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THE SCHLE*WIG-HOLSTEIN QUZSTION. This Day is published I n BYe., with Map, price 2s. 6d. stitch e d, AMEMOIR en the SCHLESWIG-HOL STEIN QUESTICI, presented to Lord Palmerston by the CitSVA.LIER BUNSEN : with all otker important Documents publiakedby 0. VON WENCISTERN. Just ready, in 2 cols. Svo., with Portraits, CHARACTERISTIC SKETCHES OF ENGLISH SOCIETY, POLITICS, and LI TERATURE ; comprised in a Series of Letters to the Colin. tine of Ossory. By HORACE WALPOLE, EARL of ORFORD. - Now first Printed trom the Original MSS. Edited by the Right Hon. R. VERNON SMITH, M.P. Richard Bentley, New Burlington street, (Publisher in Ordinary to her Majesty). London : Longman, awn, Green and Longman'. ITER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. M. THALBERG. Eitt.uND SACRED, CLASSICAL, and MISCELLANEOUS CONCERT, TO-MORROW MORNING, April 19. It is respectfully announced that To-Moasow Moyetwo, April 19, win be given a GRAND CONCERT, with great Orchestra, Chorus, ho., on which occasion M. Thaberg will execute the following ptMei Grand Concerto in E flat .. • • .. Beethoven. fantasia on subjects from Donizetti's Lucrezia Borgia Donizetti. /Duo with the eminent Violinist, M. Hermann, on sub-1 Benedict an d Jecta from liellinfe Sonnantbula .. • • De Beriot. GRA3fME. PART I.—Overture (LaPRO Favourite)—Donizetti. Introduction, Chorus, " Bell 'abra fortera." Aria, Signor Gardoni " tTni Vergin, na Angel." Daetto, Sig. Bouche and Sig. Gardino, "E, >sa var." petit. and Aria, Sig. Coletti, " Visn Leonora." Duetto, Mdlle. Vera ind Sig. Gardoni, "Ah mio bene." Finale Atto Secoudo, "Ah ! jpaventa. 11 furor," Mdlle. Vera, Mdlle. Solonari, Sig. Gardoni, Sig. Cabal, Sig. Bouche, 84. Coletti, and Chorus. Concerto In E. Flat, Ilialberg—Beethoven. Pam' ll. Grand Symphony in D—Beethoven. Baca. and Aria, Sig. Coletti, "Lieu Voci." Aria, 3fadlle. Schwartz (by desire), ***Ah ! se estlnto"-3fercadante. Duetto, Signor Coletti and Signor Lablaehe, " D'un bell'aso Turchia"—Rossini. Aria, Mdlle. Cruvelli —Haydn. Fantasia ,on Subjects from Lucrezia Borgia, Thalberg— Thalberg. Terzetto, Mdlle. Cruvelli, Mdlle. Vera, and Mdlle. Settwaitz, "Le faccio nn inclaino" (II Matrimoxio)—Cimarosa. Duetto, Mdlle. Vera and Sig. Lablache, " Per piacere" (II Tul•co) —Rossini. Grand Finale (Fidelio), Mdlle. Cruvalli, Mdlle. Schwartz, Sig. Garden!, Sig..Guidi, Sig. Belletti, Sig. Bouche, and Chorus Beethoven. Paul Anacreon—Cherabini. Aria, Sig. Lablache and Chorus, "La Benedizione Icielie Bandierre"—Rossini. Dnetto, Madlle. Cruvelli and Sladile. Schwartz, " Sull' Aria"—Mozart. Aria, Sig. Belletti. " Sorgete" (Assedio di Corinto)—Ressini. Terzetto, Signor Gadoni, Signor F. Lablache, and Signor Lablache, " La mia Dorabella" (Cosifan Tuttl)—Mozart. Duo on Subjects from Son nambilla, M. Thalberg, and M. Hermann—Benedict and De Iteriot. Finale Full Chorus„' Seenda Amer': (Idomeno)—Mozart. Conductor, M. Baits. 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THE THIRD EDITIONS TII E 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•ofwe, 112, Strand. TO CORRESPONDENTS. No communication can be attended to unless authenti cated by the name and address of the writer. Rejected communications cannot be returned. THE WEATHER.—SCN OFFICE, Arnn. 18. TRERMWIRTER, :LOwest, 40 ; Highest, 57; Noon, 53. BAROMETER, 29.58.—Wiismo S.; showery. WOK WATIiR AT , LONDON 151tIDGE THIS DAY. Xorning 21- 6 min; after 2 IXreiting •• 21 min. after 9 IheAnn 11 A --=:)11111; ' 44. r- • LONDON, TUESDAY, APRIL 18, 1848. Anarchy has beeh effectually and permanently dis armed in Paris by a spontaneous demonstration of attachment to the Provisional Government. A more sublime ebullition of enthusiasm could never have been witnessed than that which agitated the capital of the French Republic throughout the whole of Sunday, April the 15th, 1848. It was a splendid corollary to the noble revOlution of February ; it was a triumph of tranquillity over disorder, of wisdom over insanity, of patriotism and virtue over a de praved and demoralising conspiracy of demagogues. Thanks be to Heaven that the movement among the ouvriers and the bourgeoisie has terminated in a man ner so eminently consolatory ! Li imu ROLLIN will now find himself compelled to retir e i n t o th e recesses of that cabinet to which he has only been elevated by a political accident ; he will have leisurk to' con with delibera tion that inimitable essay upon rgoisme which has recently revealed anew the intellectual re sources of ARMAND MARRAST. May the admirable and patriotic truths, condensed into that essay, pointed as they are by the caustic barbs of sarcasm,.and fledged with the wings of eloquence, penetrate deeply into the bosom of Communism ! An epitome of the circumstances which have recently transpired among the Parisians may not be altogether uninteresting or unprofitable. What has just occurred in the republican metro polis on the Seine is too momentous in its character to be regarded either superficially or with indifference. Simply the facts are these : A little after day break on the morning of Sun day a placard appeared upon all the walls of the capital, convoking an assemblage in the Ciiamp de Mars, ostensibly for the purpose of electing officers for the Garde Nationale out of the labouring classes. That placard was the signal for an insur rectionary movement; its initials formed the watch word of sedition. Under an appearance of legality the foes of order were secretly preparing the weapons of rebellion. Still the plot was germinated and de veloped in obscurity—the march of counter-revolution was subterranean. So profound, indeed, was the darkness which shrouded the intentions of the con spirators that the oucriers began to congregate upon the place of rendezvous without any suspicion that the object for which they had been summoned to gether was of the most malign and sinister descrip tion. Groups traversed all the principal streets leading to the Champ- de Mars, and very soon that vast area began to present an appearance rather more animated, if not more formid able, than Kennington-common upon a recent occasion. Before midday, however, a rumour got afloat—a rumour which stirred Paris in its head and its very entrails, in the council chambers of the Government and among the gamins of the most destitute localities. It was whispered abroad that a thunderbolt of destruction was about to descend upon the h ea d s o f th e mo st illustrious members of the " ; Administ ra ti on that a sudden catastrophe was aoout to b ur l from authority the venerable President DUPONT (de l'Fure), the Mayor of Paris, the Minister of e first Finance, and the immortal Founder of the Republic, Provisi ona l Minister for Foreign Affairs. At th e whisper of that ominious rumour the whole beart of Paris leaped with indig nation, and before many minutes had elapsed the pul sations of the popularrageappeared to become audible in the beating of the rapp e l . The result was instantaneous. The sound o f that t he ocsin of civism evoked from the different faubourgs a demonstration , s uch as had seldom been witnessed even in o f enthusiasm. The National Guards r ose to t hat city a man th e y swarmed through the streets ; they surrounded the principal of the public buildings of the metropolis ; they " presented a forest , of bayonets" in the great square of the Hotel de Ville. It was a manifestation of love for the Republic, of confidence in the Govern ment, and of hatred for the doctrines and schemes of the Communists. Through this immense mass of the armed guardians of 'liberty a column of merely 16,000 or 20,000 unarmed_ workmen, associated in some manner with tho conspirators, advanced towards the seat of the Legislature, but these gentlemen very speedily dispersed 04 perceiving the extravagant superiority of. their opposseskts. Row enormous that superiority must have been may be conjectured from the circumstance that the Ns- "At , . - *A, 41e4 dio . 