The Sun.
London, England, 1860-02-13 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING; FEBRUARY 13, 1860.

cup,of the 13udget, when we come at last to the
bitter dregs in the shape of that poisonous copperas
produced by those ten unpleasant pennies lying
there all the while at the bottom of it ! If the
eighteen months were but dropped out of the
Treaty—if those ten obnoxious pennies could
but be eliminated from the Midget the
whole double project would bo rendered so very
different ! But there they are, in spite of all our
wishing, and there they will remain until the 20th
inst., to be taken upon the evening of that day by
the House of Commons into serious consideration.

Restricting our remarks here to the conideration
of the Treaty, we cannot but direct especial atten-
tion at this moment when there is an inter-
val for calm reflection out of doors before the
terms of the Treaty can be discussed within the
walls of the House of Commons—we cannot, we
say, during this pause but hasten to direct particu-
lar attention to an astounding argument put for-
ward this morning in reference to the Treaty by
one of the recognised organs of the present Govern-
ment. It is an extraordinary argument, advanced
in the following extraordinary terms by the chief
of our morning contemporaries :—" A Treaty of
Commerce," it is there observed, " has been con-
eluded with France. We will not here reopen the
question as to the poliey of that Treaty or of the
different provisions which it contains. We will not
stop to inquire whether the duty on French wines
can fairly be characterized as a protection to Bri-
tish wines, or whether it be wise to contract that
we will impose no export duty upon coal, or to re-
cognize in express terms the differential duties on
French shipping. The Treaty, whatever be its
merits or its defects, has been concluded and rati-
fied, and it seems to us perfectly clear that,. all
circumstances considered, Parliament cannot take
upon itself to annul the Treaty by refusing its aid
towards the fulfilment of as conditions. The power
is, no doubt, expressly reserved, but it would require
a much stronger case than can be made out to in-
duce the repudiation of an agreement involving
such high political and social, as well as finan-
cial considerations." Now, we have yet to learn
that such a course as this is—we will put it quite
plainly—we have yet to learn that such a course as
this is, strictly speaking, even Constitutional ! Ac-
cording to the reasoning here put forwaid in the
name and on behalf of the Cabinet the power reserved
to the Imperial Legislature, the power, namely
(that could not be denied to it !), of confirming the
conclusion and ratificatioa of the Treaty is coolly
pronounced to be a deliberate farce—a mere form of
words just signifying nothing. Nominally, the House
of Commons has the power—but practically it is ut-
terly powerless ! A declaration certainly, in its way,
quite " in keeping" with the amazing salf-possession
with which Lord JOHN RUSSELL on Friday night de-
precated any remarks in the. House of Commons that
might be disagreeable to the French Government !
At this rate the House of Commons—the most au-
gust political tribunal in the whole world—would fain
be rendered dumb in speech and paralysed in action
by the blighting influence of a secretly concocted
document; a 'document which it must accept, and
that it cannot object to ! Against any policy such
as this guiding the proceedings of any Ministers in
regard to the British House of Commons, there is
surely not one independent citizen in this vast and
noble empire who will not protest in his heart's
core as at once insensate and unconstitutional.

THE THEATRES.

COVENT GARDEN THEATRE.

Auber's charming opera of the " Crown Dia-
monds" was played on Friday last, in which Miss
Pyne and Mr. W. Harrison sustained their original
parts. The following distinguished visitors have
lately honoured the opera with their presence :
His Royal Highness the Prince of Orange
,and
suite; the Duke and Duchess of Roxburghe,
the Duke and Duchess of Somerset, the Earl
and Countesc of Elgin, Viscount Torrington,
Viscount Exmouth, Viscount Ranelagh, the
Duchess of Inverness, Lady John Russell,
Lady John Somerset, Lady Blanche Balfour, Lady
Mary Wood, Countess of Mountcharles, Hon. Mr.
and Mrs. Dudley Ward, Lady Elizabeth Bulteel,
Lady Cunningham, Lady Francis Thelluson, Lord
and Lady G. Seymour, Lord and Lady H. Thynne,
Lady Anno Becket, Lord and Lady Methuen, Lady
Francis Gordon, Lady Meux, Viscount Holmes-
dale, Hon. Sir C. Phipps, Colonel Wheatley, Sir
F. Roe, Sir Charles Hare, Colonel Wynyard, Lady
Dufferin, Hon. S. Barrington, Sir John and Lady
Pakington, Captain Wellesley, Colonel Dickson,
Lady Theresa Lewis, Hon. Charles Neville, Hon.
Mrs. Carnegie, Mr. Stuart Wortley, Mr. Farquhar,
Mr. H. Greville, &c.

LATEST NE AY 8.

The following telegrams have been received a
Mr. Reuter's office :

PARIS, MONDAY, FEB. 13.

The Moniteur of to-day says, yesterday the
Sardinian Minister Chevalier Desambrois, pre•
sented his letters of recall to the Emperor.

MADRID, FEB. 11.
Marshal O'Donnell has addressed a congratula
tory speech to the army.

GENOA, FEB. 11.

Letters from Naples to the Bth inst. announce
the following as the probable list of the new mi-
nistry :
Prime Cassaro President of the Council
and Minister for Foreign
Affairs.
Prince Commitini .. Civil Affairs.
Signor Savarese .... Finances.
„ Bonnucci Justice.
„ Spinelli .... Public Works.
„ Ronzelli Interior.

The new battalions, composed partly of foreigners
and partly of Neapolitans, had been organised.
16,000 municipal guards had been mobilised in the
Abruzzo.

Yesterday the King reviewed the troops, who
were in marching order.

It was reported that his Majesty had ordered
General Pinelli, in case of need; to act in concert
with the Pope's General, Mayerhofer.

TURIN, FEB. 11.

