The northern tribune. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1847-1855, 1848-02-14
oreign News.

FRANcE.--In discussion on the Address in
the French Chamber of Peers, M. Guizot
took occasion to explain the line of policy
adopted by the French Government in regard
to Italy. He highly eulogized the Pope, and
said that France had every reason to support
the efforts of that eminent man, and would do
SO by every constitutional means. She con-
sidered herself bound also to forward the
Italian states in their efforts at reform, but not
if they aimed at violent measures
AUsTRIA.-The Universal Gazette of Prus-
STA publishes the following letter from Vienna,
dated Jan. l2:-" The arming here continues,
and creates certain agitation in society,
where these threatening symptoms are serious
ly discussed. The purchase of cavalry horses
amounts up to the present moment to the
enormous sum of 100000 forms. The
Government is anxious to have ten or twelve
thousand horses at once. ".9nI ns
IrALY.-The state of popular fermentation
at Rome, occasioned by the distrust felt Of
the influence of the retrograde party in the
councils of the Vatican, continues The great
objects of public solicitude for the present
are the institution of ministry of war,
which shall be placed under chief who is a
layman, and the mobilization of the civic
guard.
Arrests of those implicated in the late tu-
mults at Leghorn continued to he made. The
city remained tranquil. Addresses of conf
onl 70 bo from,
the chief places to the Grand Duke.
Numerous arrests had been made among the
Modenese troops, in consequence of the mani
festaton of discomfort at the entry of the
Austrians into that duchy, and still more of
the expression of liberal opinions and tenden-
cies. At Reggie, the theatre was closed in
consequence of the manifestations of popular
discomfort.
Letters from Turin of the 18th say that
orders have been issued to the foundries of
cannon and to all the arsenals, for the pre-
paration and supply of munitions of war. A
letter says that the despatch of artillery and
supplies to Alexandria and Navarro was inces-
SAINT. A camp was to be formed between
NavaIa and Vigerano. 1t was also intended
to put the entire army on war footing. The
students of the University of Turin had put
on mourning for fortnight, for those who
had fallen in the conflict with the Austrian at
Paw.
The constitutional says that the Pope was
beginning to repent not having recalled the
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the explosion of civil war, and that he was
disposed to treat with the new Government.
"An extraordinary envoy of the Holy See"
says that journal, "has just passed through
LYONS on his way from Rome to Berne.'
1t was reported in Paris that the Austrian
Government had applied to the Pope for per-
mission to march 10000 troops through the
Roman States to Naples, and had been refused.
The King of Naples had ordered the liberia
ton of the persons charged with the riots of
last month.
The National announces that sanguinary
collision had taken place at Pavia, between
the students and the Austrans. number
of persons were wounded, and an Austrian
killed. Subsequently to that affair, the cele-
brated University of Pavia was Professionally
closed, and most of the students had left the
town. The grand theatre was entirely aban.
doned. 1t was said that still more vigorous
demonstration than that of the Sd ult. would
shortly be made. The young men belonging
to the Lombardo. Venitian Noble Guard, in
sttuted in 1888 at the coronation of the En-
peror at Milan, had all rendered their resigna-
ton.