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      FEANGB . - "' - " . The CiTiZFx Catjssidiere . —The ' Democratic * publishes the following letter , addressed to it from London , on the 24 ihuU ., by M . Caussidiere : — ' 1 read in your number of the 22 nd : ' M . Caussidiere has , it is said , written to the Procureur-General , M . Baroche , that he is on the point of surrendering himself as a prisoner , so as to be tried at the same time as his co-accused Hubert . ' The oiudil whica yon thus repeat is completely false . If 1 did intend to surrender myself before the commencement of the trial , the character of the condemnations of the High Court of Spurges would Bave confirmed me in . my . opinion that I actedwuely

      in withdrawing . X / hat could . I have said ? That ! was opposed to the manifestation of May 15 th , and that I Viewed its consequences with ^ the deepest grief ; that those who , like M . Buchez , wished to establish the dictatorship , were either men of no capacity or traitors ; that the Montagnards and the Garde Bepublicaine , the only forces I had at my disposal , were evicted from the Assembly ; that the presence of the citizen soldiers , whose devoted republicanism was well known to the people , was sufficient to guarantee the national inviolabilty > But this is not the question . The candid explana- ; tiens I gave to ; that same Assembly , as well as to my fellow-citizens , were accepted by . 150 , 000

      suffrages . This civic crown was not gained either ; by intrigue or by the influence of an elevated position ; the obscure citizen was rewarded for having done his d-4 ty : . What it was wished to attack was the Republican of 1830 , who , at Lyons , was the first to arm bi ? nself with a musket in defence of our liberties ; it vas the Republican of the prosecution of April , the prisoner of Donllens ; it was the mau of February , multiplying himself at all points to promote the insurrection , attacking by voice and . gesture that odious monarchy which was crumbling to dust , as much under the nublic contempt as under the

      popular force ; itwas the magistrate of March 17 th , -who prevented a sanguinary collision , and invited his fellow citizens to march with banners at their head , but whhont arms , to the Provisional Government , in order to protest their love for the Republic . Add to all these crimes that of being a Socialist ,-and you will at once have the word for my sentence to transportation . As I cannot deny one of the acts of which I have here given an analysis , I cannot think of delivering , myself up to my enemies , and must submit to proscription , waiting for better times , and protesting ray perseverance in and devotion to the principles of social democracy / ' . ' ¦ " - "

      Excited State of Paris . —Saturday . —Last night , although there were no election meetings , considerable crowds assembled at the Porte St . Denis , and the agitation was still greater than on the previous days . The police agents endeavoured to disperse the crowds , but without effect . The crowd was enormous , not , only in the Boulevard ' , Dttt in all the nei g hbouring streets . Large parties struci up the Marseillaise * and other revolutionary airs , and cried a has les Girondhis . At length the Prefect of Police appeared at the head of a strong party of dragoons , and succeeded in dispersing the mob . Several stones were thrown at the police , lint no one was injured , It was remarked that several stones were thrown from the windows of the

      neighhoHriDg houses . Besides the crowds assembled at the Porte St . Denis , similar assemblages took place in other parts of the capital . In , the district of Les Ilalles there were several crowds . " Suntjat . — The law against tumultuous assemblages was posted up in Paris on Saturday . An immense crowd again assembled in the evening on the Boulevards between the Porte St . Denis and Porte St . Martin ; at nine o ' clock they were summoned to disperse by the Commissaries of Police , and the City Sergeants made numerous arrests . Amona-ibe prisoners was a representative of the colonies— a Montagnard—who on being recognised was set at liberty . At half-past ten o ' clock order was restored , and the crowd dispersed .

      Another Account . —A commissary of police , followed by two druais , summoned the crowd to disperse , and as the order was not readily obeyed , a charge of Infantry attempted to clear the streets . This having also failed , recourse was had to Cavalry , nd the object was at length accomplished . Several persons were arrested and carried to the Prefecture of Police and other prisons for obstructing the military , and refusing to disperse when summoned to do so . Among the persons arrested was a member of the National Assembly . His name is not given , but lie is said to be one . of . the' representatives for the Colonies . On his being identified he was set a * liberty . By eleven o'clock the streets assumed their ordinary appearance with the exception that strong patrols of National Guards were to be seen taking their rounds , from time to time , during the whole night .

      The ultra-Democratic papers announce , this morning , that the Montagnard members of the Assembly were all last night in consultation as to what means were to be adopted by them for the protection of the rights of the electors against the attacks of the government , but that they have not yet come to a resolution on the subject . They promise that something effectual will speedily be done , but in the meantime they earnestly- call upon the people to preserve the public peace , which their enemies would wish them , fur their own ends , to violate .

      .. Mosdat . —Crowds assembled last night , as on the previous nights , at the Ports St . Denis , but there was not the slightest appearance of disturbance . A good many troops were on the ground . On Saturday evening the number of persons arrested and carriedto the Prefecture of Police was 360 . '¦ . ]'¦' The Social and Democratic Electoral . Committee lias issued a notice in which , after stating that * the presence of the agents of the government in an election " meeting is an attentat , ' and that , * in forcing an entry into the councils of the people , the police have violated the Constitution / it declares that ' the people have the right of rising to defend themselves , but they are-not obliged to chastise provocation at the hour . that may suit the provoker . They will choose their day and their arms . The day has

      not arrived ; the people leave to the government the time to reflect ; they do not wish to be accused of preferring the victory of blood to that of the suffrage . Illegal , and stained with an indelible vice , a Legislative Assembly , named in the silence of the people , wonld riot be the assembly of a free nation . * The committee then makes the following announcement : — « The Socialist and Democratic electoral meetings will remain suspended . The government is accountable . The Royalists and false Republicans may continue to conspire under the eye of the Commissary of Police ; the free citizens will not have a mutilated right . Every man who submits voluntarily to an abuse of power , is an accomplice to it . He who disobeys the delegates of the people is an agent of the schism , a deserter . He is a traitor to the

      Republic , and to the cause of Democratic Socialism . ' ExcrrEMBST is LYONS . ~ Letters from Lyons , of the 23 th . ult ., state . that tumultuous meetings had taken place in that city for several evenings previous to that day . The authorities at Marseilles have prevented the sailing of a body of volunteers raised in Paris for the service of the Roman Republic . More Persecution . —Seventy-six persons have been arrested-for having : opposed the police in the execution of their duty at the various Socialist

      Electoral Committees on Monday and Tuesday evenings . Amongst these are fifteen Who had beentrahsported after the insurrection of Jane , and subsequently pardoned . An insurgent of June , named Armand , was tried . by . court-martialin Paris on Thursday ; . He was found guilty , and sentenced to ten years' hard labour .. Six persons ware arrested at Yincennes on "Wednesday ; lor . ^ avingend eavoure d to seduce some soldiers in that garrison from . their duties ; they were recognised as Socialists , ' and . were committed to prison to be prosecuted by the Attorney-General . ' — "Times . •" ¦ -

      M . Duchon , editor : of 'Lo People , ' was sentenced on Saturday by default to two years' imprisonment , and 4 , 000 f . fine ; " . . " * .. ; ; ' ; V ' .. The court-martial condemned Le fMeaghe , editor of' I / Qrgamsation dn Travail / to fwentyrfive years ' impisonment ,, for having taken part , in : the insur . recfien of June , and usurped the functions of mayor in the Faubourg St . Antoine . -- , Most of the individuals implicated in the disturb , laces of Limoges were found guilty by the Court of Assize at Poicvieri . Their chief , M . Genty , former Oeiegate . of the ; Club of Clubs , was sentenced to transportation for life . '

      *?? !? ° * THC ! > M'ng Emotions . —The Socialists of Pans have adopted Jean Baptiste Boiehet , sergeant-major of the 7 th Regiment of Light Infantry , and Edmqnd Ruttier , sergeant of the 48 th Regiment Of the Line ; as two of their candidates ' for the representation ^ of the ' Seine in the Illative ¦ Assembly . - . ¦ ' - ;;• '¦; - " ^/ " :-lt ^ X '' l '¦ . ' - . " TT" !' - - SoctAiasT . B ^ anm ^ Tae banquet of - 'Socialist pnwts , took . place . p « , ^ iiBdayat the Jardin de la wbe ^ jBajriae PoiMoawK . The Abba Trauchatd

