The Sun. — London, England, 1848-03-30 00:00:00

- TILE EDINBURGH REVIEW, No. CLXXVI, 'will be publbhed on Thursday next, April 6. CONTENTS: — I. GENIUS OF PLATO: ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS. IL COLERIDGE AND SOUTHEY. HI. EVEREST'S MEASUREMENT OF THE MERIDIAN IN IV. THE MIDSUMMER ST rtitcr - S DREAM. V. DEACONESSES, Olt PR(STESTANT SISTERHOODS. VI. LAW OF SETTLEMENT. VII. LESLIE'S LIFE OF CONSTABLE : CONSTABLE AND TURNER. TIM. MICHEL : THE PROSCRIBED RACES OF -FRANCE AND SPAIN. IX. MODERN QUAKERISM : WILLIAM ALLEN AND MRS. FRY. X. KING'S ARGENTINE REPUBLIC. XI. THE FRENOII REBUBLICANS. London : Longman and Co. Edinburgh : A. and C. Black. WITII PORTRAITS OF LA3fARTINE AND GUIZOT. THE APRIL NUMBER, price Half-a-Crown, of BENTLEY'S MISCELLANY WILL CONTAIN : KING MOB : TIIE LAST DAYS OF THE FRENCH MONARCHY, By Mrs. Romer. With a Portrait of Lamartine. Are there those who read thei The Rise and Fall of Massantello. Future? By the Author of the By the Author of the " heiress " Gaol Chaplin." of Budowa." Para; a Narrative cticenes and Kirdjali, the Bulgarian Bandit. Adventures on ther - arks of the A Tale, by T. B. Shaw, B.A. Amazon. By J. E. Warren. A Pipe with the Dutchmen. By The EventNi Days of February, J. Marvel. 1848, In Paris. By an Ameri can Lady. SCENES FROM THE My the Flaneur in Paris, Author c With a Port. An Old Man's Recollections oil the Pastoral C antons in Switzer-I land. Edited by Mrs. Percy' Sinaett. LAST REV,LITTION. of the " Letters from the Danube.' yait of Guizot. _ _ _ Narrative of the Wreck of the Archduke Chal les. By a Naval Officer. _ _ Captain Spike ; or the I.lets of ! the Gulf. By J. Fenimore Cooper. Author of " The Pilot," &c. 'The Iletnnt of the Birds. By ! Alfred Crowquili. Th7l:llx Decisive Battles of the World. No. IV.—Arminius's Victory over the Roman Le gions under Yams. Dy Pro fessor Creasy. Richard Bentley, Ne' m Burlington-street• TIER MAJESTY UNDER THE SANCTION OF HE THE Q 1 PATE Y'S THEATRE. ER MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY !VEEN". aoNs. New Most Gracious Majesty the Queen. Els Royal Highness Prince Albert Her Majesty Queen Adelaide Zer Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge Her Roy al Highness the Duchess of Gloucester His Royal Ilhshness Prince George of Cambridge Her Grace the Duchess of Somerset •Her Grace the Duchess of Suther land Her Grace the Duchess of Norfolk Her Grace the Duchess of Montrose Her Grace the Duchess of Leeds The Conntess of Jersey The Right Hon. the Lord Cham berlain The Earl Delawarr The Earl of 1, lasdale The Earl of Cardigan "the Earl of Eglintoo Viscountess Palmerston Viscount Somerton Lady Woodford General Lord Aylmer Lord Marcus Hill Lord Calmly's The Viscoruitess Dillon The Lad+ Ernest Bruce The Lady Charlotte Guest Lady Peel The Right Hon. Lord John Rus sell. M.P. The Right Hon. Lord Morpeth, His Grace the Duke of Devonshire, K.G. His Greco the Dike of Somerset, ' K.G. His Grace the Duke of Sutherland, K.G. The Grace the Duke of Norfolk His Grace the Duke of Montrose His Grace the Duke of Leeds The Marchioness of Clanricarde The Marchioness of Ai:esbury The Marchioness of Sligo The Marquis of Clanricarde The Margit, of Lansdowne, K.G. The Marquis of Aileshoury The Marquis of Sligo The Marquis of Huntley The Marquis of Donegal The Marquis of Granby Her Excellency the Baroness Brunnow His Excellency the Baron Brun now His Excellency Prince Callimaki Nis Excellency Count Kielman segge Nis Excellency Count Revel His Excellency Count Rehouse* His Excellency le Marquis Lisboa The Countess of Delawarr The Countess of Eglinton M.P. The Right Hon. the Lord Mayor Lord Norreys, Lord Saltoun Lord Ernest Bruce Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence The Right lion. Sir Robert reel, . Bart., M.P. Sir Archibald Macdonald, Bart. Sir John Guest, Bart., Ml'. Sir John Shaw, Bart. Mrs. l'acl , e Reading Mrs. Hubert de Burgh Mrs. Ewing The Hon. James Macdonald The lion. D. Astley General Sir A. Woodford Sir George Wombwell, Bart. John Stewart, Esq., M.P. Hubert de Burgh Esq. General Upton • Major Aldrick J. Ewing, Esq. James Cavan, Esq. Brereton Trelawny, Esq. C. W. Packe, Esq., 11.1'. 11. Broadley, Esq., M.P. A. Grant, Esq. R. rarnther, Esq. G. Cornwall, Esq. Jno. Collett, Esq. It Is remectfully announced that, in compliance with the generally expressed wish, one half of the proceeds of this night will he devoted to the immediate relief of the Refugee Artisans from France. EXTRA NIGHT, FOR THE BENEFIT OF DISTRESSED ARTISANS. THIS EVENING Will be performed (by Special Desire) Rossini's celebrated Opera, IL il - AltillEßE DI SIVIGLIA. Rossini, Mdlle. Soda Cruvelli ; II Conte d'Almiviva, Signor Gar den'; Basilic), Signor Bouche ; Bartolo, Signor F. Lablache ; and Figaro, Signor Belletti. After which, a Divastlssement from CORALIA. Duetschen Rhein 'false, by the Ladies of the Corps do Ballet ; the admi ed l'as de La Roslere, by Mdlle. Marie Taglioni. To be followed by the last scene of I DUE FOSCARI. B Doge, signor Collett!. To conclude with the highly successful New and Original GRAND BALLE T, In Four Tableaux, by M. Paul Taglionl, entitled FIORITA, et la Reine des Elfrides, Principal parts by Mdlle. Caroline Rosati, &tellies. Esther Ausundon, Thevenot, Julienne, Lamoureux, Jenny, M. Louis Dor, M. Di Mat tia, MM. Tenafra, Gonriet, and Mdlle. Marie Taglionl. Applications for Boxes, Stalls, and '1 ickets to be made at 6he Box office of the Theatre. Prises of Admission : —Boxes—Pit Tier, Five Guineas ; Grand Tier, Six Guineas ; One-pair, Five Guineas ; Two-pair, Four Guineas ; Fit Stalls. lie. ; Gallery Stalls, ss. Pit Tickets, of which a limited number only will be issued, can be had at the Box-office as usual, 10s. 64. each. Doors open at Seven, the Opera to commence at half-past Seven. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. CIRQUE NATIONAL DE PARIS. 'NHS EVENING, Voltige—Tho Mantle Poses —The Leap of Streamers—The Manege, &c ,by la petite Louise Anato, Mdits. E. Lambert, Condit: Duces, Mathilde, Stanley, Palmyre Anato, &c. &c.--The Juggler— The Cranka—The Ntunidtan Course—La Lutie des Voltige urs— England, Ireland, mid Scotland—The Indian Ball—The Icarian Games—Le Jeu do Barrcs, &c., &c., by MM. Adolphe Franeoni, Andre, Leroy, lief, Sicgrist, Newsome, Leclair, Auriol, Auriol Sir, Le petit Loissot, &c., &c. &c. Doors open at half-past Seven, performance to commence at Eight. Second price, Half-past Nine. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Unix the Manaiemefit of Mr. Webster, sole Lessee. THIS EVENING, Will be peformed the Comedy of TILE PROVOKED HUSBAND. Sir Francis Wrorn head, Mr. Marren; Squire Richard, Mr. Keeley; John Moody, Mr. Webster; Lady Wroughead, Mrs. Glover; Miss Jenny, Mrs. Keeley ; Lady Townly, Mrs. Nisbett. After which, a new comic Drama, entitled LAVITER THE PHYSIOGNOMIST ; and Good Judge • 00. Lavater, Mr. Webster ; Agnes, Miss Fortescue. co conclude with a new and original Farce, called WHO'S 3IY HUSBAND ? Doctor Mull, Ai r. Tilbury ; Daniel Tootles, Mr. Keeley ; Mrs. Smith Thompson, Mrs, W. Clifford ; Sophonisba Mull, Mrs. L. P. Buckhr4lnun ; Sally Starch, Mrs. Humby. Stale Manager, Mr. Fart en; Acting Manager, Mr. F. Web:ter. J. T. Archer, Box-book Keeper. Boxes, ss. ; Pit, 3s. ; l4allery, 2s. ; Upper Gallery, Is. Door , open at Half-peat Six, Periormanee to commence at Seven, THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPIII. Under the direction Madame Celcate- THIS EVENING Will be performed a now and original Drama, called lIARVEST HOME. Principal characters by Messrs. 11. Hughes, Lambert, Wright, P. Bedford, 0. Smith, Madame Celeste, Miss Woolgar, Mrs. Break Matthews, Miss Turner, &c. After which a new and original Farce, entitled OUR NA TIONAL DEFENCES; or, the Cockshot Yeomanry. Principal characters by Messrs. Lambert, Wright, I'. Bedford, Sanders ; dame Celeste, Miss Emma Harding, Mrs. Laws, and Miss Woolgar. To conclude with THE COMRADES; an Anecdote of the Span ish War. Principal characters by Messrs. Cullenford, Boyce, Man yard, Paul Legrand, C. J. Smith, Ryan, Miss E. Harding, &c. Boxes, 45.; Pit, 2s. , Gallery, Is. )rs open at Halt-past Six, Performance to commence at Seven. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Vestria. Sole Lessee, Mr. Charles Mathews. THIS F.VIi.NING Will he performed a new comic Lama, entitled NOT A BAD JUDGE. Alter which, a new comic Drama, entitled THE HAPPY FA. MILT. 