The Sun.
London, England, 1855-07-27 00:00:00

lachia, and Bulgaria, and Mark Lane ? The
answer—and her old and faithful coadjutor, the
Times, ought to know—is again, Austria ! If
there be any Government in Europe which Eng-
lishmen, and Frenchmen too, have cause to wish,
as our friends of the Green Isle might say, at the
bottom of the bottomless pit, that Government
assuredly is Austria. According to the Times
she will neither lot us fight nor eat. We quite
agree with our contemporary. We warn Lord
PALMERSTON, however (and also Lord PALMER-
STON'S unavowed master), that, if through unpro-
pitious harvest weather, or any other cause, bread
should be dear next winter, he and his Austria
will not be spared by an indignant nation.
Then Odessa is in every one's mouth. Our
army, or—even if we be entirely successful—a
great part of it, must winter in the Crimea. How
important to the security of their position that
Odessa should be incapacitated for the transit and
support of troops. This was fully proved last
autumn. No false mercy must be shown
this year ; mercy to Odessa will again
be martyrdom to our brave soldiers. The
same reasons apply to the other sea-coast or river
towns between Odessa and Perekop ; whh the ad-
ditional reason in the case of Nicolaieff, that it is
the southern Dockyard of Russia.
Then, again, the vicinity of Sebastopol on the
north seems to offer great military allurements.
Near the Belbec, we believe it is possible to land
troops under the support of our ships, and to
enable them to fortify a camp whence they might
threaten the north of Sebastopol and the march
of relieving columns, or of supplies of food, and
perhaps of ammunition. Suppose the next attack
on the Malakhoff and Redan were preceded for a
few days by a combined naval and military de-
monstration on the north side, might it not do
somewhat to divide the resources of the garrison ?
It may seem presumptuous for civilians to indulge
in such suggestions, but we are all of us now
getting used to military subjects, and we can
assure our military readers we retain our proper
deference for professional knowledge, though we
hold ourselves able to comprehend its reasonings,
and to proffer suggestions for its contemplation.
In the Crimea we may add that the Russians
surely will not be permitted, as is reported to be
the case, to fortify Arabat or its singular penin-
sula. We have already proved that they cannot
without our permission.
To advert, in conclusion, to a very different
region. Can nothing be effected in the Baltic
worthy of our fleet there ? Early this year we
strongly urged either that something should be done
in the Baltic sufficiently vigorous to make a
powerful diversion in favour of our operations in
the south, or that a blockade merely should be
maintained there, and powerful gun-boats, with
guns of very long range, and other vessels, should

be sent to the Euxine in sufficient numbers to
sweep everything there from Bessarabia to Ba-
toum. The naval strength has been, however,
actually sent to the Baltic. The Daily Yews
shows that it is now just double what it was under
the command of Sir CHARLES NAPIER. We hope

there is some practical object in this. The object
ought to be to have both sufficient strength to
keep the Russian navy imprisoned, and at the
same time to cover the landing of an army to
form the basis of operations in Poland. If Lord
DUNDONALD may not blow up Cronstadt except
by rule, and if it be really useless to attempt bat-
tering the forts of the Neva with. what Sir C.
Wool) has provided for that purpose, what else
can be done than what we have indicated ?
Deserters tell us that 10,000 Poles are ready to
join our ranks from St. Petersburg, if we do but
give them an opportunity. An intelligent Swedish
correspondent has pointed out that even the people
of Sweden, burning as they are with hostility to
Russia, still think the Allies must attack her
Northern as well as her Eastern power, before

Sweden can safely declare war against the over-
bearing neighbour who threatens her liberty.
Nothing, indeed, can be more absurd than to
weaken the universal enemy towards Turkey, and
at the same time to leave him striding on to the
German Ocean. To us and to France the Sound
is of more consequence than the Bosphorus.

What is the Administrative Reform Association
about 7 Letters of congratulation and approval
are very pleasant writing, but they don't advance
a cause much, however they may mark its pro-
gress ; and really, in this case, the leaders of the
Association seem disposed to give themselves more
credit for the appointments to which we refer than
actually belongs to them. We could have no ob-
jection to this provided its tendency, under the
circumstances, were not mischievous.

Look at the Anti-Corn-Law League. Nobody
would attempt to deny that its successes were
trumpeted loudly far and wide; and for ourselves
we did our best to give them publicity rather
than hinted at any impropriety—and why ? Not
because we sympathised any more in proportion to
its importance with that movement than the pre-
sent, but because the announcement of every suc-
cess was hurled like a shell into the opposing
camp, and was followed by a more confident and
eager march forward. The League had not an
inch of indolence in its composition, and it
succeeded so soon because it struggled and fought
for the speediest possible success. Wherever
your business engagements, or pleasure trips, car-
ried you—there was the League. Its tracts—
which were tracts, and absorbed dulness instead
of dispensing it—were in every train, and its
agents armed, against all hazards, s•norous, logi-
cal, humorous, and convincing, held forth tri-
umphantly in every locality. It was represented
during the canvas—it was in high feather at the
hustings—it breathed indignant reprobation from
the pulpit—it woke to reason the slumbering
senate. It had to encounter the prejudices of
one-half of the population—it had to contend
with the unabated power of the territorial aris-
tocracy, and the sarcastic censure of the most
eloquent statesmen. It had to teach the people
their grievances, and point out to commerce a
royal road to the nations of the world, and the
movement succeeded, because from the depths of
their hearts the Leaguers meant it, and to the
utmost of their ability strove to secure it. With
half the advantages the Administrative Reform
Association possesses it would have recorded al-
ready victories to which the late appointments
are a mere bagatelle.

Wehave no further quarrel with the Association
than this arising from its apathy. But for the
letters to which we have referred we should have
said it was " crow'ners quest" defunct, and, in
melancholy mood, had left a couple of tracts to
a disappointed public, by way of legacy. Where
are its agents? Where are its popular appeals to
be heard ? What encouragement have the advo-
cates of Administrative Reform from it in the
Senate ? What pulpit has caught a generous
sympathy from its appeals? What hustings has
sent forth a sound from it that has reverberated
through the great heart of the nation ? What
1:3'; done towards the registration and the g
aener
com-
in
say, let the Association
In HEAVENS name, we
• al election ? And echo answers, What ?
be up and Alain. To move manfully with ouch