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      presided , assisted by two other abbes , vMM . Montlories and Percy . They were the'dhly ecclesiastics whose costume appeared--amongst a . moOey . cfowd of 400 men , ^ womenl , arid" childreKSAhioh | st the stewards appeared two or Hhr ^ men , holding inferior situations in the , chwch . v ^ he-guest ^ , who were . mostly op ^? tiyeV , appeared ;> to ^ elongf to various political associations . Amongst a fen-ardent Socialists were to be seen persons of less violent opinions , attracted by curiosity . r The attendance ^ the members of the Mountain was" announced , but two only of themi namelyr > i M - Sfertbeler and'Dara > attended . There ' were numerous Jpasts proposed . The'firat , « T he ^ Operatives . ' was proposed by the

      Abbe Montloriesy who reminded his auditory that he had been elected by the people to the ' vice-presidency of the ; delegation of the . 7 th arrondissemeni , and that . he was president of the Club . of the Acacias He added that he was a Socialist ,. Republican priest of that class denominated .- Red /' but that he was a Catholic , and was determined to remain attached to his holy faith . ' We are' he said i 4 Operatives like yon—the pariahs of the working men of the priesthood ? ,. ! His speech ! . was received * with the most tumultuous applause . _ the ; folio wing foarfs were next given , —• . Triithi which gives force to the apostle , and courage against persecution . ' By M ., Bruart , the following sentiment ,, . ' . Jesus of Nazareth , the ; father of Socialism , —to that great

      Revolutionist whom ' the Pharisees , the Moderates of ancient times , condemned to die on an infamous cross between _ two'thieks 1 * ' . M . ^ Barillot , who was introduced , t / b . 'the , company as an operative poet , propdkedVThepretehdiBd ^ Defenders of Order . ' M . Furgard , the . Secretary of the committee of JRevolu . tionary Communists ,, gave . ' . The Socialist Democratic Priests /'' . 'M / Barthelon . made an inflammatory speech , which'elicited cries of' Vive la Montague !' ' Vive Robespierre ! ' M , ; Victor Henhequin gave « The Union ; of Democracy and . Catholicism . ' ! Dr . Roche gaveTTruth , Justice , andtheaccomplishment of the jGospel . ' .. M / He ' rTCma ^ e " a speech which ' : was followed by cries of ; ' Vivei Barbes •!' . The meeting shortlyafterseparated . . : . il ¦ ¦' . ' -

      The War , of : thk Cousins . — The breach between the-President' and his . cousin , Napoleon Buonaparte , is now cpmplftte . -At the" end" of ; last week , immediately after the return of the'latter from Madrid a . violent altercation toot place between the cou . sins , & " result , of . which ! / would have been ,- under ordinary circumstances , an appeal to . arms . Such could , not , of course , be the solution ,, but the breach seems irreparable . Napoleon Buonaparte will probably now throw himself completely into the arms of the Socialists . Perhaps this will make up to the latterfor the loss they have sustained in the' secession of the . twq sons of old Lucien , who are now firm allies of-Louis Napoleon . . ' . _ ¦'¦'

      • 'GERMANY . - _ - •' . BERLIN ,-Aprii 26 th . ^ fhe !' Ministr ^ another defeat in the'Secoho * Chamber ., ' . f he : debate on the , motion ; of M .. Watdeck ,: urging the govern , ment tOitermUiate the state . of siege , eame on for discussion yesterday , and was adjourned till to-day . This morning it was resumed , and closed this evening by the adoption of an amendment moved by M . Unrub , to this effect : ^— 'The Chamber declares that

      the continuacce ~ of the state of siege without its consent ; is illegal , and that the Chamber does hereby withhold its ! corisent-, tp siich state of siege . * '' This was carried . " by 184 votes ! against 139 ; ' a majority against the Ministry . of forty ^ -five , though many of the Right declined tov vote . A second part of the amendment , by which Hhe Chamber pledges itself to call on the gbverhraentimmediately to terminate the state of siege declared on the 12 th ofNovember last , ' was also carried by 177 votes to 153 .. ' .,. ,

      DISSOLUTION OF THE MET— -DlSTUaBANCBS AT

      ' -- ' BEMJJT . The Berlin journals of the 27 th ult ., bring startling intelligence . ' The Second ! Chamber has bien dissolved , the first prorogued to ah hideflnite period . This sudden ^ coup d ' etat spread like wildfire through the town . ; The Left revived , the announcement with a shout almost of exultation , whilst the Right benches were . silent .: The ; excitement in the city itself assumed a more serious aspect ; knots of men began to assemble in the principal squares , patrols

      were called out , blows were exchanged , and some arrests made . * A ' t eight o ' clock in the evening , as dusk set in , the crowds in the streets jncreasedj and the peaceably inclined were . ' startled by the sharprattle of a volley , of- musketry on . ' , the ; Domplatz .. It was reported , that one woman , and five men were : killed . ; When the mail left , Berlin had all the appearance of an approaching , insurrection . The ' Prussian Official Gazette' contains the following address of the Ministers to the King ;—

      ' TO THE KlNr / S : MAJESTY . '" . '' " . '¦ , ' Tour Majesty , in . convoking , bo : h chambers by the Royal decree issued ' on " ! the 26 th of , February , was gaided . by the confidence that their ! delibera tions would ! tend to ; promote : the •; . welfare of the country by consolidating public order ., This ; hope has been disappointed by the course upon which the Second Chamber has recently entered by adopting resolutions founded - on . divisions , which by one or very few votes determined the issue , now for one side of the house * now for the other , so' as' , to leave no doubt the decision ! was ! often the work , of mere accident , -In the discharge of our duty . We consider it would be highly injurious to leave the revision of the draft of the constitution of the 5 th ; of Decemberiand the framing the-ofganic laws connected with it ; to be the sport ' of such accidents ;

      ' We are . besides cohy inceo that the Second . Chamber has not cpufined itself ^ within . ' the , limits of its legitimate ^ fuuVtipnsv ; . ; " ^ e ' percew ^ powers in ; the resolution of > the . . 21 stlnst .,., by which the constitution drawn up by : the Frankfort-National Assembly is declared valid ;; and againin the resolution of yesterday , by-which the Continuance of the state . of . siegei which we consider as indispensable for the preservation of publicorder and security , is not only , declared'to . be illegal and in . ; contradictioii with " the llOth . ariicie of . the constitution , but its immediate . termination . is demanded . ,

      ' On these grounds , we consider . it necessary , for the interest of the country that , the Second Chamber , according "to the 76 th . article of the constitution , should be dissolved ; and that 'the Upper ^ Chamber should be at the same time adjourned .- : We rely , on the hope that ; these ' mea 9 Ures ;^ the majority of the weUdispdsedih " the , nation with so much the more confidence , ' because , tpr our sorrow , we . have seen the tribune in the Second Chamber , but too often misused- by .-the declaration oi principles calculated to pave the way- for the- overi throw of the present constitutioa , and -the destruction of all social order . ¦"• - '•'" ¦ ' ¦ . '• - ' ''' ¦ :

      - ' While we respectfully' present to your Majesty the form Of tljedecreepf . dissblution for ' signature , we reserve the measures required by ' thLe iSith ' article of the constitution , . as , the consequences ef the dissolution . ef the Chamber , for future . execution , ( Signed ) . _' . Count Von ^^ Brandenburgb , > Von ' < ¦ Ladenburgh , VonManteuffel , Von ' . Strbtha ; Von der Hey ' . dt ; ; Count - Armm ,. V 6 nRabe , Simons . 1 Berlin , Apnl ; 27 , 1849 . ' : !! '; : ; '' =: ' ; V- ; DECREE BESPECriXG THE . " D ' laSOT . r / ribJT OF THB

      SECOND CHAMBEa . AND PROROGATION OF THB rmsT . ' ¦ / . :... '' .-, : ' : ' . i ' ¦ . ! . ' . "!' - ;; - "; . !'; ' .. -V 7 ' We , Frederick . William , by God ' s grace , ' Kmg .. of Prussia , ordain , in virtue ; of Arts . 49 and 76 ; Of the Constitution : of the . 5 th , of December , 1848 , atl ' the suggestion of our JVlinistry of State j as follows : — ¦ -. ¦ ' Secjl . ' The Second Chamber- is -dissolved . - '•¦' ' Sec . i 2 i The First Chamber is ; prorogued . = ! ' ' ¦ ' - ¦' ¦ ' ' * Sec . 3 .-Our Ministry . fof State is '' charged with the execution * of the ^ aboyejordonnahceg . : ; ! ~ ;';; . Given Under dur . sig ^' maUual and Royal seal . "' ; -. ' Beiieyeu , 17 April , . ' i . iB w ;*; . ' .:, ; - ; .: ; : ;; : ;; ! ' : , / C % nedX - ;^ FRKDKBicK , \ YiLLu ( Countersigned ) ' Count Von Brandenburgb , : Von .: r .. ladenberg , Von Manteuffel , ; Von - Strofha , ; - . ; VonderHeydt , CoHntyonArnim > Voh ! Rabe ; "' ¦¦ - - SimoBg / " ' -- " ' i ; ' - ' . ' !' ' !• - "" ''! - •¦;¦ " - "' : ATTEMPTS'TO BBKCT . ' BARBICAhKS . i' '' !

