trom the whole of Italy, including Lorabanlo-Ve net in. It rejects the least modification of this 'scheme, though it notoriously can only be realized by a European war. The other would be content to stand upon treaties and upon justice ; to see Austria kept strictly and in all respects within her own territorial limits, and the rest of Italy left to itself. They do not feel confident as to the positive good that is to result from employing one great military Power to drive out another. They have unpleasant recollections of the sort of benefits that accrued to them from a somewhat similar operation that was effected about 60 years since. They feel for their brethren in Lombard)', and wonld gladly see them also rid of the unpleasant presence of the Austrian ; but they establish a difference between intrusion and legal right; and while striving to the utmost against the former, they admit the propriety of proceeding cautiously with attempts to cancel the latter. And this is surely the true view of the case, and the one which Piedmont and its Government would do theno.selves credit by adopting and abiding by. Lombardy is not on that account to abdicate hope. Her day will come, if she will but trust more to the force of circumstances than to the fate of arms. But, warmly though they may sympathise with her wrongs, and glad though they would be to see her contented and happy, the nations of Europe will not willingly consent to purchase her emancipa tion from Austrian rule at the enormous and unrea sonable price of a general war, as well as of the ab rogation of those treaties which, whatever may be said of rents that have been made of them, are still valuable guarantees of the equilibrium and security or Europe. Public opinion here continues tojfluctu ate between peace and war,— the majority , there can be no doubt, believing the latter to be almost certain to take place, either before or after the Congress. There seems an increased belief that the Congress -will meet. The question of disarming is believed to present the chief impediment. Still the friends of peace venture to hope that the impediment may be got over. 