The Express. — London, England, 1851-11-28 00:00:00

the eralreols. TO CORRKEPONDENT B . A sword F.dhim .t "TM Isproos" contain's/ 'So moo ',mho " Cwortio." ow, Tandy ss4 friday is Ow M toot. torshisUlateaded " Tlio Zapriso," Landes lionise popr, ~ rloa llllll4 be xi ilk 011ks, - “, llosswisotrost. Sy Two o'olock IS Ike do, of pokikstioo. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. N. D.,—Kaisift. .... Aftereem L. MIL TI.SOLIOW-11101•04. Ss. Om. ... Aturamos. nu. LONDON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28. THE Austrian government has shown itself quits consistent in its late act of invading not merely the money but the corn exchange, in seizing the prin cipal dealers in these necessary commodities, and kicking them, neck and heels tied, out of the coun try of which they incommoded the government by their industry. The fact is, that all kinds of freedom wow up together, and must perish together. Free dom of thought, of association, or of the press, with out representative government, are utterly impossi ble, and freedom of dealing, of trafficking in money or other commodities, is quite impossible in countries where the other kinds of freedom do not exist. The empire of Austria exists and is kept together by its army, as the only principle of vitality and union. le requires nearly half a million of armed and salaried soldiers to Imp its other millions in obedience ; but the resources of the country are not sufficient to pay for this exorbitant police force. The government is obliged, over and above its revenue, to have recourse to anneal loans, and its market for them is restricted. It dare not venture to propose any new loan in London. Prince liciiwanzesimw: was, forsooth, independent of the London market. Ile could manage, he pretended, very well elsewhere. Austrian hunkers and capitalists dent sot refuse to autocritse; so he thought that his loan, not succeeding as a voluntary subscription, could not fail as a forced one. The result was that, of the eight millions which his Imperial Majesty required, scarcely four were made up. And those who took the lour may each keep their share of it; for there is so selling at an advanced price. On the public exchange of Vienna, it was at a miserable discount. This was quite sufficient to persuade Prince Scitwan xesneiti; that the monied world of Vienna was con spiring against him. They foresaw a bankruptcy, and or course speculated for a fall. This had a na tural tendency to bring the government into discredit and contempt. To construe this as treason was very natural for an Austrian statesman, and so the ex change is cleared by the police, and its bulls and bears sent to polish their horns and lick their paws on the other side of the frontier. That the depreciation of money, in a country, too, where there is nought but paper money, and where pence in istper are torn in four to represent farthings in paper, should produce a rise in the price of corn and other necowaries, would appear natural enough, however lamentable, to any other brain than that of Prince Se II WallAr.N BERG ; but he, good man, sees nothing of the kind. The science of political eco llottir has in him been superseded by . police ex penditure, and he sees a conspiracy in the rise of pro% isions. It is odd how extremes meet. This is precisely the way in which mobs reason. The people of Paris, in 1790, hanged the corn-dealers to the lamp-last ; Prince Seitwartx r24ll/.101 executes them after his fashion. lie ar rests, expatriates, and drives them to the other side of the Austrian frontier. Will l'rinco Senwarixxx or.nit, by this policy, get more corn or more money? Quite the contrary. lie shuts the door in the face of both. Against the ejection of corn-dealers and money.dealers there is little use in complaining; such acts as these bring, too surely and speedily, their punishments after them. 'there is, however, another commodity against which and against the dealers in it Prince SeIIWAIVAENHERG has as great a grudge as against the scrip-holders and corn-factors. These are dealers in intelligence--newsmongers, in fine, to which honourable fraternity we belong. As we have an especial correspondent in all the great centres of news and of political events, we have had a correspondent at Vienna, a gentleman who strictly limited his efforts to obtaining and communicating intelligence from the best quarters. Of course this gentleman chronicled the invasion of the Austrian nionev-market by the Austrian police. And so did he send home information of the doings of the govern ment in Ilungary and in Bohemia, as in Vienna. The letters of our correspondent were marked by impar tiality and truth, so much so that several P of these letters have been stigmatised as unfavourable to Hungary and to the liberal cause. Impartiality is, however, no recommendation to the Austrian police; and they have accordingly expelled our correspon dent with all rigour, and sent police agents to escort him to the frontiers. Not only, indeed, was this attention paid him to the Austrian frontier, but the orders and suspicions of Prince SCIIMARZENRERO were equally extended through Saxony, where the government and the police are in truth but an affili ation of that of Vienna. Our correspondent had therefore to endure all the rigours of the SCIIWIR ZENHERG surveillance at Dresden quite as much as at Prague. Thus our abettal of Kossirtt and of Hungarian independence, together with our ideas of dealers in money and in corn being entitled to the protection of the laws in their fair dealings—this has entitled us to the honour (for we deem it an honour) of having our representative expelled from the Austrian capital and territory. This petty vindictiveness may for a time interrupt the series of those communications which convey sure, unfabricated, and uninfluenced intelligence. But we are still not without the means of procuring and of publishing information of all that occurs at Vienna, in despite of the rancour of SCHWAIULNIIERO and the vigilance of his police. Every act, indeed, of that miserable government defeats itself. Austrian paper, we may be sure, will not rise to par, because no dealer dare fix a price upon it in public. Austrian corn will not fall to the price convenient alike for the contractors and for the poor consumers, because them who imported it from the provinces to the capital are interrupted in their trade. Neither will the Ezpreas want its letter or its paragraph from Vienna, because of the auswei snip B its correspondent GENERALLY speaking we obj ect on principle to all attempts on the part of the pu bic press to anticipate the judgment of • constituted tribunal on any case submitted to its • In obedience to this scruple we have hi abstained from offering any comments on the recent investigation at Preston. The reason for oar silence is now removed. Lord CAELISLE has now pronounced his judgment, and Mr. RAM•4IIAT is dismiseed. We can now have no hesitation in saying, that we regard Mr. HASISKAY'S