Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-05-06
Mayors, magistrates, military officers and Gov

This is very different composition from that of
the Constituent Assembly Of 1889, which ,onsist-
ed of 26 per cent clergy; 25 per cent. lawyers !;
lS per cent. Tiers Etats; l6 per cent. noble.se;
per cent. farmers, &c. 5per cent. gentlemen; and
Q per cent. magistrates; the whole number tf this
assembly was l,l2s. 1t is remarkable that there
is only one clergyman in the foregoing list Of $50,
and he is Protestant minister. Three of the Bo-
naparte family are candidates for seats all, we BE-
lieve, for Corsica. Some curious disclosures ar,
now making by publications from Louis Philippe,
private portfolios found at the Tuileries. A lons
letter relating to the Spanish marriages has beel
republished in the Times, and although il was writ
ten by the ex-King to his daughter, the Queen. O
the Belgans part of the language is of SO impropel
description for the public eye that the .Sandart
and several other papers have not given the pas
sages in English.
The PRUssIAN law Of election establishes univer.
sal suffrage but gives it divided operation: The
people naming the electors, who form college
and return the deputies. "This," they say, ais
security against too democratic an assembly," We
do not see the ground for such a conclusion. Or.
der and confidence may be said to be established in
Berlin. Besides Berlin and Vienna, another poll.
hcal centre-a federal one-is established at Frank
fort Affairs have been admirably managed there.
Delegates from all the States met TO arrange the
basis of federal union. The basis of that union
was agreed upon at the first sitting. The seven
teen delegates, who met in Frankfort, were the
most advanced democrats in Germany, and their
good sense, promptitude, and resolution are most
admirable. Late news from VIENNA, with ac-
counts from Hungary and Italy, and the ominous
return Of the Archduke LOUIS, one of the Meter.
Mich school, to the family councils, is rather Of |;
gloomy description. The law relating to the press
is by no means satisfactory; more liberal one will
be called for and must be granted. Money matters
are IN great confusion, and the expectation Of gold
and silver has been prohibited. The news from
Italy, Hungary, Croatia Gallcia, Bohemia, in fact
from all parts Of the Austrian empire, fill the poll.
ticians Of the old school with despair, since all in
dicate that old things must pass away. Hungary is
most particularly excited. There are rumors,
however, that the Emperor is willing to treat for the
independence Of Lombardy, to grant great privileges
to Bohemia, 10 remove the Archduke Louis from
the council board, and the Archduke Albert from
the army, and 10 give the Archduke John the direc-
ton Of affairs This is, we fear too good to be all
true although part Of it probably is. Prince MET-
TERNIcH is at present at the Hague, where he is
expected to make rather a heightened stay.
We have to report concerning ITALY that Dalma-
tia the Frioul, and the Italian Tyrol had given their
adhesion 10 the Venetian republic. The Proyi-
sional Government Of Venice has sent note to the
Government Of Milan, in which il states that We
nice intends to unite herself to Lombardy, accepting
the form Of government which the latter may even.
tually think right to adopt. The confederated or
ganizaton of Italy is said to be agreed upon by the
allied sovereigns, as follows The Peninsula 10 be
divided into six great States-1, Naples 2, Sicily
3, Pontifcal States; 4, kingdom Of Eruria, COM
pretending Tuscany and some Of the smaller duchess
5, the Lombardo-V Venetian States Q, Sardinia.
The population Of these States will be as fol-
lows Naples, 6,50O,00O; Sicily, 2,O50,OOO Pom
ti6cal States, 100000; Etruria, 1880 OO00 Lom-
bardo- Venetian, 100000; Sardinia, 400 1000.
Diet is TO be held at Rome, under the Presidency
Of the Pope. for the arrangement of great federal
questions. The frontiers Of Italy, on the Alps and
the Apprentices, are TO be strongly fortified.
The Italian news confirms the rumors that a mes.
senger has arrived from Vienna bearing terms OF pa.
cifcation 10 Lombardy, the Emperor being willing
TO acknowledge its independence upon certain mode.
rate terms. The Austrian army is undoubtedly re.
firing in Lombardy, and, what is more signi6can,