The Sun.
London, England, 1850-10-22 00:00:00

GERMAN Y.

The Paris Journal des Dhbats states, as a commu-
nication from London, that " the quarrel between
Austria and Prussia continues, and becomes more
'iniwated. The two Cabinets still carry on the war-
fare of notes, declarations, and proteStation% It is
difficult to obtain the communication of these diplo-
matic com:nunications, which are remarkable for acri-
inuny of tone and style. They are kept in the most
profound mystery. I have been enabled, however, to
obtain the reading of a dispatch of Prince Schwan-
zenberg to the Baron de Prokeech, dated the 24th of
September, and to make a few but very brief extracts
from it. They are sufficient, however, to show that
Prussia, anticipating the approaching ratification of
Austria to the treaty of the 2fl of July, wished to
listort the clauses, and withdraw from its execution,
ind that Austria maintains the true sense of the
treaty against Prussia herself, who prepared, dis-
cussed, and concluded it. The following are ex-
tracts The Prussian Government declares that,
having fulfilled its part of the work of peace, it cannot
intervene for the cessation of hostilities in the affairs of
Schleswig-Holstein, except in the name of the Confede-
ration, and in virtue of a new mission. It maintains
that it has assumed no engagement of intervention
to that effect, peace having been simply accepted on
one side as on the other, with the object of leaving.
such a resource to events, and of abandoning the defi-
nitive arrangements between the Duchies and their
Sovereign to the two parries interested, in admitting
even the eventuality of a solution by the chances of
war.' No one can be mistaken as to the profound sig-
nification and object of this opinion, announced in so
positive a manner by the Cabinet of Berlin, namely,
,e,at peace had been simply accepted on one side.as on
he other, with the object of leaving a free course to
-vents, and of abandoning the definitive arrangements
of the question between the Duchies and their So-
vereign to the two parties interested, by admitting,
even expressly, the eventuality .of a solution to the
chances of war. We cannot, under any con-
dition, admit an explanation of such a nature. It
is in manifest contradiction with the principle
that peace is not concluded to afford an opportunity
if recommencing the war,—a principle which, how-
ever, it is necessary to maintain, more particularly
in the present case, seeing that Holstein is a federal
German state, which on that very account is bound
by the treaty of peace which Prussia has concluded
in the name'of the entire Germanic Confederation.
This Confederation is also in contradiction with the
iuty of self-preservation, a duty which the Confede-
ration cannot reject. It is also in contradiction
with the duties that the Confederation is bound to
fulfil towards its members, fir, if on one part the
Confederation cannot abandon its own rights and
those of the different federal states to the eventualities.
of war, on the other, it ought not to confine to' its
subjects a sort of full power which would unauthorise
them to maintain, by arms, against their legitimate
Sovereign, pretensions, imsginary according to some,
and founded in right according to others."

SIIOCKINr, MURDER OF AN OLD WOMAN
NEAR HAV ERFORDWEST.

South Wales has been the scene of another shock-
ing murder, the circumstances connected with which
are involved in much mystery, the perpetrator of the
offnee having up to this time managed to successfully
elude the vigilance of the police and magistracy. The
deceased person was an aged woman named Elizabeth
Bernard, and she was found lying in a ditch under a
wall nearly opposite the Wesleyan chapel. When
found she was in a very prostrate state, and her per-
son bore marks of considerable violence. She was
removed to a neighbouring tavern, where it soon be-
came evident that she had received severe injury of
the spine and other parts of her person, and notwith-
standing she received the best attentions of Mr.
Brown, a surgeon of the town, she continued to grow
worse, and died. Information of the occurrence being
communicated to the coroner, that functionary issued
his warrant for the holding of an inquest, and Mr. 'l'.
Lloyd, the acting superintendent of the Fisguard dis-
trict police, apprehended a woman named Jane Evans,
upon suspicion of having been concerned in the old
woman's death, but, although she made use of one or
two expressions while in custody which made it
highly probable that if not actually taking part in it,
she was not ignorant of the mode in which the homi-
cide was perpetrated, sufficient could not be elicited
to fix any charge upon her. A great deal of evidence
was taken before the coroner's jury, but it was of a
very contradictory and unsatisfactory kind, and cal-
culated to parplex rather than assist the jury i❑ their
efforts to discover upon whom the crime might be
charged. From the results of a post mortem exami-
nation of the body made by Mr. Brown and Mr. Mil-
lard,surgeons, it was found that the death had been
caused by violence inflicted with some blunt instru•
men•, but the mode in which that violence and injury
were inflicted could not be discovered, and the jury
were driven to the alternative of returning an open
verdict, " That the deceased Elizabeth Barnard died
from the effects of violence, inflicted on her by some
person or persons unknown." It now remains for
the police and magistracy to endeavour to use their
efforts fur the discovery and apprehension of the per-
petrator or perpetrators of the dreadful and cowardly
murder.

