Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-04-25

The date oi these accounts throws a doub, over
me news received yesterday from Meiz, OF The
PROCLAMATION OF a Republic al Berlin.
Inc UNIVERSAL Gazette OF Prussia Of the 23d
ssaes va. 'he hing had placed The properties Of
me State, ncludlns The military stores destined IN
DC employed for The defence Of the country aoa ins,
foreign Toes, under The protection Of lhe citizens
and inhabitants of Berlin.
II also states thai he King had ordered tba,
Inc pledges not exceeding five thalers in The pawn
bfokins establishments, should BE- given up al ,hex
cost OF the treasury.
A committee had been formed for receiyipeA
nations On behalf Of those who were wouS ed
and OF he widows and children CT these sim in
the recent events.
THE FRENCH REPUBLIC.j.
Galisnani, Of the 2G.h ulL, says The Provision.
al Government appears greatly embarrassed 10
know what system i! can adop, 10 chcck The lie,
OF voters at the election. This is a matter of
great difficulty, Tor as every elector will have 10
ihscflbe As many Dames as there ale Deputies
lheTe VIII be some millions OF names inscribed
thus as there are about 300 600 electors In he
Department OF The Seine, and as there are Dppu.
lies 10 be returned, there will have to be, sumo
sing all The electors 10 vote, 800. 600 times thiity.
four names written, or, in all, TO- 200 900.
Inc Provisional Governments, however. calcu.
laled mat only lrom $780, 600 TO zoe, 900 citizens al
most VIII take part in The election, and tina, no
canalIate can be elected without having about
$4,000 10 10000 votes.
The Government has charged a member of The
Academy des Sciences 10 draw I'D a plan for
checking The votes.
The Provisional Government has decreed that
work in the prisons shall be suspended, and that
the contracts now existing with respect TO il shall
be rescinded, the contractors receiving an indem.
nifty from The Stale if called for.
lhese Poles have written 10 their fellow CONN.,
try.men IN the Provinces 10 Join them either AZ
Paris or al SIIasbure. They have also made an
appeal 10 The Republic Of France for a supply OF
arms and The munitions Of war.
Since the first OF March il is stated tina, silver
plate 10 the value OF fifty millions has been
coined into FIVE franc pieces in Paris.
France appears to be involved in extraordinary
difficulties and The daily developments of feeling
we're such as 10 create alarming apprehensions'
Large failures had taken place throughout The re.
public.
REVOLUTION IN GENOA.
We read in the PaIia VI the oath ult,: AT he
moment Of going 10 press we were assured that
a great movement had taken place at Genoa. and
that ii had detached itself from Sardinia with the
project OF contributing 10 the formation of an Tia
liam unity, with a republican form OF government.
The Vienna Gazette, OF the 18Th ultimo, an
nounces official. the appointment Of Count Col
loEedo Waldso as Minister for Foreign Affairs.
Baron de Pillorsdori as Minister OF The Interior
and Baron kuhecN as Minister of Finances,
Coun. Stadion as President OF the Austrian
Chamber, and Counts kollowrat and Hartip as
Ministers without portfolios.
Great relrenchmenls in The public expenditure
are promised by The new Ministry.
BAVARIA.
A letter from Munich OF the Dist, dated a, 5 o.
clock 10 The morning, which we find in the Augs.
burg Gazette, says King Louis has abdicated, the
Prince Royal ascends The throne under the title
o. Macmillan The Second.
The news Of the kings abdication produced an
extraordinary sensation. Il is said that King
Louis could net make up his mind 10 effect the
promised reforms, particularly TO have a respon-
sible Ministry.
AFFAIRS IN Milan.
The Opinion, OF Turin, Of the 10Th uit, pub.
fishes The following news from The Nora, dated
the 18th.
The people have made themselves masters oil
five pieces Of cannon, and The report Of artillery
was heard al III o'clock.
Five thousand Lomeliars arc on their way TO
Milan TO assist their brethren.
The same journal adds, IN a postscript dated
6 O'Clock, P. NJ, awe learn that The Government,
is in The hands Of The people OF Milan"
HANOVER.
His Majesty, on The 18Th ullimo, sent an Off
cial ratification 10 the BurgheT Guard, that he
had dismissed Privy Counsellor Falka from his
posi- in the Cabinet. Had mol his Majesty taken
this step, il would a~ssuredly have been demand
ed.
The King Of Hanover has conceded all the de-
mands OF his people, and been obliged 10 submit
10 the bitter necessity Of calliugt 10 The ministry M.
Sturbe, the liberal deputy OF Osnabrick, who, for
refusing 10 abet his majesty in The arbitrary mea-
sures which he adopted in his accession, was
prosecuted and imprisoned Tor several years.