The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-04-03 00:00:00

THE ANNEXATION OF SAVOY.

The treaty by which the King of Manhole consents—
subject to the approval of the Cliairsbers—to the annex-
ation (rhutios) of Savoy and the district of Nice to
France has been signed.
These measures have been taken in spite of the most
vigorous protests from Switzerland, hacked by the
opinion of nearly the whole of Europe, and despite the
wishes of the populations chiefly concerned. It is true
that his Majesty the French Eniperor lately received a
" deputation " of Savoyarda, who said that " from the
Lake Geneva to the valley of Mount Ceasis, the persons
v ho have been honoured by the suffrages of their fellow
citizens have hastened to express to your Majesty the
joy which Savoy will experience when united to France,
and when she can have but one err with that great and
noble nation - that of ' Vive rEmpereur ! Vivo la
France !'" Who were the persons who composed this
deputation, however, and who deputed them, have not
trarivired. although the question has been repeatedly
urged. We may safely assume that they were people
of no authority whatever, aud it is certain that they
ruisreprwiented the feelings of the country they had
disgraced.
Meanwhile the people of Savoy and Nice were protest-
ing by thouaands against the annexation to France. A
dgelaration signed bv upwards of 11,000 ,d the
touts of Northern Savoy, and addresaed to "the high
Powers of Europe," agserte‘l that the people were
desirous to remain under the rule of the King of Sar-
dinia ; but that, if a transfer was absolutely necessary.
they withad to be annexed to Switzerland, and not to
France. Similar arhirerses were addressed to the King
of S.rlinia. and the Swiss Federal Council.
on the 19th a circular note of the Swiss Goveniment
protesting against the annexation of Savoy to France
was sent to all the great Powers, signataries of the
treaties of Isli. This circular quotes the treaties for-
bidding any such cession, awl it asserts that Chablais
and Fanciguy are much more united to Switzerland,
both by material iutgrests, and by the wishes of the
population, than to France.
'Hie Helvetic Society, the members of which are very
numerous, has resolved to send a deputation to the Pre-
sident of the Federal Council to express their protest
against the annexation of Savoy to France, and to
demand prompt, energetic, and military demonstration
in order to support the protest.
It is asserted that France has proposed to submit the
stipulations in the treaties of 11115, relative to the
neutraliset: provinces, to a Congress of the Powers, to
which, according to these treaties, Switzerland will be
admitted _

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The treaty concerning the cession of Savoy and Nice
to France was published in the Jlomdreir after the pro-
ts..,t of the Friend Council ; and, having in view the
terms of that treaty, the Council has directed the
Minister Plenipotentiaries of Switzerland, at Paris and
Turin, to repeat the protest.
The position of the great Powers of Europe with re-
gard to this quedion appears to be this at present.
Russia replies to ill Ci,lilinUliicationi on the subject that.
so long as the " right of the people" to select their own
rulers is not put forward by Frunze. and that the pre-
sent change does no affect the balance of Europe. what
fkaihula may choose to do with Savoy is no business of
hers. Austria will let affairs take their course, without
&by expression of protest or approval. Prussia
eliergeticslly supports the demands of Switzerland ; and
England is Mid to have arrived at an understanding with
Prussia. Itassia. we are told, is in favour of • Con-
gress ; and the Herald says such • Congres is likely to
be held in London shortly.
lieneral Dufour, who was sent to Paris by Switzer-
land to back her protest, is said to have reternel pro-
foundly satisfied.

The Bishop of London, who has been seriously indis-
posed lately, is slowly recovering.
A suit involving the title to the whole city of 811111
Francisco was to be commenced in the United States'
Supreme Court on Monday last. The claim is made
under a Mexican grant to • Catholic priest, and the case
rests upon the genuineness of the grant.
The Austrian official journal contradicts a report that
the confiscated ..ststee of Count Batthyani had been
sold. On tie contrary, the Emperor has restored them
to the Batthyani family, it seems. ,
Owen Lawley, • private in the Engineers, was teat
week branded with the letter 13 and sentenced to impri-
sonment for bad conduct and desertion.