The Sun.
London, England, 1854-07-18 00:00:00

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

ARRIVALS AT SYDNEY.
March 2011, the Crescent City, from Liverpool ; 22d.,
the Speedy, from London ; the Bland, from London ; 27th,
the Annie Armstrong, from Liverpool ; 28th, the Queen of
England, from London ; 31st, the Ann, from London.
April 2d, the Abbeylands, from London; the Tamar,
from London ; the Pelham, from London; the Charles
Ross, froln Hamburg ; the Eena, from London; the Sootia,
from Plymouth; 16th, the Daniel Wheeler, fr3m London;
17th, the Thrlequin, Dutch bark, from Loudon ; 18th, the
Wilhelmina Lucia, Dutch ship, from London : the Amstel,
Data ship, froin London ; 19th, the General Screw Com-
pany's steamer Crcesus, fr3m Southampton, Cape of Good
Hope, and Atelbourne ; 24th, Her Majesty's ship Fantome,
10, Lieutenant Fitzroy, Commander, from Wellington ;
25th, the Vernon, from Dundee •, 27th, the Catherine Ja-
mieson, from Falmouth ; 27th, the Cyclone, from London ;
28th,- the Proserpine, from Bristol ; 29th, the Kathay,
American ship, from the Downs ; 30th, the Coringa, bark,
from Liverpool. .
May Ist, the Collaroy steamer, from Liverpool ; sth, the
Lady Hodgkinson, from the Downs; Bth, the Black Rites
packet, from London.
DEPARTURES.
March 19th, iler Majesty'. ship ToraphN fur a cruise';
26th, the Royal :Stuart, for London • 21st, the Samuel En-
derley, for London; the Adelaide, Australian Loyal Mail
Company's steamer, for Launceston, for repairs; the Lord
of the Isles, for London.

April Ist, the Leonidas, for London ; 20th, the Nile, for
London ; 29th; the Olatliator, , for London ;_ 30th, the
Eclair, for Havre. -

AUSTRIANDELAY AND PRUSSIAN

.DUPLICITY.

