The Press.
London, England, 1856-01-05 00:00:00

Sortign eurrogontence.

FRANKFORT, Jan. 1, 1850.
THE Berlin telegraph publishes the consent of the
Emperor Alexander to the third point of the Vienna
Conferences, according to the following interpre-
tation : _ .

1. Le principe de la fermeture des detroits sera
maintenu.
2 Aucun pavilion militaire no sera wlmis dans la Mer
Noire exeepte celui des forces navales que la Russie et la
Turquie jugeront convenable d'y entretenir, de commun
a3cord.
3. La quotite de cea forces sera &zee par une entente
directe entre la Russie et la Turquie, sans participation
ostensible des autres puissances.
Such a proposition hardly differs from a simple re-
currence to the " statu in quo ante." Russia is far
too well versed in diplomacy to imagine seriously,
after the vast sacrifices of men and money by the
allies, that she will be permitted to make her own
terms with Turkey in regard to the Black Sea, "sans
participation ostensible des mitres puissances."
This expression would infer the allies to have been
wrong from the first in their interference in Ottoman
affairs—a mode of putting the question not acceptable
to England and France, and incapable of making an
impression on their respective Governments.
The mission of Count Esterhazy to St. Petersburg
is a matter of general anxiety. In reality it is of
less importance than the more unobtrusive visit of
Baron Seebach, the Saxon Minister at Paris. The
Gazette de la Bourse de Pruasie says :
Le voyage de M. de Seebach reste toujours l'evenement
du jour. M. de Seebach a en jeudi une audience de
l'Empereur, apres avoir confere longtenaps avec le
Comte Walewski. S'il n'y avail que la moitte de vrai de
tout ce qu'on rapporte, la paix serait certaine.
In reply to this the Gazette d'Elberfeld remarks :
On ne peut assez se rnettre en garde contre les mani.
festations et les nouvelles ollicielles, semi-officielles, et
confidentielles ecloses it Paris et presentant les negocia•
tions pacifiques comma etant sur le point d'aboutir.
Je sais pertinemment quit a'agit dune manoeuvre le
bourse combinee sur une vaste echelle afin de produire la
hausse a la prochaine liquidation dont depend l'existence
de grandes fortunes et vela pas seulement parmi les
speculateurs de Paris.
There is much awkward truth in this statement.
The Journal de Frankfort observes:—
M. de Seebach u'est pea charge de transmettre des pro-
positions modifiees, mats d'etre l'urgane dune aerie de
declarations destinees a Wafter la Russie sun la sincerite
des dispositions pacifiques de la France.
In due season, and in echo to the spirit that gave
the tone to the Seebach communication, the official
organ of Russia thus significantly expresses itself :
Quoi qu'on en dise, noire vceu le plus oher est que la
pail se fuse et, en exprimant ce vceu, nous sonimes
persuades d'etre l'urgane des sentiments de la nation
Russie.
And it must be understood that such peace should
be honourable to all parties. M. de Seebach wended
his way from Paris. Like Lord John Russell, in his
Abigail expedition to Vienna, Brussels was a promi-
nent station in his route. After a rapid consultation
with M. de Creptowitch, the emissary continued his
journey.

On the result of this private errand the question
of peace and war will depend. The terms conveyed
by the Count Esterhazy are said by Russia to have
been already in great measure disposed of by pre-
vious refusal, and what slight changes there may be,
do not obliterate " l'esprit humiliant pour la Rus-
sie." But the indignation of the Court of St. Peters-
burg againA that of Vienna is moulding itself in a
form, and publicly announced in a temper, that ad-
mits of no qualification.
When the revised and accepted propositions of the
allies were sent back to 'Vienna, they were not corn -
municated to M. de Gortschakoff. They were, how -
ever, disclosed to other Ministers, and with a certain
journalised publicity. The indignation of the Rus-
sian Minister was extreme ; but no notice was taken
of the " eux," above mentioned, by M. de l3uol,
until a few hours before the departure of the Count
Esterhazy, and then in a manner frigidly diplomatic,
and without any desire for the benefit of " sages
conseils."

Nuns creyons pour notre part qno des evimeraents
prochains se cluirgeront de repondre u ces questions, eu
demontrant par l'evidence des faits que si n'a
pas voulu des moyens qui sont une garantir de succ6s
pour les negociations de pain, c'est parce qu'elle ne voulait
pas le but.

