The Press.
London, England, 1856-05-31 00:00:00

ITALY.

M. Manin has addressed from Paris two letters to
the Turin papers denouncing the doctrine of " poli-
tical assassination," and calling upon the national
party to give their co-operation to the Piedmontese
Government, in event of its entering upon the way
which conducts to the common end, " the inde-
pendence and unity of Italy."
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A feeling that the permanent settlement of the
Italian question could not possibly be arrived at
without an appeal to arms is becoming general
throughout Italy. The Austrian organ, the Corriere
Italian°, predicts for Piedmont a repetition of the
reverses of '4S ;

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The days ( it observes) of Davids and prodigies are pas..
Children cannot overthrow grown men, bat the most
robust man. wearied by the continued vex 'dons and mo-
lestations of the weak, may forget the usages of generosity,
and be induced to inflict on the petulant boy such a cor•
rection as he will remember for a long time.
The Berlin Cabinet is reported to have authorised
its Minister at Turin to state that Prussia will pre-
serve a strict neutrality on the Italian question.
Arrests still continue at Parma, and " torture" is
said to be practised upon the unhappy prisoners to
extract from them the details of the conspiracy sup-
posed to exist.
Marshal Radetzky is concentrating his troops at
Somnia.
AMERICA.

Intelligence from Washington to the 15th has
arrived. In the Senate, on the 14th, Mr. Clayton had
declared that the statement made by Mr. Crampton
in his letters to Lord Clarendon, March 31, 1850,
that before the Clayton Bulwer Treaty of 1850 was
signed, Mr. Clayton was informed that Ruatan was
de jure and de facto a British possession, was utterly
untrue in every particular. Mr. Crittenden corro-
borated Mr. Clayton's statement. Mr. Clayton's
denial of Mr. Crampton's allegation made a great
sensation in the Senate.
A despatch from Washington, of the 15th inst.,
states that Secretary Marcy sent for M. Marcoletta,
the Minister from Nicaragua, and informed him of
the determination of the Administration to reseive
the Padre Vizil as the Minister from the new Go-
vernment of Nicaragua. M. Marcoletta complained
of it as violating the laws of God and of nations,
entering his solemn protest against the proceeding,
and informing Mr. Marcy that he should prepare an
expose of all the facts, to be communicated by him
to the members of the diplomatic corps.

Another despatch
send a message to'
the recognition
giving his reasons .
A messenger from _
reported that Colonel Schlesinger had been recap-
tured, and would be shot.

INDIA AND AUSTRALIA.
Intelligence from India up to the 28th April con-
tains little but news of another outburst among the
Moplahs on the coast of Malabar. The tribes num-
ber about 70,000. Troops had been ordered up to
suppress the revolt.
In Burmah all was quiet.
The King of Oude and Ali Moorad, chief of
Khyrpore, were both en route for England to claim
redress for their deposition. The King had reached
Benares.
General Sir James Outram, from ill health, was
about to start on six months' leave of absence.
Letters from Melbourne to the 4th March state
that the diggings continue to yield an average of
00,000 ozs. a week.

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itch states that the President would
to Congress on the lath, announcing
of the Walker Government, and
is for that step.
from Nicaragua arrived at Aspinwall