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d -- THE NEW POEM. Now ready, in post Bvo., K ING•ARTH UR. Dr the Author of " THE NEW Timoli." 'Henry Colbtlrn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Of whom, and all Booksellers, may be had. A FOURTH EDITION OF " THE NEW TIMON," Price 88., bound in Morocco cloth. Now ready. in 3 vole, pest Bve., with Portrait, MADMIOISNLLE DE MONTPENSLER. AI( AIITOBIO~R~HY• One of the Most delightfUl and deeply Interesting Works we bare read for a long timo."—Weekly Chronicle. Also just published, REMINIIaaCES OF PRINCE TALTEYRAND. Edited. from the MIT. ers of the late M. COLMACIIE, the Prince's Private Secretary. 2 vols., with Portrait. gonrylburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street Immediately, in Two Vols. Bev., with Maps, TWiILVE YEARS WANDERINGS 12 the BRITISH COLONIES. By J. C. BYRNE. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street, (Publisher in Ordinary to her Mkjesty). THE FRENCH REVOLUTION OF 1848. This Day Is published, and can now be had of all Booksellers, in small Bvo., price 7s. 6d., with Portraits of Lamartino and Guiaot, THE THREE DAYS of FEBRUARY, 1848. By PERCY B. ST. JOHN. AN RYE-WITNESB OF THE WHOLE REVOLUTION. Persons desirous of procuring early copies should send their orders to their various booksellers at once. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street, (Publisher In Ordinary to her Majesty). UNDER THE SANCTION OF HER MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY TUE QUEEN. -HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. EXTRA NIGHT. for the BENEFIT of DISTRESSED :ARTISANS, on THURSDAY, March 30. PATRONS -3ler Most Gractotut Majesty the Queen. Els Royal Highness Prince Albert liar Majesty Queen Adelaide Ile" Royal Ilightiess the Duchess [The Countess of Eglinton IThe Right llon. the Lord Chum- berlain The Earl Delawarr The Earl of L :Tisdale The Earl of Cardigan The Earl of Eglinton ♦iscountess Palmerston Viscountess Somerton Lady Woodford General Lord Aylmer Lord Marcus Hill Lord Camoys The Viscountess Dillon The Lady Ernest Bruce The Lady Charlotte Guest Lady Peel The Right Hon. Lord John Rus sell. M.P. The Right Hon. Lord Morpeth, M.P. The Right Hon. the Lord Mayor Lord Norreys Lord Ernest Bruce Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence The Rigit llon. Sir Robert reel, Bart., M.P. Sir Archibald Macdonald, Bart. Sir John Guest, Bart., M.P. Sir John !thaw, Bart. Mrs. Pack e Readieg Mrs. Hubert de Burgh Mrs. Ewing The eon. James Macdonald The Hon. I). D. Astley General Sir A. Woodford S'r George Wombwell, Bart. John Stewart, Esq., M.P. Hubert de Burgh Esq. General Upton - Major Aldrick J. Ewing, Esq. Brereton Trelawny, Esq. C. W. Packe, Esq., M.P. H. Broadley, Esq., 31. r. A. Grant, Esq. It. Parnther, Esq. G. Cornwall, Esq. Jim. Collett, Esq. hat, in eompllance with a general to THURSDAY, March 30. The contribute their Patronage on this (.1 to address their application to the sly as possible. lumber only can be issued, can be 61.1. each. of Kent , Ills Royal Mentes, the Duke 01 Cambridge iler Royal Highness the Duchess of Caiebridie 3ler Roy al Highness the Duchessl of Gloucester I ler Grace the Duchess of Somerset I ler Grace the Duchess of Suther land I ler Grace the Duchess of N orfolk Grase the Duchess of Montrose icr Grace the Duchess of Leeds Ibis Grace the Duke of Devonshire, K.G. Ills Grace the Mike of Somerset, K.G. I) is Grace the Duke of Sutherland, K.G. Il le Grace the Duke of Norf)lk Ms Grace the Duke of Montrose hlis Grace the Duke of Leeds The Marchioness of Claziriaarde The Marchioness of Ai:csbury 1 ho Marchioness of Sligo The Marquis et Clanricardo The Marquis of Lansdowne, K.G, The Marquis of Ailesbery The Marquis of Sligo The Marquis of Huntley The Marquis of Denegal The Marquis of (trimly: , Nor Excellency the Baroaess Brunnow Ills Excellency the Baron Brun now Ills Excellency Prince Callirnaki His )saccilency Count Kielman-1 segge ills Excellency Count'level Ills Excellency Count Retausen llii Excel:ency le Marquis Lisboa The Counter's of Delawarr It is respectfully announced ti Wish, the performance is postpone , Nohllity and Gentry, wishing to occasion, era respectfully ruqueste , Fccretary, at the Box-office, as es Pit 'tickets, of which a limited n Lid at the Box-office as usual, 105 URSUANT to a DECREE of the HIGH COURT of CHANCERY, made in a cause BAMFORD against I:LLWAND, the Creditors of RICHARD FREDERICK FARRER, late of Hill Top, in the township of Pudsey, in the parish of Leeds, in the county of York, tanner, (who died in the month of January, I d 16,) are forthwith to come in and move their debts before Menem) Toatx KINDERSLEY, Esquire, one of the Masters of the Conrt, at his Chambers, In Southampton-haildings, Chancery- Line, London ; or, ix default thereof, they will be excluded the benefit of the said Decree. WESTMACOTT and Co., 28, John-street, Bedford-row, Plaintiff's Solicitors. DURSUA to a DECREE of the HIGH COURT of CHANCERY, made hi a cause BAMFORD v. I LIAVAND, all parsons claiming to be the heir or heirs at law cf lICHARD FREDERICK FARItER, late of Hill Top, Ia the town• C.ip •f Pudsey, in the pari•-h of Leeds, in the county of York, tanner, who died in the month of January, 1846, living at the time of his death, and the heir or heirs at law of the said Richard Frederick Farrar at the present time, are, by their edicitors, fortwlth to come in and prove his heirship on their re spective heirships, before Iticiwto Toaus KINDEIISLET, Esq., one of the Masters of the said Court, at his Chambers in Southampton. 'buildings, Chancery-lane, London, or in default thereof they will be excluded the benefit of the said decree. _ WESTMACOT l and Co., 28, John-streot, Bedford-row, Plaintiffs' Solicitors. DER MAJESTY'S THEAT/M. On SATURDAY next, will be performed Terdi's Opera, entitled lilNO Abigail, Mdlle. Abbadia ; Fenena. Mdlle. Vera ; Ninu.s, Signor Coietti ; Idaspe, Signor Cuzzani; and Oratesphe, Signor Beletti. To conclude with the highly successful Ballot, in Fear Tableaux, entitled FIORIT et la Reine des Elfrides, The MUSIC by Sig. Pugni ; the scenery by Mr. C. Marshall ; the appointments by Mr. Bradwell ; the costumes by Miss Bradley and r. Whales, under the superintendence of Madame Coperc. Princ pal parts by Mdlle. Carolina Rosati, Mesdlls. Esther Ausundon, The- Tenet, Julienne Lamoreux, Jenny and Mdlle. Marie Taglioni ; 0" , at . Luc, v eneira, tsourier, ann Lt Mattia. Applications for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets, to be made at the Bnx-office of the Theatre. Doors open at half-past Seven, the Opera to commence at Eight. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. irn ler the Management if Mr. B. Webster, sole Lessee. THIS EVENING, THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPIII. Under the direction of Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING FRENCH PLATS.—ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. John Mitchell, 33, 0!cl Bond-street. Last Night but Three of Mdlle. Nathalle's Engagement. TO-MORROW EVENING, Dress Circle, Ss.: Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, Is. i SAAi- - „...-• S levi a A -"- 7 ---, - A . y ,--,!z• - , - .l,ll i t t l,PE " ( 0.4.1 - ;, -:. 1 -4,,j; I t ' %*•i 'llit pii ) N ... N.- "-- „: 7hr- z i , ,i '''' C , , ,,4, .-, .s.• THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. CIRQUE NATIONAL DE PARIS. lIIS EVENING, Au entire change of performance. The Re-union of the Nations—The Cask Dance—The Thanma turgic Seer—The Numidian Course, by Messieurs Auriol, Andre, Wehle, Leroy, Henri, &c.—The Garde Noble. Equestrian Feats—The Manege, Re., Re., by La Petite, Marie 1. nato, Msedlls. Caroline, Mathilde, Palmyre, Anato, Coralie, Ducos, E. Lambert, F. Stanley, &c. To conclude with LE JEU DE BARRES ; a Game of Prison Bars by MM. Loisset, Lambert, and Karll. Doors open at half-past Seven, performance to commence at Eight. Second price, Half-past Nine. THEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE GRAND lIORNING PERFORMANCE.