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f ram .—In obedience to the orders of the Archbishop of Paris, the encyclical- letter of the Pope was read in all the churches of Paris, on Sunday ; and the Archbishop has ordered public prayers to be offered until Easter, in order " that his Holiness may overcome the tribulations and persecutions to which the Church is now exposed." On the recommendation of Marshal Randon, Minister of War, the Emperor has approved of a bill reducing " the contingent, fixed by the law of May 31, 1859, for the recruitment of the land and naval forces from the class of 1859, from 140,000 men to 100,000." It is stated that

orders have been received at Brest, from the Minister of Marine, to dis- charge all seamen who have served three years. Further orders have been received:there to lay up in ordinary: the screw ships-of-the line Wagram and Duquesne, together with the floating battery, Congreve. The prohibitionists still bombard the Emperor with petitions against the contemplated changes in the customs laws. A new journal, the Avenir Commercial, I has been founded to advocate free trade. It will be supported by the elite of the free-trade party, including Michel Che- valier, Louis Reybaud, and Joseph Gamier. The most interesting topic of discussion, however, is the project for the annexation of Savoy and Nice. The Petrie has published a very remarkable article. It says-

" Our correspondents hope, that this state of things (the anti-separatist movement in Savoy) will soon cease, and that orders, for that purpose, will

be issued by the Sardinian Government; that it be understood, at Turin, that there cannot be two weights and two measures ; that, what is permitted on one side of the Alps, cannot be forbidden on the other; that

the populations of Savoy and the county of Nice, have the same rights as those of the Duchies ; and, that it is the duty of the authorities, to act with entire impartiality, to abstain from all pressure, and to allow each one to express his opinion, in perfect security and complete independence. " France, has acted on this question, from the very commencement, with remarkable frankness and disinterestedness. No measures have been taken, no excitement has been attempted, by her or on her behalf. The ancient sympathies of the inhabitants of Savoy are known. They have increased since the Empire, and they have been manifested, recently, by wishes so unanimous, so warm, and so formal, as to have attracted the attention of all Europe. The expression of these wishes has been incessantly com- bated by the authorities of the country, but they are so energetic, and so sincere, as to be made manifest, in spite of all obstacles and all dineulties. In order to annul them, it was imagined to organize anti-separatist mani- festations, which are favoured, whilst the utterance of the other wishes, le- gitimately and loyally expressed, is prevented. We have the right to de- mand that an end shall be put to an intolerable state of things, that justice shall be equal for all and it will be seen, that the desires and real aspira- tions of Savoy and of the county of Nice are for France." The Opinions of Turin refutes the accusations of the Patrie concerning the conduct of the Sardinian Government in Savoy. Sardinia has ever shown great confidence in Savoy and Nice, which have always justified it by their exemplary fidelity. The Piedmontese Government has left those provinces without troops thereby allowing the inhabitants the free manifestation of their feelings. At the last communal elections in Savoy. and Nice, the party favourable to separation did not obtain the majority. The idea of nationality must not be forced upon the people. In case Sardinia should obtain sufficient compensations and strategic positions, and should the annexation of Savoy to France then be asked for, it might be granted; but it is very difficult for Nice to become French. Nice protests against it by her acts ; her interests are also contrary to it. Therefore, these two distinct questions must not be mixed together. M. Grandguillot, in the Constitutionnel, makes several comments by no means reassuring. He says- " For some days, a certain noise has been made in the press respecting the annexation of Savoy and of the ".ounty of Nice to France.

"It is, doubtless, the incontestable right of the organs of publicity to anticipate events, and to agitate beforehand problems which diplomacy alone has the mission and the powe.. to resolve.

" But it would be a great mistake to fancy to discover in this exclusively individual initiative of the journals, anything. else than a presentment of public opinion, and the indication of a certain logic of facts leading to deductions which appear to be the natural consequences thereof.

" As yet, the combination which would annex Savoy and the county of Nice, could not have any other character.

