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- - FRANCE . Paris , Sunday . —The • Moniteur' publishes a decree convoking the elsctoral colleges of the following departments to meet on the 10 th cf March next , for the purpose of electing representatives in place of the thirty members who lost their seats in consequence of being condemned by the Hi « h Court of Versailles for the part they took in the affair of the 13 th of June , namely : —Allier , Ariege . Cher , Isere , JUire-et-Cher , Lorie , Haate . Lorie , Nievre , Hautes Pyrenees , Bas Rhin , Haute Rhin , Soane-et- Loire , Seine , "Var , and Haute Yienne . The department of the Ardf che is convoked for the same day to elect a representative in the place pf M . Kouveure , deceased .
The editor of the Reforms' has been again condemned , for exciting hatred to the Government , and encouraging civil war , to four months ' imprisonment and a fine of 3 , 000 f . ' Accounts from Lyons state that a considerable agitation has manifested itself in that city , in consequence of the news of the disturbances in Paris . The authorities had taken the precaution of arresting several of the leaders of the Secret
Societies . Letters have been received here at a late hour today from Marseilles , slating that a considerable amount of agitation had been perceptible at . that p lace for iwo or three days . Groups of persons had assembled in the streets , speaking in a manner hostile to the authorities ; cartridges had been given to the troops , and the posts doubled . The accounts from the surrounding distric ts were also very uasa . tisfac . tory , and fears were entertained of an insurrectionary attempt on the parts of the
Paris , Mosdav . —A letter from Marseilles of the 7 th states that great agitation had been felt in that city for the last two or three days . The troops had been all confined to their barracks , and ammunition had been dis : riuu : ed to the National Guards . The accounts from other parts of the department were also rather alarming . It was said to be the intention of the Reds to seizs en the arsenal and the prefecture . ' All the posts in Marseilles had been doubled . The government has placed France quite under military ru ? e , by dividing the country into four military commands . Generals CbaDgarnier , Castellane , Gemeau , and Magnau are those appointed . The ' Voix da People ' contains the following paragraph at the head of its number of this day in very large type— ' Fourth Day ' : The solitary confinement of Citizen Proudhon still continues . '
The Prefect of the Haute Vienne has just suspended fifteen primary teachers , with provisional Stoppage of salary . The editor of the' Liberie' was on Monday condemned to a year ' s imprisonment and a fine of 4 , 000 francs , for publishing false news calculated to disturb the public peace , and to bring the government of the Republic into contempt . Letters from Tours mention th it mnch agitation existed there among the operatives , occasioned by the presence of strange workmen in the ateliers , and whose expulsion the ; demand . The refusal to dismiss them bas been followed by a strike . The Prefect and General have taken measures to preserve tranquillity in the citv .
The Socialists of Paris have announced that their first meeting to elect delegates for an electoral committee to conduct the eusuiug elections in the capital will be held on Wednesday , the 13 th inst . It is stated that a grand illumination is in course of preparation in Paris and the suburbs for the 24 th inst . Several manufacturers in the Faubourg St . Aatoinehave received orders to prepare coloured lamps . These orders , it is said , amount to more than 1 , 000 , 000 .
SWITZERLAND . Mazzini is to be expelled from Switzerland . The Paris ' Constimtionnel' says— ' The Swiss government , as we had foreseen , has acknowledged the justice of the demands addressed to it by the powers with respect to the refugees . It will remove from its territory those whose conduct has been of a nature to ctuse uneasiness as to the tranquility of the neighbouring states . M . Mazzini is to q-iit Switzerland by order of the Federal government . AII the measures are taken for his proceeding to England through France . '
' The ' Debais' of Sunday contains a communicated note from the Swiss embassy , saying that the expulsion of Mazzini is a thing long since decided , and the negotiations of Prussia and Austria on the subject of refugees have had no influence in the matter , inasmuch as the order of expulsion has only been delayed by the clever manner in which Mazzini has hitherto eluded the pursuit of the police . The 'Dehats' adds that the Swiss federal government is in no way moved by the threats of the powers , and that the order to expsl Mazziui , which was considered as a symptom of yielding on its part , cannot be assumed to be such , inasmucli as the order in question was given long before the ultimatum of Austria and Prussia was signified ; and Mazzini has only escaped by eluding the pursuit of the police for some time past . This announcement is officiall y made by the Swiss embassv here .
