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'inn. —The Jour de rAn has passed, and those who foolishly looked for the revelation of any line of policy have been disappointed. The Tuileries was unusually crowded with courtiers this year. When the Diplomatic Body appeared, headed by Lord Cowley, the lioniteur re- ports that the following remarks were made.

- - "His Excellency Lord Cowley, Ambassador of her Britannic Majesty, spoke in the name of the Diplomatic Body-

" 'Sire—The members of the Diplomatic Body assembled here have the honour to Offer to your Majesty, through me, the expression of their re- spectful homage on the occasion of the New Year. The Diplomatic Body, Sire, is always happy to have an opportunity of renewing its wishes for the happiness of your Majesty, and of your august family.'

"The Emperor replied—

"'I thank the Diplomatic Body for the kind wishes it has just addressed to me.. I look with confidence to the future, persuaded that the friendly iffiderstanding of the Great Powers will assure the maintenance of peace, which is the object of all my desires.' " - To the President of the Corps Legislatif the Emperor is said to have replied—" I have always reckoned on the concurrence of the Corps Legislatif."

- The Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour has been conferred on General Montauban ; M. Mich.el Chevalier is made a 'Grand Officer, and Lauture, of Chinese renown a Commander.

a ld.—Little neve has arrived from Italy. The siege of Gaeta goes on, and the French fleet, far from quitting the harbour, has actually been rptprOviaioned for one month.

4ing Victor Emmanuel has returned. to Turin, doing the distance be- tWeen Naples and his calpital, in forty-five hews, including a stoppage to dine with Valerie at Ancona. At Turin, he was most -heartily re- ceived-- ." It was a fair star and moonlight frosty evening, and the air was whole- somely but rather troublesomely.keen and icy. But the people stood their ground bravely, very goodhumouredly pressing upon the lines of regular troops and National Guards, who had all been turned out to do honour to the soldier King. Inside the station were tihe municipal authorities a sprinkling of both Houses of Parliament, and a brilliant military stair. Precisely on the stroke of stifle, as I said, the cannon thundered, the lively notes of the .Savoy fanfare were struck up, the train rattled in, and the shouts of Viva il ResrItalia!' peal upon peal, rent the air. The Xing was the, 4rst to leap. out of the carriage. . Ile Ware a common officer', foraging cap, and was wrapped in the ordonnance ample riding cloak usual among the men and officers of the Sardinian cavalry. There was nothing to distinguish him from the crowd of his staff', unlese it were the extreme plainness of his attire, his secure look, and the peculiarbriskness and de- cision of all his movements. He looked in the very best humour, aid was evidently in capital health ; there was not the least trace of fatigue in his rather burly countenance and stalwart frame, although he had left Naples at tho close of a State ball at midnight, between Thursday and Friday, had posted all the way across the Abruzzi, and along the Marches and Romagna, never stopping, except once at Ancona (where he dined with his lieutenant, Valerie), and accomplished.the whole journey, a distance of more than 600 miles, in forty-five hours, along such roads as his Papal and Bourbon pre- decessors have left him to mend—rather a creditable feat, and which, in- deed, seems to do away with the space lying between the extreme Northern and the Southern capital of a kingdom, the length of which is arged by many as an insurmountable obstacle against all hopes of future union.

Every province of Naples is ordered to mobilize one battalion of National Guards.

The Bishops of the Marches have issued vehement protests against the reasonable measures taken by the new civil Government to purge out the old ecclesiastical one ; and the Pope, in an allocution delivered hi the consiatory on the 17th of December, is very severe on the iv-forms effected in his late dominions. He bitterly laments the spread of fahe doctrine, and wildly denounces all those who anywhere subject eccle- siastics to civil control, or who do not submit themselves to be controlled by ecclesiastics. Prince Carignan has been nominated Lieutenant of the Ring for the Neapolitan provinces. M. Nigra will accompany the Prince, in the quality of councillor and responsible minister.

