Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1856-05-16

Gen. LADDERS, the latter proposed the
heaIlh Of his Majesty the Emperor OF
the French, Of Queen Victoria, and OF
the Kings of Sardinia. Marshall Pills
sier proposed the health of his Majesty
the Emperor and of the armies and his
Imperial Majesty. In long speech he
EXPRESSED his veneration for his Majesty
and his warm sympathies for the Rus
sian troops; he especially requested !
Gen. LADDERS to bring to the knowledge
of the Emperor, that what he said came
from the bottom of his heart.
ITALY.
At Genoa a report is current that a
conference will be held ere long at Rome
to determine the future arrangements
for Italy. According to this story-up-
on which but little reliance must be placed
the ambassadors residing at Rome will
take part in the conference, and England
not having a minister there will be rep
resented BY Lord Normandy, who re-
sides at 4 Florence. The conference of a
similar character held in Rome in 1881
was not Successful. The memorandum
which the powers presented TO the Court
of Rome at that epoch was without re-
sult It will be remembered that Car
'dinal Bernetti, Secretary of State to
Gregory XVI. followed none of the plans
suggested BY the memorandum, and that
the few concessions which were granted
on the occasion of the movement in Cen
trail Italy, were withdrawn by Cardinal
Lambruschini, who succeeded Cardinal
Bernetti IN the Secretaryship of State.
TURKEY.
Advices have been received from Con-
stantinople to the 18th inst. A fire had
broken out at the Sandman hospital in
Constantinople, which was entirely burnt
down. The sick, however, were saved
The hotel occupied by Admiral Grey
was also destroyed. 1t was thought that
these disasters were not the result of &C.
-cident. Mehemed Ali or Reschid Pasha
viii go as Minister to St. Petersburg
The French troops are beginning to re
turn home. The blockade is raised eve
rywhere.
The Morning Posts Paris correspon'
dent writes-@The Sultan has taker
steps to insure his authority in the Prin.
cipalities by appointing the new officials
Meanwhile the Austrians do not show
any symptoms of a retreat. 1t remain!
to be seen if the authority Of the Porte
win be carried out by a sort of 'provis
iOnal commission which the Sultan ha.
appointed to direct public affairs unit
the internal regulations of the Principal
tiles are reduced to permanent law"
DENMARK.
BERLTS, April 24.-From Copenha
gen we learn that the debates have be
gun upon the Holstein question. Th
President refused to allow the amend
ments to be discussed, whereupon BIom
threatened recurrence to the Germani
Diet in ease of their rejection.
RUSSIA.
The Paris Constitutional publishes
letter from Moscow, dated April l, com
municating a sketch of a speech made b.
the Gar, vino, with his brother Constan
tine, Michael and Nicholas, had just Wis
tied that city. The Gar said anon
otherfhings, after announcing that he ha
ratified the treaty:
"War is an abnormal state, and tn
greatest successes obtained by it CON
pensate for the evils it occasions.
should certainly have carried it on ha
not the voice of the neighboring State
pronounced itself against the policy
late years. My father of imperishabl
memory, had his reasons for acting as h
did. knew his views, and I adhere
them from my very soul; but the treat
of Paris has obtained the object whic
twas bis object to obtain, and 1 preft
this to war.
Supposing the fate of arms shout
have remained constantly favorable to u
as il has been in Asia, the empire woul
have exhausted its resources in keepir
up large armies on different points, tt
soldiers of which would in a great mea
ure be taken away from agriculture al
labor. In the government of Mosco
many manufactures have been compeIlt
TO close. 1 prefer the real prosperity
the arts Of peace to the vain glory
combat.
I have thrown open the ports of Ru:
sia to the commerce of the world.
wishs henceforth, that the greatest faci
y shall be afforded in our markets f
the exchange Of ware of every orig