The Sun.
London, England, 1849-05-03 00:00:00

PRUSSIA.

Berlin was perfectly tranquil on the 30th. A new
electoral law was about to be promulgated, which
would greatly restrict the franchise.
At Cologne, on the Ist May, the burgherverein
held an extraordinary sitting, in which the following
declaration was adopted almost unanimously :--
" The burgherverein declares that the Prussian Mi-
nistry has not only shown itself incapable of carrying
the Gernsan question to a happy termination, but has
even opposed the wishes expressed by the Prussian
nation; that a solution can only be found in the imme-
diate acceptance of the Constitution voted by the Na-
tional Assembly, and of the dignity of Chief of the
Empire founded upon that Constitution."
The burgherverein then decided that this resolu-
tion should be communicated to the council, urging
them to send a deputation to the KING, and inviting
them to call upin all the communal councils of
Prussia to meet in a general congress at Cologne.
Acting upon this advice, the Communal Council of
Cologne bas addressed the following invitation to all
the communes of the Rhenish provinces :
" The important political position of Germany has
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induced the Communal Council to decide upon forming
a general congress of all the communal councils of the
purpose of expressing the
s in a common address to the
King.
" Saturday, may 5, at nine o'clock in the morning,
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the deputies of the various communal councils invested
with full powers, are requested to meet in the hall at
Cologne."

FRANKFORT.
On the 29th ult. the committee of thirty met, and
requested the attendance of the Imperial Ministry.
The latter, in part, obeyed the invitation, and urged
the committee to abstain from all decisive motions,
at least until the 31 of May, the day fixed by the
Parliament for the earliest Ministerial proposals.
At the same time the Minister of War stated that
he had summoned to him the chief officers cf the
troops at present quartered in Frankfort, and
both the Prussians and Austrians had pledged
their word of honour that they would look for order
to the Central Power only.
REFUSAL OF THE KING OF PRUSSIA
TO ACCEPT THE IMPERIAL CROWN
OF GERMANY.
The King of PRUSSIA has sent a decided refusal
to accept the Imperial diadem. His MAJESTY, in a
letter to the Prussian Plenipotentiary at Frankfort,
declares his definitive and decided refusal, under any
circumstances, to accept the proffered dignity.--Am-
sterdam Courant, May 2.

HOLLAND.
THE HAGUE, MAY I.—M. Von HEIMESTRA, the
Minister for Religious Affairs, has, we are happy to
say, so far recovered from his severe indisposition as
to resume the duties of his office.
The Second Chamber of the States General has
made several important amendments in the Art. 83
of the Fundamental Law relative to military pensions,
rewards to soldiers, &c. These are to be brought
under disccussion at the next sitting of the Chambers.

DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES.
COPENHAGEN, APRIL 25.—The Flyveposten says,
"The, moment is probably not far distant when the
Germans will learn with dismay what it is to pay a
visit to the peninsula of Jutland." It then goes on to
state that assistance will certainly arrive, for the event
had occurred which the King of SWEDEN had fixed
as the condition upon which the warriors of Sweden
should unite with those of Denmark in opposing the
encroaching plans of Germany.