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      Turkish Loan- —Rumours are a # ain flying about ; as to a Turkish loan . The Times' City article says : „ "It is understood that the Turkish . Government still contemplate a small loan in this country , aind rihat the details have been already arranged with Saxon Goldsmidiand Messrs . Palmer , Maekillop , and 'Co . Rumours , bowever , which were circulated to-• day on the subject , -were incorrect as regards the intended terms . " The writer of the same article endeavoured , yesterday ' s Times , to make some ameuds for his past attempts to Tender the loan impossible in London by writing up Turkish credit , and pointing out those circumstances which entitles her now : to do what all other European states have done—acquire a public debt . This suggests that something is at last being done , -and that we may soon expect to see Turkish stock on 'Change .

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      CONTINENTAL NOTES . Tile Austrian Loan ik Lo . uiia . kdy . —All letters from JLombardy just now i \ rc filled with protestations against the « o-called voluntary loan . It is difficult , indeed , to conceive how the Government is to succeed in obtaining unforced contributions to the amount of 03 , 000 , 000 florins from a population notoriously disaffected , and utterly wanting in confidence in the good faith of the Government , on account bf its very peculiar system of financial pulley . Uo doubt , under otber . circumstances , the terms offered of taking 95 florins pnper for I 0 O florins stock , allowing-17 ' per : -cent , premium on payment : in metallic currency , and 5 per cent , interest on the loan , are so favourable , that no difficulty would have been found in raising the suhm required , notwithstanding the embarrassed state of almost every person

      in the kingdom . But , as things exist , these terms are considered but small inducements in Lombardy to risk capital in Austrian loans . Impartial readers of history will not be surprised at this diffidence on the part of the Lombnrdo-Yenetians , but the Government has already provided against the backwardness of such persons as guardians of riiinors , trustees of charities or other . pnblic institutions , -agents of sequestered estates , &c , by issuing injunctions to tlieni so strong , " that if they do not forthwith contribute all available funds to tlie Government loan tliey will be held guilty of maladministration , " as would elsewhere be thought . most unjustifiable menaces j and in the cas « of some of the last mentioned class , who excused themselves by saying tliey had no money and many liabilities , the answer was , " Where there arc debts there must be credit . "—Times ..

      The Napoleon I ktes in Pakis . —Louis Napoleon will not be . present nt the Parisjfe / e in honour of St . Napoleon on the 15 th . lie has accepted an invitation to be present at a . ball at Bayonne , fixed for that day ; his excuse being tliat he cannot be long absent from the Empress . The Pans correspondent of the Times says : —" Though the Jete will go on all the same , yet the absence of the Emperor on such an occasion is remarked as strange , and various causes are assigned for it , more or less doubtful as to their acc \ iracy . It has , indeed , been circulated that it is feur of the cholera which prevents the Emperor from returning at this moment to the capital , but the visit to the Pyrenees during the summer had been decided on long since , ami the Emperor , when President of tho Republic , did not quit Paris in 18 i 3 during the period that the cholera rag <; d with most violence . I should doubt his feeling any pusillanimity on that score , even if there wore cause for it /'

      Tub Paius Exhibition . —The Atlienceum says : The edifice in the Champs fllysdes preparing for tlie E : cj ) oskioii of next year is now in a state that some opinion may bo formed of its effects , proportions and distribution , Tho leading idea appears , to be a vast oblong central hall , —since , though the sido galleries and double aisles are wido , and tho former are abundant in tho Amount of space which they provide , by tho nature of tho composition they are . so shut off from tho central portion as , in no point of new , to be commanded by the oyo in conjunction with jt . This separation is on the lowor story further aided by the heaviness of tho iron-work , which , unless it bo decorated with remarkable skill , bids lair to produce tbo effect of a wilderness of columns and crogs-beams in deep shadow , —so intricate ns to destroy all intimation of thcaroa betwixt them and tho outer wall . Then , tho distribution of light and shade—or ,

      to speulc more exactly , or glare and gloom—may oft ' ur difficulties of detail which it will require an much ingenuity us foresig ht to cope with . In tho central litul , —nlthonj ; ii it is to bo gltv / . ed with ground gluss , —* tho nfflnonco of daylight and aunshino may become dueling . In tho side nisloa , on the ground floor , light is so npiiringly admitted tlx . it subdivision will bo almost impossible in anything higher limn dwarf partitions . To cyea Accustomed to tho Cry&tnl Palaces . at Ivnightslmtlgo and Sydenhnni . the central hull of ( . ho Pmiaian building will scum dotlufoiit in height , — yvhilo jtho curves of tho iron-work in tho roof , when viewed in cerUin positions , have nn apponraneo which is more singular than satisfactory to tho imflcicntiiia < iyo . Tho outer elevation of tho building , which is wolid utono-work , oIIVi-h Jess matter for doubt and quotation . Jt ia wimple and handsome .

