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FRANCE. —The eighty-five Councils-General have terminated their fort- night's session of the year; and their sentiments on the question of re- vising the Constitution are summed up by the Paris correspondent of the Morning Chronicle. Twenty-one Councils separated without taking the subject into con- sideration; ten rejected propositions for revision; two declared that the Constitution ought to be respected . thirty-three departments therefore re- fused, more or less formally, to aid the revision. On the other hand, forty-nine Councils came to decisions which the revisionist party claim for themselves. But a very great diversity is to be perceived in these decisions. Thirty-two pronounced in favour of re- vision only "so far as it should take place under legal conditions," or "so far as legality should be observed" : two of those called attention to the 45th article of the Constitution, which makes Louis Napoleon inca- pable of being immediately rechosen ; but another demanded that his

powers should be prolonged. One Council voted for revision, andalso desired to prolong the President's power ; ten simply voted for revision; five pronounced for imraediate revision, but by very small majorities; one went further, and proposed to give the present Assembly—which is legislative and not constituent—authority to effect the revision. Three 'Councils ewe merely a desire for a remedy to the present situation. In fine, thirty-three departments have not pronounced for the revision, or have pronounced against it ; thirty-three are in favour of a legal re- vision ; thirteen demand the revision without explaining on what condi- tions they desire to see it. effected ; and six demand it immediately : making the total of eighty-five.

It is said in Paris to be well known that the President meditated an- other progress into the South of France : at Marseilles, Toulon, and Toulouse, preparations for his reception had commenced : but on Friday ;the Nottiteter and Conetitutionetei authoritatively announced, that " in con- .sequence of the lateness of the season, the President will not leave Paris again before the meeting of Parliament." The lateness of the season, isays a Paris writer, is a mere political pastiche for the postponement.

The firm and dignified attitude assumed by the Cooseils-Genemux throughout the country, as well as the frigid reception which the Prince has frequently awakened in the provinces, has given bun a distaste for these travels. Nevertheless, with -his pluck and indomitable perseverance, he would have again set out on his travels, but that his chariot-wheels are re- tarded by want of that oil which California has poured out into the cup of Europe. The pecuniary distress of the Elysean household has again been a matter of notoriety in Paris. The three millions have been expended in ,donations and dinners, and the profuse generosity and boundless hospitality haive Again left the President in a most precarious predicament. No assist- ance can posethly be procured until the meeting of Parliament, andeyen then the demand will be dangerous."

The Gazette de Framer having reeoirmiended an appeal to the people in favour of the regular dynasty, M. Nuke:let writes- " The Prince has charged me to interne those of our friends in the depart- ments who follow this line, that he formally disapproves of it, as contrary to the very essence of his hereditary right, which would not be the less a right if all the world were armed against it. A Republican constitution requires the popular sanction ; but the popular sovereignty cannot be exercised in presence of the sovereignty of hereditary right." Paris is again filling; people are gradually flitting back here from "les eaux," but as yet no flees or dinners have been given. All the noblesse oomplain of poverty, and the tradespeople that they con get neither orders nor money save from the English customers. Lord Normanby returned em Thursday.—Coreesportenit of the learning Poet_ SPAIN.—The Spanish elections have resulted in the return of a new Parliament exclusively Moderado in the orthodox sense. The Liberal Moderates have scarcely a representative in the Chamber, and the Pro- tresistas scarcely more than a dozen out of the three hundred and forty- nine. Cortina, Olozaga, Mendizabal, Escosura, Pacheco, have all been ex- eluded. The sensation produced by the overdone completeness of the Go- vernment victory is very greet; the Moderados themselves appear to be =easy and dissatisfied at their success.

