The Sun.
London, England, 1866-05-17 00:00:00

STATE Or TRADE.

been a rathertaoi small attend-
ortmlient; of general
LEEDS, May 15.—There has
ranurceehoafsebduvyeer3rs, isnpathrienscllyo t.h-lihaelalsgrtehassis
gs, with a few hew
and they
oods, in both coatings and trouserin
ggoods for winter and autumn, were bought, and late
were maintained. Taking the tone of the market as arilices
dication of financial stability, it was much more cheerful
than at the market on Saturday. There is a collapse of orders
l
and sales of goods for Germany, which is felt to be an in-
convenience in some quarters, but not so much so as to
cause positive stagnation in any particular branch of the
woollen trade. Should war unfortunately break out ,41 the
COntinent, the evil effects of it hero-v.llb° sPread amort,g4
houses which have been far from confining their export
trade to Germany, and therefore it will be less severely felt
than it otherwise would have been. The representatives of
home-trade houses are, as well as the export ones, operating
cautiously, and were lookers-on rather than buyers to-day.
"Wools are nominally the same as last week.
LEICESTER, 16th.—There has been a fair business doing
in hosiery goods during the past few days. The high price
of money, however, checks speculation. Goods usually in
demand at this time of the year are printing to some ex-
tent. In the rural districts business is in a satisfactory
condition. Worsted yarns are without material alteration
in price. The wool market remains quiet, and prices are
not much changed, all business being for immediate re-
quirements. Cotton yarns dull.

NOTTINGHAM, 16th.—There has been a shade more doing
in some descriptions of lace goods during the past few
days. A little more business is doing in Spanish goods for
shawls, but manufacturers operate with great caution, not
knowing what the summer fashions will be. Sprigged
nets for falls are also finishing to a fair extent. Plain silk
mechlius are still in request. There is no improvement in
the demand for black laces or narrow edgings. In cotton
goods there is a trifle more doing in the plain trade. The
hoseiry trade continues active. Goods for the home trade
department are in demand, and orders for shipping are on
hand. The workpeoplo are all fully employed at good
wages. Yarns aro unaltered in value.

THE BUILDING TRADES.--A meeting of delegates
from the London carpenters and joiners was held last night
at the Brown Bear, Broad-street, Bloomsbury, for the pur-
pose of receiving reports from the delegates as to how far
the various building firms have acted upon the resolution
of the association employers to pay tho advance of 8d per
hour to the men on Saturday last. The Chairman saidthey
would first receive the reports from the delegates of those
firms who had paid the advance, and then from those firms,
if any, where it had been refused; and it would be the duty
of the delegates to deal with the latter class of firms as they
might deem expedient. The delegates from those firmspay-
ing the advance then reported, from which it appears that
with scarcely an exception the leading firms in the trade
had carried out the resolution and paid the advance last
Saturday. The delegates from Perry's, Stratford (36 men),
Wells's, Stapleford's, Thorpe's, Sander's, Bywater's (50
men), Colt's (20 men), Manly's and Roger's, and a few other
small firms, reported that the advance had been refused on
various grounds. The delegate from Perry's stated that,
the men had suspended work since Monday last until they
could obtain a definite reply from the employer. Aftersome
discussion it 'vas decided to deal with Perry's firm first,
and the following resolution was adJpted unanimously :
u That the men in the employ of Mr. Perry be requested to
wait upon that gentleman to-morrow morning, with a list
of those firms who have given the advance, and in the
event of Mr. Perry still refusing to pay the Bd. per hour,
this meeting empowers the men at once to leave his employ,
and pledges itself to support them in so doing." It was also
resolved that the men in the other firms who bad refused
the advance should at once make application to the em-
ployer for it, and report the result to an adjourned dele-
gate meeting before taking further action. The mooting
then adjourned.

