The Sun.
London, England, 1854-07-19 00:00:00

THE GE.RIIIA.N TREATIES.

_Lie events of the last fortnight have already illus-
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crated in the most striking manner the gross blunder 16'
committed by the Austrian Government, both in a 20st.
political and military sense, when it allowed itself to be
moved by the dishonest remonstrances of Prussia to St.
postpone the entry of the Imperial forces into `Val- 25
lachia, which had been ordered to begin on the 3d of St.
July. If that movement had taken place at the right St.
moment, it must have bad a decided effect on the 10
campaign ; and the Russians would have been compelled St.
to continue or to resume their retrograde march. In i
the uncertainty thrown by this suspense upon the St.
future movements of the Austrians, the Russians availed St.
St.
themselves of the interval to strengthen all their means St.
of resistance on the Transylvanian passes, while the St.
Turks renewed their attack on the centre of the Russian St.
position, and the whole Anglo-French army has been 12
compelled to advance into the valley of the Danube to 50
perform that duty of expelling the Russians from the 16;
Principalities which Austria had agreed by her conven. 16!
tion with the Porte to perform. St.
As if to remind the inhabitants of the Principalities a
and the rest of Europe of the unparalleled arrogance with
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which the Emperor Nicholas asserts his supremacy
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over the Trans-Danubian provinces of the Ottoman em-
pire, a letter has been published, addressed to the Rus- 10
Sian agent at Bucharest, which is a masterpiece of St.
ferocity and fanaticism.: Such is the insane violence of St.
this composition, to which .the name of Count Nessel. 20
rode is attached, that it was at first supposed, both 10
here and in Paris, to be a forgery ; but it is received 3-21.
and reproduced as authentic by the German papers. St.
This extravagant edict asserts in the most peremp-
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tory manner the providential mission of the Czar 25
to deliver from the Ottoman yoke all those who 25
profess the Greek religion ; and, at the same time, St.
it admits the excessive unpopularity of this enter- 812:
prise by threatening with condign punishment St-
" those recalcitrant Wallachians, who shall pay St.
dear for their disloyalty to her Majesty." The 50
annexation of the Principalities to Russia was one 25
of the causes of war distinctly laid down even by the 100 Q
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Austro-Prussian treaty of the 20th of April, and the 7
the 14th o f 20
maintenance of the authority of the Sultan in those terri- 25'
tories is the express basis of the Protocol of the 9th of 50
April June ;
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nd
but
to express the domination of the Czar over these Princi- F
palities than the expressions of this Imperial despatch.
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moreclearly
to free them from the Turkish and adds
The Emperor declares that he has entered the Principali-
tiessovereignty,

hat " he cannot conceive that a people professing the

same religion as the orthodox EiEoperor are to besub-
ject to any but a Christian Government." Be it real

or affected—be it fanaticism or imposture, this is not

the language of a man seeking to escape from a diffi-
culty. On the contrary, he asserts on every occasion,
with increased violence, his determination to hold that
which Europe is pledged to wrest from his grasp. There
is no evasion, or room for evasion, in these declarations,
and the German Courts will have no excuse for hesita-
tion in the path of duty, national interest, and honour.
—Times.

STATE OE TRADE.

(From the Manchester Guardian of this day.)

MANCHESTER, July 15.—The languor which has
latterly been complained of continues generally pre-
valent, both in yarns and goods. For some descrip-
tions of the latter, principally 40-inch shirtings, weighing
Sib, and upwards, the advices from Calcutta have
occasioned rather more inquiry, with a slight in-
crease of firmness in price ; but most other cloths
remain in much the same quiet state they were in
last week, and the quotations are unchanged. In
yarns, the home consumers are buying very little.
The prices of the day are at the lowest range of last
week ; in exceptional cases only are they quotable
lower. From America we have a continuation of favour.
able accounts of the growing cotton plant,
HALIFAX, July 15.—We cannot note much change
to-day in the aspect of trade in our piece hall. The in-
quiries for goods have not been extensive, and the prices
offered have been, in some cases, such as the manufac-
turers could not accept. Yarns and wools are much the
same as reported in our last.
ROOHDALN, July 17.—We have had a better demand
for prices to-day, and a greater willingness on the part
of the merchants to purchase. There is not much
doing in the wool market; the manufacturers buy very
sparingly, and the dealers ask a small advance in price.
HUDDERSFIELD, July 18.—A moderate demand has
been experienced for the better descriptions of black
doeskins and kerseys, but in the general trade business
fancy vesting trade continues flat, but new patterns
has not been so busy as on this day week. The
have been inquired for. The wool trade is much the
same as for the last few weeks, very quiet.

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