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      1102 ®!) * Fctfiurrr* [Saturday,

      1102 ®!) * fctfiUrrr * [ Saturday ,

      Continental Notes. The "Proposition Of T...

      CONTINENTAL NOTES . The " Proposition of the Questors" has been rejected by a majority of 108 . The entire Kepublican minority , with the exception of a few of the Cavaignac nuance , voted for the Executive , a * d the conspiracyof royalist intrigues , yielded $ 0 , &» $ m **& f the proposition , M . Vitet , affirmed * h » t it was not intended in a hostile or distrustful f * e , but simply as a reaffirmation of the decree of : the 11 th of May . ' 48 . But that decree , which place * the army a ; th « direct requisition of the Assembly , dates from a time streets aim in

      when the revohrtion was still in tne me Clubs ; when the Constituent was the sole , supreme , authority , and any other power existed only by its delegation * whereae , now the Constitution has set up two Powew side by side , assigning to each « rbiniti and prerogatives , and confiding itself to the patnoUsm of the whole People . , , The written speech of the Minister of War was of thorough military brevity and decision ; laying down that doctrine of passive obedience throughout all ranks of the service , which a few months ago was received with applause from the mouth of Ohangarxt

      nier , by the same party who now treat as a usurpation . M . Cremieux exposed the hypocrisy of the Majority in appealing to principles which they had constantly repudiated . Colonel Charras declared himself unable to vote with his friends against the Proposition after the unwarrantable doctrines ot the Minister of War . M . Michel ( de Bourges ) in a few energetic words showed that it was not a question of principle , but of party , and that a dictatorship was the object of the Royalists ; whereas the Republic looked to the Constitution and the Contitution to « the People , " for defence . " The People '' brought M . Yitet on his legs in a passion , to spoil his case by

      identifying " the People with insurrection ana Dy betraying the secret purpose of the Proposition , against the People . This escapade sent M . Charras back to his party . M . Thiers , who seldom appears but in supreme crises to 4 i talk over " the Assembly , vainly strove to obtain a hearing . His prestige has departed : his influence is null . In vain he assumed the air of a Parliamentary champion ready " to die upon the floor of the House " : in vain he exclaimed , Cassandra-like , that perhaps he was addressing the last French popular Assembly : he was laughed down . M . Jules Favre protested against the doctrne of passive obedience as held by the Minister of War ; and concluded by recommending the impeachment of the

      Executive , - if there were conspiracy on that side : but no alliance with the undisguised designs of the Majority . Then General Bedeau rose to ask the Minister if it were true that he had ordered the Decree of the 11 th of May , ' 48 , till latelv posted in all the Barracks , to be removed ; to which the Minister replied , that in the few Barracks where it was still posted , he had ordered its removal : because the very proposition of the questors implied an uncertainty as to that Decree being still in force . This dangerous reply roused the Assembly to a degree of excitement impossible to describe . The result of the vote completely discomfited the * ' Party of Order . "

      The Opposition retired en masse from the debate on the detfcched chapter of the Communal Iiaw , into which the modification * of the Electoral Law are to be introduced . They refused to assent to any compromise of ** Abrogation . " The Court of Cassation has rejected the appeal of the prisoner * condemned in the trials at Lyons . Louis Napoleon neglects no opportunity of ingratiating himself with the army , lie reviewed a portion of the garrison again on Wednesday , in the Champ de Mara . . . . _ _ .

      M . Thiers ( says the correspondent of the Globe ) is beset with letters of remonstrance from his constituents , and there hat been a meeting at Rouen of some of the moit influential merchants and manufacturers , » t which it wag resolved that ho should not have their support at the next election . It is announced by the journals that Marshal Soult h »» been , attacked by severe illness . Private letter * state that there are only very faint hopes of his xecpvery . The AUyemeine Zaitung publishes the following letter from the Duchy of Poaen : —

      " The feeling of the Polish population of our province la veiy depressed , as , while they perceive the appearance of some beams of hope from the west , the most disheartening Intelligence reaches them from the south and east . It is calculated to produce despair for the regeneration of the country , and makes the fatal jrfini * Pbtonice Wore and more ft certainty . Th « nobility alone cannot reestubliah Poland , and all other classes of the population in the Austrian part of it have , during the Em-Dcror ' a leoent visitshown such an undoubted attachment

