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      FRANCE . Paris , Sunday . —The ? Moniteur * publishes a < Iecrte convoking the electoral colleges of the following departments to meet on the 10 th i f March next , for the purpose of electing representatives in place of the thirty members who lost their seats in conse--qnencs of being condemned by the High Conrt of Versailles for the part they took in the affair of the 13 th of Jane , namely . —Allier , Ariege , Cher , Isere , Loire-ri-Cher , Lone , Haute Lorie , Nievre , Hautes Pyrenees , Bas Ruin , Haute Rhin , Soane-et- Loire , Seine . Vjr ; and Haute Vienne . The departmen t of tbs'Ard ? che is con ? oked for the same day to elect ayepresentatwe in the place ef M . Roaveure , deceased .

      The editor of the ' Reforme' has been again condemned , for exciting hatred to the Government , and encouraging civil -war , to four months'iraprisonment and a fine of 3 , 000 f . Accounts from Lyons state that a considerable agitation has manifested itself in that city , in consequence of the news of the disturbances in Paris . The authorities had taken the precaution of arresting several of the leaders of the Secret Socieiies .

      Letters have been received here at a late hour today from Marseilles , stating that a considerable amount of ag itation had been perceptible at that placs for two or three days . Groups of persons hai assemL-1-. d in the streets , speaking in a manner iostile io the authorities ; cartridges had been given to the trorps , and the posts doubled . The accounts from the surrounding distric ts were also very - ^ satisfactory , and fears were entertained of an insurrectionary attempt on the parts of the Reds .

      Paris , Mo >* dat . —A letter from Marseilles of the 7 ib states that great agitation had been felt in that city for the last , two or three days . The troops had been all confined to their barracks , and ammunition had been distributed to the National Guard ? - The accounts from other parts of the departa 6 nt were also rather alarming . It was said to be the intention of the Reds to seize on the arsenal and the prefecture . All the posts in Marseilles bad been doubled . The government has placed France quite under military ru ! e , by dividing the country into four military commands . Generals Chaogaroier , Casteliane , Gemeau , and Magnau are thoss appointed . The ' Voix du People' contains the following paragraph at the head of irs number of this day in Vrry large type— ' Fourth Day ' : The solitary confinement of Citizen Proudhon still continues . '

      Toe Prefect of ihe Haute Vienne has jast suspend ^ fifteen primary teachers , with provisional stoppage of salary . The editor of the ' Liberte' was on Monday condemned to a year ' s imprisonment and a fine of 4 , 000 francs , for publishing false news calculated to disturb the public peace , and' to bring the government of the He-public into contempt . Leila $ from Tours mention thlt much agitation existed there among the operatives , occasioned by the , p resence of strange workmen in the ateliers , and wb jss expulsion they demand . The refusal to dismiss them bas been followed by a strike . The Prefect ; and General have taken measures to preserve tranquiiHsv in the city . The Socialists of Paris have announced that their

      first mealing to elect delegates for an electoral committee to cmductthe ensuing elections in the capital wi ' i be beld on Wednesday , the 13 tb iast . It is itated that a grand illuasiuatiou is in course of preparation in Paris and the suburbs for the 24 th inst . Several manufacturers . in the Faubourg St . Aatoiriehave received orders to prepare coloured lamps . These orders , it is said , amount to more than 1 , 000 , 000 .

      SWITZERLAND . Mazzini is to ba expelled from Switzerland . The Paris ' Cansthuiionnel' says— ' The Swiss government , 2 s we had foreseen , has acknowledged the justice o ! ihe demands addressed to it by the powers with rfsneet to the refugees . It will remove from its territory those whose conduct has been of a nature to ciu ' se uneasiness as to the tranquillity of the neighbouring states . M . Mazzini is to quit Switzerland" by order of ths Federal government . All the measures are taken for his proceeding to England through France . '

      The " DehaJs * of Sunday contains a communicated note freia the Swus embassy , saying that the expnMon of Mczzini is a thing long since decided , and the negotiations of Prussia and Austria on the subject of refugees liave had no influence ia the matter , inasmuch as the order of expulsion has only been delayed by the clever manner in which Mazzini has Litheno eluded the pursuit of the police . The Debats' adds that the S * Us federal government is in no way moved by the threais of the powers , and that the order to expel Mazzini , which was considered as a symptom of yielding on its part , caunpt be assnTaed to bs sscn , inasmuch as the order in question was given long before the ultimatum of Austria and Prussia was signified ; and Mazzini has only escaped by eluding ibe pursuit of the police for soul * , time past . This announcement is officially made JiYiiie Swiss emnassv here .

