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London, England, 1859-07-15 00:00:00

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LONDON, FRIDAY, JULY IS.

THE Emperor of the FRIMCH has put forward
his estimate of his own peace, and Count Cavoin,
the leader of the national party in Italy, has made
known his opinion of the same work by resigning
his ministry. There could be no doubt ea to the
course which that high-spirited minister would take.
It was with appeals and promises to Italy that the
war was commotion], and it le before Italy that the
pacification most be justified. Count Carona de-
clines to say that this is a righteous peace.
The war of Italian independence is terminated
for the present, without securing the objects far
which it was undertaken. The Allied Armies
are marching homeward, leaving the noble work
at most only half done. Italy is not free from
the Alps to the Adriatic. The Austrian vulture,
though beaten off from the right side, still plants
his cruel talons in the left side of that loorauffer-
lag PROMETHEUS. 'this abrupt and disap-
pointing termination of the noble struggle
has naturally filled both the covert and avowed
enemies of freedom and progress with unwonted
exultatioa. The friends of despotism and intolerance,
the aristocratic partisans of Ha Payne, rule, the
supporters of the Holy Alliance and the Papal throne,
are almost bride themselves with sudden joy. Ills
a jubilee for Aostriaa grand dukes, Italian
cardinals, French priests, and English peen. All
this is natural enough. But there are others besides
the avowed and reapenemies of progress who regard
the peace with a certain kind of satisfaction. Many
sincere friends of the Italian cause look upon it with
• kind of sardonic pleasure, as the folblment
of the gloomy prophecies they have uttered
ever sines the eomasseceessut:of the war. Such an

alliance, they had always said, would never prosper,
and could produce no good result. The peace is no
doubt a eery bad one, but they are not disappointed,
as they serer expected anythieg better, and can only
marvel at the igasennee ar ersdnlity of those wha
imagined that the Italian eau* would be really
served by a selfish and arbitrary ruler like Lowe
NAPOLEON. Looking at the conditions of the pew,
they turn with an air of triumph, and exclaim, " He
" has teamed the cause, as we always said he
" would."

We have so wish to shut this feeling of triumph,
nor do we. accept the grounds on which it nets.
The cause of holy is dearer to as th►n the fulfilment
of any prophecies. it is far too sacred to he made
the instrument of mere personal or party triumph,
and those who are in earnest on the subject will be
more anxious to examine the actual result than to
condemn the whole effort as an same failure. The
peace is eotorionely imperfect, and we have criticised
it as it deserves. This criticism hes brought
the prophetic enemies of the Alliance around
us. More than one correspondent of this
class has written in a tone of mingled
toogrataistion and censure. They heartily
approve our condemnation of the peace and the

author of p. But while hailing what they regard
Is an altered tone in reference to Louis NAPOLEON, I
the, at the same time express their surprise and
regret that we could ever have trusted and supported
him. The answer to this is short and simple. We
Lee mom trotted or supported the Emperor of the
FILMICII. in the eonr referred to by oar oacrespon-
dew'. From the day he first seamed the par-
ple, his character and conduct have been unsparingly
criticised in these columns. The judgment formed
ea both seven yeses ego has been confirmed
during the interval by teeth acts of tyranny,
and repeated over and over again, and we have
hitherto teen no reason to change it. His beat im-
polite are obviously of snare selfish kind; but useful
actions often spring from questionable motives. And
without inquiring too curiously into motives, a good
action is to be welcomed whoever does it. To help
the great cause of Italian nationality is emphatically
a good action, to be welcomed by all lovers of free-
dom. When Louts NAPOLEON offered such
help, we, in common with the greatest Ita-
lian Statesmen, willingly accepted it. There was
a certain amount of peril, no doubt, in accepting
help at all from such a quarter; but while the need
was urgent, many reasons conspired to render the
danger small. The condition of Italy could not be
worse, and it was the interest of Loots NAPOLEON
to make it better. But from the outset we have
supported him only so far as be identified himself
with the cause of Italian independence, and we have
trusted him only on the conviction that this coarse
was in many ways connected with his own interest,
His fidelity to his engagement we were perfectly
sore could at most be only an act of enlightened
self-interest. Had he, according to his promise,
freed Italy from the Alpe to the Adriatic, he would
hays effectually humbled Austria ; have established
a powerful friendly kingdom on his southern fros-
tier; 'reared the gratitude and devotion of the
Italians; fixed himself and dynasty on the throne
of France, and gained at least the admiration of
patriots in every part of the world.

