The Sun.
London, England, 1849-09-28 00:00:00

GERMANY

AND

THE NORTHERN STATES.

PRUSSIA.

On the 25th the Second Chamber restored to the
people the important right of self-taxation, of which
the Ministry and the First Chamber had attempted to
deprive them ' • this right guaranteed by the octroyed
constitution, having been subsequently struck out.
The revising committee restored this right by omit-
ting the first seven words of the 108th article. The
debate occupied two days, and the result is that
212 have voted for the motion of the committee and
93 against. Ia the minority were the three ministers
who have bean returned to the Second Chamber. The
report of the revising committee of the First
Chamber have modified the article so as to
split the people's right, and therefore to
maim and render it ineffectual. MANTEUFFEL made
terohaiscwomasprosomiislel betweenreceived theby
aamndbetrhetbpaetoptlbee.
a declaration in the Chamber, which was equivalent
CthreowCnh
majority against Ministers was greatly increased.
The speakers in favour of the Parliamentary right
of voting the supplies were VON AUERSIVALD, 'Vox
BECK ERATH, TELL KAMPF, SCHWERIN, FUHEL,
RIEDEL, SIMSON rIARKORT. The speakers against it
were VON KLEIST, STIEHL, VON FOCK, BREITHAUPT,
VON KLUTZON, Count ARNIM, TREDLENBURG, and
SCHEERER.

There is as yet no probability of any agreement
taking place between Prussia and Austria on the
subject of the German question.

AUSTRIA AND HUNGARY.

Intelligence has been received 'from Vienna
of the - '2oth. The rumour of the sur-
render of Comorn prevailed'' in Vienna, and
it appears that considerable credit 'was attached
to it. It Was also rumoured that BEM had
died of his wounds in Wallachiii.. RADETZRY re-
viewed the girrison of Vienna oti 'the 20th.
General WouLGEmyru, the Governor of Transyl-
vania, has- published a severe' proclamation, in order
to put a stop to the brigandage of the Wallachs. In
this he says, that several robberies and. murders
having taken place, in spite of his repeated warnings,
,he feels himself called upon to take some decisive
measure in order to suppress once for all these deeds
of violence, instigated by hatred of race and personal
revenge. Therefore orders have been sent to the
commanders of the military stations, in all cases,
where such offenders are caught in the perpetration
of such acts of violence, to proceed according to the
most summary form of. court-martial and shoot them
on the spot.

FRANKFORT,
Letters from Frankfort state that on the evening of
the 23d inst., in the village of Oberrad, near that
city, the soldiers of different German nations came
to a collision. Bavarians and Austrians fought
against the Prussians, all of them with drawn
weapons, killing and wounding several on either side.
Prompt and energetic measures, however, were re-
sorted to by the military authorities for suppressing
the outrage and punishing the guilty.

FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 28, 1840.

fine, those who, in addition to political offences, have
rendered themselves guilty of other crimes provided
against by the laws now in force, are excluded from the
benefit of this amnesty. Tho present amnesty does'not
imply the maintenance in the employment of the Go-
vernment, or in provincial or municipal posts, of those
who have rendered themselves unworthy of them by
their conduct during the late events. The same mien
vation is applicable to the military and employes of all
arms.

" Given at our residence at the Quirinal, this 18th o
September.

" DELLA GENOA SER3IATTEI,
VANNECELLI CASONI,
ALTERIRE."

