The Press.
London, England, 1854-07-29 00:00:00

GERMANY.

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The mission of Prince Gortschalioff (the diploma-
tist) to Vienna is understood to have utterly failed.
Despatches received by the Prince from the Emperor I
Nicholas caused a lengthened interview with M.
Buol, the upshot of which was that the Austrian
Minister saw no reason to modify the summons for
the evacuation of the principalities which bad been
addressed to St. Petersburg.
The representatives of Austria and Prussia pre-
sented the treaty of April 20th to the German Diet
on the 20th inst., accompanying it with a joint
declaration. The two Cabinets invite the Diet to
strengthen the Austro-Prusoian convention by
acceding to it without reserve. On the 23rd the Diet
declared its accession to the treaty by sixteen votes
for to one against the motion. The dissentient was
Mecklenburg.
Vienna letters state that troops continue to march
to the eastern frontier of that empire, especially to
Galicia. While the second infanty corps is still on
its march from Bohemia, and the tenth from Hun-
gary to the Galician frontier, fresh troops have been
*Arcady collected and received the route in order to
reinforce the third (southern) and fourth (northern)
army corps. The second cavalry corps is being con-
siderably reinforced, and the third army corps will be
raised to 150,000 men.
The Austrian new loan is making very satisfactory
progress, and the official reports from the provinces,
as regards the expected interest which all classes of
the population would take therein, are highly satin
factory. That the subscriptions will exceed the
minimum amount of 350 millions admits no longer
of a doubt.
In Prussia the purchase of the horses necessary
for the mobilisation or the army has been resolved on
by the Government. The cavalry and artillery are im •
mediately to be put on a war footing.
M. de Werther, the Prussian ambassador at St.
Petersburg, left on the 23rd for his post.

THE PRESS.

The King of Portugal was expected to reach Berlin
on the 22nd. The King of Prussia, who intended
going to Munich on the 24th, postponed his journey.

ITALY.
Advices from Verona, of the 22nd inst., state that
disturbances had taken place at Parma. The soldiers
were tired upon from the roofs and windows of the
houses. The Austrian troops maintained the upper
hand on all points. The Parmese troops behaved

well.
Throughout Italy the state of public feeling is said
to be very bad. An insurrection was apprehended
at Modena. The French garrison at Rome is to be

reinforced.
In Naples a report that the police authorities were
arming the lazzaronibas created considerable anxiety
in all classes of society. Champagne, a police com-
missary, who has rapidly risen in the favour of the
King,is the person who is supposed to have organised
this impolitic step, and succeeded in obtaining the
King's permission to place weapons in the hands of a
class of men whose name is historically associated
with pillage and murder. The arming of the lazzaroni
has always led to great disasters.

SPAIN.
Affairs at Madrid still appear to be unsettled.
As we announced last week, the population and a
large section of the troops had fraternised in Madrid
on the 17th, and the capital was covered with barri-
cades in all directions. During the next two days
there was a good deal of fighting, the loss being
stated by a correspondent of the Paris Presse at 900
persons on both sides. This, however, seems to be
an exaggerated estimate. The insurrectionists
maintained their ground on all points. The palace
of Queen Christina, the mansion of M. Salamanca,
and the houses of many other obnoxious personages
were entered and sacked more or less completely.
Everything appeared, in fact, growing desperate for
the loyalist cause, and at last, on the 20th, the Rivas
Ministry resigned, after holding office only a few
days, and an announcement was promulgated that
the Queen had sent for Espartero.
The communications with Paris and London are
still so interrupted that the subsequent intelligence
is very incomplete. At the date of the last advises
(the '22nd) the people were tolerably quiet, while
waiting the arrival of General Espartero, which was
hourly expected. They preserved, nevertheless, an
attitude of watchfulness, and maintained all the ear-
ricades, apprehending some possible stroke of tree•
chery from the Court party if they should be taken
off their guard.
Espartero and O'Donnell would, it was reported,
meet at Alcala, and enter the capital together.
General Blaser, who left with a division against
O'Donnell, has, it is believed, escaped to Portugal.
Queen Christina has also escaped, but her course
has not been traced, though reports were spread that
she had landed in France. During this interval
Madrid is governed by a Junta of Safety and De-
fence, who have decreed the reorganisation of the
National Guard, and the reestablishment of the
Constitutional Ayuntamiento of 1843. General San
Miguel is the President of this Junta.
The late Ministers continue to hold their portfolios
till the arrival of Espartero.
Some very valuable pictures have been sacrificed
in the houses that were sacked : Count Quinto had
several precious specimens of the old masters—one,
in particular, for which he had refused 4,0001. ster•
ling. A choice library belonging to Sartorius was
also committed to the flames. They estimate the
value of Quinto's pictures at 18,0002 or 20,0001.
Many valuable works of art were lost in M. Sala-
manca's house, but his picture gallery is said to have
been preserved.
A subscription has been set on foot for the
wounded civilians and the families of the slain.
The editors of the Clamor Publiro have subscribed
1,000 reels.
The Infant Don Fernando, the King's brother, is
dead.