THE SALMON FISHERY ACT, 1865.—The Special
Commissioners appointed under the Salmon Fishery Act,
1865, to inquire into the legality of the fixed nets and en-
gines in the salmon rivers of England have just completed
their sittings at Newport and Chepstow for the Usk and
Wye estuaries and portions of the Severn estuary, and have
delivered some important decisions bearing on the ques-
tion of the use of putchers in the tideway of those rivers
for taking salmon. The decisions (which were reserved
at Newport), were delivered by Mr. Eden, the chief com-
missioner, at the Chepstow sitting of the Commissioners
this week. A claim made by the Duke of Beaufort to
a fishery at Redwick, on the Severn estuary, - was
one which guided numerous other cases, and the Chief
Commissioner; iu delivering judgment, said it had been
proved that the duke had had from time immemorial a
right to use a rank of pults—a large wicker contrivance for
taking small fish, and which sometimes took salmon, and
that some time between 1843 and 1848 putchers—a small
wicker contrivance used solely for taking salmon—had
been introduced and used at 250 yards' distance from the
site of the pulls. The Commissioners found that fishing
by means of putchers was a different mode of fishing from
that by puns. The fishery right was claimed under a char-
ter of Edward 1., who confirmed a grant by the Earl of
Pembroke to the abbot and monks of Tintern Abbey of
lands and a fishery right. No particular user, however,
was mentioned in the grant, and the immemorial user only
proved a right to fish by pults. They decided that the
right to use one mode of fishing in a navigable river could
not authorise the use of a different mode of fishing esta-
lished on a different site, even though the site (as was not
the case hero) were within the limits of the several fishery,
if such different mode was also a derogation of Magna
Charts and the public right. They considered a grant by
the Crown of a pult fishery did not include a putcher
fishery. The result of their opinion was, that the Duke
of Beaufort was entitled to a certificate for the pults only,
but that the 200 putchers now in use were illegal and
must be at once removed. Similar decisions were pro-
nounced in regard to other claims of a like nature. In
ono called the Goldcliff fishery, belonging to Eton Col-
lege, some thousand pulls were claimed. These the Com-
missioners decided were all illegal, but they authorised the
use of 127 pults in the same fishery. The effect of these
decisions will be that all the putchers at the mouth of the
Usk will have to be removed.

THE WATERLOO VASE AND THE DUKE'S STATUE.
We suggest that the great Waterloo vase, removed
from the National Gallery to the North Court of the South
Kensington Museum—where it badly answers its purpose
as a trophy, and occupies a large space that is valuable—
should be erected where it can be seen anti cease to be in
the way. For many years this work was placed in a dark
hall at Trafalgar-square; now one can see no more than
half of it. Surely it deserves a place of display. It is too
big to be in-doors, and should occupy a pedestal in one of
the parks, or in front of Buckingham Palace. A ruthless
critic proposes that it should be erected on the top of the
Marble Arch, so as to form a pendant to•the Big Duke on
Constitution-hill. .We say, put the Big Duke on a
tipro-
perly proportioned pedestal, so as at once to make the
best of it and relieve the arch. It is really quite tirnit
on ;
statue ceased to disgrace us in its unfortuontalt.empopressivo.
properly placed, it would be inoffensive,
DThukeesotifffw-neellckinezdtcoonn, nboyissdeefuyz;
all dead; their
ing the brazen monster before his door,
common sense so far
work should be undone, and English ntnitoon,
and tltchte-
to distinguish himself
vindicated. If Mr. Cowper wishes
gwphuoblsicouoagprifhei
is a noble opportunity.
and serve the public, as every
Twenty years
; the statue was
t one
havebelieves
elapsedhe do does, ,
since e r e
the folly in question
spot olncitSsopt7 28, 1$40• It cost nearly
.£30,000. Athenximi•
brought to the
.SITOOTE.II.3.—TIIC sportsmen
eSsNllPnEdiana, reinforced by some of
-nicLer:n 'have had a lively time for a week or two
of the Louisvillians is thus The success
past.
Vincennes swi of yesterday :—" Messrs. Barker Atmore,
Robinson, and -Nicholson, in less than two days' hunt
\lab shooters,
boaaubgtoll sniper2l\2s7 dozen snipe, besides six dozen outside birds—
this,
ow-lark), which
Mitchell and Davy
vas icsouerteludssive;aorfatNeliych. Nichols'
ssshrsar.exv(a.
Lln.etsina
Mills, in a little over a day's hunt on Shaker prairie, bagged
210 snipe and a feiv other birds. Capt. Tom Smith and
Ike Tyle- killed 194 snipe-and 26 plover in a twodayi3' hunt
on Allison prairie." These gentlemen returned well satis-
god with their luck.—Lout,stille Journal, 14th vlt. J

