The Express.
London, England, 1859-02-09 00:00:00

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Tire very moderate serdreneste of Fran,.
with regard to Italy fa lan, 1857, sad
the bad faith or stabbername with whisk
Agatha opposed them, are now displayed Is
the Imperial pamphlet just printed at Patin, which
contains such evidence se no English Minister
will be able to overlook of the futility of referring
the settlement of this matter to any good will or
good intention that exist at Vienna. A glance at
the map will show the grounds upon which Austrian
policy is indispessably bound up with the misrule of
the Papal desdaions. The Lombardo-Venetias
Werke eon only be retained by the Hoses of
NAIIIICRO through the subjection of the ether
Stales of Italy to Austrian political and military
ameadesey. By spreading her arms.. through-1
wat the Legation and Romagna, Austria is
enabled at once to dictate to the Gnat
asst. of Parma, Modena, Florence, Beams
sad Naples, which are ell situated within espy nosh
of her armed intervention. Popes. Kings, sad
Grand or petty Dukes are lbw reduced to be bee'.
Viceroys ; the Sicilia., Row, Tuscan, and Modems.
population are kept down by terror, so that so
Italian spirit may revive; sad Austria Is allowed,
without cost to her owe province., to maintain •
great reserve of military fares in the Peninsulal
@tabooed is the most convenient strategical posi-
tion, mid reedy to crush the liberties of Piedmont
or encounter the championship of France. If this
be not a menacing and aggressive attitude, why did
WS not Ist Russia impose on the SCLTAR her ■lll-1
Lazy occupation of the Danubian Principalities? If
this Antrim subjugation of Central Italy, in the'
name of detested, subservient, and helpless Italian
Courts, be not a fact iseassiatent with the security and
independence of nations, them Caitirtso was wrong in
sending a British force to protest Lisboa am soon as he
beard that the French army of intervention, though
equally in accordance with Legitimist maxima, had
marched into Spain. And if Lord Dauer or Mr.
DISRAELI could fiil to perceive the true character
of this Austrian military occepatioo of the Rooms
litates, we might indeed osecrent for their being fre
simple as to believe that Austria will spree with
France to amend the wretchedness which allows
that occupation for no many years to be prolonged,
but we should be afraid that so much candour wee
scarcely a match for the craft of Vienna.
If, on the other hand, the British Minister, have
their eyes quite open to the motives of Austrian
policy, and without entertaining any real expecta-
tion of converting that policy in favour of the re.
Sons and independence of the Italian States, arc
giving such advice to France and Austria with a
view to throw upon those two Powers the whole
responsibility of the conflict likely to ensue from
their irreconcileablis dissension on this subject, them
we must acknowledge the Ingenuity of this eon.
trisance, and the adroitness of this ironical de-
ference ; but to the people of Italy the irony will
prove somewhat bitter. This suffering and impa-
tient nation whose feelings are so lightly esteemed
will learn that Qum' VICIOUS'S Government, not
yet solicited or appealed to by either party, has for-
'tally handed over the destinies of Central Italy to be
determined by a convention bitterns the Govern-
ments of France and Austria. It will at least be
known that ore English stet/sane TOM up in the
Hone of Comma's when this was aamansed, to
claim for the people of the Row States aa tipper-
tunity of settling, in some swan, their form of
government fur themselves. Lord lone Rt sext.t. Is
right. There is no other mho or justifiable mine to
be adopted, either in the negotiations which might
be attempted now for the prevention of war, or is
the Cooing' which would probably be held after
the fortune of war had been decided, than the appli-
cation to this portion of Italy of the same principle
that we have lately seen proclaimed for Moldavia
and Wallachia, and the establishment of • constitu-
tion based on the declared wishes of the people
themselves. Some kind at &Um Constituent As.
▪ under the planatee of the European
Powers, and regulated by terns, to which the Sove-
reign of Sardinia, Tesoaay, and eves Naples, as re-
presenting Italian interests, might be invited, with
Greet Britain, Russia, sad Prussia, as wall
as Frame and Austria, to become count-
lag parties, should resolve upon the future
government of the Roman States. The provision
to be made tar the I'.rt, whose suzerainty might...
Indian Itt'sctt remarked, be specially renned.
L quite souther matter, which the Catholic Pewees
alone are called upon to deal with. But this mad
every other project for the improvement of say
Italian State is essentially subordinate to the general
interests of Italy. and there is bet little hope, eine
the failure of the league of 1848, that any of the
Relies Sovenigrs now reigning, except the King of
CUMIN! %, will emancipate himself sufficiently from
Austrian domination to represent the due ohm of
tallarece which belooge to him territory, in the set-
tleamest of the concerns of the Peninsula la what-
ever way the diseessies of Italian again is sp-
pinched. the ecraelnaies is always the same, sad the
aesemity of a federal sake becomes apparent as the
only peselbie security for the permanence of any
Meal relief sr seastitational reform. It would be
idle to ronmossod sash an anion of the different
Stabs till we mean that Austria is to be expelled'
yet sine Lord PALISORSTI/‘ and Lord Joti ittrOULL,
with all their respect for treaties, do sot hesitate to
neommead Austria to relisqeiah her Italian
dominion., we may look forward to an Italian Coo-
leieratio• as the most desizable cosseqemice and the
ultimate °hied of all these efforts.

