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

The Danish Difficulty.

The following is a translation of a despatch sen
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. 'hide these
con-
circumstances, her Majesty's Government
eiders itself bound to inform you,
ellt can par-
time, that her Majesty's Government
out by a
sue no other course than that
P°inhe obligations
conscientious observance of all t
without loss of
of May 8, 1852.
entered into by the treaty
s Government, in
This treaty binds her Majesty'
ateries thereto, and in
common with the other
accordance with the termBift
itself, to recognise his s
Princeindicated in
Christianthe treaty
t
Udtbourg-Glucksburg, and
Schleswig- Holstein-
Hesse, as in possession
his male
ee
descendantsp r
inuessLointni:deirue_ct line from his marriage
with
osion to all the territory at that
of the right of
°woe of his Majesty the King of
time under the ec . .
Majesty's Government anticipates
ger
Denmark.
which signed that treaty, or ap-
that the
iti:wowill7ake the same position in the Tics.
"RUSSELL."
provedti— am' r9the declaration of Austria and
The foll""g is
and to t
with reghe admission of the D
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to the Federalof
the Diet
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Mini
:
bAustrian and Prussia
whichFrane
France,
tnGh
Great
Britain, positionue
Go-
vernments is defined by the treaty in
common with the Governments of
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 whole, 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
the treaty, if the Crown of Denmark, on its part,
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 Christian. 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 utl;
assailable. Tile right to vote vested unitedly.
Holstein and Lauenburg can only be admittetdbo7o
both Government s when King Christian fulaSciseepttd
ey
promises, relying on which both Powers
the Treaty of London, which, advet2lil g them,
in Hal-
-1 forms the title of succession to the sr
stein."

LORD PALMERSTON has the credit of having
remarked that nobody in England has
all subj ever taken
the
the
trouble to waster that most perplexing of t,
Schleswig-Holstein question, but himself, and that he was
once, though he would not
certain he understood it
answer for his ever being able to understand it spin.