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No 461, Januam 22, 1859] TH E XE A BE B....
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CONTINENTAL NOTES . FKA . NCE . An i mprovement has taken place in the price of the uublic funds at Paris . It seems to have been the result of the note in' which Austria disclaims having had the intention of sending troops to Servia without the concurrence of the other Powers that are parties to the Treaty The Revue desDeux Mondcs has the following remarks : — "We cannot yet believe in war ; there are strong reasons for the absence of alarm . Among the motives that tend to give confidence , we point out in particular the financial arrangements made at the end of December by the Ministers of Finance and Public Works . The financial report of M . Magne does not , indeed , leave any room for warlike provisions in the next The Independance Bdye contains the following : — " It is now believed in well-informed political circles in Paris that the speech of the Emperor on the opening of the Corps Legislatif will be extremely pacific . He has frequently declared that the words addressed to M . de Hubner were hot intended as a war manifesto . The French Embassy at London lias received orders to make a similar declaration to the English Government . " The T'mes correspondent writes :- — " The writers charged with the correspondence of certain foreign newspapers , furnished by the Government , have received orders to announce that there will be no war . The language of official people is more and more pacific . Probably , though war may not be entirely , abandoned ,, it is postponed to a much later date . On the other hand , it is affirmed in some quarters tluit the preparations have not relaxed ; that there is activity in the arsenals and military workshops ; that armourers , carpenters , shoemakers , bakers , and other artisans are iii constant requisition ; and that contractors have been ordered to forward , to Toulon without delay the necessary supplies . The feeling , however , for peace is still general . "
As the fact of the preparations at Tpulon is too patent to be denied , they are intended , it is said , for . Senegal , Algeiia , and Ch'iua . ' . ' ¦ lludio , condemned to death for the atteniat of the 1-1 th January , whose punishment was commuted by the Emperor of the French , has just died at Cayenne . . Madlle . Espinasse , a nun , known iii religion as Sister Margaret Mary , has just died at her convent in Toulouse . She was the sister of the lute Minister of the Interior in France . A letter from Toulon informs us that on the 12 th the crews of the ships of war composing the Toulon fleet , under the command uf Vice-Admiral llomain-Desfosses , effected an imitation of a hostile landing and a sham fight at the Grosso Tour . The population of Toulon , who occupied the adjacent 'hills to witness the manoeuvres , warmly applauded the precision with which the commands of the Admiral were
executed-The French Emperor , it is said , will demand of the Corps Legislatif a dotation of 1 , 200 , 000 fr , for the Prince Napoleon , and , moreover , a pension of 150 , 000 fr . for the ' young Princess in case of the death of her husband . . The Afoni ' teur has published a ministerial notification of the entire abolition of the visa for passports . Iii future no visa whatever will be necessary for either French subjects or foreigners . The abolition of passports is , however , a measure fur in advance of the immediate intentions , of the ' French / Government . The ministerial article proves on examination to bo a magniloquent and elaborate pufFof the Government for having put an end to the special aggravations of the passport nuisance ¦ which' followed Orsini's attempt and restored the provisions in force just beforo that date .
It is Announced that sovorul French ofllcers serving in tho army In Cochin China having been attacked with chronic dysentery have boon sout homo to Franco . The rumour oircula ( . as again of the probablo accession of M . do Persigny to ollico , na Minister of Foreign Affaire . As it indicates-a pacific policy , and , consequently , the maintenance of the alliance with England , it is well received . AirsrniA . After nwching troops to the Servian frontier , and signifying its rondiness to interfere by force , Austria has boon induced by a threatening note from Franco , And by the consideration that a cams belli was not only threatened but dosirod in that quarter , to back , out of a position which it had nssumod without consulting the rest of the groat Powers under whoso sanction the national independence of Sorvla , was established . The Austrian Government has sent a satisfactory note to Franco rolativo to Sorvia . This note is eaid to declare that the Austrian offer of troops to the Pasha of 13 dgrado should have boon sent to tljo Porto , and that tho A orto should . havo consulted tho groat Powors about its execution . Tho ¦ QviuitUutfonnol uddas—" Tho speedy solution of this uiffloulty , In which Austria makes an not of deforonco to public opinion in Europe , cannot but strengthen tho oonudonoo in tho lnaiutonanoo of poaco , and complete tho calming yf tho publio mind . " ' At Padua , on the ooo « Bio » of th © burial of Professor
with the greatest moderation , ih conformity with the instructions of the Emperor , and made a report representing the affair as-a schoolboys' riot , and not an affair , of State . The minister recommended the students who had quitted the college to return , and expelled only a few of the ringleaders . The Emperor has by a ukase organised a railway committee to consider and report oh all questions' connected '' with railways in Russia . The committee , over which Count Nesselrode is to preside , is composed of Count Strogpnoff , Baron Meyendorf , Baron Lieveh , and the Engineer Generals Gersfeld , Todtleben , Timachoff , Melnikoff , and Kerbedz .
