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Intim—The fetes to celebrate " the return of the legions," and the name-day of the Emperor Napoleon, absorbed the attention of all Paris on Sunday and Monday. The troops encamped at St. Maur and des- fined to take part in the military spectacle amounted to nearly 70,000 ; that is—infantry, 63,500 ; cavalry, 2800 ; artillery, 2400 ; engineers, 800 ; waggon-train, 300 ; total, 69,800 men, and, in addition, 6500 horses and 144 pieces of cannon. The route which they had to traverse was decorated with those temporary splendours which the French know so well how to construct. The tall square towers, erected for surveying purposes, were painted to imitate stone ; eagles were painted on their sides, and between them the names of the great Italian battles were in- scribed. On the Place de in Bastille there was a copy of the front of the Milan Cathedral with the inscription, "To the Army of Italy, the City of Paris." On the Boulevard, close to the Cirque Napoleon, there was a lofty portico, with three arcades. In the decoration of the Place Ven- dome, where an amphitheatre was erected for 20,000 persons, 30,000 metres of stuffs and velvets were used. On a tall pedestal at the corner of the Rue de la Pais there was the statue of Peace seated in a chair, holding in one hand a sword, with the point turned downward; and in the other a treaty of peace. A golden eagle was on either side of the colossal statue, at whose feet reclined a lion. Below is the word "Villa- franca" in golden letters. The streets of course were gay with flags and garlands, and red cloth and laurel, and letters of gold ; the whole producing a gorgeous and brilliant effect.

The crowds assembled defy description. Thousands who arrived in Paris on the preceding night could find no lodging and biouvaeked in the streets. Every window was full, every balcony crowded, and the roofs of the houses were covered with adventurers of both sexes. The streets were lined by national guards on one side, and troops of the line on the other. We quote from the Daily Neive some passages describing the progress of the troops. "The Emperor left the Tuileries at a quarter to nine, and proceeded by the Rue Rivoli to the Bastille, where, at nine o'clock precisely, he found the leading column of the army of Italy in readiness to march onwards. After raising his hat two or three times, he placed himself at the head of the column, and gave the signal to proceed, within two or three minutes of his arrival at the place. The chief cry was " Vire la Ligne " The Emperor reached the Place Vendome exactly at half-past 10. The Empress and the Imperial Prince had arrived half an hour previously, and had taken the places prepared for them in the balcony of the Ministry of Justice. The Prince wore his uniform of a corporal of Grenadiers, and drew his sword and placed it at the carry when the Emperor appeared. His Majesty, ap- proaching the balcony, saluted the Empress, and then turned his horse round facing the Napoleon Column, to see the marching past. Prince Na- poleon took no part in the procession. He may have been in plain clothes in the balcony, but if so my opera glass failed to discover him. At the head of the procession came the wounded who were well enough to walk. They were literally loaded with costly bouquets which had been thrown to them by spectators on the boulevards. I saw scarcely a man among them without at least one, and several had six or seven. Many of the men were very badly wounded, and walked with difficulty. Some were on crutches ; but they all had a strikingly cheerful look, which bore witness to the wonderful efficacy of moral consolation for physical suffering. After the wounded. came the Imperial Guard, commanded by the newly-created Marshal Reg- nault Saint jean d'Angely, an elderly looking man, with white hair; mus- taches, and imperial. He placed himself in front of the Emperor, with his back to the column, while his staff took up a position behind him close to the railings. The guard then marched past, between the Emperor and their commander. The Guards being household troops, their colours are kept by the Emperor, and accordingly every regiment halted while the ceremony was gone through of returning them to his custody. A Cent Garde came forward, took the flag from the porte drapean, lowered it to the Emperor, who saluted in return, and then the regiment present arms ; the flag was left behind with the Cent Gerdes, to be taken to the Tuileries. The Artil- lery and Engineers of the Guard brought up the rear, and when they had gone by, Marshal Regnault Saint Jean d'Angely, ordering his staff to follow the line of march, moved to the rear of the Emperor, and ranged himself by the side of Marshals Randon and Valliant. This order was followed, in ac- cordance with military usage, by the four marshals commanding the four corps d'armee, which followed in succession, viz., Marshals Baraguay d'Hilliers, M'Mahon (Duke of Magenta), Canrobert, and Niel. M`Mahon. and Niel, like B.egnault St. Jean d'Angely, are marshals created in Italy during the campaign just concluded. They were all exceedingly well re- ceived on the Place Vend/Imo; but the favourite beyond all question was Marshal McMahon. His appearance was saluted by waving of handker- chiefs from all parts of the place at once, and bravoes which lasted for several minutes. The flags, riddled with balls, called forth expressions of frantic

