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Purchases for the Continent are still checked by the prevailing political uncer tainty ; and the agitation in the money market is siaggestive of caution : yet the general course of trade continues undisturbed. The advice. from Manchester allude in terms of satisfaction to • partial improvement which has taken place in the demand both at Cal cutta and Bombay, accompanied, in some instances, by an advance in prices. It is, however, a favour able feature, as indicative of caution on the part of buyers for the East, that, although the inquiries at Manchester for goods suited to that quarter have increased, the increase in the animuit of busi ness has been limited, owing to the high prices which spinners and manufacturers, well supplied with orders from every quarter, are enabled to demand. The consignments to India this year are considerably below those of last year. This reassuring fact is the more important from the recent sudden warning that there has been no real profit on any of the transactions connected with that market during the last six months—a warning which emanates, by-the-by, from the same quarter wherein, only a few weeks ago, the profits of the cotton trade were assessed at the extraordinary sum of one million sterling a month, despite the protesta tions of the traders themselves. The public, who have not permitted themselves to be "dazzled " by these "visions of unbounded profits," are still disposed to attach faith to the healthful indica tions which are presented on many sides, and to hope that the truth may lie midway between the splendid " visions " pre viously laid before them, and the impending "crash" now suddenly foretold. The remarkable expansion experienced by trade with the East dur ing last year has doubtless been accompanied by individual speculation and individual losses, which may yet have to be brought before the public eye. A number of weak houses may have been hurried into transactions far beyond their means, and may be sorely tried during those occasional periods o slackened demand which operate salutarily as checks to commercial exuberance ; but that the spirit of enterprise and competition has yet at tained a point that threatens general inconvenience and justifies the sweeping denunciation of an entire trade, is not believed. It is tolerably safe, how ever, to indulge in predictions of evil, for they have an unlimited future before them ; and shippers who have made large profits in supplying a foreign market appear always ultimately to forget that there are limits to its consuming capacity, the overstepping of which converts profit into loss. The difficulty now experienced in getting long dated bills discounted will tend to check consign ments to the East. Meanwhile the continued downward tendency in the cotton market, under the influence of a pressure of sales, is an encou raging feature for our spinners and manufacturers. From Leeds, it is reported that the woollen iiiiinefacturers ointinue well employed, and the npt•r.itt‘es are receiving fair wages. In some branches, the lateness of the spring retards busi- nee, but in the shipping depertment inert movement is reported. At Rochdale, the o on hand are not large, and the transactions been chiefly for immediate wants, but ployment is general. At Bradford, thi • steady trade, principally for home 'gumption. At Huddersfield prices of manufac turers continue firm, with even an upward ten dency, although it is reported that the stimulus given in some quarters by the volunteer corps movement is subsiding. At Halifax, manufac turers generally continue busy. The industry of Leicester and Nottingham feels the effect of the unseasonable weather : stocks of most kinds of goods, however, are light. At Hinckley and Loughborough a fair amount of business is going forward. At Belfast and Dundee, trade is re- I ported firm. The quarterly me e ti ngs o f iron masters, held last week at Wolverhampton and Birmingham, were influenced by the state of the money market, and by the rise in the Bank rate of discount to 5 per cent. Consumers showed a disposition to withhold contracts, under the idea that prices will give way. The leading firms are re ported to have sufficient orders in hand to keep their works going, but as the seoond-class makers are not so well off, some concession in price is thought probable. Since last week, when we once more called attention to the disorganisation of the internal machinery of the money market, to the concen tration of the mercantile demand at the Bank, to the consequent strain upon the Bank's resources, and rise in their rate—the 'subject has been pressed upon the notice of the public with a force which quite justifies the prominence given to it in these columns. The remarkable character of the tension in the money market is shown in the fact that, although the private securities in the Bank have just run off to the extent of 1,430,3761., through the repayment of the , quarterly advances, the total still held is no leas than 23,534,3881., against 16,938,4001. at the corresponding date in 1869; 16,408,4941. in 