Diplomacy is busying itself with the question of Schleswig- Holstein,
but no agreement seems as yet to have been attained. It seems certain that King Christian claims Holstein under the treaty of 1852, and that the Germans outside the two great monar- chies intend, so far as they can, to resist his claim, but the deci- sion of Kaiser and King remains still uncertain. It was stated at the beginning of the week that they had both objected to Duke Frederic as the child of a morganatic marriage ; but this is now denied. Count Rechberg has promised to state the views of the Emperor's Government to the Reichsrath as soon as "a diplomatic document" has been received from Paris, and the Prussian King awaits the result of a debate in the Chamber. The Liberals have proposed resolutions which, if carried, amount to war for the claims of the Duke of Augustenburg ; but the King may still con- sider himself bound by his old agreement. Meanwhile, the most probable statement is that if Holstein and the little Princes attack Denmark, King Christian will take care of himself ; but if Prussia strikes in, so also will Louis Napoleon.
