The Sun.
London, England, 1864-08-04 00:00:00

DENMARK AND GERMANY,

(From the limes' Correspondent)
ELSINORE, July 30.
The men-of-war of the Danish squadron which
came in on Saturday last and made so goodly a
show as they lay at anchor off Humlebeck, after no
more than a week's rest, again passed us this morn•
ing, at an early hoar, outward bound. We also
saw a largo steamer, laden with troops, following
them at some distance, and making her way out of
the Sound. Her destination was Funen. The land
and sea forces of Denmark are going back to their
former stations. The suspension of hostilities ter-
minates to-morrow at noon ; and unless tidings of
a new armistice or of peace reach us from Vienna
before that time we shall, for the third time, find
ourselves in a state of open war. There are men,
indeed, hero about me who are so fully convinced
that to-morrow will usher in a new outbreak of
hostilities, and whom the idea of the possibility of
an attack of the Germans on the shores of the Sound
inspires with so much uneasiness that, is their panic,
they are once more deliberating as to the expediency
of providing for their safety by conveying them•
selves, their gold, plate, and other valuables across
the water into Sweden.

I need scarcely tell you that I by no means share
their alarm. At the time of the expiration of the
truce, at the close of the London Conference, Jane
26th, I expressed my firm conviction that war could
not recommence in real earnest. What occurred
between that day and the 26th of this month was
in fact, not real war, The Germans only accom!
[dished in Schleswig and Jutland what they had,
from motives of their own, left unachieved in April.
They took Als, which was never intended to offer
any serious resistance, and drove the Danes from
their last hold of the Peninsula across the Liim-
Fiord, and from those western isles the garrisons of
which were instructed only to " pretend" to stand
their ground. Hid the Austro-Prussians been
bent on a real trial of strength they should and
would have attempted a landing in Funen. The
war on the mainland was over at the fall of Dybbol,
and there never was any doubt that if the Germans
chose to fight at all they must take to their ships
and coma over to Funen or Zealand, or, rather, before
they did that, they must grapple with the Danes
at sea, and strike a blow with a view to establish
their maritime superiority, and open their way so
as to come to close quarters with their enemy under
the walls of his capital.
It is this kind of final, decisive war that I do not
expect to see waged before my eyes at this moment.
The Danish Government and those of the two great
German Powers have hardly been free agents at any
period during ell these melancholy transactions.
The two nations (or nationalities, if the word suits
better) were eager for the fray, and the rulers at
their head had the alternative of either leading
the movement, by giving in to it, or being
dragged into action in spite of themselves. So
far as it depended on the commanders on either
side, the war was at all times slowly carried on. The
Danish policy was throughout a yielding one; one
line after the other, one stronghold after the other
was given up, always in obedience to necessity, yet
always with a hope that each successive serious loss
might sober the excited feelings of the people, and
how them to their fate. On the other hand, the
Germans advanced by mighty strides, but only by
tits and starts. They struck heavy blows, hoping
that each one might be the stunning and finishing
one, but always under compulsion to proceed further
and farther, in the impossibility either of falling
back or coming to a final stand.
The Goverenaents on either side, I repeat, never
went with deliberate purpose into this fatal war.
The real contest was between them and their people
between the upholders of the present order of
things and the revolutionary opposition. In this
contest the constituted authorities have now very
nearly secured the upper hand. The Danes have
been brought into that frame of mind that their
Xing may announce a peace almost on any terms
Such, at least, was the disposition of the people of
this country a few days ago. The conviction that
Denmark had been utterly forsaken by the neutral
Powers, and that she was alone, had at length
brought about a consciousness of the utter im-
possibility of prolonging such a contest. War
being out of the question, peace became a necessity;
and the vanquished must resign himself to pay the
costs of war, howevsr heavy they may fall upon
him. Of late, however, the magniloquent tirades
of the French press have given new food to the
ever-reviving illusions of the Dales. "If Germany
is not of ono mind," the Danes say, "if the Bund
and the minor Princes and the National party are
still in a position to brave all the power of Austria
and Prussia, and France is going to support their
pretension, and place herself at the head of a new
Confederacy of the Rhine, why should Denmark
strike her colours, why should she throw down her
cards and give up 'he game, just as matters are
about to take a favourable turn ?
No doubt, if the present negotiations come to
naught, if M. Quaade comes back from Vienna with
no better conditions than he obtained in London, or
if the conditions he brings back are of a nature that
the Government here dare not make public—if,
consequently, the thunder of war once more awaken
the echoes along the shores of the Little Belt, the
new complication of affairs must be ascribed to the
attitude lately taken up by France.
If France is going to meddle with the matter, of
course the question is as far from its solution, and
Europe exposed to as great a danger, as ever; but
if, as it is more natural to presume, the language of
the French press is mere empty sound, and the two
principals in this ill-matched duel are still to be
alone on the ground, as they have been since
February, then the war may be considered as hav-
ing been long since virtually at an end, and the new
outbreak of hostilities, if it must needs occur, will
be mere make-believe. On the part of Denmark, at
least, resistance will be mere matter of form.
JIM. 30, Evening.

Jest as I am about to close my letter the rumour
gains ground, confirmed by telegrams from Vienna,
that the armistice had been prolonged. I hear also
confident assertions that the Danish Government
has accepted, or is ready to accept, all the condi-
tions imposed by the German Powers, and to
obtain peace by acceding to all their demands.
Whe'ler we may believe as to the truth of these
reports, there is no doubt but the King's Govern.
ment here keeps up all the appearance of a stubborn
determination for resistance, inasmuch as in obedi-
ence to a recent decree they are now calling in all
the conscripts due for the year 1865, a measure by
which they will increase the army by about 5,000
or 6,000.

Elopement of a Clergyman's Wife with her
Alan-Servant,

At the Castle of Exeter on Monday, before A. H. A.
Hamilton, Esq., and J. W. Sillifant, Esq., John Mutters
was charged with stealing 13 silver teaspoons, two pairs of
sugar-tongs, a box, and a silver watch, the property of his
master, John Flueweilin, and also with eloping with Mr
Fluewellin's wife.

Prosecutor, on being examined, said he was a clergyman
of Mount Radford. On Thursday last he missed two boxes
and the plate named ire the indictment from his house. His
wife also went away that morning. On finding the articles
missing he gave information, and had since recovered his
property.
Police-constable Pearse said that on Saturday last he
went to the house of Mrs Slade, Southgate street, Bath,
and there found the prisoner and Mrs Fluewellin in a room
with a Led in it, taking refreshments. He there charged
Mutters with stealing a box, 13 silver spoons, and other
things, the property of the prosecutor. He said, " I have
not stolen anything, but what I took was with the consent
of her" (weaning Mrs Fluewellin). Mrs Fluewellin
said, " Yes, I ordered him to got a fly, and take my box
away. I and my husband had a quarrel the Light before,
and I d termined I would not live with him any
longer." Witness left the room for a minute or two, and.
on returning, Mrs Fluewellin opened a box which contained
all the plate above mentioned. On searching the prisoner
afterwards he found a watch on hires which had belonged to
the prosecutor.
The case has created a groat deal of excitement amongst
the lower classes of the city, as the rev. gentleman and his
wife were supposed to have been a very happy coupie; but
they appear to have had a quarrel on the Wednesday night,
and the trail wife having taken a fancy to her husband's ser
vent, took her Might.--Western Daily Mercury.

The Lord Mayor of Dublin claims ex. officio to be
a member of the Kingstown Yacht Clubs. By a late the-
covery among the °id corporation papere he is by patent
Lord High Admiral of Mahahide,

TEE PETITION OF RIGHT.