1860 News from Europe

Reinforcements for Garibaldi. The Crisis in Naples and Rome. DEBATES IN THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT. The San Juan Dispute and Recall of Gen. Harney. FUNERAL OF PRINCE JEROME. Independence Day in Paris. SPREAD OF THE WAR IN SYRIA.

Published: July 21, 1860

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The Royal Mail steamship Africa, Capt. SHANNON, which sailed from Liverpool at 10 o'clock, on the morning of the 7th, and from Queenstown on the evening of the 8th inst., arrived at this port yesterday morning.



The advices by the Africa are not so late as those brought by the Connaught and telegraphed from St. Johns; but our correspondence and details from foreign journals are interesting, and are of two days later date.


No movement is reported either in Sicily or on the mainland.


GARIBALDI, in a letter to the Italian Committee in London, points out the urgent need he has for a flotilla, and suggests that they might possibly procure for him a couple of steamers armed with Armstrong guns.


A Naples telegram of the 2d inst., says:

"The state of siege has been raised; the Constitution of 1848 has been proclaimed, the Press laws of 1848 and 1849 have been reestablished, the Chambers are convoked for the 10th of September, and the National Guard has been provisionally reestablished. Naples is tranquil.
Signor FRESCOBALDI, the representative of the Duke of Tuscany, has taken down the escutcheon of the Grand Duchy."


It is asserted that the most violent pressure was being exercised by the French Emperor on both the Courts of Naples and Turin, for the enforcement of a confederation equally repugnant to the one and the other.


The semi-official Opinione, of Turin, in reference to the proposed alliance with Naples, says:


"The Ministry firmly adheres to the national principle, and refuses to enter into any engagement which might carry them away from the line of policy they have always followed. It is necessary to temporize, in order to neutralize the activity of diplomatists, who think that Piedmont, to save the Neapolitan dynasty, should adhere to the proposed alliance. Such an alliance is inadmissible on account of the opposition of public opinion."


The Independence Belge says that Piedmont has placed conditions on the acceptance of the alliance with Naples, which are equivalent to a refusal. For instance, the Government has demanded that the Neapolitan Government not only recognize the annexation of Romagna, but the probable annexation of the Marches and of Umbria. The relations between the Court of Naples and the Holy See renders such a course impossible.


The northern states that the conditions which the Court of Turin desire to impose on Naples were as follows: 1. The Government of Naples shall definitively break with Austria. 2. It shall give, and cause to be accepted at Rome, the counsels which itself has received and accepted. 3. It shall adopt a line of policy tending to the complete independence of Italy. 4. Promised reforms shall be really effected.



A letter from Genoa says the Sicilian loan of 45,000,000 francs was almost concluded. It would be issued at 85, and to be reimbursed in fifteen years by annual drawings.



Provisions, arms and camp materials were being continually sent off to Sicily, and as to men, Genoa contained quite an army of volunteers from all parts.



The French Consul at Genoa had refused to sign the papers of a captain of a French steamer who had engaged to convey volunteers to Palermo. There were 4,000 volunteers ready at Genoa to depart.



A telegram dated Naples the 5th announces that a Commission had been appointed to draw up laws on the following subjects: The National Guard, Administrations, Council of State and Ministerial responsibility.



Naples was tranquil, and the Constitutional party was described as more consolidated.



A telegram dated Naples, July 5, announces that GARIBALDI had marched against Messina.



A rumor was current that a movement of Roman troops towards the Neapolitan frontiers had taken place.



The reforms which the Papal Government had decided upon granting were to be promulgated shortly in a motu proprio. Among other concessions the Pope grants to the Consulta of State a deliberative vote on all financial questions, in which, until now, it had only a consultative vote; but these reforms are to be granted on condition of the integrity of the patrimony of St. Peter being guaranteed.



The state of affairs in Southern Italy had been the subject of debate in both Houses of the British Parliament.



The only additional suspension of importance in the leather trade is that of LAWRENCE, MORTIMORE & CO., of Liverpool, the corresponding firm of STREATFIELD, LAWRENCE & CO., of London, with liabilities estimated at £300,000. Efforts were being made to avert forced sales and thereby avert any extravagant depreciation in the value of hides and leather. The London Herald believes that 12s. to 14s. in the pound may be obtained all round from the suspending firms if moderation be shown.



The British steamer Bulldog had sailed for the purpose of taking soundings on the projected route of the North Atlantic Telegraph Cable. The late Arctic cruiser Fox was expected to leave Southampton about the middle of July for the same destination.



The vote of credit, on account of the war with China, required by Government, amounts to £3,800,000 sterling.



The Dublin Evening Post gives a rumor that the Galway line had concluded an arrangement for a transfer of the mail subsidy to a rival Company. The Galway Vindicator says that the negotiations were still pending, and that the Canadian line had offered £200,000, while the London Directors demanded £240,000 for the interest of the line. The Irish shareholders were averse to the transfer.



The Russian Ambassador at Paris had officially notified the French Government of the adhesion of Russia to the proposition for the assembling of a European Conference at Paris on the Savoy question.



The session of the Corps Legislatif, which was to be concluded on the 14th inst., would be prolonged to the 21st on account of the amount of business remaining for discussion.



It is confirmed that the Neapolitan Minister at Paris had sent his resignation to Naples.


The American residents in Paris gave a fete champetre on the 4th of July. Mr. COBDEN was present.


The Paris Bourse was firm and animated. Rentes closed on the 6th at 68.95.



It is asserted that the leading members of the Council of the Empire had agreed to advise the Emperor to grant a Constitution to his subjects, and that a motion to that effect would soon be formally brought before the Council.



Messrs. BARING BROTHERS & CO. had announced that the subscriptions in Amsterdam and London to the new £8,000,000 Russian loan amounted to £5,000,000, and that the allotments for that amount had been issued. Russia engages not to offer the remaining £3,000,000 before January, 1861, and then not below the prices or conditions of the subscription just closed. The new stock was quoted in London at par to 1/2 premium.



Prince BARIATINSKI had undertaken an expedition against a tribe of the mountains near the Caspian sea, who were giving trouble to the Russians.



The civil war in Syria was raging with unabated violence at latest dates.


The Druses had attacked the town of Zahli, the last refuge of the Christians, and burnt it down. It is said that 1,000 Christians were murdered.



Upwards of 60 villages are reported to have been destroyed.


The Bombay Mails of June 7th, and Melbourne of May 18th, reached Marseilles on the 6th.


The only items of news telegraphed are -- that disturbances had taken place at Bansweera, and that Gen. OUTRAM's protest against the amalgamation of the two armies in India had been published.