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H -4 . £ sBiHg& * J . BJSMoTfitefur ^ sritainTa ^^ neral « jthe | S « ne } whwh . % ' ^ pi ^ iJppAebiinaliof ; aris , aM-, excludin ^ ir 6 rji * the " ^ irs whthhave not siren ii » their ladheiioa ; to ' ithe eotaetat .
-i-li- u- . u .:: ¦¦; . ¦ - .: ..: .. ..-•• ,.:. ¦ . ¦ . ¦ — ¦• -. .- « - ¦ - ¦• SbSS *^?* . „ - " " .. '• . .. ^ , 80 r , 9 J 8 . U . ^^ Ml ^^ Si , " - - - ••¦ V « 7 , 367 ; 49 , 977 SS *^ ir i " - . 3 . 01 ^ 563 1 562 natasConsnltasof the year X .... .. .. 3 , 568 , 335 8374 matasCanmltasoftheyearXIL .. '• .. 3 572 329 2 , 569 Idmonalclause . - .. ., ., „ .. XMm i , m The sycophtBis of government publish these returns to ow that no Constitution hi , ever been ; sanctionedbya ' m ^ e ; ° / . !? t a PPr « M ¥ h S t 0 th « which will consecrate e Coasfatutura that Louis Napoleon is- about to Wye to ance . ^ w ^ u true , but h * wng regard to . the . iucreaie of potation , and aore particularly : to the increasedferilitte
locomotion within the ^ last half oentury : the difference is it urpnsing . What thefig ^ es do prove in the ! most ikmg «« is this : that an appeal to the ^ people , " backed tta whoteforw of the executive power , and offering no teraahvey mast ever be a farce . - Iti » historicall y evident that " an enormous- majority so itained is no guarantee for either the excellence or durality ofMthe thing voted for . ' There is ; however , one mark upon these figures which the government Ivocates -. will take care not to-make . Assuming the ill state of the poll to be , in round numbers , seven milans for LouU Napoleon . tand-fiOO . OOO ^ ainsthim , the Goteslingminority will be immensely larger in proportion fan any of the minorities that said ' No ¦'; tojbe . sixconstiitions above mentioned . " •¦ '¦¦'¦ /— ' -
Some days ago was published a letter . of M . Benryer to , de Fallonii _ in which- he complains of the '• perfidy ' M . deiMontalembert , and says that the legitimiBts ight to abstain and reserve themselves for better times , at is , if France is not doomed to become a second Porigai . The publication " of this-letter , in . the , English urnals has drawn upon M . Berryer a sally of \ spite from ie government , which is equally mean and puerile .: The gitimist ' chief was the oldest member and the reporter of le committee of surveillance of the Caisse d ' amortissemen Ides depots et consignations . The list of the committee as been ; recently altered , and M . BerryerY name struck ut . It is said that the sarcastic suggestions of a ' . likeness etween the military revolution of France and Portugal
la produced no Email resentment among the cocked hats ftheElysee , ' , , .. -. ; .. it ] , iThe '/ Moniteur Parisien' contains the following : — jWhatever . may be the opinion : expressed in France ' and a England ; as to the- probable causes of the fall of Lord falmerston , we can affirm that the real motive of it is the rank and spontaneous adhesion which the ' noble lord did ' lot hesitate to declare to the great political act which was iccompHshed in France on the 2 nd December . " In fact , svery ministerial paper contains more or less praise of Lord . Palraerston excepting ' M ;• Univers . ' .. This organ . of the lesuitical . party looks upon his fall as a concession to the lorthern powers worthy of all approbation . ¦ ' - ' A correspondent say »^— 'I « m informed from a certain ource , that this morning the-Ministerof the Interior ' struck
a leader out of the proofs , oLa ferni-official organ of the jElysee , because although generally favourable to Lord Palpension , it contained one passage ,, which it was thought pght be offensive to him . Since the ' Univers ' attacks ^ he fallen minister , we must conclude that it does not choose to . do at this moment , what is ^ agreeable to : the tElysee ; and on the other hand . that it is allowed in sbme measure to dictate to the authorities . . This is notedtd-day as a symptom of what must in the naturalcourse of things come to pass , namely , a split between the ultra-montane party and ^ Louis Napoleon . MeanwhUe the Elysee is evidently chagrined atthe retirement of Lord Palmerston ; and the strictest orders are given to keep every paragraph out of the government papers that may be in the least offensive to himii
It results from an account recentlytaken , that the war materieloiTrance atthe present time is estimated at the ; Bum of 459 millions of francs , divided into seven categories ;—provisions , 22 millions ; hospitals , 17 millions ; clothing and camp" equipage , 45 millions ; general remount for cavalry ( 72 800 horses ) , 52 millions ; forage , 15 millions ; artmery , 268 millions ; engineering material , 11 millions , tfrance possesses 4 , 967 pieees of heavy artillery of different calibre in bronze , and 3 . 411 in iron ; 3 , 800 field pieces in bronze , and 2 , 975 mortars ; 4 , 382 howitzers for siege and flew operations ; 17 , 674 gun carriages of different kinds and sizes , and _ 229 swivel guns in bronze . There are in the e ^ S
? l a ^ , T 6 m ' » "s . 935 , 360 bombs , 1 , 600 , 000 snell ? , 212 , 21 o grenades , 177 , 588 boxes of balls filled for cannon and howitzers , 16 , 000 , 000 kilogrammes of balls , za , 000 , 000 kilogrammes of powder , 99 , 000 , 000 of cartridges of different kinds , 96 , 000 bags filled with balls for cannon and howitzers , 4 , 622 cannon cartridges , 28 , 000 kilogrammes of powder contained in hollow shot , and shells , and 450 , 000 kilogrammes of powder manufactured , and of the necessary ingredients for manufacturing it . In 35 years of peace the war materiel has cost 13 £ , millions of francs . The state besides possesses 2 , 903 , 801 -flint and percussion lock muskets , in the hands of the national guard and the army ; 151 , 021 carbines , and 184 , 336 pistols .
