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this election, convened the magistrates and the

members of the Council to give effect to their own
arrangement of August last. The Liberals, to

their credit, responded to the circular, the Conser-
vatives, with trivial exceptions, did not. This
unquestionably looked as if the Conservatives
wished to reserve to themselves the liberty to bribe,
especially as they had brought forward a candi-
date—" a man whose name was synonymous with
wealth." The Mayor attended, therefore, a large

meeting which had been convened of the Liberal
electors, laid the facts before the public, and urged
upon the Liberals, to which party he belonged,

hat it was " more important to restore the charac-
:er of the city than to achieve a party triumph."

This shamed the Conservatives into protesting

against such a misrepresentation of their intentions ;
misrepresentation, if it were so, for which they
could have only themselves to thank. They now
declare their determination to " conduct the con-

test fairly and honourably." It would have been
better had their leaders said so by their presence
and language at the meeting, regularly called, to
give effect to the August arrangement. We could
then have believed that their honour and fairness

LATEST'

NEWS.

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

MADRID, MARCH 27.

The conditions for the conclusion of peace with
Morocco will probably be as follows :
Au indemnity of 400,000,000 reals.
The retention of Tetuan by the Spanish until
payment of the indemnity.
The territorial aggrandisement of Melilla.
Commercial advantages.
The protection of missionaries.
A Spanish Minister to reside at Fez.

PARIS, MARCH 27.

The Pays of this evening, in announcing that
General Lamoriciere has left for Rome, recalls the
article of the Code Napolemt, which states that
every Frenchman who should enter foreign service
without the authorisation of the French Govern•
ment would forfeit the privileges of French citizen-
ship. .

The Faye, in another article, expresses its re-
grets on account of the angry words pronounced
yesterday by Lord John Russell.
The same paper gives a denial tothe rumour that
the Pope and the King of Naples had quitted their
capitals.

were spontaneous.
The MAYOR has since published an excellen
appeal to all parties, one which might be addressed
with propriety to other boroughs and cities which
do not happen to have been found guilty before a
Committee or a Commission. " Now," he says,
" my fellow citizens of all parties, permit me to
call your most serious attention to the position of
our city. Our electoral misdeeds are notorious.
Parliament has repeatedly condemned us. On Fri-
day last, several members on both sides denounced
the corrupt old city. It was declared to be worse
than either Wakefield or Gloucester—worse than
both put together. It was suggested that the writ
should be suspended for ten years. It was called
' a cesspool of corruption,' and the very motion for
the issuing of the writ was denounced as a dirty
business.' So narrow and almost accidental has
been our escape, that no one can doubt that if
another corrupt contest takes place, a commission
will be issued, the city will be disfranchised, and
Parliament will exercise something like vengeance
on the guilty. Never has so serious an emergency
arisen in our city. Never, perhaps, in the history
of our country, has a constituency been put so con-
spicuously upon its trial. It is a question for us of
honour or infamy, of freedom or the vilest form of
thraldom,—a question of political life or death ! I
call upon the electors on both sides, to resolve
solemnly that they will sacrifice every party object
for the honour of this once venerated, but alas !
now despised city. It matters little—almost
nothing in a party sense—which side succeeds : but
in a moral aspect it is of infinite moment that we
should free ouselves from electoral crime."
We confess that we are a little curious to know
how this manly appeal succeeds, and whether it
will really arouse whatever dormant feeling of poli-
tical morality may yet exist in Norwich. It seems
indeed that Mr. TILLETT has by no means entire
confidence in his appeal ; he thinks there are many
who would despise any appeal to principle, and
would still bribe if they could. He adds therefore :
—" I proclaim a holy war against corruption. 'Let
every man enter upon the crusade. Should any—
unrepentant and incorrigible—seem to be reserving
themselves for a renewal of past misdeeds, watch
them closely—keep the peace, but watch them.
Regard every briber, to whichever party he be-
longs, as an enemy to the city, Prevent him from
committiligat:,;cricg.i,C nu
_cm detect hied if
witp commit it ; give information to the police the
moment you have found him out. Watch these
me as you would a pickpocket in a crowd, a
b* ;kr in the dark corner, or an incendiary with
his-'match-box in the stackyard—watch them to
prdemt, to detect, to capture !"
We sincerely hope that this Norwich election
may show what the determination of one intelli-
gent and respectable man can do in frowning down
corruption. The present Mayor of Norwich is not
a man to be trifled with, and the men of corruption
know it ; but it remains to be seen whether even
he can insure anything like purity of election,
when the name of one candidate is synonymous
with wealth, when wealth would probably win,
and when as certainly the Conservatives could
not gain an election without it. The Mayor
of Norwich is a supporter of the Ballot,
and we cannot doubt that, even if he suc-
ceed on the whole, yet the difficulties of this
election will strengthen his conviction that, for per-
manent success, the enemies of corruption need the
aid of the only device which makes bribery almost
impracticable, while it does not increase the diffi-
culty of detection and punishment. The purity
party need have the two strings to their bow,—
secret voting and open penalties.

