7 NOVEMBER 1863, Page 2

Out of 352 Prussian deputies, elected in the proportion of

1 for every 50,000 of population, 27 this time are Poles. As the Govern- ment strains every possible influence to exclude them, the return of so many is good evidence of the vitality and power of the Polish element in Prussia, which may thus be estimated roughly at 1,350,000. The programme of the Polish members this time is to declare frankly for the opposition, and disclaim formally all idea of desiring to see old possessions that have now been Ger- manized, like Dantzic, re-annexed to any future kingdom of Poland that may be constituted.