The Sun.
London, England, 1854-12-15 00:00:00

AUSTRIA AND FRANCE.

( From the Pays.)
Every t- tep which removes the Court of Austria.
from the Russian alliance must bring it closer to France.
France is no longer that burning furnace where revolu-
tion kept up a fire always ready to spread over the►
world, like the lava of a volcano. Without opposing
any of the acts of progress effected during the last fifty
years, and without denying its starting-point, which its
the principles of 1789, the present Government in.
France has reduced to impotence the efforts of the de-
magogical party; and placing itself boldly at the head.
of society, it has been able to exhibit to foreign na.
tions France pacified, calm, and strong in her right
powerful for good ; menacing no one ; but imposing on.
all respect, and commanding universal esteem. On the
Imperial throne; re-established by the unanimous vote
of the people, the world has beheld a man, inheriting
the name and genius of Napoleon, take in hand, by a
generous initiative, the cause of European right, and
in the same way as he had conquered anarchy on
the national soil, arm himself with courage to put
down that other anarchy with which the Czar's am
bition menaced modern civilisation. Such is the new
and Imposing aspect in which France has revealed
herself to Europe, and which must have removed
every element -of distrust. Certainly, if the French
Government had consented to listen to the proposi-
tions of the Czar, the equilibrium of Europe would have
been gravely compromised, if it had consented to become
the accomplice of the usurpations of Russia in the East,
it could have been largely indemnified at the expense of
Germany and of other States. But, thank God l it is ne)
longer dreams of conquest which prevail at the Tuilea
ries. The remembrance of the magnificent speech at
Bordeaux is still alive in every mind, and the splendid
picture which the Emperor Napoleon 111. there traced
of the works of peace _which our society is destined
to execute, will not be for a length of time effaced.
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considerations ought to draw Austria closer to Conser-
vative France, in proportion as she separates from re-
and it is thus, as we have already
said, that the pivot of the traditional alliance has
by degress become displaced, and has constantly drawn
nearer to that west, which is henceforward order, pro-
gress, and civilisation. Now the triple alliance, severed
between Russia and the German Powers, is. cemented
between Austria, France, and England, that is to
say between the three raost powerful nations in the
world, Austria, which has become the head of that Ger-
manic confederation, of which Prussia, by her hesitations,
has lost the preponderating direction ; Erance, which is
certainly, by her intrinsic strength and by the expansion
of her national genius, one of the greatest continental
powers, and England ; which has remained queen of the
seas and the most marvellous induszial power of modern
times. What could Europe, when supported by these three
gigantic forces which protect and consolidate her, still
apprehend ? She can defy the ambition of sovereigns
and the efforts of revalution ; she can fearlessly affront
the afflicting trials of war ; and is certain to behold
peace re-established on bases which will guarantee for
the future her independence and her ebuilibrium..
The alliance signed on Dec. 2 is the most conservative
combination that Europe can desire. We do not hesitate
to express the opinion that all the great European States
which do not wish to remain out of the movement of
our period will adhere to it without reserve.

VESSELS FOR THE BLACK SEA.—It was mentioned
some weeks back that several vessels had been chartered
in London to proceed to the Black Sea, with the hope
of getting cargoes of grain from the Principalities.
There seems, however, at present to be little prospect
of euccess: The houses interested, and which are prin-
cipally Greek firms, say that the British authorities
decline to remove the blockade of the Danube, and thus
set free the large supplies of grain now purchaseable at
almost nominal prices, although urged to do so by the
Austrian Minister here.