HABITANTS DE CHAMBÉRY, La Savoie tout entière vient de déclarer qu'elle veut être Française.

135,449 Savoisiens étaient consultés sur les destinées de leur patrie: 130,533 ont opté pour la France (235 non, 71 bulletins nuls).

Jamais un tel spectacle n'avait été offert au monde.

Il ne saurait plus y avoir aujourd'hui de vainqueurs ni de vaincus. Au milieu de cette imposante unanimité, les vieilles haines de parti ont dû disparaître et ne laisser après elles que l'union et la paix.

Le Faucigny et le Chablais, qu'on avait cherché à séparer de notre cause, continueront à partager nos destinées, et l'antique lien qui unissait les provinces de la Savoie ne sera point brisé.

INHABITANTS OF CHAMBERY,

The whole of Savoy has just declared that she desires to be French.

135,449 Savoyards have been consulted as to the destiny of their country: 130,533 have chosen France (235 against, 71 tickets null).

Never was a like spectacle offered to the world.

This day can there be no longer conquerors and conquered. In the midst of this imposing unanimity the ancient enmities of party were forced to disappear, and to leave behind them only union and peace.

Faucigny and Chablais, which had been sought to be separated from our cause, will continue to share our destinies, and the ancient tie which united together the Provinces of Savoy will not be broken.

En nous rappelant avec orgueil le passé de notre pays, nous pouvons être heureux et fiers de son avenir. Chambéry retentit encore des cris de joie qui ont accueilli le résultat du scrutin de notre antique cité. Nous acclaminons ce résultat comme l'honneur de notre ville, comme l'expression de ce que la Savoie entière venait de voter en même temps que nous. L'événement a pleinement justifié ces prévisions.

Bientôt la décision du Parlement aura tranché définitivement cette question, qui tient notre pays en suspens depuis plusiers mois. A cette époque seulement notre sort sera irrévocablement fixé. Alors nous pourrons exprimer notre allégresse de nous voir enfin rentrés dans le sein de la grande famille Française; alors nous appellerons votre concours pour une fête publique qui soit à la hauteur de nos sentiments.

Vive la France! Vive l'Empereur!

Chambéry, le 29 Avril, 1860.

Les Membres de la Junte,
(Signé) L. MARTIN,
J. DE VILLE,

T. CHAPPERON,

F. GRUAT,

E. DE BOIGNE,

BOURBON.

In recalling with pride our country's past, we can be happy and exulting for its future. Chambery still rings with the cries of joy which greeted the result of the poll in our ancient city. We hailed this result as an honour to our town, as the expression of what entire Savoy had just voted at the same time as ourselves. The event has fully borne out these prognostications.

Shortly will the decision of Parliament have definitively solved this question, which during several months has kept our country in suspense. At that period only will our lot be irrevocably fixed. Then will it be for us to express our gratification at finding ourselves at length restored to the bosom of the great French family; then shall we invite your co-operation in a public festival which may be worthy of the depth of our sentiments.

Vive la France! Vive l'Empereur!

Chambery, April 29, 1860. The Members of the Junta, (Signed) L. MARTIN.

J. DE VILLE.

T. CHAPPERON.

F. GRUAT.

E. DE BOIGNE.

BOURBON.

che il Regno di Sardegna, cosi ampliato di territorio e di sudditi, conservasse quelle stessa linea di frontiere che l'Europe aveva fissata fra i due paesi nei Trattati del 1815. Il Governo Francese domandò quindi la cessione, a titolo di rettificazione di frontiere, delle nostre provincie poste al di là delle Alpi.

Per quanto grave fosse il sacrificio che ci veniva chiesto, il Re ed i suoi Ministri non riputarono di poter respingere questa domanda.

Consci, anche per recenti esperienze, che l'ingratitudine è il peggiore dei sistemi politici, noi non volemmo che la Francia potesse rammaricare l'aiuto accordatoci, e stimarsi meno tranquilla e sicura avendo per vicina, anzichè l'Italia debole e divisa, l'Italia degli Italiani.

Però, nell'acconsentire alla separazione di due province, le quali, benche divise dal resto dello Stato da alte catene di monti, avevano dato all'augusta nostra Dinastia tante prove di fedeltà e d'affetto, il Governo del Re appose al suo assenso alcune importantissime condizioni.

Stabilì in primo luogo che la Francia si obbligasse ad osservare, rispetto alle provincie neutralizzate della Savoia, tutte le speciali stipulazioni vigenti a questo proposito fra la Sardegna e la Confederazione Elvetica.

Chiese inoltre che le popolazioni della Savoia e del circondario di Nizza fossero consultate intorno alla loro riunione alla Francia con quella stessa forma di votazione con cui gli abitanti

towards France fixed in 1815, and therefore demanded our provinces beyond the Alps.

However great the sacrifice, we did not think we could refuse the request.

Well aware that the worst of political systems is ingratitude, we were unwilling that France should regret her aid, and feel less secure in having as a neighbour, instead of Italy weak and divided, Italy of the Italians.

Still before consenting, several important conditions were made.

Firstly, that France should bind herself to observe, as regards neutral Savoy, all the special stipulations existing between Sardinia and Switzerland;

That Nice and Savoy should express their wishes by the same mode of vote as had been used by the Italians in voting their annexation to Sardinia;