Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-01-18
EUROPEAN NEWS.
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sume5 a strange character; for il is more in tlg
manner of stubborn conviction which keeps
silence ior while. than o! n conviction given
up, This is not withou: some reasons il &c
consider hos III" peaceful assertion Of the
French .ny"jtsrr WAS answered by the 'rG:r:'l
des Po.is. cf Vienna. Thai paperi> known 10
he the organ Of C"nHt ic B,iol The article
alluded to acciisc- the Imperial government of
indulging succcssiyely in peaceful or warlikc
policy. IL tone Is very harsh and :rudGing.
The whole is mingled with som. fraternal ad-
vice and sncerin, at Piedmont which is called
~ sOn.aon.JVi;.t umU'i:rd Jg ;ts poi'stJrl
nsjghbor." Some people infer from the
tenure Of the article That defensive alliance
between Prussia, Austria ana England, is 1T
hand Numerous arrests are said to have been
made il Lombardy. and u great deal OF activi-
ty is going on in the dock yards ot Venice and
Verona. but that is a general feature now. The
King Of Naples recently ordered r. levy Of
IL, 900 soldiers and 5000 sailors He intends
to have great forces in Naples. The ground.
floor Of tobacco factory j. being converted
into barracks These measures, II is said.
have been advised by Lord RadrlifI.
the halfoliical journal, IL .Wo"ite"r q
E.irm,s. contains paragraph concerning the
accumulation OF war-material in the Govern
ment stores in France The amount was up
to c%l nm. 0o0 francs. aud the artillery stand;
for onc.lnalr Of this valuation-morc than one
hundred and twenty-five million cr ,iollar,-
which does not include the buildings.
The Emperor, on hi coming back lid not
approve of Ia. repairs and new furniture %,
the Tui!cricS. II i> reported. the work will
have 10 he done over again; and tn" fact Is
worth mentioning, considering the 40 triing
expense of such All enterprise.
The Arcli-Duke Constantine Of Russia, viii
probably visit Madrid. He will haze then
performed a regular political tour in Europe.
Fru!n Turin, where hc was received by the
king he went to 'Tou!on with the Russian
squadron. composed Of the lias-admira HGfsj-
.c,,. the irigatcs Pojipn and Gsvmgja, the
corvette Btitd, and the paddlc.wi.e.l steamer
Rurick. During his short soionru. hc pail a
visit 10 Madam Dubouidrca, widow of the L.
luslrious Admiral who received the Prince
on his preceding passage at T0ulon. lie ar
rived al Marsclcs on board the Rurrk. W.
dc Rssclotr the Russian Ambassador, hal
come from Paris the night before, 10 pay his
rcspest, TO the Dukc. III the merchant YES.
their own The Grand Duke left by railway
FOR Paris, aud crossed France. iDcoga;'a Ia
Paris. he pail :, visit first To the Emperor. and
then to all the members oi the Imperial family
4 grand dinner has united the Counts Wa.
lcwski. Fould, Valiant iiamcln, the Dukc #
Montebcllo, Ambassador Of France to 81. Pc
terSburg the Duke d0Ssuna. ambassador oi
Spain in the Saln. capital and somc other eIni.
ncnt pcrsona,c>. Tho dinner took place 81
the Palace OF the Russian l.Iaba>>y.
Vice. Admiral Ronain-Dc>io>sc>. conInamdcr-
n-chief Of the Mediterranean squadron. visited
all the vessels Of the Russian siuadron; each
vessel gave him Il salute Of eleven guns. and
the French ship.oi thc-!nc Alge>ir;,> rclrrre',
each salute For some days the Napoleon i,a
been making experiment, n.nr the Isle lilly
ercs with cannon Of 4 ,,ew model; the result
i not stated.
\ letter from iIayii. i'll tte .Jo,'r,l2l az
Nry6, contradict, the ,tatcrnen; that the En-
pcror soulouduc has denounced Ia the Govern
iucnt Of the Dominican Republic the arni>ticc
concluded between the two nations, aud which
expires on the 18th day oil February next. Tho
Dominican Government has received no Dc
caration OF the kind but knowing the eaarac
ter OF its warlike neighhor. H." Nh"l" nation -
ready to resist any invasion.
1t remains unsettled whether the King oi
Naples did or did not receive overtureS to re open
diplomatic intercourse The matter "a. very
much talked about. without bringing to light
any new statement. TIL. matters are -til IN
stotn 9uo
The opening ci the coming session .or Ihf
legislative body Is to take place cn the 'ts .!
February. Tha, opening will be held Al the
New I.ouvrcs. in the .>slii 1sA Et"f&, which
has been hui.t especially for That Kind o! So
lcmnity. They speak Of 4 curious claim which
will lie brought in the first days Of the session
against Il dtpuit who WAS elected nrdcr nam.
which is not his own. The glo;nd is taken
from the new law against false title; OF nobility
Runners are circulating that the French Gar
veir,mcmt intends TO appoint special high
fi:nct3narv on the Coast oi Africa I" preside
over the trade of free immigration, which is ID
be carried Oh in a larger scale than before. -Four
inspectors are 10 he placed under his immc
date orders
Prince Napoleon. on inauguratins the meet
ing of the Superior Council of Algeria and
colonies, expressed the wish that the w"T'. o'
the Council would BE- testified by practical and
useful results. The Council is divided in three
colnmittees-onc ior public works. one for rail
ways especially. the other ior general matter
os colonization and delimiiation of lands.
Runors concerning alterations in the furai-!
ministry proved to he true. Ali Pa"ha mani
ftstcd the earnest intention TO reiisa his !un'
tons rs Grand vizicr. while the Sultan NET
with great difficulties in replacing him. Olltrs
were made to kami!, Parla Of Egypt; to Ma.
tapha, Pacha OF Gambia; also TO fuaal Pacl'a
Minister Of Foreign Affairs. Each q! these
statesmen declined most positively.
We learn from ,Ieddah that the arrest ci iiis
Cadi and ten notable tradesrucn of the town
produced deep sensation in Constantinorc.
That bold step, which struck Mussu!mau
fanaticisn in its very heart, might have brought
forth fearful reaction and he signal Tor n"
attempts. However. thing- stood still.
It is already known that Nanck Parha j.
succeeded as Governor By Ali Pacha. Cover
nor of Damas. The Pay" arnouncc, iha;
the military authoritc, Of the place, viz ihy
Colonel of Artillery the Commander Of tn.
Citadel, and the Commander IF the Infantry
arc to be replaced.
It is announced through tclesraphic ,'eS
patch that the municipal council OF Lisbon
was dismissed. without any reason being given
for such serious act. Its said. too, that thc
government refused to communicate t" the
Chambers certain pieces relating TO the late af'
fair of the Charles-CiecrgcS.
When signing the Convention oi Paris. oil
behalf of the Danubian Principalitie>, when
proclaiming and organizing the autonomy ol
those provinces. under the .>ustrojntt. Of the
Sultan. the contracting powers evidently III
tended TO give them not only political indie
pendencc, but also. and above all. admnistra
tive independence they wished 10 raise them
TO the rank of States, administering themselves
freely, and distributing. without interference
of anybody, justice all over their territory;
therefore the first and most logical effect ol
the new institutions being put into practice
must BE the abolition oi all exceptional .lurls'
dictions, which foreign powers, hy right of ALI.
cient capituations or from single custom, used
to enforce in Hotlor"l"thia for the benefit o
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