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 new Piece, entltivd DONE ON BOTH SIDES. Dross Boxes, 55.; Cpper Boxes, is. ; Pit, 25. ; 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 Tan till Six. The Interior of the House has been entirely re-designed by Mr. W. Bra.liven of the Colosseum. FRENCH PLAYS.—ST. JAMES'S THEATRE Lessee, Mr. John Mitchell. 33, OM Bond-street. The Last Night of Malle. Nathalie's Engagement. TO-MORROW EVENING, Will be performed LE CHEVALIER D'ESSONNE. d'llerbelay and Le Chevalier d'Essonne, Mdlle. Methane. T• conclude with LA PECHE AUX BEAU PEKES. Dorothee, Madlle. Nathalle. Doers open at Seven, to commence at half-past Seven. Boxes and Stalls may be obtain , d at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street. Madame Plt INC ESS'S THEATRE. Mr. J. M. Maddox, sole Lessee and Manager, Duchess-street, Portland• place. THIS EVENING, Will be performed THE JEALOUS WIFE. Mr. oakly, Mr. Cooper ; Mrs. Oakly, Mrs. Barrett. To be followed by the Musical Piece of " NO." Sir George Doubt nl. Mr. Bodda ; Commodore Hurricane, Mr. Neville; Maria, Miss F.. Stanley. To conclude with TIIE WONDER. Don Felix, Mr. Cooper ; Colonel Briton, Mr. J. Vining ; Donna Viola:de, Miis E. Monta;ne ; Donna Isabella, Mrs. R. Gordon. Dress circle, As.: Boxes, 45.; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, Is. ASTLEN'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lest Two Weeks of the present Grand Spectacle, and unprecedented Equestrian Entertainments, in order to make preparation for the magnificent Easter Holiday Enter.ainmen's. TIIIS EVENING, The New Gorgeous Spectacle, TILE BATTLE OF THE AMAZONS, with all its splendid appointments, &c. To be followed by, and the evening's entertainments to terminate with A GRAND EQUESTRIAN FETE, in which the Equestrian and Gymnastic Artistes will appear each evening in their peculiar and incomparable Feats office open from 11 brilliant Scen es till 5. in the Circle. Box- Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. ,- ALARMING FIRE ON CLERKENWELL- GREEN.— Last night a fire of an alarming nature broke out in the workshops belonging to Mr. Price, glass bender, stainer, and embosser, carrying on business at No. 20, Clerken well-green. The flames were first perceived about half past nine o'clock, at which time they had obtained a firm hold of the flooring over the furnaces. An instant alarm was raised, and information was sent for the engines. In the mean time the police and inhabitants exerted themselves, and by throwing a considerable quantity of watmesapon the flames, they prevented them from extending beyond the factory in which they originated. The engines of the parish and London Brigade attended with all promptitude, and, by the combined exertions of all parties, the fire was eventually extinguished, but not until the building was severely damaged by fire, and the stock and machinery consi. derably injured. The heat of the furnaces was most probably the cause of the mischief. Mr. Price was in. edited in the Sun Fire-office. FATAL ACCIDENT AT A FLOORCLOTH INlANUFAC TORY.—Yesterdaymoruing a frightful and fatal accident teak place at the floorcloth manufactory of Mr. James Rolls, in Kennington lane. It appeared that a tine youth of 17 years of age, named James l)art, who had been for some years employed on the premises, in attending on the printers, w hil e moun ti ng a l a dd er nea r th e top o f the building, accidentally slipped off and fell to the bot tom, a distance of upwards of 60 feet. Mr. Buahell, a medical gentleman residing next door to the factory, was promptly ip.te.tendance,but so serious were the injuries whick-the „,,_pio,otlatletetreceived, that no human skill cou i c t i pte4lFtia a few moments death termi- OW - hie Stifte,ritgir. 13 3 .—Ac6_o_tiots from P ernam b uco t o th e htft'ult., 160, aiid Rio Janeiro 9th, reached Liverpool yesterday, but their contents are devoid of in terest or importance, .Exchange at UM 27# to 1 HE WEATHER.—Snx Omcz, MARCH 30. TaEnmomrran, Lowest, 41 ; Highest, 55; Noon, 15. BAnontrnot, 29.86.—W1ND S.S.E.; fine. • iiit3l4 WATER AT LONDON-I UDGE T lIIS DAY. Vornin.. 31 minutes alter 9. I Evening .. 12 cninntts Atte* 10 ------ . t f i t 4 6 , Q ii QUI'MAt. ) 47 .-•`--_. - tit/ 4. 4 - , 11. , Ve. ' - • . ‘, . 11" I ) gt • ~*: ' iiii ' ,;i7 ,- '" , 1 2 • . 3( ota • Obining LONDM, THURSDAY. MARCH 30, 1848. Italian liberty is hourly developing itself, and the population of that glorious peninsula will very speedily have consolidated their nationality. Not only have the Milanese proclaimed their indepen dence ; not only have the Austrian soldiers evacuated that capital ; not only has the revolutionary move ment extended to Venice, to Trieste, to Padua, and to the other parts of the Lombardo-Venetian territo ries, but the flag of insurrection is flying at this moment in the cities of the minor principalities. Another BOURBON has bit the dust ; another sove reign has abdicated ; another people has proved triumphant in its contest with the ruling Govern ment. CUARLES 11., formerly the ducal ruler of the Luechese, and recently Grand Duke of Parma, resigned his authority to a Provisional Regency on the 20th, and shortly afterwards arrived in Turin as a fugitive. At Placentia the de mocracy have been victorious, the Hungarians having refrained from any very formidable employ ment of force against the inhabitants ; the German dragoons having charged ineffectually upon the mul titude ; and the fort of Pizzi-Grhettone having ulti mately surrendered to the insurgents. Modena in like manner has risen almost to a man 'against its effete and hateful Administration. In one direction the Austrian garrison of Milan (15,000 strong) have evacuated the fortified barracks of Caserna, and are even now retreating upon Mantua and Verona. In another the valiant King of Sardinia, Cyprus, and Jerusalem is marching his Piedmontese to the assis tance of revolting Lombardy—the banner of this crusade of liberation bearing the escutcheon of Savoy upon the Italian tri-colour ! While these extraordinary events are transpiring in the Roman peninsula, military preparations of an alarming cha racter are making on either side of the Alpine Mountains. In France the Republican Government is evincing, not merely a verbal sympathy in the patriotism of adjacent races, it has decreed the en campment of an army of 32,000 men in the plains of Dauphiny. Russia, on the contrary, at the despotic mandate of the AUTOCRAT, is mustering her brute energies for the subjugation of those contiguous domi nions in which the perilous dogmas of eman cipation appear to be accumulating proselytes to the creed of Democracy. With this ulterior design, 30,000 Russians have been concentrated on the frontiers of Gallicia, 20,000 are in the vicinity of Warsaw, and, in all, 50,000 Cossacks have been distributed among the strongholds of Russian. Poland. Even the troops assembled on the Caucasus are to be diminished ; 15,000 men are to be dispatched from Odessa, in the direction of Cracow ; the Imperial Guard are removing towards the Duchy of Posen, and reserves are being summoned from all quarters of the interior. Nicnotas, therefore, is arming himself for some stupendous adventure—the scheme of a barbarian campaign is being planned in his palace of tyranny. A different project is affording its inspiration to the Provisional Government of Paris—the pacific but resolute genius of Republi canism is rousing itself to activity in the palace of the people. Another deputation has renewed the eloquent confessions of LAAIARTINE. Another civic catas trophe has elicited a right royal and, chivalrous pro clamation from the King of SARDINIA. On the 23d instant, CARLO ALBERTO announced to the people of Lombardy and Venice his resolution to afford them " that aid Nshich a brother expects from a brother, a friend from a friend," namely, assistance against the thraldom of an inimical and pitiless oppression. " People of Lombardy and Venice !" says he, " our arms were already concentrated on your frontier when yuu anticipated the liberation of glorious Milan . . ; • • • • • • We will second your just desires, confiding in the aid of that GOD who is visibly with us—of that GOD who has given to Italy a Pius IX.