The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1850-08-08

ment speaks OF the rumors as idle, anu the AS
sembly evidently agrees with him, as IL has shown
by voting the adjournment for three months from
the eleventh Of August During this time, com
mittee of twenty-five will remain at Paris to
watch over the safety Of the State, and convoke
the Assembly in case Of necessity.
The Legitimist party has lost its hlpes Of sue
cess through a reconciliation of the two br&1ches
of the House of Bourbon, and is thinking seridas-
ly Of turning demagogue. M Larochejsquelin,
one of its most cunning and inscriptions lead
ers. announced last Saturday that large num-
Der of members of his party intended to demand
the repeal Of the electoral law. The policy Of
this party in this matter may be predicted in adj
vance. As the law is very unpopular, they pre-
tend violent dislike to it in order to gain friends
among the people; but as at heart they hate the
people, the vile multitude, they will avail them
selves of some pretext for not demanding the re-
neal of the law before the adjournment. After
that time they will act as circumstances may
render advisable, always keeping the menace of
repeal hanging over the heads Of the Orleanists
and Bonapartists. The President does not favor
the Legitimists at all in recent nomination of
twenty -four sub-prefects there was not single
Legitimist. This party could revenge itself with
ease for il could join its vote to that of the Left
and repeal the electoral law instantly. But this
il will not do.
Emile de Girardin has appeared several times
at the tribune As might have been expected,
he has been disavowed as leader by the Left,
which knows him TO be too tickle and uncertain
OF seven hundred and NIty members.
The President intends Dpakipg the tour Of
France during the adjournment Of the Assembly.
Balloon ascensions are quite common now in
Paris. Three ascents were made last Sunday.
One Of them by M. Lepotevin, the equestrian
korS ahan Hba
scientific ascent of MN. Bixio and Barral is to
be repeated before long.
NEWS FROM OTHER PARTS OF EUROPE.
The war between Denmark and the Duchies Of
Schleswig and Holstein is imminent Great
preparations are making on both sides As no.
ticed in my last, the treaty between Prussia and
Denmark leaves open the door to an intervention
by Russia in favor of Denmark The Berlin pa
pers claim that such an intervention can oDly
take place against Schleswig, but this interpreta-
ton is contested at Copenhagen However it
may be, Russia has sent feet to the aid Of Den
mark, and the King of Prussia will not resist by
force of arms The whole management of the
affiir was doubtless concerted at the Warsaw
Congress of Princes. On the 18th instant, Rus
sian feet of eighteen vessels of war came to an
Choir off the port of Kiel, and in view of the
town The intention of the inhabitants was to
defend the entrance of the port by heavy fire
from two batteries, but nothing hinders the fleet
from disembarking troops at another point, and
taking the town by assault from the land eide
where there are no Notifications. This would
place the Russian army on the flank Of the Hoi-
stein army assembled at Rensbourg, on the bound
airy between the Duchies, and nothing short Of
levy in mass could prevent the Russians from
penetrating to the heart Of the country.
The German newspapers represent the people
as enthusiastic in the cause Of the Duchies Pa
triotic committees are raising funds and volun-
teers to aid ia the war against Denmark, war
considered by the Germans a national one. The
arsenal at Rensbourg contains arms enough for
the equipment of thirty thousand volunteers A
gallant defence may be made by the Duchies
and the German volunteers but the result is GER
tain to be in favor of Denmark, at least as far as
Schleswig is concerned.
The best friends of the Prussian Union are
beginning to despair of its continuance. 1t has
been weakly infant from the beginning, and its
deoease will not be regretted by the friends Of
progress and liberty. The ministers Of the
Union have received only eleven adhesions to the
continuance of the Union for three months longer
and public opinion seems to have abandoned
without regret this half confederation to o slow
decay
The last news from Portugal is, that all oul
claims are admitted except that for the loss Of tht
General Armstrong A defntive refusal to admi
this one was transmitted to our Minister, Mr.
Clay, on the 9th, who replied, that unless Il
should be admitted before the 18th, he would take
his passport and leave the country. A warm de-
bate on this subject sprang up in thu Legislative
chambers of Spain. During its progress, tive
Ex-Ministers declared that during their terms
of Office, the claim had never been presented. 1t
is unfortunate that the United States should
make its first armed demonstration in Europe fol-
the purpose of collecting old claim Of dubi.
GUS character to say the least of it, IL we had
commenced by sustaining the Roman Repub
lie, or affording aid aud countenance to Hungary
in its noble struggle, our position would hav'
been a dignifed and imposing one But thi
taking little Portugal by the throat, with fierce
PAY what thou owest," is dwarfng our nation
to the proportions of bullying bum-bailif will
an execution in his pocket
One of the Vienna papers, the Lloyd, say
that the Austrian Government has protested in
dignantly against our interference in Hungary
/ have heard rumor, borne by some breeze from
Washington, that the Austrian Minister ther,
waited on Mr. Clayton and read him the pro
test referred to, but the advice of the Secreta
ry Of State, given in a firm tone, and backed by
an intimation that If he persisted his passport
should be at his service on the instant, the Aus
trian Minister thought it best to pocket his pro
test, and beg Mr. Clayton to consider it with
drawn. 1t is probable that this protest has been
modified 30 much as not to merit the adyerb ap
piled to it by the Lloyd, and then transmitted to
MIR Clayton.
A report is mentioned in the morning papers
that the Queen of Spain has deceased, as well as
her infant but this is probably untrue, so far as
regards the mother, as the Government has not
published the telegraphic despatch said to have
brought the news. w. b.