—In consequence of the numorous applications on the subject the celebrated troupe from the Cirque ational de Paris will give a grand morning performance on Thurs day next, March the 30th, to commence at half-past one o'clock. Prices of admission as usual. Will be performed the Comedy of LONDON ASSURANCE. Sir Ilarcourt Courtly, Mr. Farren ; Charles Courtly, Mr. Howe; Mark Meddle, Mr. Rogers ; Max Harkaway, Mr. Tilbury ; Cool, Mr. Erindal ; Mr. Spanker, Mr. Keeley ; Dazzle, Mr. Henry Farren ; Lady 43ay Spanker, Mrs. Nisbatt ; Grace Harkaway, Miss Julia Rowlett ; Pert, Mrs. HumbY. To be followed by MT WIFE'S MOTHER. Uncle Foozle, Mr. f arren ; Mr. Budd, Mr. Holl ; Mrs. Qulckfldget, Mrs. Gloyer ; Mrs. landd. Miss JuUa Bennett. To conclude with a new and original Farce, called WHO'S MY NUSBAND ? Doctor Mull, Mr. Tilbury; Daniel Tootles, Mr. Keeley ; Nis. Smith Thompson, Mrs, W. Clifford ; Sophonisba Mull, Mrs. L. S. Buckinaham ; Sally Starch, Mrs. Humby. Stale Manager, Mr. Farren ; Acting Manager, Mr. F. Webster. J. T. Archer, Box-book keeper. Boxes, ss. ; Pit, 3s. ; Gallery, 2s. ; Upper Gallery, le. Doors open at Half-past Six, Performance to commence at Seven. Will be performed THE COMRADES ; an Anecdote of the Span ish War. Principal characters lay Messrs. Cullenferd, Boyce, Man lard, Paul Lcgrand, C. 3. Smith, Ryan, Miss E. Harding, Sg.c. 'Pe Iv followed by TLIE FLOWERS OF TIIE FOREST. To conclude with a new and original Farce, entitled OUR NA TIONAL DEFENCES; or, the Cockshot Yeomanry. Principal ansmicters by Messrs. Lambert, Wright, I'. Bedford, Sanders ; Ma d me Celeste, Miss Emma Harding, Mrs. Laws, and Miss Weelgar. Boxes, 45.; Pit, 25. , Gallery, Is. iwto oren at Halt-past Six, Performance to commence at Seven. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of .Madame Vestris. Sole Lessee. Mr. Charles Mathews. THIS EVENING Will be performed a new comic Drama, entitled NOT A BAD JU DOE. After which, a new comic Drama, entitled THE HAPPY FA MILY. Principal characters by Messrs. Granby, C. Mathews, Buck stone. Harley, F. Matthews; Mrs. Fitzwilliam, Mrs. Stirling, Ma dame Vestris, Miss Howard, and Mrs. C. Jones. To conclude with a Romance of Real Lite, called BOX and COX. Principal characters by Mr. Harley, Mr. ISuckstone, and Mrs. Mac hamar& Dress Boxes, ss. ; Upper Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, Is. No half. price to any part of the house. The New Box-office, No. 2, Wellington-street, is open to the Public every day, from Ten till Six. The Tnterlor of the House has been entirely re-designed by Mr. W. Bradwell of the Colosseum. Will be performed the new Vaudeville, entitled LA VEUVE DE QUINZE ANS. After 'which LB GAIT ET L'EVENTAIL. Amelie, Mdlle. Natballe To conclude with LES PETITE& MISERES DE LA VIE 31UMAINE. Doors open at half-put Sevea, and the Performances to commence at Half past Seven. 1;OX.15 and Stalls may be obtahrd at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 83. 014 Bond-street. PRINCESS'S THEATRE. • Mr. J. M. Maddox, sole Lessee and a M anager , Duchess-street, Portland-pl THIS EVENING, Will be presented Sher idan's Comed y of THE S CHOOL FOR SCANDAL. Sir Peter Tea zle, Mr. Compton; Sir Oliver Surface, Mr. Gilbert; Charles Surface , Mr. James Vining; Joseph Surface, Mr. Cooper; Lady Teazle, Mrs. Barrett. After which, a new Farce entitled CP TO SNUFF. To conclude with a new Interlude called MAMMON and GAM MON. STRAND THEATRE. NEW MANAGEMENT. !MEAT ATTRACTION.—OPERA COMIQLE. THIS EVENING The performances will comrnence with Donizetti's Opera, THE DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT. Tonto, Mr. D. King; Ser- Feant Sulplzio, Mr. Berrani; Ortensio, Mr. R. Romer; Spontine, A; r. 11. Horncastle ; Maria. Miss Poole. After which a new grand BALLET DIVERTISSEMENT, by dile. Louise Blanche, Miss Cnshnie, and air. W. Smidt. To be followed by AN AFFAIR OF HONOUR. Major Limkey, Nr. Romer ; Captain Carnage, Mr. Oxbcrry ; Dr. Clements, Mr. llorncastie ; Madame Touryille, Miss .inward ; Martini, Miss Jane Coleman. _ To concluee with a new Extravaganza, called TIIE CRUMM ;,EsES ; or, A Rehearsal Rehearsed. Nicholas Niekleby, Mr. rummers ; Mr. Lenville, Mr. Oxberry ; Smike, Miss J.- Coleman ; Mrs. Crummles, Mrs. L. Reds. Private Boxes, If. Is. ; llexea, 4s. ; Stalls, 3s. ; Pit, 2s. Cal 1, ry, Is. Half-price at Nine o'clock. Acting and Stage Manager, Mr. Oxberry. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Unmeedeated triumph of the Grand Entertainments, which have been received with the greatest enthusiasm. THIS EVENING, The Near Gorgeous Spectacle, THE BATTLE OF THE NAZONS, with all Its splendid appointments, &c. To be iallowed by, and the evening's entertainments to terminate with A GRAND EQUESTRIAN FETE, in which the Equestrian and GyMnastic ArUstes will appear each evening in their peculiar end incomparable Feats and brilliant Scenes in the Circle. Box-of Ace open from 11 till 5. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. /INCIDENCE.- and Phil went up Vac hill ',ranee, across the water, fell down and broke his crown, 'hil came tumbling after.— Punch. OFFICE, MARCH 23. TLIERMONETER, Lowest, 47 ; Highest, 51 ; Noon, 53. BAROMETER, 29.7.—W1ND S.S.W.; fine. TILE SUN, LONDON, THE THIRD EDITIONS "THE SUN" CONTAIN, AS USUAL, THE LATEST PARLIAMENTARY INTELLIGENCE, AND ALL OTHER NEWS UP TO THE HOUR OF POST. Orders received by all Newsmen, and at the Sun-office, 112, Strand. WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. %iorn!n:!. 37 minutes after 3. Evening .. 52 m.inutcs IP.er 3 , • , s _ • 'A.:, - 'll. )•... ' , 4 ,..,,1? ics- 0 .... • 10t.t. , --- , -4, _,--7-4 ---. \--s teark ''... • , 6.- „A• ~ • -..--_ I'-"-.1.c• - "'• - :,:14. ••••••• ?s 4 4 , i , # 4, -/.• ~E...A tea'. ,4:' •r- 3107 4 - • 01 ' • '---, af 4. :', 'l, ettening t"tut LOND')N, THURSDAY. MARCH 23, 1848. Germany has now an opportunity of achieving its perfect emancipation—its emaneipatien from the last gyves of feudality—those clumsy and broken mana cles of irresponsible power, which were riven asunder in England in 1688, and in France in 1792. Ger many has now this opportunity, and FREDERICK WILHELM of Prussia may prove her Liberator. The proclamation issued by that vigorous and patriotic Prince on the 18th instant, is among the most re markable documents ever given to the world with a royal signature. It is the Evangel of Freedom to Allemania. If it ba only regarded in a correct light, it will consolidate the hopes of many millions into a compact and democratic nationality. It may be the scroll flung upon the waters of the storm, to still the waves of sedition, and to evoke from the chaos of recent events, the Genius of Allemania! GOD grant this may be its sequence, and that after an epoch of unparalleled turmoil and darkness may dawn the calm and refulgent morning of universal brotherhood, of peace, of liberty, of equality, of fraternity ! Let the children of Fatherland, let the vine-dressers who wander along the banks of the beautiful Rhine ; let the fishermen on the Baltic, and the shepherds on the Carpathian Alps take pat tern by ti.e Parisians ; by that heroic and accom plished race of democrats, which has acquired a new glory from the very gloom of a Revolution. If there has been one evil in the destiny of FREDERICK WILHELM, which must be regarded as paramount to all others, it is unquestionably the mishap of his royal origin ; his greatest misfortune is the misfortune of his diadem. It is a misfortune however, which may be effectually overcome, it is an accidental crime which may be exi iated. The KING himself sees that such a conquest over circum stances is possible ; he is evidently striving to re deem in his own person the injurious coincidence of his ancestry. Hitherto he has only divulged a pos.• tion of the reforms long projected in his own judg ment. Suddenly, however, they have been wrested from his bosom by the catastrophe which has just befallen Absolutism in Vienna. Prince METTERNICH has fallen, and with the overthrow of that puissant but malign statesman, Austrian despotism has been annihilated. Throughout the complexities of the Germanic system the current of liberal ideas has flowed as freely and almost as rapidly as electricity. It has acted, moreover, with more than the vivifying influence of electricity—it has not agitated into a grim semblance of vitality the obscene corpse of Feudalism—it has invigorated with immortal life the institutions of the populace. Beholding the passage of this august stream of intel ligence in the vicinity of his dominions, on the fron s..," PreseoLs 1 1 2, 1 20 r, eina arno.s. the Irsbn.. bited quarters of Posen Flennunicx NIL HELM I.V. recognises the imminent necessities of his own position, and of the general position of Allemania sees the arrival of that propitious moment for which he has long waited, the moment in which he . can reveal with safety his project of an alliance of German nationalities, and the complete consolidation of its disjointed and deterio rated sovereignties. Allemania has been as much the dream of the whole life of FREDERICK WILHELM, as ever was Atalanta the vision of PLATO. He has had his Utopia as well as Sir THOMAS MORE, his Flying Islands as well as Dean JONATHAN SWIFT, and his Arcadia as well as Sir Pnuar SIDNEY. The King of PRUSSIA is, nevertheless, somewhat more