The Sun.
London, England, 1866-12-19 00:00:00

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LONDON, TYEDNESDAY, DEC. 19, 1866.

The good people of Berlin seem to have their
hands pretty full just now with one thing and
another. The KING and the Ministers are busy in
feting the KING and the Prince of 5Ax0,,..,
and
the Chamber of Deputies are working hard to
get
through their labour in order that they may close on
the 22d. The Budget in its entirety, as amended,
was finally adopted yesterday, and this is the first
time the Budget has been publicly discussed and
voted by the Chamber. Previous to its adoption
Count BItz,MARCK declared that although the Budget
in its present form might be looked upon as a
virtual rejection of the Government's demands,
yet that they would consent to accept it rather than
(by exceeding the limits prescribed by the Budget)
to appear as if they were not respecting the rights
of the house regarding its control over the Budget.
This sounds very fine, but we should not be very
much surprised if it turn out in the long run that
the Ministerial endeavour, upon which so much
stress was laid, turns out a failure, and that they
begin their old game again. At any rate it is a
significant thing that Count BISMARCK should have
had to apologise, as it were, to the Chamber, and
promise to respect their decisions when contrary to
his own plans; it shows that the arrogant Minister
thinks it necessary and expedient to take heed to his
ways, instead of braving their opinion, as he has
hitherto dune. As we expected, the eclat with which
the war surrounded him has now disappeared, and
left him in a state of complete uncertainty as to
how he can manage matters, so as not to exhibit him-
self to the world in the mortifying position of being at
war with his own Parliament just as he claims to
hold supremacy over all North Germany. It is said
that the state of BISMARCK'S health is such that he
will hold interviews with as few people as possible ;
and it may be so, but it is not the less a fortuitous
circumstance, since he must be greatly puzzled to
get through some of his conversations with the
fOreiga representatives and others at this awkward
juncture.

By a Governmental order thirty young Hano-
verians have been arrested at Hamburg, where they
went to embark for New York, hi order to escape
serving in the Prussian army. Surely
this a direct
contradiction to the stittetnents of those who per-
sist in declaring that it will be a
lasting benefit and
signal blessing to Germany to have these changes
effected by the Prussian Government. What can
be more arbitrary than such a decree as this referred
to, and where can we, where dare we, look for pro-
gress and prosperity when such tyranny rules the
day' It has coma to something, indeed, if the
subjects of the King of PRUSSIA are not
free to come and go ; they arc, indeed,
instead of advancing towards a higher
state of freedom, becoming assimilated to the
condition of serfs and slaves. To make a powerful
army under his command, and to drain the resources
of all the States accorded to his dominions for this
purpose, seems to be the one object of King
WILLIAM'S policy; and to farther this end he and
his Ministers wake all secondary and subseryieut.