The Sun.
London, England, 1855-10-23 00:00:00

THE AUSTRIAN CONCORDAT.

We published from a Roman letter addressed to the
Venice Gazette an analysis of the Concordat, in Its prin-
cipal arrangements, concluded between the Holy See
and the Austrian government. We now find another
analysis in the Univers, where each article is likewise
given ; and we must admit that this version—the per-
fect accuracy of which is guaranteed by the Univers,
stating that it gives on certain points of great import-
ance information more exact than the Venetian journal
did—is calculated to modify greatly the judgment brought
to bear upon this convention.

On reading this new analysis, we comprehend very
well that the Holy See, as stated by the Univers, is
greatly delighted at the signing of the Concordat, and
evinces great gratitude for the rights just conceded to it,
and of which the church (adds the ultramontane journal)
" had been so unjustly and fatally despoiled in Austria
by one of the predecessors of the present Emperor."
These rights are, in fact, so extensive, that, short of
pretending that the church ought to be everything and
the civil power absolutely nothing in the State, the
Holy See could hardly require. Besides the abolition
of the imperial placet, the maintenance of tithes, the
institution of ecclesiastical tribunals, the absolute right
of possessing and acquiring property, the guarantee of
all the rights and prerogatives the church ought to
enjoy, the first article of the Concordat says, "according
to the order established by God and the canonical con-
stitutions," &c., the Concordat delivers up education
almost entirely to the clergy throughout, the whole ex-
tent of the empire. It confers on the bishops the right
of prohibiting whatever kooks they shall deem contrary
to religion and good morals, and the Government wig 1
be bound to support them by the armed power in pre-
venting the publication of such writings. This, it is
plain, is an absolute right of censorship conferred on the
bishops over every work of human intelligence.
We repeat it, such vast prerogatives did not appear
to be contained in the version published by the Venice
Gazette. If, as is very probable, it is the analysis of the
Univers which is the correct one, it is extremely difficult
not to see that the Austrian Government has allowed
itself to go very great lengths in the way of concession.
—lndependence Beige.

PRINCE ALBERT'S PRIZRS FOR MODERN
LANGUAGES.

ETON COLLEGE, Oct. 22.—The examinations for the
Italian prizes given annually to the school by his Royal
Highness Prince Albert commenced on Friday last, and
terminated this morning, and the result, as follows, was
given out at 10 o'clock school. by the head master, the
Rev. Charles Old Goodford, D.D.
Thomas, 1.
Arranged in order of merit-
1. Scott. 3. Gladstone.
2. Willis, K.S. 4. Mr. Stanley.

The number of pupils this year under the Italian mas-
ter being smaller than usual, a first-class prize was not
awarded, consequently, the second-class prize was given
to Thomas.

Examiner, Signor Fusco, who has recently succeeded
Signor Sinibaldi as the Italian master at Eton,

The Echo is reported from the Pacific with 160,0001.
in silver.

The departures from the port of London for the Aus-
tralian colonies during the past week have comprised
eight vessels—three to Port Philip, three to Adelaide,
one to 'Moreton Bay, and one to New Zealand—with an
aggregate capacity of 4,899 tons. The rates of freight
exhibit scarcely any alteration.
The weekly reviews from the Amsterdam and Rotter-
dam produce markets state that business had presented
little alteration. Quotations generally were well sup-
ported, considering the cessation of speculative excite-
ment. the accounts from Rouen mention that the mar-
ket for manufactures was inactive.

