THE RUMOURED PEACE. ii‘, i- . (From the London News. of the World.)

The peace bubble appears to "have burst. Some of our own journals, it is'truc, per- sist to this hour in singi thétr paciﬁc ans‘ but the Paris Consttlntioilltcl“ lone P$ 1 V . I '2 5 the xlcadcr of the optiun.-t party in both connt!'ics,‘. is at last fairly forced to own that no propositions of any kind whatever have emanated ft-oin lillﬁslil. It tells us, what iinleefd we have never doubted or denied, that ‘Austria is very busy in her efforts to bring about a renewal oi negotia- tions; but this clever and licquently well- iufm-nioil journal no longer attempts to dcllltle either itself or I)llIt‘l'S into the belief that‘ Austria has any wai-rant, direct or iiiilirect, from the iioveriiim-nt ot ht. l’e- tersburg for her £l(l\'Zlll('t‘5 ln‘»\ aids the \\'es- tcrn l’ower.-‘. \\'e iind the old stot'_V rcvived,of .-\ll.~‘[l‘lilll (lt'l(‘.l'lllllla‘lll4Ill to impose

warlike eonditioiis. if her pacilie proposi- tions he not accepted; but limv can such a story he made to >‘(ll|ill'(‘ with the iednction

ofher arniy? 'l‘o deprive onevelf of the means of putting a threat into (.‘,\‘(‘Cllll(>l| is to render the threat absurd, if not ul)\'l0l.lS- ly insincere. it is unlikely, that the same jealousy of l’i-us.-‘in, wliieh once kept Austria in a tidgety itlfectiitioii of activity, may now be felt, and with like elfects, on account ofthe attitude of some of the se- condary Gerninii Powers. Sardinia has set an example and taught a lesson to minor states, which seems likely to he laid to heart. The secret by which importance is to be acquired has been learned, and is found to be as simple as it is en- couraging. Sardinia has by her bravery and honour attained to a dignity which some first-rate powers might envy, an which some second-rate powers seem to he already in a fair way of partaking. We hear that Bavaria and Saxony are resolved to whirl no longer in the slavish and dis- creditable orbit to which Austria and Prus- sia have hitherto bound them. There is, we are assured, it growing disposition on the part of the German States of minor order, to take those independent views to which they are invited by the Emperor Napoleon in his memorable speech on the day ofthe close of the Exhibition. Such symptoms of independence are not lost sight of by Austria, and hence it is that she again attsmps to re-enact the miserable negotiation of last year. No doubt she must vary her language, if she hopes to secure the slightest attention, and hence those-intimations of ' hypothetical hostilities with which the» public have been amused during the last three weeks. Until Russia hersef shall authorize overtures in her name, there is nothing which Austria may merely say,thst can our be seriously taken into account. Will Russia lend her sanc- tion to any st‘e of that nature? The de- claration ofthe Eelgian _.L¢ .N'ord, ajournal notoriously employed as the own of the .Russian _Govei-ncient, may bcuhhcn as conclusive upon that point.‘ ‘Lcﬁdy ins. accent numbct-, 'says:—‘-‘' The ‘rounds!-s ace‘, yesterday favourabl recciyc Ire ‘ft;-day regarded with incrgdulity. dwing to’ what has been published. in England spd ‘France about the exhaustion of many people are quite disposed to believe that Russia is imploring peace. Those ood folks completely dcluds thsmsclvcs. ﬁndoubtedly Russia would prefer peace to war; she" would gladly accept peace, but she does not sue for it as a beggar. Rus- sis, on whom the war is intlicting heavy losses, is not’ ignorant that it costs the one- mies dcar also, and she feels in herself a genial current puite adequate tothc proscr- vation of her all vitality, notwithstanding e ows now being, or about to be, levelled against lsci-. She does not undsr-- cstinstc the strength of her ag rcssors, but she knows her own strcn‘ h o resistance, 'a strength increased tenfo d ‘by the feeling of national honour, by the enthusiasm of a people, and an army ﬁghting in defence of their native land, in sight of God, whom they invoke, and in the name of tho Emper- or, who blesses. thsm. Russia has done nothing, has said nothing to authorize the belief that she will now go beyond the con- cessions she made at icons for the sake of securing the peace of the world. If, in are absence of positive facts. persons like go indulge in conjcctsrss, they should st»

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; HASZARD’S GAZ

leafs!“ venture only on such as are proba- ble. The pmilic mind runs the risk of etting bewildered in the midst of this medley of rumours, which the journals tslge the pains to“ collect; and no person can e ‘a rainer b the bewilderment of ublic 4. , r_ , . . P opinion in a Jumble ol .~‘|||*pU5|l|0nS,- 0|‘ by its creating hopes one day Wlllcll the next destroys. \Vc repeat, and we do so witli- out growing weary, that the rumours ol peace will be entitled to no sort of credit so long as the Western alliance shall not have categorically laid down what the conditions are which, in its opinion, will render peace possible.” \rVhat have our peace-mongcrs to say to this?

l’R0l‘0sALS FUR l‘l-J.~\Cl~I.

