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LONDON. MONDAY, NAT 2.

TS' world is now permitbed to learn what, is the
judgment of its authors, is the vital part of that
terrible announcement which last week shook public

credit, spread private ruin, and for two days exhi-
bited the nation in a position of weakness and an
dishonour. The story of the treaty by which
Russia binds herself to aid France in the Baltic and
Mediterranean in the event of France being at war
with Austria may take its chance; the Rhine and
the Bosphorus may or may not be threatened by the
new confederation ; Russia may not, after all, have
engaged to France to declare war against Austria
withia fifteen days or the invasion of Piedmont;
but if it be true that a Russian corps of ob-

serration is to be assembled on the Atuttrisa
frontier, the real kernel of the story will remain, and
there will be "nothing essential to retract." We
thought from the first that the troubles to England
so strongly foreshadowed were but the mere garnish
of the story, and that the constraint put upon
Austria was really at the bottom of the alarm. The
Russian Government has given to ours the strongest
assurance that no agreement has been entered into
that can in any way affect the interests of this
country; but of all the reasons in the world why
that statement should not be believed the alarmists
select this, that a Russian army has crossed the
Dnieper to take up a position on the Gallician
frontier of Austria. It is perfectly fair for any one
to maintain that Austrian and English interests are
so identified that one cannot be injured without the
other. But it is not foe the advantage of the public
that this identity should be silently assumed and
made the basis of alarming statements, which lose
their terror as soon as it is known that they rest
on that foundation.

As we have not celled In question the significance
which must ever attach to any alliance between France
and Russia, whatever its degree, so neither would
we attribute too much importance to the denials of
that fact, official, semi-official, and private. which are
now circulating along the telegraphic wires of
Europe. It onevered to Lord MALMESBURT, who
appears to have felt some curiosity on the subject
since the recent discussion., to directly inquire of the
Russian Government whether it had any treaty
with France containing clauses which, under certain
eventualities, might become hostile to England.
The Foreign Minister of the EMPEROR replied
—" I do not deny that there may exist a written
" engagement between France and Rudd., but I
can assure you in the most positive manner that
" such an arrangement contains nothing that, in the
" Roan distant manner, could be interpreted aa
stituting a hostile alliance against England. If
Lord Mst sisstrltT should be questioned on the
" subject he may answer with confidence in tb
" above sense. and I give you my personal guarantee
" that the declaration will not be falsified by the
" fasts." It will be foe Englishmen rather
than for Prince GOWICIISEOPF to pronounce what
constitutes hostility to England as soon as they
have reason to believe that an effective combination
has bean formed. The PraNct's words, however,
directly negative many of the stories circulated last
week, and in other quarters the Russian Govern-
ment has officially, and in language the most ex-
plicit, reduced the agreement to a value far below
the desires of those who wish tome Mutha driven
out of Italy io this campaign. Bat, while the com-
pacts of despotic Cowie are secret their actions are
necessarily open, and we shall do mach better, se •
nation having large interests in Europe, to watch the
movements of the powers than to abandon our-
selves to fanciful speculations as to their intentions.
The safety of England must not depend on the am-
biguous sasurancce of foreign statesmen, and our Ad-
miralty does well to take measures for Immediately
augmenting the strength of the Navy. We must be
strong, if only that oar policy may not fall ander
he influence of degrading fears.
If, as appears probable, the Emperor of Rl:B3lA—
who can never forgive the part which Austria took
in the Russian war, after the claims which his father
had established to the gratitude of the Emperor
Diverts losEeff—le, by this march of a Corp.
durtnis on the Galician frontier, merely paying
back Austria in her own coin, intending to occupy
tier attention in that direction, just as she by a
similar measure neutralised a part of the military
force of Russia during the Crimean campaign, we
apprehend that Englishmen will not feel that they
are swayed by that proceeding. Even if the two
EMPERORS have gone further, and have agreed to
take precautions that France and Sardinia when

engaged in deadly grapple with their enemy in
Italy shall not be paralysed by our possible sudden
intervention on behalf of Au•Stis, then—although
we may remoriably wonder at the extraordinary
circumstances which, in face of the favour-
able sentiments of the English people towards
Italy, and their equally strong anti-Austrian feel-
ing, have permitted the suspicion of such au inter-
ference, and may perhaps profitably inquire how it
is that in a constitutional country the people and
the Government should take oppocee sides on a
cardinal question of policy—it would 3e exceedingly
gratuitous to regard the reasonable precautions of
the Courts opposed to Austria u one of offence to us,
Of coarse on the theory that the interests of Austria
are also those of England, such an agreement be-
tween Russia and Franco is a "contingent plot"
against us, and might warrant us in instantly
shipping over one of those subsidies which an arena-
cratie wet kiy contemporary is already recommend-
tog as the cheapest way of helping Austria in this
war. We believe, however, that notwithstanding
the exertions of an influential and, active, but not

