The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-05-19
The Political Condition of
Europe.


The Paris correspondent of the Boston
Iraveler writes as follows on the political
condition of Europe:
You may depend upon it, this imperial
enthusiasm of the interested, this boasted
imperial action, is destined to experience
a terrible reaction, the like of which the
world has never seen. ssfs ~
Glance oyer all Europe, and see how
delicate is the posture of affairs in general.
Sardinia and Naples are on the eve of an
open rupture on their differences respect
ing the steamship Cagliari The efer-
vescenee in Lombardo Venitia is so great,
the Austrian Government has deemed it
prudent to send three additional regiments
thither.
Since 1848 thers has not been so much
agitation in Lombardy in Venice. A few
nights ago, Nine. Strezzi, Venitian lady
of rank, entered the Fenice, wearing by
accident, head-dress adorned with vel
low and black feathers-(these are the
Austrian colors. The moment she was
perceived, such clamor was raised in
the theatre that she was instantly obliged
to retire, and to call upon Austrian off
GERS for protection; a good many arrests
were made, and the next night the thea
ire was closed, ssby order"
Whenever play is brought out in
which conspirators appear. they are vehe-
mently applauded. A short time since
the stage directors of some play requn ed
the Dogs of Venice to appear in old cos
tune Such frantic applause as greeted
this image of the past, so dear, was never
commanded even by Taglioni or Rubin
in their prime.
At Padua and Pavia, (both still seats
of universities, faded though their splen-
dor is, } the students sent twenty francs to
cure, requesting that he would say mass
for the soul Of some deceased person, at
an appointed time, without, however, let
ting him know for whom the mass was
intended. The students went to the
church in body, and sang ana voce the
requiem, announcing it was for the repose
of Orsini's soul. 1t was the trial of Or
SIM, M. Jules Favre's speech and Orsini's
letter which has aroused Italy to fever
scarcely lower than that which fired the
Peninsula in AS.
The relation of France and Switzerland
are far from being satisfactory, the Fed
eral Government of Switzerland being
strongly opposed to the establishment OF
new consular agents in towns ON the
Helvetso-Gallic frontier for military rea-
sons, while France threatens Switzerland
with retiring the ereguatur from all Swiss
consuls in France if the new consuls are
not accepted. The position of France
and England is also unsatisfactory, for not
only the alliance is in the same weakened
condition, but the occupation of the Island
of Perrin by England, is looked upon as
a violation of existing treaties, which the
interests of France and Russia require
them to resist with energy. Marshal Pc
lisser leaves this week for London, and
the papers say 1.-THE alliance depends upon
the reception he, and the propositions he
carries, meet"
There is a rumor afoat that all the
generals, especially those of the engineer
ing corps, who served in the Crimea,
twill avail themselves of the opportunity
to present their homage to the Queen.
If they do go to England, it is merely to
make q military reconnaissance with that
pcridy habitual to this race, under the
guise OLA friendly visit. Marshal Pelis-
sier is not only accompanied by the usual
legation, but he is attended with his staff,
ordnance officers and aids-de-camp. A l.
this looks disagreeable. ana.