5 JANUARY 1861, page 15

Prussia And Germany.

IT is not wonderful that Germany cherishes the memory of Fre- derick the Great ; for, since he died, there has not been one sove- reign prince in Germany who possessed a tithe......

The Amfaucan Crisis.

THE chances of the permanence of the American Union slowly diminish, while such prospects of a compromise which will secure a temporary repose slowly increase. It is not too......