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Prince Frederick William, son Of the Prince of
Prussia, and Queen victoria's eldest daughter were
married with great state on the 25th January, and
thus are the two great protestant powers Of Europe
allied by marriage
At the moment the ring was placed upon the
brides finger, n salvo of artillery, arranged by e.
reverberatei through the corridors ap5 chapef, and
Mt the same instant a telegrapbic message was dis
patched by Count Bernstorf to Berlin, where the
King, with reciprocal affection, had signi6ed his in
tention Of marking the event by a similar salute
So great was the concourse of people in the streets
Of London to witness the Nominations and reioicings
in honor Of the royal marriage, that numbers were
crushed to death
The Times correspondent says, in regard to the re-
ception of Prince and Princess Frederick William ut
Berlin, that no similar event IN Prussian history has
bssn celebrated with so much real enthusiasm Of the
heart rs that which has just passed
John Murray announces the 18th thousand of
Livingstou's Travels in Africa The British House
of Commons has voted that enterprising traveller
$4,000 to prosecute his discoveries.
In the House Of Commons. Sir George Grey, in re-
Spouse to inquiries, said the evidence offered by the
French Government OF the completely of Mazzini,
Ledru Rollin, and others, in Pianori' attempt on the
Emperor's life, some time since, was insufficient to
justify proceedings against those parties, and the
British Government declined to interfere.
Palmerston explained that, so far from Louis Napo-
Icons having paid the legacy bequeathed by Napo-
leon I. to Cantillon for an attempt to assassinate We'll
lington, an application for il had been rejected, on
the ground that the tcstator must have been in a state
Of mental alteration when he made the bequest. A
part Of the bequest was made under the Bourbon
regime.
Palmerston moved for leave to bring in his new In
da bill, to transfer the government of India from the
East India Company to the Crown. He explained
that the bill proposed was confined TO changes in the
administrative organization of the Company, which
il was intended in future should be centered in the
imperial government The alterations proposed were
to be a. little as we're consistent with the object the
~aruunou had IN vrQW yfZ-fl make Advisers of
the Crown responsible for the government of India
IL vas proposed to abolish the Court of Directors,
and. in lieu theSeof, to establish a Council, to be
mainly composed Of persons who bad been IN India,
or who knew India affairs well; the Council to consist
Of 5 persons, to 90 out IN rotation every two years
The President of the Council would be appointed by
the Government Tho power Of the President would
not extend to matters of finance; in such matters the
President would have the assistance of four Council
l0rs The President would be one of the Secretaries
of State, with a stipend accordingly. He further ex-
planned the provisions OF the measure, and urged the
House to consent to its introduction.
Iry6se House Of Commons on the 10th, Lord John
RusseIrsbiIl, modifying Parliamentary oaths so as
to admit of Jews taking them, was debated and read
a second time.
The steamship Leriss x.s successfully aosted
in the Thames ON Sunday. tM9RS s Of January. The
scene was a brilliant one, and thsS Shusiasm of the
who witnessed the launch Ms manifested
in loud and continued cheering. SheS tow13hby
four powerful tug boats to her moorihS NppPosite
Deptford, where she viii remain until her Internal
are completed.
In France. the late attempt to assassinate the En-
peror Was the principal theme Of conversation. She
number of persons assersained to have been woundd
was nearly Que hundred and fifty, and six had died.
A large number Of arrests had been made Congratu-
ations had been received by Napoleon from all parts
Of the Empire. 1t il Fumored that a formal demand
hal been made on the British government for the ex-
pulsion Of Victor Hugo, Mazzini, Ledru Rollin, and
Louis Blanc, from British territory
The LONDON Police Department offers n reward Of
c2O0 for the apprehension of Thomas Allscp. charged
Is accessory to the conspiracy against the Emperor
Napoleon.