The official Piedmontese Gazette has published a Royal decree con- voking the electoral colleges for the 27th of January. It also annetuicee that the voting for the election of the members of Parliament will tske place on the 3d of February, and that the sittings of the Parliament are commence on the 18th of February next.

liffitrig.—It now appears that Count Teleki was arrested on the de- mand of the Austrian Government, and given up on the denten& of the Austrian Government. The .Dresden Journal, which States this, justifies the surrender of the Count on the ground that the not was done in conformity with the provisions of a treaty between Saxony and Austria. At an interview with Francis Joseph, Count TelehLpr,o- raised not to quit the kingdom, to give up his old political conne.xionicand to abstain from politics. He was, on these conditions, pardoned. Such is the current version of his pardon.

On the 26th instant, there was a most significant demonstration th the theatre at Innspruck. As soon as the curtain rose the audience, as one man, shouted, "Long live the Emperor"' "Long live Schmerling! " On hearing this, the orchestra, played the national anthem which wise sung in chorus by the actors and occupants of the pit, Noires, and gat- leries. Some one then made a speech, which was responded to by loud cries of" Long live Schmerling !! 'and "Liberty for ever !" It has been confidently reported, and as confidently denied; that Count Reehberg has tendered his resignation.

Letters from Prague state that placards, in the Bel:Visa lang4tige, had been posted up at the corners of the streets of that-t=613eittry advising the Czechs to remain quiet for the present, as thet .t for decisive action has not yet arrived. The placards further enhorX the Czechs to observe the Hungarians, whose end is nearly attained ;

finally, to trust in Napoleon.

The Prussian Weekly Journal of Berlin, a semi-official organ, declaim that the internal regeneration of the Austrian empire is impossible Belong as Venetia shall exhaust its resources, and check all enterprise in its people. "The evil which is eating away the body politic of Austria," says the Journal, "is Italy ; that is what every Austrian dreads. V9ne- tia is like the school and the arsenal of the enemies of the Austrian con- stitution." The Commercial Archives of the same city, which is also s semi-official organ, declares that "if united Italy were to adopt the customs-tariff of Piedmont, the Zollverein and Germany would have reason to facilitate themselves ; and," it adds, " that the prosperity of many millions of men ought not to be sacrificed.- to legitimist and dynastic interests." It is stated that a pamphlet has been published at Vienna, entitled 27se Austrian Navy, by an Austrian Sailor. The Archduke Ferdi- nand Maximilian, brother of the Emperor and superior. commandant of the Austrian Navy, is the author. He propOsea a vote of 38M8,ffifff florins, to create a navy equal to that of Italy. In urging, this

tion he says, "that he regards the less of Venetia as very possib 8,; t he recognizes the great political talents of Cavour ; that he has Moil/Uri ized himself with the idea of a united Italy ; and that Austria ,014,Cio

seek to form an alliance with England." Austria," he says, a'ett;ght so to reform her internal system that England would not fear, in the pre- sence of public opinion, to take the hand which we stretch out to her."

Austria has taken an extraordinary step with regard to Venetia—she has forced her paper money on that unhappy state. In- an ordinance dated December 27, the Emperor says- " In consideration of the extreme difficulty which the Government! ex- periences in procuring the hard cash which is necessary fete defraying:the extraordinary expenses in the Lombardo-Venetian kingdom, I, afterhavieg 'Pile; do ordain that the notes of the Austrian National Bank abalf,Litalang as the present extraordinary circumstances last, be current in the-Imbed

taken the opinion of my Ministers, and of my Standing' Council 1, Of thei.7.0:1

bardo-Venetian kingdom."