fortunate than his literary prototypes—he attains the hour in which his daydreams may b 3 realisell. He looks again over the distracted divisions of his fatherland, and he be holds the simultaneous ebullition of the popular en thusiasm. Then he speaks to his people through his proclamation, and not only to them, but to the whole of that glorious portion of the European continent of which the kingdom of Prussia is a part. Then, says he : "We demand that Germany be transformed from a confederation of states into one federal state. We demand a general military system of de fence for Germany. We demand a German federal banner. We demand a German federal tribunal, to settle all political differences be tween the Princes and States, as also between the different German Governments. We demand a com mon right to all natives of Germany, and a complete liberty to establish in the German countries. We demand that, for the future, there shall be no barrier raised against commerce and industry in Germany. We demand a general Zollverein, in which the same measures, the same weights, the same commercial rights shall draw still closer the material union of the country. We propose the liberty of the press, with the same guarantees against abuses fur every part of Germany. Such are our propositions and our wishes, the realisation of which we shall use our utmost efforts to obtain. We rely with the fullest confidence on the co operation of our German confederates, and all the German people ; we shall fortify, by their incorporation into our states, provinces which do not form part of them, when, as we suppose, the representatives of those pro vinces will partake of those wishes, and that the con federation will be disposed to agree to them. We hope that the realisation of our intentions will put an end to the anxiety which, to our great regret, at this moment agitates Germany, paralyses commerce and industry, divides the country, and threatens to deliver it over to anarchy. We hope that these measures will strengthen Germany in itself, and make her re spected abroad, in order that in her united strength Europe will find the firmest guarantee for a durable and prosperous peace. But, in order that the accom plishment of our intentions may experience no delay, and that we may develop the propositions which we judge necessary for the internal constitution, we have resolved to hasten the convocation of the United Diet, and we charge the Minister of State to make that convocation for Sunday the 2d of April." Such is the quintessence of this memorable mani festo from Berlin. If it be welcomed with the ap probation it merits, it must lead to a re-organisa tion of Germany—a re -organisation calculated to impart to that country a distinct and magni ficent nationality, to afford Prussia a promi nence even over the hitherto superior authority of Austria, and to lay the foundation of a durable and dignif.ed peace. It must be a phenomenon hence forth in the history of that land of wonders that the liberalism which first woke to life in the council chambers of Berlin received its last and most irre sistible impulse from the Palace of Vienna. Now, in truth, the lion has fondled the lamb, according to the Book of Revelations—democracy and despotism have fraternized. Accounts from Ireland are not encouraging. St. Patrick's Day, as we have already remarked, passed off without any of those violent demonstrations which had been apprehended, nevertheless, the spirit of dis affection, though its ebullitions have been partially repressed, is by no means quelled. Its existence is manifested, if not by actions, at least by most unmis takeable language. On Monday last, on either bank of the Liffy, meetings were held by the two adverse parties—the advocates of moral force and the advo cates of physical force. The former was an ordi nary repeal meeting, and passed off quietly enough, the latter was a far more pretentious affair. The avowed object of this meeting was to facilitate the " fraternisation" of Ireland with France. A congratulatory and fraternal address was accordingly drawn up and agreed to, which address is to be for warded to Paris, and presented to the Provisional Government by Mr. SMITH O'BRIEN and a select deputation. Such were the avowed objects of the assembly held in front of the North-wall on Monday last, which object was, for the time being, very satisfactorily fulfilled. How far the principal parties concerned may be enabled to carry it out remains hereafter to be seen. But, however, satisfactory this meeting may have been to Messrs. MEAGHER and S. O'BRIEN, and their colleagues, to us it is invested with a most melancholy aspect. In whatever light we regard it, it is sorrowful and disheartening in the extreme. If, for example, we were disposed (which we are not) to credit the assertions of the malcontents, their position is suffused with gloom. " We meet here," exclaimed one of the speakers, "as strangers in our own homes, under the guns of a foreign garrison, by the sufferance of a military governor, who holds our country for another nation." Again, in their fra ternal address to the French, they commence in the following mournful terms—" As slaves should ad dress freemen, &c., we address you, Citizens." Viewed in this light the picture is assuredly suffi ciently grievous, yet regarded in its true character it is infinitely worse. Worse than an assemblage of ill-used wretches, of slaves even as they would represent themselves to be, we can only recognise in the meeting of Monday a con• gregation of disaffected, desperate men, regard less of their own duties as citizens and patriots, and desirous of stimulating others to a similar disregard —men, we will not say, inspired by the worst of mo tives, for they may perchance be themselves mistaken or deceived ; but if not inspire.] by bad motives them selves, reedy by their inflammatory language to instigate others to the commission of the worst of crimes. A body of men who could pro claim by the lips of one of their members such an iniquitous sentiment as that pronounced by Mr. REILLY, when he said "he knew no franchise, muni cipal or Parliamentary, like the possession qf a gun. lie would rather give a peasant a gun and teach him how to use it, than give him a right to elect a poor-law guardian, for an armed people might defy all poor law guardians and other officers who conducted themselves badly?' A body of men, we repeat, which could listen to such an assertion, and receive it with cheers, can only elicit from every right- thinking man, from every true friend of Ireland and the Irish people, one universal sentiment of indignation and dis gust. After the above sample, it is unne cessary to particularise further the enlightening arguments put forth by these promoters of civiliza tion. Now, for example, one individual advised that a deputation should proceed straight to the QUEEN, and demand Repeal—Yes or No ! "If the latter, they would be prepared to get it themselves, without spilling one drop of blood; yet, if necessary, they would wade through rivers of blood to pro. cure it." Neither need we allude to such hopeful predictions as that which suggested that before the harvest moon grew pa'e deliverance might be at hand. The best advice that was given on the occasion, we are inclined to think, was that of a Mr. .M‘GnEE, who suggested that "they should wait a little longer, till Great Britain should be en gaged in foreign war. That they should wait till French steamers were letting off the steam in Fal mouth and Portsmouth !" With this suggestion we perfectly coincide. Yes, let the movement in Ireland be made then—and not till then. But these dis courses are not worth the trouble of recapitula tion. The whole affair, indeed, does not merit a moment's attention ; it is only interesting and important, on account of the consequences to which it might lead the way. We have not now to learn from how insignificant or despicaisle a com ment the most momentous results may not arise. A ,asuwit apatit waterinis 111117 kindle a universal conflagration. And so it might have been been in this case. Who shall attempt to say what effect such violent harangues as those pronounced on Monday, enforced with all the earnestness of declamation and the eloquence of indignant passion, might not have produced on a mul titude of ignorant and impetuous men, irritated and exasperated by long-continued sufferings, and goaded on to violence and madness at the thought of being insulted and made slaves of. Happily these incendiary harangues have as yet been produc tive of little mischief. A better spirit, we would fain hope, animates the hearts of the Irish peasantry, a spirit