New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-02-22
Nem:Nork DAILY Tribn,re
THE STATE OF EUR )PE.
From Our Own Correspondent.


LONDON, Friday, Feb. !, I556.
In fashionable society peace is not popular 10
London at the present moment, and the eageness
Of French statesmen 10 come to an understanding
with Russia continues to alarm the friends of Lord
PalmerstoD. The Continental organs Of the Gar
from the unconditional acceptance Of the Austrian
propositions just when they were Dragging of the
strength of "he Giant Of the North, and speaking
disparagDgly of the Hestern pgmies." The
journal deS DtbGts now speaks of the demands
which Russia will insist upon in order to establish
the balance Of power upon just basis and which.
as cOunterpoise to the naturalization of the Black
Sea, include limitation Of the number of the
men, ofwar that England may send into the Baltic,
and the pledge not TO fortify Heligoland, which
threatens Denmark and the States of Northern
Germany. German papers mention, besides, that
the strip of land from Chotym to the Salt Lake
Sasik 8 TO be coded TO Turkey in exchange for
Eupatoria, Kamesh, Balaklaya, Kertch and Yeni
kale but that Russia inteIds to keep Kars aud the
Armenian tablc-land up to Saghanlik III Asia
If such are really the pretensOns of Rus
STA, and if they should be backed by France,
the peace will be disgraceful to England, not to
Russia but cannot believe all these reports and
consider them merely as Russian bragadociO. The
question whether Prussia is TO be admitted to the
Conferences and what weight Piedmont is to have
in the councils occupies journalists. Berlin dis
patches represent the participation OF Prussia in
the negotiations as certain, and maintain that
France does not oppose it, and that it is only En-
gland which raises difficulties in the way of the
combined wishes of Russia Austria and France,
while the PalmerstOnian Morning Post contains the
following Unofficial announcement; 1--WE be-
"lieve that we shall be completely borne out by
1.-the result when, emphatically we declare that
Prussia will not be admitted to the Conferences;
and whatever may be the impression at Berlin on
1.-The subject, it is not true that France has with
drawn her opposition, nor that the British Cab
"inet alone raise obstacles" AS to the part to be
taken by Piedmont the Iad(pcndance Beige main
tains that
She is not to have voice equal To that of the
five great Powers and, although her signature will be
REQUIRED to the definite treaty. she will take no part IN
the deliberations, excepting on questions directly IN
teresting to her, either as an Italian Power OF as
state bordering on the Mediterranean. Piedmont VIII
have no vote in those matters which relate solely to
the balance of power in Europe"
The Government papers in Turin do not believe
in the peace since it would fully bear out the
views of Mazzn, published when Sardinia Joined
the Western alliance; they insist that the Court of
st. Petersburg accepted the proposals in order to
Gain time to strengthen itself and to promote
4 an1 hoy hnna
that Louis Napoleon will destroy the snarcs laid
by treacherous dplomatists. The papers OF st.
Petersburgare as grandiloquent as ever. Accord
ing to them, tbs only "the kindness of the Car,
invoked by European States, which viii prOba.
"bly give peace to the West" The Queens
speech Yesterday was of course exceedingly
guarded still it is somewhat warlike, and while
her Majesty declares that she has " deemed 1t her
(" duty not TO decline any overtures which might
afford the prospect of safe and honorable
peace" and that negotiations for treaty will
shortly be opened at Paris, she still adds the
following rather ominOus words, which show that
the hopes of peace may be deluslve:
"In conducting those negotiations -hall be care
full not to lose sight OF the objects for which the war
was undertaken; and shall deem it right in no degree
TO relax my naval and military preparations until a
satisfactory treaty OF peace shall have bcen con-
GUIDED" ,
Tie speeches of the Earl of Clarendon in the
Peers. and of Lord Palmcrston in the Commons,
were of the usual stamp. The complications with
the United States, the Importance Of which ia ex-
aggerated in Washington, probably In order to dis
tract attention from Kansas and the Slavery cues.
ton. were not mentioned in the royal speech and
ia the discussion which followed it neither bitter
pesss nor obstinacy toward the L. :. Government
was displayed. AS regards the question of Central
America and the Clay ton Bulwer treaty, Lord
Clarendon stated that the Government had offered
to submit it to the award of a third Power, but
that the offer had not yet been accepted. On
the enlistment question the Minister declared that
there was not the slightest intention on the part
Of her Majesrs Government or Of Mr.. Champion
TO infringe the municipal law of the United
States. This question will, however, soon be more
seriously discussed, Mr. III. Baltic having given
notice that ON the 14th inst. he should propose
resolutions expressing disapprobaton OF the
course pursued by the advisers of the Grown in
employing agents in foreign countries for the
" enlistment of foreigners IN defiance OF the laws
" of those countries and in despite OF public re-
" monstrances; such a course being inconsistent
with good faith and that conduct which ought
to characterize all our relations with allied
States, and being calculated to lower the dig
"nity, endanger the peace and compromise the
honor of this country" The motion, which Is
TO be supported BY all the followers OF Disraeli,
covers all the ground the Opposition wish to take,
and extends 10 the proceedings OF Prussia, rs Well
AZ TO those of the United States, Hamburg and
Northern Germany.
The principal measures of Government for the
session of los6 are to be the Capitalization OF the
police all over the United Kingdom and the regu-
istion of the Corporation of the City OF London;
Roth measures are eminenty Whiggsh, and Will
meet with serious opposition; It Is not expected
that Government will be able to carry them with.
ont making large concessions to the principle Of o,
local seIf:sovernment. The House of Peer. will
amuse itself with the question Of Life
Peers, which the Wings in power have
Suddenly raised nv conferipe peerage on