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sibie of the gam& waive of our office, and prayed to God to
amid us. To deal justly sad to remote the happiness of the
Andel.' wawa was the end sad sim Our government.
The eons and mai/mita of govennunt were riekiy re-
warded by the love and gratitude of our people. Even of
lath, when criminal burials a sucoseded in disturbing legal
order in some puts of our empire, we were satisfied to find
the majority of our subjects persevere in the loyalty they
owed to their sovereign. Proofs of affection. which com-
forted our anxious tool, were frequently given us from all
parts of our empire.
But the pressure of events, and the immediate want of a
comprehensive reformation of our forms of state, and which
we, la the month of March inst., endeavoured to meet end
have more end more convinced us, that more youth-
Culps:ewire are needed to complete this grand work.
Alter austere deliberation, and convinced of the imperative
necessity of tisk step, we have most solemnly resolved to re-
sign the imperial erowo of Austria.
Oar brother sad legitimate successor in the government,
the Lord Archduke Francis Charles, who at all times faith-
fully smilted us, bee declared, and now declares by these
present*, and by signing his name to this proclamation,
that he too resigns the Austrian crown, and that he does so
in favour of his son and legitimate successor, the Lord Arch-
duke Francis Jour h.
Thus freeing all servants of the state from their oath of
afiegianoe, we claim their faith and loyally for their new

We bid a grateful farewell to our brave army. Mindful of
their oaths, OW soldiers were at all times a bulwark against
foreign enemies and domestic traitors ; a pattern of fidelity
and persevering and dauntless courage, the safety of
threatened monarchy, the pride and glory of our common
sountry. They will be equally faithful and devoted to the
new Emperor.
L freeing the various people of our empire of their duties
toward 111, we herewith solemnly, and before the face of the
world, transmit all our duties end rights to our beloved lord
and nephew as our Legitimate successor, and we recommend
ourple to the groom and especial protection of God. May
Almighty Ood vouchsafe to restore them to domestic peace,
may guile the misled beck to their duties, and eseluthUsa
those that are foolish; may he re open the dried-up
%anteing of prosperity, and may he blase our coun-
try with his richest blemings, enlightealng and
ins our successor, the Emperor Francis
sJiLeatbe;., that he may prosper in his solemn and
arduous vocation, far his own honour, for the glory of our
house, and for the welfare of his people.
Given in our royal residence of Obsslitz, this day, the 2nd
December, 1848, and in the 14th year of our reign.
FERDINAND.
FRANCIS Cluasas.
, Borimanzusuo,