—of that GOD who, by such wonderful impulse, has given to Italy the power of acting alone !" By that solemn and rhetorical declaration the King of PIEDMONT has assumed to himself the championship of the nationality of the Italian peninsula, as the King of PRUSSIA has re cently done in reference to the Germanic Confedera tion. Let those two KINGS fraternize under the aegis of their double popularity—let them give each other the hand of alliance—the Viennese have se cured the neutrality, if not the actual co-operation of Austria. Russia will have to battle alone against the continent in furtherance of the principles of Ab solutism, and against a coalition of the various states of Europe, even her colossal resources will be un availing and impotent. Yes, we are averring the truth when we maintain that in the lsaguing of the policies of the Reforming Sovereigns of Prussia and Sardinia will be found the surest guarantees for the establishment of a German and Italian nationality. Against Russia there will be allied with them the stalwart and heroic Swiss, and the can tonal caribineers are already causing very considerable havoc in the more wooded districts of Venetian Lombardy (availing themselves of their expertness as marksmen behind the tree-trunks and among the trailing branches) ; there would be the heart of regenerated Greece; the hatred of the Ottoman empire ; the contingents of revolted Den mark ; those of Belgium, of the Netherlands, and of the youthful and enterprising Republicans of France. How far France would be disposed to abet the eman cipation movement of the Italians has been suffi ciently shown, not only in the encampment of thirty-two thousand men in Dauphiny, but in the courageous and explicit language uttered on Monday by ALPHONSE DE LAMARTINE. In re sponding to the address of a deputation, which ex pressed the friendship entertained towards the Provi sional Government at the Hotel de Ville, by the members of the Italian Association, that illustrious man apostrophised the glorious memories of Italy, and spoke thus nobly to the representatives of that historic land :—" Since France and Italy only make a single name in our common sentiments for her liberal regeneration ; go—go, and tell Italy that she also has children at this side of the Alps ! Go, and tell her that if she is attacked in her soil or her sentiments, in her 'knits: or her liberties, that if your arms are not suf ficient to defend her, it is no longer wishes merely, it is the sword of France that we shall offer to preserve her from all encroachment." Such is the enuncia tion of the will of Republican France from the lips of her boldest statesman and her most poetic orator. Let FREDERICK WILHELM associate his royal for tunes with those of CARLO ALBERTO in a perfect reliance upon the co-operation guaranteed by LAMAR TINE, and the nationalities of Italy and Germany will rise majestically from the confusion of recent events—the CZAR will be effectually baffled—and the liberated nations of Europe will fraternise in defiance of Absolutism. On the debate on the Maynooth grant Mr. SMYTHE, in one of his very able and eloquent speeches —speeches of which he is almost as chary as the Mr. IIAmILToN of celebrated memory—prophecied as one of the happy results of the conciliatory policy then THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 30, 1848. Irish people wish for repeal ; that "at least 6,000,000 people shouted for repeal." That may be so, and yet we venture to assert that the Irish people de sire repeal no more than we do. They may clamour for what they imagine repeal to be, for what their orators have taught them to believe it— the panacea for every evil, the realisation of every wish. If that is repeal, then they do desire it. But of its real meaning, aid possible consequences, even while they clamour loudest for it, they are in total ignorance. Were they acquainted with its true sig nification, the most ignorant of them would assert — that a house divided against itself cannot stand ; and the least sagacious would be aware that two rival and antagonistic Governments would be any thing but conducive to the interests of the governed. being adopted towards Ireland, that, " when our entente cordiale with France should fail us, as it would fail us, we should have an entente cordiale with Ireland to supply its place." It would be interesting now to consider, though almost impossible correctly to decide, how much of that prediction has been falsified and how much has been realised. The entente cordiale with France has certainly failed, at least the entente cordiale to which that reference was made, namely, that which then existed between the French and English Governments, which understanding was funda mentally shaken when M. GIJIZOT first projected the Montpensier marriage, and irrevocably destroyed when Lord PALMERSTON uttered his protest against that same alliance. The entente cordials between the French and English people, as yet, endures, and while the French Government continues to practice what it now preaches, namely, fraternity at home and peace abroad, it will endure. But how stands the case with Ireland—have we now a cordial understanding there ? Does that entente cordiale yet exist which promised compensation for the disruption of foreign alliances? Have we an entente cordiale with Ireland now ? If we look for a reply to Messrs. MEAGHER and SMITH O'BurEss we shall meet with a most emphatic negative. If we inquire of Mr. J. O'CONNELL and the members of Con ciliation Hall we shall obtain a similar and equally decided answer; and if we consider the proceed ings which transpire at such meetings as that hold at Limerick on Saturday last, the sentiments there pronounced, and the approbation which greets those sentiments, we must reluctantly acknowledge that it would be difficult, and perhaps impossible, under existing circumstances, to obtain a satisfactory affirmative reply to our inquiry—does an entente cordiale exist between this country and Ire land ? Nevertheless, we are fain to believe that even these demonstrations do not express the real senti ments of the great body of the people. We are inclined to think, as we most earnestly de sire, that better and more fraternal feelings with regard to England now animate the hearts of the Irish people generally, and that these ebullitions of anger and indignation are of a temporary and superficial character. Yet, even if they be so, it cannot be denied that they are greatly to be depre cated and deplored. The account of the Repeal meet ing held at Conciliation Hall, on Monday last, is most unsatisfactory, while the details of that at Limerick are inexpressibly grievous. In this latter place many thousand persons congregated together for the fur therance of repeal ; and what added to the lament able nature of this meeting, was the fact that one of the speakers, one of the fomentors of discontent was a clergyman—a Roman Catholic priest. This circumstance greatly aggravates the unsatisfactory character of the proceedings, be cause, especially under present circumstances, it is exigent that the influence of the clergy be exerted in a totally different manner. It is far them to silence murmurings and diffuse contentment. The words of the preacher are not to be as the breeze that stirs up the tempest, but rather as the oil which, according to the proverb, " doth ocean's troubled waters calm." In this respect the Catholic clergy of Ireland have hitherto not only merited no censure, but deserved all praise. The sorrow and misery which have so long afflicted the country fell heavily upon them, and the submission and fortitude with which those sorrows have been endured is in a great measure owing to their exertions. We are ready, nay, we are anxious, to do them all honour on this account. The terrible lists of mortality have testified as to their diligence and self-forgetfulness by the numbers who have been carried off by fever caught in the pursuance of their duty to the sick ; while the unrepining sub mission and unwavering faith evinced by the poverty-stricken and desolate in the midst of all their privations, bear witness to the zeal and efficiency with which the life-diffusing doctrines of Christianity have been preached. Hence, of the approbation which their conduct in tribulation has gained for the Irish people, we are disposed to think a con siderable portion due to the clergy, and, consequently, it is not to inculpate all that we now take occasion to accuse those clergymen who take part in the sedi tious speeches of repeal meetings of lamentably per verting their duty. It is true that Dr. O'BRIEN, in his speech at Limerick, extolled the benefits of peace, yet, although the name of peace was certainly on his lips, the tenor of his discourse was destitute of any pacific spirit ; for example, in exhorting Irishmen to union among themselves, he observed that "Irishmen may differ regarding the best means of serving their country, but they can never differ while they have a common foe." This common foe, we presume, is England! Now, willing as we are to make all allowances for animosities engen dered by the grievances of Ireland, and the still greater grievances which the Irish imagine they have sustained, we cannot but consider such remarks to tally unjustifiable. England is not the foe of Ireland. The English people entertain the kindest feelings and the strongest sympathies towards the inhabitants of the sister country—the English are not the com mon foes of Ireland ; and of this we should imagine the Irish must be by this time con vinced. It is true that Ireland has suffered greatly from misgovernment we do not wish to extenuate this fact, we deplore it, and we earnestly desire to see it rectified. Latterly, however, a better course of policy has been adopted, which has been slowly but gradually fol lowed up from the time that the Maynooth Bill took the initiatory step in a course of conciliation and conces • sion. IVe anticipate and desire still better things for the future, yet we admit that Ireland has had grievances to complain of. Nevertheless, in her recent trials, have we evinced no sympathy ? If she has been afflicted, have we not also sorrowed ? Dr. O'Brien, in his discourse, when touching on America, observed " there was large policy as well as large charity in the freights and friendship of America last year ;" but he can, it seems, recognise neither policy nor charity in the freights and friendships of England. It would ill become the generosity of which we boast for us now to recapitulate our assistance to Ireland, in order to make a demand upon her gratitude; for in what we did to alleviate her sorrows we only performed our duty. Still we were not negligent ; when she was bowed down in affliction, we also humbled ourselves in sackcloth and ashes to pray for her deliverance. When her people were oppressed with famine, we took from our own necessities to minister to theirs. And all this was no empty form. The English people really and truly sorrowed and sympathised with their Irish brethren. England is not the foe of Ireland, and we trust the Irish believe this too well to heed the contrary assertion of any individual, whether priest or layman, repealer or republican. Two days after this Limerick meeting was held, the weekly meeting of the Repealers took place. Its proceedings were of a more violent character than usual. Mr. J. O'Cosnaem. declared with much energy and vehemence, that a splendid opportunity had arrived for making a final movement for repeal. He purposes forthwith, accordingly, to bring the sub ject under the consideration of Parliament. Should the Parliament agree to it, well and good ; should they not, " the Irish Members will not allow a single English measure to be proceeded with in either House of Parliament." This, we presume, is in order to persuade the English people of the advisability of repeal, by showing them the practical inconvenience of having Irish Members in the House of Parlia ment. Seriously speaking, however, it seems amaz ing that at this time of day a scheme so impracticable and unreasonable as repeal should really be earnestly and gravely supported. Whatever form of government be the best—and on that point opinions are various—it is universally admitted there can be but one supreme executive, whether it be a King, a Ministry, or a Parliament ; or, as in this country, the whole of them acting in union. But two separate rival, and perhaps antagonistic, powers are totally incompatible with the due order of social existence. To put the question in its narrowest and simplest form—either the Irish Parliament (after the proposed repeal) would be enabled to act independently of the English Parliament, or it would not; if not, it would be perfectly useless, its existence would be a mockery, and to be a member of it a degradation. If, on the other hand, it could legally act in opposition to the other Legislature, where would be the unity of the Government ? Where would be the system by which social order would be preserved. How could the liberty of each, and the welfare of all, be duly cared for or protected ? Dlr. O'CONNZLL may say that the Diet. This Federal Assembly thus fortified will give to these points the character of resolutions, and put them into execution. Prussia has chosen M. DAHLMANN to represent her Federal Assembly." The Cologne Gazelle gives the following as an answer to the KING to the proposition for forming the constitution through the people by means of pri mary elections, and for publishing immediately the electoral law, without any previous appeal to the Diet : " Having already promised a constitutional law upon a basis the most extended, it is my intention to publish a popular constitutional law, from which will spring a representation founded upon the primary elections, and embracing the whole interests of the people, without distinction of religious creeds, and to submit as a pre liminary this law for the consideration of the Diet; and from the petitions which have as yet reached me I am bound to consider the speedy assembly of this body us forming the general wish of the country. I should he acting directly in opposition to the wish manifested by the country were I to accede to your propositions, and publish a new electoral law without taking the advice of the States. THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. PROCEEDINGS AT PARIS. We have received the Paris papers of yesterday. The 3loniteur contains a decree of the Provisional Government for transferring; the woods and forests, which formed part of the property of the former civil list to the administrators of the state forests. "I am satisfied from your loyalty that you will your selves be convinced, and that you will be able to con vince your constituents that I cannot admit your pro posals for a moment whilst thug which you ask for is not supported by the general wish of the country." A Berlin journal of the 27th states that on the news being received that a Provisional Government had been formed at Kiel, to resist an attack of the Danish troops, the Prussian Government gave orders to different detachments of troops to proceed rapidly to the frontier, in order to prevent a violation of the territory of the German nation. The Governments of Hanover, Mecklenburg, and Brunswick, have also been invited to cause their troops to advance towards the frontiers to protect the national soil. We have seen a letter from Berlin, dated March 25, from which we extract the following : " With respect to political news, I forbear giving you any of those details which you will probaby meet with in the English papers, and confine myself to such facts as I think are not likely to be reported, and which come to my knowledge and are discussed in my office by men of all classes. Berlin, Breslau, Konigsberg, in fact all towns of importance, are at present in a complete state of anarchy. The inhabitants of this city are protected only by the very strong moral feelings which have taken root in the minds of men, and which manifest their in fluence even upon debased characters, by the fact that acts of theft and larceny have become of rarer occur rence since the outbreak of the revolution ! I am firmly convinced, that if our working classes were left quietly at their occupations, tranquillity would soon be fully restored, all animosity against the military would soon be forgotten, and the peaceful inhabitants would be very happy to be relieved of the service of the National Guards, and would give a hearty welcome to the soldiers. But I am sorry to say numerous clubs —in the French sense of the word—have been formed, and it is the object of at least some of them to stir up the people. The Zeitung Halls, an evening paper, is the organ of the most violent of these clubs, composed of ' Literati ' and of ' Men of Genius.' It preaches in 10,000 copies that those citizens ought to be despised and execrated who ' already ' wish for tranquillity. No rest, no quiet, is what they call aloud on all corners.' And do you know, my dear Sir, who protects us? Ist, citizeus—Mr. commands fifty of them, who carry guns weighing 201bs. on their shoulders, but who not only have no powder nor ammu nition of any kind,but who, even if they had it, would know as much how to avail themselves of their arms as I should of commanding a 74. 