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pressed. It would render itself culpable of a serious for-
getfulness of its duties if, conformably to the resolution of
the Chamber, at the price of abandoning the considerable
sacrifices it has already made, and to the detriment of the
power of Pru,sia, it were to retract the riArm of the cop-
sitution of the army, accomplished in conformity with
former vot-5 national representation,
"The budget for the year 1862 as decreed by the Chamber
of Representatives having been rejected by the Chamber
of Lords on the ground of insufficiency, the Government of
his Majesty is under the necessity of wielding the public
affairs outside the conditions prescibed by the Constitu-
tion. It is perfectly aware of the responsibility it incurs
from this lamentable state of things, but it is also alive to
the duties which it owes to the country, and therein'Afinds
the authority to continue to meet the expenses 'which are
necessary for the maintenance of the public irstitutions and
for the development of the prosperity of tl,.e State until such
time as the budget can be legally decrped. It entertains the
hope that these expenses will be fivaally sanctioned by the
Diet.

" The Government of the ring is convinced that our con-
stitutional system eann",t prosper except on the condition
that the brancheti Of the legislative power f-hould impose
upon themselv,,s, each in the exercise of its powers, a reserve
commandP,,ft by the respect due to the rights of others, and
by flit constitutional necessity of a free understanding be-
tween the Crown and the tNso Chambers of the Diet.

"The Government of his Majesty does net doubt that
our constitutional existence w ill develops itself in this
path, thanks to the lessons of experience, and that the pre-
sent conflicts will find their solution in the sentiments of a
common self-denial in favour of the power and of the
dignity of the Crown, and of the welfare of the country.
"In the name of the King I declare that the Session of
the Chambers of the Diet is closed."
At the conclusion of the reading of the Message,
the members separated quietly, as if nothing parti-
cular had taken place.

SPORTING-THIS DAY.

NEWMARKET RACES.—THIS DAY.
SWEEPSTAKES OF 500 SOVS.
Barbatus colt beat Lacydes.
PLATE OF 50 SOUS.

Master George . 1
Falcon
Eight ran.
LATEST BETTING.
CAMBRIDGESHIRE.
18 to 1 agst Queen of Spain (taken)
18 to 1 agat Umpire (taken)
18 to 1 agst Dictator (taken)
20 to 1 agst Aurelian (taken)
25 to 1 agat Hartington (taken)
25 to 1 agat Ace of Clubs (taken)
25 to 1 agat Limosina (taken)
33 to 1 agst Queen of Trumps (taken)
50 to 1 agst Gorse (taken)
66 to 1 agst Silkatone (taken)
1000 to 5 agst Balder (taken)

GROWTH OF THE GRAPE IN ENGLAND,

The well-known plant, the vitas viniferce of the
botanist, has, during the whole historic period of
the world, occupied in many parts of the earth a
large share of man's attention. Its origin can bit
pretty clearly traced to Asia, though it is now said
to be growing wild in many parts of the south of
Europe ; and what are supposed to be indigenous
species or varieties are found in America. It was
probably first introduced into Europe by the Romans
soon after the foundation of Rome. What may be
termed a temperate climate is that best suited to its
cultivation. The soil it delights most in is a celeare-
ous loom on a dry subsoil. The varieties of grape
vines may be said to be endless. The French Go-
vernment upon one occasion made a collection of
1,480 varieties in a nursery at the Luxembourg,
and this was supposed to be only a moiety of those
in cultivation in France alone. It is, however, no
part of my present object to refer further to the
growth of the vine upon the Continent, and I shall
therefore confine myself to that aspect of it which
concerns our own country ; and though there is
good evidence that the Romans introduced vine-
yards into Britain, and made considerable quantities
of wine from them, I shall pass over the out-door
culture of the plant, merely remarking that in these
daysof cheap glass it is amost unsatisfactory invest-
ment' of both time and skill to attempt its culture
except under glass. The earliest record with which
I am acquainted of the application of artificial heat
to the cultivation of the vine is in " Lawrence's
Fruit Calendar, 1718, where it is stated that at
Belvoir Castle, the seat of the Duke of Rutland,
fires were kept up from Lady-day to Michaelmas
behind sloping walls, on the south fronts of which
vines were trained. We next read of Speechly, an
eminent horticulturist in his day, having erected a
vinery, something like our present lean-to houses,
at Walbeck, the sea,'L of the Duke of Portland, where
he planted seve,hty varieties of the vine, and grew
many of tb'em to great perfection, producing there
perhaps 'the largest bunch of grapes that were ever
gro'ain in Britain. This famous bunch was of the
, variety known as the Syrian, and weighed 1911bs.
I —The Grape Vine, by William Thomson.