attempted defence to the charges brought against him as a total failure. Those charges were premise and spe cific ; his defence was vague and genera Two days and a half of alternate pathos and virulence from Mr. Serjcant WILKINS; clouds of witnesees—called to give general evidence to character--all this was wholly beside the mark of say real and satisfactory defence. Did Mr. RAMSRAT, or did he mt. m the wieraing of the 27th of September, mud Dailies without warrant to arrest Mr. W • Imes • shared oellemptel court, fur causing a certain plmend to axed em a Mesh wall in the purlieus et the ettert4seenst It le net contradicted that he did. All fits widows ea this point is one way_. The warrantbies USA andered the sanctum of WIIITTT and adjured him to follow them, for " his Honour was raging like a mad bulL" Mr. Wnrerr having lawfully resisted the tempting invitation thus to rush into the rolled preemie at justice, duly appeared to a summous ea Monday, the 29th of September. Now, what on that day was the demeanour of the judge? Has the defence set up succeeded in ex.. plowing away any single arterial item of the mama ground of the charge ? Not one. With regard to his general demeanour on that Monday, the 29th of September, what do the witnesses—the uncontra dieted witnesses—tor the prosecution ay? Do they or do they not corroborate the reports d the short hand writers ? They go beyond them. What is the testimony to this point of Mr. ROBERTSON GLADSTONE, one of the most generally respected maws in Liverpool—a man who has been twice thief magistrate of that great city? Mr. !Walley seemed to me to be excited and viekestly envy. He like a man almost bunting with pas sim t the inquiry the mate infuriated eandl *ea se remain with him; be never appeared curl --scarcely met. I think the conduct of Mr. Harm!say was crimps worst towards i the close w of the proceedings, when ! addressed Mr. Whitty. It s almost impossible ts ie. wo. the esprcesion of his eountenance—hls des was in flamed, his eyes red with passim. The language be ad dress( d to Mr. Whitty was of the roost insulting character. He told him, amongst other things, that his face exhibited , tha worst passions of the human miud, or words to that effect. ----- The words in the reporter's notes really were, "You are a man in whose face the worst passions and feelings of our human nature are delineated." Now this evidence is confirmed by witness after wit ness of the highest respectability, and of the most perfect impartiality. Mr. S tswEL HoLmE, a member of the Liverpool Town Council, having heard the matter much talked of on 'Change, went on the Monday from a mere feeling of curiosity into the court ; at that time he was prejudiced in favour of Mr. lt osstrAY. His testimony entirely corroborates that of Mr. GLADSTONE. Sir GEORGE STEPHEN, a reluctant witness, Mr. AsrtsALL, the barrister, and a host of other gentlemen of the highest character and honour, all speak, with trifling variations, as to the circumstances which most peculiarly struck theta, to the same main point. One of the reporters had taken down the state ment that the judge, addressing one of the wit nesses, HARTLEY, clenched his hand, and, presenting it in the man's face, said, " Now, you ass, don't you know that's called a fist r To this fact witness after witness deposes, the only variance being that some who saw the gesture did not accurately catch the words, and that of those who heard the words some thought the appellation was "dunce" and others " ass." A clearer case—one in which the evidence more completely supports the statement of the complaivants—it appears really impossible to conceive. The demeanour of Mr. ltAmsttAY himself, during the progress of the investigation, was, in itself, one I would have thought, almost sufficient to dispose of the whole case. Many instances might be given, but one must suffice: a poor Welshman--one JOHN JONES—bad, it seems, been committed by Mr. RAM mar, more son, to Lancaster gaol, for the offence of having put his hat on in the ante-room of the court. Ile had been ordered into custody (we quote from the report) for not paying a fine of 205., and on getting into the waiting-room he put his hat on; but before he bad taken two steps, a man came and "grabbed" him. The witness suited the action to the word, and seined hold of Dr. tyre, who was sitting near him, to exemplify the manner of his arrest. On being; taken before the judge, he said that he had no intention of doing anything wrong, and was very sorry if he had offended his lordship, but the judge said the people of Liverpool were continually "contempting " him, and he would make an example of those who were guilty dutch "it was a hard word," said the witness, " but I thought he meant something dreadful." Ile was sen tenced to pay a Ane of 55., or an additional imprisonment of seven days in Lancaster Castle. Ile said he was a poor man and had only a shilling, and hoped his lordship would be merciful as be meant no offence, but the judge still sen tenced him to Lancaster g.iol. Lord Carlisle—What, after you had twice apologised, my man. _ _ Witness—Yes, your honour, and after taking me to Pres ton, the bailiff missed the train, and kept me in Preston all night and all day Sunday, and when I was discharged from Lancaster Castle I had only Bd. left, and had to walk all the way back to Liverpool. his lordship manifested great distress (annoyance would be too weak a word), as Mr. Itarnshay, at the conclusion of the witness's evidence, borrowed half-a-sovereign from Mr. Thorburn, the barrister, and presented it to the wit- DM. Distressing, no doubt, it must have been to the amiable patron of Mr. RAMSUAY to see his appointee by this and similar gross violations of decorum in the course of the inquiry, proving the case of those who charged him with being wholly deficient in the qualities necessary for the judgment seat. Still more distressing must it have been for his lordship to find that the first act of his protege, on escaping from the immediate presence of his patron and his judge, was to revel in fresh extravagances, and disgrace himself by fresh exposure. Into the details of these extmvagancics we will not now enter. The man is removed from the judg ment scat he had too long abused, and tho second city of the empire may at length be congratulated on her deliverance from such a judge as since the days of the Sennous' and JEFFREYS' of old has never been permitted to burlesque the majesty of British justice. One remark this unparalleled case can ,rdly fail rragerst, and that is the expediency of forthwith proceeding to select some more fitting tribunal for the adjudication of such matters as those which have twice been brought before Lord CARLISLE. The re moval of a jadge involves no slight responsibility the case just concluded indeed admitted of no doubt, but others of far more difficult and delicate decision may arise. 