The Express.
London, England, 1863-07-25 00:00:00

ITALY.

The judicial inquiry into the affair of the baud
of Phone has terminated. The trial o the per-
sons implicated, who number 113, will shortly come
on before the amiss.

The Turin journals of to-day publish intelligence
to the effect that Garibaldi's health is almost
completely restored.

FURTHER DIPLOMATIC CORBESPON-

DENCE ON POLAND.

No. I.
LOW NAY= TO TAIL REISOZLL.—(LIOCKITID .717 LT 23.)
Bt. Petersburg, July 18, 1863.
My Lord,—The French ambassador was called
to Tserakoi Belo yesterday, to hear the replies of Prince
Gortobakoff to the overtures of the three powers ea behalf
of Poland. I had occasion to meet his excellency in the
evening, when he informed me that the Vice-Chassoallor dr
sired to see me for the rams purpose this forenoon. I !fouod
the Doke de Montebello under a very decided impression of
the bad effect which the Russian communication would have
at Paris. The duke gave me a brief outhue of the tenor of
the despatches with which he had been made acquainted.
The armistice was rejected—that we had foreseen ; the ou-
terwear were declined—that we bad apprehended ; but the
six points had not been distinctly adopted, and what
was altogether unexpected and most to be deplored,
the intervention of Prance and England were set
aside, and proposals were made to enter upon • sepa-
rate discussion on Polish affairs with Austria and Prussia, as
conterminous powers peculiarly interested, without any ap.
parent provision even for the subsequent participation of the
other powers eignetaries of the treaty of Vienna. Such an
overture, in the opinion of my French colleague, would be
regarded by his government not only as nuatiefactory, but
as almost insulung, and as tending to • positive and mune-
diate rupture. I board the iotelligeoce with surprise and
concern, for I fully shared the impression of the Duke in
reprd to Frame, and I could not but feel that the deter-
mination of the Russian cabinet would be highly unaccept-
able to her Majesty's government. Aker some consultation
it was agreed that the French ambassador should accompany
me to Tsarekoi Silo this morning, in the hope that Prince
Gortchakoff might be enabled to give os some explanation
of his views, which, on being communicated to our respec•
tive cabinets, might set his intentions iu amore favourable
light, and mitigate the first impression which the perusal of
his despatches would crests. We accordingly waited on
Prince Gortchakoff this morning, who placed the three
de: ...etches in our heads. After we had carefully read
them through apart, we returned to the Prince, when, after
thanking his excellency for hiscommunicathie, I spoke to
him 10 the following sense: I said that I might have
abstained from all remarks on the subject, and simply
awaited the resolution of her Majesty's government. I must
beg him to understand that any observations which I might
offer were solely prompted by the hope that a fuller aside-
. nation of his sentiments on one or two points might be
found calculated to mitigate the feelings of diratisfactiou
with which his reeolutione would probably be received by
the allied governments. I much feared that his communi-
cation would be understood io England as an attempt to
gain time, and to detach Austria from oar alliance ; that a
proposal which at the present conjuncture aimed to
exclude two great powers from the discussion of •
question In which they had expressed the deepest and
most deliberate interest, would be regarded as far from con-
ciliatory, and even as offeniee; that • scheme by which
the interests of Poland would be committed exclusively to
the hands of the powers by which Poland had been parti-
, honed, and in past times oppressed, would inspire so conli-
dews ; iu fact, that no form of reply could, in my humble
judgment, have coctoined fewer elements fora frieodly or
pacific adjustment. Nevertheless, in the eyes of England
at least, there was something to be pleaded in favour of
the Russian argument, in so far as it professed, even in
restricting the discussions to the three poetise, to go upon
the basis of the treaty of Vienna, which had been adopted
by your lordship as the ground of our mediation. I would
' ark bas excellency, for your lordship's immediate informs,
Roe, two quertious
1. What was the foam, and what the basis, which he
deeigoed to give to die discussions which he proposed
between Austria, Russia, and Prussia! And. 2. Whether
he proposed to exclude France and England even from any
;orientation in the ratification of the engagements which
might be taken by the three powers ; or whether he pro-
=to admit them in the same manner and io the same
in which they had been admitted by the treaty of
Vienna!
The Vice-Chancellor stated, in reply, that the plenipo-
tentiaries of Austria and Preemie would be received by him
at Bt. Petersburg, and the results of this restricted confe-
rence might, as in the treaties of Vienna, be consigned in
the form of protocols, or in that of a treaty, or iu any other
shape which might be ormsidered desirable ; that the basis
of the diermedoet ("point de depart") would be the six points
proposed by the three powers, which contained nothing con-
trary to the views of the Emperor, as well as other points
which he might deem it his duty to submit. In reply to
my second question, Prince Gortchakoff stated that the
resolutions embraced to the conference of the three neigh.
boozing powers most directly concerned in the affairs of
Poland would be otticuslly imparted to the governments of
England and France, which would be to appreciate the
conformity of these reedutioes (which would embody a
practical adaptation of the six points) to the spirit and text
of the treaty of Vienna.
I urged the Vice-Chancellor to declare unambiguously
whether his resolutiona did or did not exclude the logical
result to which a strict adherence to the method of the
treaty of Vienna would cot duct hum, namely, to the embo-
diment of the results of the restricte conference in a gees.
re' convention, to which all the powers bound by the en.
gagements of 1815 should be parties. The Vioe.Chancellor
did not, perhaps, absolutely commit himself against such a
conclusion, but he refused to admit it, and repeatedly
asserted that he would secede to nothing which would give
the Western Powers any right whatever of interfering in
the internal concerns of the Russian empire, in which he
seemed to include the kingdom of Poland, though I did not
cease to Goateed that we bad a limited right of interference
there under the treaty of Views.
Afire a good deal of discussion of a desultory nature, in
which the French ambassador took ea active share, the
enclosed telegraphic despatch in clear, forwarded to your
lordship adder the present date, was drawn up with the
approval of Prince Gortchakoff, who sent it off to Baron
Budberg sod Baron Bcunnow. I can osly hope that the
part which I have taken in eedeavouring to elucidate the
views of the Russian minister may not meet with your lord-
ship's disapproval. I entered upon the inquiry in the hope
of being able to temper. the effects of an unfortunate com-
munication, as I deem it, and of furnishing her dajeaty's
government the mean of making explanations in parliament
for which the text of Prince Gortchatoff's despatch might
not have afforded the materials. I have not given the Vice.
Chancellor the least ground for supposing that the tenor of
his despatch to Baron Braonow, or its present development
of its cards& will be considered satisfactory by her Ma-
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in his view, to be excluded from all ulterior share in ac-
cepting or ratifying the moults of the restricted conferesoe.
The Tice.Chancellor replies " that the plenipotentiaries of
Austria and Prussia may meet him at fit. Petersburg and
consign the common resolutions adopted in the form of
protocol' or of a treaty, ae in any other ekape considered
desirable. The bogs of the proposed dienualions would be
the six points, which contain nothing in principle contrary
to the policy of the Emperor. France and England would
be enahled by an ofiksial oosnaannication of the sots resulting
from the deliberation of the restricted reafermice, which
would contain the preened adaptation of the six p9inte, to
appreciate the oonfonnity of thole ache with the spirit end
the text of the Treaty of Fianna."

