ENGLISH NEWS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XII, Issue 708, 20 August 1859, Page 8

ENGLISH NEWS.

ARRIVAL OF THE JUNE- MAIL.

' Times *. Office, Saturday, August 20. By the Mary Thompson, which arrived at 11 a.m. to-day, we are placed in possession of a hatch of Melbourne journpls to the 9th instant, and of English papers to the 18th June. We give, as largely as time will permit, the most important items of European intelligence.—«

(From tha 'Home Newt? Sximmary.)

Parliament was opened on the 7th June, When a vote of want of confidence; on which the whole Liberal party were united,*1 was proposed in the Commons in the shape of an amendment on the Address. The vote was carried against ministers by a majority of 13. Lord Derby has resigned. Lord Palmerston has been called to the head of the new Cabinet, which is constructed on the principle of representing all sections of the Liberal party. It concludes, among others, Lord John Russell, Mr. Gladstone, Lord Campbell, Mr. Cobden, Mr. Milner Gibson, Mr. Sidney Herbert, Lord Elgin, Sir C Wood/and Sir G. C. Lewis. The Duke of Newcastle is to be Secretary for the Colonies. The French and Sardinians have defeated the Austrians in several pitched battles* The losses on both sides have been very great. The Austrian 3 have evacuated Milan, Pavia, and Piacenza, and are in full retreat towards the fortresses in the Venetian Quarter. The allied'army pursues them, ana has already crossed the Adda.

The Duchess of Parma has abandoned her territory, which has thrown off the yoke of Austria. ,

Victor Emmanuel lias been proclaimed King1 at Milan, Florence, and Parma. Bologna and Ravenna have called upon him in the same manner, and Ferrara and Ancona are expected to follow

The Austrian forces are retiring- from the Papal States'and concentrating in Venetia. It is believed that the French will open an attack from the sea. ',•■.'-

Prussia is mobilising hefarmy. Garibaldi, the leader of the Italian Volunteer Corps, has achieved great triumphs over the Austrian troops. Prince Napoleon is in Tuscany, with a French army corps. The French have blockaded the Venetian coast, and taken several vessels.

j The Italian war has excited great enthu* siasm in Greece.

M. Kossuth has left England to aid in the liberation of Hungary. The King of Naples died on the 22nd of May. jDhe Prince of Calabria has assiimed the government under the title of Francis the Second.

England, Austria, France and Sardinia have sent representatives to Naples. The Emperor of the French and the King of Sardinia .entered Milan in triumph on the

Btkof June.

A Russian diplomatic circular has been sent to the Courts of Europe, recommending a policy, of non-intervention in the Italian war^ and declaring that should the German governments depart from their neutrality Russia would be compelled to interfere.

The Earl of Derby is. to be made an extra of the Garter. The Earl of Malmesbury and Sir John Pakington are to l-eceive the Civil Grand Cross of the Bath.

The subject of the National Defences excites much attention in England. The movement for the establishment of volunteer rifle corps continues. On the morning of the 3rd of June, a fire broke out in the Eastern Monarch, from Kurrachee to London, immediately after her arrival at Spithead. Troops and crew saved, except five. •A mysterious tragedy has occurred in the county of Galway, where the bodies of Mr. Richard Burke, and of Mr. Ffrench, son of the Hon. Mr. Ffrench, of Ballmatnore-park, have been found dead in the woods.

Mr. J. Lockhart Morton, Australian merchant, has been committed for trial on a charge of forging the acceptance of Messrs. P. W. Mower.and Co.

The British Transatlantic Telegraph Company propose to lay a cable within the present year from Land's End to Canada. (From the Melbourne ' Argns,' Aug. 8.) Theßom'bay arrived off Port PhilHp Heads at 8.30 p.m. last night, and anchored off Sandridge at 2.30 a.m. this? morning. - - .