" The question has, so to say, brought itself forward, without provoca- tionings.apart from any formed plan, and as if it were in the very nature of th

" It then became inevitable that the press should seize upon it, and that, struck at the same time with the attraction of the Savoy populations towards France, and with the justice of a measure which, at the moment that Pied- mont appears to be singularly aggrandized on the other side of the Alps, would restore to our country her geographical frontier, it should make iiself the organ of a wish which responds so well to the national sentiment. " But this unanimous tendency of the French press originated and re- mains completely apart from official impulse.

" What Savoy wishes, what France desires, does not seem doubtful ; what the Governments would like to, and may do, remains up to the present hour covered with the veil of diplomacy. " Those who affirm that the thing is done are not better informed than those who affirm that it will not be done. The distrust evinced by some, has no more foundation than the hopes conceived by others."

From Nice, through Antibes, we have a statement, that the perform- ance of the Royal Hymn at the theatre was received in silence, while the "Reins Hortense" was unanimously applauded. From Nice, through Turin, we learn, however, that "the national song was repeated three times, and was received with shouts of 'The King for ever!" Italy for ever !" Nice Italian !' Perfect order prevailed."

According to the Paris correspondent of the Daily News, " Count Walewaki tells all his friends that Lord John Russell misrepresented the effect of his communications to Lord Cowley, and that, far from denying the imputation, he frequently told the English Ambassador that in a given case France must have Savoy." According to the Paris correspondent of the Times, "the Duke de Montebello is reported to have had a warm dis- cussion with Prince Gortschakoff at St. Petersburg, on the subject of the annexation of Savoy to France, to which Russia is opposed." The Marquis Costa de Beauregard has thought it expedient to give a formal contradiction to a report that he had gone to Paris as an emissary of the annexationists. He disclaims annexation.

The Moniteur of Monday contained numerous nominations of Sardinian officers to the Legion of Honour, and announced that 2000 military medals have been granted by the French Government to Piedmontese non-commissioned officers and private soldiers. On Tuesday, the official journal stated that the King of Sardinia, wishing to acknowledge the services of the French army in the cause of Italian independence, has placed at the disposal of the French Government 780 crosses of the Order of Santo Maurizio Lazzaro (the Military order of Savoy), and 8000 medals for military valour. The Independence Beige has published what purports to be the Pope's reply to the Emperor of the French. Its authenticity is doubted ; its tone and style are not altogether those of Papal documents ; and, there. fore, we do not give the text, It charges the Emperor with giving im- practicable counsels, and with inconsistent conduct, and it repudiates all the measures recommended in the letter of the 31st of December.

Stalq.—Rumours of reciprocal armaments on the part of Austria, the Italians, and the French, find a place in the foreign journals and correspondence.

A private letter from Milan, of the 3d instant, received from an officer of rank in the French army, observes that the affairs of Italy must be assuming a very important aspect, as all the divisions of the French army had received orders to be ready to march at the first notice. It is said, that the troops in the Southern Tyrol have received orders to go into Italy, and that some regiments in garrison at Vienna are also to go there. The fortifications of the coasts are terminated, but, it is said, are far from complete. Stores of all kinds are being sent to the fortresses of Mantua, Verona, Pesehiera, and Legnano. The Austrians are con- structing four new forts round Peschiera, where a large hospital has established. Sixty-four rifled cannon, of large calibre, have arrived at Mantua, and have been placed in the fortresses of the quadrilateral. Heavy rifled bronze cannons have been substituted for the cast cannon. Great military preparations are being made, and arrests continue every- where. Orders are said to have been sent to Gonzaga by General Wm, the military governor of Mantua, to have the road restored, and two bridges of boats placed across the Po. At the extreme frontier of the Neapolitan states, General Pianelli is likewise concentrating and in- creasing the forces under his command.

For some days past military preparations have been hastened on at. Turin with great activity. Rifled cannon are being cast, the fortresses are being strengthened, and the soldiers are undergoing incessant training.

