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CONTINENTAL NOTES. 3frencb newa thi» -we...
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AUSTRIA IN LOMBARDY. The Times publishes...
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SUCCESS OF ASSOCIATION IN PARIS. "We pub...
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Church Matters. The Third Jubilee, Comme...
TSnmaA , wtonewr Mr . Spooner , with the true spirit of a fcttiahfr >» rrant , wishes to liberate the unfortunate inmates oftnese dark cells . One of these rooms is intended for abyew «? f a * bafcehoqac ; another , I fancied , might do for a laundry i and the ft ( he ? t adjwiing the road , for the ajjconatttQdatian of , the poo * people who , usually- fuequeat the 49 ora of religion h , au £ g $ . In conclusion ^ Xh ^ ve only to *« m . ar & that there fc less Qellajage at > ached . to this building than to any ordinary house , not so much a . s one-third of the space , covered by the building being cellared /* _____
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Continental Notes. 3frencb Newa Thi» -We...
CONTINENTAL NOTES . 3 frencb newa thi » -week presents bo additional features of interest . The debates , in the irevisiaii oommis-« on continue with unabated -vigour ; but nothing new ha ? hem . *» 4 t There is «& evident and . strong feeling & Bpl « 3 ^ J ^ sa ina * ths law of May 31-r-r-M . de Tpoqu « v * U ^ W akiagf th . e repeal of tha , t law a condition el Wa ^ Qte fo * revision . General Cavaignac tigs deola ? e < i that the primary question , aa to whether Fjanoe stha # be governed by a Republic or a Monarchy , ought at once to be settled . Hamburg correspondence of the 10 th instant informs us that the initiative in the quarrel between the populace and the Austrian soldiers in the suburb of St . Pauli , was taken by several non-commissioned
however , individual transgressors be found , regardless of this warning and admonition , guilty of allowing themselves to oiler any insults to the Imperial soldiers , either individually or collectively , thereby causing to their fellow-oitizens and their native city any fresh disaster , the will have the most summary punishment inflicted upon them forthwith . " Given in Council assembled , Hambutre , June 13 , 1851 /' The above document shows that the occupation of
the suburb of St ., Pauh is still continued by the Austriaus , and the Senate are indeed making every effort to obtain redress for what the Hamburg papers call a " breach of faith" on the part of the Austrians . In their protest , a copy of which , it is said has been forwarded to the Court of St . James ' s , the Senate protests that the conflict -was not of a political character , and that the inhabitants of St .. Pauli , who are the parties on whom the burden of the Austrian occupation falls , can in no way be made responsible for the conduct of the sailors and labourers who are
summoned to open the doors in the name of the law , they answered that the house was inhabited by English , subjects , and consequently inviolable . A long parley ensued , after which the authorities , suspecting that advantage was taken of the delay to burn papers and other articles , ordered the doors to be broken open , and a similar question had to be repeated up stairs , where they found a door seeured with iron bars ; two persons -were arrested in the act of burning a mass of besides voluminous
papere . The police found , a correspondence in English , a complete set of printing materials , several clandestine publications printed on the premises , and a quantity of arms . The three sons of Lord Aldborough , and the individual who had attempted to escape , were arrested and secured in the Fortezza Vecchia . The articles seized were put into two chests , and sealed up in the presence of the British Consul . Fourteen more persons connected with , this affair have been since arrested .
wont to visit that suburb on holydays , but especially on Whitsunday . The inhabitants , it is alleged , did all in their power to assist the Austrian troops , and to screen the vanquished from the fury of the populace . The Hamburg papers express the greatest satisfaction with the tone of the Senate ' s protest and the terms of their proclamation . The Austrians have taken possession of many of the city watchhouses , have planted cannon at the city ga , tes , have made a great military display of loaded guns on the parade , arrested a great many unarmed citizens , a , nd made many domiciliary visits , in order to discover a political design in this drunken brawl .
The German topic at present uppermost is , the attempt of the Prussian Court to reestablish the old provincial diets , as , they existed before 1848 . This project has caused an immense agitation in Prussia , and the opposition is apparently so strong as to lead to the belief that the whole thing -will turn out a failure . The " circles , " local assemblies created since 1848 , refuse to dissolve in some places ; in others the diets have met and dissolved themselves ; and in others the decree of the Minister of the
Interior , reestablishing the diets , has been formally declared illegal . It is reported that the German police have discovered some terribly wide-spread conspiracy against the Governments . In almost every State out of the thirty-four domiciliary visits ' were paid at the same period by the police to the leaders of the democratic party in each State . Bureaux were broken open , desks were ransacked , floors torn up in every direction , papers of all kinds confiscated , but evidentl y without the desired result . The few individuals in whose
possession papers sufficiently suspicious to procure their arrest were found , were discharged within t wen tyfour hours afterwards . One of the numerous agents of the police has most probably concocted some story to terrify his employers , and fill his own pockets . There are no conspiracies of any kind in Germany at this moment , dangerous to public welfare , excepting those among the Sovereigns . Political apathy is so general everywhere , that none but the maddest of visionary enthusiasts can dream of organizing a conspiracy for a popular purpose . If there be such , their plans and purposes cannot remain long hid from the eyes of the police . The impossibility of discovering anything of the kind has produced the invented plots , in consequence of which so many private dwellings have lately been defiled by the visits of the police .