ROME (via Marseilles), MARCH 24.

;he Marches.

A consistory was held yesterday. The allocution,
which was delivered by the Pope on the occasion,
remains an absolute secret. It is only known that
the excommunication has not yet been pronounced.
Yesterday the suspected Chiefs of the manifesta-
tion embarked at Civita Vecchia. Twenty persons
have been arrested.
On the last occasion of the last demonstration at
Rome, which was suppressed by the police, a
minister of the Anglican Church was among those
who were wounded.
The two French officers who were also acciden-
tally but slightly wounded on that occasion have
exchanged visits with the staff major of the gen-
darmery.

General Goyon has published an energetic order
of the day, censuring the hissers and others who
provoked the public force by their intolerable in-
sults, and commending the French officer who gave
the order to disperse the populace. He laments,
however, the want of judgment shown by the
Roman gendarmes, as well as their blind im-
petuosity.

General Goyon says in conclusion " I rely upon
the noble character of our officers, and invite all to
moderation and tranquillity."
Yesterday another pacific manifestation took
place while the Pope was proceeding to the St.
Peter's Cathedral. The number of carriages was

immense.
A public functionary, guilty of embezzlemen
has been sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment.

BERNE, MARCH 27,

manner.

It is stated that the Federal Council has received
two verbal communications from France and Sar-

dinia.

Sardinia has informed Switzerland that the lat-
ter Power must negotiate with France relative to
the annexation of Savoy.

France declared to Switzerland that, should
Switzerland take military measures, she would be
obliged to do the same.

PARIS, MARcu 28

The Constitutionnel, in an article by M. Grand-
guillot, endeavours to prove that the counsels of
England at Turin necessitated the annexation of
Savoy.
The Journal des Debuts states that the treaty
concerning the annexation of Savoy and Nice was
yesterday ratified by the French Government.
The Paris papers contain the following :—ln
Pout de Beauvoisin, Savoy, the election of a Deputy
for the Sardinian Chambers has resulted as fol-

Lows :

Total number of voters .
For Napoleon

218

BERNE, MARCH 27,

It is asserted that France has proposed to sub•
mit the stipulations in the treaties of 1815, relative
to the neutralised provinces, to a Congress of the
Powers, to which, according to these treaties,
Switzerland will be also admitted. The Federal
Council, having in view the treaty concerning the
cession of Savoy and Nice to France, published in
the Menitear, has directed the Minister Plenipo-
tentiaries of Switzerland at Paris and Turin to
repeat the protest against any occupation of the
neutralised provinces.

BERLIN, Mancm 27

As we expected, the French papers denounce the
manly declaration of Lord JOHN RUSSELL—some
call it an angry ebullition, while others affect to
treat it in a more politic spirit. The fact is that
NAPOLEON is in a fix. He feels that his double-
dealing hypocrisy is unmasked before the world,
and he is even fain to let the cloud blow over, if
only for a time. The reported closer alliance
between Prussia and England is wormwood to his
taste. That Prussia will die hard before giving
up the Rhenish Provinces there can be
but little doubt—for Prussia is but an agglomera-
tion of other States, composed of robberies here
and despoliations thete—just like her kindred rival
Austria, only somewhat more_, liberal withal.
Prussia has a conscience, and seems to respect it
in others; but Austria never had a conscience,
and promises never to entertain such heretical free-
dom. The political cauldron is now seething in
Germany, and may boil over all of a sudden, to the
astonishment of some, and the utter confusion of
more. NAPOLEON has the whip hand of his
rivals just for the present, but in his over
eagerness to win the race he may urge his steed
overmuch—and then—what will follow ? Not the
sympathy of the oppressed—nor the congratulation
of the oppressors. No ! NAPOLEON has something
yet to learn, like our Foreign Secretary—the one
more respect for his neib:hbours, and the other more
acuteness, and less faith in the candour of his
" great men," be they monarchs or make-believe
moralists !

