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week . The elections for the Prussian Chamber of Deputies ivill take place , the primitive on the 19 fch of this month , anel the constituent on the Gfch of December . The King has addressed to the authorities at Potsdam some remarks , intended , it is saiel , to destroy the impression produced by his speech at Konigsberg . He said that he would ever remain faithful to the constitution , and ho hoped that tlie people ivould do the same , and AVOUUI give him neiv proofs
of it in tire result of tho approaching elections . Similar Ivniguago Avas used by his Majesty to a deputation of students , to Avhom ho observed , " I am for reasonable and moderate progress , and j . intend to adhere to it . " Tiie Italian Parliament iv 111 , it is amiouviced , be convoked to meet on thc : ; 0-. h inst . ; and AVO may therefore expect that in its debates some light ivill soon bo throivn on tho nature and results of the recent negociations between Victor Emmanuel ' s advisers and the Emperor Napoleon respecting tho Pope's temporal
sovereignty . Tiie official journal of Vienna has been ordered to declare " a pure Invention" the report that a " foreign po-. ver" had entered into nc-gociations for a cession of Venetia . It has likeu-iso been Instructed to announce that , as Austria refrains from interfering in the domestic affairs of other states , no power can think of making proposals to her respecting Hungary . . ¦ The Emperor of Austria has informed tho Chancellor of Hungary this is not a time AA'hen he can comply with his request to visit
Pesth . The opposition ofthe Hungarians to the Government is increasing , and most of the public bodies are refusing to aiel in the recruiting for the army . The Tuvernicns has also resigned . The Vienna papers announce some important alterations in the government of Hungary—alterations which evince the determination of Austria to hold Hungary with a firm hand . -General Count Pal fey is to be appointed Goi-eruor of Hungary ; all the lords lieutenant of counties are to be superseded ; and all local assemblies are to be dissolved— -the task of administration being entrusted to imperial nominees . Courts martial ivill be established throughout the country , and Avill try all persons who may be accused of treason , or
of resistance to the imperial authorities . According to Russian intelligence published iu Berlin , a combination had been found to exist among tho students of all the Russian Universities , those of Kieff . having alone remained quiet . Afc MOSCOAV , as ivell as St . Petersburg , military force Avas employed to disperse tlie students ; and at Kasaa the Rector ' s house ivas destroyed by his insubordinate scholars . But the statements Avhich most significantly shoiv the relaxation of government authority aro assertions that the
Director General of the Political Police is about personally to tender his resignation to the Emperor Alexander , and chat a petition , praying for the release of thc arrested students , and for the grant of a constitution to the empire , has already received 17 , 000 signatures . An imperial decree accords to Count Lambert , the governor of Poland , " leaA-e of absence to travel in foreign countries until his health shall be restored . " and replaces him iu his office by General LudersAvho is commonly supposed to be a man likely to enforce the
, sternest repression with all the military rigour of the strictest martinet . The King of Greece has returned to Athens , Avhere it is stated he met with an enthusiastic reception . The King of Portugal had been suffering under a slight attack of fever , bufc ivas bettter . Thc news of the vintage is again extremelysatisfactory , and the yield of iv ' me in the Province of Alemtego is described as immense . Preparations AA-ere being made for a political demonstration on tlie anniversary of tho expulsion of the
Phillips from Portugal against fche Ibornian party , AVIIO are in favour of tho union of Spain and Portugal . -Tiie semi-official journal of Madrid announces that in opening the Cortes Queen Isabella will promise constitutional reforms of the most liberal character . There has been another abortive attempt at insurrection in the south of Spain , at Medinaceli . The leaders of the revolt , AA-hieh Is said to have been instigated by the Republican party , have been arrested ; and the Queen ' s officials are declared to have been able to suppress the disturbances Avithout resorting to military force .
