The Sun.
London, England, 1850-12-16 00:00:00

GERMAN Y.

The Kohler Zeitung states that' the kingdoms of
Central Germany think their existence put into
jeopardy by the secret articles of the Olmutz treaty.
To ward off the common danger they are forming a
defensive and offensive alliance; besides which they
propose to maintain the Diet in its present state, and
to insist on the Dresden Conferences coming to a con-
clusion at the end of January. The soclalled Fede-
ral Diet is filled with the greatest distrust of Austria,
especially since it has transpired, and since later mea-
sures have proved it, that by a convention made be-
tween Prussia and Austria, the Bavarian garrison is
to be withdrawn from Frankfort.

The head-quarters of the Prussian troops in Hesse
are at Hofgeismar, and in consequence of General
von der Groben's resignation the command of the
7th corps bas been taken by General Tietzen.
From a letter of Prince Adalbert of Prussia, the
Commander of the German fleet, it appears that the
future prospects of that force are very doubtful. It is
an answer written by the Prince to an application for
an appointment as a cadet:—
" As I presume the young man wishes to prepare
himself for the rank of an officer, -I must state that his
name cannot be set down, because not only are the ♦a-
cancies filled up, but there are besides 90 names on the
list as candidates for any vacancy that may occur. As
is quite uncertain what extension the German Marine
may receive, or, indeed, whether it may be increased at
all, I shall, even if vacancies arise, abstain from appoint-
ing any new cadets till- it is determined what increase
the marine force is to receive. The placing of a young
man on the list, therefore, would only create hopes
that might not hereafter be fulfilled; for years must
elapse ere those already entered for appointments can be
employed, and by that time the candidate will be too old,
a•, according to an order about to be issued, none are to
e hereafter admitted after 16."

DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES.

A letter from Hamburgh of the 11th says—" The
forced retirement of General- de Willisen from the
command of the Schleswig-Holstein troops has led to
grave accusations being made against him by the
public. Among other things, his enemies accuse him
of having, by false manoeuvres caused the successive
disasters at Istedt, Missunde, and Friedrichstadt. The
General's departure took place with a certain
precipitation. Nevertheless, the pcpulatione of
the places through which he had to pass
on his way to Prussia were informed of it. On
the Kiel railway, at Altona, he was received by
the crowd with marks of hostility; at each station he
was gros,ly insulted ; and at several places stones
were thrown at the carriage which he occupied. The
General, hoping not to be recognised, had put on plain
clothes. At Hamburgh he only remained a few
hours. On taking the command of the Holstein
army the General required a sum of money, said to
be considerable, to be deposited in his name, in the
Bank of England, at London. According to the last ac-
counts from head-quarters at Rendsburg, the new Gene-
ral-in-Chief, M. Von der Hurst, in order to excite the
ardour of his troops, is preparing anew plan of campaign.
The Gefion frigate, taken from the D anes in 1849, in the
port of Eckernforde, and definitively adjudged to
Germany by the treaty of Berlin, arrived on the 9th
at Bremenbaven, and was added to the Imperial fleet.
There is a question of causing the troops of Holstein
to occupy the Duchy of Lauenburg, which, in 1848,
rose in insurrection against Denmark, and which has
since been administered as a separate independent
state. The subscriptions in the north of Germany
in favour of the Hessian officers who resigned become
considerable. At Hamburgh more than 10,000 f.
have been collected ; and at Bremen mere than
20,000 f."

A. letter from Copenhagen, of the 4th, states that
the General Navigation Steam Company of London
had just brought over to that city, without charge,
40,000 blankets, furnished by the British Govern-
ment at the request of tie Danish Cabinet, for the
use of the troops of Denmark bivouacked in the
Duchy of Schleswig. The same letter say a that the
inhabitants of Christiana (Norway) have got up a
subscription, to present a sword of honour to Colonel
lielgesen, the defender of Friedrichstadt.