The Sun.
London, England, 1848-11-21 00:00:00

PRUSSIA.

A meeting of the Town Council of Berlin was held
on the 15th, at which it was determined to send a
deputation to the Prince of PRUSSIA, to request him to
mediate between the KING and the Assembly. The
deputation had an audience of the Prince on the 16th,
and on the 17th they presented to the Town Council
the following report of their reception :
" Yesterday at five o'clock the deputation was intro-
duced to the Prince, who had previously obtained the
King's permission to receive them. The Prince read
the address of the Representatives, after which he de-
clared that he had most carefully consulted several autho
cities on the question pending at this moment between
the Crown and the people, and that any arrangement
with the fraction of the National Assembly which had
continued to sit, was quite impossible. Professor Gneist,
a member of the deputation, then carefully explained to
the Prince the right of the National Assembly in point
of law, after having premised that in his quality of
member of the superior tribunal he was accustomed to
adhere as rigorously to the law as to truth.
llis view of the case produced an evident impression on
the Prince, who, however, declared he was not convinced
by it. _ _

" The Commissary of Justice, M. Lowald, set aside
the point of law, and desired that the Prince would effect
a mediation. The Prince replied that several nego-
tiations were already pending relative to the formation
of a new Ministry; but that M. Grabow himself was of
opinion that there was no other mesas of putting an end
to the anarchy of Berlin than by persisting in the course
entered upon; that the Crown had fallen into a talse po-
sition by its condescension on the 17th of March, and
that ou the present occasion the line of conduct traced
out must be persevered in. Several members having
given the Prince to understand that the very existence
of the Crown might be involved in this, the Prince re-
plied, If the dynasty falls, it will, at any rate, fall with
honour.' lie concluded by saying that none of the con-
c?ssions made would be revoked.

"A member of the deputation having spoken of the
danger which the King incurred in this respect,
"The Prince replied that the piety of the King and
the firmness with which he adhered to his pledged word
were sufficient guarantees.
"The Princess of Prussia and the young Prince also
spoke to the deputation.
"M. Lewald remarked that the view taken by the
Prince of Prussia still savoured of the ancient absolu-
tism, and that the words obedient subjects,' command
of the King,' &c., constantly fell from his lips."

The disarming of the Burgher Guard continues
without any but passive resistance being offered by
the citizens. Admittance to the houses is refused,
but no resistance is offered, the object being to force

the searchers for arms to commit a breach of the law
by viola•ing the domicile of a citizen.

The National A.,:-ernhly has nut mct since the
passing of the refusing taxes. This mea-
sure has been a must ..,eveie check to the Ministry
and the ILtrc,. It is too much in accordance with
the feelings of every ,tax payer not to be extensively
acted on ; indeed, the peasantry in many districts
have announced their 'intention of implicitly obeying
the behests, of the National Assembly, so far as the
non-payment of taxes is concerned.
The soldiers are become fagged, disgusted, and
weary, and continue to exhibit ominous signs of dis-
affection to the cause of Royalty. A subaltern of
the 12th has been arrested for refusing to disperse a
crowd ; when ordered to do so, he turned round to
his men and told them it was treason to use their
weapons against the people.
The resolution of the Frankfort Parliament has
produced a most discouraging effect upon the mind of
the KING. He had been led to imagine from the
representation of the Archduke Jowl, that the Par-
liament would have supported him. HiS MAJESTY
is now anxious, it is said, to procure the mediation
of the ARCHDUKE between himself and his subjects;
General WRANGEL can get no one to accept the
office of censor of the press, and consequently he is
obliged to act as censor himself.

As a proof of the democratic feeling which pre-
vails in Prussia, the following circumstance has bean
related :—When the Major in command of the de-
tachment which was ordered to expel the National
Assembly from its place of meeting entered the hall,
a member, Major KurrzE, wearing a Prussian order,
rose, advanced towards his fellow-soldier, tore off the
decoration from his own button-hole, and threw it
at the feet of the latter, saying, " There! Away
with all such baubles. I hereby tear asunder all link
between me and the army."
It is said. that there is a disagreement among the
Ministry, BRANDENBURG/I and MANTEUFFIII. differ-
ing altogether as to the nature of the measures to be
adopted. The KING, it is said, is anxious to send
for GEABOW or BECKERATIL General WRANGEL, has
mounted fourteen guns on the roof of the Palace.