New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-01-21
REVIEW OF THE YEAR 1859.
pssa Oar Own Correspondent.

REVIEW OF THE 1EAR lo5J.
sssss. Oar Own Correspondent
LONDON, Tuesdsy, Jan. B. 1866.
+. II at the beginning of the new year, we pass the
different States OF Europe in review, we must admit
that 1859 wiz be classed by tae future historian
among the years which form turning point in
history, thsag its immediaIs results were far less
decisive than shey promised TO be. England has
remaieed pretty stationary ia her home politics ard
foreign relations The Parliament did not pass the
Reform Bill of the Tories, and the Wings were
excused by foreign affairs from bricging in their
owp: the Income Tax was not Sbohshed and
scsrcely reduced, since the original dmlnutlen OF
h. first half year was balanced to great
extent by the augmentation of the second half
yeSr, commercial prosperity increased an spite
81 the short but violent panic at the Stock
FxchaDee occsaioBed by the false statement of Ihs
Lendon Times about an offensive aud defensive
treaty beSween France and Russia. second
political panic concerning French INVASION was
successfully met by the organization OF iuie cluos'
wbich-formeTly discOuntenanced py Lp| 81
of bcth parties, lest the people o-.t~o1 ths
-. "a s arms .sbar.i' i'iOio9 o'0i'l'V" 'N
use Oi DT5rnRlent of the .Erhpire--haye now
tysSd Chance of remaining one Of the established
institutions of England, but not of Ireland, where
they are s1iA prohibited The Indian mutlny was
analIy suppTesscd; the annexed Kingdom OF Dude,
after many political bbRdeTs. at last Pacifed
bY LIBERAL concessions to the native arlstOcracy,
and the more rational form of Government recently
introduced in which LEGAL ministers with individual
responsibility replace the cumbreus administration
OF q Council, allow us to hope that order may be
brought into Indian finances AZ to foreign affairs,
ENGLAND has reason to congratulate herself upon
her policy OF neutrality which, for the hrst time,
honestly maintained by the Wing Cabinet, proved
srsat assistance to Italy. The new year begins
with bright prospects for the English by the extnc-
ton. of the terminabe annuities the taxation will
be diminished By $20, 600 900 a-year "a 600, DO)i
fhe,oountr; has moreover reastabhshed the good
understanding with France, seriously impaired by
the. buneling policy Of Lord Malmesbury, and the
Austrian syrnpathies Of Lord Derby and MIR. Dis
reIi while the rife clubs give selEreance to the ns
ten, and insure it against invasion paAies The only
dark spot on the horizon is the third Chinese war
AS regards France, We cannot fail to notice that
her prestige has been enormously increased, both
materially and morally. The Emperor is now,
sadeed, the most powerful of European rHlers-he
hOlds thedestines of the Continent in his hands,
and his policy, for once, has been favorable 10 free-
Aosn and. progress. Here we see the turning point
sf 1is politics characterized by the emancipation OF
Itaig, aud the amnesty in France. Abe dark prog
noskeations of the Germans, and of Rany English
men that the ONLY aim of his Italian campaign was
tbe acknowledgement either Of France By annexisg
Sa, Oy. or Of ha family, by putting Prince NapOleen
an The chrome of Etruria. have been belled BY
EVEN :: and eEen the apprekensiOns that the
price Esr Lombardy might be abe abolition
af tbe-, Constitution in Sardinia. have proved
A he n, IEsvaded. The Italians cannot complain OF
their new ally but lately their most bitter and most
dangerous eeeDy, though he did not e1Pei the
Aastrians ,oza EeDetia, and though lie stipulated
era the re v of the Archdukes to Central Italy; on
the contrary they ought to be, and they are CRATE
l To him tina T. alter having given the most ehcient
.s.;stance To beif 9wn feeble attempts for their
sn,sncnaho in. va the foreign tyrants. after haV-
,n~ corspered 10, ubAxdy. aad broken the prestige
Of Austria at Ma. epta and Solferino he left them
!, Good chance for v orAing oct their Independence
BY themselves. wthou any fear OF foreign interler'
snce. He did not SePudiate the revolution.
sry elements aroused 6y the war. Garioaidi
was allowed 10 take tie lead OF the vol
unteers, and to achieve glorious name; Inc
Duehies had the export Ssty to e1pei theu
.yTantl, and to organize sovernEenl ana An
army without any French in SarSerencs' however
sight; for eight months they were protected "
him against foreign invasion, and teSam ano MICA
so had time to assimilate the insti, Ntons ~ those
provinces to those of Sardinia. They were soie 10
assemble Constitutional Conventions, .TsSoduee an
elective municipal administration, natio va guaia,
and The liberty of the press, without being ri SIfaee
BY tho EnperOr Of France, who ia bis own c'uaIry
neseN allows such an amount Of freedom. -So'
sven the iDsurnction OF Bologna against the Pope
or the Earder Of Anviti by the mob Of Parma !
altered hiE goodwill toward Italy; and the pub
heatl0n VI tie famous paTaphlet about the Pops I