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We have great pleasure Atitgrtiting
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is her Majesty's intention to ' t043f7t44,, :1.48.1,404.,, /
Alfred a Peer of the Realm, ' er' AiiimeL
Duke of Edinburgh and Earl of beat.beat.,Ais rbkal of I
highness will most probably take his seat in the
House of Lords on Thursday, the 24th of May, her
Majesty's birthday.
As it has been rumoured that his Highness Prince of Teck is still in the Austrian
army, the
and •
that in the event of war he would have to join his
regiment, it may be well to state that, though the Prince retains his uniform, according to custom,
yet he is no longer in the army. Should war break
out, his highness would, of course, tender his ser-
vices to the Emperor, who, however, we trust, will
not require them.
Mr. Molet has been recalled from Vienna, the
impending war having rendered it impossible to
proceed for the present with the proposed corn_
inercial treaty. The delay, however, will not pro-
bably be without service, and will afford time for
maturing a more extended and satisfactory scheme.
Mr. Algernon E. West, late Private Secretary to
Viscount Halifax and Lord De Grey, has been ap-
pointed Deputy Director of Indian Military Funds.
Mr. Shaw Lefevre, M.P., the new Civil Lord of
the Admiralty, has appointed Mr. Carmichael his
Private Secretary.

The Royal Commission for inquiry into the
system of recruiting for her Majesty's forces hasbeen
nominated, as we announced, under the presidency
of Lord Dalhousie. A few facts with regard to the
French army may be of interest. The general belief
that the vacancies in its ranks are filled by the con..
scription is erroneous. In 1861-65 the numerical
strength of the French army was 408,465
men, amongst whom there were :—Volunteers,
16,853 ; re-engaged men (after discharge) originally
drawn in conscription, 18,240; re-engaged, before
liberation, 105,484; making a total of 139,577 men
absolutely serving as volunteers in the ranks—about
34 per cent, of the whole army. As allied to
the subject, Ni - give the following details of
—Crimes and iuniihments in the French iiiiny
during the s
—C
ame :harged with crime, 5,703;
abandoned, 711 ;u.
tried, 4,992 ; convicted, 3,985 ;
acquitted, 1,007. The severest sentences were—
Death, 100 ; commuted, 20 ; executed, 80 ; hard
labour for life, 169 ; commuted, 40 ; imprisonment
for long periods, 436; public works, 436. The ar-
tillery force was 36,085 men, of whom 291 were
accused, and 243 convicted.
It is probable that measures will shortly be taken
to place all the electric telegraph lines in the ooun_
try in the hands of the Post-office, with a view to
the
_establishment of a low and uniform rate of
charge for telegrams. _

Au inquiry into the policy and operation of the
patent laws will before long be made either by a
commission or by a Parliamentary committee.

ADMIRAL DENMAN.

The Times comments upon the bombardment of
Valparaiso and the conduct of Admiral Denman,
and defends him against the allegations made on
behalf of the British merchants. These allegations
are embodied in the resolutions pass&l at a meeting
of British subjects on the 28th of March, and read
by Colonel Edwards to the louse of Commons.
They here represent that "positive assurances" bad
been given them by the Admiral that he would pre-
vent a general bombardment, by force if necessary,
notwithstanding which he allowed it to be carried
into effect, pleading the inferiority of his armament,
yet declining the proffered assistance of a powerful
United States' squadron. They urge that in the ab-
sence of special instructions from home the Admiral
was bound on his own judgment to protect " those
interests which are especially confided to his protec-
tion," and they charge Mr. Thomsan (who had
already been suspected of undue subservience to the
Chilian Government) with "passive submissson to the
abuses of the Spanish squadron." The document
concludes with an expression of thanks to the Ame-
rican Minister and Commodore, and an appeal to
the British public. Our contemporary refers to the
speech of the Duke of Somerset that Admiral Den-
man had been directed " to observe the strictest
neutrality towards the contending parties," and
would have incurred the censure of the Admiralty
had he interfered with the bombardment after due
notice given. It appears, indeed, that he had
threatened some time previously to open fire on the
Spanish fleet in case the latter should proceed to
bombard the town without notice, and by assuming
this attitude had, in the Duke's opinion, somewhat
exceeded his instructions. Being pressed by the
merchants after the final notice was given, he replied
that, however he might deplore the attack on a de-
fenceless town, it would be a breach of neutrality and
an act of war to interfere. In the statement which
he has transmitted to the Admiralty he entirely
denies that he ever held out any hope of armed in-
tervention, or that he referred to the inadequacy of
his naval force as a reason for inaction. He also
negatives the assertion that he declined the co-
operation of the United States' Commodore, whose
instructions were similar to his own. Mr. Layard
explains the probable origin of this misapprehen-
sion, on the authority of the Spanish Minister, and
emphatically contradicts the story that, after the
conflagration, the aid of American sailors was cor-
dially welcomed, while that of British sailors was
rejected by the inhabitants. In short, the official
account of the whole transaction differs in many
important respects from that which first reached us, -
and which, it is right to add, purports to rest in part
on a letter from Commodore Rodgers himself. It
relieves Admiral Denman from an imputation -in-
consistent with his well-known character, it throws
on the merchants themselves a large share of blame
for neglecting repeated warnings to remove their
goods beyond the reach of danger, and it leaves no
doubt as to the direct responsibility of the Spanish
Government for this great outrage against the
usages of civilised warfare.

