The southern press. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-11-05

This Is not done so much in his honor, as to Of
fend loyal Austrians We scarcely think this
demonstration will attain its object
The loyal Austrain has reason to rejoice
that the mightiest and most hostile endeavors,
that the most deeply laid and deceitfu plans OF
one OF the most powerful cabinets of Earope
have not succeeded in preventing the regenera.
ton Of his country, and that England has no
other means left to resort to TO express its rage
at its failure but to render honors to man
who has been banished from his Country for
political offences The English people may,
however, rest assured, that no act of retalia ion
is intended in this instance. Should an English
criminal, whose name has been affixed to the
plory by the order of competent English
tribunal, ever visit the continent as All exile, no
city OF the European continent will present al
dresses to him, or prepare ovations in his honor.
Selfesteem, respect even for the laws even of a
foreign state !, the usual measure Of respect
which is due from the members of one civilized
nation to those of another, would certairly pre-
vent proceedings Of so decidedly offensive and
revolutionary nature" w.
SPAIN.
Madrid journals of the 18th have arrived
The Gaceta publishes royal decree, appoint
ing General Francisco de la Valette to the COM
mand in Cuba, which was held by the late Gen.
eral Emma. The Heraldo states that the com
missiona appointed to report on the new bill on the
press, has adopted the proposition for the com.
position of the jury, which is to consist Of three
hundred taxpayers, of the first class, fifty ad
vocates of the first class, and corresponding
number of members Of the University.
PERSECUTION OF POLISH JEWS AY THE RUssIoN
GOVERNMENT.
A private letter from the Polish frontier, dated
October LIST, has been received in Manchester,
from which the following is an extract:
1T is SOME time since the issuing Of the i'm.
perial order, forbidding the Jews in Russian
Poland to wear the beard, and the Jewesses the
wig, according to their ancient custom. Who.
ever does not obey this order willingly, is made
to do so by force. In every town, the mayor Of
the commune, from time to time, is obliged to
make scrutiny of all the heads of the IsIa.
elites at home as we'll as in the streets. On his
rounds he is accompanied by barber, who rec
titles the faces OF the males, and takes off the
wigs found on the heads of the females. Part OF
the mayors staff is composed of police and
Cossacks, who plumber anything that falls under
their hands in the houses of the unfortunate
Jews. There is no regard for age or sickness ;
the emperor must be obeyed. On the Goth of
last month, the police and Cossacks surrounded
the Synagogue in the town of Piortrkow, which
was well filled with Jews, it being on Saturday.
The chief of the Cossacks, with the mayor
Of the town, entered, al made regular search
for the forbidden appendages, boards and wigs;
and performed the duty of cutting off the first,
and taking off the second on the spot You may
easily believe what Consideration this Invasion
of the Synagogue spread among the Jewish po-
pulation. Such is the emperor's gratitude, for
the attachment the Jews showed to his govern.
ment in $780," The same letter adds . The
best proof ofthe severity with which the Russian
government persecutes all the liberal tendencies
showing themselves in Russia, is the fresh ar
rest that has taken place at Dorpat. Among
others, Professor Ossenbruggen, of the Uni.
versity, an Holskiner by birth, was arrested,
simply because he corresponded with the Ouch
ess of Lieyen, in Paris, who has shown so much
sympathy with Professor Kinkel. Others, also
Germans, and professors of the University,
were arrested and brought to st. Petersburg.
There was, however, nothing found really CON-
promising them; they were kept in prison, and
at last sent out Of Russia as dangerous iber.
ais"
From the Operlan China Mail, of August ID.
. CHINA. ..
JAPAN-The junks arriving ut Shanghai re-
port the japanese as suffering from a severe
famine.
PEKrNG.-It il stated that Mu.chang.ah, the
prime minister Of China in the days of Tauk
wang, whose degradation along with Keying
we mentioned some months ago. died at Pekin-
on the 9th Of July. He had attained an old age,
being upwards Of four.score.