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    to transform my sadness into joy and happiness . I fear that some of yon may think that I should return to Ajjerir . and revive troubles . This is impossible , and ^ a never happen . Do not doubt what I say on this rxtjeet , anymore than you would doubt if I were dead for I P ^ cs myself among the number ofthe dead . My Bele desire i * ta go to Mecca and Medina , there to Study gud adore God to ray last hour , e -.-. J *_« - -

    THE KATIOKAI . GUABD . The arming ofthe national guard , as that body is re constructed by the laws proclaimed by the provisional government , proceeds with activity . It appears by a report of the Minister of War , founded on the inventories ofthe various arsenals , thatthereare at present disposable for this purpose about half a miflien of muskets and swerds , which united with £ ho ? e already distributed ia 1 S 30 , will form a total of 1 , 500 , 003 arms . P ^ iBis , Sunday , Sr . y , —The aftroupemcnit and processions , the Sags and banners , and the planting of the trees of liberty hivebaen incessant all day . A maniefstation waa-sisda in favour of Poland . AboaiSO . OOOmerabere ef the clubs and popular societies accompanied to the Hotel de Ville . a part ofthe Polish emigrants , who went to bid adieu to the prorisional government , and to askforarms .

    The [ flag-bearer , who was a Polish noble , was admitted with a deputation , and addressed the government- The members present replied that the French themselves had need of all the disposable arms , and expressed their regret at being unable to comply with the demand . M . Lamartine said : — Tee French government feels for the situation of ye-sr glorious but unhappy country , * said the minister . 1 he ' French gevernment has never ceased to express its sympathy for Poland . It has never ceased to feel the obligation imposed upon it by the fall of so many

    thousands of your noble countrymen in ths ranks of the French army —( I quote froa a brisf note made on the spot}—You desire aid inyonr present undertaking ; but with all our desirs for the independence aad happiness a ! Poland , onr duties restrain as within limits which we cannot pass . We cherish the hope that Poland will be independent and free , and we shall be happy to concur in her attempts to secsre those blessings ; but the time for and the mode of displaying our regard for her must be left to us . I shall add that a peaceable movement will advance yonr causa more quickly and more tfiec tnailv than an appeal to arms .

    Paris , Monday Morning . —The provisional government , after a great deal of hesitation , has at length determined to postpone the elections for the National Assembly for a fortnight : —

    EREXCH RE PUBLIC . tiBsa-r ZQUALITT FSATEBKITT . The provisional government having taken cognizance of its decree which adjourns to the 5 ; h of April tbe -elections of the National Guards , ths information communicated by the commissaries in the departments , and ¦ also the opinion of the Mayor of Paris , and consideiing ihai it R-osld be materiall y impossible to maintain the day originally fixed for the general elections ; on the report of the Minister of the Interior—decrees : 1 . The general elections of the representatives of the people will take place on Sunday , ths 23 rd of April . —2 , The assembly will meet on the = th of May following . Dane in Council of Government , Paris , Hareh 22 . 1818 . ( Signed by ths members of the government . )

    The provisional government has aadressed a proclamation to the French people in reference to this postponement . After stating that the information received showed that it waa impossible to carry out the elections at the time originally fixed , the proclamation says : — It is now for yoa , citizens , to complete ths generous work which you have undertakes . The repsblic is founded ; no intrigue , no senseless attack can prevail against it ; the peepls wills it . It will fcnow how to cefeca that which it has known valiantly to conquer . Z , 3 t it be organises oa a large basis . Let the future constitution carry into our institutions , aad iato the laws , the srezXprinciples of onr revolution . Let your choice prepare tbe reign of liberty , equality , and fraternity , ffhaaks to tout aeslstance . cii ' asns , the provisional

    government has been able to this day to bear the burden of public affairs . It does not wish , it cannot retard the hour when it will have to deposit the power in the tancs of tie sovereign authority , which is alone capable of answering to all the wishes of France , and alone suSciently strong to direct the destinies of the Republic in the path into which the magnanimous impulsion of the people has launched them . Bo not ftfeen lose time , citizins , in discussing opinions and men . list these , by their virtues , by their lights , by their purity , by the love of iheir country , be true representatives of the people , and Europe will salute the new Assembly with the same enthusiasm with which the revolution which the psoplehive made has been received , and which engenders the mostpowerful of propagandism —that which is inspire S by admiration I

    The Committee of . Nations ! Defence had ordered the formation of a camp of 90 , 000 men at Dijon . Mass was on Sunday celebrated for the first time , sines the revolution , in the Tuileries chapel . The patients of the Civic Hospital were in the gallery which the ex-royal family occupied .

    DEPABTCBS 0 ? GESJIAS DEMOCRATS . A large body of Germans , calling themselves the Srst detachment ofthe German Democratic Legion , left Paris on Saturday for Germany . THS WORKISG CLAS 5 SS OF FRANCE AS » E 5 GLA 5 D , An address has been received by M . Louis Blanc from the Executive Committee of Great Britain , for tie protection ofindustrv , and for the organisation of agricultural and manufacturing labour , of which T-S . Buncombe , Esq ., M . P ., is the president , congratulating the French people on their late victory , havo formed be

    and expressing a desire to a league - tween , the working classes ofthe two countries to forward their mutual interests . It declares that the present is tha hour for action ; that the organisation of labour is essential to the well-being ofthe working man in both countries ; and concludes by calling on the French , now that they have the opportunity , to maintain that principle firmly , aa being the deathwarrant of the system of oppression which has hitherto existed . [ Thisaddress hasalready appeared in our eolamns . l

    Qa Sunday trees of liberty were planted in various parts of Paris : one at the angle of the Rue Duphot and the Rue Richepanse ; another on the Place de Notre Dame de Larette ; a third at the angle ofthe Hue Chateau Landon ; and a fourth opposite the Chateau d'Eau .

