The Press.
London, England, 1856-07-12 00:00:00

THE PRESS.

aggressive policy of the Western powers. The King
returned to Gaeta and the Pope to Rome the same
evening.
The Neapolitans have presented Count Cavour
with a congratulatory address upon the conduct of
Sardinia in the late war :

Your name (says the address), while it is a terror to
those who oppress us, and envy us liberty, independence,
and morality, is the hope of the oppressed, the comfort of
the weak, and the support of the daring. This namo ex
cites pride in the followers of the first publicists and
economists of this country, and testifies to all that the
science of sciences in strong minds does not remain the
mere solitary and abstract ornament of the intellect. And
this name, which is repeated with not less reverence in
the palaces and journals of free and enlightened peoples—
this name it is, we trust, which will become, ere long,
the herald of the well•secured independence and union of
Italy.

Lord Normanby had arrived at Parma and held
frequent interviews with the Duchess Regent. Great
excitement continues throughout Italy.

SPAIN.

The cholera has appeared at Cadiz, Huelva, and
Seville. At the latter town upwards of 100 persons a
day were dying.
The disturbances at Valladolid were effectually
suppressed. A strict inquiry, under M. Escosura,
was being held.
TURKEY.

The Grand Vizier, Aali Pacha, arrived at Constan-
tinople on the 28th ult., and had an immediate
interview with the Sultan.

A decree of the Porte orders the immediate levying
of atax of 15,000,000 francs. _

The Porte has appointed a governor for the prin-
cipalities, although no such officer is included in the
list of functionaries specified in the organic statute.
On the 24th, the day on which the powers of the
Hospodars of Wallachia and Moldavia expired, no
resolution bad been come to for the purpose of
replacing them. In Moldavia, Prince Uhika is at
the head of the movement for the reunion of the
principalities, and encourages, in every possible
way, any manifestation in opposition to the Sublime
Porte.

The Greeks, the Armenians, and the Jews, are to
pay to the Porte, for the right of exemption from
military services, an annual sum of 62,500,000
piastres.
The commissioners for regulating the 'organisa-
tion of the principalities were to set out immediately
upon the re-establishment of diplomatic relations
between Russia and Turkey.

AMERICA.
Intelligence from New York up to the 28th states
that the forthcoming presidential election was causing
great excitement. There had not been so much en-
thusiasm manifested throughout the North and West
at the nomination of a candidate for the Presidency
since the Harrison campaign of 1840, as there was
in bringing forward Colonel Fremont, the Great
Rocky Mountain pathfinder. Large meetings had
been held, processions formed, and guns fired. The
struggle was expected to be most exciting. From
the confident tone, however, of the Democratic jour-
nals the election of Mr. Buchanan appeared certain.
Mr. Buchanan, in his official letter accepting the
nomination of the Cincinnati Committee, assumes
that America was entitled to a " preponderance and
control " in Central America, and concludes :
Should I be placed in the Executive chair, I shall use
my best exertions to cultivate peace and friendship with
all nations, believing this to be our highest policy as well
as our most imperative duty ; but, at the same time,
shall never forget that in case the necessity should arise—
which I do not now apprehend—our national rights and
national honour must be preserved at all hazards and at
any sacrifice.
The grand jury at Washington presented an in-
dictment against the Hon. Preston S. Brooks for the
assault and battery committed on the Hon. Mr
Sumner. The latter attended and gave evidence be-
for the jury.
Later advices from Central America state that the
election for President of Nicaragua was going on,
and Walker was at Leon. Guatemala is stated to
have sent an army of 3,000 men against Walker,
but being reduced to 500 before crossing the boun •
dary of the State, the general marched back to the
capital.