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,frastr.—Preceded by Baron Budberg, Russian Minister at Berlin, the Grand Duke Nicolas, arrived in Paris on Monday evening. On Tuesday, he was received at the Tuileries and on Wednesday he dined there. Of course, neither he nor the diplomatist, who was inspired to hasten from Berlin to Paris, has any political mission.

There is still talk of a conference. We are told that "in order to ar- range the question of the annexation of Savoy,M. Thouvenel has added

the following declaration to the programme which has been dra France on the subject of a Conference :—"For better preservinc districts of Chablais and Faucigny, the character of neutrality stip by Article 92 of the Final Act of Vienna' France consents that the. districts shall remain without the line of the French Customs, and that they shall form a separate commercial zone under special regulations.' " The Swiss newspaper report that money had been offered to Switzerland by France to forego her demands respecting Savoy, turns out to be un- true.

The Presse has been warned for stating a fact—that Napoleon fell before the coalition, because the French people were disgusted with despotism.

The Opinion Nationale had the audacity to open a subscription in aid of Garibaldi, but the Government stopped it at once. Petit, an ex- sergeant of the First Zouaves, Lamoriciere's old regiment, now an artisan, offers 100 francs, and writes a letter to say that as a subsidy is, sent from the Bourbonite Faubourg St. Germain to Lamoriciere, the Faubourg St. Antoine claims equal right to subsidize the hero of the French workmen's preference. Why should not the St. Antoine men, he demands, be " authorized " to enter the service of Garibaldi ? We are told on one side that all the French troops in Italy are coining home as rapidly as possible' and on the other that the Ninety-ninth

Regiment has been sent to "do garrison duty" at Genoa. • The promenades which were announced for the purpose of making ex- periments of various kinds in manmuvring the new rifled cannon, field- pieces, and howitzers, have commenced on the roads around Vincennes, and will continue as stated for about two months.

t814.-Some authentic details of Garibaldi's venture into Sicily have come to hand. On the 6th, at break of day, officers sent by the general took possession of two steamers belonging to the Rubattino company, then lying off Genoa. The volunteers, old Chasseurs of the Alps, officers in retirement, nobles, artists, peasants, assembled on the beach, to the number it is said of 2000. Garibaldi, accompanied by his staff of patriots, passed them hastily in review, and simply said to them :—" You must bear in mind that we are going to embark in an expedition from which we shall perhaps never come back. Those who are not quite firm in their determination to follow me may yet stay and return to their fami- lies." Not one of the noble fellows stirred, and the answer was—" Long live Garibaldi! Long live Sicily ! Long live Victor Emmanuel! They embarked, and sailed. Off the fort of Talamona, on the Roman frontier, they lay to and landed a party to obtain provisions, and, some say, to send a hundred resolute men thence into Umbria and the Abruzzi. Garibaldi issued an Order of the Day to his men, simple, eloquent, and to the purpose ; organized his little band into seven companies; and sent forth proclamations to the Sicilians, the Neapolitan soldiers, the people of Naples, and the Romans ; calling on all to aid in the work of expell- ing the stranger. Further, he sent forth a proclamation to the Italians. It is as follows :—

" Italians 1—The Sicilians are fighting against the enemies of Italy and for Italy. To help them with money, arms, and especially men, is the duty of every Italian.

"The chief cause of the misfortunes of Italy has been disunion and the indifference one province showed for the fate of another.

"The salvation of Italy dates from the day when the sons of the same soil hastened to the support of their brothers in danger.

"If we abandon the brave sons of Sicily to themselves, they will have to fight the mercenaries of the Bourbon as well as those of Austria, and of the priest who rules at Rome.

"Let the people of the free provinces raise their voices in favour of their brethren who are fighting—let them send their generous youth to where men are fighting for their country. "Let the Marches, Umbria, Sabine, the Roman Campagna, and the Nea- politan territory rise, so as to divide the enemy's forces.

"If the cities do not offer a sufficient basis for insurrection, let the more resolute throw themselves into the open country.

"A brave man can always find a weapon. In the name of Heaven, hearken not to the voice of those who cram themselves at well-served tables.

"Let us arm. Let us fight for our brothers ; tomorrow we can fight for ourselves.

