, 1866-08-29


price Of beer Is raised. But now the tnttahit-
nuts ofMunich, In their universal Indignation
mud wrath ut tho iubecilIty and impotence
aIslraycd by the Royal Government since the
present crlsls burst upon Germany and Uava.
ria, are rcady for political revolution. If
themselves at tho head Of the revolution or
1S5S, would now rise aud persuade the peo.
ple to action, am satisfied 1t would hc a,l
easy task to rid the land forever OF the boy
King, 1.ouls H., and the last vest 20 Of roy
SS s men ,x Of action apnr to BE- en-
t,lnity will probably pass AWAY without sub
stnntl.l results.
Willie The dennncfations ofthc political mis-
takes nAd military 6luulcra Of the Royal
description, one eau hear At all times in tho
streets aud places Of public resort the most
abusive cps1hets applied TO the King, his
Ministers md Generals. Tllcrc seems to be
want or rroputar perception Of the true cans
e1 ata Sf II e anSon Sas %as pSsen Of anf oh
to The decply-rooted, traditional loyalty Of
the people 10 their hereditary rnlers, The
representatives Of the existing form of gov
crnment, instead Of monarchy Itself, are
made the objects Of universal complaint aud
abuse. on, hears The King denounced as an
fit to rule. But, while there IS D great out
czy for the removal of the present Ministry
and the trial by court-martial Of certain
dcrclict Generals, no one proposes to drive
the STRIPPING from the throne, or rid the
sta1s TS Of r,, .hs enrse " Of royalty altogsthss;
man in this city, that had there been IN able,
reaolutc, sngucious man at the helm OF affairs.
the 1amcntabfc failures and vain sacrifices OF
life and treasure Of the last month would
have never been visited upon Bavaria. Ev-
cry child, almost, in Munich knows that the
boy King, ever Since he succeeded his father
some two years ago. when little more than
eighteen years old, hns nu absolute aversion,
not unnatural In one Of his age, to MI cares
and labors Of State, md devo1cs himself AZ
inclinations. Hehates The very sisht Of Min
isters, and prefers tho company Of one or two
young aids to any other. He Is fond Of the
country, and avoids the capital n4 much
as possible. BE delights In certain
school Of music md Inns strong tastdfor tho
ever in the aofngs oftuc political world. His
highest ambition seems to be to excel in
1oTscmauship. lie possesses good deal Of
eceentric!ty, some queer Instances Of which
have been related to me. He starts Oft not
unffequently, without notice to any one,
upon long excursions on horseback, absent
ing himself for days in utter Disregard Of his
royal duties. Some months ago lie start1cd
the court circles out of their proprfety by
a secret visit to Richard Wagner, the we'll
known composer, whom the Jealousy and
opposition ofa certain class had compelled
to leave Munich and 80 into exile in Swltzcr-
land. The King was gone nearly a week, no
Que knowing where Until his return. One
Of Ills !agoEitc nmusements Is to sit alone in
the Royal Opefn House during the morning
hours and listen to the performance Of N,aS.
ner's compositions by the orchestra. III
presence in the capital, he took up his sum-
ner residence at Castle Berg, on Lake Stadn-
| berg. at the very time the present troubles
commenced in Germany, and has remained
thefe eysr Si1ce Rs}gs Gny ; ys
| there consists In having himself andNlorse
| fc11ied tn small island In the lake aud ex-
| erciEing within its narrow limits for hours.
| His Indifference to public business il such,
that at one time after the outbreak Of hos
other official cosntnani ications addressed to
him for three days. And In the hands Of
this triding creature is the fate of five 1uil'
lions Of people, yet not q voice Is raised
against the real source Of all evil that has ol
late befallen the Kingdom. Nobody propo
crates nguinst the Ministry and demands .
change of the immediate advisors Of tht
King, though it Is evident that this viii
not help the matter, rs long Us the
| latter is but the nominal head Of the State.
