New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-05-28
EUROPE.
GREAT BRITAIN.
Affair. In England and on the Continent.

''' ~ L ''''- LONDON Tuesday May ls 1855.
Ia England public affairs going in quiet way,
Without any startling TACT to give life and interestto
,eorrespondence The Parliamentary inquests into the
umify OF Elections and dock yard jobs disclose such
depth of corruption, bribery intimidation and abuse of
Government patronage that every impartial loOkerOn
nust come TO the conclusion that English Parliamentary
Government so far as it pretends to represent the
nation is great sbam and that the middle classes,
who possess the suffrage rotten 10 the core To the
wholesale and retail bribery in the English borOughs,
Irelond adds of landlord despOtism and presy
intimidation, backed by mob-aw, numbering the man
who dares TO vote against the Nominee of the presty in
teregt as happened in the Cork election. Still the
English public are not shocked by such disclosures and
there are no other results than few members unseated
bill introduced into the House. prohibiting all par
tie from engaging music-bands and displaying flags at
the elections The Budget also fighting its way through
the House BY large maOrties and the Chancellor of the
Exchequer the great High Churchman returning after
midnight from the House the OPERA finds time enough to
give advice with his usual benevoence to the young females
who at that time used to take walk, his object
being to reclaim them to virtue and religion The Irish
members quarrel and lose time by personal questions,
putting themselves through right-abOut changes, which
areludicrOus in the extreme.
The Emperor of France has studied with advantage
the history of Rome He is well aware that after lib
erty was lost and the debates of the Senate senced,
the people claimed only pdne circeHseS material wei
fare and amusement. He is, therefore, encouraging
railway schemes, the wbaleshery colonization, and in
immense influence of Paris France though his
coup deta and the policy pursued since that time are
rather victory Of the rural population over the BOur
se0ise Of the towns and especially of Par-and there
FORE be himself To the utmost for the embeish
ment of the Capital which, in short time, will be the
first city Of Europe in respect of art and architecture
At the same time he adopts some of Charles Fourers
idens and just engaged in studying plans for enOr
80, buildings for the accommodation Of the poor, pro-
Ntd Vith baths restaurants and libraries according
the fhalanX system. The working classes do not like
these schemes; they tear that all tho cnmv. Vr sum
lodging houses will be too dearly paid for by the sgryel
lance of the police which will keep adscplne,
20 which they cannot accusOm themselves They would
give up portion of their individual independence for
great idea but scarcely for system of despotsm winch
has no higher aim than to consolidate the power Oh
ap Individual who does not represent anything but
name IL is said that the Emperor will rentrOduce CAPT
ta punishment for political Oenses and less stringent
law of divorce His enemies prognOstcae that he is to
ape his uncle in respect to the Empress as soon as
he NAV find il convenient for other reasons.
The Empress of Russia will this summer visit one 0fthe
watering placeson the Middle Rhine and Oectures OF
Congress of the North western SOveregns, IN respect
to the precariOus state of Belgium and Holland are
current though it is altogether improbable that any
formal meeting of Princes will take place this year
The Emperor of Russia visits them them in succession,
and sends his commands their Courts and Cabinets,
without allowing them formally to discuss his plans tOr
the moment these plans are concentrated on turkey
and on Switzerland The latter the only republic OF
Europe must be hmatedand forced tOgve up right
Of asylum and with il her neutrality II she wishes 10 re-
main in communion with mOnarchic Europe. Inc Can
ION of Tessn which is entirely Italian IN its language
and feeling is the point where Switzerland to 0e CO
creed into submission Since the year lS4S the difficult
ties with Austria have often assumed the character OF
hostility The citizens of Tessn have now for the
second time been expelled from LOmbaTdy; in lool
ms frontiers were bOckaded by Austria for several
months. while that Jealous despOc power established
apaper La BudRca, at Milan, with the express intention
OF overturnng the liberal Government of the Canton by
Al armed instruction of the reactionary party IN the
aame way she encouraged Oh the jesuit
part in Hibourg which was subdued at the very begin
ming The Government of Tessn, though showing the
sreatest respect for international relations with Austria
thinking proper to put stop to the ncendary maneuvers
Of the Priest party under the influence OF the Austrian
Bishop of Milan and Como to whose diocese Iessn De
longs enthusiastically expelled the foreign Capuchn
Monks from the Canton who had openly preached reyO-
luton Since that time Austria has continually threat
snej not only the Canton but all Switzerland stopped
the communications and commercial relations between
Tessn and Milan and expelled six thousand citizens OF
Tessn from her territory The Swiss authorities have en-
deaored 10 aay the bad temper Austria and made the
most humble apologies, though maintaining that they
never did allowed anything TO be done which was not
In accordance with peaceful intentions and the duties OF
eoo> neighbOrhood
The people Of Switzerland having become indignant
the concessions of their Central Government thought
that bold attitude would be more respected as Austria
kwel aware that under present circumstances, she is
sessions already made by the Federal Council hadony In
creased the nsoleRce of Austria and embodened even
Whnemberg, that miniature kingdom, which has no
claims whatever on the Republic, TO back up the Aus
tIaB demands with similar threats But the Federal
Council has no support whatever from abroad The
French Ambassador forgetting the Importance OF the
refege gwen 10 Prince Louis Bonaparte after the Stras
burg affair advised the Council to give mp altogether the
right Of asylum The English Ambassador thought that
the refugees should at least be removed from all the
frO,sr CantOns; as for the American Charge-Dudley
Mk who is the real friend Of Switzerland, is not in
seree and the Charge is probably writing alpine
. Sketches" delighted with and cogRsant Of the
see-cvy than Of the politics of the Republic.
You may wish 70 know where Mazzlnls Ii is really diff
rcult even 10 surmse his residence Some say be is in
England others that he is al Rome Complete mystery
surrounds him. The Milan affair has greatly damaged
bis reputation for craftsmanship in Lombardy among the
eaeaied classes but has endeared him to the rural pop
uIssaa In Turkey nothing is yet settled; as soon a,
one question is agreed TO, another arises Russia anc
Turkey protest that their intentions are amcsble but
beth are aiming and concentrating their armies People
Who know something about Russia and the East do moi
dDub that matters win go on in the same way I'LL aei
1tnes; that Russia win then seize the Principalitiei
under he pretext of disturbance created by he
ek ies, and then il will be seen whether Turkey vii
re this encrOachment on her independence, OF
s>ssoer she viii take up the gauntlet APO
Opening of the Dublin Exhibition.
he ord's Fair at Dublin opened on the l2n ns'