The Press. — London, England, 1856-08-16 00:00:00

774 principal cause of complaint against that of Austria. The following are the principal points of the article : We are far from knowing the intentions of the Vienna Cabinet. Its conduct in this affair has been so far out of ordinary justice, and even of common sense, that it is impossible to forsee what measures Baron Bach may adopt at the end of the year. But, supposing the Government of Vienna really wishes to execute the last law on the s€questrations, which it took so much pains not to make known to the public, can it he believed at Turin that the Government of the King will content itself with some protest after the fashion of the memorandum of General Dabormida? What truth is there in the rumour that the Sardinian Cabinet is prepar ing to answer this new attack of the Austrian Government by making reprisals ? The Cabinets of London and Paris—Lord Palmerston and the Emperor Napoleon—know beforehand what will be the conduct of Piedmont in case of the sale of the pro. perties of Sardinian subjects. It is possible that the most serious complications may result from it, but the responsi• bility must rest with those who provoked them, for Pied mont has done all it can on its side to avoid them. The project for a subscription to present the Sar dinian Government with one hundred pieces of ord nance for the fortifications of Alessandria has been received in other parts of Italy with enthusiasm. The Opinione expresses itself on this subject as follows : This subscription is a manifestation against the slavery of Italy ; it is a means of revealing how universally the in dependence of Italy is prayed for. The Pitdmontese Gazette, the official journal, says : The country seizes with anxiety every opportunity of showing its devotedness to those principles of indepen dence and dignity which influence the policy of the King's Government. The following letter from Garibaldi to the Mori stento at Genoa upon the fate of the Ceceruacchio has caused a great sensation throughout Italy . Genoa, Aug. 6. Sir,—From the hour of my leaving Rome (in 1849), to this day, I had flattered myself that Ceceruacchio and his sons had found a refuge in some gorge of the Apennines. I have this day acquired the paintul conviction that the gallant Roman was shot at La Contarina, near the mouth of the Po, by Austrian soldiers, under the command of an officer of the Imperial family. The victims were seven in number: Ceceruacchio, his two sons (one nineteen, the other thirteen years of age); a young priest, Ramorino Stefano, Parodi, Lorenzo, a captain in the Italian legion at Monte Video, and two others, whose names I have not been informed of. I request of your courtesy to demand, in the name of society, an account of these individuals, to the authors of this crime. This is of the greatest im portance to the families of the deceased. It may at the same time be kept in mind that none of the Austrian pri soners taken at Luino or in the Romagna were put to death. It should be remarked that Ceceruacchio, his younger son, and Ramorino, though they accompanied me in my retreat, have never borne arms.—With respect, yours, GASIBiLDI. The Opittione observes that the letter discloses two enormities—first, the assassination of seven persons ; secondly, the care with which it was con cealed, in order to asperse the memory of the de• ceased, or to increase the anguish of their families, who until the publication of the above were in utter ignorance of their fate. The state of Naples is very unsettled. The walls of the town are constantly placarded with Liberal proclamations, calling upon the nation to unite, and to persevere in their efforts to obtain liberty, and alluding to the army as likely, before long, to achieve " a noble page in history." There have been several minor acts of mutiny in the different Neapolitan regiments lately. The Pope has appointed Don Flavio Chigi, Papal Nuncio at Munich, to represent the Roman Court at the coronation of the Emperor Alexander. TURKEY AND THE EAST. The French Ambassador at Constantinople on Sunday last forwarded to Paris the following tele graphic despatch : The Russi;n Commandant of Kars has notified to the Governor of Erzeronin that he is ready to restore Kars to the Ottoman authorities. Anapa is occupied by the Russians. The inhabitants have ties and have hidden themselves in the hills. H.M.S. Gladiator had returned from the Isle of Seapents on the 2nd. She found there eight Russians unarmed, and a detachment of fifty Turkish soldiers. Intelligence from Constantinople up to the 4th states:— Jeheddin Pacha has been named Governor of tars. Eupresti Pacha was on the point of starting with his embassy, to be present at the coronation of the Emperor of Russia at Moscow. The evacuation of the Turkish territory by the French troops will be completed on the 15th inst. The gendar merie will leave on the 18th.. The harvest in Asia is bad. The International Commission, which is now sitting at Jassy, still insists on the Russians restoring