      JUug Juno ok PonruoAi < mu tub Jicwa—Tho Cologne GaeeUa aUitos thiit tho King of Portugal , during hi . 4 i . ito visit to Amaturdum , having peon informed that tho Portuguoao Juwa in that city fonnod a commune apart , and luul a aynftgoyuo to UiomaclvcH , visited It , and promiaoil tho chid ' ot tho coinmmio tluvt , on hU return to Portugal , ho would endeavour to have tUo oW Portuguese lawn which b . wilahod nil Jows r « p « ttl « d . Tho king of S « xony lma had mi icnomuiiouiily unrojal death . Irrtvolllnff homo . from tho Munioh Ounfurunuu to Drosdon hirt onrrWo wab upHot ; mid in tlio Htruij K lo mid contUHion ono ut tho horaoa , lucking , utru « k him on tho Uoivd , tho blow proving fatal .

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      SPAIN . Espa . ktkro lias formed his cabinet , and , already , there are rumours that he and O'Donnell are at variance on several vital points—one of these referring to the disposal of Queen Christina , whom the generous Espartero would allow to escape , whom O'Donnell would compel to disgorge her infamouslygotten wealth , and whom the people -would very justly hang if they could but get hold of her . The elections of the Cortes are to take place in a month ; and meanwhile the Juntas hold conditional power . In Madrid the barricades are removed ( it is remarkable that Lord Howden arrived the same day that they vere demolished ) , but the people hold their arms , and watch affairs with caution—the public instinct suggesting- that the revolution is ~ by no means complete . To one of the Junta ' s addresses , Espartero replied in these words : —

      " I liave need of the co-operation of you and of ail welltliinking men , to complete the consolidation of the popular guarantees which I am anxious to give to the nation , and I have no doubt that , with the aid of such persons , we shall achieve this great result—that in Spain liberty shall no longer be in danger . " The Times' Madrid correspondent says : — " It is feared that there is a difference of opinion among the members of the Government as to the line of policy to be followed hereafter . There is a manifest desire on the part of some that , Queen Isabella should absent herself from Madrid for some time , under the pretext of going to some watering-place , and San Sebastian is spoken of £ > r that purpose . It is also known that some of the Generals are disposed to reactionary intrigues , and the nanie of Narvaez is

      now at length beginning to be spoken of . A ruinour also prevails that General Prim is about to return from the east . It would certainly be strange if General Prim was able to resist tlie temptation the moment the breath of revolution reached him . What side he would have taken , supposing the . struggle not to have been over , it is difficult to say . Prim always passed for a Liberal , or something more , but he was yet believed to Le on good terms up to the last with Sartorius . If he comes now he will find it too late , unless he joins the discontented party . . . . The real cause of dissension is the abdication of the queeai . AJany among the Moderadoes would urge on that measure merely for the purpose of confusion , ami the more advanced section of the Liberals demand it , because they are -convinced that the queen is at heart false , and that she . will- , take the first favourable opportunity of betraying tlie party now is power . "

      Another correspondent says , in . reference to the proposed sea-bathing of Isabella : ¦—" Undoubtedly change of air would be very desirable for the Princess of the Asturias . Persons who have seen her within the last few dajs assure me that her aspect is most sickly ; her complexion li cadaverous , and her eytsare deeply sunk in her head , which is of an unnatural and unhealthy size . Her life , according to the most trustworthy reports , is a very precarious one . " Queen Christina has made several attempts to get away from Madrid to ' Portugal ; ' but O'Donnell has refused her a guard ; no postilions can be induced to serve her ; and armed men are night and day awaiting along the roads to stop her . " Her position is precarious ; and she has no-reliance but in the devotion of her Queen-daughter , who shelters her in her palace , and has made her safety a condition with Espartero . The last Madrid news is : —

      "In the course ofthu day deputations from various sections of Madrid presented themselves before the Junta , to requeat tliat body to provenf Queen Christina from leaving the kingdom until she hail been tried by tfiu Cortes . Tho Junta immediately communicated this request to the Council of Ministers , which , after a long and animated discussion , determined to accede to the desire of tho people . "

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      ITALY . A cojtiiESPONDiiJN'r of the IndcpencUincc Bchjc writes , that in consequence of the agitation in Italy , Austrian troops have been sent from Trieste to Ancona , and that an Austrian camp is about to be formed on the Abruzzi frontier , as a precaution against a . rising in Naples . Some ententes have occurred atPrato and Piatoju , in Tuscany , A regiment of infantry is on the march to reinforce the Austrian army of occupation ia tho grand duchy . " In connexion with this news I nxay mention that tho belief is almost universal among tho liberal party hero , that a revolutionary movement on a largo souLo will take plaoo in Italy before the autumn . "

      ^ A military conference was liekl at Vienna on Friday wook , when it was resolved to ordor tho Italian , army to bu ivyulo mobile , and to call out its cavalry reserves . Tho rumour is renewed that Bavarian troops are to do Austrian garrison duty in Lombanly .

