The Sun.
London, England, 1849-12-04 00:00:00

TUESDAY ENENING'

The Colo tae Gazette contains the following article
dated from Berlin :

"It may be interesting to you to have a general re-
vlew of the different notes and tlipatches which have
passed between Prussia and Austria since the adoption
of the Interim. They commence with the much talked-
of note of the 30th September, in which Austria enun-
c'ates its opinion of the legality of the federal constitu-
tion and federal legislation. This was met by the nobs
from Prussia, dated 10th October, containing the:
masterly and perfectly conclusive legal statement,.
which IW:t3 presented on the part of Prussia to
die Verffaltut.gs-rath, on the 17th OctobJr. The next
Austrian dispatch of the 23d October brings a retnon-
s.rance against the explanations given to the Verwal-
tungs•rath by the Prussian Plenipotentiary on the Bth
of October, that Prussia considered itself as the repre-
sentative, at the Central Federal Commission of the
Federal States, and that it would submit to the considera-
tion of the Verwaltungs-rath, :11 the more important
matters previous to their being decided on by the
Central Federal Commis-ion. The lirerwaltungs- rath,
continued the Austriaa dispatch, was merely established
to create closer union, for particular purposes, and must
remain subordinate to tie larger federal power; more
particularly as the tr,sty of the 26th of May owed its
origin merely to the absence of a central organ. In the
answer forward.d to Count Bernsdorff, Prussia explains
that if a formal aad legal representation of the Verwal-
tungs-rath by Prussia, according to the treaty of Sep-
tember 30, is not in gut stion, Prussia can, neverthe-

less, not lose sight of the position it acquired by the
alliance of the 26th May, and will defend the interests of
,hat alliance on every occasion. The Austrian Govern-
ment, in another note, dated 24th October, expresses its
regret at the recent proceedings of the Verwaltungs. rath,
and adds its formal approval of tLe declaration sent in
by Hanover and Saxony on the 20th October. It is
well known that those two Governments denied the legal
right of the Verwaltungs-rath to publish laws for the
election of Members to the Erfurt Parliament, as beyond

the objects of the alliance as will as the intention of
Article 11 of the Federation Act. This note called forth
a sharp reply from the Prussian Cabinet, in which,
amongst other things, it says that the Saxon and Hano-
verian Governments must answtr to their own con-
sciences for their prcceedings respecting the German
question. About the same time Austria raised ob-
jections to the Assembly of the Reichstag, and in
a note which was sent to the Austrian Ambas-
sador to be read to the Minister for Foreign Affairs
here, Austria expresses its fears, that by the assembling
of the Reichstag the democratic agitation would be
revived, and explains its fears to arise from the excite-
ment which would ensue in the Austrian dominions.
Prussia, in its answer,of the 30th of October, enumerates
the considerations which were believed to be of im-
portance sufficient to outweigh objections of that nature,
but which had nevertheless not been overlooked ; and
concludes with expressing the eonfidence felt by the
Prussian Cabinet of its capability of meeting real den•
gers. The last Austrian note is by this time notorious,
notwithstanding the attempted denials by some of our
journals here. These same papers now seem to think
the matter deserving of more serious attention than
they did at first. With regard to the central federal
commission, Austria at first demanded its solemn in-
stallation by the Reichsverwese r, which demand it failed
to obtain. The Archduke will be able to abdicate only
in presence of the Central Federal Commission. The
second demand will likewise fail to succeed. It re-
ferred to the presence of the other plenipotentiaries.
The negotiations are drawing to a close, and it is
no longer doubted that the result will prove satisfactory
to us el"
The trial of WALDECK had lasted three days, and
nothing whatever had transpired to implicate him.
The general opinion was that he would be acquitted,
and that his co- accused, Onas, who is the principal
witne es against him, would be convicted.
" The Finance Committee of the Second Chamber
have made several important alterations in the. project
for an income-tax. The -Ministerial project proposes
that the valuation for the income-tax should be made by
the parochial authorities generally: the Committee pro-
pose to place this power in the hands of particular cons
mittees, to be appointed fur every parish, district, and
circle. Another important alteration proposed refers to
the inquisitorial inquiries into the property and income
of the parties to be t xed. The Government proposes to
give the Commission the power, in necessary cases, of
hearing witnesses upon oath, to discover the income of
an individual, and of summoning all parties to atteCel
with their private accounts, titles to property, contracts,
leases, &c. The Finance Committer, after a debate
which lasted ten days, unanimously adopted an altera-
tion to the eff,et that only the cirel, cr parish com-
mittee shall have the power of calling upon individuals
to produce their account books, &c. Ste , and that
.the
examination of witnesses upon oath, or of the parties to
be taxed, shall only take place in disputed cases."