The Express.
London, England, 1855-06-12 00:00:00

rents foe the Crimes. In attic contempt of her seisms
premien to the Allies, Austria is aetieg in a manner
that enables the Casa to bring a stmagee tease into
the Held spinet them.

Even Ministers must now see the unutterable folly
of the weak omission by which Austria was al.
lowed to occupy the Danubian Principalities with
her troops. Against that occupation we protested from
the first as unnecesiary. Tbs. Russians having been
aumpelled to evacuate the Principalities, the native
authorities would have naturally resumed their fee►
dos; the Turkish army of the Danube 1111 able to pre.
neat the return of the Russians, even though it might
set have been found strong enough to pursue them
into Bessarabia ; the interference of the Austrians
was utterly uncalled for in that quarter.
Byes before the soldiers of Austria reached
Bucharest it became apparent that their occupatiso
of the Principalities would be worse than useless.
By malsehand intrigues and by open proclamations
the Austrian commanders sought to supersede the
native authorities. The subsequent conduct of the
army of occupation has been one tissue of usurpa-
tions upon the local Government, and brutal mal-
treatment of the unoffending natives. The
Austrian occupation of Wallachia and Mol-
davia has been infinitely more oppressive
and irritating than that of Russia. And
now Austria, in whose hands has been depo-
sited this first stake in the war between Russia and
the

Porte, unequivocally betrays her intention to de-
sert from the Allies to Russia. Wallachia and Mol-
davia can no longer be safely entrusted to the custody
of Austria, which is ceasing to be a friendly power.
How does oar Government propose to get the Aus-
trian army out of the Principalities, where it would
now be the height of folly to allow it to remain ?

The conduct of Austria is not the result of mere
indecision or infirmity of purpose. Throughout the
whole of her trimming and tortuous proceed-
ings Austria has been consistent has kept
her object steadily in view, and pursued it with-
out faltering. In the first place, she contem-
plated with jealousy and alarm the prospect of
Russia's obtaining possession of the Principalities.
Austria repeatedly sought to annex them before
Russia had grown powerful enough to make the
attempt ; and saw with irritation her competitor for
the coveted prize about to snatch it. Austria too
had uneasy misgivings that her mighty neighbour
had an eye upon some of her own frontier provinces.
Austria, therefore,coquetted with the Western Powers

until she persuaded them to place within her grasp
those provinces which had been rescued from Russia.
Bat all this time Austria had never for a moment lost
sight of the fact that Russia is her natural ally against
Western Liberalism. Austria sought to secure her-
self spinet the arrogance and rapacity of Russia, not
to break entirely with Russia ; and now that the
'CZAR appears to be on the eve of bciog effectually
humbled by France and England, and that Austria
has got possession of the provinces the acquisition of
which she grudged to Russia, Austria turns round
and extends the shield of her protection over
a power whose aid she feels will soon be
required to enable her to keep her ground against
the public opinion of civilised Europe. Austria has
been playing upon all parties, with a view to pro-
mote her own selfish and sinister cods, and for the
moment it would almost appear that she has done so
successfully. But the end is not yet. Paltry cun-
ning and tortuous intrigue may secure partial and
temporary advantages, but never a complete and
enduring triumph. The final and avowed desertion
of the Allies by Austria will constitute a turning
point in the events which are now developing them-
selves before the eyes of all Europe. New and bolder
plans of action are about to be forced on the states-
men of the West; new political elements are about
to be called into active exiateace..—Daily News.