New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-03-17
THE STATE OF EUROPE.
E,.n On Own CorsspOnaent.

LONDON. Friday March 2, 1860.
p.,o,eo, onened yesterday the so-called French
rxo;.,oture and Lord John Russell brough, in the
Reform bill. The EmPeror's speech is the more
,,,,novtsu. of the two events. He said openly
enough. that an important portion of the Convention
Of yIRssuca and of the treaty of Zarich is already
aufiouxted in fact that il was stllbOm; that ia 10
say, the national administration Of Venetia on QUE
SIDE and the restoration Of the Austrian princes on
the other. He allows further, King Visitor Emanuel
at oDce to annex MOdens aud Parma and to
assume the government of the ROmagna, respecting
in principle the rights Of the Pope; that is, acknow
lodging the sOzersnty Of the Pope and paying him
liberal civil list. As to Tuscany the Emperor wishe
to maintain the "autonOuy of the State, thong
be leaves TO the King of Sardinia full liberty of &C
hCn but declares that be viii not follow his pOicyif
he choose 10 annex Tuscany. By this he probably
means that 10 such case he would withdraw mis-
aroy from LOmbardy an eventually very much
desired by all the friends of Italy. Lastly Napoleon
declares that he claims " the French slopes Of the
Alps" which includes Nice as well as Savoy. He
reminds the Pope of his past services, has an
approving word for the Romagna, and winds up by
saying that the commercial treaty with England
has for its object the improvement OF the lot
of the greatest number. With tins Ben
thsmite sentiment he closes his memorable speech.
English correspondents and Italian alarmlsts, who
always denounce Napoleon and still believe that he
means what he says, discuss already the possible
candidacy for the throne of Tuscany, whether it
is to be the Duke of Genoa, nephew to Victor
Emanuel boy SIX years old or Prince Lucien
Bonaparte Duke of Canine, the grandson to Luz
Glen, brother Of Napoleon |. This discussion is
entirely idle, since il is well known that RlcasOE
wieds the destinies of Tuscany with firm hand;
that under his guidance the Tuscans VIII once
more declare their unanimous vote for the
annexation to Sardinia and that CavOur and
Victor Emanuel will make use of the lib.
erty given to them by the Emperor, and accept
the annexation at the risk Of war with Austria
and the Pope. In the face of such an emergency
Sardinia is calling out her reserves, casting cannon,
and buying horses, ready to meet the Austrans on
the battlefield. The object of all these machina-
tons is TO induce Austria to break the peace;
Italy will then have to bear the brunt of the
war; but should she be unsuccessful, she will not
be left in the urch by Napoleon. The elections for
the Sandman Parliament viii take place on the
18th instant and the Chambers will meet on
the I'd of April. The Venetian provinces and
Tuscany will, on the same day, declare
their wish 10 be annexed, and about the
18th claim their admission to Parliament at Turin.
by the 18th the annexation will be accomplished,
and Austria may again begin the war, just as she
did last year, toward the end of April. She makes
likewise preparations on a large scale. 2OO,OO0
men are TO be concentrated IN the quadrllatera and
Venice; the pasEes of Southern 1yrOl are being
fortified and the Papal troops preparing TO take the
field at the same time The three regiments OF the
Duke of MOdeBa, lately stationed on the 10, nave
marched back 10 Trieste, TO be conveyed to Anc0na,
and Archduke Maxmilian of Este, uncle to the
ex- Duke mot TO be COMPOUNDED with the Arch
+t.a cd hrof pofT he ms.
trian Emperor furnished the Pope with two bat
ferries OF artillery and 10000 Overcoats for his
newly augmented army. The King OF Naples,
though threatened by an outbreak in Italy, is like
wise concentrating mis- troops on the ROman iron
tier and then we may, by the middle OF May,
see al Italy in blaze from the Alps to the Raro,
and from the Adratc TO the Mediterranean.
need not say what an effect such a would have
on Hungary, on Bohemia, perhaps even on Vienna
herself
All these European difficulties futter through the
minds of the English public, and we can therefore
scarcely expect that it sheud feel peculiarly inter
es.ed in Lord John Russells Reform plan. 1t Is,
Oh The whole, Very tame affair a moderate e1-
tension of the franchise, extending IT from 45O OOO
electors in England and Wales to 6OO, 0OO with an
equal increase in Scotland and Ireland, redistrlbu
ting at the same time twenty-five parliamentary
seats IN England, reducing small constituencies OF
under 600 inhabitants, and now sending two mem-
beers to Parliament, TO one member each. Ireland
gets her representation also extended but only by
four members These are the chief features OF the
bill, which will pass without much enthusiasm Or
opposition. LORD + almerston's Cabinet has no fear
Of being broken up by any cabal. Neither the com
mercal treaty nor the additional penny on the income
tax nor the annexation of Savoy and Nice, nor the
Reform BILL can endanger it, the great majority OF
the country having n marked preference Tor Lord
Palmerston, Lord John Russell, and Gladstone
against any possible combination. 1t is a safe,
eonseryatiye-hberal administration, suting the
commercial interest and not alarming the landed
aristocracy and gentry, who are well aware that
the sippery policy of Disraeh and Lord Malmes-
bury. with their Austrian tendencies, might dis
please Napoleon and lead TO increased armaments.
Whitworth's guns however, with their fabulous
RANGES and the Rife Clubs movement, have reas-
,ured the nation TO great extent and VIII pre-
vent The chronic recurrence of invasion panlcs.
The late successes in Morocco have again raised
the military enthusiasm of the Spaniards, and ter
minaf;on of the hOstilities by moderate price Is
further remote than ever. In Turkey we may soon
zee an outbreak Mhal, the son OF Prince Milosh IN
Seryia. insists upon being recognized heir to the
throne of the Sultan. Should the request be re-
fused. then we may expect declaration OF Ser
Wan independence and an outbreak IN Bosnia, sup
o.d Ia AZ