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. pOrrt 5 and in front of the commercial basin , the Prese ?« rhicfi ' will be reserved exclusively for the steamers ffnnsS-to the State . The mew law on the press was passed by the Belgian c ^ rte on Thursday , the 16 th inst ., by thirty against nine ^ O ^* Wednesday and Thursday in last week , the annirs-ary of the birthday of the King of the Belgians was Sebrated with rejoicings , at Brussels . ^ Tn . the course of the discussion on the credits demanded ¦ f r the Minister of "War in , the Belgian Chamber , M . Thieffry spoke against the employment" in the Belgian rrav of French officers who have not obtained letters of tSalization . The Minister of War replied that the umber of French officers now in the Belgian service is 4 > n ] y twenty-seven , of whom five have applied for letters of -naturalization .
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The visit of the young Emperor of Austria to the King of Prussia , at this juncture of European politics , is regarded as a political event of the highest importance . Francis Joseph is the first Austrian Emperor that has ever visited the house of Hohenzollern at Berlin . The political ¦ estrangement , almost to the brink of hostilities , of the two . vraat northern powers in 1849 , the subsequent commercial invalries in the Zollverein question , are all forgotten in the 'paramount urgency of a strong alliance against eventual Napoleonic pretensions . We are not surprised to hear that the young Emperor , with his soldier-like and energetic bearing and comely presence , has been received with almost equal fervour and distinction by the court and the citizens of Berlin . The Emperor arrived at Berlin on the 17 th inst ., accompanied by the King , who had gone nearly
to the Saxon frontier to meet his guest . He was accompanied by his brother , the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian , and a brilliant suite . They drove straight from the Anhalt Railway terminus to Charlottenburg . On the following day they entered Berlin in state , by the Brandenburger gate , under a salute of 101 guns , and afterwards < it being the Emperor of Russia ' s birthday ) reviewed the Harrison , which was under arms and drawn up in the Limetree Avenue . The Emperor had the good taste to salute the statue of Frederick the Great , the old enemy of the Impeviol lmnsp . Not lone- before the Emperor ' s visit , the Baron
von Bruck had arrived as plenipotentiary to smoothe away the commercial differences between the two cabinets , and to prepare the way for a treaty , to be carried out either simultaneously with or subsequent to the renewal of the Zollverein . jho renewal of the Zollverein will be lor twelve years ; it will include Hanover , and will not Include , but concert with , Austria on a liberal commercial basis In the evening , after the review , at which the Kine wore an Austrian , and the Emperor a Prussian uniformthere was a grand banquet at the Palace , at which
, the Kins of Prussia , as usual , convivially distinguished himself ; and a visit to the Opera . The next day the King received the Emperor cnfamille at Potsdam , where the Kinc of Hanover joined the circle . On Tuesday the Emperor was to take his departure for Vienna . The Prince of Prussia arrived from the Rhino to take part in . thefestivities M . von Mnnteuffcl had a private audience oi the Emperor . It should bo added that the Emperor had visited Dresden on his way to Berlin . the 18 thf
Prince Mural ; arrived at Dusseldorf on , rom Coloeno , and went to the Chateau do Dyck with the Prince do Salm Dyck . It is stated that the Grand Duchess Stephanie will not leave Dusseldorf lor laris sooner than in six weeks . Tho Official Gazette of Dresden confirms the news or the approaching marriage of Prince Albert of Saxony with the Princess Carola Wasa . Prince Frederick Augustus Albert of Saxony is tho eldest son of Prince John , the Kin" of Saxony ' s brother , and presumptive heir to tho throne . Princo Albert is consequently nephew ot tho Kin" of Saxony , and destined to reign m Ins turn , A ho vouh" - prince ' s mother is the Princess Amelia oi Bavaria , mater " of the Archduchess Sophia , mother of the present Emperor of Austria . ¦* The ( Jrand Duchess Mtephnme leftCoblentz on the 15 th for PusKcldorfonhor way toPnri . s .
