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      No . 494 . Sept . 10 , 1859 ] ' THE LEADER . 102 9

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      at the fcot of a-staircase leading down into the Mausoleum . - ? ' ¦ 2 Several vases and a small figure of blue porcelain inscribed with hieroglyphics , and several vases of opaque glass , found with the Phoenician vases , ilready described , at Cannrus in Rhodes . With these objects was also found a large cake of blue C 3 ° A group of Eros and Psyche in relief , on the handle of a large bronze vase , said to have been found in the island-of Telos . „ ¦ -.-. , 4 ' Portions of an ancient flute , with a bone mouthp iece , from a tomb at Budrum . 5 A bronze cup , from a tomb at Budrum , of very beautiful form , found with the vases with red figures already described . 6 A very small elephant , cut in ivory , which has been a pendant , found on the top of the eastern Peribolos wall of the Mausoleum .

      Tesselated Pavements . —A number of figures and patterns in mosaic , from , pavements discovered at Bud-runr . These are coarse and in bad condition . . . . Coins . —A collection , comprising several unedited or rare coins , mostly copper , from Caria and the adjacent islands . ¦ •' ,,, V , * The expedition being now concluded , the whole ¦ ot the plans , drawings , and photographs made during . the excavations , have been deposited in the British Museum . These consist of the following : — . 1 . Plans of the Mausoleum , of other sites excavated at Budrum , Cnidus , and Branchidae , and of several ancient sites in Caria , visited in the course of the expedition . All these plans have been executed by Lieutenant Smith , U . K . .

      2 . Drawings of the architecture of the mausoleum , the castle at Budrum , the lion tomb at Cnidus , also various architectural remains and picturesque views taken at Budrum , Cnidus , and Cos , by Mr . R . P . Pullner , architect . 3 . Upwards of 300 photographic negatives , containing views of sculpture , excavations , andsccnery at Budrum . Ciiidus , and Branchidcc , by Corporal Spacliman , R . E . 4 . Fac-sinriles of the armorial bearings and inscriptions placed ori the walls of the castle at Budrum , by the Knights of St . John . These facsimiles have been executed by Colonel Spacliman ,

      E . E . The plans , drawings , and photographs form a series of documents for the History of the Expedition , and it is to be hoped that they may be published without delay , and that this work may be executed in a manner worthy of the liberal intentions of the Government by whose authority so comprehensive a scheme of illustration was planned and carried out . ________ , _^_

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      THE ZURICH CONFERENCES . The Jntlependunca' Behje says ; — Nothing has been settled nt the conference of Zurich ; that France and Austria are divided more upon a question of principle than a question of fact . The cabinet of Vienna would yield upon all questions of detail , even upon the question of the duchies , if it were assured in the first place that Piedmont would put an end to the opposition which , notwithstanding the retirement of Count Cavour , is kept up in Italy against Austria ; and in the second phice that the abandonment of their rights by the princes of

      Central Italy was not to bo regarded ns a sanction of the revolutionary principle of allowing tho people to select their own form of government . Tho Court of Vienna would not concede * anything to a principle which must lead piece by piece to tho dismemberment of the populations who are united under tho sceptro of Francis Joseph . The two Emperors must above all things come to an understanding on tho principles to be established , the end to be aimed at , and tho consequences which arc likely to . follow from any concessions that may bo made , A Paris letter of Wednesday adds—the Zurich Conferences nre suspended da facto for the present . For three < 1 « V 8 tho Plenipotentiaries had not mot , unit it was

      not known at Zurich when they would again sit to treat matters of importance .

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      APPROACHING CONFERENCE OF NAPOLEON AND FRANCIS JOSEPH . It is staled positively that preparations are being made at Arononberg in Switzerland for the reception of the Emperors Napoleon and Francis Joseph . What is certain is that the estate and chateau of Aronenberg have been provisionally closed to tho public . The Chateau d'Arcnenberg is the private property of the Emperor Napoleon , and was formerly the residence of Queen Hortensc .

