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FRANCE.—The Emperor and Empress continue at Dieppe. Nothing is recorded of their doings beyond the most ordinary occurrences of daily life. They are shortly to visit Boulogne, where great preparations are in progress. Prince Jerome and his son Napoleon arrived on Monday, and returned to Havre on Wednesday. M. Drouyn de Lhuys and the Turkish Ambas- sador also reached Dieppe on Wednesday. The great question in France was the harvest. It appears that the accounts are conflicting. While the Councils-General report that the harvest will be that of an average year, and it has been announced that the price of bread will not be raised during the first fortnight of Septem- ber, there seems a doubt on the public mind as to the accuracy of the pub- lished information. Riots have occurred at some towns ; and it is under- stood that the French Government are purchasing grain in more than one foreign market. Within the past month, the price of wheat per hectolitre has advanced from 21 to 30 francs or higher.

A squadron of evolution, consisting of ten steam-ships, has been assembled at Brest, under Admiral Bruat. They are the ships of the line Montebello, Hercules, Austerlitz, Jean Bart, Dugueselin, and. Napoleon, the frigates Pomone and Caffarelli, and the corvettes Infernal and Rolland.

ITALY.—Numerous arrests have been made at Rome. Rumours were circulated that there would be a demonstration on the 15th August ; and on the evening of that day the Police made many visits in suspected dwellings. Some traitor had revealed the pass-word ; and the officers arrested Petroni, an advocate, together with a mass of correspondence ; many tradesmen, and one or two officers. In the Poll Palace, partly occupied by a Signor Lepri, the secret printing-press was seized. Lepri escaped. Many revelations are expected from this series of arrests. TvEKEY.—We have news from Constantinople to the 18th August. At that date, thenote of the Four Powers had not been rejected; but daily councils were held, and at one of these, according to the telegraph, the rejection was voted.

The text of the note, respecting which so much has been written, has at last found its way into the public journals, in French, and with the following English translation. The passages marked in Italic type are those to which the Turkish objections were made, and the figures 'point to the specific emendations.

H. M. the Sultan, having nothing more at heart than to reestablish between his Majesty and the Emperor of Russia the relations of good neigh- bourship and perfect harmony (enten(e) which have been unhappily disturbed by recent and painful complications, has carefully undertaken the task to find the means to efface the traces of those different points. "A supreme irad, of date —, having made known to him the Imperial decision, the Sublime Porte, &c. congratulates itself at being able to com- municate it to H. E. Count de Nesselrode. If at all times the Emperors of

Russia have shown their active solicitude (1) for the maintenance of the im- munities and privileges of the Orthodox Greek Church in the Ottoman em- pire, the Sultans never refused to confirm them anew by solemn acts, which attested their ancient and constant benevolence towards their Christian sub- jects.

"H. M. the Sultan Abdul Medjid, now reigning, animated by the same dispositions, and being desirous to give to H. M. the Emperor of Russia a personal proof of his most sincere friendship, only listened to his unbounded -confidence in the eminent qualities of his august friend and ally, and has deigned to take into serious consideration the representations (2) of which II. E. Prince Menschikoff rendered himself the interpreter to the Sublime Porte.

"The undersigned has consequently received the order to declare by the present that the Government of H. M. the Sultan will remain faithful to the letter and the spirit of the stipulations of the treaties of .&'-uscuijki- .Kainanyi (.3) and of Adrianople, relative to the protection of the Christian temhip (4); and that IL N. regards it as a point of honour with him to

cause to be preserved for ever from all attacks, either at present or in future, the enjoyment of the spiritual privileges which have been accorded by the angust ancestors of H. M. to the Orthodox Church in the East, and which are maintained and confirmed by him; and moreover, to allow the Greek worship to participate in a spirit of high justice in the advantages conceded (5) to other Christians by convention or special agreement.

