The King of Bavaria has not only refused to receive
the address which his Chamber passed by a majority of three, but has adjourned , t;iis Parliament to the firstweek in January. Then it will reassemble, the Ministry will not be changed, and if the majority refuse the financial measures, the Parliament will be dissolved. The 'King haa also ordered his letter expressing his confidence in the Ministers to be placarded on the gates and pillars of every
village and town in his dominions. He obviously hopes that the constituencies, once aware of his opinion, will bring pressure to bear upon their representatives. If they are willing to do this, he will probably dissolve, and if not, continue to govern without taking any serious Parliamentary votes. There is no risk of insurrection, as the Army obeys the King, and no danger of bankruptcy, as it takes an Act to repeal an existing tax. At the same time, this policy suspends constitutional life, and the Ultramontanes thereby gain a certain support from irritated Liberal feeling, which, although it sympathises with the Ministry on the Roman question, does not wish Bavaria to go back.
