The Express.
London, England, 1859-03-12 00:00:00

AUSTRIA.

The Journal de I?ankfort of Thursday publishes
an important despatch, addressed on the 26th Feb.
by Count Buol to the Austrian minister at the court
of St. James's." for communication to the British
cabinet. This despatch begins by alluding to the
pacific efforts of Queen Victoria's government, and
continues thus:

The discontent of a portion of the faholit tatter Central and
Southern Itiy, it will no doubt be mid, antes from the de-
fective admintatratios of the governmeats.
Whilst ceineuring the thousand calumnies by which it is
endeavoured to excite public opinion spinet ;hue govern.
meets, we do not feel ourselves cared upon to =Matelot the
thesis that everything le perfect In the organisation and ad-
miniettative system of their country. Even there where the
moat excelleot thetitatioas exist we must mike liege allow-
snees for the hoperfutior sof the instruments. For half a
century Italy has been delivered up to every kiud of political
experiments. By tuna, the most different systems Wm
been introduce]. there. In committ re ee of the fatroluction
of hatitutioes that week admiral, wle they have been
developed and matured by ages, t which do not seem
adapted by their nature to the peels, traditions, and social
onadieons of the Italians, we have Kea deplorable catas-
trophes smoccediog each other in the Peeiueula, ecenes of
di order and sanguinary ansrchy. It is assuredirterough
no wish of Austria that no allude to these unhappy cloys of
Italian Wendy. We have, on the contrary. elwos applauded
every tricks' and beneficial change, and have slims lent
our support to every measure of real progress. If c
we hove always given our candid opinion after 'or=
examinetien of the facts of the case.
These measures =not always have produced the good
which might have been expected from them. But who would
vesture to throw the reeponeibility of this up'n the anion
of the governments ? What may truly to snouted is, that
all the states, lugs or small, have in our deye to etrupgle
armies. powerful obstacles. We have already demonstrated
that liberty. as it la understood in Piedmont, liberty, that is,
which is litt a else than license, is fatal to the doe respect
that should be felt for others, and is produitive of the most
merlons inconvenience to neighbouring states. At the
lame time we do not lees frankly ackoo Madge that the Pied.
montese government is the only judge of what is for the
internal goad of its dominion., end we feel that we have no
right to impose certain forms of government wpm other
Italia' steer, or to point out the particulars In which the
system should be altered.
The great argument brought forward against the Papal
government is that it is unable to rapport itself, and is
obliged to rely on foreign assistance. To this we reply that
the cabieet of the Vatican lass already entered into negotia-
tions with both Mattis and France with a view to the eve.
creation of the Papal States by the teeing of their countries,
and the gradual regenerstlon of the P. nude el army.
In affording to the Sovereign Pontiff, despoiled by the revo.
lotion, the succour of their arms, Austria end France have
promoted the great interest of social order. The temporal
eovereigety of the Holy Father tea imamatee for the free
exercise of his apestolie uileietry, end for the independence of
the spiritual chief cf embalm:Ay._ Nevertheless, on the day
that the pontifical government shall declare that the reorga-
. Bastion of its armed force has made sufficient progress to be
enabled by Itself to suffice for the manta of order and internal
security, the Emperor. our august muter, will be happy at
being able to withdraw his troops, became he will see in this
result a new pledge of the paternal ',Banat., which the
Holy Father will equally devote to the sucoeseive ameliora-
tion of other branches re the public service.
Do sot let us Monies the difficulties which the pontifical
government will have to overcome—difficulties wising not so
much from the 'ideation Itself as from the Infiriences brought
to bear by foreign governments. To bring about a happy
mutt, however, we repeat that nothing more Is nrceeaery
then that Piedmont should respect the indepentethe of other
states as other states reepei thee owe.
It is only whin the' is done that the Papal end other
Italian governments will be enabled to aptly themselves
eerionsltto the teak of ameliorating the adminatrative system
of theintetior.
Austria does not meditate any hostile project against Pied-
mont. She will abeam, notwithstanding the just complaints
which she could bring forward, from all arre.sive aetion to
the same extent that the government of Sardinia, on Its aids.
will respect the Inviolability of the Imperial territory and
that of Vs allies.
The Emperor, our august muter—your excellency Is
authorised to give this uoursnm to Lord Maltosabury—will
draw the word only fur the defence of his incestestable
rights and foe the malateeance of treaties, which we con-
sider equally with the British government as the only solid
guarantee of political order.