THE WATER SUPPLY OF LIVERPOOL—Yesterday
there was a long discussion on the falling off in the
water supply of Liverpool, particularly as to its bearing On.
the sanitary state of the town. The chairman of the Water
Committee stated that the short supply was-easily accounted
for by the dry summers of 1864 and 1865. To counter-
balance
this they had sunk additional wells, and had ob-
tained Parliamentary powers to use water hitherto supplied
in compensation to manufacturers near the works. The
__committee were now in a position to supply to the inhabi-
tants 20 gallons per head per day—a proportion which, he
thought, would bear favourable comparison with the supply
of many other large towns.
THE FENIANS
'au vita-
Government in relation to the
recent
Fd
has strongly
tation in Ireland has been most sa.tisfactorsril
.--The conduct of the ITOted, States'
hem
will towards
evidenced their sense of justice and . as Our readers
this country. Several American citis
of the Habeas Cor-
know, were taken up on the suspension
the greatest tact and
Adams, who has shown throughouttheexpression of a hope that,
kindliness of feeling, was
real evidence to implicate them,
unless there were
some
esetained- The Irish Executive re-
pos Act ; but the only remark which this elicited from Mr.
they would not be long
of them, on the sole condition
sponded by liberati
MENT OF VALPARAISO.---The fol-
lowing BOMI3A 111)
letter hasaddressed
been by the Chilian
lowing
Paris to the Temps:—Paris, Maythat they should at ognce leave the country.—The owl.
Consul in 14, 1866.
Valparaiso, the entre-
Sir—On
pot 0
este/knee—Valparaiso,
Ocean, the great and opulent trading
the port of hospitality par
cold blood bombarded, burnt,
city,
was
ruined by a Spanish fleet. The open and defenceless sea-
front of Valparaiso possessed a few saluting guns only, for
deliberately e li the
i) aPe ta3ecliysfitcao and sia March,
the purpose of saluting the friendly flags which sought
shelter in the roadstead ; and to celebrate also the glorious
anniversary of Chilian independence, and perpetuate the
memory of the victories gained over the Spaniards by the
people of Chili. Leaving to others to brand as it deserves
this sinister page of history, I make it my duty to state
that, during the bombardment of the 31st of Marcb, Val-
paraiso had no other defenders than the national flag which
flying over the Intendance and the white flagflying
hoisted
over the hospital. The Chilian flag alone remained
_re._
Over the smoking ruins of the eity.-I am, sir,p 4
P. FERNANDEZ RODELLA, Consul of Chiil7is..
Liver Com-
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LONDON, THURSDAY, MAY 17, 1866.

"WHO'S YOl7ll DOCTOR ?"-MORRISON'S PILLS.

