The Sun.
London, England, 1848-03-23 00:00:00

PRUSSIA.

We have recived the Prussian State Gazette of the
19th and 20th instant, from which we extract the
following :

"BERLIN, MARCH 15.

" The lamentable disturbances which were occasioned
in this city yesterday afternoon by a fatal accident, and
concerning which we must for the present forbear to
give any details, attained their end in the night. At
seven o'clock this morning the following appeal from
his Majesty the King to the inhabitants of Berlin was
published:—
"To Kr BELOVED BERLINERS.

" By my patent of convocation this day you have
received the pledge of the faithful sentiments of your
King towards you, and towards the whole of the
German fatherland. The shout of joy which greeted
me from unnumbered faithful hearts still resounded
in my ears, when a crowd of peace-breakers mingled
with the loyal throng, making seditious and wanton
demands, and augmenting in numbers in the same
proportion as the well. disposed withdrew. As their
impetuous intrusion to the very portal of the palace
caused a just apprehension of sinister views, while in-
sults were thrust upon my valiant and faithful soldiers,
it was absolutely necessary to clear the court-yard by
the cavalry at
,walking pace, and with their weapons
sheathed. Two guns of the infantry went off them-
selves, without, thanks be to God! causing any injury.
A band of wicked men, chiefly consisting of foreigners,
who, although searched for, have succeeded in conceal-
ing themselves fur more than a week, have perverted
this circumstance by palpable lies to suit their infamous
designs, and have filled the excited minds of many of
my faithful and beloved Berliners with thoughts of ven-
geance for supposed bloAshedl and thus have become
the revolting authors of bloodshed themselves. My
troops, your brothers and fellow-countrymen, did not
make use of their weapons till forced so to do by several
shots fired at them from the Kinigs-strasse. The vic-
torious advance of the troops was the necessary conse-
quence.
" ' It now rests with you, inhabitants of my beloved
native city, to avert a greater evil. Acknowledge your
fatal error—your King, your truest friend, conjures you
by all that is most sacred to acknowledge your fatal
error. Return to peace. Remove the barricades which
are still standing, and send to me men filled with the
genuine ancient spirit of Berlin, speaking words which
are seemly for your King to hear, and I pledge you my
royal word that all the streets and squares shall be in-
stantly cleared of the troops, and that the military occu-
pation shall be confined solely to the most important
buildings, to the Palace, the Arsenal, and a few others,
and even to those places only for a brief space of time.
Listen to the paternal voice of your King, ye inhabitants
of my faithful and beautiful Berlin, and forget the past
as I will forget it, for the sake of that great future
which, under the peace-giving blessing of God is about
to dawn upon Prussia, and through Prussia upon all
Germany.
" ' Your loving Queen and truly faithful mother and
friend, who lies deeply suffering on a sick bed, joins her
heartfelt, tearful supplications with mine.
" Written during the night of the 18th-19th of March,
18415. "'FREDERICK WILLIAM.' "

The above proclamation was issued early on the
morning of the 19th, and at eleven o'clock the troops
were all withdrawn from the streets, to the great joy
of the people. No more firing occurred with the
exception of that which took place in sign of joy,
and the people moved in great masses through the
streets, collecting in vast numbers on the Schloss-
platze. Here the KING showed himself again at the
balcony of the Palace, from which he addressed the
people, exhorting them to peace and quietness, ex-
pressed his willingness to set all prisoners free, and
to grant an amnesty to the city guards for the part
they had taken in the affair. The loss on both
sides was immense, and the streets of the
Friedrichsstadt were covered in the forenoon with
numbers of dead and wounded; such also was
the case in the Konigstadt, where, during the
previous evening about eleven o'clock the combat
raged most. At about two o'clock in the afternoon
(says a correspondent of the Cologne Gazette), I saw
a number of citizens with bared heads, leading a large
waggon in which were laid the bodies of most of those
who had fallen in the Freidrichsstadt. This proces-
sion, singing the chorus of" Jesus mein Zuversicht,''
arrived at the Palace, where it was received in deep
silence, which was only broken by calls for the KING
again to appear. He did not do so then, however, but
shortly afterwards he came out on the balcony above
the entrance of the Palace, and said he granted the
armament of the people, and that he entrusted the
peace and guard of his Palace to his faithful people.
The dead bodies were then borne through the inner
court of the Palace and the Lustgarten or pleasure
garden, to a neighbouring church. The armament
of the people was immediately proceeded with. They
crowded to the arsenal, where arms were distributed
instantly. In the evening the Palace was guarded
by the Schutzen-gilde (a kind of civic guard). The
damage done to large public and private buildings
was immense. The house of the interim Finance
Minister, KUHNE, was stormed by the people. The
royal foundry and the military exercise-house at the
Oranienburger Thore were reduced to ashes, and the
artillery barracks at the same gate was much damaged,
and partly demolished.
CHANGE OF THE PRUSSIAN CABINET.
the 19th, the following royal
At two o'clock to day,
proclamation was published:—
" I have already, early yesterday morning, accepted
the resignation of my former Ministry, and have charged
Count Arnim with the formation of a new Ministry.
" He accepts the office of President of the Ministry,
and pro tern., the Administration of Foreign Affairs and
of Constitutional Questions.
" To Count Schwerin I have confided the Ministry of
Ecclesiastical Affairs.
" The Provisional Councillor Von Auerswald, who is
now absent, will be charged with the 'Ministry of the
Interior, exclusive of the above-named portion of its
duties reserved for Count Arnim, provided, as may be

expected, he, the Councillor Von Auerswald, be ready
to accept the snme.
"The Minister of Justice and the Ministers Counts
Stollberg and Von Rohr will retain their posts for the
present, till subsequent arrangements ure made for re-
placing them.
" Until the definitive appointment of the Minister of
Finance, the Director of Taxes, M. Kuline, will under-
take that tart of the administration ad interim.

" FREDERICK WILLIAM:
" Berlin, March 19, 1948."
Extract of a letter, received from a respectable
merchant in Cologne, dated March 20 :
" According to accounts from Berlin, which we
have just received, we hear that the people hare taken
180 pieces of cannon ; and, if we can believe the re-
ports, the Republic has been declared there.
" This moment the people in this town (Cologne)
are waving the German tricolour flag (black, gold,
and red) on the dome of Cologne. " -
[The Cologne Guaelte of the 21st does not contain

The Cologne Gazette, of the 21st instant, publishes
the following in a second edition :
BERLIN, MONDAY EVENING, TEN O'CLOCK.

The struggle has enied and has been succeeded by
universal joy, caused by the formation of a new Mi-
nistry and the establishment of a Burgher Guard.
The past is forgotten, and the KING is incessantly
cheered whenever he shows himself. No private
property has been injured, and the people
exhibit no spirit of revenge; they even
praise the bravery of the troop, and cheered
them as they left the town with flying colours and
the music of their military bands. The " United
German Fatherland" was enthusiastically proclaimed
by the citizens. The only political motive in the late
dreadful excitement was the ICING'S backwardness in
taking the lead in that movement. The old imperial
colours are worn along with the Prussian white and
black.