'Why should not some such tribunal as the Judicial Committee of l'rivy Council be selected for the purpose of conducting investigations which clearly ought not to be entrusted to the arbitration of any single individual? We throw this out merely as • suggestion ; but the whole subject is one which re quires, and must speedily receive, very thorough and mature consideration. FRANCE. PARIS, TUOREDAT EVENING. The committee on the Council of State's Bill has ,adopted to-day, after a hot debate, the 2nd clause of the let article, which makes it high treason in the President to provoke the violation of the 45th article of the constitution, which prohibits his re-election. The question was then mooted whether the wording of the clause should be left as settled by the council of state, or whether the means of provocation, such u bribery, intimidation, promises in case of re-elec tion, and such like acts should be specified. On this pert of the question the committee came to no decision. The high importance of the great organic law pre pared by the council of state on the responsibility of the President, induces me to send you a fuller ac count than the lateness of the hour permitted yester day of the proceedings of the committee. After having agreed to adjourn the question of urgency until the committee had amended the bill, tho debate was opened on the separate articles. I refer you to my despatch of the 9th instant for the first article, which enumerates the eases in which the President of the Republic may be impeached. An animated discussion ensued whether, among the heads of im peachment should be included resistance to the As sembly's right of requisition over the troops. M. Parr.mlDuprat insisted that the right of requisition could only result from an express vote of the Assembly. and could not be exercised without consulting the Chamber by the President and board of the As sembly. This view, supported by M. Michel de was stresuoesly opposed by MM. Berrycr sad alas de Lasteyrie, who held that the right in gumbos weld be perfectly illusory, if the Assembly was first to be consulted as to its use. The legisla tive place, for instance, might be occupied by a cottprie-main during the night, or in the interval between two sittings. M. Berryer added, addressing the members of the Left, " You distrust us (the Right); but observe that it is not our interests alone that are at stake but the dignity and security of the whole Assembly; nay, oven the very existence of a parliamentary government. Miehel de Bourges an swered, " You are right ; it is a question of confi dence. You distrust us, and we distrust you. We have known one another now some time. Foe us there are two dang er; and you, perhaps, are the greater of the two . The following amendment to the first article, proposed by M. Berrycr, was then put to the vote: " The President of the Repub lic shall be impeachable of high treason, if in the exercise of the functions attributed to him by Art. SO at the constitution he set obstacles to the exercise of the right which belongs to the Aasernbly accord ing to the 32nd article of the constitution. Artisan , SO of the constitution gives to the President the dis posal of the armed force; and Art. 32 gives to the A the disposal of the armed force. Masa wrate question remains open whether Art. 32 authorises the Assembly to make a direct requisition of troops; also, whether & vote of the Assembly is necessary to empower its president to make such Irequisition ; and finally, whether the refusal of an officer to comply with such requisition would impli cate the President of the Republic in a charge of high -treason. - Urgency for the Council of States' Bill is argued aping even by the journals most hostile to the Pre sident ; and as the meeting of the Left at Leniarde lays decided not to take the initiative in moving it, it is now considered as certain not to be carried, even if proposed. Louis Napolean is greatly displeased with M. do Thorigny for leaving yesterday quite unanswered the violent attack of M. Bence!, and in particular for altpesting against Ow - explosion "arditissa," • to the President. Ail Folloux, runderstand, is going soon to bring. forward a motion bt great importance. He writ move that the general.elections of the Assembly should be fixed for the month of February. The Assembly adopted in its sitting of to-day the bill which prolongs until February, that is to say, until after the vote on the new eleztoral law, the powers of the municipal and departmental councils. The house then proceeded to discuss the Lyons and Avignon Railway Bill. M. de slouchy pro m place of tho bill, a grant of ten mil ions for the works of the railway. This amend ment, supported by M. Sain, and opposed by M. Dufaure, was rejected. The first articles of the cohier des charges, which provide that the section from Lyons to Valence shall be terminated within two years from the date of concession, and the section from Valence to Avignon within a fur ther delay of two years, were adopted. The 3rd article attributes to the company, on the part of the state, • subvention of sixty millions of francs, as maximum, at the rate of 34,000 per kilometre. An amendment of Al. .Itorellet, moving that this sum should be only advanced, was rejected by 464 votes against 213. The debate continued on the 3rd arti cle, which was opposed by M. Itandot. M. Fietti, the new prefect of the Haute-Garonne. has issued a Bonapartist proclamation, which is in close accord with the President's speech at the Cir cus, and turns upon the text, " neither Utopias nor reaction." The Moniteur Parisien contains an article persuad ing the military to abstain from voting at the Paris elections of the 30th. . . The Or(lre contains a long article which may be considered as a retaliation on the Elysee for tho article of Cassagnac and the President's speech. It accuses Louis Napoleon of having conspired for two years against the constitution he has sworn to de fend, and predicts, that if he persists in seeking to renew his power, notwithstanding the 45th ar ticle of the constitution, such endeavours must in fallibly end in a civil, and finally in a social, war. Thiers voted yesterday with the Mountain against the pure and simple order of the day on the interpellatiou of M. Cremieux. He had, in fact, composed a motive order of the day with the object of fixing upon the President the total responsibility of a repressive law; the commutation of punishments belonging wholly to the Presidential prerogative. M. Boned, who assailed yesterday with so much violence the President of the Republic, is a young orator of the Mountain. Of course the Right were delighted, and gave him all possible room to swing his battering-ram against the Elyske. When the panting speaker descended from the tribune he was caught with rapture in the embraces of M. Cremieux, who, as you are aware, is more noted fur the attrac :ions of his eloquence than for those of his person. Hence the display of enthusiasm was greeted with a roar of laughter. Apropos of this incident I may , add that the