      ( :. ' / . ; r ^ bmthe- ' 'Ti ^ s ; i ^ TUesda ^ ' BERLnf . 'April ' asi ;^! After ?^ e . " depar ture of the ' maUIa 8 t , , nighVattempt 8 ' were made to er ' eci barricades . on seyeral points , ! butfaUedby the . exertions of the citizens and niiitary . On the Petri Platzthe soldiers were compelled again' id fire , and this morning the casualties of last evening were ; ascertained ^) l > e veVynamerbus . . "• 7 !'; ; " ;' . ; ; :: ;! ' ^ :: ! ^ ' : Z ; JDetachments of ! cavalry have , hadtojbe called in to clear the Douhofa- Platz ' several times during the day . " . Jtfanjr . ' persphs have been , wounded , byjsabre cuts , !; buthenumber ; is . not yet known ; ; Ko ; orga . nisedresistance has anywhere , been attempted by the people , yet greafealarm prevails ; - - Many families have left Berlin ¦ during thei . ' day '•; pawing . visitors have ; left almost- without an eiceptionV !' ]; ' ' /

      ^^ .. ; Nine" n ' ci . ocKV p . m . ^!~ Patrols ' : 6 jf ; : ca ' valry ; are keeping the ' streets that lea ^ ta . the Douhofs ^ Plat ' z ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦"!_ ; . « ;; :: *? TRTHKB . PA 8 Ticpi . ABS . ; - ;[ -h j J-v ; i ! : .. Tie ; people ^ . turnedi off . ; the , gas all ' along the Lelpziger . itreet , and ' afc the corner where' the Cbir-! ottonHtraMe- « ro « es ; it ' there -was an-attemptto aetfa ^ iHwricrie ,: In : * auipiiBngir sUortittmeit

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      was raised to a dangerous-looking obsta ' cle , 'bUt the interference of some of the citizens sufficed to stop * its progress , and it was removed without the ^ ih'ter ference ofjthe | military ; Therlarge tubs that stand in the streets \ filled with water , and w . hichjin Berlin supply ( vferyviinperfeclly ) the place pt mains and pipes ihj'case ; of fir ^ weretrolled | ogether j " 'tfie planks that cross the deep drains at all . the corners were torn up , and this dismantling process ) added to the ^ darkness in the whole ! street ^ usua lly ;? well- lUii and exhibiting bynight-, from itsr ; length , a ;< fine perspective / gave everything ! a wildfand' desoiate ' _ lo 6 k . Anpfter . ! ba ^ ricade ^^ w ^^^^ Markfargen andLeipziger streets , and here ; the

      pavement was in part torn ujh . ; On the approach of a detachment of troops , ' - who gave the" signal usual before firing , -the '; people at work on it fled , ahdit was removed by the soldiers . * : Another ,- ! still more formidable , was raised in the PetrUplatz ; and from here , at half-past ten , t . heard three or -four shots rapidly firedj though ; it , ' was ' not , as reported this ihorniDg , a full volley ; - It was directed _ at the barricade , itt . qonsequehceof a ' shotibeirig . fired froni . ili on the adyattcihg . ! troops . \ In a game ! . cover the soundsiwouldhardly attract " , attentioni but ; in the streets of a city , in darkness , and amid- angry and cursing groups of ; men , it has ; a > strange effect , startling for the moment , but followed by a strange

      kind of excitement ,, which it is easy to- understand would soon grow into ah impulse to join in the' conflict if it increased . But for the overwhelming force of the garrison , and the preparations long ago made fo ^ sucha ' contingency , there would have been iiigeneralrising last night ; , but under . present circumr stances the attempt would : be . madness . ; . This the citizens know full well ' ,-and last night they did . all in their power to prevent a conflict ;' The points ; ai which ; the barricades were'raised , or half-raised , were ' soon in p ' ossessjbn of the troop ? j ; wh «>' al 90 . P " peared at every other point likelto' be attacked j

      y ahdthesemo . veihent 8 . qf detachments cbhtinued til ' a late hour . the crowds gradually dispersed ; . The evening . was in every respect precisely , like one of those i which preceded the fatal 18 th of March . Thedifference is how . 'that the mass of the citizens keep ' alppf , ahd the government surprise '; the , dan ^ ris from empioyed ' labourers , ! , The . feeling ^ among . ;; them' is the worst ! possible . ! : ' they ar ! e . possesaed . with ., the fixed idea that : a newlaw of election is ! tb he decreed , which will deprive them , of the suffrage they have had secured them bv the last . Revolutionary ;

      emissaries arebusy-amongthem .- . ' '• ; ,: 'J" ! . ' !" . Ad outbreak by . day is not much -apprehended ; it is the evening and ; night ^ hat are dreaded , when the irtfrkJug . men are aiseDgaged . '¦ ¦ " They , gather ; in , tlie streets sometimes' purppseles j , 'but accident often produces a collision that leads tp . f & tal consequences , YjBt .. Jt .. cannot ; be iaid that the dayhas passed over quietly .-During thelforenooi \ crowds > assembled againon ' the Donhof-splatz , and it one o ' clock a body , of cavalry was ofdenjd toclfiar it , which it did with as lUtle - violence , as possible ; " ' The people , however , returned . and . the . manpjuyrB ' .. k ' d to , be ! repeated

      ^ more than ' , once during . ^ heafterao ' oii ;;!' , The process did not , improve ^ the temper ^ ^ either . of . the soldiers or theipeople ^ and . towards . ey . euing ^ he wen - used their sabres , : and . . many ... persqrjs-, have . , heen , seriously wounded ; but up totheipre ' sent lour ( eight o ^ clock" ) nothing like an ^ organised ' resisliattce bad been , attempted by 'the ; cro ^ d '; . stiir th ' e obstinacy with whi ^ h ' they"return after ^ every . Repulse ; is aslqnishirig . ;; . It is hoped , that the '' m ' ovement ' will h ' increase , beyond , ! at least , the . manifestation : 6 f last night . ' ;;'; ., . " ! . K ] ' . \ . ., " . ' . :.. ' .. ; ;^ . ' . |' . , ; . '; !'"" , ; . i In the meanwhile the effect on trade and business

      has sbeen most ,, injurious : : Manyiresident families have quitted Berlin during the day ; ' all strangers , " who are hot fettered by direct ; occupation , hayeleft almost without exception , and some of the hotels on th ' e . . Linden have been . ' cleared of their guests in afew hours . To add to the ; alarm , the little village of Rixdorf ; about , a ! mile ' from Berlin , caught fire at midday , and is nearly , destroyed , ; the wind bore quantities' of- light , flakes of fire from the burning houses as far as 'the city , . where they fell in the streets .- ^ -TYmes . The" following notice was issued at Berlin , at six inthe . eveniug , on the 28 th ult : — '

      ! ' After the dissolution of the Second Chamber , assemblages of the ! lower classes of the people . took place . in thevicinity of ; the house and , . ih , the , adjoining streets , when the military were opposed and ¦ insulted .. .. They were compelled to use their-fire arms , whereby , six persons were killed and six wounded . ' tranquillity was ' soon restored , and the public peace has not been disturbed to-day . ; - l ¦ ' - ;' ¦ '' r . - ' --:..:... ; ^ Signed ) ' ' MANTEtlFFEIi . ' Berlin , April , 29 th . — -Last , night four , ' more

      people ; were shot dead by the military , and a much greater . number wounded . ;; This occurred , near , . the Spital-brucke . The yiol ; nce of the constables , ol which I was an eye-witness yesterday in . the Dohofspiatz , had so enraged the populace that they attacked a ' -pos ' t ' of constables , and one of " them- was so much ill-treated that his life is despaired of . The soldiery , being summoned to the spot , fired three rounds ' of musketry , ; which ; was attended ¦ .. with , the .- above results . T—Daily News . . . . < , .. ¦ :. . .....

