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      Gbemany. (From Our Own Correspondent.' )...

      in general assembly , and every necessary explanation will be given should you require such . " Gentlemen , the gloomier the present prospect is , as regards the state of our King and Lord , the loftier let us bear the banner of Prussia in the conscientious fulfilment of duty , in mutual confidence and unity . " I conclude with the cry that has so often' resounded joyfully in this hall , ' Long live the King ! ' " After reading this speech the Prince retired , whereupon the Minister Manteuffel , by command of the Regent , declared this session extraordinary as opened , and , after a pause , added that the respective chambers for the assembling of the members were at their disposal if they pleased to make use of them . More lies in this than at a "lance appears—the Diet is a tolerated , not an

      established thing . On the 21 st the two Houses met in General Assembly to receive the Regent ' s Message , which was merely a repetition of the edicts issued by the King and the Prince , and concluded by calling upon the Diet to acknowledge the necessity of the Regency . The Message having been read , a committee of thirty members of both Houses was formed to consider it . In the selection of the committee the majority had the selfdenial to admit a certain number of their opponents , i . e . Liberals , which act stands in praiseworthy contrast with their conduct List session , when none but members of the majority . were permitted to sit in committees . This is so much the more important , as from the Prince ' s speech it will be seen that Ihe committee is at liberty to demand explanations from the Government .

      The acknowledgment of the necessity of the Regency took place thus : — President ( PrinceJHoliefllohe Ingelfingen ) : I open the debate . No one lias announced a wish to speak . I close the debate . The Reporter will address the House . Reporter ( Dr . Homey er ) : After so eloquent a silence it or . iy becomes me to utter ( as a conclusion ) a few words . May tlie two united Houses here adopt the motion acknowledging the necessity of the Regency with the same unanimity as the , committee .

      President : I request the Recorder to read the motion of the committee . ( Done . ) 1 now summon those who agree to the motion to rise . ( The whole assembly rise . ) The motion is agreed to unanimously . The representatives of the country have , by adopting the resolution in such a manner , evinced their filial piety , their loyalty to the King . Gentlemen , I feel proud to preside over such an assembly . "We must admit , with profound emotion , that our country has been graciously dealt with b } 7 " so beloved a King . The representatives of the nation are . penetrated witii love and loyalty towards the King , for , in the breast of each

      whatever may be passing one amongst us , this unanimous state shows that we are of one mind upon the question before us . May the Almighty ever preserve this high-souled sentiment of the country towards the King . We may then await the future witli calmness . Prussia wijl then bo always powerful . ( Bravo . ) The blessing of his late Majesty rests evidently upon the land . As . unanimously as our dearlv beloved King and honoured Prince Regent have spoken to us , so let its unite in a cheer to both of them . Long live his Majesty the King , and his Royal Highness the Prince Regent !

      The ceremonial in the "White Hall attracted a greater number of spectators than was ever seen before at the opening of the Diet . Among them appeared the Princess Frederick William , which excited some surprise , because it is the first time that a lady of the royal family has been present on such an occasion . Tlie Regent ' . * speech is brief , being merely an echo of the ordinances which ho issued respecting his acceptanco of tlie Regency . He read it with a well-modulated voice , but somewhat haughtily , and liia manner was more suited to the paradeground than , to un assembly of deliberating men ; but the Prince Regent entertains the feeling , ovon more than his brother rulers , that a Representative Assembly is an encroachment upon Ro 3 al assumption . Try to hide or

      ignore the fact nu they may , they know that Royalty nnd Parliaments are conflicting element a , one of which must ultimately annihilate the other , or both settle into powerless equilibrium . In the Upper House n motion was made to present tin nddrcss to the Prince , dooluring the readiness of tho House to lighten the burden of the Regency by their loyal exertions , & o . Tlvo motion proceoded from tho Court or Feudal party , in the hope of giving rise to a debate which it is supposed tnov know tho Prince waa averse to . They Hprend tho report that tho Kegont was desirous of receiving such , but it was quickly contradicted by the friends of his Royal Illghnees , and tho motion was rejected by ft majority of four , tho votea being 80 against 7 ( j .

      tooino of tho journals express their disappointment at tho brevity of ilio proceedings in the Chamber , by which tho whole question wns reduced to a simple formality ; but it is renlly hard to say what there was to debate about ; iudcod , brief as wore the proceedings , there win enough done and . said to insult an educated and highly conceited nooplo , Everybody knows , or at least bo-Hovos , that tho King of Prussia is a confirmed lunatic , and has boon so for more than , a year . Yet tho Government officials will persist in spanking of him , and in attributing speoolioa and acts to him as if ho wore sound in his mind , and gnly rathor weakly in body . Such a theatrically farcical illusion , anil contempt for tho sight , uoftring , ana understanding of tho nation , will not tend

