The Sun.
London, England, 1850-01-07 00:00:00

ERMA
IA
AND
THE NORTHERN STATES,

FRANKFORT.
The Prince of PRUSSIA left Frankfort on the 31st
ult., for Baden, and on the Ist i rf,t. the Archduke Join's
left for Munich and Vienna.

PRUSSIA.
The Spener Gazette of Berlin says that the Central
Federal Commission of Frankfort intends to demand
that the German refugees shall be sent away from
Switzerland, and also to request the Prussian Govern-
ment to support the demand.
By a recent circular, the Minister of Commerce
of Prussia notifies to the Governor of Silesia that
the Prussian Government, with the view to assist the
linen manufacture, intends by pecuniary advances
and otherwise, to enable manufactures to be carried
on on a grand scale, model machines to be intro-
duced, &c.

M. DE PEESIGNY was expected in Berlin on the 3d.
The Lower Silesian -Moravian Railway Company
having failed to fulfil the obligations the State im-
posed upon it by its statutes and agreements with
Government, has been compelled to abandon the
management to the state. Some of the directors
having attempted to oppose this measure, and to pre-
vent the servants of the company from performing
their duties as required by the Government and
public convenience, have been prosecuted and rendered
themselves subject to a fine of 100 dolls. for each
offence. Appeals have been made, but rejected by
the tribunals.

AUSTRIA.
The Wiener Zeitung of the Ist publishes the following
address from the EMPEROR to the army
" The storms being dispersed which, both at home
and from abroad, darkened our house during the event-
ful years 1848 and 1849, and peace having returned, we
are now enabled to reduce our army, and leave merely a
portion of it on a war footing, in order that our faithful
lieges mey be lightened of the burdens they were sub-
jected to in defence of the State, and in so far as is com-
patible with our present external relations and the el-
fare of our Empire, the growing good feeling of;the ma-
jority of our provincial populat,ons affording a sufficient
proof of the safety of the step.
" At such a moment, when so many thousand gallant
warriors are about to exchange the ranks of my army for
their native homes, I feel it incumbent upon me to express
to them once more my sovereign gratitude for their brave
conduct in the battle-field, and make known to them my
conviction, that, in proportion to their contempt of death,
steadfast loyalty, and exalted heroism, they will even
now, in the narrow sphere of domestic life, persevere
in the exercise of the high virtues of obedience, recti-
tude, and respect for the law, and exemplify, for the
benefit of their fellow-citizens, the best qualities of
soldiership.
"To you, brave comrades—you who still linger in
the ranks f the army—I must now address myself
Let me pour out the feelings of my heart in gratitude
for your services in the struggles of the past year. Let
me assure you of my firm reliance in your bravery,
and unexampled fortitude in the hour of need should it
again arrive. Let me tell you how fully persuaded I
am you will never forget the imperishable lustre of
your past deeds; but, whether strong or weak, alone or,
as in former times, supported by true allies, follow your
intrepid leaders, and continually prove yourselves worthy
to fight under the unblemished flag of Austria.
Li reverting to the past—to the great conflict
triumphantly brought to a close—let us dwell for a
moment in grateful acknowledgment on the powerful
aid of our brothers in arms, vouchsafed to us by his
Majesty of Russia. Impelled by a most disinterested
friendship, and conducted by a renowned and experienced
general, the Russian legions, by appearing on the field,
extinguished the flame of war, thus recalling to the re,
collection of both armies the glorious and never-to-be-
forgotten days when they fought, bled, and vanquished
together.

` May we contemplate the future without anxiety,
mindful of the great work that has been accomplished.
We have maintained the peace of the world, and by the
help of Providence, and in the consciousness of our
right, we will guard it.
"Should, which God forbid, contrary to our expecta-
tions, the country again bo assailed by foes within or
foes without; should an increased number of combatants
be again an essential condition of its safety, I cherish
the hope that the soldiers who are now dismissed to their
families will once more rally round the standard; and,
led by their chiefs, shed a new lustre to the glory of my
house, ar,d illustrate the old fame of the Austrian
double eagle "
The Cologne Gazette states, from Vienna, of the
Ist inst., that a telegraphic dispatch arrived from
Prague on the night of the 29th of December, and
that a Cabinet Council was held that very night. It
was thought that the position of the Austrian army
on the Saxon frontier was the subject of that council
and of several. telegraphic dispatches which were
subsequently sent to Prague. Troopsare still marching
to Bohemia. On the 31st of December and on the
Ist of January, two transports, 1,875 men, were
sent by rail to the frontier of Saxony. According to
the statements which we find in- the German papers,
there are now no less than 50 battalions (horse and
foot) of Austrian troops in Bohemia.
A transport of 106 cwt. of silver in bars had ar-
rived at Vienna from Hamburgh.