      The Federal Council of Swi-zerlaiid has issued a newciieular . dated February 4 th , to the governments of the Cantons , on the execution of the circular of the 19 > n of Nov-niber last , relative to certain refugees , whose expulsion was demanded by the foreign i ' -jwera . Tcis document :, which is signed by M . D'iiet , the President of the Confederation , after stating the purport oi the circular , proceeds to name the peV ;< H » s to whom it more particularly refers : — 'These refugees , ' it sa ? s , ' are Messrs . Fries , members of ihe provisional government of the Palatinate ; Rente . - . Do Roiteck , Thiebault , and Torrent , members of the committee of Baden ; Gantert and Kuch'iuir , ex commissioners : Sznaide , or Schneider

      and R ? .: quHlet , military chiefs ; and to these are added . . Messrs . Werner , formerly dictator , and Lowenfsls , mentioned , in the decree of the 16 th Jnljv ~ ln consequence , we ixrnte you , faithful and dear confederates . 1 . To ascertain as soon as possible if the foreigners above-named , or any of them , are in your canton . 2 . In case they should happen to be thcrs to invite them to make their preparations for immediately leaving Switzerland , to cause to be traiismitt-jd without delay to our department of justice aud police a personal description of those refugees aud to make known to it to what country tftey wish to proceed , and by whit place they

      propose to enter France on their way to tbeir destination . 3 . To make us a report , between this and the 20 th of February , at the latest , of the result of ihe investigations of your authorities , whether the refugees referred to , or any of them , be in your cantos or not , as also on oiber measures you may bare ordered in execution ef the present circular , and o = that o > the 19 ih of November , 1849 . As regards the other refugee leaders named in the circular of the 19 th of November , whose residence is known to you , you are invited to take measures calculated to hasten the departure from Switzerland of such of them a 3 are still in vour canton . You will also be

      kind enough to make us , before the 20 th of the present mouth , a report on the result of the measures which you may have prescribed in consequence of this invitation . ' .

      GERMANY . THE OATH OF THU KIKG AND THE CHAMBERS TO THE CONSTITUTION ' . Berlin , Feb . Glh . —The work of the Constitution was completed to-day by the ceremony of the King and the Ministers and the Members of both Chambers taking ihe oath to it in solemn form . The two branches of tee Legislature had been summoned to meet at 11 o ' clock in the Palace . At 9 Divine service was performed in the Cathedral ; the

      King and Piinces . of the blood were present , but the Chambers did not nttcud officially , or ia a body ; they only met at the appointed hour in the Rittersaal of the Scbloss , which was far too small to accommodate the number conveniently . There was no space for seais , and the deputies remained standing crowded together as closely as they could be well packed . There are no galleries for spectators ; none of the diplomatic body were present , nor any of the Princesses of the Royal family : only those officially directed to attend were admitted .

      At 11 o ' clock the Ministers entered in a body , and took thrir places to the left of the Throne ; Count Braudenburgh , iu a brief address , stated the purpose for which the Chambers had been called to ; gelher , and informed the Assembly that the King was prepared to . take the oath to the Constitution in their presence , according to the declaration pre-¦ viously made to them . Tfree ' aecretaries were then named to record the proceedings , one far each . Chamber , and one for the Ministry .. ¦ - , . ; ,:, " : ' ,: . " „ , ' " , ~ : . . ' . ; "' v . . .

      The Minuteralefttheball to apprise His Majesty that everything was prepared for JjUireception ^ . : i- , After an interval of a few minutes the King entared , accompanied by the Princes of the Royal Itmily , the officers of Mb suite , and-the Ministers ;

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      he latter again took ^ th euv f lace / to tfie left of the Throne , the Princes ^ to the right of ; 'fc His Majesty wore the uniform of G « ner « V of the Li'e Guards . - ' '" - ' ri ' ¦> - ;; ' < - K-:-- ¦ ' - •" - ¦ 1 The Constitution of the 31 st of January lay on a table in front of the Throne . : The King having taken his seat addressed the Assembly in the following words : — 1 GENTLEMEN , —I request your attention ; what I have to . say to you is my own words , for I appear before you to-day as I never app eared before , as 1 shall never appear again . lam not here to exercise the innate , inherited , and sacred duties of the kingly office ( which stands high above- Jhrwfll « id the responsibility

      opinions of party ) , nonprotected by of my advisers , but as myself alone , as a pan of honour , to give wha t is dearest to him , his wordfelly and deliberately to pronounce an assent . I make therefore some previous remarks . The work to which I to . day express my confirmation had its origin in a year which the fidelity of future generations will wish with tears , but in vain , could b « erased from our history . In the form m which it u laid before you , it is , in truth , the work of the selfsacrificing allegiance of men who have saved the throne , and to whom ray gratitude will only cease with my life . It arose in dilvs "when , m the literal meaning of the words , the existence of our fatherland was endangered . It was the work of the

      moaient , and bore evidently the mark of its origin . The question is justified—how I , entertaining such a vievr , could g ive my sanction to such a work ? Nevertheless , I will do so , because I can , ; and thai I can do it , I have , gentlemen , to thank you alo-e . You have laid an improving hand upon it ; you have removed from U some things that gave . ris > e to scruples ( bedenklichei ) , inserted amendments , and by your praiseworthy labours and the acceptation of my last propositions , furnished a pledge that the task of perfecting it , begun before the sanction it now receives , will be continued by you after it is g iven ; and that our united and sincere endeavours , made in a constitutional manner , will succeed in rendering it still more in conformity with the vital conditions of the welfare of Prussia ., I can confirm

