The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-06-29


Bavaria has withdrawn her declaration Of reserve,
or objection the admission Of the plenpotenlisry
of the Grand Duke Of Hlstein- Lauenburg. (the
King Of Denmark;) Count Thun explained that the
Congress had to deal with the special interests OF
the German Bund, aud that the right 10 take part
in the discussions cnuld not be refused the SOW
ereign of Holstein Lauenburg without excluding
that duchy from thf confederation The pienipo-
tentiaries of Prussia, and those States which re-
solved at Berlin to appear at the Austran Congress,
were not present.
ScHLEswIo -HoLsrEIS. The head quarters of the
Danish troops in Jutland ia moved 10 Holding; part
OF the Life yards had arrived there and the whole
corps was to follow in a few days. The Swedish
neutral troops have received orders to be in read.
ness 10 march. The officers state that the present
corps will be relieved by another.
private letter from Eckerniordc states that on
the completion of the coast batteries, mounted with
the Is FOUNDERS taken from the Christian VIII. j,
General Willisen ordered the officers left in COM
maud TO fire on any Danish vessel Of war that APP
preached the shore. II 10 added that in one in
stance the order has been executed, and that some
anxiety felt as TO whether the act would be
considered breach Of the armistice or not; but
neither the place nor the date of the occurrence is
given.
Our accounts from Madrid are of the 7th inst.
Although the reports of ministerial modification
had nearly subsidized. il nevertheless believed
that the present Minister of War would be succeed
ed by General Cordova. The civil governors Of the
different provinces had been summoned to Madrid
to receive instructions relative to the approaching
elections. Those of Corunna and Saragossa had
already arrived. NJ Diaz Martinez, who had chal-
lcng,d the President of the Council to hostile
meeting, had been sentenced to 2G months resi-
dence out Of Madrid and Seville, and to pay the
costs. He was, moreover, enjoincd not 10 approach
Madrid within distance of X leagues The Pals
announces that postal convention was on the
point of being concluded between Spain and Portu-
gal An attache Of the Portuguese legation in
Madrid had left for Lisbon to submit to the appro-
ot.. Of hal af
the convention agreed TO between the Spanish gov
eminent and the representative Of Portugal
Italy.
The Consfiiu xionaIe of Florence, quotes a letter
from Palermo, May 90 giving an account of new
attempt at insurrcction In the vicinity of that city
1t states that ON the evening Of the 18th some sol
ders from the country stations arrived at Palermo,
bringing the information that armed men were as
sembling in the neigbborhood and approaching the
city The generate was Immediately beaten; the
troops, including the cavalry and artillery Of the
garrison, marched out TO meet the insurgents, and
Il serious conflict, which lasted several hours, took
place The plains Of st. Paoo. Overcome by
numbers, the insurgents retired and dispersed.
Not one Of them was arrested. Five persons of the
neighborhood were taken up, but afterwards re-
leased, their innocence being evident Many ar
rests had been made in the town before the occur
renee, but few after. A rumor was current that a
movement was to have taken place at daybrcak on
the 18th in Palermo.
Large swarms of locuss are beginning to infest
certain parts of the Campagna di Roma, and the
Roman official journal has notification on the sub
ject, recommending their destruction by fire.
Russia.
The German journals contain runors OF revo-
lutionary agitation having been manifested in ST.
Petersburgh and Moscow, especially in the upper
schools and among the students. The immediate
consequence of it has been imperial decree, pro-
hbting the natives of Poland from entering the
high schools Of the two Russian capitals and Dor
pot. 1t was even reported that these three estab-
lshmenls would be suppressed