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Toulon and Brest fleet rendezvoused at Cherbourg . Still , they are not without hope that a war with Austria may JS into a war with England—the object of their Stion and constant prayer . But the organs of rnunu . factures and commerce are opposed to war with anybody . One of these journals , which is regularly subsidised by a aLtion of French traders , says with good sense- ^ qmte a rarity in its columns— " that present circumstances »* e verV delicate , but in all countries there are to-day j ^ at interes ts of all kinds whi ch war would seriously iffect and endanger . Assuredly no country can forget true that the Austrian oke
this Afterwards , it is quite y is heavy on certain parts of Italy . Nevertheless it mustnot be forgotten that Italy is not accustomed to be free and it may very possibly come to pass that if people decide to conquer liberty for her , they may not receive much assistance from her . Although very strong reasons may exist for remodelling the map of Europe , is it prudent to bring it about by war ? " Were the press free , or bad journalists not lost the habit of speaking out * the opinion of French commerce against war would be more strongly and more emphatically pronounced .
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BERLIN . ( JTrom a Special Correspondent ?) . January 21 . Toub readers , I dare say , will be surprised to learn in wliat extraordinary manner the elements of a Parliament may 1 > e brought together . You know , no doubt , that the Hessian Government is of a character in many respects different from that of other civilised states , but perhaps you are not so well acquainted with the process of composing its Chamber of Deputies , as reorganised in 1852 . It consists of sixteen landed proprietors * , being owners of not less than two hundred Cassel acres ; sixteen citizens , elected by the burgomasters , the
members of the municipality , the members , of the town council , and an equal number of guild ^ masters and members , and manufacturers and merchants ; land sixteen rural members , elected by all the magistrates of the respective parishes . AH members must be elected out of the numbers of voters in each district and category . Moreover , all members , being magistrates , require the permission of Government for taking-their seats in the House . I leave it , to your readers to judge how beneficial a Parliament , so composed , must be to the country whose welfare is placed in its hands . Would it not be far better to have none rather than such a sham representation ?
Hessia is indeed a country of wonders . . In the Lutheran church of Marburgh , a university , two ministers surprised their congregation , without previous notice , by the reintroduction of the liturgy instituted by the old church regulation of 1573 , while two other clergymen , in the same church , continue performing divine service in the accustomed manner . Government has called upon two of the so-called consistories ( clerical bodies ) to give their opinion on the subject , but these having turned out contradictory , matters are suffered to continue in statu quo .
I am happy to afford you the means of contradicting a report , widely circulated in England , concerning the conjugal disagreement of a recently married couple , in whose happiness every English heart is deeply interested . I can assure you , upon unquestionable authority , that their domestic happiness has ever continued without a cloud .
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GERMANY . ( JFrom our own Correspondent . ") January 26 th , 1859 . Last week I gave your readers a translation of the apeech of the President pro tarn , of the Prussian House of Commons , and but that I was afraid of encroaching too much upon your space with subjects of such dubious interest , I would have added that of the Speaker or President elect , Count Schworin , who was elected a few days after by 274 votes out of 810 , the opposition can » didato obtaining 88 only . The Count ' s speech is npt worth a literal translation . He thanked the House for the con fid once evinced towards him , promising to do his duty to the best of his ability ; to maintain freedom of flpeeoh , within proper limUa ; tp decide in all cases with impartiality ; to further tho business of the House
as much as possible ; and to uphold the dignity of his office on all occasions . Ho then procoodod , in a jwmblo of words whioh I fed inclined to present to your rondors in tho original , as a eortof literary curiosity . Suffice it that one sentence—if auoh a hodge-podge can bo tormod ft sentence—contains between ono hundred and fifty to two hundred words . To got at tho truo moaning 1 ms proved a drudgery ; to translate literally domamla an wvontlvo genius . As far as I ami mako out , ho wishes to say that thoro is no need of arbitrary interference With tho freedom of Bpoooh In tho Landtag , for that they aro all of ono mind \ iit \\ tho Sovereign in Booking u » 0 welfare and greatness of tho country ; and that * xnasla wlU bp as groat , if not greater , under a voprooeptatlvo fonn Of government as she has boon under a despotism .
