FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

Colonist, Volume III, Issue 227, 23 December 1859, Page 2

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

A Treaty of Peace has been signed at Zurich,' between France and Austria. A Congress of eleven European Powers to be. held,; with the understanding that the j Italian Duchies and Legations should be j arranged and settled. - j The Pope has retired to Cosiogendelpho, j •on 'account of the popular agitations in [Rome, whare he is to have an interview ■ with the King of' Naples. After his departure some very marked " demonstrations took place in honor of the Sardinian Ambassador, whose passports had previously been given him. . , The"Emperor; Nappleon .has .deliveredspeeches at Bordeaux in reply to the Cardinal Archbishop, in which it is demonstrated that the alterations set before the Pope are reforms of revolutions. The French, troops are to be withdrawn from Borne at the close of the present year. There is a collision movement between the Papal mercenaries and Garibaldi's arm^i 15,000 Neapolitan soldiers have marched to the frontiers of Central Italy. The Neapolitans can muster 150,000 men The -foork "of fusion has proceeded and been carried on in the name of Victor Emmanuel. The Emperor Napoleon has disclaimed j any intention of founding an Italian king- \ dom for his cousin.

The election■; .ef Arego: is proposed. Parma is stained by the assassination of Count Anviti, an emissary, of .the Duchess. Stern justice is expected in consequence. The Frlnch contingent in China is 'fixed at ||)00 men. Immediate hostilities are expected betweenSpainand Morocco—France is to co-operate \vith Spain from the Algerian Frontier, where . 20,000 men. are concentrated. '<' A large British squadron is on the spot. Some absurd rumours have'been circu-.j lated about.Spain seizing Gibraltar. The/Constantinople conspiracy was a. formidable affair, and aimed at an entire revolution in the Turkish State. The ringleaders have been condemned. .Ministerial changes are probable and imminent. Omar Pasha and General Harness have been imprudent in their proceedings at San Juan. They have been disapproved of at Washington, and General Scou has been sent to supersede the latter,. ■■«.... Another filibustering expedition has begun at Nicaragua, organised by Walker. - According to private telegrams tlie disbanded troops in India have accepted the bounty, and are going to China. i are emigrating in jnultitude.s. ' X y_ A Pritice Alfred is to visit the Porte. , The Emperor of the Russians ijs.-\'isiting the southern portions of his dominions. A telegraphic wire is to be laid from Pekin to the Russian territory. ~, ! The YPays say sthat theFrenchCourt;wasto go to Compeigne on the Ist of November, and it is understood that during tl),e sojourn of the .Emperor .and Empress there the Emperor of Austria wiU pay them ( a visit. . . y]'''^'Y.Y 'Z :'-'',' iZ:yZZ\.Z'. i