Lit attempt is made, for reasons which are
not apparent, to raise an outcry against Mr. GLAD-
STotic for his conciliatory demeanour nines
has been in the lonian Lauds. Ha has neither
courted the praises of the people in his capacity
of Commissioner of Inquiry, nor threatened to flog
their leaders for touting ethnological platitudes
or rhetorical nonsense. So far he has departed
from the ways of the rulers that have gone before
him, who made the Islanders to sin ; and therein
lies the gravamen of the charge against him, that he
has neither played the ductrinatre nor the drum
major. That the lonians are discontented,
and have long been so, everybody knows.
That put administrations have failed to win
their confidence, or appease their rags*
desire of something which they do not now proms,
is plain. That neither the system of satrapy as prao.
used under Sir TRONA, 'MAITLAND, nor that of un-
balanced democracy devised by Lord Glum, nor that
of suspension by the hangman's cord under Sir HENRY
WARD, were fitted to establish permanent peace,
loyalty, and order in the Adriatic Islands ,:is no longer
matter of dispute. That which is now disputed is
the right of the present Government to try and find
out what, if anything, would wet things right;
and their determination, manifeed in the eon-
duet of their distinguishid delegat^, Mr. Wen-
dotes, ad to be warped or blinded by the
foolish effervescence of a handful of garrulous,
pettiest, and half-educated people. Not only is such
determination wise and just, but the contrary would
be esesurabla in the highest degree.
Ham Is a cluster of small and remote depends's-
aim whom condition is confeeedly one eminently
disreputable to the character of our Imperial rue.
Alter forty years of undisputed suzerainty, under
the muzzle of our ships' guns, and in the foes of •
garrison too strong to be resisted for a moment, the
population rat tort declare their anxiety to bo
annexed to another State, and, through the
lips of their representatives, and by every
other method, beg to be rid of our pro-
tection. All this may be very reprehen-
sible, impracticable, and wrong; but as every-
body knows that it can coma to nothing, so
long as we choose to smile at it disdainfully, or
threaten to crush it under oar heel, no one in this
country troubles his head about it, for its own sake.
It is because it is supposed to tarnish this raw
material of a party grievance that the matter is
pat into the political mill, there to be picked,
carded, dyed with a suitable tinge, and spun of a
suitable size, in the hope that in due time it may
be woven into a suitable fabric foe factions
me. All the errors and blunders of past
Governments are forgotten. All the neglects,
broken promises, tantalisation', and inconsis-
tencies of experimentalising and capricious Side-
tains of State are kept out of eight. One
point, and one only, is steadily kept in view,
namely, how to depreciate and disparage the end-
nut statesman who in mid winter consented to un-
dertake the thankless teak of making a visit of per-
sonal inquiry to these extra-parochial scraps of her
MAJESTY'S domain, and who being on the spot has
been induced for • few days to hold ad interim
the reins of executive authority, between the di-
ps:tars of Sir Jose YouNG and the arrival of
Sir Ham Steals. His acceptance of this ob-
viously provisional trust has been tortured into an
met of perfidy to his outgoing friend, andfelo de se of
his own political character, how or why we are not
told, and cannot for the life of us comprehend. It
may be, indeed, against all precedent and tradition
that a politician, who has filled high office in the
State, and who may aspire to • similar position
stain, should ever act disinterestedly or without the
leave and co-operation of some great faction or
cabal. But the public at large will be slow to con-
demn the motives of any man on this ground ; and
as for his acts done in the performance of an arduous
and unambitious duty, it will be time enough to
enter into judgment on them when their gifted
anther has bees beard in defence.