Minister of Justice of the provisional government seems to pique himself, not less than Mirabcau used, upon his plainness of feature; for when M.Thiers alluded,in a celebrated speech, to the "(Treat petits rh.'teurs" of demagogy, Cremieux went about to everybody saying : " You know he means me," as if quite proud of the distinction. The Sa'cle says that an Englishman has lost a large sum of money in consequence of betting that Louis Napoleon would never introduce the word " Repub lie' into any of his speeches. Probably this is a ver sion of the story of Count D'Orsay's wager to the same effect, which the sagacious Alphonse Karr ad vised him by all means timely to withdraw, as there was no knowing what confession a sinner might make in artieulo mortis. The Opinion Publiqueopposed both the adjournment of the Council of State's Hill and urgency. The first proposition, it says, would be weakness, and the last precipitation. M. de Maness has introduced a reform into the police system in dealing with demagogy, which does him much credit. earlier's plat was to allow spies to instigate the political . passions of the frequenters of taverns and secret societies, and to draw them out in order to crush their practices the more effectually. This detestable treachery and immoral relic of bar barous traditions, worthier of Vienna and St. Peters bugh than of a civilised capital, M. do Maupas has suppressed. He directs his agents to proceed at once to the suppression of incendiary speeches. It is believed, however (so fond is demagogy of utterance) that M. earlier's system, although attended with severer consequences to seditious orators, was pre ferred by them, as it gave them unbridled license to peak. PRUSSIA. • THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 28, 1851. THE KING'S SPEECH. The following, received by telegraph, contains a summary of the King of Prussia's speech on the opening of the Chambers yesterday : BERLIN, Nov. 27. The King having set out for Hanover, to be present at the funeral of the late King, M. Mantcuffel opened the Chambers at 11 o'c'ock. Not a word is said in the speech as to foreign politics, but it is very interesting as regards internal politics. The convocation of the old Provincial Diets is designated as temporary provincial representation, land their decrees propositions. The augmentation of tho army is declared to be indispensable. The financial position of the country is regarded as satisfactory. A hope is expressed that the treaty of the 7th of September (that between Prussia and Hanover) will be found to succeed ; and will owe its success to the principle of the suppression of the restrictions upon commerce. Finally, the King expresess his confidence in the patriotism of the Chambers. BERLIN, Nov. 26. The more one considers the sudden change of policy adopted by the new King of Hanover, the more important that event, which is said to have been for some time premeditated, appears. After the two great powers, Hanover ranks second to none in Germany. It may be said even that she takes the prece dence of Bavaria, for she has hitherto been more in dependent than that larger little kingdom. Bavaria bond will ever vervain, a decided a dheren t of Aus tria I but Hanover was the adherent of no power ; and this gave her great weight. Besides, from her protestant government, progress might be expected, which no ono ever look for from Reverie. In brief, Hanover is in a position almost to determine the ascen dancy in Germany either to Prussia or to Austria. The recent change of ministry, therefore, in that state may, in no inconsiderable degree, alter the tee lative positions of things throughout all Germany. The antecedents of the present Hanoverian ministers may in some measure show this. 11. Scheele, the new premier, was a minister before March. He lately took pert with the Rittersaign in the complaints they aftromed to the Band, and as representative of Hanover, both at Dresden and Frankfort, he has gained the good graces and confi dence of Austria. M. Backmeiater, the Minister of Worship, a sharp lawyer, has the reputation of having ' been in part the author of a pamphlet which bears the name of M. Zimmerman, his intimate friend, the object of which is to prove that constitutional govern- ment is quite impracticable and absurd for Germany. He was, last summer, it is certain, often in conference with the present King and the Archduke Albrecht of Austria, whilst those royal personages were so journing at Norderney. The MinisterofJustioe,Wind thorst, is not only a ca tho lic bat in ultramontane. He is known chiefly as an anti-unionist, and an anti- Premien. The Minister of the Interior, Barnes, has not been till now before the public. All that can be ' said of him is, that he is one of the protesting and complaining Biter, who have appealed to th e DkL Of Brendle, the War Minister, nothing is known but that he has three sons in the Austrian service. It is not matter of wonder that no finance minister was at once appointed ; for the difficulty was to find one who would oppose or seriously modify the Sep tember treaty. M. Bar, to whom the post has been offered, has declined it. He was decorated with a Prussian order for the part he took in bringing about the union of the Zoll and Stour Veining. Count Kiel mansegge also refused the office. It is now conferred on a counsellor, Decken. It is very certain that the customs convention between Prussia and Hanover will be much jeo pardised by the turn of iirs have just taken in the lat ter state ; and if the Prussian court were alone in this matter concerned some might rejoice at its discomfi ture and disgrace, as a striking example of signal justice falling on a cowardly, half-hearted, double minded policy. For the King of Prussia has been constantly promising to his people, since his acces sion to the throne, constitutional government, civil liberty, popular rights : in a word, and he has sought to redeem his pledges onty r t i j r Zwarding their material interests. But he may now be taught, that the material depends upon the moral, and that free trade and despotic principles of government cannot go together. Prussia would keep her place at the head of the Zoilverein, would enlarge its bounds, and so be an ascendant power in Germany, whilst at the same time she would take her place be hind Austria and Russia in her political ethics. But this cannot be. Where the moral rule is there will be the material rule. In despotism Prussia can never be a first power in Germany, for that is against her vocation as a protestant state ; but by affecting despotism, wherein Austria is quite in lier element, she inevita bly yields the moral lead to her rival. And with this lead will not Austria soon master the material ascendancy? Of course she will. There is an in stance of this afforded in this very treaty with Han over. I'masia would fain realise all its benefits; but by waging war against the cause of constitu tionalism all over Germany down it goes in