The Australian mail does notbring us very reassur-
ing tidings of the political situation in Melbourne.
The two Houses are still at open war, and the crisis
is increasing in awkwardness and perplexity. The
Ministry of Mr. M'CuLLocH has been forced to
resign office, while Mr. FELLOWS, his rival, to
whom the task of forming a Cabinet was deputed,
has proved unable to accomplish it. At the time
the mail left Victoria was without a Government,
and Sir CHARLES DARLING, between his orders
from home and his unruly subordinate, was left in
a position of considerable embarrassment. Our
Colonial office, however, is free from any share of
the blame, since the instructions given to
Sir CHARLES DARLING mainly consist in desir-
ing him to sanction any innovation of the law.
The disputants are consequently likely to bring
themselves and the colony into a very awkward
position, seeing that there will be absolutely no
funds to carry on the public business with. The
public servants, including even the police, have
not been paid their salaries, the troops are unpaid,
the Government railways are getting into diffi-
culties, and how the inmates of the prisons are to
be fed remains a matter of perplexity to the officials.
There is an absolute deadlock, and which side
will give way it is impossible to tell. At present
neither shows any sign of making concession. The
M'CULLOCH Ministry, notwithstanding a majority
which numbered 58 members in an assembly
consisting of 78 has been forced to resign, and,
as we_ have said, Mr. FELLOWS' efforts to form
another Cabinet have proved unsuccessful. The
position of the Governor under these circumstances
is certainly an embarrassing one, and the whole
situation is full of the gravest perplexity. One of the
Ministers has submitted to the Governor a minute
explaining the reasons of the Cabinet for resigning
their posts in this crisis, in which he criticises very
severely the conduct of the Council, attributing to
them interested motives for their resolute rejection
of the proposed tariff, and declaring that they have
acted throughout with a lack of consistency and
an absence of good faith. To this the Council
were not long in giving an answer, entering in de-
tail into the various points, and both charge and
counter-charge end by leaving the matter precisely
where it stood, The fact appears to be that there
is at the root of all this trouble an excessive amount
of mutual jealousy, and a desire to maintain
individual privileges to the extreme. Each House
is more eager to secure its own rights and dignity
than to provide for the public welfare, and there is
an utter absence of that spirit of mutual forbear-
ance and graceful concession without which no com-
plex constitution can work harmoniously. The
relative rights and duties of our Houses of Lords
and Commons are clearly defined and easily
recognisable ; but even here we should fre-
quently come to a political stand-still if noble
lords and honourable gentlemen exhibited the same
uncompromising temper and stubborn spirit which
are being manifested by the Legislative Council
and the House of Assembly in Victoria. The pre-
sent crisis will perhaps give the politicians of that
country a lesson in the necessity of moderating their
views, if they wish to secure anything like public
order and stability of Government. We cannot but
hope that the good sense of the community will
have brought about some compromise by this time,
although the temper of the Assembly, when the mail
left, was byno means encouraging. A debate, which
occurred on a motion brought forward by a private
member, declaring that the House would withhold its
confidence from any Administration which did not
support the obnoxious tariff, was continued through-
out a whole night, and even until four o'clock in
the next afternoon ! What would our M.P.'s think
of such a proceeding? The climax was that the
motion was carried by an overwhelming majority,
so that the Assembly stands pledged to maintain
the very measure which is the cause of the division,
while the Council, on the other hand, makes no sign
of concession. So the matter stands for the present,
and the Victorian population must serve their appren-
ticeship to the penalties as well as the privileges of
independent government.
The domestic news is tinged with a mournful
shade, for the terrible news of the loss of the
London had just reached Australia, and had thrown
a gloom over all the colonies. To render the shock
more startling, the grief more bitter, when the news
was received, the people of Melbourne were daily
expecting the unfortunate ship. Friends and rela-
tives were looking out eagerly for the arrival of
those dear to them, and kindly preparations were
being made on all sides to welcome home
the travellers. The consternation excited
throughout the city when the first tele-
graphic summary was published is described as
something terrible. Many of the shops were closed,
and universal sympathy was expressed with those
specially bereaved. Some of the losses were public
ones, such as those of Dr. WOOLLEY, the respected
Principal of Sydney College ; the Rev. Mr. DRAPER,
the Wesleyan minister, who, it will be remembered,
laboured so earnestly to comfort and assist his
fellow-sufferers on the wreck. Some families have
been great sufferers by the calamity. A judge in
New Zealand is mourning his wife, his two
sons and only daughter, and several other persons
have been similarly bereaved. Such a catastrophe,
it must be hoped, will not soon recur ; but it should
be taken as a warning by all shipowners to make
the safety of their passengers the paramount con-
sideration if they would preserve public confidence
and avoid disaster.