Count Estei'lia'1.y left \'i--nnzi for St. Pctersliiii-g on Sunday, bearing,» dc.-‘pate-lie.<, contaiiiiug propositions for :i pacilieation, on terms wliicli had been linally l‘('StIl\'('ll till. he the proposition.-':——l*'irst—'l'hc liberation ofthe lilack Sea by the e.\elu.~=ion from its waters of all ships of our of all countries and all deiioniinations, with the complete disinantliug of all fortilicutioiis of \\'llnl(‘\'t‘l‘ kind on the coasts of the sea, and within its limits.

[If all the ships of war are excluded, the ships ofwar oftlie Sultan, we imagine, are meant to be excluded to. The “ annihila- tion” oftlie Russian lleet in the Euxine does not seem to extend to its “annihila- tion” in the Bug, or the Dnieper, or the Sea ofAzoﬂ'. Nicolaief, on the Bug, will be the new Sebastopol, and a very pretty ﬂoat may be built there and ﬂoated down to the conﬂuence of the Bug and of the Dnieper, where it might ride at single anchor, out of the Treaty and the Euxine. New armaments for new wars will be gun- boats and mortar-vessels, propelled by screws, and with a light draught of water. These formidable ﬂoating batteries may be accumulated in the Sea of Azoif, ready to clear the Straits of Kcrtch, and threaten the coasts ofTurkey. The “ annihilation” of the Russian fleet in the Euxine means the construction of Ilium]

Second——The reception of consuls, of whatever nations may desire to establish consulates, in all the ports of that sea, in order to see that the former conditions be faithfully fulﬁlled.

Thii-d—Tbe cession by Russia of such portions of Bessarabia as embrace the mouths of the Danube, so as to place the navigation of the lower part of that river once more under the exclusive authority of the Ports.

Fourth—The surrender by Russia of all claim of authority in the Danubian Princi alities.

“ If? it is added, “ these terms be accept- ed within a reasonable time, then the iiustrian‘_Government 'rop‘oses an armistice, ‘and‘negotiation's"foi‘h permanent peace; but,'ifthcsc terms be not accepted within a reiisohsbld time, which is calculated at about a ’ month from the present date, then Austria‘ will withdraw her ambassador» from St. Pstersburg, and unite her arms with those of the Western Allies.

The Turkish Arnbassaor in Paris has just

the Sultan, that His Royal Highness is at fulliliberty to sell all the articles sent from the Ottoman cnipirs to the Universal Exhi- bition ﬁss-‘tlu benefit of the widows and children -of those brave men who have fal- lsn in the -Crimss.

SIR Coma Cntrssu, G. C. B.—In the work just issued by Mr. Woods, latc Crimean correspondent for the Morning Herald, he makes publicly known, how for thc first time, ‘that it was by -Sir Colin Campbell's disobeying orders, that the" En-

lish army escaped annihilation at the bat- he ofBslaltlava; or rather, it shou d be so said, that by countermanding an order of General Airey, to withdraw a most impor- tant ticld battery, he prevented the enemy seizing on the town, which it was their ob- ject to possess.

Why is s cricket on the hearth like a soldier in the Crimes P-Bccsusc hc often sdvsnccs under h brisk lire.

wssnounccd to Prince Napoleon, by order of -

E1‘‘I7::,, J,AN.l,JARY 19.

Mab,u.s son rm: Ai.i.ian 'l‘iioopg,-.A,t tho Mint, 370,000 medals are being made for distribution ttnmilgst not ‘only the Britisli but the French, Siirdinian, and Turltisli troops. They will be nearly the size a crown, or live-shilling piece, the materials being virgin silver, or silver ivilhout all-»_v. On the reverse ofthe medal is executed the representation 0l.1lllA(1llCl('lll Roman soldier, in classic C0!-‘lllllle and equipments, and whose brow, Fame is depicted as encircling willi the \'iclor’s wreath, and the word “Crimea” is inscribed at the side. On the 0l)V0l'Sl‘- side there is a large medallion head of Qneeii Victoria, the oi-iiainental work of wlii-so crown is drliiieateil with the greatest artistic delicacy and linish.

