The Sun.
London, England, 1850-12-05 00:00:00

GERMANY.

Accounts from Berlin of the 2d state that the
KING'S sanction had been obtained to the arrangement
entered into at Olmutz between Baron MANTEUITEL
and Prince SCIIWARTZENISERG ; and advices from
Vienna of the same date state that the Austrian
verninent bad also accepted the arrangement of 01.
mutt. Dresden is mentioned as the place for hold-
ing the free conferences ; yet, notwithstanding all
these symptoms of a concluded amicable settlement, the
Berlin Ministerial organ announces the arrival of
alarming dispatches from Vienna. These dispatches
were written after the Olmutz arrangements had
been notified. Immediately after their arrival at
Berlin instructions were issued to expedite the arma-
ments, and purchases of horses were effected at very
high prices.

—No change has taken place in the state of affairs in
Electoral Hesse.

The following is the text of the Address recom-
mended by the Committee of the Second Chamber of
Prussia for adoption :
" Your Majesty has summoned the Chambers around
your throne in a difficult crisis; we may jo3 fully add, in
a great one, for the national feeling of Prussia has shown
itself great and powerful, when the safety and honour of
the country appeared to be endangered.
" Returning with all our hearts the expression of your
Majesty's royal confidence and welcome, the Deputies of
the Second Chamber feel, before all things, compelled to
declare the deep sorrow which the attack on your Ma-
jesty's
sacred person has called forth in every Prussian '
heart. The sorrow was immediately succeeded by ind'g-
nation and horror at the deed, which for the honour of
the Pruskian name we shall gladly hear was that of a
maniac. The feeling is accompanied by gratitude to the
all-directing and merciful Providence of God, which has
for the second time so miraculously preserved the life of
your Majesty.
" The bills and projects of law laid before us we
shall examine with the attention their importance re-
quire.

" The revival of trade, commerce, and rav;gation,
which followed the re-establishment of order in our in-
ternal afil.lirF, and the coufi,lence that trose out of it, h.s
given 113 great satisfaction, and filled us with the best
hop,a for the future.

" Not less satisfcctory to us is the increase in the re-
venue of the State, which is directly connected with
that revival of commerce. If it does not fully cover
the demands of the Government, and renders unavoida-
ble a further call on the taxation ( f the country, we
shall submit the measures proposed for this purpose to
the more careful examination, as we consider it our
duty to spare tho resources of the country as much as
possible, and establish an equality between the incume
and expenditure of the State. From the same point of
view we shall undertake the revision of the application
• of the trredit,of.lB,ooo,ooothaleta,' !tot ed• het 'th's 1 on for
military purposes.
" We hear With satisfactiorithilt the peaceful relatipna
of 'rou-i, Majesty. with the great,,Powemof BuroAe, have
not beetkiutgrgapted; Son v4'414.114 esti4aote ttmlilessizigs•- j
ofpeac.a., :But we deeply rrefitAt t)p,j37.ca Al* r tiles
efforts to obtain ,tor LIP) Gt.:PL44‘4,Statea:al egiastituticoq
Eitiai to their rEcpaitemeutiliae not succeeded. .W 6

" Your Majesty does not seek war, does not wish to
infringe on the right of any one, but ycu require an or-
ganisation of collective Germany adapted to the present
position of Prussia in Germany and Europe ; in this
too you met the expectations of the Prussian people.
The sword is drawn for the defence of this good right.
If this is maintained, if for this sufficient guarantees aro
given, it will return peaceful to its sheath, and hundreds
of thousands will gladly exchange it for the implements
of peaceful labour. But if it must be, it would fall
heavily on every one who should dare assail the honour
and right of Prussia. Supported by the unanimous
absent of the nation, we will with alacrity grant all the
means necessary for the attainment of this object, and
fur the creation of a new guarantee for the Prussian
monarchy.
_ _

In this devotion all parties are united, all cheerfully
join in your Majesty's watchword, • Unity in fidelity,
Trust in God, in one spirit, the real ancient spirit of
Prussia.'

" Therewith will God help us farther on the path by
which He has mercifully guided us for centuries. That
is our reliance."

HOLLAND.

THE HAGUE, DEC. 3.—The Second Chamber
will recommence its sittings to-morrow. The fol-
lowing project of law will be brought under imme-
diate dinussion :

1. Project of law on employment to be assigned to
prisoners. _ _

On the Government printing establishment for
1851.

