The Sun.
London, England, 1855-07-12 00:00:00

THE MILITIA.

The Cumberland Militia arrived in Dublin on Tuesday
evening, and marched into Beggars'-bush Barracks,
where they are to be stationed.
The County of Dublin Militia left Dublin on Tuesday,
for the encampment en the Curragh.

AUSTRIAN REPLY TO THE FRENCH

EMPEROR'S SPEECH.

The official Wiener Zcitung has an article, taking
notice of the references made to Austria, in the
speech delivered by the French Esiaperor before the
Senate and Legislative Body. The following is an
extract :

Since, however, Austria has been more than once
alluded to in the last French speech from the throne,
it may be neither inopportune nor disrespectful to
throw some light on certain of its passages, which refer
to the facts of the moment. Should a question be
mooted, as to who has saved Turkey, who com-
pelled the Russian army to evacuate the Principalities
of the Danube, whether it was owing exclusively
and alone to the victories of the Anglo-French
troops, or at all events likewise to the " strategical rea-
sons" on this side the Austrian frontier, we can submit
such question calmly to the judgment of the public, to
whom the facts are known. With respect to the Aus-
trian proposition, adverted to in the French speech from
the throne, its object was to prevent the number of the
ships, maintained by Russia in the Black Sea before the
breaking out of the war, from being re-attained. The
fundamental difference between the surpassing (ddpasser)
and the attaining (atteindre) is so patent, was so empha-
tically enunciated, that it was precisely on its account
that the chief plenipotentiaries of the western powers
(Drouyn de l'lluys and Russell) declared their readiness
to advocate the proposition in question with their courts.
The difference just mentioned is for the rest virtually re-
moved by the article with which the Atoniteur accompa-
nies its publication of his Majesty the Emperor Napo-
leon's speech from the throne and in which the Austrian
proposal is again given with its correct interpretation.
If, then, the French speech from the throne passes over
in silence the equilibrium provided for in the Austrian
propositions against the possible increase of the Russian
fleet in the Black Sea before attaining its specified maxi-
mum, on the other hand this important provision is sa-
tisfactorily commented on in the explanatory article in
the Moniteur As we have already observed, these com-
ments only justify the axiom laid down by us, that the
speeches of sovereigns to the deputies of the nations over
which they reign cannot be criticised as if they were in-
ternational documents. Should, however, any reference
be made to the way in which Austria has performed the
engagements entered into by her, it suffices for her pur-
pose to cite from the treaty of the 2d of December last
the two articles referred to :
Art. V. " In case the restoration of the general peace
should not be secured on the bases traced out in Art. 1.,
his Majesty the Emperor of Austria, his Majesty the
Emperor of the French, and her Majesty the Queen [of
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, enter
into deliberation without delay respecting the means for
attaining the object of their alliance."
Art. III.—" In case of hostilities breaking out be-
tween Austria and Russia, his Majesty the Emperor of
Austria, his Majesty the Emperor of the French, and
her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland, mutually promise to each other their
offensive and defensive alliance in the present war, and
will to this behoof, according to the requirements of the
war, employ land and sea forces, of which the number,
nature, and destination, in case of need, shall be arranged
in subsequent consultations.
The protocol of December 28 had laid down that Rue.
sian preponderance in the Black Sea should cease. The
Austrian proposition fulfilled this object, according to
the admission even of the two French and English Am-
bassadors themselves. The basis of peace as contemplated
by the treaty would hence have been obtained. The pro-
positions of the imperial cabinet could assuredly not be
termed unsatisfactory, when we place them in their
natural and necessary juxta-position with the project of
a treaty simultaneously brought forward, and which de-
clared the increase of the Russian naval force in the
Black Sea to the former state to be an aggression
against Europe. It is true that by this means a form
humiliating to Russia was avoided, but in realitery-
thing that the protocol of December required wasr Powers
had It must be admitted that the Western
fuorwther: •
had reserved to themselves the right makingribed to
demands • but to insist on these was not preset.
Each
Austria by' any contracted or moral engage
c ed its right.
of the contracting powers had merely
juriously set aside, no rightful. Fdre
in
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neglected, and the objects desire ornhsavheabvenenbeienn-
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