, 1866-09-25
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VI III DIlICIpol CuuSCO vi tAO law WIZ
and to hasten the suspension Of hostili-
ties. AS soon as the signature of an ar
m~istice in Italy was decided on, His
Majesty's Government employed its eff
forts to prepare the way for the %concIu-
sion Of a peace between the Cabinet OF
Vienna and hat Of Florence. To do this
it was necessary 10 previously regulate
the ~cession made to His Majesty by the
Emperor Francis Joseph. A treaty TO
that effect was signed on the oath Of
August between France and Austria, and
the ratifcations have been exchanged at
Vienna. In virtue of that act the transfer
of the fortresses and territories Of the
acknowledgements kingdom will be
made by an Austrian commissioner into
the hands Of the French commissioner,
who is at present IN Venetia. The dele
gate of France will afterwards come to
an understanding with the Venetian au-
thorities to transmit to them the rights
Of possession which he shall have re-
ceived, and the populations will be called
on to pronounce on the fate of their
country. Under this reserve the Empe-
ror Napoleon did not hesitate to declare
as far back as the goth of July that he
would consent TO the Union to the King
dom of Italy Of the provinces coded ny
Austria. His Majesty made known his
intentions to King Victor Emmanuel IN
the following letter =
asst. Cloud, August II.
"sMonsieur mon Fretc,-I learned with
pleasure that your Majesty had adhered
TO the armistice and to the prelimlnaries
.-I LA.o, NIa KIpr at
Prussia and the Emperor of Austria.
There is, therefore, Il probability that a
new era of tranquility is going to open
for Europe. Your Majesty knows that
I accepted the offer of Venetia in order
10 preserve it from all devastation, and
prevent q useless %effusion of blood. My
purpose always has been to restore it to
itself so that Italy should be free from the
Alps to the Adriatic. Mistress of her
own destinies, Venetia will soon be able
10 express her will by universal suffrage.
Your Majesty will recognize that in these
circumstances the action of France has
again been exercised in favour Of human
ity and the independence of the popula-
tions. l renew to you the assurance of
the sentiments of high esteem and sincere
friendship with which I am, de votre Ma
5este, lie bon Frere. "'NAPOLEON.'"
The Empress and Prince Imperial left
st. Cloud this morning at half past 9 for
Biarritz.
The Memorial Diplomatique, speaking
of the share of the debt falling on Italy in
consequence of the cession Of Venetia,
says.:-
"Following the mode adopted by the
Conference of London on the occasion of
separation of Belgium from the kingdom
of Holland, the Austrian plenipo ,cntia-
ries at Zurich divided under two heads
the Austrian debt. The first concerned
the Lombard liabilities properly SO called,
which after long negotiations were fixed
at $4,000 ,00Of. The second related to
the general debt of the Empire. The
Austrian Plenipoteptiaries demanded that
the latter should be shared in proportion
10 the population of Lombardy, as had
been done between Holland and Belgium.
Had that course been adopted the amount
would have been 100000, 0O0f. Sardinia
refused to assume SO considerable a sum.