bete or emineutly English party, the public has not
yet bean brought to the acknowledgment of this
doctrine. It will not, on the one hand, allow any
foreign State to put even the 'emblems of vesture
open it so as to impair the freedom of its pointy;
but, on the other, it will not seek a cane of quarrel
where none is given. We can understaod that
those who have consented to neutrality with a secret
hope that an opportunity would ariae for an interven-
tion favourable to Austria,are chagrined tone circum-
stances taking an unlooked-for turn. Vexed that a
first-rate Power, which ouly a few days ago they were
against all probability numbering among the friends
of Austria, should now be found:arrayed against her,
they talk of Russia throwing off the mask, when in
truth nothing has been removed but a veil from their
own eyes. But the public, which is vowed to neu-
trality and has imposed its will upon the Oovern-
meet, will preserve its equanimity while events
abroad conspire with its own will.

Tnz balance of party gains and losses in England
and Wales, as far as the elections have been
decided, is variously computed at from twelve
to fifteen in favour of the Government. We
have to record the loss to the Whigs of both
oats at Dover, Weymouth, and Berwick-on-
Tweed and of one seat at Scarborough, Hall, Col-
chester, Ashburton, Southampton, Truro, Peter-
beresgh, Chichester, and Bath. Against this is to
be est aft a pin of one at Hastings and one at
Carlisle at the expense of the Tories, and one at
Badmin and one in Finsbury at the expense of the
Boeings. On the other hand, Advanced Liberalism
litso was a seat at Sunderland, whence Mr. GEOZGI
HVINPOW has been finally driven ; one at tkathamp-
ism, where the great influence of the Steam Packet
Companies has not availed to save Mr. Wzotramir ;
one at Peterborough, where Lord FITZWILLIMI has
failed to enforce his territorial mandate; and
one at Boston, where the Conservatives have
been soundly beaten for the second seat.
Several severe contests have oocurred in
other places without effecting any change of mem-
bership. Mr. SLADa, Q.C., tried hard to recover
a portion of what Conservatism once held at
Bristol. Newcastle on Tyne and Norwich have bees
sharply contested in the same manner and with the
same result; while Mr. LAVARD has fought an un-
availing battle at York, and Sir ALLAN *Nen, of
Canadian celebrity, has been equally unsuccessful in
hie attempt to disturb either of the members for
Brighton. We learn with satisfaction that the plot
of Tories and Palmerstonians against Mr. Benxi

I has failed as egregiously at Manchester as that
against Mr. BRIGHT at Birmingham. But we are
sorry to pensive that by similar means Captain
VIVIAN, Mr. WTLD, and Mr. NICOLL, have
bops excluded from the new House of Com-
mons. Our present remarks will be understood
u applying only to town,. The counties
will not be decided for some dap, and they deserve
to be treated separately. On the whole, the
Dorblites seem likely to gain from a dozen to a score
on this side of the Channel ; what their anticipations
may be in Ireland we do not undertake to say. Cer-
tain we are, however, of this, that with better and
fairer management many of the losses to the Liberal
party might have been averted. It is only wonder-
ful to us that the net amount of loss should be so
small when we consider how little pains there have
been taken to prevent it.

MANNING THE NAVY.

The following proclamation for enoonreging sea-

men end landsmen to eater ibemsclves on hood bar
Majoity's /hips of war, appeared to • suppliants& bo the
London Ovistis of Saturday :
Vivra/sin 11.—Rt weds it is our royal inUntiss
(In all doe anstriniganient to all such Deanna and lanimen

who ahoq voluntarily enter themselves in oar aervios : We
►eve thought At, by and with the advice of our Privy Our
dl, to publish this oar royal proclamation; and we do hareby
promise sad declare, that ell such ebb, resales, it kw our
servico, not obeys the see of 46, nor under the ye d9O
yen, who &hall, on or before the 16th day dime sant,
voluntarily enter thenneethee to serve in oar royal wiry,
either with the captains or liestenents of our ship, or

