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WEDNESDAY MAT Is, 1853.
CAUSE OF DELAY,

Speculation upon the causes which delared
the advance Of the Austriaus upon Trtin
after their sudden and unexpected crossing Of
the Ticino. has been common a1aong al news
paper readers, even ct til. distance from the
sest Of war. The intelligence received
by the Canada clears up what WIS
thought to be IN evidence Of Austri-
an stupidity or cowafdice, aud establishes
the TACT before suspected, that the otherwise
ainaccountable inaction and tardincss arc to 10
attributed to the breaking out Of tue revolu-
tionary movement in Tuscany and Parma,
and vdlgrounded apprehension that it
would be extended to the Lombardo-yc-
Eaetsan s1atcs, thus hemming up the forces u
the Emperor between o wcll.disciplined and
active army Of French and Sardinans in front,
and mob Of aroused and outraged, but undis-
ciplined people in their rear, The declaration
of the Austrian general tint trieste should he
considered ia = state Of siege, during which
martial law would take the place of
proceedings under the civil code; tue disarns-
ing Of the people Of Milan-onc Of the nsu>t
isapzegnablc Of the Austrian stgong-holds--
the suppressed outbreak at Como; the general
discomfort and uneasiuess under the rule Of
their oppressors, Of the entire Italian people,
are incentives to caution which the commaus-
ar Of the army Of invasion would not b: ant
to overlook.
The readers Of this s,arual have been led to
expect that the operations Of the campaign
would be complicated by the eG,nss Of the r"y-
.olutionary forces. Our predictions arc realized
sooner than even ne, who know 50 well the
lnextinguis!.ab!e hstrcd which all Italians bear
ITO the Austrian name, had reason to expect.
But the movements which have already had so
important An infuen;e upon the disposition q,
the Austrian forces, have but just begun. We
are prepared to hear that the seeds Of rel'cllios
are ripeniug in the heart Of the Austrian ar
my; and that as soon as opportunity occurs, it
will be abandoned by the regiments Of Hunga-
1ian aud Croatians by which it is 50 largely
made up. The contest IS for tile viudication G!
nationalitics-a caurse in which Hungary AMI
the anti German provinces Of the oyergrowu
Empire arc no less interested than the Itali::ns
themselves! But, we shall seci
PRAYERS FOB THE pREsfDExr.
The Constitution prints letter from Brs.
sells in which it is sc.aied TINT. at the Erc-
Gsh Church in that city, in compliance with 7
request made to the Bishop, by the members
Of the American Legation. the prayer for the
President used by the American Episcopal
Church. was repeated by the officiating clergy
mar, as part Of tue daily service, thus:
40 Lord. our Heavenly Father, the high :,l
mighty Ruler Of the Universe, who dost fr4m
thy throne behold all tue dwclers ,1rou ca,1,.
most heartily We bcseech Thee with thv favor
to behold and bless thv servant, the ppEs,D1 NJ
OF THE UNITED SrArEs," &c.
We do not wonder that American residents
abroad, especially those officially connected
with the government at home, and the English
<lergymen upon whose ministrat!ons tic"
attend, should be moved to pray for the Prr~:.
dent Of the Cn:tcd Statcs, Tie only ti;,.-
singular in the matter is that they we're not
long ago convinced that he's pas, praying lar.
Let them pcrsererc. now that they hare CON-
monced, and pray away. He needs eli t1ie..
can do 10 that direction.