The Sun.
London, England, 1863-10-06 00:00:00

GERMANY AND DENMARK.

We take the following from the official report of
the
FrankfortesittingoftlLie Ist of October of the German Diet
" The President laid before the Assembly a note from the
Briwhich
hE
tnhveoy, latterS'r Alex.lll
communicates
in
from the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of Great
a et , da tt ead
theth the
isett oaf
dOecs tpoabtecrh,
Britain, Earl Russell, dated the 13th of September, con-
cerning the constitutional question of Holstein-Lauenburg.
The Diet directed that this document should be referred to
the joint committees charged with the examination of the
question.
" After some local business, a vote was come to upon the
report presented to the sitting of the 19th of Sept., relative
to the constitutional question of ILlstein-Lauenburg by the
joint committees, as also upon the propositions advanced in
that report. These latter are approved by the majority of
the Assembly. The envoy charged to represent the Minis-
ter of Denmark and Holstein-Lauenburg protests against
this approval in the name of the rights of the Royal Ducal
Government, referring to the declarations made previously
by Denmark, and abstains from voting upon tke approval
of the joint committees.
" The resolution which the Diet takes on the subj ect of
this question runs thus :
"1. The Government of Denmark and of Holstein-
Lauenburg has not fulfilled the federal obligations relative
to the constitution of the Duchies of Holstein-Lauenburg,
and, especially, by its declaration of the 27th of August of
this year it has not acted up to the federal resolution of the
9th of July last; federal execution must, therefore, be
resorted to to enforce (if they have not already been com-
plied with) the application in the said Duchies of the federal
resolutions of the 11th of February and 12th of August,
1858, of the Bth of March, 1860, of the 7th of February,
1861, and of the 9th of July, 1863.
"2. The Austrian, Prussian, Saxon, and Hanoverian
Governments are charged to carry out the execution, and
the Governments of Saxony and of Hanover will be invited
each to name a civil commissary, who, if needs be, and
after having received the instructions of the Diet on the
mode of execution, will have to administer, according to
those instructions by order of the German Confederation,
the duchies of Holstein-L tuenburg in the stead and in the
name of the King-Duke, without prejudice to the rights of
the latter, which are only provisionally suspended.
"Moreover, the said Governments shall be called upon
to place at the disposal of the civil commissaries a detach-
ment of 6,000 men, the composition of which they will de-
cide upon between themselves, and at the same time the
Governments of Austria and of Prussia will be invited to
hold ready, in case of resistance to the federal executive, in
concert with the kingdoms of Saxony and Hanover, a suffi-
cient body of troops to support victoriously the detachment
in question.
"3. Communication of this resolution shall be made to
the Royal Ducal Government in virtue of Article IV. of
the regulation for execution, through its envoy ; at the same
time, that Government will be reminded in an official state-
ment of the propositions of the committees of the 18th Juno
of this year, of the Federal resolution of the 9th July of
the same year, and of the report serving as a basis to the
motions actually made by the joint committees, and Den-
mark will be summoned to comply with the demands for-
mulated, and to make known her intention within a delay of
three weeks.
" 4. This resolution shall be brought to the cognisance of
the Governments of Austria, Prussia, Saxony, and Hanover
by their envoys, and those Governments will be called upon
to make all the necessary preparations, that the measures
decreed may be immediately put into execution.
On this question the Journal desDebats publishes
the following, dated Frankfort, Oct. 1
" A note has been addressed by the English Government
to Baron de Kubeck, President of the Assembly for Austria,
in which Earl Russell calls upon the Diet to open fresh ne-
gotiations with Denmark through the intermedium of Aus-
tria and Prussia before carrying out its threatened invasion,
in the hope of thereby attaining a pacific settlement. The
English note has been referred to the two united committees,
who will make a report to the Assembly in an early sitting.
This new diplomatic incident will necessarily lead to a de-
lay in the execution of the military measures which the
Confederation proposed to take against Denmark. The con-
tents of the English note dwell, we are assured, upon the
proposals which the chief of the Foreign-office addressed
simultaneously on Sept. 20, 1862, to the Diet and to Den-
mark ; they pointed out the basis upon which a friendly
entente might be established between the two pat ties inte-
rested. Germany, it will be remembered, showed itself in-
clined to accept those proposals, but they were not well re-
ceived at Copenhagen."