3. On legacy duty.

COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT.
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT )
COWES, DEC. 4.
THE PUBLIC HEALTH ACT.
The provisions of this Act have been extended to the
town of East Cowes, and the parish of Whippingham.
Her Mej,sty having taken up her residence here, it be-
came necessary to improve the sanitery condition of the
neighbourhood. The election of the first batch of
Commissioners took place on the 26th ult., but from
the numerous blunders committed by the ratepayers,
in signing the voting-papers, it took the returning
officer (R. Shedden, Esq., and his solicitor, C. Stokes,
Esq.,) till yesterday to clear up the difficulties. The
following gentlemen have this day bean served with nc-
tices of their being elected :—The Rev. Mr. Ilennah,
109 votes ; R. Oglander, Esq., 108 ; Mr. Joseph
Wheeler, 99 ; Ma John Hollis, 98 ; Mr. John May,
98 ; Mr. John Bull; sen., 97; Mr. John Bull,
jug., 96 ; Mr. H. Maw, 95 Mr. J. Robert-
son, 95. There were, altogether twenty-three
persons nominated. Messrs. Joseph White, T.
R. Roach, and N. Robertson, had each ninety-
four votes given for them. There were three
distinct ;parties, the rate-payers of East Cowes, the
gentlemen raiding in the neighbourhood, and the
farmers; the latter have returned five, the former two;
the farmers all pulled together, the others were divided.
The parish extends six miles, and contains about 3,000
inhabitants. The measure is opposed by two parties—
the borough of Newport, the corporation of which claim
jurisdiction over part of East Cowes, and the agricultu-
rists, who think they ought to have been left out, and the
boundary confity (I to East Cowes. The corn rniKioners
of the highways of the Isle of Wight, it is said, will also
oppose the working cf the measure, as they will rate all
the properties in the parish as heretofore, to the general
Highway Act for the Isle of Wight.. The road between
East Cowes and Newport being included in the boundary,
there can be no tolls collected by the commissioners of
the highways and the turnpike-gates will have to be re-
moved. This will be a declaration of war against the
powers that be.
WATERING PLACES.—L,..IIdOII is not the only place
that ap; ears likely to benefit by the Exhibition of
1851. Our aristocracy will not remain near Hyde-park
in the months of June and July, if they do in May.
They will retreat to the different watering places, some
to be out of the way of the plebeans, others to let their
mansions to foreign visitors, so that all will be benefitted

The announcement of an amalgamation between
the Great _Northern and Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln-
shire Railway Companies, made in the Morning Herald yes-
terday, is, we are informed, without foundation. The pro-
mulgation of such mere railway gossip by our contemporary
is very much complained of by persons interested in railway
stock. Premature statements of traffic returns, anticipator),
guesses at the probable amounts of forthcoming railway di-
vidends, and reports of arrangements never entered into,
should be left to the Bulls and Bears of the Stock Exchange.
—Morning. Paper.
THE AMERICAN MERCHANT NAVY.—Although
many British ships have arrived at New York and Boston
front China, since the alteration in the navigation-laws, the
first American ship from Canton only arrived in the West
India Docks yesterday. The Oriental, Captain Palmer,
is about 1,00) tons, and brings about 1,f.:00 tons of tea, at
Cl. per ton, whilst all the ships loading at Whampoa at the
same time only got 31. 10s. The bulk of her cargo is con-
signed to three firms of the highest eminence, whose corre-
spondents availed themselves of the opportunity, even at such
a high rate of freight, the Oriental being known tor her fast
sailing qualities, which she fully verified, having accom-
plished the passage to Scilly in three months and ene day,
and ninety-eight days from port to port, against head winds,
front St. Helena. Such a passage is witnout precedent.
This is a severe lesson to our shipowners, and will show
them that the British merchants abroad are still ready
to pay high freights for superior ships.
Rumour was yesterday making a free and painful
use of several noble and fashionable names in connexion
with that downward course from Tractarianism to Romanism
which has of late been so frequently trod by members of the
higher lay and ecclesiastical classes; and as the reports pro-
ceeded from Roman Catholic sources usually well informed
of such descents, it behoves the noble personages themselves
or their friends to contradict the statements, it susceptible of
denial. Without, then, mentioning the names referred to,
whilst uncertainty and hope exist, it will, perhaps, suffice to
add that a gentle lord and lady, an Irish Peer having con-
siderable property in Wales, and another member of the
aristocracy, are included in the list A distinguished com-
moner, or-his brother, is also spoken of—Morning Paper.
ANOTHER. CAUDINAL.—It is stated that the Roman
Catholic Archbishop of Dublin has had conferred upon him
for some years the " cardinal's hat," but that for certain
reasons his Grace kept the conferred honour a profound
secret.

THE NEW RUSSIAN TARIFF..--We understand that
on cotton twist there is a reduction of duties, and likewise on
some descriptions of plain and printed cotton goods; but
there is an increase of duty on Manchester velveteens. On
some woollen cloths, and on yarns, there is a reduction. On
linen there is a reduction. Lace, earthenware, buttons, and
tin are reduced. Indigo, cochineal, and uyewoods are con-
siderably reduced, but sugar, rice, and tobacco remain as
before.

