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Wo havo roforrod in another place to tho...
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The Austrian policy of arresting Hungari...
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M. Usener, tho approver of tho Times, in...
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Tho 22nd anniversary of King Leopold's t...
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Although tho surface of Gorman society i...
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THE CAPE: CONSTITUTION: PEACE: TRADE. Th...
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AMERICAN NOTES. Tim 4th of July was cele...
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Continental Notes. The Followingis The P...
proof of the moderation of the system ife has adopted since Ste commencement of this affair . It abstains from any hostile act , but it declares that it in no manner consents to the entrance , from time to time ^ of troops into the provraces \ of Moldavia and "WaUachia , which are integral parts of the Ottoman Empire , regarding them as a house without a master . . ' " . . , « It protests , therefore , formally and openly , against that act ; and , in the conviction that the Powers that signed the treaty of 1841 would not give their consent to such an aggression , it has given them an explanation of the circumstances , and meantime maintains an armed at-¦
titude for its defenee . . # , . ,, . ¦* In conclusion , it repeats that his Majesty the bultan is always desirous of meeting any founded reclamation of the Court of Russia , of which he has already given proof more than once , and is ready to redress any grievance concerning religious affairs of which his Greek subjects might have canse to complain ; that that reparat ion has been made as regards the Holy Places ; that that question has been solved' to the satisfaction of Russia ; and that the Subli me Porte does not hesitate to offer more explicit assurances to confirm the arrangement which has been made to the satisfaction of all parties . « ' Constantinople , 2 ( 14 ) July , 1853 ( 8 Cherval , 1296 . " )
The ministerial journal of Prussia , in a recent article On the Turkish question , contrasts the passive attitude of the Western powers , content with refuting the notes of Count Nesselrode , with the active and aggressive position of Russia , and expresses a hope that Russia wiU be content with the immense " moral triumph" she has already gained . " Russia has proved / ' says the Zeit , " that she can do what she will . " . , * i _ '¦' The independent Prussian journals , if any can be called independent , have been ordered to be less severe upon
Russia , in discussing the Eastern question . There remains ho doubt that both Austria and Prussia , however jealous of their Great Protector , are more afraid than jealous . Their dread of the probable revolutionary consequences of a European wa-r , compels them to make all possible efforts to indece Turkey to yield . It is , therefere , simply ridiculous to talk of a common accord of the two German powers with France and England . Such an accord can only result in the utter humiliation of Turkey , and the absolute triumph of the Czar .
While our Black S » a fleet is fretting at its anehors in Besika Bay , our Baltic fleet i 9 preparing to amuse the Court at Spithead , A more splendid national . /^ than a naval review by Her Majesty at Spithead , can scarcely be imagined . But we think it right to say , that the Baltic , as well as the Black Sea , may soon demand all the vigilance of Downing-sfcreet , and all the resources of the Admiralty . " Some time ago , " says the Speuer Gazette , of Berlin , " The Russian Government prohibited the exportation of wheat and straw from Finland , and allowed the importation of them . It was at first believed that this measure was taken on account of the bad state of the crops in [ Finland , but we now learn that it was adopted because
Russia intends to 6 end an army of between 25 , 000 and 30 , 000 men into that province . This version is generally credited in Sweden , and it is easy to conceive that great importance is there attached to it . Sweden is the sole independent maritime power in the Baltic , and she alone can neutralize the pressure which Russia exercises on Denmark . The Baltic is of as much importance to Russia as the Black Sea ; and if Austria is called on to protect the interests of Germany in the Black Sea , Prussia should protect them in the Baltic . " But Austria and Prussia , as we have said , are not in a position to do either the one or the other . It remains for England and France to act , unless it be indeed true , that wo are omnipotent on the seas on condition of bein g impotent ! The B altic fleet of Russia , consisting of thirty-seven sail , left Cronstadt in the morning of the loth , to manoeuvre in tha Gulf of Finland . The Hereditary Grand Duke
inspected it previous to its departure . British seamen ( says a correspondent of the Times ) who have had an opportunity of making a nearer acquaintance with the se vessels than merely passing by them whilst they lie imposingly at anchor , speak very disrespectfully of their seaworthiness and the talent * of Russian sailors in handling their ships . It seems that the greater part of the vessels are older than deal-built ships can generally be kept water-tight , and that the slightest approach to rough weather compels a very numerous and strenuous attendance ) of hands at tho pumps . ' Jack says they daren't put out to sea even in fair weather , for fear it should turn foul before they can get back into port . Tho Russian sailors are admitted , however , to be good gunners . The united Swedish , Norwegian , and Danish squadron , consisting of six ships of war , was soon on the 101 h inst . from Oxoo , in Norway , steering in tho direction of Flokkoroo .
