The Sun.
London, England, 1855-01-29 00:00:00

AUSTRIA AND THE CONFEDERATION.

The followino• is a translation of the secret de-
spatch of the Austrian Government to the States of
the German Confederation. It is dated Jan. 14 :--
(Confidential.) _
_

" VIENNA, Jan. 14.—Vfe may still consider the ad-
hesion of Prussia to the alliance concluded by the treaty
of the 2d of December as a probable eventuality, and for
its part thelmperial Government will always consider it
a duty to do everthing in its power to, put an end (one
way or another) to the differences which, to its regret,
unhappily now exist between the two grgai Gorman
Powers. • •

" If the hope of seeing Prussia adhere to the alliance
should be realised, tho,complete and sincere concurrence
of the two Powers in their quality of German Federal
Powers would thereby be assured.'
" Experience, however, bids us extend our provisions
to the case that Prussia should attempt longer to per-
sist in her policy of indecision, and should even attempt
to act at Frankfort in a manner to thwart our proposi-
tions upon the necessity 'of the Confederation being pre-
pared for war.
" In such case, the Imperial Government would only
the more resolutely desire to pursue, with the support
of the other German Governments, the path traced by
the Federal Constitution as regards the manner in
which this great question ought to be considered, and it
would regard itself as neglecting ono of the most sacred
duties of its mission in Germany if it did not endeavour
above all things to attain that the Confederation should
take constitutional resolutions, and if, for its own part,
it was not perfectly ready to take upon itself the conse-
quences of these resolutions. • ,
" Therefore at a moment when our confederates will
have to decide upon their participation in events per-
haps decisive for the destinies of Germany, we cannot
hesitate in putting the question to them, confidentially,
as to how they will act in the case of being resolied to
go in accordance with us, should a conformable resolu-
tioo not be obtained in the Federal Assembly.

" We do not hesitate openly to ask our Confederates
if, in that case, they will grant sufficient confidence to
Austria to join her destinies • and if, in case all our
endeavours to obtain a solid and sure peace should fail,
Austria may, in the most extreme eventuality, equally
count upon their active co-operation.
"The Imperial Court would, in such case, give the
most solemn assurances to guarantee their territorial pos-
sessions and position against every eventuality, and,
moreover, to grant them their shares of advantages 1:e-
-suiting from the war in proportion to the, number of
troops employed. In exchange, Austria must put tho
condition that a body of troops, to be deteimined dPob,
should be at once made ready for service, and claim that
-- [here comes the name of the Government of the
State addressed] shall express to his Majesty the Empe-
ror the confidence of placing, in case of appeal, the
direction of their contingent under the superior command
of his Imperial Majesty.
"We count upon a frank and candid reply, and it
will give us great satisfaction to find that it ref ponds
to our wish, as that will have the effect of throwing light
upon our relations with the German Governments, and
of consolidating them especially with - '(name' of
State), providing them with all the guarantees which the
necessities of this grave epoch den-land.
" You will please to make a con.fidential communica-
tion of this de-patch to

,‘ DE Buot."
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LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS

LONDON, Jan. 2'.—Wind and weather this. day at
noon, light northerly breeze, and dull frcsty weather; with
a very slight fall of snow.
PORTCMOUTH, Jan. fB.—Wind, N.N.E. Sailed—Ca-
nadian (s s), for the Crimea ; Robert Dickson, Melbourne.
FAL3IOUTH, Jan. 28. Wind, N.E. Arrived—Eugenia,
from Oalc,.utta ; Elizabeth, Rio Janeiro, for Haltiburkh.
BANISGATE, Jan. 28.—The Mary and Sarah (brig), of
Shields, to Bordeaux, has bees brought in here leaky,
having been on the Goodwin Sands during a thick fog.
The Wm. Carson (barque), of North Shields, for Mar-
seilles, got on the Kentish Knock, on the 26th, and. was
abandoned last night, with 9 feet of water in her hold;
crew landed here.
WELLS, Jan. 28.—Her Majesty's steamer, Rosaniond,
from Cromarty to Devonport, has been. on shore, but was
got off with assistance, after throwing overboard some
coal and dis Charging ammunition.
DOVER, Jan. 28.—Wind, N. to E. Arrived—Marion,
from Christianmund, for Bilboa, much danatiged,.and very
leaky, from contact with the Recovery." • •
DEAL, Jan. 28.—The Patinas (brig), of and from Sun-
derland, bound to Bordeaux, was abandoned .01,--the-18th
inst., in lat. 19, and loag. 6 Nir„ with 4.feet of water, in
her hold, pumps choked ; master, mote,' and,two women
drowned, and the remainder of the crew picked pp Nrlle
Mary Black, arrived in the Downs.
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(1.101 ELICOTW, 711,WEGIDAP_FI.) . „
LthsarooL, Monday Morning.
Wind, N.B. . .
Sailed—Union, for Ostend; Jupiter and Boiiing fo
r
Constantinople.

QI.TRENSTO7N, 411,27.
Wind, N.
Arrived—Roma, from Monte Video ; Bellona, Sgloni ea;
Bucephalus, Callao ; Lord Riversdale, New Itorklßleron,
Alexandria'.
Sailed—Boraza, for Amsterdam.'

(By StIENIRINE AND BRITISITTELIiaBAPN.)-

.GRANEEIXND,"Monday
Wind, calm ; tide, last four hours' flood; hazYJ <
Arrived, Jan. 28—Sir B. Banks (s),, from Calaisl Mai
tilda, Hamburgh; Marina, Marseillies ; ,MystarY,, Smyrna ;
Wave Queen, Palerino; Aurora, Messina ; Sophia, §e...
villa; Esperance. Tarragona.
Airrived, 29—Isabella' Tane, froin Quernsey ; Rob' Roy,
Gothenburg; -Omonicaa'; - Stra.latmt ; Trine, trdddivilla ;
Niooline, Stockholm; Albion (s), Boulogne:-
DEm„Monday, 9.29 own,
Wind, W.N.W ; weather, very fight, and hazy.
Fassed—Dnrhams (a s, 179, transport), from Londe'',
"for' Constantinople ; Ferdinand, from 'Landon," for Havre ;
Mermaid, Leghorn, for London;' Palatine, New York,
for London; - • - • • '

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The Great Britain bai been taken iip for_ e ' for.. he convey*
ante of troops to the Crfmei: '- -
The Union announces the death-Of Acr:*-illiatislier.
the rich banker of Amsterdain, whO.,lias lo'ng:heein item"
dent of Paris. He died at his residence,.4e.St. D 0...
... .
minique.
. , . ..
We are requested to statesthatll;e: ceromiltet for the
reduction of the wine duties in- the
,qlkir of London,
'meeting at No. 2, Royal Exchange-buildings, of which
Mr..Anstey„, the chairman orthn,lnte House of Com.
mons Committee for taking evidence on the wine duties,
is chairman,- leas no connection with Mr. Oliveira, MT.,
or ,his-proCeedings on the same subject. The kindness
with which the deputations from the City committee
were received, both by the Earl of Derby and subse-
quently by Mr. Gladstone, and the favourable 'node in
which the repreSentations of the committee Were viewed
by the latter gentleman, convinced theca that nothing
but financial pi essure prevented at .the moment .the
serious consideration of the measure:, by GovernMent.
This object: li:t, owing to the war, received -oditional
NS CIA t, ?I' (.' '1!):tt,- still watchful of the object,
tliii.k the agia.tii of the htea,ure in Pakrliament at
present unwise and pernicious to its ultimate attainment,
as Well as to the interests of the trade. , •