6) - I • - . • 111 ;l °. Q - 011• .9" THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 18, 1848. tional Guard occupied nearly eight hours in defiling before the members of the Provisional Government. Eight hours did that beautiful and majestic cere mony last—that ceremony of spontaneous adhesion to the Statesmen of Democracy—beginning at three o'clock in the afternoon and continuing till nearly eleven o'clock at night. As the evening of Sunday closed in, the spectacle presented a peculiar and pic turesque appearance, the moonlight gleaming on the muskets and smaller arms of that moving multitude. The cries which resounded from the mass were ex pressive of its sentiments; they were—" A bas les Communistesl--A bas Cabet I—A bas Blanqui I—A bas les faineans I—Vice la Republique t— Vire la Go vernenient Procisoire 1 Vice Lamartinef' The latter cry was the most frequent. " Vire Lamartine It was the sentence of death to demagoguism—to that diseased and destructive demagoguism which seems to be incarnate in the stalwart person of M. LEDRU ROLLIN. Throughout the whole of Sunday, indeed, demonstrations of the popular admiration for the illustrious Minister for Foreign Affairs were made in front of his official residence ; according to an eye-witness, whenever a troop of National Guards passed before that residence, they shouted to a man "Yive Lamartine 1" Never, in south, was there a more triumphant festival of mode ration, of justice, and of wisdom on the part of a people, of liberty, equality, and fraternity—as on Sunday. At one period not less than 200,000 National Guards were defiling along the quays of the Hotel de Ville, and among them were distin guishable, not only the respectable garments of the bourgeoisie, but the blouse of the ouvrier. It is evident that an instinctive keenness of perception has revealed to the Parisians the real disposition of M. LEDRU Rowan. They perceive that he does not merit even that deplorable but splendid sentence upon DANTON, which has been written by the Historian of the Girondists :—" He possessed all the characteristics of greatness, except virtue." Let the Republicans of France abjure such men as this betimes, otherwise they will have sown the wind and will reap the whirlwind. Mr. Hussz gave notice last night that, after the recess, he should call the attention of the House to the representation of the people. That notice on the part of the Honourable Member for Montrose formed an appropriate preliminary to the discussion on the recent Derby election, which followed immediately after it, and which discussion was so far satisfactory, as it induces us to anticipate some legislative enact ment which may p u t a stop to such iniquitous pro ceedings as have disgraced too many of the recent elections. Among these elections that for the borough of Derby was pre-eminently remarkable for a flagrant abuse of the elective franchise; so great was that abuse, and so indisputably has it been proven, that not only were the new Members, the Honourable Mr. STRUTT and the Honourable Mr. LEVESON GOWER, declared not duly elected, but morever, on a new writ for th e e l ect i on o f two M em b ers t o serve in their places being moved for last night, Mr. ELLxcE op posed the motion, and declared that the electors of Derby, by their recent abuse of their privilege, merited disfranchisment. A long and animated dis cussion ensued. The malpractices of the Derby electors were unanimously admitted ; but while some Honourable Members were for depriving them of the franchise, others, with more prudence and justice, advised only a suspension of the writ until the recent proceedings should have under gone furtbrr investigation. It was unfair, they urged, to deprive the whole body of electors of their just privileges when only a small portion of that body were guilty of an abuse of those privileges. For example, it was said that out of 500 freemen 200 had been proved to have taken bribes, whereas of 1,500 householders no such fact could be asserted. Lord JOHN RUSSELL expressed his willingness to consent to a new election being postponed till such time as a satisfactory inquiry could be made as to the extent of the abuses prevalent among the electors, at the same time he objected to making such an inquiry a Government affair, and suggested that it should ' be moved for by some lion. Member, adding that he himself, in 1819, when an independent Member of the House, had entreated for an inquiry into one or two cases of corruption with considerable success. Sir ROBERT PEEL expressed his concurrence with the sentiments of the Noble Lord. He was averse to disfranchising the borough at once, but ap proved of a suspension of the writ, and would vote for the appointment of a Commission to go to Derby to inquire into the matter. From the result of the deliberation of the House last night the pro ceedings of the electors of the borough of Derby will doubtless be subjected to a very searching scrutiny, and at the same time a salutary example will be afforded to all other corrupt constituencies. Nevertheless, this scrutiny and this example will not be sufficient; some more efficient remedy must be essayed. We - shall watch with interest for the pro posed motion. of Mr. HUME, and the debate which must necessarily follow upon it. Before, however, that motion be made, and that suitable reform suggested, it would be advisable for some preliminary investigations to be first completed. The scrutiny into the Derby election, for example, and also the inquiry, not yet moved for by Mr. WOOD, into the conduct of the Marquis of EXETEIL at the re cent election of Stamford. It would be most advisable, and indeed most necessary for the results of these and similar inquiries to be laid before the House prior to any deliberation on the representa tive systeip, as the House would by that means become more accurately acquainted with the defects of the present system, and consequently be the better enabled to enact some fitting remedy. A practical and efficient reform in our representative system would confer an inestimable benefit upon all the con stituents of the kingdom, and it would, moreover, afford unmeasured satisfaction to all who justly ap preciate the advantages of our admirable Constitution and are zealous for the honour of the House which represents the People. Our representative system, as by law established and as defined by theory, is most admirable and most equitable, and affords a happy mode of ensuring the power of the people, and at the same time restraining that power from de generating into anarchy and abuse. .But our repre sentative system as practically enforced is in a great measure deprived of these advantages. That power which theoretically belongs to the great body of the people is practically exercised by a minority, a minority who obtain that exercise of power by intimidating or corrupting its legitimate pos sessors. And consequently, and unhappily, the right of the franchise, the right of choosing a represen tative, and of thus having a voice in the Legislature, and an influence in the Government—that right, the possession of which should be the laudable ambition of every British subject—is too often only a tempta tion to its possessor.