The Sun.
London, England, 1835-12-26 00:00:00

GERMAN PAPERS.

FRANKFORT,- DEC. 14.—As soon tis the Diet doses for
1110 holidays .Count Von I\lo3l.ten Bellinghausen xvin set out •
for Vienna::: iris, however, probable, that a proposal will
be previousr;46tdc in the Diet retails e to the literature of
Germany, and the object of which will be
.to prevent the ap-
pearance of such works as have lately issued from the
press. The work of Dr. Gutzkow under the title of
" Wally," and several other works of a similar tendency
-svhieh have lately appeared in Germany, have led the Go-
ve:nments to think of means of exercising greater vigilance
lvith respect to such writings directed against the Christian
-religion and Christian morality. Whether preventive laws
will be proposed with respect to all writings of certain
classes, even if they exceed twenty printed sheets, or whether
it will be thought stacient to render the existing repres9..ion
laws more vigorom, remains to be seen. At present it is
only known that the two great German Courts are endea-
vouring to induce all the Governments of Germany to come
to an understanding on this subject.
The nersociations at Coburg, as has already been an-
nounced, stand still, and it is impossible that the new
changr. of Ministry in Lisbon may cause them to be wholly
brok ..tn off.

TOARMSTADT, PEe. 16.—1 n the sitting of the second
Ghr.mber to-day, the President read the following Mes-
sage from his Royal Highness the Grand Duke :
" Louis 11., by the Grace of God, Grand Duke of
Hesse, &c., greeting, faithful and beloved, Estates of the
Grand Duchy. Our dear Son, his Royal Highness Prince
Charles of Hesse was solemnly affianced, on the 11th bf
this month, to her Royal Highness the Princess Elinbeth,
daughter of his Royal Highness Prince William 'of Prussia.
It gives us peculiar satisfaction to be ablo ',;o inform our
faithful and beloved, the Estates of the 'Grand Duchy, of
this event, being convinced that they will participate in the
sincere joy which it gives us.
" We remain. "&c.,

(Signed)

" LOUIS.
" DU THIL."
The Chamber rP:solved to return an address of thanks
and congratulate on for this very welcome communication.
Prince O.:Arles, the Grand Duke's second son, Major-
General in the Austrian service, was born April 23, 1809,
and is tirerefore 26 years of age. Princess Elizabeth of
Prussia, eldest daughter of Prince William, was born on
the 18th of June, 1815, the day of the Battle of Water-
lo,a, and is consequently 20 years old. The most amiable
-and excellent family of Prince William of Prussia (the
King's brother) being well known on the Rhine, where his
Royal Highness has so long resided as Governor of
Mayence, is universally honoured here ; and the public is
therefore greatly rejoiced at this close communication with
our reigning family, and the more intimate union between
the houses of Hesse and Prussia.

BERLIN, DEC. 12.—At the-late fete in the Royal Pa-
lace, on occasion of the birth-day of the Princess of Le-
gr,itz, his Majesty the King was remarkably cheerful, and
conversed a long time with the artists of the Court Theatre,
who were called in to heighten the attraction of the fete.

The criminal proceedings against the mystical sect called
the " Mucker," which exists chiefly at Konigsberg, con-
tains very remarkable dat'a in the aberrations of the human
intellect in this particn.liar, as well as the hypocrisy and
worthlessness of some of the Members. The report to the
Ministry on the subjest is a most remarkable document,
and deserves to be published for general information. This
and similar sects 'nave extensive ramifications in the whole
of the eastern provinces of the kingdom ; but it is generally
hoped that :he fanaticism which has lately manifested itself
in many places, will show to what length toleration of it
has led ; and that, unless energetic measures are adopted,
it may easily become more dangerous than political fana-
ticinn.

VIENNA, DEC. 9.—We understand that his Majesty
the Emperor has, conferred the dignity of Baron on our ce-
lebrated Orien'olist, Mr. Joseph Von Hemmer. This new
acknowledgment of his great services is universally ap-
proved. The Duca de Letta, who became celebrated in
the time of Napoleon, died here the day before yesterday.
Ile was at the head of the deputation which, in 1805, of-
fered the iron Crown to Napoleon, and thereby gave the
coup de grace to republicanism in Italy. His body will
be conveyed to Milan at the same time with that of his
daughter, who died a few days ago—his sons are here.—
Frankfort Papers.
VIENNA, DEC. 11.—The Duchess de Letta is gone with
her son to Milan, where, according to the latest accounts,
of the 6th, the cholera had not appeared. It was not the
Duca do Letta, just deceased, that was at the head of the
deputation that offered the iron crown to Napoleon (as erro-
nerJusly stated in a preceding article), but his father.
BERLIN, DEC. 16.—The speech of the Emperor of
Russia at Warsaw has made persons of sense here call to
mind the violent speeches which Napoleon used to make to
the deputies of conquered countries, compared with which
the speech of the Russian Emperor is mild.—Frankfort
Papers, Dec. 20.

