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TUESDAY, AUG.MS'T. 9, 1859

THE, DAY'S NEWS.

In the House of Lords last night, Lord Normanby
called attention to the fact that a lengthened corres-
pondence had passed between the British and Aus-
trian GoVermients on the Italian question, and asked
the Under Secretary, for Foreign Affairs to lay the
correspondence .on the table. This, Lord Wodehouse
refused to do, stating that it would involve several
matters, Which it would be 'premature to ,disclose.
Some other conversation took place, and the matter
dropped.

In the House of Commons, the motion of Lord
Elcho was brought on. He -at great letigth pro-
ceeded to point out-the various phases of the Italian
question, and energetically contended that the
British
_Government could •not, with:any regard to

gress which was to settle Italian affairs
discussion followed, the result of which was, that

k long

the an4endment was; agreed to

The Zurich conference was to commence yesterday.
So far we have not received any details of the pro-
creedings, nor do we expect to do so until the various
representatives have finished their labours

As to

the results; we cannot, with any -certainty, even pre-
dict them. There is one thing almost certain, Italian
Independence will not gain much by the compact,
which is sure to be entered into between the French
and Austrian Governments. • •

If we are to put any faith in the communications
of the Paris' correspondent 'of the' Tithes', the Empe-
ror Napoleon showed Francis Joseph, at-Villafranca,
his policy, which he diVided into four points, giving
him to understand that the neutral. powers, (includ-
ing England and Prussia) were not averse to it. 1.
Cession of Lombardy. 2. Erection of Venetia into
a Duchy.. 3. Confederation of the Italian States:
4th. Restoration of the banished Duke's, and an am-
nesty. The writer adds—" You may depend upon
this being correct." We very much doubt it. We
do not think that England would give her uncondi-
tional assent to the restoration of the deposed Grand
Dukes, the subjects of whom seem determined to
keep them from again having any control over them.
Austria and Prussia are not on good terms ; indeed,
it may be said that a rupture has occurred between
the two Governments ; and the state of affairs is
looked upon as dangerous to the German interests.

As we have already intimated would be the case,
the King of Sardinia entered Milan on Sunday
evening in state. The Ministers, the Parliament,
the municipal bodies of Turin and Milan, and others,
formed part of the procession. A Te Deurn was
performed, an illumination took place at night, and
everything passed off with eclat. We are told that
the King was received with the utmost enthuiasm.
This is doubtless owing to his coolness in respect of
several of the -propositions of , France respecting, the
diViSion. :of Italy.

• A leader in the Horning' Herald, of yesterday, on
the Customs Revenue for the year, would lead many
of our readers to think that the trade of Liverpool
was' clecreasing. Now, this is not the fact. Indeed,
'nearly, if'not fully, one-half of -the exports of the
United Kingdom pass through the. port. It may be
true that the imports of tea into Liverpool have of late
decreased, but Liverpool chiefly receives free and
low duty goods. , Thus, in the year ending Ist No-
vember, 1858, out of 4,290 vessels reported inwards
to Liverpool, 2,230 were laden with corn, cotton, and
other free goods,-1,346 with general cargoes, and 258
only with tea, sugar, and tobacco. As to the general
trade of the country, we may, add that, on comparing
the years 1857 and 1858, sixty-five ports give an
increase of duty, and sixty-one a diminution. It
was recently determined that the Crown should
cease to be a warehouse-keeper of tobacco ; and this
resolution has been carried out in fourteen out of a
total of twenty-one ports. Goods fabricated abroad
by foreign artisans, particularly watches, are still
stamped with British names and brands, to the loss
and disgrace of British industry. Indeed, this evil
is on the increase, as it appears- that the cases re-
corded in London have risen from 195 in 1857 to 209
in 1858, and in the outports' froni -150 to 195. It
may be noted that the consumption of colonial wines,
especially those from the Cape; has increased, while
from all other countries it has declined. The Cape
wine has improved' , in quality, and only pays a duty
of 25..10 d., against ss. 9,9-d. a gallon charged on that
from the Continent of Europe.
We are given to understand that a decree will im-
mediately be issued dividing Lombardy into electoral
districts, and the Piedmontese and Lombard united
parliament will meet immediately after the elections.
The press is also to be released from its fetters. This
information is derived from nn nntlicuLic source. If
vi,t,.. Emmanuel really carries out these intentions, he
will be acting diametrically in opposition to the
advice of his magnanimous ally, who has strongly
recommended him to take a leaf out of his own book,
but without the slightest success. The Paris Patrie
congratulates itself on the improved tone of the
English press—on what grounds it is impossible to
say, as the great majority of the English papers have
been confiscated by the police.
The strike in the building trade in the metropolis
has commenced in earnest. On Saturday about
25,000 men ceased to work. - The Morning Star of
yesterday says s—" Much misapprehension exists
amongst persons engaged in the building trades
respecting a document which they erroneously
suppose they will have to sign before obtaining
employment. Such is not the case ; the so-called
document being merely a verbal agreement between
the employers and their workmen that the latter_
do ,not, at the time of engaging, nor will not whilst
employed, belong to any society that may have for its
object dictation in the, management of the establish-
ment, each workman being. left to -make his own
agreement with the master. &Me believe that when
the men are made aware of
.the true nature of the,
' document.' little difficulty will be found in obtaining
good workmen." Yesterday nearly all the public
works were at a stand-still,
The Globe announces that the offer of Vice-Presi-
dent of the Bord of Trade, vacated by Mr.. Wilson,
was offered to Mr. More O'Farrel, but that he de-
clined to accept the office.
We give at some length the proceedings at the
adjourned meeting of the -Dock Board yesterday.
It will be seen that the amendment of Mr. Bushell
was,negatived

We -give an ample report of the eases tried
yesterday in the Court of Passage. It will be seen
that several of them were more than usually inte-
resting. Mr. Hineson, the
,vpreroniispriclaim'r of
yf rt.hßeyiNorep,-
otufnteheHirogteool,dssuccweshisisfult successfully elai made upon
him by a London firm, for damage done to a quant4y
pawnbroker, Dale-street, was muleted in £lOO-da-
mages for wrongfully imprwe• zu-n g 'an assistant on: A
charge of theft,

WE are glad to find that the present Ocrvernmen
are alive to the interests of the Navy,.and are not
ashamed to carry Out the inheritance (IX activity
which they have received from their predecessors.
We are pleased also to find that a son of the late

Marquis of ANGLESEA evinces so• much zeal and
talent in the administrative department of the
Admiralty. The measure which he has .proposed is
a good one, and just such, an one, as-js, required at,
the present moment. His Lordship very justly
alludes to the apparently nil-apropos time of his
proposition, when the rEmPERcin of the French is
professedly disarming,--at least, upOn the authority of
the

3foniteur. The only

reserve we have for the

Navy is the coastgaard; which, although an efficient,

is an inadequate force in an emergency, numbering
as it does only, or rather less than, 4,000 men. We
Wive besides, a force called the " Coast Volunteers,"
a' farce concerning which, with regard to its effici-
ency, there have been doubts &pressed, although
Lord j3AGET does not, it seem§, himself, entertain

but their services could not be required

beyond`l6o miles from their own coast

Allusion

his Lordship observed, has been made to the ad-
mirable system which obtained. in 'Fraiice, called

the "inscription maritime," under which, at, any

moment,.. a.. vast • number .of seamen could. be

rendered available

The Royal Commission which

was appointed last year, upon the /notion of Sir