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SONDOII. PRIDAY. AUGUST 16.

Tut telegraph yesterday informed us that the
Plenipotentiaries at Zurich had agreed to the condi-
tions of the transfer of Lomberdy to Sardinia, sad
farther, that " the ■Hain of the Duchies would be
" treated in a direct maw by the Courts of Perla
0 and Vienna." If, as is probable, this intelligence is
substantially correct, we have one more confirmation
of the views we have from the fiiit taken, that
the transfer of Lombardy to the Piedniont:m Mo-
narchy was the only substantial and material part of
t►e pacification of Villafranca. The Pleaipotenti-
aries could not approach their work without soon
discovering that their competency was limited to
disposing of the rights which one of the belligerents
had lost and another had gained by the fortes, of
war, to which they had all made their appeal. It is
true that in pursuance of a general policy, either
France or Austria, or both, may attempt to carry out
the propositions approved on the Mincio ; but none of
them, save the redistribution of territory, could they
make an effective sod indispensable condition of
peace. Having prudently shrunk from asserting a
usurped power over the Duchies, the Plenipoten-
tiaries will hardly find business to detain them mach
longer at Zurich. The amnesty promised by bath
Emperors, but at present granted only by ass, is
• topic too delicate to mention ; and the Confiders.
tiou, about which so much has been said and sung,
has for good reasons ceased to be attractive in Impe-
rial eye'.

When our Puliament rose for the vacation it
seemed probable that the great neutral Powers would
be called to take part in that general settlement of
the affairs of Italy which, although contemplated in
tie pacification of Villafrance, was of too great and
too general importance to be accomplished by the
belligerents alone. We shall not mislead oar
reader. if we state that since then the probability of
the assembling of such a Congress, as far as it
depends on the will of Cabinets, has dimi-
nished day by day. The state of the Doddsa and
the Legations, when no disorder at Maraisy peer
soltss attack or invites intervention, is not favour-
able to the designs of Imperial ambition. It is easy
to conceive that circumstsnoso—eucti, for exatople,aa
those which oar Turin correspondent mentioned
yesterday—may occur to induce the Government, of
Piedmont and Central Italy to appeal to Europe, so
as to make the 'rambling of a Europese Congress
inevitable ; lint we speak of the project of the Congress
as it ham been made known by the discussions in our
Parliament when we say that it has lost ground, sad
is less than ever likely to he realised.

The fact that the poll deal state of Central Italy
is a topic that has been Awed at Zurich, and
is not to be discussed is a European Con-
gress, is an additional reason for rejecting
ll'. probability of any violent interference on the
part of France or Austria with the order and
freedom happily established there. What is the end
of armies, diplomacy, princes, of ware, congreeess,
treaties' These things are inatituted or main-
taieed in order that people may lire safely in paw
Where then ends are attained, all that remains is to
secure them by a healthy and active conservatism.
When the Austrian princes wen at Florence and
Modena, and an Austrian garriron was at Bologna.
the people WITS unhappy because they were
cot protected in the exercise of a reasonable
and moderate freedom. Wont of all, it wee
by the name Mapped on them that they were
most sertaia to be molested. The disappearance of
those raters is the signal for the display of a public
spirit, a power of self-government, an attachment to
the prisetplas of legality, for which the world was
not prepared. They are so sooner gone MO's the ends
of government an at ones attained. With theta the
bandits bare also fied, and roads are sale. Authority
is more than ever reverenced. became, so Magee
arbitrary and capricious, it eindicates• divine seigia
by its purity sad the pursuit of beaslissat sods,
What can diplomacy, what can the Mealy'
sword do to better the pesseat conditiest el
tlms clt,s.s in Modena, Parma, Tuscany, se
Romagna ' If it were at all true, se
Coast Ituot told Lord Lorry, on the 20th of last
January. that the ioauroce of Austria is permanently
exerted on the side of order, the Cabinet of Vaasa
ought to be the strong supporter of the system while
has succeeded in Central Italy the troublowe rigida
of Grand and Petty Dukes. An intolerable situa-
tion, full of danger to Europe, has, by the wisdom,
firmness, sad good sense of the Italians themselves,
been peacefully abolished. Last Febrosry the Aus-
trian Premier wee founding an appeal to our Foreign
Minister en the incompatibility of freedom to
Piedmont with good and oafs government in the
Dar".iiie. While the Clorierseheat of To.rtoy.
Modena, or the Legations, was foreign is its origin,'
its reliance*, or its spirit, the argument was senad.
But after the experience of the lad three months it
can no more serve the Austrian canoe. Liberty, as
taught to Italy by the example of Piedmont, far
from bring the cause of discord between the Govern-
ments of Italy. is the basis and bond et that new
and auspicious league in which the astral states of
the Peniasuls have just united.