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the
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stance of the Danubian Conference
having held a
sitting- It is still believed, however, in certain
quarters that something will be done in this line
before long, as the efforts of the French Govern-
ment are unceasingly directed towards peace, in
concert with England. A diplomatic Conference
would be the form which it would take, and the
assembly would have to deliberate upon the knotty
questions which at present end Anger the peace of

Europe. This may be true, but we should say
that it was extremely improbable, because matters
have gone too far in many respects, and too much
has been done in a warlike direction to allow of
much chance of a peaceful solution at this juncture.
No doubt had the same steps been taken a month
ago by the respective Governments some pro-
gress might have been made, but the difficul-
ties that lie in the way seem almost insuper-
able. The preparations for war are still going
on, which speaks badly for any, desire on the part
of the principals for peace. Very little encourage-
ment can be drawn from the last accounts that have
been received. It is positively declared that no founda-
tion exists for the reports of Herr BIS3IARCK'S having
determined to amalgamate the leaders of the Oppo-
sition. No such intention has existed, we are offi-
cially told, but it is true that a better understand-
ing with the Opposition is desired. This wish is
not very likely to be realised, according to present
appearances, for the policy of the Government is as
bad as ever—if not worse—relative to domestic
matters. An excuse is given officially for the non-
reply to the last Austrian Note, namely, that no
answer could have been necessary, as Austria her-
self declares that they had exhausted all discussion
on the question of disarmament. This isvery absurd,
because everyone knows that nothing could have been
easier than for Prussia to have recommenced the
proposals in a different form, but very likely the Go-
vernment were only too glad of the excuse for de-
stroying such futile attempts. An official denial is
likewise given to the report that Russia was willing
to assist Austria in case of a war, and neither will
Prussia take the aggressive as some have surmised.

The last determination of Herr BISMARCK re-
specting his grand scheme of Federal Reform is
that if the middle and minor States reject his pro-
posals he will make an appeal on behalf of Prussia
to the whole German Dation, and embody proposi-
tions of the fullest and most comprehensive cha-
racter. It seems most inconsistent to make all this
fuss about Federal Reform at a period of so much
disquietude, and fraught with jeopardy to the in-
terests of peace and the welfare of Germany ; but
the rules of common sense are set at naught in the
most defiant manner by the all-important and self-
sufficient statesman who sways the destinies of
Prussia. This plan of Reform, in a comprehensive
style, was suggested in order todirect attention and
cover his manoeuvres respecting the Duchies, and
also to make a grand parade before the Prussian
people. 'I hese latter have not, however, been taken
in by his dodging, for no interest has been exhibited
respecting the matter, and the thoughts of all are
naturally turned in the direction of the war that
seems likely to ensue. As for the matter of a ge-
neral appeal being made it is quite idle, because
many of the States to whom the appeal would be
made are most inimical to Prussia just now, and
not at all likely to give any attention to her pro-
posals. Is it at all likely at a period when they are
momentarily expecting a collision with Prussia that
they will trouble themselves to weigh and count the
advantages of her schemes, and think of giving
their consent to her becoming the arbiter of the
destinies of Germany ? The delay that has been
made in the appointment of Commander-in-Chief
to the Prussian army has been at last terminated by
the selection of Prince FREDERICK—thanks for
that responsible position.
We may form some notion of the great advan-
tages that would accrue to Austria by the
cession of Venetia from the tone adopted
in its discussion by the Prussian journals.
The semi- official Provinzial Correspondenz states that
the unfounded rumour that has gained ground on
this topic, showing great ignorance of the " political
situation, for Austria has not the power thus sud-
denly to change her policy, and place Prussia in the
isolated position threatened." The wish is no doubt
father to the thought in this case, and it does not
very distinctly appear what prevents Austria from
carrying out the policy thus called in question.
The fact is that the advocates of Prussian
policy are naturally very indignant at anything
that tends to interfere with the grand idea of
making a compact with Italy, and thus thwarting
the efforts of Austria in a great measure. The
Italians seem burning to go to war at any cost,
with or without reason, and it has been announced
that Italy will consider any attack of Austria
upon Prussia as
directed
thaogsaie
whonstherurssehlf.heTadhliosnigs
into such a course will rue the day they did so.
simply ridiculous
Perhaps undue reliance is placed upon the result
of the last encounter with Austria ; but it was
the French who then decided the victory, and we
see no cause whatever to suppose that, in the
event of the war now threatened, France
would side with Italy. As for the address
from the Municipality and Common Council of
Breslau to the King of PRUSSIA it is most absurd.
They acknowledge the justice of the reasons which
are leading his Majesty to war with Austria, and
trust that the wisdom of the KING will remove the
misunderstanding between the Government and the
Chambers. This is jumping at conclusions indeed,
and it is surprising to meet with such infatuation.