The Press. — London, England, 1856-08-23 00:00:00

AUGUST 23, 1856. lortign QT,orrtsgontutt. BRUSSELS, August 20. TuE utmost exertions are being made to invest the approaching coronation of the Emperor Alexander H. at Moscow with all the interest, that magnificence can lend to a ceremony at once solemn and popular. Unlike other despotisms, the strength of the Crown in Russia is mainly dependent upon the people, upon the regard with which the lower orders cling to the head of the Church—the Viceregent of God on earth—and to the mighty monarch who is ever ready to redress the wrongs of the serf and to punish the oppressive noble. There can be no surer claim to popular sympathy than the combined action of power and mercy. The reception given to the Count de Monty at the Palace of Peterhoff was most gracious and flattering. There was an evident intention that the French Envoy should feel assured of the Imperial desire to create a favorable impression, and the success was proved by the words of Count Morns , on the day following, at the official and State dinner, when he gave the toast Of " The Emperor and Empress of All the Russias." Equally gratifying, and at the same time more frank, because less osten tatious, was the greeting given by the Emperor to General Count Broglia de Casalborgone, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Sar dinia. The recoznition of Sardinia lay Russia as an important element in the field of Earapean diplomacy denotes that Italy will not be allowed by the Northern powers to be considered a province of Austria. Count Broglia was accompanied by Count Petiti, Major Cuzia, the Chevalier Corso, and M. Spinola. Whether General Mouravieff has been tacitly dismissed from the government of the Cau casus, or whether his resignation was in consequence of irritation at an adjournment of the Circassian campaign which he had warmly counselled, cannot be known, but it is certain that fur a long period his credit at St. Petersburg has been on the decline. His successor is Prince Bariantin ski. The Chevalier Rafaello Beni, formerly consul- general at Mexico, has been named Sardinian Com missioner for the Danubian principalities. His official secretary, M. Dario, is a person of talent and acquirement. Much weight is attached in Italy to the settlement of the M oldo-Wallachian question, and the curtailment of Austrian power in those districts. Another association has been formed at Jassv for the union of the principalities, comprising some of the chief boyards of Moldavia and Wallachia, who are thoroughly dissatisfied with the new appoint• ments, and purpose to send a deputation to Paris to point out, among other grievances, the usurpation by the Porte of sovranic and absolute power instead of the more moderate "droits de suzerain." The disgrace of Prince Gregorio Ghika, and the affronts offered to him on account of his open support of a union of the MoldoWallachian States, has irritated the Liberal party. M. Theodoritza Balsch, the new Kaimakan of Moldavia, has been formally installed into office. He has published a manifesto, declara tory of his intention of being guided exclusively in his government by the wishes of the Porte, which are known to be in opposition to the views of the Liberals ; and the selection of the Ministry is a pledge of his conduct for the future. M. Theodore Balsch, uncle to the Kaimakan, a boyard of little capacity and strong passions, has been made Minister of the Interior; M. Kostantin Katardgi, an unprin cipled speculator and defaulter, is appointed Minister of Justice; M. Aleko Stourdza, who, from his official ignorance, earned the soubriquet of "Wenger aux affaires," undertakes the post of Foreign Minister; and M. Skarlat Rossetti, a paralytic, crippled, and incapable of distinct utterance, is to superintend the Finance Department. These appointments suffi ciently denote the intentions of the Porte. Khiamil Bey, the Turkish Commissary, refused to pay the usual visit of etiquette to the Ministers of Prince Ghika, who held their offices " ad interim," upon the plea of their being favorable to the question of union, and the latter, to resent the insult, abstained from being present at the ball given by the new Kaimakan to the Turki s h C omm i ssa ry. They also immediately retired from their respective offices without waiting or the appoinim nt of their sue. censors. These ex Ministers, who are deservedly popular with the Liberals, are MM. Nefri, Mavro gheni, Jean (Mika, Ralleto, and Pano. Two pam phlets, in answer both to the manifesto of the THE PRESS. Kaimakan and an attack on the unionists by M. Istrali, have made a great sensation, and are ex tensively circulated. The authors are, Michael Cantacuzeni, and the Grand Vornik Constantin Hourrnoizaki. On the appearance of another by M. Skribano, wherein were several hard truths, the Austrian keneral insisted on its immediate suppres sion, but