, 1876-05-20

OAAS AihSi ~ OON0S ONSA hCDO VOL ~
ed of the state of affairs here by the local
Government, and nothing that we could
say on the subject would make that point
clearer. Why then speak at all, it may
be asked, as there certainly can be no great
attraction in these doleful terminals, either
for writer or reader. We could, perhaps
give no satisfactory answer to such a
question, were it put, but it has occurred
to us that there might be some c~onsola-
ton in the fact, perhaps not SO we'll
known to all our readers, that our case has
never been treated in the Diet as a party
question, and that consequently whatever
be the differences between the Government
and the recently elected Folketing on home
questions, we need not fear much opposi-
tion there, if, as we have some 4ea50n to
suppose, the Home Government is favora-
BILE to it. Governor Garde's well-known
solicitude for the welfare of these commu-
mites is a guarantee that he has done his
part.
The Danish papers to hand are full. Of
reports and specuIations on the elections
to the FOlkpting, alluded to above, which
came off on the 25lh ultimo. We could not
be expected to go into the details of these,
nor would they be likely to interest
most of the readers Of the Aus. 1t will
be remembered that the immediate subject
Of dispute and that which caused the
dissolution OF the House on the 3Oth OF
March last, was, as the Royal decree has
it; avis 22nd ApriD that tho King
considers it impossible to postpone
any longer the task of adopting those
measures of military defense with regard
to which no understanding has been at
tainable between the Gov rnment and the
Folketing, the latter having not only reiec-
ted the most urgent measures. submitted
to it, but having, moreover, coupled them
with a condition, the Incomc-tax, with
which they had no connections"
At the time of dissolution the opposition
generally called the "LpG"-aumbered
60 in a house of1O2. Their number has
now swollen to "A, thus leaving % mem
bers of the "Right" who act with the Gov
eminent. It must, however, be remarked
that although these IA all profess them.
selves, and have beeneIected as, LEFT" men.
they represent, perhaps, as many different
shades of opinion, as that denomination is
capable of admitting, and that o compro-
mise between the more conservative mem
bers of the Left and the more liberal of
the Right may not be beyond the limits of
the possible.
According to q Copenhagen telegram to
the Times of the 28th ult., a Royal procla.
nation has been issued on that date con-
yoking the Diet for a special session on the
18th May, and according to private inlOr.
nation received here, Governor Garde in
tended 10 leave home for St. Thomas To-
wards the latter end of this month.
An impression prevails in Paris that the
German newspapers are eXaggerating the
Importance of events in the Turkish pro.
Yinces to create dissensions between Aus
rria and Russia.
The Germln Government has gwen no.
tice that the children of inhabitants Of
AIsace-Lorraine who have been sent into
France to be educated, must undergo on
examination on their return, and, If the
result be not satisfactory, they will be re-
quired to attend German school for a
year.
The King and Queen of Greece have
Athens for Denmark.
The United States Secretary of State
has forwarded a protest to Lord Derby
against the refusal of the British Govern
ment to surrender a criminal without q