Mrs empkryed in Modem or at rendezvous on'shore for
sakes( Ems de the service of oar limy, chill maim as
oar royal Meaty the sae of tea pounds each mu;
sad all stack mdlaat7 mamma It for our service, who shall so
War theamdess as sforessid, shall rt °elms the mar of dm
ponds sate hew; sad ell each stlevhodied Madman, net
dam Ike spa of 26, nor under the ago of 20 }ears, who
Ala SS Me themselves as aforesaid, shall secaMe the sea
eldoe. insa as our royal bounty, mask rsrportim sums
is he paid them by the ramsetim paymmtem of the shim cos
beard whit* they mty be serving, itarnedisemly after the tut-
giretioa of 21 dap from the drte of sorb may. Aad we de
Seders that the valid-adoa of the seamen end leadsmen 110
martem thalami's", am aforesaid, Aril be .elided
by to captain, limatenaat, or muter, and boat-
swain, or ostim warrant officer of the 'hip or
smog where they shall eater. And for prevent-
ing say shame by my parsons leaving the vessels to MOO
Obey .ball Wong, end entwing themselves ea hard any
ever oar shim and a eels, in order to obtain the said booty
messy, m do hereby declare and command that such mama
sod leadsmen belonging to any doer ships or vessels main
dual tbearelvis from any at the said shim or vets* be
mbleh dry shall Olosg, sad shall ester theocrat's* outboard
my saw of ear rid ship are venele, is order to obtain the
nil Musky, Oa sot only loss the wages die t them ia the
ship m meek obey shell %on bat also be sevessly 'nabbed
sgeselsg 0t dolor eimisarib.

Givesat ear Court at Wiadeor, this 30th day of AprO, is
the year of our Lord 1859, and is the 22nd year tient
GOD save UMP QUEEN.

tie RRRRRRRRR OrilLt AT COVINT-GARDCW.-.41e•
huneattd death of Moe. Bodo Us =Noisily damaged Lk,
pleas of the director of Covest-rartien for briny feg eat
Yeystbeer's new opera of Lo dort de I'leerrwel. last
charlatan arfitofe It wee of room in. ended should take the
peek-10 part (Dlnorab), to what fintehed sad titian style
the musk "weer eslly adapted. It, rehab et Mese. Pease,
hit sacoretor, he is another dhx.,..e—the high. et Inge el
the et TiOOR lyric drama. Milo. 11.1 f. could take the rob,
but she is onfortuardsly engaged at Drorplano. Is
this dilemma Yea Pvte wee secreted, who, though est.
plastically an lfnttleb eager, is perfectly capable of render-
ing fall jam Its to say foreign composition whatever, sed It
this opera be brought out this mason, Mies Pyne will, It is
ledsmitood, be the 'woke Bat the filling of the male
elmeashire prevents also dillitabise. Thesemesi‘m of 0111thell
basest Covent-garden without • competest representation
of the Wks' (Hod), la Perla, so alutirably played sed
Waft by rawer tad we believe that the etennt media
has returned to slaw the music to suit • taw, to aldkte,
whip, It is us the whole bettor adapted. Ifsehlrintri
wow, perhaps the mare moors of the openi, wig
wpm the Mager to +bon It a coedited. Mario oe Tentterlik
aslyga• do It justice; the ars aid tangy of the letter pro-
bably entitle him to the preteens of the Iwo. The chrueeter
siCorsatan, Bung by Ste Pay at Ls Oplos•Core, le
deetiaed far the loteit•ble Reseseel, the fine eomediss on
any stage. With care res; Masa by Costa's ositvalled
erehestra, no doubt the sums' of die opera in Loadoe will
he easel to that in Parill, greater it cannot be.—Oeligresti.
TRTING CENSORSUIP.—When you itectartal that
pelota from Amy's bouquet, or that ribbon ham Itmlea's
glove-lriesteing, you west home with • placid star of self-
Fontana, tlattet lag yourself yos had done it rather opto-
statically without c seprointaing your boned freedom by
weed or gigs. Parlor, two hosts later, you figured en-
apkaously is • beta of shadowy copilots domain, the esa-
Tarot's West *nibs. A change of colour of width yes
ware utoometiese, a transient nature of fingers that yes
tithed involast aily—a irestesee that wee meant to be ester
, hr mad Maims% bet aided by tang earnest sad lapin-
lag—ell then wits eientaind spas la the select committee,
and 111111misal st thee people velem Very keemalehted
ere theme soft entead tqs• arabeelted bolded their trading
When tad hemthen no sagsrat Beak may not keg cos.
enl Me wows/, The height of Ponta wing groomed, ag
batesge bagel Ide end wins the quarrel smirk btu ;
de seeded rely to leak does to an bit blood red
terse de waters et the Ind. boon penalty mot attach
bell to sionatitthel tstralgen *vet iu thought, upon the
Onwillis. 1 des% win to be etteagrevable, or to ter gat on-
willegfasge to the 'masculine mind, bat--do yam
NV okapi compassiorated as such as we home ?
Inn to a berelble.nspiclos that oar tetrayals of wattages
Am aasrmed deuromsse_ , end that our tenderest mm
M ale Illsfrequently dadtkde—heites Mayagier Sir May.

int court.