2d, some 600 or 1,000 students, German burghers, who are too well known to need a detailed notice. " Another class of clubs is composed of men who reason as follows:—The King still clings to the old regime, he will call, or rather has called, a landbag,' composed, in a great proportion, of men either blindly devoted to him, or at least to supporters of the old system; this assembly will form the constitution upon rules: insupportable by a free nation; we shall then have either to protest or to drive away the landbag, and to go through. a second revolution in order merely to insure the fruits of the first, and this we are not all inclined to do. We will rather strain every nerve, and The same official paper announces the successful mediation of the Committee of the Government, presided over by M. Louis BLANC, between the workmen and the proprietors of several large machine factories. It was rumoured in Paris that a French army was about to be formed on the Rhine, and that 40,000 of the troops in Algeria would be recalled to form part of it. Another army of 30,000 was to be formed at Dijon. The steam-frigate Labrador arrived at Toulon on the 25th from Algiers. When she left the colony was perfectly tranquil. The Prefect of 'Toulon published on the 25th the following notice to those workmen in the dockyard who had announced their intention to strike : " The Viee-Admiral Maritime Prefect has learned with regret that certain operatives attached to the ar senal intend to refuse to return to their employment on Monday next. The Vice• Admiral Maritime Prefect advises those operatives not to suffer themselves to be led astray by bad advice, and he assures them that the measures adopted by the Government of the Republic on the 2d inst. for continuing employment for the opera tives shall be scrupulously executed in the port of Toulon. " PARSEVAL. " The Jesuits have been expelled from Avignon. The disturbances in Lyons still continued. On the 26th 2,000 workmen attacked the military stores of Perrache and plundered them of several thousand carbines. The Nalional reproduces, from the Abeille du Nord, the personal organ of the Emperor of RUSSIA, an article on the French Revolution, which must have been written by one suffering under the most agonizing pangs of impotent rage. If we are to attribute ,this article to the inspiration of the EM PEROR, he evidently, on the receipt of the news played " the woman with his eyes and braggart with his tongue." How will he act when he hears of the revolutions of Berlin and Vienna, and Lombardy, and Poland ? Will he follow the example of " the scorpion girt with fire ?" The Constilutionnel states that there are 30,000 Russian troops concentrated on the frontiers of Gal licia, a few leagues from Cracow. 50,000 Russians occupy Russian Poland, and Warsaw alone contains a garrison of 20,000 men. The Russian Imperial Guard has already marched towards the frontiers of the Grand Duchy of Posen. The army of reserve has been called from the interior, and the army stationed towards Odessa has received orders to send 15,000 men towards Gallicia. The army of the Caucasus is to be diminished, and has received strict orders to confine itself to the de fensive. SCLIAMYL has established a regular estafette service with Constantinople, in order to obtain the earliest intelligence of what passes in Europe. His intention is to assume the offensive as soon as hostili ties shall have commenced in Poland. It must not be forgotten that there are from 60,000 to 80,000 Poles in the Caucasus. The state of Southern Russia is very uneasy. The Cossacks are greatly irritated by the harshness with which the Czatx has treated them. The province of Kusan, situated between the White Sea, the Ural Mountains, and the `Volga, is in a state of great excitement. The four millions of Tartars who inhabit it are eagerly expecting an oppor tunity of throwing off the iron yoke of the EMPEROR. This province supplies Russia with her wealth; it is here that her funds, the mines of platina, of gold, of copper, and of iron, and here are the forests, which furnish the finest timber. will prevail on the King to grant at once the most liberal institutions by proclaiming universal suffrage, and call ing upon the nation to elect immediately such represen tatives as they consider trustworthy. The clubs of the first class n ere heartily grieved to see the people paying respect to royalty, eve❑ during the mournful processio❑ of the burial of their brethren on the 22d inst. ; they labour for a republic—Lamartine and Victor Hugo govern France, why should not Jaralis and Hcrwegh govern Prussia ? The clubs of the second class, although composed of men of more temperate principles, will not disdain to call to their aid the working classes, and both avow that in the monster meeting which is to take place to-morrow, they will tell the people that man doth not live by bread alone,' but that besides the bread sent to them, however generously, and at the cost of the more favoured classes, they must also be made aware of their duty and ability to legislate for themselves, and that they have but to try their hands at it in order to find out their fitness for the task. "Deeply rooted distrust prevails throughout Germany of the King of Prussia's intention; he is considered an excellent actor, and it is almost dangerous to confess one's belief in his honesty. " The palace of Prince 'William Radz.ivill—the proudest aristocrat in existence—is the place of rendez vous of all persons belonging to his class; a party, which though weak enough at present in the capital, is very strong in the country; they have the military force at their command for a bloody reaction, and nobody doubts that if they assemble 'iu landbag,' the party will make an effort to bring about a counter revolution—and may then God save us! According to the National M. GUIZOT has applied to the Provisional Government for his salary from the month of February. Whatever may be the virtues of the ex-Minister certainly modesty is not among them. Perhaps M. Gurzot will be so good as to present himself to M. GARNIER PAGES and make the demand in person. We also find the following in the National : " The military are exasperated to the highest degree; 1,000 of them were killed because they obeyed the com mands of their General, the Prince of Prussia, and all regiments who were employed (including the guards) are refused re-admittance, not only by Berlin. but by ell cities and towns of Brandenberg and Pomerania, the two most loyal provinces of the kingdom. There can be no doubt but these very men will soon be called to defend the country against the foreign foe, and I trust to God they will forget and forgive. " This moment a deputation of Poles returns from the King, who have 'requested his permission to raise a Polish German Legion. in the province of Posen, in order to defend it against the invasion of the Asiatic Hordes,' commanded 1 his Majesty's dear brother-in-law I They offer the throne of Poland to the Prince Waldmar of Prussia, and desire that the King should give up the province at once. The reply has, of course, been evasive, His Majesty cannot act without the advice of his landbag.' _ _ " Louis Phillippe had placed 600,000 f. of rentes on the grande liars of the public debt, but this investment took place under different supposed names. Whilst M. Marrast was administrator of the Civil List he dis covered this fact, and the inscriptions have been placed in the same conditions of surveillance as the other pro perty which belonged to the ex-King." Some of these papers state that England has for mally protested against the interference of the King of SARDINIA in the affairs of Lombardy. The Government has given orders for the imme• diate assembly of a camp of from 30,000 to 35,000 men between Vienne and Grenoble. " This mea sure," says the Union," has no d ou b t b een cause d b y the intelligence received from Italy." "That the King of Bavaria has abdicated, and that M. Bunsen is to be recalled immediately, are occur rences hardly worth mentioning in times like the present." BOURSE.