The Federal Council of Svri'zerland has issued a new circular , dated February 4 th , to the governments of the Cantons , on the execution of the circular of the 19 ih of November last , relative to certain refugees , whose expulsion was demanded by the foreign Powers . This document , which is signed by M . Drnet , the President of the Confederation , after stating the purport of the circular , proceeds to name the persons to whom it more particularly refers : — - * These refugees , ' it sat s , ' are Messrs . Fries , members of the provisional government of the Palatinate ; Richter , De Rotteck , Thiebault , and Torrent , members of the committee of Baden ; Gantert and Kuehling , ex commissioners ; Szuaide , or Schneider ,
and Racquillet , military chiefs ; and to these are added , Messrs . Werner , formerly dictator , and Lowenfels , mentioned , in the decree of the 16 th July . In consequence , we invite you , faithful and dear confederates . 1 . To ascertain as soon as possible if the foreigners above-named , or any of them , are in your canton . 2 . In case they should happen to be there , ta invite them to make their preparations for immediately leaving Switzerland , to cause to be transmitted without delay to our department of justice and police a personal description of those refugees and . to make Known to it to what country j . hey wish to proceed , and by what place they propose to enter France on their way to their destination . 3 . To make us a report , between this and the
20 th of February , at the latest , of the result of the investigations of your authorities , whether the refugees referred to , or any of them , he in your canton or not , as also on other measures you may have ordered in execution of the present circular , and of that of the 19 th of November , 1849 . As regards the other refugee leaders named in the circular of the 19 th of November , whose residence is known to you , you are invited to take measures calculated to hasten the departure from Switzerland of such of them as are still in your canton . You will also , be land enough to make us , before the 20 th of the present month , a report on the result of the measures which you may have prescribed in consequence of this invitation . '
GERMANY . THE OATH OP THE KIXG . AND THE CHAMBERS TO THE COUSTITDTION . Berlik , Fes , 6 th . —The work of the Constitution was completed to-day by the ceremony of the King and the Ministers and the members of both Chambers taking the oath to it in solemn form . The two branches of the Legislature had been summoned to meet at 11 o ' clock in the Palace . At 9 Divine service was performed in the Cathedral ; the
King and Princes of the blood were present , but the Chambers did not attend officially , or in a body ; they only met at the appointed hour in the Rittersaal of the Schloss , which was far too small to accommodate the number conveniently . There was no space for seats , and the deputies remained standing crowded together as closely as they could be well packed . There are no galleries for spectators ; none of the diplomatic body were present , nor any of the Princesses of the Royal family-, only those officially directed to attend were admitted .
At 11 o'clock the Ministers entered in a body , and took their places to the left of the Throne ; Count Braudenburgh , in a brief address , stated the purpose for which the Chambers had been called to . gather , and informed the Assembly that the King was prepared to take the oath to the Constitution in their presence , according to the declaration previously made to them . Three secretaries -were then named to record the proceedings , one for each Chamber , and one for the Ministry .
The Ministers left the hill to apprise His Majesty that everything was prepared for his reception . After an interval of a few minutes the King entered , accompanied by the Princes of the Royal fcmdv , m officers 0 f hjj suite , and the Ministers ;
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he latter again took their place to the left of the Throne , the Princes to the right of it . His Majesty wore the uniform of ( General of the Life Guards . ' . ¦ The Constitution of the 31 st of January lay on a table in front of the Throne . The King having ; taken his seat addressed the . Assembly in the following woids : — _ - .. ; • Gentlemen-, —I request your attention ; what ; I have to say to you is my own words , for I appear before you to-day as I never appeared before , as 1 ; shall never appear again . I am not here to eaercise the innate , inherited , and sacred duties of fhe : kinsly office ( which stands high above the wil and ; opinions of party ) , nor protected by the responsibility : of mv advisers , but as myself . alone , as a man of word
honour , to give what is ' dearest to him , his - fully and deliberately to proaourice an assent , d make therefore some previous remarks IheworK to which I to-day express my eonfirma . on had its orig in in a year which the . fidelity of future generations will wish with tears , but in vain , could be erased from our history . In the form in wn . ch it « laid before vou , it is , in truth , the work of the selfsacrificing allegiance of men who have saved the throne , and to whom my gratitude will only cease with mv life . It arose in days when , in the hteral meaning of the words , the existence of our father' and was endangered . It was the work of the moment , and bore eviden tly the mark of its origin . The question is justified—how 1 , entertaining such a view could g ive my sanction to such a work ? Nevertheless , I will do so , because I can ; and thai