      THE . KING OF PRUSSIA S . DEFINITIVE , BEFUSA & OF " ' ' ¦ ' THE IMPERIAL CROWN . ' •• -The ' Prussian Gazeltei' of the 29 th , publishes the definitive reftisai' of the Imperial Crown by . the King of ; Prussia .-This document , which is : of great length , is addressed to M . ^ Camphausen , the Prussian . plenipptentiary to the . CentralPow ; er « It bears ' the . datje . pf 28 th April , and tb . e , signature , of Count Brahdehburgh . ' . , rj-- ; - ''¦ ' . ' . ; , ' . "

      ,,., ,, ¦ ; ; THE . WAR IN HUNGARY . , , . : It appears tliat : General Bern , before leaving Crohstadb and Hermannstadt , palisaded thosetwq places ia a manner , that would enable the ! ' Szehlers ;( ta 6 paftizans of the Magyars ) to hold out for'along time against the Russians ^ in case the latter ' should return to Transylvania . ' It is admitted , even by some : of the Vienna journals , ; : that .. the above general maintains strict discipline . araong . his troops . ¦ - j jWELnEN ; DRIVEN . . i OF , ; GRAN ! BY THE ,,: . ; . !; ., „ : ;; : ' .. . ' ,.-: hongabians . ' ;!;!; ' -. ' ;!; ;;' . '' Vienna , April 24 . ^ -T he . Hungarians have' / obf tfined a decisive- victory ) over the-. main ^ Austrian army corps under Weldeh ^ w hich has been 'driven out bfGranj and utterly put' to rout . ' ;!

      ; Steamers ! . from the Upper / Danube come ; down crowded with ' , wouxded ; . and all . the , reraainiug troops are p 6 uringpyerto ! pfeh ! . ; Perczelh ^ Bukovar without encounteriiig . the least ; resistance . ' iariowitz hasbeeuihoinharded by thecMagvars . The ' - ¦ hostility ; of . the ; Hungarian : peasantry : adds greatly to the distress of ; the ; Austrians , ' who '¦ ' are badly off for proVisiohsand " thinhedby diseased ¦; -. ; " Vy ^( From the'Morning Chronicle' ) ! j v ; . The ' report , that , the j Imperial troops ! had suffered a . defeat'in . ' the yicinity of Gran-is full y and officially ! confirme ' d by ; th , e , bulletiri ; . issuedf on , 1 the 24 th hy General'Bohm , . the . iGovernor of . Vienna . ' ; It ; anr nounces the evacuation of ¦ ¦ > Buda-Pesth : by- ; the

      Imperial ; troops , ' and ' s the raising , ofuhe siege of Comorn . W ordedin amanner to allay the fears of the ' , population of ' Vienna , it' indicates ; but ' , too plainly tha ' t ^ thestruggle Wiirbe .-a fierce one " , and . tBatJthe wprst ' has yet to ! come ; !' i ' (! ' ! , !) ' % ,, ! ; ,,: ! , ,, . Tfj ' e ' , news fsays ! the / ' Cbjogne Gazette , ' of Saturday ,, 28 th . ult . vin . anextraordinary . supplement )!© f a decisive . victory gained by the : ; Hungarians is , fully , cohfirmedi- i The excitement ; -at / Vierina : is extreme . The Magyars have also proved Nictorious on Lower Daiiubei On the , 16 th , ;; they 'bbrabardedi Carlo , y ' if ~"» n ^ ? reczei ! bas ;; tak ' en' quiet ;' possession of B p iro S yarJ ';;' . ; ' ., ;;;^ -. ;;! . ' . ' ; - .: !;; . ; , ' - ' *;; '' ; ; \ ^ ., V - ; ^ tie ' i ^ Silenait ; ' Gazetti ^^ a ygs ^ X gre $ ibattle was fought , onthe ^ O th and , 21 st between ! , Gran and Cpmdra . I-Weldenicommanded the r ' eserveVandi occiipjed , the ; heights ' ihear . Gran ..-A great pprMpniof the

      rlraperialistsi including the brigades of , jabiohowski and ^ iraunich ; were drawn " up in 'line-of battle on thebjien -ground between . GraU auacbm ' oni ' . i " . fiie j Huiigkriaha attacked ' ; the ^ wit ^ such ^ imp etufl ^ ^ ^^ - — < , 80 on MTO ? feWf ^ iou * ¦; iini . desplite oiVthe biravery ipfjhia mehj . Welden was cbmpelled ^ to iretreat . -Besides a severe , -loss ; in killed and ; wou " nded , 'th ; e Imrperiausts lost twenty pieces of ' artillery and i 2 , 000 prisOBers ; - Th ^ iimmedlate result of the battle {; was the ; raismj 5 ofJhV ' siegV ' ¦ ' ¦ '' •' i . , ' - 1 ' . !; ' Liters ; from ; ^ rM ^ ania !! state' that ; Betn ^ nas eipiered . Walla ' cniaj' and defeated a'Russian ! division ^ . H 9 ! aT > p _ the . assistahce ! of Austria . ! ';; ' :: i- >^ otK ossuth convoked , the " Hungarian Diet , to meet ^ t , P « th on the 24 th of April .-t To the astonishment ; of many Bel hfts : kept his word ; v :,.-1 !; : ; ! ' : ' :

      > . ; , s ; -i : { From the 'Daily News . ' ); .: ;' , i ; rlf-the Majgyarsafe able ' to send a detachment of l ^^ y , ^ T ^ a ! the' ^ rm ^ ns wiii in alllikeli . ; h ^ d : * W ^ ifePPor t . unHyV ^ P ^ g ^ y * ' xM ? . ? tes and Hungarians , of all age ' i and ; Mxe 8 , . hayebeen , ordered : to qiiitiVieuna but , this is : a . work of supererogation : theiiext outbreak willbeoccasionedhy iGerman discontenti'J ' " " >? n o ; On ; thfe « ighfrof ; th 6 22 fid 46 rderswer « ieceiveato despatth all the reguiaftrori pi ^ kfationeuinJVie ^ hain ' thddireebonof . Prttburg . T'p not dwm it safe to part with th « force which enablei

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      him to keep up the stat ' e ^ siege , and the orders were disregarded . Governments , , pressing ; soldiers instead of relying uponUhe regular eqnscription In a ' village near yiennatboy s , pf Jfteen and six ^ en years ^ have heehforced ^ tb jomthe ranks Welden has offered ^ very Magyarwho deserts five florins , andtwenty if he bring s h . s horse , with h , m . The Maeyar anthorities meet this alunngoffer by publiciry aunouncing , tbat anysold ^ r who felt di sposed toacce ^ t of itwa s atliberty'to ^ o-so ; i A j > HUNGARIANS /

      GLORIOUS- PROGRESS ] OFjTHB \ Georttey has crossed to the nght . bank / of the D ^ t uubeVb ^ ofe ' the . faee , pfih . e . JwperialisUroo ps ^ entered ' 'Comorn " . Count Zichy , who arrived at Vib " na ' oh . ' th e evening ef- M 24 th inst ., was present when , at the head b ' f'dhlfGOO hussars , .. Geprgey performed - thir -exploit . —General"Schl $ ck ? " -witb 6 , 000 men , ia at- 'Buda . ' The ' Austrian head . quarters are'it'is said , at Ojidenburg . ' . Jellachich is ; gone . to Southern Hungary ;• to join - Ruckowina , 'Puchner , and the Servians , and to defend the , frontiers' of his

      own country . ., ; . ; .-.,... ' -- '• . . '• : •' ,: ; ' - . - = ' -. ' The' Breslau Zeitung ? contains the following lrapo rtant " intelligence ,: —• ' I hasten , to inform you , that in consequence : of theitotal , defeat ; of the Imperial army between . Gran and the Danube , when . 12 , 00 . 0 Austrians fell under the swords and bayonets ; of the Hungarians , -and ,-on their retreat , " fella prey tp the waves , '' Gen ^ diate ! evacuation . p f . ' Pestb ;!! and Ofen ; The . ; greatest disorder , has preyaijed tb ^ e ; whole day . In ; a placard ^ elden calls uppfl the ! t . W () .. great ; cities .: to grant , a perfectly safe retreat to the ; reranants of the ; Imperial army .- Report says that Kossuth , by desire , of the city , has grantedthe . Imperialists an ' armistice

      of ; forty . eight hours for evacuating Pesth indOfen ; The Hungarians afe to "make their entry t ^ Th >; greataest'j 6 y : preyailj 3 ^ th ' erei ! ' , ; : j ;' !;; , ;! . ^ i r . ' ' ' . piers ' fr ) omPestHj ,, p ^ fe . 22 he wis ' of the ! eyacu'iou ^^ that ' cityihy . thi e Imperialists . The brigades of , Schlick andI Csovich had Just left'it .-The Ban was still oh the field of Rakos , but , was expected at Pesth . It is doubtful whether rje- 'has passed through that ' city to'follow the rest of : the afmyj ' or " embarked 'PutbeDanube to carry on operations in the ' comitats of the" south ;' : ' . "fr ' - '

      alseoappears ! th ' at , u ^ tq ' the :, 23 rd , -theJmperialjsts . vFere still inpossessioh ofBuda . ^ .. . the same , lettersadd that at Pesth the peopie . we re , displaying , . in sighttit may , be said of the Imperialists , the ; Hungarian cockade . ahd colours . The streetsipresent ' e'd ; the appearance ' of a show of flowers and garlands \ ' An illumindtion ' was preparing .: ; Theorthpdox . 'were' ^ ^ hurrying away ' , to Vienna . -iPresburg ' isi being put in . a sfhte of defence with'ih . egreatest has ! t ! e ! . ' ;! , Bein ; , has not gone in the direction ,, ! of .. Wallacma ^ as ; it was . said , but ^ as raarcbed ' tbter aeswarr jj ,., ; -, ., ,.,. ; ,. / Kil . ' .-

