The Sun.
London, England, 1863-12-05 00:00:00

The Danish Difficulty.

The following is a translation of a despatch sent
by Earl Russell to the British Ambassador at Berlin,
and to the representative of England at Frankfort :
" Foreign-office,`,Nov. 23.

"Sir,—Her Majesty's Government have observed
with great regret, from a telegram received from
Sir Alexander Malet, that the claims which Prince
Frederic of Augustenbourg raises to the succession
in the Duchies of Schleswig-and Holstein have been
brought before the Federal Diet by the Minister of
Baden, who thereby acts as the representative of the
Prince, and that the question raised in consequence
has been referred to a committee. Under these
circumstances, her Majesty's Government
ocon-
siders itself bound to inform you, without loss
time, that her Majesty's Government can
ations
pur-
sue no other course than that pointed outl. by a
conscientious observance of all thei
Dray 8, 1852.
entered into by the treaty
This treaty binds her Majesty's
thereto, and in
common with the other signatsrie
in the treaty
accordance with the terms indicated
prince Christian of
itself, to recognise his Highness
sGi‘o alernment, in
Glucksburg, and
et line from his marriage
Schleswig- Holstein-Sonderbourg"
his male descendants in. deiroef
to Hesse, as in possession
all the territory at that
owfitthhethr
right
u Princessofn eeLesni
oien
of his Majesty the King of
time under the sceptre.
Majesty Government anticipates
Her .
Denmark.
which signed that treaty, or ap-
provedthat the Powers
take the same position in the ques.
"RUSSELL."
it,
Sre.,
tion.—l am,
the declaration of Austria
and
The followihg is . .
Austrian and Prussian Go-
regard to the admission of the Danish
Prussia with
will
Federalnof t
e Diet
h
merits 1
"s defined by the treaty which vern both, in
cowmen
Mi,litieerptoositthioe
with the Governments of France, Great
Britain, Russia, and Sweden concluded with the
Crown of Denmark at London in 1852, while the
preliminary conditions of the treaty were fixed by
negotiations with Denmark in the years 1851-52.
Both Governments regard the totality of these sti-
pulations as an inseparable whose, which received
its completion by the Treaty of London. As the
case has now arisen which
was contemplated by the
, treaty, both Governments are prepared to execute
I the treaty, if the Crown of Denmark, on its part,
1
complies with the preceding stipulations, the rea-
lisation of which formed a condition precedent to
the signature of the Treaty of London by Austria
and Prussia. According to the view of both Go-
vernments the succession in Lauenburg belongs to
King Christian even if the Treaty of London were
not valid, while the next legal heir of the late King
Frederic, Prince Frederick of Hesse, has transferred
his right to King Cnristian. The admission of the
Minister of Lauenburg, nominated by the King of
Denmark, in the same proportion as the representa-
tives of single constituent States have a right to be
present and vote at its sitting, seems therefore un-
assailable. The right to vote vested unitedly in
Holstein and Lauenburg can only be admittedhobs7e
both Governments when Kin 0. Christian fulfilscp.,
~
promises, relying on which both Powers se
th,:,
adversely I°
r the Treaty of London, which, „ in Hal-
forms the title of succession to the hirg
stein."

, ..
LORD PALMERSTON has the Watt ei, having
remarked that nobody in England has ever taken the
trouble to master that most perplexing of all subjects, the
e though he n
Schleswig-Holstein question, but hi, se, and t w
hat
of
would he as
certain he understood it once,
able to understand it again.
answer for his ever being