I can do it , I have , gentlemen , to thank you alose . You have laid an improving hand upon it ; you have removed from it some things that gave rise to scruples ( bedenkttckesj , inserted amendments , and by your praiseworthy labours and the acceptation of uy last propositions , furnished a pledge that the task of perfecting it , begun before the sanction it now receives , will be continued by you after it is g iven ; and that our united and sincere endeavours , made in a constitutional manner , will succeed in rendering it still more in conformity with the vital conditions of the welfare of Prussia . I can confirm
this work , because I can do so in hope . With . the warmest thanks to you , gentlemen , I acknowledge this ; I say feeling , and with pleasure , that you have deserved the gratitude of the nation . And 1 now declare , God is my witness , that my oatb to the Constitution is true , sincere , and without reserve . But its vitality and blessing , as your and ail noble hearts in the nation must feel , depends on ihe fulfilment of unavoidable conditions . * You , gentlemen , the Chambers that will , succeed you , and the fidelity of my people , must help me against those who make the liberties granted by the crown the cover ot their malignity ( Bosheit ) , and convert it against their author and against the magistrates instituted by God ( die von Gott eingesetzte Obrigheit ) , against those who may ; regard this constitution as the substitute for Divine Providence , for
our past history , and for our ancient and sacred loyalty ; all the good influences in the nation must unite in the fidelity of subjects ( Unterthanentreue ) , in reverence for this Monarchy and Throne , which rests on the victories of our armies , on observance of the Jaws , on the truthful fulfilment of the oath of allegiance , as well as that of the new oath ' of fidelity and obedience to the King and conscientious ad hererce to the Constitution ; ' in a word , i & vital condition is , that with this law it maybe made possible for me to govern ; for in Prussia the King must rule , and God knows I do not govern because it is my pleasure , but because it is the Divine ordinance . But for that reason also I will rule . ' A free people under a free King . ' That has been my watchword for the last ten years , is so now , and shall so remain as long ' as I breathe .
4 Before I proceed to the act of the day I -will renew two former oaths before you . The retrospect of the ten past years of my government induces me to do so . ' First , I renew repeat , and confirm , solemnly and expressly , the oath I took before God and men at the ceremony of the homage here and at Konigsbergh . Yes , yes ! I will do it , so help me God ' ' Secondly , I renew , repeat , and confirm , solemnly and expressly , the sacred oath which I pronounced on the 11 th of April , 1847— 'I and my house will
serve the Lord .. Yes , yes 1 that will I , so help me God ! This oath stands above all others ; it must be included in all others , and flow through them like the water of life if they are to possess any value . 'But now , and in confirming the deed of the Constitution in virtue of my Royal authority , I promise , solemnly , truly , aud expressly , before God and men , to maintain firmly and unbroken the Constitution of my land and kingdom , and to govern with it and in conformity with the laws . Yes , yes ! I will do so , so help me God !
'And now I commend the confirmed Charter into the hands of Almighty God , whose Providence has been manitest in the history of Prussia , trusting that he may convert this work of man into an instrument of the salvation of our dear fatherland by effecting through it the realisation of His holy rights and ordinances ! So be it !' Count Brandenbnrgh then called on the members of the Ministry to take the oath in the following form : — 'You swear to God , the Omniscient and Omnipotent , that you will be true and obedient to the King and conscientiously observe the Constitution . ' Each Minister said in turn 'I swear it , so help me God !'
All the deputies of both Chambers , beginning with the Presidents , were sworn one by one according to the same form ; it was left to each to vary the terminating words of the oath according to his religious opinion . Some therefore said , ' As God help me through Jesus Christ to eternal solvation ; ' and others , ' So help me God and the Holy Gospel . ' On the conclusion of the ceremony the King quitted the hall amid the cheers of the assembly , accompanied as on his entrance . On the return of the Ministry Count Brandenburgb announced that the proceedings were closed .
The banquet took place at two o clock in the White-Hall and the Picture Gallery ; at its conclusion the King proposed a toast , which was received with great enthusiasm and much admired for its epigrammatic terseness : —[ daadanhbare Volh , seinen Vertretern , durch den Mund keines Konigs ) ¦¦ ' The greatful people to its representatives b y the mouth of its King . ' A ter dinner the company returned to the Riltersaal , where coffee was served . The King remained in conversation with various deputies of both houses for nearly two hours , when be left amid another hearty Tioeh three times repeated .
There was a considerable crowd on the Linden and around the Schloss before eleven o ' clock ' , but after that hour it dispersed . The day was not generally observed as a hol day . One item of the programme , the salute of 101 guns was omitted ; nor has any amnesty , as hoped for , been published . The Polish deputies did not take the oath ; ten of them resigned their seats in the Second Chamber yesterday rather than attend the proceedings . They object to the Constitution , that it does not recognise the nationality of Poland , nor the rights pf the Duchy of Posen .