Under certain circumstances Spain seems determined to intervene in Portugal in the cause of monarchy . The Marquis of Miraflores , the Minister for Foreign Affairs , was questioned in the Senate , June 10 , as to the intentions of Spam with regard to intervening in the affairs of Portugal . In , reply , the minister stated " that ho respected jn the highest degree the independence of other nations ; that the single exception would be that of Queen Isabella ' s Government beholding Queen Donna Maria ' s throne in danger ; but
that event had not happened , and at that moment nothing serious need be apprehended . Up to thia period the rcprgseuttttives of the three powers at Lisbon had limited themselves to giving to Marshal Sahlanha and tU . o Portuguese Government wise and salutary counsels touching the preservation of the throne . If , however—wl ^ ich God forbid—the crown of Queen yonna ftjarju should , one day be placed in peril , and the intervention of Spain . become necessary , that intervention should not tllkc place without a previous understanding between Spain and the other powers who were purges to the treaty of quadruple alliance . "
Portugal continued tranquil . 'Lho semi-military Thomar—demonstration ntEvorahad failed . The Conpervatoro of Florence quotes a letter from Leghorn of the }) th , giving tho particulars of thb domiciliary visit which wan made to a villa near the Condotti , inhabited by the family of the late Lord Ahiborough . Notwithstanding the precautions taken , u person attempted to escape over tho garden wall , but wan arrewtod , and was ab onue- iiidcnliilcd aa a native of Luqcu ,, who h , a < l formerly aerved in the police corns . When the inmatoa of the villa wero
officers , who , at an early stage of t h e dispute , drew their swords , and attacked the people in the dancing booths . Their attack was repulsed , and they were at length induced to leave the place , but they returned with a strong reinforcement of their comrades , whom , they had picked up in the streets . They were again expelled and compelled to fly from the exasperation of the people . Amidst the din and confusion of the contest a cry -was suddenly raised that these soldiers had out down a man . They ; were consequently hotly pursued , and as they turned sound upon their pursuers a conflict ensued . The Hanseatic soldiers on guard
interfered , and endeavoured to arrest the leaders of the affray j but before this measure could be executed , an Austrian patrol came up , and the officer in oommand summoned the people to disperse at once . This peremptory demand led to fatal results . There can be no doubt that the Hanseatic police would have succeeded in suppressing the riot , but for the appearance of the Austrian patrol on Hamburgh territory . The presence of the Austrians within the liberties of " the free © ity" was considered as unauthorised ; and the officer ' s command to his men , M prime and load , ' * and to advance to within twenty yards of the riotous masses , was followed by derisive © heera and yells of defiance . " Upon this the front
rank of the Austrians fired . The volley was followed fey the shrieks of the wounded ; and the populace , frantic with rage , assailed the troops with a shower © f stones , and compelled them to retreat within the gates of Altona . The generate was meanwhile sounded through the streets of that city . The Austrian garrison assembled ; and , again leaving the town , they marched into St . Pauli . They were commanded by the Generals Legeditaeh and Theimer . As the columns advanced upon the populace , volley
after volley was fired by the front ranks . The people gave way . General Theimer was wounded by a atone , which disabled his right arm ; but as the Austrians pnrsued , the populace fled for safety towards the gates of Hambur gh . The Austrian troops would have pursued them even into the city , but for the determination of the Hame & tic Lieutenant Loren ^ en , who was in command of the Hamburgh Gate , and who compelled the Austrian troops to respect the authority of the Senate , No further details have transpired of the killed and wounded in this affair .