whose fruits have been already evident in the marvellous patience and fortitude with which they were supported in every protracted trouble. Nevertheless, it is not fitting that they should be further tempted by the plausible rhetoric of Mr. MEAGHER and his worthy companions. The Lord-Lieutenant has resolved to put a forcible stop to these gentlemen's oratory, a proceeding which may possibly defer Mr. O'BRIEN's visit to Paris, and postpone to an indefinite period his purposed consul tation with the Provisional Government of France as to the best means of establishing a National Guard in Ireland. However much the latter unfortunate circumstance may be to be lamented, there is little opportunity to question the advisability of the Go vernment interference. It is an interference cer tainly justified and sanctioned by the necessity of the case. One only objection to such a proceeding is, that it invests the offenders with too much import. ance, and confers on them a notoriety almost approaching to celebrity. If there be the least shadow of injustice in a Government prose cution the offence is forgotten (in public esti mation), and the accused is elevated into a mar tyr. So it was in the prosecution of DANIEL O'CONNELL; but so it certainly cannot be in the prosecution of Messrs. MEAGHER, MITCHELL, and O'BRIEN. Nevertheless, even if it do cast a shadow of celebrity upon their names, even if it do cause a tran sient exultation in their pseudo patriotic hearts, and add a little to their self-esteem, and increase the eloquence of their future denunciations, such a course is infi. nitely more desirable than to have suffered them, by diffusing their violent and un-Christian sentiments, to have added to the sorrows of an afflicted people. The Emperor of RUSSIA has issued the following ukase to the Minister of War : " In the west of Europe events have transpired which manifest the sinful design of subverting legal authori ties. The alliance of friendship and the treaties by which Itimlia is connected to the neighbouring Powers, impose upon us as a sacred duty to take timely measures for placing a portion of our troops upon a war footing, that, in case circumstances should demand it, a firm front may be imposed to the direful spread of anarchy. " In pursuance of this we command our Minister:— " 1. Immediately to organise the reserves belonging to the divisions specified in a separate order. "2. To this end immediately to call into active ser vice those privates who are bound to form the reserve corps, but who are on furlough for a given or for an in definite period, in Governments to be hereafter named. "3. The assembling of these troops shall take place immediately after this ukase shall have been published in the circles, and shall terminate, without fail, on the Ist (13th) of April next. " NICHOLAS." The intelligence from Belgium is important. On the afternoon of Monday the Government presented a Bill, empowering the great banks of Belgium, the "Banque de Belgique," and the " Societe Generale," to suspend cash payment for bills above twenty-five francs. The Bill gives legal currency to notes of the former bank to the amount of tea millions of francs, and of the latter (the most important in this country) to the amount of twenty millions, in all thirty millions of francs. The suspension of cash payments in Franca has thus been soon followed by a similar suspension in Belgium. We have news from Rome to the Bth instant. Cardinal FBRRBTTI, the legate of Rovenna, having interfered to prevent a demonstration at Imola in honour of the new French Republic, in which the people carried a tri-colour banner, was pursued with hisses and even with showers of stones. He has been recalled to Rome. The Jesuits have been driven out of Faro. The Bolognese have sent a deputation to Rome to demand an immediate and THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 23, 1 848. liberal constitution from the POPE if he wished to have any support in the Romagna. The Senate also had addressed Pope Pius on the same topic. The Porn replied that he devoted himself with all his powers to the consideration of the great work, ren dered so difficult by the junction of the spiritual and temporal power in his person. " The line of demar cation between these powers presents a great diffi culty," says a letter from Rome, in the Cuurrier of Marseilles, " and the people are, in the meanwhile, in a ferment, and the Porn much afflicted. It is even rumoured that he intends to resign. GOD preserve us from such a misfortune." According to advices (dated Naples, the 10th instant), the French steamer Vauban had arrived at that port with news from Sicily, to the effect that the citidel of Messina was, at the date of departure, already reduced to extremities, a part of the fortress having been consumed by fire, whilst the fort of San Salvador had wholly fallen into the power of the Messinese, after an immense breach had been opened. All parts of the city were " vomiting fire" upon the citadel, and the wretched garrison was ready to surrender at discretion. The news of the Constitution had not arrived. A letter from Turin of the 15th, states that the following very liberal programme of the policy of the new Ministry was generally accredited : _ _ 1. General amnesty in favour of all the Liberals, of all shades of opinion. 2. Suppression of the non mendicant religious orders, and sequestration of their property for the benefit of the State. 3, Suppression of all the clerical corporations affiliated to Jesuitism, or believed to be so. Sequestration of all the ecclesiastical property, in consideralion of the as signment of an annual pension to the titulars by way of indemnity, proportioned to their dignity and charge. 5. Entire emancipation of the students, and liberty of instruction. 6. Competition for public offices through the medium of public examination. 7. Request to Austria to evacuate Modena and Parma, and, in case of refusal, the cessation of friendly re lations with that power. 8. Prompt, naivcrsal, and serious armament. 9. Modifications of the sta tute according to the vote of the Chambers. 10. A liberal electoral law and speedy convocation of the Par lisment. 11. A. political Italian league. 12. Suppres sion of the Governors of Division. The Concordia of the 15th says— - "We know that the Government has resolved to fortify the passage of the Po at Casale with a tete depont, and that the work will be commeacid as soon as pos sible." A letter from Munich of the 17th says—" An order of the day has just been published, decreeing as follows :-1. The Countess DE LANDSFELD is deprived cf all her rights as a naturalised Bavarian.- 2. The Director of the Police, M. MARE, is dis missed, and replaced by M. DE PECIIMANN.- 3. Considering that the Countess of LANDSFELD has not renounced her criminal projects for disturbing the capital and the country, the authorities have received orders to pursue, arrest her, and con duct her to the nearest fortress, so that she may be brought to trial. It is this day decided that Baron DE VERGER shall go to Dresden and Berlin, with the mission of obtaining as promptly as possible a na tional representation at the Germanic Confederation, and to discuss other measures for promoting the union of Germany." The Warsaw Gazette of the 12th states, that a levy of recruits was to take place on that day in all the kingdom of Poland. By the Levant Mail, which arrived yesterday, we have received the Constantinople journals to the 6th, and Athens journals to the 10th inst., both inclu sively. They are, however, destitute of political in telligence of interest. No new case of cholera had declared itielf at Con stantinople. On the 20th ult., the Minister of Finances at Athens informed the Ambassadors of the powers who have guaranteed the Greek loan that the amount due on the Ist inst. was ready for payment. The Madrid journals of the 16th inst. bring no news. The Three per Cents. were done at 231 for cash ; the Five per Cents. at 144 for paper ; and the Coupons at 10. GERNIANY. AUSTRIA. PROGRESS OF THE REVOLUTION. The following proclamation of the Emperor of AUZTETA is published in the Austrian Observer of the 16th inst. : " We, Ferdinand 1., by the grace of God Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary and Bohemia, &c., have now made such arrangements as we recognised to be requi site fur fulfilling the wishes of our faithful people. "By virtue of our declaration abolishing the censor ship, liberty of the press is allowed in the form under which it exists in those countries which have hitherto enjoyed it. A National Guard, established on the basis of property and intelligence, already