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March 8, 1856.] THE LEAD E B. SqA
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CONTINENTAL NOTES. FRANCE. An anniversar...
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battle-field the whol « resources and power of a great nation . ' , " This appeal seems to have been heard ; and winter , by suspending hostilities , favoured the intervention of diplomacy . Austria resolved upon a decisive step , which brought into the deliberations all the influence of the sovereign of a vast empire . Sweden bound herself more closely to England and to France by a treaty , which , guaranteed the
integrity of her territory . Finally from all the cabinets advice or petitions were sent to Sfc . Petersburg . The Emperor of Russia , inheritor of a situation which he had not brought about , seemed animated by a sincere desire to put an end to tho causes ¦ which had brought about this sanguinary conflict . He accepted with determination ( avec determination ) the propositions transmitted by Austria . The honour of arms once satisfied , to defer to the distinctly expressed wish of Europe , was to do himself honour .
" At this moment , the Plenipotentiaries of the belligerent and allied Powers are met at Paris to decide on the conditions of peace . The spirit of moderation and equity , which animates them all , must make ua hope for a favourable result . Nevertheless , let us , with , dignity , wait for the end of the Conferences ; and let us be equally ready , if it prove necessary , to unsheath the sword again , or to offer the band of friendship to those whom we have honourably fougKt .
" Whatever happen , let us busy ourselve 3 with all matters which tend to augment the power and the wealth of France . Let us draw still closer , if that be possible , the Alliance which has been formed by a common participation in glory and in sacrifices , and of which peace will make the mutual advantages appear even more conspicuous . Let us , lastly , at this moment , so solemn for the destinies of the world , put our trust in God , so that He may guide our efforts in a way the most advantageous to the interests of humanity and of civilisation . "
March 8, 1856.] The Lead E B. Sqa
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Continental Notes. France. An Anniversar...
CONTINENTAL NOTES . FRANCE . An anniversary funeral service was celebrated on Saturday at the Russian chapel , in the Rue de Berry , Paris , for the repose of the soul of the Emperor Nicholas . A piece of doggrol ( writes a Paris correspondent of the Atfcenceum ) which has of late made as much noise in Paris as "VHliMns and his Dinah "did of yore in London— -namely , the " Sire de Francboisy "bids fair to be transformed , by accident , into a public song . Some weeks ago , the French Emperor and Empress were present at the Odeori Theatre . Louis
INapoleon retired for a few minutes to the foyer , whereupon certain wags began to chant , at first in a low voice , " Corbleu , Madame , riavuz-vous pas vrt mari t" Others took it up , and the same words were soon repeated all through the theatre , to the intense disgust of the Court . Police—secret aud avowedwere , however , soon at work ,, and the disturbance was suppressed , but not before a newmeaning was given to these unmeaning words . The eonseqxience is , that no one can hum the air now without being looked ¦ upon as a suspicious character ; and the song and the pieces written on the same theme are being gradually withdrawn from all the theatres—for it is impossible to prevent some one joining in the chorus con
expressione . Several Frenchmen have been massacred in Madagascar by the troops of the Queen of that barbarous state . Others have been made prisoners , and some pieces of cannon have been captured . The French assert that all that part of Madagascar iu which the massacre took place belongs to France . Measures will no doubt be taken to vindicate the French flag . A French journal published in the Mauritius states
that on the day fixed for signing the petition to the Government for the re-establishment of the French language in official and judioial documents , a crowd of colonists thronged the Hall of Commerce with enthusiasm to sign their names . We are assured ( says the Oonstitutionnel ) that the widow of Admiral Bruat has been designated for the high position of governess to the expected infant of France , and that Madame de Brmncion , widow of the Colonel killed before Sebastopol , ia to be
sub-gover-TIO 3 S . The Emperor has just givon his sanction to tho draught of a bill for advancing 100 , 000 , 000 f . to agriculturists , to bo employed in draining ; and it has been sent to tho Counoil of State to bo examined , in order to be submitted to tho Legislative Body . Among tho persons present at , the service held at tho Russian ohapel in Vaxin on Saturday , tho anniversary of tho death of tho Emperor Nicholas , woro tho grand equerry of tho French Imperial household ; tho ft ret aido-de-camp to Prince . Toronto ; Princess Mathildo , in full mourning ; Count Hatzfeld , and all the attaches of tho Prussian embassy ; Baron Soebach " M . do Worthor , Minister of Wurtomberg , and Baron de Bouirgoing , Fronoh senator , and formerly representative of Franco nb tho Russian oourt . Tho Prinooss Mathildo was led into the ohapol by Baron
Seebach , and conducted to her carriage , at the close of the service , by Count Orloff . * The correctional tribunal of Grenoble has just tried several political prisoners who were arrested in December last on a charge of belonging to a secret society and distributing seditious writings . On the 3 rd of December , a weaver , named Pierre Roux , was arrested by some custom-house officers at Maasieu , near Saiat Geoire . A great many seditious writings were found upon him , as well as letters , which afforded a clue to some of his confederates . In
