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London, England, 1853-10-03 00:00:00

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LONDON, MONDAY, OCTOBER 3.

run military theatricals at Olmutz are over. The
Emperor NICBULAi, who enacted in them the part
of an Austrian Colonel with great applause, has re-
sumed his ordinary character, and is travelling poet
to Warsew. Lord WLSTIIORELAND has peeked up
his splendid red uniform and the state liveries of his
domestics against the next great occasion, and is re-
turning to resume his musical studies at Vienna. Pro-
fessors Tilit.itscit and Visuran have made arrange-
ments f r u private congress of their own, to decide
bethi r a Bavarian or a Prussian Prince ought to
preside over the resuscitated Byzantine em-
pire, his Czarish MAJESTY having gravely
told these learned pundits that until they
are agreed on this knotty point he cannot
entertain their project, of which his nntural disin-
terestedness would otherwise lead him to approve so
highly. In short, each and all of the Olmutz dra-
matis perome are winging their ways homewards,
perfectly satisfied with the success of the representa-
tion, whicli was so true to reality that soldiers were
killed at the springing of a mine in the sham siege.
The powder smoke that brooded over the fields of
Olmutz has been dispersed, but the jugglers it
shrouded have not remained to brave inspection

in the open eye of day. The ostensible

cause of .meeting was a military review,
but if no diplomatic business has been trans-
acted, it was not for want of the attendance of gen-
tlemen of the diplomatic profession. Tho Emperors
of ItesslA and AVSTRIA devoted, it is said, a whole
evening to • solemn fete-a-lets. Lord WESTMORE-
LAND is reported to have been honoured with a
long, confidential, and (to them) every way satisfac-
tory interview with the Emperor of RUSSIA.
Ntruut.is was met at Olmutz by his Grand Chan-
ceilor, Cuunt NESSELRLIDE, and his Minister at
Vienna, Baron MY.TY.ICDORFP. FILANCIS had also his
Ministers of State in attendance; and there were
present the Ambassadors of England, Prussia, Ba-
varia, and so forth. If no mischief comes from such a
gathering, it is more t han could be reasonably expected.
The Imperial fraternisation at Olmiitz irresistibly
carries back the memory to the congresses held
successively by adjournment at Laybach, Vienna,
and Verona, where the designs of the Holy Alliance
became so glaringly apparent, that the English
Minister was compelled to declare his country could
no longer participate in such councils—a declaration

whichparnlyeedthe schemes of the Alliance at the
moment, and effectually prevented any further public
demonstrations on the part of its members. The
events of that congress arc full of instruction for
the present moment.
It was an epoch of revolutions. In the brief space
of twelve months revolutions had broken out, and
the popular cause had triumphed in Spain, the Tno
Sicilies. Portugal, and Piedmont. The object of the
Holy Allies was to crush all of them, and adopt
measures for preventing the recurrence of such dis-
agreeable events in any part of Europe. The main
interest of the discussions, however, came to centre
upon the Sp►nish Revolution. The Ring of FRANCE,
who reigned in virtue of his acceptance of the Charter,
and his Ministers, had resolved to crash Parlia-
mentary Government in Spain by an armed invasion.
Accordingly the representative of France at the COD-
rem submitted a series of questions to the assembled
powers for the purpose of ascertaining what support
France might expect if her King took arms to re-
store absolute monarchy in Spain. Russia spoke out
frankly and promptly : the Emperor ALEXANDER
offered to aid his royal brother of France, if nted
were, by marching an army of 150,000 men through
Germany, Northern Italy, and France, into Spain.
With the exception of England the allies of the
CZAR stood aghast. They were like men who had
incautiously uttered a spell, and shrink when the
fiend who obeyed the summons stood suddenly in his
might before them. Austria and France recoiled from
the proffered visit of 150,000 Russians,Cossacks,
mucks, and Bashkir,. Austria,France,andPrussia saw
the danger of inviting the Russians to approach a
woad time so near to Paris. They instantly set
their wits to work to prepare Battering expressions
of thanks for the chivalrous readiness of Russia to
draw the sword in behalf of Legitimacy, combined
with civil declinations of its offer. The task might
have puzzled wiser and honester men, but England
helped them out of the scrape. The representative
of England was instructed to declare that it was in-
consistent with the constitution of his Government
to recognise any right of interference by foreign
arms in the domestic disputes of any state ; that
England could not participate in any councils which
had in view the realisation of each an interference;
and that England reserved itself to be guided by
circumstances in any events that might arise out of
the attempt. France, Austria, and Russia forth-
with discovered that as one member of the quintuple
alliance was resolute to stand aloof, combined action
of the powers composing it was out of the question,
and each most act for itself. The Russian offer to
march 150,000 men at a moment's warning to put
down Parliamentary Government in Europe was no
longer talked of. Russia's ambition to become the
armed dictator of western Europe was baffled for the
time.

The European question now at lame is closely con. '
nected with that by which Russia threw the councils
of Laybach and Verona into confusion. If the other
European powers give way to the encvachments of
Russia upon the Porte, they augment the means and
they strengthen the position of Russia for marching
an army at acy time to dictate what form of govern. I
ment shall prevail throughout Europe. Now, as in
the days of Laybach and Verona, Austria is too
poor to have a conscience, morally and mentally too
obtuse to conceive an honourable and energetic
course of action : Prussia, by the want of de-
cided character in the reigning monarch, seems
ready to take its cue from Russia and Austria. Both
Austria and Prussia see the danger that threatens
them from Russia; but, unmanned by their fear of
popular principles on the one side and Russian
arms on the other, they have not the courage to
utter a blunt unequivocal No to the CZ %R's insidious
proposals. England professes to be now, as for-
merly, fully sensible of the injustice of Russia, and
determined to resist it. And as England, if there be
truth in the words of princes, may now count
upon France as an ally, instead of an op-
ponent, when championing the rights of in-
dependent states, if the simple declaration
of England at Vienna and Laybach, that it
would not participate in the nefarious schemes of
the four powers, and would act with reference to
them as events might show just and expedient,
surely a similar declaration from England and
France united must he equally efficacious now, see-
ing (lint Austria and Prussia are as desirous as
ever to obtain a fair excuse for covertly counteract-
ing ,1
the designs of their beloved Russian ally.