performs the most beneficial service. . The necessary steps have been taken for convoking, with the least possible loss of time, the deputies from all our Provincial States, and from the Central Corgre gatione of the Lombardo-Venetian kingdom (the repre sentation of the class of burghers being strengthened, and due regard being paid to the existing provincial constitutions), in order that they may deliberate on the constitution which we have resolved to grant to our people. " %Ye, therefore, confidently expect that excited tem pers will become composed, that study will resume its wonted course, and that industry and peaceful inter course will spring into new life. " We rely on this with so much the greater hope be cause we have this day, in the midst of you, convinced ourselves with deep emotion that the same loyalty and attachment which you have uninterruptedly for hun dreds of years m anifested to our ancestors and to our selves on every occasion still fi:ls your minds. " Given in our capital and residence at Vienna, March 15, 1848. "FERDINAND. "Count von INZAGIII, Supreme-Chancellor. "Baron von PILLERSDORF, Court-Chancellor. "Baron von WEINGARTEN, Court-Chancellor." The Austrian Observer also announces the return of the Archduke Palatine STEPHEN from Pressburg, on the morning of the 16th. The people took the horses from his carriage, and drew it themselves into the Palace at Vienna. According to advices from Vienna of the 17th, the city was resuming its wonted appearance. The shops and the counting-homes were open, business was done on the Exchange, and friendly intercourse again took place. Towards noon nearly all the National Guard, which was already very numerous and well-disciplined, were drawn up near the Uni ye/lit:T. The EMPEROR. frequently appeared among his enthusiastic people, and was received in the densely-crowded streets with thundering applause. MS MAJESTY even went to the University and addressed some gracious words to the academic youths, who were armed, and presented a fine and manly appearance. A torchlight procession was to take place in the evening. Advices from Prague of the 15th inst. state that a telegraphic dispatch received in that city, announcing the fall of Prince METTERNICH and the concessions of the Eatrnuox, had produced the happiest effect. A general enthusiasm prevailed, and the air was filled with shouts of " Long live the Emperor FERDINAND." The Vienna Gazette of the 15th of March pub lishes the following account of the events which took place at Vienna : " We propose to give our readers an account of the events which a few days since kept our capital in an extraordinary state of excitement. The meeting of the States Assembly of Nether Austria, which was to take place on the 13th of March, had, it is said, for its prin cipal object to take into consideration an address to the Emperor, asking specially the abolition of censorship of the press and a regular legislation for its publication. A petition containing many thousands of signatures from persons belonging to the bourgeoisie, and which ex pressed the wishes of the part of the Viennese population who profess patriotic sentiments, was presented on the 11th to the Committee of the States, and received by them with kindness. On Sunday morning all the students, joined by the pupils of the polytechnic Institution, gathered in the great hall of the University, and prepared an address expressing similar wishes as the citizens. The academic authori ties succeeded in calming the students, and a deputation of professors offered to present the address to the Em• peror himself. This was done the same day at six in the afternoon. On the 13th, in the morning , the stu dents gathered ag a i n i n t h e great hall of the University, and went processionally, but with great order, and in the midst of an imm ense assemblage of people .to the States Palace, where a deputation was called before the Assembly for the purpose of expressing their wishes. In the mean time the inner court-yard of the Palace was thronged by a mob. Numerous gatherings formed upon several public places, and popular orators recommended a rallying around the beloved Imperial Family; but at the same time pointed out several changes in the system of administration which the pro cress of events demanded. To calm the popular ex. citement, the States decided to wait on the Emperor, to submit to his Majesty the popular demand. During the absence of the States, it happened unfortunately that, in consequence of some misunderstanding, the mob in the palace court-yards was induced to break some doors, and to destroy the furniture in some of the apartments. The Government had taken military precautions; the town gates were closed fur coaches; the bastions were occupied with artillery, and cannons were stationed also on several public places. The streets were occupied with numerous detachments. Unfortunately a collision took place in the afternoon, by which several persons lost their lives. But it is neces sary to add, that the soldiers did nowhere make use of their weapons until they had been provoked by positive attacks. At fire o'clock the great hall of the University was again thronged with students ; and a new deputa tion, headed by the Rector Magnificus, was ordered to the Imperial Palace, to explain the situation of the town, and prevent new bloodshed at night. A proclamation of the President of Nether Austria, T. Jalatzko, Baron of Gestictiez, was published, and soon afterwards it was known that the Prince of Metternich had resigned. In the evening the whole town was illuminated, The Plight passed quietly, and wherever patrols of the National Guard appeared in the presence of the students they were greeted by immense cheering. In the Faubourgs it is said some deplorable disorders took place. On Tues day morning the students and the burgesses began to arm. The unanimous wishes of the population are for abolition of censorship, a satisfactory constitution for towns and commons, publicity in the administration and judicial co.irts, a national guard, representation of the states of the burgesses and of the peasants in the as semblies of states, convocation of the general states from all the provinces of the empire—Hungary and her secondary provinces excepted. They hope with these measures to give Austria the unity and the power which are necessary in order that she may occupy among the other states of • Europe her proper position. The realisation of these wishes cannot fail to strengthen more and more the affection which binds the Austrians to their King." The following address was presented to the Em- MOE by the magistrates and burghers of the ca pital : " LONG LIVE OUR CONSTITUTIONAL RING! " May our thanks reach the heavens, and the Al mighty, is ho governs the fate of nations, hear our heart felt prayer; long may he preserve our good father, bless his government; supported by the lore of his faithful people, who will give their life's blood for their noble hearted Emperor, for their liberty, and bid defiance to all the storms of time. "Your Majesty—We Austrians will prove that we are worthy of liberty. We will prove it in the firmer union with all our brethren, whatever be their race or language. We will prove it in the face of all Europe, which shall now behold in us a rock against every enemy of intellitence and self dependence. " Your Majesty—We faithful burghers bend our knee before our Emperor Ferdinand, now enthroned in reno vated splendour. " The Magistrates and Burgher Committee of Vienna." Wiener Zeitung, March 16 and 17. The Cologne Gazette of the 21st inst. has the fol lowing, dated Prague, 15th, at midnight : • " The following dispatch has just been published:— The Constitution is proclaimed for all the provinces. The greatest enthusiasm prevails at Vienna. (Signed) Ito • dolphe Count de Stadion. M. de Stadion is very popular in our city. We are without news of Metternich. His son-in-law Count Saandoz declares that he will not admit his father-in-law under his roof." We read in the Zeitungshalle of the 19th inst.— " Vienna, 18th.