      this work , because I can do so in hope . With the warmest thanks to you , gentlemen , I acknowledge this ; I say feeling , and with pleasure , that you have deserved the gratitude of the nation . And 1 now declare , God is my witness , that my oatb to the Constitution is true , sincere , and without reserve . But it 3 vitality and blessing , as your and all noble hearts ia tbe nation must fee ) , depends on the fulfilment of unavoidable conditions . You , gentlemen , the Chambers that will succeed you , and the fidelity of my people , must help me against those who make the liberties granted by the crown the cover of their malignity ( BosheitJ , and convert it against their author arid against the magistrates instituted by Gcd ( die von Gott eingesetzte ObrigMtJ , against those who may regard this constitution as the substitute for Divine Providence , for

      our past history , and for our ancient and sacred loyalty ; all the good influences in the nation must unite in the fidelity of subjects ( Unterthanentreue ) , in reverence for this Monarchy and Throne , which rests on the victories of our armies , on , observance of the laws , on the truthful fulfilment of the oath , of allegiance , as well as that of the new oath ' of fidelity and obedience to the King and conscientious ad hererce to the Constitution ; 'in a word , it « vital condition is , that with this law it maybe made possible for me to govern ; for in Prussia the King must rule , and God knows I do not govern because it is my pleasure , but because it is the Divine ordinance . . But for that reason also I will rule . ' A free people under a free King . That has been my watchword for the last ten years , is . so now , and ssall so remain as long as I breathe .

      * Btfore I proceed to the act of the day I will renew two former oaths . ; before . you . The retrospect of the ten past years of my government induces me to do so . ' First , I renew , repeat ^ and confirm , solemnly and expressly , the oath I took before God and men at ths ceremony of the homage here and at K' ; nigsbergh . Yes , yes ! I will do it , so help me God ' ' Secondly , I renew , repeat , and confirm , solemnly and expressly , the sacred oath which I pronounced on tbe 11 th of April , 1847— ' I and my house will

      serve the Lord . ' Yes , yes ! that will I , so help me God ! This oath stands above all others ; it must be included in all others , and flow through . them like the water of life if they are to possess any value . 'But now , and in confirming the deed of the Constitution in virtue of my Royal authority , I promise , solemnly , truly , and expressly , before God and men , to maintain firmly and unbroken the Constitution of my land and kingdom , and to govern with it acd in conformity with the laws . Yes , yes ! I will do so , so help me God ! . '

      And now I commend the confirmed Charter into ths hands of Almighty God , whose Providence has been manifest in the history of Prussia , trusting thai he may convert this work of man into an instrument of the salvation of our dear fatherland by effecting through it the realisation of His holy rig hts and ordinances ! So be it !' Count Brandenburgh then called on tbe members of the Ministry to take the oath in the following form : — . . . You swear to God , the Omniscient and Omnipotent , that you will lie true and obedient tq the King and conscientiously observe the Constitution . ' Each Minister said in turn ' I swear it , so help meGod !'

      All the deputies of both Chambers , beginning with tbe Presidents , were sworu one by . one according to the same form ; it was left to each to vary the ter minating words of the oath according to his religious opinion . Some therefore said , ' As , God help me through Jesus Christ to eternal salvation ; ' and others , ' So help me God and the Holy Gospel . ' On the conclusion of the ceremony the King quitted the hall amid the cheers of the assembly , accompanied as on his entrance . On the return of the Ministry Count Brandenburgh announced that the proceedings were close d .

      The banquet took place , at two o ' clock in the Whits-Hall and the Picture Gallery ; . at its conclusion the King proposed a ( oast , which was received with great enthusiasm and much admired for its epigrammatic terseness : —{ das danhbare Volk , soinen Vertretern , durch den Mund seines Konigs ) ' The greatful people to its representatives by the mouth of its King . ' ' . Aiter dinner the company returned to the Riltersaal , where coffee was served . The King remained iu conversation with various deputies of both houses for nearly two hours , when be -left amid another hearty hoeh three times repeated . There was a considerable crowd on the Lindrn

      and around the Scbloss before eleven o ' clock , but after that hour it dispersed . The day was not generally observed as a hoi ) day . One item . of the pro . gramme , tha salute of 101 guns was omitted ; .. nor has any amnesty , as hoped for , been published . The Polish deputies did net take the oath ; ten of ihem resigned their seats in the Second Chamber yesterday rather than attend the proceedings . They object to the Constitution , that it does not recognise the nationality of Poland , nor the rights of the Duchy of Posen . , ' . '¦ . ' .. .