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      NAVAL , PREPARATIONS IN FRANCE . The Paris correspondent of the Independance Beige says , that the French Government have resolved to construct twenty casemated vessels instead of ten , as was at first contemplated . Of the first order for ten vessels six . have been completed . Although the sheeting of these war vessels is not less than ten centimetres in thickness , they are on the whole very light . The Government , being apprehensive that the Imperial foundries could not

      supply the whole of these vessels , have given an order to the proprietors of the Creusot foundries for the manufacture of some . Fifty large steam transports , each capable of containing 3 , 000 men , will be finished in a short time . Preparations for defence are being made along the whole coast . Besides the casemated batteries , of which the Nouvelliste of Rouen lias recently spoken , the forts on the Mediterranean and the ocean , which have been abandoned for a long time past , are being rearmed . The forts of St . Malo are also taking in new ordnance .

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      sion after the marvellous one upon the other since New Year ' s day . The Emperor is in remarkably good health . Ferdinand Flocon , an active member of the Provisional Government during the late French republic , an exile at Zurich , declines the acceptance of the amnesty . Victor ChauiFdur , lately appointed to-the chair of Professor of Ilistorv at Geneva , has given up his professorship and announced his intention of returning to France . A letter from Algiers , ot the 30 th ult ., informs us that the principal proprietors in that colony have signed a petition to the Emperor , praying that Prince Napoleon may be replaced at the head of the Government . TI » e petitioners remark , that during the eight months Prince Napoleon presided over their destinies , he accomplished various reforms , removed numerous abuses , and realised many improvements .

      events whichhave followed Parisian' Gossip . —The Emperor is expected at the Camp of Chalons on the 20 th ihst ., and at Paris on the 25 th , and it is stated as positive that he will go to Cherbourg in the course of October . A Paris correspondent writes : —I am assured , with I know not how much truth , that a more than ordinary cordiality exists just now between the courtaof the Tuilerics and St . James ' s . Something is said of a visit of Prince Napoleon and his young wife to England in the course of the autumn . A gentleman just returned from St . Sauveur tells me "the Emperor rarely allows himself to be troubled with state niatters , has very few politicians about him , and does * little-besides ' bathe . and « take exercise ; in short is resolved completely to unbend the bow , which even in the case of his cool head and phlegmatic temperament must be at a tolerable pitch of ten-

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      VICTOR EMMANUEL AND THE TUSCANS . The members of the Tuscan deputation charged with conveying to the King of Sardinia the vote ot annexation to his dominions , arrived at Turin this day week . The municipal body and some members of the parliament went to receive them at the railwny terminus . The streets through which they passed were richly decorated . An immense crowd was collected to welcome the members of the deputation . A grand illumination took place in the evening , and numerous bodies of national guards were stationed in line along the principal street . To

      the address of the deputation the King replied : — " Gentlemen , —I am deeply sensible of the wish of tho Tuscan Assembly . I thank you in my name and in the name of my people We have received your wish as a solemn manifestation oi the will ot the Tuscan people , who , after having made tho last vestige of tho foreign domination in Tuscany to cease , desires to contribute to tho constitution of a strong kingdom , which shall defend the indopendenco of Italy . But tho Tuscan Assembly will havo comprohendod that tho accomplishment of its wish can only take place by negotiations which aro about to begin on tho affairs of Italy . I will second your

      desire , becoming myself strong by tho rights which aro given mo by your wishes . I will support tho cause of Tuscany before the powers in which tho Assembly places its hopes , and especially before tho magnanimous Emperor of tho French , who has done so much for tho Italian nation . I hope that Europe will not refuse to practise towards Tuscany that work of redrosslng grievances which it has ,, under less favourable circumstances , praotisod towards Greece , Belgium , and tho Danubian Principalities . Your noblo country givos an admirable example of moderation and concord . You will add those virtues to that one , which ensures tho triumph

      of all honest under ! nkinyfl , and which overcomes uu obstacles—namely , perseverance . " , v , f „ There is no doubt that tho answer of Victor Emmanuel to tho Tuscan deputation had boon preconcerted with the Kinperor Napoleon i and cwry

      statement which goes to throw doubt upon the Emperor ' s intention to support the national wishes in Central Italy must be looked upon as an invention . On Sunday the telegraphic account of the reception of the Tuscans by the King reached Florence ; and great rejoicings took place throughout Tuscany ; the arms of the House of Savoy were placed upon the gates of the Palazzo Vecchi and the Palazzo Pitti , amid the enthusiastic cheers of the populace . The municipal body of Florence gave a grand fete . The Marquis de Ferriere-le-Vayer , the French Ambassador . at Florence , has been recalled by his Government . _ ¦

      Count C . ivour has been staying at Florence for some days , and is in . the enjoyment of excellent health His antechamber is crowded just us much as it was when he was minister , and the gratitude of the Italians towards him steadily continues to increase . It is probable that the Count will very soon resume the reins of government .