delight. Some of them—I noticed particularly those of the 74th, 84th, 98th, and 21st—were indeed things of shreds,' though not of patches,'

for these are never allowed. It would be thought sacrilege to mend a colour. Several regiments had a great many bouquets, and carried them on the tops of their bayonets, and some of the officers had collars of flowers and green leaves hung on their horses' necks."

Another correspondent describes some of the trophies of the war.

"Here come the Austrian standards, four in number.. Two of them are in pretty good condition, and, as the wind blows out their folds, the double

eagle is displayed upon the yellow ground. A third is borne in its oilskin ease; of the fourth only a few tatters still cling to the battered pole. They are borne by the men who took them, escorted by two soldiers of each regiment of the corps to which each captor belonged. The flags were taken by the Guard 1st, 2d, and 4th corps. Then come the guns, easily distin- guishable by the make and colour of their carriages." The Emperor sat four hours on horseback while the troops passed along. Unhappily, a heavy shower broke over Paris towards the close of the procession. "The Emperor never budged, or appeared to take the least notice of the mishap. There he and his marshals sat on their horses, wet through to the skin ; and may Ileas en keep them from the rheumatism: The rain ceased a little before the Horse Artillery of the Guard, which closed the cortege, had marched past, and the Emperor, without losing a moment, set spurs to his horse, and, followed by his marshals and staff, proceeded to the Tuileries."

A few peculiarities worth notice occurred during the procession. "One wounded officer appeared with his wife on his arm ; another led two little girls by the hand ; a pretty vivandiere belonging to one regiment had been severely wounded, and hobbled along on crutches ; and the 11th Chasseurs sported a white goat. Between the arrival of the 3d and 4th corps d'armee two little incidents occurred. A wounded Turco found means to approach the Emperor, and remained in earnest conversation with him for at least five minutes. At last the Emperor beckoned Marshal M‘Mahon, who advanced kepi in hand, and answered his Majesty's questions. The Marshal then spoke at some length, and with much energetic action, to the Turco, and appeared to dismiss him with an admonition. He had perhaps been too pressing. Immediately after this, a chamberlain brought down the Im- perial Prince from the balcony, and lifted him up to his father, who kissed him. Then, as if in compliance with a request of the child, the Emperor took him in his arms a second time, and placed him a-straddle before him on his charger, where the little Prince remained for some seconds, while the head of the 4th corps d'armee was marching past. This pantomime was noticed by everybody, and produced a round of applause from the tribunes." Perhaps the greatest event on the 14th was that which occurred in the evening, when the Emperor entertained the superior officers of the Army of Italy in the Louvre, the Empress and many ladies being present. It was then that the Emperor delivered the following speech- " Gentlemen—The joy I experience at finding myself again with most of the chiefs of the army of Italy would be complete if it were not tinged with the regret to behold soon the dissolution of the elements of a force so well organized and formidable. As Sovereign and as Commander-in-chief I thank you again for your confidence. It was flattering to me, who had never commanded an army, to find so much obedience on the part of men who had great experience in warfare. If success has crowned our efforts, I am happy to attribute the greater part of it to those skilful and devoted generals who rendered my command easy, because, animated with the sacred fire, they have incessantly given the example of duty and of disre- gard of death. A portion of our soldiers are about to return to their homes ; you yourselves are about to resume the occupations of peace. Nevertheless, do not forget what we have done together. Let the remembrance of ob- stacles overcome, of dangers eluded, of imperfections discovered be ever present to your mind, for to the warrior past experience is science. In com- memoration of the Italian campaign I shall distribute a medal to all who took part in it, and I wish that today you may be the first to wear it. May it recall me sometimes Ito your memory, and while reading the glorious names engraved thereon let each exclaim, If France has done so much for a people who is her friend, what would she not do for her own inde- pendence? ' I propose the Health of the Army."

