The Sun.
London, England, 1863-10-17 00:00:00

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GREECE.

TITIRD EDMON

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SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.—This Day.

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GERMAN FEDERAL REFORM

The Europe of the 15th inst. publishes the follow-
ing circular letter of Count Rechberg to the Aus-
trian representatives in reply to the Prussian mani-
festo on the Austrian project of Federal Reform
. .
"Baron de Worthen handed me yesterday,nna with Sept a 26 view'
of its being forwarded to his Majesty the Emperor, the re-
ply addressed simultaneously by his Majesty the King of
Prussia to the high dignitaries of the collective letter of
the let inst., as well as a despatch of the President of the
Royal Ministry, M. de Bismark, the latter accompanied
by a copy of a report addressed to the King on the 10th of
this month by the King's Ministers As to
the impression which the aforesaid documents will make
upon his Majesty, I foresee it but too closely. It is with
profound regret that the Emperor will bear the de-
clarations of Prussia, and I cannot doubt that this senti-
ment is shared by all the German Sovereigns and Govern-
ments who are at this moment in posssession of the reply
of Prussia.

"This reply fully justifies, in fact, the frequent appre-
hensions that Prussia will not seriously join in the reform-
ing tendencies of her Confederates, but that she will strive
only to impede the development of the Federal constitution by laying down unacceptable conditions.
"According to our convictions, the three cardinal points
to the preliminary acceptance of which the royal Court of
Prussia subordinate even its resolution to treat concerning
a reform of the Confederation, are not only quite incom-
patible with the maintenance of the Federal principle
in Germany, but it seems to us very significant that Prus-
sia should be opposed to the precise propositions of her
Confederates' general pretensions, whose vague form and
omissions do not admit of a definite and precise conception.
It would be an easy, but by no means pleasant or consoling
task, to demonstrate positively, and one by one, the omis-
sions as well as the flagrant contradictions in which the
Ministers of Prussia have involved themselves in the report
of the 15th of this month.
" Nevertheless, I think the German Governments can-
not forego that task after having been formally summoned
by the Prussian Government, however extraordinary the
proceeding may have been, to take into deliberation a report
addressed to the King by his Ministry.
" The only circumstances that we note with satisfaction
is that the King and his Ministers have not thought it be-
coming to reiterate directly and expressly, in face of the
German Sovereigns, the reproach formulated in a previous
Ministerial report, to the effect that the dignity and power
of Prussia were wounded by the Frankfort propositions.
" For the present I can have no other intention than to
give you my first impressions and to express only a provi-
sional appreciation relative to the steps which the partici-
pants in the reforming work at Frankfort will feel them-
selves prompted to take under existing circumstances.
"In my opinion there is ground for drawing up in a tone
of Federal friendship a radical refutation of the Prussian
stipulations, and to transmit it to the Cabinet of Berlin in
the shape of identical despatches from all the Governments
intezested in the act of reform, with an urgent declara-
tion of the hope that Prussia will not insist upon her un-
acceptable preliminary conditions, but that she will con-
sent to treat on the basis of the propositions already as-
sented to by 24 Germanic Governments.

"The declaration that it is impossible that those propo-
sitions should remain without effect would be quite in place
in the said identical despatches.

" Moreover, there would be a reason for inviting some of
the Courts, which, while they refused to accept the act of
reform in its entirety, nevertheless participated in the
Congress at Frankfort in a spirit favourable to its principal
object, especially the Courts of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and
ofjjeSacxte-Weimar, to join in this step, in so far at least as
they shall deem i t compatible with their views. .
(Signed) " RECHI7;

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Speculative Society of Edinburgh,.