      , to the Austrian Government , that there is not th , e least bop « they will take auy part in « n insurrection . The peasantry of Gftlicia , stand e **« tly where they were three years ago : they regard the nobility as their enemies , and look on the Imperial Government as their liberator . Therefore , in precisely the •***• <*** trtoi » in which 00 owridthe motsacreofth * nobiHiu , wm the post tn ^ mdless etfhuiuvn * of the peasant * for the young Emperor ; they took the horses from hia carriage anq drew him tnenv selves for miles together ; tk « y tww « 4 hfi path

      everywhere with garlafyftf , a »» hePolU » journals describe with unfeigned surprise and ssUraisbffient . Any revolutionary movement in Gatttia would net be against the Austrian Government , but the total expulsion of the class of nobles . And how do matters stand in the , Kingdom of Poland ? It is being ftpldly Russianisefl wfth all the energy of Russian & W « nina ' ifcn . All'tfce official , ef the Government and . fcll offitfel transaction * ajre already Kussia « . Streets , djajances , coins , weight " , * c , all that is mixed up with tfe « daily life of the people , have the BusaUn BomenclatUfe ; the name of the kingdom of Poland {• W tally a **) 4 ed in official documents , The people are becoming aoeuttotned to the name of New Russia , and it is believed that in a year or two the very name of Poland will be driven out of use . The young men of Polish

      birth , from whom attempts at a future movement in favour of their nationality might be apprehended , are early removed into the interior of Russia ; they can be no more found in the monarchy . Further , the Russian language ia the preponderating one in all the higher schools . Even in the Prussian province the recent Polish demonstrations of nationality have only been prejudicial to themselves , as the new Chief-President , Von Puttkammer , will tolerate no patriotic demonstrations that are not German or Prussian . Even if a new insurrection broke out in France , and extended beyond the frontiers of that country—even then not the smallest chance for the Poles would arise out of it . "

      Our readers will not fail to appreciate this letter , with all the reserve which the sources from which it is taken , and the peculiar colour of the intelligence it professes to reveal , alike prescribe . Respecting Russian Poland we have too much reason to believe the report to be substantially correct . Indeed we have long been aware of the prodigious energy employed to obliterate the last traces of nationality in that unhappy country . The enthusiasm for the beardless Nero of Austria in Galicia , if it were verified , would bespeak a depth of degradation and hopeless depravity more fntal than the tyranny of oppressors .

      Nearly 200 persons , writes the correspondent of the Daily Newt , have been forced to quit Vienna , and the Austrian dominions , in consequence of being suspected to have speculated on 'Change , with the view to increase the price of silver . No excuse has been listened to in any one case . The individuals on the expulsion list of the redoubtable Minister of Police have had to cross the frontier without delay , many of them torn from their families and homes without the means of subsistence elsewhere . In several cases th « arrests were made in cafes and other public places ; the gendarmes comforting their prisoners , in reply to their assertions of innocence , with the remark that if the police had anything particular

      against them they would have been tried by court martial . Among the number of the expelled are several influential merchants . In the course of yesterday the Chevalier Weiss had a banker , named Konigswarter , brought before him , and warned him that he would be severely punished if he continued his Urntriebe , or doings on the Exchange . Herr Konigswarter is a director of the bank , a wealthy man , highly honoured for the skill and integrity with which he conducts an extensive banking and booking business , and one of the last men to meddle with any affairs of an improper character . His character is no safety ; he is liable to be expelled , or tried by court martial , at the pleasure of Chevalier

      Weiss . The police terronzations have put a stop to bona-fide transactions . Baron Krauss and his agents have the Exchange to themselves . I know that an eminent house by telegraph refused to effect the purchose of a considerable amount of foreign exchanges on commission for a distantparty , and even offered to pay Iheir customers the difference between the prioe at Vienna and at the spot from whence the order was issued . Not a merchant or banker can venture under such circumstances to transact business on 'Change . Notwithstanding , however , the influential capitalists and bankers of the city submit without a murmur . The dread of trial by court martial , and of a violent death , or

      imprisonment for life , is too great . They submit to be trodden underfoot with the same readiness that the Turk aocepts the bastinado . If a dozen of the largest houses would only close their oounting-houaes altogether , an impression would be made that would produce some relief . The police arc taking similar forcible measures against what their wisdom considers improper speculation in grain . Though the Government itself is at this moment in the market making very large purohases to provide against the expected scarcity , private individuals are not allowed to make purchases to any amount . Instances have already occurred of expulsion from Vienna for

      doing so . We learn nothing ( says the correspondent of the Tim **} from the Italian papers , but ? ' -death and imprisonment . " At Este , twenty-four persons were convicted of " hig hway robbery "; four were shot , and the others sentenced to hard labour for terms varying between eight and twenty years . The sentences against the engineer Ourti , of Yicenza , and the shopkeeper Giacomelli , of Troviao , have created u . great sensation . The former , who hud purchased a

      certificate for twenty-live florins on Mazzim h loan , was condemned to , death ; the latter , who hud received an anonymous , commuuieation from Turin respecting a general insurrection , and destroyed it instead of Bending it to the authorities , was condemned to ton years' fortress-arrest . Marshal Radetzky commuted Cnr &' tt sentence to eight yeara ' and that of Qiaoomelli to flv « years" imprisonment . At Mantua " a person " was shot for having revolutionary papwr » ia his posseasioji , and endeavouring

      to induce soldier * to desert . The Wiener Zeitung do ^ not condescend to give the name of this individual Military and civil executions continue in fh Q northern provinces Domenico Mancini was shot at Aocona on , the 2 ith of October , for homicide , by t £ Austrian *; and Euge & io Lucchini and Guis *™! Anjollini were beheaded atForli by the Papal arnhf rities , oft the 27 th , for murdering , thrS it ? spirit . ^ the Reverend Don Thomas Legri , archpriest of Ciols . Uormale .