"A handful of brave men, who have followed me in battles for our coun- try, are advancing with me to the rescue. Italy knows them ; they always appear at the hour of danger. Brave and generous companions, they have devoted their lives to their country ; they will shed their last drop of blood for it, seeking no other reward than that of a pure conscience. " 4Italy and Victor Emmanuel !' that was our battle-cry when we crossed the Ticino ; it will resound into the very depths of /Etna. "As this prophetic battle-cry reEchoes from the hills of Italy to the Tar- peian Mount, the tottering throne of tyranny will fall to pieces, and the whole country will rise like one man.

"To arms, then ! Let us by one blow put an end to our chronic misfor- tunes. Let us show the world that this is truly the land once trodden by

the great Roman race. G. GARIBALDI." The arrival and landing of the expedition is graphically described in the following letter from a naval officer, written at Marsala, and pub- lished in the Globe :— " While on shore today [the 11th], about 2.30 or 3 in the afternoon' we entered a cafe. In a few minutes, several fellows entered—some in red, others in plain clothes, all armed with muskets and bayonets. Every one around seeemed favourable to them. We at once asked what was the matter, and were told that it was a case of Viva Italia,' and Garibaldi had landed. We immediately took a walk round the town, and found the soldiers (patriots) had possession. We wanted to go out towards the coun- try, but the officer in command, a fine-looking fellow' told us we could not pass without an order from General Garibaldi. We therefore returned to the mole for the purpose of getting on board, and met more soldiers coming in. At the mole gate, we were again stopped, and there detained until a pass from the General was procured for us. On the mole we met fresh troops, who had disembarked with arms, ammunition, &c. We were in- formed that some two thousand had been thrown into the town, and that more would soon follow—the only thing they wished for being that they might meet the Neapolitans. They all appeared fine athletic fellows—just the sort to make short work of a dish of maccaroni. They landed from two steamers close under the noses of the Neapolitans, who, with two steamers and a sailing frigate, had been constantly watching the coast. The smallest of these vessels could easily have prevented the landing, but she was too cautious to attempt it. After the soldiers, however, were safe on shore, the Neapolitans closed in and fired on the town, or rather at a few stragglers on the mole—a mere waste of powder, for many of the shots fell short, and those that did reach terra firma merely ploughed up the earth that the enemy had passed over. There is no doubt whatever but that one, at least , 1 ail munr

vessels, particularly the rearmost, could have been cut off ; , they were afraid to try it on. After these had been abandoned by

k eta's, they were taken possession of at 6.30 p.m. by the Neapolitans,

e however, displayed much hesitation, evidentlydeeming discretion the

tter part of valour.' At this moment, as we are in the act of leaving for lta, a steamer and frigate are opening on the town, but the fire receives no return. Whether they have artillery or not, we are unable to state. We can only remark that we saw none. The people in the town received Garibaldi and his followers with open arms, appearing as if they had been long expecting them. At the time of the general's arrival, there were no Neapolitan troops in the town. Owing to the shallowness of the water, thew large ships could not approach." The war ship that was at Marimba was the Intrepid. It is stated in letters from Malta, that Garibaldi advanced at once into the country. Nine days have elapsed, and no further news has been received. The Neapolitan Government can only tell us that "Garibaldi is in Sicily at the head of the filibusters. The royal troops are marching to meet them. No movement whatever has taken place in the provinces." Then come rumours of insurrections in Calabria and the Abruzzi ; and a report from Naples that "the Neapolitan soldiers are discouraged, as for thirty-eight days they have been fighting on the same ground." Fugitives from Palermo arrive by the hundred at Naples. The royal troops are confined to the great towns. Even in Palermo the people made a demonstration on the 12th, shouting in the churches, "Italy for Ever !" instead of the usual cry. of "the Immaculate Virgin for ever !" A row in the streets ended in the death of six persons, killed by the police. In revenge four policemen were assassinated.