SHIPPING-THIS DAY.

(BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.)

GRAVESEND. Thursday Morning.
Arrived—Gleaner, from Stettin ; Trial, from Antwerp;
Christina, from Wismar ; Earl of Aueldrand, from Rotter-
dam.

Sailed—Concordia for Boulogne.
DE.tL, Thursday Morning.
Anchored—Seine and Tamise screw steamer, from
Landon, for Rouen.

Passed—Clifton, steamer, from London, for West ;
Lisbonese, from Badagre ; Alfred, schooner, from St.
Michael's; Dahlia, from Alexandria; Evangeline, from
Port Natal; Eirene, from Cape of Good Hope, all for
London.

There are many other false short cuts in life
The most deceptive of all is an inherited good fortune or
position in society. Don't suppose lam going to jest at
these things ; they carry general influence, and are sup-
posed by many to introduce the possessor at once to legis-
lative and political power. They facilitate intercourse with
the wit and wisdom of the country. Much of what others,
little people, learn by books, these, fortunately born, acquire
in the daily society of their lives. They mix with philoso-
phers, statesmen, and lions. But do the noblest beasts
themselves thus grow to be famous ? Can you learn to
roar merely from living in the Zoological Gardens ? Do you
suppose a man gets to the head of affairs from being familiar
with the celebrities of his day ? Have our greatest statesmen
risen thus ? Did the men who have the greatest influence
in Parliament and literature learn it all of philosophers in
their boyhood ? Pooh ! Great men have been their own
e
masters. They have generally learnt much more from the
toes than the heads of the society. Skill in interpreting
the the complaints of the small, ears to hear, and
o
understand them, give political power more than these wise
sentences and maxims of the great. There is no short cut
to be made to a statemanship by living in the society of the
rulers alone.—Once a Week.
.--Let me speak
A WORD FOR THE CHILDRE:s'
in the highest terms of the benefit conferred on children
by
a their letting them run about as they Will in r
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wnaua freer wills,eady
kind of garden, where they may work
dig, plant, sow, build, and play,) just asthe
confine y like, without
d to e
being subject to the annoyance being
gravel, and forbidden under
sevoe penalties to place a foot
on the beds. It is an education in
itself to them, this wild
d things that books will
never teach them; the use
freedom. They learn a
thf
:usattheir limbs, the use of their
and quick appreciation. They
vi
eyes, readiness of resource,
ace,
ction every event of which they
are sure to realise in vivid
ryb icyekfi.x their knowledge on their
hear or read, and thus me
childish memory--
Tne 1111/an
Gazette announces that six schools are
to be opened there for the purpose of teaching on Sundaes
young women,obliged to work during the week, the rudi-
tic' geography, history, reading and
manta of aritlanie
writing, and needlework. The item of religion is not men-
tioned.
From the latest Peruvian advices received from
Panama, after the closing of the mail at Lima,
appears that the Congress
had not •
decided whether
they should accept the loan contracted by Mr.
Sala, the Peruvian Minister Plenipotentiary in
London. The whole subject was to be considered
at a meeting of Ccugi ess to be held a few dap,
after the departure of the mail just arrived, and the
next packet is therefore expected to bring intelli-
gence of the result, It also appears that the Govern-
ment had meanwhile declined to take possession of
the money already received at Lima on account of
the loan, but had left it in abeyance in the hands of
Messrs. Gibbs and Co., the firm through whose
agency it was remitted, to await the final decision,
the Government undertaking to be responsible for

its safety. Considering the ample powers under
which Mr. Sauz contracted the loan, it is consi-
dered, apart from other reasons, to be altogether
unlikely that the Republic of Peru will repudiate
his acts, but supposing that they should come to
a conclusion so fatal to their future credit they must
certainly be held liable to afford full indemuifica-
-1 tion to the subscribers.