The Sun.
London, England, 1851-03-05 00:00:00

GERMANY.

The Prussian military journal, the Wehr-Zeitung,
has the following paragraph on the active force of
the English artillery :
" Notice has lately been taken of the number of guns
ready for service, that is provided with horses and arti-
tillery-men, at present in England, Ireland, and Scot-
land, and it appears they amount to the, for a great
European Power, almost incredible figure of 681 And
even these are not in a state to take the field in actual
war service, but might be readily made so, or in the
same state as a Prussian battery of exercise. The artil-
lery stores in Woolwich are certainly immense, and it is
well known that in this respect England could do won-
ders on an emergency; but of what use would be the
guns without good artillerymen, and the number of these
has been reduced by economy to the extreme minimum.
In any case this official admission that the active artillery
of the whole kingdom consists only of 68 cannon appears
to ns remarkably small for one of the greatest powers
of the world."

The German Journal of Frankfort contains a letter
from Carlsrube, of the 28th ult., announcing that the
state of siege is about the beginning of April to be
taken off everywhere throughout the Grand Duchy
of Baden. It results from the reports sent in by the
authorities, the letter states, that a spirit of order has
gained ground very considerably of late amongst the
populations, so as to render any further coercion un-
necessary. The same journal states that Prussian
troops are to form part of the garrison of Rastadt, the
Cabinet of Austria not making any objection to such
a course.

A letter of the 27th ult., from Frankfort, in the
Cologne Gazette, says :—" The projects of the great
powers against Switzerland, which have been so often
talked of, now begin to acquire- some consistence.
Within the last week it is positively known that the
Prussian Government has transmitted a note to the
Swiss Federal Council, in which it demands the re-
establishment of legal order in the canton of Neuf-
chatel, threatening to use coercive measures in the
event of non-compliance. No answer has yet been
given."

- The Second Chamber of Prussia, in its sitting cf
the 28th ult., commenced the discussion of the Bill
relative to disciplinary procedure against magistrates.
A warm debate arose at first on the question of
urgency, which was adopted by a majority of 192 to
82. The Chamber afterwards adopted by 144 to 132
the two first articles of the Bill as drawn up by the
Committee.

The third Committee of the Conference of Dresden,
which is charged with the examination of manufac-
turing and commercial interests, still continues its sit-
tings, notwithstanding the adjournment of the Con-
ference, properly so called. It is hoped by its
deliberations to arrive at the conclusion of a convention
between the Zollverein and Austria. An agreement
has already been come to as to certain facilities to be
given to traders in articles of raw material, and on the
establishment of a uniform system of weights and
measures. The question of negotiating a treaty with
Holland had been started in the Customs. Congress
and the majority of the States had given their assent
to it. Difficulties have since arisen on the subject of
the importation of coffee, and it is doubtful whether it
will now be carried into effect.