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FRANC& —The most interesting piece of news from Paris is that on Tuesday, " after a consultation at the Tuileries between Dr. Locock, Dr. Dubois, and Dr. Conneau, it was formally announced that the Empress was enceinte."

The dinner at the 'Eitel de Ville last week, celebrating the good un- derstanding between those important civic functionaries the Prefect of -the Seine and the Lord Mayor of London, had almost the proportions of a political display. Not only the great men of the Municipality, M. Haussman, M. Delangle, and others, but all the Cabinet Ministers were present, and several officers high in the army. The speeches were quite up to a June temperature in cordiality, and compliments were flung about and exchanged with a copiousness not usual in the civic banquets nearer Bow bells. The scene was very splendid ; the Lord Mayor and his Aldermen beaming in gold, purple, and scarlet, and their hosts outity- ing them in rich uniforms. In the course of the toasting, the President of the Municipal Commission said, that it was not only as colleagues, but "as friends and brothers," that they received the Magistrates of London ; and Sir Francis Moon assured the eompany, that he and his belongings would never forget a reception calculated to excite "even in their Northern breasts " feelings that can never be effaced. The second agricultural exhibition ever held in Paris took place last week, in the Champ de Mars. It was better attended than the show of 1854. The French exhibited some good beasts ; but in bulls, of course, England carried away the prizes. Lord Feversham obtained the first prize of 1000 francs, Mr. Crisp of Havrkbill the second of 900 francs, Lord Talbot de Malahide the third of 800 francs, Prince Albert the fourth of 500 francs, for bulls of the Durham race. Lord Berwick ob- tained the first prize of 1000 francs for bulls of the Hereford breed, Lord Talbot for those of the Ayrshire breed, and Mr. Turner of Exeter for the Devon.

THE CRIMEL.—The brief and obscure announcement, on Saturday last, of the capture of " the White Work and the Mamelon" by the French, led to an impression that "the White Work " meant the Malakoff bas- tion : the success on the 7th June was not so great as that interpretation of the despatch implied, but it was a very great advantage. At the commencement of the bombardment on the 6th, the Allies had two objects in contemplation,—first, to reduce the fire of the opposing batteries so far as to admit of the capture of the Mamelon ; and secondly, the capture of the works in front of the Redan, known as the Quarries. The Mamelon, from its height, commands the Malakoff bastion, and indeed overlooks nearly all the ground on the East side of Sebastopol. Its capture, therefore, was essentially necessary to the prosecution of the siege ; and General 1341issier is reported to have said that " if it cost ten men it trust be taken, and if it coil ten hundred still we must have it." The plateau whereon the Allies have conducted their operations against the Eastern side of Sebastopol is broken by three ravines, bounded on the extreme right by the Great Harbour, and on the extreme left by the South ravine which separates the English and French- attacks. Oa the ridges between these ravines, which run down into and through

the Russian lines of defence, the Anise have carried forward' their lines of attack. The high ground on the extreme right runs down to Mount Sapoune, which is bounded on the North by the Great Harbour and on the South by the Careening. Bay. Along this ridge the French have pushed what is called the " Inkerman attack," directed against the redoubts established by the enemy last February on Mount Saponne. The next ridge is broader, and is continued down to and beyond the Malakoff bastion. Upon this is constructed the Victoria attack, carried on by the French. But between the French parallels and the Malakof on the same ridge, rises the Mamelon, occupied and rapidly armed by the enemy in March. The Victoria attack is separated from the next ridge by the Otchakoff ravine; and across this ravine the French have carried a trench placing them in communication with Gordon's at- tack, directed against the Redan, and on the same plateau with that for- midable work. Between the most advanced parallel of Gordon's attack

and the apex of the Redan lay the Quarries, occupied by a strong post of Rifles. The third ravine intervenes between Gordon's and- Chapman's

attack, and running down to the Inner Harbour separates Chapman's at- tack entirely from the enemy's-works. It is down this ravine that the Woronzoff road takes its way, and leads into the city of Sebastopol at the.

head of the Inner Harbour, on the extreme left of the Flagstaff defences.

