The Press. — London, England, 1855-11-03 00:00:00

NOVEMBER 3, 1855. that of personal convenience—the interest of Great Britain upon the continent of Europe will be seri ously damaged. This is not a time when services can be dispensed with which demand ability and pm deuce, or when a lax negligence of everything save tinsel socialities can be permitted to supersede the fulfilment of the graver and severer offices of diplo. rnacy. The rupture of Sardinian relations with Tuscany has been in great measure occasioned by the unworthy slipshod course punned by Lord Normanby. Sardinia, young in constitutionalism, the ally—and she may well call herself in just pride— the brave ally of England and France, requires their support to maintain her present governmental posi tion against Rome and Austria. That Government is opposed by open enmity, by secret cabal, and by Jesuit misdeed. The Pope and the Emperor of Austria conspire together for its destruction, and the English Minister at the Court of Florence has not only failed to befriend, as was his duty, but has directly advocated the cause of Austria and of the Pope. The Count Casati was not obtruded upon the Tuscan Government. It was first demanded whether the appointment would be agreeable, and, upon an answer in the affirmative, the Count arrived at Florence, and paid and received the usual com plimentary visits, particularly from M. Baldasseroni, the First Minister, Baron Hugel, the Austrian Envoy, and from Lord Normanby. But the order for the Tuscan protest against the further reception of Count Casati, and for the suspension of diplomatic relation, pro tempore, came from Vienna, and was given by Count Buol in his capacity as Austrian Minister, and on the part and in the name of Austria. There was no circumlocution employed, and the Grand Duke of Tuscany, as Archduke of Austria, was sum moned to obey Austrian instruction. Lard Normanby conceded the point, acknowledged the claims of Vienna to Tuscan fealty, and abandoned and openly censured M. Casati. The French Ambassador defended and protected him, and thereupon the entente cordiale betwixt France and England, quasi Florence, is dissevered by conduct much to the honour of the French Minister, and to the dis credit of Lord Normanby, who bears all the blame and the shame of the transaction. It would appear that the Parisian castigation has not yet lost its titillating irritation. If this behaviour be condoned, it is not in accordance with the usual bearing of Lord Palmerston, and the " Itomanus sure " must have been forgotten. There is an episodical trifle in this matter not unworthy of note. The crime of M. Casati before Lord Normanby consisted in being a Milanese refugee, and he therefore found no favour in his sight; the trespass of the Beljoioso family is in every way the same, but in this case he employed indirectly his good offices, and became as a father to the sojourner in a strange land, and would fill the widow's cruse of oil " until it stayed." The rough manner in which Count Bual has signified the pro vincial dependence of Tuscany upon Austria is not politic, and will not remain unquestioned or un obstructed. _ . — Fast upon the steps of this untoward rupture follows the " hrutum fulmen" of the Papal concordat ' with Austria. The particulars have been gleaned from the Turin papers and other indirect sources, but as yet there has not been a full and authentic transcript. It is said that no public document will ever convey the more stringent clauses of this act of Austro- Papal conspiracy - . There will be, in fact, two copies—one for purposes of public deception, and the other for private and judicial use, according to the usual practice of the Jesuit. There are no courts here solely ecclesiastical, that is to say, the " Cancellerie Episcopali " can only deal with matters strictly belonging to the Roman Church, and they are answerable to the higher and civil tribunals, as in the case of the Madiai. Enslaved as this once happy country now is by the priesthood, encouraged and sanctioned by the Grand Duke, yet were the Roman Church to be made paramount to all civil law, the Government would not be worth a day's purchase, except backed by an Austrian army. Religion, or faith in Romanist n, and its observances, has long ago departed, neither is to be found amongst the priest. There was a religious festival in the fortress of the Lizza not long since, with the celebration of high mass, processions, and other ceremonies. On a party arriving late, the " Curato " of the garrison addressed himself to one of them, and observed—" Peccato! the le corbellerie e l'ar leccbinate sian terminate, pert) beato sia sempre it Lunn Pin." It is the seizure of temporal power, regataless of aught else, that is the end and aim of Rome, and it would arrogate an influence that shall be subversive of all and any liberty, and under the executive itself a mere instrument of blind obedi ence. And this design is termed by the emissaries of real infidelity—they of the " corbellerie ed arlec chinate"—the restoration of the primitive