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770 The Saturday Analyst and Leader. • ¦...
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STATE DOCUMENTS.
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770 The Saturday Analyst And Leader. • ¦...
770 The Saturday Analyst and Leader . ¦ ' [ Sept . 1 , i 860 "
Going On Wholesale Throughout Franco, An...
going on wholesale throughout Franco , and \ yhich interested courtiers had the impudence to represent as . genuine and sincere . . . We might , if time allowed , make a few more remarks naturally suggested by a perusal of this elegant little volume , but we forbear . Vfo shall only add that M . Techener hasvery properly sub ^ joined , besides a variety of note a . n & cclairci . vseu )< :: )/ tx , the pre face written by Voltaire for the first edition , published in 1770 , portrait of Madame do Caylus ; and the four steel engravings will also , no doubt , be admired as appropriate ornaments in a book of tins kind .
Fqkeign Correspondence. 8vkciat,. Hanove...
FQKEIGN CORRESPONDENCE . 8 VKCIAT ,. Hanover , August 28 , 1860 . HABVE ST and political prospects combined , give rise to the most gloomy anticipations for the coming year . The reports from all quarters of the country respecting the state of the crops are very unfavourable . In many parts the wheat is so spoilt as to be hardly worth housing . The potatoes , too , are rotting , and , not to lose allthe f armers have begun digging . For some time not
, a day has passed without rain , and often ; without intermission for days together . The hay harvest was in general remarkably good , and al " kinds of fodder stand well , so that no fears are entertained of a want of winter supply for the cattle ; but , unfortunately , a disease has broken out among the cows , owing , probably , to their having been left night and day in the cold wet fjelds ^ by their lazy and niggardly owners . Provisions are constantly rising , in price , and labour scarce . Emigrants to America are streaming from the interior ; no less than 2 , 400 embarked in one day at the port of
Bremen . .. . The negotiations carried on by the middle states , at Wurzburg , and in different capital towns , upon the military and political reform of the Federal Constitution , have "been without ^ any result , notwithstanding the hopeful anticipations vented from time to time by the journals of the respective Governments . Nobody doubts the sincerity of the petty states to effect a reform of the laws of the Confederation ,, but they wish the reform to be of such a nature as will tend to strengthen and confirm their authority and prerogatives—just the exact reverse of . that which their people so ardently
desire . The Princes hope to induce this or that petty Sovereign to make a sacrifice by which the national clamour for union may be silenced for a while ; but all in vain , the discontent will continue to smoulder till a change in the Government of France , or an attack upon Venetia 'will blow it into a flame . An Emperor of all Germany , or . a Republic , can alone rid ,. the nation of its grievances , and enable every German to settle freely in any part of the country . As long as this rivalry exists among the different states no one can hope to see the river dues , transit dues , and passport system abolished . It is rumoured that the . National Association ,
whose programme is completely disturbed by the good understanding between Prussia and Austria , has resolved to form anew Association under the title , " Bund derYaterlandischen Tretip . " The members of this league are to bind themselves by oath never , even if commanded by their Sovereign , to march as the ally of France or Russia against a German Federal Power . An exception to the above pledge will probably bo made for the event of a war against the Kings of Holland and Denmark , who are likewise members of the Germanic Confederation . It is also proposed to establish Rifle Corps ( We / n ' -vereiiio / r and to petition the Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha to take the supreme command under the title of " General W-ehr-Meister" of Germany- Several rifle corps have already been fcrmed , but their number is not sufficiently formidable yet to excite the jealousy of the authorities .
The journals are still filled with assertions and contradictions respecting the . results of the Conference at Teplitz . The inquisitive interest evinced by the public , and the daring guesses of the journals must soon force the Governments of Prussia and Austria to give am official statement of some kind—of course not to inform the public , but simply to quell curiosity . The mysterious point which the people are most desirous of having cleared up is the question whether Prussia has agreed to conclude a treaty—it has been denied that any treaty exists *—oipon the basis of the preliminary Conferences . It is reported and believed that Prussia has declared that she considers the retention of Venetia as a question
of life and death for Austria , or , as some journals will have ifc , for all Germany ; this is justified by the semi-official statements of the Prussian papers , and by the policy lately pursued by Prussia . The Prussian offioial journals deny that Prussia has entered into any obligations with reference to Austria ' s Italian possessions ; but they add , that , considering the present state of burope , Prussia could not remain neutral in the event of a French attaok upon Venetin . Judging by tine threatening attitude of Prussia after the battle of Solferino , and the positive assurances given to Prince WiNDieoriGRATZ , . there can be little doubt that it is the firm determination of Prussia to fight on the side of Austria in case of an aita ' ok upon Venetia .