      The trial of the . forty-two members of . the Na tional Assembly , who published the celebrated refusal of the taxes , commenced . ' on the 4 th inst . Only thirty-six' of the accused were present , the other six not being arrested . On the first day of the trial nothing further took placa than the sv . earin j in of the jury and the reading of the indictment . This document contains two parts : the . first is t general , or rather historical , . sketch of the events in question aud those immediately ; preceding ; it ; . and the second contains theparticular aiid special aces o ! each individual complained of . The prisoners all pleaded ' Not guilty , ' .

      ; J ¦;¦ ;¦ Spain . : ¦; ¦ - ¦ ¦ Our Madrid letters of the 3 d . inst . state that the pregnancy of the ; Queen would lie official ] y announced between the 10 th and 15 . h inst . Genera ! Narvaez had returned to Madrid , after taking possession of a large'estate offered to him by the Qaeen as a recompense for" the important services he had rendered the throne , and the cause of public order . The estate is . said to ha worth 2 , 000 , 000 reals . ' _ . ¦ * . _ . ' ' . ' _ ¦ ' !¦ , / THE GREEK QUESTION .

      We have . received via Malta , dates from Patras to tbe 25 tb January , bringing intelligence from Athens to the 23 rd , on which day there had been some questions put to tha Minister of King Otho . intha Chambers , in regard to the-demands advanced -li y the representative , ' of Great | Britain ; ' backed ; b £ tbe presence , of tke Bntish' fleet ! at " . Salamjs , and the Piraeus 5 ¦ to . which ; questions . , somew . bat evasive answers had ; b ^ en ; giyeriijwith ; a prorojsg of ( more satisfactory ones twhen the proper time arrived ; . and an assurance that the differences , would , be settled i asbecame the honour and ' credit of Greecei ¦ > ¦ > i > - ' ?'

      ' Meanwhile , at the expiration of the peremptory term prefixed by the British Minister for a settlement of the claims , Sir William Parker had pro *

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      Iceeded to hostile ; jabta \ l the Bulldog : wa ^; sent in quest of the Otho ( Greek waristeamer , ) which she detained and carried , into- Salamij , placing : her under , the surveillance of a British liner ' s broadside . The Dragon , with the Bulldog , were next despatched in quest of the Ludoyico corvette , which will , no doubt , ; be in like manner secured . ' The islets , which Great Britain " pretends , ' on behalf of ¦ he Ionian government , are under . her protection , have also , it is supposed , been before this garrisoned by British marines , though merely inhabited by some half-dozen fishermen and goat-herds . ( ; ¦

      Much excitement prevails at Athens ; and at Patras . the feeling of the people is openly expressed against Great Britain , for taking what they ( the Greeks ) term an unjust advantage of the weak state of the ; latter . Upon every countenance an ardent desire for revenge is prominent , and no small satisfaction was manifested at seeing , a few days ago , at break of day , a British steamer on shore on St . Andreas Point Cephalonia , " Biipposing her tone the Dragon . or Bulldog , but which turned out to be the Antelope mail steamer , which grounded at about five a . m ., on the 23 rd , in a snow storm , half a mile south of the Mole , on entering from Corfu , to pick up the homeward mail , as several other vessels have

      done before , for the « vantofa light ; to mark the danger . She was however got off on the 25 th , after starting her fuel , and was left to depart for f y lalta unmolested . Fears are entertained that there are dangerous characters in the Greek mercantile marine , who will , if matters remain . long unsettled , not lose the opportunity , of returning , to the . profitable , but dishonourable , cruise in the Archipelago , which stained the character of the nation in the earlier years of their struggle for independence ; and masters of British vessels , bound to or from the East , will do well to keep a sharp look-out , and 1 . see that they nave their arms in good . order , and ' am ' r munition ready , at hand . ; . , ; . i .

      Advice ? from Syra of the 30 ih ulfc . state that the governor of Syra had received from the British consuiate an . official communication announcing that the Greek vessels at Syra' would not be allowed to quit the port until the Greek government had satisfied the demands of England . An English stearar frigate dropped anchor on the' morniug of . the 30 th , before the port of Syra . The Austrian consul at Athens states that on the 29 th iilfc . thirty English men . of-war boats entered the harbour of Piiscus , and ordered all Greek ships lying , there to weigh anchor , in order to be towed by two English steamers to Salamiai '

      We learn by the ' Osservatore . Tricstino' of the 8 th inst .. that the British consul , at Athens ,. Mr Greeh ,. has . issued a . notice , addressed tohisiellovveountrymen , recommending them to go on hoaid the BiiU&h squadron if they felt any uneasiness concerning their safety . In a circular addressed to his colleagues , Mr . Green informs them that the British gpvernment has directed that no Greek vessels shall be allowed to leaVe the ports of Greece ; excepting those which have heen' previously chartered by foreign merchants ., ' These measures ' are not applicable io foreign ships- , This state of things is . \ l is announced , to be maintained till the Greek

      government shall have , paid , the required ; indemnity ; Three military chiefs have been named to maintain tranquillity in different parts of the territory ; of Greece , the representatives ' of Austria and Russia have placed the yesseliof ' . their nation at the disposal of the Greek ' goyerrment , in order ' to maintain communications by . ' sea , The Russian corvette Calypos has taken General ! ZayeUas tolNauplia , and the Austrian , sfeamer Marianna , General Matnaris and the Nomarque ( prefect ) Monastirotti to Stilis . General" Sarriikibtti . has been named commandant of the Greek forces ' in Attica and Bceatia , and his office of marshal of the household has been temporarily entrusted to General Notarus ;