THE Six OF HEARTS.—Sanctioned by William
111., the Duke of Schomberg sent a confidential friend to
Grace, the last of the ancient Irish family of Courtstown,
with the unqualified promise of any favour the Crown could
bestow if he would follow the example of his illustrious
kinsman, the Duke of Ormond, in joining their party.
Without even pausing on so tempting a proposal, he in-
stantly seized a card accidentally lying near him, and wrote
upon it thia indignant answer :—" Go, tell your master I
despise his offer ; tell him that honour and conscience are
dearer to a gentleman than all the wealth and titles a Prince
can bestow." This card, which he sent uncovered by the
bearer of the rejected offer, happening to be the six of
hearts, is to this day known by the name of " Grace's card"
in the city of Kilkenny.—Fraser's Magazine.
SKAITING.—The Serpentine river was yesterday
one sheet of ice ; and at the west end, that is, near the
bridge, next Kensington-gardens, there were many adroit
skaiters, displaying much skill in figure movements, i• e.,
the 8 and 3, the Turkish cap, &c. The promenade on
the banks, particularly on the south side, exhibited nume-
rous groups of fashionable females _clad in fur pelisses
and bonnets, a la Russe,. whilst their male companions were
still more conspicuous for their Siberian costume. On
the north side of the river the line of carriages extended
along the whole drive, and exhibited much fashion and
elegance. All the trees in the Parks were covered with
a hoar frost, which had a striking and beautiful effect. -
A few days since a second crop of penis were
gathered by J. P. Westcott, Esq., on his premises at Coate,
near Martock ; they were about the size of a walnut, and
quite ripe.---=-Bath Herald.
We understand that there is a great difference of
opinion this year among the connoisseurs in fat oxen as to
the adjudication of the first prize by the Smithfield Club to
Earl Spencer, many persons considering Sir Francis Law-
ley's to have been the superior animal.
Mr. Shillito, of Barrow, near Burn, has been for
some time past feeding his pigs with frumcnty, or wheat
et ushed in a mill constructed for that purpose and mixed
with hot water, adding one bushel of pollard with six of
corn. Wheat weighing 17-i stone net, at 14s. per coomb,
which is the uttrwst that could be made of it, is the cheapest
article that ear), be used for fattening either pigs or other
stock, and there is no doubt that the stock on hand will be
greatly reduced in this manner. Mr. Beck, of Lexham, in
default of turnips, has this year steamed the tops of his
mange' wurzel for fattening beasts, and found that they were
devoured with the greatest avidity. It is found, also, that
steaming hay is very beneficial, particularly if it be at all
damaged in gating up, in which case the process gives it al-
most the freshness and sweetness of the best new-mown hay.
—Sup,lk Chronicle.

CREASING THEWHEELS-A few days since a man
ailed at a watchmaker's in Barnsley, complaining that his
-watch would not go. " Why," said the watchmaker, after
examining the works, " I never saw such a dirty thing in
my life ; what have you done with it ?" "Aw took t'fea-
ther awt o't'grease..horn," replied the countryman, "to grease
faxletrces ; aw thowt it would goa easier loik we'r cart
wheels When they're new greased, but it wouldn't goa at all
at after:'

,DEATH FROM INTEMPERANCE AND EXPOSURE.
--..Tuesday morning a man, who is said to have been for-
merly a Jew, and to have changed his Hebrew name to
that of Middleton, died in the workhouse of Shoreditch
parish, from the effect, as it appeared, of exposure to the
inclemency Gf the weather, in a state of intoxication. He
had been several years receiving occasional relief from
Shoreditch parish, but was known as an habitual drunkard.
He has been numerous times taken to the Worship-street
police-office on charges of drunkenness, and so lately as
Monday taken before Mr. Broughton, the magistrate, by
some of the police, who had found him " drunk and inca-
pable of taking care of himself." Being then told that he
e
must pay a fine, of 55., he pleaded his inability to do so,
and after some detention was discharged. On Tuesday
morning, however, he was found by some of the police lying
on the ground in Spitalfields. It was stated that he then
appeared to be intoxicated, and that on being moved, he
several times muttered the words " gin-shop." In the
course of the day he was removed from the station-house
to the police-office, but the excitement of the drink had
passed away, and left him in a state of paralysis. Mr.
Broughton thought from his appearance that he was dy-
ing, and having caused him to be carried into a warm room
of the Northumberland public-house, adjoining the police-
office, saw some wine and water administered to him. Mr.
Whitaker, a surgeon, who was sent for by the Magistrate,
could not distinguish any pulsation at the wrist, and the ex-
tremities appeared as if already dead. By his advice the
utrortunate being was immediately removed to Shoreditch
workhouse, and it was afterwards reported to the Magis-
trate that be there received such medical ant other attention
as his situation would admit of, but he died at four o'clock
Oa Wednesday morning.

LONDON",
SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 26', 1835.

Our readers will find in another column of The Sun
some particulars respecting the numerous lamentable
accidents that occurred yesterday on the Serpentine,
and the St. James's canal. It is greatly to be regretted
that some decisive steps are not taken by the official
authorities to prevent the constant -recurrence of such
accidents. Prevention is better than cure, and we
cannot but think it would be better at once to close the
gates of the Parks on the public, until the ice is suffi-
ciently strong to bear the weight of a crowd with
safety, than to allow people to venture on it, at the
risk of almost certain destruction. To how many re-
spectable families has yesterday, which should be a
day of rejoicing, been made a day of mourning ? We
hear of ten cases of drowning ; but we have good rea-
son to believe that the loss of life has been much
greater than this, and that many bodies yet remain
undiscovered under the ice. Surely it were better to
shut out the public from the Parks—though
we allow that this is a great inconvenience—
than to expose them to the chance of such a fright-
ful catastrophe as occurred yesterday I If, however,
this cannot be accomplished, then more skill and care
ought to be used in assisting those who have need
of it, than has hitherto been the case. At the St.
James's Canal yesterday afternoon many were drowned,
simply because there were no means at hand to drag
them from their state of frightful peril. Why could
not ropes be placed at convenient distances along the
banks, or even thrown, in allotted places, across the
water, so as to rest on the ice ? This would be an
excellent safeguard, and might be adopted with little
difficulty.

We return with no unpleasant feelings to the con-
sideration of Master D'IsRAELI the Younger's most
elaborate I, Vindication " of the British Constitution.
Will our readers believe that this youthful sprig of
Toryism has discovered that the Peers of England are