We take the following abstract of intelligence from the 'Home News' of June 18, which precedes the letter of our own correspondent:— Although a whole town were in flamesJso miles off, we should be much more concerned about a fire in our own house. As in small things, so in large. A new-Parliament and a Ministerial crisis affect us mucj* more nearly than the war -which is raging in Italy, and costing the belligerents an awful expenditure in bloodandtreasure. Important, therefore, aa the war is to the interests of a whole continent, we will begin with what more immediately interests ourselves. In our last we announced the close of the general election, the result of which was supposed to have been a gain of from 17 to 25 votes for Ministers, mill leaving, however, a majority of the Liberal party sufficiently strong to turn out the Government. The issue has shown that these anticipations were strictly accurate. ■ The Parliament met on the 31st of May, when Mr. Denison was re-elected Speaker, and the formidable ■business of swearing in began ; and on.the 7th ot tTune Parliament was opened for business by; the Queen in person, when there was an extraordinary assemblage of members in both Houses. Ministers forewarned of the intentions of the Opposition, had summoned their supporters to their help, and their strength was so great at this first gathering, that Mr. Disraeli was extremely desirous to bring the Commons to a vote at once. The Opposition, however, resisted the ingenious suggestion: They had more to say than could be said in one night, and "they would not consent to have the new Parliament wtrangled in its cradle. The debate, therefore, which arose on a motion of want of confidence, put into the shape of an amendment on the answer to the Address, was continued by adjournment from the 7th to the 9th. ; , This motion was agreed to at a large meeting of the Liberal Members of all sections, which was held at WiHis'a rooms, on the day before. The

during the last days of the general election,,had dissolved one by one before the approach of unanimity in the depressed camps of the Liberal party, j and Lord John Russell and Lord Palmerston having at last settled their differences, and entered into a compact to act together, whichever of them shonldbo^ called upon to f'orfn an administration, no hesitation could be entertained any longer as to the course which should be pursued. Mr. Bright, representing another section, having given in his adhesion to this arrangement, a vote of want of confidence was unanimously agreed to as the most proper step to be taken. Ministers may be said to have challenged the Opposition to this issue* rior have they, indeed, even ventured to assert that, under all the circumstances, it was not perfectly justifiable.

The Queen's speech was even less .communicative than usual. It did not afford the slightest clue to the onward policy of Ministers, except on the single topic of neutrality} and, it expressed a strong inclination to postpone the consideration of Reform to next session. The amendment came with especial fitness after a speech which plainly confessed the inadequacy of the Government to meet the crisis in which they were placed. " The amendment," as a contemporary observes, "does not advance a charge, butvasserts a fact. Ministers are not put upon their defence, but' brought up for judgment. They have appealed to the country, and the country, as we believe, has found a verdict against them —that verdict which the amendment proposes to record and execute."

From the opening of the discussion to the close there did riot exist a doubt as to which way it would terminate, arid the amount of the majority was accurately cast up beforehand on the Liberal side. AH the leading members on both sides spoke; the debate was carried over three nights 5 and on the night, of Friday the 10th,'the division was taken, when there appeared for the amendment 323, and opposed to it 310, leaving /a majority against Ministers of 13. This was a small majority, considering all the circumstances of the case; but as Ministers had themselves summoned the, Pai'liament which thus pronounced judgment upon them, no course was left but resignation. On the following day, Saturday, Lord Granville was sent for, in the expectation that a strong Government might be formed on the mode) of that of Lord Liverpool, in which the two great Liberal statesmen might be included without placing either of theni iii an invidious position towards the other. Lord John Russell, however, declined to serve, under any Premier but Lord Palmer.4ton, and Lord Granville accordingly relinquished the undertaking, The formation of a Ministry was now confided to Lord Palinerston, who has been engaged in constructing his Cabinet throughout • the week: There have been some difficulties, the greatest consisting in the choice of the new men whom it was absolutely necessary to introduce, for the purpose of presenting in the Administration a complete reflection of all sections of the ■•Liberal party. It has come to be felt at last by the Parliament heads of that party that union is strength,: and that, in order to secure a Government likely to carry p?rmanent]j\veight with the country, it is indispensable to make such concessions here and there as shall enable all opinions to find a common basis of action. There is much hope that this desirable result will be achieved by Lord Palinerston. We do not here "touch upon the multitude of flying rumours which, as usual, are put in circulation, and obtain fagitive credit till they are chased into oblivion _by fiesh report*; and we reserve for our latest intelligence the list*of the appointments as far as they.can be ascertained before we go to r press. But we we may venture to look forvvard .the stability of a'Government, which in the very first moments of its' existence, was able to announce Lord John Russell as Foreign Secretary, and Mr. Gladstone as Chancellor of the Exchequer. The accession of Lord John Russell to the Foreign Office at this crisis, is especially acceptable to the country; as it affords the best possible guarantee for the maintenance of our relations with France, and the consequent liberation of Italy. The Austrian predilections of the late Ministry was one of the most formidable counts in the popular indictment against them

After much manoeuvring, and many fruitless advances and retreats, an engagement took place on the 20th of May between the Austiians and the allies, and was rapidly followed by important results. Montebello, the scene of this conflict, is storied ground, already famous in the annals of Cathage and France for victories achieved here by Hannibal and Victor, the last in June, 1800, when the French routed the Austrians much in the same way as General Forey, or, more properly, General Betiret, who headed a division, and was killed in the thick of the fight, didjon the present occasion. The fighting on both sides, which was often hand to hand, was carried on with great spirit; It seems to have lasted about six hours.

