The Sun.
London, England, 1855-10-13 00:00:00

THE GERMAN VIEW OF THE WAR.

The Wanderer of Vienna gives the following
German view of the present war :

"Letters received from Odessa affirm that a convic-
tion pervades the whole of Russia, that the real war is
only just now beginning, and that it may last for years
to come. These views may possibly find more echo at
Paris and in London than gent's) nen ou the banks of
the Neva may find altogether pleasant. If Russia as-
sumes to herself the right of waging a war against the
Western Powers which may last for many a year, the
latter may possibly see fit to avail themselves of this
notification to prepare a comprehensive and sweeping
scheme for their own guidance in the conduct of it.
The present century has familiarised itself with various
phenomena, and with a state of possession in the
East, which we know occasioned a hundred years
since, or even later, the most lively apprehensions both
in Paris and London. After the year 1784 had given
the Crimea to Russia in fee, with the country as far as
the Kuban and the island of Taman, Catherine the Se-
cond, in 1790, prepared for still greater conquests. On
this occasion the country situated between the Bug and
the Dniester had become the object of her humble but
dearest wishes. The French policy during the year
1789 was only nominal, the state being placed hors de
combat by the progress of the Revolution, whilst the
very Cabinet of Vienna was from the first allied
with Russia. It was upon this that the celebrated
William Pitt concluded a defensive alliance with
Prussia and Holland, in order to save the Ottoman
empire. Although Russia was already in posses-
sion of the Crimea, Mr. Pitt held that the strong
sea-board of Oczakow was the real key of Alex-
andria and Egypt, and he was resolved not to leave it
in the possession of Russia. A fleet was on the point of
being at once fitted out, and an English war against
Russia was at hand, nay, seemed unavoidable, in order
that this district of country might be saved from the
devouring jaws of the northern savage, when the inter-
vention of Mr. Fox and of the manufacturing interests
came to the help of Russia, just as Friend Bright would
fain help it now ; and thus Mr. Pitt's energetic policy
was checked, and the morsel was devoured by the
Bear. As after the capture of Sebastopol Nicolaieff
first sprang to light, so it may be that, even whilst
the Allies are in possession of the Crimea, and the
Russians retain that bit of territory—it may be that
even the new relations which shall themselves arise
out of the further course and prosecution of the war
will be the authorities to which Count Nesselrode will
refer, in justification of his astrtion that the geographi-
cal position of Russia in itself gives her, nay involves,
the lawful supremacy of the Black Sea. Hence it is a
matter of seine interest to watch what weight or autho-
rity the great Powers of the West will accord to this
arrogant assumption. But in any case let them not for-
get that about the Eastern expedition itself there is no
more remarkable feature than this, that 'from its first
spring into the misty darkness before it,' baffling as it
does all human antizipatione, even down to the present
hour, every success which has been hitherto gained has
only involved within itself the necessity of fresh suc-
cesses being achieve 1. As the landing in the Crimea
involved within itself the fall of Sebastopol and the con-
quest of the country, so these latter in themselves oblige
the permanent reduction of the barbaric pride, and the
dawn of eivilii=atioa amt Christianity among the benighted
nations of the East. Russia is attempting to combat her
adversaries on three fields at once—namely, on the mili-
tary and diplomatic arena, and to brave them on that of
Where she cornmencEel her
Danube —she ha! to tern tail
public opinion. On the field of honour she has been
on.liserown soil, where
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Sebastopol has fallen, and her flag has disappeared from
the seas."

RUSSIA AND THE SCANDINAVIAN

PENINSULA.