The opening meeting of the hundredth session
was held in the College of Edinburgh on Wednes-
day. There were about 70 members present, in-
cluding Lord Brougham. The secretary read the
minute of the last meeting, at which it was resolved
to confer the diploma of honorary membership upon
Lord Glenelg, the Lord Justice-General, and Prin-
cipal Sir David Brewster. A letter was read from
Lord Glenelg, expressing his gratitude for the
honour of being advanced to the honorary member..
ship of the society, and ;at the same time expres-
sing his regret that the state of his health precluded
him from showing his gratitude by personal attend-
ance at the present meeting. The degree having
been conferred on the Lord Justice-General and
Sir David Brewster, the following resolution
was carried with acclamation :—" That the mem-
bers of the Speculative Society desire to record
their gratification at the presence of one of
their most illustrious members, the Right
Hon. Lord Brougham, on this occasion, and
to offer to him their hearty thanks for the many
services and kindly offices which, during the long
period that has elapsed since he became an ordinary
member, he has rendered to the society." In the
evening the society held a centenary commemora-
tion dinner in the Douglas Hotel, Lord Brougham„._
presiding. About 100 gentlemen sat down,_t_oi-oirnez
ner. On the right of the chairman were—The
Justice-General, Sir G. Clerk, Rev. Sir H.:1._3,0-id
creiff, and Lord Neaves ; and on the left, Sn'rt slice,
Brewster, Sir IV. Gibson-Craig, Mr. SeToec'au, was
and Lord Ardmillan. The Lord-Advocate
croupier; and was supported by Pi)," mr. More,
the Right Hon. Joseph Napier, i‘
0. • gr. 11. M.
M.P., Lord Dees, Professor Ar?' ' Atter dinner
Inglis, Mr. Campbell Swinton,. v. ‘Lai toasts, taking
Lord Brougham, gave the usualaillfighness Prince
occasion to notice that his Reci-w5" winter session at the
Alfred, who was to attend
dthexpressed his desire to
The Lord-A.dvo-
kaocietY•
Edinburgh University,
become a member of this society
and Volunteers," after
e The Speculative So-
categaLveo:dlß'hreoNugabvyaw, A;ave
which
that himself and Lord Glenelg
ciety," remarking
v.vors of the great and distin-
were the only i
surfrequented the society at the end
guished class vy,s° h;ginning of the pre--ient cen-
A pert
Dublin,combinedanu
thaintaintd
which had always
toufryth.e last
i,e
this occasion by hie friend Mr.
Society °L. . ii.hip with this society, and which
1 e right hon. gentleman h • aving replied,
Napier. Clerk proposed " 'rho College of Jus-
Sir
,o, ' The Lord Justice. General acknowledged
wthaescrleopserse.tsler,hiel
tice• and gave "The health of Lord Brougham?'
the toast,
Lord ltaedtioon.,
Brougham, in reply,
forget the many I said he never could
-wy hours he had spent
in the Speculative Society. Lord Neaves gave
e The University of Edinburgh," and Principal
Brewster replied. M. Campbell Swinton having
given" Both Houses of Parliament," Lord Brougham
replied for the House of Lords. He said—" It has
been often thought that the House of Lords expose
themselves justly to complaint when they differ front
the rest of the community, but very often when they
are most complained of it will be founds on calm
examination and consideration, that they are in the
right, (Cheers.) It is perfectly impossible to
maintain a free Constitution—that is to say a Con-
stitution removed, on the one hand, from
tyranny of an individual, and, on the other, fr
andoo
ni
the worse tyranny of a mob (hear,
hear, body
cheers)—without a respectable and responsiblev!ic h
like the aristocracy of the country, of
House of Lords is the main though not the
representative." (Loud cheers.) only

SECOND EDITION.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)
TRIESTE, OCT. 16, Ercning.
Advices received here from Athens state that the
National Assembly has decided to recall to the
capital the troops sent to a distance for acts of in-
subordination. This determination has produced a
bad effect among the people.
Several accidents occurred in Athens on the oc-
casion of the fetes given to celebrate the annexation
of the lonian Islands.
The arrival of the new King is eagerly expected.
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