An imitator of the atrocities of General Eynard-has appeared in the Basses-Alpes . This is a Coloml Parson , commander during the state of siege of the arrondissemerit of Danphin . He has published a decree declaring that any one who gives either shelter or food , or assists in any way a long list of proscribed persons , shall be treated in every way as a rebel against the government , and tried by court martial accordingly . Meanwhile the detestable proclamanon of -General Eynard has been openly adopted by the highest authorities of Paris . As if in defiance of public opinion M . de Maupas , has caused to be posted upall over rans a decree of the military commander of the Allier , declaring that every individual who gives refnge to M . Felix watbe , propnetor , and to a long list of other persons , among Whom figure several more proprietors and two physicians , and who are denounced as insurgents , shall be cons , dered as accomplices of the insurrection . Great crowd of
,, people , in silent indignation , were gathered about IS S 3 ? \ f »' they * ppeared - Bnt this concen - natedend mute rebellion of the heart against such exe . crawe menaces gives the police authorities pleasure to befeelL « f T th 6 y mistake that P ' protest of crushed Erf ! . T ' and aononuce in the miserable jargon of their reports , that 'the decrees posted up to-day by order mSJl - ^^ are observed to produce a salutary impression ? n thlh , f « * ° * read them ' ' T 6 e cyni « l tone iJon i 8 UfferiDg 8 and « I « mi « e « i and even death , of £ e wittT nCed , * insargent 8 are P » " «»« a . » of a o £ 1 5 , " ^ ° ™ "t * Batisfacti » n * Progress M ru Moniteur' m recounting the horrible fate of nuni nMQ ? o e "' ' commi 8 « "ner of the provisional govern-2 ? I m W theBa « es-Alpes , who was taken at Anns and shot m cold blood , nicknames the victim Citoyen Wateauneuf , and adds , 'Sic transit gloria rnundi ; ' thus conceding W 1 th a hangman ' s joke the recital of a horrible
The 'Patrie' contains an article by M . Delamarre , which toreshadows the intentions of the government as to the working of the Corps Legislatif . This body is to be allowed no power of initiative ; in other words , aU bills are to be Drought in by the government , assisted by the council of state . I bus < the time of the legislature will not be wasted on the discussion of useless propositions . ' There is to be no tribnnc , or reading-deBk , ir . the centre of the semicircular ranges of benches : but each member is to speak , as in England , from his place . The writer traces half the «« U of parliamentary system" in France to this use of the ^ * ¦ * —^ - ^~ j nj ^ « i «^^ * u ^ i miwy wlM villa UQrj w& lilw
muune which throws the management of the Assembly into we hands of two or three ambitions orators . The minisws are not to sit in parliament They are to be men of action , and their tenure of office is not to depend upon their power of talking . When orators can no longer make and h ™ T ™ P lfcter * I > J talking , they will not waste so much « r " n a « d pa » ion . In conclusion , M . Delamarre says : — J ^ JP ! fmentary regime was talking . The representative If ™? *™ be action . The reign of speeches is over ; that w eenons business is to begin . Louis Napoleon will have * o glory of inaugurating it . ' . , . .. » - - o—— " »**{ j •*• - is
. « reporied that one Cabaigne , a colleague ofSobrier ' s in the command of Caussidiere ' s montagnards , having u « ed eome harsh language during ^ his conveyance as a captive from one fort to another against the officer who commanded the escort was shot in cold blood , without ceremony . Victor Hugo has been arrested by the Belgian police at Brussels , wiere he concealed himself under the false name of Ganvin Jacques . ) Conducted before the procureur , Du Rai , for saving assumed a falsename . M . Victor Hugo declared that fte had been obliged to fly with a false passport from Paris , as member of tie cmite de . resistance , appointed in the ""'• ng ^ theMountain on Decembe r ^ 2 nd . . lhe Chamber of Commerce at Havre has been dissolved the I ' d " a reao - utio ? 1 ¦ eondenmiBg the coup Setat of
A correspondent says : —« In the letters of congratulation which have been forwarded to Louis Napoleon by the governmenta of Russia , Pruisia , and Austria , * is plainly mimata that the article in the treaty of Vienna , according w ifhichno member of the Napoleon family can again come i ^ 111 * T * ' * " «•• aust-fceitrictiyLAdhered te ^ This ""- Wl .: * of tU" to aliiiced and- efflbunued the
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President , that he at once eavoyed his most intimate friend and confidant , M . de Persigny , to St . Petersburg , Berlin , and Vienna , to represent , in the strongest possible manner , ! ± il ! nrtrtt 33 aSipffii ? tra'i ^^ Impends upon the speedy establishment of an empire in ;«* »«« , ; ««* « the second place ' , thaUhe only person who ^^^^^^¦ h ^^^ M S ^ Jtm ^ m ^^ ^ V ^ faSBI SuretHrflufrQm . ihls ^ niissionihe isto . be ap ., ,, poift | edSecre | aty ; qf , State undtcthenewconstitution ; Miv rTajgdti ithftipiesenti Minwteif of . Foreiin ^ Affaits ( which ' bffiee-M ^ t ^ be abolished )! being donsidertd-tittCTly-iiicompe- ' i ^ Pti' ^ W «« cn WsHiqni" ^^^ retamerV'hbweyer , -M ;' , Tqrget is Ci ^ be * ' ^ 'inember of the p ' rbpbsed senate > : ^ Kfliii' 1 these thih ' gr are going ; on ; ^ jaJpb ^ of ^ P jms > re ;» i . a ; state ' o ^ th ^ ntfflqjt / excUenieatr-Tranquillity , there ,- is .-out . pfi . ihe question . '• ! . ThVy . arftnot ' eye ' n terrified . " Party ,: spirit ; runs . higher and higher every day , and hasralready en-: gendered-much personal-animosity . ' ' The Neapoleonists . and the Asiemblists are at sword's -points .- ' Reconciliati 6 n is
is impossible ^ new constitution i which already completedj and will beptib , lished in ^ a feW : , day 8 ; will P ?? nobody ! , It wiUJ , aim especially | o conpilate' Thiers ' s . vile multitude ; " in fact , it will be a concentration and' develop , mcnt of what is . now , called " Napoleonistic . democracy . " The legitimists will bite their lips over it . until , they are too sore for , speech . . ' The .. President ' s cant wor , d now-a . days is lepeuple . He is . toAe the father of his people , ; the' shepherd of ; his sheep , and will follow , fold , and fleece themto the death / ¦¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦> .. ^ ¦ - ¦ - •;¦ " . ¦ ; fi . 1 :- ' . * . ... ¦ -. . - ;
The mission of M . de Persigny to Brassels embraces three objects . ] He is to , demand •—1 . ' , The extradition of all insurgents ( as the , gpverHmentLrali 8 , ' the' bjiizeiis who rose against the ( co « p . 4 | e ^ r ); , Vhtf have . taken . refuge iaBelgium , 2 . A stpctly repressiye law against the ' . press . ' 3 ' . ' The sum which the Belgian government . is indebted to France for the expedition against Antwerp in , 1831 .. ; It is said that the secret treaty made with Russia , by Polignac ; in the time of Charles'X ., haB been renewed by the present government .- ¦ - It-iB announced in the 'Moniteur' thafLouis Bonaparte will , on , the 31 st inst ., leceive the consultative commission at the 'palace . of the Elysee , ' bplwhifch /' occasion ihey will
declare jthe . nuaiber . of votes . . ] The sfme ^ eyehing the . dfplo- ' maticcorps , the clergy , and . consistorie * will also be , reeeived . j On , January 1 st ,- at ten in the morning , ten dis-, chargesiof cannon . will . be . fifed at the Invalids for every million bf affirmative votes . ¦ : ¦ : ?¦ ¦ ?" ¦ ¦ " ¦¦ gjgpf ' At half-past eleven a Te Denny will becbaunted at the Cathedral of Notre Dame deParta ; LouisNapoleoh , all the ' generals , &c , Will | je . ' pfesen ' tfat tbe ceremony- The offi . cial receptions of the delegate ' s , / of ^^ departments' and arrondis ' semeflts , of the . civil' and . military authorities ,., will take place after . the Te Deum , at half-paBt one , at the Palace of the TmlerieB . This anBouncement . has made a ! great
