The Sun.
London, England, 1851-12-01 00:00:00

FRANCE

M. Jules Migeon has presented to the Assembly
C:.l following proposition for the revision of the Con-
stitution
Con ring Art. 111. of the Constitution, which
stv.tes that ' When in the last year of a legi.lature the
Nat unol Aes,mhly shall Express a wish that the Consti-
tl::pon should be modified, either wholly or partially,
th revision shall be proceeded to in the following man-
r :The expressed by the Assembly shall not be
c.)3'ierted into a definitive resolution until after three
eo•Llecative deliberations taken at a month's intervsl be-
twcaa each, and with three•fourths of the votes ex-
The number of voters must be at least 500. The
.A.isemhly of revision shall only be named for three
mouths. It cannot occupy itself except with the revision
which it has been convoked; but, nevertheless,
in, oiwo of urgent necessity, it may provide for legisla-
tive necessities.' Considering the numerous petitions
Which have been presented from every part of France—
c?usidering the almost unanimous wish expressed by
the Councils-General—con,ideriog, lastly, the proposi-
tion presented en the 31st May last by a great number
of representatives, for the purpose of restoring to the
iL„Lien the full cxaerci:e of its sovereignty, we have the
honour to propose to the Assembly to express its wish
loaf the Constitution should be revised."
It is known that the Assembly, when for the first
time a proposition for the revision of the Constitution
was press, ted to it by M. Broglie, decided that all
proositions of that nature should be examined by
special commi:4sions elected in the bureaux, whose re-
ports must be [Presented to the Assembly within the
delay of one mends from the day of their nomination."

GERMANY.
KING OF PRUSSIA'S SPEECH FROM THE
THRONE.

The following was the opening address read to the
Prussian Chambers, on the 27th ult.:-
4' tarentlemen Deputies of the First and Second Chambers,
His Majesty the King, our most gracious Sovereign,
is prevented bidding you welcome at the commencement
of your important labours, by the fulfilment of a sacred
and painful duty.
" As the late King of Hanover came to Berlin to at-
tend the funeral of his late Majesty Frederick William
M., our King would not omit giving, by his personal
attendance at the funeral of an old friend and illustrious
ally, a public testimony of respect for the exalted virtues
of the Tare King of Hanover, and the sympathy his Ma-
jesty feels for the painful loss which has befallen the
Royal }louse and the Hanoverian nation in equal measure.
his Majesty has, therefore empowered me, by an
oral-r of the 24th of November to open the session of the
Chauabets in his name, and at the same time communi-
cate to you some of the propositions which are shortly
to engage the attention 'of the Chambers and the Go-
vernment.
1. The orders and decrees formerly issued by his
Majesty's Government, which have not yet been sub-
mitted for your approval, will be immediately laid before
you. The conscientious employment of the means fur-
nished by the ordinary laws, and the increasing sense
of order and legality among all classes of the population,
lave relieved the Government since the close of the
!.:at seaeion from the necessity of making use of such
powers, or other exceptional mmasnres.
" The estimates of the expenditure for the year 1852,
which will be as soon as possible submitted to you for
your constitutional decision, exhibit, for the army, an
urrivoidable increase.

" rya his Majesty's Government reserves the more
detailed explanations on this point, it will be sufficient at
pr agent to state that the increasing revenue furnishes
ample means of covering this additional expenditure,
and that the financial position of the country is generally
satisfactory.
" The Great Exhibition of the Products of Industry
of all Nations at London, in which his Majesty's Go-
vernment readily co-oyerwed, has furnished a new and
IrAisige:Gry proof of the high degree of development our
agriculture, arts, and manufactures, in their various
branch-s, 11sve tttained.
:4etween his Majesty's Government and the Govern-
entnts of the other States of the Z. illverein alterations
la the general tariff o'f the Union have been agreed on,
having for their main object the abolition of duties on
r4reign materials of manufacture, and facilitating the
transit trade. At the same time an agreement has been
mlde with the Governments of Bavaria, Baden, Nassau,
and the Grand Duchy of Hesse, relative to a mutual re-
duction of the tolls on the Rhine. Fully relying on
your 9 übsequentli approving these two measures, his
4toje3ty's Government has carried them both into exe-
C3unn.
" Like these meastivs, so will the treaty his Majesty's
WvernMent has concluded with the kingdom of Sar-
dinia have a beneficial effect, while the treaty of the 7th
oe September with the kingdom of Hanover will open
for the development of the whols k-ellverein a new and
hepful future for all the branches of its trade and pro-
d urtioo.

