New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-02-09
THE STATE OF EUROPE.
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LONDON, Jan. q, 1867.
While society a. london il fully occupied WIN
fhs festivities Of the wedding Of the Pnnces' hoy"i'
Paris IL still frightened BY the unsuccessful a''eH'P'
NJ assassination! In spite of the strct pSsPo''
system and of the number of police agents WHO
,I~ays surround the Emperor-not lose than TWEEN
ty4ieht Of them. mostly in plain clothes were
wounded at the e1plonon-the reg'cheS "eio AO'
10 enter Paris, to Introduce their Explosive 'i''''
INTO France. and 10 throw them under the carriage
nj R.naparte. The chiefs OF this fourth Pio'
ssainst the life of the man who put down Tue
Rama, Repubhc which never had done hun any
harm. were again Italians, bat not agents OF MAJ
Yin; Felice Orsin whom the French Government
1espnates a. the principal actor was formerly
fy;esd of the Roman Trumyir, and AZ such guest
NJ the table of George Sanders on the evening when
Buchanan dined with the heads Of European Re-
publcsnism. A few months after this dinner,
Oryini went TO Italy, was imprisoned by
the Austrians. tried and ill-treated at the
fortress OF Mautua; but before his sentence was
passed. be luckily escaped in the most mysterious
manner BY his own energy, and perhaps by the a.
sistanee Of some sympathizers Returning 10 En-
gland, he wrote pamphlet on his escape, iectured
~ several parts OF the country ind lived by teach
Italian. when MhL/Ill SGT 'ub WI Ms i'rO
Italian expeditiOn Orsini declined TO JOIN him, de-
spairinp OF success in Italy long as the Empire
hsted IN France From this time hc ceased To be
enc Of Mszzinis followers, aud acted on his own
account; the attempt against NapOlesn's life took,
therefore, all the refugee leaders by surprise, and
some German papers have already limited That Tie
plot seems 10 have been connected with the Orcan-
ists. Napoleon himself is of this opinion and ac-
eordnqly be had at once two periodical publications
suppressed the Republican RcrUe de Paris and the
Oreanist Spectator. He svery angry that bis po-
lice could not prevent the attempt, and Is still more
avcrse than before to any kind of liberty.
The arrangements for the marriage Oi~thc Prm-
cess Royal are made in the WeL-knoWn bunglmg
official way. The selection OF the theatrical per-
formances is 0minous neither Macbeth nor Lucia
ii I.ammermoOr ought to be played at ahappy royal
wedding and the drawiug-room of the Queen con
gratulatory 10 the marriage has been fixed for the
anniversary of King Charfess execution. 1bs1
Swen would Roman eXclaim.
The intended abolition OF the Board of Directors
Of the Fast India Company, and the absorption of
the COmpaDy's patronage by the Government, il
now the most exciting topic of pubic agitation.
The Wings and the Chartsts of Ernest Jones, fond
OF Capitalization and jealous OF the upper middle
aliases, support the Government; and this is natu-
raj enough, but il is strange that an important sec
tion of the middle classes themselves-the peace
party of MaDchester-suppOrts Lord PalmerstOn i'll
tho belief that the transfer Of India to the Crown,
coupled with an extensive measure as regards Par
iamentary Reform, will throw the Government of
England into the hauds of the Manchester school
IL is difficult to tathOm the depth of this delusiOn
The London Star and Manchester Examiner ought
10 know from experience that the strengthening Of
the Government must postpone any reform OF Par
lament and that the first made of the Indian
patronage would be TO bride the Members of Par
hament by the appointment Of sons, nephews cOu-
sins and friends III order to reduce the reform to
o complete sham. The Tories, eager to get into
power, and guided by the precedent OF the younger
Fit, will oppose Lord Pahmerston's measure; aud
~ they can rely upon the Influence ofthe East India
interest, and upon aGw Radicals enemies to cen
trslizaton, they firmly believe that they will be able
10 defeat the present Administration.
In Russia, the movement for the emancipation Of
The serfs extends with great rapdity, the provinces
Of Moscow and Chsrkow having declared their
wishes much to the satisfaction OF the Car, to be
suthorized TO take tho initiatOry measures, ac-
eOrdiDg to the precedent of wilma, GrodnO, kowno,
1T. Petersburg, and Nishni NOygorod A.. c.