The Sun. — London, England, 1854-12-07 00:00:00

THE ATRE -R OYA L, DRURY-LANE, M. JULLIEN'S CONCERTS.-LAST NIGHT BUT TWO. THE MENDELSSOHN NIGHT. The MEN - llELS•zOn'ti TIVAT, Hill t.,k; pia 'c TINS 1;171,' ISO, (Thursday, Dec. 7), on which occasion the followinz selection from the works of that great composer will be performed :—Grand Symphony in A minor ; Concerto in E for violin, performed by Mr. Collins ; the Andante from the iymphony in A ; and the whole of the Incidental descriptive music to Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream, terminatug with the Grand Wedding March. The Second Part will include the new DESCRIPTIVE QUA DRILLE, THE ALLIED ARMIES, Juillen, assisted by the Banis of her Majesty's Grenadier Guards, 2d Life Guards, and Coldstream guards ; the new songs, " Say yes," and " Minnie," sung by Madame Anna Thillon ; the American Quadrille : Solo, Valse, with Obligate, .)", Herr Kcentg and M. Arban ; Solo, Oboe, M. Lavigne ; Violin, Sig. Monasterio ; the Atlantic Galop ; God save the Queen ; and Partant pour la Syrie. Patens or Anhisstow.—Promenade, boxes, and galleries, Is. dress circle, 2s. 6d. ; private boxes 11. Is. and upwards. M. JULLIEN'S GRAND BAL MASQUE will take place en MONDAY,IDec. 11, and terminate the season. N.B. All persons having claims en the theatre on account of the concerts are requested to deliver their accounts immediate , y, and to apply on Thursday next, Dec. 14, at two o'clock, for payment. THEATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET. Under the management of Mr. touchstone. THIS EVENING, Dec. 7, Will be performed, THE NERVOUS MAN AND THE MAN OF NERVE. M'Shane (the Man of Nerve), Mr. Hudson. To be followed by the Farce of MAKE YOUR WILLS. After which, the Ballet of THE STAR OF ANDALUSIA, in Which Senora Perea Nena will appear. To which will be added THE BALANCE OF COMFORT, ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. CHAELUI lEzAx. THIS EVENING, DEM 7, 111W1II be performed THE COURIER OF LYONS. Characters by Mr. C. Kean, Messrs. J. Vining, Addison, Graham, D. Fisher, Cathcart, and Saker ; Misses Desborough, Heath, fernan, and K. Terry. To conclude with THE HONEYMOON'. principal characters by Messrs. vir. Lacy, Harley, Meadows, J. Vining, and Everett; Misses Murray, Desborough, and Heath. LYCEIMI THEATRE. THIS EVENING, Dzc. 7, Will be performed AGGRAVATING SAM. Principal characters by Measrs. C. Mathews, Roxby, Baker, Swan, Williams, and Tem pleton: Mrs. Ifacnamara, and Misses Oliver and H. Gordon. To be followed by a ne v Comic Drama, entitled A COMICAL COUNTESS. To conclude with the Farce entitled MY FELLOW CLERIC. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI. Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster.—Directress, Madame Celesta. THIS EVENING, DEC. 7, Will be performed THE GREEN BUSHES. Characters by Messrs Par.elle, Smith, Ga-den, Rogers, and Bedford ; Mias Wool gar, Mrs Murray, and Madame Celeste. Followed by BONA. FIDE TRAVELLERS. To which will be aided a new Farce, entitled THE 11.4.1LVir-tY BELLE. ROYAL OLYMPIC THE ITRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. Wigan. THIS EVENING, DEc. 7, Will be presented THE BEULAH SPA. Principal characters by Messrs. A. Wigan, Emery, F. Hobson, and H. Cooper; Miss Marston, Mrs. A. Wigan, Mrs. Fitzallan, and Miss Julia St. George. To be followed by THS Trßsr NIGHT. Characters by Messr.. Alfred Wigan, Leslie, Harwood Cooper, and Gladstone ; Miss ijul:a St. George, and Miss Emily Ormonile. To conclude with the Farce, called A BLIGHTED BEING, in which Sir. Robson will appear, 18TLEY'8 ROYAL ASIPEEITELEATitg. Unita and Manager, Mr. William Coke. sever did the pages of Dramatic History record such en effect as that produ ed by the Spectacle now acting here—the BATTLE of THE ALMA ! Crowds nightly testify their surprise and admira tion by the most tumultuous applause. THIS EVENING, THE BATTLE of THE A.LILA. by J. H. STocQtrELLEn., Es I. The Stage aul the Ring in one vast Arena, with lour Llundre 1 Auxiliaries. After which, the CIRCLE will display the perfe:tiou of Equita tion. The SCENES Invented and the Horses trained by Mr. W. Cooke The whole to conclude with a FARCE. Box-oftlee open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. Acting Manager, Mr. W. H. Cooke. Equestrian Director, Mr. Win. Cooke, Jun. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIa DAY —Morning 22 mln.after 3 I Evening 40 min.aft. 3 To Ifoaaow - Morning 58 min.after 3 1 Evening 15 min.aft. 4 THE WEATHER.—Strx Onici, Dee. 7. Truntitomwrint, IN THE SHADE. 48—highest since noon yesterday. 39—lowest this morning and during the night. 43—this day, at noon. BAROMETER, 30.15. Wwn, N.W.—Light, with fine clear weather. w e_4: • , .L*6' UP .P7r*. answer, which cannot be received in a satisfactory form, at least if we are to allow any weight to the -,previous declarations of Russia. There is, how ever, reason to fear that Austria will be, or rather has been, allowed to put forward such a proposi tion- and that some time has been allowed for an illiawer/before Austria will be called upon to take , : LONDON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1854. The Triple Alliance constitutes the great ques tion of the day. As usual in such cases there are innumerable versions of the terms of the agree ment, each person forming his opinion in accord ance with the views he had previously entertained, rather than of facts, or even probabilities. Some matters of a very alarming nature have been put forward, and on very fair authority. They have, however, been contradicted by the ABERDEEN organ ex cathedra, and so positively as to induce the opinion that the inspiration has some more certain foundation than mere guess-work or calcu lation. The Treaty, however, has not as yet been ratified. It remains open until the 15th instant for that purpose. An opportunity will thus be afforded of feeling the Legislative pulse, and ascer taining the views and wishes of the representa tives of the people of the United Kingdom on each and every portion of the details before the national faith is committed to the contract. It is right, then, that those who will, in the first instance, have to decide on these all-important matters should hear the expression of public opinion clearly and unequivocally put forward, so that they should have no opportunity of pleading sur prise or misconception. Now the terms of the Treaty already put for ward in Vienna, and which have been controverted by the ABERDEEN organ—it is not necessary to allude to those respecting which there has been no difference—are Ist. As to the proposals to be made to Russia either by the "Triple Alliance" or the non-belli gerent member thereof—Austria; and the time to be allowed for an answer before the latter Power is to shake off its apathy, and assume even the appearance of activity. 2d. Whether there is any guarantee, directly or indirectly, respecting the Austrian territories ? 3dly. Whether Austria is to send troops to any place out of the Principalities, which sho has been suffered to occupy ? 