Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1849-01-06
EMPEROR OF AUSTRIA ABDICATED


day is giving more settled confidence in
the article.
d The Pope has fed from Italy.
FRANCE.
PARn, Thursday, 10 P. Mp to this date
tranquility continues. Louis Napoleon has
been elected President. The election returns
show majority in favor Prince Louis similar
in proportion to those already announced.
Prince Louis proposes to raise General Cava-
icnac to the rank of Marshal Of France.
A great number Of members Of the Assem-
bly have to-day left their cards at the Hotel
Of Prince Louis.
The proclamation of the President will pro-
badly be made about the goth inst. A well
known Paris paper says SO far as we can
Judge from the Departments, the suffrages
were divided in the following proportions:
Louis Napoleon, 66 per cent; Cavaignac,
81 per cent: lie dru Rolin, per cent? Ras-
pail, 4 per cent; Lamartine, 3 per cent 1t
is calculated that the Commissioners who
have been appointed to examine the votes
will have concluded their labors on Monday
next and that the National Assembly will on
Wednesday proclaim the President OF the
Republic we shall then it is hoped, feel
really assured Of period Of tranquility and
repose.
POSTSCRIPT FRANCE.
The latest news from France confirms
Louis Napoleon's increasing popularity and
Cavaignac's downfall. The returns from the
provinces are even more decisive, as we an
ticipated, than the suffrages Of the Parisians.
In Paris, the absolute majority Of the Prince
over all his competitors was nearly 10000,
and in the Banlene suburbs he had majori-
ty Of 90, ,233, and an absolute majority of 49,
All votes out Of the $4,000 votes polled for all
the candidates. AT Bordeaux. 10000 voted
Prince Lonis whilst only 5000 voted for Gen.
Cavaignac. Judging from %all the reports
which have reached US, the Prince will have
an immense majority y.-The Cavaignac votes
have mostly been procured by government
influence. Already, lists of the new ministry
are circulated, some of which place Marshal
Oudinot among the ministers.
PRUSSIA.
There we're alarming riots at Memel on
the 4th inst. The town was completely in
the bands of the populace for four or five
hours, during which time great excesses were
committed.
In Prussia mighty change has come over
both the people and the Court. The king
has promulgated constitution of the mos
liberal character, embracing all the guaran.
tees for religious liberty. The king has is
sued decree dissolving the Assembly, bu
the Chambers are convoked to meet in Berir
on the 26h of February. A modification o.
the Brandenburg Ministry has taken place
but the king seems to be now resolute to en-
force obedience 20 the laws. The Prince o.
Prussia has proceeded to Olmutz, and every
thing tends to prove that very good under
standing has grown up between the Austrian
and Prussian Courts. Foreign journals ma.
now be transmitted 10 Berlin free Of duty
the stamps on newspapers having been re
moved.
The Frankford Parliament has made bu
little progress towards Gormad unity. sine
our last.-various schemes are propoundet
with view to compass this object.
RUSSIA.
The army of the Emperor now amounts Il
500, 900 men on the frontier, and makes
evident that he is watching the progress o
events in Europe. The army iskept in hig
state of discipline, ready to &C, whenever al
emergency occurs Such a force canno, fai
to have its influence in restoring the Pope I
his throne.
The report Of the death of lbrahim Pach
has been confirmed. Abbas Pacha succeed
him to the Vice Royalty.
ts AUSTRIA.
The Cholera is raging fearfully at Presbure
The Emperor, by decree dated the ID @
December, has abdcated the throne in favo
of his nephew, the father of Francis Joseph
now the new Emperor, having joined in tn
act of renunciation. The new Ministry, b
their President in speech, declared the
course of policy. The address OF the Empt
ror contains pledges to maintain the libert
Of the empire.
There is bat slender accounts from Hungs
~ and the seat of war. A battle is said
have taken place at Presburg,
ITALY.
The revolution in the city OF Rome has te
minated in the flight Of the Pope from his d.
minions, and the head of the Roman Cathoi
Church, one of the most popular and Pap
throne is now an exile and wanderer. A
ter the scene described in our last the POI
remained prisoner in his palace in tn
Quirnal, protected from personal danger
the direct intervention Of M. De Harcoul
the French Ambassador. The Pope, in fle
ing from Rome, took refuge at Naples, ar
was under the protection Of the King. Ron
continues tranquil The Pope refused to {
to France. He has signed protes, declarir
all his late acts null and void.