A large number of emigrants from Venice continue to arrive in Central Italy ; and the Austrians are arresting and transporting to German fortresses, scores of Venetians. At Rome there is great agitation ; but General de Goyon has put a stop to the demonstrations in honour of France. The Romans and French soldiers seem to be on good terms, and to understand one another. The Prussian Government has sent General Wildenbruch, formerly Prussian Ambassador at Constantinople, on a special mission to Italy. M. de Wildenbruch will visit Turin, Florence, Rome, and, probably, 'Copies. The object of his mission is to enlighten the Berlin Cabinet respecting the real state of things in the Italian Peninsula. The reports of its agents at Turin and Florence are said not to agree in their statements.

Baron Ricasoli has accepted an invitation from the electoral college of Pavia to become a candidate for a seat in the national Parliament. He regards it as a demonstration in favour of unification. It is said that Bologna will send to the Sardinian Parliament 70 deputies. Tuscany will be represented by 57, whilst the members for Piedmont and Lom- bardy will be 226. The Italian National Assembly will, therefore, con- sist of 393 members.

The Neapolitan Minister of Police has directed his myrmidons, " without the least hesitation, to arrest any individual in whom the elements of culpability, and even of mere suspicion, shall bo percep- tible."

Letters received at Genoa from Naples, of Monday last, state that the Ministerial crisis still continued, as the King had not given up the idea of ordering the army to pass the frontier. A revolutionary movement had broken out at Aeerra, near Naples. Troops had been despatched thither, and a state of siege proclaimed. The formation of a camp of 10,000 men in Apulia was spoken of. When Count Cavour was summoned by his Sovereign to resume the office he relinquished last summer, we undertook to affirm that the forms of constitutional government would soon be restored in Piedmont. We can now state that, in the absence of any unexpected cause of delay, the elections will take place about the 5th of March, and the Chambers will assemble not later than the middle of the same month. Expeetion in Italy is strained towards this meeting, which is likely to bring forth great events. Judging from the tenor of letters from Turin, Milan, Florence and Bologna, the reported refusal of Austria to acknowledge the right of Central Italy to dispose of itself will cause there as little regret as surprise.—Daily Newt A few roguish children at Mantua, says the Sieele,—at this age they have no mercy—took the liberty on leaving church, as some ladies were passing, to cry out :—" Down with crinolines !" On the following day, the governor posted the following placard :— " Certain blind factions persons, the vile instruments of a well-known faction that, resorting to the most reprehensible and infamous means, is en- deavouring to overthrow the order established by God and holy religion, have again in this citadel, the command of which has been confided to me by our august Emperor, committed pusillanimous acts, a subject of reprobation for true citizens. Frofaning the temple of God, they have in a cowardly manner insulted the weaker sex on account of a fashion that has been now universally adopted for some time past. I count on the good sense of the inhabitants nhabitants of this city and fortress, who hitherto have always

given proofs of dignified sentiments and of a prudent courageous disdain ; and trust they will assist me with their influence. Nevertheless, in order that acts of this kind may not re-occur, and that we may not always have to witness such scandalous excesses, the work of an infamous faction, whose sole object is to destroy in this city prescribed order and public tranquillity, I inform you that should they ever happen again I, the commandant of the fortress, shall use the unlimited powers entrusted to me, and I shall employ the severest and most rigorous measures to suppress similar acts and prevent such foolish criminally.. The citizens will then only have to blame them- selves for their own supineness and perversity, should they then see their best interests compromised.

"The Camp-Marshal, Governor, Commandant of the City and Citadel of Mantua.

"Mantua, Jan. 30, 1860." "BARON cuLoz.

Insirin.—The five points mentioned by Lord John Russell in his speech in Parliament, have been submitted to the Austrian Government, both by Lord A. Loftus and the Marquis de Moustier. From Paris and Berlin we learn that they have not been acceded to. The Paris telegram referring to the matter, is dated Wednesday, and is as follows- " The French Government has received today a telegram from its Ambas- sador at Vienna, announcing that Count Rechberg has received with great deference the communication of the English proposal, but that Austria will never accede to the third point, concerning the annexation of Central Italy to Piedmont. The direct reply of the Cabinet of Vienna will be sent to Paris in a few days by courier."