4thly. Whether there is any secret article by which England is to be bound, although its pro visions are to be withheld from the knowledge of the English Parliament ? _ _ _ And sthly. Whether England and France are to be limited within the "Four Points," or are to be at liberty to put forward other demands for " material guarantees," to insure the permanency of any arrangements that may be entered into • between the belligerents ? There are other points of controversy ; but as these are of vital importance we shall refer thereto in the E nt then, we instance. On the first point, cannot believe that any representative or accredited agent of England or France would dare to sign, or even to listen to, any terms authorising proposals for peace on the part of the Western p owers. The Times positively denies that they have done s o , an d We are disposed to credit its assertion, for We d o not believe th a t nay English Minister or diplomatist, not even Lord ABERDEEN himself, would dare ,to place his country in so humiliating a positi on ; and even were they disposed to do so, We are Conv i nced that our brave and resolute Allies would not even listen to such a proposition. It is even difficult to conceive that they could sanction such proposals by, or on the part of, Austria, and allow time for an $ r THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENIN,G, DECEMBER 7, 1854. decided course, or to shake off the direputable and impolitic neutrality to which she has hitherto cluog with so much tenacity. Should this bo so —and we fear there are but few grounds for hoping that it is not substantially correct—the British Parliament should express its dissent, aid adopt any practicable means to prevent the ratification cf the Treaty. But, secondly, what is the time allowed ? Some versions say one month, others three months, while the Times declares that it " does not postpone for three months the decision of a question of vital interest to the conduct of the war, and to the future peace of Europe," limiting the period for suspense and neutrality to the cur rent month of December. This brings it very close to the month said to be allowed for the sign ing of the Treaty on the anniversary of Austerlitz, the 2d December ; but we fear that more re mains behind, and that the only step taken will be the withdrawal of the Austrian Ambassador, who has so unaccountably remained at St. Peters burg up to this period, and that at least two months more will elapse before there is a positive declaration of war, or a sending of any Austrian troops to Varna, the Crimea, or any other locality where they could render beneficial aid to the Western Powers in their struggle against unwar ranted invasion. As to a secret article, that is literally impos sible. No Englishman would listen to such a suggestion for a single moment, particularly when Lord ABERDEEN represents Great Britain, and has to arrange the duty of settling the terms. Nor do we conceive that there is much greater reason to fear that France and England are now to be restricted within the limits of the Four Points—long since rejected by the CZAR—at least, unless unexceptionable material guarantees be given for the future observance of any terms that may be agreed on, and the preserving of the peace which lie had so unfairly, and, as it appears, unwisely interrupted. But there is one suggestion on which England should speak unreservedly and une quivocally. It is impossible that France and England should undertake to guarantee the integrity of the Austrian dominions, at least against any changes demanded by the inhabitants of any portion of these dominions. Such a sug xestion would be scouted in every district through out the length and breadth of the land. It would insure the overthrow of any Administration that ' even listened to it for a moment. At all events there are sufficient grounds for the representatives of the people of Great Britain insisting on full and explicit information on all these points, and expressing their views without reference to the twaddle that may be urged respecting the neces- Ecity or propriety of secresy and mystery. We cannot trust Lord ABERDEEN so far as to leave matters of such vital consequence to- the honour and safety of the United Kingdom in his hands, to deal with as he thinks proper. It cannot be supposed that the winter Session of the Imperial Parliament will be a mere matter of form as some of the Ministerial journals would wish us to believe. There are questions of deep and vital importance to the honour and stability of the British Empire that must be discussed, aye, and decided before Honourable Gentlemen sepa rate for the Christmas holidays, or resume their interrupted sports. If those who have obtained the suffrages of free and independent constituen cies, and who probably aspire to a renewal of the important trust confided to their charge, should, at such a crisis, exhibit any appearance of! apathy, indecision, or selfishness, they would be ignominiously driven from the position for which they had proved themselves to be disquali fied; or, at least, would have to submit to un- mitigated censure for the past, and the sacrifice of any hope of being again restored to the confi dence they had so shamefully and recklessly violated. No ; the British Parliament, as a body, will discharge its duty. It will not palter with the solemn trust reposed in its honour and integrity, or permit any thought of rural sports, or rural festivities, to divert it from its arduous and importait task. We have already seen that, in a mere party question, whether a certain set of men should be removed from office in December or January, or permitted to remain therein until February, some five or six weeks longer, all these desagremens and inconveniences could be disregarded. It is not too much to ex pect that similar activity may now be displayed, when the honour and safety of the United King dom are involved in th• result. The blood of our gallant brethren shed in the Crimea, at Alma, at Balaklava, at Inkerman, and before Sebastopol, would cry for vengeance against the indifferent or the dishonest man. However greatly they might feel attached to their particular leaders or asso ciates, or bound by party ties, all such con siderations should be forgotten during the present emergency—the chief, the sole qualifi cation for a Minister being an unflinching determination to carry on the War in earnest, and to display the vigour and energy neces sary to enforce an unconditional submission by the AUTOCRAT to tn.e terms which the Western Powers may deem it right to impose, either in expiation of the past or as security for the future. This is the chief Ministerial requisite ; and we care not what may be the other views, so long as nothing is done inconsistent with the domestic policy, of universal toleration, free and unrestricted trade with all the world, and general progress in the various reforms, Parliamentary, legal, fiscal, financial, and monetary, to which the attention of the Legislature has already been directed. The first point, as we have explained in another part of this day's impression, is to ascertain the exact terms and conditions of the Treaty with Austria. On this all-important topic no conceal ment or equivocation can be sanctioned. If we are a free people, and that, according to the Con- stitutional theory, all power emanates from the " many," there can be no compromise —n o assent even for a single moment to the untenable pro posals of secret diplomacy. England will not con- sent to be led blindfold. Her children will not be bound by obligations with the nature and ex tent whereof they are not fully acquainted. The next great topic is the fiscal, financial, and monetary condition of the country. Are we to have any, and what, addition to our already too onerous burdens ? Is the Income Tax to be again increased without any mitigation of its atrocious injustice ? If such matters are in contemplation they should be forthwith announced, in order that the opinion of the community may be exkressed thereon. Is the policy of providing for all the War expenditure out of current revenue to be still maintained, or is there to be a loan to any and what amount—even to replace the 8,000,000/. abstracted from the Exchequer as the cost of the GLADSTONE crotchet 7 These are matters of enormous importance to the future welfare and prosperity of the nation. But above all, and beyond all, it is to be ascer tained whether there is to be any relaxation of the monetary code, or whether the prosperity of the Empire is to be again sacrificed to the maintenance of the "integrity of the stand ard," the safety of our troops, the