Autrks We, Frauds Joseph 1., by the gum of God Emperor of
, psis
By the resignation of our beloved uncle, the Empower
sad Sing Ferdinand 1., in linngrry and Bohemia of that
wise the Bth, and by the resignation of ear beloved father,
the Lard Archduke k rands Coadee, end summessil es tie
stresigth el the natio sanction to assume the mum of
hereby solemnly to our people the fact
of cur to the throne under the name of Brands
Joseph the Pint.
We are connassil of the mood and the yells et free
institutions, and eater with en the path of a
proopeross reformation of the monarchy.
Oa the beds of true liberty—on the bash of the equality of
rights et all our peoples, and the equality of all citizens
before the law and on the basis of their equally partaking in ,
the reggessmaiion and legislation, the country will rise to its
gromileur- it will acquire new streanh to resist the
ta*, ties:s—it will he a hall to shelter the tribes of
many tommes united under the sceptre of one fathers.
Jealous Mils glory of the sown" and resolved to preserve
thel••••larr rineurtailed, but ready to share our privileges I
with the r•yreientatives of our people, we hope, by the se-
sistanos et God and the co-peration of our people, to succeed
in smiting all the countries and tribes of the monarchy into
one integral Mete. We have had severe trials ; tranquillity
and order have bean disturbed in many parts of the empire.
A civil war is even now raging in one put of the monarchy.
Preparations have bee* made to restore legal order every-
where. The conquest over rebellion, and the return
of domestic peace, are the fist c auditions to the great work
which we now take in heads.
In this we rely eonfidently on the sensible and candid co-
operation of the cation by its repreesatatives.
We rely on the sound sense of the loyal inhabitants of the
country, whom the new laws on the abolition et servitude
and imposts have admitted to the full enjoyment of civil II
rights.
We rely on the loyal servants of the state.
We expect our glorious army will persevere in their ancient
fidelity and bravery. They will continue to be a pillar to
the throne, and a bulwark to the country and its free &salmi-
NoWeus.
shall be happy to reward merit, without any distinc-
tion of birth or station.
People of Austria! It is en awful time in which we
moans ea the throne of our fathers. Great are the duties of
our office, great is its responsibility. May Gad protect us.
Faison JOSEPH.
OUSLUti, Dec. 2,1818. ficaw•isisniso.
PRUSSIA.—Oar letters from Berlin to the even-
ing .of the sth, announce that the King had, by the
advice of his ministers, dissolved the Constituent
Assembly, and also declared a constitution, consisting
of 112 articles, with an appendix, announcing some
ten or twelve laws, to be put in force provisionally,
subject to the future *event of the chambers.
We have received the following, from our own cor-
respondent:
BERLIN, Dsc. 5.
This night's Preuseiche Stade eltazeiger contains
the royal ordonnance for the dissolution of the Na-
tional Assembly, and announces the constitution
which the king has thought fit to oetroyer to his sub-
jects. The blow is therefore struck.
The official portion of the Moats Anzeiger cos- ,
menses by the king has nominated
Herr Von der Heydminister of commerce and pub-
lic works, and Count Von Bulow head (pro tern.) of
the department of foreign affairs. Instead, therefore,
of dissolving the obnoxious and criminal ministry, the
King of Prussia has taken steps to complete and
strengthen it.
The dissolution of the National Assembly is an- ,
nounced in the following terms :
We, Frederick-Willies, by the grace of God King of
Prussia, he , have, in the following report of our minis-
ters of state, respecting the last sittings of the'Asesmbly con-
voked for the purpose of agreeing on the constitution,
acquired, to our deep regret, the conviction that the great
work for which that Assembly is convened, cannot be any
longer carried on by it, without violating the dignity of our
crown, and impairingthe welfare oft he country which is
Inseparable from it. lie, therefore, at the suggestion of our
cabinet, ordain as follows : 1. The nembly which was con-
voked for the purpose of agreeing upon the constitution is'
dissolved. 2. Our ministers of state are entrusted with the
execution of this ordonnance. Given under our own royal
signature and royal al. te
(Signed) Fainsaicx•Winnisx.
Count Von Brandenburg, Von Lsdenberg, Von Swaths,
Von Manteuffel, Rintelin, Von der Erfdt.
Potsdam, Dec. 5, 1848.
The report alluded to in the foregoing royal ordon-
Dance is as follows :
Your Me esty, upon the grounds set forth in your menage
of the Bth tilt, had transferred from Berlin to Brandenburg
the sat, of the Assembly which was convoked is order to
agree upon the constitution, and invited that Assembly to
meet again in the above town, on the 27th ult.,
for the purpose of resuming the deliberations which
had been interrupted, By that measure which had
solely in view the rendering the debates of the representa-
tives of the people more independent of the anorthic MOM-
manta in, and terrorist influence of, the capital, your Mr
jetty felt convinced that you wertinot only exercising the an.
doubted right of the crown, but also fulfilling a duty strictly
imposed on you—one referring to the welfare of the country.
Unfortunately, your Majesty's good intentions were not
appreciated by.algreat portion of the Assembly. Unmindful
of their true minion, and of their duties towards the throne
and the country, the majority of the deputies, regardless of
the adjournment ordered by your Majesty, took it upon
themselves to continue their deliberations in Berlin, and
presumed to decide, se if the Assembly were a sovereign
power, on the right of the thews. Moreover. the members
set down as an illegal measure the dissolving of the Berlin
civic guard—a mums decided upon by your majesty on
dear legal grounds; and by that declaration excited the civic
guards to oppose the execution of that ordiminance. Finally,
they did not hesitate, by inciting the people to refuse to pay
the lawful taxes, to cast the torch of anarchy into the Donau,
sad to give up the entire state to ruin. Through these sr
'elation, as illegal las they are destructive, the majeetty a
the members who continued their *Humanise in Berlin bevel
Wee to an open rupture with the:sown, and, with
supra to your majesty, assumed a position by
ti hre mmilaitance of which, all prorpeet of coming
te a peaceful agreement respecting the work of the
esmetitution would have been removed out of view. Then-
MSS would your majesty, immediately after the resolution
impacting the refusal of the payment of taxes, be jusified.
Upend any doubt, in disolving the Assembly. Never-
Ithelam your Majesty did not yet abandon the hope that the
loud voice of the county and the love of fatherland, mo-
mentarily kept back by passion, would withdraw many
deputies from the devious path on which they hail entered ;
that by their accession the Assembly, on the expiration
of the period of adjournment, would be constituted
anew with a competent number to carry on business;
that they would then, in unequivocal terms, set
forth the illegality and nullity of the resolutions
talon by a portion at their colleagues during the adjourn-
ment, and that the crown would be thereby enabled to
and
re-
sume the business of agreeing upon the constitution
bring it soon to a successful termination. Had all
some laws
thiii suc-
ceeded, it would hays been also possible to have
paned soon, in unison with the Assemby, for the ameliora-
and
tion et the condition of the present landed proprietors,
for responding to other urgent wishes of the country, thus
laws being already
Your Majesty's r=eduifortunately, through the events
ors*past week, have been disappointed. Whilst the mem-
ber who remained true to their duty towards your Majesty
and fatherland had assembled four days (from the 27th to
the 30th ult.) in Brandenburg, without beiog sufficiently nu-
merous for the carrying on of business, the hasambly was at
length, on the lst inst., rendered competent by the entrance of ,
a considerable number of those depatieswho hitherto opposed
the removal of the Assembly, by vistas of the message lithe
Bth ult. Instead, however, of abandoning that
_opposition,
the spokesmen of the in-coming members declared at they
bad not appeared these in consequence of your Majesty's
order, but merely to prevent the proposed summoning of

