The Sun.
London, England, 1854-02-16 00:00:00

44We can give the following information on the nego-
tiations which have taken place between Austria and
Prussia relative to their eventual conduct in the Eastern
question. In the first days of the month of January, the
Austrian Government invited the Cabinet of Berlin to
make known its views and intentions as to the manner in
which the two great German Powers and the rest of
Germany should take position by forming a compact,
while in presence of eventualities which were assuming
a menacing character. The Cabinet of Berlin re-
plied, that if the Conference of Vienna were to be
dissolved, it would receive propositions concerning
the guarantee of common interests. As regards the
negotiations with Russia, a more erroneous account
has been given of them than of those between Austria
and Prussia. In the latter days of January, Count de
Budberg made overtures to the Cabinet of Berlin, in the
same spirit as those which Count Orloff made to the
Cabinet of Vienna. It was proposed to conclude be-
tween Prussia, Austria, and Russia, a treaty by which
Russia and Austria, with the rest of Germany, under-
took to observe armed neutrality ; 2. In case this
neutrality should be violated, Austria, Prussia, and
Russia would afford each other mutual assistance ; and
3. Russia engaged, in case the events of the war should
change the present state of Turkey, not to conclude
treaties with the Western Powers, without a pre-
vious understanding with her allies. Prussia would
not accept these propositions. There was not even
any discussion about them. At the commencement
of the month of February, Baron de Budberg male
new propositions. They differed from the former in
so far that Russia offer to guarantee the neutrality of
Germany, which, in point of fact, would have secured
her the protectorship of this countey. This proposition
was equally rejected. Some days later a similar pro-
position was made to the Cabinet of Vienna, which re-
jected it. This simultaneous refusal of the two Cabinets
of Vienna and Berlin encourages the hope that they
will act in accord also for the future. However that
may be, we do not doubt that the clear and firm policy
of Prussia amid the dangers which menace European
peace will preserve a character of independence, which
can alone give a guarantee to peace."
The German Journal of Frankfort quotes letters
from Berlin of the 11th, in which it is confidently
stated that the Austrian cabinet intends making
some communications to the Germanic Diet on
the Eastern question, and on Count Orloff's mis-
sion ; in which case the Prussian Government
would most probably declare its intention of re-
serving to itself the completest liberty of action.
Several German courts, it is added, have already
received communications from Austria on the sub-
ject in question.
The publication of the documents contained in
the Blue Book on the Russo-Turkish question not
only tends most satisfactorily to raise the English
press in the eyes of the public on the continent as
showing how well it has been informed all the way
through, but also at last relieves England from the
stigma which etiquette and the desire to surround
Parliament with a certain nimbus had drawn on
her?-by withholding from publicity those documents
'which would a* once have silenced all slander and
unworthy imputations. As a sample of the altered
tone observed towards England since the open-
ing of Parliament, we extract a few lines from
a leader in the .National Zeitung, devoted to the
peculiar glorification of the 31st of January, to
which it gives the name of Victoria's day :
" Each of the Queens that has sat on the English
throne has had to wage an European war ; though the
Roman Catholic Mary lost Calais, the Virgin Queen
Elizabeth successfully resisted the Invincible Arniada ;
Good Queen Anne brought the war with Louis XIV.
to a close, which procured the recognition of the Pro-
testant succession, various territorial concessions from
France in America, Spain's resignation of Gibraltar and
the Pillars of Hercules, that stand as the portico to the
Mediterranean Sound.
" Elizabeth opposed to the Spanish, Anne to the
Bourbon, Victoria to the Muscovite universal monarchy
—is not that a peculiar ordination of God ? Victoria—
it's a name that sounds well in the ears of the nation
and of her allies. What champion does not look hope-
fully to Victoria ? Her victory this time will be the
victory of peoples, the victory of all nations."
The article continues in an equally agreeable
strain to the end, and closes with a motto very
seldom used by foreigner—" Rule Britannia.
This appears in a paper that, while it has done good
servioe in bringing very correct foreign intelligence,
has still hitherto devoted a considerable amount of
energy to picking holes in John Bull's coat.

1.00 persons from the fleet, suffering from small-
pox, had been taken into hospital at Constanti-
nople.
The Cologne Gazette has the following from
Vienna of the 11th :-
4‘ The Turco- Egyptian officers, who were made
prisoners by the Russian, were to have left to-day
with two Russian officers who accompanied them to
this city from St. Petersburg. This morning at 9
o'clock, the Egyptian officers suddenly fell on the
Russian officers, bound them, and fastened them
up iu a bed-room at the hotel where they had
alighted. They then went, and placed themselves
under the protection of the Ottoman Ambassador
as they were on neutral ground. The Ambassador
gave them rooms iu his house, but ordered them to
keep themselves quiet, and wait the result of the
affair, as it was certain that reclamations would be
made by the Russian Ambassador, as they had
been released on their parole not to serve again
against Russia."
A paper published at Lisle states that on Sun-
day a Russian General, with a suite of several
persons, passed by the Fives station, on his way to
Paris. it was supposed that he was charged with
a diplomatic mission.
It nail laid that Rua has not required