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,f UHL—The Emperor has been entertaining two guests—the Aus- trian Archduke Ferdinand Movimillian, who arrived in Paris last week ; and Prince Oscar of Sweden, grandson of Bernadotte, who reached that city on Monday. There have been, as a natural consequence reviews, balls, theatrical performances, and dinners in honour of these "illustrious

Baron Hubner, in his new capacity of " Ambassador," presented on Thursday his letter of credence to the French Emperor; prefacing that act by a speech, which the Times correspondent reports as follows.

" Sire—The Emperor, my august master, being desirous of drawing closer the bands of friendship which unite him to your Majesty, thought that the reestablishment of his Embassy at Paris might add still more to the inti- macy of the alliance so happily existing between the two Imperial Courts—of an alliance which is a pledge of order and security for all, and which has SO powerfully contributed to restore the blessings of peace to the world. Your Majesty entertained the same idea ; and the two Embassies, which had been suppressed in the subversions of 1848, are reestablished on the morrow of pacification of Europe. His Imperial, Royal, and Apostolic Majesty, has deigned to nominate me his Ambassador to your Imperial Majesq.. I dare to hope, Sire, that you will continue to the Ambassador the confidence and good-will with which during seven years, and in times often critical, you constantly honoured the Minister of Austria. I have the honour to present to your Majesty my letters of credence."

The Emperor replied by a few words, " full of kindness."

The Moniteur of Monday announced that Baron de Brunow has pre- sented to the Emperor a letter from the Emperor of Russia, which ac- credits him on an "extraordinary mission" to his Imperial Majesty. There is a rumour current that the French Government have presented a strong note to the Papal Government.

The Paris correspondent of the Globe makes some remarks on the pub- lication of the Baron de Bazancourt's "Expedition de Crimee."

"It is considered that the publication of that work was extremely inju- dicious, as it tends to develop a feeling to the existence of which all officers who have been in the Crimea can bear witness—i. e., a feeling of jealousy between the two armies, which the naturally haughty. and reserved de- meanour of the English and the different social organization of the two armies did not a little contribute to promote. In military circles, the purely military part of the book is much criticized ; and did not professional eti- quette preclude the possibility of publishing the remarks I have heard made in private and among themselves -by various officers of high standing in the French army, I might a tale unfold' which would lead to the conclusion that General Canrobert's resignation was of more service to the cause of the Allies than the Alma and lukerman and would make our affair at the Re- dan appear in a very different light from that in which it has been generally considered."

The brigade of General de Failly entered Lyons on Wednesday. "Its march through the town was a regular triumph. The population shouted Vivo l'Empereur ! ' and Vive l'Armee ' and showered flowers upon the officers and men. The houses were decorated with flags."

111.—The festival at Turin in honour of the Constitution took place at the beginning of last week. Grand mass was performed under the portico of the church of Gran Madre di Dio, in the presence of the ring, who sat on horseback, uncovered, a large body of troops and a multitude of people. When the troops defiled, the Crimean soldiers of the brigades of Fauti and Cialdini, instead of the National Guards, led the way. 'rhey were incessantly cheered.

General Dabormida will go to St. Petersburg to acknowledge the noti.' filiation of the Czar's accession brought by Count Stackelberg to Turin - and the Marquis Alfieri will attend the coronation of the Czar. With regard to Count Stackelberg's conduct at Turin, the correspondent of the Morning Post writes-

" During his short stay here, he has been most hospitably received by all classes ; and I am told he expressed his gratificatioe in warm terms. I am also informed, that when talking about Austria, Count Stackelberg was no less bitter in his remarks than Count Orloff was in Paris. It is even added, that on many occasions the Russian envoy did not refrain from declaring that the reason of Russia not having recognized, in 1849, the King Victor Emmanuel, was the instigation of Austria." The rule of Austria in Parma is continued with great rigour. Arrests are frequent—more than 200 persons have been imprisoned because they were out after ten at night. Count de Crennevflle has allowed the Duchess to institute a council of war, composed of Parmesan officers, for the trial of the persons arrested. This condescension on the part of the Austrian General is, however, easily explained. He wishes to throw the opprobrium of the sentences upon the Government of Patina, and to turn popular indignation in that direction. His influence will not be felt one whit the less in the Council, the auditor of which is an Austrian who alone is intrusted with the prosecution, who alone visits the prisons, questions the prisoners, and thus curtails the free action of the Council.