DEEP SEA FISHING.—Our readers will be delighted
to learn that the project of a deep sea fishery, in connexion
with this port, so long spoken of, is at length, after encoun-
tering some preliminary difficulties, about to be carried out
with stictes.i. ThB Rob Roy has been three times out during
the week, and with die trawl net., has caught a large quan-
tity of excellent flat aud' other Lit ;'some of them of kinds
that have seldom been seen here before. Yesterday she
brought in upwards of three cart loads; all of which were
sold off immediately on being landed. Two companies
started, but now they are amalgamated, and as they have
abundance of capital and enterprise, we may anticipate that
henceforth this much-neglected branch of business will be
prosecuted with vigour, greatly to .the advantage of the
community at large and the profit of the parties engaged in
the venture.—Aberdeen herald.

BURGLARIES.--The attention of housekeepers has
been called by the Commissionersof the lietropo'itan Police
to the following simplified means by which burglaries are
usually committed:-First, by persons entering with false
or skeleton keys, while the family is absent on Sunday.
Second, by passing through" an empty house in the neigh-
bourhood, and entering front the roof, through the attic-
window. Third, by means of shutters insecurely fastened
which can. be unfastened by persons from the outside, by
hand. The utmost vigilance of the police (state the Com-
missioners) could not be so effectual in preventing burglaries
as a very little care on the part of the housekeepers them-

TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 22, 1850.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
GUILDHALL.

John Stevenson, alias Wilkinson, alias Johnson, alias
Williams, aliai Price, alias Bacon, alias 'Willis, alias
Ferrars, alias Wilson, was placed at the bar before
Alderman Challis for final examination relative to a
charge of obtaining various sums of money from a
great number of respectable London firms by means
of fraudulent representations.

The previous depositions having been read over,
Daniel May, the detective officer attached to the
Fleet-street station, who had undertaken the *task of
collecting all the necessary evidence to substantiate
the various charges against the prisoner, stated to the
Alderman that two gentlemen, of the namesiof Lucas
and Burroughs, were in court for the purpose of pre-
ferring charges of a similar nature to those already
brought against the prisoner at the bar.
Alderman CHALLIS said, he did not think it was ne-
cessary to take the evidence in any other case where
the circumstances were precisely the same. It would
only be occupying the time of the Court to no pur-
pose, as there was already more than sufficient to send
the prisoner to the Old Bailey. The worthy Alder-
man further added, that he thought if the case were
made public gentlemen would smile when they read
the names of the respectable firms that had been
duped by the prisoner's schemes. He was surprised
that no one had questioned the ability of the prisoner
to produce oil, turpentine, or naptha at such extraor-
dinary low prices as 2d., 31., and 4d. per gallon. He
thought that it might eventually prove a piece of
wholesome experience to all who had suffered on the
prisoner's account.
Mr. Rose, one of the gentlemen who had been in-
duced to advance about 201. to the prisoner on his
bare assertion that he could make naptha at 2d. per
gallon from sawdust, said that there was certainly
some excuse for himself and other gentlemen, when
the prisoner's exterior and mode of address were
taken into consideration. There was no doubt that
the prisoner was a very clever fellow in the line of life
he had chosen to adopt. He however hoped that others
might be bens fitted by his experience.
On being asked what he had to say in his defence,
The prisoner replied that he could only reiterate
what he had before stated. He had always obtained
his living honestly and industriously as long as he
could obtain a situation.

Alderman CHALLIS—AIIow me to caution you. You
are not obliged to make any statement, but whatever
you say is being taken down in writing.
Prisoner—lt lam implicating myself in the state-
ment I have made I shall say no more.
Alderman CHALLIS—What you have said is tanta-
mount to acknowledging that when you have been
unable to live honestly you have resorted to dishonest
means.

Prisoner—Then I shall reserve my defence.
Alderman CuALLis—Then you stand committed to
take your trial at the Old Bailey Sessions. They are
now on, and you will therefore not have to be detained
very long.
The prisoner was then removed from the bar,
and conveyed to Newgate to await his trial being
called on.