Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-11-19 00:00:00

THE DAY'S NEWS.

The Central States of Italy have evidently
carried their point,--4or the present at least;
whether they will be able to retain it remains to
:be seen, for they certainly have excited the wrath
of the French Emperor, who may not improbably
wreak his vengeance upon their in one form or
another. They have tendered their thanks to the
Prince de Carignan for the substitute he has pro-
vided them as Regent, assuring his Royal High::-
ness that they accept with gratitude the Regency
of his appointment.
The Times remarks with indignation on the
strong remonstrance which is understood to have
issued from the French Government,' upon the
nomination of,M. de Buoncompagni to the Regency
of the Central Italian States. " Indeed,", observes-
our contemporary, " this word is not strong
enough, for. it is plain that the Emperor has
almost commanded Victor Emmanuel to annul the
act of his relative, the Prince de Carignan." The
~more significance is attached to this proceeding,
from the fact of its being considered as virtually
the acceptance by the King of Sardinia him-
self of the Sovereignty of Central Italy,—
and this not 6'14 with Out consultation
with the Freneh Emperor, but in opposition to
his known intentions. The leading, journal is
further Of opinion, that the French Emperor ap-
pears determined to carry his point "' notwith-
standing. " This may not, " it is well observed
be to restore the 'former state of 'things, or
even to establish the faintly improved system
sketched.out in his late letter. But,it is to give
Italy the institutions '.und the rulers that he
.pleases. The ;Treaty. 9f Zurich contains condi-
tions which followed necessarily' from, the
.ar-
rangements made at Villafranca. The Em-
peror may not be desirous of having these
carried out to the letter ; , but, as they have his
aszent ; and as he has arrogated to himself the
right of arranging Italian affairs without the ad-
:vice of his ally, or the consent of the people, he
seems determined that any change in the condi-
tions shall be proposed by hiinself, and sanctioned
by him and his late adversary.!' .-Sueh,an object
as. this is by no means consistent With' that spirit
of freedom, under the influences of which Italy
can alone be regenerated. The whole case will
have to be 'deliberated upon, we suppose, at the
Congress that is about to meet. But, after all,
everything must depend upon the Italians them-
selves. If they are to achieve their national
liberty and independence, they must not trust to
any Congress, but to the force of their own will,
and the resigtleSsness of their own right.

It appears to be understood in Paris —most
probably from information given by the French
Government—that Great Britain will be repre-
sented at the approaching Congress, along with
France, Russia, Prussia, Spain, Portugal, Sweden,
Sardinia, Rome, and Naples,—that is to say, the
Powers who signed the final act at Vienna, and
the three principal Powers of Italy. •
It will be seen by a correspondence that is
given elsewhere, between some of the constitu-
ents of Mr. Miller, M.P. for Leith, an the Earl
of Derby, on the subject of the noble lord's
denial, at our late banquet, of the henoArabls
'gentleman's statement respecting his lordship's
tecb:;isuapble to sustain the dignified
having countersigned a paper regarding, a Reform
with respect to it, Lord
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