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 German Courts relative to the
Vienna Conferences : .

" VIENNA, MAY 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 of the twelfth sitting of
the Conference Austria declared that she did not regard
every m...s exhausted to bring the negotiations upon
the third 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 confidentially 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 com-
plete fulfilment of the third point of guarantee, and which
his Majesty the Emperor, our august master, deems of a
nature (far geeignet halt) to be presented to the St. Peter-
sburg Cabinet as an ultimatum. 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
it had imposed upon itself. The notification made in the
British Parliament of the publication 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.
AN 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 no express any opinion upon
the situation of affairs. Shortly, however, we may be
in a condition to.explain our views fully to the D et—
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, &c.,
" Count 8u0r.."

PRUSSIA.

BERLIN, May 27.—N0 news has reached here 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
who for want of any such means of transport must
be languishing in vain on the coasts of -Germany
and Denmark. The regular steamers between
Hamburg and Heligoland will not begin to ply till
the middle of June : until that takes place the
services of a Government will be necessary.
In spite of these difficulties, however, seine 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,
but 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
tii.goot of about IAO natives, is stated do 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
26 barracks set up, capacious enough to contain 50
men each.

Colonel Stutterheim is reported as being in
Hamburg, Hanover, and London at various diffe-
rent times, anywhere else than at Heligoland, and
it is always mentioned of him that he holds himself
as alocf 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
sinew, but, at any rate, it damps the nascent
ardour. From Hamburg, Cologne, and Altana we
hear of embargo being laid upon men whose desire
to enlist had become patent, an l of agents whose
goodwill to assist them had been as little doubtful.
The Deutsche Volkshalle has worked up some of
the abovdtmentioned incidents into a very respect-
able battle-piece, or at least, "'Preparations for
action." 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 Heligoland 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, however, as it appears, the com-
mencement of a Britannic Swiss Legion has 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
Huningen, Blamont, Jougen, Evian, and Domo-
Dossola. The legion is to consist of infantry, artil-
lery, and sharpshooters. The uniform is to be the
Epglish, scarlet and gold, and their flag is to bear
the Cross of the Confederation. The terms offered
are described 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 Amerio