The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-11-14
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PARIS, OCT. 2s, Isl7.
Literally nothing Of the least Importance has occurred
In tho political world here since the date of my last
The agitation for parliamentary reform goes on, and
form banquets taking place every day in the pro-
vnces The terrible commercial and monetary crisis In
England has, strange to say, had little no re'ac-
ton here While the funds falling in London, the
have announcements whatever Of commercial or
financial failures.
Our theatres are open for the winter, and the Paris
season may be considered commenced. The italian
opera Is open with the same company very near
ly that has monopolsed 1t for many years Madame
cessfu debut But the great musical star IN the
ascendant 10 Mile Albonf, magnificent contralto She
Is not at the Italian but 1T the Academic dc 10 MuSi'
que.
MADRID, Oct. ls, ls47.
Great has been the change In the aspect OF public
fairs here since the date Of my last The question
however, by the title Of the palace question: nss osen
solved The knot which could not be cut by all the
akin Of the and clever diplomacy Of the
Euplish minister Mr. Bulwer has been cut by tho gold
of Queen Christina the secret service money at the dis
position of NJ uizot and the CROSSES Of the Legion Of
honor dispensed by the king Of the Barracades. The
avorite been for the present bought of and induced
to desert h. royal and to %is; nd her Sy
The king consor who for many months has obstinatey
refused to enter the house with his royal consor
has returned to the palace The Queen mother and her
husband whose entrance into Spain had been interdct
ed who have been exsd to Franco and ordered to be
arrested the frontier they should attempt to cross
t. have returned to Madrid and have been cordially
ceved the palace the Queen The moderados are
stored to oface and Narvaez Is prime minister English
influence which predominant 10 lowered; and French
influence which annhlstsd, is again in the sscen
How long al this will last Is quite another CUES
ton which those who know Spanish affairs best, will be
the least willing to In addition to all these the
nfante Don Francisco do Paula and his daughter, who
the palace lately theatre Of such license and dsor
der presents scene Of at least apparent domestic e
Since writing the above have been assured BY per-
son we'll informed and worthy of confidence, that the
separation Of the Queen and General serrano is all
sham and that the withdrawal Of the General is only
temporary measure. We shall see.
Italy.
ROME, October IA, ls47.
In the Italian Peninsula no important movement has
taken place since the date Of my last letter communi
Gated you then the abdicaon of the Duke of Luccha
and the annexation of Duchy to the Grand Duchy Of
Tuscany This Ii not important % 1T seems
at first By the treaty Of Vienna made in 1915, the
Duke Of Luccha to hold that principally only during
the life of the Arch Duchess Maria Louisa the sxEm
press France whom the Duches of Parma Pacenza
and Guastalee assigned. On her decease she was
be succeeded by the Duke of Luccha his heirs and
then the Duchyof Luccha to be annexed to Tuscany
What has happened, therefore, is only ahticpa-
til the decease Of Maria Louisa the Grand Duke Of Tus
cany Is to grant annuity Of 100000 year to the ex
Duke of Luooha It 10 now however understood that
negotiation IS foot to induce Maria Louisa TO
in favor of the Duke of Luccha receiving from him du
ring her life an indemnity In the shape OF an annuity
Thus states and people transferred from hand to
We have had great rsjocings here In consequence Of
municipality being granted to this Eternal City ofours
The great feature of this Is to give to tho aty
share In the Of Rome and to infuse into
Of the spirit Of representation Ferrara Is still oc
on the sd but the Pope declined accepting any conOes
sion short of the complete evacuation of the citadel and
all Of and s,so nss OF th
changed Negotiations are however still pending be.
tween the Vatican and the Court Of Vienna.
and amnesties talked Of but nothing definite Is done
Meanwhile, We are under reign ofterror.
Switzerland.
| BERNE, Oct. 10, ls47.
Switzerland IL at present the focus to which all eyes in
| Europe are directed. We are the of the most
strange civil In my former letters gave you some
account of internal disssnsions but We appear
to be the very eve of conai,t 10 may be well
briefly to sketch situation You that the
Diet which is the federal legislature adjourned until
IT, tot
people the several cantons states respectively to
assemble deliberate and decide what would
be most advisable to adopt in the present crisis They
have accordingly assembled, deberated and dscided
and the result is such would appear to leave loop
hole by which the confederacy can escape civil war
or the TWENTY-FIVE thirteen that the
DEGREES of the Diet shall be executed, necessary by
ed that such execution shall be resisted II necessary by
the force Of You must not, however, imagine that
the minority are 90 insane as to deny all validity IN the
abstract to the decisions Of the Diet to declare that
they will in no instance submit to its authority The
theory maintained is that the decisions now brought in
question are unconstitutional and that in adopting them
the Diet has exceeded those limits by which the const
tuition has circumscribed Its powers You will doubtless
ask with infinite surprise whether there be no supreme
| courtD to pronounce such question? No. There
Ia none In the Swiss confederation this wise provision
has been omitted and there consequently remedy
but armed resistance against the operation Of an uncon
The Diet assembled yesterday in this city and cam,
resolutions Of to enforce Its DEGREES but before
doing to adopt every practicable pacific means Ont
of these to issue proclamation exhorting the recus
ant cantons to submit to the federal government Ano
Their is to send two commissioners selected from thu
members Of Diet into each Of the recusant canons
to use their exertons to induce the
to submit to general government proposition wa
also made and adopted to appoint committee compose
OF limited number of members from the majority T.
confer with like number Of members from the minor
ity, with the view to compromise Little nope nov
Ia entertained that with the spirit that now prevail
any pacific result will Our streets and neighbor
hood filled with military and everything presents tn
aspect of town in siege Troops quartered on tn
frontiers of Lucene the principal recusant canton Will
the other hand troops Of the Sunderland
over the same boundary The slightest accident MAJ
lead to q general explosion
Although the DEGREES of the Diet which resisted
are nominay two, they are virtually but one The first
decree to dissolve the separate league Of the
cantons commonly called the Sunderland The second
to render the residence Of the Jesuts illegal within