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goodly number of our couttry friends who avail
themselves of. the Easter travelling arrangements
to get a glimpse of the "lions" of the capital, that
the glories of Cremorne are on the point of bursting
forth into full splendour P. fter their long period of
hibernation. Mr. Simpson has not allowed the
winter to pass away without making extensive im-
provements in these delightful grounds, and the
approaching season will certainly be one of unpre-
cedented attraction to the public, while to the en-
terpt icing proprietor we sincerely trust it will prove
triumphantly successful, as his praiseworthy excl.-
tions to give satisfaction to his hosts of visitors
undoubtedly deserve.

K •
r SIVITZ.‘LAND ..)ND 'SARDINIA.
.:
, The Opinions gives the text of the cro
et. date of March 21, by Count Cil‘tL
endatore Joctean, the Sardin*-s6l4#
in answer to the Swiss not
" Turin,.M •
"Monsieur le Commandeur,—. •
handed me a copy of the note you will fi7
by which. the Federal Council directs the attention
of the King's Government to the juridical positiin
of the neutralised provinces of Savoy.' -Re cites to
this end the treaty of 1564 between Sayoy and
Berne, and the European stipulations of 1815.
"On leaving with me a copy of this note M.-
Tourte addressed to me another, in which, referring
to the proclamations of the governors of Charabery
and Annecy, announcing an approaching gencral
vote concerning the annexation of Savoy to France,
he protests, in the name of the Federai Council, -
against any vote or any other act whatever, the re-
sult of which might produce a change in the pre-
sent state of things in Savoy. You will also find
enclosed a copy of the note from the Swiss envoy
extraordinary.
I answered M. Tourte verbally that I did not
understand how the conduct observed by the King's
Cabinet in this affair could have been a cause of
recrimination on the part of the Federal Council.
" In fact, it ,would have been sufficient to read
the . answer, which through the medium of his
Majesty's Charge d'Affaires at Paris I had given to
iiihe communication wherein M. Thouvenel demanded
gttt,ntees for the security of France, to convince
one'siself that the King's Cabinet, unable to refuse
to acknowledge the validity of a vote to be legally
given by the inhabitants of Savoy, had nevertheless
only made this declaration upon the assurances ex-
pressed in the notes of the French Cabinet, that it
would take into serious consideration the interests
of Switzerland. I furthkr observed to M. Tourte
that I still less understood by what right Switzer ti
-
1-11,1 1;); ) alust ali rui.ing tending to show-
of thi;-'lll4fihitants. TI-iet•s,is
..,711,:ttil:a• foi:getfulac.s.s of his Majesty's
L difficult to
explain, even when taking into account the inter-
national stipulations invoked by the Federal Council.
" I do not, then, think it expedient to dwell on
this part of the communication made by the Helve-
tic Confederation, and I shall confine myself to a
few remarkeon the value attached by the Federal -
Council to the treaty of 1564 and to the transac-
tions of 1815.
" The treaty of Lausanne of October 30,1564, be- ,
tween Emmanuel Filibert and the Lords of Berne,
in stipulating the restoration to the house of Savoy
of ' the entire lordship of Gex, also the part which
they (the Lords of Berne) had conquered from the
district of the Chablais situated beyond the Lake
and the Rhone, oleo all they had occupied of the
Genevois, &e.,' declares in the 14th article that
neither party shall alienate these countries to an-
other Power.
" This limitation of the right 'of sovereignty
was from its very nature transitory, and would
naturally disappear with the causes that had pro-
cured its admission. It would cease by the tacit
or expressed agreement of the contracting parties,
or else through the effect of the general stipulations
that have subsequently regulated the public law of
Europe.

