The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1859-08-31
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BosroN, Aug 26.-The letters and pa
pers of the steamship Etna, arrived al
this port from Liverpool the evening d
the 18th, have now been fully delivered
They contain several additional items Of
interest.
The affairs Of Italy, especially Of the
Duchies Of Modena and Parma, continue
still to absorb the attention of the politi.
cal word.
According to latest dispatches, the PEG
pie of these two Duchies have been invited
to grand political banquet, at which the
following questions, touching their Gov
eminent, are to be submitted to a popu-
lar vote !.
j. Shall the fugitive dynasties, of the houses Of
dethronemeDt be perpetua,ly decrecds
9. Shall the territories known under the name
of these two Duckies, be annexed to the Kingdom
of Piedmont or shall they retain their political in
dependence?
3. Shall they be organized into political and
military confederation, OF which Tuscany shall form
a part under the name of 1.-The Confederation OF
Central Italy?" This idea is very popular with
certain classes.
STATES OF THE CHURcH. The discomfort
also continues widespread among the
people Of the Rom;n States. No further
disturbances, however, had taken place
since the affair at Perugia.
NApoLEoN's ProPosED CONFEDERATION
The Confederation of the Italian States
proposed by the Emperor Napoleon and
agreed upon at Villa Franco, is very Sc
vcrely criticised throughout Germany,
and with much bitterness Of language.
Elsewhere also objections were daily
being put forth, such as to lead to the be-.
lief that the Napoleon scheme would be
found lmp.actlcaDie. 81
The RUSSIAN GRAND DuKE,-The Grand
Duke Constantine, OF Russia, was still III
the Isle Of Wight.
1t is now stated that, On leaving Eng
land, he viii payssa visit to the Emperor
Napoleon, at Barritz, in the Pyrennees,
whittier the latter proceeds, with the En-
press, Immediately after the grand fetes
Of the 18th Of August.
NApoLEoN's PEACE PoIlcy.--France was
quiet, aud everything indicated that the
Emperor was sincere in LIS professed de.
sire for peace.
y Not only was the general disarmament
progressing, but several new measures
for the encouragement Of business had
been adopted, showing that permanent
peace policy was about being inauga-
rated.
Among other things, lis proposed to
reduce the import duty on coal; and thus
to encourage railway enterprises aud
otherwise stimulate the commerce Of the
EARrHouAKE IN TURKEY -The city Of
Erzeroum, Asiatic Turkey, had been Wis
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tied by most terrible earthquake, which
nearly destroyed the whole town, with its
Notifications.
There was no political news from Con-
or other parts Of the Empire.
LoNpoN, Aug. l3.-Tte Zurich Confer
ence and the state Of affairs in Italy and
Germany were the subjects that chiefly
public attention. i
ITALIAN AFFAIRS.
Advices from Turin represent that the
feeling Of hostility to the return Of the
Austrian Grand Dukes is Increasing
among all classes Of the people in the
y s-Et i
Duchies.
In Parma the oppositiona to the return
ofstbe Duchess Regent Maria Lonisa, who
had taken refuge in Switzerland, is very
strong.
The Red Republicans Of the Mazzini
school, had created some disturbances in
Parma, Ivy their open demonstrations of
hostility, not only to the return Of their
old rulers, but to any settlement of Italian
affairs upon the basis Of the treaty Of Villa
Franco.
AUSTRIA AND PRUSSIA.
Since the conclusion Of peace most
anfriendly feeling exists between the
Austrian and Prussian troops in Germany,
who in common garrison the Federal
fortresses, and frequent quarrels take
place.
A serious collision has taken place
between the Austrian and Prussian sol
diers stationed at Frankfort-on-the- Maine,
the particulars Of which are not given.