The Sun.
London, England, 1866-06-19 00:00:00

LA TEST INTEL LIGENOE.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)

THE WAR CRISIS.
DECLARATION OF WAR BETWEEN

ITALY AND AUSTRIA.

FLORENCE, June 19.
The Italian Government formally declared war
against Austria yesterday. This is official.

The Italian Ministry has been definitively re-
organised under Baron Ricasoli.
The persons attached to the King's household
have left Florence in order to join his Majesty at
the camp.

The Senate yesterday evening almost unani-
mously rejected the bill imposing a tax upon Italian
Rente.

Telegraphic communication with Venetia is in-

terrupted.

DECLARATION OF WAR BETWEEN
PRUSSIA AND AUSTRIA.

BERLIN, June 19.

Prussia formally declared war against Austria

yesterday.

FRANKFORT-ON-THE-MAINE, June 19.
From 30,000 to 40,000 Federal troops are as
sembled before this city.

PARIS, June 19.
The Moniteur of this morning confirms the intel-
ligence that Prussia only yesterday declared war
against Austria.

VIENNA , June 18.

The Neue Freie Preste of to-day publishes a
rumour that the Emperor will invite the German
Princes who have remained faithful to the Confede-
ration to assemble in Vienna for the purpose of
discussing questions referring to the Federal Con-
stitution.

LEIPSIC, June 18.

The Austrian Consul-General, Herr von Gruner,
has left this city, and the British Consul, Mr. J. A
Crowe, has undertaken to represent the commercial
interests of Austria.

REICHENBERG, June 18.

A slight encounter took place yesterday between
some Austrian and Prussian cavalry on the road to
Rumburg, and close to the frontier. The Prussians

retreated.

Marienthal, Ostritz, and Leuba are occupied by
wo Prussian regiments of infantry and one of
Lussars, and Bornstadt by two regiments of

cavalry.
The Prussians are also close to the frontier, near
Wurzelsdorf, and they are hourly expected to ad-
vance into Bohemia.
The Prussians have not taken possession of Zittau,
but have placed a strong garrison with 12 pieces of
artillery in the town of Bautzen.

FLORENCE, June 19.
The Nazione of to-day publishes letters from
Rome stating that Cardinal Antonelli has resigned,
and that it was believed he would be succeeded by
Cardinal Aitieri.
Signor Chepretis has accepted the portfolio of
Marine, and Signor Cordova that of Commerce.
Signor Gospeilo has been elected member of the
Chamber of Deputies for Valenza, and,Signor Car-
dona for Pontremoli.

PRUSSIAN PROCLAMATION TO THE
GERMAN PEOPLE.

BERLIN, June 16.
The following proclamation has been issued by
the Prussian Government to the German people :
" After the Germanic Confederation hasdisplayed
and promoted for half a century not the unity but
the disunion of Germany, has thereby long since
lost the confidence of the nation, and been regarded
by foreign nations as a guarantee for the con-
tinuance of German weakness and want of strength,
it was to have been misapplied in the last few days
to calling Germany under arms against a member
of the Confederation, which had taken the first
decisive step for the satisfaction of the national
demands by proposing the convocation of a German
Parliament, all support, all ground, even all
plausible pretext, is wanting in the Federal Consti-
tution for the war aroused by Austria against

Prussia.
" By the resolution of June 14, in which the ma-
jority of the members of the Confederation deter-
mined to arm for war against Prussia, the breach
of the Confederation is completed, and the ancient
Federal relations are torn asunder. Nothing re-
mains but the basis of the Confederation—the
living unity of the German nation ; and it is the
duty of the Governments and of the people to give
new expression, instinct with life and power, to

PESTH, JUNE 19

R OME.

ROME, JUNE 18.

SPAIN.

MADRID, JUNE 18, Evening.

that unity.
" Upon Prussia is incumbent therewith the duty
of defence of her independence, threatened by that
resolution and the armaments of her opponents.
While the Prussian people exerts its entire strength
for the fulfilment of that duty, it at the same time
displays the determination to take up the defence of
the national development of Germany, hitherto for-
cibly obstructedinindividual interests. In this sense,
immediately after the dissolution of the Confederation,
Prussia offered the Governments a new union upon
the simple terms of mutual protection and partici-
pation in the national efforts. She required nothing
but security for peace, and for that purpose the im-
mediate convocation of the Parliament.
" Her hopes for the fulfiment of this just and
moderate demand have been deceived. The offer
of Prussia is rejected, and she has thereby been com-
pelled to proceed in accordance with the duty of
self-preservation. At such a moment sha cannot
suffer enemies or doubtful friends upon and between
her frontiers.
While the Prussian troops cross the frontiers,
they do not come as enemies of the population, whose
independence Prussia respects, and with whose re-
presentatives she hopes to deliberate in the German
National Assembly upon the future fortunes of the
German fatherland.
" May the German people, looking towards this
lofty aim, meet Prussia with confidence, and assist
to promote and secure the peaceful development of
the common country."
The above proclamation is to be distributed by
the Prussian troops in the German territories into
which they will advance.

The Deputation upon the affairs common to
Hungary and Croatia have agreed upon the follow-
ing basis of an union between the two provinces :

Croatia maintains her autonomy, but in questions
relative to the other provinces of the Empire she
forms one common state body with Hungary.

A Papal edict has been issued ordering the estab-
lishment of a new Pontifical currency on the deci-
mal system. The shops of the Exchange agents
are abolished, and the Bank of Rome is ordered to
give change in silver to the amount of six thousand
crowns daily until further orders.

In the Committee of the Senate, on the bill for
granting the Government extraordinary powers,
Senor Bravo Murillo declared that it would be bet-