(1110111 LAI? NIGHT'S oAIrTTL)

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BCCKIWOHAM PaLaCl4 Fail. 2.—n. QOM was
this day pleased to maw the honour of kaiglithood upon
loaepb Antooli, Esq., Palms Judge of the Soprano Court
at Bombay.
WINDSOR CAMS, FEB. 7.—Her Majesty the
Qum hr bees pleamil to appoint Li. uienaat and Captsis
Trederiek Chinks K..ppial, Grenadier Guards, to be Equerry
to Hie Royal Higto,ve the Pilate of Wake, Woe Marc
Loyd Liathiey, resigned.
WINDSOR CASTEL, FEB. 7.—Ris Royal Hit new
the Prince Cone hoe beer plc:owl to appoint Colonel
Charles Willis Ridley, C.B. Grenadier Guards to to
Owitssen Veber to lit. Royal Higharsa rice Dr. Lyon
Playtair, C. 8., reigned.
Foution-ornen, Fen. 4.—The Queen bas been
plumed to appraise( Mr. Jobs Doss ea Consul at Hoag-
Kong, owl of the Chevalier Giovaorliino de Zugueil as
Consul at Sierra Lemma for hie Mejoity the King of asp
ad of Bogor Yeeeente Lucy. ae Consul is the liked
of Trinidad, fee the republic of Vonesuele.
FOIMICia-01,71Cit, FEB. B.—Tbe Qom has been
=to sp;rwir of Mr. P. H. Howning so Cared Is
for the republic of Veseasela.
Dowynto-frarcr, Fes. 6.—The Queen has been
Stela to appoint J. H. Wanton, A/phines de Besseitoreffts,
Minot Mart nitile, Dent S. Oplvy, end J. Ormsby,
lageiri, to be et,peadtary seigiroratos for the Wand of
Mainralare; obi hi. bird Wretos Mara, Ilequfire, to be At-
terserOmival for the IPle.d of Ast gas.
thmtwx-Orrtcc. Fee. 7.—Member returned to
ism Is Holm eat Parlierasat.—County of Linlithgow.—
Charlie Balla. Kai., Lord Advoi roc for Scotland in the
room of George Dundee, Eat, liiiiteseat-Goveruorof Prince
Edward bland.

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BOARD OF TRADE, WIIITEHALL, FED. B.—The
Right Honourable the Leeds el the Conirnit.re of Privy
Ceentril f,re True sad Pleneetkos bear d informati• u
AM the law, by which the elevelariae or foreign skis in Don-
w& was prohibited, bee been repeated.

Ilse pretty operetta d Da s Desiderio, composed
by Pries ronialoweld, wee reproduced et the Italian Opera,
Perla, re Satanby, IWirth rrptaeuti Caul is the part of
the &els, .s X. Prow t skits: the plncipslehara..ter,
Sat Md... delviet-lko.trlll. The CIVIs. tea of Mdse.
Peen, end Mir deo bet west the ease loly sad Mario, urn'
el estrellrutly, the r 'wag werisly stoored.

