The Sun.
London, England, 1851-05-15 00:00:00

GERMAN Y.

The Cologne Gazette announces that the question
of the reduuqun of tubs on the Rhine is about to be
definitively solved. A convention has been con-
cluded between the States interesed, by which
Franc«, B ivsria, and Holland abandon all tolls.
Prussia will give up the half of whit she at present
levies, and Nassau and Grand Ducal llesse the third.
The following has been received by electric tele-
graph from Berlin, dated the 13th :

“-Tne King and Q ►een of Pattsszs will positively
leave on the 15th for Warsaw. The conferences there
are likely to be very important. The President of the
Cuuncii will be j hied at Warsaw by General Rochow,
whu is now at Frankfort. The adjutant of the King,
who is about to leave fur Paris on a special missiun, is
Major Buddies. The Minister of Finance has ten-
dered his resignation. The Wertetnberg Chambers are
about to be immediately adjourned until the autumn.
The psriztna of Austria affirm that the Austrian ple-
nipoteittaries at Frankfort are instructed to demand the
continuation of the deliberations of the Diet, and the
recognition by Prussia of the resolutions previously
adopted.”

Advices from Berlin of the 12th inst. state that M.
RABS, the Finance Minister, had demanded his dis-
inissal.

According to an official statement from Frankfort
of the 13th inst., diplomatic relations between Wit-
temberg and Prussia will be shortly re-established.

HOLLAND.
Tan HAGUE, MAY 13.—1 n the sitting of the
Second Cumber the debate was continued on the in-
troduction of cellular prisons. The project was
adopted by 35 against 20.
The Staats Courant publishes an additional con-
vention, signed in London on the' 27th March, be-
tween the Netherlands and Great Britain, the object
of which is to complete the Treaty of Commerce and
Navigation of the 27th October, 1847, whereby
Netherlands vessels in the ports of the United King-
dom, and British vessels in the Netherlands 'ports,
shall be subject to the treatment of national vessels,
by virtue of the changes introduced during the two
last years into the navigation-laws of the two countries.
The Staats Courant likewise publishes the law au-
thorising the commencement of the great fishery, and
of the herring fishery, on the Ist of June next.
The Amsterdam Courant of this day publishes ex-
tracts from several provincial papers on the subject
of the Russian claim upon the Netherlands.
It appears that the Minister of Finance is about to
bring in a Bill proposing that the Chambers i.hould
vot, a given sum towards the liquidation of this debt,
which has been standing since 1831.
Several of the papers are very indignant, and at-
tempt to prove that there is no debt, and that the na-
tional honour is by no means implicated in the pay.
ment or non-payment of Four tons of gold.

DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES.
AlAr 9.—The following is the project which
will be frubtnitted to the Assembly of Notables, which
is about to meet at Flensburgh to deliberate on the
question of the duchies

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"L Denmark will continue to form one united king-
dom under a common Sovereign, with the same order
of succession. There will also be a common diplomatic
and consular body, one flag and fleet, with the exception
that Lmemburgh, whose more intimate union is reserved
fur further deliberation. The Danish monarchy to have
but one general system of commerce, navigation, money,
customs, and postage. An inquiry will be made jor de-
termining whether the public debt and patrimony of the
state shall be in common, or divided among the popu-
lation proportionally, taking as a basis the landed
property.
"IL The duchies of Holstein and Lauenburgh will
continue to form part of the Germanic Confederation;
their special position to be guaranteed by the separate
Dist., which will exercise legislative powers concurrently
with the King in affairs relating to each duchy. With
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