and golden period of the Roman Church. _ _ At Rome a great distinction has been made be tween the brunch and Sardinian Ministers, on the THE PRESS. occasion of the thanksgiving in the churches for the fall of Sebastopol. No opportunity was lost to heap every possible indignity on the Sardinian Resident; and although the Count Soipione 13argagli, the Tuscan Minister, who has a brother high in the Sar dinian naval service, adopted every method to pre vent a too glaring affront, still it was not possible for him to avert that which was studiously intended to be made evident to all. Mazza, from Naples, has had a secret interview with Antonelli. His agency has been secured, by purchase, to bring about a perfect understanding betwixt the Jesuits, the King of Naples, and, it may be said, the bandits of both kingdoms. The Roman brigands have been hitherto inclined to Mazzini, the Neapolitan to the "Re assoluto," but a coalition is sought to be effected, according to the fashion of the day. It may be said without exaggeration, that the Pope and Austria are supreme from Prague to Otranto. The Jesuit priest is up and stirring, he is busy and at work— Weave the warp, and weave the woof, Give ample scope and verge enough, The characters of hell to trace ; and they have been fitly traced in the Austro•Papal concordat. N. T. A. 3oteign au (Colonial Intelligente. FRANCE. The sudden departure of General Canrobert on a mission to Sweden, for the ostensible purpose of con veying to King Oscar the insignia of the Legion of Honour, has created some little sensation iu Paris this week. So immediately after the arrival at the Court of the Tuileries of the Baron de Kundi and Admiral de Virgin, there can be no doubt that the mission of General Canrobert concerns graver matters than the mere delivering of the insignia of the Legion of Honour. The Moniteur of Monday simply announced the general's departure, without stating for what purpose. According to the lack pendance Belge, he is to demand winter quarters for the allied ships in the Swedish ports. Several foreign journals speak of a diplomatic mission from St. Petersburg to Stockholm, in order to counterbalance the influence of General Canrobert. On Sunday the Emperor received envoys from the Kings of Bavaria, Saxony, and Prussia. The Duke and Duchess of Brabant took their de parture at the close of last week for Brussels. The Moniteur had a highly complimentary paragraph upon the visit of their Royal Highnesses. " Nothing," says that journal, "can contribute more to cement the union of the two peoples, and to facilitate their dealings, than these cordial relations between the reigning families." With regard to the difference between France and Naples, the Moniteur of the 29th had the following explanation :. On the 15th of August last a ship belonging to the imperial navy, the Gurgone, which hail touched at the harbour of Messina, celebrated while there the fete-day of the Emperor. The military governor of the place, although informed by the French vice-consul and the civil governor of Messina, abstained from complying with the usage that obtains among friendly nations, and did not hoist the Neapolitan Slag. The Government of the Emperor having complained of this want of courtesy, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Two Sicilies has just presented, by order of his Bove reign, to the Minister Plenipotentiary of his Imperial Majesty at Naples, a note which happily puts an end to this untoward incident. The Neapolitan Government ex presses its regret that the military commandant of Messina should not have complied with the invitation of the civil governor, and it gives the assurance that formal instruc tions will prevent, for the future, a repetition in the ports of the Two Sicilies of the omission which has elicited the just complaints of the Emperor's Government. The butchers of Paris continue to manifest the greatest repugnance to carry out the recent ordi nance of the Prefect of Police, which requires them to sell meat at a fixed price, and without unneces nary bone. The question of transferring the Bourse to the Exposition building is tinder serious consideration. AUSTRIA. The Oesterreichische Zeitung, the particular ex ponent of the political opinions of Baron Bruck, in an article on the war this week, observes that the Western powers will roam about on the coasts of Russia without being able to force the St.. Petersburg Cabinet to sue fur peace. "Austria alone is in a position to obtain concessions from Russia, or to force her speedily to come to terms." The evacua• Lion of the Danub►an principalities is adduced as a proof of the correctness of the foregoing assertion ; but the Austrian journalist (remarks the Vienna Times correspondent) "is troubled with a short memory, or he would recollect that Austria pot only gave Russia plenty of time to tale Silistria, but also kept her troops on this side of the frontier as long as there was any chance of a hostile collision." The Oest. Zeitang says : - - By the occupation of the principalities, and the defence of