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TURKEY. A letter from Constantinople of the ‘.’.5tlit ult., in the Monileur, says:—

‘ The Ottoman Government has just adopted a measure which has long been called for by the shipping interests. It hits belongs to tlte steam-packet service ofthe Iessugeries lmperials, to erect on the coast ofAsin and Europe from the Dardanelles to the Black Sea a chain of lighthouses, which will henceforth enable vessels to pass the straits and approach the shore, which was before very dangerous frotn the absence of lights. Captain Michel has engaged to complete the works and to fix all the apparatus be- fore January next.-—There is every reason to hope that the system will be exteiided, and that in a few years, all the coasts ofthe Turltislt empire and the islands of the Turkish Archipelago will no longer present the danger for tiavigntion which have been hitherto coinplnincd of. Different other projects are in contemplation, and by lll('Il' adoption, the Cabinet over which Alli Pasha presides will prove by facts, that it is resolved to seriously pursue the path of material anieliorations which cart rlone regenerate Turkey. A question of great gravity is also occupying the attention of Rio Ottoman Guvei-ninent—the excessive dearnei-s of every necessary of life. The price of everything required for the army has tripled, and that of other articles has doubled. At the time of the declaration of war against Russia, a stone-built house at Peru, in the centre ofthe European quarter, let at from 12,000 to 13,000 piastres (from ‘.!,500f. to 2,725); now the most humble residence cannot be obtained for less than from 30,000 to 40,000 piustres. \Vheo.t, which in I853 sold at from I5 to 20 piastres kisloz (35 hires), now fetches 70, an _ barley has risen from 5 to 35 pinstres. The price ofstraw two years ago was I0 pa:-s (about 5 sous) the okc (2 I-‘2lb.); now the same quantity fetches 40 paras. The price ,of rice has doubled; that of butter and oil trebled. Wood, whicli in I853 cost ll pi- astres the load, now sells for frniu 35 to -I0. --Coals have more than doubled in price. The principal cause of this increase is the almost complete absence ofcommtinication. The transport from the interior to Constun-| tinople is li-cquently impossible, and, when practicable, is extremely expensive. Until this state of things, therefore, is remedied no great improvement can be expected. The Sultait has sent sabres enriched with brilliaritsto the Generals who conducted the defence of Kara, and decorations to the officers who distinguished themselves on the ﬁlth ofsepteniber. The town ofKars is exempted from all taxes for three years, as a reward to the inhabitants for the devo- tt.-dness they have shown towards the garri son during the continuance of the siege.

The Ottoman Government has publishe a notice in the Turkish Djeride Haradis to the effect that a Government steamer will« for two months be employed gratuitously in.

towing vessel. and boats laden with wood? and coal for Constantinople through the: Bosphorus, which they cannot now pass in safety, in consequences of the strong cur-

rents.

Nuutow Escsrtt mom A Susu. AT McKsv’s SHIP Yuto.—About II I-2 o'clock this forennon the workmen employ- ed in Mr. Donald McKay's shipyard at East Boston were started by tho whizzing ofa cannon ball over their heads, and ttpoii looking round saw the ball bury itself in the earth a few feet from the blacksmith’s shop, scattering the mid in all directions, and narrowly missing striking several men. It passed within a few feet of Mr. McKay ‘a brother, and considering the number of persons standing near in different direc- tions, it is wonderful that none were killed. Upon examining the ball, it proved to be it six-pound shell ﬁlled with powder, nails, and other combustible iniiterials. It struck upon a hard clayey soil, and was found buried nine inches below the surface, mak- ing a nearly perpendicular hole. It is not ccrtuittly known from what qtiarter the ball come, but it was supposed to have cotue from the Navy Yard. Rut frmn whutever source it wits tired, it is Ct"‘IllllIly it dangorotis prac- tice to experiment with such warlike itnplt-- merits so near the litibitatioits of men, and meusurrs shold be taken to promote some degree of caution in handling such materi- als. Journal, 20th.

PROPOSITION! rott rascn.