The name of Garibaldi strikes terror into all classes at Naples, the troops not excepted. The King bad betaken himself to Ponici, and gathered his soldiers around him, such as had not been sent to Sicily. The Piedmontese Chamber of Deputies is engaged upon the Treaty of March 24. Count Cavour, in his preface to the bill, in order to re- move all sinister apprehensions, stated, "That he was happy to inform the House that, according to the agreements already entered into by the two Governments, Sardinia will retain possession of the upper valleys of the Roya, the Tines, and Vesubia, and likewise of the table lands, on the summits of the Greater and Lesser Mont Cenis, now belonging to the province of Maurienne." A Turin letter in the Frame of May 12 states that the evacuation of Piedmont by the French troops appears to be suspended, and that the 99th Regiment has received orders to halt at Genoa, and to do "gar- rison" duty there. Count Cavour has been busily engaged in receiving remonstrances from Canofari, the Neapolitan Minister, and Baron Talleyrand, the French Minister, and M. Thouvenel. He is said to have satisfied the two latter by saying he had done all he could to prevent the departure of Garibaldi, and had failed.

General Lamoriciere is at Gubbio, where he has concentrated the Papal troops. The King of Naples has lent the Pope five million seudi, and the Duchess of Parma sends the Holy Father eight guns. "Peter's pence" are in course of collection throughout Italy. A telegram from Florence, the 12th of May, says :—

"The garrison at Florence has been reinforced by troops, summoned by telegtaph, from the frontier. The National Guard has been called out. Great agitation prevails. Several placards, bearing the inscriptions, Fer- dinand for ever!" Our second Leopold for ever !' have been posted up by some partisans of the ex-Grand Duke, to whom rumours attribute an inten- tion of attempting the recovery of his power, taking advantage of the agita- tion created by the expedition of Garibaldi."

111158i 14.—A despatch from St. Petersburg, dated Monday, May 14, shows that Russia thinks it a good time to reopen the Eastern Question. It is as follows :— " The principal members of the Diplomatic Corps, excepting the Minister for Turkey, were a few days ago convoked by Prince Gortschakoff, who de- clared to them that the position of the Christians in Turkey has become so intolerable that Russia is on the point of addressing strong representations to the Porte in favour of them, and hopes to obtain the support of the other Powers.

"it is asserted that the journey of M. de Budberg to Paris, where he will replace Count Kisseleff as Ambassador of Russia, has brought about an understanding between France and Russia in reference to Asia Minor, where the agitation is continually increasing." From "Munich, Tuesday," comes a report, said to based on " reliable information," that :— " Russia has demanded a conference of the Great Powers to investigate the question whether Turkey has fulfilled the obligations undertaken by the treaty of 1856 in regard to the Christians in the Ottoman Empire." Then from St. Petersburg, Wednesday, May 16, we hear that :— " On the occasion of the communications made by Prince Gortschakoff to the Diplomatic Corps respecting the affairs of Turkey, the English ambas- sador, Sir John F. Crampton, immediately protested against the intentions declared by Russia." It is remarkable that a telegram from Odessa, dated Tuesday, should tell us that :— " The Russian Government has collected near Nicolaieff a great number of transport ships, among which are many merchant steamers. From Paris come epropos reports of anti-Christian demonstrations at Scutari, during the Bairam fetes. And the Morning Post furnishes the following explanatory note :— "The representations to Turkey on the subject of the Christians in the East will not be made, as seems to be feared, by Russia alone, but collec- tively by all the great Powers interested. They will be finn, as well as just ; and, proceeding from the parties to the Treaty of Paris, they will not have the threatening character that might attach to the representations of a !An- gle great Power."

A later telegram from St. Petersburg, May 17th, says that " on receipt of the communication made by Prince Gortschakoff to the diplomatic corps, the English Ambassador did not, as it was said, lodge a formal protest, but only received this communication under reserve by stating that he intended to refer to his Government, in order to obtain instruc- tions upon the matter in question."

6 mu R 1111.—A despatch from Frankfort says that the probabilities of the meeting of a conference have diminished, the German powers being Of opinion that it would not in any way influence French policy, nor arrange any real guarantee in favour of Switzerland. The following are their.rea.sons :— " Theainnexation of Savoy to France having practically done away with the atutee contained in article 92 of the final act of Vienna, that article

could not form the basis of a conference. The cession of the littoral of the Lake of Geneva to Switzerland would not constitute any guarantee of military important*. It is not likely that at the conference the opposition of the Great Powers to the annexation of Savoy would be unanimous. Even if it were, France having accomplished the annexation, notwithstand- the opposition of public opinion in Europe, would also not be influenced by the opinion of the Great Powers, more especially as they have resolved upon acting with moderation, and without coercion towards France." Austria is disinclined to admit Piedmont into the conference, ground- ing herself on a passage in a despatch from Count Cavour stating that Piedmont intended to remain apart from these disputes. Moreover, the Austrians allege that Piedmont is not a great Power. In the sitting of the Prussian Chamber of Deputies on Tuesday, the Government project for an extraordinary credit of 91 millions of thalers, with the amendment of the committee to add the words "for temporarily placing the army upon a war footing," has been agreed to by 316 against 2 votes.