Tracing as clearly as we can the desultory course of a campaign which opens up several points of interest at once, the most dazzling episode that next solicits attention »is the advance of Garibaldi into Lombardy. That brave officer, with comparatively a handful of men, and without any artillery, penetrated into Lombardy by way of Sesto Calendo and pushed on to Varese, where he defeated the Austrians, pursued them, and took two pieces of cannon. Following up his fortunes with irresistible energy, he continued his advance to Como, which lie entered amidst the ringing of bells, and other demonstrations of popular feeling He had already issued a proclamation, calling on the people of Lombardy to join the common cause; and it was now practically responded to by the inhabitants of Como, who at once threw off the Austrian authority. The next morning, the victorious. General took possession of ■ Camerlata and Lecco, south off Como, places which had only'the day before'; been in the possession of the Aus>ians. At this time he seemed to be in full pursuit of the enemy on the high road to Milan; but the want of cavalry and artillery, which were every hour becoming more and more essential, rendered it impossible for him, for a short time, even to maintain the ground he had already covered. He recovered, however, in a short time. Aided as he has been from the beginning by the population, he had always contrived to withstand^; repulse the Austrian troops. He had just occupied Bergamo and Brescia. While Garibaldi was creating a revolution in the \ north of Lombardy, important events were going forward in Sardinia. After two attempts to effect the passage of the Sesia, the Piedmontese, headed by the King, and aided by the Zouaves, who greatly distinguished themselves, completely accomplished that object, inflicting a decisive defeat upon the enemy. The first attempt was made north of Vercelli, the second at Candia; both failed. The third was undertaken in view of Palestro, on the east bank, and succeeded. This action took place on the 23rd May. Three days afterwards the Austrians'advanced upon Palestro, and it was in the engagement which took place on this occasion that the great damage was inflicted on the invaders. The Piedmontese received the " most important support from, the division of Zouaves under General Trouohu and the fi>ht appears to have been maintained with the utmost desperation, ending in the total route of the Austrians, who, in addition to their Joss of killed and wounded, variously estimated, left,4oo men drowned in a canal, and no less than eight pieces ot cannon and 1000 prisoners in Jhejiands otjhe

Tories of Maftea and Carrara, which form part of the Duchy of Modena. The nejst great irf'oVement may be considered decisive of the issue of the whole, campaign; for, however the ultimate settlement"6'f affairs may dispose of the destinies of any parts or parcels of Italy, the fact that.Austria has been beaten back out of the territory she invaded, that she has already lost Lombardy, and.that she is still flyiug before the victorious squadrons of France and Sardinia, must be considered- conclusive of the immediate objects of the campaign. The-first-telegraphic, announcement of this victory was bo equivocal that'1 it was difficult to' determine upon which side lay the iinal advantage'of. the fight. " The great distinction," exclaims-'*The Times' in one of those specimens of brilliant ambiguity in which it is the distinction of that able journal to indulge, " the great distinction between Magenta and otSer victories is, that we know who won Lodi, and we know who won Austerlitz, and we know who won Waterloo, but we do not 'yet know who won- Magenta." Notwithstanding this mysterious incredulity on" the part of ' The Times,' the battle was at once announced a victory by the allies j and Turin and Paris giovified the occasion by a simultaneous outburst of illuminations. Demonstrations of this kind^ did not, of coutse, prove that the French aud Sardinians won thej'day, but subsequent incidents placed the facts beyond doubt. , Whether the daywas not purchased at a terrible cosjfe, and whether the future that lies before^-the victors ;may no.tbe a hundredfold more difficult than fhe p'aßt are: matters of a different complexion. The French distinctly claim the victory, while the Austrians, without making any claim, leave it to be inferred that Magenta was a drawn battle. The first statement of the French was that they had taken 5000 prisoiiers, and that the Austrians had 15,000 men killed and wounded ji^ut in a subsequent communication from the Emperor to the Empress these' figures were raised to 7000 prisoness, and 20,000 killed and wounded. Both cannbt ba true,; and if the opposite account is to ba credited, both are false. The Austrian -General reports from headquarters that his total- loss in killed and wounded amounts to between} 4000 and 5000, while that of the enemy is at least half as much more. Making all allowances for a little exaggeration at one side and a little suppression at the other, it may be fairly concluded that the light was not so sanguinary as it was at firs); supposed to have been. The battle of Magi nta took place oh Saturday, June 4 Sunday \ya'| devoted by the French to the burial of the dead-,' tl|e care of the prisoners, the collection of Austrian muskets left on the field, and the re-organisat^p-o!' the troops. The Austrians appear to havl'.taken up their head-quarters on Sundao, at Abbiat^ Grasso-; on the Wednesday we find General Gyutai dating his official bulletin from Belgiojoso. The next steps in the tragic drama were-the advance of the French upon Milan, and the withdrawal of tlie Austri.ins from that city, leaving a portion of \h& artillery behind them. On Wednesday morning,; June Bth, the Emperor of the French arid the King of Sardinia made a grand entry into Milan, the,authorities having previously proclaimed Victor Eriimanuel King. The whole of Upper Lombardy is now free, as far as the action of popular opinion and total retirement of the Austrians from the g ound can make it so. The subsequent collisions between the allies and the Austrians have bien marked by a succession of important incidents. At Malegnano, situated midway between Milan aid Lodi, a sanguinary conflict took place, in which the Austrians were defeated with great loss. They afterwards evacuated Lodi,

