The Sun.
London, England, 1848-04-21 00:00:00

GERMANY

AND
THE NORTHERN STATES.

_AUSTRIA.
It was reported 'int Vienna on Sunday evening that
a courier had arricred from the seat of war in Italy
with intelligence of' an important victory said to have

been gained by RAJ) ETZKY•
Great apprchen ;ions were entertained in Vienna,
in consequence of a ;meeting of operatives, which was
to have been held on Sunday last. The news of the

ridiculous failure of the Chartist attempt in London
arrived in Vienna on Saturday, and so inspirited the
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burghers composi age the National Guard that they
turned out in such force as to render any attempt

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hopeless on the part of the operatives to create an

emeute.
An address to the burghers from the " Juridische
Politische-serein" has been posted on the walls; it is
interesting as emanating from a club which took a
very leading part in the revolution ; it tells the
burghers, " You have been invited to-day to meet
in masses. What do you want? Who are the
men who have called you together ? They
would inflime your passions and mislead you. Fel-
low-countrymen, the constitution is prepared, and
will be published is a few days. The freedom of the
press is granted. A numerous National Guard
watches over your liberties; your representatives are
watching them irt the German Parliament. An
Austrian Parliament will soon assemble, to which all
your wants and wishes can be referred. In that
Parliament the Impe rial pledges must be carried out
by the Ministers. What more do you require ?
What is to be gained by meeting in thousands ? It
is your duty to see that order be preserved. Remem-
ber that disorder has ever been the grave of freedom;

by it you may lose all and gain nothing. Country-
men ! we are on tbe good road of progress. Liberty
and order for ever ! Austria expects that every
man will do his duty !' "
Another address invites the people to beware of
the " fureigners" who are inciting them to evil
deeds.

The basis of the new Austrian constitution has just
been published. The paper states that on the 13th
of April the principles of the constitution to be
granted were agreed upon between the Minister of
the Interior and the Deputies of the several provinces,
and they have accordingly settled the following points
as the elements of the laws to be promulgated as soon
as possible.
1. All the provinces are constituted into one body,
with the exception of Hungary, Croatia, Sclavonia,
I Siebenbergen, and, for the present, the Italian pro-

vinces.
2. The division of the empire shall remain as it
exists at present.
S. The person of the EMPEROR is sacred and in-
violable.
4. The EMPEROR has full power over the land and
sea forces, and the right of making war or peace.
5. Treaties of every description with Foreign
Powers can only be made with the sanction of the
two Houses of Parliament.
6. The attribute of mercy and the right of bestow-
ing rewards belong to the EMPEROR ; but mercy can-
not be extended to the Ministers without the sanction
of the Parliament.
7. The laws are to be administered publicly in
open courts by verbal pleadings, and trial to be by
jury. The judges will be appointed for life.
8. All projects of laws are to be proposed as well
as sanctioned by the EMPEROR.
EMPEROR will assemble the Parliament
ann9u. ailhe
ly, and he must call them together at stated
intervals. He has the right to prorogue and dissolve
them.
10.
Fespeech, the press, petition,
andpublic
cilnoeme t
ionfg, religion,is g r
a n
ted to every citizen, sub-
ject to future laws.
11. Entire liberty of conscience and religion.
12. The free exercise of religious worship is ac•
re
corded to all Christians and Jews.
is. All citizens are equal in the eye of the law
and every citizen shall be tried.by his peers.
14. The responsibility of the Ministers will be re-
gulated by the Diet.
15. The legislative power is in the hands of the
EMPEROR and the Diet.
16. Two. Houses of Parliament are to be consti-

tuted. The qualifications for Members of the Upper I
House are birth and large landed property; and
they are to be nominated by the EMPEROR. Members
of the Lower House are to be chosen from all classes,
in order that every interest may be representel
17. The two Houses have the power to project
laws and receive petitions.
18. All laws require the sanction of both Houses,
particularly those relating to the expenditure, taxa-
tion, finance, and the sales of public property.
19. A law will be framed for the organization of
the National Guard. The law of election is only
provisorial, and will be settled by the first Parlia-
ment. Amendments of the consititution can only be
proposed by the Diet.
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PRUSSIA.
The intelligence from Berlin is to the 18th inst.
Up to the 16th inst. Prussia had forwarded to
Schleswig-Holstein 14 battalions of infantry, the 20th
infantry regiment, one battalion of the 31st ;t the 2d
regiment of Cuirassiers, two squadrons of he 3d
Hussars, six other squadrons, 22 field pieces, and the
.3d Artillery brigade, altogether 13,000 men.
Counting the Hanoverian, Brunswick, Oldenburg,
and Schleswig-Holstein troops, the German army
amounts to 26,000 men, with 60 field pieces. The
Danish force is set down from 20,000 to 24,000, with
96 field pieces. The fleet, however, of Denmark
more than makes up for the inferior number of its
land army,
which is, moreover, daily on the increase.

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HUNGARY.
The Cologne Gazette of the 19th says—" An en-
gagement between Hungary and Russia, on and
respecting the duchies of the Danube, is considered
inevitable. The independent 'Hungarian Govern-
ment seems resolved upon the speedy armament of
the people, and extensive warlike preparations ;
300,000 fire•arms have already been ordered at
Vienna.

BAVARIA.
The Cologne Gazette, of the 14th of April, gives
the following account of the most eccentric of mortals
—the ex-King of BAVARIA :--" King Louis had re-
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in4tabee, to s,vitz=rl..ot.i, auu a; iet bbl ti-
burg: It was stated that it was the royal intention
to fetch the Countess of LANDzrn.n, and to take