without effect. At Bucharest Khiamil Bey, according to the direc- tion of the Sultan's Orman, invested Alexander Ghika with the dignity of Kaimakan of Wallachia. In that document Wallachia is described to be " a part of the Ottoman empire," "an Imperial pro vince," and that its "privileges are derived ab antiquo from the will of the Sultan." Alexander Ghika, in answer to this official declaration, observed that, " in accepting office, it should be his duty, in the name of the Sultan, to preserve to the Wallachians the conso lidation of their ancient rights, and to maintain an impartiality of government." These words were hailed with loud cheers, whereas the speech of Khiamil Bey, denominating Wallachia an Ottoman province, was listened to in silence and w ith some marks of disapprobation. The Consuls of Austria or Prussia were not present. Both these persons have industriously circulated the report that an arrangement will be ultimately made whereby Austria will receive compensation for her loss of power in Germany : Oester•reich (remarked a Prussian of note) means the empire of the East. Well, let Francis Joseph be crowned by that title at Vienna. Let him for the future look east- ward and leave Germany to the Germans. A publication has lately appeared at Turin entitled "La Diplomatia e la Questione Italiana." It is written by M. Farini, the well-known deputy, and is dedicated to Mr. Gladstone. Amongst other perti • Dent remarks upon the present posture of affairs, the author says : Austria demands the prerogative of interfering, by mili- tary occupation, in all the States of Italy, if solicited to do so by the Sovereigns of the respective kingdoms. And the right is asserted to be exclusive. This is nothing more than usurpation. Austria has not a greater claim to inter- fere with other Italian States than has Piedmont, for the pre- tence can only be founded upon the possession of Lombardy. The kingdom of Sardinia is of greater extent, and has an equal privilege and a better right to assert an opinion than Austria. The first thing for Europe to insist upon is the withdrawal of all foreign troops, and then the Italian ques tion will right itself. The military commission at Massa has only found three guilty out of twenty-three prisoners tried for sedition, and they have been condemned, two to twenty years of imprisonment, and one to five years of penal servitude. Two Swiss, from the Pays de Vaud, lately determined to go to Florence to perfect themselves in the Italian language anu other branches of education. On their arrival by steamer at Leghorn their trunks were examined by the police, and among other books was found a Fr-nch bible, without any attempt at concealment. For this offence they were arrested and put in prison for three days. Their several letters of introduction were seized, the per sons to whom they were directed were placed under surveillance, and they themselves were banished from Tuscany, nn "peine forte et dure," if ever they returned, as belonging to an heretical and pro pagandist society for the dissemination of the Bible. • The army of Naples is reported to be very dissseisfied. The Ist Regiment of Grenadiers was about to have a demonstration, or " pronunziamento," when it was immediately sent to Caserta. On its arrival it broke out into violent acts of insubordination, requiring the utmost exertion of the Count Trapani, brother of the King, and in command of the regiment, to reduce it to any kind of order. It was marched off to Capua and other small garrisons in the " Terra di Lavoro," after some of the ringleaders had been shot. A similar outbreak occurred in the 4th Cnasseurs, at Percara, ending in the death of the colonel and four officers. The King can only place confidence in his Swiss regiments. These amount to 10,000 men, divided into four regiments, bearing the names of their colonels, MM. Schaub, Surd, Wolff, and Wittembach ; and, besides the battalion of chasseurs, Von Michel, with eight pieces of field ordnance. The Royal Palace and the forts of Saint Elmo, De Covo, and Castelletto are intrusted to the guard of these troops. A report is current that it is his intention to resign the Throne in favour of his eldest son, by his first wife Christina, a Sardinian princess. In the meantime the noblesse and a ma jority of the army are in opposition to the Court, and demand constitutional reform. The nobles are extremely irritated against the King and the Jesuits. On the festival of St. Ignatius, the Jesuit Padre Curci preached a sermon defamatory of the King of Sardinia, and, after cursing him by bell and book, pointed out the effect of Divine wrath by the present misery of the Piedmontese kingdom, and the notorious and blessed happiness of the Papal territory. When it is known that the Papal States are in the possession of bandits, this vaunted prosperity may be reasonably doubted. C. A. 11. 