The Sun.
London, England, 1848-12-19 00:00:00

GERMANY

AND

THE NORTHERN STATES.

AUSTRIA.

The Wiener Zeitung of the 13th December con-
tains a proclamation by the Imperial Central Com-
mission of the communiture, stating that the regula-
tions laid down by the proclamation of the Ist of Nor.,
when the city of Vienna was declared in a state of
siege, will remain in full force, and that the following
cases are, therefore, still amenable to trial by martial

Law :

1.- Concealing or retaining weapons.
2. Seducing the soldiery to break their oath,
exciting to revolt, or aiding or abetting the same;
refusing to disperse at an illegal assembly when
commanded to do so by the competent authorities.
3. Carrying weapons at a tumultuous assembly.
The Wiener Zeitung of the ]2th instant likewise
contains the announcement of two fresh commuted
sentences.

At the sitting of the Diet, at Kremsier, on the 11th
instant, a remonstrance was presented by the Deputy
of Dalmatia respecting the late appointment of Baron
JELLACHICH as Governor of Dalmatia, and requesting
to be informed whether the appointment of his Ex-
cellency Field-Marshal Lieutenant Baron JELLA-
CIIICH as civil and military Governor of Dalmatia
may induce the expectation of the long-desired and
needed alteration of an independent administration
and autonomy of Dalmatia.
The Ministers requested that a written interpella-
tion might be presented to them, promising, after due
deliberation, to give an answer.
We learn from Milan that iField-Marshal RA-
DETzXy, on receiving information of the abdication
of FERDINAND, and the accession of FRANCIS
JOSEPH, issued the following address to the army :
" The Italian army saw the youthful Archduke gal-
lantly expose himself to the enemy's fire at the en-
gagement of St. Lucia—it saw him enduring the im-
mense fatigues of a long and tedious march, in the
midst of bad weather, with cheerfulness and courage.
The fairest, hopes are centred in this event—a powerful,
united, free Austria! Soldiers! Companions in arms of
my declining days, I must this day impart to you an im-
portant communication. You are well acquainted with
the difficult and trying events which, in the course of
the past year, have befallen the monarchy of our common
fatherland. His Majesty, our good, beloved Emperor
Ferdinand, has resolved, after mature deliberation, to re-
sign the throne of his ancestors, and in these tempes-
tuous times to commit the reins of government to more
youthful hands. Following his august example, his Im-
perial Highness the Archduke Francis Charles has also
renounced his right to the succession; and his son
Franci,, Joseph, by right of inheritance, bus ascended the
Imperial tlirc.ae,

" While our heartfelt blessings, and—why should I
conceal it—while my tears accompany Ferdinand the
Good to Bohemia's Royal palace, whither he has retired
to the quiet of private life, let us at the same time offer
our homage and our eternal obedience to cur new Empe-
ror Francis Joseph I.
"Soldiers, you know him—you know our youthful
Emperor; for in your ranks be lately commenced his
military career as a soldier. You beheld him, calmly and
unflinchingly, expose his breast to the enemy's cannon—
with you he has shared, in a cheerful spirit, many an
hour of hard endurance. Ho will love his army, and we
will return his love with love—with that invincible
fidelity which has for centuries bound the warriors of
Austria to the throne of the Emperor and King.
I make this solemn vow in your name, in the
presence of Almighty God, whose protecting hand has
upheld the throne of our Emperor in stormy days like
theso in which we live. Under the dominion of Francis
Joseph our venerated country, our monarchy, will be
gloriously and powerfully developed under the protection
of liberal institutions commensurate with the require-
ments of the times.

" Anarchy will be overcome and disappear at home,
and the bravery of the army will prove to the enemy
abroad that the Austrian Monarchy is irrevocably fixed
upon a sure foundation.

" Long live our Emperor Francis Joseph I.
RADETZKY, Field-Marshal."
Among the recent changes which have taken place
in the higher departments is the appointment of the
late Councillor of State, M. VON PIPITZ, as Vice-
President of the General Audit Directory, and the
recall of M. VON HUMMELAUER from London.

A heavy cannonade was heard at Vienna on the
night of the 13th, in the direction of the Hungarian
frontier, and on the morning of the 14th several
wounded were brought into Vienna. It was said
the Hungarians were beaten, that Polsberg had been
taken by the Imperialists. These reports, however,
are exclusively Austrian reports, and therefore require
confirmation.

PRUSSIA.
The two following addresses have been presented
to the KING :

" Berlin, Dec. 14.
" Sire,—Recent deplorable events have demonstrated
the impossibility of, for the time being, arriving at the
construction (aufban) of the constitution through the
medium of vereinbarung (mutual accord). We deeply
lament the facts which ultimately led to the dissolution
of the National Assembly. An aberration (verirrung),
such as the refusal of taxes pronounced by
the people's Representatives, could only produce an irre-
vocable separation between the nation and those whom
it appointed for a work of peace, not for one of
destruction. To acknowledge this is commanded by our
duty and consciences. Your Majesty has accorded to
your people a constitution which is to be submitted to the
revision and colaboration of the new national represen-
tation. The principle of vereinbarung is thus maintained.
A foundation is also obtained thereby, whereon our
noble Fatherland may, after withstanding past internal
tempests, construct itself again, and joyously acknow-
ledge events which will raise still higher the grandeur
and glory of the dynasty of Hohenzollern.
" May our hopes and faith meet with fulfilment!
" The MAGISTRATES and TOWN COUNCIL of Berlin."
" Breslau, Dec. 13.
" Sire,—The State trembled to its very foundation
beneath the violent storms of internal discord. The un
holy darkness of distrust, of destructive errors, and of
enslaving passions, had spread over the people, all
anxiously craving for a free constitution. From this most
extreme danger the country could be saved by the King
alone, and it has been saved by a high-merited deed of
your Majesty—for your Majesty has freely accorded to
the people all that was dear to them, and has realised
and converted into truths all promises, through the con-
stitutional manifesto of the sth of December. Thus
Prussia's people are now enrolled in the ranks of the
most free people, and placed upon the beaming path of
wholesome progress in real liberty. It will now revive
in all its rich and noble strength, and will feel itself re-
elevated through the joyous conviction of security in ac-
knowledged rights, as well as through its well-grounded
confidence in its constitutional King. Accept, there-
fore, Sire, our most respectful thanks, which we offer
with loyal hearts, and with, at the same time, ardent
wishes that the royal labours may, in unison with the
best of our people, arrive at a full and vital maturity.
" Your Majesty's faithful and most obedient,
" The MAGISTRATES and TOWN COUNCIL of Breslau."
The KING will not return to Berlin until the state
of siege is taken off, but the Princes will pass Christ-
mas in the capital.
It is well known that negotiations are in progress
with the King of PRUSSIA to induce him to accept
the dignity of chief of the empire, and that his
MAJESTY will accept it if assented to by the Sovereign
Princes of Germany. The King of HANOVER, it is
reported, will not give his assent.