The Sun.
London, England, 1849-06-04 00:00:00

PRUSSIA.

The Governments of Prussia, Saxony, and Hano-
ver, having agreed in the scheme of a Constitu-
tion, have also established a Provisional Court of the
Confederation (or Bundes- Schiedsgericht) for the
judicial decision of all questions that may arise
before the final settlement of the Constitution
between the Powers who are parties to it. This
Court is to consist of Imperial judges (or Bundes-
Richtern), of whom Prussia appoints three, Saxony
two, and Hanover two. The Court is to hold its sit-
tings at Erfurt; the Presidency is to be filled by the
oldest of the members appointed by Prussia. The
States united by the Constitution of the Band agree
to subject themselves to the authority of the Court in
the following cases :-
66 1. In all questions of disputes respecting private
and
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Disputes
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as to succession to the Throne, rights
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"4. Complaints of the subjects of either of the Con-
federated States against the Governments, of suspensions
of the Constitution, or alterations in it, contrary to its
provisions. Complaints of violation of the Constitu-
tion on the part of the subjects of either of the States
can only be brought before the Court of Appeal when
the Constitution or the country itself contains no means
of procuring a remedy for the grievance.
" 5. Complaints of refused or obstructed right, when all
legal remedies afforded by the laws of the land are ex-
hausted.

" 6. Complaints against the Ministers of the several
Confederated States, as far as they affect their official
responsibility, and the laws of the land are Rot compe-
tent to judge them.
"7. Complaints against the Confederated States
when the duty of fulfilling claims between them is
doubtful or disputed; also when a duty exercised in ge-
neral towards one State is to be made imperative."
The decree creating the Court is preceded by an
explanation
signed by the Ministry, from which the
following is an extract :
" From the earliest history of Germany we find that
the existence of such a superior Court was necessary
for the whole German people. It is especially
necessary
for the smaller Stites, in which legis.
lation interferes so much with all private relations.
The judicial power of the Emperor in former centu-
ries was calculated to exercise a direct influence
over the character of the nation. In our times
an institution of a similar kind may serve to establish a
uniformity of legislation in the different states and to
equalize the proceedings of the law.
From these considerations the Confederated Govern-
ments regard the institution of an Imperial Court, as de-
fined by th© project of the German Constitution, as most
necessary and beneficial, and have resolved to establish
a Provisional Court of the Confederation as a prelimi-
nary step
" The project which is here annexed contains the
to such a great national institution.
agreement which has been come to b.;:tween the Govern-
ments with regard to the immediate establishment of this
tribunal.

" They have considered this step as connected with
but few difficulties, as it was not necessary to refer it to
the legislation. No one will be compelled to appeal to
this Court; only the Government and the Princes will
have to recognise it. But they, in recognizing it, will
prove that they regard public safety not merely founded
on order, but on the moral basis of right.
" In adhering strictly to the articles of the project of
the Constitution, the Government will, moreover, give a
proof that it is their sincere desire to put the Constitu-
tion into operation as soon as possible.
" If the Governments have asserted the condition that
every one who gequiraa asi4inee is to apply to this

Court, they believe that this will likewise meet with ap-
probation. They entertain the confidence that all German
Governments will take the same view of this important
subject, end hope that they will find this condition the
best meats for the promotion of union, on which will
depend the future prosperity of Germany.
" The President of the Ministry,
" Count VON BRANDENBURG."
" rlin, May 30, 1849.

DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES.

The Constituent Assembly of Denmark adopted on
the 25th ultimo, by 119 votes to 4, a new constitution
for the kingdom. _ _

We have received our Hamburgh correspondence
of the Ist inst. We learn from them that the Kiel
papers are rather excited by an English commander
(of the war-steamer Hecate) having been fired
at by the German batteries of Friedrichsort, near
that harbour, for having neglected to salute the
German flag. The matter passed off without any
more serious consequences than the invective and
angry declamations of the press and populace of
Kiel.

All remained quiet at Fredericia ; in fact, the mi-
litary operations in Jutland have come to a complete
stand-still.

The news from Copenhagen is of the 31st ult.
The King of DENMARK arrived there on that day to
wait for his guests from St. Peter burgh. The Nye-
borg papers mention that some Russian land troops,
too, are expected, and that quarters are being pre-
pared for them.