, _ Tho 1 ' osrn Gazelle , . staten from Warsaw , that the Kinperor of Russia luw it in contemplation to abolish generally in his dominions the punishment oi the knout , which is to bo preserved only in the army .
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Tho resignation of Gem-nil Urquiza , tho late Mim . s f cr of War , the refusal of . my but the moat jiwigmlicimt persona to lill tho vacancy , and tho rejection by tho » 2 »«« n <> l tho two names proposed hy Bravo Murillo for tho oihco , coupled with tho determined attitude of all Hectioim oi the constitutional opposition from Narvacz to Oloz . itfu , Jniye led to the dissolution of the ministry of tho eonjxlvtalin Spain . Tim new Ministry , under this l . V . wdenoy ot (* o" « ral Roncali , who also takes tho Ministry of Jjorei . ni AKmrH , comprises no eminent mimes . Count Minim i , tl « o new Minister of Mjirine , is known in London m connexion wit li ivn in . olo . n . tie mission from the Dun do Sotouiuyoi' lo
Lord Vulmerstoii , in I H'l-K , after the exnuhsjon ol Sir Henry Hulwor from Madrid . The now MimsloiH took tho oaths of oflico on the ni ^ ht of the 14 th inst . in presence oi the Queen , it wiw feneruMy Ixilievcd tl . nl , then- pohc . V would bo Will , and Unit the Cortes would ho » uii ) iiioiii > d helorc next March . The l ' mgnwsinta nddretm was printed on Hie loth , and ( listril ) uted fur iiimI wide on Hint himU 1 m > following , | . iy . The document conclude thus : - " l ho . t |; wt « ' » Whuih ' iH to be deeided in the next Cortes , convoked lor tho 1 h < , of March , is oiKi of liie anil death . On it * m » ull depends the loss or salvation of all the ri tf litu that you have recovered , of all tho conquests ol . laino'l by Mhh > i \ iinnnj . <« h in half a century of H . uitfiiinary simi les and yuiiilul sulferin-s . Union , eleelors , union among ull men wlio I » ewitliouKiitfiiuiW
huwr i ,, ( ho m- ( ,, it constitutional parly , .. or rivalries . Whoever imiy l ><> thodeputy whom yon send to the Conm-oas , take can ) that he bo firmly resolved to oninmo by legal means tho projects of reform veoonl-ly published . Tho nation conlifloH its doatiniod to your iirmnoss ,
to your independence , to your patriotism . " This address was signed by fifty Progressista notabilities . By a recent royal decree , all merchandise coming into Spain in Spanish bottoms from Gibraltar , Portugal , Algeria , and the ports between the Gironde , inclusively , and the Bidassoa , and from the frontier limit between Spain and France to Marseilles inclusively , shall only pay the duties fixed by the customs' tariff for the native flag . By the decree of July 9 , 184-1 , which is now revoked , merchandise from the points enumerated was subject to an increased rate of duty . , The new Spanish Ministry has cancelled the proceedings against the three journals which published the Progressista address , and has deprived of his functions the governor of the province who had ordered the prosecution . This looks like a change of measures with the change of men .
