The Sun. — 1848-11-21 (London, England)

GERMAN PARLIAMENT.—Nov. 16. At twenty minutes past nine only seventy members had arrived ; and no great excitement was visible in the House. The galleries were filling fast. The President opened the sitting at a quarter to ten, a.m. The protocol of the last sitting was neither listened to nor reclaimed against. Kirclagessner thn announced the report of the Committee of Austrian affairs on Simon's motion relating to Blum's execution. He thought it unnecessary to read the report.—(Read, read.) He accordingly read the report in full, though it was already printed and in the hands of the members. The latter continually cried "slower," from sheer anxiety to hear every word distinctly. In the meanwhile Simon of Triers, Vogh, and other members of the extreme Left were seen in busy conference. The report, to give a brief digest, of it, says:—" The sitting of the 14th November was opened amid feelings of sorrow and indignation, which were occasioned in every mind by the news of Blum's execution, as communicated in private letters. It was scarcely thought possible that this could have occurred in a German metropolis, in the face of the Imperial law of the 30th September." After citing iSimon's motion, which, as you have been already informed, insisted' principally on measures being taken by the Imperial Ministry "for the discovery and punishment of the direct and indirect murderers of Robert Blum, of Leipsic, Deputy to the Imperial Assembly," the repot t refers to several private letters, as also to an article published in the Vienna Gazette of the 10th of November, by which the tact of Blum's execution is placed be) and a doubt, and which states that Blum was "convicted, on his own confession, of having made riotous speeches and of having resisted the Imperial troops by force of arms." It then says, "It is beyond all doubt that the position of Blum, as Deputy to the Imperial Assembly in Frankfort, was known in Vienna at the time of his apprehension, as Vienna papers speak of him in this capacity, &c. But, whether or no, the fact of his being a Member of the National Assembly is certain, and that his arrest, trial, and execution took place without any notice thereof being made to the Imperial Assembly. This distinctly proves the violation of tho law of the 30th Septemter (see Art. 1), which law came into force in Vienna at the very latest on the 20th October ultimo, though by a special provision attached to this law it in realty ought to have come into fora© on the day of its publication in the Imperial Law Journal." • . . The committee thinks there is, upon the whole, full ground for the motion of Simon ; but it objects to certain words, authority for their use not being clearly established. Finally, it moves :—" The National Assembly, solemnly protesting before all Germany against the arrest and execution of Robert Blum, which acts were consummated in total disregard of the Imperial law of the 30th of September ult., calls upon the Imperial Ministry to adopt the most strenuous measures for calling these parties to account who either directly or indirectly bear the guilt of the offence, and for securing their punishment." The reporter then stated that Franke, the only dissentient member of the committee, had intended to have added a separate motion of his own, but upon second consideration had thought it best not to do so. They had not not now to determine whether Blum had been guilty or not, nor whether his punishment was duly proportioned to the offence ; but whether the law of the Imperial Assembly (speaking with warmth) had been directly violated. The Assembly rose in a body in confirmation of the urgency of the committee's motion. The President said two or three other motions on this subject had been handed in. Before reading them, hi must ask whether the Assembly would divide on the motion of the committee at once, without debate 7 (Agreed to unanimously.) The motion of the committee was then "carried unanimously, as far as the President could distinguish," including the suffrages of three Ministers, Schmerling, Mohl, and Beckerath. We saw no others present.- Great order prevailed. Nauwerck moved," That the National Assembly call upon the Imperial Ministry to command the revocation on the part of Prussia of the orders for disarming the Burgher Guard, as also of the state of siege in Berlin; and further, that an Imperial commissary be expressly dispatched to Berlin to enforce this resolution."-Ureency negatived, and the motion referred to committee.  The ARCHDUKE REGENT held a review of the Imperial troops and Burgher Guards on the 16th. He was received in solemn silence—" No one cried GOD bless him."