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1092 interference, which is inimical to her unity by the introduction of foreign elements into her confedera tion which have nothing in common with purely Teutonic interests. M. de Prokesch Osten departed from Frankfort not well satisfied with the anti- Gallic ebullitions of M. de Gerlach, and he distinctly notified to M. Bismarck SchOnhausen the impression made at Paris by the Russian and Ministerial mani festo against the French empire, and which was published by royal permission. The French general is to visit Copenhagen on his return from Stockholm, a resolution consequent on the late political approximation of Norway and Sweden. The Scandinavian kingdoms are drawing closer their bonds of union, and a French envoy is forthwith despatched on an especial mission. Russia has no national outlet to the ocean except by the Gulf of Archangel, and the free navigation of the Cattegat is a necessity. Hitherto Stockholm has been passive in its sufferance of Russian encroach ment. Any commotion amongst the border Laps at the head of the Gulf of Bothnia might authorise the presence of a Russian army which would not delay crossing the Tornea, and occupying Swedish Lapland by way of material guarantee, whilst the Aland Isles might harbour a fleet to command Stockholm and imprison its sovereign. The Straits of Copenhagen are more difficult of disposal; but a crafty and deep policy under Russian management, more dangerous than a standing army, might super sede the employment of force. It is in this case that England is all-powerful, and it is for that reason that every effort will be brought into play to disunite French interests from those of England, in order that by the jarring dissonance of instinct and opposing policies some fortuitous advance may be made b 3 Russia towards the accomplishment of her projects. It is on this account also that the insolent pamphlet of M. de Gerlach is well calculated to further the views of the Cabinet of St. Petersburg by rekindling Frerch animosity, since, whenever a peace may be concluded, Russia will eagerly cement an intimate union with France, in determination to be predomi nant on the shores of the Baltic, and to keep the northern States of Germany in subjection. J. E. L SIENA, Nov. 9. " 11. Santo Padre in Consistorio" has formally an nounced that the Austro•Papal Concordat has been fully rat►fied, and will be forthwith published and proclaimed in the churches. Thus, all the benefit:, conferred on the old Roman empire of Germany by Joseph 11. and Leopold are summarily abrogated without the consent of those to gain ecclesiastical freedom for whose ancestors the imperial sovereigns forfeited their lives. It is not pertinent for the pre sent to examine the modes and the attendant cir cumstances of their death. Ecclesiastical tri bunals, presided over by the sacerdotal spirits of iniquity, will arraign freedom of thought and the right of conscience—will condemn liberty of speech, crush the liberty of the press, and chastise even unto the death the parole doubt of Raman Catholic infallibility. And all this tyranny of evil is to be perpetrated in an age of boasted civilisation. In glaring and appropriate accompaniment to this Jesuit aggression upon mankind in Austria and Northern Italy, appears the ostentatious and " OFFICIAL" burn ing of the Holy Bible by the Redemptorist Fathers at Kingstown, near Dublin, on the sth of November. The Roman Catholic stewards of the holy mysteries of Christ have replied to his divine and apostolic order to "search the Scriptures," by burning "the Word that was with God, and the Word that was God," with sacerdotal contempt and anathema. In the account given by the English papers it is said that the Roman Catholics, or at least some of them, have hastened to contradict the report as void of foundation, terming it a Protestant libel, and a cunning lie devised for their prejudice. Neverthe less, the fact seems to have been conclusively proved by sundry charred remnants of the Holy Book. Here, and at Rome, the insult to the Word of God, Protestantly published, bas been magnified by the Jesuits in proud exultation, as the first step to the extinction of Protestant heresy in England, and they revel in joyful hope of final success, seeing the im punity with which the Roman Catholic deed of grace has been committed before the face of all men. Protestant England is losing its prestige. Her sons have ceased to be "the sheep of the Good Shepherd," and are here accounted to be more like in their nature to those other beasts of field that "ran violently down a steep place into the sea, and perished in the waters." Jesuitry and Puseyism are hasten ing the downfal of the olden faith, and corrupting that reliance on the Holy Word "which we have heard with our ears," and wherein "our fathers have declared the noble works He did in their days, and