♦ hittstfrout Ale:apart* dated the 27th ult.,
rays :—M We hew here et this memeetees of the sons of the
Emperor Thisbe% el/ AlyedWa. This roc prime, vim
has as extremely beerestlex eppeerree► le ereompealel
• stimeroos osier, ex 1 in•. 12 is Meithig Paris. Hs is the
beeree, it I. add. d ramendimit proseals how his hubar
N the Emperor Ifspoir n."

The Tirio sorroopoodoot of the Brawls Au-
pimiento wri,s• on the 4th to oast The patios al Nile•
hove polObi,oill the revremstation of Norma at tbe
The liSy Wes yretcrley M. de Stroh telt, &recto, el pollee,
vent &W the If arrittie Sosene, M. George Clarke, M. Eraser,
sod It. Cavil, sad aft. r addmeeiss yew remittable le them
Meths le warteas proceedisge is the Sods Thiele* es the
gestedlest seesisp, teamed the thee lint that for the
teleis they were I. rbidden M rn'er any t 4 the theatres d
Mhos. M. Caron rimmed anion to her. for Bergamo."
AiIIAININATIONS the Howe of
Lid., on Friday errrnier, the Earl of Leitrim will sore that
on Imeable alarm be Forestal I. bee Itartety, for s Mon
d—T►e same, of .11 persona erramesated in Irelasl, from
the fhb el Iley. Mk sal doe ilst el Dumber, l&S; the
isle ot seek seesalasites ; Ohs arms et all poser who
twee bs ereemied or ettemple made to resseelnele, ler the
mess pedal ; the Sees eit mat attswipt ; the ism* is which
week pewees tweiled ; the swore of perms serestall, if ~7i
▪ aseplelaw web ow w .iestioa ellwapewl sorseiseilea;
by Awe Wee ewnoltt .1, lb. tahreittankby whoa tas,
It My; dal. d impie.su.est ; if hese& to trid, state the
date; Yaewlrt.d, Meth the date, it empltied, thole the Sete;
the nohow,; end it &sten, wee aerial fats fact er
oeseineled.

♦ VOLOWTART RAT!. OR AN 11011PITAL.-111111
warn d Itairrakr, Mr. Darren., I. tweetedled he the
SEIM c._7 M.tel 'he .0 of lU., h. 4 et whieh
tree faked by a lest.ry haltpretty rate moor the tap

nit Court.

WINDSOR CASTLE, Fl 3. 11.
Her Majesty's dinner party yesterday csespelsed
the Dachas of Kent (attended by Lady Fanny Reward),
Count Peepacher, Lord and Lady Robby, the Deb ad
Wtadsor, ead the Roc Ms. Wellesley.
The bad oldie Ores*/las Gnash was b atdisadente, and
performed darbi dinner the

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The Qum walked la the Home Fmk Vile mornlala
attended by tie Eon. Emily Cmhoart.
The Priam Cimert rode out oa horseback, sad Mated the
Windsor taxiway, the &rings Bank, and the Mcdel
Lodging Hower, siamded by Colonel F. H.laymoar and
Captain the Has. D. di Ron
Prim:est Louis MI la the Riding Home.
Count Ferpoulter left Windsor today on kis return to
Barb..

Lady Churchill hoe succeeded the Countess of Dant as
Lady in Welting to her Majesty.
The Earl of Veratam and the Hon. Mortimer Beckwith'
Wed have eneoeeded Lord Crofton and Colonel the Hon. A.
Liddell, as Lord and Groom in Wai.Mg.

The Judicial Committee dais Privy Council eat yesterday.
Au appeal from Jersey, " Folle T. Le Sneer," part beard,
wee resermed. The lords present were Lord Slegsdown,
Lord Justice Fosight Drum, Dr. Luilliugtoe, sad 81r J.
Coleridge.

Despatches wore received at the Colonial-oil:. yr Werday
from the Lord High Commissionor of the lonian lelsode,
the Governors of the North American Province, and the
Governor of Heligoland. Despatches were sent to the
Oovernor of Falkland bland.

