The Sun.
London, England, 1855-05-31 00:00:00

AUSTRIA.

VIENNA, May 26.—The Times correspondent
says no direct answer has yet been returned to the
despatches forwarded by this Government to
London and Paris on the 20th, but the language
employed by Lord John Russell in the House on
the 24th, and by Lord Palmerston on the following
evening, has produced a most unpleasant impression
here. Captain Webster, the British Cabinet mes-
senger, arrived yesterday evening from London, but
it is evident that the despatches of which he was the
bearer did net refer to the Austrian propositions,
as the projected Conference has not been held to-
day. In some of my more recent letters it has been
said that it would not be advisable to agree to any
conditions proposed by Austria, unless she pre-
viously pledged herself to pursue a certain line of
conduct should they be rejected by the St. Peters-
burg Cabinet. When about a month since the
Austrian propositions were forwarded by the British
and French Ministers to London and Paris, their
acceptance was recommended by Lord John Russell
and M. Drouyn do I'Huys, because the Austrian
Government had entered into positive engagements
towards the Western Powers. The following per-
fectly reliable information has now been given me
on the subject. After the receipt of the Austrian
projects a direct application was made to Count
Buol, and he was requested to state what would
be the policy of Austria if Russia should reject
her propositions after they had been accepted by
England and France. The reply was, that if Prince
Gortsc'aakoff refused them at the Conference,
it would be considered a casus belli ; and, if the
St. Petersburg Cabinet confirmed tilettenisions of
its representative, Austria would declare war
against Russia. It was added, that in the decla-
ration then given the Minister for Foreign Affairs
expressed the opinions and intentions of his Im-
perial master. That French and British statesmen
should be desirous to secure the co-operation of
such a powerful military Power as Austria is natural
enough ' • but it appears to me that they were
inclined to pay too high a price for it. Diplo-
matists still affect to believe that Russia would
have refused to agree to the Austrian project, but
lay observers think that the whole thing was "
job," and express their astonishment that such an
experienced statesman as the British Minister for
the Colonies should be so singularly unsuspicious.
On the 22d 260 merchantmen were taking in
corn at Galatz, where the weather was rainy and
stormy.
The demand for the precious metals was so great
on 'Change this morning, that gold rose l and silver
1. per cent. London remained as yesterday, at
1211. 90c. and 1211. 20c. _ _

MAY 27.

Loud complaints are made here that the British
and French Governments " have displayed great
want of consideration towards Austria," but the
sequel will assuredly prove that they have acted
wisely in declining to take into further considera-
tion propositions once rejected.
The Donau learns from its correspondent " in the
Kingdom of Poland" that in a very short time the
whole of the Imperial Guard will have entered
Poland from Lithuania. The two divisions of the
Grenadier Corps are already on their way to Vol-