The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-08-19
Our Berlin Correspondence.

Prussrau Government awd the press- Resirarnft
on Bookseiers-A arrangement far the Superuisios
of the Press-The Prussinn Unio~-1he Posi-
tiom of Sthi,sp,g- Het.tesm. Gsrnany and Prussia.
10 a former communication gave you some ac-
count of an attempt on the Kings life by nom
commissioned officer. He was secured directly,
and has been in prison ever since MAY 22). Two
months have now elapsed without his having been
brought to trial, the examination Of the prisoner
being carried on in secret and except the reports
of two professional men. who have been commits
stoned to investigate his mental accountability, and
who, according to the rumors aflsat. have pro-
DouDced il rs their opinion that he is compos
me~tis, very little has spired in public to The
state of the proceedings against him. According
TO the custom Of this country he is examined in
private, by legal functionary, who hears the for
midable tile Of the Inqusiter. This person tries to
find out what his motives may have been for
committing the act he IS accused OF; AID whether
he has any accoBpl,ces; and after he has got
enough out Of him To lind the indictment, he hands
hum over to the Attorney General. They manage
these things very differently IN England, where
PATE was tried aud condemned in less than Tort
night sf,er hs attempt on Queen Victoria Nj an
while. the King has completely recovered Of his
wound, and has received great numbrr Of con-
graiuatoty addre sses On his escape, frn all parts
Of his dOmiDions. A deputation from the citizens
Of Berlin on presenting their addrc To the King,
who resides al Poisdani. and has not slept at B-r
lin since the revolution Of 1913, begged him. at the
same time, To return to his capital of Berlin, aud
RESIDE there formerly but the answer was, that
although he was convinced that the majority of
The inhabitants Of BeTiia were loyal TO his house
and dynasty, yet there was still wicked crew
here, whose presence would prevent him from ac-
C ding TO The wishes Of the good mud faithfd ci'i-
zens, and of following tho dictates OF his own
heart, by taking up his residence in his beloved
crew" 10 leave Berlin voluntarily, or intends the
police 10 turn them out, ~ 1t a'mis, We are not
able TO tell
You have no doubt noticed, in the European pa
PER-. that the Prussiap ministry IN tde the attempt
the life at his majesty preiext for issuing stll
more stringent laws ny tinst the newspaper press
than those already existing. the hrst Of these new
regulations ~, that before paper is permitted to
appear, n caution money" must be deposited IN he
hsrds OF government, which varies from 5OOO tha-
lers tor daily, 10 2.S00 thsers for ui-weekiy. aud
IL 90 thsl,rs Tor weekly publications. "A similar
law Introduced ia France imnrdl 4tely after
The Restoration, and has been revived jast nov
under the republic. The government allows four
per cent interest on thu deposit aud soon
any prosecution 10 commenced against an editor Of
a ne wtIsp@r, the amount OF the hne 10 which he
may he subject for the offending article, Is at once
.equestrated out Of the deposit, which he 10 com
pelied Ia make up 20 the original amount and VI
this is not done directly, the paper Is stopped alto
Pether. Alter the third conviction, the further
publication Is bibited, and the caution mouay
what is called here tho " Poad,bit." According
to the re- gulafons existing. the post Of
fees ior arded all periodicals. at 10 yer ate thaa
the usual postage on ~tirrs, the newspaper postage
being paid quarterly in advance. alsng With The cub
scripon the paper, and the latter handed to the
pubsher. THIS privilege has been Withdrawn from
the editors of such Journals have made themselves
obnoxious to the government BY heir democratic
tendency; and II they wish TO send th-ir pipers
through the post office, they have topay the postage
of letter for every single number, which. ofcours-,
makes too expensive Tor the general rua OF sun
scrb~re. The consequence OF the-e laws has
been, that upwards OF one hundred and fifty of the
provincial papers have ceased TO exist, panty be-
cause the editors could not raise the deposit no
ney, OF else from their being apps~ h1nwve ut sub
jecting Themselves TO a prosecution u they con
unued To write 10 an oppoahossl sense In the
provinces. The Governor or the Chief OF the Police,
10 authorized TO stop the forwarding OF such Ioar
mails M he thinks proper; asd the unto eduor
has redress, except the very duhsus resource OF
appealing 10 the mDistsr of the lat~r'or; while the
paper rernsnr rusprnd~d, or the circulson s'"pp-d
until thee orders are reversed. In this city, ooy
few have cessed To sppcar-one Tor want OF the
n~ce sssry fubds; another, the edior OF which has
shsquatuIsted on account OF Judgment being gwen
against him for an article Of scditious tendency
and third, which was supported by the reaetioa-
sry pary-but wbose circulation was 30 small,
that they did not think IL worth while to pay IN The
dsp-it.
