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fr lIff.—The Emperor and Court have now fairly turned their backs on Paris for the rest of the summer and autumn. They have a full programme if they accomplish all that is proposed for the next five months. They are now at St. Cloud ; later they are expected at Biarritz. After that the Emperor is to visit the camp of Chalons. Here, probably, some 60,000 men will be found in the highest state of military perfec- Lion. Some experiments are to be made this year in the presence of the Emperor, in which both infantry, cavalry, and artillery will be engaged. The camp of Chalons will present many novel features highly interest- ing to military men.

The Emperor has been receiving at St. Cloud a series of deputations from various branches of the manufacturing and agricultural interests, and listens, it is said, with patient attention to all complaints proffered against his administration, his ministers, and his prefects. It is said that the Emperor of the French has authorized the formation of a National Rifle Association (tir national) like that in England. The person under whose direction it will be placed is M. Jules Gerard, the famous lion killer. It is expected that the National Guards, and such of the public as join the association, will soon- become, under this train- ing, expert sharp-shooters.

Sift 1.11--It is stated that the King of Naples refuses to the responsible ministers any control over his army, and remains at Portici carefully guarded by foreign mercenaries. The kind of constitutional government he is bent on giving may be estimated from the following decree. Its leading points have formed the subject of a telegram, but the telegram did not do justice to the very moderate character of the document. It is as follows :- " Francis II., by the grace of God, &c. ." Art. 1. The Constitution of the 10th of February, 1848, granted by our august father, is called into force.

" Art. 2. The arrangements contained in the Article 88 of the Constitu- tion, relative to the budget and the ancient powers of the Government for providing by extraordinary. expedients for the complicated and urgent ne- cessities of the State, remain in full vigour, until provided for in constitu- tional ways." "Francis II., &c.

" Art. 1. The national Parliament is convoked in Naples for the 10th of September, 1860. • ' Art. 2. The electoral colleges are convoked to proceed to the election of

Deputies on the 19th of August.sAr..a4iureof a definitive finitve electoral law, the elections shall

be executed acording to the provisory electoral law of the 29th of February, 1848, and of the decree of the 24th of May of the same year, &c."

" Francis II., &c. " Wishing to provide for the exercise of the liberty of the press, avoiding the inconveniences that might derive from the want of regulations to repress the abuses of it, we resolve, &o. Art. 1. Until the definitive law regarding the exercise of the liberty of the press shall be sanctioned and published, the provisions contained in the de- crees of the 25th of May, 1848, the 27th of March, 1849, and the 6th of No- vember, 1849, shall be temporarily observed," &c.

"Francis H., &c.

" Art. 1. A commission of four persons, selected by the Minister for the Interior, and presided over by him, is instructed to prepare the projects of

" 1. The Electoral Law.

" 2. The law for the National Guard.

" 3. The law for the organization of the Administration.

" 4. The law for the Council of State.

" 5. The law for the responsibility of Ministers. " Art. 2. A similar commission is instituted under the Minister of Public Instruction, and presided over by him, to prepare the project of law on the press. " For the maintenance of order in all the communes of kingdom, a regu- lation shall be published by the Minister of the Interior for the formation of Provisional National Guards, which regulation is now being made for the catal."

The removal of General Nunziante from his command is the only sign of sincerity. Yet it is said Nunziante is to be sent to Messina.

