The Sun.
London, England, 1864-05-31 00:00:00

AUSTRIA AND PRUSSIA.

(From the Correspondent of the limes.)

VIENNA, May 29.

The official Abend Post main tai us that the policy
of Austria and Prussia in respect t o Denmark has,
"in principle," undergone no chano; but, if I am
rightly informed, Count Rechberg and M. von
Bismark have altogether relinquished tbe idea of a
personal union between Denmark and the Duchies,
and are now intent on obtaining for the Duke of
Augustenburg a I.!art, or the whole, of the Duchy
of Schleswig. The allied Governments made voile •
face so very suddenly that for a time the secon-
dary German Piwers were inclined to doubt the
correctness of the communications received from
their diplomatic agents in this city'. On the 18th
ins% a membar of this Government said that, in his
opinion, the establishment of a personal union
between Denmark and tne Duchies wasthe " only"
way of bringing the question at issue to a satisfio-
'ory conclusion, and two or three days hater the
same personage gave one of the leading menahevs
of the Diplomatic Corps to understand that the im-
perial Cabinet was still inclined to maintain the
integrity of the Danish Monarchy. On the 22d
'nat. important despatches arrived from lt'aris and
London, and in the course of that same day Count
Rechberg end M. von Schwerling had a long con-
ference with the Emperor. In the morning of the
23d Baron von Werther, the Prussian Minister at
this Court, called on the Austrian Minister for
Foreign Affairs, and in the afternoon of that day it
was rumoured that the Danish question was about
to enter into a new phase.

It is not likely that the Prussian nation will be
satisfied with the turn which things have taken,
but the King and all the members of his family are
well pleased that the claim of Duke Frederic of
Augustenburg to reign over Schleswig-Holstein is to
be taken into consideration. Three or four days ago
tLe Prussian Government formally declared that it
entertained no idea of appropriating to itsell a part
of the Duchies, but it stands to reason that Prussia
will have great influence over the new member of
the German Confederation. Should there, in the
Treaty of Peace, be no stipulations to the contrary,
Rensburg will not fail to become a Federal fortress
with a mixed garrison. The port of Kiel, in the
Baltic, is likely to become a permanent staticn for
the ships of wur of Prussia, and Austria is said to
be looking out for a place of resort for any cruisers
which she may think fit to keep in the North Sea.
According to an on dit, any Austrian vessels which
may be employed in the North Sea in the service
of the German Confederation will carry a flag
having on it a black double eagle with a red tongue,
in a field of gold. Although it is here believed
that the war with Denmark will not be continued,
the Chief of the Naval Department has ordered the
authorities at Pola to get ready for immediate ser-
vice the Danube, a screw frigate of 44 guns; the
Adria, a paddle ship, also currying 44 guns ; the
Dandolo, a schooner with 2S guns ; and one of the
new iron-plated frigates. The Austrian vessels
now in the North Sea are armed with 230 guns, and
it is here said that they are opposed to Danish
ships carrying 250 guns, 15 of which are rifled 100
pounders.
During the last few months Austria has been in
great disrepute in Germany, but the recent change
in the policy of the Imperial Government will not
fail to be agreeable to the inhabitants of the
Southern States, who are very favourable to the
claims of the Duke of Augustenburg. MM. Zcepfl
and von Warnstedt. two of the most renowned
jurisconsults in Germany, have just communicated
to this Government their opinions concerning the
right of succession in Schleswig and Holstein. In
substance they are as follows :
"1. The Duchies of Schiesw4 and Holstein are indis-
solubly united, and they occupy a totally separate position
in Denmark.

"2. The only persons having a just claim to the throne
of the same are the heirs male of the princely House of
Oldenburg.

"3. His father having renounced his claims, Duke
Frederic of t.ichleswig-Holstein-Sonderburs-Augustenburg
is the legitimate heir to the throne of Schleswig-Holstein.
"4. Christian IX., King of Denmark, has no right
whatever to the throne of those Duchies."

A week ago Count 11,Lenberg mid his colleagues
would have paid no attention to the opinions and
arguments of Messrs. Zwpfl. and Warnstedt, but
they now pronounce them to be incontrovertible.
The German inhabitants of this city are almost
beside themselves with rage because the Bohemian
Diet has resolved, by a majority of 101 to 94, that
the students in the gymnasial and commercial
schools shall be obliged to learn the Bo'nemian as
well as the German language. "This resolution,"
say the Vienna organs of the press, " is a shameless
attempt on the part of the Prague Diet to subordi-
nate the German to the Czech (Bohemian) element.
the Transylvanian Diet has again met, but it would
appear that very few, if any, of the elect of the Mag-
yars have taken their seats in the House. Of the
Hungarians little more is now heard than that they
are resolved not to come to terms with the Minister
of State, who still flatters himself that he shall be
able to overcome the passive resistance of his nume-
rous and formidable political opponenta.

The Emperor and nine of the Archdukes were
present at the imposing ceremony which took place
here on Corpus Clarisa day. As usual, the streets
through which the procession passed were lined
with troops, and, as usual, the windows of the
houses were filled with more or less devout specta-
tors, The weather was tolerably fine, but the Em-
press, who is not very well, did not make her ap-
pearance in public,
The zeply of the Russian Govera'..ment to the last
Papal allocution will be the fozn3atia.l of Roman
Catholic synods in Russia and Poland for the regu-
lation of the affairs of the (Roman Catholic) ChOrch.
,Le Archbishops and Bishops will be nominated b;
the Em2eror. The Bishop of Lublin is likely to be
Primate oz' Russian Poland.
In few days a Customs Conference will he held
at Munich for the pQrpose of drawing up proposi-
tions for a compromise with Prussia. Tbe States
that will be represented are Austria, Bavaria,
Wurtemberg, Hanover, llesse•Cassel, Hesse-Darm-
stadt, and Nassau.
Hardly any business is done here in the new
Austrian loan, but some few sales have been effected
in Frankfort and Amsterdam.