      to instil respect for the Monarchy or the individuals composing the royal family . The people now-a-days demand truth and candour from their rulers * because they know , from hearsay and books , through whom arid for , whom Governments exist . ' Here we have a Government boasting of the education , of its subjects and of their process in . art and science beyond any other people , and yet we see that Government treating those subjects as if they were the veriest boobies . There is a popular anecdote current , to the effect that not long ago the present King of Hanover , who , as every man , woman , and child knows , or at least believes , is unfortunately afflicted with blindness , was _ ' . — . >* . » •* * ¦ _ .. 1 _ _ j . 1 . T- » 2 Jit 1 "I _

      one day walking in the garden of his residence , when he happened to approach a spot where a gardener was at work . The King- being made aware of his presence ^ addressed him with .: " Well , Mr . Gardener , the weather is very beautiful and favourable for your labours . " " Yes , may it please your Majesty , " answered the gardener , and continued in a tone of kind-hearted compassion , " I am very sorry your Majesty is so afflicted as not to see the beauties of nature yourself . " The King ' s attendants were Lorror-struck at the audacity of the man , and instantly sent him about his business , threatening him with severe punishment if he should ever be found near tho gardens again .

      The confiscation of journals has not yet ceased , in spite of the Prince of Prussia ' s accession to power . A portion of last Friday ' s number of the Cologne Gazette was confiscated , because it published an extract from the Times Berlin correspondence upon the Regency question , nnd tlie October number of the Prtissian Annals was confiscated on Saturday for a similar cause . The Vienna editors have been convoked by the authorities , according' to some journals , and informed that they Are entirely to abstain from criticising home affairs , and to watch that none of their co-labourers act as correspondents for foreign journals to pi'opagate abroad what is forbidden at home .

      Last Wednesday the police authorities of Leipzig advertised the loss of the Queen of Prussia ' s portfolio , containingmouey , jewels , and certain writings . Three hundred dollars reward are offered for the recovery , but up to the present moment it has not been found . The presumption of course is , that it has been stolen for the sake of the writings . It was first , missed jit Bamberg , and is said to have been dropped or left behind at Leipzig . The police . will not admit the possibility of theft ; it is improbable that so valuable an article should have been thrown amongst the luggage , or that a common thief would have ventured to take it-

      Instil For The Monarch The Individualsti...

      No . 449 , OCTQSEB 30 , 1858 Q THE LEAD Ej ^^ 1155 i i i li—MnlT ~ ^^^^ ' **** " i * M * wi ^ w ^^^^^^^^^ ^^^ i ¦

      I^Dia. The Following Private Letter From...

      I ^ DIA . The following private letter from an officer of one of our crack light regiments contains so many facts that throw light on the actual state of affairs in the field in India , that -we are glad to have the opportunity of presenting it to the notice of our readei's : — Fyzabad , Sept . 5 . .... You obtain an account of the proceedings of the troops in India much sooner than ourselves . We only know what occurs in our immediate neighbourhood , aud have but a very dim notion of that , if wo can afterwards believe what the despatches state . The reality is not like what one roads , as it requires a deal of ingenuity to discover that what wo were participators in , is the affair or battle , or whatever one likes to call it , that lies before us in print . I don ' t wish to detract from the merits of the head , swells , but there is one necessary accomplishment for an Indian general , viz . cooking—not of meat , but of despatches . The few arc niontionod to get all the credit and honours . I think the last brevet is most disgraceful , and an insult to one-half of the army out hero .

      You can well imnginc that wo have not been on b « ds of roses since Docombor la ^ t . We have been continually on tlie move , and luivo had a winter , a spring , a hot wcat , her , and now ft campaign during the rains . Wo have taken up a position to . rest ourselves for a fow weokn , and have scarcely got our straw huts , & c ., finished , than some gathering of the rebels has started us and our household gods in chase . Wo arrive just in time to find that they left tho morning proviouf , and are woll on their wny to somo other spot , and then , as soon as this is ascertained , off we start again , and tho same result follows , We seldom gut a uraok at them . They made a Miami nt Nawnbgungo , aud got well thrashed , although ton to one ) but the heat was so

      great that wo could not pursue . Wo lust ten men—that by sun stroke—and hud about seventy knocked down for tho time . Apoplexy ia tho most fourful discuHO I over witnessed , and when ( it a certain stage is surely fatal . Since wo started > vo Imvo lont a great many , anil tho anny ft very largo number . Tlio sun is our greatest enemy i wo can push on under any other circumstances , but a tomporaturo of 120 dog . Jn a tent , and 14 . 0 or 150 dog . iiwtho sun , shuts up everybody—tho natives theniBoivoa can ' t glntul it . Woll , wo marched from Nawqbgunge , after seeing our huts finished , to Fyzabad , and found nobody . Tho position was exceedingly strong aud mig h t have given us an immensity of trouble , but tho niggora all bulled over tho Gogra , which at that