The trial of the forty-two members of the National Assembly , who published the celebrated refusal of the taxes ,, commenced , on the 4 ih inst . Only thirty-six of the accused were present , the other six not being arrested . On the first day of the trial nothing further took place than the swearing in of the jury and the reading of the indictment . This document contains , two parts : the first is a general , or rather historical , sketch of the events in question and those immediately preceding it ; and the second contains the particular and special acts ol each individual complained of . The ¦ prisoners all pleaded' Not guilty , '
SPAIN . Our Madrid letters of the 3 d inst . state that the pregnancy of the - Queen would be officially announced between the 10 th and 15 h inst . General Narvaezhad returned to Madrid , after taking pos-i session of a large estate offered to him by the ; Quern as a recompense for the important services he had rendered the throne and the' cause of public order . The estate is said to be worth 2 , 000 , 000 reals .
THE GREEK QUESTION . We have received via Malta , dates from Patras to the 25 th January , bringing intelligence from Athens to the 23 rd , on which day there had been some questions put to the Minister of King Otho ,: in the Chambers , in regard to the demands advanced by the representative of Great Britain , backed by the presence of the British fleet at Salamis and the Piraeus ; to which questions somewhat evasive answers had been given , with a promise of more satisfactory ones when the proper time arrived ; and an assurance that the differences would be settled ' as became the honour and credit of Greece . '
Meanwhile , at the expiration of the peremptory term prefixed by-the British Minister for a settlement of the claims ; Sir William Parker had pro *
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ceeded to hostile acts : ; the Bulldog was sent in queot of the Otho ( iGreek war steamer , ) which she detained and carried into Salamis , placing her under the surveillance of a British liner ' s broadside . The Dragon , with the Bulldog , were next despatched in quest of ithe Ludoyico corvette , Jwhich will . no doubt , be in like manner secured . The islets , which Great Britain- pretends , on behalf of the Ionian government , are under her protection , have also , it is supposed , been before this garrisoned by British marines , though . merely inhabited by some half-dozen fishermen and goat-herds .
Much excitement prevails at Athens ; and at Patras the feeling f the people is openly expressed against Great Britain , for taking what they ( the Greeks ) term an unjust advantage of the weak state of the latter . Upon every countenance an ardent desire for revenge is prominent , and no small satisfaction was manifested at seeing , a few days Ȥ;<> , at break of . day , a British steamer on shore on St . Andreas Point . Cephalonia , supposing her to be the Dragon or Bulldog , but which turned . out to he the Antelope mail steamer , which grounded at about live a . m ., on the 23 rd , in a snow storm , half a mile south of the Mole , on entering from Corfu , to pick up the homeward mail , as several other vessels have done before , for the want of a light to mark the danger . She was however got off on the-25 th , after starting her fuel , and was left to depart for Malta unmolested . Fears are entertained that there
are dangerous characters in the Greek mercantile marine , who will , if matters remain long unsettled , not lose the opportunity of returning to the profitable , but dishonourable , cruise in the Archipelago , which stained the character of , the nation in the earlier years of their struggle . for independence ; and masters of British vessels , hound to or from the East , will do well to keep a sharp look-out , and see that they have their arms in good order , and ammunition ready at hand . ¦ Advices from Syra of the 30 th ult . state that the
governor of Syra had received from the British consulate an official communication announcing that the Greek vessels at Syra would not be allowed to quit the port until the Greek government had satisfied the demands of England . An Englishsteamirigate dropped anchor on the morning of the 30 th , before the port of Syra , The Austrian consul at Athens states that on the 29 th . ult . thirty-English men-of-war boats entered the harbour of Pirajus , and ordered all Greek ships lying there-to weigh anchor , in order to be towed by two . English steamers to Salamis .
We learn by the ' Osservatore Triestino ; of the 8 th inst . that the British consul at Athens , Mr . Green , has issued a notice , addressed to his fellowcountrymen , recommending them to go on board the British squadron if they felt any uneasiness concerning their safety . In a circular addressed to his colleagues , Mr . Green informs them that , the British government bas directed that no Greek vessels shall be allowed to leave the ports of Greece , excepting those which have been previously ; chartered by foreign merchants . These measures are not' applicable to foreign ships . This state of things is , it is announced , to he maintained till the Greek
government , shall have paid the required indemnity . Three military chiefs have been named to maintain tranquillity in different parts of the territory of Greece . The representatives of Austria and Russia have placed the vessels of their nation at the disposal of the Greek government , in order to maintain communications by sea . The Russian corvette Calypos has taken General Zavellas to Nauplia , and the Austrian steamer Marianna , General Mamaris and the Nomarque ( prefect ) Monastirotti . to Stills . General aardikiotti has , been named commandant of the Greek forces in Attica and Bcentia , and his office of marshal of the household has been temporarily entrusted to General Notarus .