1858; and 18,984,6401. in 1857, when trade and speculation were extremely active, and when the public, though charged per cent., were very large applicants at that establishment. Why is the pressure upon the Bank so heavy ? Simply because, through their refusal to have any business relations with the other dealers in money, the latter have been induced, in self-defence, at a time when our monetary prospects are unsettled, to restrict their own transactions. It is not merely the operations of the discount-houses that are thus contracted, every large depositary of money is more or leas affected. Bankers, finding the market uncertain, are determined to be prepared for every eventuality, and, with this view, act pretty much as the discount firms do—that is to say, they accumulate large reserves and hold them, limiting accommodation to their regular customers, and eschewing long bills and long en gagements of all kinds. Then, again, a host of other holders of money act upon their time honoured principle of refusing to lend freely as long as the rates retain an upward tendency. Why should they invest their fends in mercantile ac ceptances at 5 per cent., as long as there is a prospect of their obtaining 6or 7, or more,? It is not too much to say, therefore, that the whole money. power of the country is directly operated upon by the considerations now under notice. We hold it to be completely proved that the policy of the Bank of England towards the other money dealers has contributed greatly to the rise in the value of money. It is curious to remark how the causes of the movement, though, patent to any unbiassed obser ver , h ave b een groped for in strange quarters. The suggestion has been thrown out that our Eastern commerce may not be quite what it appears, although it seems difficult to trace the oonnexion between any unsound movement in that direction and what is called the " abnormal increase of the home circu lation." The public have been told that they cannot possibly require any more accommodation, seeing that they have already strangely exceeded the amount of currency which haa hitherto sufficed for their utmost requirements. This doctrine has naturally afforded small comfort to the merchant who, after having been for years in the habit of carrying his bills sometimes to the Bank, sometimes to a discount-house, finds him self now looked upon coldly by both, and re duced to straits which reconcile him to even a heavy mulct in this time of pressure. Whilst public writers are vaguely insisting that the "ab normal increase of the home circulation" denotes the existence of something rotten somewhere, and are complacently looking for the detection of the evil through the application of what they call " a banking pressure," the public, whose conscience acquits them of the charge of excess, and who point to the absence of any foreign drain of bullion in proof, are beginning to wince under the screw. They are beginning to suspect that these high rates of discount are the consequence, not of their offences, but of the disagreement of the rival mo netary powers. And if no remedy uto be applied until money lenders become tired of charging high terms, the prospect grows rather serious. Paradoxical as the assertion may appear, although the money market in all quarters is very " tight," and the rates high, there is plenty of money in hand, provided it could be got at. All the banks, private and joint-stock, as well as the large discount establishment, are abundantly pro. vided. These are the quarters in which we most look for the man of currency, the disappearance of which has caused so much needless uneasiness. But to have money is one thing, and to lend is another. Writers who, in their search after missing currency, stumble upon and hold up to public wonder the " curious idea " that " the recent pressure in the money market "is in some way to be traced to the " action of the Bank in refusing accommodation to " the discount-houses," have probably not stopped to reject that even in the tightest times the supply of currency is as large as in the easiest. It is simply a question of confidence. When confidence prevails, some twenty or two-and-twenty millions of Bank of England notes are sufficient for all pur poses. When distrust or uncertainty are disse minated, the same or even a larger amount of currency may be in existence, but does not cir culate freely ; and this constitutes the difference between an ordinary and • disturbed state of the money market. The Bank of England are the keepers of the national balance as well as of .the balances of other bankers, and of a large section of the public. They have likewise a great and deserved prestige. Consequently, their action in this matter is sufficiently weighty to produce all the effects pointed out. The discount-horses profess great moderation of tone in the pending dispute. They fully recog nise the right of the Bank to protect themselves, and to have a proper control over their own re sources. They express themselves perfectly willing and even anxious to come to a business-like ar rangement with the national