The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-11-05

| swftxerland.
| The advces from Switzerland are TO the 5th October
The government OF Luzeme has put upon active duty
all the regular troops and the militia The Grand Coun.
Gil of Scha hansen has adopted by of 65 to o. the
instructions offered by the pettcounci. which authorize
the armed execution of the decree of the Diet against the
Sonderbund and the Jesuits Several other cantons
have adopted similar provisions.
Three cantons have raised at this time large bodies OF
troops for the execution of the decree of the Diet
| The canton of Zurich furnishes about IS 500 men,
The canton of Vaud $4,000 men, s'aa-.
| The canton of Berne II 900 to $4,000
| A certain number OF cantons, whose deputies have
helped 70 constitute the majority against the Catholic can
tons, refuse to furnish their contingents.
Catholic paper OF Geneva says; "The people OF the
Catholic alliance do not wish for war, and ready
to sign peace the confederation will give them suI-
cient guarantees OF safety, Independence, and soyer-
eighty"
On the other hand the population of the grand cantons
will undertake unless they irresistby driven
to it. The day the entire nation shall devote itself to its
consideration peace will be made; for it has too good
understanding OF its own interests, to bndly 10 its
ruin and slavery.
private letter to the International Of Bayonne from
the frontiers of Catalonia, brings the intelligence that
the turbulent Castel, at the head of 600 men, had ap-
preached the town OF Berga the night of the 3Oth
OF September and had carried it by escaiade The nsur
gents seized all the property they could put their hands
upon, even the funds destined to the completion of
royal road Gen. Concha, commanding for the queen in
that quarter has taken stringent for The sup
preston OF the insurrechon
ministry has been formed, of which Narvaes is
chief The resolution taken by the queen for the forma-
on OF new ministry was as prompt the negotiation
Tor The had been secret The superseded minis
was appraised of his dismissal and many of his col
leagues first learned their fate the papers Of the next
morning The conduct of the affair is credtable to the
founded at this elevation of Narvaes More troubles
are confidently predicted and earnestly agitated
Portugal.
This country is, as usual in a state of agitation and
he atp Of has
tended increase, rather than diminish, the Of
civil war.
The Commerce has the following; Each day brings
us ncontestable proof of the political and social
decadence of the Austrian power 1t is impossible,
we learn from Vienna, to realize the great sensation
created by the of the suspension of the sale of rail-
road stocks order to raise the price of national funds
Many of the holders of these stocks, taken by surprise
desperate condition. and the money market Of Vienna
in consequence greatly and disastrousy affected While
this financial crisis puts in jeopardy the material existence
Of the country, strong feeling OF opposition has taken
possession Of the provinces We have before spoken Of
the Hungarian movement, and the Diet of Bohemia
refuses to pay their taxes 1t is expected that the CALI
cian Diet will follow the example In any case, if a vote
for taxation is carried, it will not be by full in the
Diet, because, probably, consequence of the violent
agitation that pervades the country most of the mobiles
have quilted Leopold and their estates, and gone Cr
COW and Dresden. In waiting the opening of the Diet
the government increases its assets, particularly in the
country thanks to the incessant action of its SPIES
Sept 26, that the cholera has arrived Jassy, in Molda
via, and that Gordon sanaire will be established along
the Austrian frontier 1t is expected that the Diet of
Gallica will be assembled before January next
Another paper says that it not at Jassy, but ODESSA
that the scOuge of the cholera has broken out and that
it has also appeared Moscow This last statement is
also confirmed by letters in the Augsburg Gazette
Greece.
ATHENS Sept. 80, 1Sl7.-A great event has occurred
here since my last M. Colett, the prime minister of
King Otho has died of an internal malady. This
minister was remarkable being the tool and represent
tave of the French court whose sentiments he express
ed and under whose influence he conducted the govern
of Greece He the main cause of the apparently
incurable difference existing between this court and the
Porte therefore probable that his fall may once be
by the decline of French influence Greece
and by the establishment OF relations with Turkey
M. Coleni was, in measure, the pupil OF M Guzot;
and when that said you will understand that he
opponent of all progress in the liberal and consttu
tional direction His last words aectonae remem-
brances to M. Guizot and De Broglie No names have
been yet added to the cabinet since his death The
presidency of the council and the ministry of foreign
AFFAIRS both of which he held for the present distrb
uted between members of the cabinet of which he was
himself the head This state of things, however cannot
continues but what change may take place, it is mposs-
bic predict The elements of insure cton every
where fermenting through the Kingdom; the finances
are in deporabe state unable to pay the in
of the debt and with each gale menaced by
English fleet threatening to dstrain for the interest
of the money she has guaranteed Meanwhile general
fermentation prevails in all parts of the Kingdom and
open instruction has already appeared several places
We in OF transition at this moment, the issue
of which we cannot foresee.