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
Stoats Anzeiger on the sulject of the opposition of
Austria to the convention of the German Parliament
at Erfurt :

" The Prussian Stouts Anzeiger contradicts the intel-
ligence relative to the protest of Austria against the
meeting of the German Parliament. We have collected
as accurate information as posiible, which is as follows:
"M. You Prokesch having received from Vienna
a con fidantial communication or dispatch, imparted

its contents to the Prussian Ministvr for Foreign
Affairs. This communication was restricted to
hinting at the possibility of a formal protest, it'
Prussia should convoke the Parliament. What
may have pascd verbally between them is known only
to themselves ; but we believe that we know right well
that the Austrian envoy stated the possibility of the
solution of the question by the sword, if Prus.iia did
not Fay r!gard to the formal protest which he all-
nouncul as coming.
"Is is possible this is merely a measure of intimida-
tion ; however, a dispatch was sent to M. Von. Born-
twin', the Prussian Envoy at Vie-in:a—it was a dispatch
and not a note. In this dispatch, with which Prince
Schwarzenbargi was rat‘do acquainted, the Prtnsian
Cabinet developed its views, also in a conaientitil fcirm,
and for the first time insisted tl,at Austria herself had
viela•ed, by her constitution of the 4 h of Decimber,
the formal dispositions of the Constitution Act of the
German Confederation. The dispatch canclucies
by
stating that Prussia will peroevere at all hez irds in the
path upon which she has entered, arid that shc is in a
position calmly to await any evewua!ity which may
ensue."
The German Reform contains an article on this
subject, which states that the opposition of Austria
to the formation of the federal state is known to all,
that she may protest and even intimidate, but will be
sure to desist in the end, as a good understanding
with Prussia is of value and importance to her.
The same journal aids that the policy of the
Cabinet of St. Petersburgh is ill 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 Princes 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 &was.
The Electoral Law for the pocular Chamber of
the German Diet is published in the Prussiczn Steals
Anzeik,rer of the 28th ult.

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