The main attacks, therefore, are directed against the B.edan and the Malakoff; towards which approaches can be pushed without meeting with any ravine intervening between them and the Russian lines. Chapman's attack gives a double support to the French advance against the Flagstaff battery on its right and Gordon's attack on its left. The reader (with map in hand) will now comprehand that the results of the storming of the" Mamelon and the Quarries was to throw forward the main attacks of the Allies many hundred yards ; besides giving them, as in the case of the Mamelon, the command of superior ground, and, as in the case of the Quarries, substituting for Russian rifles directed against our parallels British rifles directed against theirs. But it had a further effect. The Russians abandoned the redoubts on Mount Sapoune above the Careening Bay ; thus giving the Allies a command over the harbour, and completingtheir circumscribing lines from the Careening Bay within to the Quarantine Bay without the Great Harbour. Up to the 11th June the enemy had made no attempt to regain his lost ground; but the Allies had made immediate use of their new position. On the 701, the Russian. fleet in Careening Bay took refuge in Artillery Bay, an inlet on the South aide nearer to the entrance of the Great Har- bour. But it appears that even here they were still within range of, we

presume, the Mamelon, or the redoubts on Mount Sapoune; for General Pdlissier states, on the 11th, that he had compelled the ships to quit AI, tillery Bay and fly elsewhere, by firing on them shells from the Russian• mortars captured on the 7th.

The French captured 502 prisoners, including 13 officers, and 73 guns. Their loss has not yet been certified; but Prince Gortschakoff boasts that it was heavier than that of the Russians. The loss of the British in the attack on the Quarries is stated at 11 officers and 122 men killed, several officers and 510 men wounded, and 15 missing.

The names of the officers killed were-forwarded by telegraph, and sent to the London newspapers by Lord Panmure early in the week.

filled:—Captain Muller, 2d Battalion Royals; Lieutenant Lawrence, 34th Regiment:; Lieutenant Stone," 55th Regiment ; Lieutenant-Colonel Shear- man, 62d Regiment ; Major Dickson, 62d Regiment; Lieutenant Machell, 62d Itegiment ; Captain Faster,. 2d. Regiment; Major Bayley, 88th Re- giment ; Captain Corbett, 88th tegiment ; Captain Wray, 88th Regiment; Lieutenant Lowry, Royal Engineers.

The return of officers wounded includes all who were hurt between the 4th and 8th June—not specifying those engaged. in. the attack on the Quarries.

Capt. M. Adye, RA.; Lieut. Evans, 19th Regt.; Lieut. and Adjt. Pad- field, 20th; Capt. Penuefather, 30th; Capt. John Peel. 34th; Capt. West-

head, 34th ;- Lieut. Saunders, 34th ; Major Villiers, 47th-; Capt. Lowndes, 47th.; Major Armstrong, 49th; Capt. Le Merchant, 49th ; Lieut. Young, '

49th; Lieut. Eustace• 49th; Lieut. -Dickson, 77th ; Capt. Maynard, 88th ; Lieut. Kenny, 88th; Liaut. Mackesy, 97th; Lieut. Bellew, 2d Batt., let Royals; Lieut. Stewart,, 2d Batt., let Royals ; Lieut. Irby, 47th Regt. ; Capt. Ambrose, 3c1; Lieut-Col.. Campbell, 90th ; Capt. Hunter, 47th.; Lieut. Boyd, 17th; Lient. Trent, 48th ; Lieut. Breeden, 3d ; Capt. A. Gordon ; Lieut. Legger2dBatt, 1st Royals; Major Mills, 7th Regt.; Capt. Turner,: 7th; Lieut. Jones;. 7th; Lieut. .1. F. Jones, 7th; Lieut. Waller, 7th; Capt. Dixon, 41st; Lieut- Scan, 55th ; Capt. legal'? 62d ; Capt. Gilby, 77th ; Lieut. Grier, 88th; Lieut. Anderson, 96th; Assuit.-Engineer E. T. R. Keen.

