The Sun.
London, England, 1849-12-01 00:00:00

PRUSSIA.

The Cologne Gazette publishes the following ex-
planation relative to the denial inserted in the Prussian
Staats Anzeiger on the subject of the opposition of
Austria to thts convention of the German Parliament
at Erfurt :

" The Prussian Staats Anzeiger contradicts the ints.l-
- relative to the protest of Austria against the
meeting of the German Parliament. We have collected
as accurate information as possible, which is as follows:
"M. Von Prokesch having received from Vienna
a confidential communication cr dispatch, imparted
its contents to the Prussian Minister for Foreign
Affairs. This communication was restricted to
hinting at the possibility of a formal protest, if
Prussia should convoke the Parliament. What
may have passed verbally between them is known only
to themselves ; but we believe that we know right well
that the Austrian envoy state d the possibility of the
solution of the question by the sword, if Prus:ia did
not ray regard to the formal protest which he an-
nounced as coming.
"It is possible this is merely a measure of intimiea-
tion ; ho..s-ever, a dispatch was sent to M. Von. Born-
storff, thelfrussi..n Envoy at Vienna—it was a dispatch
end not a-note. In this oispatch, with which Prince
Schwaizrnburg was made acquainted, the Prtm,ian
Cabinet developrd its views, also in a confidential form,
and fur the first time insisted that Austria herself had
violated, by her constituticn of the 4.11 of December,
the formal dispositions of the Constitution Act of the
German Conted,:ration. The dispatch cmiclutles by
stating that Prussia will persevere at all i47.-irds in the
path upon which she has entered, and that she is in a
position calmly to await any eventuality which may

Lsur,"

The German Reform coWalos an article on this
subject, which states that the oprosition of Austria
to the formation of the federal state is known to all,

that she may protest and even intimidate, but w•il be
sure to desist in the end, as a good understandirg
with Prussia is of value and importance to her.

The same journal adds that the policy of the
Cabinet of St. Petersburgh is i 1 understood, if it be
supposed that it takes the part of Austria against
Prussia in the German question. That Cabinet per-
fectly understands that the peace and security of the
conservative I'ricces of Germany depend on the
position of Prussia.
The Cologne Gazette says—" We learn from an
authentic source that the KING has signed the law
relative to the elections to the German Parliament."
This notification, in part, appears in the Steals.
The Electoral Law for the popular Chamber of
the German Diet is published in the Prussian Staats
Anzeiger of the 28th ult.

DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES.
Letters from Flensburg of the 24,h ult., in the
National Zeitung, state that the island of Alsen
is being placed on a war footing. Sonderhurg is
about to be fortified and to receive a garrison of
10,000 men.
Ina Berlin letter of the 28th ult., in the Kohler
Zeitung, it is mentioned that the agents of the
Schleswig Statholdership h:.ve met with an excel-
lent reception at Copenhagen, and that the Danish
Minister readily listened to the proposals they had
to make.