      TURKEY AND RUSSIA . r Constantinople , Jan . 15 . —The presence of Russian troops in the Danubian Principalities is a suhjsct of constant uneasiness to the Porte . There are at pres ent ; from 35 , 000 , to 36 , 000 of the Czar ' s soldiers in Wallacbia aud Moldavia . This is a force which far exceeds that which the government of St . Petersburgh have a right to keep in tbe 3 e provinces under any circumstances . The war in Hungary is now over , and order , has ' been completely restored in the . Principalities ! / . Russia has therefore , no longer a shadow of . excuse . for maintaining an array in that part of , the Sultan ' s dominions ; : yet the Emperor Nicholas ,: so far from showing- any . ¦ dispo-1

      sition to -. withdraw .: his : forces , has sent a new regiment of pontooners inlo Wallachia . The Minister ' s' of the Sublime Porte have remonstrated strongly against this seeming intention on' the part of the Emperor Nicholas to : cphtinue io occupy with his troops the Danubiah Principaliiies . ' Information has reached here that military levies on a very extensive scale are at present being' niade in Russia , and there are mauy other signs of a like nat nre'which very properly excite the Turks to a 3 uspiciouV watchfulness of the proceedings of the Czar in relation to the Ottoman Empire . Achmet Effendi , who has been newly appointed Turkish Commissioner in the principalities in t . lie place of

      Fuad Effenrii , has received instructions , from his government to urge the . withdrawal ; of ; thejRussian troops from Waliachiaaisd Moldavia . ' Though the new Turkish commissioner is one of' the ; ablest members of the Turkish diplomatic body , and o ( strict intfgrity , the obstacles he will ; have / to contend with in bis raissibn are of too formidable a naiure to be oveicome by a simple envoy . The military power of Russia may have been exaggerated of late , but her . influence ; ' . in Turkey has . most certaiuly been never overrated . Three day 3 ago was the 1 st January according to the old style . On that day the gates of . the Russian . Embassy were thrown open , and hot a Greek of any note in Constantinople but repaired thither to pay his respects to M . de Titoff . In every Greek church

      in the capital public . prayers were offered ; up for the Emperor Nicholas as chief . of the orthodox church . The Greek population of Constantinople far exceeds that of the Mussulmans . On their New Year ' s-dsy one miglit liave formedsome idea of their numbers , fur they so thronged the principal streets of Starnhoui and Pera as to render them almost impassable . It would be difficult to suppose that amongst these crowds there was even one who looked on the Sultan as the sovereign he ought to obey , or on a Turk as due for whom he ought to . ' entertain the feelings of a countryman . With such . , materials in his hands it weuld certainly , not'he very , difficult for the Emperor Nicholas to .. trouble the repose of the Ottoman Empire , or , when the opportunity offerg , to render easy his plans of conquest .

      Constantinople , Jan . 23 . —Up to the present time no renewal of diplomatic intercourse between Austria and the Porte has taken : place ; and the Turkish commissioner , Achmet Effendi j appointed io repair to Shumla , is still here wailing for the order to set out on his journey . It is also possible that he may be detained by the incessant fall of snow during the last two days , which has been so heavy that all this shops are shut , passage through Ihe streets impracticable , and the . travelling of couriers impeded . lf ; Count . Sturmer . should , however , receive no instructions from Vienna in the course of to-morrow , Achmet Effendi , will , weather permitting , take his departure . Respecting the Italian

      refugees , u seems that Baron Tecco expects hy tbe next packet authorisation from his government to have them transported to the island of Sardinia , where they will form a colony . It would . seem that the question of , the refugees is at least so far settled that no war is ¦ likely to arise out of it ; for the fleets are sailed away , and 35 , 000 redifs , collected in Constantinople ,, have been dismissed . On the other hand , the question is far from having attained a satisfactory conclusion , from : the ; want of , distinctness in the demands , which , werei they unohjeplion . ' ablie in ^ point , of justice ^ ought ' ^ to '' have been clearly

      and precisely expressed , if . there was any ; real iriteiition of settling the point once for . all ., '¦ Meantime the procrastination , uj-on . one pretext or the other of a definitive uderstanding leaves room / to suppose that' the object is to . diplomatise ' against time . ' Bence- coritiiiued alarm in- soeiet ? , ' , stagnation in business , and paralysis in the administration . The last is a calamity inpossib . le . tb cp ntemplate yflthou ' t deep regret when it . is considered' how . many . urgent reforms are suspended : in : this vast empire , by the present dispute . . : The . fault of the protection lies , however ;; not on theside of the Tutkiskgovernment , but of the . Austriah ahdiRussian whose demands