The negotiations with England have produced a
favourable result. It is expected that England and
Prussia will take steps in concert, more especially
for the maintenance of the rights of Switzerland.

FRANKFORT (0. M.), MARCH 27.

The Legislative body of the free town of Frank-
fort-on-the-Maine has unanimously resolved to give
its representative the following instructions, viz. :
—He may propose at the Federal Diet that a cen-
tral Power in Germany, increased by a national
representation, should be established. The motive
given for this resolution is the threatening attitude
assumed by France.

NAPLES, (via Maiseilles) Mane 24.

The King remained three days at Gaeta inspect-
ing the newly-enlisted troops. His Majesty has
given all the necessary orders for their organisation,
but no movement of troops towards the frontier has
been ordered. The King returned here on Thurs-
day, and has recalled his Plenipotentiary from
Rome, who arrived here yesterday. The rumour
of an approaching occupation of Rome by Neapo-
litan troops is no longer credited. Several other
assassinations of agents of the public admi-
nistration have taken place in Sicily. Great
agitation prevails there, but no demonstrations of
any decided character have taken place. General
Viglia has been sent into Calabria, in order to
pursue certain bands of agitators.

THE PETITIONS FOR CEIURCII RATE

TURIN, MARcil 27.

Although the new frontiers of France and Pied-
mont arc to be fixed by a mixed commission, the
two Governments have agreed to the following
line :—ln the north the boundary which separates
Savoy from Switzerland is to be preserved. In the
east-the frontier will extend to the summit of Mont
Cenis, the western slopes of which, as well as Fort
Bramant (which is the key to that mountain), will
be included in the French empire. The line will
follow the chain of the Alps to Mount Viso, and to
the defile of the Tenda and the course of tho river
Raja, the mouth of which is at Vintimiglia, a
strongly fortified port in the Mediterranean.

ABOLIIIIOIIr.

Last night's presentation of petitions surpassed
all that went before
apitu,etah:)g in extraordinary number
of 1,305 petitions the Votes of this
morning, where they occupy great space.
aAssum-
ing that these additional petitionst to be
an average
of 90 signatures, which is thought
be within the
mark, the aggregate up to last night will be as
follows :-3,524 petitions, with 296,596 signatures.
There is still a large force in reserve for
lely
e presenta-
tionpetition-
ing to-day, so that the final result will be likely
to be much beyond the calculations of th•
party.
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TIIEATRE ROYAL, ADELPIII.—Her Majesty, the
Princess Helena, Prince Alfred, and Prince Arthur, with
the Hon. Miss Stanley, the Hon Fl
. ora Macdonald, Lord
Cremorne, and Lord Alfred Paget, honoured the perform-
ances at the Adslphi Theatre with their presence last

FRANCE.

PARIS, TUESDAY.

The prevalent belief is that an arrangement is in
progress under which the French troops are to
quit Rome.
Rome will be protected by the Pontifical troops,

evening.
The Countess Dowager of Tankerville is confined
to her residene9 in Hertford-street, by severe indisposition,

IRE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY 0 EVENING, MARCH 28, 1860.

RUSSIA.

and Neapolitan forces will be authorised to enter

The French uniform will be seen to-day in
Chambery. At Nice the first detachments are not
expected before the 29th.
" A despatch from Turin has announced," says
the Patric, " that the movement of tho with-

drawal of the French troops from Lombardy is
suspended. We can affirm that the announce-
ment is erroneous, as the evacuation is going on
regularly, and the whole of the corps of occupation
will have entered France by the 15th April."
The independance Belge having announced that
the reply of Lord John Russell to M. Thouvenel
had arrived in Paris, but that the French Minister
had refused to receive it on account of the sharp
terms in which it was drawn up, the Patrie de-
clares that the statement is entirely without foun-
dation. " The despatch in question," says the
Paris journal, "discusses the Savoy quest ion in free
but proper terms, and terminates by a declaration
of friendly feeling towards France."
The rumour having been disseminated that the
Federal Council of Switzerland had decided.
on occupying Chablais and Faucigny, as soon
as French troops should enter Savoy, the Bunt
contradicts the statement in the most formal

One of the journals states that Colonel Sageti of

the Staff, having been appointed to the command
of the garrison of Chambery, has left Paris for his
post.