    THE BUONAPARTES . Xanoleon Buonaparte , son of Jerome , ex-King of "Westphalia , has just addressed to the citizens of Corsica a circular , in which he says he shall consider It an honour to represent them in the National Assembly . He terminates his address in these words : —* In loving the Republic and devoting myself to its service , I obey j ^ apoleon , who , from ti « rook of St Helena , where the hatred of kings had bound him , foretold that , « before fifty years , Europe would be Kepublican or Cossack . ' Thanks to God and to ths French people , it is the Republic which txiamph . 5 ' . '

    THE ITAUA 5 DEKCCKAT 3 . A very numerous deputation oi the Italian Association went on Monday to the Hotel de Ville . M . Mazzini , the president , read an address , expressing their sympathy for the Provisional Government , and announcing that the association had been definitively constituted . The object of the association , which , he said , was preached or foreseen by all the great Italians , from Arnold of Brescia to Maehiavelli , from Dante to Napoleon , vraslthe politicalinnity of ths Peninsula , the complete emancipation , from the sea to the Alps , of that land , the foundation of a compact and strong nationality , which might , for the welfare of the world , take rank in the confederation of nations , and bring to the cortmin task the inspiration and sincere devotedness , the thought and action of twenty-four millions of free men , brethren , and associated in one single national belief , ' God and the people' —in one single International belief' God and humanity . '

    , M . Lamartine expressed the sympathy of the provisional government in the cause of Italy . He said : — Amongst the glorious names which you have mentioBtd , there is one alone which I reproach you with baring called to mind , in censfqeence of tbe signification which is commonly attached to the name of ifachiaval . ( Cries of « Yes , yes ; he is out of place . ' ) Efface henceforth that name from your titles of glory , and substitute for it the pure name of Washington ; that ; s the one which should now be proclaimed ; that is the asm * of modem liberty . It is no longer the name of a politician or of a conqaeror that is required , it is that of

    a man the most disinterested , the most devoted to the people . That is the man required by liberty . ( Cries of Yes , yes ; bravo , bravo . 'J The want of tbe age is s European Washington ; that of the people peace and liberty . ( Renewed acclamations . ) The independence of nations in the choice of the internal regime which is best suited t « them , is the standard of the Prench Republic , which we wish to wave on both sides of the Alps and Pyrenees , and oa both banfes of tbe Rhine . Keither fear , nor complaisance , nor even a feeling of predUection S ££ li make us swerve from this principle . Our love for Italy is disinterested , and we feave = o other amhition but to etehtr is impamhohle and ai great as the Boil « hich she has rendered eternal by her name .

    Loud cries of'Vive Lamartine ! Vive le Gou-Ternement Provfseire : Vive la Republique !• _ Paeis , Tuesday , op . u . —In consequence of the intelligence of the King of Sardinia _ having taarched into Milan , and of his having been proclaimed King of Sardinia and Lombardy , and tbe other news received from the Italian frontiers , the provisional government has ordered that 3 o , 000 trcops shall be immediately concentrated near Vienne , in Dauphiny . « .. . Paris is tranquil . The police were most active in the detection and arrest of malefactors . THE SPAKISH DSMOCEATS .

    The same day several hundred Spaniards made a striking demonstration in favour ofthe principles proclaimed by the republic . They went to the Place Vendome , with the French and Spanish flags joined together . On arriving at the colnmn , M . loiosa , iu a few vrords , exrre-sed enthusiastic admiration at the gsryices rendered by tbe French to tumamty .

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    The Spaniards then went to the Hotel de Ville , where they were received by M . de Lamartine . M . Salas , after stating that the cry of » Liberty , Equality , braternvty had created a great sensation in Spain , expressed a hope that that country would soon enjoy the benefits of a government of the people by the pesple . The flags ofthe Spaniards and workmen were crossed , and , the . ranks of both bodies breaking up . the Spaniards and French mixed together , and wsrmly embraced each other .

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    PEOILE . Thirty . five years ago . iu times of imminent danger , your Kmt addressed himself to his psople . and his eon . Sdencein them wag nst misplaeed . Your King , allied with his people , rescued Prussia and Germany from igseminy aad degradation . At this moment , when our fatherland 1 b menaced by the most fearfal and . immediate darger , I address myself with confidence te a German uatlon , among the noblest branches of which my people may with pride include themselves . Germany has been seized with fer .

    mentation at home , and is threatened with danger abroad from more quarrels than one . Deliverances from this twofeld and urgent paril can arise only from the cordial union of the German Princes and people under one guidance . This guidance I take upon myself during these times of danger . My people , who do not shrink from danger , will not desert me and Germany , but will join me with confidence . I have this dsy adopted the ancient German national colours , and have placed my * self and my people under the venerated banner of the German empire ; Henceforth Prussia is dissolved in Germany .

    The Diet , which has already been convoked for the 2 nd ef April , in conjunction with my people , presents the ready medium and legal organ for the deliverance and pacification of Germany . It is my reaoHeto afford opportunity to the Princes and States of Girmany for s general meeting with the organs of this Diet , on a plan which will be propounded without delay . The Diet ef the Germanic States which shall be thus provisionally constituted shall concert openly , and without delay , upon the requUite preliminary measures for averting dangers , both at home and abroad . The requirement ! at this moment urgently called for

    are—I . —The MKtttufion of a gsnsral popular federal army . II . —A declaration of armed neutrality . This national aimament and tbis declaration will inspire Eurore with respect for the sacredness and inviolability ofthe territory which boasts of the Sennan Ianguage snd the German name . Unity and strength alone wll be able in these days to maintain trade and commerce in eur beautiful and flourishing fatherland , Simultaneously with the regulations for averting im . pending danger , the German United Diet will deliberate on ths regeneration and the foundation of a new Germany , a united , not a uniform Germany—a union without diversities—a nnion with freedom .

    The general introduction of genuine constitutional legislation with responsibUity of Ministers in all individual States ; open courts of justice , trial by jury in criminal cases equal political and civil rights for all religions professions , and a trnlypopular and Iibsral Administration alone will be able to accomplish this great end . F » EDrBlCK WlLSIAH , BoBrfEHiHIT , Consx Aenik , Abnih , Vos Rons , Kuhne . Cor / wr Schwsbih ,

    5 BE 1 . ATE BEVOLBTIOir . It is impossible to describe the heart-rending scenes of the evening of the 19 th , much less those of the night preceding . The cannons roared ; the fire of the troops was unceasing ; and not satisfied with this mode of attack upon the populace , hand grenades were hurled amongst the living masses . Every house , from the roofs of which the insurgents attacked the troops , was cannonaded . The society of sharpshooters increased in numbers , separating themselves and picking off the best officers of the troops . Colonels , majors , captains , fell one after the other . The iniurgents had no leader — no man on whom they relied ; they had not even a flag . One common sentimant inspired them , and was made to supersede chiefs and discipline . The fighting continued until the morning . The troops were worn out , without having forced a single position .

    I was struck with the skilful manner in which the barricades had been formed . Some were of sacks of flour , others of oil-casks , wine-casks , and furniture of all sorts . The alarm lellsrang , and the people ran through the streets with screams not unlike the war-whosp of North American Indians- An immense military force , consisting of infantry and cavalry , with artillery , opened their fire in the streets , volleys of musketry alternating with discharges of grape and canister . The firing continued from three in the afternoon for almost the whole night . It was bravely stood , and smartly returned by the citizens . Students

    from the Universities of Berlin , Breslau , and Halle , were their leaders . The battalion of Rifles of the Royal Guard ( consisting chiefly of students serving for one year , and of natives of the canton of Neufchatel ) sided with the people . Their murderous fire , chisfly directed against officers in tbe opposite ranks , proved of the greatest service to the citizens . The members ofthe Berlin shooting clubs [ Schutzengilden —excellent marksmen—also took an active part in the conflict . The citizens were posted in favourable positions , protected by immense barricades , and took deliberate aim from the windows . When powder was wanting , stones or other heavy substances were thrown from the roofs .

