Latest European Intelligence. LATER EUROPEAN NEWS.
TRANSLATED TKOM TUE PB.ENCH PAPEB3, FOR THE
" SYDNEY MOUSING- HEBAID." 1 From a Supplement of the Courrier de la Guerre (a Parisian paper), published on the 19th July last, we extract the following correspondence : — TURIN. Turin, 16th July, 1859. The city was yesterday illuminated on the occasion of the arrival of the King [of Sardinia], and of the Emperor [of France]. In the evening a grand banquet took place at the King's palace, at which the French ambassador and all the principal dignitaries of the state were present. A considerable concourse of people was for a long time assembled in the court of the castle. The King and the Emperor, called for by the acclamations of the multitude, had three times to make their appearance on the balcony. That night the Emperor occupied the royal state apartments. The King, since his father's death, has never lived in them, preferring^ to keep them for his guests. His Majesty himself resides on the second floor of the palace, which is plainly furnished. The state apartments on, the first floor are, on the contrary, really magnificent. This morning, about five o'clock, the rappel, beaten in all the streets of the city for the assembling of the troops, announced the departure of the Emperor. At a quarter past six the Emperor set out for Suse, accompanied by the King, the Prince de Carignan, M. de Latour d'Auvergne, the French ambassador, and others. The National Guard gave utterance to long continued acclamations. The Ministerial crisis has not yet come to a conclusion. It is now two days that the Count Arese has been exerting himself to form a Cabinet without being able to succeed in so doiug. People begin to fancy, without foundation, as I think, that M. Cavour, having sufficiently manifested his sentiments by the fact of his resignation, may yet probably, in deference to earnest solicitations, consent to remain in office. I doubt myself whether these solici- { tations, earnest or otherwise, have any foundation in facts. The resignations are still increasing. It is announced that the Count de Palieri, Governor of Parma, has resigned, nnd that the Secretaries-General of the Bureau, of the Interior, and of the Foreign office, have also sent in their resignations* .
It is not always prudent, in this country, to give the public the first fruits of intelligence. You will perhaps remember that, in 1848, the man who, in front of the La Scala Theatre, at Milan, announced the capitulation of that city, was, by a furious multitude, killed on the spot. To-day, we hear that, at Piacenza, two gentlemen who, coming from the seat of war, had brought news of the peace, and of its conditions, had been there arrested by the mob as agitators and thrown in prison.
Letters from Florence announce the existence of a great state of excitement in Tuscany. The prospect of seeing the old reigning family come back again appears to be profoundly opposed to the sentiments of the people (profondement antipathiqiie auoc populations). I suppose you have seen that on the receipt of the news* of the armistice the Council of State felt itself bound to declare that the Grand Duke Leopold and his dynasty had forfeited the throne of Tuscany. On the other hand a great majority at Pisa, Leghorn, Lucca, and Pescia have pronounced by a solomn vote for annexation to Piedmont. All this foreshadows great trouble and perplexity (annonce de grands embarras) for the future Congress.
I have sent you some account of the abolition of the customs between Lombardy and Piedmont. A commission appointed to examine this matter has determined, with some few exceptions, to avoid all interference with national labour in Lombardy ; this is as I supposed it would be when I wrote to you.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NENZC18591001.2.15
Bibliographic details
Nelson Examiner and New Zealand Chronicle, Volume XVIII, Issue 79, 1 October 1859, Page 3
Word Count
634Latest European Intelligence. LATER EUROPEAN NEWS. Nelson Examiner and New Zealand Chronicle, Volume XVIII, Issue 79, 1 October 1859, Page 3
Using This Item
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.