The fetes Napoleon occupied Monday. On Wednesday the Mon hear published the following welcome announcement.

"A full and entire amnesty is granted to all persons sentenced for poli- tical crimes and offences' or those who have been the object of any measures

taken for public security. (line amnistie pleine et entiere eat accord& a tons les individus qui ont ete condemn& pour des crimes on des delits poll- tiques, on qui out ete objet des mesures prises pour la surete generale). On Thursday the Noniteur published a supplemental announcement equally welcome. "All warnings which have been given to the newspapers in France and the colonies are to be considered as non-issued. The Minister of the In- terior, in concert with his colleagues the Ministers for Foreign Affairs, Algiers, and the Colonies, has ordered the necessary measures to be taken to ensure the immediate execution of the full and entire amnesty granted by the Emperor," The Grand Duke Ferdinand of Tuscany arrived in Paris on Tuesday. He was "graciously received," and invited to remain sometime in Paris. The Emperor and Empress, however, took their departure on Wednesday for St. Sauveur, "where they will sojourn till the 5th of September, when they proceed to Biarritz." Before he quitted Paris the Marques de Ncrli had an interview with the Emperor, "and handed two letters to his Majesty, one from the Grand Duke Leopold of Tuscany, and the other from the Grand Duke Ferdinand of Tuscany." Generals Rognault, Forey, Thiry, the Prince de la Moskowa, Admiral Trehouart, Comte de Labedoy&e, Baron Paul de Richemont, and Baron de Vincent, have been nominated Senators.

SI al q --The intelligence from Central Italy is varied and interesting. The Constituent Assembly of Tuscany met on the 11th in the Palazzo Vecchio, in which the Assemblies of the Florentine Republic held their sittings three hundred years ago. Before commencing business, they at- tended mass in the Cathedral. It is remarked as a curious coincidence that the Constituent Assembly was opened on the 11th August, 1859, and it was on the 11th August, 1530, just 329 years ago, that Tuscany ceased to be a republic, under the action of Charles V., and commenced to be a fief of the empire. The hall is of vast size' and the ceiling is painted and gilt with regal splendour. The lower part of the walls have been covered with hangings of red silk, with green and white fringe, and bullion ropes and tassels. Above are frescoes of the old masters. At the bottom of the hall, behind the President's chair, are two busts, one of King Victor Emmanuel, and the other of the Emperor Napoleon. All round the hall are groups in marble by the first masters. You will, therefore, see that the deputies will sit in a kind of artistic sanctuary, quite in accordance with the Italian character. The commissioners of the governments of France, England, Prussia, and Russia, to be present at the discussion of the Assembly, have arrived at Florence.

The statues of the Emperor Napoleon and Victor Emmanuel were placed in the hall. The Assembly elected Signor Coppr to be President. The following is the text of the speech delivered by Count Ricasoli on the opening of the Assembly. The following is the text of the message read to the representatives of Tuscany by the chief of the government, Baron Riousoli- " Gentlemen Representatives of Tuscany,—The government is charmed at finding itself in presence of the lawful representatives of the eountry, who have been chosen by free suffrages at an election where a calmness and dig- nity capable of conferring honour on any people already accustomed to liberal institutions have presided. " On this solemn occasion Tuscany has not belied herself. The govern- ment congratulates itself on not having bestowed its confidence in vain on the wisdom of the citizens. Everyone knows what our condition is, and that the votes are now required from your wisdom, seeing that the govern- ment has not been accustomed to conceal anything or to veil artfully its political desires. When you deliberate on the fate of the country, the government will make it its duty to bring to your knowledge the special in- telligence that may help to enlighten your opinions ; but before we look at the future let us glance at the past and present. " The national war, undertaken at the wish of all Italians and rendered possible by the generous assittanee of the Emperor of the French, has re- moved from Tuscany a dynasty that has reigned over it for more than a century ; this dynasty has not been expelled, but of its own full will it pre- ferred abiding the chances of Austria, with whom it, had a compact of vas-