"Itis a real satisfaction that the most important
voices in North as well as South Germany have properly
estimated the importance of a step Prussia has taken in
the well-understood interest of all concerned in it; and
there is no doubt the approaching negotiations on the
renewal of the 2 Alverein will lead to a result satisfac-
Mu to all parties, and bring us nearer to the end—a
Cu,totns Union of all the German States.
'.oa all these subjects propositions will be made to
ycn without delay, for your constitutional decision.
The oiling together the former Provincial Diets, es
tt3 ad interkz provincial representation for the election
oF district evmmissions for the classified income-tax,
rend.-red neceissoy by a recent Legislative measure, and
the exercise of their communal and local duties, has
aff.;rded the Government an opportunity of requesting
from the assemblies their reports on the serious objec-
titans raised against the introduction of the new Gemeinde-
Ordnuag. These assemblies must be especially compe-
tent to give a judgment on the practical relations that
l*'vo to be taken intu.consideration on this subject.
" The result of their discussions has been the accumu-
lation of very valuable materials, which have been care-
fully employed in framing the project of law on this
question, which will be laid before you.
" In some parts of the kingdom it is to be lamented
that the produce of the harvest has been un.avourable,
and an anxiety founded on it has been expressed to the
Government in various measures it has been urged to
ados in le ferepce to it. The Government, however, has
leyought itself bound to avoid every interference with the
freedom of traffic and the rights of property, as a course
that increases the evil instead of alleviating it; and still
entertains the hope that an unrestricted intercourse on
one aide, and the reasonable economy of an intelligent
People on the other, will render the assistance of the
Governmenta
nment quite unnecessary.
~ Tin Government reserves more detailed communi-
cations respecting several propositions till they shall be
introduced.

.„:I`tiO2 eenxtpliosemesinn,ghhisiiliiesjesty has charged me especially
to declare
he is not able to greet
eU to-day in person, are his c,.nfident expectation
that you will again, withfidelitycontribute
.and unity, promote the
w're,Are of the country and
which
to the realization
of ti conditions under alone a anccessful,
cii•J-ng-, sad independent development of Prussia is pos-
se.
hoteby, in virtue of, the Royal Commission, declare
the aitting of the Chambers to be opened:,
The Court of Appeal of Greifswald, before hs
Hassjnpflug,, the President of the Ministry'o
i (14
Hesse, was summoned to appear on the 25th alt. to
ar.-wer a sharge of fraud and embezzlement, has
C_:und bim guilty, in contumaciam, and sentenced him
to four weeks' imprisonment.
Count Portalis, the Prussian Minister at Constan-
t:l:o9le, ha's been dismissed. He had signed the
Ininifesto of the Conservative oppo!ition.
Count Ri;therg has been elected President, of the
ITI)r Chamber.

THE REGISTRATIONS.
1111. T pp REVISION cF PARLIAMENTARY LISTS IN

OF BATH, .
Dbrral claims,THE 106;CITY disallowed, 21;1851 to amend, 29;
real votes allowed, 56.
Con3ervativ claims, 31; dLiallor.vtd, 9; to amend, 5;
seal votes allowed, 17.
Liktertkl c,bj,3ctions taken, 72; fabled, 28; sustained, 44;
gtt:lifi eLowliere, 7; iral votes expung, d, 37.
Conso-va:ive objse,.iolis taken, 52; fai!cd, 14 ; sustained,
32 vailficalk.ns elsowhere, 8; real votes expunged 30.
j-izity to Liberals on revision, 46. ,

EAST.F.RN DIVISION OI SO3IERSET.
Lih 3'ral male, 554; di-ealluved, 27; allowed,

521.
, 73;ed Conservative claims made, 513; disallowed, al-
-I.oreii, 440.
Lib2ral objections Ma de,l3G; failed, 28; sastained, 108.
Conservative objections made, 71; fail&, 19; sus-
taiued, 52.
Overseers' objections to Liberals made, 216; fai!ed, 3;
sqatained, 243.
uv.,xsters' objections to Conservatives made, 381;
Al(+3 , 1; sustained, 380.
' ...
tat gain to Liberals, 2.8).