      .. ; By , later intelligence , we learn that the Hungarians have obtained possession of the island of Schutt ( on the Danube ) , ahd that they have cut off the retreat of the imperialist ' army ; ^ . - 'The Austrian Cpmmanderin-chief ' s headquarters were- at Raab , 'but beyond this' nothing was known at Vienria ' of the respective positions ot the " contending armies . According , to theOas ' t ad vices from \ Cracow , the Vanguard i of / the Russian army ; -composed of Cbssacks , had already

      entered thajtcity . ' ; It was not , . however ,, supposed thai these Cossacks would come to Vienna ,, but it was generally thought thoy' would at ones proceed to Upper-fiungary . i - : ¦• ¦ ¦ ¦¦ ¦' ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ < ' iWURTEMlfcRG .,-, The King ; of Wurtemburg has at last yielded ,. to ; the , te & rs and supplications of his queen : ( after haying long held . out against : his ministers , his / legislature , jan . dii bis , people in general ) , and has fully and without any reservation acknow ledgedthe validity of the constitution agreed tb ' . iri Frankfort . ¦ -.-i . ^•• •¦ - ¦ ' ¦ - - ¦ • - ^ - ' - . ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ • - ' ;¦; , .-. \*

      ' Dissor . uTroN' of the Hanoverian Diet — . The Diet , of Haiipver has been dissolved by a Royal Letter ' pateht . ' cpnntersigried by all the' Minis' ters % ' :,: !/ w ' lJii i' ^ -iH ^ : " " .-: X : : ih : A ANTICIPATED . RISINGS . IN , YIENNA ANn ; POLAND ,. ! ; The !' Times' , icorrespondent , writing from Vienna , says ;~ ' There ; is . a certain indescribable something going on ; the -groupings in the streets , ¦ the ^ adventurous-looking Teutonic hats , slouched over most suspicions' faces j sham quarrels for the ' purpose . of attracting a mobf—these are . ' symptoms ; which ¦ portend mischief . There is nothing firm—nething consolidated—in our position , and we rise in the morning with an uneasy feeling lest all should be chaos . before , sunset . ' , .. ; ..--,.. , : ; , /' : > ::. " .- ' :..

      It is stated in a Posea correspondence ( under date April 19 ) in the 'Oberpostants Zeituhg' of 'Frankforty that the Poles in the kingdom of Poland are preparing for a hew ppntest ,, and that . large , quantities . ' of arms' are secretly distributed ampngst ! them . Meantimei Russian troop ? ' are pouring into , Poland , and strong garrisons , are stationed in all the' large towns .. . .. .. i

      ¦ i -. DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES . - , ' The town of K p lding has been taken by' the Scbleswig-Holsteinlfroops after a smart resistance bn . thepart of the ' Danish garrison . a Fighting cenlinued . for many hours in the streets before the town was . evacuated .: _ by ; the Danes .. On the 19 th " of April the head-quarters of General Bonin t were advanced from'Hadersleben to Christianfeld . The outposts of the two armies came into collision between Woesild jand Kplding . A letter from'Alton ' a ( of the 23 di gives the following' account of . the affair : —

      ' The second division of Jagers and Qth . batlali ' on of Infantry , pushed on to .-. Kolding , without : waiting for artillery or cavalry ;; The first . obstacle that opposed their . progress was a barricade thrown up in front of the'houses outside : the town . They drove back the'Danesover the bridge ; where they found shelter behind ahother row . ; of barricades . ; These ; were stormed ; at'the pbiht ' . qf the bayonet , and '' the en ^ tranceinto the town cleared . . The -sniail garrison of Kolding . defended .. itself yahantly in the . streets ' ; but was , finally : corapejled to , fall : backin . the direction of the : fortress . of Friedericia . '

      • ITALY

      .. .. , . THE I-HENCST INTERVENTION . . ; - ' ; , At . a . late ; h 6 ur . o Government received the' ! following telegraphic despatch from Admiral Trepouart ; - — ' I . , 'iCiviTA ; Vecchia , !' April ;' 26 , 11 , a . m . ^ -The flotilla , ! under my command anchored yesterday at ten- ^ o ' clock before -Civita Vecchia . At twelve o'clock the city was '' occupied b y , 1 , 800 men of the expeditionary forces ' . ' this occupation'took : place with the consent ofth . e authorities ! of tniscity ; and without firing , a shot . All the , troops ate ; disembarked sjuce the morning , and lam now landing the . material . ' ¦ . •; :,- ; .,-. ! - / i' . ¦ . , •¦¦• :-: ' - ¦ - .-. ¦ .. ¦ ' . ¦ , i . ; : ' ::, At half-past ; five on Sundayievening the government also-received the following telegraphic despatch from General Oudinot s— : ' -

      ' ¦¦ ' CivrTA ' -VECCHi , April 25 . —We are masters of Vecchia ; ' without . firing a shot . ! ' . The . authorities made no distance . The inhabitants ' and ^ Natfonal Guards have welcomed us with acclamations . ' ' Ai THE . ROMAN REPUBLIC-By a decree of the triumvirs ^ of the 17 th ult .,. the Roman army is to be carried'to , 50 , 000 men ) tobe divided into three divisions . and six brigades . The Roman ' Monitbre ' , states that 10 , 000 . muskets are ; at Marseilles , ! ready to be ' embarked for Ciyita Vecchia ' ;! and 500 men , completely armed ; a ' Hd . equippei , under ' the command of M . Segoan . de , Scire ,, would shortly follow . ' The constitution bf the . Rpman Republic ; has been published ; .: it contains eighty-three articles . ' -The prin-. cipal . fejituresare .:- ^ An assembly of representatives ,

      elected for three years , by Universal Suffrage ; in the proportion of oneto . S 0 , 000 inhabitants' , two ; consuls , elected by the same-process ,-charged -with the executiye , power : ; . and twelve tribunes , similarly elected for five years , to whom the consuls ' - give an account of their administration at its expiration ; They , are also specially entrusted with the mission of guarding against ' aHy . Violation of the constitution ^ ' ! . ; ; : ; TUSCANY . i-Tlie , ;; . Debats' \ ' says :- ^ it . ! is ' _ ahnounced that Leghorn has submitted . , . ^ t the same time , ! we learn . thattbe Leghornjbattalien-froBiPig . tola mutinied against the decreefor their disbanding , but :: were surrounded . oh the road by su psrior forces and . disarmed . Their chiefs were arrested , and taken to ) Florence . Peace and order are ie established throughoutTugcahy . ' , r ; : , ! ' !;!' " ; ;'' ;

      ; ! Letters from Marseilles of the ^ 7 th ult . ; announce that Leghorh ; had not ; yet made its submission to the Grand . Duke , and that barricades continued to obstriicMfie streets , and . to be , guarded : by armed men , i . The ' troops sent from Florence were encamped in the neighbourhood , and interrupted ; all commu . hicatiohs with the country . ; Their commander was ordered " not to act uhtilthe , ; , return of the ; deputies who had gone ; to demand ; instructions '/ from the foahd Duke . ^ CivUa ! Vecchia ! and Gwoa . were tranquil whjia . ' the VUte de' Marseilles touched ! at those harbours . " . '" ¦ ¦ ' . '" . ' . " : "!¦ ...,. .. -..