salage, to those of siding with the country and satisfying the national feeling. There has been no violence, but as the Sovereign declared himself to be Austrian, and the country wished to be Italian, each party has taken its course. The State being left without a government, the municipality of Florence provided for the appointment of a provisional government, which was soon acknowledged by the whole of Tuscany. The regards and affections of all are turned to the magnanimous King who was carrying his liberating arms across the Ticino, and he was spontaneously proclaimed dic- tator with supreme authority over civil and military affairs. High reasons of State do not permit the dictatorship to be accepted, but under the pro- tectorate of King Victor Emmanuel a regular government was formed in Tuscany ; this government maintained the tranquillity of the country by allowing it to take part in the war of independence. A commissioner of the King wields the supreme power for the benefit of all. Let us calm men's minds, and give credit to the government. A council which it has ap- pointed secures the support of public opinion. Strong in this support and placing itself at the head of the country rather than in its wake the govern- ment provided for the finances by issuing communal bonds ; it reformed the laws, and prepared the reorganization of the State upon the principles of liberty. Signal victories of the Italo-French armies have crowned our enterprise. Magnanimous promises, and such as the people are accustomed to hear, have elevated the hopes of the Italians. An unexpected peace, prompted by most powerful reasons that we are bound to respect, having ig- nored those hopes, has broken up our projects, saddened our souls, although the solemn word of the Emperor of the French has been pledged that the Italian cause should not on that account be abandoned. With the peace the King's protectorate ceased ; the Commissioner Extraordinary was obliged to leave Florence, leaving his authority in the hands of those who had until then exercised it under his sanction and with the tacit consent of all. The departure of the Commissioner was a triumph of gratitude and hope, it was like the farewell of two friends who hope to meet again. The Tuscans understood wonderfully the occasion of that departure, and without any dis- quieting manifestation resigned themselves to this necessary abandonment.

"Nevertheless, the government had neglected nothing to throw light upon the destiny reserved for Tuscany in consequence of the preliminaries of Villafranea before the Emperor left Italy. Our delegate explained to bun both our fears and hopes, and the Emperor, in frank and benevolent words, gave him the assurance of two things : "1. That there should be no armed intervention.

"2. And that respect should be paid to the expressed legitimate wishes. We received from the King Victor Emmanuel similar consolations. The latter, in recommending us to preserve internal order and not to furnish foreign armies with a pretext, ended by engaging the people of Central Italy to follow courageously the example of him who, confimng all grief to Ins own heart, awaited with intrepidity the development of the destinies of Italy. Encouraged by these solemn declarations, repeated to our delegates at Paris and London, and not yielding to timid counsels, the government only thought of convoking at once the national representation, which in- terprets the public wish, and made known its legitimate expression to the Emperor Napoleon, the arbiter of peace and war, and to all those potentates who might purpose settling the affairs of Italy in a permanent manner. Tus- cany has answered the just expectation conceived of her at this solemn mo- ment. The admirable concord at the elections, and your presence in this place, are the guarantees thereof. You have been sitting here for three days after the proclamation of your names by the electoral colleges. The National Guard, organized in a very short tune, has protected the sacred liberty of the elections, as it will be ready to protect the freedom of the votes recorded by the representatives of the country. "This is what the government has done, when it became convinced that the fate of Tuscany and that of all Central Italy depended on us. As the conditions of the states of Central Italy are almost identical ; and as the same fate is, perhaps, reserved for all, the government has opened nego- tiations for a military league, to collect the defensive forces, and commence in Italy that national unity without which the efforts of the states would be vain. Our army, which, if it has not had glory, has intrepidly supported all the fatigues of the war, will know how to make good the promises made by Tuscany, and will fight, if necessary, the last battles of the national in- dependence. "But all these measures and others would have been vain if the country had not seconded the government in a manner more admirable than as- tonishing. For four months Tuscany has been ruled by a government which has derived the title of its existence from the necessity of things, and which depends on the strength derived from public opinion. The country has never been better administrated or more unanimous in the midst of temptations to disorder. If we, who occupy these seats, assuredly not very enviable in such critical times, possess the confidence of our fellow-citizens, let us be proud of it, because this confidence gives us strength to work out the common weal. The national representation in giving us its assistance, and legalizing our office as far as is required for the future, will give us courage to maintain the country manfully in its firm expectations. This is the more necessary under present circumstances, since if we have the virtue of persevering in an attitude calculated to acquire for us the es- teem and respect of Europe, we are confident our wishes will be attended to. In every ease we shall have done our duty, and posterity will have no reproach to make against us. May reason and good right be on our side, and let us leave violence to do its work, if it can. Violence can destroy but not construct, and that would be no true peace that would suffer the causes of conflict to subsist between the peoples and their governments. Gentle- men representatives, let us not allow ourselves to be discouraged by the smallness of our state. There are moments when even small states are enabled to achieve great deeds; let us remember, that whilst we are in this palace, where for three centuries the voice of freedom has not been heard, we shall discuss the affairs of Tuscany, but our thought will embrace the whole of Italy. The municipality without the nation would at the present day be a senseless thing. Without clamour or boasting let us proclaim what we as Italians wish to be. Then Tuscany will set a great example, and we shall rejoice at having been born in this part of Italy ; but what- ever turn events may take, never let us despair of our well-beloved country's future welfare."

