The Sun.
London, England, 1863-10-27 00:00:00

Despatch of Earl Russell to the Federal Diet.

The following is a re-translation of the official,
German text of Earl Russell's second note to Sir
Alexander Mallet :
‘• Sir,—You will be good enough to represent to the Pre-
sident of the Federal Diet that her Majesty's Government
have reason to believe that the answer which Denmark will
give the Diet will show her willingness to modify tho
patent of the 30th March in the sense of the resolul ion of
the Federal Diet of March, 1860; that is to say, by making
the patent in question provisional until the definite position
of Holstein with regard to Germany has been settled. In
this manner the Estates of Holstein will retain their co:asti-
tutional privileges, as recognised by the royal patent. But
should this take place, Denmark hopes to obtain an ad-
journment of the Federal execution.
" You will represent to the President of the Federal
Diet, that Federal execution, even supposing it to remain
strictly limited to Holstein, could not take place without
increasing already existing difficulties. It is very likely
that the Danish Government would make reprisal and
institute a blockade vet), injurious to German, commerce.
Such measures would cause as much bitterness in Ger-
many as would the Federal execution in Denmark. The
dispute would then become embittered, claims for damage 8
would arise on both sides, and new difficulties stand
in the way of a peaceful settlement. Should the war
then extend to Schleswig and Jutland it woultl
have to be remembered that Austria and Prussia' as well a 3
Great Britain and France, are bound by the treaty °
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to respect the integrity and independence of Denmark.
This obligation would of course be fulfilled, but migi
it
bring about freshcomovpelricnantlieonntsiautilFrraene,lcrigt:
"Her Majesty's G
t claims
ohf
atthief DthieutdienmHatiolds,steoifnthanedDLieatuwenebroulrigm,
ibtbeuat'teis
is of the
Gor.eimmianon
Duchies, they might be satisfied without Fedeoral the
execution,
and without exposure to the dangers attendant upon such
an extreme measure.
"You are requested to give a copy of this despatch to I;h4
President of the Federal Diet,"

INCREASE OF BENEVOLENT SOCIETIES,—Another
addition has been made to these useful institutions
by the establishment of an Auctioneers' Benevolent Fund,
to assist those who, from want of success, or adverse in-
fluences, have become reduced in circumstances. At a
recent meeting held at the auction mart of the most in-
fluential of the Landon firms, resolutions were agreed to
and a fund forthwith raised, amounting to £551 .55., arta
annual subscriptions of £9O Ins. 6d. towards this deserving
project. It is somewhat strange, whilst almost every r
profession or trade is represented in the numerous
_.ad
cab;
table societies of the metropolis, such a body 48 the.jej
_,B to
auctioneers should have been content hitherto to fears
personal personal benevolence that aid which is much more . I'4
a
administered by a society. The result of _ this meeting
,success
so satisfactory that there is every promise of r"
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to this benevolent object. .-, SENN-POUT
ACCIDENT ON THE HEREFORD AN''
IL VrAY•—
SECTION OF THE GREAT WESTERN
North - kirestc nt
On Friday afternoon, as a London
anddeferd to Newport
train was proceeding as usual from 11:n
without any
from some cause it left the rails between
and St. Devereux stations, but.
of the guard's van.,
personal injury, except the brea
iktinngawpoythe Train
any
charge of the train,
As soon as Mr. Brown, the Ruul:, he went to apply Ilia
,I‘f.ortunat
felt that something was wil°niars, coupling chain, Sill-.
break, but whilst in the '
acvta'n, struck him as it smug, tu
as impeded
pended from a part of the of the van on the rough road,
oftrathflieem
and fro with the tuovewhe;
course the whole of the pas..
el
and broke it. A1t1"1..,
shaken, none of
~engers wore violentulys
injury.
sustained any serl,°at a Dirge posse of labourers cleareel
for several hours, the passing of the last pas
the senger traitl
the line in time for . ,
ort.—Birm • 7
' ster to ',leap mg min rest,
from I, orce
AGED CLERGYMAN.—The Rev.
AN is supposed to have n Joseph,
Stephenson, who . been the older it
of the University of Cambrid, •
member 6,e, died last
was educated at St. John's Coll wee' t.
He ege, and graduated iii
1791, three years previously to the late Lord l4
L - dl - )11 iu cst.
la 1802 he was presented to the recturof Y Selworthy, near
I%linehead, Somerset, and held it up to the day of his death.
The benefice, which is worth £340
Sir T. D. Aelaud, a year, is in the gift of
THE BUDGET op TURKEY.—A long b - h t
ance a —s ee
of the finances of the Turkish Empire hiss been
of revenue are divided into five
classes, viz.: 1, direct taxes; 2, indirect taxes ; 3, postal
service, crown lands, and the profits of Imperial Printing-
office; 4, rent of Government farms, salt salt monopoly, mines,
tax on land sales, forests,
Moldavian, Servisu, &c.,
tribute. 5,
TlLYPextiaenn' dliNtriciiicSilidail:'
tributcd under the heads of foreign debt, expenditure
debt, and
cr.,st of administration. The result is as follows :-1.0.,"1
receipts, 3,010,539 purses, 335 piastres, equal to £13.684,271•
Total expenditure, 2,969,004 purses, 492 piastres, equal to
£13,495,477. Surplus, 41,531 purses, 343 piastres, equal
to £188,794. OF LONG-
MR. BROWN, A MEMBER OF THE FIRM
glass
MAN AND Co., has given £l,OOO for placing a stained
Window in St. Paul's Cathedral.
T TZNIGIITSBRIDGE
HE CAVALRY BARRACKS AT
will shortly be:pulled down, and new barracks erected near
IHaas-place, Sloau-streer.