in the old time before them." And Italy has not been safe from the gens mimics inihi." Fresh grannies and continued in dignities are in store, That literature which THE PRESS. parted knowledge to the worthy, elevated the mind, and subdued the nations of the North with its Ausonian elegance—that " caro ftuono lusinginer " of living harmonies—the language " of the all Etruscan three "—is about to be prohibited by the imperial order of the " Tedesco. rabbis." Hear. It is decreed and commanded that in all public schools of the Lombardo-Veneto kingdom, the teaching of the Ger man language, conjointly with the Italian, shall be imperative and compulsory, until the year 1800 ; that after the same year of 1860, then and thence forward, the German shall be the sole and exclusive language permitted to be taught in the schools ; and, further, in all official documents, orders, sales by auction, and in all the " Uffizi Reali ed Imperiali," the German shall be the only language spoken and written. Receipts, leases, contracts of marriage, and all other writings requiring a Government stamp, shall be in German, and the trials of prisoners and all other judicial proceedings shall be conducted in the same imperial language. A more obnoxious insult, one of more venomous irritation to the Italians, could not have been offered. It is well known that the Italian clings with en thusiasm to the memoried fame of the mighty de parted. The iron severities of the " Gran Cane," the crimes of the Borgia, the gorgeous regalities of the Medici, with their " pyramid of precious stones," the word of the Jesuit-imprisoned Galileo, " eppur si muove," the loves of Laura and Bianca Capello, the murder, by Papal consent, of Joanna of Naples, the tragedy of the "Castello di Petrella," "11 Para diso," and " l'lnferno," the famous deeds of the still famous land "dove it si suona," have all been chronicled and sung in the magnificent and enchant ing measures of Italian diction. It is the pride, as it is the boast, of the Italians to have been the missioned heralds of European civilisation. The Medici, the Gouzaga, and the Farnese, conveyed the suavities of art, literature, and scienze to France, England, Germany, and Spain, and the one fond memory of their fallen greatness lives in the im perishable words of Dante, Patrarca, and Boccaccio. To rob them of this their last treasure is that act of Northern barbarism whiei shall rouse and justify the victim to " glut his ire " on the Goth. M. T. A. 3ortign M . doinnial cinttiligtitte. FRANCE. The reception of the King of Sardinia by the French clergy is a leading topic of discussion in Paris. His Majesty, who is under the ban of ex communication, presents a peculiar difficutly to the French Churchmen. It is expected that the Legiti mist and Ultramontane party in the Church, as well as most of the higher dignitaries, will stand aloof. The result is looked forward to with much curiosity. The reply of the Holy See to the Piedmontese Memorandum is ready for publication ; but the Em peror Napoleon is said to have demanded that the appearance of the document should be postponed until King Victor Emanuel has left Paris. The Siicle of the 14th has ar article on the sub ject of the Austrian occupation of the Danubian provinces, and informs us that the French Govern ment is determined to have the question of the principalities immediately settled, as it has reason for suspecting that Austria is trying to obtain pos• session of the mouths of the Danube. _ The warm reception of General Canrobert at Stockholm appears to give great satisfaction to the French Government, but it was not generally be lieved that any positive alliance with the Western powers would be concluded. The Commission named by order of the Emperor to report upon the causes and means of prevention of railway accidents concluded its labours, and on Tuesday presented the report to the Emperor. A conference was then he'd, and the Emperor de creed that the use of detonating signals and various other improvements should be immediately adopted. AUSTRIA. M. de Bourqueney, the French ambassador, has been received by the Emperor, and has since had several conferences with Count Buol. It is asserted in the Vienna papers that the subject of these con ferences was known to relate to a contemplated campaign by the allies in Bessarabia next summer. The summoning of Count Coronini from Bucha rest to Vienna had arisen, it was also stated, from the desire of the Austrian Government to obtain his opinion upon the projected campaign. PRUSSIA. The King of Prussia has replied to the address presented to him on his birthday by the municipality of Berlin, in a tone which marks his disappointment at the result of the recent Berlin elections : Whatever pleasure (observes the King) my paternal heart may feel at receiving an as-urance of the unalterable Devotion and fidelity of the men who are placed at the