New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-03-04
Aetu9lork Dailp Iribn,,e.
THE STATE OF EUROPE.

From Our Own Correspondent
LONDON Friday FEB. l3, lc57.
Ire position OF 'he Ministry il somewhat / H.
psir.d. Disraei charged Lord Pt'nerstou with
double-dealiug N the Italian Question, by counte-
nanclug SARDINIA and stirriug up the NeIpollslus,
While being party 10 secret treaty by whIca
France euarants ed the Italian possessions OF Aus
ira. The Premier treated the charges of his oppo
nept as romance" and under the cheers OF the
House denied the existence any such secret Ity
Dsrael, alter week, retdrned TO the charge, aud
Lord PslmerstOn now admitted that a coSrGniOn,
BAT by DO means seer, treaty. was planned in case
of Austra's joining the Western Alliance sga'nst
Russs; bur he again most exphc' ,ly declared thai
his convention was not signed, and with the usual
PaimerssoDlsn leyity he ridIcued Dsraei as having
been duped. But yesterday he again qualified his
statement, and admit: led, much to the astonish-
ment OF the House, that the treaty was signed
Disrarli raised A shout of triumph, and stated the
ride position into which he had been put by
the Pre- mier a. being reversed; at which Lord
Palmerstop, forgetlul of his usual Jolly wlttc'sms
and proyefbial eyity, grew angry, arrogant and
we NAV saw vulgar, seeing that even his most
faithful adherents could not c0untensnce hlm by
their cheeSs On the other hand, Sir Robert Peel
made good apology for his notorious speech
a. Saltwlch; and as, according to English
views. handsome apology raises Ithe man who
utters il, he is Low again popular, or rather
more popular than before both for having
originated a piece of amusing gossip, aud 10.
having retracted il III an amusing way. NOR
seriuus storm is, however brewing against tn
Ministry Mr.. Golden having gwen notice that III
fortnight he will bring the question Of the Canto
massacres before the House, proving their ilegat,
IL -. 4 i nrll
worth's position az rather inefficient Law Re-
fo mer, likewise embarrasses the Administration.
Lord BrouQbaIn Lord Lyndhurst and Lord Camp
bell constantly DESTROY his bills which embOdy
only halfway measures. Under such crcun-
stances nothing but satisfactory budget can
save the Cabinet, and accordingly the naval
and military estimates have been cut down by
the Chancellor of the Exchequer to an extent
not At all agreeable 10 Prince Albert who still
dreams Of large standing army Ms support
Of the future rule of his son, the Prince of Wales
All danger however, seems already to have passed
England objects to becoming military nation, and to
maintaining large standing army IN time OF peace
The opposition to the Persian war is founded upon
this feeling and all the sophstry of the Government
organs as tO the necessity Of a campaign IN Persia
is unable To make the war popular or even TO
make the nation Indifferent about It. It's, there
fore quite probable that, such being the case,
Ferouk Khan, the Persian ambassador, will find
no great difficulties in settling the differ
ences. II is even said that the basis OF
negotiations has already been agreed upon between
him and Lord COwley in Paris, and that the Per
sian ambassador will soon come to London in order
To arrange all the conditions OF the treaty OF peace
You may be certain that the right OF way through
the Persian province of Ears VIII De included
among the points, since the East India Company
feels the growing necessity OF direct railway com
municatlon with India. England begins u look
out for new field for the production OF cotton, aud
India is the only county which can rival tne
United States in this respect; but as long as tne
communications with the Asatc peninsula are 80
slow as now it can scarcely be expected that com
mercis men should invest their money IN sucp as
tant regions 1t is therefore now the policy OF In,
gland Ia encourage means OF communication ana
the ow OF capital to the East in preference {" the
Western Wgrld, or perhaps kussla.
Napoleon begins To apprehend danger IRON The
gambling spirit which has seized upon France. lie
had fosiered it in the beginning OF hl. reign rs a
safety valve against political mschlnatons; but now
he thas his fortunes, aud even DIS THRONE are
connected with most unsound nnancaI STATE
He therefore tres 10 check the artificial expansion
Of speculation. Hs FIRST mOye-to tax the ahmis-
-lon 10 the Paris Exchange-c0uld not restrain the
gambling propensities Of the population; ne there
tore il now about t. put duty Of quarter per
cent Oh the transfer OF industrial securities Sueh
step is mo.t unpopular at Paris. stu be IS not
accustomed TO care for the opinions oil the upper
classes, and relies upon the popularity OF his name
among the farmers Influenced by the priests WHOM
be never fails to court.
For the first time since the treaty OIL peace We
now zee serious difference OF opinion between
France and England in matters Of foreign politics
! allude to the question of the future organization
Of the Danubian Principaltes. France aad Russia
openly favor their Union under hereditary
prince. while England. Austria and Turkey see ID
such union an aggression against Turk;.a 'Cye-
reignty, there being doubt that it would be but
the first step toward ultimately soVerhg tns con
nection between Moldo- Wallachia aud the sultan.
The settlement of the Neufchate difficulty Is
still very distant II appears now tnst the hins
of Prussia i, clubbing and putting forward pre-
tensions of which Napoleon had no idea when he
made his half promise TO Switzerland Of carrying
out her wishes as coon as she shouli release the
Royali.t prisoners. They were released out the
King Of Prussia 10 az untrse.able az before, much
TO The disappointment Of the Emperor OF France.
1t 10 Positively asserted that the a1uesty 70 b.