AJIETIICA . —Advices from New York to the morning of the 23 rd ulfc . haA'e been brought by the Asia , AA'hich arrived yesterday at QnoenstoAvn . Tho New iork journals , Ave are told , generally approve the language of Secretary Seaward's letter to Lord Lyons , Avhich " repudiates as an unwai'i'aiit-. ifjle interference any British interpretation of the Federal Constitution . " There is no military intelligence of any importance , except a repetition of previous statements that Confederate batteries command the Potomac at
every point beloiv Washington , so that the navigation of the stream is " considered to be effectually closed . ' , AA e are assured that that there are " signs of a general engagement immediately ;" hut the assurance has been so often repeated that everybody will disregard it . General Fremont ivi ' . l—according to the jS ew York Tribune—be removed from tho command of the Federal army in Missouri , in which state the Federals are said to have re-occupied Lexington , and to have " routed the forces of the Confederate
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General Jefferson Thompson , capturing four guns from him . An action in -the neighbourhood of Leesburg , in which Senator Baker Avas killed at the head of a Federal regiment , seems to have been more important than at first supposed . It is IIOAV stated that the Federal troops , which Avere commanded by General Stone , and ivhich Avere compelled to fall back Into Maryland , sustained a loss of 600 killed and lvounded . The great expedition for the Southern
coasts , Avhich is said to bo composed of 80 vessels , mounting 500 guns , and carrying 30 , 000 to -10 , 000 troops , ivas to sail from Hampton Roads on the 27 th ulfc . INDIA . —The Bombay mail brings intelligence as scanty as anticipatory telegrams had induced us to suppose . Sir George Clerk was about to retire from the Governorship of Bombay , and Avas to precede the Governor General in his return to England , as Lord Canning was expected to remain in India until March next , AA'hen
Lord Elg in ivill assume the arduous and dignified office of Viceroy of India . Tlie cholera ivas expected not to spread further in India , but it had made Its appearance in Afghanistan , and it ivas said thafc in eighteen days 8 , 000 persons had died in the city of Kandahar alone . The prospects of the coming harvest were generally favourable throughout the whole of India .
Special Notice.
SPECIAL NOTICE .
AA'ith last Ai-eek ' s MAGAZINE , a beautiful Steel Engraving of the Eight Hon . the Earl of Dalhousie , X . G ., P . D . G . M ., in full Masonic costume , AA-. IS presented gratuitously to every subscriber to the FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE AND MASONIC MIRROB . The Engraving has been executed in the highest style of art , by
Possehvhite , from a photograph by Mayall . A few copies for framing ( suitable for lodge and other presents ) may be had as folioAA-S ;—India Proofs , before letters ( which must be ordered immediately ) 7 6
India Proofs ( after letters ) . 50 Large Plate Paper 3 0 A few proof impressions of tho Rig ht Hon . Earl of Zetland , Or . Master , may still be had : India paper , 5 s . ; large plate paper , 3 s .
To Correspondents.
TO CORRESPONDENTS .
To SUBSCRIBERS AND OTHERS . — -All remittances by cheque , postoffice orders , & c , are to be made payable to the Proprietor , Mr AVilliam Smith , C . E ., 19 , Salisbury-street , Strand . COADIUNICATIONS for the EDITOR to be addressed to II . G . Warren , Esep , 19 , Salisbury-street , Strand . AIL ORDERS or Communications ivith respect to the publishing
department to be addressed to the Publisher , 19 , Salisbury-street . Strand . SEC . 1 G 2—The controversy must now terminate—but A \ -e cannot refuse you the opportunity , " to assure Bro . Peter that next to the pain I should feel at inflicting injury or pain on anyone , is that of being considered eap : > ble of such an act by any true brother , " and here Ave must stop .
NOTES ON LITERATURE etc—In the " making up " last week , our printer has , unfortunately , transposed a portion of the Notes on Literature & c . Our readers will therefore oblige , by reading from the last line but 5 , on the first column of page 316 , to line 48 , on the second column whence he will proceed to line 27 , in the first column of page 3-1-7 , after ivhich , he ivill revert to the Sth line from the botton of the first column of page 316 , and proceed accordingly .
SIGMA —The cut has nofc been received . R . L . —The late Earl of Eglinton Avas a Freemason , hailing from Scotland .