vitality of the national industry, to what we aro told is the Englishman's fancy of having gold in his pocket, and ignoring the "worthless rags" which, however, carried the nation triumphantly through a former and no less arduous crisis than the present. WROUGHT IRON ORDNANCE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SIIN. Sir,—•l have to thank you for giving my letters on the above subject so prominent a place in your valuable columns. I have since been almost overpowered with letters offering me large sums of money to enable me to carry out my views on this vital subject, should Government not be disposed to do so. I have the happiness, however, to inform you, and all those who have taken so lively an interest in this great national subject, that Government have entered most cordially into my views, and in the most liberal spirit have empowered me to proceed forthwith in carrying out my designs. I beg you will permit me to take this opportunity to return my most sincere thanks to all those who have in so hearty a manner offered me the aid of their purse% in furtherance of this subject, to acknowledge which in dividually would be totally out of my power. I am, Sir, yours most respectfully, __ _ . . _ JA MES NASMYTH. Bridgewater Foundry, Patricrofc, near Manchester, December 4. LORD RAGLAN AND THE HORSE GUARDS. The Horse Guards authorities are diligently employ ing themselves in circulating false reports. It was but yesterday the chief stated to a high personage that Lord Raglan had 30,000 bayonets under his orders. Every man of common sense must be aware that on the morning of the sth of November he had not 14,300 present under arms. The above statement having been reported in tie presence of a general officer just arrived from the Crimea, he observed that •n 'the morning of the 6th of November Lord Raglan had not 12,000 bayo• nets present under arms. Now the plain Englisk of this is, the Government in their meanness attempt to throw dust in tie eyes of the the British public, and to discredit Lord Raglan, by making out that he had greater means at his command than he really had. Either Lord Raglan was grossly wrong in not having more than 8,000 men at the battle of Inkerman, or the Government were gross ly wrong i n not supplying him with proper force and proper reserves. The public will know upon which horse to put the saddle. —Morning Herald. LATEST NEWS. 7 THE. SIEGE OF SEBASTOPOL. The Moniteur of to-day publishes the following despatch from General Canrobert to the Minister of War : BEFORE SEBASTOPOL, Nov. 28. The rain has ceased. The weather is clearing up. Our works, which were delayed by the bad state of the trenches, will assume a new activity. I have just received the Gth Regiment of Dra goons, the 6th Battalion of Chasseurs, besides - various detachments of different regiments. Reinforcements continue to arrive. The enemy remain immovable. They are throwing up multiplied entrenchments. VIENNA, WEDNESDAY MORNING. The Presse makes mention of the sortie on the 25th of November, and states, on the authority of a despatch of the 26th from Balaklava, that the English took two batteries of seven guns each, which the Russians had not had time to spike. On the 26th a part of the garrison attacked the French lines, but was routed with a loss of 230 men. The French lost 75 men, three of whom were officers. THE TRIPLE ALLIANCE. PARIS, THURSDAY, DEC. 7. The following are the essential dispositions of the Treaty between Austria and the Western Powers : If before the end of 1854 Russia does not make acceptable propositions which will assure a good and durable peace, the Three Powers will take measures to obtain that peace. The three contracting parties engage them- selves not to accept any proposition for peace without having deliberated in common. AUSTRIA AND RUSSIA. We have received from Berlin the following despatch, dated yesterday : " The Russian Guards and Grenadiers are ad- vancing into Poland. " The entire Ist Infantry Corps, under General Sievres, is being concentrated on the left bank of the Vistula. " The 2d Corps, under General Paniutin, has orders to proceed to Vollignia and Podolia. "An Imperial decree, dated NovenalAr 18, orders two more battalions to be added to the regiments of the Finland army. " Sixty battalions of sharpshooters are to be raised. "The 'state of siege' at St. Petersburg had been suspended by an ukase dated October 10." THE BALTIC FLEET. NYBORG, DEC. 5. The Majestic and Cressy, which sailed from Kiel on the 3d, passed. the Belt this afternoon, in charge of native pilots. The weather was calm, ad .interim ministry held by M. Baroche sooner than was originally intended, and to appoint a permanent successor to M. Binean at once. A strong impression prevails that the new Finance Minister will be M. Vuitry, the Councillor of State, a good man of business, and a leading member of budget committees, both during the republic and in Louis Philippe's time. M. MacDougall, a Danish officer who has served in the Imperial navy, has just been nominated a member of the Legion of Honour, for services rendered in a fire at Manilla, and for having at great risk jumped into the sea, and rescued a sailor from drowning off the coast of Sumatra. The movement of troops destined to reinforce the army of the East continues without interrup tion towards the south of France. To the numerous detachments already mentioned as having passed through Paris must be added the following :—To morrow detachments will arrive in Paris from the 2d, 4th, sth, Bth, 13th, 16th, 22d, 23d, and 29th regiments of the line, and of the 19th Light In fantry. The day after detachments are to arrive of the Ist, 56th, 64th, and 69th regiments of the line, and of the 15th and 17th regiments of Light Infantry. These various detachments proceed to Valence, Aix, and Avignon, for which places they are to set out by the Lyons railway on the day of their arrival. From these various quarters they are to be directed to Toulon and Marseilles, accord ing as vessels are ready to receive them. The Moniteur de l' Armee announces that the Ist and 2d battalions of the 61st Regiment of the line, in garrison at Nimes, eight war companies of the 6th battalion of Foot Chasseurs, at Lyons, and eight war companies of the 10th battalion of Foot Chasseurs, forming part of the division of occupa tion in Italy, have been ordered to the army of the East. _ _ We read in a letter from Marseilles, of the 3d inst., that 640 men belonging to the B th , 9th, 17th, and 37th regiments of the line left this morning for Toulon, where they are to embark for the Crimea. The Indiana, chartered by the English Government for the conveyance of troops for the Crimea arrived in our port this morning, having put in to coal at Toulon. The Nubia, 2,500 tons, belonging to the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Com pany, having the same destination as the Indiana, is expected this evening or to-morrow. The Constitutionnel says : " Private letters every day bring us some new details relative to the tempest of the 14th November in the Black Sea. It is thus that we learn that about 40 French seamen, including two officers, all of whom had been cast on the coast and made prisoners by the Russians, were left under the guard of a strong picket of Cossacks. A fire was lit, and in the middle of the night, the sailors, at the instigation of their officers, seized on their burning brands and falling on their guards disarmed some, put the rest to flight, and succeeded in reaching the coast, where they were taken on board by the boats of such vessels as could keep the sea. Admiral Hamelin left on the 15th for the bay of Kamiesh, where he is provisionally to hoist his flag on board the Montezuma.l It was generally thought that he was about, to return to France. The same day the Ville-de-Paris and the Friedland left for Con stantinople, towed by the Mogador and the Des cartes. The Bayard was to follow on the 16th in tow by the Napoleon. All these vessels are in need of repairs, and the Napoleon herself has her rudder broken. The vessels of war which have least suf fered will remain at anchor in the bays of Kamiesh and Kazatch. Men are employed at present in establishing batteries at the entrance of these bays. The saving of the stores and guns of the Henri IV. and of the Pluton was effected by the Magellan, the Brandon, and the Berthollet. We learn that pro visionally the crews of the Henri IV. and of the Pluton are to increase the garrison of Eupatoria, which place is to be fortified, and probably armed with the artillery of these two vessels." The Council-general of Martinique on learning by a notice from the Minister of Marine that the Emperor of the French had given a sum of 12,000 fr. towards the erection of a statue to the Empress Josephine in that island, has voted a credit of 25,000 fr. towards the same object, with a resolu tion to increase the amount if necessary. BOURSE, YESTERDAY.