FOREIGN NEWS. [From the Home News, Sept. 8.]

New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume IX, Issue 680, 7 January 1854, Page 4

FOREIGN NEWS. [From the Home News, Sept. B.]

France. — The Eastern question continues- toagitate the political circles. It is regarded as by ao means settled, and every day it is expected will bring intelligence that the Czar insists on the note in its integrity. This apprehension is« founded on the language of the Russian dipl'o--matists, who are said, within the last few days,, to have altered their tone. They now speak wkh orainons doubt of the acceptance by the C#ar of' the proposed modifications. But, grave as this question is, it yields in interest and excitement to the corn question. It is becoming every day more aggravated, and gives great uneasiness to* the Government. The injudicio.us measure' adopted by the Government, in the hope of mitigating the evil, has had a contrary effect. The news that the Government is not only purchasing corn on its own account, but that it is to regulate the price of bread, not according to the price of wheat, but according to its pleasure and its opinion at to what the price ought to be, has completely paralysed trade. Austria. — We obtain, through Vienna, some intelligence from Constantinople. Many Cabi-net-Councils bad been held, and great uncertainly prevailed as to the issue. It was believed in> Vienna that a considerate time would elapse before the differences co>ild be settled. It appearsthat vast quantities of corn are collected at theSulina mouth, but in present circumstances no vessel can venture to take in cargos. FreshRussian troops continue to pour into the Principalities, The rations supplied by the inhabitants are paid for by assignats, to be redeemed at some future period, the amount to be deducted from the indemnity claimed by Russia- fou her outlay in the occupation. Turkey. — At the last accounts great exeirerment prevailed in Constantinople, The general feeling was in favour of war. At a Cabinet Council held on the 24tb ultimo measures were canvassed for the defence of the- country. The Turkish array numbers 200,000 .men. The cholera i« stid to be- making great ravagea amongst the Russian troops in the southern, provinces,