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London, England, 1863-10-06 00:00:00

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OBSCURE, DISEAISIESD.of the BRAIN and ,
Cloud.
By FORBES WINSLOW, M.D., D.C.L.
Lon doln : Robert Hardwicke, 192, Piccadilly.

We have now before us the particulars of the
new Constitution proposed for Denmark and
Schleswig. The President, M. HALL, in introduc-
ing it to the Assembly, remarked that the reasons
which necessitated a complete revision of the
Ceonnt-s
li
Con-
stitution had increased in strength byrecent
both at home and abroad. As with s constitu-
tional and political reform has
always began
a reformed Parliament ; soin Denmarkthe reor-
ganisation
of the Rigsraad is
system of gfe felt to an
o.
indis-
pensable condition of an amended
Parliament for the kingdom It is conjectureddom tphraotpetrhewßilligbsdeadgonoer
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vernment.
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away with, or rathearrmraenrageemd
einnttshoeflatrhs gierliatstlseembly.
The representative
king-
dom are certainly in great need of simplification. A
population of less than three millions has no less
than eight assemblies ! There is the Rigsraad for
Denmark-Schleswig ; the Rigsdag for the king.
dam proper ; the separate estates for the two
Duchies; other assemblies for Lauenbarg and the
northern islands ; besides Colonial Councils for the
Danish West Indian possessions. Such a cumbersome
arrangement cannot fail to create confusion, and
fosters that spirit of jealousy, rivalry, and inde-
pendence which has so greatly added to the per-
plexities of Danish rulers. The object proposed by
the new system is, according to the President, " to
strengthen the Risgraad sufficiently, not only to
meet the great demands which the future may soon
possibly bring with it, but also to enable it, in the
course of time, to become the corner stone of our
whole constitutional development." In order to
attain this object it is considered necessary to in-
crease the number of members, and by means of the
two chamber system to secure a due proportion
alike of conservatism and liberalism. It is by its
happy combination of these two elements that the
English Constitution has secured its marvellous
strength and durability. It avoids alike the de-
structive force of the headlong torrent and the
dangers of the stagnant pool. It gives scope for
the bold advancing spirits who help forward the
progress of a people, at the same time that it affords
the more stable and cautious as opportunity of
tempering rash and hasty measures. The results
have often excited the wonder and envy of foreign
States, and in most countries where liberal
principles prevail the political institutions
of England are looked to as the model.
In the Danish Rigsraad the object is to
give a more liberal character to the Assembly,
while retaining its present conservative elements.
It is proposed to divide it into chambers under the
appellations of Landsttringiand Folkettring, already
known as constituent ports of the Rigsdag. The
Landsttring, or Upper House, is to consist of 75
elected members, one third of whom are to be
elected by the KING for a term of 12 years, while
the remaining 50 are to be chosen by immediate
vote in the larger elective districts, the franchise
depending on au income of 1;200 rix dollars. The
Folkettring is to have 130 members, divided like
those of the other Assembly between Denmark and
Schleswig, these members being elected by smaller
elective districts. The conditions of the franchise
prove the liberal spirit of the new constitution.
" Every man of good repute, and holding the rights
of a native, shall be in possession of the elective
franchise for the Folkettring when he has completed
his 30th year." The only modifications of this uni-
versal suffrage are the exclusion of servants not hav-
ing houses of their own, of insolvents, and the con-
dition that the voter should not be in receipt of
public relief, and should have had a fixed residence
of one veer within the district in which he resides
at the time of the election. The same conditions are
necessary to constitute voters for the Upper House,
with the additional stipulation of the income referred
to, which is only 1132 of English money, or in its
place, evidence of having paid to the State annual
taxes of 200 ris dollars, or .£22. The Assembly is
to be convened by the KING every other year. He
has also the power to prorogue it for a defined time,
but not for longer than four months without the
consent of the Rigsraad itself. This clause is an
important guarantee of the liberties of the subject,
and was perhaps learned from the history of the
English civil war. The Danish language is to be
employed for the resolutions, but the protocols are
to be written both in Danish and German, and any
member who chooses may address the Assembly in
the latter. Section 43 is another of the important
clauses, and decrees that any member can with the
sanction of his chamber bring forward any public
question, and challenge the Ministerial explanations.
Such permissions as these augur well for the prospects
of Danish Reform. They prove that the KING
and his Ministers are sincere in their professions,
and honestly intend to fulfil their promies. In
place of fine writing and lofty dissertations on
the theory of liberal government and the rights of
" Liberty, Equality, Fraternity," the new bill goes
straight to the point,and defines in plain language
the rights and privileges of the people. Both
Landsttring and Folkettring are likely to have
enough to do if Germany fulfil her threat, but
the brave little kingdom is still undaunted, and
stands with resolute front refusing to abandon
its rights. This is the moment for Constitutional
England to step forward in its aid, and to forbid
the occupation of the Duchies. It lies with us to
retard the outbreak of that European war which,
it seems, will not be much longer delayed, and into
which we shall inevitably be dragged sooner or
later.
foreign However cautious or pusillanimous our
policy may be, we can scarcely stand still
to witness another State dismembered. Every small
State weakened, divided, and absorbed into the
shadow of some towerin g and aggressive neighbour
is a loss to the general welfare and tranquillity.
The partition of Poland has cost us too dear to
allow a repetition of
tralit it. Lord RUSSELL'S neu-
y may be wise, cautious, and generally ad-
mirable, but at present it looks somewhat as if
he was steering the country into a war with the
Federal Government and
with the German Con-
federation, besides alienating the Southern States
and disgusting his own people. Truly an indus,
trious Foreign Secretary !