Th. Prince Wiadimir Bariatisaky aad M. Raab-
konoki have left the Clereadott foe NHL

ilia Excellency the United States Minister enter-
tained at dinner, cm Monday last, Lord Lyons (the newly-
appointed Envoy to %shingles), the Brasillan Minister, the
Swedish ILblister, the Danish Minister, Mr. Seymour Fitz-
gerald, M.P., Mr. Then. Bruin, M.P., Mr. Thomson Han-
by, LP., Scarlott, do.

The Duke and Duchess of Marlborough and
fimily are expated at their neer mansion In St. Janteie;
square, tram Bkaheim, early I. the ensuing month.

The Duke and Duchels of Welliogton have re-
turned to Apalcy Home, from Stratlideldeaye.
The Marquis of Bristol has arrived at his residence
la St. Jametersquare, from lekworth Park, Suff.lk.

The Berl aid Countess of Craven and family have
snivel at War mansion in Charke-ereet, from Ashdown
Perk.

Viscount and Viscountess Grey de Wilton arrived
is lowa on Monday, from visiting the FAA and Countess of
Cram at Ashdown Park, Barks.
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Viscount Clifden has left town to pass a few weeks
to Pada

Tbs Countess Apponyi held her first assembly this
stems I. evening at Chandos House. Previously to the
esenably the eount and counter entertained at dinner his
Itzeelkaer the Turkish ambassador, his iseellency the
Swedish minister and the Countess Platen, his Encollency
the Duda minister, ihe Count Paumgarten, the Countess
Pannsgsrten, Count Brandenburg, Count Chotek, Sir Hamil-
ton and Laiy Seymour, Contain de Palk, &e.

The Count de Paris has left Seville for Cadiz,
from which place Dogma to Gibraltar to embark for England.
The following are among the company now
staying at Bright". :—Tha Earl and Coughs= Vine, Via-
want &sham, Lord Craastona, BUM de Soapy°, Lord
Byron, Lady thwart, Sir Charles Clark*, Lady Taylor.
Lady Mackenzie, Lady Chazlotta Kayo, Sir John Peddor,
Sir Frederick and Lady Bar:ag, Lady Wombwell and SOD,
and Lady Hildyard.

It le said the Chancellor of the Exchequer con-
template§ a change in the sugar duties, that disniminating
rates am to bo abolished, and a =nag= mar satorras amount
isthetitutod.

In the minority who voted in the Rouse of Com-
mons kW evesteg againat the introduction of Vieeou,,t
Berea Bill, legelising the marriage of • deceased wife's
eletsr, were the Isliewfag members of the government, the
Int tar of whom ere cabinet ministers —Sight Honour*.
Wes I. Henley, Lied J. Mennen', General Peet, and 8. W.
Walpole; C. B. Adistley, C. Echo, H. J. Bane, Srt H.
Cairo, W. L. Cory, T. H. flotheron Esteoort, Colonel
Tweeter, G. Hardy, J. FL Iforbray, Sir Stafford H. North-
cote, and Co'oosl Taylor (Dublin Co.).
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To-morrow evening Mr. Liadmay will call the attan-
tioa of the Home of Commons to the present conddion of
the shipping tutored, sod more fora committee to 'agility
tato the operation of mettles burdens end restrictions espe-
ciaLy affecting merchant shipping.

On Monday evening the performances at the
flame Royal, Dublin, were by command of their Excel-
lencies the Lord-L'eutenant and the Cotuttess of Eglintoun.
The hones wee crowded a'moat to excels, bat the audience
waned content wi'h their restkic'ed accommodation, and
enjoyed the eveoiag very mach. Their Ezosilenoies were
most warmly rweived by the satire house, standing and
1111COVeTO, end thwe were repeated and long-continued
rounds of applause given for thew at intervals daring the
evsatag.
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Sir George Grey has purchased the estate of Do:-
ford, which adjoins hie property el PaUeda, from the
executor& of the late Mr". Tharp, el Allawick. The price is
mid to be 36,000 J.

