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neyl dariag ne s.sing 81 he psss, tssidss or
iain ananups of travelling expenses krsry house
kesptE atoge 50 years Of age Is emitted e : yo'e
and The enly qualification required q members e
that for ts asadsfiizS they Be 20 years Of age and
rossfssSsi cf in income q 12oo Il b a (ahuut 5n1
o. Pay taxes 70 the amount q 100 Ri d. ard ter
TIE frySs4h;ng they be Is wears of ages Bstt tho
Kint passessrs tie rsso power unlimited. and may 4
diss6,se tAs niet when ever he thinks proper This
power re has cny exercised twice since the consti-
tatcn v;eat inko operation, and upon an extraerdi-
nary ocesian, The Salqne Law Is In force " Den-
marx, dpd the present King having no sons i
Was DECLINED important 70 apPeint successor, and
ii Their. atsenpt 10 do this the Houses were twice
dissolved bs the King before they could come g
terms in case &C s1ch dissolution, new election
must BE- held but The same members max he elected
The lasi election, heldin March last shows the fol-
Lowing netnbers returned 10 the Eolkshiag, viz
Counts i Professors, l4Ciyit Enployes, 10 Clergy
.riea School Vshers, 0Ncsrss Tradesmea, kdi-
tors 81 Peasants, II Country Seheal'nastsss al
versitr Graduates without occupation Operative.
This nteta is In session al present a1d my curiosity
sometimes leSds NE to listen 70 their proceedings,
which ar1 very iEteres;ingif one could only COM
psahend fleml However, there i one admirable
sign about them, have never yet heard speech IN
eiiher Ro14se, Of moro than ten minutes duration
They alSs be business people. They certainly are
Eerr industrious, economical and managing PEG
PIE and assure YOU, have not seen hour bcggavs
since first reached Copenhagen. nor have seen
four drunken men; though am told that :here Il .
great dets ct spurious liquor made III tae S0unE5,
and that the lower classes ~ pretty rueh gwen 70
The Us os il Ii this be true they must be remarks
ably gSaie-isk anl able e carry vast deal or
else they nsf get drunk altogether n secret for less
Einearanfs. fewer Sicns Of drunkenness are not 70
/ he fouaa any where else that have been There
arp tlppling houses or at least none " Al re-
sesabliRg our grogge-les aaa "a precious Anunging
spots Tor the pleasnre-seeAinE loaier. lndeed al
!. though have now been here more than three
-tol'- ~ loss web
i vdry res5ssrtah portion Of every community the
Fan Seesrrs, 6nd 70 euploy their time or te enable
i theny practically 10 prosecute their anelNn; and very
Z p9paAr Fxosessieni There are no billiard foouaS
Il nd sIAeEasd har rooms, no fashionable Oyster Sa-
/ looms no pistol galleries, and no Esliss Ok any
| Gtscriptiea, genteel and ruinaus o. ceps.adn and
salgsg Hbubtless there are ap.asemsnts for there
are Funs9ycss every where, and tAsy fdt have
a4aHseneat but have pot rs yet heoa able to dis
/ cover SYN. The sw.senienf Of sleighing which
aPes net seem to Be very fashionable here, Is man
aged ia father singular manner. The slegbs arei
generally very small, only large enough 70 contain
ohe 2. TT persons and the driver instead 81 sitting
ID froats as with US, stands up behind the sleigh
either on the runners, or on small p3iform gone
ssructelihetgeea tharn and in place Of dasssr q
sprt Of ret resembling large sof-tidg i placed on
the tuiafs of the horses aaa attached u the lewc4
IErt q fhe front Of the sleigh. With rs, such an
Hppsndafe would enganger the lives Of the seigher
Int here the horses xeem 70 endure livery patiently
The whole presents-a very comical, nol ~ say re-
aicll9us appearance Thrre is another Singular
Nntrr susspa here, and Gee productive of a vast
deal 81 latiT. Assoan as snow has aellan, laggS
2umbcss % haaas are SCI 70 work 10 clear i lso1d
the Streets ard it is absolutely t@kea M nj
nos, ~ 1io3e Of IT. and carried entirely VIII Of thu
Il ttYi Is IS taken, not FROM the ssas walks only, bu
from the Rlele streets from the court yards, ane
from the roofs af III 8s Aases Tie city is dlvidet
into watds and each Il these are put up II publii
$nctoH in the a1l IF the year, and let y the oeres
bidder G the man who win undertake to Keep il frs
Of snoi to- the least money These contractors haY
this ye The prQnlise Of yer5 baa bargain Tor, a
teaay t3ef have Been hsrd at sogk for day or tw9
IN this pe9Sbse weather and yet they bare made ba
little ha way Tie SNOW falls about ~ fast a. the.
! gan carry # away.
Your paper comes to me vegularly,=do NOT fill d
Eena each panber, for caRnot tell you what pleas
/ hre ii affords ne TO search its columns for th
lhghtcSs iatoFm5ton concerning the many friend
. WHOM ish4se laft in orr beautiful Valley. Reye
tisett toi lock at the advertisements now / devon
them wEth;more real hterestsAaa any items OF Eu
topean le3ys
/ You taanot possibly understand, al Gle distane
Eou ard iram Europe, the great sensation produces
MI here by le Presidents message From certain caus
ss-the tmseuse democratic majority in the u s.
shs aolie tand taxed ~ orr GoYe7nment in III
itNoeia aslir gna the s. predictions Of certain le
hter-wriSera1ls Egroqea government seem fully I
Aaga anticipated thtf ming FIRE eating sort OF
Y Ia0enAent troaethe Ere silent, and the pleased an
scouisfanilatory tone III which al the beading JON
1 sls s,l9 ,9Ti H. Ralsahsproef 81
1 |eal Increment npon our ffrt- Depend upnn It, Is
Il |areFaf5dly assugingiFe noa important position
I lthec-'lized worA The people OF all natons alrca
dy dove and honor Us Whist their rulers respect al
.fcrug,
Sevfii hundred-from three 10 ave was told
ofemigrants, chiefly ueFmons embarked from thi
port FIJI the, United States, about two wrecks agt
They ars 81 lie better class Of enigraltsy many
ttheu possessing considerable pf0IertY and Ill Z
I theta being sober and industrious persoas
10 a1oFe at present bat he reHstas of
Yours &C.
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