The deputation from Savoy, on dining at the
Tuileries on Saturday, were the objects of most
gracious attention on the part of the Emperor and
Empress. After the dinner, which was not over
till nine o'clock, the Emperor entered into conver-
sation with them, and asked many questions con-
cerning the interests of Savoy. His Majesty after-
wards gave each of them a photographed portrait
of himself, and the Empress presented them with

an engraving representing the Prince Imperial,
with the words " Souvenir of the 24th March,
1860.— EUGENIE ;" in her own handwriting.
A letter from Marseilles of the 25th inst. says
" The new treaty of commerce with England can-
not but largely increase our transactions with that
country. ♦lready, even before it was certain that
it would obtain the assent of the British Parlia-
ment, some large purchases were made by English
buyers. Hitherto great secresy was maintained on
these bargains but they ark now spoken of. From
the amount of the business already done one may
judge of the immense development which our rela-
tions with the British Empire will assume. It was
mentioned at the mercantile Exchange yesterday
that a broker had contracted with a mercantile
house here for the delivery, annually, of from
1,500,000 f. to 2,000,000 f. worth of wines for Eng-
land. The contract to last for 10 years."
BOURSE, March 27.—The opening of the market
was heavy, with a downward tendency, but it after-
wards rallied. Threes were done at 68f 40c, to 68f
90c, and are now at 68f 80c. Mobilier varied from
750 f to 760 f ; Austrian, 507 f 50c to 512 f 50c ;
Lombard, 540 f to 545 f ; Orleans, 1,415 f to 1,425 f
Northern, 955 f to 960 f ; Lyons, 910 f to 920 f. The
following are the last quotations :-
4t per Cents. .... 96 25 Credit Fonder 752 50
Do. end month .. 96 25 I Belgian 41
3 per Cents 6B 851Piedmontese (5) .. 82
Do. end month 6B 80 Roman Bl
Bank Shares 2BOO Austrian ..
Credit Mobilier .. 756 25 Spanish Threes .. 45 50
Do. Account 757 50 Home Debt 4l 50
RAILWAYS.

Cash. Account.
Orleans -
Northern 955 -- .. 957 50
New ditto 865 -- .. 866 25
Lyons and Mediterranean 920 -- .. 916 25
Geneva 475 -- .. 472 50
Southern - .. 512 '5O
Western 592 50 .. 597 50
Eastern - .. 652 50
Sardinian - .. 412 50
Austrian - .. 510
Lombard .. .. - .. 543 75

Exchange on London, at sight, paper, 25f. lle. ; money,
25f. ; three months, paper, 24f. Sae. ; money, 24f 85e.

The following letter has been received from War-
Saw, dated the 21st of March :—" The arrests re-
eently made in the provinces of the Ukraine 'and of
Southern Russia are more numerous and more im-
portant than lat first mentioned. It is said that
the ramifications of the conspiracy extended to Mos-
cow, and among the persons arrested are many Mes-
covites or inhabitants of Great Russia. The greatest
number of arrests was made in the town of Charl-
coff. Among those arrested are public function-
aries, military men, and students of the university.
The official organs announce that the object of
the conspiracy now discovered is similar to that of
the conspirators of 1825, at the accession of the late
Emperor Nicholas to the throne. Public opinion,
however, persists in declaring that there was no
political conspiracy, and that the persons arrested
belonged to a literary club. In the course of last
year great trigonometrical, astronomical, and hy dro-
graphical works have been accomplished through-
out this vast empire—on the banks of the river
Amour, on the Caspian Sea; at Archangel; and
on the Black Sea.' A change has taken place in
the internal policy of the Emperor Alexander, which
has relaxed the accomplishment of various reforms,
the adjournment or abandonment of others. The
Gtwernment, in fact, has ceased to propose any re-
forms in the interior. It confines itself to the exa-
mination of them when they are suggested."