Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1849-12-21
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Foreign Ncws-ArrisaI of the steamer Hibernia.
Seuep dogs later from Europe Austriq and P,stssia
Threatened Armed Intervention Prospect of anot4-
er Wag-D1iculty betireen Rstssia and Turkey
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dttion Of the Markets Decline In BreadstufS, &c,
Telegraphed for the Baltimore Sun.
ST. JOHNS, N. b. Dec II, 4P M
The steamer Hlbernia, Capt. Lang, arrived at Hal
flax Saturday morning, but the wires being down
the could not be forwarded to this office until
this afternoon. She brings intelligence from Liver
pool to the LIST of December.
Austria and Prussia.
A Geographic dispatch received from Berlin an
nounees that the Austrian Cabinet had made a for
NAL protest against the convocation of the German
Parliament at Erfurst and stating that the Austrian
Government had intimated the probability of an arm
ed interference In the affairs of Germany. 81
The same telegraphc account stated that the Prus-
sian Government had answered the Austrian dispatch
by declaring that Prussia would maintain her tights
These accounts have been partially confirmed in
letter to the London Morning Chronicle which SAYS
that Prince ScHwARrzENBURG recently pointed out to
the Russian Government the dangers likely to arise
from the convocation of the German Parliament in
sisting on the revolutionary tendency to which it
would give rise and the reaction that would be felt
not only in Austria but in Prussia. Subsequently,
Prussia replied that she had duly weighed all these
considerations and that the most elevated and press
AZ
real dangers she would know how to meet them.
Austria has even gone step further, if am well
informed have reason to believe that Austria has
intimated to Prussia that should the require it,
she will not hesitate to have recourse to an armed
intervention. sai=-
A Prussian Cabinet Council was held the day be-
for yesterday and the electoral law of Parliament
was adopted. The Council was then occupied with
the reply to the Austrian note, and despatch in
ply to Prince ScHwARTzHNBURG has been already sent
to the Prussian Envoy at Vienna.
Prussia maintains with energy her right to carry
out the limited federaton-a right formally guaran-
tied to her Prussia replies to the Austrian despatch
relative to armed intervention that she awaits it.
learn also from Berlin, that the Upper Chamber
had declined to retain its old Constitution The pro-
position for peerage was rejected, also va
rous amendments proposing direct or indirect cleo
ton by the highest authorities. Subsequently the
following most cautious proposition was adopted =
The Constitution of the Upper Chamber is to be fix
ed by future law, which must receive the sanction
of both Chambers and will then become part and par
eel Of the Constitution of the country.
A Geographic despatch from Berlin to the Cologne
Gazette announces that the King had signed the law
for the election of the representatives to the German
Parliament to assemble at Erfurst.
France.
The personal quarrels of the Legislative Assembly
have terminated in some half dozen duels M.
PIERRE BoNApARTE figured in some three or four of
these encounters some of which have terminated ia
tally
Measures for modifying the Constitution are still
discussed. 1t is suggested to change the Legis-
latye Assembly into constituent body, to be nves-
ted with the power Of electng the President, and OF
establishing the term of his Office to such period
may obviate the necessity of frequent appeals to uni
versal suffrage.
Turkey.
From Constantinople we learn that nothing has
ranspired calculated to disturb the previous pacific
course of events. 1t is confidently stated that the
British feet has orders to withdraw from the Darda
nelles.
Nothing further is known relative to the where.
abouts of the Hungarian and Polish refugees. The
Russian Ambassador has more been admitted tC
an interview with the Grand Vizier and diplomatic
intercourse between Russia and the Porte may be
presumed to be renewed.
The Ionian Islands have been restored to perfect
tranquility.
1t has been officially announced that the difficulty
between the French and the Emperor of Morocco has
been satisfactorily adjusted.
Austria.
Austria appears satisfied with what Turkey has
DONE by transporting the Hungarian refugees to the
interior.
Russia and Turkey.
Russia demands that the Polish refugees be expel
ed from the Ottoman Empire, and the Chiefs impris
| oned without even excepting those who have embra
ced Mahomedanism.
The Sultan received these propositions in manner
that showed they would not be acceded to. A Coun
Gil about to be convened to take them into con
sideration
The Vienna correspondent of the Daily News says
that letters from Constantinope mentions that resl
subjects of dispute had arisen between Turkey anG
Russia in consequence of the energy of the uniteC
diplomacy of England and France.
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