An insurrection has broken out in the Swiss Canton of
Zurich. The Government, which is called " Radical," had given offence to its subjects by introducing the " German latitudinarian system" of education into schools supported by public funds, and by the appointment of Dr. Silt:suss, a Freethinking clergyninn, to the Professorship of Theology. Much dissatisfinction was manifested ; and it would scent that heavy taxation, of which other Swiss Cantons complain, stimulated the religious feelings of the people in Zurich. Some arrests of malecontent: were trade; and a meeting of 10,000 persons demanded the prisoners' liberation ; which was refused. For the subsequent proceedings we refer to the letter of the Moot- ing Chronicle's correspondent at Zurich, written on the Gtb in- stant— " The Zurich Executive, feeling itself menaeed, raised troops to the amount of 1,100 men; but tire other party knew well that the finances of the Canton would not bear the keeping up of such a force, and accordingly it was disbanded in a few days, and reduced to its original dimensions. But whilst the Execu- tive was diminishing the troops, their opponents had spread the report in the Eastern, districts of the Canton, that they had called in the aid of contingents from Lucerne and from Berne. Enraged at this, the peasants from these dis- tricts flocked into Zurich this morning, most of them unarmed. The Govern- ment regretted, but too late, that the old walls and fortifications were destroyed. In the olden time it would have sufficed to have shut the gates and raised the portcullis ; but nothing prevented the peasants from entering the town, and as their passions were up, they instautly made for the arsenal to get arms. Here- upon the dragoons were ordered to charge. They did so. Such of the peasants as had iirclucks immediately opened a fire on tie dragoons ; who returned it. There were several killed and wounded—more among the people, who were crowded, than the dragoons. Utifintunatelv, the first victim was Councillor Ilegetschweiler, one of our most esteemed citizens. " Though opposed to the Radical party, and considered a Moderate, He- getschweiler was so popular, so beloved by the peasantry, that he was instantly sought out and sent to appease the mob. lle wits in the act of reading a pro- clamation, in which the Government promised to leave the questions of its ex- istence or duration to the Grand Council, which was to assemble an Monday, when he was shot by a dragoon. lle was carried home, and his wound is con- sidered mortal. This greatly increased the irritation. The p, moots from the side of the lake crowded in lute in the day, and the Government was obliged to abandon all idea of resistance. It announced its own dissolution ; and a Pro- visional Government has been funned, comprising some members of the old Ex- ecutive, M. Moak being at its head."
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