The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-04-18 00:00:00

AUSTRIA.

VIENNA, APRIL 14.
As soda as it Was known to . the British and
French Cabinets that the . Austrian Charge-
d'Affaires had been reCalled. from Turin, the
English and French Ministers at the Court of
Sardinia were instructed to advise Count Cavour
to check the exuberant zeal of the writers for
the governmental organs of the press. Sir James
Hudson and the Duke of' Gramont obeyed orders,
and, for a time, the Correspondence Italienne
and the Opinime abstained from • those violent
attacks on Austria in which they had so long
indulged. Daring the last few days, however, the
papers in question have displayed an inclination
to return to the charge, and a recent number of
the Correspondence Italienne contains an article
which the Austrians declare to be " most perfi-
dious." The non-official Ministerial organ asserts
that Sardinia feels a great sympathy for Germany,
and it speaks of the Confederation in very
flattering terms. It was the object of the writer
to call the attention of the Germans to the
fact, that the hostility Of the Sardinian Go-
Vernthent to*arus . Austria doe 6 not extend
to the Federal States, and he therefore
affects to consider'Austria a non German Power.
As you are aware, the Imperial Government has
repeatedly affirmed that it is desirous to avoid any
hostile collisiou with Sardinia, but it must be
remembered that the military force of Austria
is not ander the Control of the Cabinet. The
Vmperdr is Chief of the Arrhy, and it receives
its orclera immediately from his Military
Central ClianCellerie,which is totally indepenlent of
the civil authorities. Count- Grunne, who is at the
head of the Military Central ditatteederie, is, with
the exception perhaps of the Cardinal Archbishop
of Vienna, the most influential man in the empire,
and on him the future relations between Austria
and Sardinia will mainly depend. One great reason
why re-organized Austria makes so little real pro-
gress is that• she has no premier-minister, no man
who, enjoys the confidence of his IMperial Master
in such a high degree ae did the late Prince
Schwarzenberg. At preSent there.iS too little unity
of purpose; each Minister goes his own Way, afid
unfortunately it continually happens that it is
not the way of his colleagues. It is a patent fact
that what pleases Baron Bruck displeases Baron
Bach, and vice versa, and Count Buol is so much
occupied with foreign affairs that ho has neither
'time nor inclination to attend to home matters. It
is my sincere wish that Austria may thrive and
become a Power Which Ahall inspire Russia with
reSpect, but it appen.rs to the that she is not in the
right path. She attends too much to trifles, and
consequently neglects matters of high importance.
If it is the question Of curbing the press, or of
bandying words with a second rate state, like
Sardinia, Austria is never found Wanting, bat she
seldom displays becoming energy in matters of
greater_ moment. Her foreign policy is besides
almost always of negative kind, and consequently
• she does not enjoy that consideration to which
her innate force entitles her. •

As you were inforriled in My letter of the Bth
inst., the Paris Conference has done marvellously
little towards the settlement of the Neufchatel
question. If the information which has reached
me be correct, France and England are beginning to
lose patience with the -King of Prussia, who still
obstinately insists on his sovereign rights to Neuf
chatel being acknowledged before he renounces
them. The Powers agree in thinking that
Switzerland ought to pay a "reasonable indemni-
fication-500,000f. perhaps—to Prussia, and France
and England are said to counsel the Swiss
Confederation to consent to King Frederick
William's retaining the empty title of Prince of
Neufchatel, as he seems to have set his heart on
it. His Prussian Majesty styles himself Margrave
of Anspach, but the King of Bavaria has never
thought it worth while to protest against
his doing so. The Emperor of Austria still
has " Count of Hapsburg" among his titles, but
neither the Canton of Berne nor the Swiss Con-
federation fears that he will lay claim to sovereign
rights in any 'part of Switzerland. The Berne
correspondent of the Frankfort Post Zeitung says it
has produced an unpleasant impression in Switzer-
land that Baron von Hubner supported Prussia
during the seven sittings of the Conference; but the
Swiss must not quarrel with Austria for displaying
so much energy about a mere matter of form. She
has tacitly recognised the reformed Federal Con■
stitution, and she can render no greater service to
Switzerland without giving offence to Prussia, The
chances are, that if Prussia and Switzerland should
remain obstinate, the. Powers will, after having
persuaded the contending parties.to submit to their
decision, form themselves into a court of arbitra
tion. If Russia and Austria should refuse to agree
to this; France and England will probably declare
that the Conference is dissolved, and for them-
selves recognise the independence of Neufchatel.
The following paragraph, which is from the 9th
volume of the " Memoirs of the Duke of Ragusa,"
deserves the attention of British and French
Statesmen. It ,is the question of the Trety of
July 15, 1840, for the pacification of the Levant
The Conference assembled, and the protocols accumu.
lated. without the parties being able to come to an under-
standing. Cabinet messengers traversed all parts of
Europe, but without result. From the very beginning
Russia assumed the best and most becoming attitude. She
refrained from interfering. Strong in the advantages
resulting from her geographical position, Russia well kneW
that, as the principal heir to the Ottoman empire, she
would be 'able to lay down the law to all at the moment
of its fall. She saw, however, in the difference of opinion
which prevailed between the English and French Cabinets,
a means of breaking off an alliance which offended her. She
determined to make sacrifices, and to give a new 'lace" to
the London Conference by drawing nearer to the Whigs,
who were then at the head of affairs. Although the Em-
peror Nicholas had a strong and well founded antipathy
to England, it was not so strong as that which he felt for
Louis Philippe. He thought it would be a great victory
to put an end to an alliance which he abhorred, and it
afforded him inexpressible pleasure (une jouissance indi-
cible) to separate two allies who, after having been 'sepa-
rated during so many centuries by opposing interests and
ancient enmity, had been brought together by the force of
circumstances. In order to attain his aim, no complai-
sance towards England was too great. The policy of
Russia was the cause of the sudden separation which was
followed 1 y the Treaty of July 15th, 1840.
The French Marshal observes, that he is unable
to understand how Austria and Prussia, who were
influenced neither by their interests nor by their
passions, could become parties to such a treaty.
A person who is well informed on all Russian
matters states that the position of Count Valentin
Esterhazy,fas Austrian Minister at St. Petersburg,
is almost untenable. Great reserve is displayed
in official circles if any mention is made of the
unsatisfactory relations between the two govern-
ments, but the-end of the matter will assuredly be
that Count Esterhazy will receive a prolonged
furlough, and leave a simple Charge d'Affaires to
carry on the current business. M. von Lacken•
backer, the aulic counsellor, has not gone direct to
to Constantinople. He is said to be at Bucharest,
and if so, he will probably make arrangements for
supplying the Governmental organs of the Vienna
press with correspondence in harmony with the