Nat

TO COUNT APPOWTL --(COMO:MCAT= TO

Wit Manx BY rouge arronii, rot! 24.)
Van July 19,1863.
M. le Comte,—Prinos Gortchnkoff's dupateh to M. de
Balabine touches os three points shish especially comma
Austria, and on which the Imperial government must de-
clare ilea( categorically before oomieg to as understanding
with the governments of England and France on the attitude
to be assumed by the three powers in consequence of the
Russian answers. I will not inquire whether Priooe Gortohs-
toff was guided by a searet purpose when be wrote the
three prigs in question. I routine myself to assertang
that •they tend to throw a false light on the intentions of
Austria, and to place bee in a position which she cannot
swept.
The three purges of the Roden despatch which require
to be at once ocintested are the following :-1. That In
whisk Prince Gortchakoff pretends that oar dispatch of the
18th of June aatterpatm. and, so to speak, approves helms-
hand of the refusal of Russia to adhere to a conference.
2. That in which a sat of andmilation is established be-
tween the Polish provinces of the empire of Austria and the
country generally designated by the name of the Kingdom
of Poland. 3. Lastly, that in which the Reunion govern-
ment proposes to come to an understanding with Moneta
and Prussia in order to settle the conditions of their respec-
tive Polish subjects.
I invite your excellinicy to explain yourself very clearly
on three three points to lard Russell, so as to leave no
doubt as to the sentiments of the Imperial government. As
to the °Deference, our despatch of the 18th of June to Coutt
Than simply asserts an evident fact by leaving it to be un-
&mood that its meeting depends on the participation of
Ramis. It is clear, in fact, that we could not pietist@ in
coofermiee with Russia if that power were to refuse to dose.
But it does not follow that such a refund would have our
approval. Oe the contrary, the proposal of a conference, in
our opinion, aright perfectly he seeeptedth. yrnthe Russian
raineeit. We have, moreover, instructed
Count Than by a telegram to express himself this sense,
and to rectify this erroneous interpretation of our despatch.
With regard to the similarity between Galicia, and the
kingdom of Poland, we must categorically reject any in-
sinuation of the kind. _ _

Lastly, with respect to the form of agreement proposed
by Russia, we have also already declared at St. Petersburg
that the concert established between the three Cabinet' of
Vienna, Lemke, and Paris coustitates a namiziou between
them, from which Austria cannot now diseegage herself in
order to negotiate reparately with Russia Your excellency
may read this despatch to Lord Buinell.—Reosive. Ac..
(Signed RIOCMIZZO.