The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1848-04-08
England--The Continent.

On the 18th of February, Lord John Russell
announced, in the British Commons, the ne
cessity of raising the wind-in other words,
he, in propounding his budget, declared that
additional funds must be had for the govern
ment by increasing the income tax from three
to five per cent, and that obnoxious impost is
to be continued for five years longer-for two
years at five, and fot three years at three per
cent In the House Of Lords, too, the bill for
establishing diplomatic relations with Rome
has been virtually defeated-an amendment
prohibiting any Papal representation in Eng
land having passed by a small majority. The
Liverpool Times says that RusseIl's ministry is
on the eve of dissolution.
Foreign papers by the Cambria, (which sailed
Feb. 27th,) present copies Of a correspondence
between the Austrian Metternich and the
Britisl Lord Palmerston, through their respec-
tive ambassadors on the subject of i%nterfer-
ence in the affairs OF Italy. The A ustrian
complains that the liberals of Italy have i" par
aIyzed the steady action Of power,7 and that
they seek a "single political head, or at least
a federation Of States placed under the control
Of a Central Supreme Power. An Italian
Monarchy does not enter into their plans. An
abstraction of utopian radicalism is the ad-
vance which they contemplate. No possible
King of such a Monarchy exists on either side
Of the Alps. Itis towards the creation Of a
Fedcrative Republic, after the model of North
America or of Switzerland, that their hopes
are led"
And he wants to know whether England
will sustain his Emperor in preserving the sep
arate monarchical existences of the Italian
States. He winds up by stating that he has
sent similar notes to Paris, Berlin, and St. Pc
t%ersburg. probably the answer he received
from Paris won't avail him much now.) The
Englishman replies that he, too, thinks the
separate existences, as guaranteed by the trca-
ty of Vienna, must be maintained in Italy, But
the Englishman thinks there is no likelihood
Of a Federative- Republic being 'tried for in
Italy. As to Austria interfering in the Roman
or other reformatory movements in Italy, the
Englishman delicately hints that such an event
would be followed by something on his part not
agreeable. This correspondence is dated in
August last.
From unhappy Ireland, the accounts are little
better than by former arrivals. Murders, and
desperate crimes of every sort, are numerous.
The potato market, however, was better sup
piled than formerly.
Spanish papers of February 8, announced
the perfect restoration of the Queens health.
There is every probability that a mission will
be speedily despatched to Berlin, for the pur-
pose Of inducing Prussia, If possible, to %recog-
nize the succession of the heirs of the Young
Duchess de Montpeusier. The Government
had ordered the naval authorities of Cadiz to
send to Naples a frigate and a steamer of $50
horsepower, for the protection of Spanish in
terests in the kingdom of the Two Sicilies.
The N%uremburg Correspondent of the 18th
Of February says: 1--WE learn that the three
Northern powers, taking into consideration the
alarming state of things in Italy, have entered
into stipulations to unite in case Austria
should find herself unable to resist the move
ment." This arrangement may be regarded
as an offensive and defensive alliance, which
will permit Austria to undertake the most en-
ergetic operations in Lombardy.
The Swiss Diet have reduced the charges
falling on the vanquished Cantons. The Diet
have voted a reply to The notes of Austria,
France and Prussia, maintaining that the fed
eral p%actin itself had never been guaranteed
by the foreign powers in 1916, and that, con-
sequently, the neutrality secured to switzer-
land was never subjected to the form of her
federal institutions. All the deputies who
spoke whilst the reply was under consideration
pronounced themselves in strong terms against
foreign intervention in the affairs of switzer-
land.