----a temptation to deceit and dishonesty, a temptation which, if resisted, may cause his ruin, and, if yielded to, must cover him with dis grace. A great, a radical remedy is absolutely de manded for these abuses. How can the government of a country be equitably carried on when the mem bers of ib Legislature obtain their authority on false pretenses ? If the base of an edifice be unstable, bow can the edifice stand secure ? While fraud and corrup tion are practised in the polling-booths, it is idle to boast of the high character of the House. It is unneces sary, however, to dilate upon the urgent need of repre sentative reform, that need is, unhappily, too gene rally appreciated to be called in question ; it remains only to be seen what reform may be proposed. In the debate last night it was urged, as a reason for the disfranchisement of Derby, that when, as in the in stance of that borough, the fault is manifestly on the side of the electors, it is hardly fair only to indict a penalty upon the elected. It is unfair to unseat the, perhaps, blameless Member, and suffer the blameable constituents to pass scatheless. In such eases it is undoubtedly fair that those who have shared In the fault should share also in the penalty. Yet there are instances in which, we are inclined to think, the offending parties are, under the present cir cumstances,e nour incurhors de no risk la/oi, andhoeweainple however great in their the case of the bo roug h of Stamford,For x are the electorsthreneirssee dme a deserving of disfranchisemen t Theygreatly f have already . in many instanc es conscientious vote, atid those wh o m a y ro h m ave g y lv i l e n l g d e d a to intimidation and, given their votes only to save themselves from ejection, cannot come within the , cry of bribes and corrupted votap.. In nob case it - is clear that the electors cannot be justly subjected to penalty, and it is also equally clear that in such a case the elected cannot legally be made to suffer. An easy mode of solving the difficulty, and one strictly in accordance with equity and jus tice, would, to our thinking, be to disfranchise electors in all cases of corruption, in which, like that of Derby, the fault is on the side of the con stituents ; but to unseat the Member in all cases where intimidation has been employed, and where, like that of Stamford, the fault is committed by the Member or his influential friends. The large ma jority who last night refused to agree to the issuing a new writ for the borough of Derby, proves how strong is the feeling of the House upon a subject in which their individual honour is so closely concerned. The feeling of the countr:, upon a matter so vitally important to their best intereitz is too strong to be for a moment called in question. A very ominous movement is taking place in various parts of Ireland. Notices have been served on the managers of many of the savings' banks throughout the country for the withdrawal of the sums deposited therein. Large amounts have already been demanded, and there appears to be no probability of any immediate mitigation of the panic. In what ever light this circumstance may be regarded, it affords matter for deep and serious consideration. It is well known that during the period of the fearful destitution that existed some time since the amount of the investments of the industrious classes were rather increased than otherwise ; however lamentable the distress and deep the suffering of the great body of the people, there was still a feeling of general confidence and security in the resources and the stability of the Government. Those who were possessed of money were perfectly contented to leave it in the several banks. The mischievous propensity for hoarding, a propensity which occa sions such serious consequences to the parties them selves and the entire community, did not then pre vail. The money that was in the country was in actual circulation, and turned to the best advantage by the parties entitled thereto. Now, however, matters present a very different aspect. The banks are crowded with parties anxious to obtain a return of their deposits, and to convert the notes in h ed w p th la e c y ed re a c p e ar ive t pahaydmheidndteihntfoorgoslodm, e wh fu ic tu h r i e s i It is not the amount of ac tual loss to the nationalomppmortuiantietly3. ase a , esexrcihoeuqsueriteamlthouighh itthweill puphrolibeablyhafilagnueree. -sheet that is the most serious part of this line of conduct. The money that is thus withdrawn is s tr fo y r al practical frompurpocsierscualsatuiotnte, r a ly nd lo h st oa t r o de t d he u c p o , u as if it had been cast into the sea ; and with the diminution of bullion thus occasioned a correspond ing diminution must take place in the amount of notes issued, in accordance with the sapient provi sions of our monetary code. There may be a super abundance of concealed money while that in circula tion is utterly inadequate to the wants and exigencies of the country. It is impossible to provide any remedy for this state of things, so long as the people are entitled to demand payment in an article possessing intrinsic value, not in any degree depending on the safety of ,he nation, or the maintenance of public tranquillity. Whenever there is any prospect of foreign war, or domestic insurrection, these runs will inevitably take place, and the embarrassments of the country be materially aggravated thereby. The establishment of a national currency (such as we have repeatedly advocated), made of an inexpensive material, but re ceivable in payment of taxes, and guaranteed upon all the resources of the country, would remove the temptation to such conduct. Each person then would have a direct interest in the maintenance of peace and order. There would be no reason why he should withdraw any funds that might be at his disposal from the public depositories ; they would remain as safely there as in his own private coffers. The dis turbance or revolution that might lead to a cessation of payment would, in like manner, deprive his hoarded wealth of a considerable portion of its value ; the savings banks would be regarded as better k investments than pikes or rifles, and we should no longer Lave the turbulent and seditious calling upon their countrymen to run for gold, as a means of ' intimidating the authorities, and extorting from their fears the concessions which could not be obtained from their justice. Among the many advantages ' that would be derived from a currency such as we have described, that to which we have just alluded would not be the least valuable and important. Madrid journals of the 12th have been received. There was a rumour that Mr. BULWER had de manded some explanations of the Spanish Govern ment, but on what subject was not mentioned. MADRID BOLSA, APRIL 12.—Three per Cents. 21i to 3-16 ; Five per Cents., 131. Exchange on London, 43. THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. PROCEEDINGS AT PARIS. We are happy to be able to report that, notwith standing the efforts of the evil-disposed, the public tranquillity remained undisturbed in Paris during the whole of the manifestation of Sunday. We yesterday gave a resume of the events of Sunday up to five o'clock. It appears that within one hour after the rappel was beat 200,000 men of the National Guard and of the Garde Mobile were under arms. At the same time the students, the members of the Club of the Decorated of July, of the Club of Politi ca l M artyrs, and of various other clubs, arrived at the Hotel de Ville, to place them selves at the disposal of the Provisional Government. The evil-disposed soon discovered that it would be hopeless to attack the Provisional Government, guarded as it was by 60,000 National Guards, who were assembled on the Place de Motel de Ville, by 20,000 of the Garde Mobile, by the whole of the artillery of the Garde Republicaine, and by the great body of the city, who had military possession of the Hotel de Ville and the neighbouring houses. There were at least 100,000 armed men ready to turn out