establishment. They say, " Place us on the footing of your ordinary " customers. Do not refuse to take from us bills " of a character which you are prepared to take THE EXPRESS, MONDAY E " from other mercantile houses. Place, if you " like, a limit upon tip monist of accommodation may aale t af yow l . Limit also, if on " pleasn SO or 40 days thi duration of di Was " you diaconal for us. Take from us no " bill* .of the acandneos of which you are not " perfectly satisfied. In order that the arrange " meat may not be ono-sided, we will agree, if " you consider it requisite to your position in " bankers, to have always a *liniment amount " under discount with you, no matter if the rate "of discount elsewhere is lower. We are likewise " willing to lodge a considerable minimum draw " ing balance permanently in your hands. Finally, " we are prepared to discuss with you, in a dio " passionate spirit, any proposition, as between " one money lender and another, that you may " think reasonable." Suggestions of this character have hitherto met with no countenance whatever at the Bank of England. Meanwhile the money market has tightened ; trade suffers ; and an angry spirit seems likely to rise up between the disputant.. The discount-houses have within the last few days materially reduced the resources of the Bank, by withdrawing the large balances which they had lodged there. Were it apparent that this action is dictated by a desire on their part to aggravate the evils of the situation, as their enemies mart, the public would not be slow to censure them severely. We learn, however, that they have at once lent a large amount in the Stock Ex change on Government securities, of course with the full knowledge that the money so lent will flow back speedily into the Bank of England through other bankers. The amount of the loans thus effected in the Stock Exchange would, it is said, have been still larger, but that the limited market in that establishment; is now glutted with money. The principal aim of the discount firms appears to have been to prevent their antagonist from having the use of their money gratis. In the interest of the public, the sooner all this rivalry ceases the better. at Court. WINDSOR CASTLE, Aram 14. To-day being the birthday of Priaoiss Beatrioe, the Duchess of Kent and Priam' Laidngen paid an early mit to her Majesty. The Queen and Prince Consort walked in the grounds of the castle this morning. M. de la Bive had an audience of her Majesty in the aftermath, to which he was intro duced by Lord John Buseell, bee Majesty's Principal Secre tary of Mete for Foreign Affabs. The But of °tither; sad the Hon. M. Sackyille West were Lord sad Groom in Waiting. The Hon. AL gerbille West has ~needed Rear-Admiral the Hon. Sir Henry Koppel as Groom in Waiting to the Queen. SUNDAY, Ann 15. The Queen and Prince Consort, Princess Alice, Prince Alfred, Princess Helena, Princess Louise, Prince Arthur, Prince Leopold, and Prime= Leiningen, the ladies and gen tlemen of the court, and the domestic household, attendcd divine service this morning in the private chapel. The Hoc. and Very Rev. the Dean of Windsor officiated. We are authorised to date that in con-equence of the death of the late Prince of Hohenlohe Langenbourg, bro ther-in-law to the Queen, the onurt will go into mourning on Thursday next for a fortnight. We are also authorised to state that the following chenges will be ends in the dates of the court arrangements which have been lately announced : The Queen's Levee will take place on Tuesday, the 24th inst, indeed of Saturday, the hat init. The Din -room will be held as already announced on Saturday, het inst. Court mourning will be worn on Ebro aessifiss. The Obikl's Ball will be postponed from Tuesday, the Ist of May, to Friday, the 11th of May ; the Concert from Pri&y, the 4th at buy, to Wednesday, the %h of May; sad the State Bell from Wednesday, the 9th of May, to Wednesday, the 16th of Mayl Ifr. Ripley, President of the Bradford Chamber of Cont i/WM ; Kr. Crossley (Halifax), Mr. Holdswortit (Hali fax), Mr. Ken (Bradford), and Mr. Wickham, M.P. for Bradford, had an interview with the Board of Trade on Saturday. Mr. Cobden was present at the interview. The Chancellor of the Exc he quer left town on Saturday evening for Edinburgh. Despatches were sent from the Colonial-office, on Satur day, to the Governors of Canada and the Bahamas. The Queen has been pleased to appoint the Re►. William Goode, rector of St. Margaret, Lothbury, to the Deanery of Ripon, in the room of the Rev. Thomas Gamier, now Dean of Lincoln. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales arrived at Magdeburg on Thurerlay morning at half-pest four by the express train from Cologne (which place he had pawed through on leaving Brussels), and was driven to the Government Rouse in the town. The Primers Frederic William bad previously arrived there fnim Berlin. The Prince of Wales remained with her royal highness until eleven.o'clock, and then left Magdeburg for Balls, on his way to Coburg, where he intended to visit the ducal Court. The primer returned to Berlin in the afternoon. The Prince Frederic William greeted the Prince of Wale, at the station at Magdeburg on his arrival there in the morning, and soon afterwards returned to Potsdam, where his presence was required at an inspection of troops. The prince joined his royal consort at the station at Potsdam, le her return to Berlin. Hie Excellency the Prussian Minister and the Countess de Bernstorff have returned to Prussia House from visitingillady Marian Alford, at Ashridge Park. His excellency and the *suntan leave town today on • visit to the Duke and Duchess of Beaufort, at Badminton. Hie Excellency the Earl of Carlisle arrived at Stafford Houma, on Friday night, from Dublin, to stay • few days with the Duke wad Duchess of Sutherland. The Lord Chancellor has arrived at Stratheden House, Knightsbridge, from his seat in Roxburghshire. The Duke and iNehese of Wellington will return to Apaley Bowie, en Wednesday, from Stratlifielclaeye, where they have been passing the holidays. The Duke and Duchess of Marlborough arrived in St. James'e-equere, on Saturday evening, from Blenheim Palace, near Woodstock, for the season. The Duke and Ducheam of Argyll, aocompanied by the Marquia of Lorn and their youthful family, arrived at their villa at Campdeu-hill, Kensington, oa Saturday, from passing the holidays at Weymouth. The Earl and Countess of Malmeabury have arrived in Whitehall Gardens, from Heron Court, their seat in Hants. The Earl and Conutese of Durham are expected to arrive in town on Wednesday, from their seat he the north, for the season. Lady Caroline Tuwnley's soirees &nannies will take place on Tuesday, the 24th tad., and Monday, the 30th inst.—the latter instead of May the Ist. The Hon. Richard Cavendish will give his first ball at his mansion in Cheabam-place, on Wednesday, the Sled proximo. _ _ Mr. J. 8. Lumley, now Secretary toher Majesty's mierion at St. Petersburg, is appointed secretary to the British embssay at Conatantinople, in the room of Mr. Alison, ap pointed to succeed Sir Henry Rawlins= as minister at the Persian court. Mr. E. S. Erskine, now Secretary of Lega tion at Stockholm, is appointed Secretary of Legation to the mission at St. Petersburg. Mr. Edwin Corbett, who was secretary to the late mission at Inonines, is appointed Secretary of Legation atStockholm. M. Veuillot writes to the Paris papers to com plain that his "adventure" has been misrepresented. A part only, and not the whole, of his papers have been restored, the rest being kept to be used against him, if thought fit, at some future time. He has spent a whole week in endeavouring to get back his papers, or other wise to have an opportunity to defend himself against a regular prosecution, but bas been told that he shall have no promise either way. He thinks it worth while to state that no search was made in his house, but that his portfolio was taken away from him at the railway station. For the rest, N. Vettinet repeats that among his papers taken were sealed letters to the Nuncio, and his use of the term "adventure" implies the troth of the whole story about his travelling companion, the spy. ',GI, APRIL 1 ,~~ The Paris despatch, dated: INTELLIGENCE. 'OTERO AT Ni di niteur publishes the: following NICE, EMMA?, 3 ex, At one o'clock p.m., to-day, out of the tofu/ number of 7,000 voters, 5,000 had already meir tared their votes. The news from the neighbour ing communes is excellent. The voting in favour of annexation to Prance is unanimous. AGITATION IN GENEVA, KoJDLY. In Switzerland the agitation upon the question of Savoy is increasing. On Saturday and Sunday numerous meetings took place at Thun, Winterthur, and other places. The most important were those held at Olten and Lausanne. An extraordinary envoy will be sent to Berlin. GENEVA, SUNDAY EVIMUIO. Yesterday evening (Saturday) a Genevan depu tation, reprebenting all parties, presented Sir Robert Peel with a testimonial, consisting of a cup and a rifle. The most cordial expressions were exchanged. Sir Robert Peel promised the support of England for the preservation of the independence and neu trality of Switzerland. The deputation expressed their thanks to the English ministry and parlia ment. Under date of the 11th inst. the Federal Council of Berne has issued a note to the great powers re presented at the Vienna Congress, protesting against the voting which is being organised in Savoy for the annexation to France, and declaring that Switzer land cannot admit the validity of such a proceeding, as it is notorious that French agents, directed by Senator Laity, are canvassing the population in French interest& THE INSURRECTION IN SICILY. We read in the Gazette de Milan of the 12th : " We have received news from Sicily of a later date than that already published by us. Not only is the revolution sustained, but it daily becomes stronger and more general. After the obstinate and bloody combats of which we have spoken, the insurgents withdrew from the principal cities, and concentrated themselves in the interior. There are I from 9,000 to 10,000 combatants, all well armed and provided with munitions of war. They have cut off the water supply from the city, and the dearth