    There was cossiderable loss on both aides , but that of the seldiers was greatest . The number of officers killed or wounded is said to be enormous . Now , as to results . We must not consider all settled . One thins is certain — absolute monarchy is at an end in Prussia . The blood ofthe Berlin martyrs will bear its fruits ; it will have supplied the baptismal font of a great revolution . From the Vistula to the Manche we canreckon upon the people . having freedom , and the whole of Germany will be as a living barrier against the incursion of the barbarian .

    rUEIHSR PiBTICULABS . I have had great difficulty in ascertaining the amount of loss on either side . I counted 180 , but I am just assured that 267 bodies were buried to-day , besides these who were buried by their friends . The number of wounded among the citizens is stated at 500 . The troops are said to have lost S 00 killed and as many wounded . This disproportion of killed to wounded of the military is accounted for by the fact , that the Germans are excellent shots , and are well acquainted with the use of the rifle . Numerous instances are related of personal prowess in this respect ; one weuld choose the eye ; another the third button of the coat , for bringing down his man , and the result was in every case fatally precise . At the old Town Hall , where tfie struggle was terrific , one man ia said to have killed seventeen .

    Some idea may be formed ofthe desperate character of the conflict , when you hear that the women made their flat irons red hot to throw among the soldiers , that every possible missile was hurled from the tops of the houses , and that boiling water was copiously supplied for that purpose , la one instance in a street through which it was supposed the troops would pass , the owner of the house had prepared a Quantity of vitirol .

    LIBEHATIOH OF THE POLES . The King having granted a full amnesty to all political offenders , the people proceeded on the morning of the 20 th to liberate the Poles . Mieroslawski , Dr Liebelt , and others entered an open carriage , which was drawn by the people from the prisen to the palace . Mieroslawski and Liebelt carried colours of the German empire . The advocates who defended the prisoners at their trial , bore the Polish flag , all the ether liberated prisoners followed on foot . The cortege passed through the Frederich-strasse and ' unter den Linden , ' a body of students , with

    drawn swords , escorted the carriage . Doctor Liebelt harangued the people . He thanked the inhabitants of Berlin , and expressed his sympathy for Germany . MieroalawaM said a few words in Frenc h , A voice from the crowd shouted out to him , ' If yoa see the King , make him give his word of honour not to call in the Russians . ' The windows were thronged with ladies ,-Pho threw wreaths of flowers upon them as they passed . In the little street close to the palace a workman got into the carriage . He said he was a Pole , and had Iremained concealed at Berlin ever since the last insurrection , He was crowned with laurelsMieroslawski embraced him . .

    . _ „ The cortege arrived at the palace , the King presented himself on the balcony for some moments , when Count de Schwerin harangued the people , expressing a hope that the Poles wonld acknowledge the magnanimity of the King by continuing their attachment to Germany .

    IUS 5 BAL OF THB VICItlB . Bsrlik , March 24 . —Early this morning the funeral of those citizens who fell on the 18 tn and 19 th took place with peculiar solemnity . All the houses were hung with black ^^ with the national banner and colours , which WCre likewise hoisted upon tke castle . , A notice was issued that the obsequies of the military would not be distinct from that of the burghers , but that DO officers or soldiers who followed should carry arms . ,, . . .. The procession set out at seven o ' clock ¦ w the morning . Ifc was opened by a division of the , SIdintr wncriidfi and the students , followed by a choir and

    deputations from the various districts of the -rJurgner Guards , with muffled drums beating the dead march , then followed the funeral cars , decked with uowers and garlands . The number oi coffins waa 187-They were segarated into divisionsof ten by banners covered with crape or the national flag . A train ol Protestant and Roman Catholic clergy followed imjgediately after the immense line of comns , tne mourners came next , and then aU the militarv officers present in Berlin , and the Aides-de-tamp » oi Ms Majesty , & c . The Berlin vocal choir , and large bodies of workmen and companies , each und 6 ¥ tne respectiye banners of its guild , followed by aa alow *

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    interminable train , which was closed by the armed Burgher Guard . The number of persons , all dressed in deep mourning , must have amounted to at least 10 , 000 men ... When the solemn cortige arrived at the Palace , each division of coffins halted beneath the balcony , flia Majesty and the Queen immediately came out , accompanied by several Aides-de-Camps and the Ministers . A solemn funeral chant was now sung . The mournful procession then continued its imposing course . All the coffins denied slowly before the high persons , who stead uncovered for three hours on the balcony . Tears fell from every eye , and the countenance of the King especially evinced the most intense emotion . An immense grave had been dug in the churchyard of the Invalids , in the form of a cross , in the centre of which was raised a platform for those who officiated . Into these four subterranean streets the coffins were lowered side by side .

    BXTRAORMKAXT nEMOHSTRATIOS IS BEItLLY . At ten o ' clock on the 21 st ult . the Minister , Count Schwann , assembled the students in the Aula ( hall of state of the University ) . They entered it in a body , many of them carrying arms in their hands , and were received by Count Schwerin and tha Rector , and Protector Mullerand Hecker , both of whom were armed . Count Schwerin addressed tho students as follows : — Gehtleheit , —His Majesty the King thinks it bis duty to inform you , who have so brilliantly shone in thea * days ef glory , of the line of progress which he proposes to follow . It is His Majesty's intention to take tbe lead of Constitutional Germany . He will have liberty and a constitution . He will originate and form a German

    Parliament , and he will head the progress ef the nation , The King relies on the protection of the people . Is not this your opinion J ( ' Yea , yes , ' repeated by a thousand voices . ) The King , wearing tbe German colours , will appear in the streets of this town . He wishes the students to surround him in a body . Gentlemen , aaj God bless tha German King ! ( Stormy applause ) Gentlemer , we are His Majesty ' s respoasible ministers , but it i » the King who animates us . HU thought is progress ! Hi < thought is liberty 1 God bless the responsible ministers 1 A student proposed a vivat for Count Schwerin , the friend of the people , and after some words of the latter , the students left the Aula , cheering violently . They are all armed , and form four different corps , which they call by the names of their favourite '

    professors—D * ve , Ilecker , & c . The lecture rooms of the University serve as rooms for meetings and for the armed guard of students . The rector and the professors sent last night a variety of refreshments to the students in charge of the University building . 80 , 000 copies of a national song ! ( ' Volkslied , ') have been distributed among the people , and copies of the same are beina sent to other towns of Germany . The King appeared at half-past ten near the winding stairs ofthe Palase-yard . flis Majesty was on horseback ; he wore the uniform ^ and helmet of the 1 st regiment of the Guards , with the German colours round his arm . He was surrounded by the Princes and Ministers , who wore the same colours . His Majesty was received with enthusiastic applause .

