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      niere ' s pamphlet , and it is noyr positively declared thfit the Court of Rome will not permit Cardinal Anfbnelli to appear , unless the Emperor of Prance distinctly denies his adhesion to the views which advocate the restriction of the Pope ' s temporal power . Doubtless , this slight obstacle will , like its . " predecessors , soon be overcome or waived ; indeed it is ' already reported that it is so . To us it is a bright and hopeful sign of the times that the iniquitous rule of the Pope is arousing so much discussion . That such men as Count Robert d'Azeglio can continue to link the Papal dominion with the felicity ' and well-being of his countrymen , is a mvsterv unfathomable to minds educated in a

      more liberal and advanced school . But , happily for Italy and the world , thinking minds are throwing off the fetters of priestcraft and Romanism , and are beginning to realise the fact that the right of private judgment in matters of faith , and the right of political freedom and « £ ndependence , must stand or fall together . The Italians have reason to be proud of the moral advancement they have made , the conduct they have pursued , and the progress their cause has reached dpring 1859 . We would fain hope that I 860 will see their patience rewarded by the realisation of a large instalment of that freedorii and independence which will eventually , we doubt not , crown their efforts with complete success .

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      . ¦ ¦¦ . ¦ ? ¦ ¦ • GERMANY . Dec . 28 th , 1859 . The Austrian official papers admit now the fact of a serious riot having occurred at Pesth . The rumours current last -week were first denied , and then represented as originating in a mere street disturbance , which had been easily quelled T > y the-police- —that is » by the police authorities , assisted by the soldiery . In the present enthralment of the Austrian press , it is almost impossible to get at the facts , and the public depends for information upon private correspondence , which varies according to the sympathies

      of . the writers . There is , hpwever , little doubt that the ,. igrigiary pause of the affair lies in the system of ¦ demonstrations and counter-demonstration ' s carried on" between the different nations or races composing the Austrian empire , and may be regarded as one of the consequences of the grand German propaganda , which threatens to extend its baneful activity , not only over all Europe , but over the whole world . What Christ ' s Gospel unites , this sorry vanity would rend asunder . The writers of England , Ireland , Wales , and Scotland , would do well to ponder upon the tendency of tbe groundless distinctions of Saxon , Anglo-Saxon , Celt ,

      Scandinavian , and Sclavonian , and all the host of frivolous national appellations , which have sprung up of late years . Austria has paid dearly for the support she has hitherto afforded to this propaganda , by the bittcr'h&tred of her Italian subjects , and the consequent loss of Iiombardy . She is likely to suffer for it in Hungary , and in her Sclavonian provinces . The immediate occasion of the late disturbance in Pesth , was according to the most trustworthy accounts , the refusal on the part of the authorities to permit the . djejnterment and translation of the mortal remains of the patriotic poet Kisfajudy , from Vienna to his native town , \ $ j 6 ' expose . for the refusal was plausible , and . ilistenouch in itself . No

      relation had applied for the remains , " and they could not bo surrendered to strangers , whose object was evidently to make a political demonstration therewith . The authorities imagined that the affair was thus settled , presuming that no relations of the poet were In existence . A relation , however , in the person of an old military pensioner , vras found , by whom a formal demand was made for the remains . The populace , meanwhile , had become very excited , nod some rioting took place which led to the arrest of some students . Soon after , the whole body of the students of the University

      appeared before the police office , and with loud cries ctefcoanded the relense of their fellow etudcn $ s . iTlie chief official immediately telegraphed to the capital for instructions , but before he could obtain an ^ rvVer the attack was made and the studento deliV ^ n £ d . ; and > .: l ) orne off in triumph . A day or two after , fully 20 , 000 persqns again assembled in front . ^¦ ¦ ¦ flifi police , office , shouting and threatening . A yery : serious fight ensued , by , all accounts t the & %$$ &fc 9 f qowso , remaining masters of the ilQS ^ kii ^ W , ' " * ' vqnture to repQftib Vrlmt I hear KS ^^ J ^ (? 0 , urces J ftl 1 parfclduljars are carofully ?]^ J ^ S »| W ? W , tli | B , 'Ai * tttri » u journals , arid even