      become daily higher . In fact , CountsSturmcrV list has been by no ; means closed with the , forty-eight names which he set down , but , hehasVeseryed to himself the space of two months for the completion of- ' ^ is .. ; pr 08 criptWe ' ; Toll . V ; VM- ' iTiVpff ^ haB '' : detaaii ^ e ' d the eipujaion of . ' fourteen , persons , and . ' tp-d . ay it U reported ' that he ; will still , further ; insist oniitbe . ' ex . pulsion of all who . areborn , Russians . Thiis , when one list is finished another is brought forward , 'and 8 otteaffairbecome 8 intefmin ' ablei '¦'• • : * ¦ ¦ - - - : - ' The Turkish government will . proceed with ^ reat circumspection and consideration . All those who have been neither sent into the interior nor expelled ,

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      and are willing to leave Turkey , are to befurBwhed with passports and money for their journey . But it is not quite so easy to settle what is to be done , with those who choose to remain , and this , be assured , will be the case with a great number . For the only place of refuge which remains open to them 1 ? America , a shore which is a little too far eff for emigrants , who still hope . To such Tuikey can offer no support , but entrance into the : army . This hitherto has been only granted to Mussulmans ; will the . Ottoman government -make an exception in favour of . the- refugees ?; It icould do so ; but will a European consent to serve . in an army in which tM officers up to the rank of captain are subject to the bastinado ? ' . ' Or will , " in favour of a few foreigners , reforms be introduced into the army ? We shall soon

      see . . . : .... A report of the most absurd kind has been spread here by the Russians * with the view of lowering the Eng lish ' government in the eyes of the natives . This report is , that England has actually engagfd to Russia to transport the refugees , who arrive at Malta without means of subsistence to her North American colonies , and there to subject them to ; strict surveillance . 1 UUUC .

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      . ' .. ¦ rjjjgjfclM '¦¦ : . CALUMNIES AGAINST KOSSUTH . " ¦ " . i ; . ¦ i ' . TO TIIK EDITOR OF ,. SHE DAILY NEWS . Sib , —I perceived in the last number of ' Galignani ' s Messenger' a letter copied from the . ' Daily ' News , ' and addressed to you , by the author of' The Revelations of Russia , 'in wiiich ' , in common with our noble countryman Gen . Giiyon , and Captain Iibngviofth , ! am called upon to bear testimony to the falsehood of a foul arid malicious slander , which would seem io have originated with borne Austrian spies at Widdin in default of their ability to communicate any more veracious intelligence to their employers , ' in answer to that summons , I-have great pleasure instating that this tale of the seduction of the Countess Derabinski rests upon precisely

      the .. same foundation as all the other calumnies launched against , the character of Kossutb , that I have as yet heard . of . - To one . present on the spot , the . lie . in question would answer itself , so it seems it was thought pruden t io bottle it up carefully for exportation ' , and ' transmit ; it to a gentleman at Vienna , who / from having basked in the lap of legitimacy ail hislife ; 'has become far from p ' aiticular either as to : what he writes or gives currency to , where a friend is concerned . That Austra should adopt the 6 e tactic ^ and cause'them to be adopted by her partisans , after having completely failed in subi juaatine Hungarv from : her own-resources , is not a

      vvhit more remarkable than was the , policy of : the Comneui towards the chiefs and peoples of Western Europe in the middle ages .. All misguided , empires iriastate .. of decadence find it necessary to jheir very existence to take to intrigue , to station spies , at every place of public resort , and to aim at . undermihing the position of political opponents by traducing their private character . The day , of dissolution may thus be staved off for a time , yet Austria has reallySundered even in ; this respect ; backed as she is by 800 , 000 bayonets , she can never again be con sidered a first class power by any well informed person . Her financial position is even riiore' fri ghtful in 1850 than it was in January , 1849 , and

      extrication is impossible unleos some Dens ex machina rush down to save her . Of her ultimate fate' I - do not entertain a doubt , in spite of all her negative force . Bankruptcy , will nothelp , Austria ; for it is not her government alone , but her people that are bankrupt . . . . Thestate has ; been a bankrupt for two years past ,- but by drawing , ad . libitum on that wonderT fill , bank of elegance , at Wien , she has , been able to postpone the notification of . it . " until a lull may arise in the political ter ? . pest by which she has been agitated of late . In the " month ; " of June , 1849 , after a full investigation of her financial position ; 1 took occasion , through the 'Time ' s , ' to warn the ' capitalists of Great Britain' arid Holland from listening to the seductive voice of her agents ;