sensation . ; ¦•;• ¦ ¦; . ' ¦ ¦ : . ;¦¦ .- ;;; :- ! ' ¦ : . - : \ .. > ' -.. . . ' The Correspondent of the 'Daily News' says : — 'There is but too much reason to believe that' those rumours which imputed to the president designs of foreign aggrandisement are not ' dfogetherfnnfonnded' ^ I jam aware that . in Englsrid a deal of scepticism ib expressed , upon ' this point ., ' . ] But I . am bound to mould my . communications . upon facts which , I re . ceive from good and authentic . sources , without , paying . the least attention to the decree of probability which may be at . tached to such views on the other side of the Channel . Let
me call your attention toa most remarkable expression which appears in the "Moniteur , " and which has evidently ; not been pnt there for nothing . In the' preamble of the decree designating the hew military disision ^ tissaid ; ' witfr regard to the limits of the ^ th division , ' whose head quartersare at Strasbourg , "The " ( Bthf ' divisibn is ittatof Strasbourg , ' . destined by Ub form and posijtiqnlibtljto , ch ' ang ^ ' sp ^ tiffias the frontiers themselves ' do' not change . " . ' . The wor ^ s in , italics are noted by every one as pregnant with meaning . In connexion with this subject , the following remark is reported to rae , ashavingrecently dropped from Louis Napoleon ' . — " The Emperor , " : he is reported to have saidj-i"has bequeathed to me a debt to France , the provinceof the Rhine . I will discharge it . "' - ^ - ^ ' ; - : - ¦
. On Monday it was universally reported that an attempt ; either . ^ ham or real , would be made on the life of the President on his way to . the ceremony of Notre Dame , or ' ojri his . return . It is added ' that this' attempt is an affair got up ^ by the . police . . . ' Whether ' an attempt ^ be made ^ or riot the chances against its success will . be multiplied by every means which preparation can divise . For the enormous guard , without which : Louis Napoleon never moves ,- and the effectual fortification of the cuirasses with' -which he is mrrouuded , indicate distinctly the apprehension of assassination . ' ' ¦ ' : ' ';¦ " ;¦ ' " / : " , '' ' \ ' ¦ } ' ¦¦ ' - '¦'¦ . /¦; . ' / ' ' " . . ;' ¦ The following decree appears in the'Moniteur ' : — ' 1 . The result of the votes delivered on the , 20 th and 21 st of
December , . 1851 , in consequence oftbe appeal to the people , shall be proclaimed , published , and posted in the communes of the Republic . 2 . A national fete shall be celebrated January 1 st , 1852 . in all the capitals of departments ; and on January 11 th , 1852 , in all the communes of France . A TeDeum shallbei cbaunted . m allthechurches . ' ¦ " J , The following decree is . published : — 'No cafe , tavern , or other place ; for-the " sale' of drinks to be consumed oh ' the premises ; can be opened for ihe future ' , without the previous permission of-the authorities . 2 . the closing of the establishments designated in the preceding- ^ article , which exist at present , or shall he authorised for the future , may be ordered by . the prefect of-police as . a measure , of public sepurity . 3 . Contraventions o { - the above provisions are punishable by . a . fine , from 25 f . to 500 f .. and 'imprisonment , ¦
from six days to b ' ix months . ' .- - : Among the symptoms of the hour are to be noticed the care with which the ^ Elysean writer ' s collect—supposing them not to invent—certain anecdotes of the election , tending to prove that France is already sighing for the empire ; One of the wine-growing electors of Aloze is said to have dropped a drawing of the little . three-cornered hat into the * ox . Another elector adds to his ' Yes' that he wishes to abdicate his share of the national sovereignty into the hands of Louis Napoleon .. Another wishes him to exercise royal authority , and to be invested with the pomp of royalty . Many scraps of verses are cited setting forth how much the writers desire to be . governed by one man , who knows better than . themselves what is - good for them . These straws have their significance just now . : . ' . ' ¦ ¦ ' ¦
Tuesday . —The total number of votes in favour ; of Louis Napoleon given by the last official returns is 7 , 439 , 216 i , ¦ ¦ - ' .. WEDNBSDAT . ^ The , Prefect of the Seine has , with the authority of the Minister of the Interior , placed 80 , 000 f . at the disposal of the mayors of Paris for the relief of the indigent of the capital on the proclamation of the votes of the 20 th and 21 st of December . The President of the Republic has addresied a circular to the-bishops of France , . ' requesting them to celebrate a Te Deum in commemoration of the same event . Accounts from Algiers of the 25 th of December announce that the colony wbb perfectly'tranquil .
M . Ronciere-le-Nqury , staff-officer of the ministry of ma . rine , has been despatched to BreBt on an extraordinary mis . eion . He is to study the ' means of accelerating the equipment of ships of war , which' now take a couple of months in getting ready for sea . It is believed that by abridging certian formalities this period-may be considerably shortened . The transportation squadron is to be got ready for " sailing to Cayenne with all despatch . ' : ' M . de Montalembert has addressed to the Univers ' -a letter , giving hisadhe 8 jon to . the . Catholic and Conservative press of Germany . He says- that the evils inseparable from theliberty of the press can only' be attenuated by the energetic and disciplined efforts of religious newspapers .
_ The comnvittee charged to examine the lists of Bubscription deposited by each of the five companies competing for the Railway from Lyons to Avignon , has held a meeting , and after having discussed the worth of these lists , proposed to exclude from the adjudication the company of the Messageries Generates , the company represented by General Daulle , and the company of Jules Seguin and Co . If this proposition is admitted , the competition will lie between the com . pany of MM . Segu ' m , Brothers , and Co ., and the company of iron masters . . - GERMANY .
PRUSSIA . —The publication in the « Kolner Z ? itung' of two advertisements by the Peace Society has induced the Prussian government to proceed against that journal . The incriminated advertisements are translations of KUhu BurrittV Olive Leaves for the People . ' The editors of the * Kolner Zeitung' have consequently been condemned to pay a fine of fifty thalers . The archives of the late German Parliament at Frankfort , its library , and other goods and chatties belonging to that defunct body , have been aeized by execution of the Frankfort police . J AUSTRIA . —Two Austrian officers who in 6 ulted ; a lady in the streets of Alton ' a have been dismissed from . the
service . This exemplary proceeding , however , does not pacify the people of Hamburg , who loudly remonstrate against the arbitrary conduct of the Austrian military , who arrested in Hamburg and carried off to prison in Alton two citizens who had . a quarrel with an Austrian soldier , thus y iolatiijR the rights of the city , and setting its jurisdiction at defiance . TheAuBtrian general Goerges has been deprived of his command , because one of his secretariesi it is said , supphed . the Hungarian Refugees in London with full ihformation respecting the Austrian measures . This affair , it is added , was also the cause of much acrimony on the part of the Vienna Cabinet against the English Foreign-office .