The unanimous votes by which Toomey and Mo-
dena hare declared their annexation to Piedmont. a
COW.e in which the 7 will be followed by Perm and
the Homages, is a worthy recognition of the fidelity
and uprightnres of the KING. it is the answer, final
and complete, to the impotent protests which were
constantly issuing from the Austrian Foreign-office
agsiost the presumption of the Piedniontsuteabiaet
in speaking in the name of Italy at the Paris Con-
gress and In its diplomatic communications. Lord
MAtlerallt:ST never could be brought to nee any-
thing but ambition in the conduct of the Piettmoe-
teas Governmeat, and revolutionary parka on the
part of the Italian people. It woo in vain that Sir
J tithe tit DIOX, with his large and close know-
ledge of Italian •akin, told him that Sar-
dinia had been moderate hersoU, and taught the
oppressed populations st Italy to be patina and
calm. It was In nit that Lord Coutur pointed
the noblemen of the design of the Piedmontene
Gorernment in becoming the ehampien of the resume-

radon of Italy. Lord Matimillieli wrens on
the 12th of January Her Manmere Govern-
" man are at • lose to see what iel u, Sardinia
" eau pass on the failings of the DA= people, if
"sM keeps alive in her resonation the events of
" the last struggle carried es by nutria in Low-
" hardy." He went on to predict that national
Jealousies would make enemies to Piedmont through-
out l'uly, and took rare not to conclude his des-
patch vita= daeribiag the policy of Sardinia as
=principled. It is sat immense advantage for the
people of the Dodds@ and the Legations, an advantage
of which they are thoroughly trouble, that the
opinion of the English public and its good wishes on
their behalf are now represented in our diplomatic

communications, and that the moral influence we
possess as a patient will be exerted to discourage
those, whoever they may be, who seek to quench
their national independence in blood, and restore the
old dangers which so long threatened the peace of
Europe.

fait freun.

0118011.211. Atooll7 26.

The Q...n and Prince Cowart drove oat yester-
day efternoon, accossposisd by Me Drthess of Lot and Um
Duke of Nemours. Th. Nom HoaUo [barked sad Lady
8. 1.. !LOAM were In .madame.

TM Med Rim. Sir C. Woad arrived m a viatt yea.
today.

Her Majsety's Mazer puts included Prism Alfred sad
Primer Alfas, tits Duke at Nemours, Priam and Princess
Waimea, Land sod Lady Downes, Lady C. Barrington,
Lady Amass 1.. MehPle, Si- Charles Wood, sad Major
R.E.

The Duke of Nemours left Osborne early this morning.
Lady Churchill bee succeeded thalikiness of Ely as
Lady fa Waltimg.

Irbeesst Parnaiba loft tows rata/day for o.borne os a
vlik to bar Najooty.

TM Bight Han: Ws. Cowper transacts 1 business at the
Board of Trade.

Despatebes were received at the Colonist-OMo, yesterday
from the Genesee ci Melte and the Lord High Ceessai-
dare of the loales Idea&

His Excellency the Greek Minister and Madame
Tricoapi and iddlle. Ten:mini have lift toes foe Torquay.
The Earl and Counter of Fingal and the Hon.
Mr. P/unkat haws &mimed at the Queen's Hotel, Upper
Norwood.

Lord and Lady Ashburton have been staying at
ais lordship's shooting quarters in the Highlands shire the
cesneeeecensent of groom shooting.