      or taking part in any loan •'• ¦ she might propose to raise . The warning was : followed : her agents in London and . Amsterdam were instructed to temporise . The loan wasjihowever , again . brought forward in October , and again proved .: a failure from the same cause . I have every reason to suppose that , another effort will be made in both , countries . I again , therefore . ; venture to whisper caution * now that a plethora reigns in Lombard-street . Let it be recollected that Austria has twice victimised her creditors within forty years , arid that for the last nine she hds been-propped up by foreign loans . Let it be recollected that . it will require , three good harvests , and a corresponding importation of com , to set her ri g ht' as regards the necessaHes of'life ; that the balance of trade * is annuallv from four to

      five ; millions sterling against her ; that m spite of all that her writers have said as to her gold and silver currency being hoarded , not a ducat or dollar is forthcoming now that quiet is restored ; that the only silver . in circulation is a six kreutzer piece ( 2 £ d ., ) which , from being deficient in weight , is refused by all who have courage to do . so ; and that , so low is she . reduced , as to be obliged to increase the number , of her , 2 ' Jd . notc 3 . Let them recollect as a preliminaryto thesecond act of the revolution , that the loyalty of . her people , even in the duchiesj is as false as their protestations , and that the hand which might offer royalty its aid one day is fully capable of presenting it with a dagger to slay itself the next . Again , then , I say , ' Lend no money to Austria . ' In reference to the other matters

      touched on in the letter of your correspondent , I may say that I can verify all his statements , with the exception of those relating to Count Zichy , of which I know nothing . I have the honour to l ) e , in haste , sir , your most obedient humble servant , - Charles Pkidham . ; Strada Reale , Corfu , January 22 .

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      ; ' ' - : —^ r . , POLITICAL AND SOCIAL TRACT SOCIETY . A new society , under this designation * has commenced holding its meetings at the Literary and Scientific Institution , John-street , Fiizroy-square , We give the following extracts from the society ' s opening address : — ' ' ' " Perhaps at no other period in history have the working classes of this or any other country been more eager for information upon social ahdpolitical subjects than at the present time : perhaps at no other period would the dissemination of the broad principles of reform have produced such beneficial results ,, or been more zealously acted upon—principles which influence alike the social circle and the

      political arena . It is , therefore , tbe duty of all thinking men , baying the welfare of , mankind at heprt , to aid in diffusing a knowledge of those principles which tend to the social and political elevation of mankind . At a time like the present , when the whole surface of society has been changed , as it were by the multitude of new and varied ideas which have agitated Europe—when men ' s minds are prepared for the reception and adoption of whatever may lead to a better and more " perfect state of being—no opportunity should be neglected for hastening the realisation of the long-cherished hopes of the people . , No endeavours should be spared to promote the spread of information upon all subjects that have a beneficial tendency .

      "To prornote the above objects the Political and Social Tract Society has been established . " The aim of , this society will be to instruct the peoplH , as far as possible , upon all questions of monient in : political nnd . , social science , and to offer such suggestions for . general acceptance as are deemed essential for political improvement and social betterance . We shall endeavour to show the working classes the rear position " they now occupy , and also to enlig hten them upon . those points of interest which materially affect their well-being and happinei . si This will be attempted from time to time in the shape of Tracts upon given subjects , which will have for their , sole : aim the improvement of the reader .::. . '¦ - ' . ¦ . -. - :.. .- - ... ;

      " We regard the working men as the practical utilitarians of society , and , as such , entitled to a fullshare ' of its benefits , politically , and socially . That state of society must be wrongwhich allows thousands of its members to remain ' unemployed who are able arid willing :: to . work .. Believing this to be the case , we shall devote some Tracts to the Labour ^ Question , setting forth the evils of ; the present competitive system , and endeavour to show how the surplus labour may be profitably employed , hy placing those upon the land who are now wandering about homeless and'destitute , and thus hot onl y p lace the means of subsistence within the reach of the suffering and . needy , but at the ; same time abridge the number who compete for labour .

      . The , adoption of ; the . People ' s Charter will be advocated as a measure of political . reform , believing , as we do , that all perspns . who are called upon to obey the laws bf the country , ' ought to have a voice in their enactm ' eriti" - " '' - ' ; ' •¦¦ ' ¦ ¦ ¦ '•' ¦ >> < . * M ' - w , ; .: •;• , " The Abolition of Capital Punishments will be made a subject of advocacy in these Tracts . The Union of . Church and State will be opposed for

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      many reasons . Is Thisji Temperance Mjwrement will find a place in ! jouiyjpages ! . ^ p derf ^ he head o / Taxes ; we ; 8 bajl ^ xpp 8 e ; th ^ p ^ es ^ k Indirect ^ axsiUo |^ an ^ shdw ^ iho ^ necessity for extensive measures ' of-Financial Reform , in order to sweep , away the corruptions of bad legislation . We shalllikewise ' deyote attention to tbe subject of tbe Taxes on Khowledgefand advocate a total repeal of-all those fiscal restrictions ^ which constitute serious barriersto the education of the people . " ''" " We wish for a cordial union with- all . NationSi

      and desire to suppress ; theJ spirit , which . leads . to War . - Wet-shajl ,,. therefore , consider .. this question in its yarious . bearings , believing there is a wiser plan to be adopted for the adjustment of national diffftrerices tb ' an the invocation of wholesale murder . •< We shall devote attention to all questions that are deemed of public interest or private importance , arid we trust that all who sympathise with the objects we have in view , ' will assist in carrying them into effect . A subscription of one penny per week , or one shilling a quarter , paid in advance , constitutes a member . The aims of the society will also be promoted by any friends forming . auxiliary societies at the various institutions to which they belong , and thus give greater efficiency to our operationsor by writing Tracts upon , any political or social question . W . Sandimnds , Honi Sec .