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Wo havo roforrod in another place to tho recent coitp < VAtat accomplished by Russian influence in Denmark . This is the end of the " pacification" bo loudl y vaunted by our Foreign Ofllco in tho days of Lord Palmerston and of Lord Mahnesbury alike . Tho gamo is now in tho hands of Russia . On tho 10 th instant , when tho Danish Parliament was prorogued , Denmark coasod to bo a constitutional kingdom . On tho tablp of tlio Houso was laid a so-called " sketch of a ground law for tho kingdom of Denmark , in so far as its own affairs are concerned . "
This dooumont doos away at one blow with every shadow of constitutional right in this country . Tho right of eolf-taxation is abolished . The present froo electoral Jaw is abolished , and a now one , it is announced , will bo ootroyed . Tho liberty of tho press is abolished . Freedom of trade is abolished , and the hateful and doHtructivo syetom of closo fmilda ro-ostablishcd . Tho froo corporation law is «* tinguwhod . Tho contemplated introduction of t rU * fry jury , » olenanly guaraatoad by tho constitution , is
done away with . The independence of tho law courts and separation from the Executive is annulled . The promised organization of the Danish church by a free Synod , in connexion with a free Parliament , is revoked , and the Danish State Church will remain a police machine in the hands of a Minister of Public Worship . The Diet shall only assemble every second year , not annually , asheretofore . The finance-law shall be passed for two years . . . Lastly , this new act will not be submitted to _ the present Danish Parliament for its sanction , although it has been again and again solemnly promised that any alteration required by the whole-state legislation should be laidbefore the legal assemblies . The whole is octroyed . It will immediately become law , and the present constitution ceases
to exist , as soon as the whole-state arrangements are proclaimed by the sole authority of the king . Thus the future Government of this country is now ascertained . There will be a common representation , fixed by the King , in which the people will , of course , have scarcely any power . This will legislate for the " whole monarchy , " under the omnipotent authority of a nearly absolute Sovereign . _ . We have briefly treated the question of the Danish succession , and the recent treaty of London in a separate paper . It was for its determined refusal to assent to this treaty that the Danish Parliament was repeatedly dissolved . The Danish patriots are said to have attached an undue importance to the possible dangers from Russia , but Lord Clarendon only so recently as May last
gives a different account to the question . He thinks ^ that on mature reflection the patriotic party will be convinced that the treaty of May 8 th , instead of increasing these dangers , removes them , by making the Danish succession an European question , which , in the event of the male descendants of the Prince and Princess of Glucksburg becoming extinct , would have to be laid before all the Powers who signed that treaty , for discussion . Should the King of Denmark , to whom the initiative is reserved in case the above-mentioned eventuality should Come to pass , which God forbid , find himself in a dangerous degree of dependence on Russia , it is not to be supposed that England , France , and the other contracting Powers will find themselves so under the dominion of such an influence as
to be disposed to acknowledge a Russian succession to the Danishihrone , or one exclusively in Russian interest . " It is not , therefore , in the Black Sea only that the Western Powers will have to meet Russia . Singularly apropos , the Austrian Lloyd asserts that the Cabinets of St . James ' s and Copenhagen are in active correspondence on the subr ject of the Eastern q uestion ! This same paper states that England desires to induce the Danes to conclude a treaty which shall provide for all possible eventualities .