The question is now whether Prussia will go so far as to conolude an offensive and defensive treaty , with reactionary ; . or . at least unprogressive Austria . By so doingy she will surreaidor the positioa she has occupied in Gormany since the establishment of the Regency . The assurance given by the New Prussian Gazette , that the Pjukom Regknt has in no way bound himself to stand by Austria in onse of war , is not satisfactory to the Liberal party ; theProssia-a Cabinet , though not yet bound by treaty , may
haveand according to all appearances had—the intention to bind itself to a certain line of policy and course of action , in conjunction with Austria . Such a treaty would turn the hearts of all Liberals away from Prussia , except perhaps the Catholic . Liberals and the adherents of M . Von Gagern . The people of Prussia have no sympathy ¦ with Austria , and even but little enthusiasm at the prospect of sacrificing their sons , and risking their constitutional liberty , to preserve Venetia to Austria—the less , as they well know that the hatred displayed towards Germany by Italians and Hungarians is entirely attributable to the tyranny exercised by Austria in those countries from which the rest of Germany , or rather Germany
Proper , derives no benefit whatever . A considerable change has come over the spirit of the Liberal press since the Italian war ; then all were anxious for Prussia to declare war against France , hoping that would be the signal of the union of all the States , under the leadership of the Prince -Urgent , who , would finish by proclaiming himself Emperor of Germany , and calling a German Parliament . The faith , however , in his liberal views and constitutional loyalty , is now not quite so strong ; and people begin to fear that the good understanding between the two great German Powers , and consequently between all the petty States , will tend to restore confidence in their own prowess , and lend the Princes boldness to destroy , or at least put a sharp check upon the progressive liberty-of the country . The warlike spirit of Augtria has considerably developed itself since the meeting at Teplitz , and reports have been rife as to a threatening note having been despatched by the Cabinet of "Vienna to Sardinia . Though this report ' will probably prove to be a telegraphic fib , as well as the numerous rumours respecting the decision of the Austrian Cabinet in the event of Garibaldi ' s landing in Ciilabria , yet the official tone is much bolder than it has been for some months past . In Vienna itself , all appears doubt and confusion . The Imperial Council is not so manageable as the Government could wish , and had expected . The newspapers are prohibited from publishing any reports of the proceedings , but enough oozes out through private correspondence , to snow the world how matters
stand . It is related that at one of the List sittings of the Committee upon the Budget , the Minister of the Interior , Count GoLUCHOAVSKi , on being called upon to give an explanation with reference to certain items , and his reply not being found satisfactory , said : "Do not imagine , gentlemen , that I shall permit myself to be drawn into a discussion with the same good nature that Count Nadasdy allowed himself to be last June , when he was taken to task respecting certain measures he had adopted in his capacity as Minister of " Justice . I am not heie to be called to account by you . I am the . . Minister of his Apostolical Majesty , and as such I stand above Imperial council , and am not bound to give an account of my acts liere . Any gentleman desiring an explanation from me upon any subject , or who has any complaint to make , may apply to me in writing . Here , as I have already said , I ani not bound to give explanations to members of the Council . " To this Count Cjlam Martinis replied : il Your Excellency may
not have to give an account of any acts here , but only to confer with the Council upon & common subject . At the same time , as regards our relative positions , allow me to observe that your Excellency is indeed Minister of the Crown , bat also , it must not be forgotten , paid servant of the State ; whereas the Imperial Councillors are the unpaid confidential advisers of the Crown . " As an example of the increasing boldness of the Austrian Govornmont , and the inexplicable nature of its policy at this moment , it will suffice to mention that the authorities have lately ordered the separation of the military cemeteries into Catholic and Protestant ; and also prohibited the Protestant burial service . This singular order has been issued at a timo when Austria was fulfilling the promises she liad given of granting full toleration to all the different Christian sects of the 32 raperor , and when it was generally supposed she was particularly anxious to gain the suffrages of the Protestants of Prussia and Hungary . At first , it was thought that the measure was the work of some fanatical official : but three
weeks having now olapsed , and the order not yet withdrawn , it must be regarded as the act of the Government . A strict censorship is exercised over tho Press , and reliable information as to the stato of Hungary and other parts of the Empire , can only bo obtained by private correspondence , and even in this great caution js observed .
State Documents.
STATE DOCUMENTS .
Prorogation "6v R Parliament.
PROROGATION " 6 v PARLIAMENT .
Her Majesty's Speech. My Lokds Ani? Cjic...
HER MAJESTY'S SPEECH . My Lokds ani ? CJicntlkjuex , Wo are cominuudcd by hor Mi \ junty to roloano you from iiirt hor nttomlunco in Parliament , and lit tho saino time to convoy to you hor MojeHty ' n acknowledgments 1 ' or tho zoul mid assiduity with whioli you have applied jourMolvoM to tho perfbmnuu ' o of your important duties during tho long tmd laborious noasion of Parliament now about to cloiso . Hop Miuosty command *! uh to inform you that hor volutions with Forojirn Powers arc iriondly and nutinfuctory j and her Muji . 'flty truStw that thovo it * no danger of any- interruption of tho j ^ unoval puuoo of Europe . Evontn of oonnidorablo importance are , indued , taltiiifc pluoo in Italy j but if no Foreign Powovh interfere tliorom , and it tho ItuliaiiH uro loll to wottlo thoir own aflliii'H , tho tranquillity of other Stutoo will remain undisturbed . Tlwj propowocl Conibroncot ) ou tho Hubjoot oi' the o < jH » ion of Savoy
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Leader (1850-1860), Sept. 1, 1860, page 10, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_01091860/page/10/
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