The Moors and Forests in Scotland.

(Ron the linconess Courier.)

The moors and hills are so difficult of access, on ace Dun
of snow, that very little sport has been obtained during the
past week. Deer-stalkers especially are compelled to
remain idle, and most of them have left for the South.
Lord Selkirk took his departure from Gildermory, on the
Novar estate, this morning, his lordship having this year
concluded one of the oldest shooting leases in the North of
Scotland. The following are the notes which we have been
able to collect :
Lord Dacre and party have killed 37 stags at Ceanacroc,
up to Monday last. On the 23d ult. his lordship killed a
very fine royal, with a head of 13 points. The brow
antlers measured 12 inches in length. Lord Middleton has
shot a number of fine fat stags in the Applecross Forest.
The weight of one of them has been tested, and found to be
20 stones 21bs. clean, with a fine " long-tined and beau-
tifully-formed" royal head ; span 341 inches. Captain
Ayre also shot, in the Applecross Forest, 6 stags, from
10 to 12 points, by only firing seven shots, and only kill-
ing one stag at each shot. A few days ago, Lord 11.
Bentinck shot two stags right and left in the forest of
Glenavon, and two on each of the two following days.
On Friday week he shot three stags at one stalk, and an-
other stag on the afternoon of Saturday. Among these was
a royal, and another with 11 points. All were in good con-
dition, averaging about 15 stones. Ills lordship has now
Mar
left for the forest of Loch-Errocht, and will finish
his deerstalking for the season by returning to Forest
through Glenavon, thus hunting three extensive forests in
one season. Up to the present time, 19 stags have been
killed in Sir James Matheson's forest of Morsgail, in the
Lows, most of them in very fine condition. In spite of the
weather being unfavourable, Lord Kinloch has succeeded
in bringing down three stags, ono of them having a head of
14 points. Sir Gr orgo Denys has shot three stags, Mr. E.
A. Tanford one,
Mr. Magna
oiny two, one being a oyal
Eyrie two, one with 14 pts, and one a Royal.r The sal-
mon fishing in the river Creed, near the Castle, and at the
Ghrimersta on the west side of the island, has been success-
ful, although the season was a late one, owing to the dry
weather during the summer preventing the fish running up
the river. Mr. E. A. Tanford has caught 98 salmon, having
several times brought home eight or nine fish in a day, and
on one occasion at the Ghrimersta, 13. Three gentlemen
from the Castle, in a day and a half, caught in the Ghri-
mersta, 27 salmon, the two largest weighing respectively 15
and 16 pounds ; and two gentlemen, a short time before,
caught in little more than two days 32 salmon. In fact the
lochs and river at the last named places quite swarmed with
fish, affording sport unsurpassed in Scotland.

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PEEBLES.
The report of the directors states that .tho gross' 11 S
revenue of the railway for the six months' ending
the 31st of July last amounted to £7,305, and for
the corresponding six months of 1862 to £6,2,32,
exhibiting an increase of £1,073. The moiety of
the revenue belonging to the company was 13,65`2.
The disposable balance amounted to £3,238, of
which £255 was payable to the North British Rail-
way Company, being one half of the surplus after .
making provision for a dividend of 6 per cent. on
the company's ordinary shares for the two past half-
years. Out of the remainder the directors proposed.
to pay the usual dividend of 5 per cent. on the
preference shares, and a dividend at the rate of 6
per cent. upon the ordinary shares, leaving a balance
of 1:208. The dividend upon the ordinary shares
might have been q- per cent. fur the past half-year,
but the directors were desirous to carry forward a
surplus sufficient tomeet certain old accounts which
were in course of adjustment. It was proposed to
make the dividends payable on the 13th inst. 'rho
North British Railway Company continued to
discharge their obligations in an efficient and satis-
factory manner. The lease had been adjusted and.
signed.