79'Y lortign anb golDltial 3itttiligentt. FRANCE. The Emperor, Empress, and infant Prince left Paris on Tuesday afternoon and arrived safely at Biarritz the following day. The Moniteur of Tuesday made the following announcement:— A telegraphic despatch of the 18th instant announces to the Marshal Minister of War that the last French troops in the East had left Constantinople, and that General I'ariset, the military commandant, had himself embarked on the 18th with his staff. Thus the evacuation of Turkey is complete. Thellussian Embassy at Paris has just been officially informed that the quarantines along the coasts of the Black Sea and the Sea of Azoff hare been re•eatablished. The Constitutionnel takes advantage of this ment to say : This note sufficiently answers all the uneasy suggestions which a portion of the French and foreign press have made respecting the execution of the treaty of March 30. Russia will be no less scrupulous than the Western powers in executing the engagements entered into; and whatever difficulties may have arisen, owing either to delay in the transmission of advices or misunderstanding of them when received, these difficulties are not of a nature to cause the least bad feeling between the contracting parties. The Patrie speaks entirely in the same sense. It thinks that a " great deal too much noise " has been made about Russia's hesitation in executing the treaty. It admits that Russia makes a stand about Bolgrad, but it pleads that the letter of the treaty is on Russia's side. The Patrie argues that it must first be proved against Russia that the general line of boundary intended cannot possibly be traced in any other way than by excluding Bolgrad. The treaty was concluded bona fide, the Patrie says, and pledges itself that it will he executed in the same spirit, " but, to solve difficulties of detail, the moderation and conciliatory disposition shown by the members of the Congress must be imitated." AUSTRIA. The Emperor has received with marked distinc tion Colonel 'l'ornau, the Russian Military Charge d'Affaires, in the roonfof General Count Stackelberg. The reported diplomatic mission of Baron Hubner to Naples is denied by the Austrian official journals. Baron Koller, the Austrian Dannbian Commis sioner, has left Vienna for Constantinople. His in structions are said to be entirely opposed to the union of the principalities. Sir Henry Bulwer, G.C.B , the British Commis sioner, has arrived at Vienna en route to Constanti nople. RUSSIA. The programme of the approaching coronation is published. The Emperor leaves St. Petersburg on the 25th inst., and on the '29th will make his solemn entry into Moscow, after which he will take up his residence at the Palace Petrowski. On the 7th of September the ceremony of the coronation will be performed. The Empress Mother and suite have arrived safely at St. Petersburg. Lord Granville was received by the Emperor at Peterhoff on the 11th. Prince Esterhazy was re ceived on the following day. Count Morny had been received on the 7th. The Dibats, French journal, in a letter from St. Petersburg, August 9, states : Tn the interview which Count de Morny had yesterday with Prince Gortschakoff, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, some explanations were given respecting the questions mooted in the German and English journals on the subject of the evacuation of the Turkish territory of Asia Minor and of the occupation of Serpents' Island by the Russians. The explanations given may make this incident be re garded as completely terminated. As regards the Serpents' Island, I am assured that the Russian Cabinet had not the slightest intention of infring ing the treaty of the 30th of March. Tt is also in my power to contradict the statement that Russia has the in tention of constincting a fortress in the Gulf of Bothnia, destined to replace Bomarsund. It has been finally settled that M. de Kisseleff shall pro ceed to Paris immediately after the coronation. He has had an interview with Count de Morny. SPAIN AND PORTUGAL. The dissolution of the Cortes, and its reconstruc tion under the act of 184.5, the general disarment of the National Gua d, and a new municipal organisation throughout the country, are said to be resolved on by the Government. A letter from Madrid, 15th, says that:— The Government is anxious that all monarchical and constitutional parties disposed to aid it in re-establishing order and the empire of the laws should participate in the direction of affairs; and it says that the Government will not dismiss any public functionaries for mere political reasons; also, that if it promulgates a constitution, it will not be of any particular epoch or peirty, but will contain a fusion of the liberal principles common to constitutional Governments. The letter adds that the Government knows that the Carlists have not abandoned their projects of civil war ) but that it does not fear them.