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stand accused of concealing Kossuth's notes and
small quantities of ammunition, or OF having sup
piled the insurgents with military stores during the
war. The punishment of death will not in future
be inflicted upon such Hungarian insurgents as
have been simply guilty OF political crimes, but
only on those who may be convicted OF murder,
either directly indirectly, or Of having exercised
systematic cruelty under very aggravated circum-
stances against the other races nhabiting the
try formerly comprehended in the kingdoms of
Hungary, Croatia, &c.
Three thousand of the Magyars who were en-
camped in the neighborhood of Widden have al
ready returned TO Austria Eleven hundred of
them, among whom are one hundred officers and
of rank formerly belonging to BEN and
Guyons corps, are their way TO Italy 10 join the
army there
Samos has been declared in state of blockade
by the Porte.
Denmark and the Duchies.
Accounts from Hamburger of the I'd inst. state
that no change has taken place in the state Of the
negotiations with Denmark, notwithstanding the
near approach of the termination of the armistice
At the opening of the Schleswig Holstein Diet at
kiel, the LIST inst, the President, in his opening
speech, stated that the Danish question, though
simple in its origin, had, by the meddlng action
of parties, grown TO be extremely intricate
Germany.
MUNICH, Oct. 3l.-The opposition in the Cham
Der have adopted the project for founding an al
lance against Austria and Prussia between the
secondary German States, in order that the latter
threatened by the two larger powers.-Frankfut
Gazette, NOp 2.
letter from Prague, of the lst, states that sixty
thousand men have been assembled by the Austrian
government in Bohemia, ready to act, If necessa-
ry, in Saxony or Bavaria.
The Frankfort Gazette says:-''Within the last
few days there have been sanguinary quarrels be-
tween Bavarian sodicry Of different arms, at Eides-
helm, near Landon. The official trials of func-
tionaries who took part in the revolution are not
yet terminated Nearly thirty of the officials who
were most deeply involved have already been
hanged. good many of the clergy are impl-
Gated"
The Constituent Assembly of the free city of
Frankfort resolved, ON the I'd, that the executive
government shall be elected every five years, by
universal suffrage.
The Roman States.
A letter from Rome, of the 25th ultimo announces
that deputation from the municipal council Of
that city, headed by Prince Odescalch, had set out
for Portci to request his holiness to return to Rome.
1t was doubted whether they would succeed in the
object of their mission as it is said that there is a
party about the Pope who are endeavoring to per-
suade him that it would be beneath his dignity to
return to Rome whilst it is occupied by the French
troops.
The Constitu io,,ale Of Florence publishes let
ter from Rome of the Goth ultimo. 1t asserts that
on the following day the command of the Roman
troops was by order of the three cardinals TO pass
from the hands of General Levaillant into those Of
officers named by the court of Gaeta. This measure
said to be owing to energetic protest on the
part of the Austrans, spaniards, and Neapolitans
In consequence, adds the writer of this letter. of
serious alteration which had arisen between the
cardinals and General Rostolan, the triple deputa
ton which was to have proceeded to Portci, to in
vite the Pope to return, will not leave Rome The
domiciliary visits of the police in the Ghetto still
continued two carriages belonging to the court
had been seized, besides many other articles be-
longing to the cardinals, and 10000 scudi.
| The Giornale di Roma, of the Goth utimo pub
fishes list of fourteen persons condemned by court
ing one, who is condemned to the galeysfor twenty
| years
The COnstituSiotale of Florence. of the Both ul-
tmo, states that large Austrian forces are concen-
trating at Ancona, and that Notifications erect
| ing on the leading road to Rome. Letters from
Bologna of the 18th, announce the dismissal of
Father Venturini from his post of director OF tie
University of Bologna and that of Professor Carini
| from his chair
Naples and Sicily.
| The Legge of Turin publishes a letter from Ma
| piles, from which we extract the following: "The
arrests continue Baron Baracco, one of the richest
| landowners in the kingdom, has been arrested, to-
| gether with Dominica Glannatasio of Salerno.
They are both ex-deputes of the right. MN Ray
! neval and Temple have made energetic representa-
tions this subject, and the Russian Ambassador
himself has declared that things carried too far
| in absolutist sense Almost all the monks of
| Montcassno have been ordered to Naples, and are
under the strict surveillance of the police. One of
| them, Father Grille, has been incarcerated."
The following is an extract from letter dated
Palermo October 30: "0ur city is as mournful a
sepulchre; a hundred pieces of cannon and &c, 900
| bayonets scarcely sufficient to keep down the
spirit of indignation, and the desire for revenge,
which shoulders in the breasts of the people. On
the 4th of this month"; the ete day of the hereditary
prince, there published protest Of the Sici-
| lans, a copy Of which sent TO the representa-
tives of each foreign Power: This bold proceeding
has terrified the Bourbon Of Naples, notwthstand-
| ing his and his soldiers, by which he seeks 10
keep in state of unworthy slavery generous
| people. The protest preceded by some time the
note of Lord Palmerston, which we hope will bring
matters to an issue; they cannot long remain
| they now are"
Naples and the Pope.
The Debats publishes the following letter from
| Naples, dated the 30th ult:
''The accounts from Paris which reached here
yesterday by way of Touon, have brought the re-
suit OF the discussion on the affairs of Rome, and
have not failed TO produce lively impression. At
Portici the greatest satisfaction was evinced. No
other proofs of that are wanting than the reports
which were Immediately i'll circulation, and which
arc confirmed this morning. IL is decided to ex-
pedite the promugation of the organic laws
nounccd IN the mofu poprio and TO extend the too
/ narrow limitsof the amnesty. The holy father
left this morning for Benevento, where he will re-
| main for some days lie wishes, in thus going
home, as he expresses IL, TO testify his desire of
soon returning to Rome He considers the last vote
OF the Legislative Assembly rendering his return
| TO the Vatican possible, and imposing on him
the duty not to remain any longer at distance
| from his subjects. He is, therefore, seriously
gagged in preparing for his definitive departure for
| Rome soon after his return from Benevento
| These accounts are favorable, and the impotence
which every one feels TO the Pope again at Rome
will doubtless soon be satisfied; but the great diff
Guilty still cxists-what is TO be the auxiliary force
whose mission il will be TO the tranquility
Of the city and the security of his honess2 That Is
the difficult question TO be solved Arrests, which
for moment were suspended, have again begun
| here, without any one being able 10 explain the
cause. There is certainly danger even at Naples,
! in proceeding with measures abrupt rigorous
without taking the precaution of putting forward
some pretext for them. The society Of Jesuits has
been solemnly and officially installed here, and the
effects of il have been already felt royal decree
dated the 9th, has just been promulgated, which
enacts that in future every tutor, whether public
or private, male or female, whatever may be the
| nature Of the instruction given-science, letters
| languages, or fine arts-nust be provided with an
authorization from the king, another from the uni
versity, and undergo a written examination on the
great catechism Of the Christian religion and must
moreover, answer before the members of the Fac
uty of Theology to questions the special points