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No. 473, Aprix, 16. 1850.] THE LEADER. 4...
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¦CANADA. The new tariff lias passed thro...
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AMERICA. By the Borussia, which arrived ...
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Continental Notes.. . " France. The Moni...
PRUSSIA . On Tuesday the Archduke Albrecht of Austria , arrived at Berlin , and on Wednesday the reigning Grand Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha , who leaves at the end of this week for London , to be present at the confirmation of the Princess Alice . The official Prussian Gazette states , that there are still hopes that peace may be preserved , and announces that its Government has , during the negotiations for mediation , neglected no steps which could enable Prussia to fulfil the duties imposed upon her by her position towards , Germany and Europe .
. GERMANY . The Dresden Journal alleges its acquaintance with the fact that the Congress will assemble on the 23 rd inst . at Carlsruhe , and will commence operations by resolving on a general disarming . The official Wurtembergischer Staatsanzeiger publishes a royal decree calling in the Landwehr . The first bands are to be composed of those soldiers who have left military service within the last two years , and the two junior classes which have not yet begun military service , are summoned for the 1 st of May next .
TURKEY . The Grand Vizier , having become convalescent , will not tender his resignation . The troops being insufficient to form a second corps d ' annee at Shurrila , the Porte has called in 150 , 000 men of the reserve , half of whom have deserted . In some parts the people have used menacing gestures towards the recruiting officers . The deputations from Bosnia and the Herzegowina , wearied with the refusal of justice , are about to depart , but Fuad Kffendi is endeavouring to detain them . A military camp lias been formed at Sophia , destined for the surveillance of all movements in Servia and Bulgaria .
and the steam corvette Caffarelli , -were put into commission on Thursday . At Roehefort the order has been received to provide three more frigates , the Flora , the Circe , and the Semiramis , with , screws at the shortest possible notice . From different ports transport ships have been directed to In Wednesday ' s sitting of the Conferences on the Danubian affairs , the representatives of Austria and the Porte , on the teadihg of the protocol of the first sitting , demanded certain modifications , by reason of which a third meeting will take T Xady Cowley has departed for Baden-Baden , but Lord Cowley remains at Paris . ' - } AUSTRIA . A great sensation has been produced in Italy by a speech made by Count Giulay to the troops at Milan , which may be described as equivalent to a declaration of war . All our communications from JLombardy concur in stating that Austria ' s military preparations , instead of being slackened , are being rapidly increased . At "Vienna there is not the slightest belief in the preservation of peace . The official Austrian Correspondence of Tuesday published an article , of which the . following is . a summary : —Austria has given undeniable proof of her love of peace by the manner in which she met "Lord Cowley ' s mission , and afterwards by acvcepting the proposals for a congress . Willingly to
• would Austria make sacrifices in order preserve peacei but she cannot do so merely to grant others delay before the commencement of war . The disarming of Piedmont has been stated as a preliminary condition , which condition was supported by England , whilst Austria , on the other hand , proposed a general disarming as the first act of the congress , thereby adding a fifth preliminary point to those already proposed . France did not think it possible to make Piedmont disarm alone , and Austria thereupon proposed a general disarming before the congress began , in order to ensure essential guarantees for the maintenance of peace . The article concluds thus :- —" How could it be thought
possible that Austria would join the congress unless substantial proofs were given that the . spirit which actuates her prevails also in all the other cabinets ?" A Vienna letter says that the Emperor Francis Joseph has expressed his resolve not to be the football of the Emperor of the French . Great complaints are made of the want of good faith of the French Government . The Paris . Cabinet advised Count Cavournot to disarm , and subsequently proposed that both Austria and Sardinia should withdraw their forces from the frontiers . The proposition was made by one of the mediating Powers to Austria , who rejected it , but at the same time expressed her readiness to disarm , if France and Sardinia would do so likewise .