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Imperial murders still desolate Italy . The Gazzetta del Popolo adds to its recent account of the executions in Mantua particulars of the atrocious manner in which the trials were conducted , and also of the horrible devices to prolong the death-pains of the victims . From other sources the account is substantiated . The priest Tazzoli was whipped twelve times during his trial , with the vain endeavour to extort confession , and a few incoherent words wrung from him , and from the other four who were executed with him , were the foundation of the barbarous sentence . Another fact in this most atrocious drama is , that the other political prisoners were carried the
before the presiding judges , and interrogated ,. at moment of the execution of the victims , and within hearing of what was going on , in the hope that thus , under the appalling impression of the fate of their brothers , answers might be more easily obtained in conformity with the purpose of the imperial executioners . The Corriere Mercantile states from Florence ^ 13 th inst ., that Madame Madiai has been ill for some days past , and that the Grand Duchesses , moved by her miserable state , have exercised their influence to exhort her to return to the Catholic religion , hoping thus to obtain her liberation from the Grand Duke . It is added that hitherto they have been unsuccessful . ¦
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ABD-EL-KADER TO LORD LONDONDERRY . The grateful Arab has sent the following letter to his staunch friend ,: — "Thanks to the only true God . His Excellency , Lord Marquis of Londonderry , the Irish General—peace be with you ! Know that the commandant , Boissonefc , has communicated to me your letter . You are , indeed , a man of a good heart , and it was you who kindly visited me at Amboise , and it is quite one of the impossibilities that we should forget your visit and your bounty ; for a cherif is and d not recol
he who ' never forgets the good done , oes - lect the evil . ' The Emperor Napoleon has set me free ; may God prolong his life in the empire , and increase him in victory . I shall remain obliged to him to the end of my life , and my children after me will inherit my gratitude to him . I cannot visit you in your country because my departure is at hand , and my mother is old and infirm , and' I cannot leave her . May God increase your good , and be gracious to you : and peace be with you . This is from your friend , Abd-Si .-Kadek . Mohammed il Deen . Dated the Sfch , last day of Safar , 1269 . "
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A RIVAL TO THE « MELBOURNE . " Last week we were glad to record tho sufe arrival of the Melbourne Steamer at St . Vincent ' s . The fact of this ocean steamer currying her Majesty ' s mails having at last accomplished the distance from Lisbon to St . Vincent ' s without any fresh disasters , was ostentatiously chronicled as ' an evidence-of the injustice of tho aspersions to which tlie li . A . IVT . 8 . S . Company had been exposed by passengers who lmd nothing'to complain of but a little danger and much discomfort , a few weeks' detention , loss of money , clothes , health , and patience .
ISut this Company is resolved not to lo . se its character for punctuality and efficiency . It aspires to become proverbial . On the 2 ( 5 th of last month the Adelaide , a steamer destined to make us forget the Melbourne , was launched amidst ovations from tho yard of Mr . Scott Russell . She was ready for . sea , and lost no timo in making a successful passage to Plymouth . Let us see how faithfully she lias copied her predecessor in her subsequent performances . We subjoin extracts from the letter of it passenger , who was also on board tho Melbourne on her passage to Lisbon . We beg all our renders-who deem it an advantage to take passage in n Hlrip privileged to curry her Majesty ' s mails , to pay special attention to tho following briel
linrrati ve . Plymouth , December iJOUi . " I , can Kei ) d you a little more information with regard to ( ho . R . A . M- S . S . Company . Their new ship , t , he Adelaide , 2000 tons , 450 horse power , A 1 ut Lloyd ' s , left Plymouth on Saturdrty , ( lie IMMi instant ; , ouh / t * . week behind her time . Klio had no sooner put out to Htm and paused the I'lddystone , t bun it was found Unit her hawse , pipes were defective , and that she was making wul . or at the rain of a ton per minute . Ono of the water-tight , compartments wan said to he full , 'lad wo been far from lurid , or in ft gule , tho opinion genenilly in , that wo should havo gone down . In this slnto thii ship would not uteer , uiul it has now been discovered thai , her rudder wan ( , / treti I \ n I ( ao nhort . "
We I ' orlicur t , o add other rcporl . u Unit , have reached us siboiit the Adelaide . Subsequent , accounts speak of her in charge of two tugs ytruggling ; up Humoa / . e , and
obstinately refusing tofiteer ; and finally , we are informed that she has been got into dock , and is not expected out before next Tuesday , just ten days since she sailed , and seventeen days since she was announced to sail from Plymouth , although desperate efforts were being made to get her out by to-day . If the Admiralty and the Company are satisfied , what right have passengers to complain ?
