The Sun.
London, England, 1864-08-22 00:00:00

Germany and the Duchies.

A Prussian commission sent to examine the con•
dition and capabilities of the harbour of Dant"
has reported that its situation is ineligible, and
that, on account of the shallowness of water and
want of space. is not adapted for the Prussian navy.
"The fleet" will consequently be stationed at S wine-
munde for the present,
Meetings in favour of the candidature of the
Prindo of Augustenbhrg have been held in several
towns in the duchies, and resolutions have been
passed to the Abet that no other claimant shall
have the support of the inhabitants. The following
resolutions were passed at Husum in Schleswig
Constrained by our manly word voluntarily given, and by
our most innate conviction, under all circumstances we will
remain true and steadfast to our legitimate prince, rake
Frederic VIII.
Every other pretension to the throne of Schleswig-Hol-
stein, come from whatever side it may, we will reject with
indignation. We will oppose it with all possible means
and expect that the whole of the German people will do
likewise.
Each interim Government we look upon as dangerous to
the cause of our country.
We hereby express to the Governments of Austria and
Prussia our warmest and most deeply felt thanks for the
liberation frcm our hereditary foes, the Danes, and are
ready and willing to approve of any concession which the
interest of Germany may require, but we confidently ex-
pect from the exalted sense of justice of the Sovereigns of
Austria and Prussia, that now, without delay, Schleswig-
Holstein will be reconstituted as an independent State under
our legitimate ruler Frederic VIII. Only when this is done.
when a legally-constituted assemb y legislates for us, when
a Schleswig-Holstein army is formed, can we consider our
liberation to be an accompllished fact."
Similar resolutions have been passed at other

places.
A Frankfort letter of the 18th says :
At Berlin, as well as at Vienna, public opinion is declar -
ing itself more and more against the Austro-Prussian all' -
ance. Prussia finds it an impediment to the Establishmor..t
of her supremacy in Germany, to the accomplishment of
Federal reform, and, above all, to the realisation of 1 Ler
personal views. The Duchies are, in fact, looked upon in
Prussia as a territory conquered by the army of ti iat
country, and by that army alone. Besides, the question
asked, what is to be done with the Duchies? if they are
to form a new State of the Confederation, the result W. mid
only be to increase the evil dreated in 1815, and consoli ,late
a situation which by turns the Nationalverein, the Paa-
ment, the Assembly of Delegates, and the Congress of
Princes, have each desired to modify or put an end to.
The Duchies were not conquered by the old Germany of
the Diet; those provinces ought therefore to belong to
the new Germany which is now consulting itself. The
Duchies without an army and fleet, and exposed at every
moment to attacks from Denmark, could not form an inde-
pendent state. They therefore require protection, and they
cannot expect it from one of the secondary States of Ger-
many, which themselves only exist (in consequeace of the
present state of as Confederation) by the support of the
two great Powers. Prussia is therefore alone celled on to
exercise that protection over the Duchies whioh havel
identical military and commercial interests. The p rincipo
()eject of those observations_ which are spread amozig tn°
docile public is to show the necessity of giving an organl' e
sation to the Duchies before settling the question of tb
succession. Consequently there is an increased desir eto
establish a Provisional Government in the DLchies, to con:
voice the Chambers (of course in presence of the arn3Y L
occupation), and to obtain the adoption by those asserabile:s
of measures and laws which would overthrow the Cons at
of 1848, and establish that friendly union v/Ve.,13. Aft
Berlin is represented as indispensable to the we

Schleswig-Holstein.
The Kreutz Zeitung, referring to the fall of :1!"lE- g
Otho when speaking of the dismemberment of Ve"
mark, sees the finger of God in the misfortunes
which have befallen Christian IX., and says:--
There are still persons at Copenhagen who hope for an
intervention of Earope in favour of Denmark ; they c Lnnot
resign themselves to such great losses. They say that King
Christian is convinced that sooner or later the Duchies will
rct rn to him, in conformity with the treaty of London.
And Zing Otho, will he recover Greece sooner or later in
virtue of su'ree treaty ? Was not Greece more solemnly
guaranteed to ti
that the German Duchies to Kik
Christian ? And what
'at
iiiuhatgright had King George to the throt)
of Greece.
Have „ant the victories of Duppel and ,Mseri
given the answer of the living God to the Cavourist policy"
of King Christian at Athens Ho yielded to the counsels
and power of England to comtoit a bad action in Greece,
and was abandoned by the counsei,q and power of England
at home. NV e are, of course, not at all inclines to rejoice, at
the misfortunes of others; but we seek the finger of God
in
history that we may be guideil thereby.

THE EXPRESSION OF I)REo.—Women are wore
like flowers than We think. ln their dress and'
adornment they express their nature, a s the flowers do br
their petals and colours. Some women are like thanoccle9t
escdthilleya oman"flnianmgewour
daisiesdressed
and violets—they never look or feel cetter th when
unless the tuliP
or bush rose. Who has not seen women just like whin)
like
lilies? We know several double 111 arig o 1 d 8 an d PoPPirs'
There are women fit only for velvets, like the flaidia's
atloillnegnorgOeothuesrsdyaerse, not themselves
and then
others are graceful and airy, like szileas. N°Nv
omen are ire?
you see hollyhocks and sunflowers. When W
and not limits
to dress es the like, uncontrolled by others,
express their
by their circumstances, they do not fail to
true characters, and dress becomes a form of expro
ilio til sion very
gcuine and use:al.—G(o7'v ilterraith.s L .Eng.
land.'