The Press.
London, England, 1856-02-09 00:00:00

PRUSSIA.

Intelligence from Berlin states that Prussia, sooner
than introduce any fresh subject of contention
between the allies, will relinquish all claims for ad-
mission to the Conferences. The Gazette de la
Croix of the 3rd maintains that Prussia will con-
tinue in her neutrality in the face of the Conferences,
and will enter into no engagements tending to sup-
port the Western powers against Russia.
A fresh issue of paper to the amount of ten mil-
lions was under consideration.

The Zeit, the organ of the Berlin Government,
discusses the question of Prussia's participation in
the Conferences :

A great power possessing a political value like that of
Prussia will not stop to solicit her entrance into the Con-
ferences, and •he owes it to her dignity not to take any
step for obtaining what they affect to call her admission to
the European council.
We shall abstain, therefore, from enforcing the right
Prussia has acquired of having a seat at the Congress,
while employing the influence she possesses at St. Peters-
burg to decide the pure and simple acceptance of the
Austrian propositions.
The political motive that imperiously requires the con•
curreuce of Prussia in the future treaty arises naturally
from the object of the war, and of the treaty that is to put
an end to it. This object is neither more nor less than to
place the political equilibrium of Europe on more solid
bases, and to insure it against the preponderance of
Russia. Should Prussia not be invited to take her seat at
the Conferences, she could neither sign nor guarantee the
treaty that is to issue from them.
All these reasons induce us to believe that Prussia has a
right to expect an invitation from the contracting powers.
l'russia wishes to spare the allied powers the fault of leav-
ing her shut out from the pacific relations of Europe,
because she wished to keep herself aloof from the compli-
cations of war. This fault could only be pernicious and
entail serious results with respect to the consolidation and
stability of the new order of things that it is now in con-
templation to create.
RUSSIA.

Letters from St. Petersburg state that, with the
exception of the ultra old Russian party, the Em
peror enjoyed high popularity for his decision in
lour of peace.
The Northern Bee on the 26th ult. writes :

A rainbow of peace has appeared in the horizon and has
been joyfully hailed by all friends of civilisation, by all
those who desire to see the prosperity of commerce in all
is branches.

In those two years of war with four powers the Russian
people has given a striking proof of its great and noble
character, and has earned the respect of its enemies.
May God grant us peace. But, should it not be con•
eluded, Russia still has at her disposal sufficient means of
resistance to repel her enemies with energy. We hope, at
all events, that peace will give a new impetus to Russian
trade and manufactures, which will completely emanci-
pate Russian commerce from strangers. _ .

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Every strong power, even during peace, should be con-
stantly prepared for war. Russia desires peace, but she
does not fear war.
A modified commercial tariff in favour of the
Western powers was believed at Berlin as probable
to be granted by Russia.
The neutralisation of the Sea of Azoff, it was
thought, would not be insisted on by the allies.