The Sun.
London, England, 1854-10-31 00:00:00

PRUSSIA.

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BERLIN, Oct. 28.—The result of the conference
held last evening at the Foreign-office, between
Messrs, von der Pfordten, de Bengt, and Baron

Manteuffel, has riot transpired, but strong grounds
exist for affirming that the Bavarian Minister has
so far succeeded in his object as to prevail upon the
Prussian Premier to adopt such measures in regard
to Austria as will produce such approachment as may
prevent a split between German States. M. von der
Pfordten, whose career shows proof of his abilities;
is said tota,ve expressed himself with great firm-
ness and candour, and to have dwelt with fora)
and justness upon the dangerous policy of Prussia
especially as regards Austria and Germany. MI
von der Pfordten (so it is asserted) has not scrupled
to point out to M. de Manteuffel that the quasi-
abdication of her position as a great European
Power reflected most prejudicially upon secondary
German States—that the attitude assumed in re-
gard to Austria was pregnant with evils, and
not only menaced dissolution of German accord
and unity, but inevitably tended to throw Austria
into close union with the West. Further, upon
being asked what Bavaria would do in case Prus-
sia should decline to adopt the Austrian point
of view, M. TM der Pfordten is said to have re-
plied, "In that case Bavaria will deem herself at
liberty to consult her own individual interests
alone ;" or, iu plainer terms, that she, being in no
way disposed to be crushed between Austria and.
France, would side with Austria, and perhaps form
part of the alliance that might ensuo.
The Russian organ here announces, under the
head of " Paris," that the Emperor of Austria has
declared that the result of the siege of Sebastopol
will not influence his policy, and that Austria has
required to know of the Western Powers what are
the conditions upon which they will treat for
peace.

AUSTRIA.
VIENNA, OCT. 27.
The Ost Deutsche Post of Vienna of the 26th
says :—" The diplomatic relations between this
Cabinet and that of St. Petersburg are rather
animated at present in consequence of the re-
ciprocal questions which these two Cabinets are
addressing to each other on the concentrations
of troops which are taking place on their re-
spective frontiers. It is known that Austria
tegan by asking explanations concerning the
collection of Russian troops on the frontier of
Gallicia, and the only answer given at St. Peters-
burg was au enquiry as to what was meant by the
concentration of Austrian troops in Galicia. It is
said that this enqury has led to a new note which
was forwarded some days back to Count Esterh,azy,
the Austrian Ambassador at St. Petersburg."
A letter from Vienna of the 26th, in the Ger-
man Jourizal of Frankfort, says :
" We can affirm, from a sure source, that propositions
have arrived here from Paris and London to the Cabinet
of Vienna, relative to a treaty of alliance, offensive and
defensive. It is certain that AuStria his not as yet ao-
cepted these propositions, and that negotiations on the
sucject are still pending. It is said that the Emperor
lately declared that he was unwilling to neglect any
means of placing his policy in unison with that of
Prussia, so as to spare Germany the consequences of a
schism. Th. intention consequently appears to be to
await the result of M. de Pford ten's mission, although it
is ecarcely expected that it will terminate successfully.
It is remarkalde that, even amongst the best informed
circles, nothing positive is known concerning that mis-
sion. The intelligence is being confirmed, that the little
German States are joining the Austrian policy. The
allie.=ion of several cabinets reached Vienna yesterday,
and up to this time Saxony and Wurtemberg are the only
states which have pronounced directly against that policy.
In the Department of Commerce the project of a snort-
gage bank is in preparation."
A Vienna correspondent of the Augsburg Gazette
has given the following interesting information re-
lative to the Austrian army :-69,800 men, with 144
guns, are posted in the German provinces (in Aus-
tria), under the command of Gen. Count Wimpffen.
The army, under Marshal Radetzky, in the Lom-
bardo-Venetian provinces, and on the right bank
of the Po, consists of 117,000 men, with 160 guns.
The " mobile" army in Galicia, the Bukovina,
and the Danubian Principalities, with the re-
serves in Hungary and Transylvania, is composed of
30 infantry regiments, 10 battalions of Chasseurs,
16 regiments of heavy and 18 of light cavalry, 12
battalions of Border troops, 24 depot battalions,
and 25 field and 18 reserve batteries. The total is
225,800 men, with 200 field and 144 reserve guns.
The troops are thus distributed. In the Danubian
Principalities 24,000 men (this is much below the
mark), in Hungary and Transylvania 58,000 men,
in Gallicia and the Bukovina 80,000, and in the
district of Cracow 63,000 men. The forces under
Ban Jellachich and General Mamula consist of
25,400 troops of the line and 70,000 Borderers,
with 72 guns. In the Federal fortresses in Ger-
many are 12,000 men, with 24 guns. According
to this calculation, the military force of Austria is
composed of 522,200 men, with 664 guns, and this
is probably below rather than above the mark.