" We see in fact that the clause above mentioned
was in 1601 considered to be abrogated, when by
the treaty of Lyons Charles Emmanuel I. ceded to
France the lordship of Gex with all its appurte-
nances, and when neither Berne nor the other con-
federated cantons offered any remonstrance or pro-
test against the use which the house of Savoy made
of its right of sovereignty. Moreover, two years
later, the stipulations in the 14th article of that
treaty of 1564 no longer appear in the convention
concluded at St. Julien between Charles Emmanuel
I. and Geneva ' with the knowledge and consent'
of all the Swiss cantons. Finally, in the treaty of
June 3, 1754, stipulated between Ring Charles Em-
manuel 111. and Geneva, under the kindly media-
tion of Zurich and even Berne, it is expressly said
By means of the arrangements effected by this
treaty and the explanations accompanying it, all
other claims of whatsoever nature they may be
arc herewith cancelled and annulled on both sides
for ever.'
"The preceding considerations demonstrate most
clearly that the present claims of Switzerland have
DO foundation. The treaties of 1815 still less fur-
nish any ground for the pretensions of. the Federal
Council. By these treaties the provinces of Cha-
blais and Faucigny were restored to Sardinia, who
had lest them in 1792. Is there in the private trea-
ties, or in the final act, or in the protocols of Vienna,
any arrangement or word restoring to validity the
14th article of the treaty of 1564 ? Absolutely not
one.
" But the Federal Council invokes the 23d
article of the treaty of 1816 between Sardinia and
Switzerland. This article is thus worded The
stipulations of the ancient treaties, and especially
of that of June 3, 1754, such as are not expressly
cancelled by the present treaty, are confirmed.'
Can any one in good faith believe and maintain
that by a vague phrase, having no precise import,
Sardinia could have consented to retive a stipula-
tion dating three centuries back r It is enough
to put the question to obtain its answer. The
stipulations alluded to in 1816 referred to the
trade and the facilitating of communication between
the two adjacent countries, and had no reference at
all to the essential rights of sovereignty, which were
in the same act defined expressly as far as the neutra-
lised provinces were concerned. For the rest, by this
same phrase in the 23d article, one might have been
able, perhaps, to resuscitate the stipulations existing
in 1792, but not those which, by the nature of events,
by the subsequent facts and conventions, had been
“ cancelledltiis,
for
however,2oo years.fa
r to acknowledge that the
transactions of 1815 created fov the provinces of
Chablais and Faucigny
a special juridical state rela-
tively to Switzerland. The neutralisation of these
countries was chiefly established for the sake of
Sardinia, who demanded and obtained it as a com-
pensation for a territorial cession to Geneva, and,
consequently, to the confederation, as we have
already had occasion to observe in the communica-
tions that were exchanged last year between the
two governments. But if Switzerland believes that
this neutralisation is useful to her, we do not oppose
the taking of her interests into serious considera-
tion. France herself had formally declared it, and
we have registered that declaration which has be-
come public. This point ought to be examined and
settled in concert with the Powers that signed the
treaties of Vienna, for it concerns the general inte-
rests of Europe quite as much as the private con-
venience of Sardinia or Switzerland. The King's
Government is persuaded that the Helvetic Confede-
ration will be heard at the discussion, and for our
part we are disposed to support every proposition
calculated to preserve intact the permanent interests
of the Swiss nation. We have given too many
psri‘oietfzseorlfanodu,r sympathy
for
rfor
the Federal
in Sardinia,
con-
vinced beforehand that it will find
that have
should the case require it, the sentiments
hitherto inspired her conduct.
withCoaunndcilfnrioetndstohibeP.mandeur, to read this de-
spatch" I beg you, M. le Commandeer,
copy of it with, the President
to, and leave a
and to accept, &c.,
of the Confederation,
" CAYOUR."
•

THE PAPAL EXCOMMUNICATION.----Mr.
M.P., has written to a contemporary as follows
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80,
N‘vicser'e that, by some mistake, your translation of the
Papal excommunication represents the decree as being
signed by two officers, styled ' Apostolical Curser' and
,Magister Culler.' The fact is that the title of those offi-
cers is ' Cursor,' a Latin term, signifying an officer who
serves a process, &c. I beg you to correct this error by the
insertion of a letter or otherwise, as it will otherwise cause
much annoyance to your Roman Catholic readers."
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return a lovingwho pay him proper homage receive
heart, an affectionate friend, and a domestic musician of
has, notwithstanding, sensiblepatronsinnotra few ; and all
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THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY LANE.-
The Public and Subscribers are respectfully informed
that the Management-have entered into arrangements for the
production of ENGLISH OPERA with most eminent Ar-
tistes.

In consequence of the great success of MARITANA, and
by desire, it will be repeated THIS EVENING, the 10th, and
To-morrow, the 11th.
Halevy's admired opera, THE QUEEN'S MUSKETEERS,
is in active preparation.
The Band and Chorus will be numerous and efficient. Mu-
sical Director and Conductor, Dr. JAMES PECH.
Reduced Prices—Stalls, 4s ; dress circle, 3s ; first circle,
28 6d ; pit, 2s ; upper boxes, is 6d ; gallery, is ; upper gallery,
6d; private boxes from 108 6d upwards. The Box-office,
under the direction of Mr. Nugent, open daily.

Commence at 7.

THEA TRE-ROYAL, HAYMARKET.
Lessee, Mr. J. B. Buokstone.
THIS EVENING, will be performed THE OVERLAND
ROUTE. Messrs. C. Mathews, Buokstone, Compton, Chip-
pendale, Mrs. C. Mathews, Miss Weekes, and Mrs. Wilkins.
After which, a new fairy romance, THE PILGRIM OF
LOVE.
To conclude with A DAUGHTER TO MARRY.

YAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.-
Lessee, Mr. A. Harris.

THIS EVENING, the comedy of THE MAN OF THE
WORLD. Mr. Phelps and Miss Atkinson (their 2nd ap-
pearance at this theatre).
To conclude with the extravavanza of THE SYLPHIDE.
Miss C. Leclercq, Miss Louh.e Keeley, Miss Helen Howard,
Miss Rose Leclercq, Mr. Shore, Mr. Saker, and Mr. Frank
Matthews,