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reply , that the Danes are apparently afraid of driving the provinces to revolt , and have- eeased' the- prosecution of the parties concerned m the district ion of . the tHmm } ou& uttarv ss to- tire King " , and the-Prussians stem afraid « f FVenefc interference . If the Post Gazette may b «* believed * the- Freucfe Government has addressed a despatch to the Cabinet of Berlm , to the effect that the Ehip * ror Nafojleon has gtveu sufficient proofs of his desire to abstain completely from all interference in the Hcistern atfair , whicb he regards as a partly German question , and eomrng within the competence of the Federal Dietj but that the Sihleswig affair is altogether different , . ftir Schfeswijr , as is notorious , does not , nor ever did , form part of the Germanic * C > . n federation ; and although he cannot approve all tire acts of the Danish Government with
reference to- that province , yet it cannot be denied that no foreign power—and the German Diet is quite as much a foreign power in this case as France—has the light to exercise' a control . If the GeimanicDit't pretend that * by theterms of sometreaty < r other , Denmark has undertaken certain engagements with regard to this duchy , the extent and nature of those engagements cannot be decided in a sovereign manner by the Diet alone , but must , like every other question pending between mre independent State and another , be examined and settled by diplomatic negotiation . If , on the one hand , the Emperor has felt it his duty to make friendly representations to Denmark upon the state . ' of affairs in Schleswig , and to offer words of ' counsel ; on the other Piand , he is obliged to declare expressly that he cannot admit the " right of the Confederation , or of
Prussia alone , to interfere actively in Schleswig . The'Emperor trusts , h / . wever , that both sides will be disposed to act , with that moderation and prudence which can alone brinjr about a peaceful and satisfactory result in so important and' entirely international a question . The Emperor further expresses a readiness to lend liis aid upon the basis of free neg-otiatiniis . This is all we hem-upon the wearisome dispute between the Scandinavian and German propaganda . The Hessian constitution question—what sib ' otit that ? ^ Nothing-, absolutely nothing ; The nois 0 of the Duchies and their friends has drowned the complaints-of the Hessians , and -the . voice of M . TON" Bobbies the noise of the Duchies . We are
overto support the duchies in the maintenance of their legitimate rights . . The joint committee of the Prussian Parliament for justice , trade , and handicrafts have drawn up a report upon the motion of M . von Roennh , respecting the immunity of merchants from "war risks at sta ; . The report , which is a repetition of all the arguments in fitvonr of the views of shipowners , coireltnles with the expression of a hope that , the Prussian Government will seize every fair opportunity to obtain from other nations a practical adhesion to fhe doctrine of the 'inviolability of poison airdprivatepropcrtyat sea during war . The Au * , trii-n Government . has decided that all vessel belonging to ports of the former monarchy of Sardinia are to be admitted under the tricolour flag of that kiirgdom into Austrian port * , but that all' vessels appertaining to the ports lately annexed to Sardinia will not 1 e allowed to enter under tliiV flsig .
The weekly journal of- the KatW . aT Association states , that M . THorVEKEL has made known to the Ambassadors of two sovereigns , whose territories formed part of the old confederation of the Rhine , that the Emperor NapoI . e < -srwould wish to s < e the forms of etiquette re-introduceo , by which the c > anrr : umcatit > ns between trie States in question and Napolfon I . were regulated . The chief point in these-forms was lie > uWripticn enforced upon the princes of the Confederation at fhe conclusion of all communications addressed by them to the EarrEEOK . viz ., ** Votre fiere et ser \ iteur , "—Your brother-and servant . One o ! the Ambassadors requested M . Thoutenel to . express the wish in a note , which , however , Was declined . The otter conveyed the French Minister ' s wishes to his Court . The reply was * , that , alt bony h most dtsirous of acceding to any request of the Empekok . the Prince must , under present circumstances , refuse to entertain the pr-pusa ! .
