The Sun.
London, England, 1866-12-11 00:00:00

o the German cause. Let the Roman Emperor
be again recognised as the honorary head of the
German nation. Let the Roman imperial dignity
be renewed, and, as it was indissolubly connected
with the kingdom of the Germans up to 1806, let it
be indissolubly bound up with the hereditary empire
of Austria—pro honoris causa, if people like. But
let it also have certain distinctive honours. lam
quite in favour of the election of the special supreme
head of the German empire. Call him, if, as I hope
to God he may be, elected for life, and then in true
German fashion is also recognised as the chief au-
thority in the realm, instituted by God (and not to
be regarded, a la polonaise, as the plaything of am-
bitious magnates)—call him ' King of the Germans,'
as in time of old. I wish that the Kings of the Con-
federation (who ought again to add to their titles that
of Elector) should alone effectthe election, but after-
wards ask the assent of the other sovereign princes.
Both might be done in a few hours, the kings and grand
dukes, say, in the so-called conclave of St. Bartho-
lomew's Cathedral at Frankfort, the princes in the
choir. Then let them apply to the Roman Em-
peror and respectfully beg him to confirm the choice.
That cAn be done next minute by an archduke em-
powered for the purpose. Then let the cathedral
be opened to the people as of old, and let their
acclamations complete the choice. Soon after let
the ' German King' be anointed and crowned
(just as the Roman Emperor at his hereditary ac-
cession to the throne), if a Roman Catholic, by the
Archbishop of Cologne, who would become high
chancellor if Evangelical, by an Archbishop of
Magdeburg, to be appointed Primate of Germany.
"By this allotment of the Roman imperial dig-
nity to the Austrian hereditary Emperor, Austria
for the first time becomes certain to the German
realm. Austria is won to Germany for ever, and
with her the finest and first countries are secured
to the new (old) realm—the Tyrol, Vorarlberg,
Upper and Lower Austria, Styria, Carinthia, Car-
niola, and Istria. If Austria does not wear the
chief crown, any notion of her bending before the
German electoral supreme head is impossible to ex-
pect, if she ever in any degree again comes to her-
self. And who would doubt it ?

" The conference of princes seems to me an un-
commonly happy idea ; only I picture it to myself
classified, like the old Diet, into an assembly of the
kings and grand dukes, the dukes, and the princes.
Reinforced by the mediatised princes and counts,
the conference would every three years form the
German Upper House of the Diet, the Lower being
the House or voting body (Curie) of the deputies
(Reichsboten). Only I recommend most urgently
that, in the relation of the Upper to the Lower
House, it be never forgotten that sovereign princes
form its nucleus, and among them (more's the pity)
two great Powers.
" I am very well pleased with the definition of the
responsible Ministries. I leave unexamined whether
somewhat freer hand must not be left to the supreme
head, particularly if he be the King of the Germans.
But under certain circumstances, in case, namely,
of war and rebellion, I demand a dictatorship for
the German King.

" I have forgotten my formal protest against the
common deliberation of the House of Princes
and the House of Delegates (Reichsboten). That
will never work well, and would possibly expose the
highest lords to annoyances which must be avoided.
Limitation to 50 princes and 150 delegates is unjust,
and will at all times lead to a delegate victory. I
wish to see the knighthood represented among the
delegates, with assessors for the remaining German
nobility; then, also delegates from the towns and
rural communes, which must, however, not be
forced to choose representatives from among their
own people, but whose choice should be entirely

free.
"I will here close my remarks for the present,
and recommend them most warmly to the reader.
(Signed) " FREDERICK WILLIAM."

MISCEGLAHEOUS AMERICAN NEWS.

„so.

The Pall-Mall Gazette gives the following par-
tieulars as the correct version of the Suratt affair,
which has exeleed so much interest during the pre-
sent week :—" A son of Mrs. Suratt, implicated in
the assassination of President Lincoln, having
effected his escape from America, enrolled himself
under a feigned name in the Pontifical Zouaves,
where be was looked upon as a model soldier. The
New York authorities despatched a constable in
pursuit of him, and this functionary made the
tour of Europe mithout coming on his track,
and had returned to America, when he learnt
from a Belgian journal that an American
had enlisted in the Pope's corps of Zouaves. In-
stantly he turned his steps back to Europe, and
male to Rome, where a photograph enabled him to
recognise young Suratt; but to leave no doubt of his
identity he also enlisted in the corps, gained the
confidence of the fugitive, and one day, over a
friendly glass, drew him into criminating admissions.
He now made a report of the affair to Mr. Rufus
King, the Minister of the United States, who im-
mediately applied for the extradition of Suratt.
CardinalAntonelli promised to comply, and ordered
the young man to be brought to Rome under escort.
Accordingly he was given in charge of a party of
Zouaves, who brought him as far on the way as the
mountains of Arsoli, where they halted for the
night in a cabin, situated on a peak between two
precipices. There Suratt contrived to escape,
though how no one can say, unless with the aid of
his escort, for he must have leaped down two preci-
pitous cliffs, one 17 feet, and the other 30 feet
deep. The American detective was expelled
from the corps at the demand of the Zouaves.
It is suspected in Rome the Legitimist sympathies
f
the Zouaves led them to take Suratt's part."
From this point we gather the subsequent details
of his adventures from the Times. On the
discovery of
his escape, General King put
communication with the Govern-
menthimself in
of Florence,
and after some delay again
obtained
an order for the arrest, though only,
it is said, on
condition that the life of the
prisoner should be spared.
On Sunday, however,
the 18th of last month, the
American Consul at
to
oNaples
apprehendreceiv the fugitiveed definite instructions by telegraph
had just left Naples by
, but it was too late.
Suratterool steamer, the Tripoli,
bound for Malta a
iv
Lp
and Alex-
andria. Hereupon the telegraph was again
directed to pprehend Suratt
while the Tripoli
set at work, and the Cons
enearal of the United
States at Malta was
was in harbour.
Accordingly,
this officer applied to the Maltese Government for
the necessary powers, but was informed that there
was no sufficient authority for the suggested action.
Immediately afterwards the Tripoli left for Alex-
andria, and there, as we are now apprised, Suratt
has been actually seized and detained.
Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton) who was defeated
as a candidate for the American Congress, is to
devote her winter to lecturing on " Citizen Suffrage"
and " Bread and the Ballot." She will give both
of these lectures at Washington.
The Cleveland Leader thus speaks of the Wash-
burne family :—" No less than four Washburnes
are already elected to the next House of Represen-
tatives ; Elihu B. Washburne, of Illinois, well-
known as Chairman of the Committee on Commerce
in the present House, and the tireless champion and
friend of General Grant; William B.Washburn,e, of
Massachusetts, a member of the present Congress.
General C. C. Washburne, of Wisconsin, a former
member of Congress, and a Major-General of Volun-
teers during the rebellion ; and Henry D. Wash-
burne, of Indiana, a member of the last house.
The first three are, we belive, brothers, the
fourth being their cousin. The head of the
house is Israel Washburne, of Maine, an older
brother of the three Congressmen, himself an ex-
Congressman and ex-Governor, and now in training
for the United States Senatorship from Maine. A
younger scion of the house is an aspirant for Legis-
lative honours in New Hampshire. All of them are
staunch Radicals.

COMMERCIAL.
NEW YORK, Nov. 24.
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