He has to a great extent thrown this splendid
opportunity away. He has stopped in mid career,
Ind hust.ly patched up • miserable peace,
when he Knight have gloriously concluded • noble
war. But we believe in doing so he hss betrayed
himself quite as much as the cause he championed.
Ile is unfaithful not only to Italy but to his own
highest self-interest. Hid he concluded the work
his triumph both in France and Italy would haws
been certain and complete, but it is now only dubious
and partial. A latent consciousseee et this larks in

the mendacious and apologetic phrases of the Impe-
rial Manifesto just issued by the Ett►iott to his
soldiers. "The principal aim of the war isebtained,"
runs the proclamation, and Italy will become for
"the first time a nation." Italy, however, has
always been, is.. to men of the MrerEanica
stamp, a nation. The war was undertaken not to
create a nation, which, as Austria herself has
found, is utterly beyond the power of the sword,
but to make a nation already existing independent.
That it hsa failed to do, as the next sentence of the
proclamation sufficiently proves: "Venetia, it is
" free, remains to Austria, be: will nevertheless be

"an Italian province, forming Tart ar the Italian

" Confederation." This is certainly very like adding
insult to injury. After promising to literate
Venetia, it was bad enough to leave her
In the gripe of Austria ; but to insult bat
with the insertion of a fictitious indepen-
: deuce is an aggravation of the injury, How
Venice can be politically Italian it is difficult to me.
Austrian rule is unhappily an iron fact, while the
Confederation is at present a myth, and may never
become a reality. The next sentence of the proela-
!nation is even more mendacious and insulting :
The union of Lombardy with Piedmont creates for
" us a powerful ally, who will owe to us its lode-
" ?names." Nor is the daring assertion that
" Italy will henceforth be mistresa of her own

" destinies" at all more truthful. The whole pro-
clamation is, indeed, a poor attempt to disguise the '
fact, that the proclaims l objects of the war have
been to a great extent sacrificed.
Yet it would be unjust to deny that something is
gained. A large, populous, and wealthy province
is finally wrested from Austria, and forme part of
the most powerful Italian State. Italian nationality
has become a question of prime European impor-
tance, and can never again sink into a subordinate or
even secondary place. The spirit of the people of Italy
has been stirred, and they have learned in this brief
campaign what may be done by united, well-organ-
ised, and resolute effort. These are results of per
manent value, which even the hasty and ignominious
peace cannot destroy.

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OSBORNE, JOLT 14,

The Queen and Prince Consort, socompaniod by '
the Prince of Weise, Princess Alice, Princess Reline, awl
Princess Lours, embarked in the Royal yacht Fairy yoga-
day afternoon, and went mp the Southampton River. TM
Prince Consort and the Pesos of Wake landed at the Royal
Mastery Hospital at Healey, ant inspected the rerun at
the works.

The Queen returned to Osborne at 'alt./seat eight o'clock.
The Prince of Wale'. attended by Colonel the Ron. R•
Bruce, Goverat r to his Royal }Rehm's, sad Capt. Koppel.
Rquerry b Wiutieg. left Osborne this afternoon for London'

Tr Prince roll premed to Holy rood Palace to-morrow.
The Priam of Wales arrived .t Buckingham Palace about
els o'clock Isstarday erasing, at:ended by Colonel the Hee.
R. Dna sad Captain Koppel.