Hanover and drags her treaty with it. What German prince, government, or people can have any confidence in constitutionalism now that Prussia utterly abandons it? Of course the confidence of all the ruling powers is every where tmnaferred to despotism and to Austria; and this it really is, and this almost alone, that gives the Prince Schwarzenberg such good hopes of bringing about his scheme of an Austrian Zoll Union, towards which object a very important move appears to have been made by the accession to office of the new Hanoverian ministry. In order to strike whilst the iron is hot, all the Austrian papers, the Reichs Zeitway, the Lloyd, and the Correspondent:, are making simultaneous attacks at this moment on the treaty of the 7th September, and the Reich. Zeilusay repeats an assertion before made, " That all the representatives of the German governments, with the exception of Prussia and Hanover, declared themselves at Frankfurt in favour of the Austrian proposition for a Zoll union of all the Germanic states." If this be true, there must now be but one single exception to this general con sent. Alas! it is sad to think that Prussia has well nigh abdicated her position in Germany. Who can blame other governments for placing no trust in her ? She is like a vessel which has put to sea with high emprise, to reach a certain destination ; but the first storm or two has frightened her captain, who expected to have all smooth water and sunshine ; and in an agony of fear he has returned back into port, swearing never to put to sea again. The King of Prussia is this frightened captain. lie has been cheered and encouraged since he got back into the harbour of despotism—patted on the back and bravoed; but those who have thus hailed and applauded his return are determined to take the utmost advantage of his weakness, and will make him pay dear for the timid temerity of his momentary desertion of their cause. It be gins to look highly probable that even the ap proaching Zell Congress will not prove so favour able to the commercial policy of Prussia as was ere while anticipated. Another letter from Berlin, of the 23th, says: The latest letters from Hanover announce that M. de Scheele has expressed a determination to maintain the September treaty, and it is not impos sible, therefore, that the doubts which are enter tained here will eventually prove groundless. Still it must nut be overlooked that Austria has taken tho field again on the commercial question, and is striving most strenuously to gain a march upon Prussia by secret negotiations, embittered deeply at her deplorable failure in the open congress at Frankfort. Political agents at the different courts, paid agents in the press of Germany, are at work undermining the commercial supremacy of Prussia and seeking to destroy the September treaty with Hanover. No doubt the focus of all these efforts is concentrated in and about the palace within which the body of Ernest Augustus still lies, and is made to operate in various ways; but there is more indepen dance and firmness in the character of the Hanove- ' rians, from the minister down to the crossing sweeper, than Prince Schwarsenberg has hitherto met with, in any of his German colleagues. A ministerial decree, published in Karlsruhe, prohi bits the wearing of red neckcloths, under pain of punishment by arrest and imprisonment. This is a second edition of the Klapka hats in Vienna. DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES. The news from Denmark is not very distinct or decided; but it is said that the ministry are agreed about their programme, and that the King has con sented to it. Its chief points are reported to be these : The constitutional annexation between Schleswig and Holstein to be discontinued; the consultative provincial estates to be revived in Schleswig, but modified according to changed circumstances, by means of a new law of election, to be based on liberal principles, excluding the present class elec tions; the administrative connexion between Schles wig and Holstein to be entirely abolished, the nezus so - retails to consist only in a common loan fund for the Ititterschaft of the two duchies; in Holstein the old provincial estates to be again introduced, end it is to depend entirely on the will of the King how far these estates are to undergo any modifications. In the King's council thereare to betwoministers, responsible only to the crown, one for Holstein, and the other for Lauenburg ; and all parts of the Danish king dom are to have one common army, fleet, and flag, consuls, and representatives; customs, commercial and marine establishments also to be in common throughout the whole empire. LATEST FOREIGN PARIS BOURSE. Tar Amount. 74ev. V. Toe Ifoney. Opining WOW. Lowest. awing. Der Ceara. oar Casts pr Own. New 46 pot Onto alanalmem on lAnA; 11 ; 1164 2 1. 12 121 ; 10 dim 3t 1074. ider, S. Imo 114 Mean Nooks Saab rte. 2, 1643 Asian Loan, lASI 724 Do. 44 Do. ... Traumata Book 7 11... 1 Pisdrnottt 3 pCt. 4O 43 .. Bask Musa ...... 11 [10 Palm, Nov. RT.—Versailles (right bank), —; ditto, = s tank) 210; Paris and Orleans, ; Nita god anus, syy 60 ; mad Havre, 212 S 0; ruwllls and Avignon. 210; *ma boom and Bain 132 72; Centre, 4441 Amin" WS; Ovitmana mad garden; • Northam 417 ell. and Atm. boor& 370; Tours and NMI'. 260 ; lionimens Pari s. . 4A4 Troyes, 9175. (B 7 Mat& Tekgreph.) VIENNA, Nov. 27.—Five per Cents., M€talli Ties, 911; Exchange on London, 12.28 ; on Paris, 1491. BERLIN, Nov. 27.—Voluntary Loan, 1021. Na tional Debt, 88f. Pour-and-a-Half per Cents., R o w s , Exchange on London, 8.23.; ditto Hamburg, 1511 ; ditto St. Petersburg, 108 ; ditto Vienna, 801. HAMBURG, Nov. 27.—Three per Cents. Inte rior, 331. Russian Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 981. ANTRIM., Nov. 27.—Five per Cent. M6talliques, 721. Five per Cent. Ardoins, 161. Three per Cent. Interieur, 351. Russian Four-and-a-Half per Cents., Exchange on London, 25.15. Bxussra.s,Nov. 27.—Belgian Five per Cents., 981 ; ditto Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 90a- ; ditto Two and-a-Half per Cents., 49g. Exchange on London, 23.15. FRANI:FORT, Nov. 26.—Five per Cent. MetaWellies, 72. Three per Cent. Interior, —. Exchange on London, 119}; on Vienna, —. AMSTERDAM, Nov. 26.