The Sun.
London, England, 1855-02-06 00:00:00

AUSTRIA.

VIENNA, Feb. 2.—There are various interesting
facts and on dits to be communicated to-day, but
bofore this is done, a semi-official article on the
sea-et despatch of the 14th January must be laid
before your readers. It is in the Ministerial
OesteriveichischeCorrespondenz, and runs as follows :
" A part of the German press gives a signification to
the secret .despatch which was sent from the Imperial
Royal Foreign -office on the 14th January, against which
we must most energetically protest.
" It was Austria that again gave vitality to the Ger-
man Diet; after the greatest exertion, she succeeded in
renewing the boss of union between all the Federal
States, and it has always been her endeavour to for-
get, and to cause to be forgotten, the unfortunate
events of the years 1848, 1849, and 1850, which were
principally directed against the ancient and venerable
union between Germany and Austria. It was the aim
of Austria to give the Federal Diet an opportunity of
accomplishing its high and important duty which is to
maintain the interests of Germany. It is so notorious
that it has always been the aim of the Imperial Royal
Cabinet to support the Bund, and to care for its dignity,
that no person of discernment can possibly believe that
Austria entertains any idea of attacking the Federal
Constitution. Far from this being the case, the above-
mentioned despatch of the 14th bases its conditional
proposition on paragraphs contained in the fundamental
laws of the Bund, which expressly provide that a minority
of the Federal States can propose and agree to further
measures for securing the Confederation and its mem-
bers than those resolved on by a majority. (See Article
42 of the Vienna Final Act of 1820.)
4• It would be strange logic to declare him an open or
a secret opponent of a cause who was willing to do more
is support of aat common cause thin lie was strictly
bound to perfori.i. Such logic howev, r; not calculated
to surprise those who for months have seen the inten-
tions of Austria sy tematically exposed to suspicion, be-
cause she made extraordinary sacrifices for Germany,
and raised mighty armies.
"Those federal German Governmenti, which know
how to appreciate the consistents efforts of Austria to
maintain the dignity and security of Germany during
the present threatening stato of things in Europe, will,
we feel convinced, energetically refuse to listen to such
imputations. They will see in the efforts of the Impe-
rial Royal Cabinet, as well in the Diet as with the
Federal Allies, a now proof of the care of the first of
the Federal States for the future welfare and the inte-
rests of Germany. We trust that this care will not have
been in vain, and that those who take advantage of
every European crisis to represent the Bund as power-
less and devoid of ener,,sy will be put to shame."
Yesterday, at 1 o'clock, M. de Bourqueney had
a private audience of his Majesty, during which he
is said to have presented a.n autograph letter from
the Emperor Louis Napoleon. According to an on,
dit, Count Bille-Brahe, the Danish Minister, yester-
day had a conference with Count .6uol, in the course
of which he announced that Deinuark purposed
giving its adhesion to the Anglo-French treaty of
April 10. To render the tale more complete, it is
added that the aavaland military power of Denmark
will soon be made mobile. The iremden Blatt
learns that a special commissioner, who has not
yet been appointed, will be sent here by the Porte
and if the Powers are likely to come to
an understanding such will be the case. It is
probable that the, choice of the Turkish Cabinet will
fall on Ali Pasha, who was formerly Minister in
England, and is now at the head. of the Foreign
Department.
The whole of the .Austrian army has received
orders to be prepared t o march.