Garibaldi has had his own troubles. While he has sent his troops, in several columns under Medici, Bixio, and Ebor, towards Messina and Catania, and while he has been reinforced by General Cosenz, he hes had to encounter a Ministerial erisis. In the first place, Baron Pisani left him, and stated his reasons in the following letter :— "Monsieur Is General—I profoundly regret, at a crisis so decisive for Sicily, having to separate from you, in whose courage we all feel so much confidence and hope ; but your reply to the Civic Council of Palermo, who, thinking to anticipate your intentions, presented to you, perhaps unseason- ably, an address which you refused, compels me individually to renounce ,a position, which is, besides, too onerous for me. I have had the honour of laying before you the reasons that have determined me to this renunciation, and you have deigned to receive them with courtesy, although they are, to certain degree, opposed to your views expressed by you with military candour. It is not necessary, therefore, to revert to them. Stilll would wish all my fellow-citizens to understand, that the difference of our opinions has not separated me from.you, that our views are similar, and that we both look forward to the same end—the freedom of entire Italy ; and that We differ in.notbing, unless it be the choice of the road to be pursued. Too, with your great soul and elevated spirit, despise all the obstacles on the road. You take your bold flight, and seek to arrive at once at your lofty object; I, in my littleness, fullof apprehension at the difficulties I see, think it more pru- dent to proceed step by step, to finish, what has been so well commenced, and then pass onward to other enterprises; that is to say, to aggrandize the kingdom of Italy little by little, by annexing the provinces which have succeeded in shattering their.fetters and recovering their independence, and with the forces thus added to the good cause, to await the opportunity of coming to the rescue of those provinces that still suffer the weight of slavery. Having made this declaration, nothing remains for me but to recommend to you our dear and persecuted Sicily. Decide her destiny, I conjure you. Do not leave her a prey to the factions that may arise to insidious snares, or to the open violence of the abhorred Bourbons. Remember that in carrying your brave army and the terror of your name into the kingdom of Naples inopportunely, you may, perhaps, be doing the work of those whom you esteem the least, and who will adroitly profit by your endeavours. Let Sicily be your country. Love, as you know how to love, that mother by adoption, who is not unworthy of so illustrious a son." Then the people took exception to some sharp proceedings by Crispi, the Home Minister. -They held meetings, cried, " Viva Garibaldi ! Down with Crispi !" They parleyed with the general, who stood by his friend. But finally Garibaldi gave way, and accepted a Ministry ap- proved by the people. It was thus composed :—Foreign Affairs, Baron Natoli; Justice Santo Canale ; Home Affairs, D'Aita ; Public In- struction, La Loggia ; Public Worship, Father Ottavio Lanza ; Finances, Dr. Giovanni. The people appear to be for annexation, Garibaldi for some more sweeping policy. The new Ministry is for annexation. The Palermitans have developed a taste for "rat hunting," that is chasing and slaying the agents of the former police. A decree of the Dictator threatened with banishment, and even with death, whoever should rise against the former police ; and stated that special commissions had been appointed to discover those functionaries who had oppressed the people. From Turin the news is very uncertain. It is positively stated this Count Cavour declines to adopt the French plan of an alliance with Naples ; and that France will take no step to keep the King of Naples on his throne. General Lamoriciere was engaged in bringing his motley army into shape, and repressing the violent tendencies to fight and plunder dis- played by the Irish. It is said he has 19,000 men under arms' but that the number is daily reduced by desertions. There is still a talk of re- forms. The Austrians are at work on the fortifications of the quadrilateral. The Neapolitan Committee for preparing the laws of administrative organization, and those to whom the press law is intrusted, are said to be men of very high character. Several decrees have been published at Naples, giving a further development to the general amnesty which was granted on the 25th of June. Thus every action for the imputation of political offences is abolished, and all further proceedings against those in detention or those absent for offences up to the 25th of June are prohibited. All punish.. meats remaining to be expiated for similar delinquencies are put an end to, as also perpetual exile from the kingdom, even for those to whom it has been assigned in commutation for other punishment. Those, too, condemned in contumacy will partake of the present amnesty, as also those who for political reasons have left the kingdom. If at any time political offenders shall be called upon to answer for common offences, the course of justice shall be prosecuted for those offences only.

lastria.—The official Wiener Zeitung has published a report, dated June 4, drawn up by the National Debt Committee upon the state of the entire national debt from the beginning of 1860. The opinion of the Minister of Finance-on the report of the Committee is also added. The Minister's opinion is adverse to a' orced conversion of the national debt. The report of the Committee, and the opinion of the Minister thereon, have been referred to the Reichsrath by an autograph letter of the Em- peror, dated the 10th July. According to the report of ma Conimittee, the entire national debt amounted at the beginning of 1860 to 2268 mil- lions of florins, Austrian currency. The annual interest required amounts to 991 millions of florins. The Committee proposes the gradual Conversion into Five per Cent. securities, Austrian currency, of all bonds in Conventionsiniinze not belonging to the category of lottery shares. This proposal is maintained by' the-Committee on the principle that pub- lic creditors will not Buffer any loss, either in their interest betheir 'capi- tal. Forthermere, in order to avoid contracting new debts,-the redemp- tion of the national debt may for the present be limited to those securities mentioned in the Imperial Patent of the 23d of December 1859, which, in accordance with the promise given in, the Imperial regUlations of the respective loans, are to be redeemed by lottery. or other kind of payment. The further redemption of the bonds made in Austrian currency isle be suspended until the surplus of the public revenue offers sufficient means for their partial redemption. It is not true that Austria is about to con- tract a loan. The Ministty and the Emperor are preparing for a struggle with the Reichardt, and intrigues are on foot to promote discord between the Croats, Slaves' i and Hungarians. Gatignans Meeiettger shows how the curb is, put on the press. It states that the editors of the Vienna journals were a few days ago summoned before the Director of the Police, who gave them-the following instructions .— "The journals must not discuss the question as to the authority of the Colwell of the Empire, and must not speak of a Constitution; 2. In treat- ing of the attributes of the provincial •assemblies which are about to be created, they must not in any .way claim for those assemblies legislative functions—the Government not intending to allow the Provincial Diets to share in its legislative power ; 3. They must not in any way place in ques- tion the absolute unity of the empire, especially as regards the relations of Hungary and the provinces formerly annexed to' Hungary with the whole monarchy. Finally, the Director announced thatthe Minister would not allow the publication of articles_ drawn up jive,. spirit favourable to the Goveritment but violating the Preceding directions ; and he warned the