the town of Beira. THE PRESS. Baron de Talleyrind had arrived from Bucharest, and the Russian Ambassador was daily expected at Constantinople. The usual mail, with dates from Calcutta to July 3rd, Bombay 10th, and Hong Kong June 14, Wings no intelligence of particular moment, beyond con firming the occupation of Herat by the Persians. The disturbances in the Madras Presidency were suppressed for the present. The Madras Railway was opened up to Arcot on the 28th June—a distance of 651 miles. The cholera had broken out with severity at Agra, and was spreading on all sides. The cases in Agra amounted to 100 a day. AMERICA. Dates from New York to the 29th ult. and Quebec to the 2nd inst. have arrived this week. Mr. Herbert had been acquitted of the murder of Keating, the waiter. Messrs. Brookes and Keith, re-elected to the As sembly by their constituencies in South Carolina, had resigned their seats on a majority of the house declaring them " unworthy members." From Quebec we learn that great preparations were making for the arrival of the Governor General. Intelligence from Central America confirms Walker's election as President of Nicaragua. Letters from San Francisco up to the sth ult. state that the Vigilance Committee were actively ridding the city of rogues and vagabonds of all classes. Judge Terry, of the Supreme Court, had stabbed one of the members of the committee in an altercation. The judge was seized, imprisoned, and was to undergo his trial. The Governor had de clined to interfere any further with the Vigilance Committee, and had returned to Sacramento. The Buchanan organs charged the British Go vernment with having given the whole of the last loan of 5,000,0001. to support the election of Colonel Fremont, and to carry out the abolition of slavery in the States ! AUSTRALIA. The Royal Charter, with mails of the 25th of May, has arrived this week from Port Philip. The progress of the colony was remarkable. New gold-fields ha I been discovered, and the gold export for the last month was calculated at exceeding 1,000,0001. The Government finances were in a favorable condition, and had a balance of 800,0001. in the Exchequer. In Sydney the elections were over, and Parliament assembled on the 22nd May. FOREIGN MISCELLANEA. Stu CHARLES NAPIER, it is related in letters from St. Petersburg, met with a very frank reception from the Russian Government, though their politesse towards the gallant admiral was now and then fla vored with a little delicate irony. For instance, immediately on his arrival he was informed that orders bad been given at Cronstadt to receive him should be desire to inspect the fortifications, and at the same time he was assured that be would not now experience any difficulty in entering the various fort resses. When Sir Charles first arrived off Cronstadt, the steamer, according to custom, anchored outside the fortress abreast of the gnardship. Sir Charles became impatient, and despatched his card on board the guardship. In a moment a signal was up at the masthead, the semaphore at Cronstadt replied, and then telegraphed at once to St. Petersburg. A boat was manned and sent from the guardship for the gallant admiral, who met with a warm reception on his arrival on board. During his stay Sir Charles had interviews with the Emperor and Grand Dukes, was treated with marked distinction, and had a man• of-war steamer, always at his disposal, anchored under his windows off the English quay. MARSHAL PELISSIER'S personal courage is notorious. It is narrated that on one occasion in Africa, when in command of a punishment corps, known as the Zephyrs, he attacked a mud fortress occupied b• Arabs. His soldiers repeatedly attempted to scale the walls, but in vain; for the vigilant foe kept a sharp look-out, and repulsed every effort. Pelis sier grew weary, and lost patience. " Throw me over, and I am sure the company will follow," exclaimed he to three or four of the men around him. The order was obeyed. For some minutes he was alone among the enemy, and received several wounds. He had, however, correctly calculated the effect that would be produced by his intrepidity. The soldiers followed him ; and the mud fortress was taken. THE SUBSCRIPTIONS TO THE. ZURICH CREDIT :WORMIER are remarkable. A letter froin Lausanne says : During the three days fixed for receiving subscriptions the crowd which assembled was so great that no one could help feeling pity for the poor wretches who remained for SATURDAY, half the day pushing and elbowing each other, and im• ploring, almost on their knees, that they might be relieved of their bank notes, rouleaux of gold, and sacks of silver. Bavarian Jews have been seen with game bags at their backs containing millions. One of these poor fellows, after having pushed about for two days in the corridors, was turned out of doors with 3,000,0001. in his pocket, to which extent he wished to subscribe. On the last day that the subscription remained open, the amount signed for attained the sum of 918,000,000 f., and just before the close the