The Sun.
London, England, 1849-03-29 00:00:00

BADEN.

A letter from Friburg of the 21st says : —" To-day
was the second sitting of the trial of STRUVE and
BLIND. The morning was occupied with the de-
clarations of the two accused parties. STauvE en-
larged upon the history of 1848, to prove himself to
Lave been a man of the people, and not to have under-
taken any open opposition to the monarchy, but
to answer a call from several of the people of
Baden after the armistice of Malmoe had given
the signal for an explosion. He then spoke of the
Congress of the Germans at Heidelberg, of the pre-
paratory Parliament, of the popular meetings at
Offenburg and other points, and maintained that the
plan of holding out the hand of peace towards the
republic having become gradually inexecutable, the
republican party found itself forced to take up the
sword, particularly since the Liberal party had be-
come divided into a republican party and a constitu-
tional party, and that this last had given itself up
to reaction. He defended himself against the
charges of terrorism, brigandage, &c., directed
against the uprising of September, asserting that
parts of these accusations were false, that others could
not be imputed to him personally, and that others
fell upon acts justified by the revolution. BLIND,
who is only twenty-two years of age, yesterday ex-
cited the indignation of the audience, by using the
following words :--‘ I will unmask these gentlemen
who wear the crown ! To-day he declared that he
was not only a republican, but a democratic and
socialist republican. He concluded with some strcng
expressions against the Chief of the State, which
dre w upon him a reprimand from the President."

DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES.
The following letter has been published :
"Royal Prussian General Consulate,
London, 106, Fencburch•street, March 23, 1849.
" Dear Sir,—ln compliance with directions just re-
ceived from his Prussian Majesty's Minister, Chevalier
Bunsen, I hasten to inform you that information has
reached his Excellency from Berlin, to the effect
that a prolongation of the armistice is agreed upon
between the Central Power of Germany and Den-
mark, until the 15th April next ; and that the latter
power, although it will not officially withdraw the
announced blockade, has yet declared its intention that
it is not to be acted upon until the 15th April.' I have
therefore to request that you will promptly communicate
thie pleasing intelligence to such of our captains as may
now be, or shall arrive, within your consular district,
and remain, dear Sir, yours very faithfully,

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66 1111E11E1.ER.
" J. R. Lamb, Esq., Prussian Vice-Consul,
Glasgow."
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According to the above, actual hostilities will not
commence till the 15th of April.
The Hanover Zeitung of the 23d says that no offi-
cial intelligence has been received there respecting
the prolongation of the armistice ; but a report is
current, that Chevalier BUNSEN has received orders
from his Government to sign the last protocol of
Lord PALMERSTON, whereby the armistice is pro-
longed to the 26th of June, under very unfavourable
conditions.

COPENHAGEN, MAIIOn 21.—The Faedrelandet
states that a courier, who arrived yesterday, is the
bearer of a proposition to the Government to esta-
blish a Provisional Government in the duchies, and
that the proposition will be accepted—what its nature
may be is at present unknown ; but it is probable that
the KING will name a new Government for Schles-
wig, and establish it by force of arms if the rebels
should refuse to agree to it. Should this be true, the
resumption of hostilities will not take place at this
moment.

SCHLESWIG, MARCH 22.—1 t is said that the 'pro-
longation of the armistice will be extended to the
15th of April. In this event the troops of the empire
will not attack Denmark, if the Danes will rensain
at peace till that time. But the visits that their ves-
sels are about to make to the ports of Holstein prove
sufficiently that the Danish Government is little dis-
posed to prolong the armistice. A Danish frigate has
appeared in the Gulf of Eckenforde even before the
expiry
her, and forced her to retire.
of the armistice. The batteries fired upon

Tan MANSION-lIOUSE.—Last evening the Lord
Mayor and Lady Mayoress had the honour of entertain-
ing at the Mansion-house, Lrrd and Lady Marcus Hill,
the Right Hon. Fox Maule, M.P., and Mrs. Maule; Ad-
miral and Lady Emily I)undas, Sir Henry and Lady
Hart, Sir William and Lady Burnett, Mr. Hume, M.P.,
and Mrs. Hume; Mr. Hawes, M.P., and Mrs. Hawes;
Lady Parke and Mr. Bruce, Lady M'Naghten, Colonel
and Mrs. Brandling, Mr. Chaplin, M.P., and Mrs. Chap-
lin; Mr. Forster, M.P., and Mrs. Forster; Mr. Bag-
'thaw, M.P., and Mrs. Bagshaw; Mr. and Mrs. John
Travers, Mr. Duncan, M.P.,&c. Corers were laid for 60.