The Sun.
London, England, 1863-08-20 00:00:00

the Austrian empire is behind Germany in political
requirements, in social, intellectual, and political de-
velopment. The step which Austria has taken
should profit immensely to Prussia, if King William
and his Government were of a nature and in a cou-
rlition to take advantage of it; for the bare hint of
such proposals must break up what is called
the Great German party, and swell that of the
Nattonal Union. What an opportunity for the
King of Prussia himself to retrace his steps, and
throw himself once more upon his people, if indeed
the Prince of Prussia hid been called to Gasteiu by
his royal father for such a purpose ! There is, we
know, a conviction growing up in Germany that
union and regeneration can only be achieved by
shaking off, rather thcin accepting with alacrity
either Austrian or Prussian supremacy, and this
conviction will gather strength from the experiences
of Frankfort. But however merited by these
Powers, and however jest such a cenclusion, it still
renders the hopes of re eneretion more visionary.
and commits their realisation rather to revolution-
ary hazards and unforeseen events;, then to that re.
gular course of liberal action in which peaceable
and sensiblo men may work together for the com-
mon good. Let us hope that German patriotism
may yet have a larger future. The liberation and
union of Italy was the work of a King. Why
should not Germany follow the example of that
Peninsula, so long unhappily associated with its
history and its fortunes? But whatever might be
hoped from one Prince could certainly not be ex-
pected from a Council of Princes, or Fursten Con-
gress, such as that which has met at Frankfort.
The four lesser Kings of Germany are all retro-
grade; the Hesses are little better. It would bo
idle to propose to a meeting of Princes any real re-
form of the Confederation, or establishment of unity,
unless some Sovereign would come forward and
speak less in his own name than as the representa-
tive of the national heart and will. It was long
hoped that the King of Prussia would have under-
taken that part. A few indulged in hopes that the
Emperor of Austria, awakened to a full sense of
the crisis, would have assumed the part at Frank-
fort. He has not even approached it. " Put not
your trust in princes," will be more than ever the
watchword of Germany. The Sovereign Congress
of Frankfort will not, however, be without result.
The Grand Dukes of Baden and of Saxe-Coburg
' will, it is hoped, have protested against the practi •
cability of the Austrian proposals; and the meeting
of the Princes will be followed by one of popular
delegates, who, had they been allowed to meet of
themselves, might have made little impression, com-
pared with the weight they will now bear after the
fiasco of the Princes. They will be in a manner
called for. They will have a right to speak. And
the public will anxiously wait to know whether
the German people and their intellectual leaders
have no better prescription for political atony than
a gathering of privileged and hereditary State
Doctors. The Delegation will, we trust, set aside
theories, abstract principles, and learned disquisi-
tions. To state the wants and wishes of the Ger'.
man people, and define their political require-
ments and right& in a few plain, brief words that
may be impressed on the mind and fixed in the
memory of every German—this will suffice. 'What
Germany emits is a Bill of Rights proclaimed by
representatives of the people.

COUNTRY MARKETS.

V,

NEWARK-WEDNESDAY.

The harvest is progressing very satisfactorily, end wheat
will be much above an average y;elal. Barley will be a very
lair crop. Beans and oats are being secured in excellent
condition.
White wheat new, 45s to 49s
Red do. .......... 43s to 47s
Old white ........45s to 50s
Red do. 44s to 49s
Barley, malting....--a to —a

Barley,"grinding 293 to 31s
Oats, old, .. 26s to 29i
New do 22s to 25s
Beans. Us to 44s
Beans, new —s to —a

HULL-TUESDAY.

The wheat trade since our last has been excessively dull.
At to-day's corn market there was a small supply of Eng-
lish wheat, which was taken off by local millers at rather
less money than last week. Foreign was quite neglected.
Grinding barley was scarce, and made fully last week's
prices. Beans and peas sold slowly, at rates in favour of
buyers. Oats rather easier,
Wheat.... Old white.... per qr 47s Od to 50s Od
Old red u
New white .. ~
New red .... ~
Barley.... English malting 968 Od to 37s Od
Grinding 26s 6d to 28s Od
Saal and Oderbruck
Holstein and Danish 3os Od to 31s Od
Grinding-
Oats English, old 26s Od to 28s Od
Archangel and Riga, per at osl2id to 134
Friesland and Dutch oBl3d to 08131 d
Swedish and Danish oBl2ld to Osllid
Beans ....English, old, per qr 43s Od to 45s Od
New pigeon 42s Od to 44s Cd
New tick
Egyptian .. 33s Od tc 34s 64
Peas Foreign boilers .. 34s Od te 88: 04
Grinding
Tares ....Spring . —s Od to —s Od
Indian Corn
Linseed, feeding s2s Od to 56s Od
crushing
Linseed cakes (Hull) £lo 0 0 to £0 0 0
Foreign Bl5 oto 9 0 0
Rape cakes 6 0 oto 0 0 0
Bones 5 5 oto 510 0