The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-04-30
AUSTRIA ON THE NEUTRALITY OF SAVOY
Agitation Increasing in Switzerland.
AFFAIRS IN SOUTHERN ITALY.
THE REVOL UTION SPREADING IN SICIL Y.


and England. The Jura arrival at Liverpool April
| 18th. On the 10th passed steamer supposed to
be the Arago During the passage the Jura at
tanned high speed, having run on the 10th $50
miles; the llth, 3O2 miles; on the 18th. 323
miles, and on the 14th, $50 miles. The Circassan
arrived at Galway the l4th. The Canada ar
rived at Liverpool the evening of the 18th. The
Canadian Royal Mail Steamship Company have
chartered the Cunard Company's new screw steam
ship Palestine, and intend to despatch her with the
mails for Quebec on the 10th May next.
ENGLAND.
HOUSE OF COMMONS, Monday, April 16-On the
order for going into Committee of Supply, Sir
Charles Napier took occasion to offer some general
variety of topics Mr.. Lindsay complained Of the
increased expenditure for the navy, and insisted
upon the extravaganza of the dockyards expendi-
ture &c. Mr.. Williams inveighed against the
enormous amount OF the naval expenditure. After
some more discussion the House went into Com
mittee of Supply upon the navy estimates A vote
of fl60,25 was ultimately agreed upon for the
Admiralty Office. The following votes were also
agreed to- after much discussion f2S7 725 for the
Coast Guard Service, Naval Coast Volunteers and
| Naval Reserve; f64, 1922 for the scientific branch
| The House then adourned.
| The Scotsman is authorized to state that Lord
| Brougham will be installed on Wednesday tbe
| 10th of May, as Chancellor of the University of
| Edinburgh
The Morning Post says: "The re appearance Of
the famous comet Of Charles V. has been an
nounced for next August, by NJ. Bone, a Dutch
| astronomer"
| The New Zealand London Eranainer states that
| gold has been discovered at the river Butler on
the west coast of the pro ovince, and is likely to
prove very valuable. The same journal says:-
attempts now being made to iptroduce tbe
cotton plant in New Zealand. Cotton seed from
| China has arrived at Auckland and is now de-
| profitable results.''
The Court Journal believes there is probability
of her Majesty's paying short visit to Balmoral
in the month of May. We may therefore, perhaps.
hear that her Majesty has determined to spend her
| birthday this year at Balmoral.
The works connected with the great shin CON-
| tinue to be prosecuted with vigor, and in the
engineers and shipwrights' department the utmost
activity prevails. The appointment of cantain hos
| not yet been finally made. The number of candi
dates reduced to two they are CAPTAINS
Vine Hall and Scales, both men of great expert
ence.
| The Times Paris correspondent saws. the Emma
ror Napoleon has approved the model of gun
boat, constructed on system to be propelled with
out steam, and has ordered boats to be built on
this plan The power intended to be substituted for
steam is not air. 1t will produce as much rapiditv
and be far more economical than steam 1t is cal
culated that the yearly saving in the cost of
fuel for the French navy will be about So 900 OOOf
The experiments have succeeded so well that the
! Refine Hortense will be fitted to receive the new
machinery. The inventor of this power is
French engineer, employed at Lyons. Great re-
FRANCE
PARIS, Sunday, April l5.-The Noniteur of TODAY
publishes decree reducing by one centimetre the
minimum height required for recruits The Paris
papers contain the following account of the COM
mencement OF the voting upon the question of an
nexaton to France, which took place at Nice to-
day: "The voting by ballot has commenced. The
electors in crowds are depositing their votes I'm.
mense enthusiasm is manifested and it appears
in fhatf h,
nexatiOn to France The country people are arri
wing, headed by their cures, and preceded bv
drums and colors Voting tickets in favor of an
| nexation to France, and bearing the inscription
| Yes al attached to their hats Perfect order
prevails
The Aoniteur publishes the following despatch:
"NICE, Sunday, April Is, p. MAJ O'Clock
P. NJ. to day, out of the total number of 1000 yo
ters, 5000 had already registered their votes The
news from the neigheorng communes is excellent.
