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London, England, 1849-03-12 00:00:00

Mute
the majority of viol. An t q tality o votes condemns
Measure.
§ec• 54.—The sittings of the Imperial Diet are
; but each house may resolve itself into a secret
Zwttittee on the motion of the Pr,?s;dent or of ten
"l4abor&
Deti4,Sec• 55.—Members of the houses can only present
"call to the house to which they belong.
56.—Deputations arc lilt to be admitted to the
alai Diet.
twn. 57.—N0 member of the Imperil'. Diet can be
Tios'y answerable out of doors for the opinions which he
411 floes in the house.
'time% 58.—The arrest and prosecution of a member
0-"ug the session can only take place with the express
lient of the house to which that member belongs, ex-
always a case of seizure in flagrante.
op:;k1co. St.—Each house has the framing of its standing
%el's within the limits of the principles determined by
hoconstitution. The mutual relations of the Upper and
= 'House are regulated by a convention of both the
47,11.
Ztn*co. 60.—The right of proposing laws belongs to the
Poror and to either house.
gea Sec. 61.—The consent of the Emperor and of both
luies is required for each law. A bill, which has been
ected either by the Emperor or by one of the
slittilles, cannot be brought in again in the course of the
e session.
tieLSee. 62.—The Imperial Diet participates in the le-
tt mtlon of the affairs which this consitution designates
,Elesirs of the empire.
ittri,§ec. 63.—The deputies from all the Crown lands
Th4ciPate in the legislation on the affairs of the empire.
letteilame joint participation takes place respecting the
, the 'Won on matters of civil and criminal justice, and
4Praetice and competency of courts.
81,,80t whereas Hungary, Transylvania, Croatia, and
they°o4 are in thelabove respects differently constituted,
l;llaajd parts of legislation shall in these Crown lands
, Within the province of their respective Diets.
tidltit the aforesaid Diets will have the task of re.
or,ug the present legislation in the said branches, in
of; to establish a desirable harmony of the legislation
0b,2 Parts of the empire. Until that result shall have been
mtn
d, the members for the said Crown lands shall be
Asti.
joi alned from taking part in the discussions of the
likPerial Diet on the said branches of legislation, and
,e,wt,ise from giving their votes on any such resolution.
I)i„,.°ec. 64.—The Emperor prorogues the Imperial
to, and be may dissolve it at any time. On the pro-
gation of the Diet, .or on the dissolution of one of the
o
setlaca, the sittings of either house must immediately
kballZ!. In case of a dissolution of the Imperial Diet,
krtner Diet must be convoked within three months
r the dissolution."
(To be continued.)

AUSTRIA.
tgeleh._following appears in the Austrian Lloyds of
)414 We give the assurance to the nation that no alliance
katever has been entered into with Russia; that Ans.-
thas not promiked to allow, through gratitude for the
rices rendered id Siebenbiirgen, the Russians to act
ti
theth,,,Y please in the Danubian principalities, and that
Ito Russian citizen corps crossed over the Austrian
otrtitiera without the request, coasent, or knowledge of
4.f. Government, and solely at the demand of Licute-
rield-Marshal Puchner."
stAreat disturbances have broken out at Bragance
mnotzen
etti:Oehiffitocirlyal reports from Cracow, of the 3d inst., mention
liZeossacks, who occupy the. frontier on their own
from Miehelowice to the Vistula, and from
elfre to Bilica. Cracow, which was reported to have
tared a bombardment and a Russian occupation, was
teit:l4ll, although that tranquillity was threatened by
pots tons emissaries and smugglers of prohibited wea-
fors' Lieutenant General LEGE DIZ was quite prepared
every eventuality.

, Tim FRANKFORT.
utt - Committee for the revision of the Constitution has
htretrtildiLlie,by a majority of 13 to 10, in favour of an
--y cnief of the Empire.

PRUSSIA.
Isibse following programme has been signed by 171
itilers of the Secoed Chamber:-
144 r the
undersigned members of !he. Second Chamber con-
Perot,„ue following principles as indispensable for the pros-
Solution of the problems before them. 1. They ac-
hkr edge the constitution of the sth of December of the past
444,18 the legitimate fundamental law of the Prussianry State,
Niokirdge themselves to co-operate towards the reseed re-
Illte,,,Pf the same only by pursuing the course pointed out
1n'44011 112, and to acknowledge the revision as binding.
NC fthe revision of the constitution they will unalterably
e iiaat by the principle of constitutional monarchy under
ifttin:roditary government of the house of Hohenzollern.
'4lld° upon these foundation they dedicate themselves with
eVotion to the furthering of all true interests of the
ti? the sitting of the Second Chamber of the Bth,
theifUFFEL, the Minister of the Int,rior, presented
l'etah'°wing bills :-1. On the abuse of the right of as-
td and association. 2. On the misuse of placards
fttd and-bills. 3. On the regulation of the press
kee, announced that when these bills should have been
they the state of siege might be suspended. VINCEE
LIN* Proposed that a committee ba appointed to
krt an address in answer to the speech from the
to 9 fil'es which motion was carried by a majority of 172