The Oesterreiehisehe Zeitung, an organ of the Finance Department, has declared that no order to place the 1st Army Corps and the fleet on a war footing had been issued, but still there is good reason for believing that armaments are being made. The sale of cavalry and artillery horses has been stopped, and a very large body of troops must be going to the south, as so-called military trains will run between Vienna and Trieste from the 8th to the 15th instant.—Times.

Count Degenfeld, Commander of the Second Corps d'Armee, declares, in an order of the day published at Verona, that from the 15th of Fe- bruary the whole Venetian territory, the province of Mantua, and the districts of Trient, will be governed by martial law, as the attempts of the inhabitants to corrupt and provoke the Austrian troops are increasing. The people of the Tyrol are extremely dissatisfied with a provincial con- stitution drawn up for them by an Austrian Ultramontanist.

liongarg.—The signs of disaffection continue in Hungary. Accord-. ing to the National Gazette of Berlin, the following are the terms in which one of the Hungarian deputation in Vienna spoke to M. do Reel- berg, Minister of Foreign Affairs :-

" We came here to see our King, but our Ring will not listen to us. We are referred to Count de Thun, but we have nothing to do with that Minis- ter of the Concordat. Words are vain things ; we demand acts, prompt, complete, and satisfactory. If you do not perform those acts, you will have to endeavour to escape from existing embarrassments not only without our aid, but in spite of our opposition. Venetia is lost ! Vienna is in a very bad humour ; the Tyrol is agitated ; the clergy are discontented, because you cannot assist the Holy Father ; the coffers of the State are empty ; there are no means of filling them, and loans are impossible ! Russia, moreover, is your enemy, and you cannot confide in Germany. But you may count on us, on condition of being just! You must, however, make haste, for the danger is great." Remenyi, the violinist, gave a concert at Pesth. After he had played his first piece an encore was loudly demanded, but, instead of repeating his own composition, he struck up the " Itakoczy." Hardly had the first bar of the favourite march been played when a person in the pit cried out, " Let every one rise." The order was instantaneously obeyed, and the audience remained standing until the 't Rakoczy " was finished. The Hungarians having shouted " Eljeni " until they were exhausted, M. Remenyi was allowed to play the pieces announced in his programme. The sequel of the foregoing is, that M. Remenyi, on the 31st of January, received notice from the police that he would not be allowed to give any more concerts in Pesth.

A letter from that city gives more interesting information- " Arrests in this city continue to be very frequent. Among the persons lodged in gaol within the last few days are M. Csasso, an advocate ; M.

Nedeski, a student; M. Bemillay, an author; and M. Bakacs, an apothe- cary. These gentlemen have committed no other offence than that of ex- pressing political opinions distasteful to the Government. Of course their

arrest is illegal, and of course uo attempt will be made to bring them to trial ; but they may be compelled to pine for months in dungeons. The sentence on M. Zsedenyi, for having taken part in the famous Kresmark meeting for protesting against the Imperial patent relative to Protestants, has been increased by the Court of Appeal from two months' imprisonment to eight. You see the Austrian Government is really implacable. The condemnation to two months' imprisonment of M. Zsedenyi's two com-

miens—the Reverend M. Madai and Professor Palkovi—has been con- ed." It is not true that Baron Vey and Baron Prony have had a private au- dience with the Emperor.

Zontro.—The Spaniards have taken Tetuan. Before commencing active operations, Marshal O'Donnell secured his communications with

the sea, and protected his camp by constructing strong entrenched lines, flanked by redoubts. Having made all safe, he proceeded to attack the Moorish camp near Tetuan, and, on the 4th, he forced it, and routed the enemy. The capture of the place ensued. "Madrid, February 7.—Tetuan has been taken by the Spaniards, after a battle which was fought on the 4th. Eight hundred large tents, forming the fire encampments of the enemy, the artillery, camels, and all other

equipage of the Moorish army, have' been taken. The brothers of the Em- peror took to flight, and, a summons having been transmitted to the enemy,