      correspondents are fearful of dwelling too largely upon the subject , not knowing what manipulation their letters may possibly undergo at the post-office . The authorities are doing their utmost to stifle the agitation among the Protestants . Visits by the police have been paid to several of the superintendents , or heads of religious communities for the purpose of searching for compromising papers . Some individuals have resisted , declaring they would not surrender their papers unless compelled by main

      force . Their houses were , however , entered , their desks and boxes broken open , and all the papers contained therein carried away . The Superintendent of Comorn having locked and barred his gate against the police , a locksmith vras sent for to pick it , the authorities desiring to avoid the scandal of ah entrance by violence . No locksmith , however , was to be found , who would perform the operation for the authorities , and they were finally obliged to fetch the gunsmith from the fortress .

      The rumour of the Emperor ' s intended abdication has been officially contradicted ,, A story is enrrent , that at . a grand assembly the Emperor took his child upon his shoulder , and addressing the Company , said : Gentlemen , do I look like a worn-out pensioner ? The new organisation of the Prussian army , the particulars of which hare already appeared in the columns of the Leadeh ; is viewed now by the Liberals as a victory gained over them by the aristocrats , and fills them with dismal forebodings . The army , as your readers are aware , is to lose its present popular character—a character , by the way , which had more of appearance , like everything else

      in Prussia , than reality in it . The Prussians have hitherto flattered themselves . with' the idea that because their army was composed of all classes—that it was not an army of paid soldiers , but impressed citizens , therefore tyranny was impossible , and the whole people had a sort of voice in the Government of the country . The Landvrehr , or Conscript Militia , may be considered as abolished . It will indeed be still retained as an institution , but the line will be so increased and organised , as to leave the Landwehr an unimportant part to play in any future war . The most significant circumstance connected with the alteration , and that which alarms the Liberals , is , the greater number of officers

      places , which will ,, be created , and which of course will be at the disposal of the Government , to be filled by scions of the aristocracy . This virtual abolition of the Landwehr , the only apparent , however , really frail support of the rights guaranteed to the nation by the Constitution , the exclusive and conservative nature of the class having the command of the army , the doubtful sincerity of the Regent in his progressive and liberal inclinations , are ominous matters of debate among the poor Liberals . The Wurzburg Conference States , i . e ., those States that took part in the Conferences at Wurzburg , would make us believe that they were in earnest . Of the subjects * discussed at the Conference , four have been laid before the Federal

      Diet . These four are : The publication of the Acts of the Diet ; a general law upon citizenship and the rights of domicile or settlement ; the introduction of a uniform civil and criminal code ; the defence of the German coasts ; and the revision of the Federal military constitution . The last proposal is subscribed to by Bavaria , Wurteraburg , Saxony , Hesse , Darmstadt , and Nassau ; the last but one by all the States , except the Electorate of Hessia ; the first , second , and third by all the Conference States , without exception . The two first proposals respecting the publication of the Acts of the Diet , and the laws of settlement , having been already brought forward by Russia , were referred to the Committees sitting upon these questions . ; ..

      The Hanoverian Government bo * just announced that after the , 1 st of January next the prohibition of the exportation of horses will cease , . The rbpOrt goes that the daughter of the Duke Max of Bavaria is betrothed to the Count Trapani , step-brother to the King of Naples . The nuptials , however , are not to take place till the affairs of I $ aly be settled . The young princess -will probably discover eomo day that this was a harsh proviso . There is , indeed , every prospect of her dying an old maid .

      A letter from Mecklenburg says ^ In our partiamentary transactions , as in our Constitutional in * stitutions generally the most * complete anarchy exist ? . Stenographic reports , of parliamentary transactions are altogether impossible . The junkera , i . e ., young aristocrats ; shouf , jeer , and inajke game of the proceedings } mounf the table ' s find , play all manner o £ pranks in the House ; of Assembly . This is nothing new , for aome years ago the junkers summarily closed a debate that wlko disagreeable to them by turning the Government Commissary out of the House . The widely-known Professpr of Mineralogy at the University of Gottingen , Hofruth Hauemaun , died on Christmas day , aged 76 .