    Turning to the people , It is , 'said the King , ' no usurpation of mine if I feel called upon te save German liberty and unity . I swear , by God , that no Prince shall be dethroned by me . But German unity ; and liberty I will preserve . These must be protected by German faith , and grounded onthebasis of an upright and truly German constitution . ' This speech was violently cheered , and so great was the crowd that the King and his party could but very slowly proceed . The procession was beaded by two generals witn the German colours round their arms . After them came three Ministers , two privates of the Civic Rifle Brigade , and the Chic Counsellor , Mr Gleicb , who bore the tri-coloured German flag . He was followed by the Kin ? , surrounded by his Princes and generals . The King stopped in the Palace-square to address the people , and proceeded

    next through the streets leading to the Palace . Handkerchiefs were waved from oil the windows , accompanied by lond cheers . The civic guards in charge of the Royal guard house presented arms , and the King said , 'Iseeyouhere on guard . Ihave no words to tell you how I thank you ; believe it !' A voice— ' Long life to the Emperor of Germany !' The King . — ' Never . That is not my will—that is not my intention . ' The procession passed thestatne of Blucher and through the Behrenairasse , and returned by the Linden ( Near the University it was joined by three students , who carried the Imperial banner before the King . All the students were drawn up before the University , hf aded by the rectors , Muller and Ilecker . The King shook hands with these gentlemen , and then stopping near the monument of Frederick II ., he said : —

    lam truly proud that it is my capital where so powerful an opinion has manifested itself , This day is a great day . It ought never to ha forgotten . It is decisive . G . ntlemen , you carry a grand future within you , and when after year * you look back upon your life you will , I am sure , think of this day . The colours I wear are not my own ; I do not mean to usurp anything with them ; I want neither another Grown nor another dominion . I want liberty ; I will have unity in Germany ; I wsnt good order ; I swear it before God . ( Here the King raised his right hand to Heaven ) I have done

    nothing tut what has often happened in the history of Geimaay . It has often been the case that , when disorder prevailed , mighty princes and dukes have coma forward ; that tbey have taken tbe banners in their hands and led the nation . I believe that the hearts of Princes yearn towards me , and the will of the nation supports me . Mark me , gentlemen , I ask it of you—take it down in writing that I will cot usurp anything!—that I claim nothing , excipt German liberty and unity . Tell it to the students of otter universities . I am heartily eorry that tbey are not all here in one body !'

    Bbeslab . —« Thedisturbances which totk place on the lGth ult ., during which a division of the Cuirassiers fell upon the offending multitude , has had the most direful consequence . As the general in command refused to supply the burghers with arms , the district association resolved that every man should arm himself as he best csnld , and repair at six in tbe evening to an appropriate rendezvous . In the brief space of one hour every gun shop was cleared of its arms . The students had their weapons sharpened by tae knife grinders in the streets , and everybedy put on the black , red , and gold cockade and ribbons . The liberation of the brothers Hoffman , who were imprisoned for high treason , was forcibly effected .

    Mahch 21 . —The excitement which prevailed yesterday increased with the approach of evening , and numbers of workpeople , aimed with axes and other weapons , arranged themselves under one banner . They took possession ofthe Lower Sileaian Railway station , seized the letter-bags , and demanded information respecting the letters addressed to the commandant , Count Brandenbury . This being refused , tha dissatisfaction increased . At the request of the principal burghers , Edward Count Reishenbacb , and Semran , May and Pelez , mechanics , were constituted deputies of the people , and last night issued a proclamation , which has happily succeeded in allaying the excitement . —Haiibdkoh .

    AUSTRIA . Vienna , March 10 . —Funeral of the Men who ran , os the 13 th and 15 rn . —At twelve o ' clock the whole of the National Guard , including the Corps of Students , and the Burgher Militia , assembled for the purpose of paying the last honours to the heroes who fell on the 13 th of March . All Vienna displayed the most solemn sympathy . The procession , which was immense , was closed fay a number of ladies dressed in deep mourning . In the midst of this innumerable throng , which proceeded in profound silence , were eight funeral cars , surrounded by the comrades , relatives , and friends of the deceased ; The corps of the University and the Burghers , attended the bodies to their last home , in the ScbmelzcrFriedhof .

    By letter , under date March 22 nd , we learn that Prince Metternich had arrived jat the castle of Rheinbeck . His domain , tbe famous castle of Jobannisberg , has been sequestered by the government of Nassau . The cellars are richly stored ; they are put under seal . By letters from Ems , we hear that the Duchess of Orleanswas living there in complete privacy . Besides her two sons she had but few persons with her , amongst whom was the Count de Moraay . The Emperor Ferdinand has published an amnesty liberating a number of political prisoners , which he expects will put an end to everything like popular disaffection in the several states of his empire , including the' Lombardo-Venetian kingdom !' It is too late !! Hanover . —Our old friend King Ernest has granted all the concessions demanded of him .

    The hatred against Russia , and the dread _ of her interfering to put down popular institutions in Germany , were hourly increasing . Frahsfobt « on-the-Maine . —In the sitting ofthe German Diet on the 16 th March , the following propositions were adopted : — The German Diet declare that the old Eagle of Ger . many , with the words'German Confederation , ' and the colours ofthe old banner of the empire of German y ( black , red , and gold ) , shall be adopted . The arms and colours of the Confederation shall be hOipWd over tbe federal fortresses . <

    BOHEMIA . Prague , March 20 . —Numerous bodies of the National Guard are constantly patrolling the streets to preserve the peace ofthe town . Yesterday , a deputation proceeded by special train to Vienna , to urge the immediate necessity of important measures in compliance with the popular will . Although the censorship of the press has been abolished , a National Guard formed and recognised , and , above all , a constitution granted , the people are unanimous in demanding further concessions , and the peace of the country depends wholly oa tbe degree of success which may attend the embassy now sent to the Austrian capital .

    ABDICATION OF THE KING OF B AVARIA . The long-expected and twiee-announced abdication of the King of Bavaria has at length taken place . The abdication of the King is dated 20 th March . King Ludwig . who thus abdicates in favour of his son , was bora on the 25 th Apgust , « a ? tt ia » flW

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    rw ino !> H ? , 8 Ucceeded his father on the 13 th uot ., ie # 8 rj d hag therefore Mianed rather more than twenty-two years . The new King , Maximilian II , opened theBava-I ia L ? iit « f ' £ ? ? ' A few minutes b ° fore the arrival of the King , his Queen , Maria , appeared at a tribune above the throne , accompanied by the l ^ T ^' Pott . We the following extracts from the King's speech : — In order that every rsm . mbrance of former dissensions may disappear , I have resolved to grant an amnesty for all political offences and tranBgressions . I have taken meaaurea which shall be legally sub . mjtted to tbe States of tbe kingdom without delay . They are : — Responsibility ofthe Ministers ; liberty ofthe press ; eleotien for the Chamber of Deputies ; speedy arrangements for the reprasentatloa of the palatinate ; abolition of ground rents ; and projection of a new legal code .