their suletatutee, and because the president, who, during the
adjournment, had been chosen by the members that re-
mained in Berlin, had convoked the Assembly at Branden-
burg. At the same time, this portion of the Aetembly
brought forward a motion for adjournment till the 4th, with
the expressed view of gaining time for those members whom
this flimflams of the president bat net yet reached. When
this motion was rejected. nearly all the newly arrived mem-
hers quitted the Aisembly, which and e to tell again in-
competent to carry et business,unable tu constitute
itself anew.
This event, which made a deep and painful impression
on the dutiful portion of the Amembly, es well as upon each
friend of Fatherland who was present, afforded the clear
proof that the, fraction of the deputies wbo continued the
factir
debates in Berlin after the 9th ult.—a great portion, in
the majority of the entire Assembly—p meted in open oppo-
sition to the orders contained in your Majesty's message of
the Bth, and that, %tenoning to our conscientious conviction,
that opposition had reached a point which excluded all pos-
sibility of an accordance with the crown. That party was
enabled, by its numerical strength, to render at any tame,
and at will, the Assembly incompetent for the earning on of
budens, as happened on the ist it and epics: fetch
conduct the contemplated convocation of the substitute
would not have afforded sufficient protection, particularly as
they could not be legally convened during the penance of
the deputies.
Upon those grounds the Assembly, which had been con-
voked in order to agree upon tie constitution, is sobj.cted
to such deep internal distraction, that, according to our
views, the discussion of the constitution cannot be In longer
continued without affecting the diguity of the throne. We
regret this state of things the more desp'y, as see fully ex-
pected that the continuance of the labours for dr eyrie' up
the constitution, on the part of those membas w'm
obeyed your Majost)'s summons to Brandenburg (some of
whom had even sacrificed their former views), would
have led to !aria results for Fathi eland. We are
convinced that the renewal of the attempt to constitute
anew the Assembly, after the five failures of the precteding
week, is not advisable, because it is highly probable that the
deep disunion of the Assembly tad its unmistakeable inter-
nal dismemberment would be again displayed, as en the
10 nf this month, to the regret of all patriots.
irc".e.'...-an only, therefore, advise your Majcity to aisles e
forthwith the Assembly, convoked for the purpose of agree-
ing upon the constitution, and we take the liberty of res-
pectfully adding the draft of the ordennance for your
Majesty's fulfilment of the above advice.
It is certainly deeply to be regretted that, after more
than six months, the attempt to bang about an agree-
ment between the throne and the representatives of the
people should prove a failure. Stul more deplorable, how-
ever, would it be, were this failure to leave any longer unsa-
tisfied the aspirations of the !country after a constitution
from which it expects the restoration of a stable system of
law, and of that confidence which is now destroyed in all the
relations of public life. Consistently with our duty, we can
only advise your Majesty to grant, without delay, a constitu-
tion which may found, confirm, and maintain, true freedom,
and with the proviso that it will he eubjeeted to the revision
of the chambers, which are to be immediately convoked. We
have prepared a draft of such a constitution, u ith strict refer-
ence to the promises made by your Majesty in the month of
March last, and also with due regard, not only 'o the previous
labour' of the Assembly, convoked in order to agree upon the
constitution, but else to the existing decisious of the German
National Assembly, whose further decisions will be attended
to in the revision of the law. Whilst we dutifully subunit
this draft to your Majesty, together with one relating to the
law of electioos, we leave respectfully to your Majesty the
carrying out of the same.
In conclusion, we intend to lay reepectfully, in a few days,
before your Majesty, the provisional decree of several mea-
sures requisite for satisfyirg severe presehig wants of the
country. (Signed by all the ministen as abose.)
Berlin, Dee. 5.
Next follows " Constitution." It is stated in
the preamble that Frederick William, by the grace of
God, &c., &e., in consequence of extraordinary cir-
cumstances, which prevent the regular discussion of
the constitution, decree the constitution subject to
the prescribed revision. The main points are the