At a supper given a fortaigist ago by the Chari-
table fleelety of St. George, of Toronto, the Hon. Mr. Car-
tier, dm Premier, was present u an Invited guest, end in the
emu of a speech wade the foUowiog ensonaownent .—He
rid Gentleesea, at the list salience with which our be-
loved Qom hemmed ale. her Majesty addressed the fol-
lowing words to we Mr. Cartier, I minimised that yon
are about leering Ude country for Canada; do not fall to
eonanssakete to my loyal subjects In that province that I
tale the deepest haterest In Canada, and that no one more
than I do di sires to see lie people prosperous and happy.' "
This ennowneeruent peodueed en explosion of loyalty on the

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pert of the sons of St. Georg*, who eprang to their feet, and
wade the wend& ring with their cheers.

The Rev. H. liightoo, M.A., assistant-master of
Rugby School, baa bees amnia: «lay elected lied Master
of Cheltenham Coll pre.

Yesterday Professor Owen delivered, at the Royal
'esthetics, the third lecture of his course on foetal mammals.

Mr. Edward Merewether, the agent appointed by
the government of New South Wales to reorganises monthly
steam portal men en between Sydney and Pacoima, nnired
by the Overland Mall ow the 6th inst. New South Wales
has undertaken to contribute 60,000!. a year for tot years
towards the subs,dy. A commitoe has been formed la
London to assist Mr. Mcrewether, compoecal of Mmes. E.
Hamilton, 1). Lsrnacb, Captain Towns, and Mr. G. A.
Lloyd.

Unirera advances a tremendous argument
afra'ast the p 'Mittens who propose are wpm:dilation of the
Roman &a!es :—" The Roman !ketoses* not the pmperty of
Phu IX.; they are tAc proptrty of Att. Tutor. The Pope
but a lift interest in them."

The anniversary of the birth of Webster has
been celebrred in New York by a great banquet at skirl his
personal friends and poldieal aatrgenlite were eamsbled
beam of the eta emnim's wemr ry. Lord Frederick Caveli-
er' Lard Radriock were prevent at this baaquet, end wee
caned onto epe,k, when the former placed on record his aloe-
n for Alaska and he reople, as w.ll as for the memory
of Ilopestios Webster—" • 'lip of the Magus" rays a 011.
reer.nikut, "which had sot the Rooker bees a lord, mind
you, would have been fraught with sad cossequences."
A correspondent of the Bury Post states that the
Boron de Bloc had this SIAS n killed with hie gut upon ha
mania at Brandon-psrk, Saffolk, the mermen@ number of
more Ma* 1,600 partridges, point olsooting, a number which
has never bees roxeded in spotting history to have been
killed by one goo befse, apes one 111.2t01r. In a reams.

Mr. Bmit3 O'Brien in a paranpr in tha Pacific,
which saikd from Galway fir Maxim on estard.y. His
yiaa to the laud of stars sat s.ripe. will est 'weed SOU,
moths' duration. On his departure Kr. O'Hr:ess 1.15 behind
as a roossabrasseer a larder addressed to Mr. Jar Prances

Moshe, M P., In stitch he explaiu at comiderahle barb
W rime um teak roclaka la Freeeral, Gni emesponite
the teeth* with a U. note, as Ws contribution Inwards the
oFek Ttlel Paul," nos in process of anted" fee the
doinse of the Phantasm at the mina, wing swim

ITALY.

BARDLYIA.

paw ors ow* oozzireurnistr.)
TURIN, Pss. b.
Yesterday, at the close of the sitting of the
Chamber, the Minister of Finance, Commendatore
LUIZ', presented a bill authorising the government
to contract a loan of 60 millions of lire. The pre-
amble of the bill, which was read at the desire of the
Chamber, sets forth in substance that the army corps
despatched by Austria to Lombardy is cantoned
along the frontier, and that with this addition,
the troops stationed there greatly surpass the
armed force required in time of peace merely
for the defence of public order. The movements
of those troops and the concentrations effected
in certain places afford grounds for the sus-
picion .
that there is some aggressive design on
foot. A decree by the government of Vienna pro-
hibits the exportation of horses to Piedmont.
Further, the Austrian government has just an-
nounced a loan of 160 millions of francs. In
the presence of such preparatory measures, the King
ordered his ministers to make like provision, so
uto be able to continue the defensive preparations
already commenced, in accordance with the gravity
of the circumstances; the government, therefore,
applies to the Chamber for power to contract the
iloan above mentioned.