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editors that if they offended, they would be prosecuted with all the rigourof the law."

triatut4.—A tel4tam from Frankfort says that the German Sove- reigns have renounced their project of.helding special conferences at Baden, being of opinion that a definite understanding would be more easily brought about by confiding the negotiations to their ordinary representatives, at the Federal Diet. Besides, Frankfort being amore central point, the plenipotentiaries accredited to the Diet are much bet- ter informed than special envoys would tie. In the meantime there is a frequent exchange of views between the German Courts, with the object of concerting the instructions to be given to their representatives at Frankfort.

6pata.—Very little information has reached us from Madrid. Senor Zavala has been appointed Minister of Marine. Marshal O'Donnell has bben ill, but he has recovered. General Rios has died at Tetuan. He is to be buried at Barcelona. Large quantities of provisions have been stored at Tetuan and Ceuta.

iturItta.—No very recent intelligence has been received from. Syria. After sacking Zalch, the Druses are reported to have turned towards Damascus, where much consternation prevailed. Indeed, the Christians throughout the country were in great fear of a general massacre. Bey- rout seems to have been the only place absolutely safe, and its safety was upon the presence of several men-of-war. But it is said that even here the French Consul had been stabbed. The French and Eng- lish have sent squadrons to the coast. It is understood that, in order not to obstruct the free action of the Turkish Government, as well as to leave to it a complete responsibility, the French Cabinet has decided that the commanders of the men-of-war sent to Syria shall abstain from all inter- vention, and confine themselves to protecting.the French Consuls and to offering refuge to all Christians who may apply for it. It is also posi- tively stated that a perfect understanding exists between the Govern- ments of England and France in reference to the affairs of Syria. Fuad Pasha, with a large force (a telegram says 16,000 men), has arrived in Syria, with full powers from the Sultan. The origin and motives of the atrocious feud have not been cleared up, nor has the confident assertion that the Turkish Government assisted the Drusea been made good. The„Grand Vizier has been engaged in carrying on an inquiry into the grievances of the Bulgarians. It is said that up to the 25th he had not received one single report of grave complaint from the Christian popula- tion of the districts passed through, yet Bulgaria is one of the richest fields out of which the Russian traducers of the _Government have drawn the gravamina of their charges of systematic oppression of the rayahs. Most of the evils with which the Grand Vizier has had to deal have been cases of brigandage, and such acts of misgovernment on the part of func- tionaries as fall about equally on the Christian and Mussulman popula- tion.

5 Oa a.—The news from Bombay comes down to the 7th of June. The, Select Committee on Mr. Wilson's Income-tax Bill has recommended several important modifications with the unanimous concurrence of the Government. These modifications do not affect the principle of the bill, but will greatly improve its working details.

The Wuzeerees have been completely defeated, and General Chamber- lain's force has returned to cantonments.

Lord Clyde had taken his farewell of India and the army in the fol- lowing general order :—

" Adjutant-General's Office, Calcutta, May 26.

" The labours necessary to complete the pacification of this empire are now over.

His Excellency the Viceroy has consented to permit that I may resign the command of her Majesty's forces in India, and retire to England in search of a repose which my age and long service demand. " Lieutenant-General Sir Hugh Rose, G.C.B,, who conducted most,glo- riously an important part of the late campaigns, will assume the command in my place on the 4th of Tune. " On leaving this country, I take the opportunity of thanking the officers and soldiers of the two services for their valour and endurance so severely tried, especially in the early part of the insurrection. " History does not furnish a more remarkable exhibition of heroical re- sistance to very adverse circumstances than was shown by the British troops during these mutinies. " The memory of their constancy and daring will.never die out in India, and the natives must feel that, while Britain contains such sons, the rule of the British Sovereign must last undisputed, " Soldiers ! both English and native, I bid you all farewell; and I record, as my. latest word, that the bravery and endurance of which I have spoken with admiration could not alone have insured success. " That success was owing, in a great measure, to your discipline, the foundation of all military virtue, which, I trust, will never be relaxed. " CLYDB, General, Commander-in-chief. " Head-quarters, Calcutta, May 26." - .

