, 1865-05-05

Maria Segovia, a member of the lower
chamber of the Cortes, and Of the found
ers of the society. The meeting is re-
ported to have been most crowded and
enthusiastic, and resolutions were unaui-
mousIy adopted approving the establish
ment of the society, and nominating as
its president Don Sebastiano OIozaga,
one of the leaders Of the Progres>Ista
party. A large and influential commit
tee, including five vice-presidents OF high
standing, were elected, and the majority
of the gentlemen present inscribed their
names as members of the new society.
. THE DUCHTES.
A Hamburg letter has the following =
con the same day and at the moment
when the Diet at Frankfort was deIibe-
rating on the question Of the Duchies,
5000 men of Austrian infantry, belonging
TO Bohemian and Hungarian regiments,
were silently traversing Hamburg, and
going to take up their quarters at Altoona.
This augmentation of force is regarded
here as the first reply of Austria to the
reiterated provocations of Prussia. The
latter, it is true, is not behindhand her
army-as was recently announced by all
the jOurnaIs-wlll be raised to 25, 900
men in the two DuchieS. Half of that
enormous contingent will be quartered
amongst the inhabitants of IIolstein, but
in SchIeSwig the whole Of the contingent
ordered there will be so lodged. The
PrusSian authorities have Just called upon
the different localities in Northern Schtes-
wig, and, among others, IIubye, Schubye,
SIIberstetd, and Treija, to prepare lodg-
ings for several thousand men. The.
troops about to arrive In these places are
drawn from the Rhcnish provinces T.; and
Prussia, rightly or wrongly, looks upon
them as the best, seeing that they possess,
as it is said, the French dash. What q
singular turn of events Austriais now
regarded as the sole protectress of the
SchtcSwig-HolStein independence! Eve
ryone eXtoIs the excellent discipline of
her army, the courtesy Of the command
erS, and their amicable relations with the
population. All this is strictly true. Up
to this time, the most humble Austrian
soldiers have given no cause for the
slightest complaint; and the Government
pays literally for all the necessaries pro-
yided for them. The Prussian Admins
tration acts altogether in a contrary man
ner; and the conduct of the soldiers,
taken individually, is that of hirelings
in the midst of a city taken by assault.
At Altoona, which is especially occupied
by Austrian troops, the Prussians still
observe a certain decorum; but at Kiel.
which is considered as a conquered coun-
try, the soldiery know no bounds. Four
days ago a sentinel, without any reason
whatever, fred upon the passers-by. A
very few days ago a soldier, representing
himself to be drunk, drew his sword in
the street, and pointed the weapon even
against one of his own officers, There
was a brawl at Tivoli about a standard
with German colours, which some SOL
dlers tore from the window where it,had
been hoisted. 'The PruSsians avenee
themselves for the Kisses we gave them in
1848 and 1882 said a small Holstein
journal. No, the soldiers do not avenge
themselves, writes another--the obey
the word of command sent from Berlin.
1t is desired, by provoking a popular
efervescenee, to drive Austria intola cor