The bill was introduced on the score of urgency.
To-day the several sections of the chamber have all
given a favourable vote. On Monday, should nothing
happen to prevent it, the project of law will be in-
serted in the order of the day. The ;sole opponent,
as yet, of the proposed measure is the Count Della
Margherita. The public are in hopes of hearing
the Count of Caronr's reply, but he will disap-
point tholes who suppose that he will make important
revelations. A.

The King hes returned from Genoa, where the
municipal body declared to him in their address, that
Genoa as a mercantile city was inclined to peace ;
but if peace was incompatible with the welfare of
the country, then it was prepared, in remembrance of
the year 1746, to make any sacrifice in-support of the
government's magnanimous views. To this the
King replied, it was certain that the political hori-
zon was overcast, but should great difficulties arise,
Genoa would yield to no other town in its readi-
ness to make sacrifices for the common cause.

THE UNITED STATES.

(nox ova OWN

NEW YORK, lax. 25.
The Cuban question has derived fresh interest
from the report of the debate upon the President's
Message in the Spanish Coster, which has just
reached us. The opposition journals are unanimous
in their approval of the tone of dignity and modera-
tion which ppervades it, and contrast it with the
swashbuckler harangues of Slidell and Toombs,
whenever any question of national honour comes up
in our Congress. The calmness and abeam, of vitupe-
ration in the Spanish speeches, and the lofty reserve
of the resolution which followed, have undoubtedly
strengthened the position of Spain in the matter
more than if she had fortified herself with half-a-
dozen alliances, because she has enlisted on her be-
half the sympathies of all moderate men in the Union.
Some amusement was excited here last week by
an article in the Herald, the Buchananite organ in
this city, stating that the proposition for a loan of
thirty millions of dollars for the purchase of Cuba
was not really meant to be taken on pied de la kilt%
The government did not want the money ; and pro-
posed to borrow it merely in order to ascertain how
the country liked the idea of purchasing Cuba. In
other words, it was a plan invented by Mr. Buchanan
for arriving at a knowledge of the state of public
opinion touching the annexation of the ever faith-
ful isle." It is hard to know whether one should
feel more amused by the clumsiness of the expedient
or the naivete of the confession.
Since then the Committee of the Senate, appointed
to report on the scheme, have brought in their re-
ports, one presented by the majority, and one, as is
the custom here, by the minority, Slidell represent-
ing the former, and Seward the latter. With Slidell's
arguments in favour of it you are probably already
familiar. He dwells upon the supposed dislike of
the Cabana to Spanish rule, though upon this point
he has no evidence whatever ; upon the probability
of Cuba being wrested from its present owner by
some strong naval force, and then converted into a
standing menace against the United States ; but he
evidently relies most for stopping your months, as
well as justifying the policy he advocates, upon the
necessity under which he alleges all strong nations
find themselves of absorbing those of their neigh-
bours who are weak, and whose civilisation is lower
than their own. Ia support of this position, he
citesthe example of Francein Algeria, England iu
India, and Russia in Central Asia. He wishes them
all possible success, but desires that the United States
may be allowed to follow their example, and extend
its territories in the same way,though by more peaceful
means. The reply of the "anti-Cubans" to all this
is that England, France, and Russia are monarchies;
that it is the part of monarchies to carry on dynas-
tic wars, and wars of conquest and aggrandisement;
that nobody expects anything better of them; that
they maintain large standing armies which must be
used in some way, and that the absorption of weak
neighbours is the readiest and most tempting which
offers itself; that our union was formed for purposes
totally different—not to contribute to the power and
glory. of one family, but to secure the liberty and
happiness of many, and that though it may be law-
ful for us to annex wild and uninhabited lands, it is
not lawful to force into the union a civilised and
organised community.
There is at present, I think, not much chance
of the proposition ending in anything beyond
" bunkum."

