The Sun.
London, England, 1854-11-03 00:00:00

PRUSSIA.

BERLIN, Oct. 30.—1 t is believed that the Prus-
sian circular-reply to the last answer of Austria,
brought and delivered to M. de Manteuffel by
Count Estherhazy, was forwarded to Count Arnim
at Vienna the. day before yesterday. Although
the Prussian Cabinet will naturally enough await
an answer to its despatch of the 23d, transmitted to
St. Petersburg, ere it comes to any final decision, it
hasnevertheless, it is runaoured,so far conceded to the
Austrian point of view as to set aside any further ap-
prehensions of serious dissidence between the great
German Courts, or, at all events, of matters being
carried to such extremes as to prevent the Diet
from pronouncing its opinion upon the Oriental
question under appearances of unity among all par-
ticipators.
M. von der Pfordten, who, as already noticed in
The Sun, had received an invitation from the
Emperov to proceed to Vienna, has left Berlin for
that place. M. de Beust has returned to Dresden.
To furnish an idea of the veracity of Russian
reports of operations at Sebastopol, forwarded
from Odessa, the following will suffice :
"Odessa, Oct. 22.
"After a bombardment of twelve hours on the 17th
inst., eighty-two out of eighty-six of the enemy's cannon
were dismounted. On our side only six out of 360.
One of the enemy's large steamers was sunk, and four
other steamers dismasted. Official accounts of Admiral
KornilofFs death are wanting."
The journals of this place, not in Russian in-
terest, criticise with just severity the lame apology
put forth by the St. Petersburg Journal for Prince
Menschikoff's strategical failure. They show up
the glaring contradictions exhibited in this apology,
which, in point of fact, tend more to condemn than
absolve the unskilful commander.
The Kreutz Zeitung, with the kindest intentions
in the world no doubt, reminds its readers that Lord
Dunkellin's father was " during the iast session of
Parliament one of the most zealous adversaries of
Russia." Nothing can be more charitably intended
than this reminder, but, unless we mistake the
character of the Emperor Nicholas, this young
prisoner will be the object of good treatment from
the very causes which migLt be supposed to
produce contrary effects.

AUSTRIA.
VIENNA, Oct. 30.—A rumour is very prevalent
to-day in this city, no doubt promoted by Russian
agents, that in the night from the 23d to the 24th
the
.It gainedtussrioamnsmrhaadrsaw,of the 9
some advantage in a sally.
from Sebastopol. The foundation of this is a de-
spatchinstant,g ht
l accord-
inga
to which, in one of the numerous eirousni y s
lies, the enemy succeeded in spiking eight mortars
and eleven guns. There may or may not be truth
at the bottom of this • but, at any rate, it is neces-
sary to wait for intelligence of a more reliable na-
ture than is ever to be found in the mendacious
Russian despatches. The Presse gives the rumour
above mentioned in, extols() :
" Intelligence from the Crimea does not to-day also
reach further than the 23d. The bombardment of Sebas-
aisi.tse of rai B
topol, according to a,dvices from Odessa had continued
since the 19th, without any particular effect. The
Russians are said to have made a grand sally in the
night from the 18th to the 19th, and spiked eleven can-
onons and nine mortars belonging to the French. Prince
Menschikoff awaits a strong reinforcement of
a into cavalry,ak
.
i,,i
part of which has already passed the Dniester, and he
has sent 12 000 men of the army at Ba k i.
t,hvea,to Baidakeffect valleya
diversion(l), tohne
thece a coast theatnok
ande
rear of the
confidently asserted that there will, at no
to-morrow,
adLilsi.l;tjav'n'i levypdereiro(pl,fobredtaennotilsiernot
of 90,000 men.
yet here. , Prince
Glika returns to Jassy
Prince Menschikoif has sentIpw.
his army at Bakschiserai ' 12,000 men from
to make a diversion in into the Baidak Valley,
the rear of the Allies.

SWEDEN.
COPENHAGEN, Oct. 26.---On the 21st was un-
covered, in Riddarholms-square, Stockholm, the
colossal statue of Birger Jarl (Earl Birger), the
Lord Protector of Sweden in the middle of the
thirteenth century, the Alfred of that country, and
the greatest chief it has ever had—a character far

nobler than any of its kings. The statue was paid
for by the voluntary contributions of the citizens.
Great ceremonies accompanied the opening, but the
King and Court were carefully absent. They re-
serve their enthusiasm for the approaching un-
covering of the statue of Charles John XIV., the
betrayer of Finland.