"Moreover, as the Imperial, finnan which has recently been given to the Greek Patriarchate and clergy, and which contains the confirmation of their spiritual privileges, must be regarded as a new proof of those noble senti- ments; and as, moreover, the proclamation of that firman' which gives every security, must dispel for ever every anxiety as regards the worship which is -the religion of his Majesty the Emperor of Russia, I am happy to be charged with the duty of making the present notification. As regards the guarantee, that in future nothing shall be changed at the place of visitation at Jerusalem, it results from the finnan provided with the Matti Houmayon of the 15th of the Moon of Rabbi Makir, 1268, (February 18452,) explaiued and corroborated by the firmans of —; and it is the formal intention of his. Majesty the Sultan to cause his sovereign decisions to be executed with- out any alteration.

" Vie Sublime Porte, moreover, officially promises that no modification shall be -made in the state of things which has just been regulated, witheut a previous agreement with the Governments of Russia and France, and with- - out prejudice whatever to the different Christian communities.

In case the Imperial Court of Russia should demand it, a suitable locality elrall be assigned in the city of Jerusalem, or in the vicinity, for the eon- struction of a church consecrated for the performance of divine service by Russian ecclesiastics, and of an hospital for indigent or sick, pilgrims of the same nation.

"The Sublime Porte engages itself even now to subscribe in this respect a solemn act, which would place those pious foundations under the special surveillance of the Consulate-General of Russia in Syria and Palestine." The following are said to be the proposed alterations. "(I) For the worship of the Orthodox Greek Church, the Sultana have never ceased to watch over the maintenance of the immunities and privileges of that worship and of that Church in the Ottoman empire, and to confirm them anew by solemn acts which attest, &e. "(2) The communications. "(3) Of Kouschouk-Kainaiji, confirmed by that of Adrianople, relative to the protection by the Porte of the Christian worship. "(4) And to make known that H. M. the Sultan, &c. "(5) The advantages accorded, and which may be accorded, to other Chris- tian communities, Ottoman subjects."

It is Estill asserted that a party in the Divan are burning for war ; that -waris the desire of the troops; that at the latest date, a body of 3000 irre- gular cavalry, riding with short stirrups, and armed and clothed at discre- tion, crossed the Bosphorus on their way to Shumla ; that a fresh levy of 30,000 militia has been ordered ; and that the Turkish fleet is in constant exercise. But the probabilities were greatly in favour of peace. The Em- peror of Austria had forwarded an autograph note to the Sultan, urging him to accept the rejected note; and the Sultan had replied, warmly thanking the Emperor for the efforts he had made to maintain peace.

OBEECE.—The great Napoleon fête was kept at Athens by the French 'Minister, Baron Forth-Rouen. A Te Deum was sung in the Roman

atholic church, and a banquet was given in the evening, attended by the Corps Diplomatique and the Greek Ministers. The health of the

-Emperor was proposed by the Greek Minister for Foreign Affairs, and the health of the Greek Sovereigns by Baron Forth-Rouen. The health of ,the Empress was proposed, and her panegyric spoken, by Mr. Thomas Wyse, in the following terms-

" You have just given as a toast the health of the Emperor : I am happy in having the honour to unite with it a name which ought never to be sepa- rated from it—that of the Empress. That she is handsome, it is not neces- sary for me to say to those who have seen her; that she is intelligent, may be discovered at the first glance : it is by more solid titles, by modest and well-directed benefits, by her just appreciation of all that does honour to the throne and advances the civilization of the nation, that she knows and will know how to establish a right to be at the head of a people so clear-sighted and so grateful as the French. The few words, alike eloquent and simple, by which the Emperor announced his choice to the nation, worthy of her and worthy of him, is the finest eulogium that can be pronounced on her merits. It was then hope—now it is reality. It is family which consoli- dates thrones as well as nations; and it is family virtues which tighten the bonds between the Sovereign and his people, and of the people among them-

selves. It is in the conviction that this truth, already admitted by every - mind and in every heart, will be every day more and more confirmed by facts, that I propose, gentlemen, the health of the Empress." WEST Innins.—The Magdalena arrived at Southampton on Wed- nesday from the West Indies. Her latest date was St.. Thomas, Au- gust 16.

