The Sun.
London, England, 1850-10-09 00:00:00

GERMANY.

The Independence of Brussels of the 7th furnishes
us with the following details of the recent occurrences
in Hesse Cassel :
" The news from Hesse presents more and more inte-
rest. The most unxexpected changes take place, and it
is impossible to admire tco much the calm of the people,
who. confining themselves strictly within the bounds of
legality, oppose to arbitrary rule a resistance in which
all classes unite. Ths army has in its turn pronounced
against M. Heseenpflug. The news sent on the 4th to
the Gazette de Cologne were not such as to cause this
result to be anticipa•ed. On that day a grand review
took place, during which General Haynau had declared
the National Guard to be dissolved. He bad caused
the editor of the New Hesse Gazelle to be arrested;
bad ordered councils of war to immediately com-
mence proceedings; caused the members of the Per-
manent Committee to be shut up in the palace of
the states, where they had assembled, and had one of
them thrown into prison. Our letters from Frankfort,
of the sth, further state that the National Guard, when
declared dissolved, refused to deliver up their arms.
General Haynau ordered the troops to proceed to dis-
arming them; but the officers declared to him in their
turn that they would not execute his orders. The coun-
cils of war met, but not a single auditor could be found
to porcmence the proceedings; on the contrary, the
auditor-general proposed to have General Haynau im-
peached for excess of power, and this proposition was
voted. Thus abandoned by his troops, General Haynau
could only pledge himself not to exercise his command
or undertake anything until the return of an officer sent
by his comrades to the seat of Government, at Wil-
belmsbad, to represent to the Elector the unconstitutional
charact-r cf the measures ordered by the General."
The German Journal of Frankfort of the 6th says
—" At Cas.els on the 4th, there was a grand review
in Frederick-square, but no one went to it. General
Haynau, addressing the officers, said—' Gentlemen,
let those among you who would rather protect the
criminal scum of the constitutional party than the
rights of the Elector, leave the ranks, lay aside his uni-
form, and put on a blouse.' The officers were so indig-
nant that it was respect for discipline alone which
prevented them from protesting. When the General
passed along the ranks, the troops only faintly cried
the three:hurrahs required by the regulations ; the
artillery kept silence. The measures fur crushing the
press are taken, but no one has been found to execute
them. The new commander of the town, General
Gerland; who is believed to be animated with con-
stitutional sentiments, h ts, it i 3 said, refused.
The Minister of Finance has ordered the tax de-
partment to proceed 'within 48 hours to levy the
taxes, under a pain of a fine of 45 rixdollars for the
director, and 30 rixdollars for each member. In case
of refusal the fines are to be increased. But the
authorities do not care for such measures as these, as
there is no one to get in the fines."
A letter from Munich, of the 3d, states that a
number of young peasants of Straubing, headed by
the son of the Mayor, had insulted the clergy in the
grossest manner, had broken open the doors of the
Sisters of the Schools, and committed other excesses.
The Swabian Mercury gives the following as the
inanguration speech of the newly-elected President of
the Wirtemberg Chamber, Schoder :--
" Gentlemen, I accept with gratitude the mark of con-
fidence you have given me on caking on me to direct the
labours of this third Assembly. Be kind enough to
grant me your indulgence. In the midst of difficult
circumstances, and surrounded with clouds, the repre-
sentatives commence their labours, after the people
have for the third time expressed their will. However
difliprent public opinion may be as to the best form of
constitution, the law of Ist July, 1849, gives to the Go-
vernment and to the National Areteulb!y the true point
of support. before which indietcluel opinions must in•
cline. If the Gaut r= went and the Assembly keep them-
selves to this sure guide, and if, in sht rt, a path be
adopted for the affairs of Germany of a nature to satisfy
the wants of the people and its well-founded preten-
sions, we may expect the end which the people so ar-
dently desire. Yes. gentlemen, the people wish fur
peace. we all wish for it, but it must be peace founded
on jus ice.' "
A decree of the Grand Duke was published at
Darmstadt on the sth, fixing punishments for se-
ditious writings and other publications. The decree
states that this is done to protect society against the
licentiousness of the press.