GERMANY.—The Elector of Hesse and his retrograde Ministers Has- senpflug and Haynau failed in courage at the last pinch: early on the morning of the 13th, the Elector left Cassel, and by the evening of that .day he had arrived in safety at Hanover ; soon to be joined by his two Ministers, who made the same point by different routes. The flight of all was so privatelymanaged that the authorities of Cassel at first disbelieved the rumour, and went to the offices of the Ministry to see if it was ex- . act : the Cabinet had flown, and left no sign in the shape of instructions. Some of the aCcounts state that Mr. Hassenpfiug wasagitatedby terror in his flight-

" He arrived at Rheda in Westphalia on the 13th instant, and on the fol- lowing morning he took the train to Cologne. He ,was pale, and his features were distorted with fear and the fatigues of his journey. Ile informed his fellow travellers that he was proceeding to Cablentz; but it was generally supposed that he intended to escape into Belgium. His presence in the train • having become known, it was soon whispered at all the stations that the Hessen flue h' (Hessen's curse) was a passenger in a certain carriage - and everywhere public opinion vented itself in groans and execrations. On the arrival of the train in Dusseldorf, the gendarmes on duty were informed of • the presence of Hassenpflug, the convicted forger of Greifsweld. One of the passengers, who had paid a particular and by no means welcome attention to _Mr. Haasenpflug's bearing and features, was canvassing the subject with one of the gendarmes, when the ex-Minieter, unable to retain his pent-up emo- tion, addressed him with, I say, sir, why do you persecute me?' ' Sir,' replied the passenger, I do not persecute you. I'm just telling this man of the villanies of that scoundrel Hassenpflug.' The gendarmes asked him for his passport ; and when the Minister produced that document, a voice was heard to cry, Look sharp, man, whether it is a good passport! You know he's a forger!' Upon this Mr. Hassenpflug was arrested, and taken to the police-station; but he was subsequently allowed to proceed by post to Lan- egenfeld, where he intended to wait for the Elector's arrival."

At Hanover it is said that the Elector made application for military -aid to carry out the policy in which he lout been checked; but the reply was unfavourahle--even King Ernest thought the ease too bad. Thence he turned to the South-west, in order to regain the South of his own dominions by a detour through Minden and Dusseldorf. He and his Idiniaters were at Frankfort on the 16th. There they would ascertain whether it be practicable to enter Hainau or Boekenheim, to reestablish their authority.

At Cassel, on --the 13th, a courier arrived towards noon from General Haynau the Minister of War, to General Bauer, the Commander-in-chief, instructing him that the government had been removed from Camel; and that the Elector had revoked all the decree establishing the state of siege, except the second section of it, which placed the Civil Guard under the . Commander-hi-chief. The municipal authorities met and immediately iF3- sued an address stating that the harmony between the military and civil

• powers would obviateall the evils threatened by the unexpected departure of the Sovereign and his Ministers, and exhorting the people to persevere

- ill their strictly legal and orderly behaviour. Your strictly loyal and orderly behaviour has hitherto excited universal admiration. Continue to deserve this reputation; for, fellow citizens, the victory of our good

• cause is both near and certain" On the 14th, the Permanent Committee - of the Assembly resolved to bring old General Bauer, a stanch diseiplina- - rian soldier, but a most honest and respected citizen, to account for his • share in executing the late measures. He was prosecuted for abuse of alice, violation of the constitution, and high treason. On the first point, a

military one the Garrison Court acquitted him ; on the other two, the 1' General-Lditothrt" Court ffiund that " the facts adduced were not sufficiently strong to warrant further proceedings." The old soldier has expressed his desire to resign, and confines himself at home, as " sick."

The King of Prussia _received at San Semi, on the 13th instant, a de- putation from the Conservative Constitutional Union of Berlin, who con- gratulated him on the proofs of devotechaess to his pelmet lately given by the citizens-in the result of the municipal elections. He acknowledged their emnpliments, and stated that the unexpected remit gave him hopes of a better future. He would return willingly to Berlin, although he feared the state of the Queen's health would not permit him to prolong his stay there. The deputation having mentioned the German question, he declared with earnestness that he would allow no one to say he was a better Prussian than himself; but at the same time, saidhe, "ifI sin to speak what I think, I am also one of the truest of Germans.."