The following letter, dated Stockholm, the Ist
inst., will be found highly interesting :

" I am induced again td trouble you with a few lines
on Scandinavian policy, as it appears to me that the im-
mense results attained by the fall of Sebastopol in the
south point out the absolute necessity of striking some
similar blow in the north, if the object of the present
war is really and bona licle to secure the independence of
Europe. The destruction of the Russian fleet in the
Black Sea, and the fall of a fortress so long deemed im-
pregnable, have annihilated in one day the fruits
of 70 years' incessant toil and unheard•of sacri-
fices, and it must be evident to every thinking
mind that Muscovite ambition, checked in one direc-
tion, will seek some other opening, and where can
one so easily be found as in the Baltic, where Russia
still possesses a powerful fleet and strongholds fully
equal to that which has cost the allies a price almost
unparalleled in history ? None but the blind partisans
of la paix a tout prix will deny that, foiled in the east
, and in the south, all the energies of that still formidable
nation will be turned to the point to which I have so
often called the attention of your readers, namely, the
establishment of new Sebastopols on the Atlantic,
within an easy sail of the British coast. Every ire-
proveinent of modern science is being applied to the
Russian navy, under the unceasing superintendence of the
Grand Duke Constantine, who long since proposed and
is now actually fitting up the larger ships with screw
propellers. We know that Cronstadt cannot be taken
by land, and after seeing what the allied fleets have
been able to achieve in two campaigns we are in-
clined to believe it would be equally difficult to
carry it by sea. Two-thirds of the Baltic shores are
under Russian dominion, besides the Aland Archipelago,
which extends to within three geographical miles of the
Swedish coast, about three days' march from Stock-
holm, which is quite open on the land side. Near the
coast of Norway the Russians have long coveted the bay
of Varangen, which never freezes, and which, besides
its valuable fisheries, has the inestimable advantage of
being within 150 miles of Scotland. I will not dwell
any longer on details I have so often discussed in your
columns ; but I say again, what has failed in the East
will most assuredly be attempted in the Scandinavian
peninsula, and there Ruseia will meet with greater ad-
vantages and less difficulties. It is, however, to be
hoped that those who govern Europe will not overlook
the quarter where the sterns is gathering, and that ener-
getic measures, taken in time, will prevent a recurrence
of the danger, which has been averted in the south by so
much bloodshed and such lavish expenditure."

ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS.—The usual visitation
of the apothecaries' shops within the City of London, by
the censors of the Royal College of Physicians, took place
On Thursday last', the 11th instant.
The Duke of Modena has, by decree, granted a pension
of 20f. a month to the widows of the men who died in at-
tending cholera patients--Lprovided, however, they be in
distress. The pensions aro to he increased if they have
children.

MICIIAELMAS RENTS ON CORN
AVERAGES.

TO THE EDITOR OP THE SUN.
SIR,—For the information of your agricultural readers,
and more especially of those who may have adopted the
system of corn rents, based on the average prices of
wheat, or of wheat, barley, and oats for the farmers'
year ending on Michaelmas-day, I beg to annex a state-
ment of the LlN:rages for the year, founded on the re-
turns published weekly and quarterly in the London
Gazette, which I have arranged in form convenient for
reference.—l have the honour to be, Sir, your most
obedient servant,

CHARLES M. WILLICH,
Actuary University Life Assurance Society.
25, Suffolk-street, Pall-mall, Oct. 12.

AVERAGE PRICE PER IMPERIAL QUARTER IN ENGLAND

AND WALES.

Wheat. Barley. Oats.
For Quarter ending—. s. d. B. d. s. d.
Christmas, 1851 6B 0 36 6 27 6
Lady-day, 1855 69 11 31 10 25 11
Midsummer, 1855._ 73 4 32 6 27 3
Michaelmas, 1855 76 1 31 10 28 7
4)287 4 132 8 106 3
For the Year ending—
Michaelmas, 18)5 7l 10 33 2 27 3