These words, penned advisedly and published by
a Russian organ with Russian authority, go directly
to reproach Austria with insincerity, subterfuge, and
disloyalty, and of being guilty of that which is com-
monly called " mauvaises procedes." Really, per-
haps never in. history has there been a similar ex-
ample of crunination launched by one country
against another without open rupture. Austria
challenged the animadversion of Russia, and the
Gazette Autrichienne did not wait long for the reply.
It was gentlemanly and dignified :
La Gazette Autrichienne insinue que les propositions que
le Comte Esterhazy aura a faire au Cabinet de St. Peters•
bourg seront les derrieres, et que si elle, ne sont pas
acceptees, ce dernier retournera a Vienne, et les relations
entre les deux pays seront rompues. Nous reservons
d'apprecier cette eventualite, lorsqu'elle sera it retat de
fait accompli. Nous pourrona alors recondre avec plus de
liberte la question de savoir si les relations qu'on menace
sans cease de rompre valent raieux que des relations
rompues.
In flinging back with contempt the menace of
Austria, and accepting with alacrity and determina-
tion the " relations rompues," Russia reads a sage
and sarcastic lesson to the allies.
After placing before Germany the treasonable
laches of Austria against the confederated States,
Russia points to the remedy of grievance
L'Autriche n'oublie jewels d'être tine puissance Enro-
peene pour tenir le haut bout des transactions (Belo-
inatiques, mais on ditait qu'elle ne se souvient d'être
puissance Allemande que pour eviter de courir lea chances
de la guerre on pour recueillir les avantages de celle-ci.
Anything more insulting by insinuation could not be
written ; and after having exhibited the flagrant proof
of Austrian perfidy towards Germany, and after the
hissing charge of pusillanimity, " flanque au visage,"
the Russian organ asks disdainfully :
Pourquoi la Gazelle Autrichienne vent elle nous effrayer
en none representant l'Antriche comme l'epee de Damo-
cles suspendue la tete de la Russie ?" A qui done croft elle
imposer par cette fanfaronnade ?
This is a challenge outright to do more than
threaten. Again :
Abordant la question de savoir si is Ruasie accepters
les conditions de l'Autriche on si celleci sera obligee
d'avoir recours aux tames pour l'y foreer, la Gazette As-
Irichienne repond par cette ainguliere phrase, " Oa espire la
premiere erentualite ; on s'atlend d la seconde."
To which Russia may reply in the word as she does
nobly in the spirit Qu'eile se soucie peu de la
premiere et elle se moque Bien de la seconde."
This proud yet forbearing manifesto of Russia
against Austria, this temperate and dignified appeal
to Europe, exclusive of her enemies—" honorables
toujours quoiqu'ennemis "—by a simple relation of
fact against a faithless associate, has had an instan-
taneous and electrical effect throughout Germany,
and it need not be said in the highest degree preju-
dicial to Austria. Bavaria alone is prepared to make a
common cause with the house of Hapsburg Lorraine,
in the sense of Southern against Northern, Catholic
against Protestant, Germany, without the examina-
tion of right or wrong in the political abstract. But
after the Imperial and Russian elucidation of the
private object of Austria in asserting a Germanic
protectorate, and after the revealed wish of the latter
to possess herself of the mouths of the Danube, in
order to extort [confederated}f terms of a Judaic
complacency, the States, if possessed
of honour and common sense, will be disposed to
look elsewhere, and farther north, fore more faith-
ful guardian. One word to Austria. Italy clings
to her historic independence, Hungary cherishes the
memory of her slaughtered Magyars, Bohemia re-
pudiates the ancient motto, "Ich Dien," and remem-
bers what time she conferred the title of king upon
a petty duke of Austria; Gallicia belongs to
Poland, Dalmatia is Greek, and Sehlavonia sym-

pathises with the Russian race. Where is that
power, exclusively Austrian, that can pretend to
wrestle with Russia for the possession of the Danube,
or that can presume to claim a German affinity, so
as at once to be the nominal protector and the real
spoliator of the Gcrman nation ?

J. E. L.

3 ortign and Colonial Suttlligentt.

FRANCE.

