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    tt transfers my tadnesg into joy and happiness . I feer rtjgt some of you mBy think that I should return to lUeria and retire troubles-. Tkis is impossible , and ^ a never happen . Do not doabtwhatl say on tbis cct'fct . aoy more than yon wonld doubtif I were dead , f jr I P lace niy * Blf among the number of the dead . My jjlc aesi-e is k » go fo Mecca and iledins , there to study «^ 4 adore God to mj lastkour .

    THE KAIIOX . il , GUARD . Tie arming of the national guard , as that body is reconstructed by the laws proclaimed bj the precisions ! government , proceeds with activity . It appears by a report of the Minister of War , founded on ko inventories of the Tarious arsenals , that there are efc ^ pTeseat disposable &r this purpose about half a miliian of muskets and swords , which united with tijo = e already distributed ia 1 S 30 , will form a total of 1 500 , 000 arms . ' piSi 5 , Sunday , 5 p . m . —The atiroupemnu and proce ssions , the flags and banners , and the planting of j £ e ttess of liberty haTe been incessant all day . 4 . fflsniefstetion was made in faTour of Poland . About 30 , 000 members sf the clab 3 and popular societies accompanied to the Hotel de ViUe . a part of the Polish emigrants , who went to bid adiea to the provisional sovernment , and to askfor arms .

    The iilag-bearer , tfho was a Polish noble , was admitted Kith a deputation , and addressed the government . The members present replied that tha French thsmielves had need of all the disposable arms , and ex pressed their regret at being unable to comply with jhe demand . M . Lamattine said : — The French government feels for the sitnation of « s ?< r glorious bnt unhappy conntry , ' said the minister . Ihe * French garernment has never ceased to express its sympathy for Poland . It has never ceased to feel tie obligation impo 3 rd upon it by the fall of so many

    thonsandi of jour noWe countrymen in the ranks of the French ekqj—( I quote from a brisf note made on the gpgO You desire aid inyonr present nadertaking ; but sith all cur desir * for the independence aau happiness o ! Pol&n < 3 , our cnties restraiH hs within limits which we cannot pa ? s . We cherish the hops that Poland will be iaaepsnflsBt and frea , and ne shall be happy to concur in her attempts to sccare those blessings ; but the time for and the mode of displaying our regard for her mast t > 2 left to us . I shall Mi that a peaceable movement will aSt-ancs your cause more quickly and more efiec tuslW th £ n an appeal to arms .

    Vims . Monday Morning .- —The provisional governcent , after a great deal of hesitation , has at length determined to postpone the elections for the National Assembly for a fortnight : —

    EKEJCCH REPUBLIC . LIBSETT—EQCAUTY—rBiTEBKITT , The provisional government having taken cognizance of the decrae which adjourns to th » 5 'i of April tha elections of the National Guards , the information communicated bj the commissaries in the departments , and also the opinion of the Mayor of Paris , ana consideiing that it would he materially impossibia to maintain the day originally fixed for the general elections ; on the report of the Minister of the Interior—decrees : 1 . The geceral elections of the representatives of the people wili tsie place on Sunday , the 23 rd of ApriL—2 . The assembly will meet on the-ith of May following . Dane in Council of Government , Paris , March 26 , 1848 . ( Signed by the members of the government . )

    Tne provisional government has addressed a proclamation ti the French people in reference to this postponement . After stating . that the information received showed that it was impossible to carry out ihe elections at the time originally fixed , the procla-EBiiion says - . — It is now for yoa , citizens , to complete the generous ¦ work which you have undertaken . The repsblic is founded ; ns intrigue , no senseless attack can prevail against it ; the p 2 eple -Rills it . It frill know hois- to defena that wnicb . it has known valiantly to conquer , l *; t it be organises on a large basis , let ike fntore constitution carry into oar institutions , and into the laws , ¦ Sh e great principles of our revolution . Let yonr choice prepare the reign of liberty , equality , and fraternity . Thanks to yonr assistance . T zans , the provisional

    go-? ernment has been able to . this day to bear tne fcuiden of put-lie affairs . It does not wisb , it cannot ratard the honr when it will have to deposit the power in the hinds of the sovereign authority , which is aloHe capable of answering to all the wishes of France , and alone suSciemly strong to direct the destinies of the Republic in the path into which the magnanimoHS impulsion of the people has launched them . Do not isen lose time , citizms , in discussing opinions and men , Lst ihe » e , by their virtne 3 , by their lights , by th&ir pur ity , by tbe loTe of th * ir country , be true representatives of the people , and Europe will salnte the new Assembly with the same enthusiasm with which the revolution which thepwple hire made has been received , and which engenders the mostpowerfolofpropagandism —tiiat which is inspired by admiration 2

    The Coamittee of National Defence had ordered ice formation of a camp of 90 , 000 men at Dijon . Mass was on Sunday celebrated for the first time , Since the revolution ^ in the Tnileries chapel . The patients of the Civic Hospital -were in the gallery which the es-royal family occppJed .

    DEEAHIUBE O ? GEEKAK BEM 0 OKAT 3 . A large body of Germans , calling themselves the Srstcevachinentoftae Gennsn Democratic Legion ; left Paris on Saturday for Germany .

    jnr TC-EEIAG CL 1 SSZS OFTBAXCE ISO ESQLAXD . An address has been received by M . Louis Blanc from tbe Executive Committee of Great Britain , for the protection ofindostry , and for the organisation of agriccliarai and manufacturing labour , of which T . S . Duncr . iiibe , Esq ., M . P ., is the president , coegraiuiatiDg the French people on their late victory , aadesrreisinir a desire to have a league formed between the working classes of the two countries to forward their mutual interests . It declares that the present is tbe hour for action ; that the organisation of labour is essential to the well-being of the working can in both countries ; and concludes by calling on the French , now that £ bey Lave the opportunity , to maintain that principle firmly , as beiDg the deathwarrant of the system of oppression which has hitherto existed . [ Thisaddresi iiasalready appeared in ocr eolsjinn s-l

    On Sunday trees of liberty were planted in various parts of Paris ; one at the angle of the Rue Duphot and the Rue Richepanse ; another on the Place de Noire Dame ie Lorette ; a third at the angle efihe Eue Chateau Landon ; and a fourth opposite the Chateau d'Eau . SHE BOTSAPABTES . 5 vsnoleon Buonaparte , son of Jerorae , ex-King of "Westphalia , ha 3 just addressed to the eil ' izins of Corsica a circular , in which hesay 3 he shall consider It an honour to represent them in the National Assgmblv . He terminates his address in » these words : —• Inloving the Republic and devoting myself to its service , I ocey Napoleon , who , from the rock of St Helena , where the hatred of Mng 3 cad bound Mm , foretold tbat , * before fifty years , Europe wohM be Republican or Cos ? act . ' Thanks to God and to the French people , it is the Republic which triumphs !'

