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    CONTINENTAL , NOTES . FRANCE . . The Moniteur , announces that the Conference of Paris will reassemble . The . first questions that it will discuss are the proposed modifications in the ifauubian" Act of Navigation . " . . The Conference has also to decide on the legality of the late double election of M . Alexander Couza as Hospodar of Moldavia and of Witllachia . Whether the state of affairs in Italy will be another subject for consideration is at' present unknown . The Trench Government nre said to be preparing a list of grievances against Austria . ' - . for the removal of the

    The Government . measure octroi walls to the fortifications is exciting considerable dissatisfaction among the persons whose interests will be effected by the change . This is more especially the case with the manufacturers -whose establishments are situated in the districts about to be enclosed within the boundaries of Paris . The Presse , which is supposed to be the organ of Prince Napoleon , has received from the Minister of the Interior a warning from an article on Italian politics , signed Leouzon Leduc . The warning states that such polemical discussions . are of a nature to raise ill-founded uneasiness in the public mind . The Ministerial warning ' given to the . Pressc created a great sensation , and Rentes in consequence rose .

    The Moniteur publishes the prpjet de loi presented to the Legislative body , fixing the general budget of expenses and receipts for i 860 . The budget of expenses is estimated at l , 795 , 367 , 481 f , showing an Increase on the budget of 1859 of 29 , 5 S 6 , 6 O 4 f . The increase to the receipts of the public revenue is estimated at 43 , 690 , 27 If . . Besides the 70 U , 000 f . dotation , on the occasion of Prince Napoleon ' s marriage , a sum of 800 , 000 f . is demanded from the Senate to defray the expenses of the marriage and installation , besides a dower for

    the Princess Glotilde . Tins supplementary sum , and the Civil List itself , will of course be paid out of the budget ; . the budget itself is paid by the taxpayers , who contribute to the expenses ofthe State from the produce of their labour , their commercial industry , &c . Those can . hardly have anything to do with the " vulgar interests " so disdainfully alluded to in the gracious speech from the Throne the other day , as that-speech , declared' that the Throne "was elevated far above such low -considerations . It was much remarked that the Prince , instead of giving the Princess his arm , walked before her . in the meantimecontinues

    The Minister of War , , his preparations for invasion . Thc ^ agglomeration of materiel at Lyons , Marseilles ,, and Toulon is immense . At Lyons the municipal authorities complain of tho enormous quantity of powder in the magazines in- and about that city . The Emperor will command in person the army in Italy . A letter from Paris says : — " I learn from a private source , in which I place confidence , that the Emperor is preparing 1 tents , horses , arms , uniforms , &c , to ' tnlre tho field in person . I ani as convinced as ic is possible to bo of uny proposition , not mathematically demonstrated , that his bosom burns with the ambition to command an army in actual ¦ warfare "

    The following is an extract of a letter from AIgiei's : — "I sent you a few days ago . ' some particulars of the embarkation of the active division , which 3 b composed of troops inured to war , who have made tho campaigns of the Crimea and Algiers , accustomed to camp life and to fatigue , and who leave for France with till . equipments for war , as if thoy were about to enter immediately on a campaign- General MacMuhon has received instructions for the formation of a second expeditionary division , in caso of war with Austria being decided . " A private- letter from Marseilles mentions that tho newspapers had been "invited" to publish nothing relative to the armaments .

    AUSTRIA . A Vionnu correspondent writes , that Austria will soncl representatives to Ilia Paris Conforonco , p rovided England and Prussia guarantee that thu Italian question ssliall not bo mooted . Wo uro informed that Count Buol has addressed a circular dispatch to the German courts , with a view- to sound their intentions , if not to demand their concurrence , in tho ovout of tho Italian question cmUng . in a conflict . It is fltuiod in high military circlos that Marshal Prince Wiudisohgratsc is going on a mission to Berlin .

    A lottor from Vienna , dated Monday , says : — " To tho groat surprise of tho public 1 , the conductors ol Quv journals have received orders from tho Government to submit to tho Minister of Finance all articles troating of financial questions , and to publish none whlah arc not npprovoU of . '" Xho population of Venice ( ire us much occupied

    with the gaieties of the Carnival as if no misunderstanding existed between the French and Austrian Governments ; but large detachments of _ troops and engineers are occupied iri the construction of batteries ami provisional fortifications . The port is covered with batteries , on which cannon of the heaviest' calibre are mounted .. Workmen are employed , night and day in the arsenal . In the meantime trade is annihilated .