—CLOSING PRICES. Cash. fr. c. End of Month. 4,1 per Cents 95 75 95f. 90c. 3 per Cents 72 70 72 75 Credit blobilier 735 Roman Credit Foncier — Austrian Belgian Fives — Spanish Threes Piedmontese B6 50 Homo Debt 3&j RAILWAYS—FOR CASH. fr. c. fr. c. Orleans 1,160 Lyons 985 Western . po Rouen — Cette — Strasburg Mediterranean B5O Havre 525 Northern California, and over a million and a half in trea sure on freight. The news is of very little moment beyond th© announcement of the amount of specie which has arrived. The money pressure was felt in San Francisco, but the markets, notwithstanding, were rather more buoyant than had marked the transactions in trade for some time past. By the arrival of the George Law, intelligence from the Sandwich Islands, Singapore, and Peru was received. The most, and in fact the only, news of special importance from the Sandwich Islands is the arrival of the first ship of the whaling fleet, which brought favourable accounts of the business of the season, all having met with more than aver age success. Nothing further respecting annexa tion had transpired. We have Californian dates to the Ist of Novem ber, and the report of the arrival of one and a half million dollars in gold dust. The Anglo-French fleet has arrived at San Fran cisco. The Californian markets were more buoyant. At the departure of the steamer business at New York was very dull ; stocks still drooping, and money very tight. In the breadstuffs market things were looking up, and prices advancing. The provision market reported without alteration. Freights much brisker. The Exchange prices are not reported, as the prices are unaltered. TILE BEHRING'S STRAITS ARCTIC EXPEDITION. Her Britannic Majesty's ship Plover arrived in the harbour of San Francisco, on the 27th October, from Port Clarence. The Plover has been absent from Eng land seven year; and for the greater part of the time has been wintered in the Arctic Ocean. The following are her officers :—Captain M'Guire, Lieut. C. E. H. Vernon, John Simpson, surgeon ; Mr. R. Hobson, mate ; Thos. A. Hall, second master; Edwin Jago, clerk ; Henry Grey, midshipman. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, DEC. 6. The dinner party yesterday included her Royal High ness the Duchess of Kent, the Earl of Aberdeen, Viscount and Viscountess Hardinge, Lady Anna Maria Dawson, Baroness de Speth, Lord George Paget, Lady Raglan, and the Hon. Miss Somerset. The band of the Royal Bucks Militia played during dinner, and her Majesty's private band afterwards. The Queen and P r i nce wa lk e d i n th e grounds adjoin ing the Castle this morning. All the visiting company left the Castle in the forenoon for London. The Earl of Aberdeen gave a dinner to the Cabinet Ministers last evening, at Argyll-house. A deputation from the Board of Directors of the Ails tralian Direct Steam Navigation Company via Panama, consisting of Mr. John Carnac Morris (chairman), Lieut.- Colonel George Rushout, M.P., Captain J. C. Hoseason, R.N., and Messrs. Jackson, Fanning, Herring, Macin tyre, and Henry Foreman (secretary), waited upon Sir George Grey yesterday, at the Colonial-office, to solicit her Majesty's Ministers to adopt measures in concert with the Colonial Legislatures for establishing an effi cient postal steam communication with the Australian colonies. The Earl of Aberdeen returned to London yesterday from a visit to the Queen at Windsor Castle. Lord John Russell arrived at his residence in Chas ham-place yesterday from Pembroke-lodge, Richmond park. SIR RICHARD ENGLAND.-It was asserted yesterday by a contemporary that the above-named gallant officer is now second in command of our army in the Crimea. This statement is entirely incorrect. The general second in command is Sir John Burgoyne. We are glad to learn that the Duke of Somerset con tinues to go on favourably. The name of Captain Elrington, Rifle Brigade, men tioned in Lerd Raglan's despatch published in the Ex traordinary Gazette of 2d Dec., is erroneously given as Ebrington. The Earl of Rosso has returned to the Castle, Parsons town, from London. Lieut.-Colonel Hon. Laurence Parsons and Mr. Par sons are en a visit to the Earl and Countess of Rosso, at the Castle, Parsonstown. The Hon. John Cole and suite have arrived at the Gresham Hotel. Sir W. Hartopp has arrived at the Clarendon, front Four Oaks Hall, Warwickshire. The Rev. M. Rice has arrived at the Clarendon, from Wye Rectory, Wye, Kent. We are happy to find that Sir John Blunden of Kil kenny, has nearly recovered from th e e ff ects of his recent severe accident. Lord Viscount Clifden has subscribed 1001. towards the county of Kilkenny Patriotic Fund. THE UNITED STATES STEAMER WASHINGTON took out from Southampton yesterday the largest mail and cargo which ever left that pert for New York. The mail con sisted of nearly 60 sacks of letters and papers. This increase in the cargo and mails arises from the New York mail packets running less frequently in consequence of the war. We are sorry to announce the death of Major-Gene ral Charles O'Neil Prendergast, which took place o❑ Monday, in Dublin. There are thus four more general officers dead since the new promotion warrant came into operation—General Lord Lorton, Lieutenant• General Egerton, Major-General Sir George Cathcart, and Ma jor-General Prendergast. The deaths of the first three cause a vacancy for the promotion of a colonel to the rank of major-general. Colonel G. H. Lockwood, C. 8., half-pay 3d Light Dragoons, is the senior colonel on the, list. A letter from Rome, in the Parlamento of Turin, states that the Conference of Bishops at Rome was closed on the 2d, after coming to a nearly unanimous conclusion on the matter under debate. M. SouLE.—A Madrid letter, in announcing the re turn of M. Sould to that capital, states that M. Paaheco has declared that, in order to avoid disagreeable discus sion, he would communicate with him only in writing. It was not known, however, whether the successor of M. Pacheco intended to adopt the same course in his re lations with M. Soult. On the 18th ult. the Military Commission at Modena condemned a man to six years' hard labour for being found in possession of a pistol. The Giornale di Roma contains a decree, dated the 27th ult., by which the Papal Government guarantees the notes of the Bank of Rome, and enacts that their pro• gressive reimbursement is to commence immediately. THE PARIS EXHIBITION.—By an imperial decree just published, the Emperor of Austria has decided that the expenses of insurance for articles to be sent to the Great f Exhibition of Paris, and for their return, are to be borne by the State, as also the cost of the preservation of the paskage boxes during the exhibition, and the expense of conveyance from the frontiers of Austria to those of France. DANTZIO.