--VARIg, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29. HALF-PAST THREE—Thishas been a quiet day at the Bourse, the price of the Rente remaining nearly the same as yesterday, the Three per Cents, and the Fives each showing an advance of only 50c. The former opened at 42f., which was the quotation of the day, and after having been, done at 41f., closed at the opening price. The Five per Cents. opened at 61f. 50c., the highest price of the day, were done at 601., closed at 61f. Bank of France shares are without variation at 1,350 f. Roman are also unchanged, at 531. so are the Quatre Canaux and the Caisse Hypothecaire, at 1,00111., and 150 f. Spanish Fives were done to-day for the first time since February at 1 If., and show a decline of 104 f., the price at present being 154 f. Railway Shares are rather drooping; Mar seilles have fallen 19f., closing at 254 f.; Havre are at 2001., Orleans at 650 E, Vierzon at 220 f., and Nantes at 330 f., each, being sf. lower than the day before; Strasburg at 338 f. 75c., being If. 25c. lower; Rouen are 2f. 10c. higher, at 3821. 50c.; and Northern lf. 25c. higher, at 3261. 25c. ; Lyons are unaltered, at 295 f. Bons du Tri3or continue to lose favour; they were to-day at 42 per cent, loss. The 100 f. notes of the Bank of France were issued to-day for the first time, but that circum stance did not seem to diminish the cost for obtaining specie for the 1,000 f., as the charge is still 20f. French gold is rather lower, the price being 70f., and the Eng lish sovereign brings less, being at from 26f. 75c. to 27f. A rumour prevailed at the Bourse to-day, that a plot of the Communist party to seize on the Hotel de Ville, and to depose the more moderate members of the Provisional Government, had been discovered the day before. No one ♦entured to affirm that he could say anything of this matter of his own knowledge, but every one spoke and was speaking of it. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, MAncri 29. AUSTRIA. The Vienna papers are full of letters from the Au3trian provinces of Styria, Illyria, Carinthia, and Tyrol, descriptive of the enthusiasm of the people when the news of the EMPEROR'S late conces sions reached them. Letters from Prague speaks of considerable excite ment against the Archbishop of PRAGUE, who had refused to read mass for the victims of the revolution at Vienna, because they were " rebels." The people would have broken his windows, but were prevented by the National Guard. The Burgermaister of Prague has resigned his office. Boulogne and Amiens, 5 3 4—Northern of France, 2 1 / 2 Paris and Lyons, 1 1 / s —Paris and Orleans, 23 1 A—Paris and Rouen, 13 14—Rouen aid Havre, 7:!4. GERMANY AND THE NORTHERN STATES. PRUSSIA. Tranquillity seems completely restored throughou the Prussian dominions. We read in the Universal Gazelle of Prussia of the 26th :—" The German Congress, which was to have taken place either at Frankfort-sur-Mein or Dres den, cannot meet, present circumstances obliging the German Sovereigns to remain in the midst of their people. Nevertheless, the deputies of several states of Germany, of Wurtemburg, Hesse Baden, and Nassau have arrived here, and, in accordance with the envoy of the King of SAXONY, have agreed on the following points with the Prussian Government. Necessity of confiding the direction of all the confederation to a single elective chief, to a high chamber composed of members of the confede ration or delegates, and to a chamber of deputies of the nation, elected by the different states. The Ger man Parliament will have to occupy itself with the federal army, and the arming of the people; it will establish a federal tribunal, and give a common le gislation, especially in criminal matters, with unifor mity of weights and measures. To hasten the examination of these different points, 17 citizens en joying the national confidence, will be added to the A letter-patent, which has been received at Kiel from Schleswig-Holstein deputation to Berlin, says that all the demands of the deputation have been granted, including the admission of Schleswig-Hol stein into the German Confederation. " KIEL, MARCEL 14.—The Copenhagen steamer, which left Copenhagen at noon yesterday, arrived here to-day, and brought a letter patent from the Schleswig-Holstein deputation, who were still in audience with his Majesty; but by letter they urgently recommend that no violent measures shall be resorted to, as there was every reason to hope that they would obtain a satisfactory reply to all their demands. " That the new Cabinet be composed of Count Moltke, Finance; Chamberlain Badenfleth, Justice; Count Knuth von Soroe, Foreign Affairs; Monrad, Religion; Tscher ning, War; Lehman and Holdt, without a portfolio; Von Plessen German, Chancery ; Bluhm, General Customs. . " CIIRISTIANSBURG, HALF-PAST TIVELVE.—III the audience, the submission of Scheel was notified by the King. Everything else is now very tranquil. A Cabinet Council is now sitting, and we are awaiting the result at the palace. " The taking of the fortress of Rendsburg was yes terday effected by Prince Frederick, with great adroit ness, and without bloodshed. Early in the morning he left Kiel for Rendsburg by an extra train, accompanied by about 300 Lauenburg jagers and.3o burghers.' " They arrived et the station at Rensburg without encauntering any obstacle. As soon as the men had left the railway carriage, the Prince advanced with them upon the mai❑ guard, and called upon the garrison to surrender. This was done. The other troops followed their example. The 14th battalion, however, which did not belong to the Federal contingent, made some resis tance, but were soon overcome, and the Prince found himself in possession of the fortress, and was in command of the troops before the commandant knew what had happened. " The taking of Rendsburg and the formation of the Provisional Government was made known by the fol lowing proclamation : " ' Men of Schleswig-Holstein, a Provisional Govern ment has been formed by the King at Kiel for the duchies, at the head of which is his Highness Prince Frederick Emil von Schleswig-Holstein, Sonderburg, Augustenburg.' " His Highness has just made his entry at the head of the Lauenburg corps. The garrison of Rendsburg has capitulated to us. "By command of his Highness this intelligence is communicated to the people of Schleswig-Holstein. All places and districts are urgently requested to send troops to Rendsburg, with all possible expedition, for the de fence of the country. " By command of the Provisional Government, T. W. PENAT, President of the Assembly. " Rendsburg, March 24." DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES A letter from Copenhagen, of the 23d, says— " Yesterday the steamer arrived, having on board the Deputies of Hogtein. An immense crowd, whose intentions were not friendly, went to meet them, but the students protected them and escorted them to the English Hotel, which was surrounded by thousands of persons. The deputation having been informed that the KING would not receive them, ex pressed a desire to leave, whereupon the people hur ried to the port to prevent the departure of the steamer. They then went to the post-office, where they were told that the vessel should not leave, on which they filled the air with vivats, and returned to the hotel. They talked of arresting the Deputies, but the Consul of England appeared, and pledged his life that they should not be injured. He invited the stu dents to accompany them to his hotel, and they are now under the protection of the English flag. The list of the new Ministry was well received by the people, and vivats were uttered for the KING. The night was very agitated. The students, in uniform, watched over the safety of the Deputies. This morn ing the town is calmer, and many workmen have re sumed their labour. The steamer will leave about twelve o'clock. The Skirner will be employed to convey troops." The King of PRUSSIA has addressed the following letter, dated the 24th, to the Duke of AUCISTEN. BURG :- ‘ d‘ as follows :—I have decl are d my to your letter of this day concern ingan P ll he u o k i t g e h: e r —ln replyelnir n e g pl s y tate of the Duchies of SchlesiNig self the protector of the German cause in the day of danger, not to usurp the right of others, but, according to my strength, to maintain at home and abroad the ex isting order of things. Among these rights I count that of the Duchies of Schleswig and Holstein, established in the following propositions, which do not encroach on the rights of the kingdom of Denmark:-1, that the duchies are independent states; 2, that they are states firmly united together; 3, that the masculine race reigns in the duchies. I explained myself in this sense in the Diet, and in this state of things I am ready, regard being had to the resolution of the Diet of tho 17th of December, 1836, to protect the Duchies of Schleswig and Holstein against any attack or encroachment. I hope, however, that the