The Sun.
London, England, 1864-04-19 00:00:00

VIENNA, April 16.
In the sitting held by the German Diet on the 13th
inst., the following matters were satisfactorily dis-
posed of i-1. The members of the Ehgerer Rath
(Smaller Council) unanimously resolved to send a
delegate to the London Conference. 2. Baron von
Benet, the Saxon Minister President, was elected,
by 14 " voices" out of 16, to represent the Ger-
manic Confederation. The minority of two was
formed by Bavaria and Brunswick. 3. The mo-
tien of the Bavarian Minister von der Pfordten
—the originator of the complicated and unedifying
Schleswig-Holstien question—that Baron Brunt
should be specially charged to uphold the claims
of the Duke of Augustenburg, was rejected by a
majority of 14, which deems it advisable to give
none but general instructions to the representative
of the Bund. M. von Beust goes pro forma to
Frankfort, and on his arrival there he will be told
by his constituents to uphold the rights of the
Duchies, and to claim for them administrative
independence. Not long since I had an interview
with a German statesman of high repete, and he
expressed to me his conviction that ultimately
" Earl Russell's idea" will be adopted by all the
mediating Powers. On my inquiring what he
meant, my interlocutor produced a map of Den-
mark, and traced with his forefinger an imaginary
line from Kiel to Husum. After a slight pause he
drew another line from Eckenforde to Schleswig
and Husuni, and then one from Flensburg to Ton
dern. "If the Prussians," said he, "get pos-
session of the fortifications at Dybbol, we shall lay
claim to the line from Eekernforde to Husum,
and if tbey take the Island of Alsen, it is not
unlikely that we shall want to include Flensburg
in the Federal territory." To my remark, that
the Germans were in a minority in almost all the
places and districts to the north of Schleswig,
no reply was given. The French Government ie
said to have relinquished the idea of proposing to
the Powers to introduce the plebiscite into the
Duchies; and if such should prove to be the case a
great weight will be taken off the mind of M. von
Schmerling. If the Galician Poles were asked
whetleer they should better like to be the subjects
of an independent King of Poland than to remain
under the sceptre of the Emperor Francis Joseph
of Austria, they would hardly fail to reply
that they should prefer being ruled over by a
monarch of their own choosing. For obvious
reasons such matters are rarely touched on by
writers for the Austrian press, but oae of them to-
day observes that none of the German Sovereigns
can possibly feel admiration " for an institution
which is of ultra-democratic origin." Baron von
Biegeleben, the second representative of Austria in
the Conference, went to Berlin last night, and it is
understood that be and M. von Bolan, the second
representative of Prussia, will leave together for
London in the evening of Monday, the 18th inst.
It was at first proposed that the German Diet should
send two delegates to the Conference, but ultimately
it was resolved to let Baron Beust, who thoroughly
understands the merits of the question at issue, go
to London alone.

At 1 o'clock on Thursday last the Emperor of
Mexico received two deputations at Miramar, and
an hour later he and the Empress Charlotte went
on board the Navara. When their majesties had
ascended the side of the vessel which was to convey
them to their new empire the guns of the Bellona
fired a salute, and immediately afterwards the sig-
nal for departure was given. As his Majesty stood
on deck he looked wistfully at his Castle of Mira-
mar, and the eyes of his talented and amiable, but
very ambitious, coma were long turned in the
same direction. A few minutea before the Emperor
Maximilian quitted his native country he, by means
of the electric telegraph, bade farewell to the inha-
bitants of this City. The Novara was accompanied
by the Imperial yacht FAntasie, by the French
frigate Tnemis, and by six large steamers belonging
to the Austrian Loyd Company. The Viennese
knew very little of the Archduke Ferdinand Maxi-
miliau, as he generally lived in the southern part of
the empire, but they are a kindhearted people, and
doubtless have mentally wished him and his consort
" God speed." The Austro-Mexican Body-guards
are to be attired in buckskins and jack-boots,
scarlet coats with silver cords and epaulets, and
silver helmets. The Imperial adjutants will wear
green coats with silver cords and epaulets, and a
plumed hat. Before he left Trieste, the new Em.

peror gave the Mexican order of Guadaloupe to
several persons who had displayed a kindly feeling
towards him and been active in his service.

The Austrians are very wroth that such great
attention is paid to Garibaldi in London, but the
writers in the official papers put a good face on the
matter, and express a hope that a damp climate and
strong wines will produce no bad effect on the
health of the hero of Aspromonte.
It is here firmly believed that the French Govern-
ment will try to persuade the members of the Lou-

don Conference to express their opinions in respect

,o Poland.

The weather is unusually cold, and the trees are
still leafless. This morning the mercury in Real],
mur's thermometer was but one degree above the

:reezing point.

SIX PERSONS DROWNED.—The Inverness Courier
reports a painful occurrence which happened a few days ago,
near one of the Coiglach Summer Isles. Two fishing boats,
each containing six persona, left Scoraig, Little Lochbroom,
to fetch Beware, for manuring purposes, from the adjoining
islands. The water was found to be high, with little
ware within reach, and one of the boats returned home.
The other remained till the tido would recede, but it is
believed that it foundered, and that the crew was drowned.
A day or two afterwards portions of the missing boat were
found on one of the smallest islands of the group.
LIFEBOAT SEKVICES.—SOUTHWOLp, SUFFOLK,
Monday Night.—At about 10 a.m. on Saturday two of the
fishing boats were observed to be making for the shore,
upon which a heavy surf was beating. The wind was
blowing very strong from 5.5.8., and there was a heavy
sea running on the shoal. Finding it impossille that the
boats could land, the Southwold lifeboat of the National
Institution was at once launched, and was fortunately suc-
cessful in bringing the two fishing boats and their crews
safely ashore at about 12 a.m. The lifeboat behaved ex-
tremely well on this occasion.
JOINT-STOCK COMPANIES.--Lord Redesdale has
laid before the House of Lords a till to enable joint-
stock companies carrying on business on board to have an
official seal to be used in a foreign country by an agent ap-
pointed for th' purpose. Mr D. Griffith's Bill before the
House of Commons 1, :oposes to provide that when a poll is
demanded at a joint-stock company's meeting a voting paper
shall be sent to every shareholder, and time allowed (at
least six days) for him to depute some other shareholder to
deliver the voting paper at the poll.
DESPATCH OF THE WEST INDIA AND PACIFIC
MAILS.—SOUTHAMPTON, April 18,—The Royal
Mail Company's steamship Atrato, Capt. Woolley, sailed
hence to-day, at 3 p.m., with the mails for the British and
foreign West Indies, the Pacific, California, Central Ame-
rica, &o. Amongst the passengers are Chief Justice Sharpe,
Capt. Wise, Lieutenant Cooper, Surgeon ITDermott, for
J3arbadoes.