The German Diet has voted almost unanimously, Baden and Luxemburg
being the only dissentients, that federal execution shall be done in Holstein. The King of Denmark, on the 'other hand, has declared in his speech from the throne that he shall regard such execution as intended to destroy the inde- pendence of Schleswig, and an act of war. The Danish people support him, and the Rigsraad has voted 5,000 addi- tional sailors • while Sweden in a circular signed by the Foreign Minister, calls upon the Western Powers to prevent a contest in which Sweden must take a share. The decree of execution ought to be carried out in six weeks, but the determined remonstrances of England and France will pro- bably induce the Germanic Courts to pause. The first shot fired in such a quarrel would give a shock to the whole Euro- pean system.
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