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ballot was declared to be perfectly legal by the Council of State , if the electors preferred open voting . But the saddest thing of aU was to hear the violation of the principles of the ballot and the gendarming of electors approved of by the Deputies because M . Baroche asserted that " the Ihdre was a department where hostile opinions , more or less open , were always ready to be manifested /' that every species of persecution is to be authorised towards those who may entertain opinions hostile to M . Baroche and his friends . An extraordinary
revelation was also made by M . Picard , and which , as it could not be contradicted , was not noticed by the Government speakers . It was , that in consequence of the threats and acts under the measure of Public Safety , " ideas of exile and transportation preoccupy the minds of the population , and the masses are convinced that the measure produces a great number of victims . " Wherefore M . Picard asked Government to publish a list of persons affected by the proceedings to secure Public Safety , which , of Course , will not be done .
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GERMANY . -, March 2 nd . Diplomacy has been often enough ridiculed , and congresses have become a . laughing-stock ^ _ but it is fortunate that wit alone does not guide nations , nor satire influence ail statesmen . What would become of Europe if peace now depended upon popular feeling , or , us some term it , instinct ? A new generation has arisen that knows not war ; and , judging by the speeches made in one legislative assembly and another of Germany , all are eager for the exciting game ; There really , seems to be a desire to challenge Louis Napoleon out . Whether this w ^ rery'is an instinct , or has been the work of Austria ,
to ¦ intimidate" France with the show of a united Germany , it is hard to say . But loud as the Germans are in their defiance , they have their eyes fixed upon England as the guardian of their coasts . England ' s alliance is a necessity for the maintenance of the . Confederation in a war with France . How long would Prussia , Hanover , Oldenburg , Mecklenburg , and the Hansetowns continue members of the Bund with a French fleet off every port , —^ -if not- in every port ? It is the general opinion in Germany that England has always been , anil always must be , the natural enemy of France , and upon this they reckon ; but although Germany is undoubtedly England ' s most
certain and natural ally , they cannot tell us what England has to gain by a war with France just avow . The latter has neither colonies to conquer nor merchant vessels to capture : England lias taken all the ha ' pence of France , and now can only expect kicks—be they hard or gentle , nothing fcut kicks—r-and the worst kick of all would be the loss of our seamen ; for , as our carrying trade would quietly , be transferred to the neutral powers , who — -aild more especially the Americans— would be enabled thereby to offer such a rote of wages ! as would docoy almost every merchant sailor from our ports , England occupies now such , an extra' - ordinary position that she must have a war with all
grating to the United States , and have the ceremony performed with more form and almost as much solemnity as by their own clergyman . This was at any rate the case at one seaport , and I suppose it was the same at others . The local authorities , jealous , perhaps , of the fees that the consul bagged by these wedlock transactions , made representation at Washington * and the consul was prohibited from marrying any more . The marriage laws of Germany are only a rrieans of crushing all manly feeling out of the people ; for as to keeping down population and preventing poverty thereby , the idea is as absurd as it is execrable . This projected Prussian law is , however , not only of
importance in a social point of view . It will affect the relations which at present exist between the Church and State in Prussia . The Prussian Constitution insures to the Romish and Evangelical churches their independence , and the regulation of their own affairs ; but , notwithstanding , the church was looked upon by the Government as a branch of the Civil Service , and treated as such . The late Ministry freed her from the influence of the Minister of Culture , who had come to . be regarded as the head of the Church , and thus
the connexion between Church and State was done away with . But it soon become apparent that the Church was making an anti-social use of her liberty , more especially in marriages , in which she was allowed to be sole arbitress , as regarded their propriety and validity . Marriages were refused as whim or conscience dictated , and the State was powerless . The projected law wiir remove this evil . The religious rite will still be the rule , and the civil ceremony will only be tolerated when the Church refuses to perform the ceremony , or when a couple have particular reasons for not requiring it . of further al
Notwithstanding your deprecation - lusion to the " Bradford Address , " ' I hope you will allow the following extract from the Weser Zeitung of Saturday January 29 th , 1859 , to appear : — " Itzehoc , 27 Januar . BeiBeginn der heutigen ; Sitzungzeigto dor President an dass " wicderuin eirie Keihe yon Petitionen eingegangen scien . Es befinden sich darunter . Eine adresse aus Yorkshire in Eng land , dass die Sache SchlcsWigs . nicht ausschliesslich in die Hand des Deutschen Bundes gelegt werden moge ( aXigcmcine ¦ heiter / teif ) . " At the opening of this day ' s session , the President ' announced , another batch of petitions . Among them ari address , from . Yorkshire , in England , praying that the cause of Schleswig might not be left exclusively in the hands of the German Confederation .
