The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-02-09

O4eN A4IAsA LIZ w LII
State OF Political Complications In Europe
n Wp Dnu of ths Age.
The weeks later advices from Europe pre-
sent no point of special change in the political
questions of the Old Continent, but they give
some interesting indications in the general drift
of affairs.
ton in Europe, and the question Of peace or
war depends entirely upon the exigeAcies Of bis
dynasty. In France the non-o6icial press is
very generally opposed to any new war, except
1t be war with England, while the accepted
organ of Prince Napoleon continues its stric-
lures upon Austria. In Italy public attention is
absorbed for the time with the marriage Of
Prince Napoleon and the Princess Clotilde and
the popular impression il that their wrongs had
attracted the attention of higher powers than
themselves, and that in the spring action would
supersede the present state Of passive endurance.
Austria had come into the market for new
loan, and continued to strengthen her garrisons
in Lombardy. A report had obtained our
rency in Paris that q meeting would
shortly take place between Louis Ma
poleon and the Emperor of Austria;
but on what ground this is asserted is not stated
The cession of Austria, before the demands Of
France, in regard to the marching of troops into
the Servian Principalties, is claimed in Paris as
triumph of French policy. Preparations of the
mate,lI of war continued active in the French
magazines, but they are ostensibly for use in Al
geria. In the meanwhile, the moneyed interests
in the several European capitals do not exhibit
any signs of an increased confidence in the
present state of peace.
In this cursory but truthful survey Of things
in Europe, we see with what ability Louis Napo-
leon has drawn the courts Of Europe into the
necessity of recognizing and supporting his
dynasty. The empire is peace for Europe and
yet it is an armed peace, always on the verge Of
war. He rules its cabinets by 1attering the re-
evolutionary passions of the people, and he holds
these in check through amity with the cabinets.
1t is evident that the two other living Powers Of
Europe-England and Russia-have not only
determined not to quarrel with him, but to give
him all the rope he wants for his swing in Cen
trail and Southern Europe, confident that he will
hang himself at last. Such was the course they
pursued with the Bourbons who broke themselves
down with Charles x. and the house of Orleans
which hung itself before the death Of
its first monarch. England and Russia
do not care what takes place in Germany
and Italy, for neither of them have any good
feeling for imbecile and treacherous Austria
1t has already been suggested that an alliance
dispose of Italy at the expense of Austria just as
these Powers in 1929 disposed of Greece at the
expense of Turkey.
On the part of both England and Russia there
is evidently growing disposition to dispose Of
the "sick man." Turkey, after the fashion pro
posed by Nicholas to Sir Hamilton Seymour.
In Russia this feeling is largely developed by
her growing commercial interests in the Black
Sea and the Mediterranean, while in England the
views of Lord Aberdeen and the tory party, in
behalf Of peace and cooperation with Russia,
are evidently gaining ground. These combina-
tions are ably taken advantage of by Louis Ma
poleon to push his designs against Austria; and
as he knows that it is not for his interest and
that If his dynasty tn rarmit thu amnuldArine
volcano of European revolutionism to break out,
it will not be at oil surprising to see Italy sud-
denly severed from Austria through the consent
of England and Russia, and without crossing the
boundaries of popular revolution.
But there are other elements at work in
Europe which Louis Napoleon does not and may
not be able to control In England, reform is
again the watchword of political agitation.
From Russia we learned, not long since,
that the commission of mobiles convoked
to discuss the plan Of serf emancipation,
before it separated recommended the En-
peror to convoke national diet; and now an
fmeme among the students at Moscow has oc-
CURED, which the official journals take particular
pains to assert was not of political character.
The very necessity Of making the denial shows
that mems minds in Russia are contemplating
the possibility of further political changes. In
Prussia the Prince Regent has become alarmed
at the great liberal majority in the lower House
of the Prussian Parliament, and, to the great sur
prise of his supporters, has made strong re-
dictionary speech What is passing in Italy our
readers already know. These are the signs of
the drift Of the age-a tendency which disap-
pointment and repression will conine only to
cause it to break out with greater violence at no
distant day. 1t is evident that the lines now
drawn across the map Of Europe, and which re-
quire three millions of armed men to hold them
in their places, are not to be of long continuance.
REVIVAL OF BUsNEss-A great metropolitan
journal is always sure barometer, indicating
the condition of trade throughout the country ;
and consequently we can perceive from our in
creased receipts, both for advertisements and