The Sun.
London, England, 1850-11-20 00:00:00

DENMARK AND THE DUCEITES

The following,is the reply of the Schleswig-Holstein
Staathalterschaft to the Austrian note :
" The Austrian Government is warned that its
presumptuous claims, far from leading to an adjust-
ment of present difficulties, only aggravate them hie-
menqely. Painful as is the position in which the
Austrian claims place it, the Staathalterschafc cannot
hesitate for a moment in deciding on their character,
and acting accordingly. The peace of Berlin assures
to the duchies the right of settling their differences
directly with their Sovereign ; to that peace all
Germany is a party. A true organ of Germany
would safeguard the rights of the duchies, which
form a part of the common Fatherland. Such
a true organ, however, the Diet is not.
The Diet is even more 'exacting than the
Danes. The former demands the dismissal of two-
thirds of the native army, the latter ask hut a propor-
tional diminution of its strength. The Diet promises
not to guarantee, still less to effectuate, but to re-
serve the rights of Holstein, and only such of these
as grow out of the relation of Holstein as a state
federated to Germany. But the population is in arms
to defend also rights forming out of its internal condi-
tion, and also those of Schleswig. The Staathalterschaft
is responsible to the land for the satisfaction of its
claims in this regard. Those who cannot lend assist-
ance and protection should not presume to advise ;
Germany seems.inclined to evade the Schleswig ques-
tion, and trouble itself only with Holstein ; so much
the snore need that the Staathalterschaft should do
it,. duty. For many generet:ons the German em-
pire, and subsequently the Confederation, pursued a
neutral sys'em towards the Duchies. In abandoning
this system two paths were open, Germany is aban-
doning this neutrality might have chosen either a
policy of strict principle and law, or of political con-
venience. Had it pursued the first, it would never
have permitted a fusion of the administration of the
duchies with that of Denmark, nor allowed Danish
officers to command German troops, or hold German
fortresses; it would have repelled the intermeddling
of the Danish states with the concerns of the German
duchies, and the rupture of 1848 had been impossible.
The lot of the duchies, however, would have been
more tolerable had Germany as lately as 1848 took her
stand upon legal principles. By declaring their laws of
succession intact, it would have saved immense sacri-
fices of blood and treasure. By its delay,indecision, and
egotism, the old Diet left the cause of the duchies in a
worse condition than it found it ; and now this Diet,
with all its sins upon its head, re-appears on the
scene, with hard and unjust claims. The violation of
German political and national honour in the Duchies
..*osils3, affect the great whole indeed more sensibly
etlaaa the small members, but it is otherwise with the
sacrifices of blood and treasure required for the war ;
the burden of taxes, conscriptions, oppressions, vexa-
tions of all kinds, fall on the Duchies only. These are
borne to defend rights which have grown up with the
very existence, and from which freedom and prosperity
are inseparable. The burden was great when Germany
aided ; the difficulties have since increased tenfeld,
and have to be borne by half the land, the other being
• in: the enemies' hands. But as the sacrifice demanded
has increased, so has the willingness of the people.
And this is the moment when that part of Germany
which holds itself aloof from the duchies call upon
them to forego the last melancholy right of self-
defence, and wills their deliverance, bound hand and
foot, to the enraged and cruel enemy. No : the
duchies have made too heavy sacrifices to be
. asked now to throw away their arms because
the Frankfort Diet is inclined to hope that
Denmark will be considerate when its revolted
subjects shall have submitted themselves. The
Staathalterschaft must have something more satisfac-
tory to show to its patriotic Diet, its brave army, and
devoted people, than the Frankfort dispatch, which
assumes that half Germany will be able to obtain from
Denmark by negotiation better terms for the duchies
than all Germany could win by war. The duchies
are resolved to defend their good cause to the last ex-
tremity. They will prove to the princes of Germany
whether these really can stand by and see those rights
trodden down which their equals have defended.
'We will wait this calmly ; for if we are to fall it
will he at least most honourable for us, however
shameful to Germany, to fall by the hands of
Germans.' "

THE LATE MR. PENSINGTON.—It has been wen.
tained that the double-barrelled pistol with which the late
Mr. Pennington destroyed himself was purchased on the
Thursday afternoon, at the shop of Mr. Whistler, pawn-
broker, in the Strand, about three-quarters of an hour before
the melancholy occurrence took place, for which, with the
powder-flask which was bought at the time, the daceased
gentleman paid :3/. Mr. Whistler states that the same pistol
had been, while in his possession, twice stolen, and the thief
on each occasion detected, tried, and convicted, the first being
sentenced to ten years' transportation, and the second to
fourteen years, he being an old offender.