The citizens of Germany who reside abroad may find the foregoing in the morning edition of the Weser Zeitung of January 29 th . This paper bears a high character , and is widely circulated among the citizens of Germany who reside in the territories of Bremen , Hamburgh , Hanovar , Oldenburg , Brunswick , and neighbouring States .
or war with none , France , on the other hand , has everything to gain < and little to lose by war ; and well she knows that without England the Germanic Confederation would split on the first cannon shot . This is , however , far from being the opinion of the people or the press of the southern and central parts of Germany . AH have faith in the adhesive properties of the Bund , and fancy a war with France would make a united and , finally , a happy family of all the Gorman States , — therefore , the bold speeches in Hanover , in Munich , and elsewhere . Besides the war discussion , the Prussian Marriage Act , ag projected by the Ministers , is tliQ . only mutter of public interest . This ia the first measure of importance that the new' ministry have brought forward . It is regarded , as a token that they havo resolved to follow quite another path to that of their
predecessors , nt least our vory sanguine liberals view it in that light , but I think itin a measure of sheer necossity nnd nothing more . Thu old marriage law , independent of ecclesiastical jealousy or tyranny , had become quite xisolcss for good , retaining at the samo time groat powprs for ovil , from tho facility with which marriages could bo contracted \ n other countries . I mentioned , in a former lottor , thnt | n some parts of Germany man wore not permitted to marry unless they possessed a pertain aum of money , or amount of property , or wore twentyflVa yoara of ago j tho consequence was , nnd still is , thai instead of marriage , tho poorer classes remained satisfied with a . botrotha ) , and Main Draw timtm" was found , tq answer qulto as well na 'Main Mann . " A few years ago , if a couplo wnntoil to got married , and wqro not porrnittod by their laws , or rathor by thoir presumptuous authorities , to do so , thoy could walk quietly off to tho ofllco of tho American consul , doolaro their intention of onU-
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tain will do when hard up . Then , as to flogging Why are men to be put to the gratings at the whim of a tyrant captain ? why are they not tried as men ? It may be argued , that a captain cannot flog when he pleases , but must first get the admiral ' s permission . Can't he ? There is such a thing as foggy weather , and ships pattting company and losing sight of each other ! Then is the time to learn what a captain can do . There is a means of flogging a man at a moment ' s notice ; for instance , bring his offence under the Mutiny Act—and what offence is it possible for a / sailor to commit board-ship that will not rank under that fearful law ? - —which requires no Then
MANNING THE NAVY , TO TUB EDITOR OI ? " THE LEAPER . " Sir ,- ^ -I have read with pleasure your remarks on " Manning the Navy , " in Tho Leader of tho 26 th ult ., and although i t mdy be considered presumption in a sailor to reply thereto , 1 cannot resist the temptation to drop you a line on the subject . There aro well-known difficulties in tho way of getting good vicn for her Majesty ' s service , the whole of which are attributable to the overbearing treatment towards the men by tho highest officers .