A proclamation has been published by tho magistrates of Hamburg , stating the full case of the riots , and exhorting the people to calmness and moderation ^ The following is a translation of this document : —
" notice . " Qn the evening of Whitaunday an ocourrence , whioh ia greatly to be deplored , took place . It wa » caused by a quarrel , in which soldiers belonging to the Imperial Austrian service joined , together with the Austrian military quartered in the town of Altona . In consequence of this , tho C ommander-in-Chief of the Austrian corps has caused some of his troops from the neighbouring Holbtein to occupy the suburb of St . Fauli , without the consent o / the honourable Counoil of jour Senate . " Xour honourable Cowioil of the 8 enato liaa already tftkqn step / i to oa , uso a revocation , q ( tfais n » e » a » ur « , und will leave nothing undone whioh maj * erve to maintain tn « rights of the city . It is , at bo serious a , moment ; , and \ n order to prevent
any further danger to our city , the saored duty of every indivi dual subject of the State , na well us that of every ¦ tr anger enjoying hospitality within tho same , to avoid a » much as possible giving vent to any ebullition of feeling * of any description against the Austrian troops quartered for tho time upon , and parsing through , the twritor . y of the State , and in tho oaae of tihair supposing themselves evon justified therein by any ciiuno of provocation given on the other side , not to havo recourse to au . y n ^ enns , ? ither in wojd , or deed , of taking justice into tti ^ ir own han djs . E | very Hamburger who lovea hia native city should oeftr in mind whut ha oweq to the troops of i \ confederate » J » to tetuporarily residing among us , and with who ? 1 hitherto a gooduaferttafading fins © irfsted . Should ,
Austria In Lombardy. The Times Publishes...
AUSTRIA IN LOMBARDY . The Times publishes a letter from a correspondent at Milan , in which it is asserted that " Lombardy is more a convict settlement than a colony , not to say an integral portion of a great empire , '' and the writer declares that he " would rather be located at the Bermudas , or in Australia , than be condemned to pass the weary hours as the Milanese are now compelled to do . " He further adds , that ' Austria is well aware of the insecurity of her tenure , and she treats Lombardy as speculators do a mine , by extracting all the
treasures it contains in the shortest space of time . " He " cannot refrain from saying that the conduct of Austria is intolerable . " Since Radetsky entered Milan in triumph , in 1848 , after the campaign of the Mincio , " Terror and proscription" have become the orders of the day . And the writer of the letter sees no other remedy for this dreadful state of things than the cession of Lombard territory as far as the Mincio , to Piedmont . He asks whether Lord Palmerston is aware that Austria is in possession of all the roads traversing the Apennines , save that from Genoa to Novi . And he says
:-r-" If you draw a line from Leghorn to Ancona , with the exception of Liguria , the whole of Central and Northern Italy is commanded by her arms . All the passes of the Apennines are at her disposal , the two great ports of the Adriatic and Mediterranean are in her hands ; and , though we call it ' occupation , ' every great city from the line I mention , including the Grand Duchy of Tuscany , the better part of the Roman States , the Duchies of Parma and Modena , are garrisoned by her troops and subject to her influence . " He designates the French occupation of Rome as an imprudent act . " With the Austrian occupation before him , he declares that " colour it as you may , it is no less a fact , and the Foreign-office should look to it . "
" The Foreign-office may answer , " hesay 3 , ' What is Italy to us ? ' and what , in point of fact , is Italy to us ? But let us not forget that ia crying with Lord Minto at Kome and at Naples * Viva la Independenza d'Italia' we were forging the chains by which Italians are to be bound , and perpetuating foreign dominion in the peninsula to an extent that , since the time of Napoleon , had not been thought of . " Though this view which we have simply expounded is Palmeratonian , and reads like an unofficial letter from " Mr . Abercrombie , " we accept it as a sign of the times .
Success Of Association In Paris. "We Pub...
SUCCESS OF ASSOCIATION IN PARIS . " We published the week before last a letter from n friend in Paris , which showed how successful tho Associationists have been , in the face of persecution and difficulties of all sorts . We add to that the following letter , which is an equally valuable testimony to the same fact : — Paris , Juno 10 , 1851 . My Dear Sm , —I am glad to find that the principle of Association is mulling great way in England .
Although associations 01 workmen were established here in 18 « ' $ 4 , the revolution of 1848 gave the first powerful impulse to a wide and practical application of the cooperative principle . Then it was , by the energy of M . Louis Blanc , that these societies iirst obtained the sanction and support of the State ; but the spontaneity of the movement iH now proved by its subsequent vigorous growth under the most adverse circumstances . Until the proclamation of theKepublie these societies were barely tolerated ; and in 18 IJ 7 , an association formed , for tho purpose of establishing a riband manufactory at St . Etienno , wu « auppreHHcd . by the police ( that Deua et maehiiwi oC modern
despotism !) and some of its chid promoters were imprisoned . In the columns of tho . liuropnan ami tho A teller these questions were ably ditscuHscri , and the latter publication only cea « ed t <> uppear on the promulgation of the new law against the freedom of the press , when i \ money power of eighteen thousand francs , in the shape of security , became indispensable . The writorH possessed intelligence , energy , and devotion to their cause ; but thut amount of the precious metuls was beyond their means . Muny of theso associations have boon founded by men wlu > posseted no other oupitul th * ui n fow tools , a small suppl y of tho neceoHory materials , and a largo fund or energy ,
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Leader (1850-1860), June 21, 1851, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_21061851/page/5/
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