The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1859-11-03
The Losses Of Austria.
an American poet tells us

AlthOugh an American poet lell5 ue
that
"There are gains for all our losses,
There are balms for all our pain"
the Austrian Government would, under
present circumstances, be tempted toI
doubt the truth Of the practical axiom.
Whatever may be Austria's future in
demnifcation-for It is vaguely hinted
that at the death Of "tho sick man" she
will come in for a slice Of Turkish pro-
vinces--it is certain that she has lost
considerable by The lato war. Her men,
money, military prestige end political
influence arc all diminished; and there
is also a territorial loss, for the Austrian
Eagle can no longer flap his wings over
the plains Of Lombardy, and one Of its
finest possessions is lost to the Austrian
crown,
The area Of this lost district Of Lom-
hardy is eight thousand five hundred
and thirty-oight square miles, and the
population about two millions eight
hundred thousand. It is one of the
most densely populated portions Of the
earth, there being in 1849 two hundred
and seventy persons to each square
mile. The northern part of the terri
tory, bordered by the Alps, is noun
famous, but the greater part is a huge,
fiat plain, thickly strewn with cities and
Villages, and almost entirely in a state
Of cultivation; indeed, four-6fths Of the
inhabitants of Lombardy depend for
subsistence upon agricultural pursuits,
and the land is cut up into small farms,
seldom exceeding seventy acres in eX-
tent, while some comprise not more than
ten acres. The farms are well irriga-
ted, and the science Of hydrostatics has
been successfully and practically deyel-
oped,
. LOmbardy possesses some Of the no
) blest cities Of the plain, among which arc
those that have borne a conspicuous
place in European history. The prin.
cipal Of these is Milan, place which
unites with the traditions of the past
much of the vitality and progress of the
, present. In size and population it sur
passes Turin, and is now the finest city
in the dominions Of the King Of Sar
q dinia The Cathedral Of Milan, one Of
the nOblest edifces in the world, is the
b. proudest architectural work which Vic
tor Emanuel can call his own.
e Pavia, with its noble Certosa and Uni
| versity; Brescia, a town rich in boil
G medieval and classic remains, and pos
] sessing important Notifications; Berga
. mo, with its upper town, a relic Of The
t past, and its lower town alive with &C
] tive trade; Como, with its picturesque
] walls washed by the waves of the Lagt
, di Como, and forming an agreeable en-
- try into Italy from Northern Europe
] Cremona, with a remarkable CampanilC
S and other architectural wonders; Pes
] chiera, at the foot of Lake Garda, anC
o one Of the four fortresses of the famous
Quadrilateral; Crema, Lodi, SOndrio
Narese, LugauO, and scores Of smaller
places, all are transferred to the House
of Savoy, and lost to the Austrians.-
OF course the latter lose with them, tn,
= "modern improvements" they had ad
ded to the premises during their occu
Z pancy: the railroad from Milan west
: ward through Northern Lombardy, will
its numerous elegant station-houses, tn,
corresponding telegraph line, the addi
= tional Notifications at Milan, Pavia anC
Peschera; the improved carriage roads,
all 90 to the new proprietors. Many Of
the cafes and shops of Lombardy con
tain framed engravings representa-,
Francis Joseph, the Austrian Emperor
. It would be curious to learn what vii
a become Of these, aud how long it vii
y be before they will he replaced by por
traits of Victor Emanuel, King Of Sar
dinia and Lombardy.
These are the losses Of Austria. l
0 may be said the Italian provinces wer
0 always a trouble to her, and that sh
- will get along better without them; thi
0 talk is, however, much like that appliet
0 to rich men who, when they lose thei
property by reverses Of fortune, are re
minded of the cares and troubles tina
property entailed on them, and eXhorteu
0 to take things as they come. This phi
0 losophy is, however, not always perfect
D ly satisfactory to the losers.-[ New Yor
s Post.