New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-03-15
THE STATE OF EUROPE.
sss,o Our Own Correspondent.


LONDON, Tuesday, Feb. 2s, 1860.
The unexpected majority Of ll6 In fall house
has secured The success of the budget Of M. Glad
stsse and Of the Cabinet Of Lord Palmerston us
xash was forssken by all the Conservative members
essnecttd with commerce, and his hopes oil return
hs to the Treasury benches have now been deiea'ed
Ser long period. To-day we are 70 nave ram
hing discussion about the annexation OF Savoy, but
"A viii not even lead to any serious expression
against the scheme, which for the present moment
Ass been sbelsed. The pre- iminaries were indeed
,epclsded; the Dbtricts of Cbabsis and Fsuciguy
were 10 be annexed to Switzerland, to aggrandize
the Canton of Geneva; Victor Emanuel was to re-
lain the counties of Maurenne and Tarantaise in the
ninth Century the cradle of his dynasty; the rest
10 20 TO France together with Nice. Lord
Palmerston never had any serious objection
against the plan, and Lord John Russell was
quieted BY the production of treaty, by
which William Ill. of Orange proposed the an
nexatiOn of Savoy to France for the transfer of
the rights of France to the Duchy OF Milan; but
the public at large was somewhat alarmed by see
iuR Napoleon entering upon career of territorial
aScrandisement. Prussia and all Germany were
hostile to the scheme, which they took for prelude
to the annexation of the Rhenish provinces, and
Victor Emanuel himself, did not like to partwith a
portion of his subjects loyal and brave as those
Of any other province. Thus Napoleon found IT
more convenient to adjourn the question and
to nut the screw upon Sardinia, in order to force
her 10 make of herself the proposition of change
which be alone desires. Accordingly We again hear
Of difficulties about the annexation Of Cen
trail Italy. Though Parma and Modena are to
be Joined to Sardinia, Tuscany is again to have an
independent separate existence, under the nephew
Of Victor Emanuel, now six years old, while the
al rlado no Mt nf
Pope, have no doubt that this new scheme vii
soon be blown to the winds by the unanim ou:
declaration Of the Central Italian and Tuscan
Deputies that they desire annexation, complete
annexation and nothing but annexation Victor
Emanuel and CayOur are ready upon this
solemn act on the part of Central Italy, at once to
take possession of the Provinces at the risk of see
Ip the French army Withdrawn from the MiDciO.
FSnt is already preparing for such an eventuallty;
hs,taEons are organized, cannon are rlted, and
Bologna fortified. Still il remains question if the
Emperor of Austria, even under such clrcum.
stances, could try the fortune OF war; The Papal
army has now been increased up to $4,000 men,
ard Naples is concentrating her troops on the
Roman frontier; but if the war breaks out IN earn
est all these armies cannot be depended upon, and
the instruction will spread all over the Peninsula,
and extend to Hungary. Francis Joseph is
therefore trying hard to cOncilste the Emperor Of
Russia; he promises 70 leave him free scope IN
Aho Gust anu ~ CVoPoiato WIN nAui VII nc i""0i
Danube, if he will guarantee Venetia and Hungary
to Austria. Prince GorchakOf however, has no
answer for such proposals, he knows the difficulties
of Russia both financial and social, too well TO
engage in a most Improbable war against Italy and
France, on behalf OF bankrupt Austria; and thus
the treaty of alliance reported by The Morning
Chronicle turns out TO be altogether unfounded.
The yacillation in the councils of Austria, Naples,
and France is now very remarkable. Only
the Pope and RicasOh at Florence remain firm, aud
maintain the position they have chosen But we
must not forget that we are still in February and
that if war should be resolved upOn it scarcely
take place before May. 1t will not be until April
that matters will be matured so that we shall be
able to prognOstcate the future.