ITERR7 ANN. PRESTIDIGITATEUR.-
pRrN TIIEATRE.—IIERR HERRMANN'S
Performance: ;, EVERY EVENING, at Eight. In Two
Parts—as given by him in all the principal Theatres and
Opera House s of the Continent of Europe and America. The
whole of the Marvellous Illusions entirely new, and invented
by Herr Her, nnann. Prices of admission as usual. Doors
open at half-past 7.

THEATRE ROYAL DRURY- LANE.
Manaz€ TS, Messrs. B. Falconer and F. B. Chatterton.

THIS EVIINING, THE DEAL BOATMAN : Messrs. G.
Belmore, F. Charles;, Miss R. Leclercq, and Mrs. Edmund
.Falconer.

To conclude with the new and original Comedy, by Ed-
mund Fal-oncl', entitled NATURE'S ABOVE ART : A Ro-
mance of the S ursery : Messrs. Walter Lacy, Addison, Ryder,
Barrett, G. Be Imore, F. charles. Neville; 3liss Charlotte
'lo.un,ers. Mies Murray, Miss R. Leclercq, Mrs. Melville, and
Mrs. Edmund Falconer.

Box-office cq.en from Ten till Five daily. Prices as usual.
Commence at '7.

THEATRE

ROYAL HAYMARKET.-
Open for the Season.
THIS EVENING, and during the Week, to commence at
7, with AN UNLUCKY MORIAL : Mr. William Farren,
Miss M. Harris, &c.

After which, at a quarter to 8, the new Comedy of
FINESSE ; or, Spy and ounter Spy: charßeters by Mr.
Alfred Wigan, Mr. Chippendale, Mr. Howe, Mr. Backstone ;
Mrs. Dowton, Miss L. Angel, and 11Irs. Alfred Wigan.

Concluding with TURNING TIIETAI3IIES.
On Monday, Oct. 26, Mr. and Mrs. CtiAS. MATHEWS
will return to the London stage.

NEW THEATRE RO YAL, ADELPHI.—
Sole Pronrletor and -Manager, Mr. B. Webster.
THIS EVENING, at 7, THE TRAGEDY QUEEN: Mrs.
Stirling.
At 8, the New Dr of LEAH : Miss Bateman, supported
by Messrs. Arthur Stirlinaa H. rhiiiips, Killington, Stuart,
A. WOOd, Eburne, Mies la: Simms and Mrs. Billington,
To conclude with CATCHING AN HEIRLSS : Miss
Woolgar and Mr. A. Wood.

MISS BATEMAN.—LEA H.—The celebrated
young American Actress, Miss BATEMAN, havinz
on her first appearance in the New Drama of LEAH oti-
tained the most triumphant and enthusiastic success that has
been wPnesse for many- years, and the profound impression
created by herdipersonation of the character ot LEAH upon
a crowded audience havimi. been completely ratified by th
unanimous verdict and critical approval ot the entire flatly
will a Press, the Manager of the NEW ADELPIII THEATRE has
the honour to announce that M•ss BAT EMAN
in the New Drama of LEA" EVERY EVENING till Ppear
further
notice.

ROYAco-YAL STRAND THEATRE.
Manager, Mr. W. H. Swanborough.
L
EVENING, WHERE'S TOUR WIFE. Mr. Bel-
ford, miss Simpson.
Followed by (68th time) THE MOTTO, " I'M ALL
Tti 1,1 ttE." Messrs. Honey, Turner, E. Danvers, Collier,
Clifton; 2lesdames Ada Swanborou,gh, F. Josephs, Maria
simpson, Wallace, and Jenny White.
To conclude with TURN HIM OUT. 'Mr. Turner, Mis
Thorne.

Commence at 7.

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HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
THIS Des.—Morning, Bh. 20m.—Afternoon, Bh. 59m.
To-Konaow.-Morning, 9h. 40m.—Afternoon, 10h. 20m.