The position of the army on the Tchernaya had not altered at the latest dates ; but a tete-de-pont had been constructed, and a Sardinian picket occupied a conical mound on the right bank above Tchorgoun. The letters from the camp are full of expressions of delight at the luxuriance of the country. Dr. Hall's reports ou.the health of the camp show at once decrease in the malignity of cholera, and its extension to the Sardinian contingent. Lord Raglan notes its decline; but of course it is impossible to say whe- ther that decline would continue.

A set of despatches was published on Wednesday evening, in a Supple- ment to the London Gazette of Tuesday, from Lord Raglan, Sir George Brown, General d'Autemarre, Sir Edmund Lyons, Captain Lyons, and Commander M'Killop. They relate to the-landing of the troops at Kertch, the seizure and opening of the Straits, and the operations in the Sea of Azof% so far as the attack on. Berdiansk, Arabat, and Genitchi arc con- cerned ; and come down to Tune 2.

Sir George Brown and General d'Autemarre describe the landing' of the troops and their subsequent proceedings ; from which we obtain a clearer idea of the nature of the service executed. It appears that the large ships could not get within three miles, and the transports only within tWo miles of the point of the coast selected for a land- ing. The troops were conveyed tb the beach in boats, tovtedbr small steamers, whose guns covered- the disembarkation. At ten o'clock the first soldiers stepped ashore, and, occupying a rising ground near a salt marsh, covered'the disembarkation of the remainder. It was soon after the landing of the first men- of the force that the Russians began to blow Lip their batteries and retire; andlefore night all the batteries between Kamish Bourns and'Kertch were blown.up. Sir George Brown was pre- cluded from advancing, because most of the Turkish troops and artillery had not landed. He therefore encamped for-the night, in the best posi- tion he could, but exposed to the attacks of any adventurous Cossacks who might be disposed to do mischief: When the morning broke, there Still remained much to lie done in the way of debarkation ; but Sir George strongly felt the necessity of moving, and at six in the morning the troops began their march on Kerteh and Yenikale. ' The town. of Kertch," be says, "is clean, and remarkably well built ; and the troops passed through it with the greatest regularity, and without the slightest disorder. Subsequently the day became excessively hot ; and the march being a long one, the men suffered greatly from fatigue and want of water, which was only to be found at occasional wells. We managed to get in here, [Yenikale,] however, by one o'clock; where we were soon after visited by the three Admirals, and found a large squadron of small steamers and gun-boats, ready to proceed into the Sea of Azoff, under the command of Captain Lyons, of the Miranda." Prom a despatch written by General d'Autemarre on the 29th May, we learn that the forces of the Allies were intrenched both at Kertch and Yenikale. At Kertch, the French General had encamped his men in a good position; approaches of which were defended nearly on all sides by natural obstacles difficult to be overcome, and he proposed strengthen- ing them still more. .According to Sir Edmund Lyons, Sir George Brown confidently expected that Yenikale would be in such a state of defence as would justify him in leaving it in charge of the Turks ; so that the Bri- tish and French troops might be at liberty to reduce Anapa and Soujak Kale. General d'Autemarre's despatch is rich in information of great in- terest.

