English and Foreign.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XI, Issue 671, 13 April 1859, Page 3

English and Foreign.

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( Froia t"P. afteraiopn edition pf the 'Mprning.Qhrp '; '" nicle/January I'th^

TI|E .NE-VV AUSTRIAN, LOAN. It was generally admitted at the Bourse ye.stej:day as a positive fact (stiitesi the .Havas Agency letter from Yieuna of /thp''X3th)\tJ]iaf-:the\F ] Ina|;)')Qe Minister and Rt do Rpthscluldiiiidsat*length agreed on the condition^ of a new. loan of sO,bpp,'opo florins —or .52,500,000 florins' of tlio' new coinage—which will be equivalent! to £s,oop,oposteriing. It was not yet known -precisely ! at what rate the bonds would be issued, but the business will be- entrusted in any case to the house; of" Rothschilds. The great difficulty that resulted fronv.ihe engagements taken "by the .QpyerAWftnt \o the;natipn at'the tiuie o.f the famous 50p,90p,qp,Q.florjiix lp,^n, ; pf which florins ar§ scatterisd over, Europe, will be eyaded in this' >vay^that ■•liluv hvs.t issues yp-iii*' not take place till after the iie.w'loan" 1$ c.pmpletely run off. The interest'of the latter, as we'U'as of the former, is fixed at 5 per cent.; but looking at the notable depreciation whiclV the' spp,poo,poo loan has suffered from the war rumours, it may be readily foreseen that the new:loan will undergo a similar fate both on the Austrian and foreign markets, unless something in the mode, of issue should produce a sensible difference! ' ; -

It was also thought certain that the Finance Minister destines at feast one-half pf the Rothschild loan'Yor the Nationar Bank, |6 get rid of the old debt due to -that establishment from the Qoverntnent. Circumstances do not at this moment appear favourable for continuing on a large scale the sale of the estates and country properties ceded to the Bank, but it is hoped "that, bymeans of-the specie provided by the loan, the Exchange of the new-Bank-notes issued since November last may go regularly on, as has hitherto.been the case, much to the satisfaction of general trade. A payment pf ,iQ,ppQ,OOO florins (a million sterling) was announced (itthe Bourse to-day, as having been made ; by 'ili'eSouthern Railway Company, in couformity tpjl.ip contract of sale. -That sum was also paid into the' bank coffers, in acquittance of dpbts contracted.by 'the State in the calamitous years 'l'BiS49';'j. '■': ''''■ :"! *' '". "' Paris, Sunday Evening.—Public opinion is becoming hourly morq "ti;anquili^e_d, and I have no doubt the Bourse wiU'to-mbrrdw evince this very satisfactory change.- One "great-benefit of representative institutions is that a whole people cannot be terri--lied out of "the. usual course of their business to gratify the schemes, of gfew gigantic jobbers. "\Vhen parliaments' liave"nfet, "questions are sure to be put which must foe finsiverea'. "Every mere bugbear instantly disappeaVs^ an^' 4real danger is averted by timely explanation or confronted by manly preparations. The Sardinian :parlianient is already assembled; the English parliament is very soon to meet; and even in the French Chambers, ■which are summoned for the Wh February, questions may be put and speeches made -that cannot -be passed over in eilenqe or cpntenipt. The daybreak of the Sun'of j Intelligence and jDjscufsjpn j$ therefore . already visible, and as ,t)^p time approaches for the appearance of his fiiU s X>rfcl above ,thebpripnyso will the panic caused by "mystery 4hd 'dar^heps v#nJsh away. '■■'■'■" .-:>- ■"--'■.-,' ■•■•-. •• •:' The Servian. difficulty,; which though events seemed to point "to"ltaly,.has/by,the French' semi T official press been treated as that on which Austria j threatened to violate the treaty of Paris, is now by the aam« authorities admitted to be over. The '3>aiXzif)';fli Jtflrday says-^The Porte,.as we have all atong jipticjiEa^,4}as cQmp^hended that it had no cl^im t^i qpppse thie .wishes pftb,e §er ; vian people, soaping #?pWS,jight£ pf were taken care of. : |l : des|pafcbl s fr^nj ,^ejgra^p announcfd to us yesterday v t that \st§£ty&yinj*xeceiysd. a .depjftatipn from the 'old^%ptiicbin^,\tfiJß;Sultasi's. jadyisers" had consent^ to^^fefidg^ise^t^e'.c^oice made by that Assembly. ' ' THere; -waY'.nothing, therefore, to impede the arrival "of •Prince ::Milosch in thePrincipaiity. It had been asserted that he would have first to go to jßpnstantinople.io receive investiture from the SultaßV.o!yrn2Uan.dß: :bßtitis;now announced that the Porte ha,s. <Jispen.se.d si-hat for the prgs^ni ,pn.acgou.nts of [Jtog. yassal's great ..age, jand ijiff gejjisbn jbf |he .^egr, following telegraphic despatch, addressed by Prince MUosh tp the Servian Government,.confirms ajl .ting i-:—" J" not to have to proceed to Constantinople' for "the present.' The season, my age, my health, and the wishes of the nation do not allow it.: T shall rsoon return to our country. I have received the assurance that the Sublime Porte accepts; my nomination, andthat the position pf.matter's islalready recognised."

