The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-01-18 00:00:00

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ROME.—Letters from Rome of the 2nd instant mention
the failure of a new conspiracy against the people of that
capital. The Retrograde party had circulated a report
that the Pope had declared that he would not receive the
felicitations of the Romans on the occasion of the new
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Ist of January

to the Q
of his E

3n. A deputation -of the inhabitants,
waited on Prince Corsini, the senator,
Le truth of the report, the latter repaired

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nal to ascertain if such was the determination
After some difficulty he was admitted
ae Pope, who said to him, " What !
ed to present me their wishes ? After

into the presence of ti

expect that they would treat me with that in-
and coolness.' " But." replied the

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'ering or ill, have sent
wishes they form for

ness." The Pope assured the Prince that he
was not ill, and that he had given no such orders, and
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your H

from COM-
the people." On

since tne people have been prey(
e, to-morrow I will myself vis

t universal acclamations, stopping at all the
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great interest

,rpool arrived on Tues-
New York to the 23rd

Santa Anna having, as
4- the

issued a pronunciamento a
nent at Queretaro, calling upon them
of 50.000 men_ for the nurnncua of re_

on the 22nd of November, and had assumed the command
of the army at Oaica. He says that he was deprived of the
command of the army at Oaica by Pena y Pena, in order that
the latter might find no obstacle in making peace with the
Americans. He avows his determination to 000nqr. nnv

negociation for peace with the American torces occupying
any nortion of the Mexican tArritory Na

at the head of a force of 16,000 men of all arms, and was
threatening Congress in session, at Queretaro, most of

meinbers:were inclined to peace

entertained at

So great

Mexico by the Americans of Santa

Anna's succeeding in breaking upCongress a la Cromwell,
that General Scott had ordered thither a strong force to

The General-in Chief, Basta-
-quarters at Guanajuato with an

with a force of 2,000 men
mente, bad yet his head
army of 9,000.
RIOT AT MILAN.—The burlesque and the bloody have
been strangely mingled in Milan. Thr. nicrar Mfr. rrtnrt

°tiler LrIVIZIILLICS 111 weir time,—has become a political
badge, and a man ranks as an Austrian or an Italian, and
may be cut down either by the soldiers or the people, as
he chooses to make an open manifestation of his respect
or disdain for tobacco. It had already been announced
that the people of Milan, to embarrass the government,
had resolved to discontinue the use of tobacco, from the
tax on which a very large revenue had been derived. The
pledge seems to have been universally kept without any
other demonstration of feeling on either side until the 2nd
instant, when the appearance of two persons on the Corso,
an Austrian officer. and an American. beeMili, HIP neon-

sion of an unfortunate excitement,—the officer received a
blow on the cheek, and the American's cigar was knocked
out of his mouth. A wise policy would have overlooked
the affair; or at most have mildly dealt with it, as an or-
dinary police affair. The military authorities, however,
judging otherwise, hit upon the most senseless and dis-
graceful course which it was possible to pursue. Cigars
were distributed among the troops during the night with
orders to smoke them on the morrow in the town. This
could be neither more nor less than a provocation to
bloodshed. From 100 to 200 men of the garrison, it is
said, flushed with wine, smoking their cigars, swaggered
through the town jeering at the people. This stupid in-
sult was borne patiently for some time, but at length the
people began to hiss ; the soldiers then fell upon the peo-
ple; a sort of fight was then kept up from six o'clock to
midnight, the people showing great firmness, and leaving
no means untried to repel their aggressors. Several
parties were killed and others injured. Two days after-
wards the Municipality, apparently displeased with this
military outrage, issued a proclamation couched in kind
language, exhorting the people to be tranquil. The Vice-
roy, who was absent at the time, pursued a similar course.
Meanwhile, the people call upon each other not to be
provoked into unseasonable violence; though they openly
cry for vengeance, and are supplying themselves with
arms. Another step in the policy of passive resistance has
been resolved on ; the lottery is virtually put an end to ;
every man in a dependant position who takes shares in it
to be dismissed; every independent man to be held up to
public contempt. All this is serious. It is another in-
gredient of mischief that the introduction of Austrian
troops into Modena and the Duchy of Parma has greatly
exasperated the Italians. The various Cabinets of Europe
cannot look without anxiety on the actual aspect of the
affairs of Italy

THE

CHASE

The CHESHIRE HOUNDS will meet on Wednesday,
(To -morrow,) at Hankelow ; on Thursday, at Cholmon-
deley ; on Saturday. at Wrenbury Village.
Sir W. W. WYNN'S Hounds will meet on Tuesday,
(this day,) at Bangor ; on Thursday, at Oteley Park ; on
Friday, at Carden. Each day at half-past ten o'clock.