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THE CHURCH TAX-GATHERING . PusetisM looks ugly when it interferes with " the local administration of taxation upon the representative principle . " On T lesday there was a meeting of the ratepayers of St . Anne ' s , Westminster , to strike a rate for church repairs , and to cover deficiencies in the fund set apart for the ordinary service . The Reverend Nugent Wade presided . The report of the committee showed that for the repairs 1202 ., and for other expenses 110 Z ., would be required , and a penny rate was recommended as adequate to this outlay . Mr . Cooper , surgeon , moved that a halfpenny rate he granted , and was expressing his regret that the innovations of the rector had reduced them from a state of independence to the necessity of recurring to
a rate which would strike their nonconformist fellowparishioners , when he was interrupted by the rector , who said he would tolerate no animadversions of that nature , but would adjourn the meeting were they not suspended . Mr . Cooper , resuming , observed that it was most pertinent to remark that the conduct of the rector was precisely the cause of their difficulties . Here the rector again interfered , amidst much uproar , but Mr . Cooper went on , and concluded by moving that half the sum demanded be granted . Mr . Marshall seconded the motion . An amendment for adjourning : the question , and another for granting the entire penny , were rejected , and Mr . Cooper ' s resolution was carried , after Mr . George , the senior churchwarden , had explained that the result of
the practices introduced by the rector into the parish was that the rental had been diminished from between 500 / . and 600 J . to one-tenth of that amount , and as the parishioners continued to desert the church for neighbouring churches , they must look for a churchrate every year in future . This simple narrative tells its own tale of discord in the church . You see the ecclesiastical system , by law established , makes inroads upon the properly of its professors ; and then it levies a rate , and invades the conscience of those who are not its professors , to make up the difference I
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AMERICAN NOTES . Mr . TnACKEKAY ' s lecture on Hogarth , Smollett , and Fielding was heard with as much applause as the previous lectures by an audience composed of the best society in New York . The reporter in the Tribune says , that no former lecture elicited more enthusiastic admiration than the portion of this devoted to Field-Tlie foreign contributions to the Crystal Palace in New York are very numerous and valuable . Marty are of high merit in the department of the Fine Arts . Among those may be ; mentioned the ISasliful HcggnT , a veiled statue by Monti , the Milanese sculptor . The day fixed for tho opening of the Exhibition is the 1 st of May , 1853 . TlioimiH Francis Meugher delivered a lecture on tho Riso and Progress of the colony of New South Wales , in tho Metropolitan Hall of New York , on Thursday evening , November 25 tli . The audience was crowded to "the utmost capacity" of the Hall , says the Tribune . Mr Mcagher received as the net proceeds of the lecture , ( after deducting tho expenses of hiring the hull , advertising , etc ., ) . 1 . ( 552 dollars . This is the largest ' . sum ever paid in America for a single lecture , according to the- Trihitne . A circumstance of interest to both the New and Old World is occupying some attention in the United States at , the- present ; time . This is tho'question of the settlement ; in . America of the lineal descendant of Amerigo Vespucci and his family , on a grant of land from t , l > e ( iovernment of t , he Stales . The matter has been brought , before the public , by letters in the New )' orfc Tribune , from Mr . Hngard Tnylor and iVlr . C . IO < hvanl » Lester . Tin ; former gentleman having advisedly or carelessly accused the latter ol" appropriating an authentic portrait of Amerigo Vewpucei , by Ilron / . ino , which had been only entrusted to lii » care by tho living representnfive , of the- great geographer anil navigator , who had destined it as a present to tho ( Jovevinneiil , <> f" the Slates , Mr . H . Lester quotes u leUer IVom his friend , Signor Vespucci , of Florence , wherein tho picture is clearly mentioned as a gift to him personally . Mr . Lent or proves also his own intention of presenting this valiu ^ uo picture to Congress , and tho ( Hoits ho has made- to represent , the claims of tho impoverished family of Vespucci , on tho land which in nailed after his name .
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December 25 , 1852 . ] THE LEADER . 1227
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Leader (1850-1860), Dec. 25, 1852, page 1227, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1966/page/7/
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