The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-02-16

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the state Of she London STOCK Exchange Twelve
your Wall street bourse by report that,
but for the astronomical facts might be considered
reporting what took place actually before happened
But there is no use Of anticipating The future when it
becomes the present, win outsrp the most vivid imag
Our weather, which has been 50 utterly unbearable,
has at length reented and to-day like spring. And II
is most seasonablo relief TO every one. Tho suffering
and mortality occasioned BY the late cold spell read like
the account Of some fearful pesence. The deaths in
London actually hundred . week above the
average being an increase Of mortality quite beyond the
The London poor have well cared for, and en- as.
founding amount Of money ana charity distributed in all
directions relief did gigantic proportions
At tmee there would not only be vast amount OF suffer
ing, but actual rebellion From both have been hap
ply relieved.
Our Berlin Correspondence.
BERLIN, Jan. %, 1851
Deliberations Of ne PraSssian Charlottesville Budgd for
lSel-PYnssicn Fynances-De,p.ayk and ne D4scAies-
austria and Germany Prussian Posicy-7he american
Crisis, de-
The two houses OF the Legislature are st celebrating
King in answer to the royal speech. In tho Lords the
project Of has been already drawn up, and a.
tains nothing but hghown professions Of loyalty and
Of their jealous cooperation In his struggle
against "the revolutionary spirit Of the agc,o will
probably DO voted for by large majority but IN the
Commons the debate will hardly pass over smoothly
the liberal party being greatly incensod at the beha
vor Of the Ministry in the army reorganization affair."
and far satisfied either with the explanations given
by him. In the meantime the Minister Of Finance has
already brought in the budget for 1891 according to
which tho ordinary Of the year are computed
a, one hundred and thirty million thalers the
traorInary at seven Millions and the receipts at some
thing less than hundred aud thirty six millions,
being a deficiency of about four and half millions,
which to be provided for partly by an addition OF
twenty Ave per cent 20 the income tax and partly by the
surplus rema ming from last year. The increase Of ex-
pendture is occasoned entirely by the reorganization of
the army by which upwards Of eight millions Of thalcrs
are added TO the regular military estimates.
If no untoward event happens, therefore; II every
thing remains quiet, and the peace OF Europe Is pre-
served the Prussian people win sti have TO raise
hundred and forty millions for the civA and military
penses Of the State which is nearly three times as
much a. they amounted 10 in 1916, when they
did not exceed Gfty-s millions. To be sure,
the population Of tho country have increased
since then though nothing like In the same
ratio besides which should not be forgotten that the
national debt been than doubled Unfortunately
there is very little prospect that the burthens imposed
on the nation, already enormous, will be limited
70 the estimates presented. The enormous budget
Of Patow u.s. after all only apcace budget and the
Of those sums more hopeless than ever
The schleswg business which has been drawing
s slow length along for the last twelve years. appears
rgfht IA rn a cafaa pha 4
little black cloud, bigger than a mans hand that
rises In the horizon and portends tempest.
According TO the convention concluded by Denmark
with Auetra and Prussia in August 1851 all matters APP
Der tanning the internal administration of Hosten
TO be regulated conformity with the ancient nsttu
tons Of the duchy and alteration In these institutions
Is TO take place except with the consent Of the estates
The Federal Diet has determined upon summon
ing the King Of Denmark, In his quality Of
Duke OF Holstein, 10 fulhl the engagements
tracted by him in reference 10 the privileges Of
the Holsten estates and Va case this demand Is
not complied with in six weeks execution will be
issued against him. in other words the troops Of the
Germanic Confederation or Of Prussia as its representa-
tive win enter Hosein 70 enforce obedience
crees Now this step on &c part Of the Diet is perfectly
jusable in legal sente-supposng that body 70 have
kgai existence, which is denied by many German
ursis; for the government Of the King OF Denmark
has clearly right 20 mako laws levy taxes the
Duchy OF Holste!n which forms integral part OF the
all the European Powers. The regular would be-
consequently for tho troops OF the Diet 70 march into
Hoseiu and 10 stay there TIL the Duke OF Hosten has
acceded TO is demands and restored the thor
constitutional privileges Of voting taxes, &c. inde
pendenty OF the Legislature OF Denmark Whether ouch
cous would the advantage Of the Holsten
people quite another question They would be inundat
cd with foreign soldiers exposed to excuses that in
yar,ably committed such occasions even In ricady
country and the end would have 70 pay the expenses Of
the execution, compared TO which the extra taxation
levied them by the Danes would be mere heabite.
fact the Hofeiners consulted, imagine they
would prefer caring the s they have than ny 70 others
that they do know Of having had foretaste o. them 10
1851 when their country occupied by Austrian and
Prussian troops particularly they have In reality very
little complain Of, certainly not so much az their Cor
brethren In Heese, Hanover, eayony Mecklenburg,
oppreeeiveness OF Danish rule being chiefly felt
Schcswg where the Diet has neither the right the
stein NV federal army rem lined as il ought 70 do
strictly German question, no serious complications would
ensue, and The only sufferers would DO the people o. Ho
stein thernseves but IL extremely doubtful whether
the Danes will regard In this light These downright,
matter scandnavians do not understand the meta
ply sca dstncu bet reen King d Denmark and Duke
Of Holsten and from all hear Of the warlike excite
ment that prevails al Copenhagen they VIII consider the
entrance OF Prussan other German troops n Hostein
as an attack upon the Danish monarchy and will respond
to II by blockade Of the Prussian ports In the Baltic
Prussia without navy, would be quite weak 70 prevent
this and she would have other alternative but 10 sit
st her trade destroyed by tho Danes or effect
diversion by crossing the Eyder and invading the king
dom Of Denmark nself AT that moment, however, the
affair would cease 10 be German and assume the dimen
sons European question. Louis Napoleon would seize
with avdi.y upon the opportunity Of wreaxiog ms
ing the weak against the strong he would be assisted by
Sweden perhaps by Russia and possibly even by Eng
land and the pAeage Of the Eydcr might be more dis
trous TO this country than ths Of tho Pruth the
Murcovites, or that Of the Ticno 10 tho Austrsns.
That the prussan government are ruly alive 70 the
which they seem bent on pursuing, evident not only
from the sssiduity displayed in completing their srma-
Vys and Sp ns%e ne ~sss sp q The nation On
Friday ceremony took place here which bore striking