The Sun.
London, England, 1850-09-27 00:00:00

GERMAN Y.

A telegraphic dispatch from Frankfort of the 24th
inst., in the Kolner Zeitang, states that the Council of
German Governments, sitting in that city under the
auspices of Austria, has declared that the refusal of
the Hessian Diet to grant the supplies is illegal and
opposed to the interests of the Confederation ; that
the Hessian Government shall endeavour to restore a
state of legality and order, and that corresponding
measures will be taken by the Council.
From Munich we learn of the 20th inst. that the
Bavarian army, now concentrated on the banks of the
Maine and on the frontiers of Hessen, is being rein
forced to a considerable extent. We ought also to
mention a rumour of a small Hanoverian army which
is said to be approaching the frontiers of Hessen. The
Prussian Government, too, are preparing to concen-
trate a corps of observation in Westphalia, near
Paderborn.

The Common Council of Hanau have addressed
the following _petition and remonstrance to the
Elector :

" May it please your Royal Highness!—Your Royal
Highness's decree of the 17th inst., which transfers
the seat of your Government to Withelussbad, accuses the
Courts of Justice and the functionaries of our country of
an undutiful conduct, while it expresses a hope that
your subjects will support you in your endeavours
to restore the Constitution of the country. Royal
Highness! the undersigned members of the Common
Council of Hanau, when they consider the facts and
events of these latter days, cannot but presume that you
are falsely informed as to the general tentiments of the
country; and we therefore thick it our duty to give evi-
&nee of the state of public opinion respecting the late
measures of your Government. Royal Highness! public
opinion declares your Ministers to be your worst ene-
mies. Th-y are considered as men who end( avour to
subvert not only the Hessian constitution, but also your
own high Electoral House, and who are so many serpents
in your bosom. Condemned by public opinion, and al-
most crushed by public contempt, these men are aware
that they are indeed fugitives and vagabonds on the face
of the earth. Bat still they persist ; still they continue
in their desperate career, and close their ears to the
voice of justice and common sense. Such a con-
dition of affairs is unheard of in the annals of
German history. The people of Hessen is not on your
Royal Highness's side. Your Government stands un-
supported and isolated. Your courts and functionaries
are not undutiful—they know their duty. The legal and
dignified attitude of the people will intimate to you who
the men are who have trampled on law and justice, and
who have violated the constitution of the country.
" Royal Highness! we pray you to make your peace
with the country, and to put a term to a state of things
which must necessarily end unfavourably to you. Con-
sider that a Constitutional Government is impossible for
Ministers of that class, and that with your Ministers
you have no choice but to overthrow the constitution,
and to introduce a despotic Government. Listen to our
most humble prayer ! remove the seat of your Govern-
ment back to the capital of the country, discharge your
traitorous Ministers, and fulfil your promise of the 11th
of March, 1848, by selecting men who have the confi-
deuce of your subj,,cts."
"Hansa, Sept. 21."