On the 13th Signor Ginori proposed the following resolution- " The Assembly declares that the dynasty of Lorraine, which, on the 27th of April, 1859, of its own free will, abandoned Tuscany, without leaving there any form of government, to go over to the enemy's camp, has ren- dered itself absolutely incompatible with the order and happiness of Tus- cany; declares iliat it does not know of any way in which that dynasty can be reestablished and preserved without wounding the sentiments of the populations, without constant and inevitable danger of seeing the public peace incessantly disturbed, without mischief to Italy ; and for these reasons proclaims formally that the dynasty of Lorraine can be neither recalled nor received to reign afresh over Tuscany." This proposition was deliberately discussed and voted unanimously on the 16th. On the same day the Deputies Prince Strozzi, Marquis Manzi, Counts della Gherardesca, Franchesi, Piccolomini, Borghese, and M. Adami, have proposed the following resolution, which met with unanimous support, namely- " That the Assembly declares it to be the firm will of Tuscany to form a strong part of the kingdom of Italy under the constitutional sceptre of King Victor Emmanuel."

With regard to the mission of Count &hid, the correspondent of the Morning Post at Florence gives the following information-

" He addressed himself to the venerable head of the constitutional party in Tuscany—to one who might justly be termed the patriarch of the na- tional party in all Italy—the Marquis Gino Capponi. In company with the French Minister, M. La Ferriere, he waited on the Marquis, who, as Presi- dent of the Tuscan Consults, occupied the highest post in the deliberative and legislative body, which the National Assembly has how replaced. The ob- ject of their visit was simply to induce him to employ his deserved influence and authority over all parties in Tuscany in promoting the restoration of the Grand Duke Ferdinand IV. The Marquis Capponi informed the two envoys in the plainest and frankest terms that the feeling of the whole country was opposed to the end which they wished to attain, that the Tuscan people, who had armed for the purpose of throwing off the Austrian yoke under which they had so long groaned, would never consent to the return of princes not merely leagued with the Austrian oppressors, but who in the late war had been fighting in their very ranks. After ex- hausting arguments, promises, persuasions, inducements, the two French envoys had at length recourse to intimidation. They informed the Marquis Capponi that if the princes of the House of Hapsburg-Lorraine were not allowed to return tranquilly they would be replaced on the Tuscan throne by an armed intervention. The illustrious descendant of Pierre Capponi, in whom neither age, nor blindness, nor grief at domestic losses and great public calamities had quenched the fire of patriotism inherited from his heroic forefathers, replied with dignity and calmness:—' Gentlemen,—I should deeply lament such an occurrence; it would grieve me much for the sake of my country ; but, allow me to add, it would grieve me no less for

the sake of the honour of Napoleon Here the conversation ended, the two French diplomatists making no further reply."

The Constituent Assembly of Modena was opened on the 16th in the palace of Modena by the dictator Farini, after the performance of a solemn service in the cathedral. Having spaken a few eloquent words on the history of Modena during the present century, on that of the Sar- dinian Government, that of the different provinces' and on the last Dic- tatorship, Farini deposited the powers given him as Dictator in the hands of the Deputies. He urged them to express freely, and with that calm- ness which is the result of right, their wishes for the definitive settlement of the Constitution of the country, and in addressing himself to Europe he said "We are ready to give to the civilized world all the guarantees of order and peace on the condition that liberty is assured to us, and that Italy shall belong to the Italians." The Assembly voted also an address of thanks to Napoleon III. Among the members of the Assembly are General Fanti, Marquis Fontanelli, Comte Rangoni, Chevalier Mal- musi, Achille Menotti, Chevalier Chiesi, and Professor Lini.

