Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-04-28 00:00:00

THE NORTHERN TIMES, THURSDAY, APRIL 28 1859

none were exhibited, save the riband and star of the'
Legion of Honour. I am happy to testify to this
general moderation. The President announced that the
Minister had a communication to make to the Chamber.
M. Walewski stood up, and began to read from
sheets of foolscap paper. The communication was,
in fact, nothing more than the history of the ques-
tion of the day. It began with describing the
disquietude occasioned in the beginning of the year
by the armaments of Austria, and the agglomera-
tion of troops on the Lombardo-Venetian territory,
with a view to an attack on Piedmont. The Minis-
ter made no allusion, so far as I could hear, to
the words addressed by the Emperor of the French
to the Austrian Ambassador on New Year's-day,
nor to the plans at Plombieres, nor to the de-
sign imputed to Piedmont of wresting, with
the aid of France, Lombardy from Austria. Passing
all this in silence, as if irrelevant, he detailed the
different phases through which the negotiations have
passed, and alluded becomingly to England, and to
Lord Cowley's exertions at Vienna. It appeared
from M. Walewski's report, that the government
entertained little if any doubt of the intended
invasion of the Piedmontcse territory by Aus-
tria, but the words " si la guerre eclat," left

addressed by Count Buol-Schauenstein to Count
Cavour on the 19th of April, 1859," runs os follows :
" The Imperial Government, as your Excellency is
aware, readily acceded to a proposition, which was
made by the Cabinet of St. Petersburg, to assemble
a Congress of the five Powers for the purpose of
doing away with the complications which had
arisen in Italy, _ _

" Being convinced of the impossibility of entering,
with any chance of success, into pacific delibera-
tions in the midst of the clash of arms, and while
preparations for war were going on in an adjacent
country, we demanded that the Sardinian army
should be placed on a peace footing, and the free or
volunteer corps disbanded as a preliminary measure
to the meeting of the Congress.
" The Government of her Britannic Majesty
found this condition so just and so conformable to the
necessities of the situation that. it did not hesitate to
adopt it, and to declare that it was ready, conjointly
with France, to insist on the immediate disarmament
of Sardinia, and to offer her in return a collective
guarantee against any attack on our part—a
guarantee which Austria would, as a matter of
course, have respected.
" The Cabinet of Turin appears to have given a
categorical refusal to the invitation to put her army
on a peace footing, and to accept the collective
guarantee offered her.
" This refusal inspired us with the deeper regret,
because if Sardinia had consented to give a proof of
her, pacific sentiments in the way demanded, we
should have considered it a first symptom of her in-
tention to co-operate in improving the relations
between the two counties, which, unfortunately, have
been unsatisfactory for some years past. Had she
accepted the guarantee, we should, by removing
the Imperial troops stationed in the Lombardo-
Venetian Kingdom, have been able to give another
proof that they had not been placed there with any
aggressive intention towards Sardinia.
" Having until now been disappointed in the hope
entertained, the Emperor, my august master, has
deigned to order me to make a direct and last effort
to induce the Government of his Sardinian majesty to
alter the resolution which it appears to have
taken. •

to the very, very sanguine, the shadow of the
shade of a hope. M. Walewski brought down
his statement to the very latest date, namely, the

peremptory summons of Austria to Piedmont to
disarm. As a matter of course, the moderation of
the Emperor's intentions and wishes was dwelt upon,
and all ulterior views of ambition or conquest
earnestly disclaimed. In justice it must be said that
the statement read by the minister was marked, so
far as' my impressions are, by moderation in language
and tone, and even a certain degree of dignity. So
fas as it went it was true, perhaps, but it certainly
was far from being the whole truth. It was listened
to in silence by the Chamber. Twice towards its

close, and at the pacific passages, a murmur of " tres
biers tres bier I " was heard from about seven or

eight voices ; and at the end about two dozen voices
applauded, and there was clapping from about as
many pair of hands. The majority of the Chamber
made no sign.
M. Baroche then read the Project of Law for
raising 40,000 men, as an addition to the last con-
tingent of 100,000 men. A Project of Law was also
read, demanding authorisation from the Chamber to
raise a, loan of 500,000,000 f., which the Government
Commissioner said would be more than sufficient for
the war, which would be confined to the Italian