      EXTRACT FROM PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE . Florence , December 15 . We have just returned from Pisa . The loss of Lajatico is a real calamity for the country . His place can never be supplied ; and it may be said that all Tuscany is in mourning for this loyal-hearted and noble-minded man , ^ yhose first and last thoughts were for his country . Casa Capponi is thrown into mourning by the death of Don Neri Corsini , Marchese di Lajatico . Donna Natalia , his daughter , Paolo ' s wife , suffers severely from the affliction . She straggles against her grief , but h as frequent fainting fits ,- and her young face is so expressive of anguish that it is affecting to see her . She was the ray , of joy and the light of th e house , poor young creature .. Her sorrow falls heavily on her husband ' s grandfather , the Marches e Gino Capponi , who , you know , is blind , and loves her even more , perhaps , than his own grandchildren . To morrow the body is expected to arrive , and will be received with military honours , and accompanied by the whole population to the Church of Santa Croce , where the heroes of Florence lie buried , and where a monument will be erected to his memory . They were such a happy family ! His wife was the brightest and most heart-satisfied of wives , and he was the best of husbands and fathers . It is probable that the Marchese Cosinio Itidolfi may be obliged to quit his double post in the ministry , to go to Pjaris during the Congress . Salvagnoli is in such a state , of health , "that from one day to another he may be obliged to relinquish liis post . He is suffering from disease of the heart , which is far advanced . M . saw him in bed . Dec . 17 . Yesterday the remains , of the Marchese di Lajatico were brought to Florence . They reached Leghorn in the morning , were conducted within the city accompanied by the national guard and local militia , and after receiving honours from a funeral gathering : and service in the Duomo , -were brought on to Florence . At the railway station the funeral car was met by the Florentine National Guard and militia , and thus accompanied to the . church of Santa Croce , where it arrived about five o ' clock , and was received with repeated salvos of cannon , in token of honour and respect . The members of the Tuscan Government , a great number of deputies , public functionaries and celebrities , were present at the religious ceremonial , as well as a crowd of the lower orders , who had lined the streets by which the cortege passed , and behaved with the utmost order and composure . The departed Marquis exercised the highest offices , with the sole view of advancing the best interests of his country . Devoted to the national cause , bis name stands honorably enrolled in two pages of his country ' s history . To this object he consecrated his intellect * his fortune , and his industry , and for his country he unhesitatingly sacrificed his private affections and domestic traditions . He accompanied to the field of battle both Charles Albert and Victor Emmanuel . After the preliminaries of Villafranca he was sent by the Tuscan Government to England , were he occupied himself in studying the best means of obtaining from the Congress of Potentates a peace which should prove not a passing truce merely , but a permanent remedy for . . the ills of Italy . His country feel too grateful for his services to allow them to be recompensed alone by tears , and an association has been formed for coining a medal to perpetuate his name .

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      ROOKS RECEIVED .

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      SERIALS . « ' The Cornhill Magazine , " - No . 1 . Smith , Eldor and Co . , " Stories of the Lives of Notable Women . " Doan ft » « Son . , „ " Longfellow ' s Prose Works . " No . 4 . Doan and Sun .

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      " The Church History of Scotland . " By tlio Rot . ; John Cunningham , Minister of Crioft . A . and l .. Black , Edinburgh . " The Gordian Knot . " By Shirley Brooks . It Hentloy . " Kitchi-Gamt ; Wanderings round Lake Superior . " By J . G . Kohl . Chapman and Hall . , . " Liberty Hall , Oxon . " By W . Winwood ltoado . 3 Vole . Chaa . Skcet . " The Prophet of Nnzareth . " Knight and Son . " A New Sentimental Journey . " Chapman nnd HnJI . " The Old Coal Pit , " By J . IS . May . J . W . l ' arlwr and Son . " The Elements of Social Science . " E . Truolovo . " Graceful Riding . " R . Hardwlcko " Rills from the Fountains . " Knight and Son . " The Instructive Picture Book on Natural History . Edmonaton'and Douglas , Edinburgh . " Martin Rattler , or a Boy ' a Adventures in the lomtoJ Brazil . Nelson nnd Sons . , " Round the World . " A Tale for Boyu . Nuteon nnd Sons . •" OldJack , a Man-of-War ' a-man nnd South Sea Whaler . " Nelson and Sous .

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    • Leader (1850-1860), Dec. 31, 1859, page 1420, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2327/page/16/