Two Vicft-Presidents have also been elected . The first is a M . Reichehsperger , the second a M . Mathis . Some opposition was made to presenting an address to the Throne , but it was decided upon-in committee by a majority of 20 to 1 . The minority objected to an "imitation of foreign customs , " by which , of coarse , England is meant . This is straining at the gnat and swallowing a dozen dromedaries ^ for the whole repre ^ sentative -system of Prussia is an imitation , or rather a mockery—the principle and routine being of England , and the system of voting of Hanse-town origin . The address is as follows :- ^ - ¦
¦ *• ¦ Most serene Prince , most gracious Regent and Lord , . The House of Delegates ( AbgeordneUn ) , for the first time summoned anew by your Royal Highness , commences its duties by expressing their reverential and devoted thanks in return for the gracious welcome which your Royal Highness deigned to offer to the representatives of the country . ? ' We unite with your Royal Highness in fervent supplications to the Almighty for the recovery of our most gracious King and Lord from the heavy affliction that still oppresses his Majesty , and which the King , supported by the self-sacrificing love of , the Queen , his august spouse , has , up to this hour , borne with elevated resignation and patience—a Christian example to his people . ¦ . '
. „ " Your Royal Highness calls upon us in full appreciation of the high importance of our office to support the Government of your Highness in the course which your Royal Highness , considering Prussians tasks , her glorious history and native traditions , has resolved to pursue . " Such a call we readily obey , in the conscientious fulfilment of the noble duties laid upon us by our constituents for the sake of King and country . Our people know and feel that those national benefits which nations , morally and intellectually advanced , cannot dispense with , are to be obtained solely by keeping undeviatingly
in the path chosen by your Royal Highness , namely , by adhering strictly to justice and the laws , in union with the progressive development of Constitutional forms . But they also know that those benefits can be enduringly useful . only when the royal will coincides freely and cheerfully with the wants of the nation , in accordance with the nature and historical Customs of this monarchical land . In the unimpaired prerogative of the Crown , the Prussian people perceive the guarantee of their own progress and their own importance among the nations of the earth . This unimpaired prerogative is as untouchable and sacred to them as to your Royal
Highness . ?' The House has heard with pleasure the assurance from your Royal Highness that the condition of the country , as regards agriculture , trade , and manufactures , as also in the field of jurisprudence and finance , may be considered as satisfactory . With reference to the approved prowess of the ( Siegbewussteii ) Prussian army , and that of the whole war-trained ( Jcampfgeubten ) people , who will never decline any sacrifice when summoned by the Sovereign to defend the honour and safety of the entire Fatherland , we trust that this condition ( Zustand ) will continue to develop itself iinder the protection of peace . To increase the welfare and power of the country is to create the instinct of morality and public spirit , the foundations of all civic virtues . We , on our part , will devote our zealous attention to the bills promised to be laid before us upon these subjects .
' * We rejoice with your Royal Highness at the continuance of friendly relations with foreign Powers , more especially with the other great Powers . We trust that the Government of your lloyal Highness , in conjunction with the other Governments of Germany , will succeed in obtaining for the German duchies under the Danish sceptre the full enjoyment of those rights , but too long already withhold , which have been guaranteed to them by the Federal laws and treaties . " With just pride , most gracious Prince and Lord , we
look up to the banner which your lloyal Highness unfolded on assuming tho reins of Government with the cheerful acquiescence of our people . Your inscription expresses our dearest possessions . By following it Prussia has grown great in tho midst of nations already advanced in civilisation ; by following it still she will , with God ' s continued blessing , remain groat till tho end of the world . " With most profound roveronce , &c , &o . &c , " Tim Hocais ov Dkleoaxbs . "
I omit tho preliminary skirmishing which took place among tho fractions , as tho partlos aro now called , respecting tho terms of tho Address . A discussion arose as to whether tho words Schloswig and Holstoin should bo added , to " German duchies , " but it was at length rosolvoil to echo tho words of tho Prince in his speech from tho throne As I pointod out some timo back , this talk about Schloswig and llalstoiu is moro "loathor and prunolla . " Tho Prussians , in tho present ; state of Europo , can do nothing for tho duohios against Denmark . And whether tho Prussian' deputies , dologatos , representatives , or whatever they ploaso to torm themselves , mako mention of Schleswig or not , it eignifles very Httjo . Tho French Emporor has distinctly declared that if tho Gonnauio Confederation interfere with Denmark , ho will not romaln noutral . Franco In alliance with Denmark , and England neutral , what
in his mind ' s eye . It will be observed that the Address takes no notice of the . recommendation made by his Highness to increase the salaries of the officials . The recommendation , indeed , seems to have more foundation in policy than reason , for in one paragraph in the speech , from the throne it is stated that everywhere the rate _ of wages is in proportion with , the price of the necessaries of life , consequently the excuse put forward by the late Government that the increase in the price of provisions rendered an advance in the salaries of the officials desirable , no longer exists . The object is , of course , to gain the good-will , of the Beamten , whoare in Prussia just about what the Press is in England .