    THE HAUA 5 DEMOCRATS . A very numerous deputation of the Italian Association went on Monday to the Hotel de Tille . M . Slazz ' Ei , the president , read an address , expressing taeir sympathy for the Provisional Government , and announcing that the association had been definitively constituted . The object of the association , which , he said , was preached or foreseen by all the great Italians , from Arnold of Brescia to Slachiavelli , from Dante to Napoleon , wasithe politicaljunity of the Penicsuk , the complete emancipation , from the sea to the Alps , of that land , the foundation of a compact and strong nationality , which might , for the welfare of the world , take rank in the confederation of nations , and bring to the coa-SDn task the inspiration and sincere devotedpess , the thought and action of twenty-fonr millions of free men , brethren , and associated in one single national belief , God and the people' —in one single iniermv tional belief , ' God and humanity . '

    M . Lamartine expressed the sympathy of the provisional government in the cause of Italy . He said : — Amongst the glorious names which you have mentioned " , there is one alone which I reproach you with having called to mind , in censeqnence of the signification which is commonly attached to the name of Machiavel . ( Cries of ' Yes , yes ; he is out of place . ' ) Efface henceforth taat nans from yonr titles of glory , and subfititate for it the pure name of "Washington ; that is tfce one which Efiould now be proclaimed ; that is the nsme of modern liberty . It i 3 no longer the name of a politician or of a conq&efbr that is required , it is that of

    amsnthemoit disinterested , the most devoted to the people . That is the Ejgsreaoirea by liberty . ( Cries of 'Xts . yes ; bravo , bravo . ') The want of the egeis a 2 iropeaa Wajbiagton ; that of the people peace and liberty , ( Renewed acclamations . ) The independence of sat ; gns ja tbe choice of the Internal reffhie which Is best suited te them , is the standard of the Prench Republic , which we wish to wave on both sides of the Alps and Pyrenees , and ob both banks of theBbise . Keither fear , oor complaisance , nor even a feeling of predilection shell mske us swerve from this principle . Our love / or Italy is disinterested , and we bave so other ambition bat to seeher as imperishable and as great as the soil 9 ihmh eke has rendered eternal by her name .

    Loud erie 3 of ' Vive Lsmartine ! Yive le Gou-TernementProviFoire ! ViveJaKepnbliquei' _ Pasb , Tuesday , Sp . u . —In consequence of the intelligence of the King ot Sardinia having Esrched into Milan , and of his having been Proclaimed King of Sardinia and Tombardy , and the ( aha news received from tha Italian frontiers , the provisional government hag ordered that 35 , 000 fcfcops shall be immediately concentrated near Vience , in Dauphiny . Paris is iranoml . The poliea were moat actiYB in tie detection and arrest of malefactors . THE EPAXISH DXUOCBATa .

    'Hie same day several hundred Spaniards made a strikirjg demonstration in favour of the principles proclaimed by the republic They weat to the Place Vendime , with the French r , nd Spanish flags joined together . On arriving at . the column , M . Tolosa , w a few words , eij te-ssr ' i enlhosisstic admiration at tag services rendered * Py tae FrsEcli-to fcumaaity .

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    The Spaniards then went to the Hotel de Tille , where they were receired by M . de Lumartine . M . Salas after stating that the cry of ' Liberty , Equality Fraternity' had creatfld a great sensation in Spain ' expressed a hope' that that country -would soon" enjoy the benefits of a government of the people by tig ngg , pie . The tfogs of the Spaniards and workmen wera crossed , and , the ranfes of both bodies breaking ud tha Spaniards and French mixed together aBd wwmly embraced each , other . '

    GERMANY . PRUSSIA . J-SOCHHATI 9 K XO HI TEOrtE , AMD TO THE OEBHAH

    PEOJLS . Thirty . five years ago , in timee of imminent danger your Eia- addreBsed himself to his psople , and his con ! fidencein them wag n « t misplaeed . Your . King , aUied with his people , rescued Pruisla and Germany from igseminy aad degradation . A . t thismommt , when our fatherland Is menaced hj the most fearfel and immediate darger , I address myself with confidence te a Girman nation , among the noblest branches of which my people may with pride inelude tnemselvsg . Germany hai heea seized with fer .

    mentation at home , and is threatened with danger abroad from more quarrels than one . Deliverances from this twofeld and orgeat peril can arise only from the cordial union of the German Princes and people under ene guidance . This guidance I take upon myself during these times of danger . My people , who do not shrink from danger , will not desert me and Germany , but will join rae with confideice . I have this day adopted the ancient German national eoloura , and have plae « d myself and my people under the venerated banner of the German empire ; Henceforth Prusiia is dissolved in Germany .

    The Diet , which has already been convoked for the 2 nd rf April , in conjunction with my people , presents tha read y medium end legal organ for the deliverance and pacification of GetmaBj . It is my resolve to afford opportunity to the Princes and States of Germany for a general meeting with the organs of this Diet , on a plan which will be propounded withoni delay . The Diet cf the Germanic States which shall be thus provisionally constituted shall concert openly , and without daisy , upon the reqniiits preliminary measures for averting dangers , both at home and abroad . The requirement ! at this momtnt urgently called for are—I . —The institution of a gsneral popular federal army . II . — k declaration of armed neutrality . This national aimament and this declaration will

    inspire Europe with respect for the sacredness and inviolability of the territory which boasts of the German Ian . gnaga and the German name . Unity and strength alone w 11 be able in these dajs to maintain trade and commerce in « ur beautiful snd flourishing fatherland . Simultaneously with the regulations fer averting impenSing danger , the German ¥ nited Diet will deliberate on ths regeneration and the foundation of a new Germany , a united , not a ¦ uniform Gennanj—a union without diversities—a union with freedom . The gineral introduction of genuine constitutional legislation with responsibility of Ministers in all individual States ; open courts ef justice , trial by jury in criminal eases , equal political sad civil rights for all -religious professions , and a truly popular and liberal Administration alone will be able to accomplish this great end . - FSEDEBICK WlIAIASr , BoBNEHAKN , Count Axsim , Ahnih , Von Rohe , Edhkb . cockt schwebik ,

    THE LATE REVOLUTION . It is impossible to describe the heart-rending scenes of the evening of the 19 th , much less those of the nighfc preceding . The cannons roared ; the fire of the troops was unceasing ; and not satisfied with this mode of attack upon the populace , hand grenades were hurled amongst the Hying masses . Every house , from the roofs of which the insurgents attacked the troops , was cannonaded . The society of sharpshooters increased in number ? , separating themselves and picking off the be 3 fc officers of the troops .

    Colonels , majors , captains , fell one after the . other . The insurgent had no leader — no man on whom they relied ; they had not even a flag . One common EBEtimint inspired them , and was made to supersede chiefs and discipline . The fighting continued until the morning . The troops were worn out , without having farced a single position . I was struck with the skilful manner in which the barricades had been formed . Some were of sacks of fionr , others of oU-easks , wine-casks , and furniture of all sert 3 .