in defence of the Provisional Go vernment had there been the least attempt at dis order. Seeing these preparations, the persons who had attended the meetings in the Hippodrome and in the Champs de Mars, very wisely abstained from violence, and contented themselves with sending a delegation to the Provisional Government, to offer them a subscription which had been made towards the.. national funds. They were received by M. ARMAND MARBAST, the Mayor of _Paris, and, after a short interview, retired. The crowd then dis persed, and the National Guard filed off amidst shouts of " Vive la Republique !" " Vive la Gouvernement Provisoire 1" We trust that M. LEDRU RoLuN will profit by the lesson that has been taught him, and we congratulate the sincere and honest Republicans of Franee, the friends of liberty and of order, on their peaceful triumph of Sunday—a triumph more com plete than any victory the result of a collision could have been, and a triumph which will endure, because it has not the curse of blood upon it. Would that the almost inspired words of O'CONNELL could be come an axiom in - politics ! Any change, how desir able soever it may be, is purchased too dearly if purchased by the shedding of one single drop of blood. The peaceful victory of Sunday has laid the foundations of the Republic, deep, and broad, and strong. May the National Assembly erect on those foundations a worthy superstructure. It appears that there was actually an attempt made on Sunday to depose the moderate members of the Provisional Government, which was rendered abortive by the firmness of M. DE LAMAILTINE. Before the procession began to move from the Champ de Mars towards the Hotel de Ville, M. CADET went to the Hotel de Ville and demanded an intervie w with the Provisional Government. M. LAMARTINE, though not the only member of the Provisional Government there, was the only one who received him. M. CADET immediately declared that the Provisional Government had betrayed the cause of the people, that it was necessary and that it should be reconstituted. He then handed in a list of those who should form the new Provisional Government, and declared that, if it were not accepted, the people then assembled in the Champ de Mars would march on the Hotel -de Vil:s, and effect by force, that.,whi,ch they hoped would be granted - by peaces• able means. ] list given in by M. CLINT Ot I t* tains the following names —Messrs. LEDRU ROLLIN, CADET, BLANQUI, ALBERT, LOUIS BLANC, FLOCON, I ARAGO, RAsPAIL, and PIERRE LE REUX. M. CARET was proceeding to make some further remarks, when AI. DS LAMEIRTINE stopped him, declaring that he was a traitor to the Republic, and that he would not listen to him. M. DR LAMARTINE immediately left the room, and, after consulting with M. MARRAST, PAGNERRE, and some other members of the Govern ment, issued an order for the arrest of M. CABET, but that citizen had previously left the Hotel de Ville. It is stated, however, that he was taken at a late hour in the evening, and that he is now in custody. During the time that this was going on, M. LEDRU ROLLIN, M. LOUIS BLANC, and M. ALBERT were assembled at the hotel of the Minister of the Finances, where they were soon joined by M. DE LAMARTINE, M. MARRAsT, 111. CREMIBUX, and N . MARIE, and a council was held. It is said that M. LBDNU ROLLIN denied that he was any party to the projects of M. CABET, or that he had in any way consented either to the formation of the list of the new Provisional Government, or been a party to the meeting in the Champ de Mars ; and in proof of that assertion , he stated that, on dis covering the threatening aspect of the meeting, he had immediately given orders for the turning out of the National Guards, and that the rappel general was at that moment beating in all parts of Paris. It is not said whether M. LOUIS BLANC and M. ALBERT offered any explanation or not, nor is it known what will be the ultimate determination of the Provisional Government with respect to an affair in which it would certainly appear that a minority of their own members attempted to upset their col leagues, and to form a new Government, at the head of which they themselves were to be placed. M. DE LAMANTINE, 111. MARRP.ST, M. MARIE, and M. ORE- NiEux, remained at the Hotel de Ville all night, to be ready in case of any outbreak. For the first time since the establishment of the Republic, the Provi sional Government ventured to bring out artillery. Cannon were stationed in the Hotel de Ville, the Mint, and several other buildings. The whole of the National Guards had their ball-cartridges served out to them, with the exception of the first and second legions. The Communist clubs were to have meetings yes terday at three o'clock to concoct their further pro ceeding. It is said that M. BLANQUI is hiding. A petition has been circulated among the National Guards, which has been numerously signed, praying the Provisional Government to bring the regular troops back to Paris, as the best guarantee of order. It is said that M. LOUIS BLANC and M. ALBERT, who, as presidents of the committee of national re compenses, have the power to issue orders for money on the Treasury without stating the object, have al ready granted bons to the amount of three millions of francs, and that M. GARNIER PAGES has been obliged to give orders that no future bons are to be paid un less countersigned by himself. The Pattie, which is the organ of the moderate portion of the Provisional Government, says, in speaking of the Communist demonstration of Sun day— _ . " Everything has passed off well, and we hope that no disturbances will have to be recorded. It is unfortunate, however, that M. Louis Blanc and M. Albert should havg thought it right to take on themselves to organise such a demonstration without having informed their colleagues. However pacific these great movements of men may be, they alarm the population and retard the re-establishment of confidence." The Patrie adds : " Several clubs, among which we will cite the club des Quinze-Vingts du Faubourg Saint-Antoine, went yes• terday to the P r ovisional Government to offer their co• operation." The Gazette de France mentions a report that M. LAMAATINE promised the different corporations of workmen that each should send a delegate to the National Assembly, and that this promise was re ceived with great joy. The Boulogne and Amiens Railway was formally opened the whole way to Boulogne an Monday. The following document has appeared in Paris, signed " Louis 13Laric ; ALBERT" :- " ELECISORAL REGULATIONS ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL MEETING or THE DELEGATES Or WORKMEN. " The department of the Seine will have to elect thirty-four representatives for th e National Assembly. Out of thirty-four it is' proper that twenty shall be chosen amongst the workmen. In order to obtain the result it is indispensable that the whole people vote like one man. The following is the course that ought to be followed in order to arrive at this unanimity of voting:— " Art. 1. The assembly of the delegates of workmen shall cause itself to be represented by a commission of eleven members. " Art. 2. The commission shall be permanently esta blished to verify the powers of the candidates presented, of trade (p ro f ess i on ) h as a r i g ht political profession of faith of each shall be known. them.day the Com m i ss i on w ill d raw up an account e n c: d :oA t uA o n: t i tt n .. o t 43f e .. r i r EE : agypcaehrrt proceedings, erdaeday the Commission will draw up an account of its proceedings, which ac coun t s h a ll b e b ase d to present a candidate. n the answers of the on short-hand notes , and shall contai can didates, so that the A r t. 5. The accounts, thus drawn up, shall be printed