The Sun.
London, England, 1854-04-13 00:00:00

most. Since his accession to the throne, he has been as-.
rested neither' by romantic sentiments nor by bonds of
relationship. He has been guided alone by the consi-
deration of what the grandeur and power of his country
called for, and in that respect he has certainly distin-
guished himself amongst his peers. He wants to hold
the key of his own house, as Peter the Great expressed
it ; and no one can blame him in the Russian point
of view. But we, gentlemen, have to look at our
interest in a Prussian point of view. If Russia should
seize on the Bosphorus and the Sound, she becomes in-
vincible, and you have a direct interest in opm•ising it.
If you are an European power, you ought to oppose
such -projects most energetically ; if you are not, you
ought the more to join those who cast defend your
weakness. Russia is the most powerful neighbour m.d
Prussia, and her territory runs into ours. Fur a length
of time Russia covets our Eastern provinces ; mean-
whiio she is cutting into the veins of our commerce.
Russia was against us in the Seven Years' War.
In 1313, she wanted to have the Eastern provinces
swear allegiance to her. In 1850 she menaced us with
war. It is known that an influential party in Russia
wants the Vistula for frontier. Remetnlier the saying-
of the Great Frederick—'lf the Ru,siatis are at Coa-
st ',at-Mot:de, in a week after they will be seen KoseigS-
berg. Tee ties of relationship have been spoken of, but
I think too well of our monarch to admit that he can
sacrifice the interests of. the country to considerations
which have never weighed with the Emperor of Russia.
The question of religion has been put forward in this
,natter, but every one now knows, since the Anglo-Rus-
sian correspondence has been published, that the real
question is the inheritance of the 'sick man.' Besides,
who does not know what persecutions the dissenting
sects, the Catholic .and Protestant religions; have
been subjected to in Russia. Imprisonment and
Siberia are the fate of the Christian missionaries,
It is, in fact, a sysioni of the most cruel into-
lerance that can even be imagined. • Others have
placed Russia, in opposition to revolution, whilst it is
she who has always spread' revolution in neighbouring
countries : in Poland, in Sweden, and tit this moment in
Turkey. Russia besides has herself, revolutions at home.
In order to have revolution, it is not necessary that
kings should be killed in the open day or by the guillo-
tine. To represent Russia as the natural bulwark.against
revolution is a sophism of the specific party : it is not the
inspiration of good sense. Russia, has been ca led the
oldest ally of Prussia. That is not the case. We have
had more ancient alliances with England, with France,
and with Turkey herself. And how did this old ally
treat us ? In 1807 she took advantage of our misfor-
tunes to appropriate to herself- a province. In 1815
-she. prevented Alsace from being again united to
Germany. In 1829 she wished to give to the Bourbons
the left bank of the Rhine, in orderto obtain Constanti-
nople in exchange. In 1850 she recommended England to
declare war against us, and if England, then as now full
of honour, refused, it was not the fault of our good old
ally, who in the correspondence which was lately brought
to light made no mention of Prussia. And then, gentle-
men, can we forget the Conferences of Warsaw which
broke the heart of the man (the Count de Brandeburg),
whose place the present President of the Council now
fills. The true policy of Prussia should, therefore,
tend to emancipate us from Russia. If the Government,
before Russia had crossed the Pruth, had declared
against her, we should have had peace at this moment.
Protocols no longer suffice. A great power should co-
operate
in the execution of what it regards as being the
basis of right. Instead of that, Prussia has made
herself the European postman, carries propositions of
peace here, and propositions of peace there ; asks
Austria what she intends to do, and finishes by
guaranteeing to that power her Italian possessions
by extending the treaty of May 16, 1851. The state
of Frederic may dispense with Austrian direction.
I nevertheless consider that, at this moment, the
interests of Prussia and Austria are identical, and there
is reason for c rngratulatiou that the magnanimous Em-
peror of Austria has at length resolved on drawing the
sword. The Prussian g•ivernment, while it professes
not to confine itself to itoutrasity, fieds itself, in fact, in
that condition, and csslesi the centitry to powerless-
mess. France and England cannot in the end recognise
Prussian neutrality. It will end by involving us in a
war with these two Powers, and, sus posing it tobes, suc-
cessful one, it ail: only tun' to the aivantase of Russia,
which will, notwithstanding, never pardon the little
sympathy that has been shown towards her by Prussia."

• FRANCE.
REVIEW IN HONOUR OF THE DUKE OF
CAMBRIDGE.