—Five per Cent. Metal -69:. Two-and-a-Half per Cent . Belgians, Five per Cent. Ardoin s , 15/. Three per Cents., Interior, 35 3-16. Russian Four-and-seHalf per Cents., 1001. Two-and-a-Half per Cent. Integrals, W. Exchange an Louden, 11.86. SPAIN. The only thing of interest in the Madrid journals of the 22nd is the report of:the sitting of the Senate on that day, and that not from any fact of political importance, but on account of Marshal Narvacz hav ing taken his seat for the first time since his return to Spain. At the very opening of the sitting, the Marshal rose and "I hasten to explain my vo luntary withdrawal from the cabinet to which I had the honour to belong, and my sudden departure front Spain, because during my absence the most incorrect interpretations of my conduct have been given, and it is necessary for my honour that the truth should be established." The Marshal then went on to explain that when he quitted the govern ment he enjoyed the complete and absolute confidence of the crown, and also of the two Cham bers, the cabinet having at that period a compact and imposing majority in both houses. "Long before quitting the government," added Marshal Narvaez, " I contemplated doing so, and if, in spite of toy per sonal wishes, I retained my post, it wag in compliance with the wishes of my colleagues. What decided me to retire was that I saw the impossibility of realising the plan of economy projected by M. Bravo Murillo, a plan which I always thought could not be carried into execution. The state of my health, moreover, did not permit me to serve my sovereign and my country with that zeal and devotedness of which I' hope I have given proofs on more than one occasion, and I thought it my duty to immediately quit Madrid, alter my resignation had been accepted, in order not to be an obstacle in the way of the or ganisition of a new cabinet." The marshal, who throughout the whole of his speech evinced the great est spirit of moderation and conciliation, concluded by saying that he should be always found disposed , to make every possible sacrifice to support liberal institutions and the throne of her Majesty Isabella 11., and that it was a duty to remain more than ever united, for soon perhaps Spain might have to pass through terrible trials and troublous days. This last phrase was given very emphatically. The marshal thanked the Senate for the kind attention with which it had listened to his explanations, and on conclud ing was greeted with loud applause. AMERICA. The American packet Franklin arrived off Cowes at nine o'clock last evening, on her way to Havre ; she left New York on the 15th inst., at noon. The American papers are filled with the reports of tho reception of Kossuth in England. The New nrk. herald of the 15th has the fol lowing letter, dated Washington, Nov. 13 : Capt. Long, of the U.S. steam-frigate Mississippi, re ported himself at the Navy Department to-day. We are authorised to publish the closing paragraph of a letter ad dressed by Governor Kossuth to Capt. Long, showing that the kindest feelings and friendly regard existed on the part of the former towards the commander and other officers of the frigate, at the time of his leaving her at Gibraltar. The letter is dated _ " U.S. Steam-frigate Mississippi, "Bay of Gibralter, October 18,1851. " S 3 I have but one favour yet to claim, and that is that you may be pleased to accept, for yourself as well as for the officers and crew of this ship, the most sincere ex pression of my warmest thanks for the noble, kind, and generous affection I was honoured with on board this ship. The remembrance of it will he a lasting treasure to my heart, and I will cherish it as a fair gift of the Almighty, with wh►tever fate I may meet throughout my tempest tossed life. I hope to meet you soon again on the happy shores of your glorious land. Let me hope that you and all who have the honour to do service to their country under your command, on board the Mississippi frigate, will bear to me a kind remembrance arid the same high-minded affec tion they honoured me with from the first moment I bowed with deep respect before the glorious flag of your ship, and felt free once more, because protected by it, and surrounded hyper frank, loyal, gallant, true, American hearts. May the blessings of God, and glory and happiness attend you wherever you go. Please to communicate this, my warns wishes and sentiments, to the noble-minded, gallant officers, and to the crew of the ship. " KOSSUTH." . . Captain Long states that he is entirely unconscious that any but the kindest feeling and courtesy were extended to Governor Kossuth, while on board the Mississippi. The Spanish question of etiquette will be compromised in such a way as to save the honour of both Spaiu and the United States. There is no probability of the old Spanish consul coming back to New Orleans. and it a new consul is coming, why should ho be denied the courtesy of saluting his flag? It is not the consul's flag, but the flag of his nation which iv saluted, and as the honour is immediately returned by the ship carrying the consul, there is no humi liation on either part. if the thing is done handsomely the American prisoners in Spain will be pardoned and come home; Mr. Thrasher will also be released. Calderon de la Berea has shown great forbearance, and Mr. Webster has acted in the interest of humanity by not standing on a punctilio. Mr. Webster not leave the cabinet. All the ru mours to that effect arc merely picked up in the street. Mr. Fillmore's claims to the presidency are not likely to be pressed—that is the understanding now—and will not for some mouths to come. You will see the indubitable signs of it in the republic itself. On that condition all the members of the cabinet remain, and Mr. Crittenden is sand wiched between Fillmore and Webster. Another letter from the same place, and of the same date, says : The I'resident has to-day sanctioned Mr. Webster's re fusal to accede to the Spanish demands, in spite of the machinations going on to prevent such unction. Mr. Rives, says the Republic, has not been recalled, nor has he expressed any intention of coming home. Of course not. He has merely been invited to come back at his earliest convenience. The Hungarian exiles were on the 12th received by the mayor, at the City-hall. Col. Berzenczey de livered the address in behalf of the exiles, and the mayor replied in appropriate terms. Mr. Webster has received a communication from Kossuth referring to the celebrated letter of Hulse mann, the Austrian minister. Judge Sharkey has been ordered to Havannah to demand the trial or release of Mr. Thrasher. According to further returns of the New York election, the Whigs have a majority of two in the Assembly. Mr. Toombes has been elected for Georgia. In his speech he stated that the constitu tional union party will adhere to its present isolated independent organisation and name. An awful steam-boiler explosion had taken place at Buffalo. An extensive failure had occurred at New Orleans, where Peter Cowry, jun., had stopped payment : his assets are stated at above one million dollars, and his, liabilities at about eight hundred thousand dollars. A large and enthusiastic meeting had taken place at Boston to choose delegates to the State Convention, and to nominate Daniel Webster for president. The radical democrats at Utica are about to start a daily paper to oppose General Cass for the presidency. A heavy freshet has occurred in St. John River, New Brunswick. At Frederickton the water rose sud denly 16 feet, and did great damage. Mr. Johnston, • peeisetioniat candidate, haellesa elided to the Assembly from St. John. Destructive fires have taken place at Baltimore and Troy. With