The Sun.
London, England, 1863-09-05 00:00:00

DISSOLUTIO OF THE PRUSSIAN
CHAMBERS.

BERLIN, SEPT. 4.
The following Royal decree has been published
to-day :
"By virtue of Art 51 of the Constitution, and on
thefoproposition of the Ministry of State, we decree
as

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~ Art. 1. The Chamber of Deputies is hereby
dissolved.

Art. 2.—The Ministry is entrusted with the exe-
cution of the present decree.

" WILLIAM I."
The Ministerial report to the King, which pre-
cedes the decree, says :

if There is no prospect that further negotiations
with the present Chamber of Deputies would lead
to any understanding. His Majesty the Xing,
before his departure, was pleased to express his
concurrence with these views of the Ministry,
but a definitive resolution was reserved until His
Majesty's return. The state of things in Prussia
since that time has not offeror' any ground for a
change in the propositions of the Ministry, which
His Majesty had approved. On the other hand,*
tendencies have manifeSted themselves within the
limits of the German federal Constitution, the evi-
dent aim of which is to reduce Prussia from that
position as a great Power in Germany and Europe
which is her well•earned inheritance from our fore-
fathers, and which the Prussian people has at all
times been determined not to relinquish. Under
these circumstances, it will be incumbent on the
Prussian people to give expression upon the ccca-
sion of the approaching new elections to the fact
that no difference of political opinion is so deeply
rooted in Prussia as to endanger the unity of the
people, and the immoveable fidelity with which
they are attached to the Royal House, when placed
in face of efforts tending to diminish the indepen-
dence and dignity of Prussia.
" The events of the last few days have only served
to confirm us in oar proposals, and as the new elec-
tions require a period of two months, the mea-
sures approved by your Majesty in the sitting of
tho Council of Ministers held on the 16th of July,
must be executed without delay, in order to render
it possible for the new Diet to be convoked to dis-
cuss the Budget with the current year."

THE CASE OF ATROCIOUS CRUELTY ON TIIE HIGH
SEAS.—In yesterday's Mercury we gave some ac-
count of the death by drowning, near Seaham harbour, of a
fisherman named Matthew Williamson, the alleged cause
of death being cruel usage by the crew of a French schooner,
which had swamped the fishing coble in which Williamson
and three other Hartlepool fishermen were watching their
nets. On Wednesday night, at Sunderland, the captain,
mate, two men, and two boys, belonging to the schooner,
were apprehended, charged with the murder of the deceased.
They were yesterday brought before the Sunderland magis-
trates, charged with being concerned in the wilful murder
of Matthew Williamson, and with most cruel treatment to
Robert Robson and Andrew Boagey. The evidence given
against the prisoners was similar in detail to the particulars
already published. The prisoners denied using any violence
whatever, and said, after they picked the two men up they
did all they could for them to find their boat. The counte-
nances of the prisoners were not at all in their favour, and
during the whole trial they hardly ever lifted up their
heads. The presiding magistrate told them the case had
every appearance of one of wilful murder, but before any-
thing further could be done, the French authorities would
have to be communicated with, and consequently they were
remanded until an answer was received. The name of the
schooner is Jantalina, which has for some time been, trading
ou the north-east coast,—Zee(fs Mercury,