'ihe key of the position behind Adda^having previously evacuated Fiacenisa, and blowa up ■th"e:'-for-.tifio^iions^v^he;</Ere^h^i<mH^Mtety-r«iro?ised--^ihe' AddaV&nd the bulk of the Austrians was then -in" full retreat On the line df the Mincio, B>logna, evacuated by the Austrians, has proclaimed Victor Emmanuel dictator; but it is a matter of much doubt whether he will respond.in.the Central States to the call which he has answered so promptly in

LATEST INTELLIGENCE

'From the postcript to the Home News of June 18.)

The latest intelligence from the seat of war confirms the opinion that the Austrians do not intend to fight till they have reached the fortresses of the Mincio and the Adige. The official bulletin issued on the 16 Fh of June, at Turin says that on the 13th General Urban, Garibaldi's opponent, quitted Coccaglia, a town east, of the Oglio, on the road to Brescia. Garibaldi entered Biescia itself on the 12th. A portion of his forcej trying to cut off Urban only succeeded in overtaking his rear-guard at Castlenedolo, on the right bank of the Cliiese, and midway between Brescia and that river. ' In the combat that ensued the Austrians claim the victory. The fact proves that, although Garibaldi could not anticipate the enemy on their line of retreat, yet that he sharply cut in upon them. The main body of the allies was probably over the Oglio on the 14th or 15th of June, as the advanced guard of the left wing was at Coccaglia on the 13th, just after Urban retired. The right wing of the allies probably crossed the Oglio at Soncino. It would appear that the Austrians have no object to gain in fighting a battle beyond the limits of their strongest positions. Behind the Mincio the health and spirits of the soldiers can be restored, and an opportunity will be afforded to the Austrian generals of retrieving the credit they lost on the Ticino. A new head has been called to command the second army under the Emperor. It is not General Hess, but Count Schlick, an officer of some reputation, and a combatant in the Hungarian war. The forces on both sides are six or seven times as great as they were in ] 796, but the relative positions of the two armies is pretty much the, same. The allies, like Napoleon, are pushing their left forward, aud they will not halt.until they reach the banks ofcthe Lake -of--Garda,'and~-enter the old fighting ground of Lonato and Castiglione, unless the Austiians are foolish enough to dispute the road. The right.of the allies will have to keep an eye on Mantua;. What course Garibaldi will take is not evident. If he attempts to turn the Lake of Garda, he may be obliged to cross the frontiers of the Italian Tyrol, and that might involve political consequences. But it would be a manifest advantage to the allies were he able to occupy Salo, and'carry his gallant soldiers by Riva into the valley onjfche right bank of the Adige. The Austrians, however, have constructed their railway to Botzen, on the left bank, and it is covered ! by the river, nowhere fordable, and nowhere easy to cross, even on temporary bridges. The whole line of communication with Brixen is. thus sheltered, arid does not depend, on-the maintenance of positions on the right Imnk, until it passes Trent. This town is, therefore the key of the whole line. But in crossing the mountains to reach Trent, Garibaldi would not only enter the: Tyrol, but would come in contact with the. free companies of Tyrolese, who' have been called out and placed in possession of the passes. The section of the campaign about to commence, will be more interesting than its brilliant predecessor.' The obstacles fc) be overcome are far greater, and the generalship required of a higher order. The glory of forcing the Mincio, if defended, and of capturing the fortresses, will increase in proportion. On the other hand, as the material obstacle to the progress of the allies have augmented, so their moral fcrce has become, by the revolutions in,,.the Romagnn, and the demonstrations in Homeland JNaples, ten times greater than it was a week or .two ago. . There has, as yet, been no indication of any revo-

