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      Tage Of Possessing, In A Marked Degree, ...

      in putting' a final seal . upon . He , however , informs us that our exertions in this direction have met with greater success than is generally supposed , and himself entertains no doubt hut that Great Britain will hi the end reap a full reward for the active ' sympathy she has manifested in the glorious cause . We can only hope that ' this -flattering prediction may be verified , and the world speedily purged of a monstrous iniquity , the continuance of which daily ana hourly puts the whole of humanity to the blush . In the meantime we can recommend these tales to the public as being of a first-class order , and containing a great deal of valuable information relative to the subject upon which they bear . All the events are brought vividly before the imagination , leaving upon the Tnind an impression not easily to he erased : and the language is at the same time powerful , pictmresque , and concise . Among the narratives partieularlv worthy of attention we may mention those entitled " The Revenge , " " Juan Serrano , " and " The King of Dahomey . "

      Sept. "15, I860] The Saturday Analyst An...

      Sept . " 15 , I 860 ] The Saturday Analyst and Leader . 808

      Foreign Correspondence. Special. . Hanov...

      FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE . SPECIAL . . Hanovee , Sept ., 1860 . I" ITTLE as one may have expected from the efforts of th _ j agitators for German unity , the National Association , a -long ' as it gives signs of active existence , cannot be ignored , and , therefore , I must this week notice the grand gathering at Coburg . On the 5 th inst ., about 350 delegates of the branch associations held a grand meeting to consider the firbure measures to be adopted by the standing committee , and more particularly whether the Imperial Constitution of 1849 should , fomi an object for agitation . I translate the term Haupt-Vei'samntburghy " Grand Meeting ;" but as words and terms play a very important part now-a-days , not only on the continent , but in England , I may . as well remark that Haupt- Versammburg may be rendered " General Assembly , " " Congress , " " ¦ 'Parliament . " - Indeed , some of the most enthueiastic of the Liberals go so far as to apply the tfei-m anfe-Parliaanent to this meeting of the National Association , and endeavour to wheedle themselves and others into the belief that it is to form a sort of popular representative assembly for all Germany . There are , however , too many Richmonds in the field , and public attention is distracted by the nmneroiis meetings and congresses that are announced as taking place , or about to take place in all quarters of the country . There is the congress of German lawyers , lately held ¦& t Berlin , with the aim to bring about uniformity in law proceedings , & c , all of which would naturally result if the efforts of the National . Association' should be successful ; then there is the congress of the trade corporations , called together for the purpose of resisting tlie agitation for the abolition of the guilds and freedom of labour . and trade ; and in the course of the month the annual grand . eemgtfess of the Association of Political Economists is to be lield at Cologne , where all the questions Avhich were mooted last year , and fully stated in your columns , will be again brought before the people . To the casual observer all these congresses and associations appear as proofs of great political and national activity ; but a closer view , will show that the mass of the people take very little , if any , interest in the questions which are so loudly agitated by the press . The gentlemen who attend theae congresses belong to the ¦ w ell-to-do classes "who are required by fashion to mate summer excursions to the Khine , to the " Harz , " to Heligoland or Norderney ; and these congresses afford rather exciting and tangible objects for the holiday trips of lawyers and merchants ; the money is not altogether thrown away upon mere pleasure or curiosity wjhere there is a chance of making one ' s self heard , and establishing connexions . Germans very seldom leave home without letters of introduction , and no people are more resolute and patient in employing them . From what I have seen and heard , I have no great faith in the sincerity of many who attend these Congresses , though I feel confident that the leaders of the National Association , and more particularly of tho Economical Association , aro animated by the purest patriotism , and love of liberty . I have taken no notice in former letters of the Lawyers' Congress at Berli n not being able to penetrate its drift . Some of the journals mention it as if its resolutions would prove a blessing to all Germany . We shall see . The public generally trouble themselves very little about it . Their passive sympathies go entirely and solely with the National Association , and tho political economists . The National Association , according to the report of the Committee , numbers between five aitd six thousand members residing in and out of Germany , < a : md the money subscribed amounts to about 1 O 00 / ,, pr one dollar each person . rhe discussions of the Association were opened by Mr . Sohulzo Deli tech , who is considered to bo ono of the most eloquent and learned orators of Germany . He reviewed tho history of the States of Germany , and dosoxubed the German people as tho nation which above all others had exerted its powers to propagate humanising ideas , while it neglected its own interests . This is a ftivourito theory , not only of th © Germans , but of tho Italians and the French , nioro especially of the latter ; and : though the foundation of tho assertion is hard to be dieoovored , yet it is constantly ropoatorl , and firmly believed by the natives of eaoh country that they aro tlie inventive . goniuesos of the * world , Should tho Germans in future , said Mr . Sohulsso Delitech , "bo regardless , of their own interests , and form themselves into a strong and compact nation , mankind will in nowise be thereby injured , for the character ox tho German nationality is humane . The subjeots under discussion are tho same as have been often ¦ explained in your columns—German Unity—National Parliament . The leadership of Prussia and the representation of tho