According to the advices by the Marco Polo the Bal.
larat was to leave Melbourne for London on the 15th of
August with about 100,000 ounces of gold, valued at
400,0001. The Acheron and Allendale ha sailed from
Sydney, but are not believed to have any large sums.
It appears that the amount of gold brought down by
escort from the Victoria mines during the first six
months of the present year had been 3,730,0001., against
3,718,0001. in the corresponding period of 1854. Owing
to the greater security of the roads, the quantities
brought by private hands would, if they could be ascer-
tained, probably show a larger increase. The total
shipped in the first half of this year had reaohed
1,530,0001., against 4,310,0001. in the same period of
1854
The apprehension has been realised that the greater
part of the 900,0001. in gold which arrived from Aus-
tralia on Saturday would be purchased by the Bank of
France. An impression is entertained, however, in
some quarters that about 200,0001. will be retained on
this side. The withdrawal of this amount when, if busi-
ness had been left to its natural course, it would have
gone into the Bank of England, has creat:d considerable
disappo:ntmerit ; but, as it was evident that no cessation
of the drain can be expected until the Bank of France
shall be sufficiently fortified to discontinue their excep-
tional proceedings, the fact of their having beenjsupplied
to this extent proportionately ameliorates our future
prospects. It is still thought that about 2,000,0001.
was the additional quantity they hal arranged to obtain.
The Frenulen 131att, fitithful to Russia even in her ad-
versity, thus shakes its puny fist at the Turks :—" The
first assault on Kars, like the first attack on the Mala-
khoff, was repulsed ; but we learn that the Russians,
instead of raising the siege, are preparing for a second
attack."

RECRUITING AT COLOGNE.---Curtis, Engels, and Egener
are found "not guilty" of having enlisted recruits
themselves for the English Foreign Legion, but " guilty"
of having aided and abetted others. The Consul Curtis
and the other two are condemned to pay each a fine of
50 dollars, and are sentenced each to three months' im-
prisonment.
LOST SHIPS.—ELsnaoRE, OCT. 17.—The Sylph, Pen-
nock, from Liverpool for Memel, cargo salt, foundered
in the North Sea, Oct. 13, 130 miles west of the Naze of
Norway ; crew saved, and arrived here ; and the tjalk
Catharine Wilhelmine, Peterson, of and bound for Thi-
stA, from Efartlepool, with a cargo of goals, has been
abandoned on the Doggersbank ; crew saved, and ar-
rived here by the South Esk, Reid. Liverpool, Oct. 22.
—The Albion, of and for Hartlepool, from Quebec was
abandoned waterlogged, in lat. 43 N., long. 51 W. ;
crew saved.
It is rumoured that Mr. Thompson, the newly-elected
provost of Queen's College, Oxford, does not intend to
resign the rectory of All Souls, Marylebone. This will
be a strange specimen of " University Reform," to have
a gentleman at one and the same time master of an im-
portant college in Oxford, and rector of a parish of
15,000 souls in London Surely this will not be per-
mitted. Indeed we trust that Mr. Thompson's inten-
tions have been mistaken or misrepresented.—Morning
Herald.
THE LIVERPOOL CUSTOMS.—The Board of Commis-
sioners of her Majesty's Customs have lately had under
their notice a revision of the classification of clerks fur
general business at the port of Liverpool. The great
increase of business attached to the department has
rendered a corresponding addition to the number of
employes a matter of necessity, arid a more liberal scale
of remuneration will, it is anticipated, be adopted.—
Civil Service Gazette.

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THE BRITISH GERMAN LEGION,--Brigadier•General
Wooldridge left Dover on Saturday last, by the Impe-
rial packet Queen, en route direct to the seat of war in
the Crimea. Previously to the gallant officer leaving
the camp at Shornecliffe, the whole of the British Ger-
man Legion was paraded, when the brigadier received
from them a simultaneous and enthusiastic parting
cheer.

EXPECTED MEETING AT MANCHESTER.—A rumour ie
current at Manchester that before the re-assembling of
Parliament Mr. Bright intends to meet his constituents
ata great meeting, to be held in the Free-Trade Hall.
The
new building will be far from complete, but it is
believed that the large room in it can be temporarily,
covered over and converted into a place sufficiently com-
fortable for such an assemblage
ENGLAND AND AMERICA.—We have been favoured
with the perusal of a special telegraphic despatch from
New York to Halifax, and brought by the steamer
America, which intimated that it was stated at Wash-
inf4ton that the American Government has demarded of
the British the recall of their Minister at Washington,
in consequence of his connection with the recent move-
ment in the United States for the enlistment of men for
the service of the British army in the Crimea, and which
was brought out in a recent Judicial inquiry at Phila-
delphia.—Liverpooi Daily Tinted. —[This report is not
credited in Liverpool.]