Lord and Lady Raglan, the Dowager Lady
&hike , end the Hon. Mires Sorereet have arrived at
Arlhonve Hall, nrr Warlord, on a .rail t 3 the Berl sad
Connives of Westmoreland.

The Right Holt. E. H. Cardwell, M.P., hu arrived
is Dahlia front Eaglaad.

The Council of Military Education, under Major-
Nauru! Cameros, rice-pessideat, 001111:11e12COI the mat ow
aiastioa of candidotes for divot soalcoitakes as the lot
proximo. at the Royal Wisp st Chases. Th. esstoisalits
mill 'stand over ail days.

The Dean and Chapter of St. Paal's have just
made a 'pedal appeal to the public for contributions for the
eahremesat of organ, so es to ruder it pertasosaily
adopted tor weld or mambos] services under the dome, the
mesa et Wing up the cathedral for special sorriera from
Advent to Later bay*/ been defrayed.
His Orme the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury,
sitsuded by the Vicsr•Oeaerat, Dr. Travers Tatar, and by
the Pr iucipal Regiatrar of the Proviace, Mr. Francis Hari
Dyke, arrived at the Jemmies' Chamber, Weetwineter, yes.
Sudsy, se about 3 o'clock, whoa his pan, having directed
the royal writ to be read, prorogued the Convocation of the
Prelates sad Clow of the Provisos of Canterbury, pureueat
we the royal writ, to Friday, October 23.

Tho &enter do Montijo, mother of the Etnpreoo,
hie arrived hi Peis.

Marshal the Dale de %kickoff left Paris yes-
terday by a opicial train for Lyons, to pan soar gays.
TM young cossreikin who recently ascended the
&meg Sweden sad Norway, end who has a mite for
siewatific pars•he, ewes time Once pined himself at tbs
boa of in Glutamate*, squally interning to science sad
I. the country be sew go woe—namely the ecoatniction eft
• mewl wip of du henna of Sweden sod Nativity, aloe
issibleting tbs cineguretion of the roll. This important
week le imprint in tires nape, which have been non ably
aasninsd.

The Department of the Interior in Belgium his its
ahem iles (moped et peemeat with moral =mares intmdad
Ss Owl a particular epleadour to the approeeldsg GA* if
liereenne, es the weed°. of the 29,12 sisivensry of the
orelmial isisposiesee of Belgian. Some of the int enlists
is the Merino en dediottleg then. telesta Is the peo-
d.enesef weeks alleserkel eni emblematic of the pest
mese' of 1135.

TEI TOLUNTANIJNI AND MN LAM
PAILIANANTARY itillelON.

Theezeendeeeematittseet the Liberation Society,
Mein rethemd the parllthessiary poceediage of tat. e
serer la Fieriest to the quethiai whka the nasty IA
heimsaid, hese adopted the bliewleg neelatiose:
L net, while the pi Klthearotray mike Jam closed Las
Ica.mapeethaedve d preatioal hakladsa, tW ethuaitted
argelem loth, neennbeleadien the aural Amps mesmiss
at the tale pasta election, the pretest limn IA Cneasioas
hew gives ke 111110/00, by andlithathhed issjaities to
ameames ashadythr the ptithiple el religious eqsany.
2. nal the mama tth resets Me theake to b.r Joh. Tire-
lowsy, Bast, !LP., for the service reedered by Mai la met -
ing tepees damsel the limes of Commas the Bill Um
the Ihellria. of Church ILatel. That, ettertsthemeet by the
dictates el the Hour ad Cannons to WI h.,. to the prismple
el bow abolition, sad also by the eccrpteow of the: pnnciple
by the jnreenael, the commitwe sot, daring the moue,
adept 6nb methane foe moieties th,ett who doers to sup-
port their represestailms by amaralthiag Mardi rates In
their ens parishes
3. Tat the committee warmly ackeowlediee the ability
std drariesdasalamd by L. L. lOilltrys. Esq., in the
111111111401 d lb. Eflignilli &hoots Bill, anl expresses its roo-
mmate Mt Ids orjectilas to the alterstioas made thereto by
the easel esessittee ; taf, bettering it to be ashlar the.
shiest Ida ISOM 1•1111111111411 In hammy with yobbo
opiates that tho aseepthiast of educatimal tastitstioss,
width am the cosmos property of all, shoeld Tea tut.-
NW* themban et the charm of Raglaad, the committee
will amatiaas esti therease their motors. to aware the
Wive rewspitisa of the principle ineolord Mt Mr. Dilly's.'ONIININ6