of water has already been much felt. Every night they attack the royal troops besieged in the city, in order to keep them in continual alarm and to fatigue them. All communication with the interior of the island is interrupted. " We have no precise accounts of the result of the movement in Abrurso and Calabria. All the south of the island is in insurrection. It is believed, or at least it is hoped, that the north will not be long in following the example. In spite of the peat agitation which reigns at Naples, the govern ment constantly Fiends troops Into Sicily. A Nea politan fleet cruises before the coasts to prevent any disembarkation." MARSEILLE:I, Artist 14. According to letters received here, the inaurreo. tion at Messina broke out on Sunday evening last. The popular movement commenced by shots being fired in the Strada Ferdinanda ; pieces of furniture were thrown from the windows upon the troops. An agent of the Afiaagerie imperials, and several sailors, who had disembarked from the packet Meandre, were exposed to the fire of the musketry, and one of the sailors was wounded. The French consul made representations to the governor. The firing of musketry and several cannon shots were heard during the night. The governor threatened to bom bard the city should resistance continue to be offered. The principal inhabitants of the city then interfered, and obtained that the police, the prin cipal cause of the popular irritation, should be re moved. The troops made themselves masters of all the positions in the town, and part of the in- surgents withdrew into the country. On Monday evening the Meandre left Messina with despatches from the French consul. All is over. Further details will be shortly re ceived. MARSEILLES, Arau,l4. The packet from Naples brings an official report affirming that tranquillity reigns at Palermo. This report says nothing of Messina. The next packet will not reach Marseilles until Monday evening next. FRANCE AND SARDINIA. TURIN, SUNDAY. The cession of Nice to France was an absolute necessity for Piedmont, in order to obtain from Napoleon 111. the guarantee of Lombardy and the Duchy of Parma. This guarantee appeared to be expressed in a secret article of the treaty of the 24th March last, relative to the cession of Savoy and Nice. France has, however, refused to guarantee to Piedmont the other annexed provinces, viz., Tus cany and the Legations. SARDINIA. TURIN, Arm It In to•day's sitting of the Chamber of Deputies, Signor Ridjouse made an interpellation referring to the late events in Sicily. Count Cavour, in his re ply, considered a discussion on the subject both useless and dangerous ; he further stated that the Neapolitan government was occupied in the interior, and concluded by saying, " Our fellow-citizens are continuing the struggle. ' On the report of the committee in reference to a petition from some inhabitants of the Northern province of Savoy, requesting liberty and latitude in voting upon the question of annexation, the Chamber, by a large majority, passed to the order of the day. The Chamber was then prorogued until the Ist of May. The number of deputies who have inscribed their names to accompany the King on his tour through Central Italy has been increased by 110. THE PAPAL STATES. ROME, Arm 14. General Lamoricibre, in his quality of com mander-in-chief of the Papal troops, only relieves the Pope, and not Cardinal Antonelli, of the pre sidency of the War Department. The cardinal having however insisted on leaving the military administration, is about to be replaced by a Fr en ch general, a friend of General Lamoriciera AUSTRIA AND THE SAVOY QUESTION. VIENNA, SUNDAY. The assembling of a conference, as demanded by Switzerland, for the settlement of the affairs of Savoy, is very doubtful, as, without France, Rus sia and Austria decline to enter any conference ; Austria adding, that if a congress takes place, its programme must be determined beforehand. The following are the ideas of Austria on that question : The fundamental intention of the Congress of Vienna, in neutralising the districts of Chablais and Faucigny, was to protect Switzer land and 8111141b2111 from the preponderance of France. The moment the whole of Savoy is incor porated with the French Empire, there is no fur ther reason for the neutralisation of Chablais and Faucigny, and the guaranteed stipulation by the treaties of Vienna can no longer be applied. The only real way by which the difficulties of the question could be removed is by a direct under standing between France and Switzerland, for which the other great powers would offer their good offices. 