The Sun.
London, England, 1861-07-06 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SAT URDAY EVENING, JULY 6, 1861.

PEROR whenever he is bent upon carrying out one
of these flagitious annexations. Ex uno disce omnes.
So thinks Mr. BIN GLARE, when considering these
wonderful Napoleonic schemes of annexation. Nay
—he argued candidly last evening that "The Em-
peror of the FRENCH must forgive him if he said he
felt it his duty to construe all his actions and all his
words with constant reference, not to the mere fact
of the annexation of Savoy and Nice, but to the
peculiar process by which that annexation was
effected. Taking that formula—the annexation of
Savoy and Nice—as his guide, they were now in
the denial stage. It was solemnly denied that
there was any intention on the part of the French
Government of annexing any part of French
Switzerland. That being so, he ventured to say—
following his formula—what would be the next
stage. His guide told him that the next stage would
be a solemn assurance that there never should be
any annexation of any part of French Switzerland
to France without consulting the great Powers of
Europe: The next stage would be an actual annex-
ation, accompanied by a mere statement of facts to
the great powers of Europe." If the argument of
the hon. member for Bridgewater is declared by any
apologist of the imperial Government to be little
better than a gratuitous perversion of facts, and a
wilful exaggeration—Mr. KINGLABE can already
appeal to History for the most complete
and exact justification of everyone of
his foregoing statements. It is written there—
it is already historically upon record—that, thus,
precisely thus, after this cunning fashion, His Im-
perial MAJESTY manages to carry out, like " THE
SLY LITTLE MAN" that he is, and that Bon Gaul-
tier has sung him to be, his adroitly contrived
schemes of annexation.

Why, the true character of the Italian cam-
paign of NAPOLEON 111. is by this time a matter
of European notoriety. If any additional light
had been required to bring it thoroughly out
to view before the face of all Christendom, that
additional light would have been afforded last even-
ing in the House of Commons by the speech there and
then delivered by the noble lord her Britannic
MAIESTY'S Foreign Secretary. Only—additional
light of any kind upon this matter we did not want.
The facts particularised yesterday by Lord JOHN
RUSSELL, we already recognised too plainly. We
knew them all beforehand—so that our imperial
ally cannot possibly feel the smallest umbrage at
Lord JOHN'S having again let out of the bag a cat
that has already jumped out of it and been
poked in again soon afterwards so re-
peatedly. "It appears now,' says Lord JOHN
RUSSELL, "to be clear, not from any diplomatic
documents, but from what has been reported and
not denied, that before the Italian war took place,
in the summer or autumn of 1858, an agreement
was made between the Emperor of the FRENCH
and the Prime Minister of the King of SARDINIA,
by which hopes were held out that France would
assist Sardinia in case she should be attacked by
Austria, and that if the result of the war should
be to give Lombardy and Venice to Sardinia ;
in that case Savoy and Nice were to be surren-
dered to France." Exactly : that was—as
plainly as it can possibly be put in a single sen-
tence—the compact entered into, the understanding,
or whatever you may please to call it, as Lord
JOHN himself calls it, very moderately the "agree-
ment." This was, in fact, a project on the Emperor
NAPOLEON'S part that, supposing him to have lived
upon the other side of the Atlantic Ocean, would
have given him high rank among those modern
buccaneers—the Filibusters. It was the sketch-
ing, in fact, of the outline of a genuine fili-
bustering expedition. Insomuch so, that
when the Liberator of Italy entered the plains of
Lombardy, at the head of his splendid army,
there to summon a great nationality to rise in
arms and co-operate with him in vindicating its
independence—he, who was then looked upon as a
sort of a political QUIXOTE, was merely, after all,
under a pretence of magnanimity, under a masque
of chivalry, doing the bloody work of war upon a
large scale—for " a consideration !" For a payment
as paltry and sordid as it was treacherous and sly !
And now—precisely the same course being
pursued by the French EMPEROR in his conduct
towards Switzerland, the same identical course being
pursued by him that was pursued by him formerly in
regard to those coveted possessions of Nice and
Savoy—there is some show of reason, at any rate,
in the anxiety expressed by Mr. KINGLARE that
the British Government should not be again
deluded into a shameful toleration of any such
monstrously unjustifiable scheme of Annexation.
What were :Lord JOHN'S closing remarks last even-
ing in reference to this delicate and mo-
mentous subject then under discussion ? They were
these :—" I trust," he said,—[Speaking, the
reporter intimates, " very indistinctly," so as to
be heard with difficulty in the gallery. The noble
lord, by the way, almost always does speak " very
indistinctly" when he is delivering a speech of more
than usual importance. Can it be designedly ?]—
" I trust," said Lord JOHN RUSSELL yesterday,
" that whatever may have been the case last
year, when the lamentable occurrences took
place to which I have referred, I do trust that
in this spirit of concert and harmony between the
two great nations of Europe the peace of the
world may be preserved." f insi soft-il. But—
not if the fair fame of England is to be dragged
in the dust in the train of the French EMPEROR,
while His MAJESTY, after this fashion, like any
cut-purse swash-buckler of old Alsatia swags booty
after booty by means of annexation upon annexa-
tion.

