The Sun.
London, England, 1841-03-27 00:00:00

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STATES Or NASSAU,

WIESBADEN, MARCH 20.—Accerding to express 01.44 T;
from his Setene Highness the Dukr, his Exce:lcncy,Conl
de Walterdorf opened to-day the Assembly of the States
by the following speech:—
" Gentlemen,—His most Serene Highness the Doke
has deigned to charge me with the opening of the present
se-sion of the Sta•eq. The revision nf the takes on forestsi
prescribed by the law, t,) which you g.,•ve your assrnt east
year, is ended, and the collection accord .g to the new as
gister of lands will commence from the current
that means the irequaliti,s have been removed, lAl°' with
time and circumstances had been apparent in the blotewriag
taxation of landed property. Likewise the manuf...ctu
the
interests, having experienced many changes since 1
ordonnance of 1822, which fixes the tax in that respect' ,
a per
revision has loccime a necessity, in order to est4!)lish
year. Ff,
feet equality in our system ( f direct taxation, basal
of
l
cont,ibutions divided in proportion to the net revenute for
project of law on this matter will be submitted to you e„
your assent. Toe redemption of the tithes has been Pr,„
pared by detailed lahours. In order to remove the chud
c,i't es which, in the course of business, rti4ht be oPPe5c
--) the supply of the necessary capital for the said te:!etor
th—i, a modification of the law will be proposed to Sat,
Ile proti-iond Budget cf expenses tOich will le 51
mit: ed to you according to order, and with the ust4reg:o
rity, will nominee you that our finances continue to "a
a very Satislactor; state. Extraordinary expenses
the
been rendered m ee.Ahry by events, in order to pllecth
Got eroment in a position to meet all its erg
the Confederation. Neverti:eless the direct 'taxes, to kt,
great satisfaction of his most Serene Hiirh - the Du."
ne,s e be
hill only
. experience an increase of half a quota it'' .etot
ordinary taxes. Three quotas and a half will be *tluict.jiis
to cover the expenses of the State. In the name 0' ae
agerncots r•Le
Serene Highness the Duke I declare that the
Diet for '
year 1841 is gen.—Frankfort Journal.
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ADVERSE ()PINIONS IN 1555 Ybr •
THE UTILITY OF FORTIFYING PARIS'
.311
The question of the utility of surrounding harts
fortifications is by no means a new one. We have 11°t,
before us two theses on the subject, printed in Paris i" t,,
st ar 1555, and of which a few copses have just been r'r
printed at Harrburgh by order of Government. C:1‘1
these supports the utility of fortif,irig Paris, and is enti.t titled
" Pro novis urbis Parisiorum mcenibus ac propugeBA •
r°
°ratio prima Francesci Talpin'." The other, which elPthae
tiates on the inconvenience which would arise fr" •
exeoution of such a measure, is headed " Secunda Oral;
surriori contraris, Tussano Putano, habits quod ar
Parisiorum nacenibus cingenda non sit." ref
The following a-e the principal arguments in fav3e-,b•
the measure. Ari-totle himself has c'ealared that city- if
he could not have elements of duration and presP„T„o;e•
it was not sheltered from fear of hostile invalian. '—ifo •
rous examples could be adduced to show the utiliq °' vref
laying Parii. How often has that city br come the Presiob
a hancifal of conquerors? The events of the WO .0
England are too well known to need recapitulation' bi,
would Le a folly to suppose that the courage of its roweled
tants is the strongest wall of a town. If Lycurgus a
according to such a principle, it was because he Wisl3 joa
make the Spartans a distinct race of men. Is not the
oplftbo
of Aristotle a wiser (are, especially when we reflect Ibals it
system of war is no longer tha same as it was former'''. orti
not now carried on with instruments of destruction trakPerect
to the ancients ? But it will perhaps be asked, whlt.sroald
fortifications when we are not menaced with war ? '
it not be Letter to fortify the frontier ? Will the e°,rbis
easily penetrate into the heart of the kingdom ? &e.,,,uoces
argument is void of sense, for who can foresee thenll' blic
of fortune ? Why should money be regretted w P
safety is in question?