tions,

tion among those Hungarians who are, serving in the Austrian ranks. The General makes a vigorous reference to the yoke of Austria^ and speaks of its scaffolds and bullets as the rewards of love of country. He asks how they can consent to remain in the ranks of the enemy, and become mercenaries of the oppressor, and at a time when the heToic King of Piedmont arid the powerfurEmperor of the French are on their side. He call* upon, them to hasten to the Hungarian standard which has been raised in Italy, so that; in the first place, they might take..the right part.in ibhe'War of Italian,independence, and, in the second, be ready to take a part in a war of independence which is to be waged by the Magyar nation. [Kossuth is now in Paris, on his way to Genoa, to join Klapka:] Advices have been received from Athens to the 9th of June. A popular manifestation'has taken place before the French Embassy in celebration of the victories in Italy. The ambassador, in addressing. th,e crowd assembled before his hotel, said that lie would not fail to communicate-to the Emperor the spmpathies of Greece. Another demonstration hy the students has taken place, who called for public prayers to heaven for victory to the allies, and the people surrounded the church with loud acclamations. On the occasion of the closing of the Chambers, the King declared that^he would follow the-advice of the protecting Powers without forgetting the honors of his country.

We learn from Tuscany that Prince' Napoleon has commenced the movement of ,his' troops. JO,OOO Tuscan troops, with BQO cavalry, ate ready to depart with him.-: w"*~^r>~?- iyf,, -JRavenna has pronounced' ,for the" " national cause," and a manifesto has been published declaring the adhesion of that town to a central Government established at Bologna, which is to be placed under the dictatorship of the King of Sardinia. < It is said that the French are about to occupy Ancona. ,

An Amnesty has been proclaimed at Naples. An important statement is made in a private letter from Turin, in connection with the mode of disposal of the Hungarian prisoners taken in the recent engagements, which, if true, indicates a disposition on the part of the allies to form the reconstruction of other nationalities besides the Italian. It says, "that among the prisoners sent to Marseilles there are no Hungarians, they hay-

ing been sifted and set apart at Genoa* and kept in the forts of Specola and Castellacio;. that a regiment is to be formed of them, and that the Emperor of the French and the King of Sardinia have recognised the rights of Hungary."

(feom ovs. own cobbespondent.) London, Saturday Evening, June 18. In my compendium of the 11th will be found an epitomised description of the astonishing course of continental affairs since the previous mail, with the constellation of brilliant combats which have freed Piedmont from the locust hordes of the invader, and opened the gates of Milan to the allied liberators of Italy. My narrative closed with the precipitate re-, treat of the whole Austrian army across the Ticino, followed by the troops of the Allies in force ; and the great battle of Magenta, which immediately ensued* AUdoubts respecting the decisive character of this stubbornly contested engagement have been dissipated by the copious and thrilling details of the fight which have since readied us, as well as by the total change of tactics-which the defeat imposed upon the Austrians. It is admitted on all hands that the motley soldiers of Francis Joseph fought bravely, but they were infamously handled:; and so intense was the indignation excited both in court and camp, thatthe blundering Gyulai has been superseded in the chief command by the Emperor himarrangement wliiclvyeils the disgrftcei.o£, the late Generaliss mo, and enables General Hess to carry out his defensive scheme of operations. Four days after the battle of Magenta another sharp and sanguinary conflict took place at the village of Meleglano, about ten miles from Milan, ! where the Austrians had strongly entrenched themselves. Marshal Baraguay^d'Hil Hers was ordered to dislodge them, which he accomplished after a heroic resistance for nine hours, the Austrians suffering a loss of 1500 killed and wounded, and j 1200 prisoners. That is the last combat which I have to record; for, broken and dispirited by such a series of reverses, the Austrian armies have since that time been making retrograde movements. Prompt as has been the pursuii of 'the. French and Sardinians, they have hitherto been unable to come up with the rear of the flying enemy. The telegram can hardly keep up with the rapidity of the retreat. From south, east, and west, the widely-scattered columns and garrisons are hastening to some appointed strategic rendezvous. In my summary we left the Austrian head-quarters at Abbiate Grasso. Then we heard of them at Belgiojoso. Next, Pavia was dismantled, evacuated, and abandoned, then Lodi, of sinister memory, was relinquished without a blow, and its famous bridge blown up; Pizzighettone shared the same happy late, so did Cremona, and even Placenza, in the Parma territory, whose importance the Aus trians estimated so highly as a point in their system of strategy that they fortified it in defiance of treaties—even that fortress is abandoned, its citadel blown up, and its other fortifications destroyed, yet in so muoh haste that large stores, both of food aid ammunition, have fallen into the hand-? of the Allies. The lines of the Adda, the Trebbio, and theOgliohive allbeensuccessivelysurrendered without a struggle, and it is generally believed that the backward movement will continue until the Austrian forces aye all concentrated on the Mincis, and within that celebrated square of'fortresses— Peschiera on Lake Garpa, Veron, Mantua, and Legnano. Head-quarters are announced to be afc Mantua; but even this position incontestably strong as it is, admits of being turned by an army landing between Venice and Trieste, and. which is probably the task-iliotted=t(v-Pilt»c«-NH{)oleon,-vrhri is organising a powerful corps in f|Wany and Parma. The French fleet in the Adriatic has been strongly reinforced, preparatory to offensive opera-