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The Week
week . The elections for the Prussian Chamber of Deputies ivill take place , the primitive on the 19 fch of this month , anel the constituent on the Gfch of December . The King has addressed to the authorities at Potsdam some remarks , intended , it is saiel , to destroy the impression produced by his speech at Konigsberg . He said that he would ever remain faithful to the constitution , and ho hoped that tlie people ivould do the same , and AVOUUI give him neiv proofs
of it in tire result of tho approaching elections . Similar Ivniguago Avas used by his Majesty to a deputation of students , to Avhom ho observed , " I am for reasonable and moderate progress , and j . intend to adhere to it . " Tiie Italian Parliament iv 111 , it is amiouviced , be convoked to meet on thc : ; 0-. h inst . ; and AVO may therefore expect that in its debates some light ivill soon bo throivn on tho nature and results of the recent negociations between Victor Emmanuel ' s advisers and the Emperor Napoleon respecting tho Pope's temporal
sovereignty . Tiie official journal of Vienna has been ordered to declare " a pure Invention" the report that a " foreign po-. ver" had entered into nc-gociations for a cession of Venetia . It has likeu-iso been Instructed to announce that , as Austria refrains from interfering in the domestic affairs of other states , no power can think of making proposals to her respecting Hungary . . ¦ The Emperor of Austria has informed tho Chancellor of Hungary this is not a time AA'hen he can comply with his request to visit
Pesth . The opposition ofthe Hungarians to the Government is increasing , and most of the public bodies are refusing to aiel in the recruiting for the army . The Tuvernicns has also resigned . The Vienna papers announce some important alterations in the government of Hungary—alterations which evince the determination of Austria to hold Hungary with a firm hand . -General Count Pal fey is to be appointed Goi-eruor of Hungary ; all the lords lieutenant of counties are to be superseded ; and all local assemblies are to be dissolved— -the task of administration being entrusted to imperial nominees . Courts martial ivill be established throughout the country , and Avill try all persons who may be accused of treason , or
of resistance to the imperial authorities . According to Russian intelligence published iu Berlin , a combination had been found to exist among tho students of all the Russian Universities , those of Kieff . having alone remained quiet . Afc MOSCOAV , as ivell as St . Petersburg , military force Avas employed to disperse tlie students ; and at Kasaa the Rector ' s house ivas destroyed by his insubordinate scholars . But the statements Avhich most significantly shoiv the relaxation of government authority aro assertions that the
Director General of the Political Police is about personally to tender his resignation to the Emperor Alexander , and chat a petition , praying for the release of thc arrested students , and for the grant of a constitution to the empire , has already received 17 , 000 signatures . An imperial decree accords to Count Lambert , the governor of Poland , " leaA-e of absence to travel in foreign countries until his health shall be restored . " and replaces him iu his office by General LudersAvho is commonly supposed to be a man likely to enforce the
, sternest repression with all the military rigour of the strictest martinet . The King of Greece has returned to Athens , Avhere it is stated he met with an enthusiastic reception . The King of Portugal had been suffering under a slight attack of fever , bufc ivas bettter . Thc news of the vintage is again extremelysatisfactory , and the yield of iv ' me in the Province of Alemtego is described as immense . Preparations AA-ere being made for a political demonstration on tlie anniversary of tho expulsion of the
Phillips from Portugal against fche Ibornian party , AVIIO are in favour of tho union of Spain and Portugal . -Tiie semi-official journal of Madrid announces that in opening the Cortes Queen Isabella will promise constitutional reforms of the most liberal character . There has been another abortive attempt at insurrection in the south of Spain , at Medinaceli . The leaders of the revolt , AA-hieh Is said to have been instigated by the Republican party , have been arrested ; and the Queen ' s officials are declared to have been able to suppress the disturbances Avithout resorting to military force .