The war against the press goes on here with the same ignorant zeal ; as ever . ; The non-official papers in Hungary are ordered riot only to publish thenames of their several editor 8 ; and ' cbntributori ,- but aho a list of ; their snbscribersi A censorship ; on a vejry curious and interesting basis is also announced as about to he immediately established . A class of subaltern (« c ) officials are to be employed , aU fine igno . rant fellows on salaries of £ 30 to £ 40 a year ; whose sole occupation will be to read / the . newspapers before their ' gene , raiissue , notj however , as . it might be supposed , to improve their mind , » Qr , soften , their minnusuitl . pretent them , ac-
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37 'f ' » W ^ f . « ? . W " ? juages nave , ca iea upon the B et of Calettbierg ; , WfIect ; biV 8 uc ^ 88 br ; | " thiis ^ coinising ' ttie legal " exi 8 ^ nce : of ftaapdy , contrary 1 'V 6 ; the law sanctioned ' by " ^ he lateKrn ^ - ' '" ¦' *'' - ''^ ' ^ ' ' ^ " ¦>• : ? a ¦ ¦) . i ' . ^ i " «• ' ¦ = » ' - »• ••¦ = « - •¦ ' : VtA * V " ' ¦ ¦' - i : ; * •* ¦ ¦" i ' ' > --H i 8 ! i- ' . a- ' > ' ¦' •"¦• ("• ¦)¦* ¦ vi - •'¦ ' -i - \ TUSCANY . Tr-Thei « Cqnstituziqnaie ' . of Flprence ' puhlisheB " a sentence , pronounced on the ' 0 th by tb ' e Clipmber pf Accu--satipns ^ anquUing an acqul ^ j ;; by ; ' the ; : tribune of " Siena , of ' a person . nameiJjCimballi ; yfjjo :. h ' ad . been acQused , of ' having adorned Borne cakes , with . th > xihreft Italian colours and other emblemstecallinglto mind . the . convuisionofrl ' 848 ; , \ On the 17 th'the . CortecRegiaflf ; . Florencecondetned ; three persons convicted of'higHtreason' toward labour iri ' theipriBonbf oltfer ^ a ror ; pe , riods M ' 8 | x . twerity . eightand forty months
^ , , . &W ? R ?; Le 6 ! lo"i , % . te 8 ' thai ; the' cpurt . martiaP 6 f tlvati l ? wn nas to ^^ enined ^ hlrty . mne ^ erBonB to ; 'd ' eatKfdrhavingi Wmmfofi sfcret ' spejety , - the object ' of which , ' was- the / pverthro ^ pf tiie . grandlducal gbyernment ^ an'd theeBt ' ab liBh- ; ment pf % republic in Tuscany . ; Eight , persons more , accuBed ' pf . the : Bame : CriEe , were . acquitted .. ) The punishment of . death has ,: however , - been commuted in to various periods of imprisonment' r''v- ^' - ; i . ¦ :- , -.- , -. ! .:-. ' , t ; v ¦; . ' . Hfenry ^ Stratford , - ' calling himself ' Lord' Aldborougb ; and njB b p ^ r : Ed . ward Stratford . fiaye been condemned tp'death . by : the ; court . martial , uppn > he ' c ^ turn . thegovernmeni f ; and the unlawful possesBidn of arms . The third brpJber , . Charle 8 Stralford ,, has been , sentflnced to in
^ year s uaprisoBmenfe chains . : But . the punishment has in each case been commuted . Henry Stratford isito suffer tenyears ' . imprisonment ,- 'Edward Stratford Bis years ' , and-Charles Stratford has been set at liberty , the imprisonment iprevjous to his trial being reckonecU sufficientpunishraent . < .. W : ] 7 ; lt is said . that . some " portion of theTJesuits do WM n J ; . LP ! "s Bonapart ^ ' voup , Wetah \ thiukingit . wiiJ ^ Qt , last , long , - , bui , it is . said . that the Pope felt re-. . . assured , af ^ er . th . e very-flattering-letter , which was recently delivered . to : hint by .. General Gemeau , from the President , begging hiBiHolineB 8 to be under no apprebensioBS whatever asjto the-resultta the'struggle ;^^ as the division pftrpons now ooccupjing ' . Rome wouia ; at 'all everits , watch ' over ithe , sdfeiy ' and' iiiterestB- ' bf ; the : head of ' th ' e churnti 1
andythe ^ crfediqollege ; . / Louis ' , Napoleoni , furthermore ex-. plained ! th | this ; c 6 up , d'e / , ^ had been dictated by the im ' pe- ' rious necessity ; of . pr . e . serving .., order >; and , that he desired to be considered ja future , as heretofore , a dutiful and attached . ^ ;^ . ne i 308 ^ ' HiB . HolineBB had several persons around him flt tbietiaie ; the missive was read- | o him , and- he is stated to have expressed ( himself as perfectlybphviffce ' d of the Eresiden'irai good intentions I adding , ' that if Louis ' Napoleon pnly ' actpd «| ^ ell ; as h 6 " ; wr ote all would gb on perfectly well . ''^ Thg > cclesiast | cal ' court . ceitainly has some irtterest in IheresuU of French , events ' , especially in the de ^ Btruction of-republicanism , and it ! is currently reported at Rome tbatia large sum of . money ( 300 , 000 scudi ) -was for .