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      UNITED STATES . Thh commercial advices from New York to-day mention no now ovonta in connexion with tlio prevailing panic . A partial reoovory had taken place in tho Btook-markut , but there were no genorul signs of any initigation of distrust . Tho bunkn , howuver , had continued to discount moro ft'wly , thoir stock ol

      speeie having increased , notwithstanding the remittances to England ; and these circumstances seem to have assisted materially in lessening the difficulties of the crisis to legitimate traders . The bombardment of the free port of San . Juan , or Greytown , Nicaragua , and its trivial causes had excited much comment . One of the captains of a river steamer of the Nicaragua Transit Company shot a native boatman a . few months back after a short dispute , and alleged that he bad don e eo as tine man was about to fire at him . When summoned , however , to an investigation by the local authorities at San Juan , he refused to appear either then or at any future time , and was supported in this course by Mr . Borland , the United States' Minister to Central America , who happened to be on board & steamer at San Juan , on his way home . The authorities

      endeavoured to arrest the captain , but met an armed resistance , during which Mr . Borland received some accidental blow . For this the United States' sloops of-war Cyane . -was sent to demand an immediate apology , and , the authorities and inhabitants having declined to make the slightest . approach to one , notice was given that on the following day the town —as the miserable collection of frame-houses built at the unattractive spot solely for commercial purposes is called—would be bombarded . The residents forthwith fled from danger , and the cannonade was kept up for six hours , when a party was landed to fire whatever was still standing . The destruction of the place was thus completed , " only one ^ or two small buildings in the suburbs remaining to mark tlie spot . " The United States press condemns this bobby ' -brutality .

      It is said that " a treaty of neutrality lias been signed between the United States and Hussia . Russia wishes to negotiate with the States for the sale of territory for fear of its being captured bv the British . " "

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      EGYPT . SvAtD Pacha has granted an amnesty to those-who attempted to-oppose his accession . He has abolished the Government monopoly in the corn trade , re-established free competition in cotton , and taken off several taxes , liuthusiasni consequently goes on increasing . A grand fete has welcomed his entrance into Alexandria . On the 26 th the Sultan issued a firman , confirming Said Pacha in the Government of Egypt . An Imperial commissioner , the bearer of that liiman , was to leave in a day or two fur Alexandria , to invite the viceroy to come and receive the investiture from the Sultan .

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      CLOSING OF PUBLIC-HOUSES ON SUNDAY . The new act conies into operation to-morrow . This document explains the requirements : — The " Act for regulating tlie S . ile of Beer and other Liquors on tho Lord ' s Day" has received the Bo-yal assent , and will come into operation next Suiiduy . By the law as it . now stands , public-houses , lepr-shops , taverns , and botcld must close at twelve o'clock oa Saturday uight , and continue closed until oaie o ' clock on Sunday aftern . on . In the afternoon they may open at one o ' clock , and continue open until half-pnst two o'clock . They must close at half-past two o ' clock precisely , and continue closed imlil six in the evening . At six o'clock tliey may again open tliuir houses , und keep them open until ten o'clock , when they must close and continue closed until four o ' clock on Monday morning . It is important for tlio trade to observe tho hours , and all persons should be very particular in not opening before tho time , and in clo .-ing five minuted before hiilf-pnst two , and five minutes holoro ten , that they may avoid any infringement of the luw .

      Die purish chu ^ h clock is tho usual regulator of tha time . ^ There is tho usual exception in tho net , allowing Licensed Victuallers during the prohibited hours to sorvu bond fide travellers and actual lodgors lUvolling in tlio house , but tuoro is no definition of what constitutes u traveller . In nil other respects tho liuv is tho sumo us before tho act p ; t « sod . Wo are , Sir , your obedient sorvant ^ , Wnw « and Cjiiild , Solicitors to tlio Licunard Victuallers' Protection Society . 9 , St . Swithin's-lune , Dili AiiEuat , 185-1 .

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      THE CHOLERA . T « K cholora is on tho incrmiso in London . It ia ciilculntod this week that about 1 OQ persons daily dio of cliulora within tho hilld of mortality . Tho doaths take place almost exclusively in poor didtrlcts : tjio greatest mortality Iming in tho wrotolioil localities near SVeslnunstor Hospital , whero tlio ucoouimoijation for patients is criminalJy iiisulUuionl :. In Soluers Town Hovonil duathahuvo taken pluco ; and on tin imjuost the tioruner ( Wukloy ) gave this sunsiblo advk'o : " Call in n mudloail man in ovur > caso of dlurrhuun : that , negk-eted , loads to oholura . " Tile clioloni in more or load prevalent in all tho largo towns tlirmiyh thit ) country ; but tlio local innvflpnpcrs do not obtain any acounvto intollijjoaec . J

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      August 12 , 1854 . ] THE LEADER . 751

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    • Leader (1850-1860), Aug. 12, 1854, page 751, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2051/page/7/