WINDSOI, Jam 30.

The Queen and Prince Consort rode int on hump-
back yeatarday afternoon, attaaded by Lily Marth',
Colonel the Has, ♦. N. Rota, and Captain A Plat.

The royal dinner piety iatheevenini indedsi the Dubose
of Kent, the Prince.. Alice, the Doke of ElaseaCebtrg, Lady
Swan Leslie Melville, Miss Victoria Wortley, the Dean of
Windsor and the Hon. Mrs. Walley r Colonel Parker,
Commanding Ofileare lit Life Onside ; le Baron de Memo,
Is Capitoins de Renter, A.D.C. ; Colonel Francis Sey-
mour, C. 8., Major Riphinetene, R. 8., sad BleJor-General
Sabine, R.A., who arrived at the Castle in the aftersoos.
The Bend of the Scots Faeiller Guards played during
dinner . _ _

The Queen and Prince Consort, accompanied by Prisms
Alice, walked m the Homo Park this raorniog. Fier Ms.
jetty visited the Ductless of Hatt at Frogmora
Princess Retina and Pli1101•11 Louisa rode is the Riding-
_

The Duke of fkase-Cobarg went to London, attended by
Ida potion= In wailing.
Her Majesty bold a Privy Council at thaw o'clock to-day.
Peasant—The Prince Consort, the Marquis of &Dabney, the
Chancellor of the lizehequer,,,thellail of Hardwick*, the Had
of Mahasebury, Lord John Manners, and Mojor-amoral
Pe&

- • wu hoed awing bounties to seamen on
tha soya navy.
The Hon. NI. Bethuret waa the clerk of the council in
widths!.
The Earl of Eahneetntry, the Right Hon. B. Mona,
=General Peel, sad the M Me of Salisbury, had
•of the Queen. Llenteneaa Er Prided&
ROA' wu the Groom In Wafting.
The Nohow of Loudon market at the Castle la tho Aar.
m_aal hod the honest of Mang with hw !booty in the
. The royal dkarer=;Diee inalwked the Pekoe's
"Alkee Duke of Saxe- (attended by Baron do
Marlrw. Eligiela de Renter, A. sad Colonel Francis
=
Be Wisdo.), ColonelmH F. . sad Lady Emily Seymour,
km
The bud of tlks tat Life Goarda vu ra attuadawa sad
played dr* Maser the
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. .
EIVIDAY. NAT 1.
The Queen sad Prince Cowart, the Premier
Ilasek ad Louisa, Panes Arthur, end the Duchre:s44
Kier, the ledisemsztatheere of the Cam, sal the Amer
tie /Name emotes ads realm I. the
prl=. The Bishop et Larks sweelsed the serum.
The Quern end the Prince Comortattended DMus stoke
M M. GeetWe Chapel to Na Whores, ewer panird by the
Prbsesse Princess Hasa, end theDshe ef Se se Cooley.
Her Mejesty wes mit at theaters. tithe dispel by the Dien
and Camas of Moder, awl wee eseduseed to the stall of
the ilemenign of the Order of the Omar, the Prime Ccasort
seeepyieg his etall see Knight of the Gator eabor Majesty's
right. The Duke of Sens Coburg eke set to his stall se a
Knight. The suite le talsedeam tars lady Churchill (lady
in waiting), Lady Caroline the Hca. Eleanor
Stanley, the Hoe. Hors& Viscount Strethallse,
Ihat.-Geseral Sir Predate Sterbt, Colonel the Hoe. A. N.
Hood, Lieut.-Coloutl Poseenby, Colonel the Hon. Blr C.
Phipps. Major-General the Hca. C. Guy, Bum clehleyern,
sled Colonel 13iddulpb.

Despatches were gent yeeterdey from the Colonial-diles to
the °cmmon of the West India colonise.

This Queen will hold her second drawing room
this season, ca Saturday next, at St. Janteem Palace.

His Excellency the Russian Minister is confined
to the Emboaty, Chosham-ploco, by indltpositioo.

Me Excellency the Saxon Minister has left town
be Southampton, en routs for Lisbon.

The Dake of Beaufort has taken the Marquia of
Devonshire's asonelon ha Be%core-square. The noble duke
and duchees are expected in town to-day kw the season.
Baron de Bend, Prime Minister at the Court of
Ilimey, &rend is town yobs:day hc Dresden, on •
Woks to the British government.