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      . Ship Launches on the Weah . —On Monday last Rogerson and . Wilkinson , and Briggs and Candlish , and Has well and Naseby ,-and the veteran Lning , were all shoving new ships into the Wear ; and it comforts us to know that Mr . Lning ' s spleudid bavque , the Talavera , 91 D tons , classed at Lloyd ' s A 1 , thirteen years , has found a purchaser in Mr . David . Dunbar—who had once a crotchet in his head ( now happily expelled ) that shipping was going to the dogs . :

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      LAW EXPENSES .--CHARTIST VICTIMS , &c . :, ¦ .:. ¦' :., TO Jin . WILLIAM RIDER . : ¦ .. Sir , t-tI . here transmit the sum of £ 1 15 s , to be divided , in the folio-ving manner ,: ten shillinga for the victims / , five shillings for Mr . Nixon's case , fiv 8 .., shiiiing 3 for Mr . . s Macnauiara ' s case , five shillings for the widows and orphans , five . shillings . for the printer , and five shillings for the new organisation . This sum is from ' the Chariiat Cooperative Society * and derived from the profits of the' Northern Star . ' It is . our opinion , that a great deal of money might be accumulated in this manner , if the subscribers of the'Northern Star in every locality , would elect agents of their own'order , ingtead of letting agents . put the profits in their pockets . This society has persevered in this . course souie time , and has-appropriated different sums for the distribution of tracts and other Chartist purposes . All . persons : desirous , of : giving their support , may communicate with J . . Barker , No ., 3 , Upper Mount on or before Wednesday in each week . r ; Oil behalf of the Chartist Co-operative Society , ., Mortoie ' r . Eagah ,, . John BaiiiT . .,. '' . . ' ... ' John Barker , treasurer . , NortbampUn .

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      . , ...- ... ,.. ; ...: . : ¦¦ ¦ . ¦ THE NORTHERN STAR . . i ,, M ^ - \ FBBnuAn ^ 6 , 1850 . THE CONCENT ^ TEDDETERSiyBESS

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      ' "'' " TO MR . W . RIDER . Dear Sir , —You- will please acknowledge the sum of 11 s . lOd . froraa ' few Chahists at Smethwick—not as a gift , -but as a debt we owe Mr . O'Connor forsecuringl good ' counsel : to : defend tbe political prisoners on : their trials , j .. : ;• ¦ ¦ . ¦ . - ¦ We are certain , that iMhey had not been pioperly defended tbe whole country would have cried name , upon' Mr . C \ Connor ; and shall we , the Chartists of England , allpwall the expenses to fall upon him ? A trifle from " every professing Cbartist , and-the ambuut would be ; realised . We consider , ihat to allow that gentleman to bear ; the whole of these expenses , would be taking an unjust advantage if his goodnesss As men , let us do our duty .

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      TO FEARGUS O'CONNOR , ESQ ., M . P . Honovred and Rkspected Sir , — I take the present opportunity of forwarding you 2 s . 6 d ., in stamps , towards defraying the expenses incurred in the late Chartist trials , on behalf of liquidating the liabilities'that you have been subjected to by your kindr ' but too generous ^ disposition towards the victims ^ of right against might . I have acted on the suggestion of Mr . Jordan , and I have , sent the above named number of stamps for the purpose of setting an example to others that can do anything for the good cause . . It-is tbeir duty to doit , ' and not to let the good cause lag for want of means to carry it on with , and to make you the scape ftoat for alt and everything , and to the , disgrace of . the . Chartist body . You are at liberty to make what use of this letter ' . you . please ., iBy publishing it it may stimulate others to do likewise . I am yours , fraternally , in tb ' e good cause , J . Turner . Pail ' -gate , Rotherbam , Feb . lOtlt , 1850 . :.

      If Jt4nkin» Are Liaus To »Ne Aisease More Ttinn Another, •R If Ther« Ai'o Any Pavticulavaffsetions Of The Human Fcody W» Re|Uir« To Havt A Knowledge Ef Over The Rest, Itis Cer-

      If Jt 4 NKiN » are liaUs to » ne aisease more tTinn another , r if ther « ai'o any pavticulavaffsetions of the human fcody w » re | uir « to Havt a knowledge ef over the rest , itis cer-

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Feb. 16, 1850, page 2, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1561/page/2/