Such, Count, is the object of this letter. I have
the honour to entreat
.your Excellence to take its
contents into the most serious consideration, and to
I let me know whether or not the Royal Government

consents to put, without delay, its array on a peace
footing and to disband the Italian volunteers.
" The bearer of this note, to whom, Count, you
will be pleased to give your reply, has received
orders to plaoe himself at your disposal during three,
days

question.
M. de Morny then rose, and read a short address
to the Chamber. He exhorted the Deputies "to
postpone, on such an occasion as the present, all
material interests to patriotism ;" " not to look • If, at the expiration of that time, he should not
behind, but to look forward," &c. The exhortation receive an answer, or one that is not completely
to postpone material interests to a nobler object, satisfactory, the responsibility for the serious conse-
coming from so high an authority, no doubt pro- quences which such refusal would bring with it will
duced a proper impression. Several of the Deputies Sall entirely on the .Government of His Sardinian
smiled, in assent and approbation, I presume. After Majesty. After having in vain had recourse to all
this self-denying discourse, some of the Deputies cried conciliatory means in order to obtain for his sub-
Vice l'Empereur, and applauded. The applause jects a guarantee of peace—a guarantee which the
was not general, and, on the whole, the feeling was, Emperor has a right to insist on—His Majesty will,
not like enthusiasm. A levy of 40,000 men, in ad- to his great regret, be obliged to have recourse to
dition to 100,000, a demand for 500 millions— force of arms in order to obtain it.
though with an assurance that what remains over ' "In the hope that the answer which I•solicit from
and above of the expenses of war will be applied to- your Excellency will be conformable to our views,
wards the ordinary expenditure or to public works, which tend to-the maintenance of peace, I take this
and the certainty of a war, though confined to Italy, f ,opportunity," 8.7 e.
are not exactly things which tend to make people The "header" taken by AuStria has given great
wild with joy. 'The President directed the deputies offence to the British Government ; but lam not in-
to retire to their committee rooms, to discuss the pro- ,elined to give credit to the report that it hal entered
jects of law, and appoint a commission to draw up a protest against the categorical summons to disarm
their report, whinh they did at half-past 2 o'clock. which has been sent to Sardinia. England has an
The following regiments have left Paris by rail- undeniable right to express her disapproval of the
way for Lyons since Friday :—The 9th, 18th, 52nd, conduct of this Government, but she hardly, as a
73rd, 85th, 86th, 91st 98th Regiments of Infantry, mediating Power, has a right formally to protest
the 6th and 17th Battalions of Riflemen, and the 9th against it.
Regiment of Chasseurs a Cheval.
Three battalions of the Imperial Guard and a
battalion of Zouaves quitted Paris to-day by the
Lyons Railway. While marching along the boule-
vards they were loudly cheered by the people. The
men were all in full campaigning order ; knapsacks,
mess tins, tents, and poles—in fact, everything
requisite for taking the field at once. Two squadrons
of heavy cavalry left this morning at half-past five

THE WAR.

o'clock.
A battalion of the 20th of the Line was drawn up
at four this afternoon, on the Place de la Bourse,
previous to their departure for the Lyons Railway.
Before leaving, the Imperial Guard paraded in the
Court of the Tuileries, before the Emperor, Empress,
and Prince Imperial, who stood at one of the win-
dows of the Palace. At six o'clock this evening,
another regiment of the Line left for Lyons.
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The following telegrams appeared in late ;editions
of the NORTHERN TIMES yesterday :
POSTPONEMENT OF THE
DECLARATION OF WAR
BY AUSTRIA.
The Times publishes, in a third edition, the follow-
ing telegram from its correspondent at Vienna
" VIENNA, Wednesday Morning, 11 o'clock.
British Government has offered its direct mediation
between Austria and France, upon the basis of Lord
Cowley's proposals. Austria has accepted this offer,
and has postponed the declaration of war for a day
or two. The French troops are now crowding into

night frigates are said to have sailed from Toulon
this morning, with troops. Several Sardinian
steamers are expected -at Toulon, to take French

troops

There are already three divisions of French troops
concentrated at Susa, 50 miles from Turin.