The voting in favor of annexation to France is
unanimous"
A commmigue has been addressed to the I1nion
and to the Gazette de France which recommends n
more respectful treatment of international aues-
tions, and states that these journals in desip
mating the Count de Montemolin Charles vi,
thus ignore the constitutional rights of the
Queen of Spain which have been recognized by all
Europe.
| The Times correspondent at Paris saws:
Great activity is observable in the port of Tou-
lon and likewise at Marsees. Imperial couriers
| from Marseilles to Constantinople, bearing des
patches, and their return thence, have been nces-
SAINT of late. The Patrie SAYS: E'Tbe report that
General Changarnier had accepted the command
| OF the Neapolitan troops is false" The Potrie
also states that the Neapolitan government had
resolved to observe an absolute neutrality, and to
contne itself to the defence of its own territory
| The Morning Post says that Baron Gros proposes
| To leave Tor China on the 25th of this month The
Paris cotton market was dull last week, manufac-
| turers waiting the reduction of the import duty
The sugar market was likewise dull The Paris
flour market was heavy last week and sales diff
! Wheat was firm.
AUSTRIA.
| tIENNA, April l5.-The assembling of a Confer
ence as demanded by Switzerland, for the settle
ment of the affairs of Savoy, is very doubtful as
France, Russia and Austria decline to enter any
Conference, Austria adding that if a Congress
takes place, its programme must be determined
beforehand: The following are the ideas of Aus
| tria on that question: The fundamental intention
OF the Congress OF Vienna, in neutralizing the dis.
tricts of Chabais and Faucigny, was to protect
Switzerland and Sardinia from the preponderance
| OF France. The moment the whole of Savoy is in
| corporated with the French empire, there is no
further reason for the naturalization of Chablais
| and Fauclgny, and the guaranteed stipulation in
the treaties OF Vienna can no longer be applied
The only real way by which the difficulties of the
| question could be removed is by direct under
standing between France and Switzerland for
which the other Great Powers would offer their
| good offices.
| ROME, April l6.-It is mistake to suppose that
! separate negotiations have been entered into
between France and Switzerland, the matter hav-
ing been placed in the hands of the powers of
| Europe.
| GENEVA, Sunday evening, April I5-Yesterday
evening Genevese deputation, representing all
parties, presented Sir Robert Peel with a testimo-
mai, consisting OF a cup and rife. The most cor
| dial expressions were exchanged. Sir R. Peel
promised the support of England for the preserya-
ton OF the independence and neutrality of Switzer-
| iahd Inc deputatlon expressed their thanks to
the English ministry and Parliament.
GENEVA, Monday, April l6.-ln Switzerland the
agitation upon the question of Savoy is increasing.
Numerous meetings took place at Thun, Winter
thur, and other places. The most important were
those held at Often and Lausanne. An extraordi
| nary envoy will be sent to Berlin. NJ. Thouvenel
| having stated in despatch of the 18th March to
NJ. Tios, that the Federal Council had proposed
secret treaty for partition of Savoy, the Federal
Council has given official denial to the statement
| 0t NJ. ThOuvenel. Russia has replied in a favora-
Bile manner to the note of the Federal Council of
the 10th March.
BERNE, April 1G.-The address of the Society of
Hevetia to the Federal Council demanding the
immediate occupation of the neutralized provinces
of Savoy. will have no result
Eng land and Prussia have replied to the Swiss
note of the 9th April relative to the assembling of
Conference, by consenting to the demand of the
| Federal Council.
NICE, Monday, April l4.-The result of the ballot
on the annexation of Nice will be known this eve
| d D.
test against the conduct of Garbaldi in the Sardi-
nan Parliament.
| TURIN, April l6.-The archives of the legations
of Russia and England have been transferred to
Turin from Florence.
ITALY.
ROME, April H.-General Lamoriciere, in his
quality of Commander-in Chief of the Papal troops
only relieves the Pope, and not Cardinal Antoneili,
of the Presidency of the War Department. The
Cardinal having, however, insisted on leaving the
military administration, is about to be replaced
| by a French general friend of General Lamori-
ciere.
BELGIUM.
The Morning Chronicle SAYS: A treaty of COM
merce between France and Belgium is being nego-
tiated.
| SPAIN.
MADRID, April l5.-Orders have been given to
all the provincial battalions to return to their
homes. The factious partisans of Count de Monte
molin are everywhere disappearing.
The cholera is increasing in Africa.
SARDINIA.
TURIN, April 4.--In t0-day's sitting of the
Chamber of Deputies, on report of the committee
in reference to petition from some inhabitants OF
the Northern Provinces of Savoy, requesting iber
ty and latitude in voting upon the question OF an
nexation, the Chamber, by large majority, passed
: to the order of the day. The Chamber then
prorogued until the lst of May. The number OF
deputies who have inscribed their names to accom-
pany the King, on his tour through Central Italy
has been increased by no.
TURIN, April l5.-The cession of Nice to France
was an absolute necessity for Piedmont, in order
to obtain from Napoleon Ill the guaranty of Lom
, bardy and the Duchy of Parma. This guaranty