    It is my intention to obolish lotteries as far as the state of the recei pts of the kingdom in these troublesome times will admit of ; in evsrycaae these receipts will be replaced by others in the next budget . I have likewise commanded a constitutional reform in the administration of th » Landw * hr , for the purpose of Seeling a g » nwa ] armament of the people , in conformity with the necessities of the timoi . The commotions of the times and the immense interests of our Fatherland demand a clostr union of all the German Statts . I havo lost no time in taking measures for concerting the repreeentation ofthe people . At the Confederation we have entered upon a new era in our public life . It is commanded b y the spirit which pervades Europe . Let our motto be , 'Liberty and Law' ' '

    The speech has excited great enthusiasm . In num e" ) US German papers patriotic poems are published , with the notification that their appearance hitherto waa prevented by the censorship . Saxony . —Theltranquillitv of the city of Dresden was troubled en theilSth . The people collected in tae ^ ets in great numbers , demanding reform . The National Guard endeavoured to restore order and occupied the approaches to the principal market place , and the adjoining streets . Tbe circulation over the bridges was intercepted by the troops of incline , and other bodies of the same force were held ready in their barracks incase of need .

    Nolwithstandiag these precautionary and preventive measures , the disturbances were not altogether apppased . A new ministry was formed , composed of M . Braun , for Justice ; Van der Pfordten , for the Interior and Foreign Affairs ; and Georgy , Finance ; some of the appointments are provisional . This new Cabinet has announced that an extraordinary Diet would be convoked for the 20 th , and that it had agreed with tha King on the following measures : —Abolition of the censorship ; alaw on the liberty of the pres » , with an abolition ofthe system of caution-money ; esta blishment of the jury system , and reform in the pro eeedings ofthe courts of justice as far as regards publicity and oral evidence : reform of the electoral

    law ; recognition of the right of association ; legal regulation of ecclesiastical affairs in a fpirit of tolerance and equality : energetic co-operation for a radical reform of the Germanic Diet , with representation of the people , & a .

    TAB RISINGS OF THB PEASANTS . The peasants on tho domains of Prince Holienlohe have destroyed several chateaux . In ' one instance they seized the owner , who had sold them corn at a high price during the famine of last year : they then appointed one of their body as judge , while another acted as clerk ; the landlord was tried , convicted , found guillty , and sentenced to refund te each peasant the difference between the present price of wheat , and the price at which he sold it ; he was then allowed to depart In peace . In the Duchy of Baden also the peasants have committed some depredations , and have burnt and pillaged the houses of Prince Linange ' a agent , and another at Marienhohe . The peasantry are on ' the move' in the neighbourhood 0 ' Munster , and they have already destroyed some seignorial residences . Revolutionary circulars are freely distributed thronghont Westphalia , and landed proprietors are literally taking steps to ' save their bacon '—i . e . their ham ? .

    ITALY . THE PAPAL CONSTITUTION ' . Wg have received an extraordinary supplement , or ' flying-sheet" of La Lega Italiand , of Saturday ( the ISth ult . ) , which csntains a formal proclamation of the aew Roman Fundamental Constitution by His Holiness Pope Pius IX . The College of Cardinals tchesen by the Pope ) is to be constituted a Senate , inseparable from the same , and two Deliberative Councils for the formation of the laws are to be established , consisting of the ' High Council' and the ' Council of Deputies . ' The judicial tribunals are te be independent of the government , and no extraordinary commission courts are te be in future established . The National Guard is to be considered an institution of the State .

    The Pope convokes and prorogues the Legislative Chambers , and dissolves the Council of Deputies , being required to convoke a new Chamber within three months , which will be the ordinary duration ef the annual session . The sessions are to be public . The members of the Senate are to be appointed by the Fope for life , and their number is not limited . Tho qualification of a senator is the age of thirty years , and the plenary exercise of civil and political rights . The Senate will be chosen par preference from the prelates , ecclesiastics , ministers , judges , councillors of state , consistorial lawyers , and the possessors of an income of 4 , 000 scudi per annum . The Pope will appoint the President and Vice-Presidents .

    The second council will be elective , on the numerioal basis of one deputy to every 30 , 600 souls . The electors are to consist of tbe gonfalonieri ( mayors ) , priors , and elders of the cities ai d communes ; the possessors of a capital of 300 scudi ; the payers of direct taxes to the amount of twelve scudi per annum ; the members of the colleges of their faculties , and the titular professors of the universities ; the members of the Councils of Discipline , the advocates and attorneys practising in the collegiate tribunals , the laureates ad honorem ia the State universities , the members of the Chambers of Commerce , the heads of factories and industrial establishments , and the heads of scientific societies and public institutions assessed for certain amounts . The qualification of a deputy is the possession of a oapital of 3 . 000 scudi , or the payment of taxes to the amount of 100 seudi per annum , and the members

    of colleges and professors orumversities , & c , will be eligible tx officio . The profefision of . tho Popish religion is indispensable as a qualification for the exercise of civil and political rights . A distinct electoral law will regulate the elections of the deputies . Tbe persons of the members of both Councils are sacred , as far as their votes and speeches are concerned , but it appears that the privileges of freedom from airest on civil and criminal process are limited to the actual session and a month before and after . All laws and new taxes must be sanctioned by these two councils and assented to by tbe Pope ; but the Councils are not te be allowed to propose laws which may affect ecclesiastical or mixed affairs which may be opposed to the canons and discipline of the church , or which may tend to vary or modify the present statute . They are also forbidden to discuss the ' religious diplomatic relations' of the Holy See to foreign countries .

    ... The discussion of financial matters exclusively appertains to the Council of Deputies . The sum or cuil list appropriated to the endowment of tho Pope and the College of Cardinals , and to ecclesiastical purposes generally , as well as to . the expenses of the corps diplomatique , the Pontifical Guards , the main tenance ofthe Apostolical palacea and museums , ar . d various other purposes , ia fixed at 600 , 000 scudi per annum , includ ing a reserve fund for contingencies The canons , tributes , and dues , amounting to the annual surn of 13 . 000 seudi , are to remain at the entire disposal of the Pope . The Ministers are responsible for tbeir actions , and have a right to speak in both Councils , whether members or not . The session of the Chambers will be suspended by the death of the reigning Pontiff , but the new Pope must convene them a month after his election . The Ministers are to be confirmed and replaced by the Sacred Colkee ,

    REVOLUTION JN LOMBARD ! . We announced in our third edition of last week that Milan had revolted against Austria . It appears that a dreadful insurrection of the Milanese , ponukv tion broke out on the 18 th ult . against the Austrian government . The |> ccfe 3 fa ( mayor ) , at the head ofthe revolted people , presented hirtself at the police office , and tendered to the local authority the following claims -. —The abolition ofthe police department , its attributions to devolve on the municipality ; freedom of the press ; a national guard , dependent upon the municipal body ; annullation of the late martial law , and immediate release of all political offenders ; a provisional regency ; neutrality of Austrian troops , whose subsistence weuld be meanwhile assured by the Italian nation .