1860. EXPAISS PROM PARIS. t i e --- OUR Owl 00111181.0111 DINT.) , PARIS, SUNDAY EVINDIG. The news Irani - Nice, that "every voter" was marching to the poll this morning with an annexa tionist bulletin in enormous characters stuck in his hat, is honestly published by the Frew as a communique ; from which fact I presume that only government amounts) of the electoral farce in Savoy and Nice will be allowed to appear in France. The Pays gives the same despatch verbatim, but without the confession that it is official ; and the Patric is at the pains of altering a few words, and passes it off as from " one of its own correspondents" By way of extreme precaution, and to provide for the event of the Sardinian parliament not ratifying the treaty of cession of Savoy and Nice, the government journals are now beginning to argue that the ratification, although expressly stipulated for in the treaty, is of no consequence whatever ; because universal suffrage supersedes the Sardinian statute and all other considerations whatsoever ! There is a clever thing in the Charisari. A French soldier is represented crossing the frontier into Savoy without taking any notice of a man in a porter's lodge, who calls out lustily to ask him where he is going. The free and easy proceeding of the soldier is described as Entrant saws s'addresser an Suisse 1 English readers may require to be in formed that Suisse is a synonym for • hall porter, because that office was formerly filled by Swiss people more than any other. In the courtyard of many houses in Paris you see written up to this day, "Parlez au Suisse." The Empress of Russia, who is now staying at Nice, having been asked by Napoleon lIL to select a guard of honour from the elite of his army, made choice of the ZOUAVOS of the Guard. In conse quence, four companies of that regiment, forming a force 360 strong, are to leave Paris for Nice by an express train to-morrow. The Pays appears to have received something in the nature of a communique, although not so termed, on account of recent animadversions upon Sir James Hudson for having asked Garibaldi to dinner. The importance of this news, the journal now says, consisted in the fact that Sir James Hudson was supposed to be about to accompany Victor Emmanuel in his progress through Tuscany. But the British minister has given up the project in pursuance of orders from home that he should act in concert with the French envoy. Now it is certain—says a Turin letter, for which the Pays vouches—that M. de Talleyrand some days since officially declined the King's invitation to accom pany him to Florence, and therefore the inference drawn is that England agrees with France that the "true interests et Italy and Piedmont will be furthered by resistance to extreme opinions and an ultra policy." It is quite possible, though Ido not accept the fact with the Pays' authority, that the English government may think it expedient not to accentuate the difference of opinion between the two cabinets on the Italian question by sending Sir James Hudson with the King of Sardinia, when IL de Talleyrand positively refuses to go ; but what the Pays means to insinuate is that England shares in the arriire pens& of France with regard to Tus cany, and will not recognise the annexation. This I do not believe. CONMILUISM2I4.4I are the order of the day. The Union and Gazette de France have one for calling the Count de Montemolin "Charles VI." In giving him this royal title, " these journals deny the constitutional rights of the Queen of Spain, which all Europe has ,recognised, and with whose government France keeps up the best relations. It is therefore useful to remind these two journals of the respect due to those international courtesies which are reciprocal guarantees of peoples and governments." PARIS, SATURDAY JITZNING. There has been a debate in 'the Corps Legislatif on foreign affairs which lasted three days. The occa sion was the discussion of the bill for reducing the contingent of recruits of the class 1859 from the number originally fixed, 140,000 to 100,000. The debate was brought to a oonclusion yester day, the government proposition being earned by 238 against 8. The Gazette de Nice of April 10 contains, on the eve of the vote of annexation, some very strong re monstrances against the way in which the ceremony is conducted. In another article the same journal objects that the vote of April 15 will be in any case radically null and void, because Art. 5 of the &auto, which confers upon the King the right to sign treaties on certain conditions, adds: "Treaties containing financial obligations, or changing the territorial conditions of the state, are only valid after having been sanc tioned by the Chamber." Now the vote imposed upon us is nothing else than the "result of a treaty," and that treaty not having yet been ratified by the Chambers, the vote is necessarily void. The Constitutionnet and Patric are very angry with our minister at Turin, Sir James Hudson, for having asked Garibaldi to dinner. There has been very little change at the Bourse. The Rente, after unimportant fluctuations, left off at 70.30 and 70.25, with a rise of 15 and 5. Mobilier rose 1.26. The Lyons railway rose 11.25 ; Eastern, 5 ; the other lines were about 2.50 higher, except Westerns, which fell 2.50. ITALY. -*- SARDINIA. (nor OUR OPECLILL COI TURIN, Aram 11. A letter just received from Ancona by an in fluential member of the Sardinian parliament con tains intelligence which I think it important to place before your readers. On the 26th ult. an extraordinary steamer from Trieste landed first and ostensibly Monsignor de Merode, and after an