Count Linati, Mayor of Farina, has published the following explicit tiontradiction of the Austrian report that the Red Republicans had seized the Government in Parma.

"Certain journals having published a report that a republican movement has occurred at Parma, you are hereby authorized to give it the most positive contradiction. It would be easy to trace this groundless rumour to its source, by referring to those individuals whose personal interests are opposed to the general interests of the Duchy. In the name of the city of Panne, I re- quest you to declare that the most perfect order has never ceased to prevail, both in that capital and in the whole Duchy. The populations are too sen- sible of the importance of a legitimate and regular manifestation of their wishes to forget order and legality for a single instant. Unanimously re- solved to oppose, even by force if necessary, every attempt at restoration, they are now actively organizing themselves, and by the votes that will be given are preparing to prove to Europe that their only desire, in conformity with their moral and material interests, is to be definitively united to Pied- mont under the constitutional sceptre of the House of Savoy."

The Provisional Government of Parma has decreed a voluntary loan of 2,400,000 francs at 5 per cent, to be called the Parmese loan of 1859. In the Papal States the utmost order prevails. General Mezzocapo has disposed his troops in positions calculated to resist any attempt at in- vasion on the part of the Papal troops. The Monitore di Bologna of August 11, publishes a decree ordering that all citizens in the Romagnas, without distinction of creed, shall be equal in the eyes of the law and in the exercise of political and civil rights. The Bologna correspondent of the Times makes the following curious statement.

A letter of the Emperor Napoleon III. to the Duke of Grammont, in Rome, is sold under the porticoes of Bologna. It can be no news in England, as I already had full knowledge of it in Turin five days ago; but it is read with great eagerness here as a notable piece of news. The Emperor "has promised to maintain inviolate the sovereignty of the Pontiff in Rome." He can "neither acknowledge nor sanction the deed by which the Legations separated themselves from Home;" but he thinks "he has neither the right nor the duty to meddle with the internal af- fairs of the Legations." The most important announcement, however, from Italy is contained in the Giot nate di Boma of the 11th. It is nothing more nor less than the retirement of Cardinal Antonelli from the Presidency of the Council of State, and the appointment of Cardinal di Pietri to that office. It is anticipated that General Garibaldi, who will command in chief the Army of Central Italy, has under his orders a force of no less than 40,000 men. Garibaldi embarked from Genoa for Leghorn on the 13th. The Florentine Parliament had sent one of their body to escort him,

Avvocato Malenchini; his staff comprised his inseparable lieutenant, De Medici with Maio and other veterans. The bay was studded with hundreds of barques, all cheering the steamer Febo as it proceeded southwards with its gallant freight. The Emperor of the French, says the Moniteur, "having decided that for the present an army of 60,000 men should be kept in Lombardy, his Majesty has appointed the 3d division of the 1st, 3d, and 4th corps, and the whole of the 5th corps, to form this army." The fête Napoleon was celebrated at Milan on the 15th, and at Turin also with great magnificence. At Milan there was a Te Deum in the cathedral, a dinner, a spectacle in the arena at which the King, Prince Carignan, Marshal Valliant, and 40,000 persons were present. The din- ner was given by the King to Marshal Vaillant and 100 superior officers of the French army. The King proposed the health of his Imperial Majesty Napoleon III., Prince Carignan that of the Empress and the Imperial Prince, General La Marmora that of the French army, and Marshal Valliant proposed the health of the King of Sardinia, concluding his speech with these words :— " To the Chief of this fine and powerful army, the standards of which were united on the Black Sea and on the plains of the Po with the French eagle, and which on every occasion showed itself as a noble rival of our army ! To the heroic King, who holds the ancient and noble sword of the house of Savoy, who made it shine with great lustre in the sun of Palestro and Solferino!"