    The alarm tells rang , and the people ran through the streets with screams sot unlike the war-whosp of North American Indian 3 . An immense military force , consisting of infantry and cavalry , with artillery , opened their fire in the streets , volleys of musketry alternating with discharges of grape and canister . The firing continued from three in the afternoon far almo 3 t the whole night y It was bravely stood , and smartly rsturned by the citizens . Students from the Universities of Berlin , Breslau , and Halle , were their leaders . The battalion of Rifles of the

    Royal Guard ( consisting chiefly of students serving for one year , and of natives of the canton of Neufchatel ) sided with the peonle . Their murderous fire , ehisSy directed against officer in the opposite rankB , proved of the greatest service to the citizens . The members of the Berlin Bhooting c \ nhi { Scfa < txengilden ) —excellent marksmen—also took as active part in the conflict . The citizens were posted in favourable positions , protected by immense barricades , and teok deliberate aim from the windows . When powder was wanting , stones or other heavy substances were thrown from the roofs .

    There was cousiderable loss on both sides , bnt that of the seldier 3 was greatest . The number of officers killed or wounded is said to be enormous . Now , a ? to results . We Ernst not consider all settled . One thing is certain ~ abaoJute monarchy is at an end in Prussia . The blood of the Berlin martyra will bear its fruits ; it will have supplied tbe baptismal font of a great revolution . From the Vistula to the Manche we can reckon upon the people having freedom , and the whole of Germany will be as a living barrier against the incursion of the barbarian .

    rCRTHER PARTICULARS . I have had great difficulty in ascertaining the amount of loss on either side . I counted 189 , but I am just assured that 267 bodies were buried to-day , besides these who were buried by their friends . The number of wounded among the citizens is stated at 500 . The troops are said to have lost S 00 killed aHd a 3 many wounded . Tim disproportion of killed to wounded of the military is accounted for by tha fact , that the Germans are excellent shets , aod are well acquainted with the use of the rifle . Numerous instances are related of personal prowess in this respect ; one would choose the eye ; another the third bntfon of the cca % for bringing down Ms man . and the result was in every case fatally precise . At the old Town Hall , where the struggle was terrific , one msn is said to have kDled seventeen .

    Some iaea may bs formed of the desperate charaoter of the conflict , when you hear that the women made their flat irons red hot to throw among the Eoldiers , tbat every possible missile was hurled from the tops of the houses , and that boiling water was copiously supplied for that purpose . In one instance in a street through which it was supposed the troops wonld pas 3 , the owner of the house had prepared a quantity of Titirol .

    LIBERATIOH OF THE PuLE 3 . The King having granted a full amnesty to all political offenders , the people proceeded on the morning of the 20 th to liberate the Poles . Mieroslawski , I ) r Liebelt , and others entered an opan carriage , which was drawn by the people from the prisen to the palace . Mieroslawski and Liebelt carried colours of the German empire . The advocates who defended the prisoners at their trial , bore the Poli-h flag , all the ether liberated prisoners followed on foot . The cortege passed through the Frederich-strape and ' unter den Linden , ' a body of students , with drawn swords , escorted the carriage . Doctor Liebelc harangued the people . He thanfeed tbe inhabitants of Berlin , and expressed his sympathy for Germany .

    Mieroslawski said a few worda in French . A voice from the crowd shouted out to him , ' If yoa see the Kingi make him give his word of honour not to call in the Russians . ' The windows were thronged with ladies , who tbraw wreaths of flowera upon them as they passed . In the little street close to the palace a workman got into the carriage . He said he was a Pole , and had Remained concealed at Berlin ever since the last insurrection . I £ e was crowned with laurels . Mieroslawski embraced him . Toe cortege arrived at the palace , the King presented himself on the baleony fer some moments , when Count de Schwerin harangued the people , expressing a hope that the Poles would acknowledge the raagnRsiiuity of the King by wntiauing their attachment to Germany .

    FUNERAL OP THE VICIIKS . Berlin , March 24 . —Early thia morning the funeral of tbc-se citizens who fell on the IStb . and 19 th took place with peculiar solemnity . All the houses were hung with black cloth , and wita the national banner and colours , which were likewise hoisted upon the castle . A notice was issued that the obsequies of tha military would not be distinct from that of the burghers , but that no officers or soldiers wbo . followed should carry arms . .....

    Theproeesuonsefc out at seven o ' clock in the morning . It was opened by a division of the _ Sciiutzengilde and the Btudents , followed by a choir and deputations from the various districts of theBnrgner Guards , with muSed drumsf beating the dead march , then followed the fanerajxp ^^ l with flo ? o ' and garlands . The ] gp | ggfcoffinB was 18 <¦ They were separated vmw ^^ ten b J ° an . ners f covered with crape or " tn % i $ onlai flag . A train of Protestant and Romah Catholi 6 clergy followed lmssdiately after tbe immense line of coffins ; t&e mourners came next , and then all the J ?» ltar ? officers present in Berlin , and the Aides-de-Camp of Ms Majesty , &c . The Berlin vocal choir , and large bodies of workmen and companies , each unaer tne Rspeotiye banaeis of its guild , followed , by aa slsisss

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    intsrminable train , which was closed by the armed Burgher Guard . The number of persons , all dre&sed in deep mournisg , must have amounted to- at least 10 , 000 men . 'When the solemn cortige arrived at tbe Palace , § ach division of coffins halted beneath ihi balcony . His Majesty and the Queon immediately came out , accompanied by several Aides-de-Camps and the Ministers . A solemn funeral chant was now sung . Tha mournful procession thsn continued ita imp&aing course . All the coffins defiled Blowly before the high persons , who steod uncovered for three hours on the balcony . Tears fell from every eye , and the countenance of the Kipg especially evinced the most intense- emotion . An immense grave had been dug in the churchyard of the Invalids , in the form of a cross , in the centre of which wss raised a platform for those who officiated . Into these four subterranean streets tha coffins were lowered side by side .

    EXTRAOBDIKABT DEMeHSTBATION IS BERLIN . At ten o ' clock on tha , 21 at Hit . the Minister , Connt Schwerin , assembled theMudents in the Aiila ( hall of state of the Uniyer ^ Uyj '; , ^ hey entered it in a body , many of them c&crsjqgr . frms in their hands , and were received by Count Schwerin and tho Rector , and Proreotor Mullerand Hecker , both of whom wera armed . Count Schwerin addressed the students as follows : — Gehtiekbit , —His Majesty the King thinks it his dut y to inform you , who hava so brilliantly shone la thesO days of glory , of the line of progress which he proposes

    to follow . It is His Majesty ' s intention to take the lead of Constitutional German ? , Ha will have liberty and a constitution . Ha will originate and form a German Parliament , aad he will head the progress ef the nation . Tbe King relies on the proteotion of tbe people . Is not this your opinion t ( 'Yes , yes , ' repeated by a thousand voiees . ) The King , weajriog . the Girman colours , will appear in the streets of . thia town .-: He wishes the students to sarround him in a body . ¦ Gentlemen , ma ; God bless th » GermRnKing < ( Stormy applause , ) Gentlemen , we are His Majeatj ' a responsible ministers , but it ii the Sing who animates us . HU thought is progress ! Hi < thought is liberty I God bless the responsible xninisUr < I

