The Sun.
London, England, 1866-08-31 00:00:00

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LONDON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 31, 1866.

The ratifications of the Treaty of Peace were
exchanged at Prague yesterday morning, and the
text of the Treaty will be published at Berlin and
Vienna on Saturday next. We may therefore con-
clude that peace for the present at least is certain i
between the late contending parties, though, of
course, we learn that Prussia will have the lion's
share in the arrangements, and has continued to
make her wishes paramount to the rightful claims
of others. The best satire on the declarations of
the Berlin journals, as to the desire felt by the
various States for Prussian annexation, is the
manner in which the Prussian troops have been
treated during the last few days. Both at Mayence
and at Aschaffenburg hostile demonstrations took
place, and, without any provocation, stones were
thrown and attacks made upon all the Prussian
soldiers, which the different regiments encountered
on their march to the station ; the only reason to be
given was the hatred which the Bavarians entertain
for the Prussians. At Mayence a similar scene
took place upon the entrance of the Prussians and
the departure of the Hessians ; and in this town a
large number of the lower orders took part in the
assault. No doubt these indignant persons will
find in the long run that they will suffer for their
hastiness, but to lookers-on such conduct proves
how little veracity there is in the statement of those
who persist in saying that the Prussians are popu-
lar, when the contrary is the fact. Another in-
stance of the oppression of the conquerors of Ger-
many was given in Hanover the other day ; the ,
nobility, army, and people of Hanover forwarded
to the Queen an address of sympathy and devotion,
which contained nearly a hundred thousand signa-
tures in the course of a single day. Great crowds
of persons assembled in the streets in order to put
their signatures to it, when the Prussian military
authorities interfered and dispersed the assemblage.
So much for the just and liberal principles which
animate these regenerators of their country, and we
may form, from this incident, a very fair notion of
the sort of liberty which the conquered States will
enjoy when all the various arrangements are com-
pleted, and things return to a state of order. It is
really sad to contemplate the ruin and misery which
have been caused by the Prussians in their unworthy
efforts to carry out their own Views to the detri-
ment of others, and totally oblivious of who might
suffer so long as they were secure and could succeed
in their desires. Not content with all that he has
acquired, the audacious BISMARCK now seeks to
induce the rest of the German States to pledge
themselves to support Prussia in the event of a war
taking place. It is not likely that the said States
will be so credulous as to concede to his wishes, if
they can possibly see their way to refuse him with-
out giving great offence. The only real resistance
that will be made to the schemes of Prussia-win
come from France, and as yet no signs are made
by this Power, although much appears that testifies
to the discontent universally felt in Paris. Some
efforts, it is said, are being made to form a Rhenish
State, which would neither belong to one side nor
the other ; but no likelihood appears of its fulfil-
ment

Some noticeable remarks are made by the Ade-
pendance Belge on the difference that exists between
Italy and Prussia in the creation of a large and
Powerful State. Italian and German unity mean
very different things. Even in Prussia itself very
decided sentiments prevail ; and, while some give in
their reluctant adhesion to the winning side, others
lament the result, because of the means which led to
it, "and protest, in the name of the eternal prin-
ciples of right
at the , against the unity purchased
price of liberty." In Germany matters
are still worse. In place of the enthusiasm
ands ympathy which once prevailed in Italy, there
is only to be seen resistance, coolness, and mis-
trust." Such are already the evident results of
Count de BISMARCK'S axiom, " Might overrides
right." Did the Prussian Government really pos-
sess any feeling of shame they would consider the
many disparaging remarks made upon their con-
duct by independent parties as a great drawback to
their success, and regret that, in seeking, so
earnestly aggrandisement of territory and exclusive
control of Germany, they have forfeited. their good
name and the respect of foreign nations.

There never was a greater exhibition of intole-
rance than that which has been displayed from first
to last respecting the outbreak in Jamaica. One
would have thought that by this time fanaticism
would have exhausted itself, and prejudice have been
content with its triumph, but it appears otherwise.
tic,: sooner has Mr. EYRE landed in this country
an a fresh onslaught is made on him by these in-
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