as this matter of the Garrison, long urged by the Ober-Amt, had at
last been got agreed to by the Town-Rath, "on proviso of consulting
the Incorporated Trades", or at least consulting their Guild-
Masters, who are usually a silent folk,--the Guild-Masters suddenly
became in part vocal; and their forty-four Guilds unusually
so:--and there was tumult in Breslau, in the Salz-Ring (big central
Square or market-place, which they call RING) such as had not been;
idle population, and guild-brethren of suspicious humor, gathering
in multitudes into and round the fine old Town-hall there;
questioning, answering, in louder and louder key; at last bellowing
quite in alt; and on the edge of flaming into one knew not what:
[ Helden-Geschichte, i. 469.]--till the matter
of Austrian Garrison (much more, of burning the suburbs!) had to be
dropt; settled in what way we see.

Head Government (OBER-AMT) has, through its Northern official
people, sent Protest, strict order to the Silesian Population to
look sour on the Prussians:--and we saw, in consequence, the two
Silesian Gentlemen did dine with Friedrich, and he has returned
their visits; and the Mayor of Grunberg would not touch his keys.
Head Government is now redacting a "Patent," or still more solemn
Protest of its own; which likewise it will affix in the Salz-Ring
here, and present to King Friedrich: and this--except "despatching
by boat down the river a great deal of meal to Glogau", which was
an important quiet thing, of Wallis's enforcing--is pretty much all
it can do. No Austrian Garrison can be got in ("Perfectly able to
defend ourselves!")--let Government and Wallis or Browne contrive
as they may. And as to burning the suburbs, better not whisper of
that again. Breslau feels, or would fain feel itself "perfectly
able;"--has at any rate no wish to be bombarded; and contains