to surrender Tetuan within twenty-four hours, a deputation from the city came into the Spanish camp, to beg for mercy, as the Mussulmans had com- menced pillage and slaughter in the town. The division of General Rios entered the place without any opposition, and was received with manifesta- tions of joy. " Immense popular rejoicings are taking place at Madrid, which is splen- didly illuminated. The acclamations are general, and preparations are being made for grand public fetes." " Madrid, February 8. The Official Gazette publishes a decree no- minating Marshal O'Donnell Duke of Tetuan, and raising him to the rank of Grandee of Spain. " The members of the Chamber of Deputies have presented their con- gratulations to the Queen. "The ground where the victory was obtained over the Moors has been given by the Queen to the Duke of Tetuan. Fifty cannon were found at Tetuan. Details of the victory have not yet been received. Enthusiasm prevails throughout the kingdom. The semi-official Correspondancia Autografa denies the report that peace is about to be concluded, and says—" It is impossible to enter into negotiations before complete vengeance has been obtained by taking Tetuan and Tangiers." What the victory has cost, may be judged from the following passage written by the Times correspondent on the 26th of January -- " All that has been gained is the lines round Ceuta and the ground we camp upon. For this, 6000 men had, some time ago, perished, and it is probable that 7000 to 8000 would now be nearer the mark—to say nothing of men crippled by wounds or broken by disease. The loss is heavy, con- sidering the numbers of the army and the length of the campaign, and, if Tetuan were already in Spanish hands, it could not be denied that it would have been pretty dearly purchased."

" In the battle of the 4th instant the Spaniards lost 10 officers and 58 men killed, and 53 officers and 711 men wounded." ritfc—Intelligence from Constantinople via Marseilles has been received down to the 1st.

"General dissatisfaction prevailed in Turkey. The complaints against the administration of the Grand Vizier were increasing, and it was believed that the Sultan will dismiss him on account of his unpopularity. The Dutch Minister had been insulted by a eunuch in a street of Pera, and had demanded satisfaction. The Turkish Government has promised to with- draw the paper money from circulation next month. " Information, causing suspicions against Prince Danielo, had been re- ceived by the Porte. Intrigues of Prince Milosch for obtaining the com- plete independence of Servia had also been discovered. The suzerainty of the Sultan was not mentioned by Prince Coma in the constitution. Agita- tion prevailed in Servia. The tranquillity of Bosnia and Ronmelia was also threatened. The Porte therefore had reminded the Powers of their en- gagement to defend the integrity of the Turkish empire." An unconfirmed rumour of serious disturbances at Constantinople has been current in Paris.

'goiter iti.—The Anglo-Saxon arrived at Liverpool on Wed-

nesday, with advices from New York to the 28th of January. No Speaker has been elected. The Democrats had agreed to unite upon Mr. Smith, of North Carolina, " an old-line Whig." They thus hoped to carry the election. But the other sections, not Republican, did' not rally to them in sufficient numbers ; some staunch Democrats refused to vote for any but a Democrat, and the Republicans voted together, as usual. The result of the division was, that Mr. Smith wanted three votes, and Mr. Sherman nine votes, to make the election of either valid. After this exciting scene, the House adjourned for a few days.

