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Newspaper
Nonconformist
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jan 03, 1849
Page
8
Assembly will focus on electoral law and the Council of State regulations. The measure, labeled urgent, has been referred to the Committee of Justice and Legislation for consideration.
In the Roman Chamber of Deputies ministers offered resignations, seeking acceptance by the chamber but delaying final steps until a superior Commission of Government forms. M Buonaparte proposed a Constituent Assembly for the Pontifical States with direct universal suffrage for deputies, meeting January 15 with two crowns per day indemnity. The Vatican factions discussed three plans with debated viability before the Pope, who remarked on Rome's madness awaiting its eclipse.
Kiel assembly reconvenes on 27 and is expected to vote taxes for 1849 plus a war tax. Reports cite Lord Palmerston note on Alsen evacuation and Danish strength, while Catalan Civil War rages with harsh anti insurgent orders. Progresistas face mass penal settlements without trial.
Cape of Good Hope papers report Sir H Smith’s return after eighty three days suppressing the rebellion beyond the Orange River. Frontiers quiet. Pretorius' followers dwindling. Kreli meets the Governor, pledges peace, and is urged to attend chapel and become a Christian.
The Times recounts M. Cabet's Icaria colony in Texas and its second wave of settlers. Desolate camps, deadly air and water, many deaths, mass retreat to Shreveport, luggage abandoned, and aid only after agents deliver funds. The piece contrasts promised luxury with hardship and notes fracturing leadership and aid failures.
At Cape Town Sir Harry receives a petition from Mr Ebden and leading colonists asking for views on a representative government. He announces the report is sent to England with a Canada‑style form of government closely mirroring England, dated October 23, 1848.
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