Ni:\\' i\loi:'r.iii llo.\'rs.—'l‘lie new iron mortar llillll Cupid, reecnly built lay .\lr. Jolir. Laird, has proved so successful that tho (ioverninent have gin-ii him an order for several more, \\'l|ll‘ll are living rapidly proceeded with at his _v:ii-ds in Liverpool and lill'l(L‘llllt'€‘tll. These

lvtll of water, and will he painted sea greeii.

hey will be of 100 tons‘ nieasuremcnt. (30 feet long, ‘.'0 feet broad, and (3 feet deep. 'l'l;«~ (‘ii- pi-l was built and ;,ot. ready for sea in lo-.-is than three weeks.

it is allirincd in advices from St. l’etei~.<l>iir;: that the main force at Odessa will be removed _ to Nicliolaieff, and that the Czar has eoniinandcd in concentration of forces on the strong positions lof the Black Sea and the Baltic. , Other letters state.tliut it was :ilwa_ys intend- cd to act merely on the defensive against Omar Paslia, and that it is not presumed that the fall of Kars will make any change in this plan, but that General Mouravielf will make that place his winter quarters.

There is, it is reported, still some talk of Austria's laying resolutions before the Frank- fort Diet in relation to the Eastern question.

A despatch received at Marseilles from Con- stantinople, to the eliisct that after it battle Omar Pacha had taken possession of Khoni, a

lace tive and it halfleagues from Kutais-that e found in the place 12,000 furs—-and that he had pushed on to the banks of the river and made preparations to attack Kutais. The re- cise time at which this allhir is‘ reported) to have taken place is not given, but in all proba- bility it. is the same event referred to in a com- munication from Trebisoudc of the 17th ult., which is to tho elfect that “ Otnsr Pasha wfs on the banks of the Msrnal, three and is half hours‘ march from Kutais. From that station to Redout Kale the roads are good and in pos- session of the Turks. The security of the roads was obtained after Omar Pascbs had taken ssession of the village of-Kappa, where eight ussisn battalions were. In this village were found 12,000 winter coats and other articles of equipment, which were ‘quite a godsend to the Ottoman army,"

In a despstcb ‘from Berlin ‘it is asserted, that the Grand Duke Constantine has ordered the Captain ofevsry vessel in the Baltic Fleet to make return of supplies received, and espe- cially to acts those articla not furnished in sufficient quanti . This ordcr is said to have been caused by t c wretched stats of the Crews, concerning which the most incredible tales nrsi to . t . ' Biwssans, Wednesday

A treaty of defensive alliance has been con-‘ oludsd by France and England with Sweden, and it is believed that a treaty of olcnsivb al-‘ liance exists, but will not be made public, until the time ﬂfr‘activs'cc-operation in_the spri .

WAISAW, Dec. 1 .

An order of tho'Su erior Council of Admi- nistration en’ ins al the inhabitants of the kingdom to 0 or gifts to the defenders of Sebas- topol. ' ' ‘

rasrsurious ros rns Nax-r CAIPAIGN. BIRLIN, Monday Evening.

Great si-ran emsnts are inskin ‘ is the Baltic ports on En inh account for ctuslling sad providing for the next spring. ‘ "’ V ' ' ‘

Contracts have also been made in Sweden for the French ﬂeet, and. it is reported also, for an accompanying arm. 1

Fresh arrests have been made in coiinectio with the sill: of the dcspctcliss abstracted s

otsdam.

lntslligcacc from Russia oonlirnts the dilli’ culty of maintainin culstlon.

‘hThe " Patriot Iovsird the cxponscshqf

cwsrsrs incl at sin ,sot I the Trcssurypzcts IP; nittcs rcttunrlpfd . ‘ '

The Cologne Guam publishes a lcttst dated 0dcsss,Nov. 30, mention a in the at tho military scttlstncnts, from wbi the cavalry have just been drawn. Vast stores collected by the ti-oo rs for men and horses have has destroys .

, susrauiv Ann PRUBSIAN xsaorn-rioxs. um, Tuosdsy Evcning.

Since tho arrival of Oount Munster from St. Pstcrsburg, those who denied the caistsncc 0 any stteinpt st pesos ncgotistions hsvc sits thcir tons. '

g the paper money in cit,

1 from England of sixycsrs. .

of the autogra li letter the

.Thc’,. nt, 09 ro fronsmthc Czar rave not been ‘ t nspﬁ 9 ‘5 I123‘; om Ilia, that they are expect.

in; the the

couch gd ibepulilfclittionlofiu fresh convention, Atlllil‘ ‘V ‘

tween the Allied Powers and J’ " '

The ‘ufhom t Aiistria and eideut in terms. .

It is ruinourerl that Austria is rcady'to M- come uctivt-l_v I .ilg;"l'(‘lli, in case of.‘-need: if the Allies will .-oi-..-uit to erect.-the Dsuuhiun Priiicipalities into an independent state, with (til prfinco of the Austrian iinpcrlaillaiiiily as , iic

s ‘towards negotiation ’made by lull!) are not ounce;-ted, Q1-‘gain- _: ‘ - a

l\'lNllU}il\'.