:Personal freedom is guaranteed by virtue of the Habeas
oil:owns. inAgct' of Sept. 24, 1343. The d'm rile is inviolate,
and death and confiscation of property are abolished. Free-
doml
educationc
of religious worship is secured ; the right of the 1/inert'
peopleisor pecuniarygisarante e
of the press is con-
cedd without censorship d; every,
c u ,
it 7 i
P r ui an
may freely expeess his opinions ; freedom
public
meetings may be held in houses without resttairtt, in the
open sir by permission of the polies ; the Fa awl of the post
is inviolate ; several feudal privileges are abolished ; the king
is not responsible, but his mioidars are; there are to be two
chamber'', the first composed of 180 members, to be elected
' ww of
the
by the provincial circle and district repri tentative', and to
sit for MX years; the second to cones: et 350 members, to be
elected indirect,y by universal suffrage, and directly by
electors in the second degree, that is by electcrs chosen by
general suffrage ; no property qualification required for
either chamber.
In another royal decree, the Chambers are con-
voked in Berlin on the 2tith of February next ; the
primary elections to take place on the 22nd inst.,
and those in the second degree on the sth of February.
An income-tax bill is annour,oed.
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SECOND EDITION.

From the GAZETTE of THIS. NIGHT.

WAR-OFFICE. Dee. 8.
Ind Drag. Gds.—Lieut. B. Thornbill, float tirul F., to be l'etit.,
otos Mansergb, wbo rachonnee.
4th Lt. Drags.—Lieut. A. Grant, to be eapt., by per.. vice Fraser,
who ret.; Cur. E. Tredcrott, to be lieut., by pur., vice Grant; IL li.
Joiliffe, Dent., to be cor., by par., vice Trederoft.
13th Lt. Drags—Coe. I. %I/bite, to be Brut., by pur., vice Wilson.
who retires.
4th 5`.-I.leut..CoL W. G. Gold, from 53rd F., to bo lieut.-col., vice
Breton,
18th Fw.2rPa'ylmsat. 3.14. Kennedy, from 44th F., to be PaYnlml.,
vice F. L. Bennett, who has re . upon b.-p. as a lieut.
36th F.—Ens. W. 11. A. Daahwood, to be lieut., par., vice Elite,
who yet. 1 J. C. Longford, gent., to be ens., by par., by vice Dashwood.
67th F.—R. Taylor, gent., to be ens ,by par., vice Stead, who ret.
4list F.—Paymast. T. 11. Creagh, from 32nd F., to be paymast„ vice
Diana. who each.
52nd F.— Fanciest.. F. Dicksoo, from 41st F., to be payroast., vice
Cresols, who cock.
I.3rd I.—Brev..CoL H. W. Breton, from 4th P., to be llent..eoL,
vice Gold, who each.
38th F.—Lieut. G. Damerum, from h..p. 104th F., to be lieut., vies
Hely, app. paymaster 1 Ith Lu Drag.; Ens. 0. 11. Winyard, to be
lint., by pur„ vice Damerwn, who ret ; J. Duncan, gent., to be eta.,
by our, vire Wynyard.
Sind F.—Lieut. R. 11. Havilond, to be cart., by cur., vice Jouncey,
' who ret.; Lieut. J. 8. Monscreb, from 2od Drag. Oda, to be lien',
vice who Tbornaill, exch.leson, gent., to be en • Ens. 0. V. Pear, to be limit., by pur.„
• vice Ravilond; O. H. Was., by put • vice resit.
i. 72nd F.—Aorlst..Surg. A. D. llome, from the 3rd West India Regt.,
to be ossist.-eurg., vice lrwin, decease&
82ad F.—Lieut. L. F. &mud to be paymost., vice J. Ilocklcr, who
has retired upon half-pay.
9lot. F.—P. J. Dunbar, gent., to be ens., by put., vice Johnstor.e,
whose appointment has been cancelled.
3rd W. I Ilegt.—J. It Knott, gent., to be ens., without our, vice
F. J. Byres j sopeirsuotled,bebeing absent asithout leave ; Acting Asei,ist..
rclgtrio.t..ialog. 8). 1I y dawe troaLbr orti:t. -tceu r et! °vT:e 13Prtwt'ac,f2ani?p. it;
the staff.
HOSPITAL STArr.—Arsist,supg. W. Browne, front 3rd West India
Regt, to be Aisist..surg. to the Forces, vice English, dec.