The,indignation excited among the Roman people
by the perusal of this mockery of an armistice was
intense, and was only equalled by the deep feeling of
wounded pride and anger manifested by the French
soldiery at having been unwittingly made the instru-
ments of the restoration to power of such tricksters
as those from whom these documents emanated. The
state of Rome is becoming worse and worse every
day that it continues under the dominion of the
priests, of whose proceedings the following may be
taken as a sample :
" A lad of sixteea' belonging to a respectable family
of tradespeople in the Via C, who had borne arms, like
many other youths of similar age, in the ser-
vice of the Republic, disobeyed the order issued
by General Oudinot for the surrender of arms,
and concealed his musket. The circumstance
came to the knowledge of his grandfather, who men.'
tioned it in confession. The priest declared. that he
must refuse the penitent absolution, except upon-condi,
tion of denouncing the fact to the police, in which con-
sitted his only hope of salvatione.Trutr o, anldnidagnavceoitnh;-
plied with the injunction of his on
formation to the police—the old Gregorian staff, as you
are already aware, hardened to such things. ' 4 party
of carabineers entered the house to search for the weapon,
to the-great consternation of the inmates, and bore off
the juiciiiile culprit to prison. Such was theterand
remorse of the old man at the unhappy consequetce
his imprudence, that he had recourse to suicide, and
threw himself into the Tiber."
Into which, we may add, the whole of the
priests, from the Cardinals downwards, =will find
themselves throWn by the people some fine morn-
ing, if they do not speedily amend their ways ;
and we believe that the French soldiers would " assist"
at the ducking . without attempting to interfere to
prevent it.

- The Government Commission of State had issued a
notification abolishing the corps of gendarmerie in
all the Pontifical States, and substituting in their
place a new political force, under the designation of
Pontifical Velites.

The Ministers of the United States t 6 Rome and
Naples have been recalled for taking part with the
POPE during the recent transactions, and the Com-
mander of the United States frigate Constitution has
been severely reprimanded for losing hiti time at
Gaeta in doing honour to his HOLINESS. - -
The Grand Duke of FLORENCE will visit Vienna
before he returns to his dominions.
Two battalions of Austrians entered Florence on
the 18:h.

ELECTION OF LORD MAYOR.
On Thursday evening Mr. Alderman Farncombe,
the Alderman in rotation for the mayoralty, gave a
dinner, in the hall of the Mercers' Company, to
nearly a hundred of his constituents in the ward of
Bassishaw, and his private friends. Alderman Hum-
phery and other members of the corporation were
prevented from attending by indisposition, but there
were present Mr. Alderman Gibbs, Mr. Sergeant
Merewether, Town-clerk, the Master of the Cloth-
workers' Company, the Master of the Tallowchan-
dlers' Company, the Master of the Coopers' Com-
pany, the wardens and officers of several other
companies, the deputy and common council of
the. ward of Bassishaw, Mr. Jeremiah Carter, Mr.
Hazard, Mr. Hyde Clarke, Mr. S. J. Aldrich, Mr.
Buckler, Mr. Drew Wood, and several of the leading
inhabitants of the neighbouring wards of Coleman•
street and Walbrook.

After the usual loyal toasts,
Mr. FARNCOMBE gave " The Magistracy of the
city of London."
Mr. Alderman GIBBS, in returning thanks, re-
minded the company that he was the colleague of
Alderman Farncombe, in the shrievalty, in the year
1840, and bore testimony to the zeal, industry, and
hospitality with which he had discharged the duties
of the office, and the attention he had devoted to his
aldermanic duties, as well as the esteem in which he
was held by his brethren of the Court of Aldermen,
who would no doubt return him to the Livery on
Saturday. He concluded by giving the " Ward of
Bassisbaw and Mr. Wadd, the Father of tile -Ward"
Mr. :Wimp said, that during the`nine` sears Mr.
Farncombe had presided over the ward, ,the„citizens
had never once reason to regret their choice—that
they considered they owed him a debt of gratitude
for hi,p uniform courtesy and hospitality, and it was
their intention to attend him to the hustings on Sa-
turday, and to omit DO means to secure his election.
Mr. Sergeant MEREWETHER, whose health was
drunk as Town Clerk, and a resident, congratulated
the gentlemen present on the approaching election,
for he considered Mr. Farncombe most fully
qualified for the office, on the ground of his
integrity, independence, and adhesion to principle, no
less than by his social virtues. Mr. Hale, Master of
the Tallow Chandlers' Company, whose health was
drunk, stated that he had long known Mr. Farn-
combe, as a member of the court of that company,
and as having discharged every office with zeal and
liberality. Mr. Drew, on the part of the Master
and Wardens of the Cooper's Company, offered their
hall for the assembly of Alderman Farncombe's
friends on Saturday, and the party broke up at a late
hour. Mr. Turner, Mr. Farquharson Smith, and Mr.
Holmes had charge of the musical arrangements, and
Mr. Harker officiated as toastmaster with his usual
efficiency.