COAS-LEGET AND COZZE COMPANIES.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
----
X. s. cl. X. s. d.
ikitish •••••••• • • • • • • 11. 40 0 0 18 0 0 13
Ditto rrovincial•• - 11. 80. 20 0 0 20 0 0 18%
Ilri-nton •• •• •• •• •• •• 51. 20 0 0 - -
City of London .. •• • • 61. 100 0 0 150 0 0 -
clontinentalConsolidat. 920. 75 0 0 31 5 0 -
Equitable.. •• •• •• •• •• 50s. 50 0 0 50 0 0 -
Imperial ••..••• • • • • • 3/. 50 0 0 50 0 0 72
Independent ... •• •• •• 6/. 40 0 0 40 0 0 48
L0nd0n..............- 50 0 0 50 0 0 -
- 50 0 0 50 0 0 -
Do., Pcrl. Preference 61. 25 0 0 210 0 -
Phmnia ..• .. •••• • • • • 4341. 50 0 0 49 0 0 28%
Rateliff ••-•..• • • • • • 51. 100 0 0 90 0 0 -
United General ••• • • • 1/. 50 0 0 50 0 0 1538
Westminster Chartered 31. 50 0 0 - 48%
Ditto, New -••.• .. 12s. 50 0 0 10 0 0 9%
LIST OP SCOTTISH corapacrizs' Pracza
Dividend Amount
Name Of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
-.
X s. d. X 0. d
Rank of Scotland
Liritish Linen Company 81. per cent. 100 0 0 .100 0 0 199
Caledonian Bank
City of Glasgow Bank . 61. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 11%
Clydesdale Bank ••• • •• 634 per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 133 L
Commercial Bank •• •• 71. per cent. 500 0 0 ,100 0 0 174%
Eastern Bank.. •• •• •• 61. per cent. 25 0 0 10 0 93¢
Pldinb.&Glasgow Bank 61. per cent. 5 0 0 5 0 0 434
Exahangeßnk of Scot.. 41. per cent. 100 0. 0 50 0 0 12%
Isle of Man. Company 71. per cent. 10 0 0 7 0 0 -
N:atlonal Bank 6% per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 15%
g•-mtli of Scotlandßank 4/.percent. 20 0 0 5 0 0 2%
North British Bank. - - - - -
'toyal flank of Scotland 51• per cent. 100 0 0 100 3 0 132%
Unionßank of Scotland 81. percent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 903 f
Western liaok •••• • • • • 71. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 71%
Alliance Fire and Life 8341. pr cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 20%
IS. Accord.Llie and Fire - 20 0 0 10 0 -
ilrittsh Guarantee Ins. 41. per tent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 14i 3d
Caledonian Fire Incur. 101. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 1 23
Colonial Life ..... - 50 0 0 1 0 0 ;11. is.
City of Glasgow Life.. 61. per cent. 25 0 0 2 0 0 ,21. 17a
Edinburgh Life Insur. 61• per cent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 i 20
East of Scotland Life.. - 10 0 0 0 15 0 -
Eng. & Scot, Law Life 51. per cent. 50 0 0 2 17 6 2%
Hercules Insurance Co. - 100 0 0 10 0 0 -
Insur. Co. of Seetlnd- - 100 0 0 10 0 0 -
Life Assoc. of Scotland 61. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 11. 18s
Mercantile Life ...... 3% per et. 10 0 0 010 0 6s. 6d.
National Fire and Life 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 233.0 d
North British Insur. .• 6pr cent. 200 0 0 20 0 0 25%
North & West of Scot. 61. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 -
Scottish Life and Guar. - 20 0 0 011 0 -
Acot. MU. and Gen. Life - 0 0 0 15 0 ; -
Scottish Union Insrnco. 6U 1. pr cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 245.6 d
Standard Life ...... - 51. per cent. 50 0 0 4 5 0 j 9%
United Dep. Assurance 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 1155 9d
MISCELLANEOUS.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
--- -
X. a. d. X. 8. d.
Imetion Mart .• ••- • • 21. ss. 50 0 0 - 28
Australian Agrieulturl 11. 100 0 0 30 0 0 15%
Anglo-Mexican Mint.. 11. 10s. 10 0 0 10 0 0 20
Ditto, Half Shares.. - - I 210 0 5
Canada ••• • • ........ 61. per cent. 100 0 0 132 10 0 4234
Uppr Canada Bonds 51. per cent. • - 1 - 95%
City Navigation ..., - - - 96
Gen. Revers. & Invest. sp. c. kin, 21 100 0 0 100 0 0 90
Equitable Reversioary 51. pr cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 106
Gen.SteamNavlgation 11.8 s. 15 0 0 14 0 0 27
London Institution ... - - 78 15 0 -
Russell Institution.... - - 26 5 0 -
Peninslr & Orient.Stm. 81. percent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 79
Reversionary Int. Soc. 4341. pr cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 92
Royal Mail Steam.... 41. p. share. 100 0 0 60 0 0 67
South Australian... •• 11. per share. 25 0 0 25 0 0 20%
Van Dieman's Land.. - 100 0 0i 29 0 0 -

THE DISTURBANCES AT ALEPPO.
A supplement to the Impartial de SnzYrne, of the
6th of November, gives the following account .
" Aleppo, 18th October, 1850
" Some horrible scenes have taken place here, which
have plunged the inhabitants into the greatest conster-
nation. On the night of the 16th the Turks of Bah-
el.Niram, together with some Arab Bedouins and
country people, revolted and commenced fighting with
the soldiers of the guard. The General, on being in,
formed, took with him 40 men for the purpose of put-
ting down the revolt—unfertunately he met with too
large a party, and seeing it was not desirable to attack
so strong a body, was obliged to retrace his steps. Ile
then assembled all the chief officers at his palace,
atwroltipts,toththeye
being so small a number, the larger
force having be previously sent by orders of the
thamascus. They then endea-
voured to appease
sight of their retreat
were useless, and the peaerllevolters, but their attempts
excesses.
rsscommitting the most
after
were only able to obtain
it is said, induced the inhabitantsepso.
horrible end atrocious
ul Thete tcaakues eupwharicmhs,
g,pbuattic.m had at first
NM a conscription, which the
revolt.
sltevidTehnet
—incendiarism.s and
submitted to without murmuring,
that that was only a pretext for theit
worst passions were let loose
robberies were the consequences.
"The rebels located themselves in the quarter in-
habited by the Christians; they ransacked the houses
of the rich, and insulted the women—some sI
re-
spectable persons lost their lives; among others a