      „ . PIEDMONT . —Letters from Turin of the 25 th ult . announces , that the Austrians entered-Alessandria at aix . o ' cloek , p . m ., on the 24 th . Their ; force consisted of a'Croatian-Illyrian' battalionof the Rii . ' gimerit ' BuckOyina / a Wallachian' regiment , and two batteries of « rMllery ; fbrffl ^ ; 9 « Hhalf / . wfeduarttered'inthe ' c ' itadel i ahd ' tne pthra ; in ^ towg ;^;; ;'; . ! ' : ^' ''' ;; ' ;;; '¦;¦;;; : £ < * ^ ;; \ SIClL'Yi—SrjBMiggioN of PAnBRMo . TrrWe-ihave 1 xw \ M positive intelligence 0 f the fall of Paletmo

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      On the 23 rtl'of fAprilftb ^«« ainer Vectis left Palermo withf 201 ^ passengers on board , including iMieroslawsk ^^ agarinjirC ordera , Ois . ni , another leadersfbfthe insurgents , ^ he steamer arnve d at Mlrseiliesdn ! the 26 th § : , ^ ,..,: /^ The ^ Proyision ' allGbVernmint has sought a refuge at Malta , haying beenrcoiaveyed there under the protection of the English flag . The Prince of Scordiaand Mariana . Stabile . were sept prisoners by the people . A deputation ^ of citizens had waited upon General Filangieri , inviiingfhim to take possession of the cltyA ^ ^ _ f . _ ; i 1 ;¦¦'¦ ¦•' ' ' ,. A private letterfrom Naples ^ rtbe . Zlst ult . , say ' s : 'The Neapolitan banner . floats over . PaleVmp !! . The advance of General > Filangieri , after his recent ' succe sses , caused'such a sensation , " that the parliament ,. tbe'p ~ eers unanimously ; and the deputies' by' ^ a large majority ^ vsted an immediate submissieh . to the

      clemency of the King ^ . : The leaders of the late revolution departed . the day following for Malta . , '; § ARDINIA .-TThe committee charged ; with inquiring into the ' . conduct of GeneralilRamorinb ' has cometothe . conclusiontbat . he ig . guilty . ofthe fact laid , to iis charge . , . . The punishment of death lis in ' volvedih'ihis decision ^ .. s ^ , !^! , ! ^ , .,- ) . ; :, , ¦ '' . ' . ' , : .,, •;• , BRiTlSH NOR ^^ i ^ CANAt ) A . 4-We- have ; advices from Montreal ; to the 14 th , " of . April .. Ayigorous war . was being . carried on '' by thVo ^ posl tipnjn the House ef . Asseiably against ' the eoverh ' meht ' mea 8 ures' 4- . the ; Tariff Bill , last wiri

      me ueqenture Bul , ac . us > - " «« w » y » " « agitation anhburice'tti e ^ ihg 8 ,- 'thr 6 ugh ^ ut ; : th ' e wnole . of 'Caiiada ^ at which ' protesis against the Rehelli 6 W"Losses Compensation Bill : havftb ' eett ^ carri ' ed . / - 'WKenf-th ; e' ; activity-a ^ r ' ecklessnass of the leading agitators '; are . taken : into account-land the organisation of > , tbe , orange dodges and / other , agencies' which ^ . subserved-.. tbem , ; this ; is jbut ; a . meagren 8 how .. j ; iLord ; Elgin still Relayed -to , giye -his ; sanction - to / the measure _ $ either waiting till he , received instructions . from , hpme , or , till the

      fiffervescence . would , subside ofiits : own accord ...,. . ' / Nlj ' WFCU ^ cplon ^ is . to the 15 tK . ! Qf'Xpr . il . ' . ^ The colonial legislature was stili'in session ; "'; A joint committee of the co uhcil ' and assembly- had reported oh the pre . % ilihg , '' distress existing in the several oiirports ; The . committee reported their conclusion that the fisheries ' were inadequate ' tb the support * of the pee ple , and recommended an' appropriation of £ 30 , 000 for ppening up main' and agricultural lines of ! road . Seven crafts had returned from the seal fishery , with about 23 , 500 seals .-f : ; - ; - ;; . : ; : ; . . , !

      : h ; ' - ¦ :-INDIAiM ; ?! . ; . ' : : ;•' =: ; :: / : " - '' SXJRRENDER OF THE SIKH CHIEPS-• , PLIGHT ; OP DOST . MAHOMED TO THE KHYBER ; - ¦ ¦ - ; > 's-rr- v ' - ' v- ' : t „ : BoMBAY ; TApaix , ' 3 . —General . Sir W . R . Gijberfc , with hisfineforce , 'consisting of 15 , 000 men ,. with some forty guns , crossed the five or six streanu . of the-JhelumearlfirPMarch-with very slight loss , and pushed on for Rhotas / i descTibed-asan . inteieatirig old ; b ) U . ! fotVe 88 , ' seven bj eight miles ; in circinhference /; afid ' , . surrou ' nded by Avails ' , some thirty feet thick ., This , placed being j Old ind dilapidated , had only Keen tfempor ' arily oCCUprnd 'by the , 'Sikhs ;; and

      on Gilbert ' s arrival he found , as a matter of course , that , every souf" hsa ^ evacuated it . He therefore continued- his progress , and succeeded without ; diffi . culty in seizing the ; Bukrealah Pass ,, beyond Rhoats , where , it-was ; at one tiihe thought the Sikhs would make a atand ::. Ati any rate , ; Sherei- Singh and his fatheriappearsoon to ; have become convinced that farther ; opposition ' was .-hopeless : At , first they pleaded . for . a . guarantee . of . theirjlives ; . but having been told ' ^ that ^ an ¦ unconditional ; s surrender alone would , be accepted , intimated their , consent to subr rpit unreservedly . with ! all their followers , and to glve . up the whole of their giins . On the 7 th of March , Khan Singh Majetua , with oOQ . men ' and three guns , arrived in camp , and surrendered . Next day Mrs . Lawrence , and her children arid servants ,

      with Lieutenants ' . Bowie '" and Herbert , and all-the restof the prisoners / made ^ their , appearance . Sbere Singh himself carrie in towards evening , but as certain arrangements' had to be made for the delivering up of the advance , he was allowed to return to his own camp to do what was needful . It was now re . ported that . the Sikhs had altered their minds / and that , whatever that single night might do , they Were determined to strike a last , blow , for liberty ! This appears , tp have induced General Gilbert to continue his march , fully prepared for an encounter . , , On the 14 th . Sirdars Chuttur Singh " and She re Singh , with eleven other chiefs of note , arrived in General Gilbert ' s camp ; and gave up their swords . Forty-one pieces of artillery were also surrendered , and 16 , 000 Sikhs laid down their arms ; ' each man being allowed to retain ; his . horse , 'aad receivingsa rupee as subsistence mohev .

      •The Ten Hours Act And Wage^. -.' . ¦ . ...

      • THE TEN HOURS ACT AND WAGE ^ . - . ' . ¦ . TO THE EDITOR . OF .. ' THE TOKTHEBN STAR . : ' ' " Sib , —Sir Robert . Peel has ; diligently studied Cocker . ; The right . honourable baronet is a clever arithmetician . He has not . studied human nature . Consequently , the late Prime Minister is not a '' safe " statesman . ,, -. ;; : ¦ . . , ; ,... '' " \ . During tho debates ; on the Teh Hours Factory Bill , Sh \ Robert Peel argued thus — " If you reduce the . hours of . labour in factories from twelve to ten , you will necessarily reduce the wages from twelve to ten , ' . ' . And then , with an air : ' of . triumph , tho self satisfied statesman asked- - '' Are ; you . prepared to make , such an , enormous reduction . ; from the earnings , of a large , portion of the ; working population , whose ; wages , even . at twelve , hours per day , are not more . than their . necessities ' require ? " By such sophistry many membDrs of Parliament . - . were deluded ; , nay , even now , the Economists , following in . the . wake of Sir . RobertPeel , rest their opposition

      to . the . Ten Hours Act on . similar assertions and question ' s . •;¦ ¦' - ; ; : ; - ; . . . . ' . ¦ ; ¦; ... ¦¦ :: ¦ .: Fortunately , experience -contradicts ( Jocker , Happily , facts prove , the folly of . Sir Robert Peel ^ s philosophy . . Take the following . I record it for the especial benefit of . the right horn , baronet and his disciples—the Economists . ¦; , . ; .,.. . . •'>' ¦ ., My kind ; friend , Mr . , > Vm .. "Walker , has just placed a very , important , document in . my hands . ¦ It is the record of . the wages paid by a millowner , in- Bradford , for the ; working . ! of thirty-two power ldomsi during ' . the . year . 1848 .. :. The . table , is . drawn up by the , overlooker . ; who superintended the-, working of those . thirty-two ,-looms during -the whole period . The speed , the looms , the , wages , per piece , ; - the quality of warp and . weft , and the . workpeople were the same , and during the . wholo , period the hands had full . employment . ; The only ' difference was the time of working , and . the amount received by the workers . '' ¦¦ >! .-..