During his stay in his new dominions, Victor Emmanuel delighted his subjects by visiting Bergamo and Brescia, and on the 17th he returned to Turin.

The Government of Naples has been compelled by the insubordination of its foreign soldiers to disband them altogether. Only two of the regiments consented to be transformed into battalions of the national army.

SW r la1111.—The Conference at Zurich has made no progress, and

we have little to record except interviews between the Austrian and French Plenipotentiaries and dinners in honour of their principals. Since the first Conference on the 8th of August, there has been no other. In that Conference Austria did not affect to place herself in any way on a different footing from Sardinia, but since then Count Colloredo has found objections to communicating with the Piedruontese Minister with regard to certain matters relating particularly to Lombardy. Austria it is un- derstood makes difficulties respecting the boundary line and she debt, and declines to treat directly with the Sardinian Plenipotentiary. On the 13th, and again on the 17th, M. de Bourqueney and Count Colloredo had a conference, and on the 17th, M. de Bourqueney and M. Desambrois also had a conference. On the 15th, the Plenipotentiaries, their secretaries, and a deputation of the Zurich Government, were present at a banquet given by M. de Bourqueney on the occasion of the fate of the Emperor. The President proposed "The health of the Emperor ;" M. do 'lour- queney and M. de Banneville that of the Swiss Confederation and the Zurich Government.

On the 18th, Count Colloredo gave a dinner in honour of the birthday of his Emperor.

anal/in—The health of the King of Prussia continues to decline. The latest telegrams from Dr. Grimm and Dr. Boger state that he is wakeful and restless ; but they describe his state as unchanged. A correspondent of the Times, who remarks on the want of interest felt by the people in the fate of the dying King, says- " As I walked through the grounds a carriage with the Royal livery passed, containing a nurse with a baby in her arms, whose bouncing and chuckling showed that it had not yet learned the decencies of mourning. It was the third heir to the Prussian throne, the son of the Princess Frederick William. The holiday-makers seem to regard it with more lively interest than the open windows of the silent Palace. The Princess Frederick William has always been popular here, and some of this feeling is naturally bestowed on her child."

A second assembly of German reformers was held at Eisenach on the 14th, when a fresh declaration relative to the federal reform based upon that which was adopted by the first assembly and on the declaration of the Hanover reformers, was unanimously agreed to. A similar meeting recently held at Hiedelberg adopted a declaration, couched in nearly the same terms as the first Eisenach one' to the effect that a prompt revision of the constitution of the Germanic Confederation is urgently called for, and that every effort should be made to get Prussia to take the initiative in the matter. The Bavarian Chamber of Deputies has, however, re- jected, by 87 to 45, a motion calling for the establishment of a central power in Germany.

A telegraphic despatch from Vienna, refers to a ministerial crisis which for sometime has disturbed the Austrian Government.

"A special commission, appointed by the Emperor, for working out the new constitution, sits daily. Count Rechberg, Minister for Foreign Affairs ; Count Leo Thun, Minister of Public Instruction ; Count Clam-Martinits, Chef of the Government of Cracovie ; Count Wolkenstein, Imperial Coun- cilor; and Baron Hubner (formerly ambassador at Paris), take part in the sittings of the commission. An employe in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs acts as secretary. It is fully confirmed that Baron Bach has tendered his resignation because the reforms he proposed were rejected by the Emperor. But it is certain there is no material difference between the programme of Baron Bach and that of M. yoll Sehmerling' whose advice has since been asked. It is reported that the commission for the working out of the con-

stitution is equally opposed to the views of Baron Bach and M. von Schmer- ling, and that the new constitution of Austria will be founded on aristo- cratical and clerical power."

II55111.—Correspondents at St. Petersburg report great improve- ments since the late war. There are now in that city from fifty to sixty daily, weekly, or monthly periodicals—one half of which have come into existence since 1854. They are written in Russian. Local papers abound in all parts of the Empire. They discuss with comparative freedom home and foreign affairs, and keep especially a sharp eye upon the progress of the serf question—printing speeches delivered in com- mittee and correspondence, and publishing interesting comment. They report our Parliamentary proceedings, give sketches of the late war in Italy, and translate articles from foreign papers. The serf question itself makes slow and laborious progress, but it is clear that all kinds of men are seriously engaged in solving its difficulties, and that it is the great question at present absorbing the activity of the Russian mind. The temperance societies have made some advance, and the farmers of the excise complain of the decreased consumption of vodka. The Realide Busse contains the following extravagant "pica for a Congress?'