EARLY CLOSING —A reunion of the vsrious local
committees of the Early Closing Association took place last
night, at the Exeter Hall Hotel, Strand, where there was a
very numerous muster of the parties interested in the ques-
tion. Having partaken of the beverage which cheers and
dneottaiii,eid, inebriates, the
that
hemeetthinegeavrrlays
closingaddre system is not onlyssed by a number of
gentlemen, and very many interesting facts having been
working very satisfactorily, but gradually making way
amongst all classes of tradesmen, the meeting separated.
TUE ARCTIC EXPEDITION.—The evidence at

length received of Sir John Franklin having actually pene-
trated into the region of " thick-ribbed ice" seems to have
acted as an incentive to renewed vigour. The North Star,
which recently returned from Wolster.holme Sound in a state
of excellent repair, is, we hear, to be re-commissioned forth-
with, and sent out,to Behring's Straits to relieve the Plover.
—Athena:um.

FOREIGN DUTY ON ENGLISH COAL.—On Tuesday
last, a large public meeting of merchants, coalowners, ship-
owners, and others, was held at New-castle-on-Tyne, for
the purpose of taking into consideration the 'disadvantages
under which the English trader now bihours when exporting
coal to France, in consequence of the higl; rates of duty ha-
posed upon the British commodity by the French Govern-
ment. The duty on Belgian coal is Is. 60c., or ls. 4d. per
ton,-while that on English is 51. Loe., or 4s. 7d. per ton.: The
duty on Belgian coke is 31. 30c., or 23. 9d. per ton ; but on
British coke llf., or 9s. 2d. This unequal rate operates most
prejudicially upon the English merchant as well as upon the
French consumer, end toe meeting therefore aeopted certain
resolutions, having for their object the removal of this unfair
impost upon the British merchant.

MEL ANerioLy DEATH BY DROIVNING.—We regret
to announce that Mr. Saunders, late secretary to the Li-
merick and Waterford ltailway, was drowned ou Sunday
nightilare4 in ihe :harbour of Holyhead., ' The 'upf.Rrtpnate
gentl man, N,iaS'a.iiasse4pAer, lu" the tblu'a, Irhin .b.mg...ton,
antl'a ;iisecoridsbetWie 'he`fell'overbbard he' clrs ObseiY&l
, . ,
PrePa 'Jig. 414 lilggilio k9,' I*i a. Vie nig.''''' svaB 'Y,CTY Slatk,
43114'i is Oillniosed be,. M1340' IhirefOOting el:.-er the gabgwily,
i
,kr ht`aq.l9•4'initt. ' • . , ' '
I',Airkl*lutam,•landotp.,-,llao veiael'w!aich Lae,ust ,
ia!Ki:yo4l-ill. tile river from Cork, has brought `..:',5 cheats 9f arm
from Irelaud, as part of her cargo,

trust that further efforts for this object, as stated in the
treaty of union of ;he 26th of My, 1849, will be made
with effect, and that they will soon obtain for Germany
a Constitution securing its external dignity and internal
freedom, by which Prussia, having entered with its
whole power into Germany, can no longer take the se-
cond place. On the co-operation of the Prussian people
in this effort your Majesty may reckon with confidence.
" With this the revival of the old Diet of the Confe-
deration, dissolved by general consent, will be wholly
irrecoucileable.

We sincerely regret that, notwithstanding the peace
concluded and ratified with Denmark, a satisfactory set-
tlement of political and legal affairs in Schleswig and
Holstein has not yet been attained. We hope, if an ar-
rangement of still pending questions should not be pos-
sible without external intervention, that the united Go-
vernments of all the states belonging to the German
Confederation will succeed in eff.cting an accommoda-
tion of the conflict that shall, on all sides, preserve every
weli-founded right. Such a common action would atford
the best security against a possible violation of the in-
tegrity of Germany, and against tho apprehension that
a kinjred race (Bruderstan,m). for which cur brave army
has twice fought and bled, may be abunduned and h-ft
without defence.

" The perverse divisions in a neighbouring state
ly_:,ve excited the strongest disapproval throughout
Prussia, and it has seen with Ea t f.ction that your Ha-
j,'sty's Government bus set a limit to a one-sided inter-
ference in them, to maintain which wee commanded
by Pru-sia's German mission and the honour cf
its arms. If misunderstandings have been there-
by produced, if besides, concentrations of troops
have taken place which threatened the existence of the
monarchy, it became a duly to place the military force
of the nation in readiness, to be armed for protection
and defence. How the nation received your Majesty's
call to the field is better proved by the cheerful confi-
dence with which those who were summoned hastened to
place themselves under arms, then by any description
we could give. The army stands assembled, strong in
number, stronger by its excellent organisation, and
strongest by the courage and spirit with which it awaits
the commands of its King. One feeling pervades, one
will animates, the whole land, and we gather, closely
united, round the throne of our Sovereign, like our
fathers in the past century, like our brothers in the War
of Liberation.