The Sun.
London, England, 1850-12-16 00:00:00

DECEMBEit isbo.

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tsar), to have sec.:rod by eac„ al that the honour and
power of Prussia can require.
" The state of affairs is now as follows:--
" 1. Generally speaking, the claims of the Diet to an
es pule settlement of German questions is abandoned,
and attributed to German Governments in common.
Preparations for the same are made over to a commis-
sion equally furnished with full powers by both pa, tles.
In this commission Prussia and her allies will take part
as a co-legally acknowledged whole, opposed to the v hole
of the remaining Governmrnts which have hitherto laid
claim to exclusive right of decision. This decision will
not be taken either by one side or the other, but by all
collectively. Prussia has not demanded more, and more
she had no right to demand.
" Should the commission, as there is every reason to
presume, be composed of men as emiLent and skilful as
prudent, then it will offer forlunato means for the pre-
servation of all rights. if Prussia's allies remain faith-
ful to her, then their co-operation in carrying out all
important questions will be secured. The union of
Prussia with them is not abandoned by Prussia. Its
abandonment is not demanded by Austria. On the con-
trary, its existence for general negotiation is practically
recognised by tha Olmufa punctuation.'
" 2. The assistance of the troops called into Electoral
Ilesse by the Elector will not be impeded in the first
place in carrying out the same; but the final and legal
settlement of the whole affair will no longer rest in the
hands of the Diet, but will be referred to a commission
to be appointed, representing all German Governments
as the sole legal and supreme authority of the Con-
federation.
" 3. In Holstein, it will no longer be a commissary
of the Diet who will lay down the law for the land, but,
in the first place, Prussian and Austrian commissaries
will summons the Stadtholderate to observe conditions
which are calculated to preserve the Federal territory
from all assault, and which are based on the fundamental
laws of the Confederation, and upon the treaty of the 2d
of July.
"It cannot be justified by the rights of nations that,
whilst the Confederation has concluded peace with Den-
mark, an authority (the Stadtholderate) appointed by
the Confederation, should carry,on war outside the Fe-
deral territory. The demands made upon the Stadthol-
derate are based upon this principle. The reduction of
the army is in the interest of the land, and is, as often-
times formally declared by the Stadtholderate, of little
importance, provided Denmark also reduced (her army),
of which there is every prospect.
"Should the Stadtholderate reject these moderate de-
mands, instead of a ono-sided execution on the part of
Austria cr the Diet, conjoint measures only can be
adopted by Austria and Prussia, relative to which the
commission named in section 2 will have to determine.
There can arise no danger in this, either to Prussia or
to Austria.f"
" The fur they settlement of the question will likewise no
longer be undertaken ex parte by the Frankfort Govern-
ment but by all German Governments. Prussia and Aus-
tria will defend conjointly the rights of the Confederation,
as well as those of Holstein. The commission to be ap-
pointed will, as a committee of the whole of the German
Governments, take all preparations and negotiations
simultaneously in hand.
" The Duchies, as well as foreign powers, may rest
assured that this conjoint proceeding of Austria and
Prussia will not infringe any just right whatsoever.
Prussia, whilst defending the causes of the Duehies, will
no longer stand alone in regard to foreign states (dem
anslande). A medium has been found, whereby the long
denuded action of the whole Confederation can be re-
stored without Prussia abandoning an thing of its stand.
ing point.
" This is, generally speaking, and as regards the two
burning practical questions, the basis on which rests the
Olmutz punctuation.' Upon this basis the Prussian
Government thought it might maintain peace, and it
opines that it has herein discovered the point of con-
nexity, when- by, throne h the honourable and well-in-
tentioned efforts on both sides, this peace can be ensured
and a salutary development of German relations ren-
dered possible. The free conferences are destined for
the latter object. These will take place forthwith, and,
in fact, according to the desire of Prussia, at Dresden.
" Desires have been expressed on divers sides that,
prior to the assembling of the same, the bases should
be established on which the revision of the Germanic
Confederation is to rest. It is regarded by many that
the non-determination of this in the Olmutz ' punctua-
tion' is an omission.
" Mature consideration of circumstances will show that
this reproach is unfounded.
" The meeting at Olmutz, limited by the urgency of
the moment, in a few hours could not, from the very
nature of the case, have for its object the definition of
the basis of a constitution, for the projection of which
Germany has two years vainly laboured. It could only
be directed to the handling of the burning questions,
menacing immediate conflict, and to the decision of
whether there should be war or peace."
The Frankfurter Gazette states that the Minister
of War of Hesse has just recalled to service the
greatest part of the soldiers who had been sent away
on leave.
The Cologne Gazette contains a letter from Cassel
of the llth, which says :—" To. day the federal troops
which have passed the line of occupation on every
point, are to occupy Rotenburg, and the Prince of
Toua and Mutts is to fix his head-quarters there."
On the afternoon of the sth, the Hotel du Roi de
Prusse, at Carlsbad, was surrounded by a detachment
of hussars, and immediately afterwards a commissary
of police entered the house and arrested a young
Frenchman named BOURLENOT, or, according to one
account, LABOLAGE, who had arrived from Vienna in
the morning of that day. He was immediately placed
in a post-chaise, and under the escort of the commis-
sary set off for Vienna. This arrest caused some sensa-
tion in Carlsbad.
The Cologne Gazette states from Berlin, of the
11th, that M. DE RAUMER has accepted the place of
Minister of Worship. General DR Guonow was the
day before received in private audience by the KING
and PRINCE of Prussia. He is to be charged with a
secret mission for the Court of St. Petersburgh.
A letter from Vecha of the 10th, in the German
Journal of Frankfort, says : •
" The gleatess part of the Prussian troops have now
evacuated the line of occupation and the frontiers. Ac-
cording to the new orders, they will not be replaced, or
if they are, by only a small body of men."
A letter from Hanau of the 11th states that the
day before a revolt took place amongst the prisoners
in the gaol, in consequence of their trials having been
postponed to another session, owing to political
events. They did much damage, and it was found
necessary to call in some of the troops to restore
order. The head of the revolt has been placed in soli-
tary confinement.

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