Hesse Darmstadt has entered the North-German Confederation,. but Wiirtemberg is
waiting for Bavaria, and Bavaria hesitates. The Government of Munich, it is said, desires to retain a separate control of diplomacy, of the Army, and of her finance, and disputes. the number of representatives assigned to her in Parliament. With a separate foreign policy Bavaria would be a mere nuisance inside the Confederation, and, indeed, no separate privilege could be given to any State without disintegrating the entire machine. It is probable that the difficulty will be overcome, as the Bavarians perceive that the effect of exclusion would be to leave them isolated in the event of war, and the subject of incessant intrigues between Austria, France, and Germany. It is said that the King is per- sonally disposed to give way, but the hitch impedes the election of Kaiser Wilhelm.
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