AJIETIICA . —Advices from New York to the morning of the 23 rd ulfc . haA'e been brought by the Asia , AA'hich arrived yesterday at QnoenstoAvn . Tho New iork journals , Ave are told , generally approve the language of Secretary Seaward's letter to Lord Lyons , Avhich " repudiates as an unwai'i'aiit-. ifjle interference any British interpretation of the Federal Constitution . " There is no military intelligence of any importance , except a repetition of previous statements that Confederate batteries command the Potomac at
every point beloiv Washington , so that the navigation of the stream is " considered to be effectually closed . ' , AA e are assured that that there are " signs of a general engagement immediately ;" hut the assurance has been so often repeated that everybody will disregard it . General Fremont ivi ' . l—according to the jS ew York Tribune—be removed from tho command of the Federal army in Missouri , in which state the Federals are said to have re-occupied Lexington , and to have " routed the forces of the Confederate
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General Jefferson Thompson , capturing four guns from him . An action in -the neighbourhood of Leesburg , in which Senator Baker Avas killed at the head of a Federal regiment , seems to have been more important than at first supposed . It is IIOAV stated that the Federal troops , which Avere commanded by General Stone , and ivhich Avere compelled to fall back Into Maryland , sustained a loss of 600 killed and lvounded . The great expedition for the Southern
coasts , Avhich is said to bo composed of 80 vessels , mounting 500 guns , and carrying 30 , 000 to -10 , 000 troops , ivas to sail from Hampton Roads on the 27 th ulfc . INDIA . —The Bombay mail brings intelligence as scanty as anticipatory telegrams had induced us to suppose . Sir George Clerk was about to retire from the Governorship of Bombay , and Avas to precede the Governor General in his return to England , as Lord Canning was expected to remain in India until March next , AA'hen
Lord Elg in ivill assume the arduous and dignified office of Viceroy of India . Tlie cholera ivas expected not to spread further in India , but it had made Its appearance in Afghanistan , and it ivas said thafc in eighteen days 8 , 000 persons had died in the city of Kandahar alone . The prospects of the coming harvest were generally favourable throughout the whole of India .
Special Notice.
SPECIAL NOTICE .
AA'ith last Ai-eek ' s MAGAZINE , a beautiful Steel Engraving of the Eight Hon . the Earl of Dalhousie , X . G ., P . D . G . M ., in full Masonic costume , AA-. IS presented gratuitously to every subscriber to the FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE AND MASONIC MIRROB . The Engraving has been executed in the highest style of art , by
Possehvhite , from a photograph by Mayall . A few copies for framing ( suitable for lodge and other presents ) may be had as folioAA-S ;—India Proofs , before letters ( which must be ordered immediately ) 7 6
India Proofs ( after letters ) . 50 Large Plate Paper 3 0 A few proof impressions of tho Rig ht Hon . Earl of Zetland , Or . Master , may still be had : India paper , 5 s . ; large plate paper , 3 s .
To Correspondents.
TO CORRESPONDENTS .
To SUBSCRIBERS AND OTHERS . — -All remittances by cheque , postoffice orders , & c , are to be made payable to the Proprietor , Mr AVilliam Smith , C . E ., 19 , Salisbury-street , Strand . COADIUNICATIONS for the EDITOR to be addressed to II . G . Warren , Esep , 19 , Salisbury-street , Strand . AIL ORDERS or Communications ivith respect to the publishing
department to be addressed to the Publisher , 19 , Salisbury-street . Strand . SEC . 1 G 2—The controversy must now terminate—but A \ -e cannot refuse you the opportunity , " to assure Bro . Peter that next to the pain I should feel at inflicting injury or pain on anyone , is that of being considered eap : > ble of such an act by any true brother , " and here Ave must stop .
NOTES ON LITERATURE etc—In the " making up " last week , our printer has , unfortunately , transposed a portion of the Notes on Literature & c . Our readers will therefore oblige , by reading from the last line but 5 , on the first column of page 316 , to line 48 , on the second column whence he will proceed to line 27 , in the first column of page 3-1-7 , after ivhich , he ivill revert to the Sth line from the botton of the first column of page 316 , and proceed accordingly .
SIGMA —The cut has nofc been received . R . L . —The late Earl of Eglinton Avas a Freemason , hailing from Scotland .