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swami, IVITILIDAY. JAN. 13.

YFSITIPiT the Primo limpet of Potkatt met
the newly-elected repmentativoi of the nation, and
opened the Legialative Session of the Met. The
occaoon has been expected with equal daemon by
the acoatears of Conetattatooal Govoromest and the

friends of European peace, and by both classes the
speech of the PRI NCR will be closely scanned. Sar-
rourded by advisers of his own choice, his Royal
Highness met a Parliament elected especially to sup-
port them. Coder circumstances so favourable to
the development of his designs, it was reasonable to
expert some more decided manifestation of public
policy than was possible before a Chamber like the
last, not only destitute of public spirit, but even
eager to disclaim it.
The language of the PRINCE oo constitutional
questions—it is useless to disguise it—is halting and
uncertain. There was no need to discuss the peen- I
liar theory of the Prussian monarchy which prevails
in the courtly circles of Berlin. His Royal High-
ness might have leR that sterile task to the
pamphleteers of the Junker party, who at this
moment are in a state of inauspicious activity. But,
haring entered on the subject, it is pitiable to find
him putting off the Deputies with • vague and
hurried recognition of their "high calling," while
" Kingship by the grace of Goti " is an-
nounced to be the tint inscription on the banner
of Prussia, and " to preserve the prerogative of the
" Crown untrithed," ii declared to be one of the
chief missions of the Regency. The difference
between the Speech delivered yesterday and those
which we have been accustomed to receive in past
years from lierlin is personal rather than political.
The Kteo spoke like a sentimental theorist, and
the PRI NCR speaks like a soldier; but both of them
make the Sovereign the mainspring of the political
system. The PRINCE asks the judgment, just uhe
asks the devotion of the Deputies; but he wants
both for a policy, of which all that we learn from
the Speech is that it is something already ins-
vocably flied. Whence this mixture of political

timorousness with the rigidity of the soldier? Lit
ttue, as we hear, that the Patiti-e is terrified at hie
own popularity, that he is alarmed by the hopes of
the people, and so thinks it necessary to present the
image of a theocratic monarchy and the doctrine of
divine right prominently before the subjects of hie
brother' Whatever may be the cause, for his sake
we regret the effect. But we have no fears for the
surmise of Parliamentary government in Prussia. For
that the good faith rather than the favour of the PRINCE
is required, and that is a quality in which we behove
FREDERICK IV! I. 1.11,X I.or IS, Prince of Pau•Nta,
his been found wanting. The rest we may
leave to the courage and good sense of the Vlficass
and Stnwecnot of the Second Chamber, and to the
gradually increasing public spirit of the Prussian
people.

leery Englishman will be glad to learn from the
PRINCE'S Speech that the great departments of
Prussia* administration exhibit signs of national
prosperity. We are bound to that country by too
any ties—by oar common Protestant religion ; by
sympathy with the aspirations of the Peoria&
people fora liberty guaranteed by efficient Parlia-
mentary representation ; and, or least. by a tender
interest in one who has lately left us to berme
peoseeee,--eot to wish that it may be great
and prosperous. The public finances, the Patmcc
tell. as, are in • favourable state ; crime is
diminishing; and the Government feels en-
couraged to enter upon new enterprises to puma
the material and moral wellbeing of the country.
V. tilt the excerion of one or two topics too trivial
for notice, the most tangible announcement in the
PRINCE'S speech le that of an augmentation
of the military faeces of the country. The army,
" which bas always, and with unshaken devoted-
.' 1101119, known how to straggle for sad maintain the
" boater of Prosaism well is war as is pore," ia
to he increased. Happily we amain ealled to con-
nect this dee:station with the apprebenrons
European war sow rife among on. The change
now authoritatively announced, which is under-
stood to be • conversion of battalions of the
lanaoreler or national militia into hattalmos of
the line, was known to have been resolved on and
its nature was duet:seed before the rise of the peseest
complieat ems between Frame and Austria, and
simply se • measure called for by the permanent in-
terests°, the country.

of topic* of foreign policy in a
l'ressian Itoysl S,wech is itself a pheoomeoon de-
moving special r.-dice. From the time of his die.
estrous espedition to Olmsta, when his mean-
spirited diplomacy bettered the interests and honour
of the whole north of Clormany fora treacherous and
hnoohating trace, t►e prelude to yet deeper dis-
honour. M. )iANTIVITEL, the ex-premier, carefully
excluded all allosion to the external relations
of the country Nun as Speech from the

Throne. The I'm Ntz disdains such an unworthy
•xpedie•t. Ilia stetelneSi " no altar ham

" taken place in the peaceful relations of Prussia
" towards foreign countries, and that all its friendly
"connexions with the Great Powers remain nu-
" disturbed," may not convey much information as to
points on which the public would gladly be in-
ibrined ; but we may inter, from the complacent tone
la which friendly connexions with the Great lowers
are spoken of, that the Premien Government is not
eager to espouse the quarrel of one against another•
For the sake of Prussia itself, and of the peace of
Europe, we sincerely trust that the PRINCE and his
advisers will disappoint the presumptuous predic-
tions of the Vienna press, which has been waving
the Prussian flag in the face of Piedmont, as if the
battalions of the HOULNZOLLERN were already
placed at the command of the Harantraoaa. With
Austria as an Italian Power Prussia can have no
common interest.

bt Court.

WINDSOR, JAN. 12.

Th. royal diaper party yesterday included the
Primer Alice, the Earl of Derby, the Earl of Careirvaa,
Visceest iveralpy, Ledy Victory' Noel, Lord ead Ledy
Leek, sad the Eat Hot. J. W. Harley.
The 1.4 d ra id Lite Claude performed daring
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Wrigity.

A Cabinet Council was held yesterday at the
offierial residence of the Chancellor of the Exchequer,
in Downing-street. The Ministers present were:
—The Earl of I)erby, the Right Hon. B. Disraeli, the
Lord Chancellor, the Earl of Hardwick°, Mr. Se-
cretary Walpole, the Earl of Malinesbary, Sir K
Rolwer Lytton, General Peel, Lord Stanley, Sir John
Pakington, the Right Hon. J. W. Henley, and Lord
John Manners.

The Earl of Darby owl the light E. J. W. Hooky re-
hosed to tows lootords, Mr Wisdom Coals.
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