TURKEY AND RUSSIA . Constantinople , Jan 15 . —The presence of Russian troops in the Danubian Principalities is a subject of constant uneasiness to the Porte . There are at present from 35 , 000 , to 36 , 000 of the Czar ' s soldiers in AVallachia and Moldavia .. This is a force which far exceeds that which the government of St . Petersburgh have a right to keep in these provinces under any circumstances . The war in Hungary is now over , and order has-been completely restored in the Principalities . Russia has ; therefore no longer a shadow of excuse for maintaining an army in that part of the Sultan ' s dominions ; yet the Emperor Nicholas , so far from showing any
disposition to wi hdraw his forces , has sent a new regiment of pontooners into Wallachia .. The . Ministers of the Sublime Porte have remonstrated strongly against this seeming intention on the part of the Emperor Nicholas to continue to occupy with his troops the Danubian Piiricipalities . ln ^ formation has reached here that military levies " ou a very extensive scale are at present being made in Russia , and there are many other signs of a like nature which very properly excite the Turks to a suspicious watchfulness of the proceedings of the Czar in relation to the Ottoman Empire . Achmet Effendi , who has "been newly appointed Turkish Commissioner in the principalities in the place of
Fuad Effendi , has received instructions from his government to urge the withdrawal of the Russian troops from Wallachia aud Moldavia . Though the new Turkish commissioner is one of the ablest members of the Turkish diplomatic body , and of strict integrity , the obstacles he will have to contend with in his mission are of too formidable a nature to be overcome by a simple envoy . The military power of Russia may have been exaggerated of late , but her influence in Turkey has most certainly been never overrated . Three days ago was the 1 st January according to the old style . On that day the gates of the Russian Embassy were thrown open , and not a . Greek . of any note in Constantinople but repaired thither to pay his respects to M . de Titoff . In every Greek church
in the capital public prayers were offered up for the Emperor Nicholas as chief of the orthodox church . The Greek population of Constantinople far exceeds that of the Mussulmans . On their New Year ' s-day one might have formed some idea of their numbers , for they so thronged the principal streets of Stamboul and Pera as to render them almost : impassable . Ir would be difficult to suppose that amongst these crowds there was even one . whblooked on the Sultan as the sovereign he ought to obey , or on a Turk as one for whom he ought ,. to entertain , the feelings of a countryman . With such materials in his bands it would certainly not . be very d ifficult for the , Emperor Nicholas to ; trouble the repose of the Ottoman Empire , or , when the opportunity offers , to render easy his plans of conquest . . .. ;
Constantinople , Jan ., 23 . —Up to the present time no renewal of diplomatic intercourse between Austria and the Porte has taken place ; arid the Turkish commissioner , Achmet Effendi , appointed to repair , to Shumla ,. is still here waiting for . the order to set out on his journey . It is also possible that he may be detained by the incessant fall of snow during the last two days , which ; has been so heavy that all the shopsare shut , - passage through / the streets impracticable , and the travelling of couriers impeded . If Count Sturrrier should ^ however , receive no instructions'from Vienna in the course of
tormorrow , Achmet Effendi , will , weather permitting , take his departure . Respecting the Italian refugees , it seems that . Baron Tecco expects b y the next packet authorisation from his government to have them transported to the island of Sardinia , where they will form a colony ' . It would seem'thai the question of the refugees is at least so far settled that no war Js likely to arise iout of it ; for the fleets are sailed away , ' and 35 , 000 redifs , collected in Constantinople , have been dismissed . On the other hand , the question is far from having attained a satisfactory conclusion , from the want of distinctness in the demands , whichvwerekhey unobjectionable in point of justice ; ought to have been clearly
arid precisely expressed if there was ariy real intentiott of settling the point ' once f oV ' all . ' ' Meantime the procrastination upon , one pretext or the other of , a definitive uderstanding . leaves room to . suppose that the object is to i diplomatise . ' against time . ' Hence continued alarm in society , stagnation in busihes 8 , ' and paralysis in the adminis tration . The last is a calamity impossibletoc ontemplate without deep regret when it is' considered how many urgent reforms are suspended in this vast empire by the present dispute . ' The . fault of the protection lies ,
however ,-not . outhesideof thejTurkish government , but of the Austrian and Russian-whose demands be- come daily higher . In fact , Count Stunner ' s list has been by no means closed with the fof tv-eight names which he set downj but he has reserved to himself the space of two months for the completion ' of his prescriptive roll . M . Titoff has " denumded the expulsion of fourteen persons , arid tq-day it is reported that he will still further insist on the expulsion of . all who are born Russians . " Thus , when one list is finished another is brought forward ; and so the affair becomes interminable .