The public indignation Is mainly directed
against Baron Won der PforItcn, the Ministe
Of Foreign Affairs and President Of tho Miuts
terial Council. This parsonage has hguret
50 largely iu Gcrmdu politics for many years
that he must already be known to you
readers. Nc Is man. Of great natnrn
ability and much experience In .practica
the 1cnding mind among the conductors o
public affairs in the several minor States
Southern Germany. The ain he stcadll.
pursued as Bayarinn Premier was The ssrsrau
aizcment Of Bayn4ia. Knowing that AHstr,
would DO more in bis way than her northc r,
fho difierences between the Two icadin,
| nnwcra nf Gcr7nany n.,nearrd ia he drift;r:
{nto a wnr n tt;s ras dne TIM cnmnsri
i've fsrfiiness of Havaris in nror,s rf,,E n
war, Wbici. subseoncntiy hare si;ch 5j.as m
fro,1. results mt aniifc o,;u;or sn ~ aar,tor I
r,n. x;u NV taotS ~ oPun g't;h 9uutnsr
1ta.1 Gmmug m...g :" tne itlpe.al, AIterna
Pous54 ~ Atusela, W. 'oo e.'onSas ~
e,,ras ~ ro,nf nI.mari. e',a funad5 h,'a
n;rs o,rar and maEa cn,n,unn .ssm csn.a m~ -
hnrc t,.a1 ' h,,t ~ thc T.r;5.a anti. pr"s',s
i & nar,,, qornt F,,a;,t ~ aass, ~
e w = pr,se,an nrnna.;t}on ~ fh S S,lae pne
t;o;,, ~ q s,,h1 rnn}sSSracv II sn,tho,r, ~, Ia
NAVY rndcr thc f.a,icrsi,;, ~ Rarar;.
Vanf} tar" haan a,contc5 hx Rsrori" I1' 4 4
= ion1 t;me 9orsrs s,s;,,,rsi,tv 1nS ;,an.},s :"
strnnn war man Haa Sustris "a ~. a1s,o
t.;"S5 NJ Aian' M ,s nIa Aust5ta auo ~ ne1 allac
,annlpr 1,o,, ~ thys t9a ~ eSuei NV - sra
az t;,n 1,nst essantIa! e;,,,ont .aS1ns o..
Ees W n, ost - esssntat sss;,a slemohf o. popaai
~, ne T. n9~ Hsseisess,y assaaled ior @ha!
SxcT mistakes ~ comh1ilteo IN Inc pos'
luc s,o,GAt pnl h.sane ~ -A1sttA GnaIEe tn.l
out aof Ais u!1S'nni Heutsat plocA'ltlcs. ~
sas1 ,, 1na lug gtaes pe.ty sossIeiEnt'es
Mousd nase eeen oelscE prepared ~ tsc cor
n,ct ana ac1ieseG euccesa; A1otaGf taetlo
. blaMes him TOT not cohllninE himself In IL
! conhlct SIMPLY 10 the part % member {
, the Conlederncy, and concluding instead
separate offensive anu defensive atlIane
with Auett1a, "hich mas now made ba7art
Special object OF frnsssan vongeanee.
. But the most direct occasion far the gcr
! Won der ffo5dten, was furnished by eedat
tstat tmt:unders1andinEs IN connection VII
, the afmlstaSe he conclnaed with Count 81!
!. maI6 AZ sakeaso9fE. ne lastes, a1tsf sat
jcctlng thc basastan FFcmlcr TO much Pc
sonal humillae1on 11 ey hfst refusing 70 @ seseis
The 9Th n!t,, demanded taat. as with ~
, tr1a, formas preliminariea Of peace should
( made the basis OF the arf1tttlce Witn b9vaf1
e Won der PfoEdteN having declared that
5 vas without authority to agree upon aua!
= that casc, the arrnisticc with Bavaria canns
comtncnsc before The second Of August, au
r meantime the pts,sslan com,uanacss viii i
:. instructed to possess themselves Of as n,ue
, Bayartan territory Us posstble,' Theteupc
L truce until the comtncnoe,ncnt Of the a
= mistice. To this plea, Dismark simply r
J, marked s'Tlat Is not my business b,
= that of the Generals commanding the Pru
eian forces operating against the Bayari.
c troops" At the conclusion Of his tntervle
II l.with BIsnark, Won der Tfortiten telegraph,
Il to his royal master that an atmisiice h1
| hnar nrrrceH 1ff1nn rFfthnnt rvfnfr Y1Arfic