    PKTTSSrA . Great activity is perceptible in the bureaux of the different sections of the War-office , the object of which is to place the army in an efficient state , to be prepared for any emergency . It was expected that a general amnesty would be granted for all political offenders on the occasion of the recent , addition to the Royal family . Events have induced the Regent to postpone it ' s execution . A Berlin letter states that during a recent shooting excursion , in the neighbourhood of Sans Sbuci , the Prince Regent of Prussia , had a harrow escape for his life . The gun of an officer ,. ' who was ofthe party , accidently went off , and the charge passed close to the Prince .

    SPAIN . The Madrid Gazette contains a series of addresses to the Queen from the authorities and public bodies of Cuba " j expressing indignation at the proposition to purchase the island made by the President of the United States , and protesting fidelity to the Queen . The Queen has issued a royal order , in which she thankfully acknowledges these assurances of fidelity . NAPLES .

    With regard to the health of the King , little is positively known , except that his malady-, whatever it was and is , must have been , much more severe than was at first imagined . He is still at Bari , and it is unlikely that he will leave it before the end of the month . A medical opinion is . that the malady of the kiner is water around the heart , a disease . of which is father died , and to which the royal family are subject . Great anxiety is felt about the health of his Majesty by those aroiiud him . visited for

    No British vessel of war lias Naples now three weeks or a month , and so few vessels are there on the Mediterranean station that the Admiral is not in a position to send one up here .. In the meantime the French and Russian squadrons are being- augmented . , ' .. ; . ir axovek . The proposition made in the Hanoverian Upper Chamber to restrain the exportation of horses gave rise to a wai'nv debate , in the course of which it was contended that any French attack on the Po and Rhine would be a casus belli . Prussia ' s dilatory policy was denounced as anti-German . The proposition was unanimously agreed to .

    ROME . A letter'from Home , speaking , of the Prince of Wales ' s audience ofthe Pope , says his tutor and the . British diplomatic agent accompanied him . The Pope addressed the Prince in the most courteous terms . The heir to the throne of the British Empire was respectful , and appeared much , gratified , by the Holy Father ' s urbanity . The Prince is frequently seen in the streets and in the public buildings . His object appears to be to acquire as much information as possible . tho

    On Thursday army pf occupation was reviewed by General de Goyon , at the Villa Borghese . PIu gave crosses to sevoral officers . It was an imposing site . The Prince of Wales , the Grand JJiieUcss Mary , and several foreigners of distinction woro present . General do Goj'on presented his eoinpliiuonts to them after the troops had defiled . Notwithstanding these military manifestations , nobody fears that peace will bo disturbed . It is not moro than fifteen days since Cardinal Antonclli received a note from Count Walewski , assuring him of the Kmperor ' s pacific intentions . HVSSTA .

    A special pervico has boon performed in tho dmrchos at St . Petersburg to return the thanks of the tuition for the recover of tholCmprcss-Dowuger , By the 13 th January the nobility committees of six provinces had finished and sent in their preparatory labours on tho serfdom abolition question , Tlic number of male sorfs living in those districts amounted to as much as a million and a hull ' . TURKHY . . Letters express doubts whothor tho Sultan will

    ryecivu tho Moldavian deputation . lfi , ( H ) 0 Turkish troops are stationed along the banks of the Danube . Frequent conferences have- taken place- between Sir Henry Bulwer , Huron Prokeauh , and tho Porle , Honoris of ministerial ehangefl continue- current . Hussein Pacha lias been named Governor of Cuudiu , in the , room of Sami Pacha , who will bo sent aa Ambassador to Paris . M . Muslims will probably bo appointed representative of the Porto at tho Paris conferences . Brush despatch of troops to tho Danube is in

    drospect . Redifs are constantly arriving at Constantinople . . A dispatch , dated Constantinople , February 15 , says— "A Frenchman established at Rostosto having been assassinated a , few days since , CountXallemand , on hearing of the circumstance , sent off the Salamandre with a dragoman and a certain number of police . . Complete satisfaction was given to the representative of France . " . IONIAX I . S IA > 'I ) S . Mr . Gladstone went in state to the Assembly on the 5 th ; he addressed the Deputies as follows : —