8 PATN . The Senate has adopted the bill which fixes the effective of the arniy for the present year at 84 , 000 men . In the Chamber of Deputies a bill fixing the number of vesselB and men of the navy for the present year had been , presented . The j Espana says that the Dae de Montpensier contemplates visiting Italy , hut it does not state for what reason . The Comte de Paris is at this moment at Madrid , at which city they have given to him a splendid reception , particularly disagreeable to the Court of France . . ... '' The Emperor of Morocco has ordered that the Spanish prisoners should be released , and a sum of 20 oO duros paid to the Spanish Government as an indemnity for a bark pillaged by the pirates of the Riff" .
Some of the journals state that the Government has sent an agent into England to purchase twenty-four steamers of small tonnage for the Philippine Islands . The Government contemplates making , various im ^ - portant reforms in the administration of the isle of Cuba , . ' . ' ... '• ¦ . '¦ ¦ . - The weather is very severe at Madrid . The cold wa 3 so great that a coachman had been frozen to death on . his box , and three washerwomen had been taken up senseless bv the side of the Manzanares .
TURKEY . The weather in Eoumelia has improved ; the heavy rains have ceased , and the Maritza has begun to return to its bed . The Government is repairing the damage caused by the inundations . Bosnia is tranquil . D < ervich Pasha , the new Governor of the province , on his way to his post , was attacked by a band of rebels . Ope of the Pasha ' s escort was killed , and several others wounded , but the rebels were defeated . . Letters from Bey rout state that the greatest tranquillity now prevails in the mountain in consequence of the defeat of the most formidable of the chiefs . Mgr-Valerga , the delegate of the Holy See , had left for Jerusalem , having , during his stay at Beyrbut , arranged all the difficulties which Irad arisen witb the Marohitea who had threatened to separate themselves from thei Church of Rome . .
Mazai Pasha , another brother of Eescbid Pasha , and General commanding at Roustclruk , has been , thrown out of his carriage , and killed . He was brother to the unfortunate Ali-Ghalib , lately droTvned in the Bosphorus . Accounts have been received from Jeddah to . the 26 th nit . They confirm the fact of the arrest of the Raitnakan , the Cadi , the Mollah , the principal functipnaries , and several of the inhabitants of the town . These wretches have reciprocally denounced each other . The Kaimakan is discovered to have been , the principal instigator of the sanguinary catastrophe . The guiltyparties will be conveyed to Constantinople to take their trial . A contribution of three millions of francs has been levied on the town , to be used as reparation to the families of the victims of its fanatical inhabitants . Private letters announce that the disturbances in the provinces surrounding Bagdad become more serious . Mehemet Bey will not return to Paris as ambassador . NATLES , Tho following edict was issued on the 13 th : —" Any person or persons taken jn the act of an attempt against the internal safety of the State will be tried immediately by a council of war . Persons accused of conspiring against the safety of the State will b « tried before the ordinary courts . " This was followed by . a rumour of Naples being placed in a atato of siogo , confirmed by the following from Marseilles : — - " The t « xt of the Royal edict of the 13 th inst . comprehends tho whole kingdom .
Zambra , a disturbance took place among the students of the University , which was , however , immediately suppressed . The lectures at the University were at once stopped . The inhabitants remained quiet . The affair was considered insignificant . The Tones correspondent at Milan writes :- — " After many inquiries amopg persons of all parties , including some of the most decided anti-Austriahe , I cannot but come to the conclusion that there is not the least chance of ah insurrection at Milan . As regards . the smaller towns and the rural districts , / although there is doubtless a vast deal of discontent , especially on account of the conscription , nothing serious is to be apprehended there so long as the capital remains tranquil , and . Milan was never quieter than it is at present . "
It would seem that the Austrian Government has either received tranquillising assurances from Italy , or considers that it has already despatched into Lombardy a sufficient force to meet any enemy . We read in the Hnvus Correspondence from Vienna , January 14 th : — ' ^ Positive orders were issued yesterday evening- —so it is confidently asserted—to stop the progress of troops marching towards the Lombardo-Venetian Provinces . Count Giulay , Commander-in-Chief of the Italian army , considers himself strong enough with the forces at present at his disposal , to answer for the maintenance of tranquillity . .