Next month u . national German Turvfest ( athletic sports ) will take place at Ouburjr , under the patromi ^ e of the Dul : e of Saxk Cobttrg Gotba . This is the first attempt of the kind , and is to be a sort of' demonstration against France .
whelmed witli " declarations" against the speech of the Hanoverian Minister . These" decTaratious . 'V which have of late become quite the -. Vogue , form .- "' a « easy sulistitute fbvjpublic meetings , ^ he lu ) ldfng of which mifiht lead to unpfeasant collisions with the authorities ... The declarations are generally got up in this way . One , tw ^ o , or more gentlemen put ? tlierr ideas -upon any malter into writing ,, and send the paper round to all their . acquaintances , or , if they ar pretty sure that they represent the popular view , lo-jill the Lading ... politicians aiid merchants of the city , R '> r signature . If approved and sigred by ti dozen or so . it is despatched , to the journals of the neighbouring territory . Such a declaration msiy become the model of a hundred others ' . whirh . a-re disseminated in a similar manner .
Each Government is genenilly satisfied with prohibiting the publicntion of obnoxious declarations within its own territory . Thus the woes of the 'Hanoverian ' s , are allowed the wide .-t circulation , in Hessia . nnd the woes of the Hewiians are freely tolerated in the journals of Hanover ; and thus with all other countries . The bold defiance expressed in these documents' of every Government , except that under wliich the subscribers live , is cheering to every free mail " ; only it is a pity that the Governments , except that of Hanover , pay no regard to them . They seem to think lliG :-e dqclsirationw a very harmler-s safety-valve for the burning discontent of . the nation . I set little value upon , these expressions of public opinion as regards the present , but they will enable tli , e political student to
comprehend the future , and so Car I consider them - . worthy of attention . I gave a translation of the HeidoIJierg fleclaration last week , and I now add . another ofone lately issued from .. Berlin .- It is signed by more than . thirty members of Parliament ; among them Von Abnist , Hakkobt , Generals von Statenhagen , Bbavdt , and Pfuel ; J 3 v . Zabee , VoxRoenne , Lewal , 'and' other well-known personages . It , runs thus . .: — "We entirely concur with the declaration of ^ Hfeitlelberg , more especially with the sentiment ' never to permit an jirch of German territory to fall under the swaiy ' of u foreign sceptre . " We proclaim , further , without fear of our truly Germ an intentions being suspected , that our own particular country , Prussia , m the most powerful Gerihnh Slate , isin doty bound to put forth" her strength against the nienacing d ' unger fniw abroad , to
maintain the cause of our common country , to conduct the war of defence with and for all Gerinuny , and to conclude , no peace till all the . military , resourcea of entire Germany be exhausted ; but more especially never , wpon . any excuse , to conclude auy separate treaty or arrangement in her own . purticuTar interest at the expense of another German tiibe , » For tlio resf , wo fully ngree with the s ' tntiments oiumeiuted' in the dechuution of Heidelborg > and invite all who value the , honour and independence of Germany to join with us in this expression oP opinion nguinst M . yoN HpitaiES . " . The belief ih penernl that an offensive and d * tensive treaty exists
between penmuiltjuid ! Fiance ; , andthe I ) iiniali papers endeavour to encourage , thi » 'belief by constantly advocairiupr a cl ' nim <» f Franco to the Rhijte boundary . , By some , howiyer ^ the nsserted treaty , is suppoaed to be a scarecrow to IVi ^ hten the Prupsiiuis ; for , h « ' » : oi- < 1-ing to what ¦ i » known of the military forces of * Denmark , a war with PruKHi ' a isingl f would bo very unwelcome at this moment . D (? nmnnlc has . 1 believe , net more tbaivthreo or lour war wieaniers , iind not n single riffo cannoti ; beHtdes ^ the lower Classen iind liberal ' s are not quite satisfied with the prospect of Denmtirly ' s becoming the protigee of France , to . euablo tne itristocratH to rule the country aa tliov Tmvo hitherto * done . A little TeHa ardour on the purt of the Germans ,, and the peusants nnct liberal party might be gained Qv « r