respect to the Idassachusets legis lature, the Whig majority is reduced to 19, and there are above 100 representatives yet to be chosen. The Herald says : • The finances of the country are in a very favourable con dition. California has added immensely to the metallic currency of the world, and the prospect never was better for a supply of gold dust equal to anything ever anticipated. Very few realise the extent of the production of California gold. More than two hundred millions of dollars, in gold dust, have been extracted from the soil of that section of the world in a little more than three years. It is this accession to our currency that has given such an impetus to every great interest of the country; and, so long as the receipts continue at the rate already realised, we need apprehend no revulsion that will arrest our progress. Occasional checks may OCCLIT, but our course must be onwards, and in a few years we shall be able to trade with other nations on our own capital. THE NAVIGATION LAW 6. —No less than 74 new vessels, whose aggregate tonnage amounts to 32,000, are on the stocks in the building yards on the banks of the Wear : 13 of them are 13 years at Lloyd's ; 4, 12 years ; and 16, 10 years. Four noble vessels, of an average ap proaching 700 tone, were launched on Saturday; others will be launched during the present springs. THE RUPPORD POACHING CASE.—This long pro. tracted inquiry was again resumed yesterday, but was not brought to a conclusion. This affray resulting in such ter riblv consequences (the death of one individual and the mutilation of numbers of others), it would be supposed would have been a check to poaching in this distrirt ; not so, however, for to such an extent is this min..' calling practised, that since this occurrence three women, in male attire and in thy pursuit of game, were captured ter a short time, but ultimately effected their escape, on Lord Scarborough's estate. On the night in question two keepers only were on duty, both armed with flails. One of the females we, struck to the ground ; she, however, rallied, and a stand up fight comme nce d. In the struggle the sex of the poacher wu discovered. After some fearful bruises they succeeded in getting away, and have since defied the most active pursuit. WAR UPON BIBLES IN FLORENCE. (Frnitt thn D4ity Nam) Yesterday week we publ i•he.l a letter front Floreneo giving an account of the inipri•ion.nent and indictment of a number of peaceable, well-conducted per -ant., f,r kaving met to read the Bible. Among them was the ease of Fran mace and nose Madiai, a man and his wife, who at the date of the letter were locked in separate cell., except whim brought before the secret tribunal for examination. The tribunal of the first instance has now completed its labours. They are summed op in thy following decree, which contains ample intermit evidence of tlw grievous persecution to which our correspoed,mt alleged they had been subjected. The tribunal of the first instance ot Florence assembled in the Chamber of Council. The precess instituted against Francesco and Rosa Medial, man and wife, and Pasquale Ciis;..cei, for impiety. The requisitoria of the public herrn% The oral report of the Judge Instructor. Whereas the accused Francesco and Rosa Madiai have in the depositions confessed to hose made themselves apostates from the catholic religion, and to prokss an hete rodox confession, which they all h. lir, name of evange lical confession, and of the pure gospel, the a hick does not recognise the authority and the tradßions of tho catholic' church, but subjects the interpretation of the gospel and of the sacred Scriptures to private judgment. Whereas it is also certified in the diva-diens that theyhaee sought to spread and propagate their belief b)• instructions; that, in fact, it appears by the deposition of Antonio 'Lac. cagni JJ I , of Francesco Mamielli, of Alessandro Fantoni, and of the girl Antonia Marsini, th d in the house of the Aladiai a society of persons assembled, which (the girl) Mar sini estimates at the number of 20 or 30, each of whom was to put in connexion (affiliate) with the society other 10 individuals, and one or other of the MAW, and sometimes other persons read the bible translated by Diodati, with the object of comparing the words of t.:.;. scripture with the doctrines of the catholic religion, and of showing that tho latter stand in opposition to the teaching of the gospel, as Mannelli and Fautoni relate, who, in order to snow with ,eater proof of what these compations consisted, produce for an example the words of the •etipturo that forbid idolatry, and they say that the Madiai, man and wife, de duced from them arguments for tha condemnation of the catholic religion, which permits the veneration of tho images of Jesus Christ, and of the saints. Whereas these meetings were a school of protestantism, the more dangerous because some ettimlics took part i.e them, and these children, as is attested by the woman Zoo cagruni, and by the woman Mavegi r ; that it follows, more over, from the deposition of these t .7t •tne.•es, that tracts were distributed, which it must be p“..nmed were written in the spirit of the protestant worship, u-guing from those which have been seized in their house. and which are before the tribunal. _ _ . Whereas it is further proved that du Madiai, man and wife, have not only taught maxims contrary to tie_ catholic religion in their house to persona assembled there for the purpose, but have also sought to nsal:e proselytes to the protestant worship by their converaatini.s ;--in fact, Enrico Materassi relates that, frequenting the L. house, to practise himself in learning the French language, Madiai told kiln that there was no other true religimi e• eept the religion of the pure gospel; that worship ought not to he rendered to images, nor faith placed in the IntprtvAions of the saints ; that the supremacy of the pontiff was au imposture. Whereas Luisa Bernioliin depose she was obliged to leave off frequenting MIllti:IPtl bacatoc Madiai ridi culed the catholic clergy, and said ti at the mass was a priestly knavery. And Guiseppe teraccioli has re lated that Medial several times endeavoured to insinuate that worship ought not to be rendered to the Madonna, which insinuation was also made by Madiai to Sebastiano Vannini, because he was accustomed to keep a light burning before an image of the most holy Mary ; whereas, if before the alme-mentioned wit nesses, Medial confined himself to mere insinuations against the catholic religion, as much cannot be said with respect to (his conduct to) Poustine Vecchioni, to Antonietta Marini, and to Antonia Zaceagnini, since both he and his wife sought by every kiwi of persuasion to in duce them to abandon the catholic faith. Whereas in fact the woman Vecchioni relates that whilst she lived in the house of Mailiai for porforruing sonic ser vices, they taught her that the religion professed by them was the only true one, because conformed to the gospel