the political prcss Of the country BY their Dtacoaic
Ia we, profrssing ell the tim-, in their usual hypc-
crii,csi way, that they are Tar from wishing to
supprrss free discussion on the measure Of GO
vrrnn,ent, but only desire to coniine u within
reasonable limits, and prevent the psoPaga'
uos ~ republican and snarch,cal principles. Be
sides the above regulations, a coy of every pa
pr must be sent IN To the police as soon az
printed, and II anything In fosnd 10 Il that may
give offence tn the pow-rs that be, the president OF
police top The circulation 81 the paper At me
printing ofi.ce. or ss1e the copaes at the coffee
housss, tsverDs, and other places of public rrsor.
where 1t 10 keps, after which n 10 handed over to
the Attorney Genes al for pfos-cuuon. 10 some
cas- the jurisdiction 10 tskra out OF the hands o.
the jury. and thr cause V tired ny ano'hrr noaaal
compored Of officials and lawyers, where there 70
less ch.Bcc at the editor being acquitted than ny
the jury men; although great care u taken To ~'ect
only snsh Tersoas as ar. favorable 10 government:
To such stste thu the Censorship which existed
before the revolution, snf Wa done away Win,
both by roy al procl<m.iioo, asd By the conssita-
iion never To he re- Introduced. was Rensrsliy con
sidsr nd far more harmless To the ed,tsrs OF news.
sp<rs than ,br vf.sest laws, hccsnse. IN the hfst
/ place, there was no 20 .unizry nsk. the iepos't
money being new invention IN IN" coustvi W
the next place, as socs ss the censot h's lossed
| ov,r tho proof sheet, and erased such part AZ ne
disliked, even refused entire articles, and theo
gave his isspyrmsfsr. there wss No further rrsoa-
.ihiliiy attached 10 The publisher, Who nov, on tbs
contrary, is always In jeopardy. VI he give. any
remarks rrfrct,ng on the measures Of the admin
ietrst ton; and only those journsis that ~nte IN
favor ~ minister's, or give sorne mih and sster
| leading ARTICLES. expressing no opinion OF their
| own, have n chaocr of escaping unsc.,hed.
| 10 addition to tb.se pre- ,uu-as against the
sprvsd OF hber Il idesr pap~rs aud ptuphlets PRINT
ed w other parts ~ G-rnsny. aud written IA
/ spirit ininicsl 10 Prussia, are not allo~ed 10 We
Forwarded ny the poet, or are sered At the book
sellers n received BY private hand About
month since pamphlet was pohlsncd At Csssel
| IN H-~.-, c-llrd Prussia aad the hous~ of
| Hohebsollerr." some Copies 81 ~hich were sent
here. The police b-sg ibfors,rd ther-of ny tbeh
sties s~st round 10 the hc,,ksores 20 ssze the
obnoxious work The officers ozil-d IL b,ok-
sellers who has frequently sold democrstic prni'-
cstions, and Who gave up iwu copies ~ the sb,v-
| wo,k, assuring the myrmidons 81 fh- Lac that ne
| had n. more; hot this vas not sufiicirnt; he was
require to prove that M had not sold any prev
| "; ard Of course not bring able to prove n~gs-
tive, he hauled sG to prisoa ~ith"ut any cer--
| mopy some other resycctshle heuksrlirrs of the
min,sieriai party wsiied 90 de Msat-uffri, rep
! iesebfiag the injD-i,ce ~ such proc,rtng-, vt
without Effect, til the superior 9ibunsl vas spv'i>d