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snot put ourselves forwa s the deft all the act
of the Provisional Governmen ri. .tine, nor 0,
we affirm that the conduct of General Cavaignac en
is colleagues has been altogether unimpeachable; ht ii
we do take upon ourselves to say that no era of history
in this or any other country presents a spectacle more
honourable to the prudence, patience, and forbearance
of a nation than the few months which have elapsed
since the glorious three days of February."
This is true to the letter, and if honour is due to
Lamartine for the eloquent wisdom by which he
wielded the will of the fierce democracy, at least equal
credit is due to those who, not di of to the voice of
the charmer, wisely submitted to his charming. The
following is the best and truest resume we have yet
met with of the real state of affairs in that disunite,l
and incoherent agglomeration of states whilholm de-
nominated the empire of Austria:—
" Amidst the general disorganization of the Conti-
nent, a disorganization which, strange as it may appear,
had its origin in the principles of justice arid liberty,
Austria was destired to play a conspicuous part. In its
very nature this empire is not, adapt( d to withstand the
shock of a revolution, composed as it is of °Lulea .0
cumbrous and disjointed. There is no nations lit 'n
Austria; her population has been formed—if we ma 0
express it—out of the wrecks of other nations; sieves
have been added to slaves generation after generation,
until the whole mass, artificially connected, and with no
principle of union, no principle of fraternity to cement
its several sections together, seems likely to part into a,
number of fragments, each of which may have its signi-
ficance in Europe. The first symptoms of transition ap-
peared in the streets of Vienna. Prince Metternich, one
of the most unprincipled and profligate of modern states-
men, was suddenly hurled from power, and driven to
seek hospitality in a country whose enemy he 'has ever
proved himself to have been. A succession of emeutes
and insurrections followed. The Emperor was not true
even to himself: he could not see that the citizens of
Vienna, though they might for a time be agitated by the
breath ce that revolutionary spirit which urged the
French to shake off the shackles of despotism. though
they might for an hour be roused to a sense of their con-
dition, to a knowledge of their interemte, and to a just
perception of their rights, were still slaves in hear,
unworthy of freedom, unworthy of lib?ral institutions.
They had been accustomed to lick the dust at their Em-
peror's feet; and that Emperor, who would sell thcm,
and bruise their heads and trample in their blood wild 3
they grovelled beneath his feet, was terrified at the ferst
appearance—of ' resistance, fled from his capital, a.d
sneaked away at the time when he was met wanted to
repress the ebullition of popular feeling. But the Vien-
nese proved themselves utterly unfit for the honoure of
freedom; they again fawned and whined around their
cowardly monarch, and once more consented, at his
command, to gather into armies, and do battle egeius',
the cause of liberty in every surrounding country. Italy
rose in arms against its foreign tyrants, and we have not
seen the last of the struggle. Hungary rais,d the
standard of rebellion and set defiance in the face of
Austria; the Hungarian party, the friends of freedor'.
were strong at Vienna, arid the present month has wie-
nested another collision of classes in that city. Th,'
Viennese rose once more; most of the National Guard=
immediately fraternised with them; and a large portico
of the troops sent to overcome the tumult; consentt-d to
fight under the national banner. They defeated the
Nassau Artillery regiment, and drove every enemy fro
his post. Thp city was taken possession of; barricades
arose as if by magic in the streets; and the din aut;
tumult of an insurrection once more startled the repose
of Vienna. Success was on the side of liberty; and the
Emperor, the father of his people, the revered monarch.

again stole away. He could not remain true even to h

own cause. He preferred sneaking away under a mili-
tary guard to a distant place of retreat to facing the diffi-
culties of the moment. Conscious of his own tyrannou-z
actions—of his many crimes against the people—of ai!
his broken promises and violated pledges—he dared nor
meet the glance of his asses of subjects. In spite of the
forces of Croatia and the other Sclavonic nations—in
spite of the co-operation of the German Arch•duchies,
there is a hope that Hungary will be enabled to declare
herself independent. The armies of the Ban have met
with signal•reverses, and the resources of Austria will

not enable her to sustain a protracted and sanguinary
struggle against justice and honour; so that it is, nt ver-
theless, probable that the termination of the conflict wilt
find Hungary the triumphant nation. It is for the Vien-
nese to prove now whether they are worthy of freedom.
They may yet wipe off the stain of former follies.
Austria is not so confident as some would seem to be •

lieve; she trembles at her own position, and endeavours
to gain time to collect her forces. Italy has every pros-
pect of, in the end, being entirely parted from her; and
the other races inhabiting the countries between the Da-
nube and the Carpathian hills may not altogether ad-
here to their Austrian rulers, especially when circum-
stances make it evident that the struggle between a do.
pendency and the parent state does not always result in
success for the latter."

This is the best magazine political paper of the month.
The literary contents of the Mirror are, as usual, ex-
cellent.

