The Sun.
London, England, 1839-09-18 00:00:00

AFFAIRS OF HANOVER.

The Hanover Gazette of the 1001 instant contains
the following proclamation concerning the question of
the Constitution :

" Ernest Augustus, &c.

" At the fifth sitting of the Germanic Diet, of the
:26th of April, some propositions were made to the
following effect :—The Diet is asked to declare to
the Hanoverian Government that it has seen, in
the abrogation of the Constitution of 1833, a viola-
tion of Article 36 of the Penal Act of the Vicuna
Congress, for the execution of which the members of
the Confederation were mutually guaranteed, and that
it considers the means of attack which these complica-
tions supply to the adversaries of monarchical principle
as an imperious motive to engage the Hanoverian Go-
vernment to maintain the state of the law, and not to
introduce in it the changes which would be necessary,
except in a constitutional manner. The Diet, conse-
quently, in its 19th sitting, announced the following
resolution :
" The propositions made to the Diet cannot be •
agreed to, as in the actual state of things no reason exists,
founded upon the federal law, to interfere in this affair
of internal policy. However, the Diet hopes, with con-
fidence, that the King of Hanover will, in conformity
with his paternal intentions, before manifested, bring
to a conclusion, as soon as possible, with the States,
an arrangement upon the question of the Constitu-
ticn, which may be in conformity with the rights of
the Crown and of the States.' We hasten to commu-
nicate this resolution to our subjects. The Germanic
Confederation has declared that the question of the
constitution of our kingdom was a natural affair, in
alt'..ing that a federal intervention could not legally take
place. At ere same time the Diet expresses the desire that
we make an arrangement with the actual States of our
kingdom, which may be of a nature to conciliate the
rights of the Crown with those of the States. Conse•
quently the fundamental base of public right of our
kingdom, which we have always declared to be the
only one of any value, has now been consecrated.
At the same time we declare that the confident
wishes expressed by the Diet are responded to by
us ardently and sincerely. We have already mani-
fested those wishes last year by the presentation of the
project of a constitutional Act, and we have relied upon
a constitutional arrangement with our faithful Assembly
of the States. On several occasions we have in-
vited the Assembly to hasten its labours. It it
known for what reason they have been interrupted,
but our wishes have remained the same, and the !lope
to see them accomplished has been singularly strength-
ened by the recent propositions of our General As-
sembly of the States. We have therefore named a com-
mission, which is occupied with the preliminary la-
bours that are necessary. We shall hasten as much
as possibie the examination of these preliminary la-
bours, and we shall address afterwards to our faithful
General-States the propositions which shall appear to
us fit as durable bases to establish the happiness of
our dear people. To realize our paternal views we. rely
upon the serious co.operation as well as loyalty of our
States.
subjects, who are called to the Our sincere efforts
wilt
faithful subjects, and we desire nothing so much as to see
s have for their end the true happiness of our
alway
the States second our efforts with the same earnestness
But in order that our faithful subjects may have no.
' doubt as to the public law in force with an arrange-
' ,Went with the Assembly of the States, or in case,
against all expectation, such an arrangement should be
impossible, we again declare that the Constitution which
has been in force until the promuleaton of the Constjtu-
tion of 183;3, which we have abrogated, and which is
developed upan the basis of the decree of December
7,. 182 9, in what concerns the General States, terms the
fundamental basis. As we believe that the erroneous views
on the question of the Constitution which have been the
result of a vicious manner of regarding the law will
be found sufficiently rectified, and on the other hand,
we shall feel disposed to treat with the care of which
we have given proofs the acts inspired by error, we hope
also that the solicitude for our kingdom will not place
us in the d;slgrecehle necessity of proceeding with rigour.
against the unconstituConal tendencies of the enemies of
order, and particularly against the numerous intrigues of
which we have been a witness.
(Signed) ERSEST AUGUSTUS.
(Countersigned) " BARON DE SCHEELE.
" Hanover, Sept. 10."

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Nicholas, waited on the Grand Vizier, with whom they had
a long interview. Colonel Rjewoutski
Pasha that the Porte might rely on 3 the support of Russia,
and on that of the other Allied I owers, and that " if cir-
cumstances required it, his Sovereign would aid the Sultan
with his armies and fleet, so desirous was he to prove to
him his sincere friendship and anxiety to see the present
difficulties of the empire adjusted to the satisfaction of the
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Count Rjewoutski sailed in the evening for Broussa in a
Russian corvette stationed in the Bosphorus.

EVENING EDITION

PLAN FOR THE EDUCATION OF
ALL CLASSES IN INDIA,
Settled by the Bishop of Calcutta, a Roman Catholic
Clergyman, and Minister of the Scotch Church at
Calcutta.

This institution owed its existence to the following
extraordinary circumstances. An English priva:e sol-
dier, by great merit, rose from the ranks in India---
( wan promoted to the rank of Major-General—and
( amassed a great fortune. At his death he bequeathed
( his wealth for general education, without reference to
; the creed of those who partook of the benefits of the
institution to be founded.
It was the wish of the Bishop of Calcutta to have
founded this institution on the express doctrines and
discipline of the Church of England only ; but finding
that the intentions of the founder were that the be-
nefits of the institution should be extended to all per-
sons, without distinction of creed, he proposed and stre-
ff nuously advocated the plan described in the Report,
comprehending, as he says, " all the great doctrines of
redemption, as held by the five main divisions of the
Christian world—the English, the Scotch, the Roman
Catholic, the Greek, and the Armenian Churches—as
our fundamental principles, leaving the minister of each
Church to supply instructions on the sacraments and
matters of discipline to the children of their own com-
munions respectively." The following are extracts from
the Report, signed by the Committee, and adopted
unanimously by the Board, and, we may add, re-pub-
lished by the Blshop in his own vindication.
ErPORT, &C., OF THE COMMITTEE APPOINTED TO