The xing Of WURTEMBURG.
WIIRTEMBURG iS dangerously i 1.
Lie Fundamental Law was proclaim d on the 6th.
DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES-
Th
114 e Cologne Gazette of the 9th, says, "Chevalier
I?rt.B!,,z'i, in consequence of instructions received from
sc„ort and Berlin, has replied very concisely to the
koh;1 announcement of the King of DENMARK, de-
ket.„—ig the armistice of Malmo. He declares that the
terlrti,a ions for peace are thereby broken off, and must
broken off until that denunciation be withdrawn.
kaaand and France have, it is said, likewise maul-
-411,7 to Denmark their serious disapprobation of this
eteiation.
bkhetsluark will thus be thrown back more completely
teti" Russia, and will find at St. Petersburgh an ener-
401130Pporter, the more so since the Russian note to
poll Cabinet, which was at first doubted, is now
Ittlively denied.
tf,r," is to be a meeting at Schleswig to-day (March
1)0'4,7 ,'ne bureau of the National Assembly, for the pur-
Iltset discussing the important question, whether it be
topt'll,i, under existing circumstances, immediately to
eice the Assembly.
tchll*elit activity prevails in the war department at
IttetelliWig. General HOKIN clearly manifests great in-
/t the Schleswig-Holstein cause.
iteittis reported that the results consequent upon the
Ipeaof peace are expected to have an unfavourable in-
that sie upon the inhabitants of Schleswig-Holstein, tind
t„2r this reason all the Schleswig-Holstein troops are
empiric
the country, and to be replaced by troops of the
41, 1;e•
r The new levy amounts to 3,500 men. The
~ of Rendsburg have quarters for 3,000.
lksh 4,11t1• boat for the Schleswig-Holstein service has just
44ti launched at Gluckstadt. The command of the
I`, te troops will probably be confided to Colanel
ces•
ae Cologne Gazette of the 10th contains the follow-
" /„,"(ilincement
ediately on the receipt of the intelligence that Den-
*Rs k!`"lci notified its intention not to renew the armistice,
ttehnistry of the Central Power met in council, and dis-
t, pelt that same day a courier to Chevalier Bunsen, at
tlist i°,11,, instructing him to intimate to Lord Palmerston,
`ltisi,;„'is Lordship could not give guarantees for the c0n-
,7,001i of peace on the conditions proposed, an army of
"4chielnilten should immediately take military posession of the

ITALY.

NAPLES AND SICILY.
ULTIMATUM.
„° Turin journal of the 7th gives the following as
4tte ltioiatum for the settlement of the affairs of Sicily,
kt,'" upon between the King of NAPLES, Mr. IE3I-
kW M. DE RAYNEVAL :
hvgeneral amnesty, excepting thirty leaders of the
keotion, who were to receive passports; the consti-
tp4°O of 1812, modified; one army only, with a Sicilian
1411hgent; independent Parliament; finances, muni-
-Ities, and tribunals; lieutenant to be named by the
111,,0, either a Prince Royal or a Sicilian. The head of
4...qousehold, the foreign affairs, war, and marine, to
ot
gt,aa on the KING; a contribution of four millions of
44 bits, and one million of war indemnity to be made.
hief44oglish vessel had left on the 28th with this u/ti•
ket
h for Palermo.
titetild it be rejected by the Provisional Government of
fitilYre the
from all mediatinfurg
thewr interference Poers announce that they will
al"taw.
Yteet Contemporaneo publishes a letter from Civita
siti of the 28th ult., stating that a steamer had
•there that day from Naples stating that the
1111cla-,4;118 bad definitively rejected the ultimatum of the
14,-„"hg Powers. There must have been some mistake
IsltiZ4Blto the fact or as to the date, inasmuch as if the
tlititirttum Was not despatched from Naples to Palermo
mitrdh.imto 28th, the intelligence of its rejection could
/' nave reached Civita Vecchia on the same day.
Tuscan Moniteur, of the 6th inst., says that a
7,illeittion of the Ministry is about to take place. SINEO
‘ge 6ht/ the Advocate General, and CABELLI will enter
ancery,
b folloWing is the reply of the King of SARDINIA to
ISCf,,di."6l of the Chambers, applauding his Govern-
it;"r favouring an Italian confederation, and oppos-
'qsh,ll lintervention of foreigners in central Italy. The
'to Zer also recommended a closer alliance with the
Orrekt constitutional powers, as well as with Hun-
'` opposed to the same enemy.
r,tsts toori,—l am grateful for the sentiments you ex-
qi 11„%hd return thanks to the Chamber. I rejoice in
ptonai:iltony which prevails. Our union is the best
of success. You tell me the nation is ready for
aao,llaorifice. I assure you that the army is in a
1104:, Lo state and ready. I and m sons ha the
honour and Italian independence at heart." ve

'‘';itI3,O,,NENCEMENT OF HOSTILITIES BE-
A," LEN THE PIEDMONTESE AND
re t STRIANS.
4rotiers were yesterday received in Paris from Turin,
kopt.4 Colonel of the Staff, which state that the Pied-
'4o4l°, have commenced hostilities. They have
t-(/ meet on Piacenza, and the Austrians had advanced
mrat thew. According to the same authority, the
411at°r;ject of CHARLES ALBERT would be to drive the
-411% out of Milan.

`41;4 lAMB ARE, SIR C. NAPIER.—Sir Charles, at
°gate interview with the Duke, is said to have declined
.41: to India. On this the Duke, in his customary curt
VatitpoPonded, " Then, air, if you don't g I must."—
4141 Gazette.