      Field ^ Marshal Radetsky , in consequence of th « refusal of the municipality of Como to celebrate the arrival of the Emperor , has dissolved that body : — Considering the unloyal , hypocritical , and unpardonable conduct of the municipality of Como ^«« uii" Considering the frivolous and injurious pretexts alleged by the said council , in order to abstain from offerimr the homage due to his Majesty ; we have decreed and order : u " The Municipal Council of Como is dissolved The Vice-Delegate Fontana is charged with the reelection of a new council , to be composed of true and loyal Bubjects " Signor Fontana is especially responsible for the execution of the present . ( Signed ) " Radetzky " Verona . October 9 . 1851 . "

      This is the consequence of not outwardl y manifesting the loyalty which Austria claims as a right , and throws a light on the illuminations and other festivities attendant on his Imperial Majesty ' s visit to Lombardy . The republic of San Marino has been menaced by the Austrians and the Papal Government , on the ground that it gives asylum to refugees . The authorities of San Marino have resolved to maintain the right of asylum , and , in case of attack , to appeal to the diplomatic corps .

      Signor Farini , the new Minister of Public Instruction in Piedmont , has inaugurated his accession to office by abolishing the official programmes and texts hitherto adopted in all the universities of the States . Much controversy has been occasioned with regard to permitting the work of Professor Nuytz to be used at the universities ,.. it having been condemned by a pontifical brief . The Armonia , the organ of the ultra-clerical party at Turin , has been unceasing in its virulent and unmerited attacks on the new Minister , against whom even its animosity has not been able to bring any biased accusation , though it has been most personal in its allusions .

      The Austro-Italian press mentions the probability of a meeting shortly taking place between his Majesty of Naples and the JEmperor of Austria , and Vienna is asserted to be the spot chosen for that occurrence . The Duke of Trapani is on his way to Tuscany . The police of the Grand Duchy has been entirely organized on the Neapolitan system . Two Neapolitan officers , who have been residing at Florence for that purpose during the last year , have been decorated by the Grand Duke , in recompense for their services .

      The Gazette of Madrid contains an announcement from the Ministry of Grace and Justice that the Queen having entered upon the ninth month of her pregnancy , public prayers are to be offered up in all the churches of Spain for her Majesty ' s happy delivery . Her Majesty has oppropriatel y commenced a round ot visits to the shrinea ot the Nine Virgins . Signor Eflcosura has made strong representations in the Cortes on the utter prostration ot a free press in Spain from incessant P ™ se ™ -

      tions . liberty of the press is guarantee" » y *™ 80 called Constitution ; yet the other day the huropa was suspended for some remarks on the concordat , at which the Papal powers « ho 8 ° to ofX offence . We have already seen , in the ewe of the Tribunal del Pueblo , that a Liberal journal is out 0 the question at Madrid under existing constitution * guarantees .

      Kossuth Papers. A Number Of Miscellaneou...

      KOSSUTH PAPERS . A number of miscellaneous topics of intere * Relating to KoaBUth . group themselves . under t u 8 no First in importance is the joint ^ P " " ^ " lmer-Islington andFinsbury which waited on Urfl ata ^ stonon Tuesday , to present to him addresses a « g at meetings in those borougha over Y ^^ JKL M . P . and Mr . Wakley , M . P . respectivel y . preaidea . wmn PALMHinoir on tub kosbuth » bmoh . » atiohb . The Secretary of the Koaroth Com ^ ttee for ^ bury , Mr . Daniel Harris , wrote to ^"' Yfavmirablo requesting nn interview , and received a ftvron repV ^ pointing Tuesday for the ~ eeg" » ^ deputation . Accordingly on that day w * ttt gentlemen w « r « ^^ " ^ V ^ wJT « Ci >« ** the Foreign-office , by Mr . William BUtxtm , « «™ «

      of the deputation : ¦— , j ) . Mr . P- Barnes ( barrister ) , Messrs Thowa- $£ jm Harri-, Green , James . Janson , Mud . e Moorj W *» MedleV . Kit , George Roger * , M'Olarcn , J- « - ( bmf & r ) , Pike , C . II . Willie * , H . Browne , ^ J ^ JSS ^ oTS ^^ % SS ^ oTSS ^^

  • Citation
    • Leader (1850-1860), Nov. 22, 1851, page 2, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_22111851/page/2/