receipts given were in this form :—" Received a bag said to contain 500,000 f.," and those who were not faiths. tied with this vague document were sent about their business. MoNT BLANC was ascended on the Ist by a young lady, a Miss Forman, accompanied by her father. The ascent was "done" in fifteen hours, and the return in seven. The next day it was ascended by another young lady and her papa in about the same time, and the next day a young gentleman did it, up and down, in twenty-one hours. Would not adventu rous tourists gain some useful information if they gave themselves a little more time for observation? What can that person see or remember sufficiently well to describe with accuracy who walks up and down Mont Blanc in twenty-one hours? Da. PETERMANN'S Mittheilungen fiber wichtige neue Erforschungen auf dem Gesammtgebiete der Geo graphic (6th number), contains an interesting article on West Siberia, its physical nature, industrial pro ducts, and geographico-political importance. Accord ing to this description the Siberia of to-day, in consequence of the constant advance of the Russians towards the south, contains regions that may be called the Italy of Siberia, and which in respect of climate do in fact equal the Italy of Europe. The territory that the Russians have taken possession of during the last ten years between the Caspian Sea and the Empire of China, in the direction of our Indian possessions, is more extensive than Great Britain, France Turkey, and all Germany, including Prussia and Austria, put together, and gives into their hands the keys of the fluvial territory of the Jaxartes and the Oxus, within the confines of which which the ancient realms of Bockhara and Kokan lie. Petermann's description of the extent, population and political importance of West Siberia is rendered more graphic by two maps of the seven gubernia or governments into which it is divided. The first exhibits the density of the population, by a syste matic gradation of the colouring of the maps; the second divides West Siberia, also by its varied colouring, into four separate regions, which he dis tinguishes as the regions of agriculture, of mining, of fishing, or the chase, and of cattle-breeding, or the region of steppes. To these is added a filth region, that of the salt lakes. THE CHOLERA has broken out most severely at Madeira. Some soldiers from Lisbon, among whom cholera broke out on the passage, were permitted to land at once, and in a few days the cholera broke out among the inhabitants with astonishing viru lence. An account by the Avon this week says:— When we left Madeira on ahe 3rd inst. there had been 5,000 cases of cholera and 1,500 deaths amongst the poya lation of Funchal, which numbered only 26,000. There were no medical men, nor any medicines in the island, and the people were dying for want of them. The panic which this calamity caused at Funchal was terrible All business was suspended, the shops were closed, and every family isolated itself. The dead lay unburied in the cemetery, and fires were kindled there to mitigate the evil effects arising from the putrefaction of dead bodies. The Go vernment at length got twelve men to dig graves, and six of them literally dug their own, for they died almost im mediately, and were buried in the graves they had made for others. The cholera bad been raging fearfully at Funchal for five days before the Aron left. Only one Englishman had died of it, and he was an hotel-keeper. Seventy of the English escaped from Madeira in the Aron, which were all that packet could accommodate. Every English person would have got on boaid the Aeon if there had been room. The t•truggle and &bile,' to ge; away from the island was leamil. TIE SWEDISH °SMELL JOURNAL, Post-Tidning, contains a letter from Finland, stating that orders bave been given by Russia for the immediate con struction of a first-rate fortified naval arsenal and dockyard on the island of Kasko to the northward of Christinestad and nearly opposite Sundeswall. ESPARTERO 'S last interview with the Queen of Spain is thus related in the Spanish journals : The Marshal having obtained an audience to take leave was received by their Majesties on Sunday week last. The Queen, it appears, was the first to speak, and addressed the Marshal as follows :—" Duke, how have you been since we saw you last ? where have you been that neither I nor any other person has seen anything of you ?" These two ques tions appeared to make a deep impression on the Marshal, who merely replied, " Madame, I am about to retire into private life. I can no longer serve either my Queen or my country, but at Logrono I shall offer up prayers to Heaven for both. I shall not fail to be faithful to the flag which I have sworn to defend. I return to my home ; and there, if they will leave me quiet—which I do not think they will —they may break down my body, but not my soul." The Marshal then kissed their Majesties' hands, and took his leave. He left by the diligence in the evening for Logrono, but will shortly proceed to the baths.