The Times published a telegram from Vienna yesterday , which says— "Austria has positively refused to become a party to the Congress , unless it is preceded by a general and simultaneous disarmament . The foregoing is perfectly authentic . " SARDINIA . A letter from Turin sa 3 's : — " Wo are in daily expectation of being attacked . The Government has summoned the Neapolitan General Uloa , now living at Paris , the man that signallised himself so greatly in the defence of Venice during the siege of 1848 and 1849 . He will have the canimond of another voluntoer corps , to bo named the Chasseurs of the Apennines . " The Cavalioro Massimo d'Azcglio left Turin on Thursday morning for Paris , charged with an extraordinary mission to the Governments of Franco and England .
An ordinanco of the King of Sardinia sanctions 'and promulgates a bill pnsspd by the chambers , authorising the Government to suspend , for such a period as it may think necess . ary , the export o f forage nnd oats by the frontier of Lombardy ; and < m order of tho Minister of Finance declares that the said export shall bo at once suspended for nu indefinite period . ItUSBIA . From a Hamburg and a I ' oson gazotte wo learn that tho Kussians havo succeeded in appropriating the territory of tho Kkalkhnr Tartars . Tho
country , in extent , surpasses Germany , although its population does not amount to more than i ' uui or live millions of semi-civilised horsemen . Its Importance to the masters of Siberia , however , lies in tl > 0 faot of its possessing a perfectly Italian climate . Besides , part of it is immediately adjacent to the properly Chinese districts of tho Celestial Enipiro , to tho dominion of whioh it has , been nominally subjected until now . If the nows pvovo true , tho abstraction from China of tho Ainoor province hns been speedily followed by an equally beneficial oxtension of dominion .
It was announced , that the Pope would addressthe Consistory yesterday . He would describe tier present situation of diplomatic affairs . It is asserted , that he will reject the proposal of a congress . Passports are given by the Roman authorities to voltutteers for Piedmbntese service from the States of the > Church , but with the intimation that they will bet regarded as exiles . IONIAN" ISLANDS . Advices have been received from Corfu . The elections which have as yet taken place are all hostile to the English Government . . SPAIN . ' Some of the Madrid journals of the 7 th state that General de la Concha had resigned the post of President of the Senate ; but they give no reason-for the step , and the official journals do not confirm th & announcement . ' The Congress has approved a bill of indictment against Senor Collantes by 178 voices against 66-Senor Collarites was forthwith lodged as a prisoner" - in the hotel of the Civil Governor . PORTUGAL . The Portuguese corvettes , Bartholomew Diaz and ' Sagres , are appointed to leave for England on the 10 th inst . The Infante Dom Luiz will go as commander . They will proceed to Spithead , when Prince George of Saxony will join Dom lodz , and bpth , it is said , will pay a visit to her Majesty . After this they will return to Portugal , and the nuptials of Prince George with the Infanta will take place .
Delegates have arrived from Samos , commissioned to declare to the Porte that the inhabitants of that island are unwilling to recognise the newly-appointed Governor , Aristarchi . The delegates invoke their local liberties ^ and threaten to elect a native Prince in case their protest should not be accepted . It is said that England supports tlie nomination of Aristarchi .
THE PRINCIPALITIES . There has been a change of ministry at Bucharest . The Conference of Paris remains yet disagreed on the subject of the Principalities . Prince Couza is again expected in Bucharest by the end of this month . The object of Ms visit is principally to set things right in the Wallachian Assembly , which , according to all accounts , is riot so pliant as that in the sister country , and has shown its teeth once or twice , especially when the question arose to fix the salary of the prince . The opinion of the ruling party is that its services might be dispensed with at the present moment .
Advices from the Principalities report that the Grand Duke Michael , brother of the Czar , is about paying a . visit to Prince Couza . It is also announced that the commercial crisis is becoming more serious in Moldavia and Wallachia , and that numerous firms have failed .
SKltVIA . From Belgrade it is reported that Prince Milosch will convoke another Skuptchina to raise a levy oi 84 , 000 men . The inhabitants of Servia , who are of Austrian extraction , are submitted to a severe persecution on t ) n > part of Milosch ' s Government , which has abolished the liberty of the press .