—A deputation of 150 Hungarian Magnats have just arrived. They are come to express to the Emperor the wishes of the Hungarian nation relative to the necessity of granting a liberal constitution to all his states, otherwise the Hungarians are determined to assist the Aus trian people by every means in their power. No doubt can be entertained respecting the sincerity of the Emperor. I heard his Majesty him self say to the people, grant everything.' M. ICossuth, who accompanied the deputation, is said to have been appointed Minister. Hungary will probably have a separate Cabinet." expected, he, the Councillor Von Auerswald, bo ready to accept the same. " The Minister of Justice and the Ministers Counts Stollberg and Iron Rohr will retain their posts for the present, till subsequent arrangements are made for re placing them. " Until the definitive appointment of the Minister of Finance, the Director of Taxes, M. Kuhne, will under take that Fart of the administration ad interim. " FREDERICK WILLIAM. " Berlin, March 19, 1848." Extract of a letter, received from a respectable merchant in Cologne, dated March 20:— According to accounts from Berlin, which we have just received, we hear that the people have taken 180 pieces of cannon ; and, if we can believe the re ports, the R?public has been declared there. " This moment the pelple in this town (Cologne) are waving the German tricolour flag (black, gold, and red) on the dome of Cologne. " [The Cologne Gazette of the 21st does not contain this.] The Cologne Gazette, of the 21st instant, publishes the following in a second edition : BERLIN, MONDAY EVENING, TEN O'CLOCK. The struggle has ended and has been succeeded by universal joy, caused by the formation of a new Mi nistry and the establishment of a Burgher Guard. The past is forgotten, and the KING is incessantly cheered whenever he shows himself. No private property has been injured, and the people exhibit no spirit of revenge ; they even praise the bravery of the troop+, and cheered them as they left the town with flying colours and the music of their military bands. The " United German Fatherland" was enthusiastically proclaimed by the citizens. The only political motive in the late dreadful excitement was the KING'S backwardness in taking the lead in that movement. The old imperial colours are worn along with the Prussian white and black. PRUSSIA. We have recived the Prussian Slate Gazette of the 19th and 20th instant, from which we extract the following : "BERLIN, MARCH 15. " The lamentable disturbances which were occasioned in this city yesterday afternoon by a fatal accident, and concerning which we must for the present forbear to give any details, attained their end in the night. At seven o'clock this morning the following unreal from his Majesty the King to the inhabitants of Berlin was published:— "TO MT BELOVED BERLINERS. " By my patent of convocation this day you have received the pledge of the faithful sentiments of your King towards you, and towards the whole of the German fatherland. The shout of joy which greeted me from unnumbered faithful hearts still resounded in my ears, when a crowd of peace-breakers mingled with the loyal throng, making seditious and wanton demands, and augmenting in numbers in the same proportion as the well• disposed withdrew. As their impetuous intrusion to the very portal of the palace caused a just apprehension of sinister views, while in sults were thrust upon my valiant and faithful soldiers, it was absolutely necessary to clear the court-yard by the cavalry at .walking pace, and with their weapons sheathed. Two guns of the infantry went off them selves, without, thanks be to God! causing any injury. A band of wicked men, chiefly consisting of foreigners, who, although searched for, have succeeded in conceal ing themselves for more than a week, have perverted this circumstance by palpable lies to suit their infamous designs, and have filled the excited minds of many of my faithful and beloved Berliners with thoughts of ven geance for supposed blo,dshed! and thus have become the revolting authors of bloodshed themselves. My troops, your brothers and fellow-countrymen, did not make use of their weapons till forced so to do by several shots fired at them from the Kiinigs-strasse. The vic torious advance of the troops was the necessary conse• quence. " It now rests with you, inhabitants of my beloved native city, to avert a greater evil. Acknowledge your fatal error—your King, your truest friend, conjur9s you by all that is moat sacred to acknowledge your fatal error. Return to peace. Remove the barricades which are still standing, and send to me men filled with the genuine ancient spirit of Berlin, speaking words which are seemly for your King to hear, and I pledge you m) royal word that all the streets and squares shall be in• stantly cleared of the troops, and that the military occu pation shall be confined solely to the most important buildings, to the Palace, the Arsenal, and a few others, and even to those places only for a brief space of time. Listen to the paternal voice of your King, ye inhabitants of my faithful and beautiful Berlin, and forget the past as I will forget it, for the sake of that great future which, under the peace-giving blessing of God is about to dawn upon Prussia, and through Prussia upon all Germany. " Your loving Queen and truly faithful mother and friend, who lies deeply suffering on a sick bed, joins her heartfelt, tearful supplications with mine. " Written during the night of the 18th-19th of March, 18.18. " FREDERICK WILLIAM.'" The above proclamation was issued early on the morning of the 19th, and at eleven o'clock the troops were all withdrawn from the streets, to the great joy of the people. No more firing occurred with the exception of that which took place in sign of joy, and the people moved in great masses through the streets, collecting in vast numbers on the Schloss platze. Here the KING showed himself again at the balcony of the Palace, from which ha addressed the people, exhorting them to peace and quietness, ex pressed his willingness to set all prisoners free, and to grant an amnesty to the city guards for the part they had taken in the affair. The loss on both sides was immense, and the streets of the Friedrichsstadt were covered in the forenoon with numbers of dead and wounded; such also was the case in the Konigstadt, where, during the previous evening about eleven o'clock the combat raged most. At about two o'clock in the afternoon (says a correspondent of the Cologne Gazette), I saw a number of citizens with bared heads, leading a large waggon in which were laid the bodies of most of those who had fallen in the Freidrichsstadt. This proces sion, singing the chorus of " Jesus mein Zuversicht,'' arrived at the Palace, where it was received in deep silence, which was only broken by calls for the KING again to appear. He did not do so then, however, but shortly afterwards he came out on the balcony above the entrance of the Palace, and said he granted the armament of the people, and that he entrusted the peace and guard of his Palace to his faithful people. The dead bodies were then borne through the inner court of the Palace and the Lustgarten or pleasure garden, to a neighbouring church. The armament of the people was immediately proceeded with. They crowded to the arsenal, where arms were distributed instantly. In the evening the Palace was guarded by the Schutzen-gilde (a kind of civic guard). The damage done to large public and private buildings was immense. The house of the interim Finance Minister, KUIINE, was stormed by the people. The royal foundry and the military exercise-house at the Oranienburger There were reduced to ashes, and the artillery barracks at the same gate was much damaged, and partly demolished. CHANGE OF THE PRUSSIAN CABINET. At two o'clock to-day, tho 19th, the following royal roclamation was published:— " I have already, early yesterday morning, accepted the resignation of my former Ministry, and have charged Count Arnim with the formation of a now Ministry. " He accepts the office of President of the Ministry, and pro tem., the Administration of Foreign Affairs and of Constitutional Questions. " To Count Schwerin I have confided the :',linistry of Exlcsia , 4tical Affairs. " The Provisional Councillor Von Anerswald, who is now absent, witt be charged with the Mini.itiy of the Interior, exclusive of the above-named portion of its duti‘;s reserved for Count Arnim, provided, as way be BOHEMIA. On the 15th, Count STADION published a procla mation announcing the liberty of the press, and a constitution to th k e, states. The greatest enthusiasm prevailed. SWEDEN. The news of the proclamation of the French Re public created great excitement in Stockholm; the students assembled, and had a grand torchlight procession, crying "Vive la Liberte," "Vive la Re publique Francaise, :Vive ,la Suede," "Vive Charles," " A bas les- Jesuites." The police very wisely abstained from all interference, and the stu dents, after parading the city, quietly dispersed. SAXO NY. New and more serious riots took place at Dresden on the 15th of March. The troops refused to fire on the people. The civic guard cleared the streets. Ener getic measures have been taken to prevent