rB
The contradictory thesis contains the folloWieg -
meets:— r
Would it not Le shameful if men, who have neve„gf
bled in the most dreadful wars' and who have eferw.o-
repulsed their enemies, should have degenerated s° goer
as to believe themselves in safety but behind r°ll3„P., has
What will the enemy say when he learns that it; Ai,';
seized us in the very heart of the capital ? How gr`—otaP
his pride be at such intelligence We perligge lot
be toll., that when a city is nct fortified, it is necesasiirsta
the citizens to be ever on the alert to guard all: feti
against snares and stratagems, and thtt no n3eatia "lerior
would remain were an enemy to come up withA br;
forces. Nevertheless, it is necessary to make a eu°(-grear
tween bravery and fortifications. If bravery be Pr,e;oo,l
these shelters will be given up to women : if, 0" Plorla''
trary, fortifications carry the point, adieu intrepiditY
warlike virtues! caot feti'
Fortifications are considered as a guarantee "1
this is evidently a mistake. How did the Persiantbeir
Macedonians., the Romans, and the Athenians attaiii? AY
military glory ? Was it by fortifications or ramparflood
suredly no*. It was by their courage that the
The
overcame Hannibal and Pyrrhus. ,
The Babylonian wall has been greatly vaunteaVier
wall was a hundred cubits high, the tower were West'
than the wall, the citadel was a irodigy, yet, neve° 1. eIY
Babylon could not resist Alexander. Let us futbe4o
serve that the nations that have surrounded thetasi'otai
with walls have degenerated from the valour Of theos
castors. Lycurgus was asked one day why the eiti!,epel
Lacedemon were under arms, and his reply Was,
cis'
are the walls of the city." r oao. „
Agesilaus was asked where were the limits of vi_ot the
The Spartan King replied that t'aey had no limt;
brow of a javalin. Thewo- S
Eparninondas, to stimulate the courage of the de
and to humiliate Locedernoni,., caused the walls 01 TV'
e
to be des.royed. The consequence of this was, t
to h
r as,
aiei°
bans, who till then had been obscure, became
1):(1 the li(ra-ins require walla La, U,G. oar
mans ? If we must have fortifica.i..ns, why not fc'rtlprtaf'
frontiers, which are exposed to the incursions efibejitie,l
unless it be intended to erect a citadel for civil .9-0 (e-
-land wars which might draw down heavy calantitie
nation ?

Of
, 013e,d
OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSON' over
the Bills int, oduced by Lord John Russell for acaest f°
the criminal law, commutes the capital polligb°'of
tbaogeo'
violence towards women, or girls under ten years °f
to transportation tor life, or for any term not `e„,pol,
fifteen years ; and for two other offences, to tra-
lien for life. Afr, 113":1
SILVER COIN.—On the motion of
son there had Leon laid before the House of t'°-,-1 at tmof
statement of the aggregate amount of silver noillousto
Mint from 1816 to the end of 1840, with the 8„
is ui'
seignorage, and how appropriated. Seignorsg-
difference. between the price at wh'ela the bullion if
chased and the Mint price, ss. 6d. per onnee: dt° ,lode
former is below the latter the difference is carritiercieo7.,
accourt of profit. If above as in 1819, or ill Pb, la te,
old coin, the difference is carried to the loss, whica the lot
gerecel account, is deducted from the profit,
rrainder is paid into the Exchequ 4 5 er. The total a• not.
%Olt'
silver coined since 1816 is 11,108,2651. ; tI, e-e the e 7
616,7461., of which 135,084/. his been paid in is te'
The greatest amount coined in any one year 135
viz. , 2,436,2971. ts4°
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I) ESP ER AT EOUT R A GE.—A few daY 3bo
waiters, ore an Et glishman and the other a ror' neloCoot,'
in the employ of Messrs. Dotier, Vantini, a 5,0 foetal'
proprietors of the Royal Victoria Bosch at ws 051,1
nus of the Birminehim Railway, had a scri°%ct r'tBjo•
and the latter took advantage of the former, niter,
killed n. It appears that the English Waiseet
seph Gardener, and the Freren waiter, wBtiffie LlFthe
tie name of " Francois," had been for some upoo
ill terms, in consequence of a disagreetnento Fr'dsl
late question at issue between England sate
upon Eastern affairs. About eight o'clock °P
.be stabo
evening last they met tegether on one of
bad 6 10.4
cases of the hetet, at which time Francois f bowilo
hand a large car, containing several guar's Fcrgacileo
water. A dispute aresc, which ended in th?_,.. banoisdid,
pouring the whole cortents of the can over the ban
la
upon the head of his adversary, who wai LIP° hire. co
below him, and then throwing the can itself
Lat assist
screams of the unfortunate man called to ulB,l yfa 1,05
several of the other domestics. He was ec'nvibeci)
his bedroom, and a surgeon instartly sent for,bat bii "
discovered that he was so frightfully scalded le facr.