and distributed to the delegates of the work mew. When all the candidates of thecorporations have been exam ined b y the Commission, shall three or four days shall be em p lo y ed b y the delegates i amongst the peop le, information of every klin procuring,d relative to the candidates who were examined. "Art. 6. A general meeting of the delegates will be held afterwards, and each delegate will place in an urn twenty names chosen from amongst the candidates ex amined by the Committee. .. A r t. 7. Without any discussion the names shall then be taken out and examined, and the twenty which shall have received the greatest number of suffrages shall form a list, to be entitled 'List of candidates of each breech of trade.' " Art. S. The twenty names shall be read out to the meeting. If a new name, different from those of the candidates of each branch of trade, be proposed in place of one of the names inscribed, and if the substitution be approved of by the meeting, that substitution shall take place, provided always that the new candidate thus presented be a workman himself. " Art. 9. The twenty names definitively decided on shall be published and posted up everywhere. The de legates of the workmen pledge themselves to use all their influence over their comrades ; to effect that on the day of the elections, and without any dissensions, all the votes of the people should be concentrated on the twenty names selected, all dispersion of the votes being neces . sarily calcul a t e d t o ren d er t h e p r inciple of the sovereig nt y : of the people sterile, " Art. 10.—This would be designated the twenty candidates to be chosen from amongst the workmen. For the choice of the other fourteen candidates who are to complete the number of the representatives to be elected in the department of the Seine, and who are to be named without belonging to the working population, the Com mission is to be charged with the task of designating them, but the names adopted by it shall be submitted to the general meeting of delegates, which will reject, re place, or adopt them at pleasure. " The total list of thirty-four definitive candidates of the department of the Seine being thus published, the people will be earnestly called on to effect their triumph at the elections by voting as a single man, that course being the only one that can insure to the representatives of the people a decisive majority ; to refuse to follow it, to disperse the votes on other names, wculd be to com promise in the most deplorable manner the success of the popular election." Citizen JEROME BUONAPARTB, formerly King of Westphalia, arrived at Marseilles on the 13th init., and embarked on the next day for Corsica. BOURSE—Raft's, MONDAY, APRIL 17. THREE O'CLOCK.—In consequence of the alacrity with which the National Guard, on Sunday, came out to give their support to the Provisional Government, a very ge neral belief was entertained that a considerable advance would take place at the Bourse to-day. The French Funds opened well, and for a few minutes seemed inclined to advance, but this upward movement was soon checked, and here prices remained for a while stationary. About two o'clock a downward tendency became perceptible, and continued to the close, the last prices being the lowest of the day; still both the Five per Cents. and the Threes are higher than on Saturday. The former opened at 60f., went up to 61f., and closed at 58f. 25c., being an advance of 75c. The Three per Cents. were first done at 41f., advanced to 41f. 75c., and then retrograding, closed at 39f. 50c., or only If. higher than on Saturday. This res ult, in the face of the very great increase of confidence which is now felt in Paris, would seem to imply that the financial question must stand per se, and that it is but little likely to be favour. ably af e ct e d b y any thing but an impetus given to business, and by better prospects in the money matters of the State. Bank of France Shares opened at 1,125 f., and after touching 1,105 f, closed at I,IIOE, being an advance of 20f. on the day. Belgian Stock continues firm: the Fives of 1840 being if. higher, closing at 61 if ; t h ose of 1 842 are , h owever , lower, closing at 601 f. A notice was to-day posted up at the Bourse (not official), d ec l ar i ng that the dividend becoming due on the Ist of May, on the Belgian Five and Four-and-a-Half per Cents., would be forthwith "paid at the firm of Lefort, Rue Pinon, on the usual commission beiug paid for the advance. Bons du Tresor to-day were done at 40 per cent. loss. Railway Shares have not varied very much, with the exception of Marseilles, which are 10f, higher, closing at 200 L; and Rouen, which aro 121. 500. lower, at 305 f. The other lines closed thus:—Northern, 332 f. 50 c-; Lyons, 3081. 75c.; Orleans, 447 f. 50c. ; Strasburg, 343 f. 75e.• Nantes, 33 3 f. 75c.; Bordeaux, 387 f. 60 c. French gold is to-day lower, being at 50f.; the charg e for hi moot lie, . can t 4 10f.) the someivi sad bank-note are each at 25f. 75c. Exchange in London, fur one month, is 25 65; and for three months, 21 40. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, APRIL 17.- Boulogne and Amiens, —Dutch Rhenish, %—Namur and Liege, I%—Northern of France, 2%—Paria and Lyons, 2—Sambre and Meuse, 4%. DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES. The Minister of Marine at Copenhygen has üb lished an account of the proceedings of vessels of war, which was transmitted by the naval officer Captain PALUDAN, dated steamer Geiser, in Flensburg Har bour, April 9, from which the following is taken : " Flensburg Harbour, steamer Geiser, April 9, 1848. " With great satisfaction I have the honour to inform you that Flensburg is in our power. The loss on our part in killed and wounded I am not at present able to give you. The troops have suffered considerably : the vessels have only lost two men. "The part which the naval force was to take in the action had been arranged with Colonel Schleppegrell, who commanded the left wing; it was agreed that the corvettes tialathea, Najade, and the brig St. Thomas, should be laid so as to command the road north-east of Flensburg, and be able to clear the wood. " The gun-boats and sloops arrived in Flensburg har bour at the moment that the troops attacked the northern entrance to the town, and they assisted most effectually in the attack on the town. " A row-boat from each of the corvettes, commanded by Lieutenants Lund and Holbok, was sent with the Skirner and the gun-boats, and the whole detachment, under the command of Captaie Bilk, behaved with great skill and bravery, as was the case with all t ngaaed, who vied with each other in showing that they were animated by true Danish feelings. "Further details I will transmit to-morrow, as I rim obliged to send the Skirner and Geiser to take 500 to 600 prisoners to Sonderburg. (Signed) "PALUDAN." The following is the report of the operations on shore : FLENSBURG, APRIL 9. At half-past two o'clock the troops of his MAJESTY entered this town on different sides with little loss on our part ; but the insurgents lost many in killed and wounded. Captain HEGERMANN LINDENKELONE, one of our bravest officers, was shot in the body in the attack on Bau. His MAJESTY loses in him a valuable officer. At the head of a column I arrived at Flensburg .and entered the town, which submitted to the KING. Everywhere, as we passed through the streets, flags and hurrahs greeted us. Major KINDT commanded at Bau. (Signed) BAGGESEN. The Danish accounts add that the whole of the advanced guard of the insurgents is destroyed, and a list is given of the names of such of the prisoners as had arrived at Copenhagen. _ ___ The number of prisoners taken by the Danes is 714. The official account gives the loss