A Cabinet Council was held yesterday at the
official residence of the First Lord of the Trea-
sury in Downing-street. The minis!ers present
were Viscount Palmerston, the Lord Chmicellm, Earl
Onamille, the Duke of Argyll, Sir 0. C. Limb,
Lad John Russell, the Right Hon. Sidney Herbert,
the Doke of Newcastle, Sir C. Wood, the Chan-

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senor of the Ezeheqser, Sir George Grey, the Duke
of Somerset, the Earl of Elgin, the Hight Hon. T.
Milner Gibson, the Right Hon. E. Cardwell, and
the Right Hon. C. P. Villiers.

• deputation ott the maim* el the Ormelei and Chea-
t= Drift hunt.= Rarely lad es lawereer irk the
Itlght pun. Homy Pure, yertedy, theOliert Weeks,
rieteiraires. The depriden eamented a ~ Curers
J. Cartier. Mr. Jar Order Cl., Kr. H. J. Leselneter,
Kr. Graben Carr.

Diiiiipiheetrer;;eieleil at the Collintel-aka yesterday
from the Gurerame el Malta sad Gibraltar.

The Earl and Connteee of Derby entertained at
atom bit onsdar, it their neassion d IC Jameee-opere,
Mak loyal fliglubeeele the Coot de Peril ea the Duke
end Dodoes d'Anaole. There woe proiest le meet the
Illentriese mete the Dodoes of Beeches* the Merquia
sod Yardarms et Abrams sad Lady Lear Ilemillon,
tbe kid et Maimeabury, the Bail Cooper, the Lel of
Wilton, Lied red Lady /Who, Mon. Feuded& Caltiorpe,
sod the aft. Apemen Zenon and Lady Zoos Idtheisy.
The Coaster de CuiMer sod M. Canthaie were Is 'ma!-

um as es Disks sad Dust d'Asmek. Covers wen laid
"NU. Ms Cession d Derby, biter is tie mans, re-
cerhed a abet sin&

?their Royal Highness.* the Duchess of Cambridge,
Cho Hoesditary dread Ditches' of Maktenburgh
sal the Prisons Mary, !meowed Laly Howard by their
company .t Aar ladyship's afternoon ;arty yostorday at
Craven Cato'', Pawn. A Tory foollassbls company,
'imam 400, wars premed st her ladyship's potty. Thu
Dubow of Canabrido and &amblers on leaving deputed
far Cana brid go Cottage, How.
_ _ _

The Duke and Dueler of Montrose entertained a

distinguished deck at dinner on Monday evening at their
Lundy mansion In Beignn►squaea.

Ledy Avelead gave a bell last night at the family
mamive is Beigrave•qoant.

_ .
The Doke sad Duchess of Roxburgh. and Lady
Cherlette lanes Kerr here left WWII for Peale CeedaNcette

The Earl and Counter of Shannon have Irft
lidwardlia Wert fur Cantle Martyr, Ireland.

Lord Dutferin arrived in the Golden Horn on the
3rd lades; in his steam•iectt the Rievaisia. llie lesdahip
is scaciaapsaied by Lady Duffed's.

Mr. Cobden's election committee bare tinsel-

inanely paned a resolutita is fations of holding a poblio
soiree on or about Wednesday, the 27th lost., should it be
&mad that Mr. Cobden's engagement will permit him,
without Moossimience, to lease Lawton at that time.

A letter to the A alitonal Z. hung of Berlin states
that the C.uot sad Comatose de Chambord haw, been resoling
at Rotterdam, but that they have now bdt that city, harm;
ta►ea a &ideas wear the Hague, where they provers to
maids f,c SOON thaw. The rum ,or that the count bad dia.
pawl of WO revidesos at Frohadoef la not comae, as, record-
* to the ..fortrian Gacetts, his loteutton was to raters to
Froltadorf at the emvalastow of the war.

Mime Emma Heywootl(Ntrv. Thomas), Use vocalist,

was On board the Aria, on bee return to Emerged from s
prolhesionel tour to the Unitad Sweep.. It will be gutitybeg
to ►er numerous friends to learn that she hes escaped,
though we (Maoraisior lsenriesr•) vaderstemd. with the
less of baggage.