The Press.
London, England, 1856-08-23 00:00:00

THE PRESS.

Kaimakan and an attack on the unionists by M.
Istrali, have made a great sensation, and are ex-
tensively circulated. The authors are, Michael
Cantacuzeni, and the Grand Vornik Constantin
Hourrnoizaki. On the appearance of another by M.
Skribano, wherein were several hard truths, the
Austrian keneral insisted on its immediate suppres-
sion, but without effect.

At Bucharest Khiamil Bey, according to the direc-
tion of the Sultan's Orman, invested Alexander
Ghika with the dignity of Kaimakan of Wallachia.
In that document Wallachia is described to be " a
part of the Ottoman empire," "an Imperial pro-
vince," and that its "privileges are derived ab antiquo
from the will of the Sultan." Alexander Ghika, in
answer to this official declaration, observed that, " in
accepting office, it should be his duty, in the name of
the Sultan, to preserve to the Wallachians the conso-
lidation of their ancient rights, and to maintain an
impartiality of government." These words were
hailed with loud cheers, whereas the speech of
Khiamil Bey, denominating Wallachia an Ottoman
province, was listened to in silence and with some
marks of disapprobation. The Consuls of Austria
or Prussia were not present. Both these persons
have industriously circulated the report that an
arrangement will be ultimately made whereby
Austria will receive compensation for her loss of
power in Germany :

Oester•reich (remarked a Prussian of note) means the
empire of the East. Well, let Francis Joseph be crowned
by that title at Vienna. Let him for the future look east-
ward and leave Germany to the Germans.
A publication has lately appeared at Turin entitled
"La Diplomatia e la Questione Italiana." It is
written by M. Farini, the well-known deputy, and is
dedicated to Mr. Gladstone. Amongst other perti •
Dent remarks upon the present posture of affairs, the
author says :

Austria demands the prerogative of interfering, by mili-
tary occupation, in all the States of Italy, if solicited to do
so by the Sovereigns of the respective kingdoms. And the
right is asserted to be exclusive. This is nothing more
than usurpation. Austria has not a greater claim to inter-
fere with other Italian States than has Piedmont, for the pre-
tence can only be founded upon the possession of Lombardy.
The kingdom of Sardinia is of greater extent, and has an
equal privilege and a better right to assert an opinion than
Austria. The first thing for Europe to insist upon is the
withdrawal of all foreign troops, and then the Italian ques-
tion will right itself.

The military commission at Massa has only found
three guilty out of twenty-three prisoners tried for
sedition, and they have been condemned, two to
twenty years of imprisonment, and one to five years
of penal servitude. Two Swiss, from the Pays de
Vaud, lately determined to go to Florence to perfect
themselves in the Italian language anu other branches
of education. On their arrival by steamer at Leghorn
their trunks were examined by the police, and among
other books was found a Fr-nch bible, without any
attempt at concealment. For this offence they were
arrested and put in prison for three days. Their
several letters of introduction were seized, the per-
sons to whom they were directed were placed under
surveillance, and they themselves were banished
from Tuscany, nn "peine forte et dure," if ever
they returned, as belonging to an heretical and pro-
pagandist society for the dissemination of the Bible.
• The army of Naples is reported to be very dissseisfied.
The Ist Regiment of Grenadiers was about to have a
demonstration, or " pronunziamento," when it was
immediately sent to Caserta. On its arrival it broke
out into violent acts of insubordination, requiring the
utmost exertion of the Count Trapani, brother of the
King, and in command of the regiment, to reduce it to
any kind of order. It was marched off to Capua and
other small garrisons in the " Terra di Lavoro," after
some of the ringleaders had been shot. A similar
outbreak occurred in the 4th Cnasseurs, at Percara,
ending in the death of the colonel and four officers.
The King can only place confidence in his Swiss
regiments. These amount to 10,000 men, divided
into four regiments, bearing the names of their
colonels, MM. Schaub, Surd, Wolff, and Wittembach ;
and, besides the battalion of chasseurs, Von Michel,
with eight pieces of field ordnance. The Royal
Palace and the forts of Saint Elmo, De Covo, and
Castelletto are intrusted to the guard of these troops.
A report is current that it is his intention
to resign the Throne in favour of his eldest son,
by his first wife Christina, a Sardinian princess.
In the meantime the noblesse and a ma
jority of the army are in opposition to the
Court, and demand constitutional reform. The
nobles are extremely irritated against the King and
the Jesuits. On the festival of St. Ignatius, the
Jesuit Padre Curci preached a sermon defamatory
of the King of Sardinia, and, after cursing him by
bell and book, pointed out the effect of Divine wrath
by the present misery of the Piedmontese kingdom,
and the notorious and blessed happiness of the
Papal territory. When it is known that the Papal
States are in the possession of bandits, this vaunted
prosperity may be reasonably doubted.
C. A. 11.

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FRANCE.

The Emperor, Empress, and infant Prince left
Paris on Tuesday afternoon and arrived safely at
Biarritz the following day.
The Moniteur of Tuesday made the following
announcement:—

A telegraphic despatch of the 18th instant announces to
the Marshal Minister of War that the last French troops
in the East had left Constantinople, and that General
I'ariset, the military commandant, had himself embarked
on the 18th with his staff. Thus the evacuation of Turkey
is complete.

Thellussian Embassy at Paris has just been officially
informed that the quarantines along the coasts of the Black
Sea and the Sea of Azoff hare been re•eatablished.

The Constitutionnel takes advantage of this

ment to say :

This note sufficiently answers all the uneasy suggestions
which a portion of the French and foreign press have made
respecting the execution of the treaty of March 30.
Russia will be no less scrupulous than the Western powers
in executing the engagements entered into; and whatever
difficulties may have arisen, owing either to delay in the
transmission of advices or misunderstanding of them when
received, these difficulties are not of a nature to cause the
least bad feeling between the contracting parties.
The Patrie speaks entirely in the same sense. It
thinks that a " great deal too much noise " has been
made about Russia's hesitation in executing the
treaty. It admits that Russia makes a stand about
Bolgrad, but it pleads that the letter of the treaty is
on Russia's side. The Patrie argues that it must
first be proved against Russia that the general line of
boundary intended cannot possibly be traced in any
other way than by excluding Bolgrad. The treaty
was concluded bona fide, the Patrie says, and pledges
itself that it will he executed in the same spirit,
" but, to solve difficulties of detail, the moderation
and conciliatory disposition shown by the members
of the Congress must be imitated."