The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-09-10
The Zurich Conferences.

The fate Of Italy is yet matter Of doubt and there
may be considerable lapse Of time before viii be de-
nntely known Berlin account Of August % says
Three weeks ago it believed here that the Con-
rences Of Zurich would be Of short DURATION and take
the world by surprise by the speed Of their deliberations
and the completeness Of their results such they
might be- Two or three stngs for decency's sake TO
protocol and sign foregone conclusions, and couple of
official dinners supposed to be the Of the abors
before them But these sangune politicians had reckoned
without Sardinia and the Italian populations. The att
tude of these last has made great impression here
proving as does, how much the Italians have learnt in
the last ten years.
The political tact displayed both by the provisional
governments and the Chambers they have called, ia
suredy of the most remarkable facts history The
Conferences OF Zurich cannot pretend TO decide the
weghy questions which the tapis. To suffer
this would be the part Of the great Powers to acknow
ledge France and Austria as the arbters OF Europe So
long the treaty only concerned boundary between
Austria and Sardinia, they and France were competent
to decide without the voice of Europe.
The neutrals who had been indifferent to the must
be Indifferent TO its results, far the position Of the
begerens and the actual theatre of concerned
But the remodeIlng Of Italy matter in which all the
sian Cabinet as little inclined as the English TO suffer
forcible restoration Of Princes whose rule over unw
ling subjects would only lead to fresh complications.
Either the decision their future government must be
left entirely TO themselves, as in 1885, Congress must
be called TO regulate their affairs.
There strong feeling therefore, in favor Of Con-
gress-no Congress summoned like that Of Paris, TO
gress where the whole situation should be freely dis
cussed and resolutions come to- altogether independently
of the convenience OF the chief parties in the late war;
excepting SO the cessioH Lombardy by Austria
concerned On this Prussia and Russia thought to be
agreed and there be doubt that England will take
the same view.
The Crops I'm England and France.
The gathering Of the crops In England proceeds rather
slowly account Of unusual scarcity Of hands The
accounts from many districts unfavoable as TO the
YIELD which will be deficient in weight to considerable
extent To compensate for this, says the Markane Er
rsss, universally acknowledged that the farmers
throughout the country hold the largest stock of old wheat
that they have had at this for ten years. that
this will fully compensate for whatever deficiency may
found in the weight of -four per quarter We have also
large stock Of foreign wheat hand both in London and
the ouports that will still further help make up any
requirements.
In France the is different The crops in the south
have been housed and reported TO exhibit large de-
fciency in the average yield 1t is estimated that upon
the entire crop Of wheat in that country there will be
fourth less than that it is not considered
there will be much TO spare for expectation.
probable that the French milers will still ship flour
TO England, when they do il at profit even with
chance Of having to fetch back again at advanced
price afterwards.
There is also in France, here large stock of old
wheat the hands Of the farmers Of Normandy and Brit
tany, whilst supplies from the Black Sea be readily
obtained when the price and the sliding scale will allow.
At the commencement of the harvest there con
siderable advance in price in most Of the French
kets reaction has taken place. although the
trade still continues frm and it is not likely that prices
will recede