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The Week.
THE WEEK .
HER MAJESTY and the Prince Consort , with tho royal children , have left Buckingham Palace for Osborne , where they remain in good health , enjoying comparative privacy . The Princess Frederick AVilliam , accompanied by her infant son , will arrive in this country early in May , on a visit to her Majesty . The Paris Mouilcur ol Tuesday published a fresh article stating that part of Germany now presents an appearance both afflicting ancl astonishing . France has occupied herself ivith the consideration of the alarming state of affairs in Italy merely to allay it in concert ivith the alliesand in the interest of European tranquillity . It is impossible
, to shoAV a more sincere desire to unravel peacefully the existing difficulties , and to prevent further complications Avhich are always the result of want of foresight ancl decision . The article proceeds to shoiv that the mistrust of a part of Germany springs from reflections unjust and painful to France , and shows contempt for the independence of her policy . France is praised for her moderation and her foresight in endeavouring to settle the Italian difficulty , and the Germans are blamed for totally misapprehending its intentions . This misapprehension amounts to a
contempt for the policy of France . Germany , it is asserted , has nothing to apprehend from France on the score of independence . The French nation is susceptible in regard to its honour , but at tho same time moderate in the employment of its strength . If threats will arouse it , it may , nevertheless , be pacified by conciliation . One motive for this publication is probably to neutralize the effect of tho article of the 5 th , which was the work of a different and an inferior hand . There is'a great talk of tho immediate formation of an army of observation
near the Alps . It is said the Lyons Railway Company has received orders to be ready to convey 75 , 000 men to the south . The coincidence of this number with the force said to have been demanded by the King of Sardinia a few clays ago , favours the supposition that a French army is to be sent immediately to Piedmont . In the opinion of all well informed people in Paris , the best security against war
is the unanimity with which all classes in France oppose it . Preparations for war are made ivith seemingly unabated vigour ; but it is thought that public opinion is too strongly pronounced in favour of peace to alloiv it to bo broken . The Prince Regent's government , in Prussia , has suffered its first defeat in the Prussian house of lords . The house has refused to leave the surplus of tivo budgets at the government . It wants it transferred to the public treasury , to be stored up there for future contingencies The Hanover Correspondent states that the Emperor Napoleon has sent an autograph letter to the kingwhich is said to contain
tran-, quillising explanations as to the intentions of France ; and the Nuremberg Correspondent announces that similar communications have been sent by the French government to various other governments . On the 15 th inst . the Bavarian chambers unanimously voted an extraordinary credit for military preparations . From Stuttgard it is reported that the AVurtemborg army ivill be immediately placed on the war footing . The Papal government is actively engaged in reorganising its army , in order to be prepared against the evacuation of the territory
by the French and Austrian garrisons . The present strength of the force is about 17 , 000 men , and it will be raised to 22 , 000 men by additions to the Swiss legion , and by native levies . Sir Henry Storks has prorogued the Ionian parliament for six months , upon the plea that the ten days on ivhich it has sat have been occupied with useless discussion . Sir Henry may probably make shift without the parliament altogether . A despatch , dated Marsh 12 th , says that Sir 11 . Stor ] cs has instructed a commission to submit proposals for administrative reforms . — _
The Madrid Corrcspondancia Aulografa announces that Mexico has given full satisfaction to Spaiu , consenting to re-establish the treaties with that power by punishing the guilty and indemnifying Spain . Mr . Preston , the minister of ' tho United States , has been received by the Queen of Spain , He assured her majesty of the general wish of the people of the United States to preserve friendshi p be-
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Week.
THE WEEK .
HER MAJESTY and the Prince Consort , with tho royal children , have left Buckingham Palace for Osborne , where they remain in good health , enjoying comparative privacy . The Princess Frederick AVilliam , accompanied by her infant son , will arrive in this country early in May , on a visit to her Majesty . The Paris Mouilcur ol Tuesday published a fresh article stating that part of Germany now presents an appearance both afflicting ancl astonishing . France has occupied herself ivith the consideration of the alarming state of affairs in Italy merely to allay it in concert ivith the alliesand in the interest of European tranquillity . It is impossible
, to shoAV a more sincere desire to unravel peacefully the existing difficulties , and to prevent further complications Avhich are always the result of want of foresight ancl decision . The article proceeds to shoiv that the mistrust of a part of Germany springs from reflections unjust and painful to France , and shows contempt for the independence of her policy . France is praised for her moderation and her foresight in endeavouring to settle the Italian difficulty , and the Germans are blamed for totally misapprehending its intentions . This misapprehension amounts to a
contempt for the policy of France . Germany , it is asserted , has nothing to apprehend from France on the score of independence . The French nation is susceptible in regard to its honour , but at tho same time moderate in the employment of its strength . If threats will arouse it , it may , nevertheless , be pacified by conciliation . One motive for this publication is probably to neutralize the effect of tho article of the 5 th , which was the work of a different and an inferior hand . There is'a great talk of tho immediate formation of an army of observation
near the Alps . It is said the Lyons Railway Company has received orders to be ready to convey 75 , 000 men to the south . The coincidence of this number with the force said to have been demanded by the King of Sardinia a few clays ago , favours the supposition that a French army is to be sent immediately to Piedmont . In the opinion of all well informed people in Paris , the best security against war
is the unanimity with which all classes in France oppose it . Preparations for war are made ivith seemingly unabated vigour ; but it is thought that public opinion is too strongly pronounced in favour of peace to alloiv it to bo broken . The Prince Regent's government , in Prussia , has suffered its first defeat in the Prussian house of lords . The house has refused to leave the surplus of tivo budgets at the government . It wants it transferred to the public treasury , to be stored up there for future contingencies The Hanover Correspondent states that the Emperor Napoleon has sent an autograph letter to the kingwhich is said to contain
tran-, quillising explanations as to the intentions of France ; and the Nuremberg Correspondent announces that similar communications have been sent by the French government to various other governments . On the 15 th inst . the Bavarian chambers unanimously voted an extraordinary credit for military preparations . From Stuttgard it is reported that the AVurtemborg army ivill be immediately placed on the war footing . The Papal government is actively engaged in reorganising its army , in order to be prepared against the evacuation of the territory
by the French and Austrian garrisons . The present strength of the force is about 17 , 000 men , and it will be raised to 22 , 000 men by additions to the Swiss legion , and by native levies . Sir Henry Storks has prorogued the Ionian parliament for six months , upon the plea that the ten days on ivhich it has sat have been occupied with useless discussion . Sir Henry may probably make shift without the parliament altogether . A despatch , dated Marsh 12 th , says that Sir 11 . Stor ] cs has instructed a commission to submit proposals for administrative reforms . — _
The Madrid Corrcspondancia Aulografa announces that Mexico has given full satisfaction to Spaiu , consenting to re-establish the treaties with that power by punishing the guilty and indemnifying Spain . Mr . Preston , the minister of ' tho United States , has been received by the Queen of Spain , He assured her majesty of the general wish of the people of the United States to preserve friendshi p be-