The Vienna correspondent of a contemporary informs us that the leading German papers have made exceedingly violent attacks on the French Government ; and one of the most moderate papers in Germany declares that if the little nephew of a great uncle expects that Germ / my will patiently bear with his jxirvenu arrogance he deceives himself . Another paper says the vexatious policy of Fiance has excited such indignation in Germany that the inhabitants-of the great Fatherland are in imminent danger of forgetting the Concordat , and
of uniting with Austria in opposing the aggressions of the Emperor Napoleon . During the last few days the public has eagerly seized every opportunity of giving tokens of its sympathy arid loyally . Letters received from oilicers stationed In . Milan and Venice give an insi ght into ttte feelings of the army . The troops ardently hope there will be a foreign war . It is not distinctly said what is meant by a " foreign war , " hut the Austrian officers would greatly like to measure swords with the French . 'To use their own words , " there are old notches to be ground out . "
PORTUGAL . " The Portuguese Government , " says the Afoniteur . i " in restoring the Charles-et-Georges , consented to pay ail indemnity in proportion to the losses incurred by the owners , captain , and crew . The amount was fixed by a commission , who calculated with perfect impartiality the damage which it was just to make - good , and the amount has just been paid to the French Minister at Lisbon . " . . The steamer Ville de Lisbonne had left for St . Nazaire , having on board 343 , 000 fr . for the French Government . This sum , it is supposed , is the indemnity paid by Portugal for the Charles-et-Georges .
ROME . According to advices from Rome , Lord Stratford de Redcliffe was received by ' the Pope in a private audience , which was of very long duration . His lordship will soon return to London . It is said that the Austriaus will declare a state of siege in the States of the Church . A letter from Rome says : —• ' In the salons of the Cardinals and of certain members of the Roman aristocraqy , Franco and its Government are torn to pieces ,
and Austria is looked for as a Messiah . In , this society is to be found M . Lenormant , chief editor of the Cop'espondunt of Paris . Father Lacordaire and Bully Vouillot , of the ( Jnii'cvs , accompanied , by the Abbe' Maluis , of the Tuileries , are expected . Pius IX . makes much of tho first two . As is well known , tho Pope is accustomed on Christmas-eve to bless a sword and a pot , and to send them to the monarch who has best deserved them . This year , the chosen of his Holiness is Francis Joseph of Austria .
In consequenco of tho treaty of Tien-sin , the Court of Romo is occupied in reorganising the various bishoprics in China . That empire is to recoivo a new ecclesiastical distribution , and several now bishops are to be consecrated .
RUSSIA . Tho Gazette de St . I *< iter $ lioury dwell s with acrimony on Austrian oppression in Lombardy . It contains the following remarkable passage , which may bo taken as an indication of what attitude Russia would be likely to assume in tho event of a struggle : — " It is usually said that tho chief motive of the Italians in their bitter opposition towards tho Austrian Government is a hope of regaining their independence . Well , supposing it is , who could possibly object to it ?" The students of tho University of Moscow hissed one of their professors who had displeased thorn . The academic authorities gave orders to nrrost those who had commenced tho disturbance . , At Moscow this movement was described aa a political insurrection , but the Government whs not alarniu * . ! by those reports . When tho JtCmporor heard of it ho merely sent M . lvownlowski , tho Minister of public instruction , to Moscow , who acted
Councils of war will bo instantly called in all places whore political disturbances may break out . These councils will have to decide upon the indemnity to be granted to those States which have suffered injury ; and thoir duty will also bo to fix the amount of reward to be given to such persons as may have coH > poxatod in the suppression of disturbances . It is assorted that a message in cipher , received from London , was tho cause of this measure . Tho public funds hare fallen- 8 £ per centwithin tho last few days . "
, Tho Motiitmr announces that tho eighty-nine political prisoners whoao sentences have been commuted by the King of Naploa to banishment will bo despatched to the United States . These measures of clemency have fccon brought to the knowledge of tho Froncli Government by that of Naploe itself . Poerio , who ia an , invalid , has rofuaoil tho Royal pardon , beoauso , ia his opinion , it »« equivalent to transportation .
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Leader (1850-1860), Jan. 22, 1859, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_22011859/page/7/
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