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      FARINI AT PARMA . Tub Dictator Farini has by a decree , in pursuance of the national vote , declared the States of Parma and Modena legally and formally annexed to the Piedmontese crown , with the enjoyment of all the constitutional rights of the monarchy . For the present the executive and legislative powers will be continued-in the-hands of the present dictatorship , subject , however , to constitutional guarantees . The Assembly at Parma was opened on W ednesday with great solemnity . After tlie religious ceremonies at the cathedral were concluded , the deputies proceeded to the palace amidst the cheers of a numerous asseinbly of the people and National Guard . Farjni addressed the Assembly , reviewing the history of the rule of" the Bourbons in the duchies , and terminated his speech amid cries ot " Viva Vittorio Emmamiele ! "

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      THE FORCES OF CENTRAL ITALY . A letter from Florence says : — "It lias beeii everywhere confidently stated that the forces of these revolutionised States amount to 40 , 000 or 50 , 000 men ; but the utmost strength of tlie troops which could now be brought into the field would not exceeu 20 000 or at the utmost 22 , 000 combatants , lhe Tuscans now under Garibaldi may perhaps be recfeone : l at 10 , 000 regular troops and volunteers . Garibiildi expresses his conviction , that , ' judging from their present spirit , discipline , and martial aspect , he thinks those soldiers would have fought with honour by the side of the conquerors at Magenta and Solferino '" ' Tvr

      . _ . .. .,-,. .. Besides the Tuscans , Fiirini has organised a Modenn , brigade , a Reggio brigade , and is now busy with the formation of a Parma brigade , lhe lwomagna division , under Mezzftcapo , was not ready for two months after the enlistment was opened , and the ardour of Italian volunteers was unavoidably damaged by the first announcement of the peace ot Villafrancu . , . Tho utmost number alleged to be at the present moment under Mezzacapo is computed at 8 , 000 . It is possible that to these we may add 3 , 000 men whole of this both at

      under Rosselli . The mass , Modena and Romagna , consists of men tlie majority of whom have never seen fire . The Tuscans have , I believe , four and a half or five batteries of eight pieces each ; in Romagna the artillery numbers twelve ennnon . In Tuscany , besides tho 10 , 000 mon now in the field , there may perhaps bo a reserve of 10 , 000 men ; but we must reckon among these 2 , 400 excellent gendarmes , the customs and coast guards , and other troops who arc- not expected to leave tho country ; tho remainder are recruits .

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      ANNEXATION OF THE ROMAGNA . At Bolognn , on Tuesday , the National Assembly 'unanlSy agreed to the- following ^ resol" ^ . ^ ib » J ^^ ^ J ^^ S ^ X ^^ to tho temporal government ol tho lope . vve declare , t h t o people of tho Komugna' dosiro nnexationto tlI o constitutional kingdom ot Sardiniu to sceptro of King Victor Emmanuel . ' JTho cYty was illuminated , and universal joy and order Pr Tho Pope is enlisting tho very worst brigands ho can find in the country , beggars , and rabble ^ of , tho most infamous description . In Ancona , from . forty to fift y Austrians in plain clothes arrive dally , ana on the morrow they reappear with the Papal Uvcry Ol ™ L ™ ° Uo \ vavor . that tho Pope has already

      reconciled himself to the loss of Jtomagna , Una considers the Legations as a foreign country , inasmuch as ho has reared his Oustoin-houso at 1 ' osaro , and levies duties on merchandise going » n and out , Us it it came from , or was bound to , the most distant foreign oountry .

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    • Leader (1850-1860), Sept. 10, 1859, page 1029, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2311/page/9/