MANCHESTER, SIiEFF lELD, AND LINCOLN-
SHIRE.

a mountedf roni the Ist July
to £77,826
The total expenses of this company's railway,
it no c
tl
hudi
as against £77,502 for the corresponding period of
1862. The proportion of the South Junction receipts
accruing to this company from the Ist July to the
27th September amounted to £2,020 as against
£8,407 for the corresponding period .of 1862, and
the expenses to £3,969 as against £3,089•
e2n7gth rents,
September, tolls,
a ultBy6' e

INDIAN CARRYING.
The third ordinary meeting of this company was
held yesterday at the Loudon Tavern, Sir Macdonald

Stephenson in the chair.
Mr. IV. Thomson, the secretary, read the notice
convening the meeting. The report stated that the
operations of the past year had, on the whole, been.
attended with a satisfactory result. 0 wing altogether
to the injudicious proceedings of the late manager
at Bombay a loss had been sustained on the working
in that Presidency, but the directors had more

,han ever reason to believe that under the change

made in the local management a profitable
course of business would be opened. Mr. Bates, the
Madras manager, whose operations had shown
great ability and had been attended with signal
success, had been directed to visit Bombay for the

purpose of assisting by his advice in the reorgani-
sation of the company's business there. The business
in the Madras Presidency had shown a steady
improvement from the commencement. The reports
received from the manager at Calcutta continued
most encouraging as to the prospects of the company.
The result of the few months' operations, although
the accounts did not show a profit, was satisfactory.
As soon as the system was brought into operation
the receipts rose from £9B in the month of January,
to £1,431 in the month of February. The expense
which had been incurred in the hire of carts was
now being diminished by the substitution of the
company's own vehicles. The Bengal Government
being about to discontinue their bullock trains,
had notified their readiness to enter into contracts
for the work hitherto done by them, and a tender
on the part of the company had accordingly been
sent in. It was well understood that the Govern-
ment would, on favourable terms, make over
to the parties contracting the plant necessary
for carrying on the work. The revenue ac-
count showed a balance of profit of £2,008, of which
the directors recommend that £750 should be ap-
propriated to the payment of a dividend for the
half-year ending the 30th of June last, at the rate
of 6 per cent. per annum. The capital account
showed that £25,000 had been received, and £13,610
expended, leaving a balance of £11,390. The re-
venue account for the year ending June 30 showed
that £24,405 had been received, and £22,397 ex-
pended, leaving a balance of £2,008.
The CHAIRMAN said that a dividend earned from
revenue of 3 per cent. for the half-year would fur-
nish the best commentary upon the text of the re-
port. The company's operations had been but
recently undertaken, and the usual incidents had
occurred—partial success and partial failure, the
former of a nature to afford grounds to hope for its
continuance and increase, the latter being suffici-
ently explained by the want of judgment in a par-
ticular agency which had since been re-modelled.
The principles on which the company had proceeded,
of endeavouring to act with rather than against ex-
isting associations had been appreciated, and enabled
the directors to secure the good will and co-opera-
tion of others engaged in the same pursuit They had
proceeded cautiously, and were enabled, notwith-
standing losses from causes they had no reason to
anticipate, to recommend a dividend upon the re.
suit of the half year's working. The company had
advantages over other parties in India of capital
and systematic organisation, with officers specially
trained in the great carrying establishment of this
country, and selected for their high qualifications.
Those gentlemen had, as a body, fully justified the
expectations of the board, and the shareholders
might rely upon their interest being safe in their
hands. lie concluded by moving that the report
and accounts be approved and adopted, and that a
dividend be declared at the rate of 6 per cent. per
annum, free of income tax, for the half-year ending
the 30th June, payable on and after the 19th inst.:
Mr. W. HARTRIDGE seconded the motion, and it
was carried unanimously.
On the motion of Captain J. A. ANGUS, seconded
by the Rev. H. WALDRON, Mr. J. E. Coleman and
Mr, G. Engstrom, the retiring auditors, were re-
elected, with an allowance of 10 guineas each.
The proceeding concluded with a vote of thanks
the chairman and directors.


LONDON, TUESDAY, ocr. 6, 1863.