My sentiments on the German question have often been misunderstood. Some have dome me great injustice in respect to thee sentiments [alluding to the speech of the King of Wurtemherg on opening -the Chambers] : this will not turn ma from the path of duty. It is to be regretted that ni more than one place it is not understood that it ia possible to be honest in polities. In striving for Germany I follow the impulses of my own heart. I maintain the German idea, and will pursue the path on which I have entered, as far as God gives me light ; but I hope no further. As King of Prussia, I shall strive for Germany; as a frkard and ally, I will carry conciliation as far as the honour of this country will permit. For the maintenance of this honour I can appeal to the flee hundred years which the history of ray hose em- braces."

Dmeintax.—A brief manifestation of activity was made by the army of' the Danish Dotchies under General Willisen, on the 12th instant. It is not easy to follow the manceuvres and it is even more difficult to di- vine either -the object of what was attempted or the true bearing of what was done ; for the operations had all the extent of a general advance with none of the results of a general action. A strong reconnoissance was made by GeneralWilthen, towards Missunde„ on the centre ; in the course of Atili411 all the detached masses of the Danish army which stand for- wards on the South bank of the Seidel were driven back to the main body ; at the same time the town of EekenfOrde, on the German right, was momentarily occupied, the Danes retiring thence to their ships. The movement was strong enough to be irresistible without the acceptance of a general engagement by the Danes, and so resulted in the destruction of the extensive and well-found encampment which they had established to The South of the river. But at the brink of the Sehlei, General Will- son's advance was immediately checked : his guns came forward and can- nonaded the opposing guns of the Danish works for two hours, without any effect, and were then withdrawn. On the retreat, the Danes swarmed forth, and seriously punished the Germans in their rear ; while Eckert- ferde was reoccupied as soon as the Germans chose to leave it. About two hundred were killed, and things have reverted to their former posi- tion.

UNITED STATES.—The Dews from America is almost confined to parti- culars of two personal events extremely contrasted in character,—the ar- rival of Mademoiselle Lind at New York, on Sunday the 1st hestant; and the execution of Professor Webster at Boston, on the 30th August. The enthnsiasm of the New Yorkers concerning Mademoiselle Lind transcends even that of Liverpool on her farewell A discharge of artil- lery was the first welcome given to the Swedish Nightingale' as the At- lantic passed Sandy Hook. There was no Swedish flag at the Quaran- tine, and as the next best compliment the German Republican tricolour was sent aloft. The reporter of the Trilnine congratulates hirneelf on having secured the privilege of going on board among the first "very se- lect" few who ascended the ship's aide. Whether to his excitement, or to the healthful effect of a sea voyage, mwst we ascribe the rosy elwoks which met his view ?

"On the top of a light deck-house, erected over the forward et:meanie' a- way, sat the subject of the day's excitement, the veritable Jenny Lintl—as fresh mad rosy as if the sea had spared her its usual discomfarta, and enjoy- ing the novel interest of everything she saw with an apparent unconscious- ness of the observation she excited. At lelr, aide stood TMr. Jules Benedict, the distinguished composer, and Signor Giovanni Beletti, the celebrated basso, her artistic companions. Mr. !i-mm, who had by this time climbed on board, with a choice bouquet carefully stuck in the bosom of his white vest, was taken forward and presented fiy Captain West. But Mr. Collins had for once stolen a march on him, having got on board in advance, and presented Miss Lind a bouquet about three times the size of Barnum's."