    . A student proposed a vivat for Count Schwcrin , the friend of the people , and after Borne words of the latter , the students left the Anla , cheering violently . They are all armed , and form four different corps , which they call by the names of their favouritc ' profes 5 or&—Dave , Meeker , « £ c . The lecture rooms of the University serve as rooms for . meetings and for the armed guard of students . The rector and the professors sent last nighfc a variety of refreshments to the students in charge of the University building . 80 , 000 copies of a national song ! ( ' Volkslied , ') have been distributed among the people , and copies of the same are being » ent to other towns of Germany . The King appeared at half-past ten near tbe winding stairs of the Pala 3 e-yard . His Majesty was on

    horseback ; he wore the nniform and helmet of the 1 st regiment of the Guards , with the German colours round his arm . He waa surrounded by the Princes and Ministers , who wore the same colours . His Majesty was received with enthusiastic applause . Turning to the people , 'It is , ' said the King , ' no usurpation of mine if I feel called upon to save German liberty and unity . I swear , by God , that no Prince shall be dethroned bytme . But German unity ; and liberty I will preserve . These must be protected by German faitb , and grounded on the basis of an upright and truly German constitution . ' This speech was violently cheered , and so great was the crowd that the King and his party c&uld but very slowly proceed . The procession was headed by two generals witn the German colours round their -arms . After them came three Ministers , two privates of the Civic Rifle Brigade , and the Civic Counsellor , Mr Gleicb , who bore the tri-coloured German flag .

    He was followed by the Kinir . surrounded by his Princes and generals . The King stopped in the Palace-square to address the people , and proceeded next through the streets leading to the Palace . Handkerchiefs were waved from all the windows , accompanied by loud cheers . The civic guards in charge of the Royal guard house presented arms , and the King said , ' I see you here on guard . I have no words to tell you how I thank you ; believe it !' A voice— ' Long life to the Emperor of Germany !' The King . — ' Never . That is not my will—that i 3 not my intention . ' The procession passed thestatue of Blncher and through the BeLreuBfiMsse , and returned by the Linden . Near the , University it wa 3 jeined by three students , who carried the Imperial banner before the King . All the students were drawn up before the University , headed by the rectsrs , Muller and Hecker . The Jung shook hands with these gentlemen , and then stopping near the monument of Frederick II ., he said : —

    I am truly proud that it is my capital where so powerful an opinion has manifested itself . This day is a great day . It ought never to be forgotten . It is . deci . aiTe . Gentlemen , yoa carry a grand future within you , and when after years you look back upon yonr life yon will , I am sine , think of this day . The colours I wear are not my own ; I do not mean to usurp anything with them ; I want neither another Crown nor aaother dominion . I want liberty ; I will have unity in Germany ; I want good order ; I swear it before God . ( Here tho King raised his right hand to Heaves . ) I have done

    aotbiag tut wbat has often happened in the history oj Gtrmaey . It has often been the caso that , when disorder prevailed , mighty princes and dukes have come forward ; that they have taken the banners in their hands and led the nation . I believe tbat tbe hearts of Prince 3 yeain towards me , and the will of the nation supports me ilark me , gentlemen , I ask it of yon—take It down in writing that I will cot usurp anything!—that I claim nothing , escipt German liberty and unity . Tell It to the student * of other nniverpities . I am heartily sorry that they are not all here 5 n one bofly 1 '

    Breslau—The disturbances which took place on the 16 th ult ., during whicn a division of the CuiraBsier 3 fell upon the offending multitude , has had the most direful consequence . As the general in command refused to supply the burghers with arms , the district association resolved that every man should arm himself a 3 he best cguM , and repair at six in the evening to an appropriate rendezvous . In the brief space of one hour every gun shop was cleared of its arms . The students had their weapons sharpened by toe knife grinders in the streets , and everybedy put on the black , red , and gold cockade and ribbons . The liberation of the brothers Hoffman , ;? ho were imprisoned for high treason , was forcibly effected .

    Mjusch 21 . —The excitement which prevailed yesterday increased with the approach of evening , and numbers of workpeople , armed with axes and other weapons , arranged themselves under one banner . They took possession of the Lower Silesian Railway station , seized the letter-bags , and demanded information respecting the letters addressed to the commandant , Count Brandenbary . This being refasod , the dissatisfaction increased . Atthercquest of the principal burghers , Edward Count Reishenbach , and Semran , May and Pelez , mechanics , were constituted deputies of the people , and last night issued a proclamation , which has imppily succeeded in allay , ing the excitement . —Hamburgh .

    AUSTRIA . Vienna , March 10 . —Funebal of the Mes who fell os the 13 ih and loin . —At twelve o ' clock the whole of the National Guard , including the Corps of Students , and the Burgher Militia , assembled for the purpose of paying the last honours to the heroes who fell on the 13 th of March . All Vienna displayed the most solemn sympathy . The procession , which was immense , was closed by a number of ladies dressed in dsep mourning . In the midBt of this innumerable throng , which proceeded in profound silence , were eight funeral cars , surrounded by the comrades , relatives , and friends of thedeceasedi The corps of the University and the Burghers , attended the bodies to their last home , in the SchmelzorFriedhof .

    By letter , under date March 22 ad , we learn that Prince Metternich had arrived ; at the castle of Rheinbeck . His domain , the famous castle of Johannisberg , has been sequestered by the government of Nassau . The cellars are richly stored ; they are put under seal . . By letters from Ems , we hear that in ^ Duchess of Orleans was Hying there in complete privacy . Besides her two sons she had . but few persons with her , amongst whom was the Count de Mornay . The Emperor Ferdinand haa published an amnesty liberating a number of political prisoners , which he expects will put an end to everything like popular disaffection in the several states of his empire , including the' Lombardo-Venetian kingdom 1 " It is too late !! Hasover . — Our old friend King Ernest has granted all the concessions demanded of him .

    The hatred against Russia , and the dread _ of her interfering to put down popular institutions in Germany , we ' re hourly increasing . Fbaskfort-ok-the-Maine . —In the sitting of the German Diet on the 16 th March , the following propositions were adopted : — The German Diet declare that the o : d Eagle of Germany , with the words'German Confederation / and the colours of the old banner of tbe empire of Germany ( blaok , red , anfl gold ) , shall bs adopted . The arms and colours of the Confederation shall be hoisted over the federal fortresses , \

    BOHEMIA . Pbague , March 20 . —Numerous bodies of the National Guard are constantly patrolling the streets to preserve the peace of the town . Yesterday , a deputation proceeded by special train to Vienna , to urge the immediate necessity of important measures in compliance with the popular will . Although the censorship of the presa baa been abolished , a National Guard formed and recognised , and , above all , a constitution granted , the people are unanimous in demanding further concessions , and the peace of tha country depends wholly on the degree of success which raay attend the embassy now sent io the Austrian capital .