The Countess of Leicester and the Ladies Coke
have left town for the Portland Hotel, at Southsea, en route
for Shanklin, in the Isle of Wight.

The Countess of Fife has left Claridge's Hotel
for Scotland.

His Excellency the Prussian Minister and the
Countess Bernstorff have left Prussia House for Carlsbad.

His Excellency Count de Lavradio has just re-
turned to this Court from his mission to Hanover.

We are requested to state that his Grace the Lord
Archbishop of Canterbury will hold the Convocation of the
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ing Mr. O'Conner, partner of the late Mr. Scott, -
sioned some half-dozen men, under his direction to renew
the search for the remains of his deceased partner ; and at
three o'clock in the afternoon their efforts were rewarded by
finding a gold repeater watch, a gold chain, several half
sovereigns, a shilling, a sixpence, and a threepeuny piece,
all of which had been very much burnt ; end Lifter a little
further search some small bones were picked up, which
have been examined by Dr. Vining, the district medical
officer, who pronounces them to be those of a human being.
The above articles were found rather to the left of where
Mr. Braidwood was lying. The chain has been identified
by Mr. O'Conner as that of his late partner, Mr. Scot!.
Two men, who have been collecting grease in the common
sewer, were so overpowered by the noxious air as to bo
obliged to be taken last night to Guy's Hospital. One of
the men had fortunately recovered, but the other remained
in an insensible condition. At 12 o'clock last night the fire
was far from king extinguished, but it is only occasionally
that it shows itself beyond the lofty walls.

THE COIIIBT.

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NEWS.

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TURIN, JULY 6.
The Gazetta di Torino of to-day says :
" We have reason to believe that the state of the
Pope's health is very serious."
Kossuth has arrived at Turin.

The Italia of to-day denies the authenticity of
the proclamation, stated by some Italian papers to
have been addressed by General Pinelli to the in-
habitants of Terra di Lavoro.

The fire in the manufactory of Messrs. Lefevere,
at Naples, was purely the result of accident.

PESTH, JULY 6.

The Address, as originally proposed by Mr.
Deak, was yesterday adopted by the Lower House
of the Hungarian Diet.

It is said that it will be presented to the Em-
peror in the same manner as the Address of 1790.

PESTH, JULY 5.

It is believed that tho conferences on the Address
which have recently taken place between the prin-
cipal members of the Hungarian Diet will result
this evening in the unanimous adoption by the
Lower House of the Address to the Emperor as
originally proposed by M. Deak.

PARIS, JULY 5.

The Momteur of to-day announces that the sub-
scriptions to the 300,000 bonds, repayable in 30
years, will be opened at the Bank of France on the
11th, and is to be closed on the 16th inst.

The bonds will be issued at 440 f. each, bearing an
annual interest of 20f., and redeemable at 500 f.

The amount realised is to be applied to the
construction of railways.
The Moniteur also says :—" The Emperor has
arrived at Vichy, and has been warmly received."
General Beaufort d'Hautpoul has arrived here
from Syria.
The Patrie of this evening gives a denial to the
report current on the Paris Bourse that disturbances
had broken out in Jerusalem.

The Pays of this evening says :—" A Russian
squadron, consisting of four frigates, one corvette,
and a schooner, has arrived off Beyroat."
The official Staatsanzeiger of this evening pub-
lishes a Royal Manifesto, countersigned by all the
Ministers, according to which the coronation of the
King and Queen of Prussia will take pace at
Konigsberg in Octobert next.

The ceremony will be performed in presence of
the members of both houses of the Diet, and of
those personages who will be summoned from all
the provinces of the kingdom as witnesses.

MADRID, JULY 5, EVENING.
The insurgents have fled from Loja, and have
dispersed in tho neighbouring mountains.
They are pursued by the Royal troops.

CALCUTTA, MAY 28 to JUNE 12.

A rupture took place between the Nawab of
Bhawulpore and his Minister, Ahmed Khan, on
May 25. The Minister garrisoned his house with
250 men and two guns.
The Nawab's troops attacked the house and over-
powered the Minister, who, with two brothers, was
killed fighting sword in hand.

Measures will be taken to look after the ex-
Nawab of Bhawulpore, and to secure the frontier
and prevent interference.
No excitement now exists in the Santhal dis-
tricts.

Mr. Laing sailed for England in the Colombo on
the 9th inst.

The Nizam of Hyderabad expressed to the Resi-
dent his determination to dismiss his Minister,
Salar Jung. He has since been reconciled to the
Minister.

The circulation, under the frank of the Bengal
Secretariat, of the printed translation of a Bengal
play called " Nil Buyent," created new excitement
amon; the indigo planters. The printer was pro-
secuted for libel by the Englishman newspaper. He
pleaded guilty, and has been fined 10 rupees.
Funds.—Fives, at 4r. 4a. to sr. 6a. discount.
Five and-a-Halfs at ir. 2a. to lr. 4a. premium.

LIVERPOOL, JULY 6.

The Royal Mail steamship Asia, which sailed
to-day for New York, took £109,650 in specie on
freight.

