The Press.
London, England, 1856-04-05 00:00:00

THE PRESS.

righteous, to those who would work darkly, and to
those who have betrayed. Russia is preparing to
march onward in the path of civilisation—to develop
her internal resources, agricultural and general, to
obliterate by the processes of art the obstructions to
commerce, and by a facilitated intercourse with other
nations to create those channels of inductive wealth
unknown to a country debarred from international
communication, and pent up in an isolation that
pauperises by a contraction of resource. Russia
rejoices and is made glad by the peace. The vast
expenditure of men and money in the war will
demand time to remedy, but an increased vigour in
the production of wealth will engage the employment
of foreign capital which will not be wanting, and after
a probationary period the vast military establishment
in which consisted the pride of her greatness will
yield to the importance of an industrial prosperity
not less mighty in its results and more in consonance
with the enlightenment and the desires of the age.
The civilisation of a country is proportionate
to the area of its extended commerce ; and pro-
ductive wealth and the advantages of civilisa-
tion, in their full measure, are dependent upon
the temper of the sovereign and the exertions
of the Government. Under the rule of the present
Czar—amiable, sensible, and accomplished—a new
era may dawn for Russia. In the meantime, as
heretofore, the country takes rank as a primary
power amongst the nations of Europe, and this right
is only accorded to three amongst them.
J. E. L.

Sortign anb gobanial 3nttiligente.

FR INCE.

The Conclusion of Peace on Sunday, the magnifi-
cent illuminations for three nights, and the grand re-
view of 40,000 men in the Champs de Mars, have fur-
nished the Parisians with abundant excitement for
the week.

Peace was proclaimed on Sunday at two p.m. by
the guns of the Invalides. An official announcement
in the Moniteur confirmed the fact, and the evening's
Patrie declared it to be " a glorious peace—one that
will he fruitful to everybody "

The four points are fully carried out (largement appli•
quies), and the fifth paragraph has been realised in such a
manner as to give to Europe all the security it could ask
for, without at the same time humiliating Russia.

On Monday the Moniteur repeated its official an-
nouncement in similar terms to those used in the
London Gazette, adding the paragraph :
The exchange of the ratifications will take place at
Paris in four weeks, or sooner, if possible. Until then the
stipulations of the treaty cannot be made public.

At four p.m. the same afternoon M. Fould waited
upon the Senate and Legislative Corps with a com-
munication from the Emperor. On being introduced
into the hall of the Senate, M. Fould read the fol-
lowing message :
Messieurs lea Senateurs—l come, by order of the Em-
peror, to announce to you that yesterday at one o'clock the
plenipotentiaries of France, of Austria, of Great Britain, of
Prussia, of Russia, of Sardinia, and of Turkey affixed their
signatures to the treaty which puts an end to the present
war, and which, in settling the Eastern question, places
the peace of Europe upon a solid and durable basis.
The exchange of ratifications will take place at Paris in
four weeks' time, or earlier, if possible.
In bringing this news to your knowledge, the Emperor
charges me to thank you for the patriotic support you have
given him throughout, and which, with the admirable devo-
tion of the allied armies and fleets, has so powerfully con-
tributed to the happy issue of the war.
The declaration was received with immense ap-
plause, and the 'Minister retired to make a similar
communication to the Legislative Assembly.
Of thu nature of the peace thus signed little, of
course, is known, but much surmised. The Consti•
tutionnel, Patrie, and Pays ar3 delighted with the
fact. The first sees in it the "reconciliation of
aristocratic Europe with democratic France." The
Patrie believes that the " ideas of the day are against
violent struggles," and praises the moderation of the
allies, while the Pays declares that the Eastern
question which for eighty years has been a standing
and formidable menace to Europe is at length "con-
clusively solved." The Debate is satisfied :

The peace (it observes) guarantees the future of the
East against Russia, but it only guarantees a future worthy
of being guaranteed

The writer (M. St. Marc Girarilin) speaks of the
Anglo French alliance as more than ever necessary
to secure the safety of Turkey and the interests of
Europe.
The first practical result of the Conference is an
order by the Emperor for the immediate liberation of
the soldiers of the class of 1848, and the extension of
the armistice both by land and sea for a month
longer.

The review held on Tuesday is described as the
most magnificent beheld in Paris since the days of
the first Empire. The day was brilliant, the crowds
of spectators unusually excited, the appearance
.of
the troops solid and imposing, whits the imperial

SATURDAY,

cortege was the most splendid ever seen. At a
quarter to one a squadron of the Cent Gerdes issued
from the gate of the Tuileries, which opens on the
Place do la Concorde. The Emperor followed at
some distance. His Majesty, who wore his usual
uniform of general of division, had Count Orloff on
his right hand, and Prince Napoleon on his left; and
was followed by his numerous and brilliant staff.
The cortege proceeded along the Quai de Billy to the
Pont do Jena, by which it entered the Champ de
Mars. The Emperor's appearance was the signal
for all the bands to strike up, and he was hailed by
the acclamations of the multitude. Sixty battalions
of infantry, with fifty squadrons of cavalry, and a
heavy body of artillery, commanded in chief by
Marshal Magnan, were on the ground. A' soon as
the Emperor had taken his station the defile com-
menced, the usual evolutions were gone through, and
the review terminated in about three hours.

The health of the Empress and the Imperial
Prince continues to be in every way highly satis•
factory.

An extract from the Meseager de Bayonne, placed
in a prominent position in the Moniteur, had excited
much speculation in Paris. The subject referred to
was the marked absence of Lord Howden from the
"Te Deum " sung at Madrid in honour of the Im-
perial Prince's birth, and also from the ball given on
the occasion by the French Ambassador.
Seven thousand troops are to be immediately sent
to Algiers, and an expedition to Madagascar is stated
to be in contemplation.
The Bank of France lowered its rate of discount on
Monday from six to five per cent.