      During the first quarter . those thirty-two looms were worked eleven ; hours per day . During the following three quarters they worked only ten hours perday , ' , .-:: ¦ , ; - ; --Now . I will state ; the : result . To that result ! respectfully ,, but earnestly , call the attention of Sir Robert Peel and the" Economists , . ; First quarter wages paid for elevcnhours per day , £ i 77 3 s 6 d .:.. . ; .,,,. ; ..,. ;• ,. . ; ¦ . ' ¦ ..:: : ; . , ¦ ¦ ¦ - Second quarter , wages paid for ten hours per day , £ 183 5 s ., being £ 6 ls . ; 6 d . « iovethan tor eleven hours per . day ; and £ 22 .- . 3 s . " 7 id . more : than the amount assumed and asserted by Sir Robert Peel , according tO COCker ! . ¦ .- .- ; . ; . ; . ¦ .... ; -: ,-. ..-. ¦ ¦> Third quarter wages paid for ten hours perday , " for

      £ 191 4 s . 6 d „ : bemg : £ 14 ls ^ mcre than : , eleven hours per . day ; and £ 30 3 s Jid . more than tho amount assumed and ; asserted , by Sir Robert Peel ; according to : Cocker . ! .- ;; .. ' ,. ; . .-. .. ; ,: j _ . _ . Fourth quarter wages paid for ten hourspe ' r day , £ 187 , 123 . ad „ being £ 10 < js . 3 d . « iore . thanfor eleven hours . per day , and . £ 26 lis .- 4 } d . « nor «; ihanthe amounts-assumed ; and asserted by Sir Robert Peel / according to Cocker ! .::. •¦ : . ; . ... ' ,- ¦ Jii ;• : vj . ^ The account before ; pap gives me . the name ' of the oyerlooker and ; the mill .., . 1 . . am not authorised at Sre s . ent touipublish ^ names .. ;; If Sir .. Robert Peel oubts the ; statement ,, Lhave ,-no fear of beinK able

      to satisfy , him . that there is '' . no mistake / ' -, ,., i ¦ " -- >' - , - And , how ; is this . apparent , contradiction . ! to' ! be accountedfor .: ?! Simply on . ; this truth — human beings ; are ; -not : machines .- ! .... That is all . Cocker would bo correct if nature did not tiro . -.. Sir Robert Peel wouldvbeuright , if human beings ; . were ' not needed to guide and ( watch the ; operations of-ima > chinery .. ¦ : .-.: ¦ ¦ ' .-.. -. ¦' .-.., •; .. ,-.. ; .:- . -, ;;! ij •; - - , I asked an overlooker to account to ; me for this result . ; . He said , "Under the system- of long hours , ; 'the hands ' . were never fairly rested . ! XFnder the system often hours .-per . day , they are" novere « - hausted . " .- f : ¦¦ ¦ . ¦ : ¦•¦? ' ..- , .. ¦ ...-. .... .. i : ¦ , ¦* .

      , ii ^&^ bt W *^ w * ^ iwiti svbfcAit it than , Sir Robert Pe . el . V ¦ :- .- -, -.. :. ; -, , . ' ,,,. 1 , * . , It is . well to . teaph the overlooker ' s ! lorio ! { ' lome ^ l ^ T ri 0 nce ) ' ? , ' ^ tt the lawis i deffed which is . working so . well . - ;; - , :..., - i : . Temain , Sir ^ yow ! obedient servanrj ' --¦ ¦ .. . mi ' m ^ m ^ s ^!

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      ^ sa ^ - ^^^^ 1 - - ^ he ^ weSfnv ^ tPrT ^ k ^^^^^ SwwortMliS ^ - ^ ISf " ^ t ^ - W « of Seine £ ,, TS ^^^ ! ^ ^^ reputatioh ^ bf / cohvivial ra 3 KSfit 2 fe ^ - ^ were ' abouV'SOO ' ln EwUa ol ^ v ? 61 ® consumed 8 , 000 glaWoff ?^ f « 4 800 b ' ottle > of champagne : ' Figures have ' SS ? W H ° ' . » nd prbve ' that tnere are aoine sotte ' hM ^ wr ^ ^' our . rivair ' across tUe i « hannei

      . ¦ ':¦" • ' 'Destructive Mres. During S...

      . ¦ ' : ¦" ' ' DESTRUCTIVE MRES . During Saturday last not fewer than , seven fires ; broke ou t in various parts of the . metropolis . One was at No . 77 ; 'Edgeware-r 6 ad , occupied conjointly by-Mr . ' J . Keene , a solicitor , and ; Mr . F . 'Bostock , a shoemaker . It , was . caused by . a , spark from a , c . indle , iwhich set the contents of the back room first floor in a general blaze . An immediate alarm was . given , but before assistance could bo obtained , the flames mado ' great - progi ^ ss ^ and were not extinguished' until ' - 'tho . whole-range of promises was considerably . burnt or damaged ; , by , fire . and water . The sufferers aro uhderstooa to be-insured .. —Tlio second was 'at ; 6 , ' Taylor ' s-yard ^ Borough , in the decuriationbf Mi" !; Hahey ; but owing to the

      timelyaid aftbrdedj' the damage was not very serious . The third -outbreak was at-NoJ 1 , Hatfield-street , Goswoll-streeti . belongingto Mrs . - Smith . The flames COUld not . be . extinguished until great damage had been done by fire and water : —The fourth fire wag at No . ' 35 ,-. King-sti-cet , ' Sh 6 w Hill / ihthe occupation of Mr . Isaac Armstrong , saddlersV ironmonger , and was attended with fatal consequences to one f th « female domestics , hit appeared . that at ten o ' clock . that night . Mr . Armstrong's attention was directed toiheioTrc ' r part ' of the ,, premises by hearing violent screams proceeding therefrom . ' » On going to that part of the'house to ascertain tho cause ,, he found one ! of the females , iwho . had been in his employ f or a period of ; twenty-four . years , in , a . general blaze .

      The inmates tneu au they possibly could to extin . guish ' the' flames' about the ; unfortunate creature and " sent a messenger for the fire ' -engines . ' The bru ga ' do-engines from ; Famhgdori street promptly attended , and when the fire was put out the flesh of the poor creature hung in . shreds ifromhor arms and other parts of theb ' pdy . Mr . Loder , of the brigade , arid other ' parties ; carried her to St . Bartholomew ' s Hospital , wheroeverything- ' was done for her that the nature ofthe caseiwould permit of , but in spite of which , death . terminated , her sufferings at two o ' clock the following morning . ^ -Another fire broke out at Mr . C ! Ilarcott ' s , wheelwri ght , situate in ClarkeVorchard , ' Rothorhithe , ' the inmates succeeded in piittinffit out . —The sixth fire was -at 29 .

      florth-bank . St . John ' sWobd . in tho occunation of Mr . John Hill . , It was caused from some " defect in the kitchen flue , which set ilts bask and front rooms on the ground , floor in flames ; ^ The-whole . 6- Ithe residents at that time being in their beds asleep , they narrowly escaped being burned to death . Tha fire was subdued , ; but not ; until , the . whole of the building . ; and-the ; contents were damaged . —The seventh ' fire was at Ifo . ' 13 , Mill : place , Commercial , road East ,, in the tenure of Mr . P . Hole . Tins flames began in the basement / and when discovered they were mounting up the staircase . The residents succeeded with great difficulty : in effecting a safe r . etreat . but the flames could not be conquered until a great destruction of property had taken place .

      . Fire.And Disastrous Loss Of Life. I:On...