consequence of this discovery , a prosecution was instituted against eighteen individuals residing at Voiron , Pont de Beauvoison , Saint Geoire , and Lyons . Six of those who have escaped were condemned in default of appearance ; of the twelve others , five were acquitted , and the re 3 t were convicted and sentenced to light terms of imprisonment , varying from one to six months . The budget laid before the Corps Legislatif shows
receipts exceeding by 19 , 220 , 000 francs and expenditure exceeding by 96 , 770 , 636 francs the same items in the budget of last year . The excess of receipts is estimated at 15 , 417 , 348 francs . In the expose , it is said that it does not become strong governments or wise financiers to build their hopes of the future too high . The surplus may appear small in view of the credits constantly demanded , but the Government hopes to be able to restrict supplementary credits in "
utiire-It is confidently stated that the Graiid Master of the Ceremonies has jusfc drawn up the programme oi the cex'emonial to be observed at the birth and provisional baptism ( ondoyement ) of the children of the Emperor . The " auspicious event" is expected in a few days . The Empress has already retired to her chambers . It is said that the Pope will visit Paris to christen the infant .
AUSTRIA . When Count Nicholas Esterhazy was on his deathbed , his son > Count Paul Esterhazy , who was concerned in the Hungarian "VVar of Independence , asked for leave to visit him , but was refused . After his death , he requested to be allowed to attend his funeral . This wast granted ; but he Was told that he could only be allowed to remain in Vienna for fortyeight hours . Governments , like individuals , can never forgive those they have injured . Ah appendix to the Concordat ; which Las been long talked about , has at length been published in the
Vienna CAwc 7 i . Gazette . It is elucidatory of the various articles of the Concordat , and is addressed by the Archbishop of Vienna to Cardinal Viale Prela , the Papal internuneio at the Austrian capital . The comment on the Ninth Article gives the strictest interpretation to the laws against the liberty of the press . " Literary audacity " is to be " curbed , " because , in most of the countries of Europe , the people " are suffering under a deeply-rooted internal malady , "namely , free thought . The Church must treat this malady " as a wisa physician would do ; " and the police are therefore to aid ia keeping out dangerous books sent from foreign countries .
Austria is surely henceforth to be the head-quarters of priestcraft , and ther * -fore of disbelief . Voss ' s Gazette has just published a remarkable document—a general order by the commander-in chief of the Austrian army , giving directions for the observance of the fasts of the Church by the troops of the empire . Tlu 3 innovation is another result of the Concordat . It is said to be the intention of the Austrian Government to introduce the u 3 e of certificates of confession into the army , and each officer will have to show that he has oonfeased at least once in six weeks .
PRUSSIA . An astonishing instance of detection of a criminal by scientific aid is mentioned by tho Times Berlin correspondent , who writes : — " Professor Ehronberg ' e microscope , which did such good service in procuring undeniable proof of the Sinionidcs' fraud , has been made use of agaiu , to deteot the thief that stole a barrel of apeoie , which had been purloined on one of tho railways . One of a number of barrels , that should all have contained coin , was found o-n arrival
at its destination to have been emptied of its precious contents , and refilled with sand . On Professor Ehrenbor . g being consulted , ho sent for samples of sand from all the stations along tho different lines of railway that tho specie had pasaed , aud by means of his miorosoopQ identified the citation from which the interpolated sand must have been taken . The staliou onoo fixed upon , it wan not difficult to liit upon the culprit in tho small number of employes on . duty there . "
Tho loft aide of tho Prussian Lower Chamber recently proposed the following motion : — " That the House of Deputies rosolvoa to express to hia MajoBty ' s Go > vornmont tho expectation that it will take otopa to proouro thorough relief and satisfaction for the long onduriug and ju » t grievances , more particularly of tho eastern , frontier provinces , in connexion with the ltusamu prohibitory nsonl regulations and tho Ruasian frontier system of exclusion ; aud that « etato of things may bo brought about , with Homo proopcot of duration , which shall not , like tho prosont , stand in
direct opposition to the existing treaties aud the exigencies of traffic and intercourse between tlie two couutries . " At the suggestion of tho Miuiater * of Commgrc ' e ' , tlie motion was referred to the Committee of Trades atld Manufactures . Berlin has been the scene of a curious cfaivalric spectacle . About a fortnight ago , according to tho Times correspondent , " an equestrian entertainment , consisting of a carousel and a quadrille , executed by the highest members of the aristocracy here , with the
young Prince of PruBsia at their head , came off in the presence of the King , Queen , Koyal Family , and Court . The first half of the entertainment consisted of the well-known mediaeval amusements of carrying off rings at the lances' point , throwing javelins at targets , and cutting or thrusting at Turks' heads with swords while riding at a hand canter . These sports were executed by two divisions of cavaliers , distinguished each by separate coloiirs , and who were dressed in the-French costume of the time of Louis XIII . The second half of the entertainment
contained the quadrille , ridden "b y the aforementioned cavaliers and eight ladies of the nobility , attired in the costume of the same period . " The entertainment , wh : ch was for a charitable purpose , was to be repeated .
