The Sun.
London, England, 1865-01-20 00:00:00

5 RE PRUSSIAN CHAMBERS.

At the sitting of the Chamber of Deputies on
the 17th Count Eulenburg, the Minister of the
Interior, made the following protest against Presi-
dent Grabow's speech on the previous day :

" The President took occasion, at yesterday's sitting, to
append to his thanks to the Chamber for his re-election a
bitter criticism of the proceedings of the Government and a
gloomy picture of the situation of the country. I refrain
from dwelling upon the question by what right the Presi-
dent, even before the constitution of the house and in the
absence of the representatives of the Government, has
made a general complaint against the Ministry, after just
promising impartially to fulfil the duties of his office. But
I can and must ask what impression will be produced upon
our royal master, upon the Government, and upon the
country, when immediately after the urgently expressed
wish in the royal speech that the difference between the
Government and the House of Representatives shall be
brought to reconciliation,' the President of the latter is
nevertheless hardly able to await the time to declare very
plainly, from the important position he occupies, that this
difference has never been more marked than at present, and
that agreement is only possible provided the Government
determines to adopt the coarse of the Chamber of Depu-
-1 ties ? The King's Government can only sincerely regret
the step taken by the President, but, even supposing it to
have the approbation of the majority of the house, will not
allow itself to be thereby induced to be unfaithful to the
course it intends to take towards an understanding. We also
consider ourselves as occupying a place upon the 'rock of
right,' and as in duty bound not to permit ourselves to be
dislodged. So far, however, as reconcilable with our duty
we shall show both in matter and manner that our wish to
see the existing difference removed is sincere."

President Grabow replied that he had thought it
his duty to express his opinion upon the position of
the country, and had done so frankly, without dis-
guise. He did not consider the Minister justified in
his reproaches. If reconciliation was desired, the
points of difference must be stated, otherwise they
could not be removed. The conclusion of his speech
advocated agreement, and it was only by the Go-
vernment adopting this course that blessing and pros-
perity could be expected to attend Prussia and her
constitution.

Count Eulenburg replied that he had felt himself
bound to make a statement, as there was no higher
authority than the President in that house.
_

Deputy Reichensperger demanded the advocacy of
the rights of the minority on the part of the Presi-
dent, stating that the latter was the organ of the
house and not of the majority.
Deputy Waldeck defended the course taken by
the President, and the subject dropped.

Finance Minister Von Bodelschwingh brought in
the Budget for 1865. The total receipts and ex-
penditure are stated at 150,714,031 thalers ; the
permanent expenditure, 142,535,000 thalers ; tem-
porary outlay, 8,179,022 thalers ; increase of the
gross receipts are compared with last year, 9,388,750
thalers ; net receipts, 7,147,641 thalers.

Deputy Von Hennig moved that, in accordance
with the order of business, the preliminary discus-
sion of the Budget should take place before the full
house (in plenum). The speech from the Throne
appeared conciliatory, but was not so in reality.
Last year the Government had denied the prospect
of reconciliation, had subsequently prosecuted all
who did not partake their opinions, and had found
courts which had undertaken such prOsecutions.
The President animadverted upon the portion of
the speech relating to the courts.
The Minister of Justice said that the Govern-
ment could not admit such criticism. The indepen-
denee of the courts would continue.

Count Schwerin, with Deputies Osterrath and
Twesten, supported the reference of the Budget to
the committee. After a lengthened debate the
amendment was ultimately carried.
Various bills of minor importance were brought
in by the Ministers of Finance, Commerce, and
Justice. Two motions have been brought into the
Chamber, one for the cessation of the salt monopoly,
another for the issue of an address to the King by
the Reichensperger party.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This day.

(BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Friday Morning•

Arrived, Jan. 19.—Cormorant, from Sines.
Sailed, Jan. 2Q.—Crescent, for Guernsey ; Cosmopolitan,
steamer, for Hamburg ; Concordia, steamer, for Boulogne ;
Hanover, steamer, for Havre.
DEAL, Friday Morning.
Passed.—Corcyra, screw steamer, for Malta ; Silvery
Wave, for Port Natal—both from Loud"'
A Cabinet Council was held yesterday at the,
dwer
official residence of the First Lor of the Trveasury,
in Downing-street. The Ministers present 'scount
Granville,
Palmerston, the Lord Chancellorl Russell, the Right Hon.
, Earl th e Duke
of Argyll, Sir George Grey, Ear
Edward Cardwell, Earl de Grey, Sir Charles
summonses
were Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Duke of Somerset, the
Right Hon. T. Milner Gibso
the Right Hon. rd Stanle
C. p. of Avilliers.
lderley,
tho Earl of Clarendon
After the breaking up , and
of the Cabinet Council,
andllattended
issued to the members of the Cabinet for a council this
afternoon a Lord Palmerston's official residence in Down-
ing-street.
MADAME TUSSAUD'S.—This popular
instruc-
tive exhibition has been imprecedentemy
during the holidays. The numerous additions
from time to time being mad, cannotfail which are
historical gallery, in Baker-street, oneof to render the
tive sights of the metropolis. Every the most attrac-
the visitors is invariably shown by the highly
civility to
and intelligent attendants, who alwaysighly respectable
anxious desire in affording information to evince their
those who ask it.