The Vienna correspondent of the Times says, after quoting the*botee , ordinance, "a man of note calls the foregoing a flagitfeus &din neffe

but I Consider it both iniquitous and impolitic—iniquibmis, 'Are Government a few years ago solemnly promised not to emoney into the Lombardo-Yenetian kingdom ; impplstic, hedli it 'proves to the world at large that the charges made by Count Caviler and the Emperor of the French against Austria are perfectly well founded. The brdinance of yesterday's. date relative to Venetia will as certainly lead to war as did the passage of the Ticino in April, -Ain"

Ettagani .—The movement in favour of a complete "restoration i?.t the ancient rights of the kingdom continues to gather force and grow ireez- tent. At the same time, there are signs of a reconciliation between the Hungarians and the Austrian Court. It is paid that the Emperor has

agreed to the unconditional incorporation of the Vojvodina with Hun- gary. Kossuth has been elected by one of the counties.

Janis 13 a i f3.—It is stated that a confidential communi- cation has been received at Berlin from St. Petersburg concerning the Danish Duchies, in which it is asserted that the restoration of the legal status in Holstein is unquestionably within the competence of the Ger- manic Diet ; but that the decision on the questions connected therewith would react in several points on Schleswick ; and that, consequently, as Schleswick does not belong to the Germanic Confederation, and the two Duchies do not wish to sever the union which formerly attached them to each other, the best means of terminating this untoward affair would be to refer it to an European conference. This conference would be able to form an impertial judgment on the interests of Denmark, the Confedera- tion, and the Duchies themselves, and decide all claims with justice and equity.

1111.5i 8.—A telegram from St. Petersburg, dated January 2, states that a new Russian loan, amounting to 100,000,000 of silver roubles, has been contracted, and completely raised by subscription among the mer- chants and other classes of the inhabitants of Russia.

It is reported that the concessions of Austria to the Hungarians and Croats have increased the ferment in Russian Poland, in Posen, and Gal- lioia. It is mentioned, as a remarkable fact, that while the journal of St. Petersburg, Prince Gortschakoffs organ, pleads the cause of Francis II., the Abel/a, the Wiedontoste, the Invalide, the Moscow Gazette, and all the other independent papers, support the cause of Victor Emmanuel, Garibaldi, and Cavour.

(lii 11 8.—The following is the Convention between her Majesty and the Emperor of China, signed in the English and Chinese languages, at Pekin, October 24, 1860— " Her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain and Ireland and his Imperial Majesty the Emperor of China, being alike desirous to bring to an end the misunderstanding at present existing between their respective Governments, sad to secure their relations against further interruption, have for this purpose appointed Plenipotentiaries ; that is to say, her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, the Earl of Elgin and Kincardine; and his Imperial Majesty the Emperor of China, his Imperial Highness the Prince of Kong ; who, having met and communicated to each other their full powers, and finding these to be in proper form, have agreed upon the fol- lowing Convention, in nine articles— "Art. I. A breach of friendly relatious having been occasioned by the act of the garrison of Take, which obstructed her Britannic Majesty's Repre- sentative when on his way to Pekin for the purpose of exchanging the rati- fications of the treaty of peace concluded at Tien-tsin in the month of June, 1858, his Imperial Majesty the Emperor of China expresses his deep regret at the misunderstanding so occasioned.

"Art. II. It is further expressly declared that the arrangement entered into at Shanghai in the month of October, 18.58, between her Britannic Majesty's Ambassador, the Earl of Elgin and Kincardine, and his Imperial Majesty's Commissioners Kweilang and Hwashana, regarding the residence of her Britannic Majesty's Representative in China, is hereby cancelled ; and that, in accordance with Article DI. of the Treaty of 1858, her Bri- tannic Majesty's Representative will heneeforward reside permanently or occasionally at Pekin, as her Britannic Majesty shall be pleased to decide. " Art. III. It is agreed that the separate Article of the Treaty of 1858 is hereby annulled, and that in lieu of the amount of indemnity therein speci- fied, his Imperial Majesty the Emperor of China shall pay the sum of 8,000,000 teals in the following proportions or instalments—namely, at Tien-tsin, on or before the 30th day of November, the sum of 500,000 taels; at Canton, and on or before the la day of December, 1860, 333,333 taels, leas the sum which shall have been advanced by the Canton authorities towards the completion of the British Factory site at Shameen ; and the remainder at the ports open to foreign trade, in quarterly payments, which shall consist of one-fifth of the gross revenue from customs there collected, the first of the said payments being due on the 31st day of December, 1860, for the quarter terminating on that day. "It is further agreed that these moneys shall be paid into the bands of an officer whom her Britannic Majesty's Representive shall specially appoint to receive them, and that the accuracy of the amounts shall, before payment, be duly ascertained by British and Chinese officers appointed to discharge this duty.

