The Sun.
London, England, 1855-12-03 00:00:00

RUMOURS or PEACE.

For the last twelve days her Majesty's Government
have been busily negotiating peace on terms deemed by
the Emperor of the French to be satisfactory. Our
readers may rely that after a period of active communi-
cations between Paris and London, on Monday the 19th
of November last, the proposals to re-open negotiations
for peace on " satisfactory" terms were formally de
livered to the British Government, and that, iu cense
quence, a Cabinet Council was summoned, and sat th
next day (Tuesday) for upwards of three hours on th
subject. From that moment until the present unceasin
communications have taken place between all parties and
powers interested, and we have reason to believe with a
far more favourable effect than in our last number we
presumed to anticipate.-1711 Presse, Dec. 1.
The Prase asserts that on Monday the 19th of Nov.
last, the proposals to re-open negotiations for peace on
satisfactory terms were formally delivered to the British
Government, and that in consequence a Cabinet Council
was summoned, and sat next day (Tuesday) for upwards
of three hours on the subject. It tells rather against the
accuracy of the opposition organ that no Cabinet was
held on the day here mentioned ; and that the Cabinet
which assembled the day after (Wednesday) had bees
~uinmoned on the Friday before. No propositions for
peace from Russia have been under consideration—for
none have been received.—Observer.

It may be remembered that this time last year we
announced the completion of the famous treaty of the
2d of December, which was to have bound Austria to
us in war in the event of Russia refusing to make peace
on equitable terms. That treaty led, as a natural con-
sequence, to the Conferences of Vienna, where the arts
of diplomacy prevailed in perverting the judgment of
two of the most distinguished Statesmen
_in Europe,
who, sent to accomplish a distinct mission by one party,
not only left it unfulfilled, but came home with as dis-
tinct a mission from the other side. Thanks, however,
to the energetic decision of the men who guided
the Governments of England and France, we escaped,
on that occasion, from the wiles of diplomacy
and the artful insincerity of Russia, and in arms
we have found a triumphant solution of diffi-
culties which at Vienna were deemed insuperable.
But is Russia humbled now ? Will she now make
the peace which is real peace, or will she again
endeavour to cajole and trick us ? That is what remains
to be seen. A Government would be inexcusable which,
after the sacrifices we have made, after the exertions we
are pledged to, should lend its ear to such empty delu-
sions and hollow mockeries as the overtures ?f. Russia
have hitherto been. We believe that now, again, at this
time of year, from precedent perhaps deemed propitious,
Austria is endeavouring to bring about negotiations for
peace. We can only say that to be acceptable such ne-
gotiation must not only be distinct, but also clearly etfi.
cacious. None else could make us pause in the course
which we are pursuing, and which, in all human proba-
bility in the course of another campaign, will reduce
Russia to the necessity of begging for peace on any
terms. Convinced as we are of this, with these pros.
spects, it will not be easy to divert us again from their
prosecution by feigned alliances, chimerical projects,
and deceitful negotiations.— Illeening Fog.

A SEBASTGPOL MEDAL.—Mr. T. R. Pinches, of 27,
Oxendon-street, has just issued a beautifully-executed
bronze medal to commemorate the fall of Sebastopol.
On the obverse a French eagle is ,lisplayed deetr ying
the famous Malalthoff tower with a thunderbolt. On the
reverse, the flags of England, France, Turkey, and Sar-
dinia are represented, with the emblems of glory, honour,
and justice, and on a tablet is the destruction of Sebas-
topol, and underneath the snake in the grass, with the
words Sinope, Ilaugo—alluding to Eussian treachery.
The medal is executed in the highest style of art, and is
highly creditable to the genius of Air. Pinches.
Ii EXPOLT Brio T., ADE—Fr,,u, a Perl'amentery
paper just issued it appears that the ckelai-Weilus
beer and ale exported, from the 6th of January tp-0141'
?Alt of October, was no less than 1,152,2(371.

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