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LONDON, TUESDAY, ocr. 6, 1863.

The Emperor NAPOLBON having just now re-
turned from the south-western extremity of his

empire to the capital, expectation is already
beginning to be awakened in regard to the early
meeting of the Chambers and the probability of

some light being at length thrown through the
bewildering haze by which his foreign policy has

for a long while past, but more particularly of
late, been enveloped. Glimpses of the inner mean.

lag of that policy have been caught, it is true,
from time to time, affording even the general public

a notion of its tendency at those rare moments.

But the tendency of every foreign policy—no

matter whether that of a despotism or

of a democracy, of an oligarchy or of

- -
of a constitutional Government, necessarily and

inevitably fluctuates with the fluctuations of the

events of the hour. It is necessarily—parpetually

—passing through a series of more or less appre-
ciable modifications. Those well nigh incalculable
variations—in a free and outspoken system of Go-
vernment like our own, we, the peeple, so governed
are aware of, so to speak, almost interruptedly.
We are continually gazing into the tube of the
Diplomatic Kaleidoscope. The interminable series
of changes, both of colour and of form, there pre-
sented to view, are beforer us, as it might
be said, always, a
there,
permanence
. With our per-
y guaranteed conspicuously
visible, ea
of
speech and of writ-
ing, with our unrestricted liberty of the press, and
with the absolute and unconditional independence
accorded to our Parliament, it is necessarily, as we
have here stated. Diplomacy, in Our constitutional
system of Government, could not be continued for
any, even the briefest interval, upon the old, obsolete
plan of secrecy and mystification, Popular feeling
would not tolerate it. To a considerable extent it
is thus nowadays, even with countries the most
arbitrarily ruled. Nowhere is it so eon-
seicuous, however, as it is in England.
Among our neighbours it is partially thus
already, but only, at the best, very partially.
Theeverything
ENTEEoR has ;conceded—(having
within his grasp after the coup detat)—has volun-
tarily conceded a certain small proportion of freedom
to the press, and a modified species of independence
to the members of his Legislature. Thereby enabling
the nation to catch at intervals the brief, or rather
momentary glimpses of a foreign policy that must,
othereVisof save when it suited his, the EMPEROWF,
own will and pleasure, must have remained altogether
inscrutable. If ever the truth in that matter can
be dragged to light, it is while the Chambers are
Shane.. During the intervals between the sessions
the journals left altogether to themselves, are
li3:mPlY guessing in the dark. If ever the official
the Monzteur, speaks out at these times, it
only
does so oracularly, or in other words quite
enigmatically,
As to the rest of the Paris journals
it would be difficult to say,
in spite of the
unquestionable Ability of many amongst them, of
such distin
gulahed organst of the French people, for
example, as the
Cona
Debats, and of several utionnel and the Journal des
others not necessary here to
be particularized,eeg "
asvarious and as widely con-
trasting their character, dent and believing teei: as
at one extremity the ar-
,. and at the other the frigid
and incredulous Siedeee
which amongst them all Wan be difficult to say
d be
enimniator of the th pronounced the
oughts and
governing power. As touch
reli intentions of the
we should be disposed to imaginance is this way,
the generality of the French is reposed by
lic
antes of La France, even, the utter •
, as in the is 0
• •
forth in the swarms of political pamphletspinions put
published
over the counter of M. DENTIT.
It is to
the meeting of the Chambers that all
look with eager curiosity—when diplomacy
has become the most obscure, and when th '
°juncture
is just becoming the meat momentous. Such a
period having just now been reached, the,
at all times, eager and comprehensible curi-
osity of the French People is, in a manner,
intensified the re-assembling of the Cham-
bers being looked !Or with rLoro than ordinarily
heightened expectation, now that the EMPEROR

The Archduke MAXIAHLIAN'a
h
frankly
yrelZusitble on
Mexican deputation appears ver
the whole. He expresses
and fearlessly, and while himself o the
a offers his
thanks to those who have proposed to de
trim the honour, he at the same time declares his
iutLution not to act without due care and considera-
tion, This is acting with due caution, and all must
agree that his prudence is most praiseworthy. He
commences by stating that he is deeply touched
by the wishes of the Mexican Assembly. "It can-
not but be exceedingly flattering for our House
that they have turned their eyes to the descendants
of CrIABLEs the FIFIII." This is a very suitable
beginning, for the compliment is a great one, and
as
B"h should be duly appreciated. The ARCH-
DUKE
next passes on to state the difficulties that
that have
lie in the Way
been addressed
and•ci his carrying out the proposals
independence
although it is a most Liaised to him, and rem& as that,
institutions
andtr: sootiinaofbolue mission. to. maintain the
Da 'welfare of Tilexic,) " with free
foundation,,, it could Da be