The Sun.
London, England, 1854-12-08 00:00:00

AUSTRIA..

VIENNA, Dec. 4.—lf we are to judge by what the
Austrian Correspondevce says upon the triple
alliance in its leading 'article this evening, there
can be no doubt that the provisions of the treaty
in question will be hailed with unqualified satis-
faction throughout civilised Europe. The article
of the semi-olliiial journal is as follows :
" As might have been long since presupposed by the
initiated, the good understanding with the Western
Powers in the complication resulting from the Oriental
question, wi.ich the negotiations that .have been
carried on till now have conlirmeil, has now become a
positive international fact, in virtue of a treaty signed on
the 2d inst. by the Imperial Royal Minister for Foreign
Affairs and the Ambassadors of France and England at
this Court. The solidarity of the European interests,
which this treaty confirms ; the union of the will and
power of three great States, which it announces ; the
justified prospect of the adhesion hereto of the old and
approved federal allies of Austria, who will surely not.
wish to keep aloof from an alliance the sole object of
which is the re-establishment of peace upon a firm, and
for all parties satisfactory, basis ; all this warrants the
hope that the just and fair demands of Europe will be
responded to without reserve, and that peace will be
thereby restored and secured to our part of the world."

The German Journal of Frankfort, of the 4th,
gives the following text of the resolution proposed
to the Diet by the Commission on the Eastern
question:—

"The High Assembly, in acceding by the present de-
claration, in conformity with article 2 of the Federal
Compact and the articles 1,3, 5,6, and 7 of the final
act of the Congress of Vienna, in the name of the Ger-
manic Confederation to the additional article agreed
upon on the 26th ult., between the High Courts of
Vienna and of Berlin, to the treaty of alliance offensive
and defensive of the 20th of April last, resolve—That
the Germanic Confederation, as a European Power, ro-
c wnises the four points known as the documents No. 4,
B,'&c., as a suitable basis in their essential contents for
proceeding in the path towards a state of right and secure
peace in Europe, but that it particularly appropriates to
itself, and supports the first and second points as regard.
ing German interests. Another resolution will be after-
words proposed by the military Commission."

A letter from Berlin, of the 4th, in the German
Journal of Frankfort, says :—" The treaty con-
cluded between Austria and the Western Powers
is founded in its essential points on the basis of the
notes of August last, mid renews the reciprocal en-
gagements with regard to the four points. The
Cabinet of Vienna takes as a starting point the
consideration that it will be impossible to arrive at
a moderato peace without having previously fresh
conferences with France and England. The points
which have been laid down contain in addition to
the demands of guarantee some particular stipula-
tions, among which is that as a matter of course
Austria will not throw any obstacle in the way of
the movements of the Allied troops in the Princi-
palities. Nothing is agreed upon as regards the
indemnity for the expenses of the war."

The German Journal of Frankfort, under date
of Berlin, 2J, says :—" It is positively stated that
the Diet will, on Thursday next, vote on the pro-
positions of Austria and Prussia on the Eastern
question. The military and political commissions
have presented their reports on the subject."

The Austrian Corr•espondemz skates that in case
of Austria's endeavours to mediate a peace with
Russia not succeeding, she will declare war, and
that France is then pledged to send auxiliary troops
into Italy.

The Council of State of Borne, in its sitting of
the 29th ult., approved of the convention signed
at Basle binding the canton to take five millions
of francs' worth of shares, at par, in the railway
which is to pass through Berne, that amount being
about one-third of the whole cost.