CO WES, ISLE OF WIGHT.
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
SEPT. 27.—Her Majesty and suite, it is expeoted, will
arrive at Osborne House about seven o'clock on-Friday
evening.

DEATH OF GEORGE HENRY WARD, ESQ., OF NORTH-
WOOD PARK.--This wealthy commoner breathed his
last at Norfolk House this afternoon, after a lingering
illness, in the sixty-fifth year of his age. Dying without
issue, his estates, and they are very large, in the hie of
Wight and on the borders of Sussex, go to his nephew,
the Rev. George William Ward, the proceedings against
whom at Oxford, and his secession from the.. Protestant
Church are doubtless in the memory of many of our
readers.

TESTIMONIAL
TO THE HUNGARIAN REFUGEES

THE HUNGARIAN NATION COUNTS ON THE SYMPATHY
OF EVERY NATION WHICH LOVES RIGHT AND Ll-
EERTY."—Kossuth's Protest against Russian Interven-
tion.

Subscriptions may be sent to the following bankers:—
Messrs. Coutts and Co.
Messrs. Drummond.
Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smith ;
or to any one of the members of the committee formed
to carry out, the Testimonial.
***All further Post-office orders to be made payable to Murdo
Young, Esq., at the Money Qrder Office, Strand.

Subscriptions already received ...

£l,lOO 1 1

TEETOTALISM TRIED BY THE RULE OF
•, FATHER MATHEW.
TO MASSA PUNCH.
Sar,—llim berry much 'bilged to you fOr, grantio, him
de fabor ob a place in your baluable coltnms de toiler
day for him remarks on de sayin ob Fadei Mathew tat
Slabery be no forbidden by any passOdgeain de Scripture.
Since den him been 'minded by-ifriefid,ob de nigger
ob anoder pint him glad wid your permislm to recmcnd
to de 'tention ob de berry rebberend: Fader. 'Lose
dere no passidge in Scripture agin Slabery-=witch I ;say
dere am—wot place Fadcr Mathei, got to show dat
forbid de use ob fermented Tickers?
Him know berry well dat Bible forbid wine drinkee
for drunkee. But it 'low him in moderashun; and in
one place reomend a little for de sake of de stomach;
and besides tell how water was change into wine at a
marriage feast—meant to be drink dere him spose, by de
leaf ob Fader Mathew.
By de berry robberend Fader 's own rule, ear, he no
right to preachee teetotal abatnee from alkhol, and pre-
tend to teachee better dan do Book.
Wen Fader Mathew delibber sermon, him wonder if
he gibber talk ob de "Slabery ob drunkenness," and do
" Slabery ob de debble?" Slabery, him warrant, de
wust word he can use for low, wretched, misrable,
shameful state. Do de Scripture 'low any man to keep
him broder in sitch a state as dat, Sar?
Him read, toder day, De Life ob Jonathan Wild, by
the celibatel Novliss, Fielding. Wen Jonathan con-
demn to be hang, de ()mai", ob Newgate come to con-
bert him. Jonathan propose bottle ob wine. De
Ornary say him prefer punch, 'cause punch a lieker
nowhere spoken agin in Seripture. So Fader Mathew's
an old argment, and used, too, long time ago, agin
Fader Mathew.—Balceb me, Massa Punch, your berry
humble Sarbent,
—Punch.

SA3IBO.

Mr. Webster and Madame Celeste are at present
starring it in the provinces. During the present week
they have been playing to immense houses at Mr•
miugham.

OPENING OF THE LYCEUM.--The Lyceum opens
on Monday, under the management of Madame Vestris,
on which occasion the National Anthem will be sung by
the whole of the company. The pieces chosen for the
openiug are The Sentinel, The Follies of a _Night, and
The Garrick Fever. We understand there are various
novelties in preparation.
At a meeting of the Dundrum Railway Company,
in Ireland, a few days ago, it was moved that the chair-
man be thrown out of the window; an amendment was
proposed, that he be shoved down stairs; the original mo-
tion was, however, adopted, and was about to be car-
ried into effect, when a general fight ensued, and di-
riutors #ua hbarcholtier# appeared next day at the police
(Act'.