    ABDICATION OF THE KING OF BAYARIA . The long-expected and twlce-annouD . ced abdication of the King of Bavaria has at length taken place The abdication of the Kicg is d ? Jted 20 th March . King Ludwig , who thus abdicates in favour of his sod , ws bora on the 23 th AwR ' aat , 1 W 0 , and is . ia bis

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    n iSo- ' j ° , succeed « d his father on the 13 th Oct ., 182 o , and has therefore reigned rather more than twenty-t wo years .. -The new King , Maximilian II ., opened the Bavarian Diet on the 22 nd . A few Minutes before the arriYal of the King , his dueOn , Maria , appeared at a tribune above the throne , accompanied by the Princess Luitpold . We give the following extracts from the King's speech : — _ In order that every r . m . mbrance of former dlBson . sions ; may disappear , I have resolved to grant an amnesty for oil political offences and tranGgreosions . I have taken measures which shall bo legally nub . mitted to th 6 States of tne kingdom without a » l 8 y , They are : — Responsibility of the Ministers ; liberty of the press ; eleotien for the Chamber of . Deputies ; Bpeedy arrangements for the repmentation of tho palatinate ; abolition Of ground renls ; and projection of a new legal coda .

    It ib my intention to obolish lotteries as far as the state of the receipts or the kingdom in these troublesome times will admit of ; inevuryeasa the 0 e receipts will be replaced by othersln the next budget . I havelikswise commanded a constitutional reform in the adminiatraHon of tho Landwehr , for the purpose of ? ffectiag a general armament of the people , in eoaformity vrith ths neoessitieB of tbe timai . The commotions of ths times and the immense in . ferestg of onr Fatherland demand a closrr union of all lha German Stales . I hare lO 3 t no time in taking measures for concerting the representation of th » people . At the Confederation we have entered upon a now era in our public life . It is commanded by the spirit which perrades Europe . Let our motto be , Liberty ana Law . ' '

    The speech has excited great enthusiasm . In nume r ° us German papers patriotic poems are published , with the notification that their appearance hitherto was prevented by the censorship . Saxony . —Theftranquillity of the city of Dresden waa troubled en theUSth . Th 9 people collected in the streets in great numbers , . demanding reform . The National Guard endeavoured to restore order and ocoupied tbe approaches to the principal market place , and the adjoining streets . The circulation over Ihe bridges was intercepted by the troops of the " line , and other bodies of the same force wore held ready in their barracks incase of need . Nolwitbstandisg these precautionary and preventive measures , the disturbances were not altogether appeased . A new ministry was formed , composed of M . Braun ,

    for Justice : Van der Pfordten , for the Interior and Foreign Affairs i and Georgy , Finance ; some of the appointments are provisional . This new Cabinet has announced that an extraordinary Diet would be convoked for the 20 th , and that it had agreed with the King on the following measures : —Abplition of tha censorship ; a law on the liberty of the press , with an abolition of the system of caution-money ; esta blisbment of the jury system , 3 ad reform in the proceedings of the courts of justice aa far aa regards publicity and oral evidence ; reform of the electoral law ; recognition of the right of association ; legal regulation of ecclesiastical affairs in a spirit of tolerance and equality ; energetic co-operation for a radical reform of the Germanic Diet , with representation of the people , & $ . '

    THE BISINGS OP THE PSAS 1 KTS . The peasants on the domains of Prince Hohenlohe have destroyed several chateaux . Intone instance they seized the owner , wh p had sold them corn at a high price during the famine of last year ; they then appointed one of their body as judge , while another aoted as clerk ; the landlord waa tried , convicted , found guillty , and sentenced to refund to each peasant the difference between the present priee of wheat , and the price at which he sold it ; he was then allowed to depart in peace . In the Duchy of Baden also the peasants have committed some depredations , and have burnt and pillaged the houses of Prince Linange ' s agent , and another at Marienhohe . The peasantry are on the move' in the neighbourhood o ' " Munster , and they have already destroyed some seignbrial residences . Revolutionary circulars are freely distributed throughout Westphalia , and landed proprietors are literally taking steps to ' save their bacon '—i . e . their ham ? . .

    ITALY . THE PAPAL CO . NSTITUTIOX . We have received an extraordinary supplement , or ' flying-sheet" of La Lsga Italiana . of Saturday ( the 18 th utt . ) , which c&ntains a formal proclamation of the saw Roman Fundamental Constitution by His Holiness Pope Pius IX . The College of Cardinals ( chosen by the Pope ) is to be constituted & Senate , inseparable from tha same , and two Deliberative Councils for the formation of the laws are to be established , consisting of the High Council' and the ' Council of Deputies . ' The judicial tribunals are te be independent of the government , and no extraordinary commission courts are to be in future established . The National Guard is to be considered an institution of the State .

    The Pope convokes and prorogues the Legislative Chambers , asd dissolves the Council of Deputies , bsing required to convoke a new Chamber within three months , which will be the ordinary duration of the annual session . The sessions are to be public . The members of the Senate are to ba appointed by the Pope for life , and their nurabar is not limited . The qualification of a senator is the age of thirty years , and the plenary exercise of civil and political rights . The Senate will be chosen par preference from the prelates , ecclqsiastlcs , ministers , judges , councillors of state , consistorial lawyers , and the possessors of an income of 4 , 000 scudi per annum . Th 9 Pope will appoint the President and Vice-Presidents .

    The second council will be elective , on the numerical basis of oue deputy to every 30 , 000 souls . The electors are to consist of tbe gonfalonieri ( majors ) , priors , and elders . of the cities ar d communes ; the possessors of a capital of 300 scudi ; the payers of direct taxes to the amount of twelve soudi per annum ; tho members of the colleges of their faculties , and the titular professors of the universities ; the members of the Councils of Discipline , the advocates and attorneys practising in the collegiate tribunal , the laicreaies ad honorcm ia the State universities , the members of the Chambers of Commerce , the heads of factories and industrial establishments , and the heads of scientific societies and public institutions assessed for certain amounts . The qualification of a deputy is the possession of a capital of 3 . 000 . scudi , ov the payment of taxes to the amount of 100 scudi per annum , and tho members

    of colleges and professors of . * Tuniversitie ? , &c ., will be eligible ex ojjicio . The profession of . the Popish religion is indispensable as a qualification for the exercise of civil aad political rights . A distinct electoral law will regulate the elections of the deputies . The persons of the members of both Councils are sacred , as far as their votesand speeches are concerned , but ifc appears that the privileges of freedom from atrest on civil and criminal process ara limited to the actual session aad a month before and after . All laws and new taxe 3 must be sanctioned by these two councils and assented to by the Pope ; but the Councils are not te bs allowed to propose laws which may affect ecclesiastical or mixed affairs which may be opposed to the canona and discipline of the church , or which may tend to vary or modify the present statute . They are also forbidden to diacusB the ' religious diplomatic relations' of the Holy See to foreign

    countries . -in i - i The discussion of financial matters exclusively appertains to the Council of Deputies . The sura or civil list appropriated to the endowment of the Pope and the College of Cardinals , and to ecclesiastical purposes generally , as well as to the expenses of the corps diplomatique , the Pontifical Guards , the main tenance of the Apostolical palaces and museums , and various other purposes , is fixed at 600 , 000 scudi per annum , including a reserve fund for contingencies The canons , tributes , and dues , amounting to the annual sum of 13 , 000 ecudi , are to remain at the entire disposal of the Pope . The Ministers are responsible for their action ? , and hare a right to speak in both Councils , whether members or not . The session of the Chambers will be suspended by the death of the reigning PGntifi . butthe new Pope must convene them a month alter his election . Tho Ministers are to be confirmed and replaced by the Sacred College .

