The Sun.
London, England, 1855-01-05 00:00:00

T 1;
QUEEN'S .AUTOGRAPH LETTER.

-se
thaii,„",ll wo were yesterday enabled—exclusively, as it
itfid;`.3 lay before our readers the remarkable letter.
fait 6,58e4 by her Majesty to Mr. Sidney Herbert, we
,top„"," we were giving publicity to a document the
Iliil)l3,4nea of which it would be difficult to rate too
'rho
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ltr who live under the conventionalities of consti-
c4ll4l Government are so apt to overlook all refer-
-1:,,, to the wishes of the Sovereign that they are ex-
toh4el to the danger of believing that his feelings are not
tAi6tlll,_4ls known, in the fear that a political influence,
fromue the result. The consequence has been that,
114; rie Revolution-downwards, the People of England
Wad, no means of knowing what the King or Queen
gLand really thought or felt.
to hrwm reserved for t1..4 good sense of Queen Victoria
that through this artificial obstacle, anti to show
of th 4 Sovereign can both think and feel—think deeply
toff e.eotelition, of her subjects, and feel acutely for their
toonerit,ll„gs; For the first time it is now obvious to the
a practical manner, that the relations of the
!ii)ro.el
' and the governor are acknowledged to be re-
'to 84", and that the interest which the people take in
qth',i,e,nclour, the dignity, the happiness, and the safety
ahieh Queen,are no more than a reflex of the interest
her'tcitni. Majesty feels for their well-being and
to
that,t "er the merely official relations which, for more
4111t4h celltury, have subsisted between the Government
1i44 • nation, and during the lone. and sanguinary
Ensi Which the ,country been called take part, the
bang soldier has never before been told, under the
iote°4 the Sovereign, that the condition of the wounded
that
,'„e4ta me (the Sovereign) more than any one ;"
their takes a warmer interest, or feels more for
,111,°re tl'atings or admires their courage and heroism
"Qiolo-gau their' Queen ;" and that, "day and night she
'..c.°l her beloved troops."
114,tri. '„t;he present is the first instance of a direct coin-
ho gee having been opned between the individual
first a:'"Pies the throne and the nation at large—the
I.,,gti-k4ance of a coremip.ity of feeling, in the Save-
rep no, the people. May it not be the.last ! the
at I; taken by her Majesty be gratifying to us who
tae what will not the effect of it be among the
tr. atki
,4 wounded in the hospitals of Turkey, or on the
those wao may yet, unhappily, furnish the
5.1.7/30:11'k and -wounded of our gallant army I—Morn-

AUSTRIA AND THE CZAR.