    These demands having been , of course , rejected , the struggle began ; many streets were unpaved ; and we are assured that the garrison , not being able to re-establish order and subordination , retired to the Citadel , where they expect reinforcements from various quarters , in order to operate with a force cf 25 , 000 or 30 , 000 men . The Sjemaphokb de MAHSErxiB 3 , © f the 23 rd ult ., contains the following ;—At Milan , on the 18 th ult ,, the people , armed with sticks , Bsized on the military post at the Palace of the Governor , and some ofthe soldiers were killed , Thetricoloured Italian banner waa holstsd on tho pakce . Ths

    municipal body and tho Archbishop harangued the vietorious people from the balcony of the same palace , but tbeir speeches could not be beard in consequence of ths confusion . Barricades were subsequently constructs in the streets leading to the palace , as far as the bridge of St Damiens . The first carriage that served to form a barricade was that of the Yice-presidenS of the government , General O'Donnell . The streets were in an in . stant unpaved . Not a soldier was to be seen . Accord , ing to the CoNooanu , the people captured tho artillery which had been planted in front of the cathedral and palace . The barricades were completed during the night ef the 18 th . and en the morning of thelSm , the fusillade

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    and cannonade commenced and continued tie whole dsy . A Croatian regiment was partly destroyed by projectiles throtvn from the windows and roofs of the houses .

    PROGRESS OP THR REVOlT / HOtf IN WMBARDT . The King of Sardinia ' s proclamation , announcing his intention of aiding the Italians , is in fact a declaration of war against Austria . A private letter addressed from Milan to Navara , dated the 23 rd , at noon , says , ' Our holy cause has triumphed ; tho God of armies has favoured our enterprise . Milan is at length delivered from its oppressors , 8 000 of whom remain prisoners in our hands ; the gw « rd of Radetsky ia among eur trophies . The cannonade from the fortress was

    sustained till four o clock this morning , when unexpectedly the Austriaas made a sortie . As they issued forth , our brave tirailleurs made a horrible massacre of these Germans . Tbe dragoons , who formerly inflicted such havoc on our pes > ple in the streete , are our prisoners : In the castle , which is in our hands , we found tll & re the correspondence of Radetsky , which throws a curious light upon the late transactions . The castle is filled with wounded . Bulza and Torrecani , the late Minister of Police , are among our prisoners : The former attempted to escape with false passports .

    • All Lombardy is up in arms— 'Long live the brave Milanese !'' According to other accounts , which have claims to accuracy and authenticity , the Austrians have left 1 , 000 dead and 4 , 000 prisoners in Milan . The almost impregnable fortress of Mantua had been seized by the people during the insurrection in that place , favoured by the defection of about a third of the garrison , which consisted i > i Italian troops . At Mantua the tricoloured Italian flag was unfurled . Padua , Reggio , and Modena , rose as one man . Nothing could repress the enthusiasm of the Bolognese , who crossed the frontier , and marched upon Modena . A Piedmontese regiment was at Casteggio . The Autttian and Russian ministers at Turin had demanded their passports .

    The popular risings in Parma and Modena have resulted in the flight ofthe Grand Dukes of those Duchies , which are now revolutionised . A revolution has take place ia Piancenza . The OrmioNK of Turin , publishes the following news from the Novara , dated the 19 : h ult . : — Milan is insurged , and in a state of siege , Tbe gates are closed , and the battle rages within . The people have made themselves masters of five pieces of cannon and the report ef artillery was heard up to eleven o ' clock last nijht . Five thousand Lomellinos are on their way to Milan to assist th ?/ ir brethren , Tho same journal adds , ' At half-past sic , p . m ., we learn that the government is in the hands of the Milanese ; Gasat is president , nnd the tricolour waves on tbe Government Palace , Yesterday all the functionaries bad abandoned Milan , The centre of the movement was in the Broletto . The geudarmery and firemen fraternised with the people . The Hungarians have shown themselves friendly

    to the people who cried , ' Viva VUvgTiena , The cannonading of the Castle began yesterday at five and lasted till eleven p . m . AU the public edifices are in the hands of the people . " Tho Comaslna , Valt 61-Una , and Bergamo , are said at this moment to be in open insurrection . It is said , also , that the Swiss corps f ranca have crossed the frontier , and that tbe Vlcoroy has been made prisoner near Brescia by a battalion of Italian grenadiers . We learn from Tigevane that tbe Hungarian cavalry took part with the Milanese ; for , having received orders to prevent the entrance of the country people , tbey allowed them to enter in shoals . Last night , at eight , ail the tocsins ofthe villages on the Fiedmenteas frontier were sounding the alarm . The insurrection ia general at this moment throughout tbe Lombardo-Yene Man kingdom , Other letters confirm that the viceroyal palace is in the hands of tho people , and that the papers , furniture , < fcc , had been thrown into the court to be burnt . The Guards , who had tried to resist , bad been massacred or dispersed , '

    According to the Turin journals of the 22 nd , the fighting between the people of Milan and the Austrian troops had continued during the days of the 19 : h , 20 th , and 21 st . The people had at last obtained possession of all the principal points of the town , and were , when the last accounts left , engaged in attacking the castle . The same j ournals also announce that Modena had risen , and that Partna and Piacenza were in full insurrection . The following are the details given : — On the 19 : h fighting was still going on , the people being principally esgaged in endeavouring to reduce the castle , which was supposed to contain about 8 , 000 or 9 , 000 men . The inhabitants were in great want of ammunition , though a certain supply had been sent from Novara ; Ihay possessed not less than 30 , 000 muekets ,

    Bodies of peasants were fleeting in from thii neighbouring towns and villages . At the above date Pjvia had not risen , A party of Austrian cavalry and Hungarian artillerymen , oh their way from Pavia to Milan , with six pieces of cannon were attacked by the people at Biuaeco , and the cannon taken . The Austrians fled , but tbe Hungarians cried ' Viva VItalia \ ' The party from Binasco then proceeded to Milan , and were joined on their way by several thousand men from Lomelly , armed by Count Litta and the Marquis of Erba . On entering the city , they found the people in possession of sis pieces of cannon , which they had taken from the Austrians on the Piazza del Duomo ; tie fighting was going on in the ttreetSy and great numbers were constantly arriviujj to aid tbe people , but reinforcemouts wsro also coming in to the other party . Tno thousand Genoese were en thtirwayto Milan .