    REVOLUTION IN LOMBARDY . We announced , in our third edition of last week that Milan had revolted against Austria . Itappeara that a dreadful insurrection of the Milanese population broke out on the 18 th ult . against the Austrian government . 'Shepodesta ( mayor ) , at the head of the revolted people , presented himself at the police office , and tendered to the local authority the following claims : —The abolition of the police department , its . attributions to devolve on the municipality ; freedom of tho press ; a national guard , dependent upon the municipal body ; annnllation of the late martial law , and immediate releaso of . all political offenders ; a provisional regency : neutrality of Aubtrian troops , whose subsistence would be meanwhile assured by the Italian nation .

    These demands having been , of course , rejected ,, tbe struggle began ; many streets were unpaved ; . and we are assured that the garrison , not being able to re-establish order and subordination , retired to tho citadel , where they expect reinforcements fzom various quarters , in order t& operate with a fore * cf 25 , 000 or 30 , 000 men . The Semaphore _ dh Marseille * , ef the 23 sdlult ., contains tho following : — At Milan , on tie 18 tb clt ., tHs people , arsoed xAih sticks , seized on tho raaitnry post at the PoJaee of tbe Governor , and some of ths soldiers were killed . 1 he iricoloured Italian banner was hatetsd on the pals ^ e . Th »

    municipal body and the Archbishop h&rfingll'ad the tlatorioua people from the b&lcony of ths &ame palace , but their speeches could not be heard in consequence of the confusion . Barricades were subsequently construct . d in tne streets loading to the palace , aniar aa the bridge of St Dami » nB . The first carriage that served to form a barricade waa tbat ofthe Yice-. presldsnt of the government , General O'Donnell . T ^ e otreata were in an instftnt unpaved . Not & uoldW waa to bo seen . Accord , ing to the Conoobdu , the . people captured the artillery which had been pla' jtod In front of the cathedral and palace . The barrle » - aue 8 were completed during the night ef . tho I 8 tb , and e ; a tho morning of « iel 9 tb , the fusillade

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    and cansonade commenced and continued tl . e whole day . A Croatian regiment was partly destroyed by projectiles thrown from the windows aad roofs ot the houses .

    PROGRESS OF THB RDVOLUTION IS LOMBARDY . The King of Sardinia ' s proclamation , announcing his intention of aiding the Italians , ia in fact a deolaration of war against Austria . ' A private letter addressed from Milan to Nevara , datod the 23 rd , at noon , saya , ' Our holy cfiuse has triumphed ; the God of armiea has favoured our enterprise . Milan is at length delivered from its oppressors , 3 . 000 of whom remain prisoners in eur hands ; the award of Radetsky is among eur trophies . The cannonade from the fortress was

    sustained till four e ' cloclc this morning , when unexpectedly tbe Au 3 triaas made a sortie . As they issued furtb , our brave tirailleurs made a horrible massacre of those Germans . The dragoons , who formerly inflicted such havoc on our people in the streets , are our prisoners ; In the castle , which is in our hands , we found there the correapondence ot Radctsky , which throws a curious light upon tha late transactions . The castle is filled with wounded . Bulza and Torrecani , the late Minister of Police , are among our prisoners ; The former attempted to escape with false passports .

    'All Lombardy is up in arms— 'Long live the brave Milanese I " According to other accounts , which bnve claims to accuracy and authenticity , the Aiwtrians have left 1 , 000 dead and 4 , 000 prisoners in Milan . The almost impregnable fortress of Mantua had been seized' by the people during tbe insurreclicn in that place , favoured by the defection of about a third of the garrison , which consisted

    The popular risinga In Parma and Modena ha ? e resulted in the flight of the Grand Dukes of those Duchies , which are now revolutionised . A revolution has take place m Piancenza . The Opinions of Turin , publishes tbe following news from the Novara , dated the 19 th ult .: — Milan is inaurged , and in . a state of siege . The gates are closed , and the battle rages within . The people kave made themselves masters of fire pieces of cannon . and the report of artillery was heard uptooleren o ' clock last night . Fire thousand Lomellinea aro on their way to Milan to aa » ist their brethren . The same journal adds , ' At half-past six , p . m ., we learn that the government ia in the handa ofthe Milanese ; Casat is president , and the tricolour waves on tfeo Government Palace . Yesterday all tho functionaries bad abandoned Milan . The oentre of the movement was in the Broletto . Tho gendarmery and firemen fraternised with the people . The Hungarians hare shown themselves friondlv '

    to the people wfce cried , ' Viva VUnghena . The cannonading of the Caatle began yesterday at five and lasted . till eleven p . m . All the public edifices are in the hands of the people . The Comaslns , Taltellina , and Bergamo , are said at this moment to be in open iasurrection . It is said , also , that the Swiss corps francs have crossed tho frontier , and that the Viceroy has been mado prisoner near Brescia bv a battalion of Italian grenadiers . We learn from Vigevane that the Hungarian cavalry took part with the Milanese ; for , having received orders to prevent the entrance of the country people , they allowed them to enter in slio&le . Lt \» t night , at eight , all the tocsins of the villages on tho Piedmentess frontier were Bounding the alarm . The insurrection is general at this moment throughout the Lombardo-Yeno tlan kingdem . Other l&tters confirm that tbe viceroyal palace it in the bands of -the people , and that the papers , furniture , < fcc . had been thrown into the court to be burnt , The Guards , who had tried to resist , been massacred or dispersed . '

    According to tha Turin journals of the 22 nd , the fighting between the people of Milan and the Austrian troops had continued during the days of the 19 , h , 20 th , and 21 st . Tho people had at last obtained possession of all the principal points of the town , and were , when the last accounts left , engaged in attacking the castta -The same journals also announce that Modena had risen , and that Parma and Piacenza were in'full insurrection . The following aro the details given : — . On the 19 th' fighting waa still going on , tho people being principally engaged in endeavouring to reduce the caatle , which was supposed to contain about 3 , 000 or 9 , 000 men , Tho inhabitants were in great want of ammunition , though a cortain supply bad been sent from Novara ; thuy possessed not less than 80 . 000 muskets .

    Bodies of peasants were flocking in from the neighbouring towns and villages . At tho above date Pavia had not risen , A party of Austrian cavalry nnd Hungarian artillerymen , ob their way from Paris to Milan , with six pieces of cannon , were attackod by thepsoplu at Binasco , and the cannon taken . The Austrians fled , but tho Hungarians cried 'Yival'Italia ) 1 Tho party from Binasco then proceeded to Milan , and were joined on their way by several thousand men from Lomelly , armed by Count Litta and the Mirquis of Erba . On entering tbe city , they found tbe people in possession of six pieces ofcoanon , which they hod taken from the Austrians on the Piazza del Duomo ; tho fighting was goiag on in tho streets , and great numbers were constantly arriving to aid tho paople , but reinforcements wara also coming ia to ths other party , Tno thousand Genoese were en their way to Milan .