AlbB lee
was completely peeled off his head, neck' an 0 .10 ta
formation of the occurrence was conveyed t eLot to
~,be
street Pol'ce-station, and an officer was !Le pole'ssirg
Fracceis into custody ; but, whilst se plapielf
latter effected his escape by means of ae to la
under ground, and communicating wilh oft!
Lrr er still
on the opposite side cf the terminus. Gard .
cter
a very deplorable state. , , jesre er°
EXTENSIVE ROBBERY.—Thursuay ritca
Wiggins and a sergeant of the D division of r°,o,pieccsi,
employed in investigating tIC circuintinceatthe eo,
with an extensive robbery of jewellery, &C., ovgarevieti
deuce of Sir George Rose, No. 4. 14,Yde-P:c.,:onl apd
About eight o'clock, Sir George, who vv3s
by Lady Rose went to the Hanovr-square rterore
mtimed between ten and eleven. He soon_Ac'er,i o'opeor
trued his dressleg-room and found that sfs forced,ife
Drawers and boxes contained in there had hc_.‘, ‘2.„!dt.' deaden
and a gold watch, tt gether with some valto.n_": P,es eye
brooches, and otl.cr articles of much ralb:.i'ot f
therefrom. The property ;vat! sefe t° bei
c by
and, from an examination which has beceriiwe
P
premises, it does not appear that any too' door.
egil Ar,or
teen made either by any of the windows r p,,0
THE LATE BRIGADIER-GENERAD
.rIS i °'
be
THOMAS MICHELL, C.B.—The lemal he ‘24 jot
officer of the Royal Artillery, who died on texertionoer
nuary last in Syria, from the effects of
ove_
-rnterrol:), itorc).
perfermance of his military duties, were daye4..itb'
tree between two guns, on a spot about t,, ,`,"ciney '-
from St. Jean d'Acre, and named Sir
eleCtej
Battery.
The Rev. Charles H. Terror has t bheeltibc de'
to the office of Bishop of Edinburgh, vacsn
of Bishop Walker. as
CitY
Yesterday morning about nine, Litre po,
lice Constable 453 was on duty in Fetteer-fernale,:,coSr_
alarmed by shrieks of " 'Murder" fre002,07 g011..,,,ict!"
ceeding from the upper part of the houtss. P'e found a rerolocelYr
in the above lane. On going up stairs h
bly attired forna'e lying upon the floor, boletaencidinirg,gPoi:jeortle'ort;
from the nose, mouth and cars, and a rnarne
5,_00 to
td uP a
with a large carri• g knife, as if be vi'nesta,:tly turbn:3l, s':3s
Upon observing the relieelnan lie, neck and ~,rat,o
hire, and cut hint sever ly about toe was r,i
„j•
oeor
ndlorost flain
then made his escape from the house:lll,3e%
arrested by ancther policeman.
p to thg fuiCIY °Pa
house (Mr. Johnson) on
landing found the Piriepantaagptvcrei
the back et ". k
a lcrge wound at b t his r'cc.- ad Pr°.o
from several rd"nor ones h_ otu re,ieervcvo.,
Mr. Wittpenny, surgeon, of Fe 'n ho i'doe•
thrcen,pciice„rclete.,s
sufferer.
deplorableas.sistarice
tsotatte'.° suft:
ctime of murder and sei'c,id.. 5.,
vo
duTcthoely
icutae
every praise, as thelre'beis con) doubt,etl:atticlic,l):,,ies,,eori
at lily
having been repeatedly beard to :a.,.011. to
ler his wile, end afterwards put an :I
ence. iS naafi'