LATEST ENGLISH NEWS. Constantinople, 5th May.

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LATEST ENGLISH NEWS. Constantinople, sth May.

*' Prince Napoleon arrived here on Monday, and/is staying at the late ' Sultan's mother's Palace on the Bosphorus. ft has been beautifully decorated for the, occasion. On Thursday, the Sultan returned his Highness 1 visit, and shaking him by the hand made a polite speech about French soldiers, &c.7 As this is the, first time the Grand Signor ever. Visited a giaour, > it consequently caused a great sensation amongst the 4lite of Pera. " A merchant Captain arrived here yesterday from the ' Danube' and informed us that the Russians were crossing the Danube daily, and thai, their flag was tp be seen on every important ppint. '\ English and French brigs are coming in daily from the Black Sea. One arrived, to-day, ■taken by the French steamer Descartes. The officer commanding her told me that on the morning of Jthe'2?th ult., when leaving for Constantinople/he'heard', the reports of great guns 4n the neighbourhood of Sevastopol. ' 'The most perfect good feeling exist between the soldiers of the crescent and the cross; they are all in good health. "Foutj of the London swell mob have arrived here.. i-They purpose .establishing a 'hell/ close to the). barracks; »it is to be hoped that- the authorities^-EngUsh and Turkish— will put a stop to it.' .1 s . t iand Egyptian fleet have at lengthc dome to the determination of. joining, tHe lalliedi, fleet^off Sebastoppl : they sail tonio.rnow. morning." * D^LMATiAj.^htv May. — The Montenegrins hav.e -apppinted 4th May, .(the day of- St. iGeorge)j>/or-,theppening of hostilities against the Turks. , T,heh\ force amounts already to '8000 .men. under arms. These preparatiqns have greatly alarmed the. Turkish inhabitants of the Herzegovin, who 1 take refuge, with their families jand^goods .in the fortress of Trebignp.. t :l> , . , %rt> ; ,(f, (f ' t Vienna, lQt\M.?y *rn(?tnvate Despatch.)-* It is said.} that l(S an ; Austriao- army of £0,000 men. will occupy Dal mat ia and Montenegro. Athens, 2th , May.— -,<l he, news brought by the weekly, steamer .yesterday, represents the cause of , the insurrection ,as> , growing into a fearful- Vtate. ,ROn, r On ,the,2lst of last month, the" insurgent?, mere, at Denor,' beaten and dispersed by Abdi Pacha,.. ,,,Pn. the, 25th,. Omar Pacha toojc'£ > esa,.the-stronghold of the insurrection, "and c}efe,ated 3000 men under, the command of Karais iKakag, and Lavellas. The Secretary of the, latter was, killed, and about him are said to have been found documents of .a^ nature to exppse ? the Cpurt !of. Greece. Everywhere in Epirus and Thessalia the < insurgents seem to have been^dispersed. At J&hion 100 convicts had revolted and. effected. ( their .escape' after a sharj) affray with the , garrison. ,At ,„ Andes an English vessel had been .fpund w } it ( hout h^ crew. r> -„ r» \ ". > .•»/' i, , GrAiiLiPOLi, 9th May. — The Duke of Cambridge and suite arrived at Gallipoli, p,er Yulcan u en route to Malta, on the 9th May. The Dulce had an' interview with General England, Jthe Commander of the English troops at that place. The roadstead* was crowded with transports (about 120 sail) nearly all French, and 5 French line- of- battle ships, aa well as Turkish