The grand review in honour of the Duke of
Cambridge took place yesterday (Wednesday-) in.
the Champ tie Mars. The time was one o'clock ;
but long before multitudes, longing to witness a
spectacle which Frenchmen always love so much,
but which possessed the al letional novelty of the
presence of n English Prince, thronged, for two
or three hours previously, to the Lug familiar
Spot. At half-past eleven o'clock the troops
were in movemeet. Along the Boulevard,
and quays on both sides of the river, thedeands of
military music, and the rolling of artillery carriages
were heard as the various regiments successively
paSsed on. The manufactories and tie workshops
sent forth th-ir occupants ; for the roll of a drum
or the blast of a trumpet stirs the heart of the
Frenchman. As each regiment passed, crowds
continued to issue from every lane and street, drew
up at each side, and, accompanied with measured
step, in serried rank, the military cortefe3. At 12
o'clock the varied corps of the army of Paris de-
bouched from the Bridge of Jena, and the avenue
of the Mothe-Piquet, and took up their' positions
on the ground. Between the bridge and the Ecole
Militaire, throughout the entire length of the
Champ de Mars, with • the right resting on the
bridge, extended five lines of infantry, forming
two divisions of two brigades each, and one
brigade .of reserve. The whole of the infantry,
counting 24 battalions, and four companies of
engineers—about 18,000 men in all—were under
the orders of General Levasseur, assisted by Re-
nault and Bourgon, Generals of Division ; . and
Marulay, Repond, Ripert, Esterhazy, and Courand,
Generals of Brigade. Those five lines were com-
posed of three battalions of Chasseurs, five of light
infantry, 13 battalions of the line, and three of the
Paris Guards and the Gendarmerie d'Elite. The
cavalry, forming two divisions, four 'brigades and
45 squadrons—namely, eight of Chasseurs, four of
Hussars, six of Guides, eight of Dragoons, eige it of
Cuirassiers, eight of Carabineers, and three of tile
mounted Gendarmerie—drew up in four lines in
front of the Infantry, with the right resting on the
Ecole Militaire, the left on the Bridge of Jena,
and leaving a large open space in front of the
grand stand. These 45 splendid squadrons were
under the command of General Forte, assisted by
Feray, Gado, Marion; and the Duke de,Moutebello,
Generals of Brigade. Between the left' of the In-
fantry and the right Of the Cavalry, in one single*
line, with the Ecole Maitaire to the rear and front-
ing the bridge of • Jena, were stationed seven bat-
teries of Artillery, six foot, and one horse,' with 42
,ius under the orders of Brigadier General An vity.
The total of the force under anus might be about
25,000 men.
At half-past 12 o'clock the EMpress issued from
the gates of the Tuileries in au open carriage,
preceded by outriders, ac,!onipanied by the
of the Court, and followed by another
open carriage, with the officers of her hoeseholil,
and passed slowly along the quays of the Tuileries,
and the quay Billy, to the bridge of Jena, which
she crossed, and proceeded to the grand stand in
the Champ de Mars, w:wre she and her attendants
took their places. At 1 o'clock the Eire .'•l'Qf made
his appearance at the bridge of Jena. he had on
his right baud the Duke of Cain bridge, and on the
left Lord Raglan, followed by a numerous staff
composed of English and French offiCers, all iu
_lult,dresse As they male their appearance on the
Champ de Mars the drums beat to arms, and the
hands struck up " God seve the Qaeen," and'
" Partant pour la Syria," which were alternately
played ; and cries of " Vive l'Empereur l" and
"Vive lee Anglais !" were heard. The Emperor and
the Duke of Cambridge rode in front of the line,
the former occasionally conversing with his Royal
Highness, and the attention of the foreign officers
apparently engaged in exLimining, not perhaps
without admiration, the gallant appearance of the
troops so long the rivals of the English, now, and
let us hope for: a long time to come, their firm and
faithful allies. When the cortege had completed
the survey of the whole, the five lines of infantry
broke up and formed in columns of battalions, with
their right on the bridge of Jena. The line of,
cavalry, forming into squadrons, took position
to the rear of the artillery, and the artillery
broke up into half batteries. The Emperor and the
Duke then took their stand in front of the pavilion,
• where the Empress, the ladies in attendance,
and the officers of the household were seated, to
witness the defiling of the troops. The infantry
opened the march and the cavalry closed it. No-
thing could be finer than the appearance of the
Hussars, the Guides, the Cuirassiers, and the Cara-
bineers, as they swept in long order from the bridge
different to the Ecole Militaire, and as the ° corps
passed where the Imperial and princely commanders
were stationed, each chief made his'siaual ofcourtesy.
The soldiers seemed inspired by the cousciousness of
United strength; they sat erect in their saddles, and
ground
with horses themselves appeared to tread the
with pride. They dashed cn, squadron after squa-
dron, troop after troop, with the banners waving,
and plumes dancing, in long perspective ; and they
passed before the Imperial pavilion with the cry of
" Vive riiimpereur P' The defiling lasted reoro
than an hour and a half. When it was over, the
troops resumed the positions they first occupied on
the groeed, aqc Whee the Emperor passed on his
return, to the Tuileries, the infantry on the right
and the cavalry 04 die left presented arms to his
Majesty. At about a quarter to four the whale
were oie their return to their respetive quarters.
- 4bout half-pket 11 cl'eleck rain began to fall, but
soon cleared. - It again fell at 12, and continned
at intervals until half-past two. It qlMV•eel 11,P,
again, however, and contiThiaci with a
cloudy two 411 w%.1,s (Aver, l'the troops had
quitted the ground. moneuee crowds filled the
sloping eualeantlxrents en both si4.is of the Champ