New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-26
New:pork daily Gribn,la
THE STATE OF EUROPE.
From Our Own Correspondent.

From Our Own CcUespcnaeH.
LoNDoN, Tuesday, Ftb. g. 1857
Parliament meets with all the symptoms Of g
strong opposition TO the Government. Psraeh az
tie Commons, and Lord Grey, the Wing, at the
nou,e of Pters, are prepared to attack the Cabinet
Oh tbe Pe sian war, which assumes rather serious
aspect |, Is certsia that the krench Gsyeroment
is "a ed IL i qu'riog n:o the validity of the cnim'
of FaIc. on the isl,ni VI kArah, 10 the Persian
Gull, now occupied by England, which, in the tine
Of Louis XVI was ceded 10 France BY the Shah,
though the difficulties Of the Government did not
allow II TO take actual Possession Of the islabd. BE
sides. We learn from TIE Monitcw thu, the occupa'
ton Of Furfab, a fortified town beyond Hsrat in
All. hansisD by the Pcrsians, has frightened the
Caraahar chiefs into submission 10 the Shah sc-
cordir ely, as we learn by telegraph an English
division under Sir John Lawrence Is marching To-
ward Csndahar. On the other hand, it is said thai
fhe Afghan General Of Dost Mohammed, one Harder
Rhap, u nephew of the Dost, if well remember,
has suecet ded in retahing Furrah, and that be is
advancing TO attack the Persian army OF the south.
Rsssa's policy on this question ls not yet defined,
byt we hear from Berlin of note protesting
aga nst tie claims OF England, though admitting
that Persia must evacuate Hcrat. This uncertainty
of the position, which may enlbroli Eng md WIN
in Afrhenistar gives ancxcellcnt opportunity for
combination of all the parties opposed to Lord Palm
erston upon the Persian question: Net less threat
epirp is the universal opposition to the additional
il cone lax; but ia this respect the Cabinet Is ready
TO Weld 10 the pressure from without, il il should
epdanger the Ministerial majority Natio,al edo
cation and the question of secondary punishmentS,
including the revival OF transportation, will attract
the attention of Parliament ia more practical d.
4 do hat AbO ths 70
of tie Bank Charter will not fail TO fuse more
| ~ pular knowledge Of the laws of currency. We
have moreover to expect some law reforms, and
The settlement Of the question OF Church.rates can
not be postponed any longer Such Is the ore
gramme of the coming session, which 10 10 close Tue
present Parliament, it Is certain that u VIII be
dissolved in Summer, whether Lord Palmerston
shall be able TO weather the storm, or STALL be
obliged TO hand over the reins OF government to a
coalition Of the Peelites, Reformers and moderate
Tories. such as Lord Stanley and Sir John Paklng-
ton Az all events, the approaching session Will be
peculiarly c1ci,ipg and somewhat stormy.
As regards the European questions Napoleon
relshes his position as the mediator between rus
STA and switm rland with peculiar gusto. King
Frederick William being unable to resist the joiat
pressure Of France, England and Austria united in
| ih, ir wishes to see the Neutchatel question finally
settled in The interest of Switzerland; still It can
scarce, b. doubted that the Republic will huVe to
modify its legislation about the press, aud may even
| be strrpey pressed to deal in stringent manner
with the refugees, in order to comply with the
views Of France aud Austria as a set.Of for their
coed Offices in the Neufchate question.
Tie Italian amnesty Of the Emperor OF Austria
does not apply to tho refugees, 50 far as We can
guess from the official documents since they are
not expressly mentioned, and acts Of grace are in
| Austria always of the strictest Interpretation.
The Besearabian frontier will be traced by the
IL Of andit ia fbs
ton of The Prncipaliiies Of the Black Sea and Of
Greece will cease by the 3lst Of March, wtha one
year from the signing Of the Peace Of Paris. The
| tcandaous scene between Sir Henry Buwer and
Lord Rec slitir ~ the first meeting of tho PleulpO
tenaries for the organization OF Noido-W allachii
has greatly amused al the enemies of England. Stl
though Lord bedclifc is undoubtedly ia the wrong
I,rd PalmerstOD not Intend to censurc him; it
is rather expected that Sir Henry Bulwer may be
il duced e,tbcr 10 yield 10 the bud temper Of the
British Emba.,ador at Constantinople or to throw
up bis port.
The recent attempt on the life Of the Archbishop
Of Matters 10 the Kingdom of Naples by priest,
which resulted in the death OF o canon before the
high altar and the oIice In the last nunbcr OF the
Bsyarian Catholic Sunday paper, edited by Roman
Catholic priest, which excuses the murder VI the
Archbishop Of Pari-, for the undue severity Of the
Rousn Catholic Epscopate toward the lower
Clergy make great noise in the Rornish hierarchy,
since il is notorious that the lower clergy all oyec
Europe are badly disposed toward the Episcopate,
and especially i'll Iaiy it ID open to the action Of po-
lltIcal agitation.
am sorry to say that the resctionary movement
against the c,nolinc has not succeeded in France.
Ire ladies' have made up their minds TO look
ugly as pos sible, and common sense struggles ia
vain against their niatua,ion. APc.