After long years of negotiation and trickery , the Hanoverian Government has agreed with the Hanse town Bremen to lay down a railroad between Bremen and Bremerhaven , or rather Geestemunde . The line is being marked out , and will be commenced probably this year . . ¦¦ ¦ . ' ' . . ' ¦ ; ' ... ' ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦' ¦¦'¦ :
Your readers are , doubtless , somewhat at a loss < to understand the meaning of the term Siegbewussten army , i . e . army that knows it is victorious . Most people with whom I have spoken about it are equally puzzled . My interpretation is the only conceivable one , namely , *• the army that knows it gained the victory over the people of Prussia , Saxony , and Hessia , and other parts of the German fatherland in 1848 . " Some persons imagine that the Prince and Parliament allude to the deeds of the Prussians in the war against old Napoleon , against the Dane 3 in Holstein , and some , of course jestingly , say that the Prince had the Riff pirates
would become of Northern Germany ? A glance at the map of the coasts of the North Sea and Baltic will show that the French fleet may be employed for other invasions besides that of England . I tlo not know what obstacles could be opposed to the landing of a French army in the Gulf of Jahde or any part of the coast of Frisia , or , indeed , oil the banks of the Weser and the Elbe . Prussia , in war against France , has always been protected on this very yulnerable side by the fleets of England ; and she and the other states of the Bund hope , and I dare say calculate , upon such protection still .
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Mb . John Russell Smith , of Soho-square , Las just issued an interesting collection of Extracts from the Journal of Sir Joshua Reynolds , with a transcript by the Rev . J . Milford , of . " Mason ' s Observations" Sir Joshua ' s method of colouring . Mr . William Cotton , the editor , has appended copies of interesting- letters to Sir Joshua from distinguished men of his day , and of his private accountbook in which the sums he received for many of his most celebrated pictures are entered by himself . Among the former is an amusing one from Charles James JFox , illustrative of what may be called the
" littleness of great men . " It runs as follows : — " Wear Sir , —If it is not too late to have one of the papers upon the table in my picture docketed A Bill for the Better Regulating the Affairs of the East India Company / &c , I should be very much obliged to you if you , would get it done immediately . If my object in this were only a little vanity , I should npt be so anxious about it ; but as I have told many persons that it would be so , and as I intend it shall be so whenever the picture goes home , the omission of the docket at the exhibition , at this particular time , might be misconstrued into a desire
of avoiding the public discussion upon a measure which will always be the pride of my life . This is tho point upon which I am niost anxious ; but if . another paper could be docketed Representation of the Commons to the King , March 15 , 1784 , 'it would be so much the better . I beg your pardon for troubling you upon these things , which may appear trifles , but which are not so from the misconstructions that may be made , —I am very truly , dear sir , yours ever , —C . J . l ? ox , "
A few pages further on wo find the following from Boswoll . " My dear Sir , —The debts which I contracted in my father ' s lii ' othno will not be cleared off by mo for some yoars . I therefore think it unconscientious to indulge myself in n » y expensive article of olegnnt luxury . But m the mean time , you may die , or I may dio ; and I should regret very muoli that there should not bo at Auchinlech my nortmit , minted by Sir Joshua Reynolds , with whom
I have tho felicity of liviug in social intimacy . I havo n proposal to mako to you . I am , for certain , to bo called to tho English bar noxt February . Will you now do my pioturo , and the prioe shall be paid out of tho first foes which I reooivo as a barvislcr . in Woatiniustoi' Hall ? Or , if that fund should fail , it shall bo paid ; at aiiy l'ato , five years henoo by myself or my representatives . If you arc pleased to approve of this proposal , your signifying
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Leader (1850-1860), Jan. 29, 1859, page 149, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2279/page/21/
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