The Sun.
London, England, 1848-08-11 00:00:00

GERMANY

AND

THE NORTHERN STATES.

AUSTRIA.

Little credence can be attached to the rumours
which we gave yesterday respecting the abdication of
the EINIFEROK in favour of his nephew, FRANOIS
JOSEF.

The intelligence received from Vienna says not one
word upon the subject.
Other reports, of a very conflicting character, were
afloat in that capital in reference to the supposed
movements of his Imperial and Royal MuesTr ;
some asserting that he would return from Innspruck
on the 10th instant, others that he was already on his
road to Vienna, and others that he had proceeded
southwards to his Italian kingdom.
Much discontent agitated the metropolis of Austria,
posters being placarded upon the palace walla
denouncing the Israelites and the Innspruck Catna-
rilla.

A Cabinet Council had been held for the purpose of
deciding whether the Austrian troops forming the
German contingent should wear the old tricolor—
black, red, and gold—of Germany. The question
was regarded as of great importance, and disappoint-
ment was expressed that the Ministers had as yet
arrived at no definite decision.

PRUSSIA.
Accounts from Berlin to the Gth inst. state that
four cases of cholera had already appeared in that
capital; and that the epidemic was spreading with
terrible rapidity in Gallicia.
News two days later, namely of the Bth, says not
one word, however, respecting the cholera, so that
the above announcement may possibly be prema-
ture.

Demonstrations continued to be of hourly recur-
rence, either in favour of German unity or of Prus-
sian isolation. The Linden Strasse are still the
scene of this aoisy ebullition of political enthusiasm.
It would appear that the potato disease has begun
to devastate the crops of East Prussia and West-
phalia.

The Prince and Princess of PRUSSIA had returned
from their visit to Stettin.
According to present arrangements the KING, but
not the QUEEN, will honour with his presence the ap-
proaching festival at Cologne.
The Bourse, on the 7th, continued to show signs of
improvement, particularly in the railway quotations,
and more especially
and the Upper Silesian.
in the Potsdam and Magdeburg

FRANKFORT-ON-T HE-MAINE.
On the 7th a stormy discussion took place in the
Constituent Assembly, upon tile question of a general
amnesty for political offenders. HERR BRENTANO in
the course of the debate infuriated a large por-
tion of the Assembly by making a sneering allusion
to the Prince of PRussu. Ia vain the Vice• Presi-
dent endeavoured to restore order; not only his
voice but his bell was drowned in the uproar and the
confused cries of " Down with the speaker"
(herunter it den. Redner) and "Go on, go on." The
Vice-President at last put on his hat and declared the
sitting closed.

On the 6th inst. there assembled together on the
Rossmarkt the whole of the Frankfort battalion,which
first swore the oath, and then defiled before the
ARCIIDUKI 'Vicegerent of Germany.

ANHALT-DESSAU.
Nobility has been abolished by the Diet, and all
the privileges hitherto betokened by rank and title
prohibited.

fIESSE-DARIVISTADT.

Lieutenant-General VON STEINBERG had resigned
office as Minister of War, and will probably be sue-
ceeded by
Major-General Vox LEIIRBACiI.

BAVARIA.

The 4ugBburg Gazette of the 4th announces that
the Ministry is taking active preparatory measures in
the event of the appearance of the cholera in Bavaria.