4. TIM the cocendeee regard. with sethGration the corn-
irelemeall of s parlanotatery Japery Mt, the working of
the Qmen'e Primers' patent, a tutu, of which the priming
el the Scriptures. Matted of bens aersateceed, bee been
mole • monopoly he the pecuniary berate et private inden
Mamie ; end reoeundent with plereme I earsentame end Mill
4lopieyed by /Mem* Below, EN., M.P., is obtameng, and
hl preeietag over, such etqutry.
P. That tho colantits.• se by so .ease diaconoseted at the
tbrennuamion of a wean of epienapthana to moat the t
tioctma of unjust egegt.on., sad toe teaseval at Windbag
*Wendt. a., her the preoent of ,h. aurch
al Eaglead ebot:kl be thereby endonger..t. At the mate time
the comatittee emmetly call upon it, treed. of the society
to clod that iscresaed mapper mad tv-operetran which wall
be regain-el to overc,tte the I rotrrated lesiatAhos 'MOS may
be atlarnd a rte rograturee.

TIEVIIDERSTORM LAIR NlGHT.—Yeeterday eves-
leg ths resepolis wee Asked with a thunderstorm of a very
Mill* character, both se regnede the lightning and the peals
ef thwedec. The Amer gins exceedingly vivid, and conti-
nued se rapid 111101:011SkS NU ft commen,erl r.iofag, whet' the
WWII in many prele of the metropolis became most hewn.
vesiently flooded. The weather ham, been very hot during
the day it might metntelly have been expirted that the rain
would be erttli fa n lower temprreure, but each wee
sot the cam The thermometer coatis hid am before, sod the
atmespbee carried "se hack to the middle of July, vim
wry one complained of the repel trenaition from an Emelt
to so Indian climate.

1/EATH OF CAPTAIN JonN ROI4I.—WO flint to
essocusee the death of the ebove malls* *Boer, width
'maned at Hempstead os lb* 20th lset. The deemed other
hod wee notch noire me** He amsereaded . reader et
the Beetle of Steamer. In rauiderstros of his thetingerrhed
' *rota. CO that memorable action be wee rased to the teak
of cessumader Ih 1b29. He wee promoted to cegtida is 1841,
sad emereanded the 014distor frigate for three pare and
allsrwards the Comer, 90, sinew. *roeghost the late Haltic
eitspelgs. He wee apperwed travel aidediecarop to ter
Mayeety * Judy, 1857, f w which, by the dmith, a vacancy
OCCOM which Is la lb. sitoroisatloa of Q. Fast Lord of Out

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

BELGIUM.

The Belgian welts I. convoked for the 30th to
processes, on the Antwerp Fortifc►tion Bill. Much
agitation is manifested in Belgium, litters state, on
the subject of that measure. It is thought that the
senate, taking into consideration the small majority
in the Chamber of Deputise, will reject it.

THE CONFERENCE.
ZURICH, Auct.er 25.
Yesterday the French and Sardinian Plenipoten-
tiaries held a conference.

M. de Bourqueney bee received a courier from the
Cabinet of Paris.
Count Colloredo had a slight attack of apoplexy
yesterday evening, bat is better to-day.

THE EAST.

MARSEILLES, Auover 25.
The steamer from Alexandria brings the subjoined
advises :

ALIZATIDRIA, AUGUST 18.—The Vioeroy is in-
creasing his army considerably.
CARTON, JULY 6.—The fleet, composed of nineteen
vessels, proceeds in advance of the three amber
!adore of England, France, and America, in order
should it be necebeary, to force the passage of the
Peiho. Negotiations of peace are expected at
Touranne.

BATAVIA, MAT 24. A general MINICTt9 of
Christians in two towns of a district in Borneo is
reported to have taken place. Pilgrims from Mecca, I
it is supposed, gave the signal for the outbreak.