    "I have received , under date of 2 nd February , the answer of the Protecting Sovereign to the petition of the Legislative Assembly of the Ionian State for the union with Greece , as well as her Majesty ' s commands to make it known without loss of time , and in the most solemn manner , to the Legislative Assembly and to the Ionian peole , in order that both the one and the other may fuiiy and clearly comprehend their actual position . " . The Queen ' s answer was as follows ;—" Her Majesty has taken , into her gracious consideration the prayer of the petition presented by the Legislative Assembly ofthe Ionian Islands with reference to the interests of the Islands themselves , of the States in their neighbourhood , and of the

    general peace . Having regard to these objects , her Majesty , invested as she is hy the Treaty of Paris with the exclusive protectorate of the Ionian State , and constituted the sole organ of that State in the councils of Europe , can neither consent to abandon the obligations she has undertaken , nor can convey , nor permit , any application to any other Power in furtherance of any similar design . Her Majesty does not desire to impose new fetters on opinion ; but she will enforce , wherever it is placed in her charge , the sacred duty of obedience to the laws . Her , Majesty has adopted , on her part , the measures vrhieli she deems most conducive- to the good of the Ionian people , and she awaits the enlightened co-operation of their Parliament . "

    A despatch dated Athens , February 10 , says that advices have-been received from Corfu . A large majority of the members of the Ionian Parliament appear determined to refuse the discussion of the reforms . proimsed h-y Mr . Gladstone , and it is expected that , should the Parliament be dissolved , the present members Avi-11 be re-elected .

    SE 3 I&RARA . Peliripus requesting the maintenance of a union between Sehleswig and Hblstein continue to pour in by hundreds at the Hoi stein Diet . It is anticipated that within a week tens of thousands will have been received , all of them drawn up in accordance with a printed form distributed over the country in enormous quantities . This course of procedure has become necessary to the Holstcin patriots , as , under the hew constitution forced upon them by the Danes , no petition to the T ) iet is allowed to be signed by more than one person . The clause , evidently destined to preclude the possibility of petitions en masse , proves a failure , owi-pg to this device . Similar petitions have been presented to the Diet by thu German merchants resident at Bradford and Liverpool .

    Tin ; ritiN-cnvu-JTrics , The WallfU'hian deputation charged to deliver to Prince Alexander OiVuza the official act of his nomination has been welcomed at Jassy with the most lively enthusiasm . It was received on the 10 th by the Prince , who is said to havo replied to it with groat , dignity and moderation . SKKVIA . A despatch from Belgrade , dated 11 th instant , has been received at Vienna , announcing that Prince Milosch has proolnimodi himself hereditary prince . M . Kngazino . viv . h 1 ms been named provisionally Minister of Foreign Affairs :, and M . Joannovich , Mini ' s tor of the Interior .

    UAyAIlIA The Wurtzbnm Gazette says that tho Bavarian Minister of War )\ ns Rent orders to the various commanders of troops io adopt the necessary measures for placing tlie army on the ibpting of preparing for the eventualities of Avar . It appears IV 0111 all reports that the popular excitement-in Bavaria is an great as in any part of ( iermuny in favour Of An-sinii . A return of French despotism i , s dreaded us ( Jie worst calamity that could lumpen .

    TUSCAN V . The death of the hereditary Cirnml Duchoss at Naples is niinouiu-ul by telegram from Marseilles . Her illness , it seems , was typhus lever , com plicated by her pregnaney ul tlie liine . *\ iiuisi . \ ,. In thCMlebalo on Hie ppnpumJ loan Count Cavour made n iniiynitlccnt upeeeli , a partial summary of which appeared in our columns lust week , lie def . nled hin policy lVom the charges of temerity and aggTOMnivont'KP . In noticing the frequent references iniulo l > y Hie < > i >] uisition \ o the debate , on tho Address in tlm 'liAiMt l ' ai'liiuncni ' , and to tho emphatic declarations of Lord DcrliyaiulMr . Disraeli in tiivour of pouco uud lospcct of trculice , Count Cuvour pro-

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    No , 465 , February 19 , 1859 . ] THE LEADER . 231

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  • Leader (1850-1860), Feb. 19, 1859, page 231, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2282/page/7/