The Austrian Policy Of Arresting Hungari...
The Austrian policy of arresting Hungarian Refugees wherever they are found h as again brought Absolutism into action with the American government , which how appears in the seas of Europe as the sole protector of the rights of nations . It appears that Beyrout has been the last scene of the a ttempted Austrian violation of public law . A Hungarian refugee , accompanied by his wife and children , embarked on board one of the Austrian Lloyd ' s steamers . No doubt acting on instructions from head quarters , the Captain immediately sign ified to him in the name of the Consul that he arrested him and would convey him to Trieste . The Hungarian protested ; and then appearing to submit to his destiny , he withdrew to a corner , and waiting until he saw that he was not watched , threw himself into the sea . A boatman picked him up and conveyed him to the Consulate of tho United States . There proving by his passport that he was entitled to American
protection , he was received . Thanks to the energy of the American Consul , the wife and children of the Hungarian , whom the captain wished to keep on board , were restored to liberty , and arrived at Smyrna by tho French steamer . When AH Pacha , tho ex-governor of Smyrna , left that city , the consuls displayed their flags , and the men of war fired a salute , with the exception of the Austrian Consul and Commander . In relation to the homicide of the Austrian midshipman , tho Austrian Consul insisted that the chiefs of the emigration should be bastinadoed , but , to his honour , the new Governor Chekib Effendi refused . The 4 th , of July was gallantly commemorated at Con stantinoplo by the American Charge d'Affaires . Sixty Americans assembled on tho occasion . The Hungarian and Italian emigrants serenaded the Chargo d'Affaires , who himself appeared on tho balcony , and gave three cheers for tho freedom of Italy , Hungary , and tho United States ,
M. Usener, Tho Approver Of Tho Times, In...
M . Usener , tho approver of tho Times , in tho groat rocket case at Rotherintho , has boon arrcstod at Coblontz . Surely tlio Prussian polico havo made a mistako in hjs case .
Tho 22nd Anniversary Of King Leopold's T...
Tho 22 nd anniversary of King Leopold ' s taking possession of tho throne of Belgium , and swearing to respect tho constitution of 1831 , was celebrated on Thursday with tho ufldal ceremony . Tho civil marriage of tho Duke do Brabant with tho Archduchess Maria Henrietta is to bo celebrated on Sunday , August 21 , at tho King ' s palace at Brussels . Tho next day tho religious coromony will tako place in tho church of St . Michael and St . Gudulo , tho Cardinal Archbishop of Malines officiating . Tho public rejoicings organised for tho occasion will tako plnco on tho 23 rd , being tho seventeenth anniversary of tho birth of tho brido .
Although Tho Surface Of Gorman Society I...
Although tho surface of Gorman society is undisturbed , and tho polico-npy and tho soldier havo it all their own way , tho olomonts of revolution aro actiro bonoath . Tho lifo of tho Emporor of Austria is again threatened , by a conspiracy , mysteriously wide and deep in its ramifications . ' Tho stability of the Prussian Crown is menaced by roli-Pjiouh uu woll as political agitation . A sort of froo-thmking dovaloprnont of Protestantism is making rapid progress in Houthorn Germany . Something liko tho old forraont of the Anubuptistti , if without their ferocity , distinguishes tho movemonti
There have been symptoms of famine-riots in Italy Some towns in the Romagna have been placed in a state of siege . At Rome an insurrection was recently appre hended . All Italy is a mine . .
The Cape: Constitution: Peace: Trade. Th...