of the Danes at 8 officers and 68 non-commissioned officers and privates. The following is an extracted from the Berlingsche (Copenhagen) Journal:—" As our troops are ad vancing, it must soon appear whether Prussia will have war or not. We have naval power, and this must be employed in every direction to make reprisals, and Germany will soon learn that we are able to destroy her trade and navigation. But we must not hesitate to act so soon as we know the hos tile intentions of Prussia, Mecklenburg, and the other Powers of the German Confederation. Not only must the German harbours be blockaded, but also the navigation of the Elbe, and our unfriendly neigh bours in Hamburgh, with • ungrateful and treacherous Altona,' must suffer." A regiment of Oldenburgh troops passed through Hamhurgh on the 14th, and twelve cannon and four howitzers of Hanoverian artillery crossed the Elbe on the same day. On the 14th of April the head-quarters of the Hol stein troops were at Achterwehr, on the road from Rendsburg to Kiel. The Prussian advanced posts were at Schestadt, on the Holstein territory. The Danish head-quarters were at Schleswig, where the King of DENMARK was also. POSEN. Posen still continues greatly excited, and the whole of the duchy is in motion. Schroda is still fortified and barricaded, and for several leagues around the inhabitants are compelled to contribute waggons, horses, arms, and ammunition. At Tzmeszno, near Bromberg, Colonel ESTOCQUE and the troops under his command have had a struggle with the inhabi tants. They succeeded in carrying all the barri cades, and clearing the houses from which shots had been fired. The Poles lost 23 men. At that moment counter-orders arrived from General COLOMBO, an• nouncing that deputies from all the Polish circles had arrived at Posen to arrange terms, and the troops were withdrawn. In the afternoon of the 11th, the 19th Regiment left Posen for Schroda. General CoLomms accompanied them, and has concluded an armistice for three days. In a skirmish with the 2d Regiment of Hussars, Count POTOSICI, one of the Polish leaders was killed. The Chief President of 1 Breslau has published a proclamation, stating that the rumours respecting the large armament of Russia on the frontier are unfounded. He idds that Prussia is fully prepared for any event. ITALY. IMPORTANT NEWS. ANOTHER ALLEGED ADVANTAGE OVER THE AUSTRIANS. The Piedmontese army has just gained a fresh ad vantage over the Austrians, and has secured to itself another passage beyond the Mincio. A column, under the orders of General BROGLIO, has dismounted with its artillery the Austrian batteries on the oppo site bank of the Mincio, between Monzambano and Valeggio ; the bridge adjoining was then recon structed by the artillerymen with the assistance of the inhabitants, who eagerly supplied the necessary ma terials. The troops and the artillery crossed the river and completed the rout of the Austrians, and thus obtained possession of the left bank of the Mincio The loss is not yet known, but several officers are said to have fallen. The following proclamation has been addressed by CHARLES ALBERT to his troops : " Soldiers,—By your forced marches you have come up with the enemy on the Mincio; in vain did he en trench himself on the road of Goito, where he hoped to damp your ardour. He has been compelled to give way before your courageous attacks, which the destruction of the bridge over the Mincio could not check. Despising danger, you followed him to the opposite bank, where the capture of prisoners and some pieces of cannon, in the face of an enemy favoured by his position, !give evi dence of your valour. . "Soldiers, the nation will be as content as I am with your conduct, and Italy will not be deceived_in the con fidence which it has placed in you. (Signed) " CHARLES ALBERT. " Head-quarters, Castiglione de Stiviere, April 8." The movement of the volunteers in the Tyrol pro ceeds rapidly. A body of them has arrived at Trone, about twenty miles from Trent, which town they hope to gain possession of. Another column has embarked on board steam-boats in order to gain possession of Riva, and to cut off a part of the com munications of the Austriatis with the Tyrol by throwing them on the other bank of the Adige. Acording to the Augsburg Gazette, an important engagement may be shortly expected to take place on the Isonzo. The auxiliary corps, composed of 30,000 men, will commence operations on the 12th, by joining on the side of Venice the army of Marshal RADETZICY, in order to march into the interior of Lombardy. A deputation is stated to have arrived from the Tyrol, offering the EMPEROR a body of 12,000 men. Other accounts, however, give a contradiction to the above. The Breslau Gazette of the 9th, for in stance, states that it was certain that the Austrian Government had given up Lombardy, and given orders to its troops accordingly. The levy of men in Hungary has albo been given up. VENICE. The Gazetta de Venezia of the 4th contains a large number of important documents, including an address of the Provisional Government " to the United Pro vinces of the Venetian Republic," assuring them that they shall all enjoy equal rights and advan tages ; 2d, an important commercial decree, abolish ing the duties on cotton yarn and cotton manu factures, mixed and unmixed, within the Custom house territory of the united provinces of the Re public ; 3d, a decree ordering the formation of a regular cavalry corps of 200 soldiers to serve for four years ; and, lastly, a multitude of addresses of the Provisional Government to the States of Italy and other Foreign Powers. The first, addressed to the Minister of Foreign 'Affairs of the Papal States, declares that the title of Republic has been assumed by the Government of Venice as conformable with ancient traditions, but that the Republic, although extended as regards its institutions) lOU never cross its frontiers to disturb the order of adjacent states, or to create discord where there is the greatest need of harmony and affection. The address to the Government of Great Britain observes that a nation like the English, where respect for traditions is a sort of social dogma+ ought to be sensible how sacred the ancient remi niscences of Venetian history must necessarily be to the Republic—that a constitutional Government in the actual state of things might become a souce of danger—that every establisked Government will the be respected, and that the Republi c hopes that Venetian flag will be invariably haile d with a friendly salute by British ships, &c An address, dated the sth, has been s ent b the y Minister of War of the Milanese Government to the Hungarian Diet, announcing the intention of libe rating, without ransom or exchange, a ll the Hu n g arian prisoners actually in the power of Milan; an d in viting the Diet to send Commissioners to reoeive . them, and see them embarked on the steamers to: the Po, thence to be transported over the Adriatic 0 Fiume. It concludes with a recommendation th Hungary to renew the old ties of friendship which formerly bound her to Italy. The Provisions.' Government of Milan publishes a proclarnati°,ll' dated the Bth, in which, after reciting that t h e peculiar circumstances of the revolution had oblige d the various towns of Lombardy to name Provisinn,a_ Governments, and that the conferences held with t he deputies of the provinces have had the result .oel unanimously recognising the necessity of u nion, tn i only condition of strength; it decrees the Cent!: Provisional Government of Lombardy, and disc o. lution of all the local Provisional Government''ll,l, directs, moreover, that before separating, e very Fr° N . sional Government shall name one, two, or three P vincial delegates to take part