The Sun.
London, England, 1854-12-01 00:00:00

THE CZAR AND THE ACTOR.

An action brought by the Emperor of Russia and
General de Gu6cl6off, manager of the St. Petersburg
Theatre, against M. Berton, the actor of the Gyrnuaset
for breach of an engagement, was tried on Tuesday in
the Imperial Court, Paris. M. Berton, after having
passed eleven years in Russia, and being under an en-
gagement for a further period at the Imperial Thea-
tre there, obtained last year a month's leave from the
Emperor Nicholas, to come to Paris to see his mo-
ther, who was seriously ill. His leave expired on
July 11th, 1853, and at the end of that time he re-
fused to return to St. Petersburg, and wrote to the
Czar, personally begging to be released from his en-
gagement. The answer to this letter was anjachien
claiming 100,000 f. damages. The Tribunal of Corn'
merce, in February last, gave a verdict for the plaintiffs,
in default of appearance on the part of M. Berton, and
fixed the damages at 50,000 f. The present proceeding
was an appeal from that judgment. M. Pailet, for the
defendant, took the technical objection that the action
had been wrongly brought before the Tribunal of
Commerce, the Imperial Theatre of St. Petersburg not
being a commercial enterprise, but a school of polite
manners, patronised by the Czar. The court overruled
this line of argument, and confirmed the judgment, re•
ducing the damages, however, to 5,000 f.

AUSTRIA'S SATISFACTION AT TETE

CZAR'S PROPOSALS.

"That Austria is prepared to declare herself satisfied
with the propositions of Russia," says the writer of
letter from Berlin of the 28th, "I feel justified in affirm.;
ing from positive information that has reached me ; Ag!'
this statement is confirmed by an article in the Prezio':
sisc he Correspondenz, which goes out of its way to repriab
an officieux Austrian communication in the Journal de'
Francfort, and stamps it with the seal of authenticity?
It contains the following :
" 'lt is clear that from the moment that Russia gills
heed to Prussia's remonstrances, and seriously accepts Or,
four points as the basis of negotiations for peace, Austral
is not in a position to put forward further demands a_ 7,,;f.4,
conseqaently would resign every idea of a war with
sia, and use her bons offices with the greatest zeal to firrt :=-
vail upon England and France to enter upon negotintolF
and suspend hostilities. In conformity with the Notes 44.1'.'
changed on August Bth, and simce Russia by her 604
gorical rejection of the four points has occasioned hostili.
ties to be continued, Austria cannot prevent the Western
Powers from pushing forward fresh demands ; but sb,l
will exert herself to restrain them within the bounds
moderation. If the two Western Powers 813001
prefer the prolongation of the war to the commence:
ment of negotiations for peace, they would, as soonl;
Russia firmly and seriously, t.e., for ever, accept It,
four points, in no case be able to reckon on 1"
assistance of Austria either by arms, or at future negot'll'
tions for peace (which at any rate must some day or other
be carried. on), if they then desired to exceed the keittr
points. Should Russia, on the other hand, not thorougu';',
accede to the remonstrances of Prussia, it would be iltal
necessary for Austria, Prussia, and the German 13'!"1,,
(supposing the latter in the meantime to have adopted
four points) jointly to summon Russia to accept these Pre-
liminaries of peace.' "
" Whether the declaration of Austria's and Prussisil:
satisfaction at the Czar's proposals be declared At tot
Bund, in Frankfort, next Thursday, or not, it is 11,.°6
so certain that it will figure in the King's speech at t'io
opening of the Chambers here on that day, and it 1,',/
make a fine coup de theatre to tell the newly created utP;
per Chamber of Prussia and the assembled represen
Lives of Germany, at the same time, what great influev a
the King of Prussia has with the Emperors of Austria 01.1,
Russia, and how very peaceable, moderate, and Chri.:t
tian•spirited the latter is. To which self-complece',
gratulation Europe will make the indignant comma":
The advantages you derive from the Czar's cone"'
sions were wrung from him by the blood and toil of the
English and French at Sebastopol, while you Germs°
shrank from drawing a sword or firing a shot in a 005°
that concerned you most.'"

THE TVISH OF .RUSSIA TO NEGOTIATE"

(From the Constitutionnel.)
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"Several foreign journals have spoken of the
Russia to enter into negiations with the Western Pewel;
The cabinet of St. Petersburg has informed Prussia, It
said, that it is ready, in order to spare Germany the heiritr-
of war, to treat on the basis of the four guarantees, etir„;:
lated in the notes of August 8. The journals in queetw;
express themselves toe vaguely relative te that proceecit
to allow us to appreciate with exactitude its bearing. IC
does not seem to us, however, to admit of any dl ",3
that the inclination attributed to Russia is a last e° ,„
made by that power to throw a new cause of discord in";
the midst of the Confederation. Besides, we are ere
beforehand that Russia will have known how, in Wall.
this overture to Prussia, to ieserve to herself some I:6sv
of backing out. It may be remembered that last ifed
the Cabinet of St. Petersburgh had likewise aceento
the celebrated note of -Vienna, but scarcely laab-0
acceptance been notified when it assigned to t it.
note a signification which completely changed. to
meaning, and reduced it simply to the propositio._,
made by Prince Menschikoff ConstantinoPlsor
We should not be surprised to learn that the Musses,
Government has consented to admit the four guaranto3o
on condition of being able to interpret them in the Itea
manner. But the lessons of the past must have pro al
European diplomacy, and nothing will modify the fort%
resolution of the great powers, German and Wester,
to treat only on precise bases, and to obtain a Pea
.nect
clearly enough defined by itself to exclude every 61..
I of doubt."

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THE HAGUE, Nov. 28.—The Second Chamber (MI
made fora thehe
reductionad in
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diplomacy of the country, but the motion was .
The question relating to the debt of the former °l3°
dom of the Netherlands is likely to be settled.
A letter from Czemowitz, in the Press of " jos
says :—" An interdiction to export all kinds of clogeg
just been published in all the frontier towns andbete)
of Russia. Large quantities of corn were collected
but the owners now do not sell any." tatore
A SINGULAR gentleman of low 0 Ton
and, judging from his dialect, evidently a countrl4oo'
has been observed to travel between London and lot
cheater by nearly every available train during turrifei
fortnight, as, for instance, the moment he has king of
at one terminus be has frequently, after parfa't train
refreshments, paced the platform until the ne% GAO
departed for London or Manchester, whichever to leo°
might be. In one instance he was observed tcr:
Euston-square by the train that departs at 8
and is due at Manchester at 3 45 a.m., he inll ,ee
leaving by the train that departs at 424 a.m., t" tb°
being due in London at 11 a.m., and returning es' ore,
next train, at 12 o'clock. Different conjeetur flora'
made as to the cause of his eccentricity, and the g_ed of a
opinion is that he has suddenly become possesr.
large fortune and his brain has become affeeteueurier•
had three old chains to his watch.—Manche'' e Stock.
SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST A MILLER.--At t:fore the
port Borough Police-eourt, on Saturday, b.vviloon,
Mayor and other magistrates, Mr. Thomas , gill,
miller, carrying on an extensive business at the v_der tb!
Lancashire-hill, Heaton Norris, was charged IT ~1 an
tith and 7th William IV., chap. 37, and section nqityr of
12, with having in his possession a large clill..odient°
mineral white or sulphate of lime, and other ingleadored
for the adulteration of flour, whereby he bad r Ise was
himself liable to a penalty not exceeding IV'
fined Si. and costs.