INSOLVENT.
Jeans HENRY GARE.OOI), Y.mley. Suffolk, groom
BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED.
BENJAMIN ROBINERIN,
ANKRUPTS. HuUderstlell, dyer, Dec. 5,
B

WILLIAM EDW•RD HOCOUTON GUILLAVInt, Botley,
onthampton, timber merchant.
Joux MANZI', Wellington-place, Hackney, cabinet

miker.
JONAS THOMAS HARRISON, Htifdoß-Street,

cooper.
JONI( GILES, Shorediteb, clothier.
JEMMY MAYS. ILeyleigh, Ent:, auctioneer.
FEEDERICK Cuatu, 13-ntinck-st., Middlesex, auctioneer.
WILLIRII COINS, jun., Wolverhamron, builder.
I.II4INLED THOMPSON, Westbromwich, Staffordshire,
coach maker.
JOSEPH CADMAN, Pontypool, Monmouthshire, wine and
spirit retailer.
JAMES CROCKS% Sherborne, Doreetshire, innkeeper.
HENRY PINNEY, Plymouth, grocer.
RICHARD RYDER, Kingston-upm•Hull, grocer.
JOHN BIDDLE AHEM, Liverpool, ship broker.
HENRY LEATHAM, Liverpool, builder.
RICHARD HUTTON, Liverpool, painter.
Gamma CHAPMAN. Old Swan, Liverpool, victualler.
WILLIAM BLSAM, Liverpool, commission agent.
THOMAS COLERY, Salford, cotton spinner.
OEOEO2 HARDEN, Pmton, builder.
JOHN Hawouru, Stone Fold-mill, Haslingden, Lan-
cashire, cotton spinner.
SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.
EDWARD RkILTON, Glasgow, bill broker.
DONALD Macooxio.v, Loeh-Inver, Sutherlandshire,

ANDREW WATT, Edinburgh, cabinetmaker.
JAMBS BARNET, ellegOW, auperintendant of buildings.
THOMAS PATERSON, Blairtummock, Old klooldand,
Lanarkshire, farmer.
WILLIAM ADAMS, Perth, COSI merchant.
WALTER OVENSTONE, Leith, merchant.
ALEXANDER 000, Aberdeen, land surveyor.

for the Weok ending Doe. 5.1540
•AITIEENT.
t)overnment Debt £11,015,100
Other Sr:urine' 2;04,900
Gold Coln and bake 12,507,931
Silver Bullion .....
07,415,540

BANK OF ZNOLLND.—AocoviT
IWO. DIN
Not imbed =AMMO i

en,415,840

Frovetetore (lipitra —7.17,g1.00514T
Rees
Pub& Doodle (Melo&
lit 8e•.
Bem. Diu%
Comm . Iladessl
Debt, and Dlr. Meta) 6.210.515
Other Depoelte . 9,811,127
Seres-daysadoilia 11111, 1,01,60
04.981.408
Dec. T. MIL

Government floesellos
(Inclad. Mod Weight
larigZ
Notes . . 10,188,095
Gold ada eta.u.9

Z 34,981,408
Olgd Carhier.

SUCIAR.—The average price of Sugar, the produes of the
British pomade= in gnat, canputed from the -
the week ending the sth day of Demother, ISM, is
Sugar the produce of the liattritins is AM 4,1 d.
produce of the Past Indies is 225. 91d. pa cwt.
of the three foregoing descriptions, jointly, is 9k.

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per cwt. 8
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