The chief news is from Tortola; where, it appears, an insurrection broke out on the 1st of August, the day fixed for the payment of the rural taxes of the island. The tax has been increased ; the people resolved to resist it, and, marching in a body, tendered the original amount at the Treasury. It was refused. Thence disturbances arose, and some of the

ringleaders were arrested. But the people rescued them, and broke out into open insurrection. In- a few hours they had burnt down twenty-five houses and destroyed and plundered seven in Roadtown.. Colonel Mils, the President, sent to St. Thomas for assistance ; and Lieutenant Tickell, the Admiralty Agent, headed a, mall body of armed men, and went to Tortola in a mail-boat bearing stores and water. Colonel Chads was found shut up in. the Government House. A schooner carrying troop closely followed ; and Lieutenant Tiekell, leaving the Governor well pro- tected, returned to St. Thomas, bringing a letter to Mrs. Chads from her husband. The latest accounts state that the insurgents had retired to the interior ; and that the troop!, strengthened by additional' reinforcements, remained in possession of the ruins of the town.

Uarran STATES.—The Arctic arrived at Liverpool on Tuesday, from New York ; with advices to the 20th August The Washington correspondent of the New York Herald presents for ourimplicit reliance the following propositions for the settlement of the fisheries question, as having been forwarded by the British Government to the Government at Washington—

"1. The free navigation of the river St. Lawrence. 2. To permit Colo- nial-built vessels to obtain registers, that privilege being already granted in England to American and other foreign-built vessels. 3. To abolish the system of bounties to our fishermen. 4. To throw open the Californian coasting-trade; that is to say, to allow British vessels to load in the Atlantic States for California. 5. To abolish the duty on fish brought here in Colonial bottoms. 6. Reciprocal trade with the Provinces in certain articles, the growth of each country, based upon the Reciprocity Bill introduced by Mr. Grinnell in 1848, and passed by the House of Representatives. If these pro- positions were agreed to, a participation in the British North American fish- eries was to be extended to American fishermen."

The writer adds some comment embodying further information- " It is understood the proposition to permit Colonial-built vessels to obtain American register has been declined by the Cabinet, on the ground, princi- pally, that it is properly a matter for Congressional action. Rather than the exercise of the treaty making the power, it would be for Congress to deter- mine how far it is expedient to amend the tariff by modifying the duties on iron, copper, hemp, &e. so as to enable our shipbuilders to compete with the colonists, on equal arms. "The proposition to abolish the system of bounties to our fishermen was declined, upon the ground that the bounties are matters of internal policy, with which England cannot be permitted to interfere. " The proposition to throw open the Cslifornia coasting-trade was de- clined, on the ground that the Constitution declares that all the States of the Union shall be on an equal footing, and that, therefore, the coasting- trade of California could net be opened to England without the carrying with it also the whole coasting-trade of the UnitefiStates. As for the pro- position of reciprocal trade, it was considered as much too limited ; and there appeared to be no disposition on the part of England to extend it to an interchange in all articles of growth, product, and manufacture of the coun- try and the provinces-respectively. It was even doubtful if England would consent to a reciprocal trade in the articles enumerated in Mr. Seymour's bill of last session. This is the present position of the negotiations. It is, however, believed that a project of a treaty may yet be agreed upon, as there appears to be a strong desire on both sides to settle the matter : it is there- fore probable Mr. Marcy will submit a proposition on the part of the Go- vernment, defining precisely what the 'United States are willing to agree to; and we have little doubt, when that proposition is made, that a speedy solu- tion of the difficulty will be had." Hundreds have died at New York from coups de soleil.

The details of the ravages committed by the yellow fever at New Oki. leans are perfectly shocking. People were dying at the rate of 200 a day; and as the " unacclimated' population amounts to about 30,000, of whorn a half are not expected to escape, one writer was speculating on the proxi- mate cessation of the fever for lack of victims ! The recklessness in the streets and cemeteries was hideous : some two hundred bodies lying un- buried at one time, festering in the hot sun a guinea a day offered to grave-diggers ; negrocs and convicts set to work, who in the polluted. at- mosphere could only sustain their courage with copious draughts of brandy ; and at the gates and among the dead, oaths, jests, and horrid laughter. One who visited the scene jestingly describes it in a *mai under the title of "Down among the dead men."