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 pawed us this morn-
ing, at an early hour, outward bound. We also
saw a large 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 Danmark 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 t;me we shall, for the third time, find
ourselves in a state of open war. There are men,
indeed, here 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, in their panic,
they are once more deliberating as to the expediency
of providing for their safety by conveying them-
selves, their gold, plate, and otter 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, June
2Gth, I expreesed 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.
plished in Satileswig and Jutland what they had,
from motives of their own, left unachieved in April.
They rook Als, which was never intended to effzr
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. Had 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 io their ships
and come 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 all 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 tp 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
fits 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 further, in the impossibility either of falling
back or coming to a final stand.

The Governments 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
King 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 beon utterly.forsaken by the neutral
Powers, and that she was alone, had at length
brought about a consciousness of the utter ira-
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
casts of war, however heavy they may fall upo❑
him. Of late, however, the magniloquent tirades
of the French press have given new food to the
ever-reviving illusions of the Danes. "If Germany
is not of one mind," the Danes say, "if the Bund
end 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 the 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.
JuYL 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 acceeding to all their demands.
Whale ver 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 only by about 5,00 u
or 6,000.

Elopement of a Clergyman's Wife with her

Man-Servant,

At the Castle of Exeter on Monday, before A. H. A.
Hamilton, EN., 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 Fluewellin, 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 in 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,
Ind there found the prisoner and Mrs Fluewellin in a room
with a Led in it, taking refreshments. Ho 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" (meaning Mrs Fluewellin). Mrs Fluewellin
said, " Yes, I ordered hire to got a fly, and take' my box
away. I and my husband had a quarrel the tight 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 him which had belonged to
the prosecutor.

The case has created a great 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 couple; but
they appear to have had a quarrel on the Wednesday night,
and the frail wife having taken a fancy to her husband's ser •
vent, took her flight.— Western Daily Mercury.

The Lord Mayor of Dublin elainas ex officio to be
a member of the Kingstown Yacht Clubs. By a late die-
covery among the old corporation papers, he is by patent
Lord Riglz Admiral of Nalzahldo.