The Sun.
London, England, 1863-01-10 00:00:00

PRUSS I A.

A letter from Berlin, dated Jan. 8, says :—ln a
recent letter I referred to an interview reported to
have taken place in Vienna between Count Rech-
berg and Baron Werther. According to a Frank-
fort paper the Prussian Envoy then read to the
Austrian Minister a despatch of bitter and threat-
ening tone, comprising violent reproaches and exor-
bitant demands, menaces of the withdrawal of Prus-
sia from the Confederation, and of her armies and
war material from the Federal fortresses. Prus-
sia, it was further alleged to have been said in
this very vehement despatch, would offer no opposi-
tion should Germany be invaded ; but her army
would watch her own territory, and, if necessary,
occupy that of other States in North Germany, and
as far as the Maine. As the alternative of such
very serious proceedings, the cespatca was said to
demand for Prussia the political and military leader-
ship of Germany. The paper which gave the above
as the substance of the document added that Count
Rechberg had asked if Baron Werther was autho-
rised to leave with him a copy, and, on receiving
for answer an abrupt " No!" had said he should
consider the communication as non avenze. The
Berlin .117 ational Zeitung, which had copied the
article from the Frankfort paper in question,
yesterday published a communique from this
Government, declaring the statements therein
contained to be a tissue or malignant and
odious inventions, interwoven with an insignificant
amount of truth, It is true that Baron Werther
read a despatch to Count Reohherg, who asked for
a copy, which was refused, on the grounds that the
despatch was intended only for the Baron's own
guidance, and that he was not authorised to give a
copy. True, also, that no copy had since been sent.
The author of the article ia the Frankfort paper
could have got this information only from the
Vienna Foreign-office. So says M. von Bismark ;
but it is to be borne in mind that at least two or
three persons besides Count Rechberg had know-
ledge of what had passed, so that some here, who
are not admirers of M. von Bismark, consider
it open to a doubt through whom the secret
got divulged. The communique, however, plainly
charges the Austrian Foreign Minister with
having revealed a confidential communication, and
encouraged, at the same time, false and mischiev-
ous statements. It declares it to he untrue that a
prospect was held cut nf a withdrawal of the Prus-
sian troops from the Federal fortresses, and a mere
invention that in the despatch was declared that
Prussia, in the event of a foreign attack on Ger-
many, would lay no hindrance in the way. In
reality, it says, the despatch was an attempt clearly
to define the muses of the estrangement of the twr!
great German Powers, and, as much as Inssible,
to smooth them away. But: ii confidential
communications are to be handed over to
the officious pens cf the Vienna Foreign-office
as materials for irritating articles, the Prussian
Government must, however, regretfully abandon
all further attempts at taking the initiative in
bringing about au understanding. and therefore,
and on this ground only, the step will not be taken
which the Berlin Cabinet had contemplated taking in
satisfaction of Couut Rechberg's expressed wish for
an official communication of the contents of the de-
spatch. It had been proposed to throw the confi-
dential instructions given to Baron Werther into the
form of an official despatch, and to transmit it to
Vienna, This will now not be done; and it will be
for Austria to begin, if she desires, an improved
understanding with Prussia. The communique con-
cludes by observing, that it would be most unjust if
those who wish to see such an understanding come
to were to impute the fault of its non-attainment to
the Berlin Cabinet.

A BOHEMIAN MARRIAGE.—The Ost Deutsche
past mentions a strange euston3 which prevails in
Nortbera Bohemia. Every betrothed bride, however rich
she may be, is obliged to go and beg in the neighbouring
, villages for the feathers necessary to make her bed. She
goes on these peregrinations, which sometimes last several
days, in full dress and accompanied by a poor woman.
Every one gives her a friendly reception, and she always
carries bank an ample provision of feathers.
APOTHECARIES-HALL.—The names of the gentle-
men who passed their examination in the science and prac-
tice of medicine, and received certificates to practise, on
Thursday, January 8, 1863, were—Frederick Waghorn, 34,
Soho-square, W.; Henry Beazeley Trimmer, Gloucester;
William Thelwall, Farndon, near Chester; Allen Gnome
Cheek Mann, Guy's.
MURDER IN ANGLESEA.—At the secluded village
of Pencarnisiog, nine miles from Holyhead, a fright-
ful murder has been perpetrated. It appears that a man
named tiowland Owen, a member of the Anglesea county
militia, was seen by a police-constable crossing a field
with a gun under his arm. His strange gait and
suspicious appearance caused the officer to walk up to him
to make certain inquiries. Owen at once placed himself in
a threatening attitude, and pointing the bore of his gun at
the officer, remarked, that if the latter approached him
within ten yards he would shoot him. The officer with-
drew, but still kept his eye on Owen. The same evening
(Saturday), at ten o'clock, Owen went into a tailor's house,
and, without any apology, walked upstairs and crept
through a small hole to a confined attic, where he re-
mained until midnight. The family felt a little anxious
about their unexpected and uninvited guest, and calling in
a friend of theirs and of their lodger, named Hugh
Jones, desired him to assist them in getting Owen out of
their house. He declined to move. Hugh Jones, con-
trary to the wishes of the family, went up to Owen, and
directly the report of a gun was heard. Jones came down,
and immediately fell dead on the: floor, having been shot
through the heart by Owen. At the inquest, held on
Monday, it was proved that Owen and Hugh Jones were
particular friends, and the prisoner stated that he had no
ill-feeling towards the unfortunate deceased, and that the
trigger was but accidentally puled by him. The jury re-
turned a verdict of" Wilful Murder," and Owen was re-
wove 4 t 9 Vq4umaris Gaol to await the spring assizes,