    A body of Swiss had forced tbe Porta Comasiaa , and dislodged the Auairians from tbat post . They bad brought ammunition and provisions , and were proceeding to join in tbo attack on the castle . The chiefs of the movement , at Milan , aro the following persons , who have constituted themselves a provisional government : —Cusati , the podesta ; Raggiero Settimo , of Milan ; Rossi , of Alessandria ; Delia Croce , of Yigevano ; and Guiseppe Avogatlro . On tho 20 th ult . tho troops had succeeded in driving

    the people from the Broletto , which bad been up to that time the centre of the movement at Milan ; but on the morning of the 21 st ult ., the insurgents had regained their ground , and forced the traopa to take refuge in the castle . Radetzfey then offered to treat with the provisional government , but received a decided negative , on any terms but unconditional surrender . Tho people had at last gained possession of the powder magazine . They bad succeeded in placing a piece of cannon on the tower of San Gelso , The magnificent marble spire of tho dome is in ruins .

    The inhabitants of Bergamo and Brescia had driven out their garrisons , and were marching on Milan . General O'Donnell had been made prisoner by tho pcoplo . The intelligence of the arr « st of tha viceroy at Bresoia was gaining ground . LATER AND IMPORTANT . _ Twenty-one thousand volunteers , with armB and ammunition , bad arrived from Rome , Tuscany , Sardinia , Genoa , and Switzerland . Fayia and Reggio had broken out into open insurrection . INTERFERENCE OF SARDINIA IN FAVOUR

    OF THE ITALIANS . Letters from Paris received in L ondon on Tuesday morning by extraordinary expres 3 , announce theentiy of the Piedmontese troops into the Lombardo-Venetian territory .

    EVACUATION OF MILAN BY THE AUSTRIANS .-ENTRY OF THE SARDINIAN TROOPS . Tha entry of the Piedmontese troops into Lombardy ia fully confirmed . ., ' It appears that the Austrians retired at their approach , and finally evacuated Milan , which the Piedmontese entered , under the command of the Duke of Gen ? a . The Austrians retired upon Mantua . La Lega Italiana of the 22 nd ult ., which we have just received from Genoa , makes the fallo wing . triutnphant announcement : — 'Milan ia in the hands of the people , and the AuRtrians occupy the suburbs without the city . ' Volunteer corps were marching to the assistance of the Lombards from all parts ot theSardinian territories ^ the greatest sacrifices being cheerfully made by the ardent youths , who are prepared to shed their life-blood for the emancipation of Italy .

    Free corps , organised , iu Switzerland , are pouring in frem all parta , to assist in the expulsion of the detested Austrians from the Italian peninsula . 600 < atudents of Pisa , and 3 , QQ 9 > men of Placentia ,. were arming for the same expedition . On the 20 th Mantua was in the hands of the p . eople- The Austrian General was arrested , and the troops retired into-a Bmall forfc . In the whole country from Bergamo , Lecco , Menaggio , and Palezao ,, th © insurrection was complete . We have accounts from Como to the 22 ad > which state that the struggle was over . The barracks of St Francisco had surrendered to the inhabitants , who imiaediatsJy took arras and proceeded to-Milan , At Lecco the troops had surrendered without loss of blood , and . all the cities , from Yeuona and Mantua to Lccoo , had signally defeated tha Austrian

    garrisons . One htmdred and fifty Italian soldkrs * including four officers , deserted the foreign semafli and joined their fellow-counh-Tmec .

    BELGIUM . : SiTha correspondent ; oi the Chbomicbe Bays : — In some of my late letters I mentioned that a for * xaldable Kvovomsnt w&a apparent axesoag tbe Belgian * xe . Bldeat In Fatia , th&tihe walls o ! the metropolis were covered with placards from the Solgian Eepnblicano , and that a meeting had taken place in tha Champs Elysoes , for the avowed pnrpoaa of organising a body of men who would proceed to th& frontier , and , M possible , penetrate into Belgium awi rouse their oountrjmen against the established monarchy . On Thursday nod Friday evening largo bodtoa of the IUvolutionhts left here by the Northern . Railway fo * tho frontiers of Bel . gium . During tha u&j they had Bhown themselves in all parts of Paris . They paraded the streets with flags digplajeu , and drums boating , as If to attract roarults . In the evening they proceeded to the rullwaj station in rogular procea&ios , and with their officers at their head , most of them being armed . At the station a large crowfl . aasembled to witneaa tbe scene , who cheered thwa

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    on their way , snouted for the auccesa ofthe BfJgUn Roputli » , and forced the inhabitants of the * streets in the neighbourhood ef the railway Mation to illuminate . I am not able to give tha numbw ot these now , but it must have been very considerable ; for , on each day , they filled Bevavnl ttaina . Yostordoy morning another large body took its departure by th « railway for the same destination and with th « same object ; the only difference boing , that this second parly wa » not armed , with tho exception ot their officers . To show how little eon cealment was made about tho whol » matter , I need only mention that on tae placards and flags were the worda Vive la RejruWquo Bilge . ; and that their ordinary shouts were , A hm Lea ^ old , A 6 * 9 Louis I'Mtypt , A bas le geiidre I and that theso flags , these placards , and these cries , were io bo heard ia every part of tbis capital duriuj the last two days .

    Maech 2 Ctb On Tuesday last , the commissioners of tho Trench provisional governnjen * in the Department flu Nord , M . Delesclnse , formerly editor ef the JonsNAt de Chableboi , in Btlgium , and afcarwarda of a Valen * oisnnos paper , arrlvod frora Lille quite unexpectedly at OuievraiM , and exposed to iho Belgian autliorititB the designs of the so-called Bolgian Legion . Ths Bslgian authorities were also nware of the iaten * tiona of tho legion . A regiment of inl ' antry and a strong detachment of oavalry were sent to Guierrain , and were joined by ten or twelve thousand onnod peasants , who lonj beforo had informed the government of tlieir intention to rouist the invasion of the lugion , end who about

    a , fortnight ago , ware to be saen patrolling through the fields . The chiefs of tho legion had arranged that the trains should stop at Valenciennes , the last town on tha French territory , from which they would enter Bjlglum on foot , by crosB roads , intending to incite the fortress of Mons , and tho o : her garrisoned places ou tbelr route to tho capital . Their hope was frustrated . The threa first trains , containing about 1 , 200 to l ,-5 'J 0 men , instead of stopping at Taleuciennos , proeead » d directly into Guievmin , notwithstanding tho cries and curae 3 of tha legion , As soon os the trains came in yjetv of'Hie Bel « gian Boldlory , about a hundred people jamped from the waggons .

    Tha train ran directly into the Cuievrain station , arsund whioh the troops had formod a square , behind which tha armed peasantry were stationed . They closed aa soon as tha trains had entered . The- army of Bepublican ? , half frozun and hungered fiom having travelled all night , stepped from tho trains , and were rseeivedby the gendarmes , who examined their paseporte one by one . About ninety Frenchmen and Germans were sent back to Fiance by tho waggons whiuh had brought then ) . Thoss whose pasaportg worn nat in duo form or who had nouo , were brought by the police to the msttown . where remained in custo

    they dy . Four of them had arms . In the waggons were found cartridges , pistols , sabres , proclamations , and a banner with the inscrip . tion , ' Appol aux Beiges . ' Yesterday , at noon , a second train armed at Valenoienne ? , with about 800 men , conv mandad by a M . Julius Fossa ? , who . is well known to many of the English resideats in Belgium , On learning what had happened in the morning to the other trains , he deolared that ho would await tha following trains before entering Belgium . Other trains , it is said , are expected on another lino of railway , via Lilla . The Bame . precautionary measures have been takin there .

