The Sun.
London, England, 1850-08-26 00:00:00

GERMANY.

A telegraphic dispatch from Berlin, of the 20th
inst., in the Kolner Zeitung, states that a Cabinet
Council was held on the 19th, in which it was re-
solved to decline accepting the Austrian invitation
to join the " Federal Diet," and reserving a protest
against all "non, German" consequences to consent
to a Commission respecting the property of the Con-
federation.

The Gazette of the Empire of Vienna, of the 17th,
contains the following at tide :
" The convocation of the Germanic D;et by Austria is
a fresh attempt made to bring about concord in dis-
united end divided Germany. The revolatilnitry move-
ments of [Le last two years, and the policy adopted by
Prussia having thrown Germany into anarchy, Austria
will convoke the p!enary assembly at Fr..nkfort.
That assembly:to resolve two questions: 1. The formation
of a new central provisional power, and 2. The revision
of the Federal Compact. It is also necessary to give an
organ to the Confederation, in order to impress on the
affairs of Germany a character of unity and ot durability,
and to 'lace all the members of the Confederation in a
position to prepare for the future. Tho differences
which have arisen, however, between Austria and
Prussia produce obstacles which will neith:r
permit the creation of a federal organ, nor
to come to an understanding as to the revision.
The circular diiPatch arldresvd on the 19th July by
the Austrian Cabieet to all the German Governments
sufficiently proves it. Under these circumstances, the
Austrian Government had no other course than to
place itself on the ground of Germanic right in re-
maining faithful to its policy, and to ensure the appli-
cation of the Federal Compact, which has never ceased
to exist. It has found it necessary to propose the re-
establishment of the Diet, the constitutional organ of
the Confederation, for it would otherwise have been im-
possible to have triumphed over the obstacles raised on
different sides, aed fresh combinations. The objections,
which some of the confederated powers may raise
against the formation of a provisional power, without
their participation, will be without any value with re-
gard to the convocation of the constitutional and legal
organ of the will and of the action of the Confederation.
Count Thun is therefore charged to propose to the
plenary Assembly to revive the Diet, and the As-
sembly will authorise the convocation. The;Austrian Go-
vernment has proposed this c‘ nvocati 'n by a circular
I note of 14th August. It takes pleasure in believing that
the great interests of the country, its welfare, its power,
and its honour, will be worthily appreciated by all the
Governments, and even by those which have hitherto
follovied an individual policy. For what reason should
they not fulfil their federal duties? Doea not the fede-
ration give them a full and entire guarantee of indepen-
dence and liberty? Will not a mediating federal au-
thority best conciliate diverging interests? We repeat,
the Austrian Government—strong in the sincerity of
its intentions—is authorised to admit that difficulties of
form, which every Government can remove, will not pre-
vent this last attempt at conciliation. Nobody will incur
the responsibility of having exposed the Gtrinen name
to the derision of contemporarita and of p atcrity. The
Diet is to assemble after the lst September, until after
the revision of the Constitution, and Austria has so-
lemnly promised that she will not demand the pure and
simple le-establishment of the former institutions."