The Sun.
London, England, 1848-06-15 00:00:00

GERMANY

AND

THE NORTHERN STATES.

PRUSSIA.

On the 9th the students and liberals of Berlin gave
a serenade to M. ETIENNE ARAGO, the Minister of
the French Republic. M. ARAGO was from home at
the time, spending the evening with Baron ARNIM,
the Minister for Foreign Affairs ; the crowd, how-
ever, waited until he returned. On descending from
his carriage he was loudly cheered. His Excellency
addressed the crowd as follows:

" lam deeply, profoundly touched by this flattering
token of goodwill. I cannot, however, attribute this
most honourable maniestation to any merit of ley own.
I have done nothing to deserve such an honour. I ac-
cept it, nevertheless, as addressed to that fine France ot
which lam the representative. Rest assured that the
French people entertain the utmost, the warmest sym-
pathy for those of Germany. I am sent here to repre-
sent my Government to your Government. My business
is not to interfere with the internal arrangement: or dis-
positions of your country, but I do not hesitate to say,
that France desires that whatever may be the nature ot
these arrangements, she earne.tly wishes to establish the
dos• st bond of union, trateroity, and peace between you
and her. I shall du all in my power to carry out these
wishes, and I can assure you that in strectehing forth this
band—(llere M. Arago suited the action to the word)—
and in grasping this hand—(liere M. Arago warmly
shook an extended hand of a student)—l offer you the
honest, sines re, and fraternal grasp of the French
people."—(Here bursts of applause, long and loud burst
forth amid partial cries or " Vive la Ripublique,"
" Vive Arago.") M. Arago then renewed his thanks
and withdrew, amidst a triple and sturdy hurrah.
After singing the Marseillaise the crowd dispersed.

The proposed illumination at Potsdam, in honour
of the Prince of PRUSSIA, terminated in a partial
display on the part of the officers and their families.
The officers of one of the guard regiments also
illuminated the statue of FREDERIC WILLIAM 111
This proceeding gave rise to a serious tumult. A
mob a,,sembled, and not only insisted upon the lights
and garlands being removed, but broke several win-
dows in the neighbourhood.

The Berliners are exceedingly angry with those
Members of the National Assembly who supported
the Ministry in their opposition to the resolution
proposed by BEHREND3, that the combatants on the
days of the 18th and 19th March had deserved well of
their country. These Members hold a meeting on the
11th June at which it was unanimously voted that,
should the slightest act of violence or intimidation be
again attempted, they should propose an address to
the KING, to remove the sittings of the Chamber to
Erfurt or to the town of Schwedt, on the Oder. This
may lead to the most serious consequences. If the
removal of the Assembly to any other town were to
take place, Berlin would probably proclaim a Re-
public and nominate a Provisional Government.

AUSTRIA.

The Allgemeine Zeitung,. says—

" Count Stadion has been here (Vienna) since yes-
terday, en route fur Inspruck, and is occupied in the
formation or a new Ministry. The new Cabinet will, it
is said, be as follows:—Wessenburg, Foreign Affairs;
Stadiun, the Interior; Pillersdortf, Finance; lloothoff,
Trade and Commerce; Dr. Augustus Bach, Justice;
Vo❑ Schwarzer, Public Works. It is probable that
Wessenberg will be President: to this he seems called
both by t..s antecedents and by the popularity which he
justly acquired among the Viennese by his dignified and
statesmanlike manifesto of the 3d of June."

INSPRUCK, JUNE s.—This morning their Imperial
Highne-ses the Archdukes ALBRECHT and WILLIAM
arrived here unexpectedly from the Italian army.
The English and Belgian Ambassadors arrived here
the day before yesterday, and the Swedish Ambas-
sador last night. Several members of the great
Vienna deputation have already arrived, and the re-
mainder are expected this evening.—Allgemeine Zei-
tung, June 10.