—The exports and imports by land and sea at Daritzic exceeded in 1853 by more than 18,000,000 fr. those of the year preceding. The number of vessels Which entered was 1,739, and of those which sailed 1,7561 —total, 3,495, or 1,159 more than in 1852. The total of the imports was 54,392,000 fr., and the export -59,2G5,000fr. The profits made by shipowners were exs traordinarily large ; in some cases they were as much as 150 per cent. more than those of 1852. AN INDIAN VISITOR.—We read in the Memorial of Bordeaux, of Sunday :—" Prince Maharajah-Murren der-Sing-Mahinder-Ba.hadon, of Pultialah, in India, whose expected arrival at London was recently an nounced, and who was preceded by a letter opening a credit of 12,000,000 fr. at different Banks in Eng land, has marked his entrance into Europe by a strange piece of eccentricity. Instead of proceeding direct to London, as had been expected, he has com menced his peregrinations in the west by the city of Bordeaux, where he disembarked three days ago from a vessel which came from Calcutta. The opulent nabob, instead of going to an hotel, purchased a house in the Rue Tombe l'Oly, to which a garden is attached, and he has at considerable expense caused it to be fur nished to his own particular taste. Yesterday he went to the shop of a noted cap-maker, Ruelde Palement Ste- Catherine, and bought a whole carriage-full of caps. He then drove about the town, and amused himself by throwing from the window of the vehicle caps to every body who wore hats. It was raining hard at the time. The caps, which are waterproof, were received by the public with hurrahs of satisfaction." DR. WILSON AND THE DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE.—Dr. Wilson, mentioned by Captain Kingscote, Lord Rag lan's aide-de-camp, as having saved the life of the Duke of Cambridge, by drawing his sword and leading a body of men to his rescue, when his Royal Highness was sur rounded by enemies at the battle of Inkerman, is a Scotchman. He is the son of a highly respected man in Stranraer, and was formerly in the 7th Hussars, where he was much esteemed by his brother officers in that regiment. He is also an alumnus of the University of Edinburgh.—Edinburgh, Courant. THE OWENS COLLEGE, MANCHESTEk.—This institu tion, founded under the will of Mr. John Owens, a de ceased merchant, of Manchester, has just received au accession of funds which has enabled the trustees to found two new professorships. The building occupied by the college has hitherto been rented from Mr. Geo. Faulkner, one of the trustees, who had purchased it for 5,0001., and charged a rent of 4 per cent, upon the out lay. Mr. Faulkner has now come forward and given the building to the institution, and out of the rent-fund thus set at liberty the trustees have established a pro- fessorship of Political Economy and Commercial Science, and a professorship of Jurisprudence. The trustees have at the same time given these chairs to Professor Chris tie, who already held the chair of Hi-tory in the Owens College. but hazy. The following telegraphic announcement has been this morning received. from Madrid, dated December 6 : "Mados has been elected President of the Cortes, and Infante Vice-President." THE CRIMEA. The Soldier's Friend of Vienna, of the 2d, says : —" The dry weather which prevailed in Southern Russia at the beginning of November has suddenly changed. Since the 14th ult. there have been heavy rains, snow, and high wind, which render communications between Odessa and Sebastopol exceedingly difficult. Prince Menschikoff con tinues to display great activity, and is constantly visiting all the positions of his tro o p s . Th e want of proper surgical assistance is much felt in the Russian hospitals. On the 19th ult. there were 9,000 sick or wounded Russians in Sebastopol. The French and English prisoners are taken into the interior of the country, in the pro vision -carts, returning b . y Perek o p and Cherson.. Prince Menschikoff visits this last-named town every fortnight to review the troops which arrive and to examine the stores. He makes every exer tion to ameliorate the position of the soldiers by whom he is much beloved. Nevertheless their position is an exceedingly sad one ; th e army i s exposed to the severity of the season ; has no tents nor warm covering ; and each man receives only half a Pound, of meat per week, which is not suffi cient." ITALY. ROME, Nov. 30.—Three preparatory sittings have been held to discuss the form more than the matter of the important bull which is to set the uncertainties of the Catholic world at rest for ever. The English and American dignitaries of the Roman Church who have arrived to contribute, by their presence, to the solemnity of the a.ffair, are Car dinal Wiseman, Drs. M‘Hale, Archbishop of Tuam, Cullen of Dublin, and Dixon, of Armagh ; Drs. Murphy, Bishop of Cloyne, O'Connor, of Pitts burg, Waring, of Northampton, Gross, of Liver pool, and Roskell, of Nottingham.; Drs, Kenrick, Archbishop of Baltimore, Hughes, of New York, and Walsh, of Halifax ; Drs. Briggs, Bishop of Beverley, Grant, of Southwark, and Newman, of Philadelphia • Drs. Macnally, Bish o p o f C lasher, Bourget, of Montreal, and Derry, of Clonfert. The Archbishop of Paris and Lyons are amongst the latest arrivals. FRANCE. PARIS, WEDNESDAY EVENING. The following private telegraphic despatch has been received : " BERLIN, sth.—The Berlin journals publish the despatch which M. de Manteuffel addressed on the 15th ult. to the Prussian Ambassador at Vienna. In this despatch the Prussian Government expresses its intention not to demand from Russia any con cessions beyond the four points of guarantee." The Moniteur says :—" The Count de Lastic, aide-de-camp of the Minister of Marine, left on Monday for the Black Sea with despatches from the Government, and the promotions in the squadron recently ordered by the Emperor." The Sentinelle of Toulon, of the 4th says : " There are now at Toulon five regiments, and several detachments ready to embark. In a few days they others." will have left and been replaced by A letter from Mexico, dated the sth ult., in the Moniteur, say s The General President of th e Mexican R e p u bli c being desirous of g i v i ng to the Emperor Nap o l eon a proof of respect and esteem, has been pl eased to pronounce a full amnesty in favour of th e F rench who were compromised and made prisoners at Guaymas. They will be placed in- the hands of the Charge d'Affaires of France." The inauguration of the statue of the Emperor Napoleon 1., in the Bourso at Lille, took place on Sunday. A cortege, in which figured the prefect of the, department, the Archbishop of Cambria, M. d'Arjuzon, chamberlain of the Emperor, deputed by his Majesty, the mayor, the members of the Chamber of Commerce, the staffs of the regiments composing the garrison, several military" bands, and deputations of workmen, with flags and ban ners, went from the Prefecture to the Bourse. There the statue was uncovered, and the arch bishop offered up a suitable prayer. Speeches were then delivered by the Archbishop, the Prefect, and M. d'Arjuzon. After the distribution of medals to ten deserving workmen, a cantata, written for the occasion by M. Badduin de NY iers, and set to music by M. Watiez, was executed, and the cere mony ended. M. Bineau, the Finance Minister, is confined to his room, and continues so seriously ill that it is, we believe, in contemplation to put au end to the SPAIN . The Madrid journals of the Ist have arrived. In the Cortes, on the preceding day, Marshal San Miguel brought forward the following motion We demand of the Cortes to declare that the throne of Isabella 11. is one of the fundamental bases of the political edifice which they are about I to erect in virtue of their sovereignty." Marshal Espartero immediately declared that the Government accepted and supported the motion. Thereupon San Miguel advanced to wards Espartero, and embraced him heartily amidst the applause of the members. The motion was adopted by 206 votes to 21. The Espana states that the Duke de la Victoria was anxious in his new Cabinet to nominate M. Heros to the Ministry of the Interior, and M. Olozaga to that of Foreign Affairs, but that both de c li ne d ; whereupon the nominations already known were made. The Diario says that the Council of Minis ters has resolved to take theinitiative in the ques tions raised by the new Constitution, the conscrip tion, and finances ; also to present bills on railways, for the regulation of the Stock Ex change, &c. PRUSSIA. BERLIN, Dec. 4.