nationality of the duchies is not seriously threatened; but, in the contrary case, I am convinced that my allies of the Germanic Confederation will hasten with me to protect it. Accept, &c. " FREDERICK WILLIAM." SAXONY. The Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung publishes the King of SAXONY'S preliminary instructions with re gard to the press. These instructions are intended to stand in place of a law to regulate the press till the latter can be framed. POLAND. A letter in the Schlesischer Zeitung of the 23d inst. confirms former reports of the concentration of a large army of Russian troops close to the frontiers of Upper and Lower Silesia. They consist chiefly of Cossacks and Circassians. The same paper also confirms the rumours current of disturb ances in the Russian part of Poland, especially at Warsaw. ITALY. INSURRECTION IN LOMBARDY. The Austrians evacuated the citadel of Milan on the night of the 22d to the 23d. They started in three columns, in the direction of Mantua, Verona, and Placentia. The following are the details :—On the 23d, the bersaglieri, or Piedmontese Chasseurs, the advanced guard of the army of CHARLES ALBERT, entered Milan. The same day the Austrian troops, who had cannonaded the town till five in the morn ing, suddenly evacuated the fortress without capitu lating, hoping to escape, by a prompt retreat, from the vengeance and the reprisals of the populace. But the Milanese, whom the bombardment of the houses had exasperated, and whose enthusiasm had been roused by the arrival of the Pied montese auxiliaries, attacked the Austrians, who were already in disorder, and a regular butchery fol lowed. Now these troops are in flight, chased by the peasantry and the people of Milan. Among the tro phies of victory is the sword of Marshal RADETSEI, which was carried about Milan in triumph on the top of a pole. The famous TORRESSANI, the head of the police, and his assistant, BoDzA, are prisoners. The latter endeavoured to escape in the disguise of a pea sant, but he was recognised and arrested. A great number of wounded Austrians were found in the castle. It is not known what has become of Marshal RADETSKL All the other towns of Lombardy have risen, and most of them are free. Pavia is abandoned by the garrison. Reggio, Padua, Verona, Mantua, and Venice have raised the Italian tricolor flag. At Mantua, the Bishop, in the face of the foreign troops, blessed the tricolor flag. On the 23d a Te Dcum was sung at Turin for the deliverance of Lombardy, the KING passed the National Guard in review, and on the same day the army started on its march for Lombardy. The latest intelligence from Italy says, the King of S►RDINIA has himself set out at the head of his army. The Viceroy of Lombardy is at Verona with his family. His third son, the Archduke SIGISMOND, has been arrested at Bergamo. The Austrians, to the number of 5,000 or 6,000 men, are stationed at Ma rignan. The Milanese have destroyed the bridge of Lambro to cut off the communications of the enemy. Venice is in full insurrection. The Grand Duke of TUSCANY proclaims in his turn that the hour of the complete resurrection of Italy has sounded. Not only has he ordered voluntary enrolment, but he has made all his regular troops march towards Lom bardy. An extraordinary bulletin, dated Milan, March 24, two, P.M., has reached us. It announces that Trent and all the Tyrol are in arms ; Lodi and Cremona are combating ; Pavia, Brescia, and Desenzone have likewise driven out the Austrians. The troops which garrisoned Pizzi- Ghettone have joined the insurgents; the fortress has been taken by the Milanese with seventeen guns. The duchies of Parma and Modena are joined to Piedmont and Lombardy. The Duke of MODENA is imprisoned. At Rome, on the 21st, on the arrival of the first news from Milan, the people tore down the arms from the palace of the Austrian Embassy. The Ambassador has fled. The bulletin terminates thus— " Long live the Italian People ! " Long live CHARLES ALB➢RT, King of Italy !" In the citadel of Milan the correspondence of RADETSKY has:been seized—it reveals very important facts, the knowledge of which is of great utility to the cause of the insurrection. Bonze and TOREZANI, the directors of the police, have been arrested. It is also rumoured that RADETSKT has been ar rested while ttempting to escape in the disguise of a Iriest. IL. ROTTERDAM, MARCH 2-S.—The Batavier steam-ship, which ought to have arrived yesterday, has been dis patched from Rotterdam to St. Sebastian, having on board the Duke and Duchess of Montpensier and suite. They both appeared in good health and spirits. THE HAGUE, MARCH 27.—1 n the sitting of the States Chambers on Saturday, the 25th of March, the Presi dent of the Council of Ministers communicated the reso lutions respecting the honourable dismissal of the former Cabinet, and the appointment of the new Ministry, under the following conditions:— "Your High Mightinesses, " The Chamber is acquainted with the dispositions which his Majesty was pleased to decree on the subject of the composition of the new Administration. I, how ever, conceive it to be my duty, as President of the Council of Ministers, to inform your High Mightinesses of the acts which preceded and accompanied these dis positions. _ _ " A few days ago his Majesty was pleased to summon me from London, and to inform me that his Majesty considered it important that in the present extra ordinary and difficult circumstances of the country, I should come and give him my concurrence and assist ence in the formation of a new Ministry. " In reply to the confidence with Which his Majesty was pleased to honour me, I took the liberty of frankly stating my opinion to the King. I declared that it was my firm conviction, as well as the previous ex perience of my political life, rendered it impossible for me to act for the benefit of the country, and to my own satisfaction, in the task confided to me, unless some important points were previously concluded. " , In the firshplace, I requested to know whether the revi sion of the fundamental law now under consideration was of such a nature as to enablo me to assent to its principles, and thus to commence the task imposed upon me with confidence. " In the second place, I deemed it necessary to be in formed whether, in case it should be proposed in concur reuce with the States-General to compile the project of a fundamental law based on the constitution of England, and modified according to our national relations, and the requirements of the present epoch, his Majesty's would not refuse his sanction to such a fundamental law. " In the third place, I declared that I could not con sent to join a Ministry, if the King considered my ser vices needful, unless his Majesty would be pleased to grant my respectful request, and give me full liberty to propose such persons as might with me compose a homo geneous and responsible Ministry, without any restric tion whatever. " The Hague, March 23. " Sire,—The Commission instituted by your Majesty's decree of the 7th of this month, has been made acquainted with the letter, dated this day, which M. Schimmelpenninck has addressed to your Majesty. The commission sees from it that M. Schim melpenninck, animated by noble and courageous pa triotism, is inclined to undertake the formation of a new Ministry.' " After I had made known my views to the King his Majesty was pleased to refer them to the commission of your honourable Chambers, instituted by the decree of the 17th of this month, and especially charged to submit its views on the formation of a new Ministry to the King. The commission returned the follow ing reply, which I shall now have the honour of reading to your High Mightinesses Minister for the accomplishment of such a task—a simple individual, and especially if that man bears the name of Schimmelpenninck, has infinitely more chance • of success, than as if several combined. M. Schimmel penninck makes those demands which, supposing that his Excellency be charged with the formation of a Mi nistry, ought in our opinion to be accorded by your Ma jesty to M. Schimmelpenninck. "-' Your Commission has the honour to solicit your Majesty to examine and to decide whether the task which M. Schimmelpenninck has undertaken shall be confided to him, and in case the proposition be accepted, to report the second part of your Majesty's royal decree of the 17th of this month, which will enable us the more speedily to terminate our work on the revision of the fundamental law which is so