warded | from'Rome to Paris -shortly before' the President ' s C WP , d ' etatfin ] order to facilitate that important' operation . The lait Exterminating'blow . has jug ' t been giyen to the ™ . ° tietal y By 8 t | nj ;' p ' f ihe Republican goVernmeiit of Rome , by a decjef , prohibiting ihe ' circulatio ' n of copper ' money bearing the insignia $ the ' Roman ' . Eagle , and the inscription Dio ' ePonolo . ' , . ' , :.. ., , , ; .. , ; , ; N ' APLE 3 . —Mokb Triais . —AdviceB from Naples state that the loflg-expected . trials of the accused for'tue revolt of May ' ' 15 , 2 lS 48 ii " c 6 mmehced " on- Friday . -The celebrated Pfe 8 idefat ( jf ; ithe Grand Criminal Court , Navarra , ' tbok his seat suijottaded'by those judges wlib have already' proved themse ^ es / lo be the ; pblitical tools' of Hiei . goyerament , i The .-jprisoheinj , ' fortylfive ' . 'in dumberoccupied the same on and his
, benches ^ which Poerid companionB sat a few raonth 8 j since . The : court : presented precisely the same app pearance—a strong body of gendarmea , and any number , of spiesj-placed ' at different pointsj-to report'the words and looks' <| f 'the-crowd : which filled 'the-body'bf the court . BefPr ' e "the ; trials could commence it was ' of cpurse neces . ' sarythat all the accused / shbiild be . ' present , one of whom , Archdeicpn ^ Cagnazzi , a nian upwards of eighty yearB of age . was reported , as ' unable to sustain the fatigue . The president . proposed that > he should have a lawyer to repre . sent hiai ,: but the old man stoutly refused . and wbb brought into court in a sedan chair In the first place , it will be necessary togive the prigin of these trials .-We Bhall ,
therefore , follow the printed accusation of the Procurer-General who actjs for thecrowa . 'The 15 th . of May , 1848 , ' was the day . appointed for . the meeting of the first parliament—of the new constitution . A difficulty had arisen about the forni'of . the . oath , , when the members of the lower house illegally , met at Monte Olivato . A perniciouB faction threw up barricades—it was feared' the King would ; not-prove loyal td his bath ; the former perjury pf the Neapolitan Bourtons ] was'quoted as an example . A street fight ensued ( a terrible ] day j ; and / eventually the royal authority was triumphant . / More than o" 00 were taken with afnis in their
hands-jradre . than 2 ^ 00 were " killed or wounded . Then followed a royal amnesty . " The King , told the people that all Bhould be forgotten ,-, that new elections should take plaee , and that he would ever maintain the constitution . Oiily one of- these promises was kept , ' namely , the calling of the . hew ' parliament , which sat just as long as the eVents pf Europe were doubtful . No one ever believed that / the revolt of May Vrbuld be revived , and a monster trial grow , out of it . . It would appear , however , that the government , thought it an admirable opportunity to imprison and clear-the country of the members o ( the . late parliament . This is the political aim of these trials . The
numberj of the accused is 321 , and comprises one cabinet minister , one minister plenipotentiary ¦ , ' several deputies , persons high in the ' churcb , a few noblesand other persons of ; distinction ' and property . Of these only forty-six are brought to trial ; the rest are in exile , or ' liable to be called | upon . ' _ Why , ap many wHo were actually taken with arms in their hands are not incorporated in the trial , " is . ' a Neapolitan myBtery , to Bay the least of it . The general accusation runs thus : —' . Of conspiring and threatening the internal ieenrity of the statesj with a view of destroying or chatiging the form of government , and exciting the subjects and , inhabitants of the kingdom to arm themselves
against the . Royal authority , as well as , in fact ; for having actually excited civir war between the ' inhabitants of . ^ the Bame population Htreason consummated in the capital , May 15 , 1848 / Those who are not present will be tried , Bays , the-act of accusation , precisely as if they were : in court , ^ othat many exiles will probably find it impossible'to return ^ as'there can- by little doubt about the intentions of the government . The printed act of accusation contains a variety ! of documents . ' 'The first is the ' pr 6 gramme ! of the first constitutional ministry ( approved by ; the King . ) the UgaHaliand is promised , and the royal banner ib to wear the Italian tricolour 1 Then tollowB : a proclamation of the
supreme magistracy . of the kingdom , calling on the people to demand' the con 6 titulion of 1820 . This paper- declares the . King" will not observe his royal oath , but "will destroy tlte cd ' nstitHtienV as ; the Bo urbphB have ever dojie . J that'the . then miniBtry must be ' eaanged . To arms I , and long 'life to the . Pope !' finishes this pap , e ' r . The next . proclamation demands one cliamber and no peers . Then follow the thanks of- the deputies to the people and Natjoijal Guard , dated May 15 th , 1848 .- Further om'is found ithe protest of the chambers against the violence-used by the Royal troopB , ' and a declaration ' ' that they' will' meet
again on the first opportunity . The royal amrieBty followed , but ttiafjs not printed .,. The prisoners 'have naturtilly prptestedjagainst their ' being tried for an act which , supposing they Were acepmpfices , was ' forgiven by the ; King , the court having ; been ^ called on , in ihe preliminary ., actii on which the accusations are founded , to show cause why the rpy | l amnesty does not stand good says , that as a commission ^ as appointed'to inquire , in to the criminal acts of May 15 th , | the royal decree does-not stand gbodr And that the stlemn ^ oWhn : fac ! rof ; the King ' were ; Biniply nionienVary precavtioni" ., ; : ijo ; onef I preBume , willi beiurpme ' d . at this decision of , a Neapolitan court , illegality is , the rule , not the exception ; : and as for royal . promiseB and royal . oaths , they are , nptnonlyNWoken , but the ; Neapolitans have / as alUthe worid toiowBi-M-Mthorisecl ' catechiim toHewh ; periwy ¦;; : ; I ! - '•¦« - ' ¦ ¦ - \ ¦ ¦¦ "' ¦ .:... - .. ¦; :,.:. ^ *•¦ ' .:..,. - ,.
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to the youth of the country . Leopadi , late Neapolitan Aminiqterjat Turin , and Scialoja , a cabinet minister ( two of the prisoners ' now under trial ) , both put in a plea of incom-- ^ e&TicyfM ^^ tried byi ( ) theiittdiha ' rj [ ccoi « t 8 ilqf MYki n-SKV act .. . of ; accusation / 1 need not say , puts aside the difficulty whioh . is illegality No . 1 , Illegality ; No . ? , is , the . ^ non . recogni .-, ' tion . of thei ^ oyaUamneety . JUegalilyVNoV . ^ as ; trial by " a " " court which does mot admit of appeal . i-lUegaiity No . 4 , is
' theseizure'Of documents necessary 7 to the prisoners ' , trials . ! illegality ' - 'No . 5 y-is the intimidatiohi « f / lawyers . torprevent "their rjleadiiig' for' the' ' prisoners . " ' -Illegality-: No . 6 , iaHhe l ! packingof judges ; ' The proceedings ' of ¦' the'criminalcourt -are , "if ; poBsibVe , more illegal th ' atf . when i : P 6 erip ;; was tried . . "At bni sitting the president ; would -iio . t lallovv' the ; prisoners to speak j ifefusedi ; to register ' the . fact m , the ' minuteB of trial ; and finally , on more than oiie ; pccaBion , ' objected to witnesses being cailed . It is very clear the whole of jhe . pri-BOners * willbecondemned . ¦ ¦ ¦ ' ¦¦ .. ¦ ¦ ¦ ' ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦¦ ¦
