The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-06-02
WAR PREPARATIONS IN ENGLAND.

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land, to place the army and navy in its most
effective state. The United Service Ga-ette
says:
I'VE have some reason for believing that
the Secretary Of State for war, meditates
calling out the whole Of the militia, and Of
adding fifty new battaliOns to the line"
The Queens proclamation tor the aug.
mentation of the royal navy has been re-
sponded to with slacrity. The channel
fleet is being largely reinforced, and great
additions made to the military strength Of
England in the Mediterranean.
THE NEW PARLIAMENT.
The London Times, Of the 9th, says that
the list Of new members returned to the
new Parliament, already published in our
columns, shows total Of 3l5 Liberals and
257 Conservatives. The returns since made
raise the total TO 3l9 Liberals and 267 Con.
servatives"
FUNERAL OF HUMBOLDT.
Humboldt died on Saturday, May. A
despatch dated Berlin, May 10, gives the
following account of his funeral
The solemn funeral procession of Alexan-
der Won Humboldt is now on its way to the
Cathedral. All that represents science, art,
and intelligence in Berlin joins in the pro-
cession. Three Chamberlalns in gold cos
tune bearing the orders OF the illustrious
deceased, preccde the funeral car, which is
drawn by six horses from the royal stables.
Upon the car is q simple uncovered coffin OF
oak adorned with flowers and laurel. On
either side Of the car are students, bearing
green palm branches.
A line of carriages Of immense length
closes the procession. The Prince Regent
and all the Princes and Princesses are as
sembled in the Cathedral, awaiting the ar
rival of the great philosophers mortal re.
mains. A mournful aspect overspreads the
whole town.
rHE FRENCH PUZZLED BY THE AUSTRIAN
DELAY.
The correspondent Of the London Times,
writing from Paris, Mayo says:
The inaction Of the Austria has surprised
every one, after their peremptory summons
to Piedmont. A French General writes
that they seem to have recklessly thrown
away all their advantages. They were first
on the ground before the French had yet
moved to the support of their allies; and to
make that SUP port efficient troops have had
TO be sent in haste from every available
quarter. The priority in time, Of which
they do not seem to have made much use, is
more than cOunterbalanced by the rapidly
W it'll which the French are swarming to the
theatre of war. The artificial inundations
they must, from their knowledge OF the
couHtry, have been prepared for, and the
floods caused by the heavy rains, as well as
all other accidents of the seasons, ought to
enter into the calculations of the commander
Of an army which is about to manGuvre
against an enemy. So strange is this in
ertness, even To uovices in warlike opera.
tons, as to give rise to the suspicion that
the apparently retrograde movements, as
mentioned in the Monjteur. cover some deep
strategic plans slowly developed, and which
are not obvious TO people al such "A distance
as We are from the scene OF operations. |
have beard military men express their as
tonishment-the same who believed that the
udi, tCHS hiot tuc uCfu,
the opportunity OF attacking the Piedmon-
tese before their auxiaries came up, beat
ing them and then, taking upa strong posi-.
ton, awaiting the French. The official bull
letins from Turin OF the sth. inform us that
the Austrians have advanced from Vercelli
on BorunzO and Saluzzola and that they
continue to tortIiy themselves on both banks
OF the SesIa and nj San Germano that q
reconnaissance was carried on on the tee du
port OF Casale, where they were attacked by
the PHdmontese, and retired. Private &C
counts Of the eth from the seat OF war state
that the Austrians. finding the banks OF the
20 too swampy for taeir operations, have
reerOs-ed the river, and ar. moving on Iu.
rim. They add that the French Generals
earnestly desire TO see them advance on that
city, as in that case they EXPIRE their conf.
dence that the combined armies will give a
good account of them. Another, and IA pr-
va,e despatch. seems to corroborate the fact
OF movement on Turin. We are so far
from the seat of war, and the information
allowed to traBspire y OF 50 meagre kind
when there is ans Information, that we can
not give an opinion on what passes just now
THE LONDON TINES oN THE sICKLEs cAsE.
The Times OF May Il, comments on the
verdict OF the jury 10 the SIcKLEs case. 1t
says:
After lasting for a fabulous number OF
days the trial Of Mr. Sickies. like every other
human contest, agony or exhibition, iss
come 10 a conclusion. The verdict has be.1,
as everybody must have expected il would
be, one Of acquittal. We are far from as,
sorting tina, such conclusion was Dot borne
out by the evidence That Mr. Sicki,s acted
under the influence of exceedingly violent
provocatiou there can be no doubt, and
most likely the strict letter OF the law would
not have Justified a ssverer verdict than that
OF mausaughter But il seems rather a
strong measure 70 sni thai man who, be-
fore the homicide that be committed, was Of
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