NAPLES . Tho malady of tho King is becoming more aggravated . It is believed that he will not survive tho present week . The disease has attacked the chest , accompanied by vomiting and stupor . The medical men act as mere spectators , and sometimes with milk , and sometimes with strong broth , support n life which is evidently drawing to a close . Tho agitation of . parties is increasing . The Queen is anxious to associate her son with the future King 1 , but her success in this undertaking is not probable . Tho Grand Duke Constantino strongly supports reforms in tho constitution . Tho hereditary Prince and tho royal family go to Casorta daily .
At Rome tho death of tho King of Naples is hourly expected . Public prayers are offorod up in tho church os for his Majesty . In the meantime / ' writos tho correspondent of tho Daily JVews , " Naples is waking up . I have heard already of tho circulation of addresses demanding a constitution . Evon tho royal princes do not conceal their impression that the countrj' can no longer be governed , as it has boon } and should tho King eontinuo as ho is , I am dispoaod . to think that tho constitutional party will raise its head . " no me . Advices have boon received from Homo to tho Oth inst .
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¦Canada. The New Tariff Lias Passed Thro...
¦ CANADA . The new tariff lias passed through both Houses , and received the assent of the Governor-General . It extends further the principle of protection , increasing the duties on cotton goods , metals , books j- . ' & c . The ad valorem principle is adopted , to the exclusion , of specifics , except inthe case of ¦ whisky . There have been rumours that Sir Edmund IleadL is to-be withdrawn , and . that he is to . be rewarded , ¦ with a peerage on going home . In Canada they " will' not care much what reward he receives ,, ear that he is removed . Not a single member of the parliamentary opposition in either House has called , on the Governor , and when he came down to the House tb sanction bills the members designedly fitn vr > r 1 nwnv \ —————
America. By The Borussia, Which Arrived ...
AMERICA . By the Borussia , which arrived at Southampton on . Tuesday , we have received American news to the 1 st inst . It was saidat Washington that Sir Gore Ouselejr had violated in Nicaragua the solemn understandingbetween the British Government and the United . States , and that the President would interfere , notwithstanding the refusal of Congress to grant extraordinary powers . The-firm of Vanderbilt had got a contract for conveying the English mails . Despatches from Washington state that letters from the American Ministers at the different European Courts were decidedly warlike * and one of them declared war to be inevitable in the opinion of all competent persons . It was said that the Government would at once take prompt and dec sive action , in regard to Central American affairs . Advices from Victoria to 28 February state that a proposition was on foot to annex that colony to British Columbia , and that a reserve of 400 , 000 acres of land would be mado at the forks of Thompson Uivor for emigrants from Oregon . The New York Herald says : — " A report is _ in circulation that an extensive filibustering organisation exists , tho object of which is the conquest of the island of Cuba ; that for this purpose arms tyid ammunition havo been provided , and that strong bodies of volunteers are ready to embark simultaneously from different parts of the union ; that secret agents in Cuba stand prepared to co-oporate witli tho invaders ; that Now York is the headquarters of tho enterprise ; that the chiofs of ' conspiracy are here , biib that tho principal materials are stored away in southom cities . And lastly , it is reported that probably by tho next steamer from Havannah final instructions will bo rocoivu < l , whoreupon the signal is to bo given for tho dqmrturo from our shoves of the invading expedition . A formidable plot , and a beautiful plan of operations no doubt ; but , so far as tho question of invading' tho island or Cuba is eoncorned , wo Juivo no liosUntion m pronouncing this magnificent organisation an unmitigated humbug . " By tho Wosor , which arrived at boiithampton on . Wodnosilay , wo havo Now York news of the 2 nd . instant Aclvicos from Washington state that - General Luinor ' a despatches to tho State Department , announced the ratification of one of the . Ousoloy Tivntioa with Nicaragua . At labt auvice » tho Ousoloy Treaty , providing for tho rolinquisumont of tho Mosquito Protectorate , was under coaidoratlon .
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Leader (1850-1860), April 16, 1859, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_16041859/page/7/
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