LOSS OF THE ,LOOP BANFF, OF
SUNDERLAND.
(From the Liverpool Mercury.)
-,This unfortunate vessel sailed from Bangor, North
Wales, upon Tuesday evening, the 24th ultimo, laden
with slates, bound for Almuouth, Northumberland,
During that night the weather was stormy, and she
strained considerably and became leaky. Wednesday was
more moderate, but at night it was again stormy and
the vessel leaky. The master and crew were per-
fect strangers to that part of the coast, and the
chart which they had on board was torn so as to
render it useless ; it may, therefore, easily be con-
ceived how miserable must have been the plight they
were in. A light was dtecoverz d, which they con-
cluded was the " Maidens," on the coast of Ire-
land, between Larne and Glenarzn Bays, and they
shaped a course accordingly. It un for: un /tele
happened the light was tha to the Crlf of Man, and,
the coast they were sailing along was the Lse of Mae
and not Ireland, as they exnpected. Thursday con-
tinued stormy, ,and the leak increased until there
were two feet of water in the hold. The vessel
was steered into the Solway Frith, without knowing
whither they were steering her to; how !ver, that
course was not long in drawing to a close, the
vessel beirg brought up by striking upon the
perilous sand-bank called Robin Rigg, about six o'clock
that evening. She beat upon the bank all night, shifting
nearly two miles from where she first struck, the crew,
four in number, clinging to the rigging and cross-trees.
In this way the poor fellows passed a stormy night, the
wind blowing a gale from S. W. The vessel was observed
when she first struck on the bank by the crew on board
the Solway Lightship ; but they durst not leave that
vessel. Providentially, about half-past eight o'clock on
Friday morning, the Royal Victoria steam-ship on her
course from Liverpool to Port Carlisle, when about he.,
way between the light-ship and Silloth, Captain Grave-,
who was upon deck, descried an object on the Scotch side
of Robin Rigg, which he could not make out with the
naked eye, but, with the aid of a telescope, he discovered
to be the mast of a vessel, with a signal of distress,
flying, and an appearance of human beings clinging
thereto. With that good feeling and humanity for
which he is so j ustly celebrated' he commanded his
ship to be put about and steamed down again towards
the light-slip, sending a boat and crew right
across to the wreck, the bank being then euffi-
ciently covered by the tide to render that prac-
ticable. On reaching the light-ship, Captain Graves
took off a pilot to point out to him the course round the
North Deep on the north and cast of Robin Rigg. The
Royal Victoria was thus brought as near as practicable
to the wreck, and the boat before mentioned having
succeeded in getting the sufferers therefrom, they
were soon got on board the Royal Victoria,
which could not have been done but for Captain
Graves acting as be fore-mentioned, as the tide setting
strongly up would have swept the boat and them over
to the Scotch land. Once on board the Royal Victoria,
every comfort and nourishment awaited the poor fellows,
and they were soon in a great measure restored to their
former selves. We may mention, as an incident in the
case, that a cat had also taken refuge in the rigging,o h
and
when she saw the bipeds one by one gettingi beat, poor puss made a spring, and effected a footing also.
We annex a letter front the crew of the Banff, ad-
dressed to Captain Groves, expressive of their gratitude
for the kindness shown to them:—
" Port Carlisle, October 27, 1848.
" Sir,--We, the undersigned, being the master
and crew of the sloop Banff, of Sunderland, bound
ft om Bangor to lumouth, and wrecked on
Robin Rigg Bank, in the Solway Frith, yester-
day, take the opportunity of expressing publicly to
you our grateful testimony for your humane conduct
in steaming your ship many miles out of her course this
morning, and sending a boat and crew alongside our un-
fortunate sloop, by which timely aid we were taken
from the rigging, where we had been fifteen hours,
and fully expected a watery grave, being nearly ex-
hausted; and for your kind treatment and nourishment
afforded to us on board your ship; as also, our thanks
are due to Mr. Jobling, Lloyd's agent, for kindly lend-
ing his aid in procuring the funds to forward us to Sun-
derland.

(Signed) " WILLIAM SCORRA. JNO. SCORRA.
" MATTHLW LAING. JNO. JONES.
"To Capt. Graves, Royal Victoria steamer, Carlis!e. '

FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT..--On Monday morning
last, between eleven and twelve o'clock, as the expres
train from Liverp,ol to Manchester was pasing th
Sutton incline, Gorge Green, u porter carpi()) cd
the railway, who was in the act of calling for unoth;
!nun employed en the railway to come to .his
mice, was struck by tie but ir of the express trait
which caused injuries from the effects of which he die
at four o'clock in the afternoon. it appeared from th
evidence at the inqu st, held on Tuesday, bele:o Johi
Hey es, E,q., coroner, that several ribs were broken, pru
trading into his lungs. The deceased had been err
plt.yed on the line for several years. and had been s
tioned at Sutton for the last nine years. Ile was u
respected. He his left a wife and two daughter
mourn their lov. Verdict "Ac&detital death.

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ased W2S fiiiy-four ycars of age,—Liverpool tfercur:y.
I\ ARROW ESCAPE.—Last night, between eight and

►e o'clock. a young woman had a very narrow— vicar

!row being run- over. She was erwsiop the road
i►egent.street, near the end of the goadrant, at tI
:Jame time as a grraleman cum.. along in his ehaii.e,

not observing the vehicle, she came in contact with

horee, and Was knocked down. The gentleman in
Lindy pulled tip, and notwithstanding the her
pied upon her, she escaped unhurt.
On Monday as a boatman was enthavouring to rss
under the high-bridge with a boat, the sudden fidi of
three feet'4)f- water at the entrance to the bridge jeric(ll
him overboard; fortunately he caught hold of a rope, and
thus cared hittiFelf frern being borne away by the tide.---
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