, 1866-06-14

! Orders have been given by the Prussiau
Government to organize the whole Of the
Prussian forces Immediately into four armies,
WITH WIN N view to acting strictly on the de,en.
armies, consisting Of the Seventh and Eighth
Corps and the Wcstphalia and Rhenish Land
wthF, Will occupy camp near Wetzlar, to
protect the Rhinc provinces against the South
German contlnEents which are collecting
round Dambe5g. The second army, consist.
ing o. the Fourth Corps and the Lind dwehr
lnintry and cavalry Of the First, Second and
Fourth Corps, will be stationed at Erturt, to
protect the province Of saxony, and to CO.
operate, eventually, with the first army.
The Cassel Railway is considered of the
very highest Importance In the probable
consisting OF the Guards and the Third
corps, will remain for tho present at Berlin
and Frankfort on the Oder, to cover the cap
ital, and to march eventually to Jolu, tie
great army In silesla. The fourth army, con.
sisting OF the First, Second, Fifth and Sixth
corps, T. collected between Nelsse aud Glel-
Witz. It will protect Sllesia, which is threat
ened more Immediately By the Austrian
forces eoIct ntrated about Olmutz. In case Of
war, the third army could come up by EaIl to
reinforce, this silesian army. The four ar-
mics Will be commanded severally BY the
Crown Prince Of Prussia, Prince Frederick
Charles, the Duke Of Coburg, and the Grand
Duke Of Meck'enburgh. The latter, how
ever. has not yet accepted the command OF.
tered him. It Is expected that all the differ
ent corps Will have reached their respective
stations by the 18th of June.
TIE SECRET TREATY BETWEEN FRANCE. pRu5-
sIA AND ITALY.
IRON 'ne Paris Correspondent OF London Times1
Ihe -n0niseur has paragraph dcnyinr the
allegations Of "seyeral foreign Journals" that
secret treaty existed between France, Prus-
sia and Italy, BY which Prussia engaged in
- IOr In nnHn tr
Provinces, aud Italy Sardinia. ave are
bound to declare these suppositions false In
every point. The French Government has
engagements OF no kind with foreign Powers"
The supposltIon Of several foreign Journals
may OF may not be correct, though there may
and many think that the authority Of tie
4Nonaeur Is not 50 high as not to leave the
matter where IL was, De this rs 1t NAV, had
formal denial Of engagements orany kind, By
t1eaty or otherwise, been made by the Minis
ter Of State in the Legislative Body, or even
months ago. 1t wonld have trauouitzed the
PUBLIC mind at home and abroad, greatly dis
turbcd By the Auxcrre speech. The aversion
TO war among the Prussian people, the equally
decided aversion among the French, and tho
uneasness not unnaturally caused by the
Italy, have probably made an Impression on
those who were about to wanton1y disturb
the pence Of Europe, or those who By a word
uttered In due season, might have kept them
in check Better late than never; but early
Is still better than late. II ever the secret.
IT may be found that King Victor Emmanuel
has had far more to do with 1t than his minis
ters. Indeed, a private letter from Turin
states that the ministers yielded an unwilling
assent to their Soveteign's wishes. cannot
affirm that all npprehensiona of war haYo
passed away here, but l have reason for be-
lieyiog that The hopes Of peace are stronger
within the last few days, and that more than
one member Of the French Cabinet begins to
be confident on this point.
The Conference which met on Friday on
the election Of the Prince of Hohcnzolfern.
Was, 1t Is said, unanimous ID declaring that |
act to be an infraction of the treaty Of 1856, !
Indeed, they could hardly say less, for the |
treaty Is clear. It WAS not unanimous, how
ever, In admitting the Claim Of Turkey to
take upon herself to enforce the stipulation
OF the treaty relative to the PrincIpa1Ities
aud, without tho assent Of all the protecting
powers, Turkey cannot set foot there. The |
mere declaration or protest Of the Confer |
ence will PROBABLY not prevent the Prince
from occupying the throne to which he has |
been called by the RoumQrfnn nonr1effrn