The Sun.
London, England, 1861-01-10 00:00:00

THE DANISH QUESTION. •

A telegram from Dresden, dated 7th inst., says—.
" In to-day's sitting of the Second Chamber Deputy
Braun brought forward his motion on the Sehles-
wig-Holstein question. Baron von Beust, in reply,
stated that he did not doubt that the leadership of
Prussia in this question would be unanimously
recognised by all the German States. All the
Governments of Germany were agreed to act in
concert with Prussia, and, if necessary, to take the
field."

AMERICA.

QUEENSTOWN, JAW. 9.

The Liverpool, New York, and Philadelphia
Company's steamer Etna, Captain Kennedy, from
New York on the 29th ult., with the United States'
mail has arrived. The Australasian, from Liverpool,
had passed Cape Race.
The excitement at Charleston continued.
Fort Moultrie, Castle Pinackney, the Custom..
house, the Post-office, and the Arsenal, had been
occupied by troops belonging to South Carolina.
The President called together the members of the
Cabinet on receipt of this news, but it was believed
that nothing decisive was agreed upon.
The New York _Herald says that the committees
of Congress on the crisis will accomplish nothing.

Tlie— i'vr-7, linens gayer r " `l`Lc lxvite of St
compromise grows stronger every day."
Advices had been received at Baltimore stating

that the Dominican Government had taken forcible
possession of the guano islands in the Caribbean
Sea belonging to America.
NEW YORK, DEC. 28, EVENING.

The Secretary of the Treasury opened to-dal
the proposal for the 5,000,000 dols. of Treasury-
bills. Less than half was bid for, at an average of
12 per cent.
Money easy. Exchange firm, at 1031 to 1031

for sterling. Stocks inactive, but closed steady;
New York Central, to 75/; Erie, 351 to 36;
Illinois Scrip, 69. Cotton firm ; middling Upland,
111 c. ; sales, 1,500 bales. Flour firm, and 50.
higher. Wheat and corn firmer. Pork firm. Sugar
steady. Coffee quiet. Freights firm.

THE ATTEMPIED MURDER IN PERU.

The following is an extract from a private letter
received by the last mail from Lima, relating to the
recent attempt on the life of Castilla, the President
of Peru :

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" Last Thursday, Nov. 22, about 6 a.m., the city
was thrown into great consternation by the report
of volleys of firearms proceeding from the house of
the President. It turned out that conspirators had
contrived to seduce some of the men of the 14th
battalion into a plot against Castilla, and had taken
them from their barracks-ander one Olaraca, a retired
officer, to surprise him at his residence. Olaraca had
so effectually provided himself for the occasion with
Dutch serveza that young Aparcio, the only civi-
lian who had the courage to show his face in
the matter, on getting near the place had to take
charge of the party which was to force the back
entrance of the house, while the others watched the
front. The house was soon entered, the officer and
guard below having made little or no resistance,
and Castilla was dodging from alcoba to alcoba to
elude his enemies. It is even said that Aparcio
saw him as he slipped into the last alcoba, but, as he
only wished to hold him safe and not take his life,
he made no attempt to follow him. t.At this crisis a
tumult arose in the courtyard. The colonel of the
battalion, who wasnot in the conspiracy, had arrived
with the rest of his command, and, seeing the state
Olaraca was in (Aparcio being inside the house),
seized the opportunity to harangue the troop,
showing them how wrong it was to rise against
their taa (Indian word for ' father,' and the name
Castilla goes by among the soldi
join
his He succeeded
in'inducing some of the conspirators' men to
his own, and they fell upon their officers, several of
whom were killed or wounded. Among the former
were Olaraca and Aparcio, and thus Castilla wag
saved again. * * * Much additional ill-
feeling has been excited against Castilla because he
would not allow the friends of the conspirators who
were killed to give them a decent funeral, I would
not give six months' purchase for Castilla's power.
An unusual number of assassinations have taken
place within the last month, although the nevi
constitution has been promulgated which re-esta-
blishes capital punishment. * * * * They
now say that Olaraca was the man who fired
Castilla in the plaza some time ago."

It must doubtless be a very charming sensation
(says the Morning Post) to find oneself young, of high rank,
and possessor of £70,000 or £BO,OOO a year ; but that even
this brilliant position may have its drawbacks the
Marquis of Bute, who combines all these attributes, hal
already discovered at the early age of 13. This young
nobleman, who, -by way of one item on the per contra side
of the balance, has the misfortune to be an orphan, aheady
finds himself a bone of contention to rival guardians, rival
systems of education, and even rival dignitaries of the lair.
The rival guardians advocate the rival systems ; the Scotch
Lord Justice Clerk and the Lord High Chancellor of Eng'
land are invoked to settle the differences of the parties con-
tending over this precious trust, but seem unable to settle
their own, each asserting his separate authority over, a ward
who holds titles and possessions within the jurisdiction of
both. "Diana meddle wi' my Earl o' Dumfries and Lairi
o' Rothesay," growls the Caledonian Minos. " Take care
how you interfere with my Marquis of Bute," thunders
the Rhadamanthus of England. "Remove him from
Scotland at your peril," warns Lord Glencorse. " See that
he is brought within my jurisdiction, or beware," decreeS
Lord Campbell ; and between both these stools this youth
of bright prospects is likely enough, some dozen yearn
hence, to find himself, if not on the ground, at least upon
another stool—that of repentance. In the meantime, he i$
" paid into court," as it were, and is deposited, pendent
litc, on neutral ground, which, fortunately for him, he fall
the family of his relative, the gad. of Galloway.

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