The style of American reporters seems much to resemble that of our own, and the incidents they select to please the taste of their readers are very much those with which the English public are familiar. the narra- tive therefore harmonizes with the professional rfile of the heroine, and has much of the libretto air suitable to the somewhat operatic incidents. "As the Atlantic got under weigh again, Captain West invited the party to take a station cm the starboard wheelhouse, where they could observe the beauties of our harbour without being incommoded by the crowd on deck. Mademoiselle had and her companions were charmed by the fresh and changing prospect. She pronounced New York bay the finest she had ever seen ; and her time was spent entirely in scanning the shores with a glees. Seeing the American flag flying at the Quarantine, she said, There is the beautiful standard of• the oppressed of all nations worship it.' Signor Beletti exclaimed in rapture, 4 Here is the New World at litat—the grand New World ! first seen by my fellow-countryman, Columbus !' Not- withstanding the wind blew a small gale, Mademoiselle Lind remained on the wheelhouse, observing everything with great curiosity and delight, till the ship was made fast at the pier. As we passed Castle danien, a Swedish vessel—the Maria, which arrived on Sunday from Gefle—lay in the stream, with the national flag at the gaff: The Nightingale recognized it at once, sad waved her handkerchief to the sailors on board. She inquired of Dr! Doane the name of the vessel and the condition of the crew, with much ap- parent interest."

Near to the canal pier some fifty thousand persons were congregated ; every piece of land and every roof and balcony being closely packed with spec- tators. "The European visiters all expressed their astonishment at seeing so many well-dressed people in the crowd. Mademoiselle Lind, especially was very much struck with the air of respectability which marked the thousands assembled. Turning to Mr. Barnum, she asked, 'Have you no poor people in your country ? Every one here appears to be well-dressed." As the steamer was turned round before being moored to the wharf-side, the crowd pressed forward with alarming force ; a large number of persons were thrust to the very edge of the landing-place, and half-a-dozen were thrown into the water. No one was drowned, 'but serious bruises were got by- scores. The carriage of Mr. Barnum, "drawn by a pair of beautiful bays," bad been

placed in a small enclosure ; with the utmost difficulty this open space was reached by Captain West, the commander of the Atlantic, and Mademoiselle Lind, though a strong body of police and gentlemen acted as their pioneers. When the carriage was mounted, and the gates of the enclosure were opened, the crush was repeated, with a more alarming dangerousness than before. The pressure was so great that only one fold of the gate could be opened ; the other was broken down, and swept away by the striving multitude. Some of the foremast fell, and instantly there was a heap of forty or fifty per- SOLIS sprawling. A largo body of police charged forward, and checked the further onflow, and so those who were thrown down regained their feet : nevertheless, two boys.were nearly crushed to death, and with many it was a narrow escape from suffocation. The progress to Irving House was a similar scene of struggling inte- rest; the crowds in the streets being emulated by thousands in the win- dows and on the house-tops in the vigour of their welcome to the Swedish Nightingale. Passing under triumphal arches, and amidst the Sutter of banners bearing complimentary inscriptions, Jenny Lind arrived safely at her hotel. Five hundred and thirty guests are gathered in the immense establishment of Irving House, and every one of these of course felt it a prrnlege of his position to secure a glance, and to aim at the distinction of a salute. All the passages leading to her suite of rooms were choked. Jenny was forced to appear at her window again and again, and to ac- knowledge repeatedly the curious homage of those who besieged her doors. At midnight, the Musical Fund Society of New York, consisting Of two hundred members, was escorted to her hotel by "twenty fire- companies," and in the presence of "thirty thousand citizens," the So-

e serenaded the Nightingale with "American sirs": among these,

" ail Columbia," and "Yankee Doodle," were predominant ; and Jenny "requested a repetition of the latter." When the serenade was -over, a select band of the performers was introduced, and delivered an address "the tender of fraternal lave, sincere admiration, and profound respect." In Mademoiselle's reply, she declared, "The sight there," pointing to the window, "is the most beautiful I ever saw." In an au- dible aside she punned to a friend, "They are all frremen,"—alluding to the warmth of their enthusiasm, rather than to the profession of the nu- merous escort of the serenaders.

