The Sun.
London, England, 1855-01-31 00:00:00

PRUSSIA.

Letters from Berlin, of the 27th, state that great
irritation 'prevailed there against. the. Gpvernmemt
of Vienna, and there had even been some question
of sending his passports to the Austrian Ambassa-
dor. At the close of a Cabinet Council held on the
26th, two Prussian corps received orders to proceed
with their mobilisation, but with a view to watch
Austria rather than Russia. Moreover, General
Wede], who left Berlin on the 27th, was to endea-
vour by all means to effect a good understanding
with France.

AUSTRIA.
VIENNA, January 27.—German politics rarely
deserve the particular attention of foreign readers,
but a matter is now being discussed at Frankfort
which cannot but have great influence on the so-
lution of the Eastern question. The information
about to be communicated will certrinly be con-
firmed by your Berlin correspondent, as the Ger-
man Cabinets have laid aside their usual reserve,
and loudly rail against Austria, as a Power which
is on the point of bringing about a dissolution
of the German Confederation. This ridiculous
charge is founded on the fact of Austria having,
on the 14th of January, addressed two notes to
Baron Prokesck, her representative at Frank-
fort. One of the despatches was a circular ad-
dressed to the Austrian Envoys at the differ-
ent Courts. The other was a secret despatch, in
which Baron Prokesck was instructed—should he
not be able to secure a majority in the Select Com-
mittee of the Bund on the questions of the mo-
bilisation of the several contingents, and of the
election of a Commander-in. Chief of the Federal
army—to treat with those German Governments
which might, as independent States, be willing to
1+ enter into a separate alliance with Austria. Pros-
' sia and the Bamberg Conference States question
the right of the Imperial Government to act thus,
but the articles of Confederation, which refer to the
case in point, will now be quoted, so that the non-
German world may have an opportunity of judging
of the merits of the question. Prussia and the
Bambergers base their objections to the policy of
Austria on the following passage which occurs in
Art. 11 of the " General Resolutions" :
"The members of the Confederation reserve to them-
selves the right of concluding alliances of every descrip-
tion, but still they pledge themselves not to enter into
any connections which would militate against the security
of the Bend or of the separate Federal States."
It is worthy of remark that the foregoing pas-
sage does not appear in the corresponding Art. 63
of the Vienna Congress Act, which was drawn up
in the French language. The Imperial Govern-
ment is unmoved by the clamours of its factious
Federal Allies, and is evidently resolved to act on
the basis of Art. 42 of the Vienna "Final Act " of
1820, which runs as follows :
" If the preliminary question as" to whether there is
danger is decided by a majority in the negative, those
Federal States which are convinced of the reality of
danger shall still have the right to agree on mutual mea-
sures of defence among themselves."
General Crawford, the new British Military
Commissioner, arrived here yesterday afternoon.
General Cannon, who so much distinguished him-
self in Bulgaria, and more recently commanded the
Turkish corps at Eupatoria, passed through Vienna
a few days since on his way to London. A heavy
domestic loss renders the presence of the General
in England necessary, but as soon as the family ar-
rangements have been 'made he will return to his
command.
On the 22d Baron Prokesck made a motion in
the Diet that half the contingents of the several
Federal States be made mobile, and that a Com-
mander-in-Chief be elected ; but, as some of the
members declared that they were not furnished
with the necessary instructions the questions could
not be put to the vote.