DENMARK ' . The Flensburger Zeitung states that on the 2 nd ult . the Danish Government proposed to the various representatives assembled at the Sound Dues Conferences to abolish them on receiving payment of 35 , 000 , 000 to 36 , 000 , 000 thalers , to be defrayed by the various States interested according to a table drawn up by the Government . This proposal was accepted at once by the Russian representative , Tengoborski , without any reserve , although , Russia ' s share would amount to about one-third , of the whole . It i 3 represented that this project met with so much favour with the representatives assembled as to lead to the expectation of Its being adopted by the various Governments .
A note delivered by Baron Brunow to tne Danish . Minister Von Bille , at the time that the protocol settling the succession to the Danish Crown was signed in London in 1852 , has recently been laid on table of the English Parliament . The Emperor of Russia had , in a protocol drawn up at Warsaw in the previous year , resigned for himself and his issue , in . favour of Prince Christian of Gliicksburg ,. a 3 presumptive heir -to the throne of Denmark , all the rights to the reversion of the Danish Crown , accruingto himself as representative of the elder line of the House of Holstein Gottorp ; and , in the note above alluded to , the Emperor reserves these rights to himself and his male issue in case the direct male i 3 sue of Prince Christian should become fextinefc .
The opening of the session of the Supreme Council of the kingdom of Denmark took place at Copenhagen on the 1 st inst ., with the usual ceremony .
ITAX . T : Some questions were asked , in the Sardinian Chamber of deputies by M . Deviry of the Minister of the Interior , with respect to an alleged outbreak among the Anglo-Italian Legion . M . Ratazzi , the Minister , replied that the affair was of the slightest kiud ; but M . Deviry , who belongs to the extreme Bight , which has always opposed the Eussian war , returned to the attack , and asked when the Anglo-Italian Legion was to be removed , aud whether Sardinia had become an English colony . The Minister denied that the English have any jurisdiction in Sardinia , even within their own barracks .
The Marquis Gualtien , a Roman subject by birth , bud Piedtnontese by naturalisation , well known iu tho literary world by hia works on contemporary Italian history , is now in Ronio . On his arrival , he was waited upon by a bevy of police agents , who gave him warning to leave tho city in . twenty-four hours , but tho spirited reply of tb . e Pieclinontese euvoy , who declared that ho would take down his arms ami flag if such a . measure were carried out , has procured for tho Marquis permission to prolong his sojourn without further molestation in tho Eternal City . —Daily News Roman Correspondent . A letter lately received from Florence by Rossini auuouucos tho death of Dj ) ohlor , tho pianist , by consumption . Tho deceased , who was only forty years of age-was married to a Russian lady .
, Tho negotiations relative to tho Italian railways came to a close at Vienna on tlie 29 th ult . Tho Btato has ceded thorn to a company , of which MM . Rothschild , Blounfc , Laiug , and Talbot aro members . Baron < lo Roth . aob . ild gave a grand dinner to-duy , at which tho Ministers , Baron do Bruok , Baron do Bach , and Chevalior do Toggonbourg wore present . "
SPAIN . Some disturbances liavo ocourrod at Malaga ; but they hovo boon suppressed . rctssia . According to iutelligonoo from St . Petersburg , tho retirement of Count Nosaolrode from public nffoira will take plaoo immediately after tho oonoluBion of peace . Various persons are named oa likely to buooood tho vonorablo ativtesman , amongst whom aro
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Leader (1850-1860), March 8, 1856, page 9, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_08031856/page/9/
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