The Sun.
London, England, 1850-05-22 00:00:00

GERMANY.

The Independence of Brussels, in its summary of
German news, says :—" According to our correspond-
ence from Berlin of the 18th, the Princes of the
Union will send their plenipotentiaries to Frankfurt,
with instructions tending to admit nothing definitive
for the constitution of the Confederation before the
formal recognition of the Union, but authorising
them- to take part in a provisional solution. The
disaccord between Prussia and Austria may now be
summed up in this question: Will Count de
THUNN be or not be admitted as President of the
Congress ? This question combines all the others.
It is not expected at Frankfort that the Congress now
assembled in that city will come to any serious or de-
finitive solution. The accounts which have reached
us from Hamburgh and Altona all agree in stating
that an amicable arrangement appears imposSible,
and that a resumption of hostilities is imminent in the
Duchy of Schleswig-Holstein. The last Prussian
Envoy, M. DE BELOW, only remained 24 hours at
Copenhagen; he returned to Berlin on the 18th,
taking with him, it is said, the " ultimatum" of
Denmark. We know not what is meant by this
" ultimatum." Is it relative to an arrangement
with the Duchies, or only with Prussia ? In the
first case, it is known that Prussia is decided on not
taking any further part in the struggle, and on leav-
ing the Duchies and Denmark to settle their quarrel
amongst themselves. In the second case, it appears
unintelligible that the Danish Cabinet does not show
more willingness to settle her differences with Prussia
at a time when the field is open for her to act as she
thinks proper in the Duchies. It h announced, in
fact, that the Prussian and Swedish troops have al-
ready commenced their movements, in order to allow
the Danish army to occupy in the Duchies such posi-
tions as may be thought most favourable for future
operations. A speedy invasion of the Duchies by
that army may be therefore expected."
The Emperor of AUSTRIA, on the 14th, laid the
first stone of the railway station at Trieste, in pre-
sence of all the authorities and the National Guards.
He afterwards visited the different public buildings,
and the vessels of war anchored in the port. The
next day the Municipal Council presented an address
of congratulation to the EMPEROR, and his MAJESTY,
who spoke in Italian, replied by thanking the in-
habitants of the city for the brilliant reception they
had given him, which, he said, was a proof that their
ancient ioyalty to his family continued undiminished.
The Dresden Gazette, of the 16th, says that the
King of SAXONY is about to proceed to Warsaw to
attend a Congress of Sovereigns, which is to be held
in that city under the presidency of .the Emperor of
RUSSIA.

Some Copenhagen journals of ths 16th announce
positively that peace has been concluded between
Denmark and Prussia; but others state that negotia•
Lions are still in progress, on the last basis proposed
by Prussia, namely, that the rights of Germany in the
Duchies of Holstein and Lauenburg shall be reserved,
and that the Provisional Government of Holstein shall
retire, and be replaced by one nominated by the King
of DRNMARL

ITALY.
General GEMBAU arrived at Rome on the 18th,
and assumed the command of the French garrison.

DEPARTURE OF THE COURT FOR THE ISLE OF
WIG}II. 'rum DAY.—Her Majesty and the Prince Consort,
accomkanied by their seven illustrious children, and attended
by the Lady of the Bedchamber-in-Waiting, Major-General
Wemyss, Equerry to the Queen, and the Hon. Colonel
Charles Grey, Secretary to the Prince, and a limited suite,
left Buckingham Palace this afternoon at two o'clock for the
Royal Iklarine Palace, Osborne, East Cowes. The royal
cortege occupied s'x carriages, and was escorted to the south
Western Railway Terminus by' n officer's party of the 16th
Lancers, en route to Gosport, where the Sovereign and firnily
will embark on board the Fairy royal yacht, Captain Lord A.
Fitzclarence, attended by the Elfin dispatch boat, under the
usual salutes for Osborne Pier. The Queen looked well, and
the Court is expected to remain at Osborne until the 18th of
the ensuing month.
Mr. Alderman Farebrother returned to London
yesterday morning from Paris, after a rapid visit to view the
Chateau de Val, one of the finest estates in Auvergne, which
has been entrusted to the worthy Alderman for sale.
Mr. Lumley Rave a dinner yesterday, at his resi-
dence, the Chancellors, to MAL Scribe and Halevy. Amongst
the party who joined in welcoming the strangers to England
were—ilis Grace the Duke of Leinster, his Excellency the
Baron de Brunnow, Lord Exmouth. his Excellency M. Van
der Weyer, Lord Otho Fitzgerald, his Excellency Baron Re-
hausen, Sir Ralph Howard, Bart., M.P., Sir Anthony de
Rothschild, Mr. Berry Baldwin, M.P., the Count de Berke,
Captain Lyon, Major Mountjoy Martin, Messrs. Hubert de
Burgh. Charles Hopkinson, Henry Singleton, P. Borthwick,
E. Cutler, Ewing, Lablache, Le Vicomte d'Ombray, Sir Henry
Bishop, Mr. Thackeray, &c.

. THE VirnATuurt.—The mean height of the ba-
rometer in the last week at the Royal Observatory, Green-
wich. was 29.817 in. ; the mean temperatnre was 49.2 degas
less than the average of the same week in seven years by 3.2
degs. On three days of the week—namely, Tuesday, Wed-
nesday, and Thursday, the mean temperatures were so much
as from 6 to 9 degrees below the average of the several days..
EVENINGS IN MAT.—Nrhaps the sweetest hour of
a sweet season is that which precedes the setting of the sun
upon a May-day. 'All the world is taking holiday, from the
lowing herd that winds slowly o'er the lea to the shard-born
beetle, and the large white moth. The aspect of the sky and
earth too - clear, calm, and tranquil Are full of repose.
The mistiness of the mid-day sunshine is away; and the
very absence of a portion of the full daylight, and the thin,
colourless transParency.of the evening air, afford that con-
templative. but no way drowsy charm which well precedes,
by thought, tendency to adoration, the hour when, in dark-
ness and forgetfulness, we trust ourselves unconscious to the
hands of God. The heart of man is but as an instrument
from which the great musician Nature produces grand tar-
monies; and the most soothing anthem that rises within the
breast is surely elici ed by the soft touch of that evening
hour.—Eliza.eook's Journal.

READING OP SUARSPERE.—A reading of the
Merchant of Venice was last night given by Mr. Ettershank
to the members, patrons, and friends of the Marylebone and
Paddington Literary and Scientific Institution. Mr. Etter-
*beak possesses a fine judgment, taste, and a correct delivery
—qualities which admirably adapt him as a dramatic reader
and he last night displayed the versatility of his powers to
great advantage iu this highly-finished comedy, eliciting
throughout the reading just meeds of hearty approba-
tion. The announcement of his third and last reading, King
John, on Monday next, was received with loud applause.
BRITANNIA BRIDGE%—The turning round of Lhe
tube will take place to-morrow (Thursday), provided there is
no wind to impede the operation, which will be a very im-
posing one.