, 1859-05-18
4rc44& Trihutte,
WEDNESDAY, NAY IS, 1858.

32EkA4& GT1uuUK.
:'>f WEDNESDAY, NAY IS, 1855.
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ENGLISH ELECTIONS AND THE
IEACE OF THE WOtkLD.
Tire telegraph brings tile unexpected intelAs
Eeuce that the Ministerial or Austrian party
The Dcrhyi;es-couat up large gains in the re-
cent English elections for members Of psIli1- J
1nent and That they are confident tl.;t
they will co.,rnl the next House. We
sly, unexpected intelligence, bccause We
Of Ibis country have supposed tl-1t
the verdict Of the English people would lie
pronounced i'll condemnation Of Austria .4eF .
Diplomacy, her ambition aud her internally ts-
Europe:l'. question. moi the Reform bill, would
'l4"i}r- point upon which tic contest would
turn. Here as well as i'll England. it is III
dcrstood ll,at the Ministry aud the Court: ,,
arc Austrian; that TIC Alliance with
France is Il sham; aa1 that, through,
the Prince Consort and the house Of S34c Gy-
burg the mcn who, rule Tie British Empire
ARE elcrctrd 10 tic TIT;burEhs, through veal
and woe The Queen, when size Las. addressed
Parliament pledged herself TO maintain inv
olate the ftith Of treaties" unque*iouslAv'
meaning the settlements Of ls15:, ,aYl j4yl
DaFi,y III addressing the Lords lroclaims that
''by thu fai,iI Of treaties, Austria has acquired
hold over lrr l.alian Provinces, Of wlli.l4
neither VIC nor any othrr nation under any
plea nr under any pretext have . right to &c
priye her" These Pledges commit England to
!tustria's support; and tic real or simulated
fear Of tic effect of doubtful alliance between
France and Russia whereby Europe is to 1c
revised on the mall-:s the excuse by which
sucl: astounding r,creancy to the cause Of Pro-
grcss and good government is excused.
It has been the opinion Of i wel-known and
liberal English statesman now iu this country,
that England is pledged to peace. and that she
will not be drawn out Of the Limo Of policy
which il is manifest that her interest will i'm
pol her to follow. But if it be true that the
Austrian party is in the ascendant, we do not
see how IT il possible for the Franco-Russjan
alliance, now a myth, to bc otherwise than
fearful reality. Or how, when TINT takes place,
England will prevent the beginning Of 0 struggle
tAat will shake her 10 the very centre. It was
the apprehension Of this alliance which sent Il
shiycr Of fear through the London money
markets, mud put Consols down 10 Il figure
which they have never reached since the bat
tlc Of Waterloo. With Derby Ministry in
power, with 4 Queen and Prince Coasat in.
sympathy with AUSTRIA with hatred Of
France and Glr If Russia rankin III
every fibre Of English flesh. the condA on Of
the Mother Country would be pcrilouj indeed.
The next steamer may bring diilcrc4 adyiccs,
in which the rout Of tho Tory party will ,nt
be tile least important or the least gratifying
item Of intelligence. It is not saving too
much, to declare TINT upon tho result Of the
English elections, hang the peace Of lie
Yozid.
PROSPECT OF REVOLUTION.
The virtual revolt Of the army Of Tuscany,
tue flight Of the Grand Duke, 70 creature Of
Austria) the endowment Of the King of Sar-
dinia, by that army, with the functions Of Die.
tator, the establishment OF provisional GOV.
ern,ncnts at Carrara, Massa and Florence, are
pregnant signs Of the timos. They Indicate
that the people Of Italy arc waking up from
the long lctharEy in which they have becn
stepped by tho tyranny Of Austria, and are
about to take the control Of their a0;lirs into
their own hands. Undoubtedly the supposed
certainty Of revolution among the Italians, ly
which the now masters Of tic Lombardo.v vc
ne1ian Slates would have fill employment in
the continued saiiu.atiou d! t!losr oycr whom
they have ruled with Il rod If iron, rs soon as
au attempt for the conquest IF Piedmont sllouit
be madc, has hcru IN Important element il
tie calculations If Napoleon and Victor Et,!u
nucl. Tic fire nfrryolutiun kindlcd III Cent1
Italy. Us we have Indicated above, will not,
VI 1ak: it: be slow il, Spreading TO Milan.
Teroua, Trieslr, and the other towns which
the Aussrialss ltll; anu VIC Shall be surprised
If within thirty lays, lllc advancing column.
which are HOW I'll 5artlinlan soil, are not MAX
lug rctro=ade march IL l,.t down and punl>!
r'sali@ anu fthe8i"''s l""I'!c N :hclr rear
Nc, Of c,.irsc. du not know. what the re-.
Mrcel Of tbs Emperor in his H:lilt pros
inceS are, nor li,,:v mitch Austrian domination
mor 1,r, coar,.ra ,,,1 ;,,;,,;,7.toa ,1oso ,r,,
y %.''N "'>'- "''~
have }'cen subjected to it: hul I'LL account:
unite in sayiuS that between tia. people and
thclr arbitrary rulers is dreadful aud incx
tiug,,i-1allc late, which needs but emporium
~, ;, ,,;s,,.r ;,.,,r :, aoo,t ,,c 1,>,I ! 70
,.r, 1,..t;,. ,,,,r ra...
Thc 7,d;c,,,c,t which .,,,,u full. .ut fart,
eacl. crime Of the Austrian Governl,rnt III it
tar 'c,;r. riI. ~ Ill., I"e %"a'I ,easr
length. Thu thousands obliged to abandon
,o!.e 'r!e''i;' !o'!as and lands aud sare thci
have did hy t,c 1nnc or ti.c bu]iel without ri ri
ai nnd without hearing, fur offences Of whiel
tudcs so starre Tc,ri, m,d., , .ne ;l'u'. ;.
the Austrian tar gutlercrs demanding the lnl
,he.f % u.1,eut safn11lss tile households, with
nway tu servc in the far-oil CarpatLian region
az these a'e distressed witnesses to the enor
nftcr advances Of The Austr;:ns b4r. f"s,cu" n,,'
upon lelplses people Tie number who, u1,e
f.n tlalr ;s rcrln"t uJea'e norecss 81 toEre
AT Ices: i5,ona have persisted n,serably, upo.