frigates and corvettes. All the vessels of war saluted the Duke. The entrance to the Dardanelles is almost blocked up with transports waiting for a fair wind. They were principally laden with horses and stores — the greater number of which were French. There are about 28,000 French troops encamped about Gallipoli; and about 5,000 English ; the most of the English forces have gone on to Constantinople, and are located in Scutari • the French officers say they are about to move on to Adrianople, which, it is said, will be the head-quarters of both armies. The greater part of the combined fleet are now off Sebastopol, blockading the Russian fleet, ar»d a squadron of heavily- armed steamers are engaged destroying the forts on the Circassian coast. Smyrna, 10th May. — Marshal St. Armand arrived on Saturday from Marseilles, on board the Bertholet, and was received with! a salute of 19 guns from the Gomer and other men-of-war in harbour. The Marshal inspected the barracks, and left in the Bertholet for Constantinople, at 10 p.m. Singapore. — The town and island of Singapore has been the scene of very serious disturbances, arising out of the animosity entertained by one portion of the Chinese inhabitants towards the other. The riots lasted 10 or I*2 days, during which time business was wholly suspended, The loss of life has been very great. On the 6th June a special criminal session was held by Sir William Jeffcott, Recorder, and the trial of the rioters was being proceeded with when the mail left that place. About 260 prisoners had been arrested,' four for murder, and the remainder charged with plunder and riot. Marriage of the Emperor op Austria. — The following (copied from Galignani's Messengerj are some of the details' of the ceremony of the marriage of the Emperor of Austria with the Duchess Elizabeth :: — '* The church was fitted up with rich hangings, the part near the altar being hung with crimson velvet and gold, and the other part with tapestry, representing subjects of Austrian history. Rich carpets covered the floor, and the church was" lit up with 100 large lustres, and 10,000 wax lights. Over the high altar was placed a rich canopy of crimson velvet, embroidered with gold, and in front were placed ' priedienx ' of white velvet- and gold for the bride and bridegroom. At the left of the altar was erected a magnificent throne for their reception before the ceremony was 1 to begin. The clergy were ranged close to the altar at each side, and the nave was reserved for the Court, the great dignitaries T of the empire, the generals and superior officers, the diplomatic corps, and the persons invited.- The marriage took place in the evening ; and at six o'clock nearly all the various personages, who were to be present, had taken- their places, presenting a coup d'ceil of great magnificence. The imperial cortege did not leave ' the palace until half-past seven. It was opened ,by the great officers of the Court, and the representatives of all the great families of ■ the empire, in the richest costumes, in magnificent equipages ; then came the Imperial pages ; and after them the Archdukes ; the Archduke of Tusca-' ny and his sons ; the Duke Maximilian of Bavaria ; then the Emperor, -wearing the uniform of an Austrian Field Marshal, with the grand cordon of the Order of St. Hubert of Bavaria, escorted, by his aides-de-camp ; after Mm came the bride, accompanied by the Archduchess Sophia, and having the Duchess Louisa of Bavaria on her left, and the Imperial Princesses. The bride wore a white satin dress, embroidered with gold and silver, a long train, and a rich lace veil ; on her head was a rich diadem of diamonds, presented to her by the ! Archduchess Sophia, who had - herself worn it at her marriage, and in her girdle was a bouquet of natural roses. The ladies of the court, in the richest dresses, closed the procession. The arrival of the Emperor at the church was announced by a flourish of trumpets and cymbals. The Prince Archbishop of Vienna, who officiated, received the Imperial couple. The Archbishop, accompanied by his clergy, then led the way to the altar, and after all had taken their seats, the bride and bridegroom being on the throne, the religious ceremony commenced. The Emperor and Duchess then placed themselves on the ' prie-dieux,' and after the Archbishop had pronounced a short address, he asked the questions prescribed by the Church, and then taking rings from a golden cup, presented them to the august couple, who reciprocally placed them on each other's finger. They then held each other by the hand, and the Archbishop pronounced the nuptial benediction. At that moment (eight o'clock), salvos of artillery' were fired from the bastions, military music sounded a flourish, and all the hells sent forth a joyful peal. Their Majesties then rose and quitted the church, the cortege withdrawing in the same order that they had come, with this difference, that the Emperor and the Empress returned to the palace side by side." *JL grand dinner was given at the Court at Vienna on the 261h ultimo, on the occasion of Ihe marriage of the Emperor. More than 800 guests were present. In the evening the Emperor and the Empress went to the theatre. Their Majesties were received by the audience with the warmest enthusiasm. The Emperor was dressed in the uniform of a field-marshal, with the grand cordon of the Order of St. Hubert. Her Majesty wore a dress of white silk, sparkling with diamonds.