"Among the establishments we have been able to preserve, is the military hospital. It is capable of containing from 100 to 150 sick. This hospital consisted of three buildings connected with each other ; two of them were destroyed either by fire or by the explosion of the batteries. These build- ings could have easily contained 350 or 400 sick. We found in the hospital 30 Russians, nearly all of them wounded at SebastopoL In the neighbour- ing villages a great number had been billeted upon the inhabitants, and were visited by the army surgeons. One of these surgeons, a Saxon hy birth, repaired to my head-quarters on the very evening of my arrivaL He is employed, under the direction of the chief of the ambulances, to attend to the Russian wounded in our hands. This officer has assured me that Gene- ral Wrangel had recently received orders from Prince Gortschakoff to pre- pare places for 10,000 to 16,000 wounded. The peninsula of Yenikale offers considerable resources in forage and cattle : although I have no cavalry, I was able to capture 250 oxen and as many sheep, which will serve to feed the division during my sojourn here. I ordered the oxen to be distributed between the French and English squadrons. General Brown, who has been reinforced by 50 Hussars, purposes carrying off the flocks in the vicinity of the place. "The town of Kertch is very rich. I think advantageous markets for the army might be established there. The population is industrious and given to trade, and has nearly all remained. That of Yenikile on the contrary, followed the garrison. Forty families returned yesterday the 28th May.] "The number of troops intrusted with the defence of the peninsula may be estimated at 6000 men. General Wrangel, who commanded them, had repeatedly asked- for reinforcements. A letter from Prince Gortachakoff which has fallen into our hands informs the General, that not only will he not receive the reinforcements demanded, but that he must send in all his cavalry to Sebastopol. The sanitary condition of the division is excellent; I have very few sick. The soldiers are in excellent spirits, full of ardour and good-humour."

Sir Edmund Lyons, writing on the 2d June, corrects his previous esti- mate of the prizes of the expedition, and adds some compendious state- ments.

"It now appears that more than 100 guns have fallen into our hands in the different sea defences, many of them of heavy calibre, and re- markably well cast. Those which may not be required for the land de- fences which the Allied armies are now constructing will be shipped and sent to England and France. It has been ascertained from the Customhouse returns, that the enemy, on evacuating Kertch, on the 24th ultimo, de- stroyed 4,166,000 pounds of corn and 508,000 pounds of flour. This quan- tity, taken together with what has been destroyed by the Allied squadrons in the Sea of Azoff, comprises nearly four months' rations for an army of 100,000 men; and it seems that shortly before our arrival the enemy had commenced sending towards Sebastopol daily convoys of about 1500 waggons, each containing half-a-ton weight of grain or flour."

Commander M'Killop, in describing his gallant action in the Snake, mentions that Mr. Sydney Wright, Assistant-Paymaster, Dr. Roche, and Mr. George Wilson, senior Engineer, manned and worked a 12-pounder howitzer, sinking a gun-boat. With regard to three of the operations in the Sea of Azoff we have de- tails, supplied by Captain Lyons, of which a few extracts will gratify the reader.

" On the morning of the 28th, we arrived off Arabat and engaged the fort (mounting 30 guns) for an hour and a half; at the end of which time a shell blew up the enemy's magazine. The ships having been ordered to keep at shell range, and being well handled, had only one casualty, the chief engineer of the Medina being- slightly wounded by a splinter ; the French senior officer's ship received two shots in the hull, but fortunately no one was hurt. The enemy must have lost many men, from the precision with which the shells burst in his works, independently of that caused by the explosion." On the evening of the 28th, the flotilla arrived off Genitohi, and joined the Swallow and Wrangler, which had been watching the straits during the absence of the flotilla at Ambat. Seventy-three vessels had passed the straits, "which are only fifty yards wide, and are commanded by the low cliffs on which the town is built, and were moored inside under the chit" Captain Lyons sent in a flag of truce, and demanded the sur- render of the vessels, stores of corn, and Government property ; pro- mising to respect the town and private property. The Russians declined to comply with these terms; and drew up- six field-pieces, 200 Cossacks, and a battalion of infantry. Three hours were given for a reconsidera- tion of the refusal ; and that time having elapsed, the steamers, placed as near as the depth of water would allow, bombarded the town at long range, so effectually that the boats, under Lieutenant Mackenzie, got safely through the passage, set fire- to the ships, and returned without accident. "The wind having shifted about two hours after the boats came off, some of the corn-stores did not catch fire. Conceiving the destruction of this oorn,, as well as of some more distant vessels in so favourable a position for supplying the Russian armies in the Crimea to be of the utmost importance, I sent the boats again,. commanded and officered as before; although I was aware that, from the enemy having had time to make preparations, it would be a hazardous enterprise. The ships accordingly resumed their fire upon the town, and the beats proceeded. Lieutenant Cecil W. Buckley, of this ship, Lieutenant Hugh T. Burgoyne, of the Swallow, and M. J Roberts, gunner of the Ardent, volunteered to land alone and fire the stores This This offer I accepted; knotting the imminent risk there would be in landings party in presence of such a superior force, and ont of gunshot of the ships. This very dangerous service they most gal- lantly performed, narrowly escaping the Cossacks, who all but cut them off from their boat. At the same time, Lieutenant Mackenzie pushed on and burnt the remaining vessels; the enemy opening a fire from four field-guns and musketry placed almost within point-blank range of the boats. Everything being now effectually accomplished, the boats returned. Al- though several of them were struck by grape and case shot, most fortu-