the return of the disorders. It was stated at Liepsic that a new Ministry had been formed, composed of M. BRAUN, Minister of Justice and of Religion ; Von DER PFORDTEN, Minister of Interior and Foreign Affairs ; GREGORY, of Finances ; Count of HoL ZENDORFF, of War. Some of these nominations are provisional. This Ministry announced that no extraordinary Diet is to be convoked on the 20th of March, and that they agreed with the KING about the following points :4—The soldiers are to swear on the Saxon constitution ; abolition for ever of the cen sorship ; a law establishing the liberty of the press, with abolition of privileges and bails ; introduction of trial by jury, and reformation of the system of law suits on the basis of publicity and orality of the de bates; right of association; equality of public creeds; energetic co-operation for obtaining a popular repre sentation near the Germanic Diet. On the reception of the Viennese events at Leipsic, the town waz spontaneously illuminated, and an ad dress of sympathy was sent to Vienna. It was said also that the troops concentrated around Leipsic were to be called back. HE FRENCH REPUBLIC. PROCEEDINGS. AT PARIS. We have received the Paris papers of yesterday. The National publishes a long article, which may be taken to be official, urging the Provisional Govern ment to hasten forward the elections for the National Assembly without delay, and showing that any post ponement will only give time to the intriguers who have merely " accepted" the Republic as a "fait accompli" to ripen their plans for retrogradation. There is every probability, therefore, that the elec tions will not be further postponed. We mentioned yesterday that a deputation of Savoyards had presented an address to the Provi sional Government ; that address contained the follow ing remarkable passage : " Separated by the treaties of 1815, Savoy calmly and patiently resigned itself to its fate. But every year numerous emigrants sought in France the material, in tellectual, and moral resources they could not find in their own country. The fraternal reception they have always met with, the benevolent protection which has been constantly accorded to.them, must needs have in spired them with the sentiment that France had remained a second country to them. " The geographical position of Savoy, which makes it a natural frontier of France, the language of its in habitants, their character, their manners, and their na tionility, which they have taken care to preserve intact and distinct from the other parts of the Sardinian Go vernment, all conspire to bring to the remembrance of the immense majority of the people of Savoy, that formerly their country formed the departments of Mont- Blanc and of Leman." M. LAMARTINE in reply said, - - " In receiving your adhesion to the Republic, the Provisional Government believes it is receiving the homage of a part of the French nation. With respect to the adhesion that you express to the French nation, you comprehend your own sentiments. If we repel it, we should chill our own affections; if we accept it, we break peace and alliance with the people and Govern ments of Europe. Therefore we have said it—and we wish the words of the Republic to be words of truth— we will not break the peace of the world. But if, in• dependent of us, the peace of the world should be broken by an attempt upon the independence of Italy, we will fly to your assistance, we would deliver Italy and join our flag with yours; and if afterwards the map of Europe should be torn against our will, he convinced, citizens of Savoy, that a fragment of this map would re main in your hands and in ours, and that we would place the weight of your hearts in the scales in which the territories of the new European equilibrium would be weighed." The National has the following pungent remarks on the manner in which the English aristocratical and Orleanist journals have noticed the French Revo lution : " The aristocracy of England is out of humour. What is passing here astonishes and alarms it. Let the mise ries of the working classes be relieved ; but to imagine them fraught with understanding, to call upon them to deliberate upon their interests, to acknowledge them to possess political rights—is what was never before heard of —it is monstrous? What I within one month, no more, we see in France, seven leagues from Old England, a work man seated in the National Assembly by the side of a gentleman I This is a complete overthrow of all pre conceived ideas 1 It is the abomination of desolation. What, good God, will happen, if, by chance, the work man proves that he is imbued with ideas and information fuller of practical knowledge than those of the gentle man ! What an example for John Bull The English aristocracy, therefore, feels itself threatened. It has become disturbed and indignant I Its wounded pride affects its head, and fear disturbs its brain. This is all simple enough, and we are not surprised at th e ma levolence with which some of its journals tr ea t t h e e vents the consequences of which they are well aware of. All that passes here they turn into burlesque —they pervert words into false meanings—theydenaturalise acts—they calumniate persons." The Constitutionnel publishes the following strange paragraph :—" Private letters from Copenhagen, of the date of the 14th of March, state that as a Russian fleet was expected to pass.the Sound, in order to go into the Mediterraneuon to render assistance by force of arms to the King of NAPLES, the Danes are actively employed in drawing pieces of artillery from the arsenal and mounting them, intending to dispute the passage with the Russians. An English fleet was expected hourly at Elsinore, a fortified port situated at the narrowest part of the Oresond, where it is probably arrived by this time, with the same object in view, viz., to prevent th e p assage o f the Russian fleet." The financial crisis still continues, and several fresh failures mere announced yesterday. Letters have been received in Paris from Gallicia which state that a general insurrection of the whole of Austrian Poland was imminent. Intelligence has been received from Algeria to the 15th. The colony was perfectly tranquil. It was rumoured en the Bourse yesterday that the Governmmt had determined to take possession of all the railways, and to make an equitable arrangement with the si,tleilk.olkiel A deputation, eui,sistit, 01 the directors of several railways, and, among others, of the Paris and Lyons, had yesterday an interview with the Minister of Fiat nees on the subject. The report is that the Government will take all the lines out of the hands of the shareholders at par, and pay for them in Five per Cenl':. stock at par. The Moniteur publishes. the following report from the Minister of Financ es on the position of the country : REPORT OF THE M INISTER OF FINANCES TO THE PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT. " Paris, March 21. " Citizens—Your first decrees have provided for the wants of the Treasury; but this is but one part of the immense task which weif :hs on the Government of the Republic. An industrial crisis exists, which will soon destroy the manufacturer s and labourers, if we do not apply a prompt remedy. This crisis is evident under t,vo aspects—the quantity of bills which lie useless in the sate of the merchant, the quantity of goods lying un saleable in the wareroomv. By the fall of the principal bankers, the merchants :and traders found themselves' suddenly deprived of the .taeans to procure the capital which was necessary for t heir operations, whilst at the same time the diminution of consumption left on hand quantities of unsaleable goc, ds. " Attentive to this double necessity, you have, on my proposition, decreed the estair,lishmeut of discount banks in Paris and all the great cent res of agricultural, manu facturing, and commercial tax tivity. The credit of the State, joined in a powerful asst ciation with that of indi viduals, has already rendered as rvicea, and will be called on in future to exercise a still more fruitful influence. You must now do for goods that which you have already done for bills. They w ant a vent : you must open it for them. A great numb er of houses of high character, and on which the existence of thousands of labourers depend, have fallen, or are on the point of falling, although their position was really excellent, In a few days, if we do not take care, circumstances may be aggravated. The commercial values created by former transactions are exhausted, and the exchanges having diminished, they will restore themselves very slowly. In this state of things, think the best way to remedy