The Emperor NAPOLEON having just now re-

turned from the scuth-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 'laza by which his foreign policy has
for a long while past, but more particularly of
late, been enveloped. Glimpses of the inner mean.

ing of that policy have been caught, it is true,
from time to time, affordixitl en 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, W 3, 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 before us, as it might
be said, always, are there, conspicuously
visible, en permanence. With our per-
fectly guaranteed liberty 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 con-
spicuous, however, as it is in England.
Among our neighbours it is partially thus
already, bat only, at the best, very partially. The
EMPEROR has :conceded—(having had everything 1,
within his grasp after the coup d'etat)—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,
otherwise, save when it salted his, the EMPEROR'S,
own will and pleasure, m use have remained altogether
inscrutable. If ever the truth in that matter can
be dragged to light, it is while the Chambers are
Bitting. During the intervals between the sessions
the journals left altogether to themselves, are
simply guessing in the dark. If ever the official
laumnal, the Moniteur,
speaks out at these times, it
only does so oracularly, i
or in other words quite
enigmatically,As to the rest of the e Paris journals
it
would be difficult to say, in spite of the
many amongst them, of
unclnestionable ability of
such distingniehed organs
of the French people, for
example, as the
%•enstitutzonne/ and the Jourual des
Debate, and of ry here to
several others not necessary
be pertieularized
- ,orgetis
their eh as various and as widely con-
trastingaraorers as at one extremity the ar-
dent and believing
e
Union, sad at the other the frigid
and incredulous Si
which
amongst
theetat Tit would he difficult to say
all can be pronounced the
enunciator of the thoughts and intentions of the
governing power. A, much reliance in this way,
we should be disposed to •
inlEtglne, is reposed
the generality of the French
by
Pulilic te utter •
ances of La France, oven, its in the
p put
forth in the swarms of political pamp ets published
over the counter of M. DENTU. If •
to
the meeting of the Chambers that
all
look with eager curiosity—when diplomacy
has become the most obscure, and when the juncture
is just becoming the most momentous. Such a
period having just now been reached, the,
at all times, eager and comprehensible curi-
osity of the French Peop!e is, in a manner,
inttniified the re-assembling of the Cham-
bers being looked for with more than ordinaiily
heightened apectation, now that the Em.mcait

has, within the last few hours, returned from Es
autumnal repose at Biarritz to the Palace of St.
Cloud.

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 Con-
stitution had increased in strength by recent events
tional and political reform has always
both at home and abroad. As with übsegcaonnswtiittub-
a reformed Parliament ; so in Denmark
to
ganisation of the Rigsraad is
indis-
pensable condition of an amended system of go-
n
vernment. be
at e reor
Parliament for the kingdom pro
it is conjectureeddinthtahteeltheg
p
Rigsdagdonoe
away with, or ermerr
weirll be
assembly.
The representative arrangementsg of this little king-
rath
king-
dom are certainly
t need of simplification. A
of
less in
than
three millions has no less
t
than eight assemblies ! There is the Rigsraad for
Denmark-Schleswig ; the Rigsdag for the king-
dom proper ; the separate estates for the two
Duchies ; other assemblies for Lauenburg 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 an opportunity of
tempering rash and hasty measures. Ths results
have often excited the wonder and envy of foreign
States, and in most countries where liberal
principles prevail this political institutions
of England are looked to as the model.
In the Danish Rigsraad the &eject 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 Landsttring:and 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 he 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
Schles wig, 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 year 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 £132 of English money, or in its
place, evidence of having paid to the State annual
taxes of 200 rix 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 fiae 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. However cautious or pusillanimous our
foreign policy may be, we can scarcely stand still
to witness another State dismembered. Every small
State weakened, divided, and absorbed into the
shadow
a:ftseomtbee al welfaretogweneerring and aggressive
dgraenssivteranngeiguuhbliotym:
The partition of Poland has cost us too dear to
allow a repetition of it. Lord RUSSELL'S neu-
trality -
may be wise, cautious,
mirable, but at present it looks somewhatgenerally ad
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 !