nately only one man was slightly wounded. Lieutenant Mackenzie speaks

in high terms of the coolness and excellent behaviour of all employed under his orders . and I trust I may be allowed to bring to your notice the

conspicuous merit of Lieutenant Mackenzie himself on this occasion, when more than ninety vessels, and also corn for the Russian army of the value of 100,0001., were destroyed, owing to his gallantry and ability, with so trifling a loss as one man slightly wounded." Subsequently, as the telegraph informs us, Captain Lyons visited on the 3d, 5th, and 6th June, Mariopol, Taganrog, and Ghiesk, and de-

stroyed all they could. At Taganrog they were opposed by 3500 men ; but only one of our men were wounded. Particulars of these proceed- ings have not yet arrived. One of the immediate effects of the expedition to the Sea of Azoff is very remarkable—the Russians have abandoned the important fortress of Anapa, and retreated across the Kuban. The Circassians are in posses- sion of this last stronghold of Russian power on their coast; and Sir George Brown's projected expedition has been thus anticipated by the enemy.

GERMANY. —At length Baron Hess has set out for the army in Gallicia, after many delays. On Tuesday the Emperor himself was to proceed

on a rapid tour along the frontiers of his dominions adjoining Russia. It is remarked that General Crawford and General Letang, the Military Commissioners of England and France, would not be allowed to accom- pany the Emperor. The pretext for keeping them at Vienna is that the

Emperor will travel so swiftly that they would see nothing. There are current rumours that a large reduction of the Austrian army is in con-

templation. The measure, we are told, must not be considered as a de- monstration against the Western Powers, as it is simply intended to re- lieve the Austrian Exchequer.

Baron Manteuffel has replied to the Circular of Count Buol of the 17th May. The Prussian Prime Minister cannot believe that Russia is striv- ing to disunite Germany on the Eastern question, when she only declares her intention of abiding by the concessions made in the first and second points. Prussia reserves her judgment on Count Nesselrode's circular respecting these two points, "out of consideration for Austria " ; and thinks, at the same time, that they call for no action or declaration from the Diet. Baron Manteuffel still displays an evident soreness at the ex- clusion of Prussia from recent diplomatic proceedings at Vienna, and makes jealous allusions to " the secrecy and reserve with which Austria shrouds her negotiations with the Western Powers."

Tux BALTIC.— The British fleet in the Gulf of Finland will soon be re- inforced by the squadron commanded by Rear-Admiral Baynes, consist- ing of the Retribution 25, the 60-gun screw block-ships, Hawke, Corn- wallis, Hastings, Pembroke, Russell, and nine gun-boats. On Wednes- day they had arrived in the Belt, and anchored at Knudshead.