Whatever may be the motives which appear to have. aus-
peuded the direct action of the Austrian Government and the
German Powers at the very moment when:it, was confidently
supposed' that General Goronini's division was about to enter
the Principalities, the first and most important consideration
for ourselves and for the world is that the ,operatious of the
Turkish army, backed by the forces and- the genei-ili of
France •and England, are not in the slightest' degree de-
pendent on the intrigues of Berlin or the hesitations of
is not to be envied in the discharge of the duties he"will hive
to perform. But tlie Cabinet of Berlin still hopeci to Par the
:ante of Russia in Germany, and it is zealously seconded hy
several of the Petty Courts.' From what is passing before our
eyes, it is not too much to assert that if the policy of Germany
had depended on the s:coudary Sovereigns of that country,
and if Austria Lad not advocated a more independent line :of
conduct, the whole German nation would have been sold-to
Russia in this contest. !Lis" felt throughout Germany that th•
Emperor Frauds Joseph is the only Prince who has shown
sense and spirit at this crisis, and that he has been thwarted 17
• every influenee which could be employed to warp his judg-
ment and to shake his courage. We can conceive no event
so fatal to the interests of Germany and of Europe, no resolu-
siou so disastrous, no treachery so suicidal, as a decision
on the part of the Austrian Government to recede from the
engagements it has contracted oh these momentous questions
with the belligerent Powers. Then indeed tlil v
cease to be a struggle for the existence of the Il
Ottomanr would E-
mpire
; it would ere long shake every .t....de iu Europe
foundations, and the Emperor of -Russia Tto i oiid
hisaccom-
plices succeed to ire
foundations,
shifting the perils to which he is now expose(
and his victims. d . ;ice of the Austrian
Hitherto, although
.the expected :
eanpdreisneneth
the
provinces of Gallieia, the Rukowi
effect
on
the
war.
It
n
advanced
Mountains!
ofn armyar] intoy `2tshtle,OP4 "lent jeLniestlii clasA.ll:leisaearnue‘
dt'a'frrToduraddtin'esity•h;lvania,
has
exercised a very important and. salutary. ,
perale to rtain all
fisorttlilfele
Tebsye:ntelek,otiatiiligoase.
otfrotohieis
(i ?..irapsattilodualt.g„e„i
1 army iuthe kingdom of compels the EnweryLoefrß:uLssiahnt-
the finest troops of -P-
oland; iu Podolia, and in Moldavia, in go- much that only a
part of the -3d and 4th corps Can. he said to operate at all
under Pridee•Gort,elikOtf in Walhichia.-- The lastnecounts
state that he Las not at this moment more than 60,00 men,
and very probably this estimate is. correct,. for each of the** two corps is supposed to be rethiced to about half that-num-
ber. With this force, already much discouraged, weakened,
and shaken, the RuSsian commander may have to fight a
battle ; but the reason that he cannot look for any em.
cieut reinforcements is that the bulk of the Russian army
tigrianke.pht.oiiintieerl,ioacnkd.btYhistloibestafoctidable array upon the Ma-
cau only be removed by tai
assurance that Austria accepts the humiliating and insecure
position iu which the policy of Russia would place her. Until
Austria enters the Principalities not-only as the- declared ally
of the Sultan, but as one of the declared antagonists of Russia,
we have no desire to see her move at all. A neutral occupa-
tion would only be a general embarrassment, and must give
rise to distrust and animosity ou both sides. In the mean-
time, the course of events has become. so rapid, and thus far
so successful, that the decision of the Austrian Government is
losing the important influence it seemed likely.to exercise a
few weeks ago over the results of the campaign. In the pre.
sent state of this campaign, with
.Omer Pasha advancing on
Bucharest and the allied armies on the Danube, it is a mere
puerility to address another ultimatum to Russia demanding
the evacuation of -the Principalities in a month,- for in
less than that time the fate of the invading army ouelt
to be decided ; and, although the weight of the forcer
and influence of Austria in the war must still be 132_
siderable, every- day that she loses in giving effect to
Convention of the 14th of June transfers -to the.
v
Powers a large share of the poWer she "Might tzereisel je:tort
the the
eastern provinces of Europe. .
England on
communicated to the Ministers of France
We have reason to believe that the Russian answer was
andl an intimation
1 Wednesday and Thursday in last week!,
"'toad' deliberate on 'it
that, the Conference would be summon
the military move-
(in pursuance of a former agreement),
not affect to exercise any infillellCC. overdogan of the Austrian
meats of the belligerents. tut that Austria-conic!
Government contained a
that,-although the Russian answer p
regarded by Prussia.
einiTillaer°afliiilicin:Ohet.urlfceeemuyens‘ti,titsofieths
teheeffaseet,
peace; yet this must bf
of the Western rowel*.
decision
amloannedsasofth.tehehaCsiostno•ft
aonf
egVoiteitaintiao,naflour
course depend on the
ease, and it would -be the
That undoubtedly isinthtehe German Courts, who have as
height of presumptio
• ose thA they can in any degree any
means deter
yet incurred none of tnh.e li or responsibility of.- the war, to
,ftrhoem -t h e co u
suppose
teontpslouf.suEen.glalntd
r andests!tay•anitche
Ill*
Caliinetor
• more or less to share iu the glory and-the advantage
they are
Vienna
of this alliance—to shorten the war or to prolong it,--to strilio
a blow which shall at once restore the Imperial arini, to its
iGvosvoreclin
ancient renown, or to humble it - by a useless - denionstratidn.
But, although the German Governments may regniate:tgoir
owneonduct, and may saerifice even their national-indePen-
deuce to their jealousy of each other and they servility to: a
foreign rower, their policy, be it ,weak .or resolute,: false or
sinccre, will neither obstruot nor control us. We ark ready
.to ad... Mice with them in the only course which Can speedlY
terminate this war, but their hesitation will not induce either
England or France to relax their exertions or to retrace their
steps,—ZYMO.