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Show THE NORWEGIAN MOVEMENT. The Kingdom of Sweden and Norway is dual, each has a constitution and government of its own: but both are united under the rule of King Oscar II., grandson of Marshal Bernadotte who ascended the Swedish throne August 21, isit". under the name of Carl XIV. Johan. King Oscar was born January 21, 1S20, and ascended the throne September Sep-tember IS, 1872, on the dr-ath of his brother, King Carl XV , without issue. The King has for some time been in retirement, re-tirement, his heir, Prince Gustaf, be-Ing be-Ing 1 1 gent. The Norwegians have long been discontented dis-contented with the consular arrangements arrange-ments of the Joint kingdom. They felt that Norwegian trade interests were not being properly protected and advanced ad-vanced by the Swedes who occupied, (as they thought) too many of the consular con-sular positions; and they wanted separate sep-arate consulates, their own to be filled by Norwegians., who would make Norwegian Nor-wegian trade interests their special work. In accordance with this desire, which became In time inflamed, the Storthing passed an act for such separate consulates con-sulates and consuls, for the benefit of Norway. King Oscar came out of his retirement and took up the kingly role agaln.Jn order to disapprove (In American Amer-ican parlance, veto.) this measure. This disapproval, with the manner In which it was brought about, was Indignantly resented In Norway. It was made against the consent and ad Ice of every one of the Norwegian Ministry, who resigned upon the King's act. These resignations the King declined to accept, ac-cept, but the Ministers decline t0 resume re-sume their officers under him ' The Storthing, upon receiving the Kings veto, declares the union with Sweden dissolved, and entrusts the government of Norway to the Cabinet who resigned from service under King Oscar At the same time, the Storthing Invited Oscar "to co-operate In the selection of. a yqumr Prlni oX Lh.1 hour-e. of Bernadotte to oc Upy the throne of Norway." This would necessarily mean one of King Oscar's sons, probably Prince Carl, who was born October 24, 1861. He is the third son of the King, and popular with all the people Tho second son. Prince Oscar, born November Novem-ber lf, 1S"9, renounced his kingly rights in order to marry the girl of his choice, who was not of the blood of tho nobility. no-bility. w e do nol believe that the talk of a republic In Norway is epiite practicable, though It might be forced by the refusal re-fusal of King Oscar to consent to his son becoming King of Norway. But the Norwegians Will undoubtedly maintain main-tain their position: and It would be Impractical Im-practical for Sweden to attempt to hold 'Norway to the union by force. The situation Is a most Interesting one. and with the tremendous pressure from the Kuropenn courts against a republic, it is quite within the possibilities that Prime Carl may slip over the border nnd be reseived 1 tho Norwegians as their King, whether Oscar consents or not. |