"in order to prevent future discussion, it is moreover duly declared that of the eight millions of taels herein guaranteed, two millions will be appropriated to the indemnification of the British mercantile community at Canton, for losses sustained by them, and the remaining six millions to the liquidation of war expenses. "Art. IV. It is agreed that on the day on which this Convention is signed, his Imperial Majesty the Emperor of China shall open the port of Tien-tsin to trade, and that it shall be thereafter competent to British sub- jects to reside and trade there, under the same conditions as at any other port of China, by treaty open to trade. "Art. V. As soon as the ratifications of the Treaty of 1858 shall have been exchanged, his Imperial Majesty the Emperor of China will, by de- twee, command the high authorities of every province to proclaim through- out their jurisdictions, that Chinese choosing to take service in the British colonies, or other parts beyond the sea, are at perfect liberty to enter into engagements with British subjects for that purpose, and to ship themselves and their families on board any British vessel, at any of the open ports of China ; also, that the high authorities aforesaid shall, in concert with her Britannia Majesty's Representative in China, frame such regulations for the protection of Chinese emigrating as above, as the circumstances of the different open ports may demand.

"Art. VI. with a view to the maintenance of law and order in and about the harbour e Hong Kong, his Imperial Majesty the Emperor of China agrees to cede to her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, and to her heirs and successors, to have and to hold as a dependency of her Britannic Majesty's colony of Hong Kong, that portion of the township of Cowloon, in the province of Kwang-tung, of which lease was granted in perpetuity to Harty Smith Parkes, Esq., Companion of the Bath, a member of the Allied Commission at Canton, on behalf of her Britannic Majesty's Government, by Lan Teung-kwang, Governor-General of the Two Kwang. "It is further declared that the lease in question is hereby cancelled ; that the claims of any Chinese to property on the said portion of Cowloon shall be duly investigated by a mixed commission of British and Chinese officers ; and that compensation shall be awarded by the British Govern- ment to any Chinese whose claim shall be by the said commission established, should his removal be deemed necessary by the British Government.

"Art, VII. It is agreea that the provisions of the Treaty of 1858, except in so far as these are modified by the present Convention, shell, without de- lay, come into operation as soon as the ratifications of the Treaty aforesaid shall have been exchanged.

" It is farther agreed that no separate ratification of the present Conven- tion shall be necessary, but that it shall take effect from the date of its sig- nature, and be equally binding with the Treaty above mentioned on the high contracting parties.

" Art. VIII. It is agreed that, as soon as the ratifications of the Treaty of the year 1858 shall have been exchanged, his Imperial Majesty the Em- peror of China shall, by decree, command the high authorities in the capital and in the provinces to print and publish the aforesaid Treaty and the pre- sent Convention, for general information.

"Art. IX. It is agreed that, as soon as this Convention shall have been signed, the ratifications of the Treaty of the year 18.58 shall have been ex- changed, and an Imperial decree respecting the publication of the said Con- vention and Treaty shall have been promulgated, as provided for by Article VIII. of this Convention, Chusan shall be evacuated by her Britannic Ma- jesty's troops there stationed; and her Britannic Majesty's force now before Pekin shall commence its march towards the city of Tien-tails, the forts of Take, the North coast of Shang-tung, and the city of Canton, at each or all of which places it shall be at, the option of her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain and Ireland to retain a force until the indemnity of eight millions of taels guaranteed in Article III. shall have been paid.