The Archduke MAXIMILIAN
semi
'123
Mexican deputation appears very reply to the
the whole. He expresses himself frankly
n
limo d
hiso
declares
and fearlessly, and while he
offers his
thanks to those who have proposed
him the honour, he at the same
t
intention not to act without due care and considera.
tin. 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 CHARLES the FIFTH." This is a very suitable
beginning,
for the compliment is a great one, and
as such should be duly appreciated. The ARCH-
Dußa
next passes on to state the difficulties that
lie in the Way of his
carrying out the proposals
that have
been add
although it is ressed to him, and remarks that,
a most noble mission to maintain the
independence
and Welfare of Mexico " with free
iliklitations and 4 0011 d foundation," it coald not be ,

• •••••
whole nation. The following
of the wishes of the
done effectually without the spontaneous expression
sentence, however,
may be regarded as the most
significant in the whole address—"l must make
my aeceptan
the throne dependent upon
a plebiscite
of the whole country ;" but the
ce
of
difficulty that lies in the way is, that it
will be necessary for him to ask for guaran-
tees to protect Mexico against the dangers that
threaten her "integrity and independence." If the
guarantees are obtained, and the nation gives a
universal vote in his favour, the ARCHDUKE Con-
sents to receive the Crown if his brother, the EM-
PEROR, approves. There is good ground for all
that is proposed and demanded in this reply; but,
at the same time, it must strike many readers that
the suggestions are not very likely to be attended
to, nor are the demands sure to be accorded. On
the contrary, many and grave difficulties are in the
way, and obstacles well-nigh insuperable in-
terpose themselves. Some persons had imagined
that by this time all matters were satisfactorily
arranged, and that the possession of the Crown of
Mexico by the Archduke MAXIMILIAN
was a settled
affair. It is not so easy, however, to adjust the diffi •
culties that arise in the consideration of a weighty
undertaking, and nothing is so unwise and so im-
prudent as to jump at conclusions and rash at ven-
tures without taking time to mark and digest the
pros and cons of the proceeding. The ARCHDUKE
figures forth a very satisfactory programme of the
style in which he will carry on the kingdom, if he
is able to preside over its destinies. He announces
it to be his firm intention to follow in the path of
progress that was taken by his brother by esta-
blishing a constitution ; and, " after the complete
pacification of the country to seal the fundaments!
laws by an oath." This is certainly arranging
affairs in a wise manner; and taking the right
view of the Government of a people and the rule of
a State, thus, the ARCHDUKE truly adds, only can
there be any chance of raising Mexico to a promi-
nent place among nations, and calling into existence
a national policy, so that all parties might co-ope-
rate with him, and forget all disputes. These are
noble sentiments to express, and any country would
be fortunate who possessed a ruler willing and able
to put such precepts into practice. Thus only can
any real benefits be conferred and lasting good con-
ferred, when all concur from the highest to the
lowest to tread the path of progress. One definite
act of reform, and one decided change in effete and
worn-out constitutions, do more to remodel and re-
novate a State than hundreds of compromises and
countless professions of liberty, which sound very
well, but are never carried into effect. It is said
that, subsequently to the reading of the address, the
ARCHDUKE, in conversation with the members Of
the deputation, declared that he would not accept
the Crown unless all these conditions were fulfilled.
This is very probable, for his brief address read
like the earnest and impressive avowal of opinion
that would come from one who is decided and
determined regarding his own course, whatever
doubts and delays may obscure the judgments of
others. He believes the co-operation of France
and England to be necessary that order may
be re-established and secured. This is col likely,
and there does not appear any probability that such
assistanee would be denied to him ; there would be
more likely difficulties in the way of securing the
first desideratum mentioned, namely, to obtain a
manifestation of the wish of the whole nation'
Whatever may be the result of all this Mexican
deliberation it seems pretty evident that if the
Archduke MAXIMILIAN goes out there as ruler, he
will not be a roi faineant. On the contrary. he has
given proof that he does not esteem it as any pri-
vilege to assume the reins of government without
acting and feeling as if he was the presiding spirit
of the country he was called upon to rule, and the
enlightened adviser of the people whosedestinies
was to be placed in his hands. If any political day-
dreamer fancied that the new monarch was to be a
puppet, the address of Saturday will have dispelled
that illusion at once and for ever. It evidences in
the clearest manner that the ARCHDUKE will not
assume a position without power, and that he wishes
AVith these
that power to be a well-secured one.

advantages he will be happy to do
his best in tilt
interest of the community he is called upon to
govern, but without them he will relinquish the
attempt, convinced that Se retires from
the sympathy
and unequal
struggle. At any rate he will win
and good wishes of all upright
and independent
men for his straightforwardness, and they will go
with him to his arduou® venture, and attend him
at home according as the cuurse of events shall dic-
tate his decision and shape his destiny.