head of the capital, and who enjoy well-merited considera tion, I cannot conceal from you the painful impression which the recent elections at Berlin for the Chamber of Deputies have made upon me, SATURDAY, The loyal and devoted sentiments which you have con veyed to your King proves to me that you share in my re , grets, especially at such a period as this, when the country knows the necessity of fortifying the Government. Guu-Leums FaLorimcx. Sans Souci, Oct. 91, 1855. The Chambers are to open on the 20th. The possibility of au alliance between Sweden and the Western powers was not believed in at Berlin It was considered that the influence of Russia would outweigh that of the Western powers. General Wedell had, on the 14th, been summoned by tho Bing to Berlin. TURKEY AND THE PRINCIPALITIES. The exportation of grain has been prohibited at all Turkish ports, though importations are allowed duty free. The Porte has granted the required firman for the Kuaten 4j. Canal, from the bend of the Danube to the Black Sea. The financial affairs of the country appear to be in a lamentable state, Government paper not being dis counted under forty per cent. Aristarchi, a known partisan of Russia, had been recalled from exile to the Cabinet. RUSSIA. The Czar was expected at St.. Petersburg on the 14th, after visiting Lis army at Simferopol, to thank it personally for its devotion. Immense activity was being displayed in all parts of the em pire, to supply and strengthen the Baltic and Black Sea fortresses, and provision the Russian armies. From Berlin we learn that large beds of sulphur have been discovered on the Volga, near Isamaza, and that the Russian Government were about to work them immediately. SWEDEN. The brilliant reception of General Canrobert by the Swedish Court had excited great enthusiasm among all classes. On his landing a royal carriage drawn by eight horses was sent to bring him in state to the Palace, where the whole Court had assembled. The Princes Oscar and Augustus, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, were present at the French general's interview with the King, on the 7th, when the letter of the French Emperor and the insignia of the Grand Clogs of the Legion of Honour were presented by General Canrobers. In the Aftonbladet, of the 7th, it is stated : The high importance of the mission which General Canrobert has come to Stockholm to fulfil is seen in the fact that the King has summoned Baron Mandrrstroem from Vienna in all haste. The baron was formerly Minister of Foreign Affairs, and is now Swedish and Norwegian Minister Plenipotentiary to the Court of Austria. SARDINIA, NAPLES, AND ITALY. The King of Sardinia opened the Chambers in person on the 12th. His Majesty alluded to the Western alliance in the following terms : I have not hesitated to unite the arms of Sardinia to those powers who are struggling in the cause of justice, in behalf of the civilisation and independence of the nations. It is a proud thing for our soldiers and sailors to share in the dangers and glories of the brave armies of France, of England, and of Turkey. May God grant his blessing to our united efforts to make the nest peace lasting—one which shall insure to each nation its legitimate rights The differences with,Tuscany were, it was believed, on the eve of an amicable settlement. M. Mazza has been named a Councillor of State, but is permitted to retain his salary as Director of Police. The new appointment and the permission seem somewhat anomalous. BELGIUM. King Leopold opened the Belgian Chambers in person on the 13th. His Majesty delivered an ad dress, which alluded solely to the satisfactory state of Belgium and other domestic topics, with the ex ception of the opening paragraph, which informed the Deputies that " reiterated proofs of sympathetic confidence from foreign Governments continued to be received." GREECE. The intrigues of the United States with the Go vernment of Greece are exciting considerable attention. A letter from Athens states positively that the object in view is nothing less than the possession by America of the Island Milo, in the Greek Arabi pelago, so as to obtain a footing in Europe. The late visit of the King and Queen to tho Russian chapel has been corroborated by further letters. A letter from Vienna in the Hamburg News, states in reference to this fact:— The want of tact which has again been displayed at Athens has produced a most disagreeable impression here, since efforts are being made to settle the difference which has arisen between the Western powers and Greece, and the present moment was considered favorable for regulating the succession to the throne of Greece in the interest of dynasty. We learn that notes have been already exchanged on the subject between the Cabinet of Vienna and the Bavarian Government, and that M. de Hubner had been directed to give U. de rfordten his support is the matter.