The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-02-04
PRUSSIA.

Parliamentary Influence in Prussia-Lamenta.
BILE Delcit-Public Education Ventilated
American OratOry Observation-Disclosures.
caIs-A Primn Donna's Sudden Flight
Johnny in a Fix.
BERLIN, Jan. I, 1859.
An article in the Ministerial organ appeals to the
Deputies OF the Lower Chamber, which rc-assemble
to-day to hurry on their work, finish the budget
debate and provide means for the inevitable de-
fciency. ''lf they will heed this advice,r says the
said organ, with admirable naivete land win grant
indemnity to the government for previous expendi.
lures, It Win result In short session. and the whole
etat could be completed toward the middle OF the
present month" This suggestion Of managing the
proceedings OF the Legislature the style Of horse
race shows In what estimation 1t Is held by the Min
isry, who consider the Deputies just good enough to
say yes and vote whatever money Is asked by the
government. Only recently 1t has leaked out that
the Prusslan deficit Is far greater than visible by the
skfu grouping Of figures in the budget aud there Is
no further doubt OF the cause Of 1t being the War De-
partment OF the North German Confederation which
IL laid out scale altogether too large for the
means provided for 1t. Measures Of economy taken
last autumn, such a. postponed recrutal,
extensive Burroughs, &c. had no other effect than to
lesson the deficit by q few million thalers, and It is
now evident that the Of 225 thalers per head Is
kIcdty iusuihCicus, siouSu NJ tuc dNc ~ was uc-
handed by and voted to the Bund Chancellor 1t was
considered by the smaller States highly exorbitant
1t ia difficult to see how deficit for 1869 twice as
large that for the past year can be avoided without
reduction OF the army by 10000 or $4,000 men, and
IL Is pretty certain that neither King william nor his
generals will listen to any such idea The great
financial difficulties experienced by Prussia in the re-
organization OF her standing army are now fully In
herited by that OF the Bund, and though no open
conflict with the Reichstag need be anticipated at
present, Is quite evident that II must take place IN
the course OF year or two. II Is pet project OF
the Bund Chancellor to levy direct tax upon the
people OF the Confederation, ana raise thereby such
considerable sum that large part thereof may 20
that the Reichstag viii not be caioied into
voting any tax without, at the same time,
Keeping strictly. under their control the
application thereof. ANY other government instead
oi demanding the hxed sum OF rs thalers per head
annually, and that Tor number OF years, would have
preferred making the experiment for one year only;
bat 1t Is emincntly characteristic OF the military
regime that In all matters relating TO the army,
which is a consideration quite apart from the In.
terests OF the people, no Interference OF Parliament
should be tolerated
II may be interesting TO note what Deputy Harkort
says In circular to his constituents the subject
OF public education as ventilated In the late debates
The learned gentleman says:--"More Interest was
taken In the Lower Chamber about public schools
and churches than had ever hitherto been evnce and
that the ngnt lasted over six days. ne minister taxing
q dogmatic standpoint, defended his position with
consummate skill, passing over some matters with
silence, placing others In o very favorable light.
The weapons OF his pariisans were blunt In
spite OF Herr Won Mnhers able wntcwashing. glar-
ing defects In the public school system could In no
wIse be concealed The dearth OF public teachers In
the government district OF kOnigsbcrg caused as many
a. $50 vacant appointments while 800 teachers would
not meet the existing demand. This Is readily ex-
planned by the fact that learned aud clear headed
men have no desire to face actual starvation. -Four
villages In East Prussia were pointed out counting
l3l landed propretors, out OF whom only twenty
four could write. In some places. at the residence
seyen Of school inspector, instruction was impaired
| only twice week. only two hours each day. lWna:
becomes OF the boasted intelligence and progress Of
rrussia9 Of l2,l children III for school IN the
district oil Dantlc 4A56 had not been registered Ia
the year 1857. Among las recruits fOrtyelght were
named az being without any scholastic instruction.
me question OIL connecting schools with religious
belief should be left to Tie various communities.
What tue existing state Of things has led can be
| seen here In Berlin, where teacher OF arithmetic
Impre9nates ms course OF instruction with religious
dogmas. Of 10000 imperial chasscurs In Tyroi,
where but one form Of aith prevails only fortysix
can read ami write, and THIS speaks volumes against
| union OF Church and school. Protests had come IN
from all parts Of the state against this unwarran.aOe
interference, and II IS abundany proved that the
Smaller states arc far more advanced IN Their sys-
TEN OF pubic instruction tnan Prussia proper.
nav ave., lor'nefy sald mat our public school system
~ allng now say that II Is worse, and the bills be-
/ lore the House Will not better IL. The country ex.
poets IRON US representatives that they VIII make
strong stanu l0r national educatIon.r
For the approaching Conferences on the Turco-
creek question Prussia has deputed Count soms as
her representative who. since Count toitzs Illness
has been aching as Charge diAfalres nj Paris Tie
Official Gazette ftoday remarks that the discussions
OF the Conference, u not Unexpectedly broken on,
/ viii lead IN Few days To a desirable result.
The DISCOURSE OF Mr. Motley TO the Historical So
cety In your city has created lively interest here,
ana extracts have been Translated Into German for
several OF the daily papers,
Herr Ilendrichs, our iayorite comedian, has re-
turned IRON ms starring expedition with you, but
not with the favorable pccuniary result he had an.
ticpated owing certainy 10 the election excitement
durint his visit Ahotner eminent actor Herr Fried
rich ilaase intends, 30 we hear 10 start next monn
Tor the United States and try 70 obain better result
than has fallen ~ the lot " his colleague.
The Justly abused ntprpssurlo OF the royal theatres
ilerr vou Hdlsen, was ony yesterday paced Ia an