THE PAPAL STATES.

The following letter has been reeoived from
Rome, dated the 29th of June :

" The Holy Father was sufficiently recovered to
celebrate mass in the Papal Chapel of St. Peter.
He likewise assisted at vespers in the Sistine Chapel
yesterday. He chanted the prayers with a weaker
voice than formerly, and he looked delicate, but
altogether he is much better. It cannot be denied,
however, that the swelling of his legs at his age is
a serious matter.

" The officers of the army of occupation was in-
formed yesterday by the respective colonels that the
kingdom of Italy was acknowledged by the Emperor
Napoleon. Extracts were read to them from a
despatch received from the Minister of War on the
subject. This despatch appears to be intended to
prepare them for a change in the Emperor's policy
towards Italy. The officers in general have no
other political opinions than those of the Emperor.
They are complete Gauls, and they laughed heartily
when they beard General de Goyon announce the
news, after having heard him so frequently declare
that Piedmont had reached her climax, and should
shortly descend. In the same way the General
expressed an opinion that the Emperor would
never withdraw his fleet from Gaeta. The colonels
of regiments strongly recommended the non-com-
missioned officers and soldiers to refrain from speak-
ing on political suhjects in the coffee-houses, and
lay no means to encourage revolutionary excite-
ment among the Roman. population. Such is the
substance of the communication made yesterday
to the French officers. In my opinion, there is a
strong feeling among the French soldiers to sympa-
thize with the Romans. General de Goyon is im-
plicitly obeyed by his troops, but there are few of
them who participate in his personal opinions.
" It appears that the ex-King of Naples has defi-
nitively abandoned the idea of fixing his residence
at the Villa Albano. The Queen likes the Corso
and the promenade of the Pincio more than the
country. She is as fond of amusement as if she had
not lost a Crown.

" Proclamations have been posted throughout
Umbria and the Sabine recommending the popula-
tion to celebrate the rcognition of Italy by public
rejoicings. Eighteen pupils of the establishment
of St. Michael have been expelled for insurrection
against the President, and for crying Viva Cardi-
nal Tosti, and down with Milella! Viva Gari-
baldi !' Cardinal Tosti is the late director of the
establishment, and still lives there. Milella is the
present director."

THE lONIAN ISLANDS.

ARRIVAL OF THE EMPRESS OF AUSTRIA
CORFU, JUNE 28.

This little island, already, as headquarters of the
fleet under Rear-Admiral Dacres, a centre of attrac-
tion, is now honoured with the presence of no less
a personage than her Imperial Majesty the Empress
of Austria.

Last week a telegram from Vienna brought the
sudden news that the Empress, with whom the
climate of Vienna had again disagreed, had selected
Corfu for her residence, and the day following an
Austrian frigate, the Adria, Captain Barry, arrived
with her Majesty's secretary, Councillor Bayer,
who had been sent on in great haste to make
arrangements for her reception. A boat was
specially despatched to the Lord High Commis-
sioner, who was absent on a tour of inspection in
the Southern Islands, to inform him of the circum-
stance, and he immediately returned to Corfu in
order to receive the Imperial guest.
On Monday the Austrian war steamer Elizabetta
arrived with part of her Majesty's suite, and on
Tuesday the Austrian steamer Grieff and the Fan-
tasia steam yacht arrived, the latter with his Im-
perial Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maxi-
milian on board.

The Empress, who is observing a strict incognito,
arrived the same evening.
All salutes and guards of honour have been dis-
pensed with at her express desire, and she landed
yesterday in a private manner at a country house,
which has been placed at her disposal by the Lord
High Commissioner. This house, which is known
by the name of the Casino, is situated on a pleasing
eminence overlooking the sea, and distant about a
mile from the town of Corfu. It was built by Sir
Frederick Adam, and has pretty grounds about it.
Never having,
,however, been regularly inhabited,
it is greatly in want of repair. Being unfurnished,
and her Majesty's furniture not being expected
from Vienna until the end of the week, it has been
temporarily fitted up with what could be spared
from on board the Austrian steamers, and, as it lacks
many of the comforts of a common-place English
country house, may be pronounced a very modest
abode for an Empress.
Her Majesty is accompanied by the Princess of
Tour and Taxis, the Countess Hunyadi, and some
other ladies. Count Funfkirchen is the Aide-de-
Camp in Waiting.
A general sympathy is felt here for the Imperial
invalid, and it is with pleasure that I can report
some improvement in the state of the Empress's
health since her arrival in this mild latitude.
The British fleet at anchor here is composed of
the Caesar, 90, screw, Captain Mason, flagship of
Rear-Admiral Dacres ; the Orion, 91, screw, Cap-
tain Frere; the Queen, 86, screw, Captain Hillyer ;
the Victor Emmanuel, 91, screw, Captain Clifford;
the Gannet, 11, screw steam sloop, Commander
Lambert; the Intrepid, 6, gunboat, Capt. Marryai t ;
and a considerable numbor of men of war are soon
expected on their return from Beyrout.
Admiral Codrington has come from Malta in his
yacht the Azoff, wi.l his family.
The heat has set in-85 in the shade.