The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1850-01-24

disagreement. Ii has succeeded ON all but one.
The hrst Chamber insists on maintaining the pro-
vision that in case the Chambers shall not vote
the budget, the taxes shall continue to be COL
iecfed as before. The second insists on striking
out SO as to reserve to the Legislature the right
TO refuse the supplies. II is not easy to foresee
the result The probability is that the King
VIII decide in favor Of the first Chamber The
report this evening L. that the King will take the
oath to the new Constitution on the 18th of Janu.
airy,
California Goid-Professor Burmiester occu-
pied the greater part Of his hour to-day with re-
msrks on the native gold of California He ex-
hioted sspecimen-a solid piece, about two inches
long, one broad, and three-qusrters of an inch
| thick.
sAXoNY.
In one question discussed by the Chambers Of
this monarchy, the Government had only seven
votes in its favor. 1t is feared by the democracy
that the Austrian troops in Bohemia are destined
TO act against them in certain contingencies, and
not against the Prussians This is the more prob
able superstition.
"A bill has just been passed for the emancipa-
ton Of the Jews, putting them on a level with
the rest of the community.
wURTEMBURG
The Constituent Assembly is here in open dis
sension with the Government According to the
laws Yet unrepesled, the Chamber Of Peers has
been abolished, but the Monarch declares that it
shall be prolonged The Constituent Assembly
has protested in bold and vigorously written
address against this illegsity on the part of the
Monarch. This address was voted by forty six
members against twenty. The people Of Wur-
temburg are thoroughly democratic, and the King
may yield, unless he wishes to rely on the bayo-
nets Of Austria to suppress the laws Of bis realm.
wEiMAR,
This duchy has just adopted an improved penal
CODE and reformed its judiciary, by abolshing
some Of the higher courts. All the reforms are
in the sense of democracy.
HANOVER
The project of law for the regulation of towns
and townships, recently laid before the Assembly
by the Ministry, is decided advance towards
n,s<ks..t suffrage. %1cy r---sS-,S 20 this Rgasz
In the discussion, not one word WIS said against
the principle of universal and equal suffrage All
the speeches were In its favor.
SWITZERLAND.
A capital execution has just taken place at Ap-
psnzsll, in Switzerland which reveals q horrid
state Of the criminal law in some Of the Cantons
The torture exists there inf all its enormity II
was woman who paid this penalty to the law.
She had been crippled by the use of the Carolina,
the Proeruses bed, and the instrument called the
Ratholes She had accused her lover of the muir
der for which she was condemned and he had
been dreadfully tortured, but refused to confess
He proved to be entirely innocent This remnant
of barb irism and the Inquisition will doubtless
be abolished, since the light of day has been LET
in on them. The great reformer of abuses is
publicity. While on the subject of bsrbarous
usages, may add, that the brutal scourgings on
the bare backs Of men, women, and children, are
still kept up by the Austrians Ia Hungary and
Italy =,
| - CHRISTMAS.
The city Of Berlin is busy with preparations
for Christina. In fact the gaieties have already
commenced. Puppet-shows exhibitions of pic
lures, concerts, theatrical representations street
fairs gay with toys and verdant with the hv trees
used 10 hang the gifts on, are enlivening Berlin.
W.B.