The Sun.
London, England, 1858-11-06 00:00:00

THE NEW PRUSSIAN MINISTRY.

We believe the following will be found to be
a correct list of the new Prussian Ministry :
Prince Hohenzollern—President of the Council.
Baron Rudolph von Auerswald—Minister with-
out a Portfolio.

Baron Schleinitz—Foreign Affairs.
Von Patow—Finance.
M. Flottwell—lnterior.
Von Bonin—War.

Von Bethmann-Holweg—Public Instruction.
The Ministers for Commerce and Justice arc not
yet named, but it is possible that MM. von der
Heydt and Simons may be permitted to reoccupy
the posts from which they have recently been dis-
missed.

With regard to the new Ministry, we may re-
mark that Baron Schleinitz was Minister for
Foreign Affairs in 1849, when the King took the
oath to the Constitution, from which position he
was ejected by the intrigues of Baron Manteuffel.
M. von Auerswald was President of the Ministry
in 1848, immediately after the revolution. He is a
stanch Liberal, very popular, and leads the Right
Centre in the House of Representatives.
M. von Patow is a decided Liberal, and has al-
ways been opposed to the extension of the army.
As it is known that the Regent is favourable to
such an extension, at least so far as the officers are
concerned, it would appear that he has waived this
point of difference in order to secure the services of
M. von Patow.
The appointment of General von Bonin as Mini-
ster of War is a direct defiance to Russia, at whose
demand he was dismissed from the same post during
the Crimean War.
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M. von Bethmann-Holweg, leader of the Left
Centre, and of the Liberal Protestant party, re-
fused to sit in the late Assembly because the King
would not dismiss his Ministers when defeated by
overwhelming majorities.
M. Flottwell has not as yet sided with any party.
With regard to other arrangements, it is under-
stood that Baron Bunsen was invited by the Regent
to repair to Berlin with the intention of offering
him a portfolio in the Ministry, on the formation
of which the Baron's advice was taken. For the
present, however, it is decided that he will not
enter the Ministry, as he prefers to take his seat
as an independent member of the Upper House. It
is reported that Count Pourtales and Baron Use-
dom will be appointed to high offices, and it is
understood that important changes are pending in
the Prussian diplomatic corps.
Of the late Ministry it will be remarked that
they could not be expected to resign, as they had
all along declared that they would remain in office
till the King dismissed them. After having
been plainly informed by the Regent that the time
for their resignation had arrived, and-still continuing
to cling to office, the Regent had no choice left him.
but dismissal.

The Prince of Hohenzollern, the father of the
Queen of Portugal, is a man of great political in
sight and military acquirements. He is, though a
Roman Catholic, a decided Liberal, and his nomi-
nation to the Presidency of the Council is a strong
proof that the Regent, a strong Protestant, fully
appreciates his abilities. The Prince was very
popular at Dusseldorf, where he resided for some
time as the Commander of a division of the Prus-
sian army, and it is said that his strategical know-
ledge, coupled with a great talent for administration,
will probably lead to his filling one of the highest
commands in the Prussian army should circum-
stances require it.

THE OCEAN MAIL SE.RVICE.

SOUTHAMPTON, Nov. 5.

The Union Screw Company's steamship Athens,
Captain Strutt, sailed hence to-day for the Cape of
Good Hope, calling at Devonport for the mails.
The screw steamer Bavaria, Captain Taube, en route
from Hamburg to New York, left for the last-
named port this morning, taking out upwards of
400 passengers. The Peninsular and Oriental Com-
pany's steamer Valetta, Capt. A. Kellock, left for
London this morning, for the purpose of being re-
paired. The fleet of the Royal Mail Company, em-
ployed in working the West India and Brazil con-
tracts, will be shortly reinforced, by the addition of
four new iron paddleweeel steamships, now rapidly
approaching to completion. Three of these vessels
are of uniform size and tonnage, the following being
their leading dimensions :—Length of keel and fore
rake, 330 ft. ; length at load line, 327 ft. 6in. ;
breadth of beam (moulded), 43ft. 9in. ; depth
(moulded) 28ft. ; builders' tonnage, 3;092. The
three ships are to be named the Parramatta, the
Yarra, and the Shannon ; the first two are building
at the Thames Iron Shipbuilding Company's pre-
mises at Blackwall, and the Shannon at Messrs
Napier's yard at Glasgow. The Parramatta is to
be launched on Monday next, and will be in a fit
state to be brought round to this port by the
middle of the month. The fourth vessel, of a
smaller class than the others, is building at Messrs.
Samuda's, at Millwall, and will be named the Mer-
sey. The Alhambra steamer, Captain Steward,
will be despatched on Monday next, with the
Peninsular mails ; the Tyne, Captain Sawyer, on
Tuesday, with the Brazilian and River Plate mails;
the Niagara, on Friday, with the mails for the
colonies of Australia and New Zealand; the_ Argo,
Captain Lines, on the 17th inst., with the French
and English mails for New York ; the Atrato, Capt.
Wooley, on the 17th, with the West India and
- Pacific mails; Vac Hammonia, Captain Sehwenzen,
for New York, on the 18th ; and the Pera, Captain
Jamieson, on the 20th, with the East India and
China mails. The following steamships are due at
this port during the ensuing fortnight :—The
Teviot, Captain Wooleott, on the 11th inst., with
the Australian mails ; the Sultan, Captain Cook,
about the same date, with the Bombay mails ; the
Ariel, Captain Ludlow, with the American
mails, on the 11th ; the Tagus, Captain Chris-
, tian, with the Peninsular mails, on the 13th ; the
Saxonia, Captain Ehlers, from New York, the 13th ;
the Magdalena, Captain Abbott, with the West
India and Pacific mails, on the 16th ; and the
Ceylon, Captain Evans, with the India and China,
mails, on the 20th.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

BETTING AT MANCHESTER.-FRIDAY.

The betting upon the Liverpool Autumn Cup, although
it is so near the day upon which the race is fixed to be run,
continues to be upon a small scale ; yet many large books
upon the race are open. Special Licence was in demand,
and closed at 9 to 1, taken; Blue Jacket was steady at 10
to 1, taken; Cawood declined to 20 to 1, offered. Several
horses were supported for the Chester Cup at 1000 to 10,
which is the current offer against any horse not previously
betted against.