: ' The Turkish government will proceed with great circumspection and consideration .- ; All those who have been neither sent into the interior nor expelled
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and are willing to leave Turkey .,. are to be furnished with passports and money for their journey . But it is not quite so easy to settle what is to be done with those who choose to remain , and this , be assured , will be the case with a great number . For the only place of refuge which remains open to them is Americana shore which is a little too far eff for emigrants , who still hope . To such Turkey can offer no support , but entrance into the army . This hitherto has been only granted to Mussulmans ; will the Ottoman government make , an exception in favour of the refugees ? It could do so ; but will a European consent to serve in . an army in which the officers up to the rank of captain are subject to the bastinado ? Or will , in favour of a few foreigners , reforms be introduced into the army ? We shall soon see . ' ¦'¦ . - : ¦ • ' ! . "¦ : . .
A report of the most absurd kind , has beenspread here by the Russians , with the view of lowering the English government in the eyes of the natives . This report is , that England has actually engaged to Russia to transport the refugees , who arrive at Malta without means of subsistence to her North American colonies , and there to subject them to strict surveillance .
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' ¦« SECU » i .-CALUMNIES AGAINST KOSSUTH . TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY NEWS . Sib , ~ I perceived in the last number of ' Galig . nani ' s Messenger' a letter copied from the ' Daily News , ' and addressed to you ,, by the author of'The Revelations of Russia , ' in which , . in common with our noble countryman Gen . Giiyoh , and Captain Longwbrlh , I am called upon to hear testimony to the falsehood of a foul and malicious slander , which would seem to have originated with some Austrian spies at Widdin in . default of their ability to communicate any more veracious intelligence to their employers . In answer to that summons , I have great pleasure instating that this tale of the seduction of the Countess Dembinski . rests upon precisely
the same foundation as all the other calumnies launched against , the character of Kossuth ,- that I have as yet heard of . To one present ; on the spot , the lie in question would answer itself , so' it seems it was thought prudent to bottle it .. up'carefully-for exportation , and transmit it to a gentleman : at Vienna , who , from having basked in the ; lap of , legitimacy alljhis life , has become far . ' . from particular either . as to what he writes or gives / -currency to , where a'friend' is concerned . That 'Aiistra should odopt these tactics , and cause thsm to be adopted by her partisans ; " after' having completely failed in subjugating . Hungary from her own'resource ' s , is riot a whit more remarkable than was the policy of the
Comneni towards the chiefs and peoples of Western Europe in the middle ages . All misguided empire ' s in a stale-of decadence' find it necessary ' to their very existenceto take to intrigue , to station spies at every ; plaoe of public resort , and . to aim at undermining the position of political opponents by traducing their private character . The day of dissolution may thus be staved off for a time , yet Austria . has really blundered even in this respect ; backed , as she is by 800 , 000 bayonets , she can never , again be . con . sidered a first class power by any well informed person . Her financial position is even more ' frig htful in 1850 than it was in Jariiiary , 1849 , arid extrication is impossible unless some Deiisex macliina rush down to save ' her . Of her ultimate fate I do hot entertain a doubt , 'in spite of all her negative force . Bankruptcy will ' not help Austria ; - ' for it is ; hot I er
government alone , but her people that are bankrupt . The state has been a bankrupt for two years past , but ; by drawing ad libitum on that wonderful bank of . elegance at \ Yien , she has been able to ' postpone the notification » of it . ' until a . lull may arise in ; the , political tenapest by which she has been agitated of late . In the mouth of June , 1849 , after a fullinvestigation . ofher . financial position , 1 took occasion , through the' Times , ' to warn the . capitalists of Great Britain arid Holland from listening to the seductive voice of her agents , or taking part in any loan she mi ght propose to raised The warning was followed : her agents in London and Amsterdam were instructed' to temporise . The loan was , however , again brought" forward in October , and again proved a failure from the same cause . " : I have every reason to suppose that another effort will be made in both 'countries .