There are said to have been 8,000 French troops
at Genoa last night. It is calculated that there
will be 80,000 French troops in Italy by the end of
the week.

Accounts from Marseilles, dated Sunday evening,
state that the half of two battalions of the Foreign
Legion left for Toulon at 5 that morning. The Im-
petueuse arrived at Marseilles on Sunday from Al-
giers. bringing 800 men of the 71st Regiment of In-
fantry: They were to leave for Toulon on Monday.
morning. Several detachments of troops quitted
Marseilles on Sunday for Toulon. Seven steamers
belonging to the Messageries Imperiales took in coal
on Sunday, and were preparing to sail on Monday
with canon and military stores. Several other regi-
ments are expected at Marseilles. A despach had
been received at Marseilles from the Minister of
War, authorising the Austrian subjects serving in
the foreign legion to return to Algeria. Some of the
men accepted the permission, and others would not

quit the regiment.
A letter from Tours, of yesterday, mentions that
the two regiments quartered in that city, namely,
the sth of the Line and the Hussars, have received
orders to proceed. to the seat of war. The bustle
and confusion at the railway station at Tours are
immense. The 11.30 a.m. train yesterday for Paris
was the heaviest that ever left the station, and
hundreds of people were obliged to remain behind
and wait for the 3.50 p.m. convoy. It is stated
positively that Marshal Baraguay d'Hilliers received
his orders on Thursday, the 21st, to proceed to
Toulon, full two days before the summons of Austria
to Piedmont was known in Paris.

—The

Sardinia."
The Times says—" We are sorry, however, to add,
that France has declined the offer made by the
British Government."

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MOVEMENTS OF THE FRENCH
ARMY TO ITALY.
PARIS, Tuesday Night.—Three battalions of the
Imperial Guard and a battalion of Zouaves, quitted
Paris to-day by the Lyons railway. While marching
along the boulevards, they were loudly cheered by
the people. Two squadrons of heavy cavalry left
this morning at half-past five. A battalion of the
20th of the line was drawn up at four this afternoon
on the Place do la Bourse, previous to their de-
parture for the Lyons railway. Before leaving, the
Imperial Guard paraded, in the Court of the Tuileries,
before the Emperor and Empress and Prince
Imperial, who stood at one of the windows
of the palace, at six o'clock. This evening
another regiment of the line left for Lyons.
Eight frigates are said to have sailed from Toulon'
this morning with troops. Several Sardinian
steamers are expected at Toulon to take French
troops. There are already three divisions of French
troops concerted at Susa, 50 miles from Turin.
There are said to have been 8,000 French troops at
Genoa last night.
The Paris correspondent of the Times says it is
calculated that there will be 80,000 French troops
in Italy by the end of the week.
The Herald has received by telegraph the impor-
tant intelligence that a division of the French army
crossed the frontier into Savoy, near Culoz, at noon
on Tuesday.
The Paris correspondent of the Times says that
the highest personages in England have written to
the Emperor of the French, to the effect that, in
consequence of the conduct of Austria, that Power
has put an end to all sympathy hitherto held for her,
and his Imperial Majesty has now their sympathy.

ADVANCE OF THE FRENCH
AND AUSTRIAN ARMIES
INTO SARDINIA:
The Times publishes a despatch from Vienna, which
reports, as a creditable statement, that French troops have
already violated the neutral territory in Savoy.
The Post asserts that the French have landed at Genoa,
and have entered the Sardinia territory near Susa. The
passage of the Ticino by the Austrians was hourly expected,
as the latest telegram left them on the point of effecting
that fatal movement.