The junction of the French and English fleets in the Gulf of Finland, thirteen miles West of Cronstadt, is prettily described in the letter of an officer to the Monituur de la Flotte. It was the 1st of June : the English lay across the gulf in one " imposing line of battle" : the question arose with the French, whether they should go between the English and Cronstadt, or seem to assume an attitude of excessive reserve by doing what was quite natural, forming the second line. Rear-Admiral Penaud adopted the latter alternative ; and, says the French officer, "our Allies were delighted at our junction and flattered by our courtesy." The French Admiral is then described as requesting that the French division should be placed among their com- panions in arms, "in order to convince the Russians in the day of battle, that the vessels of the two nations form but one squadron." Admiral Dundee readily assented; and " we are accordingly again amalgamated with our friends the English." The French Admiral is three months the senior of Admiral Dundas ; but both officers are on the best terms, the senior putting his seniority on one side.

The Czar seems bent on " using up" Poland. Since the commence- ment of the war, Warsaw has paid more than a million silver roubles in contributions. Although the whole of Poland has contributed more than

a hundred thousand young men to swell the ranks of the Russian army since the breaking out of the war, and fifty millions of roubles in

money and provisions, this is not considered sufficient ; and orders have been secretly given for a general levy of every Pole capable of bear- ing arms.

DENMARK.—The elections for the Danish Volksthing took place on Thursday. Copenhagen has returned its former members; and Fre- derica has elected M. Michelsen, the Minister of Marine. M. Hall, the Minister of Worship, said in his election-speech, that a constitution for the entire monarchy, just in its principle and equitable in details, would soon be published.

ITALY. —An attempt was made on Tuesday night to assassinate Cardi- nal Antonelli ; but it failed, and the assassin was arrested.

The decree lowering the tariff in the Roman States was placarded in Rome on the 1st instant, and created a great sensation. The principal articles mentioned in the tariff, which concern British commerce, are Colonial produce, cotton, woollen, linen, silk, and mixed goods, gutta percha and Inch, rubber articles, metals rough or wrought, crockery, coals, machinery, and paper. On these articles the duties are reduced in some instances to a third or fourth part of what they have hithbrto been, and occasionally there is a much greater diminution ; but there is a slight increase in those on fancy goods, embroidered muslins, &c.

CANADA.—The Quebec Morning Chronicle of the 26th May prints copies of despatches from Sir George Grey, then acting Secretary for the Colo- nies, to the Governor-General of Canada, enclosing a despatch from Mr. Peel to the Colonial Office, on the subject of the Foreign Legion ; papers which were communicated on the 25th May to the Canadian Legislature. Mr. Peel, acting on instructions from Lord Panmure, states that enlist- ment for the Foreign Legion would be facilitated if Government could hold out to officers and men a promise of settling them hereafter on lands in a British colony.

" One million of acres would suffice to enable her Majesty's Government to offer, ample settlement terms to such foreign legiontiries according to

some such scale as the following-50 acres to each private;. 100 acres to each noncommissioned officer ; 200 to each officer ; 500 to a few superior officers?' Mr. Peel suggests that Sir George Grey should instruct the Governor- General of Canada to apply to the Legislature for a grant of the land. Accordingly, Sir George Grey, in a despatch dated April 13, makes this application, through Sir Edmund Head- " It is proposed to the Canadian Legislature and Government, on whose sympathy with them in the present struggle the people of the United King- dom have such strong ground to rely, to take into consideration the means of assisting her Majesty's Government in this project. It is an additional reason to induce me to make this suggestion, that experience has shown that settlers of this class form often a very valuable accession to the liopulation of a new country, not only for the purposes of industry, but for those also of defence."

The Canadian Parliament, however, had adjourned on the 3Ist May„ without having come to a decision on the proposal of the Imperial Go- vernment.

INDIA.—The overland mail arrived in town yesterday, bringing ad= vices from Calcutta to the 4th and Bombay to the 12th May, but no news of general interest. Fighting still continued in the hill country on the- Peshawur frontier.