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num-E.—With the near approach of the 15th of August, the anniver- sary of the fete Napoleon, rumours of the Emperor's coronation revive ; but if any preparations for that ceremony are made, they must be kept very secret, as no one hears of them. A Belgian paper naively suggests, that Louis Napoleon intends to surprise the Parisians, and that the pre- parations are secretly going on. A characteristic anecdote is told of the Emperor and Jaamin, an impro- visatore of Languedoc.
" Jaamin having been invited to the Palace of St. Cloud on Saturday, re- cited several pieces of verse, some of them marked by very delicate praise of the conduct of the Emperor. The latter at last told him not to fatigue him- self.. 'Sire,' said the guest, 'the mission of -the poet has terminated ; that of the friend commences.' - He then repeated a charming supplication, ad- dressed to the Empress, composed by himself, in which he besought favour for M. Baze. The Emperor at once accorded the favour which jasmin had ventured to ask for ; and the latter added, 'But, sire, M. Baze cannot return to France unless by thegrand portal of honour—that is, unconditionally.' Well, be it so,' said the Emperor. Jasmin's spirits then rose to the highest, and he made himself so amusing that the Empress and the ladies of the Court were struck with his wit and powers of language. In the course of the evening, the Emperor, having approached Jaamin, said to him, 'You are satisfied, M. Jaamin, are you not ? ' The poet laid his hand ott his heart, and bowed low. 'But,' continued the Emperor, 'if your friend, on his return to France, should endeavour to do me injury, it is with the poet that I shall be displeased.' " Accordingly, the Monitcur of Wednesday contained a decree permitting M. Baze to return to France. M. Baze, however, seems not to relish the mode of his deliverance from exile. He has actually written to the Sieele to state that the narration of the scene at St. Cloud gave him the greatest pain. He further proceeds- " I thought that I had made all my friends, and particularly M. Jaamin, understand how much any solicitation made on my behalf would annoy me and I was in hopes that they would for the future confine themselves withiri a reserve which for me was a right and for them a duty. That has not been the case. What has just passed obliges me once more to make a disavowal, the motive of which will be easily understood by every man of proper feel- ing. The end of the proscription which has fallen on me, and which in my family affects three generations, cannot, even in appearance, be the result of a favour accorded directly or indirectly by any one.
M. Baze was one of the Quiestors of the Assembly when the coup d'etat of 1851 was effected.
TIIIIKEY.—Whatever may be the actual state and nature of the nego- tiations, it would appear that some progress has been made. Indeed, on Monday, " the Eastern question " was, for the third or fourth time, for- mally stated to be " settled" : the Czar had accepted the mediation of Austria, France, England, and Prussia. But this, though incorrect, sent up the French Funds to 80 francs. It has been since explained, that Baron de Meyendorff had sent off the substance of the Vienna proposal earlier by some days than the official project itself, which was not for- warded to St. Petersburg till the 2d August. The reply was expected in Vienna by the 14th ; and from Vienna it would be sent to the Porte. The terms of the settlement are variously stated ; but all the accounts agree that not a word is said about the evacuation of the Principalities. A generally well-informed contemporary, the Morning Post, states that the mode of settlement will be this-
"Redschid Pacha will address to Count Nesselrode a note, in which he will enclose the firmans in which are accorded to the Greek Christians, sub- jects of the Sultan, more privileges than even Russia had asked for them. He will say many civil things to the Czar, and assure him of the excellent disposition of the Sultan towards his own subjects, to whom he has accorded such and such rights. This note will be presented by a Turkish Ambas- sador, and the affair will be at an end." It is further stated, that the Turkish Ambassador " will be ready then to start for St. Petersburg ; and we understand, that as soon as the tele- graph informs the Russian Cabinet of the fact of the Ambassador being on his road, the Emperor will telegraph his orders to Prince Gortschakoff to evacuate the Danubian Provinces." Sanguine writers name the 10th of September as the day when the last Russian soldier will have recrossed the Pruth.
A letter from Schumla states that Omer Pacha has strongly fortified that commanding position ; that he has stored there provisions for two years for 100,000 men and 40,000 horses ; and that Lieus tenant-Colonel Magian was in the camp. The letter says that Omer Pacha has established "a military cordon of 70,000 men, which extends
from Babadagh to Schumla, and there joins the intrenched camp, com- posed of eighteen batteries, each numbering from forty to fifty guns,
heavy artillery, and defended by 50,000 men, forming the centre of the army. The right wing of this army has its quarters at Silistria, and is composed of 30,000 men ' • whilst the rear-guard is formed of a similar number of men, and is atAitos."
Russas.—According to the latest accounts, two divisions of the Baltic fleet returned to port on the 25th July.
Prince Dolgorouki, late Russian minister at Teheran, had arrived in St. Petersburg. It is stated that he was accompanied by an envoy extra- ordinary from the Shah of Persia ; but this does not tally with direct ac- counts from Teheran. The Circassians have recently obtained another success against the Russians ; who were preparing fresh land expeditions and a more strin- gent blockade.
PzasiA.—The Paris Pays reports interesting news from Teheran. The story is, that Mr. Thompson the British Charg6 d'Affaires, has succeeded in thwarting the Russian Minister, Prince Dolgorouki, and has convinced the Shah of the necessity of keeping up the Persian army. It would ap- pear that the Prince wished to engage the Shah in making a hostile de- monstration against Turkey. On the other hand, the British Minister and the Turkish Ambassador urged the claims of the Porte. They suc- ceeded so well, that Prince Dolgarouki resolved to quit the court of Per- sia. It will be observed that Mirza Ahmed Khan has been at Constanti- nople for some time as minister extrardinary from Persia.
BELGIUM.—The first publication of the bans of marriage between the Duke of Brabant and the Archduchess Maria Henrietta was made on Sunday last, according to the custom, by the Burgomaster of Brussels, standing at the principal door of the 116tel de Ville. INDIA AND CHINA.—A telegraphic despatch from Alexandria via Trieste, and dated August 5, was received on Thursday. The dates are —from China, June 23; from Burmab, June 22; from Bombay, July 2.
"The King of Ava has become more submissive. He has issued orders that the British troops are not to be molested, and that Meaday and Toung- hou are to remain in our possession. He has released all the prisoners, but will not yet sign a treaty. "The Imperialist army in China was preparing to retake Amoy, but with- out much chance of success. The rebel Christian army was within four days' march from Nankin. Canton has not yet been attacked. -" The Arab ship Faze Kereem, on her passage from Aden to Bombay, with the Bombay portion of the India mail which left London on the 24th of June, foundered at sea, twenty miles from Aden. The mails, consisting of sixty- eight boxes, were lost ; and 179 out of 190 Arabs and Laden] who were on board, and Mr. Nankins, in charge of the mails, perished."
AuarnsLIA.—The same despatch contained brief news from Sydney to the 31st May "The Legislative Council of New South Wales has appointed a committee of ten to prepare the new constitution. The produce of the Victoria gold- fields is increasing. There is great destitution among the newly-arrived im- migrants at Melbourne. Rents and prices were extravagantly high. The American steamer Monumental City was wrecked on the 15th of May, on her passage from Port Phillip to Sydney, and 35 persons perished."
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