"The state of Italy requires discussion by all the great Powers in com- mon. If the elements of discord are suffered to remain there, if the wants and desires of the Italian people are trampled under foot, and if it is lore- tended that the legitimate aspirations of the country are to be stifled by force, the present peace will not have good results. Troubles and san- guinary scenes will be sure to break out and be enacted there. It is to pre- vent this eventuality that the meeting of the Congress is, in our opinion, in- dispensable. But this Congress ought not to be circumscribed within the narrow circle of a programme previously chalked out, and from which, in order to please this or that Power, questions concerning dynastic privileges or those derived from treaties have to be excluded.

"The Congress ought to have full power to discuss the general state of Europe and to fix the firm and immutable basis of the international rela- tions, and eren of the internal legislation. The condition of Italy is totter- ing and full of dangers, and unfortunately it is not the only one that is darkening the horizon of the future. There exist in Europe other and most important causes of disagreement. Austria and France, armed in a for- midable manner, may fall out once more, and this fatal collision will in- evitably drag the whole of Europe into an endless contest. The state of Germany and the system of the Germanic Confederation, the work of Met- ternich, ought to undergo a change. The tendencies towards unity that broke out in Germany with such violence in 184.8 are beginning anew, and threaten revolution. It is urgent that reforms should be introduced into it, and that in lieu of this mouldering edifice of the dynastic confederation a structure based on the confederated states of the peoples should be raised. The permanent discords between Denmark and the German Duchies of Schleswig-Holstein, stilled for a moment by the noise of more important events, are yet far from being finally appeased. They ought likewise to be brought before the European Congress for its judgment. Lastly, Europe ought to reflect seriously and definitively on the strange situation of Turkey. Sad experience now proves that all hope of its reorganization is utterly lost ; the sick man of yesterday lies now in a hopeless state. The existence of this monarchy, with the present forms of government, in the heart of Christian and civilized Europe, would only be for the future a permanent apple of discord; its longer existence is therefore impossible. It is high time to conic to a reckoning, and have done with these Turcoman hordes, who for four centuries have tyrannized over six millions of our co-reli- gionists, taking advantage of the egotism and lamentable disunion of the Christians.

"These are serious subjects for the labour of the future Congress. Time will show us whether this Congress will know how to maintain itself on a level with the great mission to be confided to it."

ark f u.—Advices from Constantinople to the 10th note that the Sul- tan on his return graciously received M. ThouveneL Baron de Pro- kesch-Osten hastened to pay his respects to M. de Thouvenel. The offi- cial journal states that amicable relations had been reestablised between these two ambassadors. The same journal also states that Sir Henry 13ulwer gave an explanation respecting the British squadron having been at Alexandria, namely, that it was there in honour of the contemplated visit of the Sultan. Disturbances have taken place in Candle, and some gendarmes had been strangled and put to death. The Czar has presented the Sultan with the decoration of the Order of St. Andrew, in diamonds, valued at 1,000,000 piasters, in acknowledgment of the reception recently given to the Grand Duke Constantine.

'artiffit g1atf5.—The Jura arrived at Liverpool on Thursday with athices from New York to the 7th of August. The principal piece of news in the American papers is the following letter from President Buchanan- " Bedford Springs, July 25, 1859. "My dear Sir,—I have received your kind note of the 19th instant, together with the leader from the Post. While I appreciate, as it deserves, the ability and friendship displayed in that editorial, I yet regret that it has been published. My determination not, under any circumstances, to become a candidate for reelection is final and conclusive. My best judg- ment and strong inclination unite in favour of this course. To cast doubts on my predetermined purpose is calculated to impair my influence in carry- ing out important measures' and affords a pretext for saying that these measures have been dictated by a desire to be renominated. With kind regards, &c., respectfully your friend, 7AMES BUCHANAN."

Calif Sf uBt1 IIIIP.—Advices from the Cape to the 9th July have been received. Provisions were dear, and labour in demand. The Parliament had been prorogued after a long and somewhat unsuccessful session.