in the delibera tion r e . Provincial Assemblies. By another decree the J r suits are excluded from Lombardy, and their rise sions placed under sequestration. The following, from private correspondence 0f th e sth, is published in the Venetian papers :--- Ati r t " Trento is occupied by Austrian troops. trials authorities have declared the town in si L r h siege ; cannon was pointed upon the town, vinl e incli• reatened with immediate destruction at the first: {red cation of revolt. A special commission was the Inspruck to establish an arbitrary tribunal, 1 7 - froei attitude tainn of the people has prevented it as i,sei k measures. The Italian tirsilleare, toe been g ord a et• y ed to march to the G down thyeirerman Trolaro" "bed , r , th. and on being commanded to lay answer was, they k would keep them, and 1 1, ( c od .; against the German Tyrolese, if an y were r" A he authorities having ordered the bridge on tuseler , to be cut, the civic guard resolutely defen ded it, "lor ing that it' it were done, it would be the sir" general revolt. I d e " The Venetian Republic has published eere r h : e of trees for the organization of the army, the Pu apt rc-•-feo provisions, &c. The Republic has addr essed all the Powers, in which it declares its inter ) d pee to renewing gr the old friendly relations with thew, a n t i FOS claims th that it will henceforth only form an /ago of e political league which is to unite all ItelY• Tlol4.;'' THE CAPE OF GOOD Cape of Good Hope papers to the 29th Fe' ep of inclusive, have been received. They ar e blr , r e cOt i intelligence. The only interesting f e ature it; trace is the narrative of Sir Harry Smiths tou r the provinces. t h 2 6th The news from British Caffraria exten d to beet) January. The Amagacaleca Chief Sreli 130 0i . 5 0 at King William's Town, attended by retioPetbscjp or 40 of his follo we r s , all well mounted on " ts d r efe' The object of thi s j o u rne y i s said to - ha" / L I osifl a rence to the future boundary proposed te "" oar f tained between his territory and that so the bookies. ef The South African bitterly comp laint idt scarcity of water in the colony, and th e Wi ll ' 0 ' o i l tained by the agriculturists in the sum o " - se consequence of th excessive drought. hsr th. Ihe South African of the 24th of Feb ruary following latest paws:— reee L d ifia " Some very important intelligence has h ies from Natal by her Majesty's steamer Geyser , 7 4 0 int rived here yesterday. She left Natal on the peffs . l and, after landing Sir Harry Smith at th e , ,ba Mouth on the 15th, embarked the remainder el Regiment. eP: " Sir Harry reached Natal on the 9th. 1 1 ' 5 , - 1 34 t was tEte most cordial. lie was escorted from ip - f o Draakberg to Mariizburg by a large cavalceu e - g rant farmers. W a d "All differences on either sid e o f t h e moun.6-riti been most satisfactorily arranged. Th e pr lait ll , l , ° , l o' October, 1847, has been annulled , anda ll tbe have returned to their respective locations ." QUEEN'S BENCH.—(THIS D.A." LOW P. PENN. ot In this cue, which was an action for the infriag e° oo of a patent screw for a steam-boat, a rule for 0 ,, d , trial was granted on the application of Sir F. Theow BAIL COURT.---(THIS 1, ' ) E I (Sittings in Banco, before Mr. Justice CoLsaw — • HOUGHTON v. HENNIT. Mr. JAMES moved to show cause why the Pnopie/ attorney should not furnish the defendant iels l l,;, th ° of certain letters that were put in as (widened, l i r t s lle to . ij , trial of the cause. The action was brought g a rn d defendant as sub-engineer of the Great West e „' - ue sti . way Company, for work and labour done. The,'s lc , lls" was whether one Carrington, the defendant's c'eroesoll authority to contract with the plaintiff, 7, 11 ° 0 0 1 1; engineer, to do the work for the company- ' e h ", c l eto ters were put in to prove that Carrington 74 fit 1 ,"0 - authority, but it was contended by the defy - these letters related to other work than that tbe: have been done by the plaintiff. Upon the fat e la t h's hitters the jury found for the plaintiff, but ee ""l o ial'" 6 did not relate .to the work charged for in the, P f th e " bill, the defendant was anxious to obtain onP es rule to enable him to move the full Court. Mr. Justice C,OLERIDGE granted a ll re turli°bl. M to-morrow. le n I f. ) MARKET NEWS.—(THIS ' it d i / tor SMITHFIELD.—Ita Y do r : A ii l o,y 3L E 3l ir t s o .4 i ; - 101 1 ' . , Clofe r 'A A 41 to 51; and Straw, 11 8s ' to 11 10 3 P er r cler‘ i short supply, and a steady demand. CUMBERLAND.--Meadow Hay, 313 s to 4 14 , 1 , ; igs e ll f lastlo a‘dv.ni week's ß TE o c t h rigAo H po ditto, 41 to 41 17s • and Straw 1/ 83 W , i. - at iti azt quotations , .t i_ a o n n Clor;, 4h 1 31 to , an, F e - ditto,- 41 to Si 3s; and Straw, 1! ' Es to li - Supply very moderate and trade firm. aei d ms. S ea tr d n o w w m H or it e y d off steadily, - at COLONIAL. .: 0011 1 SUGAR.—The market for British Plantaan C without material alteration; sales, 32 5 11 ,.., 13d5 is ej: public sales have comprised 6,500 bags 12skew reS,a-64 rains, 1,100 bags Bengal, and 1,500 ba•,,,,es r", fi The Mauritius sold with spirit at very fall rel is 6 0 lo advance, the lower descriptions being n iost 'ir l p et g r ,f w to good brown brought 29s to 3451 s s as.,P i l andyellow of similar quality 34s 6d g° a 01,,,, cwt. About half the Bengal was disl 3 ° l ,4 l O v ite previous rates , the remainder being withdrr,. gbe to - ie the market value ; but there were no buyer s I° t bere' f • - fi' nang on corresponding terms, - and it " 6 ' on . • 10 4 taken out at 26s to 26s 6d for low soft bro f a t , vately 3,000 bags Madras was disposed of at 9 , lg „jecild brown. The quantity of British Plantation 0 ,5; lv t o week at the East and West India Docks was l'-r babe 76 tierces, 40 barrels there 'Ware - taken 1,, _,,, IP consumption, 731 hhds, 106 tierces, 170 herr i e t oo; l o' stock in the same is 10,078 hhds, 060 tierces, 1 .„, / ,6 : t ige ' 1 ,0 9 , CorrEE.—Plantation Ceylon, 1,100 bags l'' ba y - 0 1 : ion, and 216 bales, 172 half bales Mocht 6 71 0 sol fi /, t in offered by auction. Plantation Ceylon prices, viz. 35s to 59s 6d for fine ord to fine' c ig: po' f ii the native kind was all withdrawn shots 1 i.01104f market value, with the exception of 100 b0,,,g 11 ,,, 9 bis f°,,, quality which sold at 31s, whilst for the el"",,,,islicii . , rates were not obtainable, it was therefor* ' fl without a price being named. , t ho d3 ," Rux.—The quantity landed last "reek 5 A l '. h tO and West India Docks was 248 puns 5 bhun9 11 , were taken for home consumption 143 Pu p : 0 0 and exported 19 puns 20 hhds. The stock ' n 0 0 0" o i l places is 14,032 puns 3,629 hhds. fay( 0 ,„ t ~, RICE.-1,000 bags 1,123 pockets Bengal " - fa y( r", - b i tir Aracan hare been offered by auction. 4 ,„, -- ii "" A Bengal were realized at 103 6d for good ''" r which is again rather lower. SricEs-657 bags black pepper were w-., - o bof - itha t° l o 2jd to 2id for fair sifted Eastern, being rathe' , value. , 1 ,. 01 0 TALLOW.—P.Y.C. is 513 per: owt OA '-- ~,, Town 526. •03 deli TEA.—The market has been steady, an d have increased. 