, 1860-03-22
The ITALIAN Question in its Latest
Phase "a tEurllke ErObpcct.
Correspondence OF the y. y. Trihulcl

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Napoleon opened yesterday. the SO called
French Legislature, and Lord John Russell
brought in the Reform bill. The Emperor's
speech is the more important Of the two events.
lie SAID openly enough, that an Important p"r-
tion oil the Convention Ut Fil'afranca and OF the
treaty Of Zurich is ALREADY antiluatcd, iu fact,
tiat It was stillborn; thut is to say, the national
Administration Of Ftnrtiu on one side, and tue
rcstoi asion Of the Austrian princes Oil tue other.
lie allows. further, King Victor Emmanuel at
once to annex Modena and Parma, and to as.
sumc toe government Of tile Ru.naSaa, respect
ing in principle the rights Of the Pope: that is.
acknowledging the snzcrainty Of the Pope and
paviug him liberal civil Isl. As to Tuscany
the Emperor wished to maintain the "autono-
nv" of tue State, though be leaves to the King
OF Sardinia full liberty Of action, but delares
that he will not follow his policy if he choose to
annex Tuscany. Bs this be probably means
that in such case be would wi1hdra1 his army
from Lombardy, an erentuality ycry much de-
sired by nil the friends Of Italy.
Lastly, Napoleon declares that he claims 'fthe
French slopes "f the Alps" which includes Nice
us well as Savoy. lie reminds the Pope Of his
ltomagna, and winds up By SAYING that the
eou,mcrcial treaty with England has for its oh,
iect tbs Improvement Of the lot of the greatest
number With this Bcnthatnise sentiment he
closes his memorable speech. English cores
pundcuis aud Italian alatmisti, Who always de-
Hn1nCE ~
wha. he snys, discuss already the possible cum
diaacy for ths throne Of Tuscany, whether it is
10 be the Duke nf Gsaoa, nephew 10 Victor
Emmanuel, boy sixyears oil, ,or Prince 1.ucien
Donnparte, Duke of Caoiao. the grandson Of
Lucicu, brother Of Napoleon !. This discussion
il entirely idle, siuce it is well known that III
casoli wields the destinies OF Tuscany with
firm hand; that under lis guidance the Tnscaus
vilfonc more declare their unanimous vote for
aunexation 10 Sardinia, and that Cavour and
Vic or Emmanuel viii 11,rke use Of tue liberty
given 10 them by Tue Emperor sa iascent hS tn
tae Pope. In the face Of such an emergency
Sarain,a is calling out her reserves, casting Gun.
! non. epd busiuc horses. ready to E1eet the Aus
| trians on tho batde-ticld, The object Of nil
these machipations is t. induce Arsttlat to break
tue peace; Italy will then bare 10 beer the
| btupt Of the war; but should she be uusuc-
cesstul, she will not he left in the tureh By Ma
| po'een.
Tue elections for the Sandman Parliament
will take place on the e5th inst, md the Cham
hers will meet On the I'd Of April The Fcne-
tian provinces will, on the same day decare
claim their admission to Parliament. ut Turin.
Ey the 18TH the anne xntion will be accomplished,
g4d Austria may again begin the war, Just rs
she did last year, toward the end Of April. She
makes likewise preparations on a large scale.
ouo,ooo men are to be concentrated in the quad
silateral and Venice; the passes Of Southern
Tyrol are being fortified, and the lapal troops
are preparing to take the Geld At The same time.
The three regiments Of the Duke Of Alodena,
lately stationed on The 20. have marched back
TO Trieste, to be convexed 10 Aucona; and
Irchduke Maximiiiau OF Este, uncle to the ex-
Duke mot to be eonfounded with the Archduke
MACMILLAN, The e1iled brother of the Austriau
Emperor) furnished thc Pope With tw9 batteries
| Of artillery and 30, 1000 overcoats for hia newly
auaucuted army. The King Of Naples, though
thrsstened with m outbreak in Italy, is likewif'
concentrating Ais troops on the Roman frontier
md then We may, By The middle Of Mav, see ii
Italy in blaze from tue Alps TO the Sate, au'
iro0a the Adgia,ic to the Mediterranean. nee'
not say what effect such WAT would hare o.
. Hungary, % pohemia, perhaps esen On Vienn
herself,