Lady Egerton will have an ameembly on the 7th
teat at her 0111111111011 la St. Jameshp/guars.

Mr. and Lady Virginia Bandar* have arrived at
Yob residence he Raton-equare from the Continent.

Mies Burdett Coutt; will leave Torquay at the
Wet end of the pretest week for town.

In the hustings speech of Mr. Fitzgerald, the
Varier 8 creasy for Foreign Affair., then wit a passage ro•
bath to Russia which may ban .seeped observation amid
the masy spathes that were reported ma Saturday morning.
U. said the government had put a quad= to Rom*
seldom to direct tans, whether a treaty existed containing
anything inutile to Ragland. Prince Gortchakoff replied is
then words :—" I do not deny that there exists a written en-
gagement between France sod Rued*, but I can saws you
to the most poeitive manner that such an errangement am-
ides nothing that, in the most distant manner, could be hi-
tinseled se constituting a hostile Mame against England.
U Lord Malomsberry should be questioned es the subject, he
may simmer with confides*, in the above sow and I give
yea my personal gummtee that the decimate; will not be
Waded by the facts."

Mr. Sheridan Knowles, the dramatist, arrived at
Seathereptoe yeah:4l4T in the Indian packet Cerloo. from
Coifs end GibraPer, where he Whom staying for the benefit
et b lwalth.

A letter from Rome says His Royal Highness
this Primo of Wales did set make bhs appearanoe to St.
Pease's cm Easter Sunday. On kb own suggestion he at-
tended the English church, and took the liscransent ; nor
molt I omit to remark on tho deep religions feeling with
which he appears to engage in the services of the Church.
Lest maize the prism was in the Plum del Popolo, to
lettuces the briniest fireworks white way exhibited as usual
as the evening of Easter Meeiley. The secitement which
estate bare among the Manors is oeseemmuce of the threats
el was amounts to a panic, and all are trying to rush off."

THE WAR IN ITALY.

COLLISION BETWEEN THE
AUSTRIANS AND PIEDMONTESE

(11T ILSCTIIIO AID INTWATIONAt

(TOON 001 OWN

HAMBURG, MAT 1.

Amounts have been received, via Vienna, of the
first hostilities in Piedmont between the Austrian
army of invasion and the Sardinian forces. The
latter were obliged to fall back, bet not before in-
!Haim severe lose on the Austrians. The regiment
" Don Miguel " alone lost its colonel and thirteen
officers.

The Paris Moniteur of to-day (as we learn by M.
Renter's telegram) announces that on Saturday
. .

*yearns an "incoi;aiderablo Austrian faros occupied
Novara."

At Turin the following official bulletin was pub-
lished yesterday :
" Two thousand Austrians occupy Mortars and
400 infantry and 00 cavalry Novara. No movement
boa been made towards Vercelli. The Austrians in
large numbers have quitted Piacenza, and pro-
claimed a state of siege. They appear to have con-
centrated their forms on the; left bank of the Po.
General Boast died on Saturday last at Suss of en
attack of apoplexy."
Yesterday morning King Victor Emmanuel left
Turin with his staff, to undertake the command of
the army.
On Saturday the Sardinian Chamber of Deputies
was prorogued. A general amnesty was granted to
all political prisoners. " Turin," says the despatch,
"Is enfele. The French troops, the National Guard
and the citizens promenade the streets together,
shouting, Vice 1« Frosts! Vice Male .1"
Yesterday morning the French troops left Turin
for Alessandria. Other detachments wore arriving
with artillery.

TURIN, SATCIDAT.

Yesterday the King, accompanied by the French
Generals Canrobert and Niel, visited the line of the
river Don.

According to intelligence received here, the Aus-
trian troops which had been concentrated at Pavia,
in Lombardy, entered Pied montese territory yes-
terday in three bodies ; one body, as it appears,
passing through Gravellona to the mouth-east of
Novara; a second, taking the road through Abbiate-
Grasso, penetrated during the night to Casale; anda
third disembarked this morning at Stresia and Arona
on the Lego Maggiore.

BRUNE, SATURDAY.

The Austrians occupied Into, and Pr;lanza on the
Lego Maggiore yesterday, and cut the telegraphic
wires communicating with Switzerland. Hostilities
have commenced at Novara.

The Austrians have seized several Sardinian verde
in the Lego Maggiore.

VIENNA, 81:11CDAT.

The Austrians have occupied Isaru, falanra, and
Arena, on the Lego Maggiore, the Sardinians re-
treating on their approach. The telegraph lines to
Switzerland have been cat by the Austrians.