The Sun.
London, England, 1863-10-19 00:00:00

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together with a de istespmaituchferro,mptrheeeildsetnitnsisti:
Von togethßeirsnwiairtheka,
despatch from the
the latter accompanied by a copy of the report addressed
to the King on the 15th of this month, by the Royal Minis-
try of State.
" This report is already known to you by the publicity
given to it, and I complete your information upon the state
of affairs by forwarding you a copy of the Royal reply and
of M. Von Bismarck's despatch.
" I made no delay in despatching the above mentioned
documents to his Majesty the Emperor, at present at Ischl.
" The impression they will make upon his Majesty foresee but too clearly. It is with deep regret that the Em-
peror will learn the declarations of Prussia, and I cannot
doubt that this sentiment is shared by all the German SOW.. reigns and Governments now in possession of the reply of
Prussia.
" In fact this reply fully justifies the many apprehensions
entertained that Prussia will not serious associate herself
with the tendencies to reform exhibited by her confederates,
but that she will endeavour to obstruct the development of
the Federal constitution by proposing unacceptable'condi-
tions.
" According, to our convictions the three prejudicial car-
dinal points on the preliminary acceptance of which the
Royal Court of Prussia wishes to make even its resolution
to treat upon a reform of the Confederation depend, are not
only altogether incompatible with the maintenance of the
Federal principle in Germany, but it appears to us very
significant that Prussia opposes the precise propositions of
her confederates with general pretensions whose vague form
and deficiencies do not convey a clear and precise idea.lt
will be neither a gratifying nor consoling, but by no meansa
difficult task, to point out one by one the deficiencies,
raial:
well as the flagrant contradictions, in which the Prussian
Ministers have involved themselves in their report "
15th inst.
Governments
"I think, nevertheless, that the German
been formally
cannot withdraw from this task, after having
ilowever extra-
the subject of
to ;ate,
summoned by the Prussian Governments,
make
ordinary this proceeding may be, report, ad-
dressed to the King by the Minister
their deliberations,
" The only circumstance which: are able to note with.
hi, afinisters have not
d
satisfaction is, that the King
Sovereigns,a and and express manner,
thought proper to reiterate, in a 1 the reproach con-
in the face of the Germaneovt, according to which the
tamed in a former ministerial
rwero wounded by the Frank-
dignity and power of Pros'a
fort propositions.
have no other intention than to make
"pit present I can "t impressions, and consequently to
firs
known to you my fist provisional appreciation of the steps
express only auein ators in the Frankfort work of reform
which the paruievPcs
induced to take at the present moment.
spina
irtatdhi ceaml rteofutthaet ico naboifntehteof Prussianßerlin
will feel thellii:on it would be expedient to draw up in a
tong, " lonf Fu'eYd: rPna- nifdiriteolidtrsahni
of identical notes from all the Governments in-
by means
in the Act of Reform, together with the urgent
terested
mani
yeatation of a hope that Prussia will not insist upon
stipulations,
her unacceptable preliminary Conditions, but will consent
to treat on the basis of the propositions accepted by the 24
German Governments.
"A declaration that it is impossible that these propo-
sitions can remain without practical results would be per-
fectly well placed in the same identical note.
"Moreover it would be expedient to invite some of the
Courts, which, while declining to accept the Act of Reform
611 bloc, took part, nevertheless, in the Congress of Princes
at Frankfort, notably the Courts of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. and Saxe-Weimar, to join in this step, in so far, at least, as
they consider it compatible with their views.
" In the meantime these observations will servo, as a rule,
in your communications, and it is needless to add, that I
wait with the strongest interest your report on the manner
in which the Prussian reply is judged,—Receive, Scc.
(Signed) "Rnouiana•

THE LATE PRINCE CONSORT'S SI'EE CUES have
been translated into Gerrnart by Dr. Frese, ' die translator
of " Adam Bede."