The Duchess of Parma has fled, leaving the. Government in the hands of the Municipality, and releasing the troops from their oath of .fidelity. But the most astonishing news of all—the Austrian garrison have evacuated Ancona, Ferrara, and Bologna, in the Papal States; and in all these cities Victor Emmanuel has been proclaimed Dietutor, amid the must; rapturous demonstrations oi enthusiasm and joy. A united or federated Italy is every day becoming less' and less a cUeam. The sovereignty of His Savoyard Majesty is; now recognised throughout Lombiirdy, Parma,ltodena, Tuscany, and part of the States of the Church. The latter circumstance is fraught with embarrassment and danger to Victor Emmanuel and his august ally. General Goyon, meanwhile, has rigorous orders to prevent any popular demonstrations in the Eternal city. The time to deal with the Holy Father has not yet arrived. .- \, . Shortly after'his triumphant entrance into Milan, the Emperor Napoleon published a proclamation to the Lombards, in which,, without any artifice of phraseology .hemostdistinctly and solemnly disavows all intentions of territorial aggrandisement. "I will pkce no obstacle," he says, "in the way of a free manifestation of your legitimate wishes. Providence sometimes favours.-natioiu> like individuals, in giving them occaaion to risesuddenly to greatness ; but it is on "condition that they have the virtue to profit by it. Profit, th*n;% the fortune which is offered you. Your desire of inde- ! pendence, so long expressed, so oftenjdeceived, will^

of yout country; Seek military organisation: . Hasten all of you to place yourselves under the flag of King Victor Emmanuel, who has already so ' nobly shown ' you the path of honour. sMk ; ,jj along distrustful of a man #ho has perjuiad. hiv* : f jj self so often, I must yet admit that 4fciß ex- ;i position of the Emperor'r wtficw ia MJlrtriiiiig the war has already effected a great modification in the sentiments of the public mind and in the tone of the public press. Even the * Times" vindicates itself, against the dreadful charge of " weak credibility," when professing its hope that the Emperor may be actuated by an honourable and disinterested chivalry after all. May future events show it to be so indeed 1 i

There are rumours in Paris that the Emperor is is likely soon to return from Italy, as a series of long and tedious siege operations are probably now , before the Allied armies. He certainly has enhanced, his reptuation both for personal bravery and mas- ; terly generalship. He is admitted to have com- I' pletely outwitted all the Austrian strategists. An impression extensively prevails that the signal I successes of France and Sardinia will be speedily f followed My serious efforts to bring about a" pacific , i arrangement, before further mischief is done. But if '.<{ diplomacy means to achieve anything she must be i|) "more alert than is her wont, or the French'troops [•' in the ardour of pursuit, may be across the frontiers '[ into Germany, and thus set the whole Continent in jil flames. These hopes, however do not prevent the '<; most vigorous preparations for- still more terrible j! struggles. An immense number of seige batteries -\i are being conveyed into Italy, and 100,000 more i| • menjare under orders to reinforce the army in LoaJc •' " baTd^-.-'-It, is stated that "the provisions which fell l; into the hands of-the Allies, as they followed in the jj track of the retreating'Austriahs, are sufficient ta% ■ j: feed their soldiers for six weeks; ■" " '' \{