11155i11.—The most welcome news from the North is the arrival of Sir William Williams of Kara at St. Petersburg, on his way home. The coronation of the Emperor has been fixed for the 24th August. It is stated that the Russian Government intends to apply the money saved in consequence of the destruction of the fleet in the Black Sea, to the development of her naval force in the White Sea, the Pacific, and the Baltic.

The Emperor Alexander went this week to the capital of his Polish dominions.

t trite t6.—Intelligence from the Crimea has been received down to the 10th instant. The French army was going away continuously ; the Sardinians were doing the same ; the British were embarking more slowly. Visits of the Allies to the Russian camp and country bad be- come more rare, but the Russians seem in no way disinclined to frequent the camp of the Allies. The Highland Regiments in the Crimea gave a banquet to Sir Colin Campbell on the 9th, at Kamera. On that occasion the brave old General delivered the following touching speech-

" Soldiers of the Forty-second., Seventy-ninth, and Ninety-third! aid Highland Brigade ! with whom I have passed the early and perilous part of this war ! I have now to take leave of you : in a few hours I shall be on board ship—never again to see you as a body. A long farewell ! I am now old, and shall not be milled to serve any more ; and nothing will remain to me but the memory of my campaigns, and of the enduring, hardy, generous soldiers with whom I have been associated—whose name and whose glory will long be kept alive in the hearts of our countrymen. When you go home, as you gradually complete your term of service, each to his family and his cottage, you will tell the story of your immortal advance in that victorious echelon up the heights of Alma, and of the old Brigadier who led you, and who loved you so well. Your children and your children's chil- dren will repeat the tale to other generations, when only a few lines of his- tory will remain to record all the enthusiasm and discipline which have borne you so stoutly to the end of this war. Our native land will never for- get the name of the Highland Brigade • and in some future war, that na- tion will call for another one to equal 'this, which it never can surpass. Though I shall be gone, the thought of you will go with me wherever I may be, and will cheer my old age with a glorious recollection of dangers con- fronted and hardships endured. A pipe will never sound near me without carrying me back to those bright days when I was at your head, and wore the bonnet which you won for me, and the honourable decorations on my breast, many of which I owe to your conduct. Brave soldiers ! kind com- rades I farewell ! "

- The Times correspondent records some not amicable encounters between

the Allied soldiery. ■11" "Although the greatest cordiality exists between the hulk ofihe men of both the Allied armies, there have been some awkwarkrencontres between the French and the English on two or three oeasgels, of which I have hitherto made no mention, as the subject is one.iff extreme delicacy. It appears quite clear that the French are very neady to resort to the use of fire-arms on such occasions. The first of these affairs which has been brought under the notice of the chiefs of the two armies took place some time ago at Kamiesch. It appears-tliat' 'some men of the Mail Staff Corps went out to hunt rata in the neighbburhood of one of the French redoubts, and that as they approached the parapet they were fired upon by the sol- diers inside. Lieutenant Budgen, Staff-Adjutant of Kazatch, ran out of his but on hearing the shots fired and proceeded towards the redoubt ; and when he was challenged he replied in French, i Officier Anglais.' He was at once fired upon three times in succession. On finding out what had taken place, he sent on board one of the men of war for assistance ; and, when re- inforced by a naval officer and a small body of Marines unarmed, he approach- ed the redoubt, invested it, and captured the men inside ; but some of them escaped, and appear to have attacked and killed the sergeant of Marines in their flight, and to have wounded an officer by a shot through the leg. I shall not dwell on the details further than to state that the sergeant's brains were knocked out by blows of a musket-stock, and that the officer was, when lying on the ground, charged by a soldier with the bayonet. Gene- ral Codrington referred the case to Marshal Peliasier ; and the latter, after a long and minute investigation, sent back the result of his inquiries to our head-quarters towards the close of last week. It is understood that the Marshal considers the unfortunate affair does not call for any sanguinary punishment, but that the excessive vigour of the measures taken by the men on guard was justified to such an extent as to hold them blameless by the orders they had received for the safeguard of their post. The second occa- sion took place at one of the wells in camp, from which men are forbidden to draw water after sunset and before sunrise, and which is guarded by French sentries. Some of our soldiers went down after dusk to draw some - water. The sentry fired on them with ball, and his comrades of the guards turned out and contributed a volley ; but fortunately they hifrt no one. The third instance of this sort occurred the night before last, when the commanding General of the Light Division, Lord W. Paulet, sent up a picket to bring some men into camp who were drinking at a French canteen. As our men approached to exe- cute their orders, they were fired upon with ball. The circumstance has been reported to General Codrington for the information of Marshal Pais- sier. It is possible that the bare statements of facts respecting these unfor- tunate affairs do not convey their tree characters and that there may be some inaccuracy in the reports : let us hope there is. A French sentry is rigid in obeying his consigne. Surgeon Le Blanc, of the Ninth, was killed by a sentry, whom he approached too closely at night ; and I have seen French officers treated with rudeness and imperiousness by common soldiers en fac- tion when the former have been in the .slightest degree infringing les fer- ment& de la poste. Perhaps it is only right that the utmost precision on all such matters should be observed during war-time. We are not without our own internecine fights now and then, but we certainly do not use fire- arms so promptly as the French. The removal of the Zouavcs has given more peace and quietness to the Line, as there was a sort of rivalry between the infantry and these famous regiments, the latter of which professed to look down on all men in red pantaloons."