"Done at Pekin, in the Court of the Board of Ceremonies, on the 24th day of October, in thie year of our Lord 1860. ELGIN AND KLNCARDINS. "(Signature of the Chinese Plenipotentiary.)" ,

'dirk htatts.—The latest advice, from New York are to the 18th of December. They indicate, for the moment, a disposttion to compro- mise; but they contain some facts which tell the other way.

Mr. Cass has followed Mr. Cobb, quitting the Cabinet because the President will not consent to employ coercion against seceding States, or reinforce the Charleston forts. Mr. Black and Mr. Thomas succeed Mr. Cass and Mr. Cobb. Mr. Buchanan had recommended the whole nation to fast and to humble itself in prayer on the 4th of January, because of the calamities and dangers which impend over the Union. In both Houses of Congress, there were signs of conciliation. The Senate has appointed a committee on the state of the Union. In the House, Union resolutions have been passed by large majorities—one recommending the repeal of all personal liberty laws. Mr. Toombs had written a letter, advising the postponement of secession until the Northern States had been asked to repeal their personal liberty laws and had refused. Mr. Crittenden had proposed a compromise in the shape of a series of resolu- tions which, when adopted by Congress, and ratified by conventions of three-fourths of the people of the States shall be part of the Constitution. He proposes to prohibit slavery in all territories North of 36' 30', and to permit slavery in all territories South of that line, with the pro- viso that any State to be formed hereafter South of the line shall be admit- ted, with or without slavery, as the constitution of the State shall prescribe. Congress is to have no power to prohibit slavery in a State, nor to abolish it in the district of Columbia while slavery exists in Virginia and Maryland. The inter-state slave-trade is declared legal. Congress is to have power to compensate an owner for loss of fugitive slaves, where the marshal is unable to arrest them. No further amendments are to interfere with these articles. Mr. Senator Wade, of Ohio, had made a strong anti- compromise, anti-secession speech, but Mr. Senator Hale, of .Massa- chussetts, had asked time to consider the proposed compromise. Colonel Pickens, the newly-elected Governor of South Carolina, is a moderate man. The South Carolina State Convention met on the 17th at Colum- bia, and adjourned at once to Charleston. The secession ordinance was to be brought in on the 19th. A large Union meeting has been held in Philadelphia. In spite of these favourable signs, the general opinion prevailed that the cotton States would secede one after the other, and that this will be the work of the people and not of the politicians. Amicable secession, cooperative secession, are now the watch words. The Queen, through Lord Lyons, has most cordially expressed to the Secretary of State and to the citizens, her Majesty's "grateful sense of the kindness with which they received her son." "One of the main objects which her Majesty had in view in sanctioning the visit of his Royal Highness, was to prove to the President and citizens of the United States the sincerity of those sentiments of esteem and regard which her Majesty and all classes of her subjects entertain for the kindred race which occupies so distinguished a position in the community of nations. Her Majesty has seen with the greatest satisfaction that her feelings, and those of her people in this respect, have been met with the warmest sym- pathy in the great American Union ; and her Majesty trusts that the feeling of confidence and affection—the existence of which lute events have proved beyond all question—will long continue to prevail between the two coun- tries, to their mutual advantage, and to the general interests of civilization and humanity."

The reply from the Government of the United States is written in a similar spirit-

" Her Majesty has justly recognized that the visit of her son aroused the kind and generous sympathies of our citizens, and, if I may so speak, has created an almost personal interest in the fortunes of the royalty which he so well represents. The President trusts that this sympathy and interest towards the future representative of the sovereignty of Great Britain is at once an evidence and a guarantee of that consciousness of common interest and mutual regard which have in the past and will in the future bind together more strongly than treaties the feeling and the fortunes of the two nations which represent the enterprise, the civilization, the constitutional liberty of the same great race."