      German provinces of Austria in the future parliament , with the exclusion of all the rest of Austria . It has already been decided not to alter tho original programme with reference to the adoption of the Imperial Constitution , Reiclisterfassung ^ of 1849 .. I . shall have perhaps more to say next week upon this meeting . Meanwhile the Hanoverian authorities have taken legal steps against Mr . "Von Bennigsen , the chief leader of the agitation , for the purpose of forcing him . to give evidence with regard to the acts and aims , of the association . Mr . Ton Bennigsen has appealed to the Supreme Court and all the country are curious to hear the decision . It is reported that the Cabinet of Vienna has , in consequence of the motion made by Oldenburg , in the Federal Diet , as mentioned in my last , instructed the Austrian Ambassador at Copenhagen to inform the Danish Government that , though the Cabinet , of Vienna does not dispute the riglit of the King of Denmakk to frame and publish the budget for the Duchy of Holstein , yet it would be advisable if the Danish Government refrained from acting upon it till the consent of the Provincial Assembly shall have been obtained . Tlie attempt to raise the taxes without the consent of the Assembly will very probably lead to disturbances . It has been frequently asserted by the journals of this country that the English Government has been brought over to the German view of the Schleswig Holstien question since the mission of Mr . Ward to . the Duchies , and the German party is consequently greatly encouraged . Strong efforts have been made to enlist the sympathies of the English on the side of the German party , and if the journals may be credited , with a certain degree of success ; I must ' - ' confess I see no reason for Englishmen to side with the Germans in this dispute , governed as Germany itself is at present . The Germans are constantly complaining of the tyranny exercised by the Danes over the Holsteiners , with how much justice may be seen from the following : —Denmark will next year enjoy almost perfect trade and labour in accordance with a law made by the Danish Diet about two years ago . By this law all the guilds and corporations -will be abolished and every man be free to gain his bread in any honest employment without let or hindrance . The Holstein authorities formed the praiseworthy intention to extend this liberty to the Duchy , but resolved first to ascertain the sentiment of the . population upon the question of the guilds , and therefore addressed an inquiry to . the corporation of the town of Kiel , whether it would be practicable to abolish first the guild regulatiori , which prohibits journeymen of the different handicrafts , except those of tie bricklayers and carpenters , from marrying . The corporation of Kiel positively declared against abolishing the disgraceful regulation , upon the plea that the married journeymen would be induced to perform work on their own account , independent of the masters , aud gradually establish , themselves , by which the interests of the guild masters would be considerably injured . If this decision be insisted on by the corporation , or tolerated by the people , it will tend to lessen the sympathy which the masses of Germany at present feel and express for the Holstein cause against Denmark . At all events , while such , tyranny is exercised by Holstein over Holsteiners , they have little reason to charge the Danes with tyranny . , The New Prussian Gazette repeats the announcement , upon which , doubts have been cast by different journals , that the Prince Regent of Prussia will meet the Emperor of Russia at Warsaw , in the course of this month . The Emperor has likewise invited , several of the royal princes , to that city . There will be a grand hunt in the country of Bialoslive , the forests of which contain buffaloes or ure oxen . Great festivities will also take place on tlu B occasion .

      The Late Right Honourable James Wilson"....

      THE LATE RIGHT HONOURABLE JAMES WILSON " . a " VHE cholera has proved fatal to another distinguished Englinhmun . Last , week we had to announce the death of Sir Henry George Ward , and this week comes the intelligence that the ltight Honourable ' Jamos Wilson in no more ; the fatal malady wo have mentioned , struck liim down on the 11 th August , at Calcutta , and on the following cluy , from elimatal exigencies , the man who had boon the moving spirit of the Indian Council , had not only coaHod to bo found arnonjr the living , but wim actually mingling : with his mother earth ; his hurial took place on the 12 th . Mr . . fames Wilson was born at Uawiek , wlioro liis father was engaged in trade , in 1 . 805 , whence ho removed to London , and from the latter place to Newcastle , and subsequently returned to the metropolis , whore ho oHtiiblishcd the E < ' <> nv ) nfol newspaper in 1843 , having previously given to tho world n Hories of disquisitions on important questions of political economy . Wo may specify his " Influonco of tho Corn Luwh , " " Fluctuations of Currency , Commerce and Manufacture !*; in 1 . H 40 , " Tho Kovenuo , or what should tho Chancellor do fV m 1 KU . Having oxhibited great theoretical abilities , and equally groat practical aptitude in statistics and finance , ho was returned to 1 ar-Jitunont for Wostbury , in 1 S 4 . 7 . In tho Housp , life reputation an a wound man of business , steadily increased , and his weight in tno Ronle of free-trade was sensibly f ' olt i \\ tho nntiona 1 balance , in 1848 ho wart appointed by Lord Jolm KiibhoII to bo one ot the Soorotuvios of tho Board of Control : and having ' on the dissolution , boon again returned for Westbury , in 1852 , ho nubsoquontly wonine Financial Secretary to the Treasury . At tho ffonoral doaUo ^ m 1857 , Mr . Wilson liooame one of tho representatives ot ^ vonport In 1859 ho became President of tho lhavd ot Trade , and ¦ » Jwr % afterwards was appointed to tho ofllw winch ho held at the time

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    • Leader (1850-1860), Sept. 15, 1860, page 11, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_15091860/page/11/