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London, England, 1853-09-03 00:00:00

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Id. Vim Hall's law on religious liberty was Noted
in the Second Chamber of the States-6eneral on thu
15th ult. The numbers were: For, .11; against, 17:
majority for the Government, 11. The Chandwr
afterwards adjourned. The Homan Catholic party
has commenced a new agitation in man) ut the
principal towns and communes, and petitions aptitot
the law are now !wing signed fine presentation to the
First Chamber. There is, however, aeareely a douLt
but that it will finally receive the Royal assent.

AUSTRIA.

The tinny will he considerably decreased in 1P54.
The Emperor has consented, except only in case I f
some unfi•reseen ocetuTence.
Accounts from Jassy, of the 19th, state that the
anniversary of the liirthduy of the Emperor of Austria
was celebrated there with great pomp; the Russian
camp was illuminated on the occasion. The Austrian
and Russian flotillas stationed before tialatz tirt
salutes. The Emperor is to pay a visit to the Cottit
of Munich, and will afterwards, about the middle of
September, proceed to the camp at 4 tlinutz. Negotia-
tions have been opened lwtween Austria and Russia
for the establishment of a direct postal communica-
tion between Galicia and Russia.

PRUSSIA.
A grand Evangelical Assembly is about to be held
in Berlin, at which, it is maid, I,OINi peniona will be
present. A proposal will be submitted to exclude
such husbands and wives as, on their marriage, shall
pledge themselves to bring up their children in the
Roman Catholie religion. The object is to make a
demonstration against the agitation of the Roman
Catholic bishops.
The Customs Conference are engaged in concluding
a new treaty of commerce with Belgium.

SWITZERLAND._

A popular meeting took place ut. Lausanne on Aug.
llttli, relative to the increasing price of eon►, which
hail begun to cause considerable uneasiness am 1111 l gst
the population. Everything passed over with perteet
order; and a committee of twelve members wax
named, composed of persons belonging to every
shade of opinion, for the purpose of devising means
for remedying the present state of things.
ITALY.

In Genoa another attempt was made, on the even-
ing of the 2nd ult., to get up disturbances, the pre-
text being the arrest of a drunken fellow, but it was
immediately quelled by the arrest of the ringleader.
Great precautions have been taken by the authori-
ties, and numerous patrols are seen in the streets.
The Grand Duke of Tuscany has declined autho-
rising a subscription for a monument to tiioberti.
The Papal Government have resolved to appoint a
commission for the trial of the conspirators who were
arrested On the 15th ult. Various other arrest*
have taken place on different points of the Human
territory.

SPAIN.
The igiabid Cabinet is projecting a new provincial
division of the kingdom, by which the 49 provinces
will be reduced to 10. This plan will cause an im-
portant > ming in the public expenditure.
RUSSIA AND TURKEY.
The iAlowing is the text of the celebrated " note"
which was published here by the Morning Chronicle,
in anticipation of its contemporaries. The notes at
the close comprise the modifications which the Porte

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