The Sun.
London, England, 1834-09-27 00:00:00

STATE OF PARTIES IN PRUSSIA.

The Court is divided into two parties ; the one is
moderate, prudent, and disposed to the introduction of
a Constitution—the other is despotic, impatient, and
averse to all liberal concessions. The former of these
divisions, supported by the King himself, includes the
Ministers Witzleben, Ancillon, the Private Secretary
of the King, Albrecht, M. Timon, the Household
Treasurer, &c. The second, headed by the Crown
Prince, is composed of Princes William, Charles, and
Albert, sons of the King ; the Minister of Justice
Kamptz, the Count de Brandebourg, brother of the
King, and the Countess, his wife, who is greatly in
favour with the Crown Prince. Duke Charles of
Mecklenburg, Commander of the Guard, is too pru-
dent to express his real sentiments, knowing that the
continual complaints of the Crown Prince are dis-
pleasing to the King ; and it is known that his Majesty
is less attached to the Prince than to his other
children, from a conviction that he would, if pos-
sible, change the system hitherto pursued both
abroad and at home. The Duke of Cumberland, one
of the most decided Tories, and who commonly
resides in Berlin, belongs also to the warlike
party ; but although the Duchess, born Princess of
Mecklenburg, and sister to the Queen Louisa, has
long exercised an influence over the King, yet lie has
too much experience, and his age and misfortunes have
given him too strong a feeling of distrust to venture
upon measures of hostility. A religious feeling also
greatly contributor to h-tcp up this pz.4.--ifie
so conformable to the habits of his Majesty, who likes
tranquillity and retirement. The repugnance which lie
manifested for the journey to St. Petersburg, arose
from a desire to repress the political demonstrations of
his son-in-law, the Emperor Nicholas. The King not
only quitted Berlin, it is asserted, in bad humour, but
frankly expressed his opinions on the subject to the
Prince de Wittgenstein, his chamberlain, and oldest
friend. On his arrival at Konigsberg, having ascertained
that the Emperor would not visit that city, lie became
gay, and amused himself with examining the churches.
He gave a dinner party, at which Paskewitsch and se-
veral of his staff were present, and all serious and political
matters were thrown aside. Paskewitsch was treated with
distinction by the King, but not with those marks of
affection and regard which he was accustomed to show
to Marshal Diebitsch. His Majesty has not yet for-
gotten the Vain lie felt at the premature and unexpect-
ed death of one of his subjects, and especially the ob-
ject of his predilection. Diebitsch was born in Silesia,
and received his military education in the corps of
cadets. At the great banquet of Konigsberg, Madame
de Bulow was present. This lady had been betrothed
to the Marshal, and is maid of Honour to the Princess
de Leignitz, wife of the King. The existence of two
opposite opinions at our Court explains why we so
frequently see Prussian agents in foreign countries,
advocating a cause which the moderation of the King
repudiates. Persons who are aware of what is going
on at our Court know that the King not only disap-
proved of the enterprise of Don Carlos, but that he
was on the point of recognising the Government of the
Queen Regent. The observations which arrived from
St. Petersburg, and the arguments of the Crown Prince,
who maintained that Spain belonged of right to Don Car-
los, drew from the old King a promise to wait what might
arise during the course of events. A communication
of these promises was made by the Prince to Don
Carlos, but never has the smallest demonstration been
made in his favour ; neither has any official promise
been made. The Consul, Bardewisch, acted under the
influence of the impatient party, and so do the young
diplomatists in foreign countries. The Crown Prince
has greatly consoled the ex-King Charles at Prague,
but the King, his father, has never deviated an instant
from the most frank line of conduct. When the Du-
chess of Angouleme, at her last visit to Toplitz, in
Bohemia, commenced apolitical subject, with a view of
sounding the King, the latter at once interrupted the
conversation, and expressed himself in a manner which
cruelly destroyed the hopes of the partisans of Henry
the Fifth. r Not only has our Monarch become
remarkably cool towards- his brother-in-law, King
William of the Netherlands, but the wife of
Prince Albert of Prussia, who is daughter of
the King of the Netherlands, has greatly lost the af-
fections of her father-in-law, in consequence of her te-
nacious advocacy of the cause of her family, although
such conduct was extremely natural in a daughter. It
is false that the Emperor of Russia has been attacked
with a disease of the chest—it is the Empress who has
been long afflicted with this disorder, which was
brought on by her passionate fondness for dancing.
News have arrived of the possibility of French interven-
tion in Spain ; and although our cabinet would have
preferred a contrary course, yet no impediment to it
will come from Berlin. This will not, therefore, be a
motive for a rupture. The Emperor Francis is of the
same opinion ; and the Emperor Nicholas, although
personally a partisan of Don Carlos, has too much
judgment not to feel that lie had better confine himself
to his good wishes for the Pretender.---French Papers.

Of all Churches in the world the Church of Eng..
land is the most sectarian. She does not recognize any of
the denominations of Protestants in Christendom—even the
Episcopal Church in Scotland she does not recognize. No
minister of that Church is eligible to receive an English Bene-
fice, unless he receive English Orders. After this, it cannot
excite surprise that she toes not acknowledge the congrega-
tions of Protestni Dissenters in this county to be Christian
Churches= or their ministers duly qualified. But she goes
far teyond all this. The Clergy are required to publish sen-
tence of excommunication against all who separate from the
Church of England—that is, against all Dissenters. We
have not done yet. All who affirm that Dissenting Churches
are true Churches, are to be excommunicated, and not to be
restored but by the Archbishop, after due repentance. The
Church of Rome, against which her ministers rail so much and
so often, is the only Church she seems to recognise.-..Derby
Reporter.