The Detroit publishes the following extraordinary story of a black riot in Canada:- " An intense excitement was created on Sunday, in the township of An- derson, C.W., about twelve miles from this city, by the perpetration of an outrage by a number of Negroes on the persons and property of several white citizens, the details of which have reached us in an imperfect state, but from reliable sources. It would appear that the difficulty originated in the ill-feeling which has lately been growing up between the Negroes and the Canadian citizens, a sentiment which found vent in the late present- ment of the grand jury of the county, in which that body set forth the grievances resulting from the vast influx of criminals to the country by means of Negro immigration, and adverted in the severest terms to the worthless character and shiftless disposition of a large majority of the Ne- gro population resident near and upon the borders. This action, together with the generally unfavourable opinion entertained among the citizens in regard to the Negroes, caused a great disturbance among the latter, and many threats were made. It will be recollected that a number of cases of the most flagrant crime occurred not long since, immediately followed by the burning of the entire property of a citizen who had openly taken sides against the Negroes. This was a part of the present proceedings, all of which are undoubtedly the result of a combined conspiracy for purposes of robbery and revenge. " An indignation meeting was held by the Negroes last week, when cer- tain measures were resolved upon, which were at the time unknown, but which may probably receive an explanation in the events which we are about to record. At about 12 o'clock on Saturday night, four Negroes went to the house of Mrs. Greyeau, situated about two miles from the river, and made a concerted attack upon it. The inmates consisted of the mistress of the house, a respectable aged woman, and three men who boarded with her. These were George Clark, Solomon Boumbray, and another man named Edwards, who was in the employ of Clark. All of them belonged to the Anti-Negro party, and had made themselves obnoxious by their zeal in de- nouncing the race in the strongest terms on account of their misdeeds in that particular vicinity. " When the house was attacked, they defended themselves in the best manner possible, but as they were destitute of firearms, the invading party soon effected an entrance. The Negroes were armed with knives and clubs, and, although the white men fought desperately, they were in the end over- powered, knocked down, and beaten, and cut, in the most terrible manner. The old lady was then attacked and beaten in an inhuman style, and, after being rendered helpless by the cruelty of the ruffians, was sub- jected to the most fiendish indignities and wrongs that can be inflicted on woman kind.

" Having accomplished their work of outrage and destruction, the band departed, leaving their victims lying in their blood, and the house almost a wreck. When the neighbours visited the place in the morning, they found all of the family in a speechless state except one, who was able to give the names of the assailing party. They were all frightfully cut and bruised, and two of them, Clark and Boumbray, so much injured that there is no hope of their recovery. The third lies in a critical condition, and the old lady is so much injured that it is doubtful if she ever fully recovers. An officer named Turner immediately took the matter in charge, and, with the assistance of some citizens, succeeded in arresting the whole party. They were found to be four notorious desperadoes, namely, Bill Stevens, George Miner, and two brothers named Leak. As soon as their arrest be- came known, there was a general uprising of the Negro population, and be- fore they could be transported to Sandwich, for confinement in the county jail, they were rescued by an armed mob, and set at liberty. This at once inflamed the resentment of the white citizens, and there was a general commotion throughout the township, causing the two opposing parties, white and black, to come into collision with imminent danger of a popular outbreak. All the officers were summoned from the adjoining township of Malden, and citizens were despatched to Windsor for additional assistance. Mr. Rowland Wingfield, magistrate, accompanied by an officer, was in Windsor yesterday for assistance, and officers and citizens went down the river with him, prepared for any emergency. The citizens are determined upon arresting the murderous band who committed the outrages, and the Negro population are disposed to protect them, and there is consequently

great danger of a general disturbance. The whites and blacks in that and the adjoining township are about equally divided in numbers, and while the

latter are villanous and desperate, the former are resolute and determined to protect themselves from repeated outrage. We should not be surprised to hear of a general onslaught upon the Negroes with a view to their ex- pulsion from the township. The indignation and excitement are intense, and very likely to lead to serious results."

Nona gratis.—The Legislature was opened on the 26th of January, by the Earl of Mulgrave. In the course of a speech, testifying to the material prosperity of the colony, he said-

" The entire absence of any organized local force for the defence of the provinces, has induced me, during the recess, to authorize the formation of Volunteer companies throughout the country, and I am happy to inform you that my endeavours have been cordially responded to, not only by the inhabitants of this city, but in many parts of the province. Several com- panies have already been organized, and others are in the course of forma- tion. Three thousand stand of Enfield rifles, of the best description, have been placed at my disposal by the Home Government, for the purpose of arming these Volunteers ; and I trust that the same feeling which has been so generally evinced in the mother country, and also in some of the colonies of her Majesty's empire, will induce you liberally to support the movement, so as to enable me to render this force effective." •