; . .,.. ! . * : •¦• "'« ¦ : . ¦ :. : TURKEY . - i / - .::- ¦ ¦ , ¦ k % the exact / cause of ; the misunderstanding between the French ' and ' . tiie Torte does , not appear to be generally known , afew wbrdV ' on the ' subje ' et may . nbt be out of place . The . Oriental Catholics lay claim to nine places intimately connected wjth the life and death of our . Saviour ; similar pretenBidns are made by . the followers of the Greek Church . The French protect'the former * the Russians ? the latter . The matter was submitted to a mixed committee of Catholics and ^ reekB /; but . the-members ' bein ^ -unable to come to a deciBioD . ' referred it to a high Turkish Court , composed of the Sheik al ' lalani , Rifaat Pa 9 ha , ' iwo ch ' ief judges , and Fiiad Effendi . ;•; : ;;; ¦ : ; . ¦; ¦ . ; .: ; : " - ^ :: \ ::: ' \\\ ' ' -:. \ : - ' :.:, o i . - ¦¦' ;; ,... r ., Hungary .. . ;; : ' .:,..: ' . -: - : ¦
. - The following narrative exhibits not only the . disorganisation of Hungarian society , but the utter uselessnessfor any good purpose , of the immense array now spread over the AuBlrian empire- . —Adolf Count Benitzky , a gentleman of rank and fortune , i 3 amusing himself-with his family , sometime between the hours of eleven and ' twelve in the mWnipg ! Suddenly ' a band , of eight armed men ride quietly , up , an | dhaving . stabled their horses , enter : the housean . ^ j 'plunder \ \ \ . ' Theyi . 'iak ' e 1 , 300 florins . 'in gold , silver and 'bank notes to , a . considerable . amount , a service of silver for thih y ^ ix personB , ! which they , pack up leisurely , jewellery of great value , three pairs of pistols , and two guns . They then request the pleasure of M . Benitzky ' s company as far ¦ as'the village notary ' s where he has sbme more money , and
whicbj ijThot ; being his / . tb ' at ' functionary . . immediately gives ' up-with many expressions of respect and politeneBB , and so ° the-affair . ends , and the eight gentlemen haying taken some . ' refreshment , " . disappear . -, The ubiquitouB .. police are , riot . her ; e ; it is . none of their ! business to prevent or pluni 5 b mer . e ' . crime . ; They are going . about cress-questioning servants about 'the habits , of their mastera ; prying into private , letters '; using > skeleton keys to open-writing desks , and feeing the proprietors of the brothels , and the waiters of public houses to coinliep . ' ! .- ¦¦ - ¦ [•¦ : < ; , ;¦• ;* . .. ¦ SWITZERLAND . ' ' ' \ , The Federal Chambers have terminated their labours ; after
, having ordered a new coinage to be made in silver and copper to . the . extent of four millions , the figure , of . Helvetia stretching out her arm in the old coins not appear- ; ing : very symbolical , and , in fact , having led to a consider rable share of ridicule . The sittings are not to be resumed before July . next . . The note of the ? rench government ha 3 caused eome ' excitement /' but no doubt exists that a compliant reply , will be returned , '; although the canton of- Ba | e-Campagne has ; proceeded to complete' the Jaw complained of . The constitution of tbe federation only secures to Christiana the liberty which Louis Napoleon now . demands for French Jews Mbut the treaty on which'he bases his-claim is vof date anteriorto . tbatiBeUlement . it" ;
¦'• • ' > ¦ . UNITED STATES . - - ¦;¦ ¦ ¦ - 'By the Humboldt we learn that Knssuth ' s health is said to be rnuch 'enfeebl . edby the excessive labour imposed upon him pf receiving and responding to the numerous addresses pouring in from almost every town , and association in the American " Union . Already , it appears by the ' New York Herald / thevGovernor of Hungary .. has made no less than twenty . six orations , since his arrival in New York . The enthusiasm in < bi 8 . fayour appears to be on the increase . On the -llth . uU ; a grand- banquet was given in his honour at the Irving-house by the Corporation . of New York . The speech ofKossuth on this occasion was said to be his masterpiece . It developed in the clearest manner his views and expectations regarding the action of the United States in in
reference ^ intervention Hungarian affairs . , ¦ By . the ., America we . learn that ; the welcome ; to Kossuth bad passed the Senate House of Representatives by a large majority , and the ? New Y . orkEvening Express' says : —' The President will send the resolution of Congress to Kossuth , accompanied by a letter written in the spirit of the resolution itself . ' The Guest will be permitted to address Congress , if he desires to do so , and it is intended to appoint a committee of each House to receive and introduce KosButh , on his visiting the capitol . It is also contemplated to give him a dinner— -the ' expense to be defrayed out of the tickets . In the Senate , on the 16 th ult ., a committee of three was ordered'to wait on Kossuth , on his arrival in Washington , and invite him to the chamber of that august body . '
' The 'New York Herald' of the 17 th ult . says : — < We are informed that a special messenger was despatched from Washington , last night , by the President , to invite Kossuth to the national capital under the joint resolution of welcome passed by , tbe . twoHouses . ' . > , There has been a great deal of destitution among the emigrants who landed late in the season , at the head of Lake Ontario . Many of them being Irish ¦ labourers , made their way to the Great Western Railway , in hopes of being able to work . They arrived in a state of destitution , and the disasters of 1847 recurred on a diminished scale . In that fatal year over seventeen hundredlfiah emigrants were buried in one grave in Toronto . In , the present season some seventy died in a very short time in the village of Dundas . The shanties erectedfor the labourers along the line of the Great Western Railroad' were crowded' with these
unfortunatebeings , Beventy of them , on one ' occasion , being stowed into one Bbaniy . ' The'men would : attempt to work ; in ' a few hours they would be cotapelled to Resist through . Bheer exhaustion , arid nest day they were sure to fall sick . . , The ; chief ^ staple , of . the , New . York papers is still the speeches of Kos § uth ., at the various dinners given to him and his an 8 wersttoi deputations , i The n f Herald' says : — ' The KosButh excitement is increasing , deepening , and widening , in every direction . His mission , ' 'its objects , and its tendencies , cannot now easily be misunderstood . They comprehend the grand enterprise of a universal revolution throughout the civilised '' world—a political , religious , and social revolution—radical , complete , and universal . '
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Dr . Edward Banks , ' SynuicuB and Secretary to the Senate of Hamburgh , frequently employed by that city in important diplomatic missions , has died , in Switzerland , where he was travelling for the restoration of his health . Madame 1 Schroeder-Devrient , now . BAroness von Beck , the celebrated prima donna of the Dresden opera , who was charged with being implicated in the last outbreak in that city , has been pardoned by the King of Saxony , on condition , of her pacing . the costs of the pioceedings commenced against ; heri ' . " . ' , ' " ,, " - . ' ' .. , . The ; celebrated Italian poet , Giovanni Bercbet , died at Turin on the 23 rd ult . ; . .- ¦ ¦ - ... . i