Co 7 letter from 'Vienna of the 31st ult., in the
4gitvt• ionnel, says :-
16e I,:uaee already told you that the special object of
Fria seen of Colonel Manteuffel•to the Court of Aus-
Viso-as among others to obtain that the Conference of
the ,_°l should draw up in precise terms the bearing of
zoeiniltib:enar_r..points mentioned in the treaty of the 2d De-
11,A.fter a more mature examination, the high
no d„Tere, Parties have been of opinion that there was.
mum ()Nieto Pointing out in a protocol ad hoc the mini-
ions of the cioouditions which, serving as the interpreta-
kugust, are to Points mentioned in the note of the Bth
the
11 re-eetablstm,fer°l the basis of the negotiations for
ot, however ef peace. This protocol was
oed duly pro'vedr Clio 'op until Prince Gortschakoff
°eenment to reeey he was authorised by his Go-
(lotents of the enilde official communication of the
estion • • Peocol, so that this communi-
bch Austria in .a manner to replace the notification with
le.ustria, had charged herself to the Court of St.
lieersburg relatrie to the treaty' of the 2d Dec. In this
o.lview, the extended powers with which Prince
di':lo4koffn
aears to have been invested are consi-
tilin in our diplomatic circles as, a good omen, because
ty'rete,stify tbiat the ascendancy of Count Nesselrode
The Aue,eza': has gained the upper hand for the moment.
tt„-4cet'Clianeellor of Russia has always been in favour
tir4l. Unfortunately the party of resistance bas
rc,,i,"Y more than once overruled Count de Nessel-
't aad since the return of the Grand Duke Con-
te 1113.4 to Gatschine, it flatters itself with being able
, leflueneie the Czar more than ever towards
war
However this. may be, it is well to know
"1. uoent de Nesselrode is less Muscovite than cer-
;kit?rtissian generals who figure at the head of the
4col of the Cross.. The protocol of the 28th instant
67' only be signed, except by the plenipotentiaries
4inZeYowers who signed the treaty of 2.1 December,
question. is to determine the sense and, bearing.
.lacer that treaty attaches to the four points set forth in
rof tie to of the Bth August. This explains the absence
15, aignatUre of Count Arnim from the said protocol,
14 Leo, however, was immediately communicated to him
ble,,:tier that he might make it known to his Govern-
tat—: The latter now possesses the surest and most
a„„e'oal means of confounding its adversaries—that of
D'er4epriating to itself the interpretation of the four
4contained in the protocol of the 28th December,
alliu°l adhering frankly and unreservedly to the
IV4aLeo 'which Austria has just signed with the
Droarn Powers. Those who have hitherto re-
tht-reel the policy of the Cabinet of Berlin, will be
kt4rst to render justice to the good faith of its
hini„.9°,lle, although regrettirg that by its delays and
the ns. it has on more than one occasion impeced
let progress of the otivee great Powers.' Nevertheless
thiti°,‘ :Prussia decei•ee herself in this ; the concession
lost re just bee'-_, made to her will certainly be the
the, .6ent,t the Western Powers bane positively declared to
Riern„--1;t
.4Vienna, that if Prussia, after having been
Polek-7solY informed as to the bearing of the four
gt‘,47sk should imagine other pretexts in order not to
cotn-rhuee co-operation to the accomplishment of the
vet 1-2 n work, France aced England were fully decided
eh,,,—aving.her in the isolated position which she had
in -:en, but disputing any right to her taking part
11,,C°3' ulterior nef.totiations on the Eaitern questi.on.
ei6enee Gortsehakoff, after having received commuTscah-
tatiiooifetchieabrieepodntents of the protocol sighed on the
on the following day to Count Buo
insider' "twithstanding his extended powers, he did not
iself snit ciently authorised to.
.ex. express
hisan
.Gee,,,1,, which should pledge the responsibility of I
the Tnlnent• In consideration of the importance o
whinch°—t.nlooleation, he expressed a wish that the Powers
of 15 d Igtled the said protocol would grant him a delay
kaki, LEV; at the expiration of which he promised to
of r‘n°Wn. to the Court' of Vienna the definitive reply
w.O Czar. The present advanbed state of the season
I:rrnitthig this short delay to be granted without
,-",e4ovenienee the representatives ofFrance and England,
_
er having by the electric telegraph demanded the au-
thorisation of their respectivegovernments, yielded to the
'Wishes„,, of Prince Gortechakoff, and this more so as the
"guest was supported by the Cabinet of Vienna, which
bringing
desirous of trying every means in its power of
' 131inging the Czar to ideas of moderation. In granting,
'however, to Prince Gortschakoff the delay demanded it
\vas agreed that the reply of Russia should be made in
leimple yes or no ; that is to say, that Russia should
'declare whether or not she accepted the interpretation
11 the four points set forth in the protocol of the 28th
• ecember. In the first case negotiations will be imme•
(tat
e. 7 entered into with her, and in thiA sc.ennd Aus-
triai, will immediately break off her diplomatic rela.
rilti with the Court of St. Petersburg, and will pass
tr.eell the defensive to the offensive alliance as is men-
imlned in the treaty of the 2d December. Austria, while
.eritig to Russia the conditions of an honourable
Week because the advantages of a prompt re-esta-
e,illihnent of peace would be felt by the whole of Europe,
tree rot the less use redoubled activity in preparing for
',l4:iliggie against that power. Feldzeugmeister Baron,
ato,,e_uas only postponed his departure for the head-
ef%„Zers at Lemberg, because the Emperor wished that
goiild conclude the last arrangements relative to the
In eotration of an army of reserve at the camp of Tulle.
havt fortnight from this day the reply of Russia
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k4rived • Austria, which is accustomed not 'to
PorLi except 'when her diplomatic negotiations are sup-
leim,‘,oY an army ready to act, may without any other
n; take the field. You see that the Cabinet of ie.nna
,pf,,,e'etetrated with the truth of the old adage vis
Para bellurra."

t. „11! PRENCII LOAN.—It is believed that the app.lica-
:l)l°; 'rom this side for the French luau will be consider-
ml' Itud, as they are almost certain to exceed the
de--°unt that will ultimately be allotted, and 10 per cent.
21°24 is mean bile to be paid on all that is asked for,
a -I'ne tempi., w
Y pressure on the money-market is likely
re be oeca.sionreclbe ond tact which must permanently
esult f
T, -rem the p_aytynents ally to be made. _
th ;sTRALIA.N GOLD. The Australian gold brought.s by
ihe "-My Jocelyn has been eagerly bought up, and if
talle
re e9llrße of transmSsion to the continent. Some o
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42zotting houses refused the terms asked for it, preferring
'1 go to the Bank, whence additional amounts will oonse-
lentlY be a '
Tg rawn. •
'PI, SCREW-STEAMERS LADY JOCELYN AND CRCESIIS.
*--
-ue French Government hare chartered from the
General Screw-Steam Company, the Lady Jocelyn, for
WelPritea• She will leave England within ten days, as
SOY
is her
r sister ship the ercesus, which has been taken
3 ,s(P bY the English Government. The Lady Jocelyn is
burden, and the Crmsus 2,500.
4(,:kf.P.kt.sii i Rl'l7l)ril. An erron, ~
~ impvsßsh)b has got
Bhire, th. cri:i; g (5!;:.,,-;es in l'ractio:•,' '?'_.,l :.
aid of is week, that a nev; tax is about to be laid/ n
the
the
war, upon newly-contracted marriages, and
orpirish clerk has been called upon to calm the fears
49 !ewer than 20 fear-stricken applicants.