Major-General Windham had paid a visit to Kea, with the view of complimenting Prince Gagarine who commands in that quarter. To his surprise, he not only found the bay full of merchant-ships in quaran- tine, but on landing he was placed in quarantine himself. Prince Ga- game came and saw the British General through the bars of the room.

"General Windham in the course of his interview thought it necepsary to apprise Prince Gagarine, that he had seen enough to convince him it would be right to advise the Commander-in-chief to keep possession of Kertch till all our stores were withdrawn an intimation which seemed not a little to perplex and confound his Excellency. It appears that General Liblers had expressed a wish that, in the interest of trade, Kertch should be evacuated as speedily as possible, and that steps were being taken to remove the Turkish troops, whose presence was especially objectionable ; but, as General Windham observed, if the port were handed over to the Russian authorities before all the stores were removed, the vessels which were sent for them would be placed in quarantine, and great annoyance and delay would be experienced." Two officers have been compelled to retire from the Army : one was detected in reading a private letter addressed to a brother officer, the other had "forgot how to write his name."

tatittg.—it is stated that, "by a treaty concluded between the Sultan and the Western Powers, the period within which the evacuation of the Turkish territory was to have been completed has been prolonged. The prolongation is said to be six months from the present time.' The English and French Ambassadors have obtained from the Porte a promise of severe measures against the assassins of Marasch, who are to be brought to Constantinople. General Codrington was expected at Constantinople about the middle of the month.

infra li a.—Advices to the 28th February have been received from Melbourne. The chief incidents in the news, however, do not arise in the colony of Victoria. Although not important, they have a certain interest.

The Sydney Chamber of Commerce have voted a sum of 20001. for the purchase and outfit of a suitable hulk for the establishment of a nautical school, together with an annual grant of 10001. on condition of a similar amount being raised by private subscription.

At Hobart Town, a bill to regulate public executions passed through the Legislative Council, and received the assent of the Governor. On the 19th February, the first execution under its provisions took place, two culprits being strangled behind the gaol.

;nark Mates.—The Arabia arrived at Liverpool on Sunday, with advices from New York to the 8th instant.

In the House of Representatives, Mr. Clingman had offered a resolu- tion authorizing the President to call for volunteers, and employ any portion of the land and sea forces, for the better protootion of the persons and property of American citizens, on "the thoroughfares or lines of travel between the waters of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans," and "to insure the observance of such rights as the Government of the United States and its citizens might be entitled to enjoy." Objection was made to the introduction of the resolution. During the discussion, Mr. Jones, of Tennessee, said that he understood the resolution authorized the Pre. sident to take possession of Central America; but he did not want it then. Several 'voices thereupon exclaimed, " We do ; let's take it l " Mr. Campbell; of Ohio, wished to amend the resolution, looking to the annexation -Of the British Provinces : but this was declined, and the House, without taking any action on the subject, adjourned.