We arein it position to state on high authority, not often accessible to journalists, that the propositions for peace, which have been bruited for some days past in some of the metropolitan newspapers, are altogether erroneous, as regards the source from which they cmnutttc. “ I may inforiu you." says our correspondent, who writes from Loitdon ttt ll lute ltolII' yesterday, “ that our ally, the Emperor oftho Ft-ettch, desires pence bttt desires it on terms which will cunsoli' date his tlii-one and satisfy the rcasoitnbla retptircincuts of his people. \\'liat will eat- tisfy him ought, surely, to satisl'y us. In truth, limit the C0lDIllt_‘ll('(‘tll(‘nI oftlic war, the fear, with :1 largo section i f reflecting men, was, that Louis Napoleon, oucc en- gaged in tho quarrel, would push it for ulterior ends, beyond the point at which we tltl,',_'llI frcl rlisposcd to follow him. This prejudice is now at rest by the offer oftcrms l0Ii.llSSlr'l outlto part oftltc Frtrtttzlt riton- arcli, which may probably render tlIll|l‘(‘CS- sat-y nnotlici-cainpnign. Tlto main object of'Cnnrob(~rt's visit to Stockltolni was to open the eyes of the_Cz.'ti- to the perils which mcnitced hiiu in the event of the war continuing, ttud the Czar, on his part, was willing to ltttzard the safety of his Crimean army, in order to be in it better position to make terms with the Allies during the winter. This couuterniovo of the Allies has completely neutralized the advantage which Alexander anticipated from his dan-

erous tactics, for the adhesion of the Scandinavian nations to the \Vestern Pow- ers would placo Russia in rt far more serious dilemma than she has ever stood previously.”

Our correspondent mentions another fact or two of equal signiﬁcance. One is, that although tltc propositions for peace, already t'(‘ft"t't‘CtI to, are believed to be snliiciently stringent to humble the pride of Russia. antl to meet all the rcquirontcuts ofthe war, yet, so strong is the w.tt'-fever in England that our cubiutt Ilt‘Sll.tlIt's acceptance. The propositions go far beyond the four points, but not for Ctl(~ll}_:Il, it is to be fortr- ed, for the bellicosc spirit which now reigns amongst us. Another reason assigned for the willingness of the Ft-enelt Emperor to negociatc at the present time, is the grow- ing unpopularity of the war aniongst his subjects, owing mainly to the scvotity of the pecuniary burdens wlzich it entails upon thctn. As compared with Euginnd, France is a poor country, and the severity of the drain is much more acutely felt by our neighbours tliati on this side ofthc channel. He mentions also, as illustrative of this fact, that while the actual disbursements for the Britsh army in the East amount to ten millions annually, the expenditure ofthe French army on the spot is at least double

d that sum.

“'13 give these statements as they have reached us, with a ﬁrm conviction of their truth, for our informant, as we have stated, is in a better position than most men to know how the ball rolls. The probability is, that if Russia accepts the French offer, Pat-liutnent will be called together, if not before Christmas, at least immediately after. to ratify the conditions. Iftlic terms are rejected, the ensuing campaign in the Baltic, in the Black Sea, on the Bug and the Diticpcr, and in the trans-Caucasian provinces, will open with a degree of aggro- ,-_:ritt-. strength of which this contest has known nothing previously. In the mean- limc, the work of preparation is going on in the governmental dockynrds of England and France, and also Ill runny oftlto private ones, as though pence were us distant as the Greek Kalends. To be prepared for the worst is the wisest policy in war, and if diplomacy fnil during the ensuing three months, the imip of Europe will probably, before we see the entl of the conflict, un- dcrgo serious changes. VVo have arrived at the turning point, when the contest will either speedily close, or greatly enlarge its dimensions. ,

Thu sttbjo-ct of the recent misuurlerstand- inn bettveoir the British and the American Go- vurnmcnts figures conspicttously iii the paperl received by the last mail from the United States ; but the tone in which this misunderstand- ing is di-oussoil gives no reason to apprehend that anything serious is likely to arise from it.