The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-05-05
EUROPE.

ing, by vote of So to 80, bill brought in by the
clerical party for small territorial districts for
hustngs, by which the voters could be readily
marHeu ana controlled. The ministry followed up
this success by clause providing that votes should
De taken IN alphabetical order, and BY parishes
| THE SPEECH OF THE QUEEN ON THE PRoRoGATIoN OF
PARLIAMENT.
Parliament was prorogued on the 18th nit nv
commission. The Lord Chancellor read her Ma
jesty's speech, which was as follows:
MY Lords and Gentlemen: We are commanded BY
Her Majesty to inform you that it is her Majesty's
INTENT forthwith to dissolve the present Parlia-
ment, with view to enable her people to express,
in the mode prescribed by the constitution, their
opinion on the state of public affairs.
Gentlemen Of the House Of Commons: We are
wise hberality with which you have granted the
necessary supplies for the military and naval de-
fences OF the country, and for the provision which
you have made for the exigencies of the other
branches of the public service during the interval
which must eapse before the estimates for the year
can be considered by the new Parliament which
her Majesty will direct to be Immediately called
My Lords and Gentlemen: her Majesty commands
us to inform You that the appeal which she is
about to make to her people has been endered ne
cessary by the difficulties experienced in CARVING
on the public business of the country, as indicated
by the fact that, within little more than year. two
successive Administrations have failed to retain the
| confidence OF the House of Commons, and her Ma
jesty prays that, under the blessing of Divine Prov
idence, the step which she is about to take NAV
| QlScharPe
high functions. and of enabling her conduct the
government of the country under the advice of a
Ministry possessed of the confidence of her Parlia-
ment and people.
THE WAR QUESTION.
The second edition of the London Herald, OF the
10Th, says: awe are enabled to state that Sar-
dina has agreed to the general and simultaneous
disarmament, preliminary to the Congress To
this disarmament she was invited by France and
England, and her adhesion removes the most seri-
Gus obstacle to peace.
According to the advices from Piedmont the war
preparations in that covntry, well as in France,
require some further weeks Of active effort for full
! completion
The London Times in leader argues in favor
of the formation of a National Guard in this
| try.
The English garrisons in the Mediterranean will
be promptly reinforced Probably several of the
second battalions of regiments serving in India
will be employed in this service.
The news published in Geographic despatch, to
the effect that English ships were about to be sent
to Trieste, is altogether false.
Advices received from Rome are to the 10th ult.
The departure of volunteers increased rapidly
! ESQ young men left Perouse for Piedmont
| The Noniteur of April 10 contains an article on
the present state of affairs. The different European
Powers have expressed themselves the following
four points as the bases of the Congress-:
!. To determine the means by which Peace NAV
! be maintained between Austria and Piedmont
| 2. The in which the evacuation of the
States of the Church by the French and Austrian
troops may be best effected.
8. Whether it is expedient to introduce Reform
in the administration of those and the other Italian
States the administration of which NAV present de-
fects evidently tending to create permanent and
dangerous state of uneasiness and discomfort and
what those reforms should be.
A. 10 substitute for the treaties between Austria
and the Italian Duchies, confederation amongst
themselves of the States of Italy, for their mutual
protection, as well internal as external. Austria
has since demanded the disarming of Sardinia, and
then subsequently proposed general disarmament
England modihes Austrias proposal to the sense
that it should only be necessary to admit the prin-
clple OF general disarmament, reserving the man
ner OF regulating its execution until after tae as
sembling of the Congress. France believes that
Piedmont could not be invited to dlsarm if she is
not to be represented at the Congress- The English
Government having insisted upon it. France willing
to prove her conciliatOry disposition has promised
to request Piedmont to disarm, condition that
Piedmont and the other Italian States shall be in
vited to take part in the Congress.
The article goes on to cite historical precedents
and hopes that this proposal will meet with the
unanimous consent of the Powers. France has
even added that she is disposed TO assent to dis
armament previous to the Congress. Everything
therefore, jusifes the belief that even if all diff.
cuities are not yet removed, definite understand
ing will ere long be established, and that no further
obstacles will oppose the assembling of the Con-
gress.
The Morning Post complains of Ministers parti-
atty towards Austria, and deprecates the ominous
mutterings towards the close of Mr. DIsraeli's
speech, to the part which England might be
called to play IN coming struggle The Post OBJ
serves that Ministers about go to the country
in an ineXtricable dilemma There are two ureat
questions at issue-ther diplomacy and their re-
form measure-and on one other, if not on both
they must incur an inevitable condemnation. If
peace be secured to the Continent then the cause
of domestic reform will assume still greater magni-
tude and will attract still more general attention.
IT. on the other hand war be yet destined to result
their cry of "Malmesburv and peace" will prove
N Dor
Lament they are about to conyoke must record its
definite Judgment upon them.
The Morning Herald extols the bold and inteli-
gible foreign policy of Ministers, which has met
with the cordial approval of statesmen of all shades
OF opinion; for, according to cotemporarary,
sit was only in minor points of detail and not in
matters OF principle, that either Lord Clarendon
in the Upper, or Lord Palmerston in the Lower
House, ventured to differ from the views express
ed" The Herald argues against the admission of
Sardinia to the Congress- but insists upon her dis
arming in conjunction with Austria and France
The Chronicle thinks nothing conclusive passed
last night one way or the other.
The Paris correspondent Of the London Globe saws
that the dislike OF the French masses to war with
AUSTRIA or any other war, is most gratuitously
sumed.
THE NEGOTIATIONS FOR PEACE CONGRESS.
From the London Post lord PaInerstoa's organJ
ApriL 10
In order to enable readers to understand the
diplomatic events of the last few DAYS touching the
preliminary arrangements for Congress to take
into consideration the political condition of Italy,
we will state as briefly as possible what has taken
place:
l. When Congress first proposed. Austria
demanded that Piedmont should disarm, without
any guarantees. This demand was dscountenanced
Immediately by all the great Powers.
2 Then Austria demanded that all the great Pow
ers should accept the principle of disarmament,
the details and provisions of which were to be dis
cussed and arranged at the Congress.
g. To these propositions France agreed, as well
as the other great Powers, although Russia OBJ
served the disarming would be more logical after
Congress.
4. Austria was not content with this arrange
ment, nut employed England to urge France to
demand Piedmont to disarm under any circum-
stances
5. France replied that she would not support
such demand, neither Sardinia nor the other
Italian States would be admitted on equal terms at
the Congress, nor would their voice be heard in
councils initiated to discuss the interest of italy,
and remove evils registered in the protocols of the
treaty of Paris, and acknowledged BY all the great
Powers as dangerous to the peace of the world,
This is correct statement of passing events.
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