      time Avas l £ mile broad . Well , here we rested agair and made ourselves comfortable , and again had to stari for this place . Here they had about 29 , 000 men , an < a large number of these were Sepoys . We remained oi one side of Goomtee , pelting at them and they at us until boats were procured ; we then crossed , and expect ing a pucka fight , found that after a few days ' skirmishing our friends had quietly dispersed in differeni directions and left the country entirely to us . A . few were killed . By-the-by , when you read 800 killed , cut off the last figure , and you will have the correct number ; a despatch looks better with 700 than 70 killed , and 400 than 40 : this is fact . The country on this side " Luc-know is fertile to the extreme , and by fax j _ T . «_ . _ . -i 1 11 — ' 1 . » .-. — , 1 X M f riX 1 t * «*•* - » *»»^ i * Acf A / 1 H CTit 11 "

      the best part of India I have seen . Ihe crops are looking well ; we necessarily destroy a large quantity , but the rebels all , and most of the people , would be glad if we were successful , but the zemindars and those sort of people malign us most terribly . They sav we only want to disarm the people for the purpose of more easily destroying them ; however , villages become repeopled in our immediate neighbourhood , and we thus get supplies . But our liquor is disgustingly dear , 62 s . for a bottle of wine or brandy , and 2 s . for a bottle of beer . Our enemies appear to be very badly off for supplies and ammunition , they scarcely ever fired at this place a shotted gun ; when they did , the ball was occasion

      one of ours , picked up and cleaned for the . One shot that came into our camp and struck an elephant was made of the linings of tea-chests , so they must be pretty hard up . The swells pay their men 5 pice a day , 4 pice going to lid . of our money . I hear that most of them are heartily tired of the whole thing , and would gladly come in under favourable terms , but there are a certain number to . whom we cannot offer terms , and these do all in their power to prevent the well-disposedxioming to us , I never was so tired of anything in my life , and this is the universal feeling . All the army would . leave if it could , and there is one topic that all readily join in and agree with—home and its comforts . The pay is good , -and it answers my book , so I must not complain .

      At Iscel-L An £ O U S. The Cour.T.—Her M...

      At ISCEL-L AN £ O U S . The Cour . T . —Her Majesty , the Prince Consort , the Princess Alice , and the royal children are at Windsor , in good health . The Prince of Wales is residing at the White Lodge . Last Sunday the Queen , surrounded by her family , followed the example of George III ., bywalking on the East Terrace in the afternoon , to which the public are admitted . Her Majesty rides on . horseback or walks in the Homo park daily . The visitors at the Castle this week have included the Queen Marie-Amdlie , the Due tie Nemours , the Prince and Princesse de Joinville , the Due do Chartres , the Comte de Pai-is , Prince Philip of Wurtemberg , and Prince George of Saxony . The French Ambassador and the Duchesse de Malakhoff , and the Earl and Countess of Malmesbury , arrived on Wednesday . The Duchesso was presented to the Queen bv the Countess of Malmesbury .

      The Pkince of Wales . —We are informed that his Royal Highness will shortly receive a commission and join tho army . DepautDke oi- Prince Alfred fok Ska . ' —The Prince of Wales went to Portsmouth on Wednesday to see Prince Alfred off . The parting between tho brothers was very affectionate , and the royal cadet seemed also much moved at parting with his old friends and instructors , Dr * . Mi-uter and Naval Instructor Jolly . Tho

      latter gentleman is now appointed tutor to Prince Arthur . Prince Alfred seemed in good spirits , and quite at homo with tho young gentlemen selected to be his comrades . Ho will enjoy no immunity from his royaZ rank , and his outfit is no better nor more extensive than that of other midshipmen . The Prince slings his hammock on the lower dock , and berths himself therein tho same an tho other cadets , and with the same chance of " cobbing , " though probably not with the . like probability of receiving thnt introductory infliction .

      Kajaii IJitooKji . —Sir James has been seized with an attack of paralysis , but is recovering . Ho is at present at Northwood-houue , near Manchester . TlIIC UlSHOl" OK OXI ' 'OK 1 > ON Toi . KHATIQN . At tllO mooting of tho Society for tho Propagation of the Gospel , on Friday night , at Bradford , tho liishop of Oxford said ho differed with many of them as to the Pilgrim Fathers , and ho hail no hesitation in saying so . They were Puritan * , and ho was a Church of England man ; they were Presbyterians , and ho was to tho backbone a sound member of the reformed Church of England , but ho honoured them sincerely for that earnest Christian principle which led them to say , " Lot us worship

      ( Sod according to what wo bolievo to bo tho purity of tho faith in distant lands , rather than bo obliged hero in England to diswomblo our convictions and to sully our faith . " In those day a the true , honriot , hearty doctrino of thorough and entire toleration , was not undorstood as , thank God , it \ vun now . In thewo days , tlie ubsoiiao of toleration was coullmid to a few hnnty artluifW in iVovrapnuarh—CapplauM ami A / . Me # ) - < -uiM to a low , very iew- (/ " * «¦ ' «<* couldnor , ami , thorolVm ., thUy wore obliged to to orate thorn . Ho oallod upon thorn , a * tlu . y valued the apiri un privileges of tho Jaml , IP t f ivo to others that faith , which

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    • Leader (1850-1860), Oct. 30, 1858, page 11, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_30101858/page/11/