17 JUNE 1865, Page 2

Herr von Bismark did challenge Herr Vi chow, but the

member by the advice of his whole party declined the summons. He would not account, with Conservative fire-eaters all round him, for words spoken in the Chamber with the pistol, and consequently the Upper House proposed that "injurious expressions" uttered in debate should be punishable by the laws of the land. If one cannot shoot a critic one can at least try him before a judge, who may be promoted. Herr von Bismark had manliness enough to combat this impudent proposal, which, however, was carried. For- tunately it cannot become law without the consent of the Lower House, which will not be ready to sentence itself to whispering.