THE CAPE : CONSTITUTION : PEACE : TRADE . The Gape of Good Hope is at length justifying ^ name . Peace on its borders , plenfeousness within jtg homes , political satisfaction , and extending trade , aUpw the best hopes for the long vexed colony . The new constitution has been received with popular thanksgiving . At the Cape a meeting has been held to hail the new institutions with which the country is endowed . The constitution was warmly received ^ an d an address of thanks voted , The South African Advertiser is eloquent in its enthusiasm . ft savs : —¦ " We have heard from the . lips '' . . of all
but infants , blessings on the Queen who had made their fathers free . In his person , in his family , in his soul , the poorest inhabitant of this colony no longer knows a master on earth * The constitution combines the whole power of the State for the protection of every individual . This is civil and religious liberty . When St . Paul pronounced the words— ' I am a Roman / the arm of the provincial oppressor was para , lysed . The name of a British subject is not less powerful over a wider empire than Borne ever knew . The gift of liberty , thus understood , was rapturously accepted on Monday last , and thus one grand act of tha colonial drama was triumphantly concluded .
At Graham ' s Town the people had passed resolutions declaring , together with their gratitude for representative institutions , that these do not meet the moderate requirements , or satisfy the reasonable expectations of the people of the province . They particularly complain " that the constitution is unaccompanied by any suitable provision , either for a removal of the seat of Government from Cape Town , or for the establishment of a strong and efficient government in this province . " It is believed , however , in the colony , that a little discussion in the first new parliament will show that the constitution makes the best provision that could have been devised , on all points affecting the general welfare , by bringing the whole colony into one council , in the first place , expressly for the purpose of discussing and settling them by general consent .
It appears by some notices in the frontier papers , that there are still some brigands at large in the Fish River Bush , the relics of the war , whom it will be necessary to root out ; but generally the frontier districts are rapidly recovering their former settled and prosperous appearance . The material interests of the colony , as a whole , have steadily improved . Landed property has everywhere risen in value . Capital finds constant and remunerating employment . All sorts of labour are in demand at high , but not extravagant rates . The Graham's Town
Journal says : — " Our farmers are gradually returning and resuming their usual occupations . The plan of settlement of the N . E . boundary is proceeding satisfactorily , and the expectation of the scheme being extended along the line of the South Victoria division gives a degree of confidence to our frontier men , which would not have been otherwise felt . The Kat River commission has nearly closed its labours , and has , we understand , collected a mass of evidence which , when published , will be found alike interesting and important / ' . ., tho
Tho trade and commerce of the colony during laBt year are described in the Report of the Committee of tho Commercial Exchange , to be gradually extending not only to the uttermost limits of civilization , but to regions hitherto unexplored by the most adventurous travellers . In the same document the committee mention with satisfaction tho grant of a constitution and the contract mado with tho General Screw Steam Shipping Company , to have two vessels of 300 tons each running between tho ports of Tivblo Bay and Natal ; tho improvements mado during tho year in the coaling of steamers ; tho expectation of seeing » ligut ' house reared on Cape Point ; tho growing improvemen t in tho Post-office arrangements ; tho receipt of ™ ° Prize Medals from tho Groat Exhibition of 1851 j tlio rapid increase in tho quantity of wool ; and tho progress of road making in tlio colony .
American Notes. Tim 4th Of July Was Cele...
AMERICAN NOTES . Tim 4 th of July was celebrated , in tjio cities of tlio States , with tho usual ebullitions of enthusiasm '"^ gunpowder . In Now York tho Cubans walked in pro ' cession , with " lono star" flags , and other " in « lf'l ) C |]* dent" symbols . , Muny reforms lmvo boon carried out in Canaoi . Tho now MiniHtry is among thorn , tho old administrutioi having becomo unpopular , " through mismanage" ^ of tho Crown lands , und glaring subserviency to u Romish hierarchy . " ( Chronicle correspondent ) decimal currency has been established . The ww
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Leader (1850-1860), July 30, 1853, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_30071853/page/8/
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