I again , therefore , venture to whisper caution , now that a plethora reigns in Lombard-street . Let it be recollected that Austria has twice victimised her creditors within forty years , and that for the last nine she bas been -propped , up by foreign loans . Let it be recollected that it will require three good harvests , and a corresponding importation of corn , to set her right as regards the necessaries of life ; that the balance of trade is , annually from four to five millions sterling against her ; that in spite of all that her writers have said as to her gold and silver currency being hoarded , not a ducat or dollar is forthcoming now that quiet is restored ; that the only silver iu . ' circulation is a six'kreutzer piece ( 2 $ d ., ) ffhicbj from being deficisnt in weight , is refused by all who have courage to do so ; and that , so low is she reduced , as to be obliged : t » increase the number of her 2 itl . notes . Let them recollect
as a preliminary to the second act of the revolution , that the loyalty of her people , even in the dpchies , is as false , as their protestations , and that the hand which might offer royalty its aid one day is fully capable of presenting it with a dagger to slay itself the next . Again , then , I say , ' , Lend no money to Austria . ' In reference to the other . matters touched on in the letter of your correspondent , I may say that'I can verify all his staterhents , with the exception of those relating to Count Zichy , of which I know nothing .
I have the honour to be , in haste , sir , your most obedient humble servant , ' . Charles Pridham . Strada Reale , Corfu , January 22 .
Political And Social Tract Society, A . ...
POLITICAL AND SOCIAL TRACT SOCIETY , A . new society , under this designation , has commenced holding its meetings at the Literary and Scientific , Institution , John-street , Filzroy-square , We give , the following extracts from the society ' s opening address : — , ; " Perhaps at no other period in history Have the working classes of this or . any other country been more eager for information upon social and political subject ' s than at the present timer ' perhaps at ' rifi other period would' the dissemination of the broad plrihciples of reform -have produced' such bencfkial results , or been more zsalously acted upon—principles which influence alike ' the social circle and the political arena . It is , ' therefore , the duty of al
thinking men , having the welfare of mankind ; at heart , to aid in diffusing a knowledge of those principles which , tfhd to the social and political elevation of mankind . At a timejike the , present , when the whole surface of society has been changed , as it werp , by the . / multitude- of hew . Vand ' varied ideas which have agitated Europe—when men ' s minds are prepared for the reception and adoption of whatever may lead to a , better and more perfect state of being—no ' opportunity ' should . be neglected for hastening the realisation of the long-cherished hopes of the people . No endeavours should be spared to promote the spread of information upon , all subjects that have a beneficial tendency . - ¦ -: . --..:-,
"To promote the above objects the Political and Social Tract Society has been established . "The aim of this society-wilphe to instruct the people , as far as possible , upon . all questions of mo- ; ment in political and social science , ' anci , to offer such suggestions for general acceptance as arc deemed ; essential for political improvement and social better- ' ance . . ' We shall endeavour to : show the working ' classes the real position they now occupy * and also to enlighten them upon those points of interest which materially affect their well-being and happi-j ness . . This will be attempted from time to time in the shape of Tracts upon giveil subjects ; which willi have for their sole , aini the improvement ] of ' the reader . . ... . ' . . . . ...
" 'We regard the working men as the practical utilitarians of society , and , as such ,: entitled to a full share of its benefits , politically and socially . That state of society must ; be . wrong which allows thousands of its members to re-main unemployed who are able and willing to work . Believing this ; to be the case , we shall devote some Tracts to . the Labour Question , setting forth the evils of the present competitive system , and endeavour to show ; how . ithe ' surplus labour may be profitabl y employed , by placing those upon the land who are nowwandering about homeless arid destitute , and thus not'onl y p lace the means of subsistence within- the reach of the' suffering and needy , but- at ' the same time abridge thenuihber who compete / for labour .
'; "The aduptioh of the , People ' s Charter will ba advocated as a measure of political reform , believing , as we do , that all persons who are called iupon to obey the laws of the country , ought to have a voice in their enactment . < -: ' : . ¦¦ .- ¦< ' "The Abolition of Capital Punishments will be made a subject of advocacy in ' these Tracts . The Uaipn ; , tif Church and ' State will be oppostd ; for
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many reasons . Tbe Temperance Movement will find a place in our pages . JJnder the head of Taxes , we shall expose the present unjust system of Indirect Taxation , and show the necessity for extensive , measures ; of' ^ Financial ' : Reform , in order to sweep away the corruptions of bad legislation . We shall likewise devoie . attentioa to the " subject of tbe Taxes , on Knowledge ; and advocate' arlo taTrepeal of , all those fiscal restrictions whichconstilute serious barriers to the education " of the people . " We wish for a cordial union with all Nations , m . — ,. . ...