—The official confirmation of the signature of a treaty between Austria, France, and England, at Vienna, has produced a greater sensation at this place than any event since the declaration of war. The sentiment of satisfaction on the one side—that is, the sentiment of nine tenths of the population, is the more lively ; and on the other—that is, of the Russian party—the more galling and mortifying, as all have been completely taken by surprise. We read in the German Journal of Frankfort, of the 4th :—" The oriental committee of the Diet adopted unanimously, in its sitting on the 2d, the additional article agreed to by Austria and Prussia as a proposition to be submitted to the Diet. It is intended to make only a few insignificant changes in the wording. Wurtemberg and Mecklenburg gave their adhesion to the additional article. It is said that Austria refused to present to the Diet, in concert with Prussia, a proposition for the sup pression of public gambling establishments. The proposition will therefore be made by Prussia alone." A letter from.Vionna of the 2d in the Cologne Gazette says :—" The Prussian ambassador at Vienna, Count d'Arnim, requested M. Buol to make known to the Western Powers the additional article to the Austro-Prussian treaty, and the acceptance of the four points by Russia, and to press on them to open on these points negotiations for peace, in which Austria should take a mediat ing part. Count Buol did not hesitate to comply with the first request, but gave a downright nega tive to the second, observing that Austria had re ceived no official notification of the acceptance of the four points, and that according to what was stated the acceptance was accompanied by re serves which would not permit of its being enter tained. A letter from Munich of the 30th ult., in the German Journal of Frankfort, says :—" The Minister of War applied for 30 millions of florins, to place the army on a war-footing, but the Council of Ministers reduced that sum by 8 millions, so that the Chambers will be asked for 22 millions for that purpose. It is said that the war-budget amounts to 12 millions." The Post Ainpt Gazette has the following letter from Stuttgard of the Ist :—" This day a rescript from the Privy Council was read in the Chamber of Deputies, giving a negative reply to the proposal made to limit for the moment the deliberations of the Diet to the vote of the budget, and declaring that course inadmissible." AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE ATLANTIC. LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY. This day the United States mail steam-ship At lantic, Captain West, arrived in the Mersey, with the usual mails from the United States and British No/tit America. She sailed from New York on the 25th ult., and has brought, besides the mails, Oil passengers, and 263,000 dollars in specie on freight. The Hermann, mail steamer, arrived at New York on the 24th, from Southampton On the Bth. On the same day the ships Canada and Ocean were in contact off Boston, when the latter took fire and. exploded ; three lives were lost. The steam-ship, George Law, arrived at New York on the 23d, bringing a week's later news from ARMING THE " NAVVIES." It is stated that the navvies, platelayers, &c., engaged to proceed to the Crimea are to be armed with a short carbine, a pair of short pistols, and a cutlass each man ; the pouch and frog for the cutlass will be suspended from a waist-belt, which will be worn underneath the frock or gaberdine. By the arming of the workmen it is not intended that they shall act on the offen sive, but the arms are solely for their own defence should they be surprised by the enemy while at work. THE 11ENRI We are assured (says the Debats) that Admiral Hame lin has not yet lost all hope of floating the Henri IV. This operation, always so difficult, would be in present circumstances, under the enemy's fire, a success per haps unheard of in the annals of the navy. It is known that Captain Jehenne and the crew are still on board the shipwrecked vessel, which they are endeavouring to lighten completely, and which keeps the enemy at a dis tance with her guns." PASSAGE OF FRENCH TROOPS THROUGH PIEDMONT. In the sitting of the 2J, of the Piedmontese Chamber of Deputies, An the estimates for Public Instruction being moved, M. Brofferio, the leader of the extreme Left, begged the Cabinet to explain its policy before the supplies were voted. A French regiment, he heard, was to pass through Piedmont. Whenever foreign troops had entered the country, they had, he said, entailed suf ferings upon it. These troops supported a despotic Government ; were they going to Paris or to the Cri mea? By allowing them to pass through, Piedmont would be taking part in the war; now this war was not a war of principles, but a war of personal ambition. A journey of M. de Persigny to Turin had been spoken of. It would be painful to see Piedmont drawn into an alliance, where Fithee and Engl an d are b e i ng j o i ne d b y Austria, who would thus stand side by side with Pied mont. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, in reply, ex pressed his regret that the speaker should have entered upon a political discussion quite uncalled for by the subject before the Chamber, which only related to the budget of Public Instruction. The policy of the Government, he said, consisted in displaying coldness towards another State until it should have received such reparation as was due to it. With other Governments Piedmont entertained friendly relations. As to the war, it was well known on which side her sympathy lay, but to sympathise and to contract an alliance were two diffe rent things. Were an alliance ever to be contemplated, the Government would consult the Chambers. The passage of French cavalry was to take place on ac count of the difficulty of conveying it by sea, and he could not see how Piedmont could compromise her neutrality by such a step. As to M. de Persigny's journey, the Government was not informed of it. M. Moia remarked that a declaration of sympathy mad* by a Minister is the Chamber, had some import ance, and that the passage of French cavalry was dangerous, as it gave an advantage to one of the Belli ' gerent parties. The Minister replied that he maintained the word sympathy, which expressed no hostility towards any Government, and that the passage of troops could not be considered an advantage for a belligerent at such a distance from the scene of action. MILITARY RIOT AT CHATHAjI. ROCHESTER, DEC. f. Early this morning a most violent outrage was com mitted by a large party of soldiers belonging to the 18th (Royal Irish) Regiment, by which several police con stables belonging to the force of this city have received serious injuries, and one of them—police constable Tassell—of such a nature that his life is despaired of. Since the 18th Regiment has returned from India it has been quartered at Chatham Barracks, the men, on the whole, bearing a good character in the town for their orderly and peaceable demeanour. Lately a great many volunteers have been taken into the regiment, chiefly from the 24th Regiment, as the former corps is ordered to the Crimea. These on Thurs day