There have been the usual number of " rows" in
Washington so far. Since the Montgomery and
English combat, Mean. Walden and Taylor have
had a " set to." The two former used bricks, the
latter umbrellas, as weapons of offence and defence.
In addition to this there has been "a scene" in a
secret session of the Senate, in which Douglas called
the Illinois postmasters appointed by the administra-
tion " thieves ; and Mr. Fitch told Mr. Douglas he
"was telling falsehoods;" and the heroic Jefferson
Davis then stepped in and told both gentlemen that
"they were behaving like highwaymen." These
squabbles are simply disgusting and nothing more.
They are always settled by the intervention of
friends," and " mutual apologies." There were
twenty-five challenges and " difficulties" at Washing-
ton last session, but not one duel.

There is as yet, in spite of the general revival of
trade, little activity in any branch of business in this
city, except real estate, in which, however, the
speculation is extraordinarily active, particularly in
the lota looking out on the Central Park, now in
process of construction. These now change hands
frequently three or four timem in a day, ever y time at
an advance in pries' and by separate deed. In
fact, land is transferred here with a facility, celerity,
and security, which would cause many of your old
conveyancers to stand aghast.

In Paris daring the put week, says Galignani,
concerts and &dries mneica'ae have bean numerous ; but,
with the exception of M. Vico:h.:cups orchestral concert on
Wednesday, have not shown any nonA fe stuns.

- .
Besides the second volume of his memoirs, M.
Onizot is &boat to pull oh another velem. entit'ei " Trois
Role, Trot peoples, nolo Siectes."
The Nourdle Garette de Prune is not of
opinion that Preusaia bat contracto4 any engagements with
Austria. "What interest," says the Beelines, Journal,
"hay Pronto in intervening in a rivaty between two glut
catholic powers who dispute predovelsases In Italy f It Is
a household <panel in the catholic world, And Prussic ought
neither to disturb hated( nor to sold a single soldier."
CAPTURE OF AN ESCAPED CONVICT. Oray,
whyse escape from the Durham county trims was noticed
in one invasion yesterday, was formed at half-peat it
on Saturday night, ia a low bier-how, Hartlepool. Mr.
Hodgson, a worrier is the prima, in company with 1112111
et-Ailment towed him treating sow lewd women with glares
of rem; hs made so smietance. Ha was afar depodtad to
his old spiarlsrass basks I.,—Nerwslis

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-(THIS DAY.)

The &juin leek the chair at 12 aids*.

The Westminster Improvement WWI read a first dim
PETITIONS.
Several petitions were presented, praying for the repeal of
the paper duty, and the abolition of church rates.
Mr. J. EWART presented a petition from the Liverpool
Reform Aaacciation, praying for ea alteration la the mode of
keeping the public &cam's.
SHIPPING.

On the =eon of Mr. INGH&M, • munber of retorts
were ordered relating to shipping.
FUNDED DEBT.

On tbo motion of Sir S. iionritcorr, returns were
ordered, showing the amount of the capital of the Funded
Debt on the let day of July, 1858, and on the let day of
February, 1869: on the amount of the Unfunded Debt at
the same data: and of the amount of Exchequer Bills
which hare been funded between the tat day of July, 1868,
sad the let day of February, 1869; the dates of melt fund-
; the rate, at which the conversions ware effected ;
ls and the prime of Conso sad ofEzebequer Bills at inch dates.
_ _ SUPPLY. _ _ _

Tbo report of the commutes of was brought up ad
agreed to. The ccannetetp dt agsus on Friday next.

_ spin on Friday ,
ARMY AND NAVY BBTIKATES.

On the motion of Sir STAFFORD NORTFICOTR, the Wind
address to the crown was agreed to, praying that the military
and naval 'admitting for the ensuing year might be laid mate
table.