The Sun.
London, England, 1855-07-21 00:00:00

it seemed probable that Russia would agree to
nothing that would interfere with the &termi-
nation that the EMPEROR ALEXANDER announced
of carrying out the policy Of PETER and of
CATHERINE.''

Up to this period nothing could be mora de-
cided or energetic than the conduct and language
of the Foreign Secretary, and some time elapsed
before any great change was perceptible. We
know that the Austrian propositions were debated
in the Cabinet from the 29th April to the 7th of
May, and on the Bth of the latter month he for-
warded a despatch to the Earl of WESTUOIZELAND,
temperately, but firmly announcing that the time
had arrived for England and France to invite
Austria, in fulfilment of her engagements, to con-
cert with them the measures for giving immediate
effect to the Treaty of December 2d. On the 29th
of May this demand was more earnestly pressed,
stating what the engagement was, and calling to
Atistria to perform her part, while on the 2d of
June he pointed out the sacrifices that Irkd up to
that time been made for the Austrian Alliance ;
and on the 13th of June he stated to Count
COLLOREDO that " the continuation of the War
must, to a certain extent, change the position of
Austria and her Allies towards each other, unless she
took part in the War, in fulfilment of her engage-
ments."

On the 26th June, however, all this was
changed. The Noble Earl then thought that
" the proceedings of Austria did not justify cen-
sure," and he declared that she would continue to
occupy the Principalities without let or hindrance,
and practically contradicted his own assertion on
the 13th of June, less than a fortnight previously.
We ask, then, what was the cause of that change
in the most trusted member of the Government ?
Why has Lord CLARENDON so completely altered
his tone ? We hope that some explanation may
be given on this point, which has occasioned con-
siderable anxiety to the community, and that we
may know whether it has been produced by a
section of the Cabinet or, by the unconstitutional
interferences of irresponsible parties ? Had the
Papers above referred to been published previous
to Lord LYNDHURST'S celebrated speech, it
would have furnished the 'veteran Statesman
with weapons of -irresistible power ; and
there are abundant reasons why he may oncw
more, before the terminuion of the session, call
the attention of the House of Peers to " the ano-
malous position of Austria in her relation to the
Allied Powers. At present all that is known is,
that we have been completely bamboozled —have
been humiliated, and made laughing-stocks of in
the sight of Europe ; and it seems as if we were
afraid to demand the satisfaction to which we are
so eminently entitled 1 Such imputations are
peculiarly unpleasant, and it should be ascer-
tained whether we are to rest contented under
the disgrace and injury occasioned to us by Aus-
trian duplicity and insincerity, or possibly, as a
reward for her misconduct, to hand over. Mol-
davia and Wallachia to 'the tender mercies of
Austria, who seems resolved to retain permanently
the Principalities, into the possession whereof
she was so improvidently permitted to enter.