      . FIRE . AND DISASTROUS LOSS OF LIFE . i : On Wednesday , night , about : ten o ' clock , a fire broke out . , afc ; No .. 5 . 7 ; : c Ki . ng , William-street , in the joint-occupation of MrrDeyereaiix , ' a hat manufac * turer ,. arid . Mr . ; Dewey , ' a tailor . Mrs . Devcreaux arid ' four of her children were' in the house . Two ' of the unfortunate inmates have been taken out of the ruins ,: and : tworothers so dreadfully injured that they wer . 6 . taXon to , the hospitftl without any chance of recovery . , ' ... It appears' that the attention of Sergeant Martin , of the City police , was drawn to an unusual glare of light through the fan-light , over the shop-door , and without a moment ' s delay ,. heraised an alarm , and sent for the , escapes and engines . During the time ponding their arrival , the officer exerted himself

      in knocking at the street door for the purpose of arousing the inmates ; Whilst so cmployedrtwo females and Mrs . Dovcrcaux , and one of . her daughters made their -appearance , at ; the third floor front window bewailing in a half frantic tone their impending fate . The serjceant told them to remain for a minute or two for the a ' rrivalof the fire escape . Tlic elder female however threw herself out and tell upon her head , on the- flagstones in front of the house , blood streaming from the . wounds inflicted by the fall . , Before sufficient time had elapsed to remove'the poor ' sufferer her daughter followed , and striking in lier descent fne leaden gutter over the door- she- broke her thigh , and was most fearfully injured ; :.: She was forthwith removed to Mr . Smith ' s

      surgery , in . Gracecluu-ch-strect , whevp . every thing was donofoi- ber that the nature of the , case would perihit ; of , ' but in such a precarious state was the unfortunate sufferer that , sho . was obliged to be taken to tho hospital ,-whero . she remains without any hopes of recovery . ...... '• - .. The escapes of the Royal Society , under tho direction of Mr . Baddelly , the inspector , arrived in less than 'five minutes after ' the alarm had been given , but unfortunately not in time to bo of the least assistance , except ,-to the firemen , who conveyed thchpsc of their engines up thorn . The engines of the London brigade ' amved ' ca ' rlyj arid there Being an abundant supply of watei ; , all ; the engines were called into operation ; but in spite of the vast

      torrents of water scattered over the flames , they continued to mount most fearfully , and it was not until nearly twelve , o'clock that ; tbe firemen could get them subdued , and not until '' they had broken through the roof and were ' ascending so high into the air as to illuminate the ' whole of tho City . At the same time the lightning . flashed most vividly , and the thunder roarea so . loudly that tho people in the immediate vicinity imagined that the noise was caused by some terrible explosions . During the time that the fire was burning one of Mr ; Devereaux ' s' children made her appearance at a lower window ,-and having broken the glass tho childaucceeded . in forcing -her , way partially through the aperture , when some one residing in Mr . Hill's

      house , next door , with theaid of the police , managed to draw the poor creature through , but in doing so the "flesh -was- horribly cut on- her -logs and other parts of the : body , v . She . was removed to the nearest surgeon ' s , . ;; -.: - .- ¦; . : , lhe moment sufficient time had , elapsed for the ruins to becomc ' c ' o . olcd , the firemen and cscape-meu entered for the purpose of looking for the partiea missing . Upon entering the third floor , a fearful picture presented itpelf . . Near the -window the blackened remains of a . fine young ; woman , apparently about eighteen years ; of age , was perceived ; anil near her was the ' body of a child about nine or ten years old , ' also fearfully " burnt , The bodies were

      placed in blankets , and having been lowered , they were . placed in ; shells . and conveyed to the deadhouse ,: where they will remain until viewed by a coi-or ier ' s jury . . ' How the disaster occurred cannot at present he accounted-for . " The premises were closed between eight and- nine o ' clock when everything seemed perfectly safe .. ' : ' .-.- . : ¦ ' •' . ; The police ; who have been to the hospital to inquire after ,, the state of tho sufferers , report that Mrs . Devereiiux ' has died from the effects of the injuries she received . Her husband was , at the time of the ^ outbreak ' , ' at - ' Windsor on business . It i 3 therefore impossible to tell whether or not the premises were . insured ..: ' ¦ ¦

      . . .. Aotthe least . blame . can bo attributable , to the five-eseapc-men , for they , were on the spot kfors any engine , and there is no doubt if Mrs . DevereauX and her daughter had remained at the window a moment longer , neither party would have receive d the least ' -injury-. ; , ; ' ] , ¦¦¦ :. ¦ :. ' ¦¦ . '<; . ' -,.-

      'Emigration From Liverpool—From The' 1st...

      'Emigration from Liverpool—From the' 1 st of January-to -the 31 st of . March of tho present year the number , who sailed ifromi this port under the provisions of the Emigration Act , exclusive of those who left in vessels not included within the surveil-; Ianc . ° „ . P -tho government office , was 35 , 462 souls , against 23 , 9 / 43 in the corresponding months of last year . i 'During the fortnight from the 1 st to the 14 th of April ; 11 , 615 additional sailed , - making a total , from -. . the , commencement , of : tho " year , of . 47 , 077 . The bulk of these emigrants . consist of a very superior class , " of small- farmers and even substantial yeomen . A large , number have ; been from Wales , consisting ; of farmers ^ miners / and labourers and they carry with them generally a large quantity- of luggage . and .-implemeuts . Nearly the whole of the emigration , has been directed by way of the United States , scarcely any proceeding direct to our North American colonies . ¦ " - ¦' ; ;? ii . ' , i ' ., "? ¦ , //; -: ; \ r . l :.: ' ¦ ' .. ¦¦ .. ¦ .. . - •¦

      Js. Tspr A-Ache.-This Pain Seems'designe...

      JS . TSPr a-AcHE .-This pain seems ' designed tocaUoui attention , to the decay going onin the teeth , and warns m to . see ; to . tlieir preservation : ¦ < When teeth are partiallv dSp . f {¦ -v ? - ™ M them ¦ ' , > 1 th ' food often causes infensa pjtan ^ v TJnmasliMtea ' suhstances , are , - therefore , pa ^ mto . the .- stomach , - and indigestion- and its attendant pams soonensue . By filling , decayed teeth with Branded inamel , which hdrdehs shortly aftef . it has been placed u » the cavity , thedecay may ibe checked . ' the teeth rende red pamless ^ and mastication be duly performed with comfort . . rAWVUL ULCEBS IN THE LEGS Ivn' BoDV CL'nED , Ml ® Seventeen years" duratibn-by lioiloway ' s Oirilment ana : fiU 8 . ^ Extractof ; aletterfromMr . W . Staples , dated B * graye-gate , . Leicester , NoV . 9 th , 1848 . To Professor hwwaT " ? i r , -: 1 "WM an'invalift for seTenteen years , suffef ; ¦ mg dr « adfully : with painful ulce » in my legs and difcr ^ fiarts of > y ,. body ,. during thik period I was attended oy ? , e T ?™ 7 jeminent surgeons , but ' their remedies fail " ° % ' . ^ theleast good . * I thencommenced usingyour Omtmf ^ and Pills , auctby , . these . invaluable medicineB alone , i * deUghtedto stats that in a short tune all the wounds i « iTf * . "ffl , v fl «» vo uini Jin a auurc lane au i »» " - ' uont excellent

      ^ : „ ' soundly ' hoaled ,- ahdfesides this I am restored to health . ( SiBned ) . W .=: STAPM 3 . » ,- . . - j-ABEBMETHt ' S PltB . OlST « USOT . —0 ll 6 Of *« ^ " ^/ Soie $ -bequeathed 'to -- human'kino , by the inimor 81 iiw P ^ ftRi ™" h 6 ' aoubfc f ' liis ' wbnueri ' al- ^ . ° ^ :, ea 5 ei ^ aUible . qure . . qf , that most loathsome andpainful OBe * . the piles ,,, tho . propr - « s ' tbr ' of tlus valuable remedy . w » » under the treatment ofseveral doctors , sutlered inwn » ., for ^ ma ny years withvthe . piles and occasional mani b ,, do Vxetwas : nothing , better , but » ther grew « o ™ ^ unulho appUe ' d't ' otha ? 6 muient surgeon , Mr . Ahewew .. wlvoset prescripttbri ^ completely cui-ed him , t « d " ^ ' le 5 proved its powers to heal in thousands of cases otP > » Sstulae , & c . In foot , tho medical profession , «» ajs s and unwillmgto ' ackhbwledge the virtues of any roeo . notpreparerl ; byithemselTe 8 ,-are ; now Tjnaounous inrec menrling «* The Pjle Ointment , ' ? as prepared froui us gln & lpresbriptlon-of that departed ' wonder of the age , Aberaeth ' y . : Sold in covored . pota at Us ., and 4 a . 6 d . oy . rMpeotablb , chemUta . and dealers in patent mediciaw * eterjf hwket tbnu ' tttrgushout tha Paited SingdQm *

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), May 5, 1849, page 2, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_05051849/page/2/