The Opinion says :—" The question of the new
vote to be given by Cent al Italy is not yet resolved.
The deputies shortly to be elected will assemble
probably to confirm the preceding deliberations, and
to declare that they will take their seats in the Par-
liament at Turin. Count Cavour has despatched a
letter to Baron Ricasoli explaining the reasons
which counsel adherence to the proposal for now
deliberations on the question of annexation."

ROME, ERs. 10.

In a proclamation General Goyon expresses the
hope that the carnival will pugs by without any dis-
turbance. He relies on the intelligence of the in-
habitants. Political outries will bs prohibited, and
riotots assemblages will be dispersed.
The Papal Government has arrested the supposed
leader of the late manifestations.

The furloughs granted to French soldiers have
been suspended.

PARIS, FEB. 11.
The Paris papers publish the following message,
dated

ANTIBES, Feb. 11.

The Avenir of Nice has been seized for an article
on the popular manifestations published in its num-
ber of the 10th inst.

PARIS, FEB. 12.

The llfoniteur of to-day contains the following :
" The journal dee Debate has announced, on the
authority of the Corriere Mercantile di Genoa, that
the French army, having lost 6,000 men in the last
six months, is about to receive reinforcements
amounting to 15,000 men. The sanitary state of
the army is excellent. The deaths which have been
announced do not exceed the ordinary average mor-
tality. It is also false that-typhus fever prevails in
the hospitals. The furlough granted to soldiers
wounded or in ill health in consequence of our
glorious campaign has caused ♦acancies which it
was natural to fill in), but it has not yet been done."

FLENSBURG, SUNDAY.

Twenty-six deputies, being a large majority of
the members of the Diet, have signed an address to
the King, of which the following is a summary :
The Royal ordinance of January, 1852, has hardly
satisfied the smallest portion of our expectations ;
even the assurances which it contained have gene-
rally not been fulfilled. Instead of the equal rights
proMised to the different nationalities, the German
one has been forcibly suppressed. A complete re-
turn to the lawful state can alone give satisfaction
to the nation. The ordinance of 1852, not referring
to Holstein alone, but also to Schleswig, the laws
which were abolished in Holstein in November,
1858, and the general constitution of 1855, cannot
be any more applied to Schleswig.
_ _ _ _

The members of the Diet then refer to the decla•
ration of Denmark, communicated to the Federal
Diet of Germany in September, 1846, by which the
union of Schleswig and Holstein was recognised,
and they formally protest against any separation
of Schleswig from Holstein.

This address to the King will be discussed by the
Diet on Tuesday next.

TETUAN, FEB. 1.
To-day Marshal O'Donnell made a reconnaisance
on the road to Fez, two miles from Tetuan,
General Prim has also directed a reconnaisance
towards another point.

The population have received the SPanieh army
in a friendly manner.
The debris of the Moroccan army are scattered
on the different roads leading to Fez and Tangiers.

CONSTANTINOPLE, FEB. 4 (via Trieste).
Since the departure of M. Thouvenel a great
change has taken place in the relations of the am-
bassadors. The French charge d'affairos has
scarcely had any intercourse with the Russian am-
bassador, who has frequent conferences with the
Austrian internuncio. Sir Henry Bulwer has had
several conferences with Count Lallemand.

The financial committee intends proposing taxes
on registrations' and patents. ,

Thirty-tivo million piastres of Turkish oaime
have been withdrawn from circulation and burnt'.

The Prussian ambassador has expressed himself
against the tax on house rents.

FRANCE.

' The Prohibitionist organ, the Moniteur Industrial,
announces that it will not publish any more adhe
sions to the petition presented to the Emperor on
the 20th of January, against the Tariff Reforms
and the Commercial Treaty, " in consequence," it
says, " of the obstacles created againstthe circula•.
tion of the:petition, and of the attacks which, with
bad faith, hold them (the Prohibitionists) up as
mere agitators," &c: • - - • ,

THE BOURSE, Feb. 11.--The market was steady
at the opening, but large sales having been after-
wards effected, prices gave way. Threes, 'after
having been done at 67f. 80e. and 67r. 85e., receded
to 671. 55c.; Mollifier declined from 745 f. to 737
50c.; Austrian; 497 f. 50e. to 492 f. 50o.; Lyons,
880 f. to 8751.; Orleans, 1,355 f. to 1,3471. 50c. The
following are the last 'epiotations
44 per Cents. 97 30'1Criklit Fonder.... 740 --
Do. end month I Belgian 41
3 per Cents... 67 601Piedmontese (5) 84
Do. end. month 07 55 , Roman
Bank Shares.... _. 2820 —' Austrian -
Credit Mobilier .. 737 50 Spanish Threes
Do. Aeoount 730 25 , Hotae Debt 43
,RAILWAYS.
tvh.
Account.
Orleans
Northitn • ' ' 'L. •i'• • 903 402 -50
New ditto B3O .. 825
Lyons. and Mediterranean 876 50 .. 877
,Oeneva,
outhern
•I'Vatern 572 54.. 570
EamtOm •• • ' 631 25 '630
Saxdiniax• .. •'' -
Austrian , 4 493 75 .. 493 75
Lombard

ment in favour of the dethroned Princs in the
Duchies, Austria cannot retract f':ona the en-
gagements taken at Villafrarv:a and from the
stipulations signed at Zurich, and conse-
quently admit de juii; facts contrary to those
engagements and to the treaty between France
and Austria. It' the Treaty of Zurich is respected
as regards Venetia, why should it not also be re-
spected as regards the Duchies If the propositions
of England are carried out it is a great experiment
that is about to be made in Central Italy. Austria
will not oppose that experiment by force of arms,
convinced that events will not fail soon to give sup-
port to the cause of right and justice."