    The president of the Democratic society in Gaenfcj an advocate of the name of Spiltehom , has been arrested in Courtray , on his return from Paris . Charges of high treason are , it ia said , to ba brought against him . Another lawyer , a M . Ja » - pin , was alao arrested , but set at liberty again . He went to Lille , where lie mil await a better oppori tunity for entering Belgium . The detachments of the { Belgian Lagion contained in the succeeding trains escaped the fate of their comrades . The trains stopped at Valenciennes ; and about 3 , 000 of the Republican forces are at present distributed in the French villages waiting for a favourable moment to cross the frontier . A slight disturbance took place on Sunday evening in Brussels , Several persons were arrested . HOLLAND .

    On Friday a seriona disturbance took piace in Amsterdam , originally provoked by the convention of a public meeting in the Place du Palais , for the discussion of certain grievances complained of by the working classes . The government had issued a proclamation againat the meeting , but without avail —the Civic Guard was called out and succeeded in partially restoring order , but at eight o ' clock in the evening , the hour of post , the greatest uneasiness still prevailed .

    DENMARK . CHANGB OF MINISTRY AT O 0 P £ NHAGAN . —PKOVISIOSAE OOVEKMMEM INKOLSTEIN . By the Hamburg Borsen-Dalle , of the 24 fch nit we have neiva from Kiel to the 24 th , and from Copenhagen to the 21 st . The arrival of tha Sohleswig-Holstein deputation in Copenhagan excited an intense sensation . On the 20 th a meeting of citizens waa held in the Casine , and addressed by M . Huidt , councillor of 3 tate . The resutt was an address to the king _ to dismiss his > ministers , and the adoption of resolutions for tbe guidance of new ministry . The resolutions declared that thd hing had a right to retain the German provinces in subjeotion tobia crown by force , and that the Danish

    people cannot consent to this separation ; that the Danish ^ people pledge themaelres to co-operate ia maintaining the union ; that an incorporating political union of the Danish and German provinces is indispensable . The resolutions passed unani-. mously . Between 10 , 000 and 12 , 000 citizens accompanied the bearer of the address to the palace . The old ministry was forthwith dismissed , with the solitary exception of M . Bardenfleth , Before thia newa reached Schleswig , on the 23 rd ult ., the King of Prussia ' s proclamation , in which allusion is made to separated territories inhabitefl by Germans who may wish to be re-incorporated into the Germanic confederation had been received . Tho municipal council forthwith voted 7 , 000 dollars to arm jhe citizens : and , on the 21 th , a commission -for gight hundred firelock * , was stint to Hamburg . The town was ijlumiaated on the night of the 23 rd The deputation to Copenhagen reached Kiel , on ita

    return , on the afternoon of the 23 rd ult ., with the news of what had ocouri-ed ia that capital . In the courae of the afternoon a provisional government waa appointed , consisting of Prince Frederick of Augustenburg-Noer ; Count Reventlow , of Treetz : M . Beseler , of Schleswig ; and M . T . Schmidt , of Kiel . It was proclaimed at ^ midnight . .. Ths military joined the people , and the commandant placed 160 firelocks at the disposal of the provisional government . On the morning of the 24 th , a detachment of troops was sent to Rendsburg , where they found the German fl . ig already waving . At Rendsburg , Eckerfende , and Gluckstadt , as at Kiel , the Boldiers joined the people . At Altona , ontha 2 iUh , a . meeting of the citizens , . "held in the riding school , acknowledged the provisional government . Inithe morning of the 2 dsh a Danish courier passed through Altona , charged to carry first to Ilanorer , aed thon to Berlin , a request for military assistance from the King of Denmark .

    IlAMBDRa , March 25 . —Holstein has declared it . self independent of Denmark . The King of Prussia , has approved the declaration , and haa promised to support it to the utmost of his power . Elsikokk , March 22 . —Both at Copenhagen and at our castle active preparations for war are being made .

    SWEDEN . The French revolution has produced upon Sweden the wonderfully effect instantaneously of reminding her government of the wishes of that people . Ei 3 Majesty has summoned the members of the ' Constitutional Committees , ' and has expressed to them his urgent desire that they would immediately eloborate a constitutional projecly which should do equal justice to all , and satisfy the reasonable demands of the nation .. RUSSIA , HE ? 0 BIED AIIBMPI TO SHOOT THB 3 TRANT NICHOLAS . The Ais-iiA-CnjbEEiiiiB GazExiia ezjs that ; a private letter from St Petersburgh of the 10 th etatea ( that the greatest confusion prevails in the city , that ths Etnporor was shot at in tha street , and that the ball pierced his hat . His Majesty immediately returned to tae palace , and adopted tue most menacing measures of defence against the city .

    POLAND RISING . —WAEL AGAINST RUSSIA ! Poland is to rise like & phsmix . from her asheswb make no rash conjectures , we quote one of the leading journals of the Prussian kingdom , the Cciognk Gmiss , a journal which has ever advocated the welfare ol Germany It says : — - If we look . carefully at . our position towards foreign states , nothing is more certain than that we shall shortly bo La open was- with Russia . One month hence , attholatsat , wesiasi . be in tbo field . The will of tbe German jeoplo has pronounced itself ia favour of the ro-estaWishment of Suland . Prussia will hare to giva up a portion of her territory to attain the great object—* on intermediate kingdgixt between Qeimnvj snd Rsssia . Thia movement hua already commenced . A provisional committee has already been formed at FoBen for the regeneration of Poland , with tho sanction of the Prussian authorities .

    If Prussia is to z&nke a sacrifice of ttrritorj , it must bs understood that it does so with tha certainty of attaining the desired object , Foien must not be given up with a chance of its falling into the hands of Russia . Prussia ana * Germany cannot remain strangers to the iiusBian . Polish war . Tha words in the royal proclamation of tho 21 at of March , recommendi ng a federate army and aa armed neutrality , are equivalent to a call to arms , This is plain language , unadorned by rhetorical effusions , but speaking to the pwnji *™! " > e are to credit the Bbsslmi Gazeiik . WQ , 00 Q Abuimh are already close upon the Polish frontier . POLAND . Pobbn , March 20 . —All the shops are oloBed . The Poles kave published a proclamation , and the Polish flag waveB in the bazaar . Aa yet the military haye taken no steps .

    ... ... Tho whole of Posen audits environs is in a state of excitement . . . ' ¦ The disturbances are lnoreasmg , and the baeaas is . densely thronged . The troops ate biyMja , cking , and the artillery has arriyed ,

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  • Northern Star (1837-1852), April 1, 1848, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1464/page/7/