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T ! ie death of Byron ' s widow is annnuncecf . Tbis lady . Ayho was born in 1794 , was the only daughter and heir of Sir Ralph IVlilbaiike Noel , J 3 art ., J > y the sister and co-heir of . the second Viscount and ninth Baron Wentvvorth . On the cleath of the other cp-heir , Lord Scarsdale , in 1856 , she succeeded to the barony of Weiitworth bywrit , the vis-county becoming extinct . She was married to the great ' poet in 1815 , but : the mnoii , as is weH , Iniown , was a inost unhappy one for both the husband and wife . Their only child , Ada , was married to Eirl Lovelace , and died in 1852 . Lady Byron was known to a . very wide circle by . her woilcs of charity and benevolence . One of the last tilings she did'wsi . s to write a short but beautiful poem on the death of her friend Mrs . Follen , the weU - known American authoi'ess , and a leading inembcr of the Ainerican . Anti-Slavery Society . ;
Theodore Parlter , the celebrated American theologian , died at Florence on the 11 th of Mav . The salaries of ~ t 1 Io ~ Bgfti 1 < h ^ to— £ 3 D ^) 8 dr-per tinnnin , and no less a sum than £ 25 , 282 is approprintud to purchases , chiefly of books , antiquities , and minerals , with nearly as much for repairs , furniture , and fittings , the latter principally for the library and department of antiquities . Book-binding costs £ 7 , 500 a . year . Two men of the Military Train , at Aldersliott , ore in custody oftiie civil power , on the charge of having murdered avvonism , by throwing her into the canal , on Saturday ni ^ ht last . The deceased was one of those " unfortunates" who form the principal attraction of the numerous soldieva' public-houat'S in the neighbourhood of the camp .
On S'atnrday nfternoon a fearful steam boiler explosion took place at the sawmill , in Newton Green , Ayr , - belonging to 'Mr . Putts . The boiler was 26 horse power , and bad only been four months in use . Both ends of 1 lie boiler were blown out through the effects " of the explosion . Three men and three boys were killed , amd several persons were also severely injured . ¦ A public meeting of the Society for Promoting the Abolition of Flogging was held on Monday evening , in St . Mai tin's Hull . The Queen bus appointed tho Rev . Charles Kingslcy , rector of Evernley , Hants , professor of modern history in the University of Cambridge . Bfr . Kingsl'ey i » tho author of the Biography of Alton Z-qcIcc and other well-known imd j . opuhir wm'Ich . At Sandown Forts , Isle of Wight , on Friday , May IS , Sergeant Willhmi Heiuj Whitvrorth ,, of the Royjil Artillery , murdored his wife and six children . These dreadful murders were perpetrated with a razor and cutlass . On Saturday , « t the coroncrV * fficinl inqnii 7 into tho facts of the shocking nflhir , the jury returned a verdicti that \ yillinni Henry Wbitwprth . j « guilty _ of the wilful mtvrder of his wife and chiltJren , though they were of opinion thut the man wuh hisHue ufe tire time . The bodies of the unfortunate Mrs . Whitwortli and her children were interred on Sunday , in the churchyard of Brading . 'Hie Kev . Mr . Hatch was dSscharpjcd from custody on Monday , M ^ y 31 , after lmvrny undergone imprisonment for nearly six ; inonftnsv ' . .. ' Sir Hugh Rose i * formally appointed Cbmmamler-in-Chiof in India ; and Sir William Munaftuld Commandor-in-Chief at Bombttj . The rcmnrna of the late Sir Cltnrles Burry were intemid on
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5 jO 4 The Leader and SaMirday Analy st , [ May 20 , 1860 .
Eeco11t) Of The Week. Home And Colonial.,
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Leader (1850-1860), May 26, 1860, page 504, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2349/page/20/
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