last were marched from Brompton to Chatham Barracks to join their new regiment. On the men having been told off they resolutely refused to leave the ground until they had received 1/. bounty money, to which they were entitled for having volunteered. Lieu tenant-Colonel Edwards promised them that they should be paid in full the following morning, and the followi ng day each man was paid. Si nce th at t i me the town and neighbourhood have been one scene of drunkenness; debauchery, and riot. On Tuesday night, soon after " tatoo" had been sounded, a number of the 18th commenced scaling the barrack wall, and proceeded to visit the several public houses, making a disturbance in each. Several of them were observed to be armed with bludgeons and pieces of wood, with which they paraded the streets, finally making their way into this city, where several of them entered the North Foreland public-house between 12 and 1. The landlord, seeing their conduct was likely to become violent, called in police constable Tremaine, and that officer after much entreaty persuaded them to leave. As soon as they had reached the street, their conduct became very violent, and the constable, being by this time joined by several others, followed them for some distance, to see that no breach of the peace was committed. Whilst so following them, one of them htirled a large flint at police-constable Smith, which struck him in the eye, and partially deprived hints of his sight. The assailant was at once secured by the officers, and was being conveyed to the station-house, followed by about a dozen of his com rades. On their way thither the oenstables were fre quently assaulted, until they arrived at that portion of St. Margaret's Bank facing the Custom-house, where the soldiers fell upon the constables in a most savage I manner. The latter blew their signal whistles, and Po lice-constables Jenkins, G. Tremaine, Tassel], and others, were soon on the spot to render assistance. By this time the soldiers had quite overpowered the peace officers, whom they were striking with bricks and stones whilst they lay upon the ground. They also got the trunoheens a w a y from them, and with these they inflicted terrible injuries. Police-constables Smith and Tremaine were so injured, that it will be sonic time before they can res. sumo their duty. Police -constable Tassel], however, received the most serious injuries, as whilst he lay on the ground, after being knocked down, he was repeatedly struck on the head with a brick, which was afterwards found covered with blood and hair, and also kicked about the face. When rescued he was quits insensible, and though Dr. Ely has been unremitting in his attendance upon him, ke is not expected to recover from the effects of the violence he has endured. Superintendent Tuff, seeing, the force at .his disposal was not sufficient to cope with the soldiers, sent off to the barracks for the assistance of the military, a strong party of which soon afterwards arrived. During the in terval the soldiers continued their brutal outrage on the constables, and were only stopped by the arrival of the soldiers, when several of them made their escape. The sergeant succeeded in arresting six of those who appeared to be the ringleaders, and marched them off to the bar racks for confinement. This afternoon the six prisoners, giving their na mes John Cavanagh, George Clark, Michael Leahy, Thomas Stikzly, George Summers, and James Sullivan, all pri vates belonging to the 18th Regiment, were brought er o ebrought up before the city magistrates for examination,the charge of outrage and attempted murder. Evidence was given to show that Tassel ] , the con sta ble , who was so ill th at for ng a week, t o ascertain been gi ven, t h e whole he was not expected to survive ; and th e s t atements of o t the the p eot he r r i constables soners 1, er e the fate of the unfortunate police-constable. Th e prisoners were escorted to the justice-room by a strong body of the military, through a great crowd which lined the neighbourhood. P O CKET•PICKING IN A RAILWAY CARRIAGE.—Two ladies from Chesterfield had their pockets picked by 44 t wo gentlemen of very prepossessing appearance," whilst travelling a short time since in a railway carriage from Nottingham to Derby. On arriving at the latter station the loss was discovered, but not until the " gentlemen," whose agreeable conversation had be guiled away the time en route, had disappeared amongst the crowds of passengers who alighted. An instrument had been used, 'which had cut through the dress and skirt, as well as the pocket, of the ladies. THE TRIPLE ALLIANCE. We extract the . following remarks from lettor s received this morning from Paris, and published in a second edition by ( The Times.) It is thought probable that by this time the ratifica tions of the treaty of the 2d Dec. will have been ex changed, and that in three or four days, perhaps less, they will be published in the official journals of the respective Governments who have signed it. la the meantime two subjects particularly occupy the public mind—the nature of the propositions which Russia will be called upon by Austria to accept—and the probability of her accepting them. If I may give credit to the opinion expressed in quarters likely to be informed on these matters—though the secret is as yet well kept—these propositions are in fact the four guarantees already demanded of Russia and refused, viz., the liberty of the Black Sea—of the Danube—the annulling of the treaties between Russia and the Porte, and the joint protectorate by the five Powers of the non• Mussulman subjects of the Porte. I cannot answer for the correctness of the statement, but it is certain that men experienced in these matters believe that this is all —at all events, all of an important nature. Supposing that estimate to be correct it may be asked if there is a chance of their being accepted by Russia ? Opinion is somewhat divided on the point, but I think that it inclines to the affirmative. As to what Austria thinks of the matter there does not seem much doubt. We are assured rather confidently that had that Power believed that Russia would not accept peace on the conditions just mentioned she would not have signed the treaty of the 2d, and that she has a moral certainty that Russia will not refuse. The interviews between M, de Buol and Prince Gortschakoff, though affording no proof of the fact, are, nevertheless, considered as favourable to that view of the question, and of Russia having been made aware of all that was going on. If, however, Austria should be disappointed in her expectations, she will, when the term expires, on the Ist January, join the Allies. It is believed that Prussia, also has the inti mate conviction that Russia will accept the propositions, and indeed the same may be said of the other German States. Of the Crimea, or Sebastopol, nothing is said ; but it remains to be seen whether peace on the terms above mentioned will satisfy the people of England and France, after the tremendous sacrifices that have been made. ( The Morning Chronicle.) People have got so much into the habit of doubting thtt good faith of Austria, and of discrediting the good will which her statesmen have invariably professed in the cause adopted by the Western Powers, that it is difficult to get the public even now to believe that the Austrian Emperor has entered into au alliance offensive and defen sive to coerce Russia, and to force the Czar to abandon his ambitious projects. Yesterday and the day before many were incredulous as to the fact, notwithstanding the announcement in the Moniteur. To-day the news is more generally believed, and the impression it makes is most favourable. According to some it will produce an almost imme diate settlement of the Eastern question, because the Czar will now see the hopelessness. of the