The Sun.
London, England, 1855-05-30 00:00:00

AUSTRIA.

The following is a translation of the circular de-
spatch addressed by Count 'Buol to the Austrian
Plenipotentiaries at Grman CourtS relative to the
Vienna Conferences :

" VIENNA, MAT 14.

" Sir,—The decision of the British Government to pre•
sent to Parliament the protocols of the Vienna Confer•
ences makes public the negotiations for peace at a mo•
ment when they cannot be regarded as terminated.

" At the end of the protocol 9f the twelfth sitting of
the Conference Austria declared that she did not regard
every means exhausted to bring the negotiations upon
thethird point to a solution, and that she regarded it as
her special mission to endeavour to discover the means
for effecting a rapprochement.
" The Plenipotentiaries of France and England on
their part, it is true, declared that their instructions were
exhausted, but did not declare the negotiations termi-
nated, and when later, by protocol No. 13, the rejection
of a proposal emanating from Russia was stated, Austria
resolved to recommend confiden,tially to the serious con-
sideration of the Courts-of Paris and of London new pro-
positions, in which she thought to find a loyal and corn-
plete fulfilment of the third point of guarantee, and which
his Maje,ty the Emperor, our august master, deems of a
nature (fur geeignet halt) to be presented to the S.Peters-
burg Cabinet as an nitimatura. The last protocols of the
Conference left the negotiations .still pending, and the
Austrian Cabinet for its part would have hesitated at
leaving that reserve which the case commanded, and
which in the interest of an object so important for all
itliad imposed upon itself. The notification made in the
British Parliament of the nablicetion of the protocols
made it incumbent upon us to have them published like-
wise, so as to bring them to the knowledge of the Go-
vernments of Germany, and you are requested to pre-
sent the accompanying documents, with a copy of this
letter, to the Government to which you are accredited.
As we make this communication before the result of the
still pending negotiations can be. stated, we can only do
so with that reserve which the attainment of the object
commands. As yet we do not express any opinion upon
the situation of affairs. Shortly, hOwevor, we may be
in a condition to explain our views fully to the Diet—
views upon which the reply of the Cabinets of Paris and
of London to the proposals alluded to. above cannot' fail
to exercise some influence.:

" I am, &e.,
" Count BuoL,"

PRUSSIA.

BERLIN, May 27.—N0 news has reached herb yet
of any steamer having arrived in the Elbe for the
purpose of conveying to Heligoland any aspirants
for the honour of entering the German legion, and
with for want of any such mean of transport must
be languishing in vain on the coasts of Germany
and Denmark. The• regular steamers between
Hamburg and. Heligolanj will not begin to ply till
the middle of June : until that takes place the
services of a Government will bo necessary.
In spite of these difficulties, however, some pro.
spective recruits about the middle of this month
did reach that important British possession Heligo-
land, but could meet with no one there who was in
position to forward their laudable purposes. They
stated on their return that they had found there
Captain Grattan (perhaps this name is not correct),
and Lieut. Dampierre together.with three sappers,
-bat that they have nothing to do with. enlistment.
The sole object of these gentlemen, with their en-
tire force of three men, aided- by an auxiliary con-
tingent of about 100 natives, is stated to be the
erection of the huts for the coming troops. This
carpentering expedition has now been at work two
-months, about 1,0001. has been expended in wages
and petty outlays, and a.week ago there were just
20 barracks set up, capacious enough to contain 50
men each.
_ _

• Colonel Stutterheim is reported as being in
Hamburg, Hanover, and Landon at various diffe-
rent times, anywhere else than at Heligoland, and
it is always mentioned of him that' he holds himself
as aloof as-possible from anything like accepting any
proffered military.service: This may be necessary
on• account of the extremely strict laws against
foreign competition for _the . article of thews and
sinews, but, at any rate, it damps the nascent
ardour. From Hamburg, Cologne, and Altona we
hear of embargo being. laid upon men whose desire
to enlist had become patent, an-1 of agents whose
goodwill to assist them had been as little doubtful.
Zhe Deutsche -Volkshalle has worked up some of
the above-mentioned incidents into a very respect.
able battle-piece, or at least,. " Preparations for
aeion." It says :
"Yesterday evening (the 22d) 21 men, who had been
enlisted for the English Foreign Legion, were in-Altona,
taken from on board a geligoiand sloop by police agents
and military, and preliminarily put into custody. This
morning (the 23d) the cutter of an English ship of war
made its appearance in the Elbe, off Altona, and to-mor•
row, as we hear, two or three English war steamers,
whose draught of Water admits of it, will. come up the
Elbe:"
In Switzerland, ho never, a.s it appears, the cora:
men-Cement of a Britannic Swiss Legion hai been
made under the direction of Colonel Dickson, who
is president of a military commission for, this
purpose. The main depot is Schleftstadt ; there
are subsequently to be other depots opened; at
iluningen, Biamout, cronaen, Evian, and Domo-
Dossola. The legion is to consist of infantry, artil-
lery, and sharpshooters. The uniform is to be the
English, scarlet and gold, and their flag is to bear
the Cross of the Confederation. The terms offered
are describ6d as very liberal ; bandsmen and pri-
vates are, at the conclusion of their term of service,
to be returned to their homes, or taken to America