hour, and as if by stealth, four more passengers, one of whom turned out to be General Lamonciere. Mon signor Mirode immediately set out for the Trouto, • small river which separates the States of the Church from the kingdom of Naples, and after an interview with General Pianelli, the commander of the Neapolitan corps, returned to Ancona on the 27th, and set out again in two days for Rome. At that date General Lamoriciere was still at Ancona, studying maps and holding mili tary conferences with all the colonels and staff of the different arms, some of whom he had even summoned from Rome. It was generally reported that the Bayard of his Holiness was waiting there to meet Count Guerra, a Modenese officer, who is supposed to be the leader of the small army of six ' thousand men, composed partly of Modenese, who were in the service of the late duke, and partly of disguised Austrians. If the adhesion of these trop were a settled point, the whole force at the • lion of the Roman government for the de ' fence the MarchesandUmbriawould be as follows: Neapolitan troops at the Tronto frontier, 20,000 ; Ducal troops and disguised Austrians, 6,000 ; Swiss in Ancona, 600 • Swiss on the Romaguol frontier of Pesaro, 2,000 ; Swiss on the Tuscan frontier of Perugia, 2,000 ; garrisons of several towns in the interior , formed by undisciplined militiamen, called Barbacani, the riff-mff of society, 4,000. There is besides a considerable number of Austrians, who have mostly served out their term of conscription in Austria—they are a valuable and well disciplined body, but dissatisfied with their officers, many of whom are inexperienced young civilians : all these are quartered in Ancona. There are no cavalry except the Neaplitans, for the only good horsemen in the Pope's set . vice, the dragoons, have been disbanded, and there remain only about 1,000 gendarmes. Thes e are without military training, although they are a fine body of men, and warm partisans of the Papal cause. From all this it appears to us (adds the writer of the letter), in spite of the inyetery w ith which the whole is surrounded, that if the Niapuli tans have really made a league with the Pipe (which I cannot positively state, although the Pope's parti sans affirm it), all these folks threaten Romagna. As to the spirit of the populations, it is of cour se all against the Pontifical government. You would scarcely find in Ancona one hundred men sincerely and heartily devoted to the Pontiff ; witness the fact that nearly all his army is composed of foreigners. Besides the Austrian steamer which regularly arrives on Wednesday, and constantly brings to Ancona from 100 to 180 Austrian and Bavarian soldiers, the Pope has got two very small steamers, the fit. John and the Bt. Paul, which nearly every week ply between that town and Trieste, and carry also from 100 to 150 men every week, all Austrian soldiers. They are again working Very steadily at the fortifications of AnOODA ' • but you must kn ow that there is not a fourth part of the guns or am munition required for the defence of the forts and outworks raised by the Austrians, and afterwards abandoned by them ' • for Austria has withdraw n to Verona a great portion of the pieces of ordnance and stores sent to Ancona before the war. To-day it was rumoured in the lobby of the Chamber of Deputies that the government hail received official intelligence that what the King of Naples calls order bad been re-established in Sicily and Calabria. The threatening volcano of the popular math may have been got under for a short time, but it will never be ipieuched till the infamous system enthroned at Naples has been totally destroyed. P.S.—At the end of to-day's sitting the deputy of Nice, Avvocato Laurenti Robandi, rose and said that General Garibaldi had charged him to ask from the house leave to address an mterpellation to the premier to-morrow. Count Cavour answered that such a demand could be made to-morrow, after the newly-elected president had taken the chair. To morrow, therefore, we may have a debate upon the Nice business. Count Cavour, while answering Signor Robandi, was rubbing his hands in the manner of a man ready to meet his adversaries. SWITZERLAND AND NORTH SAVOY. GENEVA, Area 12. We are under the very painful impression pro- duced by all that is going on in Savoy. Only yes terday Count Cavour was promising to Switzerland that France would not take posse lion of Savoy until after the parliament of Turin has spoken. Never. theless, Senator Laity, the intimate friend of Napo. leon, has been travelling through most of the pro vinces to kindle up French enthusiasm ' before the annexation vote, which is to take place by univenwl suffrage on the 22nd inst. This proceeding is really a sort of moral taking of possession. Notwith standing the official intimations given everywhere M. Laity's reception in the northern provinces appears to have been cold and unenthusiastic. You may form some opinion of the feelings of the people from this fact, that at St. Julien it was found ne cessary to disarm the National Guard, which reined to mount guard under the French flag that had