WEEKLY AVERAGE PRICE PER IMPERIAL QUARTER IN
ENGLAND AND WALES.
Per London
Gazet e. Wheat. Barley. Oats.
- -
s. d. s. d. a. d.
October 13 1854 56 7'953 29 11'457 25 6.532
- 20 - 57 0.161 30 63 9 25 4.300
- 27 - 57 6.603 31. 3.540 25 9.853
November 3 - 60 7'442 32 1.698 26 6'396
- 10 - 68 0'928 33 6166 27 3 901
- 17 - 72 I'4oB 35 01335 23 7'388
- 21 - 74 1P498 34 7.273 28 4'918
December 1 - 74 7'462 35 6'974 29 3.922
- 8 - 74 4.617 35 10.650 29 0.323
- 15 - 73 o'4oB 35 2'643 28 4.719
- 22 - 72 3'271 34 6'244 28 6053
- 29 - 72 4'loB 33 8'965 27 4.641
January 5, 1855 73 9'483 34 1.917 27 10.339
- 12 - 74 3.842 31 5.645 27 5.708
- 19 - 73 9'923 34 2.396 27 4'797
- 26 - 72 2'981 33 7.990 26 11.116
February 2 - 69 9'824 32 2'092 26 8'738
- 9 - 7011.228 32 2'263 26 7'360
- 16 - 71 1.409 32 6'863 26 2.320
- 23 - 70 3'446 31. 9159 25 7.106
March 3 - 69 I'o2l 31 5'223 25 6.717
- 9 - 68 6'914 30 11'203 25 3'372
- 13 - 68 0.711 30 6'563 25 2'314
- 23 - 66 11.393 30 5'212 24 10.803
- 30 - 66 6.4''4 29 2'817 25 6890
April 6 - 68 7417 30 5'942 25 6'568
- 13 - 68 5.267 30 8'795 24 11.883
- 20 - 63 4'254 31 1 266 25 10'972
- 27 - 68 8'430 31 5 088 25 10.132
May 4 - 63 4.6'75 31 6123 25 0'485
- 11 - 69 5.336 31 3.379 26 0.211
- 143 - 73 4'002 31 10178 26 11.514
- 25 - 76 1.148 32 5'193 27 9.86
June 1 - 76 13 213 32 1P574 28 1.276
- 8 - 71 7'llB 33 21302 28 2.127
- 15 - 77 5.609 33 11.158 28 10 564
- 22 - 77 5.070 34 0.144 28 7'6'6
- 29 - 76 7'012 34 3'16? 29 3.461
July 6 - 7511.224 31 3.137 28 8035
- 13 - 76 1.365 31 5613 28 6.26
- 20 - 7511'360 34 7.548 28 8-7.25
- 27 - 76 41371 34 8 315 23 5.025
August 3 - 77 T• 487 34 8'615 29 1.590
- 10 - 78 2.778 35 0'216 23 11108
- 17 - 77 7825 34 8196 29 P 321
- 24 - 75 9.510 34 2152 29 P 193
- 31 - 73 7.528 34 5.055 27 6'826
September 7 - 72 7.120 34 9'342 29 3.327
- 14 - 74 10 357 35 0.920 23 2'375
- 21 -- 76 9.332 35 3'509 28 6.318
- 33 - 77 8'314 , 35 9.834 28 8.204
October 5 - 77 3.160 26 4'178 28 4'481
52) 3,741 -
0553 1,728 3'751 1,421 3.633
-- -
*7l 11 33 2 *27 4

* By including the weekly decimal portions of a penny the
annual average of wheat and oats is increased ld.

BANK OF FRANCE.

The following was the situation of the Bank on
Thursday, Oct. 11 :

CR. Fr. c.
Cash and ingots
Cash at the branch banks '
Bills due yesterday to be paid to-day 2,497,019 43
Bills becoming due in Paris, of which
103,981,061 fr. 54c. are from the
branch banks 245,658,865 05
Bills in the branch banks
Advances on coin and ingots
Do. in the branch banks
Do. on public securities of France 45,660,336 10
Do. in the branch banks
Do. on railway shares and bonds 78,363,100
Do. in the branch banks
Do. to the State by treaty of
June 30, 1848
Advances on Treasury bills 40,000,000 .--
Rentes of the reserve fund 12,980,750 14
Rentes of disposable funds 52,188,783 88
Hotel and furniture of the Bank _
Real property of branch banks
Expenses of administration 1,299,884 82
Sundries 3,812,697 21

1,061,512,889 20