The entry into Paris of the Imperial Guard and
the four regiments of the line lately returned from
the Crimea was celebrated on Saturday last with
great splendour. All Paris was out--thousands of
persons had collected along the boulevards and the
Place de la Bastile before daylight—the cafes re•
mained open the previous night—by eight o'clock
the streets were impassable, and but for the exer-
tions of the National Guard the " triumphal entry "
would have been no entry at all, and the Guards who
carried the Mumelon and Malakoff would have failed
to make good their way from the Bastile to the Place
de la VeridOme. As the morning advanced the
streets appeared in holiday attire—trophies and
emblems, with imperial eagles and clusters of flags,
rich decorations and devices illustrative of the event,
triumphal arches, gilt statues, flags and streamers,
all tended to prepare the Parisians for the great
ceremony of the day. At half-past eleven the Em-
peror, preceded by a squadron of the Cent Gardes,
accompanied by a numerous and brilliant staff, in-
cluding Prince Napoleon, General Canrobert, &c.,
and followed by another detachment of the Cent
Gerdes and two squadrons of the Cuirassiers of the
Garde, left the Tuileries, and riding slowly in ad-
vance of the staff proceeded to the Place de la Bas-
tile, where the troops, about 4,000 in all, placing
their kepis upon their bayonets, received him with
the most enthusiastic shouts. ThiEmperor, accom-
panied by Marshal Magnan in command, rode slowly
down the line, and returning to the centre of the
Place spoke in the following words 7-

Soblats,-3e viens an decant de vous comme antrefois
le Senat Homain RNA aux portes de Rome au decant de
ses legions victorieuses. Je viens vous dire que vous avez
bein meritee de la patrie.
Mon emoticn est grande, car au bonheur de vous revoir
se melent de douloureux regrets pour cells qui ne sont
plus, et un profond chagrin de n'avoir pu moi-meme vous
conduire an combat.

Sohlats de la garde, comme soldats de 14 ligne, soyez les
bienvenus.

Vous reprhentez tous cette armee d'Orient dont le
courage et perseverance ont de nouveau illustre nos aigles
et reconquis a la France le rang qui lui est di►.
La patrie, attentive it tout ce qui s'acoomplit en Orient,
vons accneille avec d'autant plus d'orgueil qu'elle me sure
vos efforts it la resistance opiniatre de l'ennemi.
Je you. ai rappeles, quoique la guerre ne soil pas ter-
minee, parse qu'll est juste de remplacer I leer tour les
regimens qui out le plus souffert. Chactn► pourra ainsi
upper premire an part de gloire, et le pays, qui entretient
six cent mille aoldats, a intcri•t ce y ait maintenant
en France tune armee notnbreuse et aguervie, prete a se
porter ott le besoiu
Gartlez done soignensement les liabitudea de la guerre,
furtitiez•vons dans l'expetience acquise; tenez-vous prim
repondre, all le fain, a mm n appel ; mais, en ce jour,
oubliez les epreuves tle la vie du soldat ; remerciez Dieu de
volts avoir epargues, et marchez Ilerement an milieu do
vos freres (rarities et de vos concitoyens, dont lee acclama•
Lions you. attendent.

[ Tran Mali on.]

Soldiers,--I meet you as of old the Roman Senate met
their ♦ictorious legions at the gates of Rome. I am
here to tell you that you have deserved well of your
country.

- .
I feel deeply that, mixed with the joy of again seeing
you, is sorrow for those that are no more, and the profound
regret that I myself was unable to lead you to battle,
Soldiers of the Guard, as well as soldiers of the line,
be welcome !

You represent all that army of the East whose courage
and perseverance have renewed the lustre of our eagles
and regained for France that rank which is her due.
The nation, attentive to all that is bring accomplished
in the East, receives von with the more pride as she
measures your efforts by the obstinate resistance of the
enemy.

Though the war be not finished, I have recalled you
because it is just to relieve in turn those regiments that
suffer most.

All alike can thus go and partake in their share of glory ;
and the country that maintains 600,000 soldiers is inter•
ested that there should he now in France a numerous and
veteran army ready to shuw ituelf where circumstances may
demand.

Preserve, then, religiously, the habits of war ; strengthen
yourselves in the experience you have acquired ; be ready
to answer, if it be necessary, at my call ; but this day
forget the hard trials of a soldier. Thank God for having
spared yon, and march proudly amid your comrades and
fellow•citizens, whose acclamations await you.

At the conclusion of the address the troops, who
received it with the loudest cheers, were formed into
three columns, and, preceded by the Emperor and
staff, entered Paris. At the Place Vendome, where
the Empress and her Court stood in the balcony of
the hotel of the Minister of Justice, the Emperor