The Paris advices of yesterday announce that the Spanish and
Portu- guese Governments have made a proposition, in common with the French Government, with a view to the holding of conferences as to the present position of the Pope and the best mode of restoring him to his dominions. The two former Governments propose that the conference should be held either at Madrid or Barcelona. The French Government has not hitherto given any reply in this respect.
The Constitutionnel says that the Anglo-Gallican intervention in Italian affairs has not been abandoned. "On the same day that M. Ricci was called to Turin, the Sardinian Government addressed to the Cabinets of London and Paris a note, in which it stated that the presence of the Mar- quis Ricci at Turin was desirable, and that the intention of the Cabinet of Turin was to appoint a successor to him furnished with the same powers. This note was perfectly well received by the two Cabinets to which it was addressed."
The Moniteur of Thursday publishes a decree of the President of the Republic, dated the 2d instant, appointing Vice-Admiral Cecille Am- bassador of France to the Court of Great Britain; and M. Lagrene Pleni- potentiary of the French Republic at the conferences about to be opened at Brussels for the settlement of the Italian question.
The election of sub-officers in the French Assembly, yesterday, has been entirely favourable to the candidates of the Club of the Palais National, and of the personal friends of General Cavaiguac. The Vice-Presidents elected were, General Becleau, M. Corbon, M. Goudchaux, General Lamoriciere, M. Havra, and M. Billault. MM. Bixio, Vivier, Remusat, and De Male- vile, had not a fourth of the votes given to M. Billault.
The Patrie announces that M. d'ilellin, private secretary of M. Leon de Maleville, was so much affected by the retirement of that gentleman from the Ministry of the Interior, that he has been removed to a maison de sauté, The President of the Republic was present on Wednesday evening at the Opera, to witness the representation of Robert le Diable. On each side of him were Lord Normanby and General Changarnier, and behind him were M. Edgar Ney and several aides-de-camp. They occupied the box Of the late Duke of Orleans. M. Thiers was in a stage-box opposite.
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