tie line of the Piuth, Austria assisted in saving the 1040 military honour of the allies, anti indirectly contributed to the fall of Sebastopol. Austria would, therefore, have a just claim to he ctmsidered a " belligerent State," anti to assist at the solution of the Eaatern question, even if her position as a great military power did not secure to her the privilege of making her voice heard uu such au im portant matter. The Cridit Mobilier has not yet assumed a satin factory phase, in spite of the efforts of Baron Bruck. Baron Rothschild and Messrs. Pereira appear to be unable to act together. The awkward affair of the arrest of the British chaplain last week is not yet satisfactorily settled. Count Buol has addressed an explauatory letter upon the subject to the lion. Mr. Elliot, the English charge d'atfaires, expressing profound regret, and promis►ng a strict and severe inquiry into all the circumstances. The Vienna correspondent of the Times assorts that the follow►ng singular excuse for the conduct of the gendarmerie was made to a mem ber of the legation by a high-placed employe : You must not be surprised at what has happened. Such occurrences are by no means uncommon, and the Stadtr holder of Dtioravia was arrested by the gendarmerie but a few weeks siuce. The Greek Minister at Vienna has forwarded the following official communication to the Weiner Zeitung The prohibition to export the tenth part of all the corn which might he importeA into the kingdom of Ureeco has been dune away with. RUSSIA. An Imperial ukase has been issued b,y the Empe ror ordering a fresh levy of ten men in livery one thousand souls over the entire empire, with the ex ception of the provinces of Pskov, Poltava, Tuherni gov, Cbarkov, Ekatherinoslav, Kierson, and Tauris. The militia already levied without this nicest; amount* to 38(1,000 men. Another ukase of the Emperor confirms the privi leges of thenobility, which the Emperor pledges him self to respect. It is believed that the Minister of the Interior, Lanskvi, who succeeded to M. Ilibikow, in the department of the Interior, and who is one of the staunchest supporters of the aristocracy, has sug gested to the Emperor that in the actual circumstan ces of the country it would be advisable, in order to stimulate the zeal of the nobility, to guarantee to them, in the most formal manner, their ancient pri vileges. The Emperor, in consequence, ordered Lanskvi to acquaint the nobility of the empire that his will is to maintain untouched all the privileges of that class. The appearance of such a remarkable declaration of the Czar is supposed to be indicative of consider able ill.feeling on the part of the nobles at the ques tionable turn which the war appears to be taking, and the hem, burdens it entails upon them. A letter from Derhu in the Cologne Gazette states : The greatest dissatisfaction is manifested by the higher classes of St. Petersburg. The state of affairs bequeathed by the preceding Government is borne with impatience, and little thanks are offered to the German powers for the purely non•interventioaal arid diplomatic attitude which prolongs the war. Still no real concessions are dreamt of. The Emperor of Russia is expected at Warsaw shortly, where lie will remain during the winter• According to a letter from the St. Petersburg corres pondent of the National Zeitung, the Urnperor has, in consequence of a very detailed and circumstantial report sent to him by Prince Gortschakoff, at his own special command, and on which the continua• lion of the Emperor's journey into the Crimea was made dependent, decided that it shall, in considera tion of the existing circumstances, be left entirely to the prince, without bit( incurring thereby any responsibility, to give up the Crimea or to defend it as long as possible, as he finds it expedient. Thil army, however, is to he spared as much as possible under the circumstances mentioned in the report. PRUSSIA. The Stock Exchange Gazett e- of Berlin maintains that negotiations are going on between the Western powers and Austria with regard to the regulation of the affairs of the principalities, France desiring that the organisation of these countries shall he pro ceeded to before the end of the war. "We are assured," says that journal, "that Count Welewski, in a note communicated to Count Buol, says that the Emperor of the French desires that such measures shall be taken as to cause the organisation of the provinces to be a fait accompli on the conclusion of peace." The Gazette adds that negotiations are also being carried on between Austria and the Western powers with respect to the Greek question and the difference between Piedmont and Tuscany. A letter from Berlin of the 27th of October says that the Prussian Government has resolved not to adopt auy declaims with respect to the Sound dues until the conferences proposed by Denmark shall have assembled. TURKEY AND THE PRINCIPALITIES. The Sultan has decided on sending an Imperial Haul Humayoun to Kars, to thank the garrison for the noble defence of the city. Swords of 'nom= and ... 1