Itt Ain IL—Advices from Taranaki to the 3d pf May, via Mel-

bourne, state that there had been no more bleodshed; but the aspect of affairs wasstill extremely unsatisfactory. Large reinforcements had arrived, and there were at Taranaki above 800 troops of the Line, com- posed of detachments of the 12th Regiment fram Sydney, the 40th from Melbourne and Hobart Town, and the 65th stationed in New Zealand, in addition to forty-five artillerymen, together with the local militia and volunteers, some engineers, the marines, and blue jackets of the Pelorus, Iris, Elk, Cordelia, and the crew of the Victorian sloop of war Victoria. There was some reason to apprehend that the Waikato& near Auckland would take part in the war, and a portion of the 65th Regiment, and her Majesty's ship Niger were retained at the capital. The, powerful tribes at Wanganui and Wellington had.pronrised to preserve their neutrality; but a very uneasy feeling prevailed. Meanwhile 'the natives had'pos- session, of the interior, and all the women and children had been Sent

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away from Taranaki. Rumours had prevailed that, at the, anggestion of Bishop Selwyn, the Government weuld make great concessions to Wire= Ring' ; but this policy was violently opposed by the settlers.. Great complaint's were made of the incompetency of Colonel Gold, who was. in command of the troops; and 'there was great reason to apprehend a general rising of the natives on the northern island. The amount of in- jury to the property of the settlers must be enormous. MeanwhileWiremu %imp remains in his nab ; prefesses himself ready for the sol- diers whenever they choose to attack him ; and has formally given the land in dispute to, the Maori king. . �AitfII Stilt ff.—Advices from New York to the 30th of June have been received. Congress had adjourned. Previously to its doing so the President sent in a message recapitulating the grounds of his protest of March last against the proceedings under the Covode Committee, the charges against him being vague and expressed in equivocal terms. He did not for a moment entertain a doubt as to the result. He did not believe it possible that there existed a man who could basely perjure himself. The pro- ceedings of the House, he repeats, were " violative " of the rights of a coordinate branch of the Government, and such as, if enforced, would establish a dangerous precedent. The House had acted without consti- tutional warrant, and in a manner tending to degrade the Presidential office, and render it unworthy of acceptance by an honourable man. The accusatory resolution was nothing more nor less than that the President had used corrupt means to accomplish certain purposes. By what au- thority did the House undertake to investigate the Executive's course as to the Lecompton Constitution, to pry into our foreign relations, assailing our Mexican Minister as to the Tehuantepec route, to investigate re- movals from office, notwithstanding the power of removal belongs to the President under the Constitution, and was so decided by the first Con- gress, and accordingly has ever since been so exercised ? There was no authority for the committee to investigate the subject of printing the Post-office blanks, because that question had previously been examined by two other committees. The President speaks of the vindictive man- ner in which the witnesses were examined. The first information he received of any testimony that could injuriously affect him was published in a New York journal, but it was disproved by most respectable wit- nesses. The Telegraph, however, was silent as to the contradiction. He says that only such despatches were published as could reflect on his cha- racter, thus inflicting most flagrant injustice, and that different versions were given of private conversations when there was no opportunity to re- fute them. Members of the Cabinet and others were summoned to dis- cover, if possible, something to his discredit. Disappointed applicants for office, becoming hostile to the Administration, appeared before the Com- mittee. These were most dangerous witnesses. The Committee spread a drag-net over the whole Union to catch disappointed men willing to. malign his character. Tho tyrannical Star Chamber was not worse than this. There had been nothing like it since the revolutionary days of Robespierre. Should the proceedings of the Committee be sanctioned by the House, the Constitution will have been violated, and the Executive be no longer an independent branch of the Government, and the worst fears of the early patriots and statesmen will have been realized. He reiterates the power under the impeachment clause, and that it was sought to convict him in the absence of all proof. In the name of the representatives of this great people, and standing on the ramparts of the Constitution which they ordained and established, he solemnly protests against these unconstitutional proceedings. The Presidential tickets in the field were as follows :— Republiean.—For President, Abraham Lincoln, of Illinois; for Vice- President, Hannibal Hamlin, of Maine. Regular Demoeratie.—For President, Stephen A Douglas, of Illinois ; for Vice-President, Benjamin Fitzpatrick, of Alabama. Secession Democratie.—For President, J. C. Breckinridge, of Kentucky ; for Vice-President, Joseph Lane, of Oregon. National Union.—For President, John Bell, of Tennessee ; for Vice- President, Edward Everett, o! Massachusetts.

The G:eat Eastern arrived at New York on the 28th of June, after a passage of eleven days. Her speed per day varied from 254 to 333 miles, and her highest rate of steaming was fourteen and a half knots. The distance traversed was 3242 miles. Of course crowds hastened to the points commanding a view of the ship, and the vessels in the har- bour paid the compliment of dipping their flags. The New Yorkers were in high delight.