The 'Giornale di Roma' of the 20 th ult . publishes a series of regulations for the introduction of postage stamps . There are to be stamps of eight different values , varying from half a baiocco to seven baiocchi ( a baiocco is about a half-penny ) . The stamps ; represent-the tripple crown and the keys . Letters for the interior may or . may not be ' prep ' aid by means of stamps ; butietters'for foreign states must : In every dther ' respect the regulations are the same as those adopted oy . btjier . countries .. " . ; . . ' . , ;' .. The civil : and military governor of Bologna haB iBBued . a a'notification , dated the 20 th ,. « lt ., announcing the condemnation ; of thirty-seven brigands , who infested the distiicts of Medicina , ; Budrio , and Imola . Five of them bave been condemned to death -and executed ; twenty-two condemned to ihe galleys for ten , fifteen , eighteen , or twenty years , and tenacquittedJ ' " ! " " ' ' ' ¦
Thei Sultan has just iB 8 ued a firman in favour of the Christian , ProteBjantB , ' alldw . ing them , to , meet together freely , ; and-permitting their marriages and births to-be registered .,., ,, , -: , ^ ; - ., V-. M .-i . \ - '; ¦ .: ! . : ; : . ., \ "An iAustrian , Captain . Kuecbenbaecker , who ¦ deserted to the Italiansin 1848 , was arrested . in ; PariB among : the . barrkade ! men ' pn-the 4 th of December last ^ and delivered over by the ; French police t 6 'the Austrian authoriiiesV f ho will now carry out the sentence ' of hanging , which they ' some time since perform ' ed in effigy ; ' "' ' " l '
i According to decrees of . the Berlin . . Pflstal Union rather a 8 ihgular ; r « gulationvwill be dn ,,. f p ' rce , -viz .: —Letters marked ' express' are'to be-always forwarded On bb fast bb possible , and to have prepedence of aU . ^ others . . ' i . It . will be . necessary , however ^ tapay double postage . It isinot ^ mentioned why aU ; iettew are'n 6 t ; t 6 "be ; % Barded ; 'iiB - fast as poBsibls ; ' or , if we j afe ;' to . ^ bt ^ id ^ r tjtiat ^ paying ^ dpuble . poatage ' is i o free people trom the annoyance of having , their private concerns laughed over atlhe post-offfice , if bp a man , however popr , need notgrudge ; the ; money . " V ; ¦ ' : ' ' . : ' : '
- An English architect ispoceupied . in building ai winter haven at Pesth . Ifis'to be " made large enpugh-for 1 , 080 " veaaels . " . tMi 'i ' ii . vr ' :- '¦¦ ' , -.. '¦ V < - ¦ ¦ . / . '¦ '¦ " ' , '¦' , The encumbered estates commissionB in Bohemia are also nearly ¦ as ' busy- as in Ireland , property to' the amount of 37 j 817 , 065 . ; florins ^ have' lately coma ; within the fipher ' e of 'theirioperaUonB . j .. ; .-. .. ,. ; . J . ' . t ' :. '
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„„ awful dttmestic tragedy ' occurred near St . John , N » w / Brnasffick , on . theTjhuTtimo ., , re ' ra zy man , after caUihfe ' ^ iu * mUyi 0 : W » attaokedcand killed : his . . wife , ; , two-Sfciwr a ^ ' ^ | ^ / - 2 « ougly ^ iwed' four ' . . r t ; , i ! -. ii ; -i . » ii ; ! , r ,, ;! , . ; ,., ; ¦ . . ; ., ri , _ ,,-, . | ,,. . ( c ,, ; lv ;> :,: ir . shi . ij . -, . ;;¦ .. | / l . " il ' .: ' Kj . l , ' ; a ;> f . . j . ) i . i ! - ! ¦•! : ' r . .. I . n . i , rm .. ni , ' . ni . Mi ,. T .-. « . ..
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LORD PALMERSTON AND THE FOREIGN OFFICE . ¦ ~ " --iv ' ., ' ( F . ? . ^?^ P ectat 0 ^ ) i ^ ~ ' ¦! - " . Lord Paimersto , ? i ^ h ' asi . ceased tti bo a . rnembor of her ! ' Majesty's gaievrirneTify" For , this . announcemeDt the public were ' . in ' sp ' me ' measure prepared ^ by ' the rumours of dir-8 en 8 ion 8 in , ' the c ^ b ' ineV that . ! , baye ' . been current for a fewweeks . Therefis rio great rbystery about the rupture . The story whioh , wo ' ul . a fasten , it . upon , the personal animosity of tlid Colonial ' Seorefeiry ' . ' meet ' s ^ with '; little ,, cre'denc ^ . "What . with the broken' health . of the Ho ' nie Secretary , 'f hV provert incompdteno ' d ' of the OhknceJipr of the Exbn . eqtier , and th ' e . ' unpopular waywardhess' of the . Earl ^ himself , the Greys ' have < 'npugh " ' do : t 6 keep their pwn ground ;' . ' " ' _ The oausepf quarrel Has 'foils explanatipri ; ' TKe Foreign Secretary had como to ihdblge his peculiarities , to suph an extent that his colleagu ' esc ° uld no longer get oh with him . mi
u x aimerstqn had always been ; one of these men who engage in polities as sportsmen follow ' the ' fox , more for the excitement of the chase than from an earnest desire to at-™ . . ; J « t in pursuit . ' As'Foreign Minister ; hede . "ghted m ; peeping controversies open * gratifying himself with the , ex $ roise and display of his own adroitness ; and re-S ^ - ^' W , unlucky turn for making his . disputes with foreign Ministers personal quarrels . - Though it is not deBirable that this country should bo entangled in alliances , with despotic powers , our necessary intercourse with aU foreign governments should at leM be civil and free from insult ; Lord P . almerston sometimes forgot this rule . Be re-.-. pelled o ^^ iscouraged any inteference of his colleagues-in : his ^ particular department ; : he refused , to submit hia polioy to theldiscuSBion of the Cabinet , , and enforced the vaunted of almost
aeoresy . diplomacy as rigidly againBt thoBtates . men csvitn . ; whom he was acting iiB the general publio To be held responsible for every eccentricity of the Fo ' reien Seoretary—to be obliged to approve and defend measures respecting which they had neither been forewarned nor " consulted , was more than could = be rea 8 on . ably . expected from his associates . Bad habits gain strength proverbially as men , advance in years , and the complaint of colleagues thai , Lord Palmers ' ton ' s wilfulness had become of late quite ¦ ungovernable , has at least a semblance of pro . bability . ¦ ^ - v : ¦ - :..--• She secession pf thorForeign Secretary from officeenn * not fail , however , to "be prbduotive ' of " grave consequences . With respect to domestic affairs , it issoarcely credible that the ichanges in the administration can stop there . Lord Palmerston is not the man to acquiesce quietly in a relega- ¦
tion to private life . " He' is ' eminently qualified tP act the part of a Parliamentary frcrideur . There is : n 6 ' reaspn to believe that he has the powers . required , to ' strike out a useful line of polioy ; combine a party for its' support , arid form a strong government ; but he has formidable abilites for attacking and annoying an incompabt . rniriistry . ; As a watohful , acute ,, and relentlessi cri . ic , his'familiarity . with the practical' details of business will rentier him , a dangerous occupant of " the Opposition benches . His . antecedents , when last out of place , warrant the belief that' he will not be scrupulous With iregar'd to the , weapons he employs . The unpatriotic' eagerness with which he sought to thwart or embarrass the negotiations by which'Lord ' Ashburton brought to a olose that hurtful and protracted controversy
with the United'States , which Lord Palmerston himself had found so exti-emely complicated' and ' thfeatehing , and which he rendered still worse " , is well remembered—th ' e never-ending ! dispara {; emerit ^ - " the Ashburton capitulation , " arid 'Similar epithets of abuse—with which'he assailed it ; to crown aUi the unprecedented identification ' of himself , with those attack ' s by attending a dinner of the contfi- butors . to the newspaper which w&b for the time his obedient organ . Kor is Lord Palmerston likely to lackfollowers . His pleasing manners and his adroitness in leading men to believe him zealous in a cause , without committing himself by definitepledges . rfit . him-to . become the rallying point of tbe most dissimilar and incongruous discontents . ; He'is exactly the man t 6 " ride in the-whirlwind : and direct the storm" of aimless agitation .