the evil is to anticipate consumption in the cir culation. I think it is necessary to restore life to valves which are now stagnant; and I have therefore the honour to submit to your consideration. !the following propose tion:—With the view to enable the manufacturers to dispose of their merchandises ft er money, there shall be established at Paris and in the et vartments general ware houses, where the manufacturer; and traders shall come to deposit the raw materials, the goods, and manufactured articles of which they may bo the proprietors. In exchange for their deposits, they shall receive acknow ledgments extracted from a register with blocks. This receipt, indicating the saleable value of the article, properly valued, shall vouch the property, and will be transferable by endorsement. The bearers of receipts of the central warehouses will be allowed to deposit them as guarantees at the discount banks. Marked with the stamp of the Republic, and representing a solid, tangible, and easily realisable value, these receipts will be regarded as equivalent to a second endorsement. I have no doubt that this endorsement will be favourably received by all the great banks, and that the acceptors of bills so solidly guaranteed will, by the sole means of discount banks, attain great resources of capital, con vinced that this vitality given to articles of value now paralysed will powerfully contribute to reanimate industry, commerce, and consequently labour, and have the honour, citizens, to present you rho following de cree:— " Art. 1. There shall be established in Paris and in the other cities whore a want may be felt, general ware houses, where merchants and traders may deposit the raw materials, goods, and manufactured articles of which they are proprietors. " 2. These warehouses may, in case of necessity, be established by the Commissioners of the Government on the demand of the Chambers of Commerce or.the Muni• cipal Councils. "3. There shall be delivered to depositors receipts marked, first, with the stamp of the Republic; second, with the stamp of warehouses where they have been deposited. These receipts, extracted from registers, with bloaks, transferring the property deposited, will be transferable by endorsement. " They shall be liable to a duty not exceeding one franc ten centimes. " 4. The warehouses shall be placed under the guar' dianship of the State. " 5. Al! provisions of former laws which may bo in opposition to this decree, are suspended. " 6. The Minister of Finance, the Minister of the In terior, the Mayor of. Paris, the Minister of Commerce, are charged with the execution of this decree." The National Discount Bank commenced its ope rations on Monday. On Monday the amount dis counted was nearly a million of francs, and yesterday 1,200,000 francs. The Moniteur publishes a decree, appointing Ge neral CAVAIGNAC, the present Governor-General of Algeria, to be Minister of War. General CHANGAN• MEN is to be Governor-General of Algeria, but the official appointment has not yet taken place. The following paragraph appears in the Ilfonileur:-- " The explanation given by Lord Normanby as to the reception given in London to the members of the family fallen from the throne, were not given, as has been said, in a dispatch from Lord Palmerston, but in a conversation between Lord Normanby and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic. Lord Normanby in that conversation made use, textually, of the terms used by the English Minister in the House of Com mons." BOURSE.-PARIS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22. THREE o'CLocx.-The chief characteristic of the day's proceedings was a considerable rise in the Railway Shares, in consequence of its being reported that the Provisional Government intends taking all the lines into its own hands, and paying the shareholders in Five per Cent. Rente. From the very commencement of business a considerable number of purchases were effected, and at the close the lines presented the following improve went on the prices of the preceding day :-Marseilles are 251. better, closing at 280 f. ; Vierson, 25f. better, at 250 f. ; Lyons, 21f. 25e. better, at 3151.; Orleans, 121. 50c. better, at 7121. 50c.; Nantes, 1 lf. 25c. better at 541 f. 25c. ; Strasburgh, Northern, and Bordeaux, each, 10f. better, at 348 4 .75 c. 4101., and 345 f.; Rouen, 61.2 5 c 6 better, at 4201. ; Versailles (Right Bank),'7f. 50c. better, at 115 f.; Versailles (Left Bank), 51. better, at 1151. The French Rente was no t muc h nego ti ate d. The Five per Cents. are if. 25c. lower, closing at 72f. 25c. ; and the Three per Cents. are 25c. better, at 51f. • Bank of France Shares are 50f. l ower , c l os i ng at 1,650 f.; Spanish Threes are lf. lower, at 21f. ; Roman Iff. lower, at SSE Keille Montagne Shares closed at 2,000 t., or 430 f. lower than before the Revolution. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, Marto! 23. Boulogne and Amiens, 5 3 ,4—Namnr and Liege, 2 1 ,4 — Northern of France, 2 1 A —Paris and Lyons, I! 4 ,—Paris and Rouen, 15—Paris and Strasbourg, 114. RUMOURED INSURRECTION IN RUSSIA. The Courrier Franpis of yesterday says :—" An extraordinary courier has arrived at the Russian legation of Paris. It is said that he brought dis patches of the highest gravity. It appears that the provinces of the south of the empire are in full insurrection. The nobles and tho army are at the head of the movement." PRINCIPAL CLERK OF TIIB HOUSE OF LORDS:" It is, we believe, generally understood that the pre sent Solicitor-General, Sir David Dundas, will be appointed to the office of Principal Clerk to the House of Lords, vacant by the sudden death of the late lamented Mr. Currey. It is also rumoured that either Mr. Watson or Mr. J. Romilly, the son of the late Sir Samuel Romilly, and the present Member for Devonport, will be appointed Solicitor-General in the room of Sir David Dundas. DESTRUCTIVE FlRE.—This morning, between 3 and 4 o'clock, the metropolis at the west-end of the town was illuminated by the outbreak of a dreadful fire. The scene of destruction was at the extensive pianoforte manufactory of Mr. Darter, in Moor-street, Edgware road. Only a very few minutes elapsed before the A, B, and C brigade engines, as also the County and West of England, arrived in rapid succession ; unfortunately, the whole of Mr. Darter's property was consumed, as also the tools belonging to the workmen. The cause was unknown, but the firm is believed to be insured. THE LATE MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF A YOUNG FEMALE FROM POlSON.—Yesterday Mr. W. Carter, tho coroner for Sarrey, resumed for the third time at the King's Arms, R oupe ll- street, Lambeth, the adjourned inquiry respecting the death of Miss Emma Wintle, aged 20, the daughter of a silversmith, living at No. 11, in the same street. Maria Wintle, the mother-in-law of deceased, said the deceased returned home from her employment that day fortnight. She then appeared in good spirits, but complained of pains in the leg. Her sister purchased a pennyworth of pills for her, which she took, and then retired to bed. At six o'clock the following morning deceased was very her husband got up, and brought deceased into their bed, when she placed her arms round his neck, and said, " Oh! father, let me die;" and expired sson afterwards. Witness could not form the least idea how the arsenic got into the deceased's stomach. She was well conducted, and always very cbeerful. A great number of other wit nesses were examined, but none were able to throw any light upon this mysterious case, and the jury returned a verdict, " That deceased died from arsenic, but how it came into her stomach there was no evidence to prove.' ADMISSION TO TUE GARDENS OF TEE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY.-By a recent resolution of the Zoological Society the public will be admitted to the gardens in the Regent's-park, on Mondays, after the 10th April next, upon the payment of sixpence only, instead of one shilling, as heretofore; and children on all days, but those of promenades, alto at sixpence. SUDSCRIPTION FOR ENGLISH WORKMEN IN PARIS. —Yesterday the committee for the purpose of raising funds for the relief of English workmen in France placed at the disposal of the Foreign-office 3001. of the amount already received, to be placed in the bands of different English Consuls in French Ports, which the authorities at the Foreign-office have undertaken to transmit in the safest mode. PROTECTION.—When the Duchess of Orleans pre. wired berelf to the Chnreber of Depotieß, •7an..i. tier protection. Lon.; George Bentiock says Le wishes the Hous© of Commons would grant him as much... Punch. f