and to the bible; that auricular confession is au invention of men ; that it is a folly to go to mass ; that it is vain to pray to the Virgin and the saint, ; that disputes arose be tween herself and the Madiai because, stedfast in the catholic faith, she rejected such propositions ; that at last, weary of hearing these impious maxims, . h e ceased to go to their house. The woman Zaccagnini deposes that whilst she also fre quented the house of Maihal to perform services, they taught her the same maxims; that they gave her a Bible trans lated ; that their conversations had such an influence upon her mind as to induce her to believe their doctrines: but, having conferred with her confessor, she returned to the catholic Path. Finally, the girl Maniiii relates that staying as a domes tic in their house, they gave her the s-nie instructions, and is order that sho might be able to read the Bible, they caused her to be instructed in reading, procuring for her a Bible, and books of heterodox prayers; that Madiai's wife persuaded her to put off the earmelite dress that she wore, and to throw away the string of beads of the rosary. That apostatising from the catholic religion, she allowed herself to be seduced to believe that worship ought not to be rendered to images, nor to the saints, nor to the Virgin ; that one ought not to have faith in the supremacy of the pontiff; that there is not in the sacramental wafer the real presence of Jesus Christ; that the communion should be celebrated in the two kinds, as a commemoration of the last supper, and not as a sacrament ; that the precepts of the church about abstitritce from meat on fast days are not binding; that purgatory dues not exist; that they took her to the Anglican church, where she par. took of the holy supper. That on Good Friday of the pre sent year she was taken by the wife of Medial to the house of Massimiliano Buych, an apostate from the catholic reli gion, as is inferred Irons the combined deposition of the girl Marsini aad of the aforesaid Buych, because he being un well, and wishing to partake of the holy supper, it was ne cessary according to the rite of that church that several persons should partake together with him in that ceremony, and amongst these were the girl Marsini and Mediai's wife ; but having recovered herself from her errors she re turned to the catholic faith. Whereas, by the above mentioned results of the proce dure. the charge against the Medial man and wife for hay ing disseminated maxims contrary to the catholic religion, appears sufficiently substantiated, a criine provided fur, and punished by the 60th article of the law of the 30th Novem ber, 1786, by a penalty which exceeding the competency assigned to the Tribunals of First Instance, it pertains to the Regal Courts to take cognisance of and decide con cerning. For these reasons, declares that sufficient proofs exist to send to the public judgment Fraucesco Medial, Rosa Medial, and Pasquale Casacci, in order that they may answer to the crime of impiety objected to them. It de -1 dares its own incompetency to take cognisance of, and to decide on such a charge, and orders the transmission of the process to the Regal Procurator• General, in the Regal Court of Florence, for the further course of Justice. The sixteenth of October, 1861. J. Bottnutvt J. BEILTACCHI Auditors. J. PACINI U. FARA:LTA, Coed. By a copy compared with the original this 25th day of October, 1851. KING'S COLLEGE HOSPlTAL.—Yesterday a quar terly general court of the governors of the above charity was held in the board-room, the Rev. Dr. Jelf, Principal of King's College, in the chair. The report stated that on the 25th of March last 116 patients were in the wards, and during the subsequent six months GI7 bad been admitted. making a total of 773. Of these, 549 were discharged cured. 26 incurable 9 disorderly, 31 died, and 98 remained under treatment 'the out-patients during the tame period reached ' 1 15,978, making a total of each class since the opening of the hospital of 199,436. The income had fallen short of the expenditure by upwards of 9501., end pecu niary asaistance was much needed, to remove the liabilities incurred. It was announced that the charter tsr incorporating the charity had lately received the royal resat, in consequence of which it was necessary to adopt a OnallniOn seal, and alter the bye-laws so as to agree with a cagante body. A design of the seal was submitted to the and approved of. It wen stated that the building and endowment committee had continued their labours, aaieat progress bad been made in the plans of the in- Mg UMW The report having been unanimously es 4!s amass of Mr. Dennison, seconded by Sir s NO rat a Riddell, the chairman announced the receipt of 301. from an " Old Pupil of King's College," and a donation of 1051. from the Rev. J. 11. Fisk, in addition to former con tributions to the amount of nearly 2,0001. The court then broke up with the usual acknowledgment to the chairman. NATIONAL BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION.—Yesterdny the annual general meeting of the subseribers of this cha rity, was held at Freemasons' Hall. The chair was occu pied by the Hon. Arthur Kinnaird. The Secretary read the annual report, which regretted that during th; put year the annual subscriptions had fallen below their former average, but this was in some measure compensated for by bequests amounting to nearly 1,2001. The amount distri buted in pensions during the year was 6,0631. 15s. The number of pensioners at Christmas was 236, viz., 14 males and 222 females. Of the former 7 had followed professional pursuits and 7 had been engaged in various commercial occupations. Of the females 82 had been governesses or teachers, 87 were the widows of professional gentlemen or decayed merchants or traders, and 51 had become dependent on the institution either by the unexpected loss of family property or by the failute of some reputable employment from which they had formerly derived their means of support. The income of the institu tion for the year ending 30th September last was 9,3461. 18s. 104., of which 1,8141. 9s. 7d. was the balance in hand at the close of the year September 30th, 1850 ; dividends, 1,5511. 81. 9d. ; annual and special subscriptions (less by 152/. Os. 6d. collector's fees), 4,1601. 2s. ; life subscriptions, 6511. Os. • and the remainder the amount of legacies by various l adies and gentlemen. The following were the dis bursements: pensions and expenses, 5,8801. ls. ; investments, 1,9434 14s. ; total, 7,6231. 15e. ; leaving a balance in hand of 1,5231. 3a. 101. The deaths among the annuitants during the past year have been much fewer than usual, and the pensions have exceeded those of the previous year by nearly 1601. The report was unanimously agreed to. The com mittee for the next year was appointed, a vote of thanks was passed to the chairman, and the poll for 18 new pen sioners was closed at four, with the declaration of the suc cessful candidates.