On Monday the 2d instant, eight hundred American ladies paid their re- spects to Mademoiselle Lind. "She proposed to spend a few days at Fish Hill on the Hudson, the guest of G. G. Howland, Esq."—we suppose, a partner in the great shipping firm of Howland and AspinalL The day for commenting her concerts had not yet been fixed.

The last days and the execution of Professor John White Webster are very fully described by the American papers.

For the last three or four weeks the murderer gave up all hopes of avert- ing his doom ; he became calm and resigned, slept soundly, ate with appe- tite, and enjoyed his constant cigar. "All he hoped for in the world was, that his family should be kept ignorant of the day on which he was to die." This wish was so strictly complied with, that on the last evening that he saw his wife and children, they went from him with the same hopefulness as before, quite unconscious that they would never again see him alive. On the morning of the 30th August, his last day, he engaged earnestly in de- votional exercises; awl when the hour of death. was near, was "as calm as the sunny and breezeless morning itself." "As early as half-past five," re- ports the Tribune, "Mr. Luther Dunbar with a posse of some six or eight men began the work of erecting the scaffold. It was located between the two prisons, near the centre of the yard. It was the same instrument upon which Washington Goode, the Colouredman, was executed, in May 1849. It was then new, and consists of a platform of about fifteen feet square, raised a little higher than one's head, and a single beam overit as much higher. In the centre of the platform was a trap-door, surrounded with a raised joist- frame. A rope was run through two holes in the beam, and fastened on the post. The noose was suspended over the trap, which was so adjusted that the executioner might let it fall by simply placing his foot upon a spring fixed in the floor immediately in front of the victim. At a q.uarter to eight erica the machine of death was fully completed, and in thut direc- tion the deathly notes of preparation ceased." From the roofs of the adjacent houses the scaffold could -be seen, and many paid considerable sums for the 4‘ privilege" of sharing this commanding new. Someresidenta, however, left home to avoid countenancing the spectacle On the door of one was posted a writing—" Not at home: opposed to capital punishment." "At half- past nine o'clock, Sheriff Evekth summoned to the rear office of the gaol those gentlemen whom he had requested to be present as witnesses. He stated to the gentlemen present that they had assembled by invitation from him as lawful witnesses of the execution of John White Webster, for the crime of murder, for which he had been convicted and sentenced. He detailed to them the order in which the proceedings would take place, and expressed his hope that the ut- most quiet and good order would be maintained, as consistent with the so- lemnity of the occasion. He hoped that he should not hear any loud talk- ing, not a voice during the progress of the proceedings." The Sheriff, "the witnesses," "the reporters for the press," and "the spectators," then pro- ceeded to the prisoner's cell. Religious offices were impressively performed ; the prisoner devoutly kneeling, and seeming absorbed in his prayers. In the procession to the scaffold the prisoner walked firmly, but with profound dejection of face. " Deputy-Sheriffa Rugg and Freeman adjusted the rope. Before the cap was drawn over his eyes, he shook hands with Gaoler An- drevrs, Mr. Holmes, and last with the Sheriff, and thanked them for their kind treatment to him. Sheriff EveIeth then said,

• In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and in accordance with the warrant of the Chief Executive, I now, before these witnesses, proceed to execute Um sentence of the law upon John White Webster, convicted at the March term of the Spreme Judicial Court. of the murder of Dr. George Parkman.'

"This said, the Sheriff placed his foot upon the fatal spring, and in an instant more the victim was launched into eternity. He gave several strug- gles, and all was over. After remaining some thirty minutes, Drs. Stedman and Clark pronounced the body lifeless ; when it was lowered into a black coffin, and conveyed back into the cell. It would be delivered to the family that afternoon and be buried at Mount Auburn, in the family vault. "Thus far," concludes the Tributur, "we have no knowledge that. there exists any other confession than the bare statement which he has repeatedly made, that the law of capital punishment was right, and that he was justly a. subject of it."