    A body of Swiss had forced tbe Porta Gomasina , and dislodged the Ausirlans from that post . They bad brought ammunition and provisions , and were proceed . ing to join in the attaclt on the castle , Tho chiefs of the movement , at Milan , are the following persons , who have constituted tli & mselves a provisional government : —Gusati , the podesta ; Buggiero Settimo , of Milan ; Rossi , of Alessandria ; Delia Oroce , of Tlgevano ; and Guiseppe Avogadro , On the 20 th ult . the troops had succeeded in driving

    tho people from tho Broletto , which had been up to that time the centre of the movement at Milan ; but on the morning of the 21 st ult ., the insurgents had regained their ground , and forced tho troops to take refuge in the castle . Bsdetzky then offered to treat with the provisional government , but received a decided negative , on any terms but unconditional surrender . The people had at last gained possession of the powder magazine . They had succeeded in placing a piece of cannon on the tower of San Celao . The magnificent marble spire of the domo is in ruins .

    The inhabitants of Bergamo and Brescia had driven oat their garrispus , and were marching on Milan , General O'Donnell had been made prisoner by the people . The intelligence of the arr « st o (( the viceroy at Brescia was gaining ground .

    lATEH AND IMPORTANT . Twenty-one thousand volunteers , with arms and ammunition , had arrived from Rome , Tuscany , Sardinia , Genoa , and Switzerland . Pavia and Reggio had broken out into open insurrection . INTERFERENCE OF SARDINIA IN FAVOUR OF THE ITALIANS , Letters from Paris received in L ondon on Tuesday morning by extraordinary express . announce the entry of the Piedmontese troops into the Lombardo-Venetian territory .

    EVACUATION OF MILAN BY THE AUSTRIANS .-ENTRY OF THE SARDINIAN TROOPS . Theentvy of the Piedmontese troops into Lombardy is fully confirmed . ., It appears that the Austrians retired at their approach , and finally evacuated Milan , which the Piedmontese entered , under the command of the Duke of Gen ^ a . The Austrians retired upon Mantua . La Lega Italiana of the 22 nd ult ., which we have just received from Genoa , makes the following . trium . phant announcement . — ' Milan is in the hands of the people , and the Austrians occupy the suburbs without the city . ' Volunteer corps were marching to the assistance ofthe Lombard ! from all parts of theSardinian territories , ^ greatest sacrifices bei ng cheerfully made by the ardent youths , who are prepared to shed their life-blood for the emancipation of Ital y *

    Free corps , organised in SwifzerJatid , are pouring in frem all parts , to assist in the expulsion of the detested Austrians from the Italian peninsula . C 00 students of Pisa , and 3 , 000 men of Placentia , were arming for tho same expedition . On the 20 th Mantua was in the hands of the people . The Austrian General was arrested , and the troops retired into a small fort . In the whole country from Bergamo , Lecco , Menaggio , and Palczzo , the insurrection was complete . We have accounts from Como to the 22 nd , which state that the struggle was over . The barracks of St Francisco had surrendered to the inhabitants , who immediately took arms and proceeded to Milan . At Lecco the troops had surrendered without loss of blood , and all the cities , from Vtrona and Mantua to Licco , had signally defeated the Austrian

    garrisons . One hundred and fifty Italian soldiers , iBcluding four officers , deserted tho foreign sorvico , and joined their fellow-countrymen ,

    BELGIUM . ig / Fhe correspondent of the Chbomoib says;—In some of my late letters I mentioned that a formidable movement was apparent among the Belgians reaidenVlnlfaTlB , that the walls of the metropolis were covered with placards from the Belgian Republicans , and that a meeting had taken place in the Champs Elyteea , for tho avowed purpose of organising a body of men who would proceed to the frontier , and , if possible , penetrate into Belgium and rouse their countrymen against the established monarchy . On Thursday and Friday evening large bodies of tho Revolutionists left here by the Northern Railway for tho frontiers of Bel . gium , During tha day they had shown themselves in all parts of Paris . They paraded the streets with flags displayed , and drums beating , as if to attract recruits . In the evening th « y proceeded to the raUway station in regular procession , and with their officers at their head , most ei thorn being armed . At the station alarge orc- ^ t & asseH & led to witness the scene , who cheered them

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    on their way , shouted for the success of the B ?] ghn Reputli » , and forced the inhabitants Of the ntreets in tho neig hbourhood ef the railway station to illuminate . I am not able to gfre the numbsr ot these now , but it must have been very considerable ; for , on each day , they fiUed several trains . Yesterday morning , another large body took Its departure by the railway for the same destination , and with the same object ; the only difference being , that this second parly was not armed , with the exception of their officers . To show how little concealment was made about tbe whole matter , I need only mention that on the placards and flags wwe the words Vive U KeyuWqKe Be ' ge ; and that their ordinary shouts were , A ban Leopold , A bas Louis Philippe , A bas le gendre ; and that these flags , these placards , and these cries , were to be heard ia every part of this capital during the last two days .

    March 26 th . —On Tuesday last , the commissioners of tha French provisional government in tbe Department du Nord , M . Delesclaae , formerly editor ef the JorBNAT . DB Chabhtboi , in Belgium , and afterwards of a Valenciennes paper , arrived froc < Lille quite unexpectedly at Guievraiu , and expo « ed to the Bel gian authorities tho de * signs of the so . called Belgian Legion . The Ddlgian authorities were also aware of theinten < tions of the legion . A regiment of infantry and a strong detachment of cavalry were sent to Guievrain , and were joined by ten or twelve thousand armed peas ^ nis , who long before had informed the government of their intention to reuist the invasion of the lagion , and who , about

    a fortnight ago , were to be satn patrolling through the fislds . The chiefs of the legion had arranged that the trains should stop at Twlencirnnts , tbe jaet town on the French territory , from which they would emer Belgium on foot , by cross roads , intending to incite the 1 ' ortrobB of ilons , and the other garrisoned places on tbeir route so the capital , Tnrir hope waa frustiatcd . The three first tratBB , containing about 1 , 200 to 1 , 500 men , instead ot stopping at YAlenciennes , proceeded directly into G ukvrain , notwithstanding the criei and curses ofthe legion . Aa aoon as the trains cams in view of the Belgian soldiery , about a hundred people jumped from the waggons .

    The train ran directly into the guievrain station , araund which the troops had formed n square , behind which toe armed peasantry were stationed . They closed as soon as the trains had entered . The ortny of Republicans , half fn ssa and hungered from baving travelled all night , stepped from the trains , and were re . eeired by the gendarmes , who examined their passports one by one About ninety Frenchmen and Germans were sent back to France by the waggons which kai brought them . Those whose passports were nst in due form , or who had none , were brought by the police to the mxttown .

    where they remained in cuatody . Four of them had arms . In the waggons were found carh-idges , pistols ^ sabres , proclamations , an < l a banner with the inscrfp . tion , ' Appel aux Beiges . ' Yesterday , at noon , a second train arrived at Valenciennes , with about 800 men , commanded by ft M . Julius Posses , who is well ltaowa to many of the English residents in Belgium . Oa learning what had happened in the morning to the other trains , be declared that he would await the following trains before entering Bslghioi . Other trains , it is said , are expected on another Vine of railway , via Lille . The same precautionary measures have been taken there .