struggle. According to others it will have no such effect, because the question is a religious one, from which the Czar cannot recede ; but all admit that if the war is to be continued, it will be under circumstances much more difficult than hitherto for Russia, now that Austria is prepared to throw the weight of her 500,000 legionaries into the scale against her. The Russian - party here profess to make light of the treaty. They contend that it must be a dead letter. The treaty between Austria and the Western Powers binds Austria to make war, but only in order to get the four guarantees, which, though offered by Russia, Eng land and France now refuse to accept. They therefore contend that as England and France will no longer be contented with the four guarantees which Russia is wil ling to accord, Austria will never have occasion to draw tilt. sword against Russia. In a few Clays the precise terms of the treaty will be known, and all discussion as to the real extent of the obligations assumed by Austria will then be set at rest ; but in the meantime it cannot be doubted that the con- I elusion of the treaty is an affair of immense importance to England and France. No doubt Russia, aided by Prussia, will resume her intrigues to keep Austria for some time longer neutral, but she can no longer stave off the blow. The day is now fixed when she must either do justice to England and France, or be prepared to carry on the war, not only against them, but against Austria also. The Daily Nevis. I have good reason to believe that the official publication of the treaty with Austria will be delayed for some days at the instance of the English Government,for the express purposeof escaping the criticisms of the press on the text before the meetingof Parliament. In the meantime lam enabled, from a perfectly authentic source, to give you the following particulars, which comprise, I believe, all the principal points of the treaty. It is to become eventually a treaty of alliance offensive and defensive. Peace will be proposed to Russia by Austria on the basis of the four points, interpreted as mentioned in the treaty. If by January 1 or 2 (I am not sure which) Russia shall not have accepted the four points so inter preted, Austria will recall her ambassador from St Peters burg, and if by March 2 the four points (or at least some conditions satisfactory to the Western Powers based upon the four points) shall not have been accepted by Russia, then Austria will declare war. The inter pretation of the four points includes the throwing open of the Black Sea, Russia not to be allowed to have a larger number of vessels therein than France and Eng land. Six ships from each nation is, I believe, the stipu lated number. An European port is to be formed as a counterpoise to Sebastopol, either at Batoira or at Sinope. The liberty of the Danube is to be declared, and as a guarantee for such liberty the town and fortress of Ismael and all the Russian forts near the mouth of the Danube are to be destroyed. The protectorate of the Christians (subjects of the Sultan in Turkey) is to be exercised collectively by the Five Powers. Each power will have the right to protect separately its own subjects of its own religion, but not the subjects of the Sultan. Should Austria be compelled on March 2 to declare war she will enter with all her forces into Bessa rabia, and will send 20,000 men to the Crimea. I am also told, but of this I am not so certain as of what pre cedes, that the two Western Powers undertake to main tain Austria in the integrity of her dominions. There is very little chance that the Emperor of Russia will accept these terms. It must be owned that they are much better than it was expected Austria would assent to. Action, however, on the part of Austria is yet quite another thing. THE CZAR AND THE TRIPLE ALLIANCE. (Front the Pays.) It is impossible for us to anticipate at present what will be the solution of Russia. Many persons accus tomed to diplomatic affairs believe in a renewal of nego tiations. It appears certain that, as soon as the treaty has'been ratified, Austria is to present to the Court of St. Petersburg a final summons, the terms of which will have been agreed on with the Western Powers. Such a course derives from present circumstances an excep tional importance which may make an impression on the Czar. During the eight or ten months which have elapsed since the war has commenced, Austria has not lost a single day in strengthening herself and collecting all her means of action. -The more slowness, apparent or real, she displayed in her resolutions, the more internal activity she employed to hold hers e lf i n readiness for all eventualities. . She no longer a nation disorganised by a recent re volution, and shaken in her credit and military force ; but an empi re f u ll of vigour, wonderfully strengthened in the national feeling by a magnificent financial opera tion, and deriving from the youth of the sovereign, and from the popularity of the cause which he represents, a power which Russia could not be altogether pleased at. On the other hand Austria is no longer alone, as the last measures adopted in concert with Prussia have really engaged all the Confederation in the course opened by the cabinet of Vienna. The States which had shown most hostility now undergo the law of necessity, an c!, in some degree also, that of the public opinion of therir people. We have seen M. de Pfordten, after a dept iv tore from Munich with a theory of neutrality, return to Bavaria with a formal adhesion to the Austrian policy, The German journals inform us that Saxony and Wur temberg have felt the necessity of yielding t o th e p,:c neral impulse, and of placing their troops on a we-6r footing, in anticipation of the delib era ti ons of the Di et. As to Prussia, the additional act which she has plat signed forces her, in spite of h erse l f, to co-operate for the general object, at least in a passive manner, under pain of beholding the confederates of Bamberg turned against her. But whatever may be the inveterate pride of the Czar, and his confidence in the invincibility of his army, all these circumstances combined together are of a nature to make him reflect on his position. A r up ture with Germany would throw into the balance of Europe a formidable weight. His frontiers even wet ild be menaced, and the immensity of his line of defence would oblige him to raise levies of men out of all pi se portion with his resources. It might consequently be that being better counselled than he has yet been as to his veritable interests, he should profit by this last opportunity to save his empire and his dynasty from inevitable ruin. In the contrary case, our position is clear, and the results of the treaty of Dec. 2 cannot be doubtful. Whatever may be the terms of that conven tion, its object is to cause Austria, and with her, all Germany, to co-operate in the object which we pursue. Everything then becomes regular in this common action of Europe against Russia. After is necessary delay, 500,000 men at least will join our troops, to force the ad hesion of Russia to the propositions dictated by the three Allied powers. We do not wish to prejudge the mare events, but it is probable th a t th e nex t combinatiolos of the war in the East will derive from this new sitea tion greater security and v i gour . I n every respect, the treaty of Dec. 2 causes the policy of Europe to enter on a new order, entirely favourable to our arms ; and wrests asunder the last ties which kept Germany under the patronage of Russia. RUSSIAN EMULATION. The Journal de Saint Petersboury states that, on the 18th ult., thirty-one Sisters of Charity left Moscow to devote themselves to the care of the wounded Russians in the Crimea. Their expenses are to be paid by the Grand Duchess Helena. They are accompanied by their superior and a chaplain.