and desire to suppress the' spirit which leads to War . We shall ; therefore ; consider this question in its various " bearings , believing there is a wiser plan to be adopted for the adjustment of national differences than the invocation of wholesale-murder . "We shall devote . attention to all questions . that are deemed of public interest or private importance , and we trust , that all who sympathise with the objects we have in view , will assist in carrying them into eff'Ct . A subscription of one penny per week , or one shilling a quarter , paid in advance ' , constitutes a member . The aims of the society will also be promo ed by any friends forming auxiliary societies at . the various 'institutions to which they belong , and thus g ive greater efficiency to nur operationsor by writing Tracts , upon any political or social question . W . iJASnihANUS , Hon , Stfr
— N Hjjiii .--Law Expenses.^-Chartist .V...
— n hjjiii .--LAW EXPENSES . ^ -CHARTIST . VICTIMS , & c TO MR . WILLIAM RIDER . Sir , —I here transmit the sum of £ 1 15 s , to be divided in the folio . viug . manner : ten shillings for the victims , five shillings for Mr . Nixon ' s case , five shillings for -Mr . Macuamara ' s case ,, five shillings for the widows and orphans , five shillings for . the printer , and- five shillings for , the new organisation . . . This , sum , is ' : from the Chanist Cooperative Society , and derived from the . profits of the ' Northern Star . ' . It is our opinion , that a great
deal of money might be accumulated in this manner , if the subscribers of the ' ' Northern Star'in every locality ; would' elect agents of their own order , instead of ' . letting' agents ; put ' the profits in their pockets . ' ' This " society"has persevered in ' this course some' time , and has ; ' appropriated different sums for the distribution of tracts and other Chartist purposes ; All persons desirous of giving , their support ; may communicate with J . Barker , No . 3 , Uppsr Mount on or , before : Wednesday in each . week . : . .: ' : On behalf of the . Chartist Co-operative Society ,
. , Mortimer . Eagan , , John Baily . . John Barkbr , treasurer . Northam ' pUn .
To Mr . W. Rider. \ Dear Sir,—You Will P...
TO MR . W . RIDER . \ Dear Sir , —You will please acknowledge the sum of lis . lOd , from a few Chanists at Smethwick—not' as a-gift , but as a debt we owe Mr . O'Connor for securing good counsel to defend the political prisoners oh their trials . We are certain , that if they had not been properly defended the whole country would have cried shame upon Mr . O'Connor ; and shall we , the Chartists of England , allow all the expenses to fall upon , him ? Atrifle from every professing Chartist , and the amount would be . realised . ; . We consjder , that to allow ; that gentleman to bear the whole of these expenses , would be taking an unjust advantage of his goodnesss As men , let us do our duty .
' To Feargus O'Connor, Esq., M.P. Honour...
' TO FEARGUS O'CONNOR , ESQ ., M . P . Honoured and Respected Sir , — I take the present opportunity of forwarding you 2 s . 6 d ., in stamps , towards defraying the expenses incurred in the late Chartist trials , on behalf of liquidating the liabilities that you . have been subjected to by your kind , but too generous disposition ' towards the victims of right' against might . I have acted on the
suggestion of Mr . Jordan , and I have sent the above named huraber . of stamps for ' the purpose of setting an " example , to others that can do anything for the good caused ; It is theirduty to do it , " and not to let the good cause lag tor want of means to carry it on with , and to make yon the scape Roat for all and everything , and to the disgrace of the Chartist body . You are at - liberty . to make what use of this letter you please , r By publishing it it may stimulate others to do likewise . ;
; I am yours , fraternally , in the good cause , J . Turner Park . gatef Rotherham , Feb . 10 th , 1850 .
Ship . Lavkciies On The Wear.—On Monday ...
Ship . Lavkciies on the Wear . —On Monday last Rogersori and Wilkinson , and Briggs and Candiish , and Ilasvrcll and Naseby , and the veteran laing , were all shoving new ships into the Wear ; and it comforts us to know that Mr . L-iing ' s splendid barque , the talavcrn , 910 tons , classed at Lloyd ' s A 1 , thirteen years , has found a purchaser in . Mr . David Dunbar—who had once a crotchet in his head ( now happily expelled ) that shipping was going to tlie dogs .
If Mankins Are Liable To Ona Disease More Than Another, •Rif {Here Are Any Particular Affections Of The Human Body
If Mankins are liable to ona disease more than another , rif { here are any particular affections of the human body
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Feb. 16, 1850, page 2, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_16021850/page/2/
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