4 GERMANY AND THE NORTHERN STATES. AUSTRIA. AUTOGRAPH LETTER FROM THE EM PEROR TO COUNT RADETZKY. Our intelligence from Vienna is to the night of the 2th instant. " The Wiener Gazette of the 12th contains the following autograph letter from the EMPEROR to Count RADETZKY " Dear Count Iladetzky,—The reports which have been submitted to me by my ➢Minister of War, and is filch have been rendered by you, respecting the trans actions in the kingdom of Lombardy from the 18th of March to the 2d of April, contain so many proofs of the circumspection, martial experience, intrepidity, and heroism exercised by you in your official capacity at the head of my valiant troops, that they will be re membered both by your contemporaries and by posterity. In them especially I take comfort when I contemplate the disasters which have befallen my dominions. I indulge in the assurance that your energies will never tire in defending the cause of justice, and the free institutions guaranteed by me. " Be pleased to make known my acknowledgments in a suitable manner to the army under your command, and accept for yourself my heartfelt thanks for the dis tinguished personal honour due to you for the charge and conduct of the splendid achievement of ancient Austrian martial discipline. " Vienna, April 10, 1848." "FERDINAND. Their Majesties the EMPEROR and EMPRESS, and their Imperial Highnesses the Archdukes, returned from Presburg yesterday, the 11th. A. Vienna correspondent of the Frankfort :Journal states that it has been clearly proved that Count FIQUELMONT is a creature of Russia, and that he must be compelled to retire. The Minister of Justice was saved from formidable charinari by the National Guard. He is said to be highly unpopular, and must give way to Baron SOMANEGA. Ramours of the approach of Russian troops were very general on the 9th. PRUSSIA. On the night of the 14th a courier was dispatched from Berlin to Hanover, remonstrating with the KING for holding back the Hanoverian troops from Schleswig until the decision of England in the matter had been ascertained. The honour of Hanover as well as the other German States was pledged, and in a purely German question it was not dignified to consult the opinion of England, which desired peace at any price. The Prussian cavalry, it was stated, could not reach Schleswig before the 20th. The funds at Berlin have suddenly fallen from 83f to 70. The officers in garrison at Aix-la Chapelle have drawn up a statement of the reforms they deem ne cessary in the Prussian army, and have forwarded it to M. CASIrIIAUSEN. The new Ministers are said to he very much impeded in the amendments and altera tions they are endeavouring to introduce by the crap/oyes, who are the creatures of the old system, and " a clean sweep" is proposed. There is much difficulty in selecting the Ministers of Commerce and Works, who are yet required to complete the Govern ment; and although several persons have been named, no official announcement has yet taken place. Gene ral 13.01111 ER, it is said, is about to retire from the War Department, and public rumour confers the portfolio upon General WILLESDEN. FRANKFORT. Letters from Frankfort-on-the-Maine of the 15th state that the Committee of Fifty, in Frankfort, have issued a proclamation, or address, to the Germans in France and Switzerland." It is to this effect : " You have heard that the assembly of the men of Germany in Frankfort have determined upon the Con vocation of a Constituent National Association, and this for the purpose of leaving to it solely and exclu sively the formation of a constitution for our native land. " This association will meet on the Ist of May in Frankfort. Brothers, it is requisite to give to the world an example,ot the manner in which the Germanic races can unite together, and in free and open consultation de rise the means by which they may become one mighty nation, and how they can found their own freedom and prosperity upon the immovable basis of the popular will. This is what is now to be determined, and if the honour —if the unanimity of a German nation be prized, such will, such must be its result. " Brothers, your homesteads are now open to receive you. Germany has no longer any exiles. " But we adjure you, if—as the public journals state you have avowed the intention—to repel the notion of returning in armed masses to your native land. Such a commencement of proceedings on your part might ren der futile the labour of your brethren in Germany, would endanger your ow❑ hopes of beholding a free and united country, and must inevitably terminate in your own destruction. " We entertain not the slightest doubt of your earnest determination to struggle with us for the unity and liberty of Germany; but, at the same time, we warn you not to mistake the cry of a few fur the voice of the great body of the German people. " We can never be certain what the will of the Germans is, and we never can be assured that we are not deceived as to its import, if we will not wait to learn what is the decision of their repre sentatives. " Brothers, if we would be strong, we must be united ; and if we would be free, we must be strong. " Long, then, may last German unity ! Long her German freedom!" This proclamation is dated Frankfort, May 12, and is signed in the name of the Committee of Fifty by HEKR SOIRON. The report of the Commission on the affairs of Schleswig-Holstein having been presented to the Diet, that body has come to the following resolu tions : " 1. That in case the Danish troops shall not cease hostilities, and evacuate the Duchy of Schleswig, it will be necessary to compel them to do so, in order to protect the right of Holstein, whose union with Schleswig must be enforced by the Confederation. " 2. That the Diet being convinced that they shall ob fain the surest guarantee of this union by the incorpo ration of Schleswig with the Germanic Confederation, the Prussian Government be invited to offer its mediation to effect this object. " 3. That the Diet acknowledge the Provisional Go vernment of Schleswig-Holstein, and that the former enforce its rights to the duchy in the name of that country; but that it shall first wait the mediation of the Prussian Government. The tatter shall protect the members of the said Provisional Government and its adherents." In Frankfort, regulations have been adopted with respect to the election of persons to the Constituent National Assembly. The election is to be direct, and the right of voting is given to every person of age. The election for town and suburbs is to take place at the same time, and each is to have the power of no minating a deputy and a representative. BELGIUM. BRUSSELS, APRIL 16.—M. NORTHOMB has tendered his resignation as Member of the Chamber, on the ground, that under prevailing circumstances his presence is indispensable at Berlin, and that, conse quently, he will be unable to fulfil his duties as representative. He also declines to be candidate for the new elections. The Antwerp Chamber of Commerce has pro nounced unanimously for the warranty system. A petition is to he addressed to the Government for the project of a new law on the subject. The report spread at Paris, that an offensive and defensive alliance has been concluded between Eng land, Holland, and Belgium, is formally denied by the Afoniteur Bilge. BAVARIA. Letters from Munich, of the 12th April, state that the Diet is actively engaged in the question of the elections for the German Parliament. In the sitting of the 11th it was decided that every person of full age belonging to the State of Bavaria, and paying a direct tax, should have the privilege of voting; and that every German, of full age, and belonging to the State, shall be eligible. This decision was referred to the Upper Chamber, and will be brought under dis cussion to. morrow. The ex-King LUDWIG was to leave Munich on the 13th for Switzerland, where he will remain for some time• It is supposed that his EX•MAJESTY is about to join LOLA. MONTEZ at Vevey. OPENING or THE AMIENS RAILWAY.—The Amiens Railway was opened yesterday. There is now therefore an uninterrupted railway communication between Paris and Boulogne, and, thanks to the admirable arrange ments of the South-Eastern Railway Company, travel lers an now go from London to Parts in thirteen hour'. 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