    The president of tho Democratic society in Ghent , an advocate of the name of Spiltehorn , has been arrested in Courtray , on his return from Paris . Charges of high treasfn are . it is said , to be brought against him . Another lawyer , a M . Jaspin , was also arrested , but set at liberty again . He vtevit to LWo , where be wiU await a better opportunity lor entiling Belgium . The detachments of the { Belgian Legion contained in the succeeding trains escaped the fate of their comrades ; The trains stopped at Valenciennes ; and about 3 , 000 of the Republican forces are at present distributed in the French villages waiting foj a favourable moment to cross the frontier . A slight disturbance toek place on Sunday evening in Brussels . Several persons were arrested , llVLLAND .

    On Friday aseriousdisturbance took place in Amsterdam , originally provoked by the convention of a public meeting in the Piacedu Palais , for the dis . cusaion of certain grievances complained of by the working classes . The government had issued a proclamation against the meeting , but without avail ~ lhe Civic Guard was called out and succeeded in partially restoring order , but at eight o ' clock in the evening , the hour of post , tho greatest uneasiness still prevailed .

    DENMARK . CUMNGB OFMffllSTRT AT O 0 PEN 1 UGAN . —PROVlStOHil , GOVERNMENT In HOMTEIS . By the Hamburg Borsen-Hallb , i . f the 24 th ult , we have news from Kiel to the 24 th , and from Copenhagen to the 21 st . The arrival of the Scales wig-Holstcin deputation in Copenhagan excited an intense sensation . On the 20 th a meeting of citizens was held in the Caaine , end addressed by M . Ilaidt , councillor of state . The result was an address to the king to dismiss his ministers , and the adoption of resolutions for the guidance of new ministry . The resolutions declared that the king had a ri <; ht to retain the German provinces in subjection to bis crown by force , and that the Danish

    people cannot consent to this separation ; that tbe Danish ^ people pledge themoelvea to co-operate iu maintaining the onion ; that an incorporating political union of tbe Danish and German provinces is indispensable . Tbe resolutions passed unanimously . Between 10 , 000 and 12 , 000 citizens accompanied the bearer of the address to the palace . The old ministry was forthwith dismissed , with the solitary exception of M . Bardenfhth , Before this news reached Schleswig , on the 23 rd ult ., the King of Prussia s proclamation , in which allusion is made to separated territories inhabited by Germans who may wish to be re-incorporated into the Germanic

    confederation had been received . The municipal council forthwith voted 7 , 000 dollars to arm the citizens : and , on the 21 th , a commission for eight hundred fire / ocks , was sent to Hamburg . The town was illuminated on the night ofthe 23 rd The deputation to Copenhagen reached Kiel , on ita return , on the . afternoon of the 23 rd ult ., with the news of what had occurred ia that caoital . In the course of the afternoon a provisional government was appointed , consisting of Prince Frederick of Augustenburg-Noer ; Count Reventlow , of Treets ; M . Beseler , pf Schleswig ; and M . T . Schmidt , of Kiel . ¦ it waa proclaimed at •' midnight . Tha military joined the people , and the commandant :

    placed 150 firelocks at the disposal of the provisional government . On the morning of the 24 th , a detachment of troops was seat to Rendsburg , where they found the German flig already waving . At Rendsburg , tckerfende , and Gluckstadt , as at Kiel , the soldiers joined the people . At Altona , on the 2 ± th , a meeting of the citizsns , 'held in the ridmgschool , acknowledged the provisional government . In jthe morning of the 24 th a Danish courier passed through Altona , charged to carry first to Uanover , and then to Berlin , a request for military aasistanoe from the King of Denmark . Hamburg , March 25 . —Holstein has declared it . self independent of Denmark , The King of Prussia has approved the declaration , and has promised to support it to the utmost of his power . Elsinokb , March 22 .--Both at Copenhagen and at our caatle active preparations for war are beb « made .

    SWEDEN . The French revolution has produced upon Sweden the wonderfully effect instantaneously of reminding her government of the wishes of that people . Ilia Majesty has summoned the members of the ' Constitutional Committees , ' and has expressed to them his urgent desire that they would immediately eloborate a constitutional project , which should do equal justice to all , . and satisfy the reasonable demands of the nation . RUSSIA .

    REPOBIED ATTEMPT TO SHOOT THE TYIUNT NICHOLAS . The Aix-la-Cuapbize Gazette sava that a private letter frem St Peterabuvgh of the 10 th states that the greatest confuaion prevails in the city , that the Emperor was shot at in the street , and that the ball pierced hia hat . His Majesty immediately returned to the palace , and adopted the most menacing measures of defence against the city .

    POLAND RISING .-WAR AGAINST RUSSIA . ' Poland is to rise like a phconix from her asheswo make no rash conjectures , we quote one of the leading journals of the Prussian kingdom , the Co « iooaB Gazstxe , a journal which has ever advocated the welfare of Germany . It says : — If we look carefully at our position towards foreign states , nothing is more certain than that we shall shortly be in open war with Kuaiia . One month hence , at the latest , we must be iu the field . The will of the German people has pronounced itself iu favour ofthe va-establishment of Poland , Prussia will have to give up a portion of her territory to attain the great objectan Intermediate kingdom between Germany and Russia , This movement has already commenced . A provisional committee has already been formed at Fosen for the regeneration of Poland , with the sanction of the Prussian authorities .

    If Prussia is to make a sacrifice of territory , it most be understood that It does so with the certainty of attaining the desired object . Posen must not be given up with a chance of its falling into tho hands of Russia . Prussia and Germany cannot remain strangers to tho Russlan . Polish war . The words in the royal proclama . tion of the 21 st of March , recommending a federate army aud . au . tamed neutrality , are equivalent to a call to arms . This is plain language , unadorned by rhetorical effusions , but speaking to the point ; and , if we are to credit the Bbbsuu Gazette , 150 , 000 Russians , ara already close upon the Polish frontier .

    POLAND . Posen , March 20 . —All the shops are closed . Tho Poles have published a proclamation , and the Polish flag waves in the bazaar . Aa yet the military have taken no steps . The whole of Posen and its environs is in a state of excitement . The disturbances are increasing , and the bazaas k densely thronged . The troops are biYOUacKlBg afld the artillery has armed .

• Citation
  • Northern Star (1837-1852), April 1, 1848, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_01041848/page/7/