The New York herald., 1869-03-01
NEW YORK HERALD MONDAY MARCH - TRIPLE SHEET

the nsuhsu have grown tired Of work; and such
indeed \ the case q shown BY tho long List 0f ab-
sentees. win ana without leave. In the upper
hous4 Baron Won Kletst succeeded but once tn drum
ming together ia noble memben for the purpose Of
defeSting the bill for freedom Of speech. This being
successful It w no easy matter to keep the 1ll TO-
gethsr for tWenty-four hours. until, BY suspension
Of the three days' rule the second reading had taken
place nxclusive OF the princes OF the blood the
upper house h composed or 100 members, while tho
sverags number present u less than seventy. The
lower house, comprising ls2 members, shows cor
responding number OF absentees.
For the recent bill Of ex-King Georges property S26
votes wero Ill that could be mustered but since then
hardly 27o could be registered, and ON Friday last
there was mot even quorum present Such neglt-
geuce on the part OF the chosen Representatives has
not been observed for many years, though, as gen.
sxa thing the sessions have lasted much longer than
three months, and until now only two months and
half have elapsed. The causes Of this are manifold
and to be found not only in the dsharmony existing
between the three branches OF the Legislature. but
principally In the lO0seness OF party organization
among the representatives. Those Of the latter who
bail from the provinces evince so astonishing
want Of bcrality displayed In last weeks debate
on the commercial organization and administration
observation, "Prussian liberalism, compared with
that In other parts OF Germany Is at least fy years
ahead, - was fully confirmed.
The aforesaid debate demonstrated the remarkable
fact OF representatives voluntarily Offering to sacr
nee the freedom Of their CONSTITUENCIES for when the
liberals, headed by Drs. Waldeck and virchow, en-
deavored 70 secure to Schleswg- Hostein free COM
munai elections, without property census Of from
1900 to 5000 thaers, and burgomasters and council
men for term Of three to SIX years. instead Of as
proposed by the government for twelve years or
eventually for u etlme, they were opposed BY the
deputies Of that very province. One paragraph OF
the said bill placestne communities completely under
the supervision OF thu government providing that in
towns containing over 10000 Inhabitants the election
Of officials must be approved OF by the King in
smaller towns by the districs government. II can
ddates not acceptable to the government are chosen
they may be refused, without ans reasons alleged;
and II upon second trial they be not accepted 1t
then behOoves the government to establish an ad
fate-im administration. Here again the liberals
especially Deputy Zegler, once burg0nASter him.
SELF made determined stand In favor OF tue Sches-
wig HOsGeinerS, and the Aforesaid Deputy remarked
you wish to be free, but In your own narrow
fashion. You don't want to be placed on an equal
antqliated rubbish your burgomasters for iiietime
and old f0gyism." But 1t was all In VAN. and the
government bin passed y, with but few Amendments
In the shape OF exciting news paragraph has
appeared In the semi-0ffcial Neue FTeusstscne
life OF Count Bismarck, naming student hom
Hanover as the party decided upon for Carrying u
out Though coming from such . creditable source
ana having made the round OF all the journals here
yet from the fact OF its being very suddenly dropped
we can only come TO the conclusion taat 1t Is
Of an attempt to injure the Grand Duke. 1t seems
that while riding in his carriage drunken confec-
toner shattered the windows OF the vehicle with his
umbrella, and was proceeding TO other acts OF NO.
lence when he was promptly arrested by . ducal
servant springng from the carriage box.
to warm weather has caused here an extraordinary
degree Of sickness. 1t seems indeed, as II every
second person Is affected BY either bronchitis, sore
throat diphthera. Thanks to regular reports pub
llshed by the city statistical bureau which about
year ago came into operation under the able man.
government bureau, we are enabled to give . few
figures respecting births aud deaths In Berlin aud
@ aot n srs Sso D
These tables tell rs that January OF the present year
was extremely unhealthy-inore 30 than 1t has been
since 1866-and that the number OF deaths was
everywhere IN German cities, with the exception OF
Berlin, In excess OF births During the last week OF
January there died. OF 100000 inhabitants Of Berlin
sixtyeight Of Koniesburg. sixty; OF Breslau SIXTY
SIX; OF Dresden, seventy-onei Of Cologne seventy;
Of Hamburg, sixty-twc; Of Vienna sixty-eight;
During the month Of January mortality In the prin-
cipal German cities averaged 255 OF each 100000
each loo. 900 Inhabitants OF KonSsbarg there died
DO OF Cologne 263 OF Breslau 26O OF Berlin 24S OF
Hamburg IA, OF Bremen zJj, OF Urebuen 226s snow
ing TO each nine deaths In KonigsDurg only seven IN
Dresden.
the Vienna rate in January was as7. that Of Lon
don f6,1os deaths) only 1873; so that L0ndons NOR
tally when compared with the lowest in Germany
that OF Dresden was as six TO seven. This Indicates
Of inyestigation indeed the city statlstlcan COM
plains OF not being able to obtain proper returns
nsSes s ~ s re 20 SnS
qualified praise recently heard from the lips Of
Privy Councillor Dr. Eneel, OF the Royal Bureau,
than took from the shelves OF their printed
ports and, opening IL, sald:-..I defy anybody to
show me in Germany or elsewhere sanitary Stats
tics got up with equal care and lucdty as these OF
an American city"
Bismarck the Conlscation Of the Property
Of the Hanoverinn KinR-Prussa,s Inten.
tions Towards France.
On the discussion In the Prussian Diet February
L. upon the bill confscatng the property OF the
Elector OF Hesse Cassel, Count Bismarck sald.--
The Elector OF Hesse broke his engagements en-
tered into IN the treaty with us by his direct appeal
In published manifesto to the European Powers
TO take the province OF Hesse from Prussia. The
Elector OF Hesse Ia concerned IN the deplorabe ag
tatton carried on by q certain press to disturb the
peace OF Europe. IL Is q criminal undertaking TO
endcavOr 10 incc to war two nations earnestly
desrous OF remaining at peace, ana 10 40 SO, more
over, through the dissemination OF falsehood by
means OF the distribution OF money In the French
press, among people extremely sensitive on points
abroad that Germany wishes TO employ the strength
gained by unity towards war OF attack upon
France. 10 this must be sought the explana-
tion for the collection OF false news which
has been circulated with shameless lnyentlyeness IN
both countries and which, sent everywhere by tele-
crap, has had most pernicions encct Thus public
opinion Ia France and Germany Is worked upon az
II war was daily Imminent between the two coun-
tries. II rs the interest or both nations that an end
should be put speedily possible to these lying
ntri2ues by cutting on the means by which they ara
fossered. The Prusslan government has always
actively endeavored to prevent the circulation or
false war rumors II IL fully convinced that all Eu-
ropean governments are animated by peaceful inten-
tons and 1t requires that the public, both m France
and Germany, should entertain this belief Even in