SARDINIA. , - JTujrin.'Monday.-^Tlie/folJowing is a summary of the Eoy.ai speech -.tt- :"

The; Chambers.for the assistance afforded dijtringnthe last session, which -consolidated tlie National policy.^and the, progress j)f Piedmont, He 'announces that Government will bring in bills for judicial, administrative,,and municipal reform. He regrets that the financial crisis and the scarcity of silk crops prevented a balahc^ iri the .national exchequer; :'*■«"' ; ■'','-'■■'■''' : .'= ■•• ■••!■•■■

His Majesty says thatthe political horizon is not clear, but that the future must be awaited with firmness. The ifiiture" cannot -fail to be fortunate, because. t\\e policy'of IPiedmontis based on justice and love of its country's liberty. Piedmont is small, but great in t|ie> councils of Europe, qnaccount of the principles,it, reprints, and. the sympathies it inspires.' It resp;ectsVtr i ea.tiqs, i ;but is.fpctt, insensible to Italy's cry of angui|h;^ ?"''...' ":\ The King concludes -with the : "L.et us resolutely await ,th,e decrees'ofTrovidence." Prolonged acclamationsi of'"Vive le';Roi I" followed the conclusibn:;6f the speech.' '■ ' NAPLES. '■' ' Marseilles, Saturday. —jPriyate letters from Naples, of the I2ihr Instant, state that a Royal decree was expected, declaring the city,of Naples in a. state of siege.: A decree,qrder.s;the trial of political offences by military.tribunal. And directs that .their sentences. be executed w|thin .tw.enty^four hours of being Passed. '"■.-, . ' The, reafp.ns,for .measure,are not known. ' ,THE JMARRIAGtB; 01? PRINCE. .NAPOLEON. Turin, Sunday '$vening.-^PnncV Napoleon disembarked" at G-erioa atnine o'clock this morning, and villleave for Turiji. Turin, SundayEvening.-^Prince Napoleon arrived here at three p.tn. He'was received at 'the terminus b'y:Prince Carighan." Tlie concourse assembled to awaithis arrival, greeted him .with: shouts of "Viva N,apoleone !" "-V, iv# jl -Re; 1" ;'WivaJFrancia !" and "Viva .Italia!" ' The,Prince.drove r direct to the-Royal,Palace, and was'recei ved at tlie .foot ,of ,^he ££&!}& fi.iaji.rqase;by; the King and his ministers. This evening a grand representation will take ; place in the Theatre Ro'yal,!ih honpufof his Imperial Highness. : DEPORTATION OF POLITICAL PRISON, ERB ■ FROSr NAPLES..' Nafles, Sunday !--The decree commuting the fine imposed upon the political "prisoners has bqen modified by a'Ministerial ordinance. The prisoners'will be conveyed to Cadiz, and from! thence transported to, America,, where they will be compelled to take ; up,. their: residence. Poerio, who is. an invalid, haßi refused royal v pardpn, because, in' hjs own opinion, it is e^ui valept to transportation. The report, that the cjty of Naples will be declared in a state of siege, reniains- unconfirrnqd up to to-day. '•■■■■■■ ■"■'•■ ■■■\ ■ • •■• ;• •■ ■ •■•■■ -■ • DISTURBANCE, AT PADUA. Vienna, Saturday.-^Advices have been received from Padua to the 12th instant, On the occasion of the burial of Professor s Zambra a setUtious disturbance took place among the students of the university, .which-was, however,, immediately suppressed. The lectures at the university were at once stopped. The inhabitants Teroained quiet. • TBE -REFUGEES.JN,SWITZERLAND. Berne, Saturday.—The Natwijal' Council has.rejected'by aJarge majority,. after .a-rHry'jahimated. ap,P^fllpf-.feaey^e.-,QoY,eromßnt agaiust

the. decision of the Federal Council relative to the jltuluui refugees. FIJEK IMSUiSRATION T.O TUX SI'ANISH COLONIES. Madiui), iFriday.—The Council of-'State is favorable to the introduction into Cuba of free colonists. The ' Gazette ' publislies v measure extending to Porto l^ico the late financial reorganisation of Cuba.