With respect to foreign affairs , their present critical aB * pecfc is sufficient to cause uneasiness on account of the uncertainty which must necessarily prevail respecting the competencoand the tendencies of his successor , even to those who aro well enough pleased to have got rid of Lord Palmerston . The comparatively little that is known of Lord Granville is favourable and promising . TLe mis * givings expressed on account of his political inexperience , and his newness to the Foreign Department , are not without some countervailing suggestions . It baa been too much the oustom to talk and think of diplomacy as a mystery , a trick of trade , that can only be understood by the initiated . At tbe commencement of tbe American war of independence , the Dcanscs and Carmichaels , who were selected from among their fellow oitizens to negotiate with the Powers of Europe , showed that common sense , distinct notions of . what they would be at , and an earnest deteraif nation to accomplish their sincere aims , were quite enough to enable them to cope with tbe most veteran diplomatists .
Indeed , it may be suspected that the intimate acquaintance with tbe tracassei-ies and petty household intrigues of foreign States , which tempts to interference in their domestic affairs , is the reverse of a qualification for a good Foreign Minister . If the appointment of a statesman rather deficient in this branch of knowledge—more curious than useful—could have the effect of bringing our meddliDg with shabby foreign squabbles within nan-oyr limits , the consummation would be one devoutly to be wished . Still , the extended sway of military despotism in Europe , and the natural and avowed jealously with which England , as an asylum for political refugees of all opinions , is regarded by tho great Continental Powers , " crave wary watching , " The Foreign-officG requires at this time a Minister of rare singleness of purpose and cautious firmness ; for , however sound in theory the doctrine that a Premier ought to assert ai preponderating voice in all departments of government , the personal disposition and habits of Lord John Russell hardly warrant a sanguine expectation that he will do so .
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( From the Examiner . ) It is easier to say what is not to be thought than what is to be thought of Lord Palmerflton ' s resignation , imperfectly informed of the cause as we are , and shall be , till the Par . liamentary explanations . It is not to be thought that any concession is made to the personal enmity of despotio Powers . It is not to be thought that there is any truckling , crouching , or base propitiatory sacrifice . It is not to be thought that England strikes or shifts the colours of her Liberal flag . It is not to be thought that the change of a single Minister involves the change of a single principle . It is not to be thought that our foragn
polioy will undergo any alteration ia any essential of sub * stance and affinities . . . ' ,. .-. It is only to be thought that the Queen ' s government has lost the . services of an administrator , of abilities recognised and admired by all , friend and foe alike , combining qualifications seldom united in the same man—application , industry the most patient and laborious—debating powers the most varied and the most brilliant—temper imperturbable , courage dauntless , withal forbearnnt and generous in all hip superiorities . Among hia opponents he had no enemy .. Sir Robert Peel , in the last speech he made , which was in opposition to his policy , cordially ex * pressed the generalfeejing in the words , " We are all proud of him . " ¦ . ' ¦
It is not for us to pronounce him faultless , for we have had occasion to dispute the . justice and wisdom of his policy in several instances , especially the Syrian question ; but when Lord Palmerston did what was wrong according to our views , we bad to confess that ho did the wrong thing with consummate address , and the ' evil consequences , the prospect of which made us tremble , were escaped , though by a hair ' s breadth . We still think ;' however , that the success , barren enough in itBelf , was not worth the risk . As an administrator , Lord Palmerston , with rare merits , seoms to have had one not inconsiderable fault—he could keep anything and everything and everybody well in hand , except himself . His own jockeyship ran him often out of the course . The desk was his place of peril , . his pen ran away with him .. His speech never made an enemy , hia writing has left many festering sores . The charm of
manner and urbanity which so served him in Parliament and society was sometimes wanting on paper , and good counsels wero dashed with asperity . The fault was probably uncorisciouB . Lord Palmerston had become so familiar with the powerof England he had so long melded , that he was possibly riot " always ^ sensible of the weight with which words fell from his high position . Certain it is that his best friends and admirers have often wished that the manner of his correspondence had been as clear of objection as the matter and object . Few ! men acceding to power have been greeted 'with so general an expression of admiration as has followed Lord ' Palmerston's retirement . Few rising suns have been more . gloriously painted than this setting sun . His old opponent , the " Times , "' has paid the handsomest and most eloquent tribute to many of his high qualities .
After Having stood liis ground / against many a fierce party onset , after having triumpbedin ' many a pitched battle , thia veteran ' statesman founders in the . recess , 'like the Royal Georgeinharbour . ' ' .- | ,. ' ' . '" > .-, That the rupture at this particular juncture is peculiarly unlucky , ' io say the least , everyone muat . ffeel , inasmuch afl the absolute Powers will construe . it in a . wny highly satiB * factory to themselves , but . littlehonourable to the spirit and . consistency o (' England'scouncils . '• - ¦¦ > The causo assigned by general ' rumour we cannot affeofc , to discredit , astounding and incredible as it may appearnamely , that Lord PalmerBtOn ; heretofore the stanoh champion ' pf . liberty , in' eVeVy . part' of the' wprld , has given . Lthe Banctipn ^ p ' f h ; s . appi ; obatioh ' . ' and ghthusiasUe admiration . i to the treacherous byerthi pw / . of the , French ; constitution , and the establishmehfc of .- ' a military , despotism . , If this be the fact—and-unhappily-wo-have : noreason to doubt it * - . it is another illustration oftbe hackneyed truth , quern deus 1 i
yuli perderippHult- demktaW-: Many extraordinary ohnDgeH we have'Je ;« ir-ih men , ' but non ' e't ' P compare with thisi ; for of all th ' e ; symi ) ath ieswith ' despO . t ! sm this is * b e , most foul ,, strarige , lnd unnatural , " we ' havb Eeen theimrnediag hideous . gep < ationofjthething- ^^ e : coj . ^ ft ? WgJj . g Bin-in treachery the most revolting to « J"J ¦ ™* M * hbhoiuri and lawless violence tho inpst repug ^ tto ^ erir seritimentof humanity . . The : ' ! Times . ' * W * i ^ g w :. : - -V Lord Palmerston ' s opinion , as exptemih y { f ttorninj ' - 'innrnnV wViioli ia hia fiTnluSWO Organ-, , wa B , tflat OI ; UnD 0 HHae 4 SnSBffSSffiertIeB , of France ; , the o inion of ^ Cabinet nisailtobeone of regret at a ; Change . whiph . tran 8 ferred > Ste Cnnh , JKSSSto constitutionalgovernment to miU-•• SySwSdfiff " -5 &' fojmer ? « P «« Ott < expressed . itself in < & B a ^ Sfflo # W ^ M [*)» latter , though ^ o * ' ffi ^ T to *^^?^ ' ^*!**^ ^^^*^ * ''IHaoVa ' lon ^ , ' We iouraalVjBj jliave tsaced ln ^^ cpr / espdndencoTroin PairM the existence at the same moment oltteBeW . o ; distort a ^ g ' ' " ¦ I ; - -i-m ; : 'I' ( i ' » m ' i . ¦•¦¦'¦• . ¦ fi ' iii ' . try . - , -- . . .. j- ^ . i . ; .. . -,:. * ,.., .
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riNUARY 3 , 1852 . THE NORTHERN STAR 7
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Jan. 3, 1852, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1659/page/7/
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