to the 10th relate an incident which requires explanation- " The, journals announce that the Russian cruisers of Abasia having cap- tured many Turkish vessels laden with contraband salt, Admiral Lord Lyons despatched some gun-boats to require an explanation of this capture. But one of these gun-boats, the Badger, was desirous to penetrate into the Sea of Azoff; when the Russians refused her the permission to pass the Strait of Yemkale, and even fired upon her." A Supplement to the London Gazette of Tuesday contains a formal , account of the investiture of the Sultan with the Order of the Garter. It is stated in this minute, that Lord Stratford addressed his Majesty, and that the Sultan replied.

The Sultan has presented Sir Charles Young, Garter King, with a sabre ornamented with diamonds.

The New Prussian Gazette states that "Russia is willing to renounce her claim to the Isle-of Serpents, but persists in retaining Bolgrad."

11111i a .—A Paris telegraph despatch reports from St. Petersburg, "a considerable corps of Russian troops is concentrated on the frontiers of Persia and Turkey, to give effect, in case of need, to the influence of . Russia, if the affairs of Persia and Affghanistan should assume a serious character."

•• Drastark.—The Morning Post published the following announce- ment on Thursday, and other journals have repeated it. " Berlin, Non. 18.—Accounts worthy of credit announce as certain the abdication of the King of Denmark in favour of Prince Ferdinand."

Ruittit gifft13.—The Atlantic arrived at Liverpool on Thursday, with advises from New York to the 8th instant.

The Arabia, which reached Liverpool on Saturday night, brought the bare announcement that a large majority of the Electoral College, nomi- nated on the 4th, consisted of supporters of Mr. Buchanan, rendering his election as President certain. The Atlantic brings some details. The votes in favour of Buchanan were 163. Of these the South furnished 112—the whole of the Southern States, except Maryland, choosing De- mocrats; and the Free States furnished 51—namely, the votes of Cali. fornia, Indiana, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. The votes in favour of Colonel Fremont were 125, entirely supplied by the Free States. X% Fillmore has 8 votes in the Electoral College—those of Maryland. Mr. Buchanan has therefore a majority of 30 over the total vote of the other candidates ; and he obtains his majority by the defection of four Free States.

With respect to the next Congress, it is estimated that the Democrats have gained 60 votes in seventeen States in the House of Representa- tives, and that the relative strength of the Government and the Opp*. tion will be 132 to 102. In the'Senate, the Government has 37 votes, the Opposition 23, and two are set down as doubtful. Mr. Charles Sumner returned to Boston •on the 3d. Many of the places of business were closed, and he was escorted by a throng of citi. zens from Brookline to -Boston ; where he was addressed by the venerable Josiah Quincy. The procession then escorted ,him to the State-house ; where he was again welcomed in an eloquent speech from the Governor of the State. On rising to reply, Mr. Sumner was hailed with a sponta- neous outburst of applause and other manifestations exhibiting the deep sympathy of the vast crowd present. His personal appearance showed the effect of some physical suffering.