The Sun.
London, England, 1848-11-17 00:00:00

GERMANY

♦ND

THE NORTHERN STATES.

PRUSSIA.

Oar intelligence from Berlin is to the evening of
the 13th. The city was in precisely the same state
that it was on the evening of the 12th. The people and
the Assembly continue their passive resistance, and
refuse to strike a blow. The decree for disarming
the Burgher Guard can only be carried into effect by
entering and searching every house in Berlin. The
staff and commanders of battalions have resigned, and
the rolls of companies have been destroyed, so that it
is impossible to ascertain who is or who is not a
Burgher Guard. The Assembly continues to sit and
to carry out' its principle of passive resistance. It
receives every day congratulatory addresses, promises
of support, and offers of money from every part of
Germany.
In the sitting of the 12th the following address
front the representatives of Mecklenburgh was read:—
" Schwerin, Nov. 11.
" The deputies of the two Mecklenburgs have, in this
day's sitting, come to a resolution to declare, in the name
of the Mecklenburg people, that you have acted well,
and that by your conduct you have maintained intact the
honour of Germany. They promise, at the same time,
all the assistance in their power to the National As-
sembly of Berlin. The undersigned, members of the
general committee of Mecklenburg deputies, are com-
missioned to communicate this resolution to the Prussian
Assembly, and they lose no time in executing this man-
date. (Signed) " WEGGEN, President.
spANGENBERG, Secretary.
" To the President of the Prussian National Assembly."
The reading of this address was received with im-
mense applause by the House and galleries, and was re-
echoed in the streets: The reporter then read a list of
some forty addresses from clubs, among others from
Magdeburg, Stettin, Anklam, &c., and stated that the
Head Rural Club (haupt .Rustikalverein) of Silesia
had declared that its members would pay no more
taxes until the National Assembly had decided upon
levying the same.

Notwithstanding the state of siege, the Assembly
met as usual on the Nth. Several addresses and de-
putations from the provinces were announced by the
President, amidst loud acclamations, amongst others
from Breslau, where the corps of Burgher Guard and
clubs in general have protested in violent language
against the Ministerial measures. The most impor-
tant proceeding of the day was the report of the
Committee relative to the impeachment of Ministers.
The conclusion of this report was, that the Chamber
not being a legally constituted judicial court, could
not take upon itself the trial of the accused, but that
it was empoWered and entitled to bring acts of accu-
sation against the Ministry ; and, tthis being the
case, it moved that an accusation for illegal acts
should be drawn up and referred to the Attorney-
General, in order that be might take such steps as the
law permits.

Among other announcements made to the House by
the President was, that the towns of Breslau and
Liegnitz had sent a donation of 5,000 dollars to de-
fray the expenses of deputies during the suspension of
their allowance from the State. The proceedings
were about this time interrupted by the entry of a
messenger, announcing that a battalion of infantry
occupied the whole Linien-street, and that an officer
had arrived with a summons to the meeting to dis-
perse. To this the Vice-President, who bad taken
the chair, replied that he and his colleagues would
only yield to the force of bayonets. The
Commissary of Police entered the hall of meeting,
aid summoned the Vice President and members
to quit the premises. To this the whole House
resolutely replied, "Never, until forced by arms."
Upon this two or three officers with a party
of soldiers entered, and repeating the summons, re-
ceived the same answer. Thereupon the officers
exclaimed, " We will not use bayonets, but other
means ;" and the soldiers advanced, seized the chair
upon which M. PLONIES was seated, and carried him
as gently as possible into the street, where they de-
posited him safely. The remaining members upon
this rose, and the Vice-President having declared-
that the dignity of the Chamber could not permit of
their remaining to be exposed to further violence,
proposed adjourning, after solemnly protesting against
this act of violence.

The President shortly after this summoned the
members to be ready to meet again in the morning
in some other place.

The deputies, on leaving the place of meeting,
were literally carried upon the arms of the people.
In the meantime the provinces are up and doing,
everywhere the Landstrum is organizing in defence
of the Assembly; and in Magdeburgh, Silesia, and
the Rhenish Provinces, the refusal to pay tales is
general.

A deputation from Magdeburgh waited on the
Kula at Potsdam on Sunday. his Majesty refused
to see them. They watched him to the church and
presented their address, to which he replied that he
would not retract a single word of his decrees. This
declaration has added greatly to the popular irri-
tation.

We have received no intelligence from Vienna
since yesterday.

HUNGARY.

The Magyars have taken the fortress of Essek from
he Sewains, after a sharp contest. KOSSUTH is at

Dalja.

HOLLAND-THE CHOLERA.

Accounts from the Hague of the II th state, that
37 new cases of cholera occurred there on that day;
14 died, 20 recovered. Total number attacked by
this disease since its commencement, 525; deaths,
275 ; recoveries, 97 ; under treatment, 153.
The Handelsblad says, that no patient was received
into the cholera hospital either on the 11 th or the
12th ; nor did any death take. place there on those
days, and one patient there has recovered.
According to the report of the local Medical com.
missioner of Amsterdam, there occurred in that city
up to the 10th November,' 179 cases of cholera ;and
nine of deaths.' •