A letter from Kinburn, of the 26th ult. in the Press d'Crient, Si1)S——“ We are busily occupied n puttiiig our quartel's in eoiiil'oi-table condition for the winter, as the cold bcgiiis to Im pretty sharp. The sea is covered with lloating ice, and the vessels atanehor ofl'Utcliakoll'l:ave their lower riggiiig and sides covered with icicles. Wlicn the live or six buildings within the fort shall have tiiidergoiie the moist urgent repairs,

The ,~,,[L,“.i,,g M.“ is ,,,,d(,,.s,,.,,,,lv’ H, boats. wln.-ii l'ully loaded, will only draw three. we shall be pretty well quartered. l speak of

l the ollieers and I-mp/of/('3 of the adiuinistration ; las to the soldiers, at nuinher of them are lodged .in the easeuiates; one battalion occupies the ‘village. about ten minutes distance from the l fort. and tho remaiiidcr are under canvass. As, ‘ however. all are well supplied with warm cloth.- ing and camp eqiiipages of all kinils,those eveii who are the worst oil" will be able to brave the rigors of the season. We are expecting 200 wooden huts from Kainieseh, which will each contain 30 men. Gulls, duck. and other water fowl are abundant and are easily shot but an- fortunately. many of them when killed are lost for want of dogs to fetch them out of the water. The gulls which are good for nothing in the Mediterranean are very delicate eating here. I have them several times a week. A good dog would be worth its weight in gold.

FRANCE AND PRUSSIA.

PARIS, Thursday, Dec. 2l.—Accoi-ding to s report generally credited, Franco lisssent inaq energetic note to Prussia, rct nesting thata stop he put to ex orts contraban of war to Russia, otherwise t s allied ﬂeets will blockade the Prussian ports.’ ‘_ ' '

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iiussisit as'r'rt.s as "rm: ituium wt-rn -i-in rctiiiiumss.

The Invalid: Russe contains the report orths Cossacks of the Black Sea, Major-Gsnorsl Phil- lipson, on tho sitpedltion sent on tho 28nd of on. last against the clicrtchsnsisscs, so lndepsndsiit tribe ol the Usucasus, inhabiting the country to the south of the Kuban. and which made contin. usl incursions into the Russian territory. Acui- Yeientsoukai, ths principal villsgc of those mountaineers, was attacked unexpectedly by . dstaolirricnt of Cossacks. who had four pica; gf cannon sndgei ht mortars, and was given up to the ﬂames. ut when, the conquerors word rctir‘. ing, with soutcprisoncrs and three hundred hesd slcsttls, they were constantly harassed by 3|‘. mountaineers; scvsrsltimes. in fact, the 'l‘plm-. kess assembled in considerable numbers, altgckgﬂ the Russians, sod obliged them to out their way through. In one of these attacks the oniefof the natives, Hsdji-llskoi Hadj, is said to havg been mortally wounded. The coltﬂict was prol aged on these conditions for an entire day, and n ‘the evening pf the 23rd October the Russians reerossed the Kubsn. Their chief admits s loss ol'4 men killed, and loflicer and 43 men wounded. As for the Tcherkess, they are ssid'to have had 200 killed and wounded. The report praises ,3 young ensign, who, |;e{o.e' um commencement of the affair, went with four

; Cossacks to reaonnoitre the situation or the

village. and who afterwards served as s guide to the Russians.

- ‘ ' Tn: swsmsu ALLIAIOI.

’l’lts- Borrenltalls states, that the trusty just

- ratiﬁed si Sioektrulsiuconuedes to France and

England the privilsgo of‘ cstsblishing depots sod hospitals on Swedish‘ territory. In return, the Western Power-s‘un'dertske to inslntsin the integ- rity of Sweden‘ sgIln'Ut'RIsdls, should the latter

- trestths cdntluctofthc ’8we_dss‘ss s brcachof

iieulrslity, snddcclsrc war. .

‘Jnsnv ' Lnvn.--Madame Jenny Lind G«.ld3.¢vTllmlt_lt up care’ at Exctcr-hall on Monday cvlenin , thy 1,0th Dec., sin ing in

Qytlllll. ‘.' Creation." allot. an a once Ono of the London Journals says, she looks thinner, but ‘all seem to agree that or vocal powers srcias superb as over. c,“Ci-cation” aﬂbrds many opportunities for the display of her powers, and she missed no opportu- nity of indicating to her audience how tho- roughly she a prcciatod the composition. There was s srge and enthusiastic audi- ence, and even guinea tickets were at a premium.- The demand for tickets for the two concerts at the Philharmonic Hall is very rest, and there is every probability that t audience at both will be as nume- rous and fashionable as any ever assembled

, in the same place.