been publicly displayed. . . Will all that;the energeti*fforts of the clew in favour of France, the private interests of the numerous employis, who, having just been appointed as adherents to France, are anxious to keep their places, and all sorts of underhand manteuvres brought to bear upon the people, will necessarily influence a great number of votes in favour of France. In presence of this pressure, what will the numerous Savoyard partisans of Switzerland decide upon doing ? It seems likely that they will abstain from voting. A negative vote would ex pose them uselessly to disagreeable personal eons& quences, whilst it would not clearly show their Swiss sympathies; for the question will be put in somewhat the following shape, " Will yob be French or will you not " so that a negative vote might mean, we wish to remain Sardinian subjects; and many Swiss annexationists are now unwilling to return to a government that has so unfeelingly abandoned them. Whilst France is thus gradually but really in vading Savoy, we keep up our spirits with the hope that the conferences of the greet Powers demanded by Switzerland may soon meet. We do not hear that the time, nor the place where they are to meet, is yet fixed, but we trust that they will not be long delayed. The French newspapers state that France is willing to grant some kind of guarantee to Swit zerland ; that Switzerland is on her side ready- to treat directly with France ; that there will be no conferences, and that England is relvising Switzer land to give way. You must not believe a word of all this. These articles are probably written for the purpose of preparing public opinion, and to in duce us to throw ourselves entirely on the mercy of Napoleon. Let us hope that they also fore shadow more favourable dispositions towirds Switzerland ; but be sure of this, that Switzerland having called upon the great Powers to support her, she will not go back from her present position and ruu the risk of losing her best and most effi cacious means of protection. Switzerland will steadily persevere in her appeal to the Powers who signed the treaties of 1815. It is not true that the British government his sent anybody to dissuade Switzerland from insisting on the Conferences. We know, on the contrary, that England is actively urging their being called together, and the German powers are giving us all their support with the same view. But time presses, and as long as these diplomatic proceedings have no positive result, it is difficult to restrain our more impatient spirits and to keep down the desires of a numerous party to proceed to energetic military measures. Sir Robert Peel has been Pted here yesterday and the day before, each party, radicals and con servatives, vying with each other to do him honour. Our only pre-occupation, before width all pohtiod differences have disappeared, is ti uphold the gui. rantees of our independence. We slo nil be happy to find some means to show our gratitude to all thew who have so loudly and generously come for ward for the defence of our rights and our liberties. THE UNITED STATES. LIVERPOOL, St:NW. The Royal Mail steamship Canada. Captain Ling, touched yesterday at Queenstown, arrived her• this even*. QUEENSTOWN, firmly. The Royal Mail steamship AlrWs arrived here at 2.50 today, embarked mails and pamengem, n , l Nailed for Nry York at 6.30 p.m. All well. Colonel Charms writes to the I'ufri.• to repel the *barge that ho had been giving couu , el to the Swiss gown , rnent against France. He is not oequainted with the rn• silent of the Helvetic Confederation, owl, lII.,IVOVet, mat.* it a rule not to mitt himself up in the• is,lities of the rue• try which affords him hospitality. A Milan letter in the (lpiiiign Nafimial , •tat'' that on Saturday last four unfortunate citizens of Maraca were shot by General Cubes, for hosing connived at the desertion of some Austrian soldiers. Recruiting for Lamoriciere's army iA going is actively in Brumela Bounties of from 2a/. to *l2. ate I‘.'l out of "St. Peter's pence." Thu recruits arc sent off ' Ancona, by way of Austria. A letter from Rome, of the 7th, say.:—" Thr'' thousand Swiss from La Mama will garri.oi Rome spun evacuation by the French troops, which will take phee. the mutual satisfaction of the Poll• Mill tile En'peter. • . soon as General de Lamoriciere considers hi. :may an efficient condition." During the night of Raster Smoky the Emper 7 of Austria left Vienna for Payerbach by n T eel/a which ran into a mend or rubbish oar in ti e ocighbourh .--: of Pfafstatten. The car was smashed, awl the oirriar which his Majesty and Prince Vass were .itting thrown off the rail, but no further damage wa• de , After a delay of four hours at the station at Pfsfstan , ` . the travellers pursued their journey to crhaeli, wh -y they had gone to shoot wood-grouse or ,operc..ilzie. A large quantity of rage has remmtl) been 1 ,, • ported into Southampton from France. The an incn during pnnihn ships as fac vic tog tlie hal new ne VI tbie by I Pen evil a to of c pub 9. quiz only Lan. shut joyii remt, supe pers, uudt of Ti of di Own tion to at tif . for t thou