tug ar g.—The seven Hungarians, nominated to the Imperial Aus- trian Council of State, have refused to serve unless made acquainted with Austrian intentions towards Hungary. Baron Eotviis has had interviews with the Emperor and Count Reehberg.

Benedek has proved more conciliatory in manner than was expected. Zsedenyi, and the curate Maday have been released from prison. The Protestants have remained firm. An amnesty is spoken of. A telegram from Pesth, May 160, says :— " An autograph letter of the Emperor is to be published tomorrow, allow- ing the constituted superintendents to assemble in convention in order to discuss the question of sending deputies to a general conference, and to make proposals for a synod. Free choice of superintendents and curates will be granted. The trials pending against Protestants have been suspended." The Hungarians demand the old constitution as amended in 1848, and insist that Francis Joseph shall be crowned King of Hungary.

ell 11.—The Spaniards are welcoming home their African heroes, and shouting in the presence of the Queen, "Long live the Duke of Tetuan !" General Prim has published a declaration stating that, not- withstanding the adhesion given by him to the general policy of Marshal 0' Donnell, he nevertheless intends to maintain a complete political in- dependence.

It is said that the Madrid Government has received a despatch from Naples to the effect that the state of affairs there being precarious, the King has requested foreign intervention.

Surtm.—Now is the time for a good crop of reports from Constanti- nople. Vie Trieste, we hear that "the Marquis de Lavalette is said to be the bearer of a note demanding the carrying out of the Hatti-Hu- maymm ; and that the Bulgarians have drawn up a monster petition, re- questing a complete separation from the orthodox Church." Vie Mar- seilles comes a report, that "Disturbances have been suppressed in Thee- Daly. The Greek Government has caused the leader of the movement to be arrested. Agitation prevails in the Epirus. General apprehension exists in all the provinces of the empire. The demands of the Servian deputation are increasing. Riza Puha has again refused the office of Grand Vizier."

ILA 'irk SIR t ES.—Advic,es from New York to the 5th of May have been received.

The Charleston Convention had broken up, without agreeing upon a candidate. Mr. Douglas had the largest number of votes ; indeed, 100 more than any other candidate. Next to him came Mr. Guthrie, of Kentucky, and Mr. Hunter, of Virginia. The cause of the disruption was the adoption of the "platform" ' reported by the minority of a com- mittee by 165 to 138. This was the more moderate platform. It de- clared that all questions of rights of property in States and Territories are judicial, and ought to be decided by the Supreme Court ; that. the United States ought to protect all its citizens, native and foreign, abroad and at borne; that a railroad ought to be made to the Pacific ; that Cuba ought to be acquired, but "on such terms as shall be honourable to our- selves and.just to Spain" ; and that State laws to defeat the Fugitive Slave Law are revolutionary. On the adoption of this report, the dele- gations from Alabama, Louisiana, South Carolina, Mississippi, Texas, Arkansas, and Florida, retired from the Convention, after filing protests with tbe clerk. Their departure was attended with great confusion and

hootie Delegates from other States, including New York, Delaware,

Georg,. -i'

nia joiner the seceders. The Convention reassembles at

Baltimore, a 18th q June. The seceders will meet at Richmond, Virginia, on tee.. 'th r 'me.

The newspapers art ill of the prize-fight. Some of the articles are fair and unprejudicet but others are very amusing specimens of " bounce."

News from Vancouver's Island to the 29th of March, states that the English Government has practically adopted General Scott's proposal for a joint occupation of San Juan, by sending there a detachment of Ma- rines.

#in a ,—Intelligence from Hongkong to the 29th of March brings an authentic contradiction of the report that the Algerino and Dove had been sunk off the Peiho. The troops were gradually coming in from India, and preparations for a campaign were in progress. There is not a hint of suspicion that the war will be anticipated by concessions from the Chinese Emperor.