The Express.
London, England, 1859-07-13 00:00:00

THE DUCHY OF PARMA.

The Vienna Gazette publishes the following pro-
test of the I)uchees Regent of Parma, dated from
St. Oall, in Switzerland :
We, Louisa Maria of Bourboe, Regent of the States of
Paces fur Doke Robert I.—Being removed from the
country which we governed with reel love in the name of
our orphan eon, we have been painfully affected by hearing
of the serious political changes which have taken plea!, con-
trary to the directions left by as on our departure, and to the
rights and icterests of the Duke of Panne.
In oomeequenee, we are compelled, in spite of ourselves, to
raise complaints against a put of our subjects and against a
neighbouring government, chicle intends to establish itself
in our place, and which, without say legitimate motive,
would regard us as en enemy. In truth, we never could
have expected such events. When on the 3rd of May
our subjects came of their own accord and replayed them.
selves under our autho.:ty, we saw in that fact a sign of the
good feelings of the c matey towards bee; as to awed, we
' constantly received on the part of all the powers, including
the belligerent once, marks of • cordial understanding, which
perfectly responded to the policy which we had colutantly
followed.
Nevertheleee, the °vests which have taken place in the
Staters doer Rouse, brat at Pentretuoli, then in the capital,
and lastly at Piacenza, are violations of the right. of one
eon, the Duke of Panel, Robert 1., and we cannot refrain
from pretesting in a public and whiten rammer, as we do
by thia document, widest the acts of rebellion conneeted by
tee niaeicipel,ties of Parma, Piacenza, and Poetremoll, in
speaking in the name of the people, In arrogating to them-
"elver tee right of releasing them from the obedience they
erre to the duke a. his subject., and in proclaiming the ire:w-
pmstem of the h.twitry with the kingdom of Piedmr.nt.
We moreover protest against the proceedings of the Pied-
eaontevo government, first in the province of Pontremoli, and
afterwards in other parts of the cowitty, seeing that that
government hap, on the one hand, excited and supported the
revolution, and on the other bee. ountraty to all right, and
to the stipulations of European treaties in general, and of
special Keefe,. with P.edolott in particular, accepted the
delivery leads to hot the Duchy of Perms, and that with ut
any provocation or legitimate cause of war.
At the same time we reject any argument which may be
invoked es a motive or pretext de lege or defacer to melee
us jointly n &passible with Austria for the &moot that pewee
towards Piedmont when the former started from the fte Veen
of Pieter.: a.
We also moteet against all those who, in the counted
p ,litical eicissitules, have made or may make any attack
chivever agate.% the rights of our sou—rights which we de-
clare by the present doctuuent to maintain intent and in all
their integrity.
We further protest and declare that we consider as null
end void all the acts which have already been done, or which
may bedew, in the Swim of Parma whist the right, of
our well. beloved son. We protest likewise against the con-
sequences of these acre, :reserving to ourselves at say time
whatever, end I.y all legal means, to re-establish the before-
mentioned rights.
We make ttee solemn protest In the presence of Ood and
man. We prat-et not only in the interest of our eon, but also
In that of his eubjecta, end we desire that our ptoteet be
made known to the platers on when -h- public law of EOM*
reposes. We apreei to those powers with the fullest coed-
deice that In their enlightened justice, in the interest of the
Inviolability of the rights of sovereigns and of states, and In
their rneenenitnlty tarry will take to heart and effectually
support the emote( the young orphan • natio of Palma.
Given at Saint Gall, In Switzerland, the 20th June.
Lomas.