, 1864-11-07
{Frum our Bpecisl Corsespondent,1 -

fFrom our specisl Correspondent 7
PAK1s, Tuesday, Oct. IS, 1871.
The political news Of Europe maY be
summed up very briefly. People are By this
time pretty nearly tired OF the discussion on
the Italian question, and none othef! Of in
portance has ret arisen to take Its plaoa, We
wait first, for the debate Of The, italian
Parliament and the roJnl decree for the trals-
fer of the capital to Florence; and these
eyeLts once happily accomplished, tho two
years for the evacuation OF Rome begin to
run It is q 1odg time to look forward to,
and many things may occur In the interim.
But It 10 to be hoped that the patience Of
trial until the last Trench soldier has turned ,
his back up-n the Papal capital lam happy
to say thai the reports Of new disturban
st Turin have been coutradicted By the tela-
graphic dispatches Of this morning It is
announced, however, that the = working
at which 1t VAS decided. to petition the
Parliament to lmpeach the members Of tha
Late Cabinet for having concluded the Con-
ventlon, and to repudlate the CONVENTION It
enE- 1t ls to be hoped that this fnpolitic
aud pn=lasions1 demonstration {for It ls.evi-
disappointment and chagrin on the part or
the Turin pcpnlattCn}, will come to nothing:
and that a city which has done 10 much for
Italian liberty will not nov play into :the'
hands Of its wont eneni:s. the clerical party.
As to, the Pope, It 1s still asked, aud asked
IN vain, Whist Will he do or attenpt to do ?
For my OVID part, am strongly Inclined to
believe that be will do nothing; but wait for
the chapter OF accidents, or, ~ be would
probably term 1t, see What Proyldenoe has in
store for him. He may very likely. prefer 4
policy Of expectation, SO much In accordance
with the usuar~&actics OF the Roman Court,
to a1y attsmpt to ra1se budget and lexy an
army; both Or which might 80 probably fau
only 80 much the more lgnohle-
tits good sign that alI theneW Italian min
fstaIs, inclndh G. the MARQUIS Pepon who sigd.
ed The treaty, have been reelected. It is also
Gladstone, st Manchester, in which he 1aud-
ed the Convention as new step towards
Italian unity and Independence, has been
frarelated into the M6nitesr. The change of
capital VIII be q serious affair tor Turin,
and especially for the epecnl1tdfe-chiefly
Of building ground there. It Is said that the
scheme VIII Involve removal OF some 3d.
000 Or G., 600 persons to Florence. : The in-
babitants of the latter city are reported to be
already counting upon the sudden accession
to their present potulatlon Of some 1DO, 900
suce with their approaching political eleva- !
triotlsm over.rode i'll fhoushts Of mere per
sonal int rests. The Fiortntines seem. to /
think more Of the Convention as bringing in- |
mediate advantages to themselves, than as q |
new step towards Rome, and Z completion I
OF the national uni'y. o. temporu,, norcs |
The affairs Of Denmark. both territorial |
and financial, appear to be On the eve Of set |
,tleDent Money matters hare been- c31a.
pronjeed; that M,eome slight concession has !
been made to the unhappy Danes, and the |
"treats" If, such thing deserves The name,
Eill, 1t is thought, be signed BY the end o. |
the month";
The Bank Of France has raised its discount
at lust to the rate Of S pr cent: There has
our credit establishment; Such as The Credit |
further financial crisis. lfoat .of the 'rreat
French railway companies hos ever, have held |
their annual meetings under favorableGaus-
pices, and the Dividends average on the whole
at the present high rate Of prices, and Of
con!se three or four times that amon1t to
oIiltnal holders. --S-+'*' ~.
:; There is exhibiting Just row at Paris 4 I
newly Invented rsi1~ay car, or wagon: as It /
n a1end 81 a9d Saa Il
France. inspected 1t the other day, md +
tc4hd it Ingenious for this country, though /
1t would probably b thought litt1a oE In |
America = The chief novelty. consists
III N8 SDetHs CeuSLlucLsu enL[elY OF
while It affords. longitudinal gallery,
or gsIgWay, down the center, it. holds |,
the same number Of eight persons II each Of
the three compartments, IS the carriages or
dlnarily used. The additional space Is gain.
ed by slight external curvature :ot' the
metal plates on either aide, which narrow
again toWard the top OF the coRreyances.
Curtains arc suspended at pleasure; On either
eide Of the gallefy, encloting hat not isola-
ting the four iGdiViduals seated in each COM
paitment. The cost is said to bs the same
as tha& of other carHaga, And the durability !,
ID asserted to be as much again. The tnyen-
uon has been tried With. apparent SUCCESS +
on tbe:line bet ween Paris and strasb ourg. J.
The 1ouite1sr. publishes the ,retnrns Of the i
revenue for line months OF the current year. !
The produce Of Indirect taxation has drcreas- |
ed 1 early thirtJ-six millions since 1astyear. t
The deficit Is chiefly on sugars: Tobacco has t
increased BY are millions, aud produces now |
about 215 o. eso, cog, ,oD yearly, OF more thaa
Empire. still, this is the first occasion, for
more tban:ten years, that there, has been q
falling of on'the entire produce Of indirect |
feYattnn in France. -! '.".'-t. ''',t |