Mr. PECHTER opens on the 24th
with an entirely
new romantic drama, from the French.
MR. AND MRS. CHARLES MATHEWS appear in
a new comedy by Mr. L. Buckingham, called 'cSilken
Fetters," at the Haymarket, on the 26th.
LORD DUNDREARY returns on Boxing Night to
the Haymarket.

THE FINE ARTS EXIIIBITIoN
is now open in the
Palace of Industry in the Clianops•Elysees. This
exhibition is the undertakingof a committee of pi ivate in-
dividuals, who allow that their idea is due to the words
which the Emperor, " the crowned thinker"—uttered on
the 25th of January last, on the occasion of the distribution
of rewards to the exhibitors at our great exhibition of the
the value of " the spontaneous energy
last year. The Emperor then impressed
upon his audience
of the individual."
The chief French manufacturers have taken up the Em-
peror's recommendation; and this is the result of their
" spontaneous energy." They have emblazoned the Em-
peror's words under his bust, and placed it in the most pro-
minent part of the palace--declaring that the Imperial
speech of January last is to be henceforth the hoc signo
,inces of every individual enterprise:
SECOND HAND TERROR AT
A GHOST—as de-
picted inimitably by Henry Fielding in the chapter
of Tom Jones, in which Partridge is taken to see David
Garrick in " Hamlet."—Fielding here describes with ad-
mirable clearness, says the London _Review, the true func-
tion of a dramatic ghost. Partridge cares nothing for the
ghost per se. He criticises his apparel, and is certain that
"ghos's don't appear in such dresses as that, neiiher." It
was the genius of the actor that was to give the ghost all
his terrors. Partridge was not to be persuaded by Tom
Jones that the "man in the strange dress" was a ghost, but
when Hamlet appeared, and saw the ghost, Fielding says
that " Partridge gave that credit to Mr. Garrick which he
had denied to Jones, and fell into so violent a trembling
that `is knees knocked against each other." Jones asked
him what was the matter, and whether he was afraid of the
warrior on the stage ?
" Oh, la I sir," said he, " I perceive
now it is what you told me. lam not afraid of anything,
for I know it is but a play, and if it was really a ghost it
could do no one no harm at such a distance, and in so much
company ; yet if I was frightened I am not the only per-
son." " Why, who," cried Jones, " dost thou take to be
such a coward here, besides thyself ?" " Nay, you may
call me a coward if you will, but if that little man there
upon the stage (Garrick) is not frightened, I never saw
any man frightened in my life." then Partridge's com-
mentary on the colloquy between the Ghost and Hamlet
shows how completely he was carried away by sympathy
with the actor. "Ay, ay; go along with you I Ay, to be
sure I Who's fool, then ! Will you F Lod have mercy
upon such fool-hardiness I Whatever happens, it is good
enough tor you. Follow you! rd follow the devil as
soon. Nay, perhaps, it is the devil, for they say he can
put on what likeness he pleases. Oh I here he is again I
No farther ? No, you have gone far enough already—
farther than I'd have gone for all the king's dominions."
Jones offered to speak. but Partridge cried, " Hush, hush,
dear sir I don't you hear him ?" And during the whole
speech of the Ghost he sits with his eyes fixed partly on the
"Theand partly
same onpallesaiomnlse,t“, and with his mouth wide
says the novelist, " which
oGphe ons t ,
succeeded each other in Hamlet,' succeeded likewise in
him." When the scene was over, Jones said, " Why, Par-
tridge, you exceed my expectation; you enjoy the play more
than I conceived possible." " Nay, sir," answered Par-
tridge, "if yon are not afraid of the devil I can't help it;
but, to he sure, it is natural to be surprised at such things,
though I know there is nothing in them; not that it was
the Ghost that surprised me neither, for I should have
known that to be only a man in a strange dress; but when
I saw the little manflightened himself, it was the oicA
tOg