I could'enumerate no end of instances . Methinks , sir , if you could got ) to see tho sliipta books of the Sarnarang , Camperaown , and the Queen , whilst those . ships had a certain captain whoso name I could communioate , you would wonder what it all meant by th , o nunibor of ll . ' s placed against tho names of sailors that had bolted . But , sir , " bad treatment" was the cause ; and should thofio remarks cross tho observation of certain naval men , they will woll remember to what I allude , as woll as tho mutiny , and its origin , that broko out on board hor Majesty ' s ship Queen about nino o ' clock at night—during tho tlmo that this mine captain had chargo of hor—rwhilsfc in Portsmouth Harbour , about which dar
, I e say , tho Government of that day never hoard ono word . It is senrooly nocossnry to ontor into these details , as it is too woll known that when certain captains' names rip pour posted on tho walla of our various soaporb towns , wanting mon—mon , and good mon , too , run to sorvo them , beoauao thoy know , by experience and report , their man j whoroas , on tho other side of tho question , there aro others , who aro compelled to work theh ' ships mostly \> y supernumerary marines , " because } on , account of thoir bad namo , thoy cannot got mon to enter for tholr ships . I havo lenown tho Gypsy outtor to bo aont from Portsmouth to Plymouth to fotoh two mop , which fact of itsolf will spoa ^ wondora of what a man ( I bog pardon ) a
oapnotice for punishment . again , when , punishment is going on , why sum mon every soul in the ship to witness a shipmate ' s degradation ? It was that very circumstance alone that disgusted myself with the service , and I did not rest until I got out of it ; and are there not thousands with the same feelings as myself ? The mess arrangements require revising ( certainly the new rule of serving out grog only once a day , instead of twice , is a good one ) , but there are many alterations required , both in the victualling as well as mess regulations , which I fear to enlarge upon , ; ieast you think me troublesome . Lastly , let men . be treated kindly ; let their pay approximate a little nearer the merchant , service rate . Don't
permit the slop account to swallow up nearly all a sailor ' s wages ( for it is that which leads to so much thieving 1 board-ship ) , and when in harbour , give them a little more liberty ; and Jack , . ¦¦ with all his faults , might be reformed arid the State benefited . h : v .
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A pleasant hour or two may be passed at the Gallery beside the Hayniarket Theatre , where the Society of Female Artists have opened their third exhibition . We have been . ¦ hindered—riot that we love the ladies and their works less , but that the demands of heavier matter have been more iniperative-T-iu our wish to notice it sooner ; and we regret that we-can now find room for but flying , . remarks , or : i few among the interesting works that grace the walls .
None will deny the pain * to Miss Margaret Gillies , whose "Vivia Perpetual" impresses , theniind as well as the eye . The line figure and beauteous upturned face of the praying captive , lit up by a strong ray of light through her prison bars , are beautifully conceived and drawn ; and the drawing and colouring leave nothing to be desired . Mrs . Elizabeth Murray , nn admirable colounst , exhibits five works of '¦ self-asserting vigour . Her " Pifferari , " playing ( as usual ) before a shrine , and her Goatherd of the Cumpagna , " arc so dushingand forcible everywhere but in the fur too feminine faces , that the high finish of the latter seems inconsonant . On the other hand , this lady ' s > ' Outcast , " a study of a man ' s head , is powerfully drawn , but hid coijjure , matted to excessis far too rugged .
, Mrs . E . Dundas Murray , the fair and zenlous secretary , shows an excellent eye and feeling wr nature in her principal work , " Holy Island during the Herring ' Season . '' The ppnks and turrets oi tho distant islet are cleverly tinted , but not wnrniodt with the col 4 ray of early morning Crested breakers shiver naturally on the foreground beach . Fishing bouts , each with its group of busy lianas , sway listlessly " layiiigto , " or cross uiul reoross one another in all directions , yet impelled by tho same-wind , in that admired and picturesque disoruer which nuzzles the landsiiian . and . which tho artist
must have studied often and carefully to havo reproduced so successfully . The sumo lady s " linmborough Castle" is a nicely composed , airy , ana harmoniously coloured landscape , but must ho soon at a fair and proper foctvl lungth , not peered into , as is the fate of many n meritorious , nn . il , thuroioro , unappreciated work , on " private viow days . . Miss . Louisa Rayner has some vory promising pastolsof old stonework , of which tho Cliristcliiucli Gateway , at Canterbury , is tho most ii" ™ " *" Miss Ifiorenco Poel exhibits a singular btuuy frorjl Naturoi" She hna taken a hint from Mr . Uuskln , and professes Unit " tho study wan oxP *' mont whether , while working chlelly with a view to detail , it is absolutely necessary , as frequently asserted , to lose sight of aeuornl ettbot . " Tho imtu al ulu
objects depictod are , a pioco or limestone , or » "(\| , worn quartz—wo can liavdly toll which , —a low »»« flowers nnd ivy loaves , a tuft or two of uriiaa , ami a bunch of daisies , painted just as thoy might l > u pose by . Naturo hwsolf . . Tho eiitorprismrf nriisl '" ., u ^ successful in hor delluuto and tast'ulUl copy o t ii o vegetable productions , but tho " goiiyral ylluot •» marred by tho sluvpolosa lump of nondosoriptminoiai round which thoy aro grouped . . Miss lllnko has a morltorlwufl aoono , 1 " < -
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Leader (1850-1860), March 5, 1859, page 20, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_05031859/page/20/
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