imperatively called for. " The members of the Commission— " D. DONKEE CARTIUS. T. M. DE KEMPENAER. L. C. LUZAC. D. D. STORM. THORBECKE.' " " After his Majesty had received this communication from the Commission, his Majesty was pleased to take it into consideration ; and to concede unreservedly the three points to which I had taken the liberty to draw his Majesty's attention. " Th - us his Majesty has given me full liberty to seek every possible and necessary information of the funda mental law which I may be able to obtain. His Majesty_ has, at the same time, given me the positive assurance that, if the project of a fundamental law conformable with the fundamental basis of the constitution of Great Britain, and including those modifications which may render it applicable to our nation and to the exigencies of the time, shall be approved of by the States General, his Majesty will not refuse his complete assent, whereas, being firmly persuaded that a constitution thus esta blished cannot fail to be useful and salutary to the country. "In regard to the third point, his Majesty has been graciously pleased to give me ample proof of his confi dence, and to authorise me to propose to him those per sons who should in my opinion form a part of the new Ministry, a confidence which will ever be remembered with lively gratitude. In conformity with the commu nication contained in the letter from the Com mission which has just been read, his Majesty's royal decree has intervened which had refer ence to a part of the obligations imposed on this Commission. The authority which was requested for the formation of a new Cabinet, reached ale last night at eight o'clock. Circumstances were imperious ; every person whom I consulted on this subject confirmed me in the opinion that public affairs could no longer re main in this uncertain state; that it was unjust to re quire the former Minister, who, in the extreme exigency of present circumstances, continued to consecrate all his talents to the work of the administration, should be any longer charged with its consequences. I did not defer for a single instant to fulfil the obliga tions which were imposed upon me, as far as lay in my power. His Majesty approved of the names which I submitted to him, and your High Mighti ness es are already informed of the royal decree appointing the new Ministry. " Your High Mightinesses will observe that our number in this assembly is not small. General Nepoen, who bad been temporarily appointed Minister of War, will return this evening. Some of us have undertaken a most diffi cult and onerous task. For my own part it will be quite impossible for me long to support the burden of two distinct ministerial departments, that of Foreign Af fairs and Finance. I, however concluded that it, would be better at this moment to be content with a small Ministry than to suffer any further uncertainty on this point. The essential object was to give the general ad ministration of affairs a regular course until the funda mental law should be modified. It was also extremely difficult easily to replace the chiefs of the department of the General Administration, since the men who might be called thereto were at this moment occupied in their several public functions, which would be left in abey ance if they were immediately to take their place amongst us. " It was impossible at this moment definitively to deter mine the Cabinet, since the tone of the new Ministry must be dependent on the principles which shall be decreed in the revision of the fundamental laws. The prominent question was the temporary administration of the affairs of government in the most efficacious manner. It was, therefore, requisite speedily to form a temporary Ministry, and it is by this title alone that we are ready to take upon ourselves the administration of affairs. Your High Mightinesses will doubtless desire to be informed of the programme of the new Ministry, and of the principles upon which they propose to direct affairs; but it is impossible in the present transitory situation, and immediate prospect of the important ques tion of the revision of the fundamental law, to make those communications which, under other circumstances, would be deemed indispensable. I will merely explain in a few words the principles by which we will be guided in the accomplishment of our task:— "1. We are all firmly resolved to concur zea lously and energetically for the regular -development of national affairs, conformably with ,the wants of our beloved country, and until the revision of the funda mental law shall have been accomplished. "2. We are resolved to do all in our power for the speedy revision of the fundamental law, to be laid before the Chamber of the States-General—a ,difficult task in which the Commission of the States is at this moment engaged. We hope that V the opinions of this Commission accord with those of your High Mightinesses, and we flatter ourselves that those important affairs will be brought to a happy conclusion, and that our political institutions will be established on solid bases. "3. We consider it our duty to place the country . in such a state of defence, that it may be able to resist, at least provisionally-, any attack which may be made upon it from abroad. It is not my desire here to speak of open parading, or existing dangers, butlto have regard to circumstances which may take place, the prospect of which must necessarily inspire us with some ingratitude. Nearly all the countries of Europe are a party to revolu tions more or less serious. Events crowd upon one an other with a rapidity which confounds even the most stout-hearted. In this state of things, the Netherlands cannot remain defenceless. "4. We conceive that it is our duty to act energetically for the maintenance and consolidatioa of public tranquil lity, order, and concord at home. Now, more than ever, men should combine all their efforts for the salvation of the country. Without this intimate union at home, every external development of forces will be unavailing. " Your High Mig,htinesses, these are the bases upon which our administration will be founded. These are the sentiments by which we are animated, and upon which we are entirely unanimous. Even before we had come to an explanation we were assured of the unanimity of our views for the welfare of our country. The love which reigns in our hearts will regulate our conduct. We are not ignorant of the difficulty of the task which we have accepted. Our responsibility is great, and no less great sacrifices which we have imposed upon our selves, and are ready still further to impose upon our selves for the good cause. "I have long been convinced that our country has a right to require them of us. " If I could for one moment have hesitated, this Cham ber, whom my father also made such grand sacrifices for, his country, would have reminded me of my duty as a Dutchman. But, your High Mightinesses, however powerful might be our efforts for the public good, they will be in vain unless we can insure the support of this assembly. We, as well as the whole of Europe, are in a most critical position. But when Government and our national representatives wink iu concert, whoa Qa REVOLUTION POLAND. ESTRUCTION OF WARSAW, (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) BERLIN, MONDAY' NIGIIT. Warsaw is in open revolution. On Thursday last the inhabitants rose en masse, and murdered several hun dreds of the Russians. The troops lied to the fort, and from thence bombarded the town. Warsaw is in ashes. General SOBIESKI, formerly a Captain in the Belgian artillery, is Mere, and is ordered to procure two hundred pieces of cannon at any price. To-morrow the Prussian-Polish legion departs from here, at the King's expense, in a special train. They will be accompanied by a great number of students. Further particulars to-morrow. CONFIRMATION OF TIIE MEXICAN TREATY. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY MORNING. We have news from New York to the 11th inst. The Mexican Treaty is confirmed in Senate by a ♦ote of 58 to 16. The injunction of secresy has not been removed. NEW LYING-IN HOSPITAL FOR MARRIED WOMEN. —Yesterday a large plot of ground, situate on the east side of the new street leading from Long-acre to Broad street, Bloomsbury, called Endell street, wai granted by the Commissioners of Woods and Forests to the trustees of the Brownlow Charity, as a site for the erection of a IyiPg-in hospital for married women. 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