The Sun.
London, England, 1854-09-14 00:00:00

PRUSSIA.

The Prussian Government sent off on the Bth
for Silesia M. de Manteuffel, Under-Secretary of
State, with very extensive powers, to make ar-
rangements for relieving the misery caused by the
late inundations. A committee of assistance has
been formed at Berlin for the province of Silesia,
with the President of the Council at its head.

THE AUTOCRAT AND THE AUSTRIAN

CABINET.

A letter from Berlin of the 9th says :—" We are
assured from a good source that Russia has had a
formal protest handed to the Cabinet of Vienna
against the occupation of the principalities by the
Austrian troops. It is evident that, in present
circumstances, that protest cannot have any prac-
tical effect. The King has renounced visiting the
court of Mecklenburg, and will be back on Sunday.
It is only after his return that he will come to a
decision ou the question of his acceding to the in-
vitation for a personal interview sent him by the
Emperor of Russia. It becomes more and more
probable that Count Esterhazy will remain some
time at Berlin, in place of Count de
.Thun, ambas-
sador of Austria. At least, he has made all his
arrangements for remaining here, and he is bring-
ing all his family to Berlin."
A Vienna letter of the 9th says :—".Our Am-
bassador ad interim at Berlin, Count Esterhazy, is
expected here towards the middle of the month.
Count de Thun, who is here on leave, is to return
to Berlin. Gen. Lefang dined yeSterday with the
Emperor. Good accounts have been received here
of the health of the Archduke Charles. He is now
entering on convalescence."

DISARMING OF THE WALLACHIAN
MILITIA.

The disarming of the Wallachian militia took
place at Busco on the 26th ult.; that of the Walla-
chian artillery at Ibraila. The men, having refused
to enrol in the Russian service, were allowed to
depart (half naked), and 180 have reached Bucha-
rest. Only two officers (Colonel Lens, a brave
Russian, and a lieutenant) obeyed the Russian
summons. The cannon were carried off. Letters
from Galatz come down to the 28th ult. Every
effort is made to clear off the immense stores accu-
mulated at that place. The hospitals had already
been removed into Bessarabia, and it was expected
that Galatz and Ibraila would be evacuated in 5 or
6 days. The reserve of Luders' corps stands near
Galatz—of which corps about 35,000 men, with 32
field-pieces, are on the Moldo-Wallachian territory,
and the main body in and around Ibraila. Luders and
staff were at Galatz, where also are 2 steamers and 2
gun-boats. The retreat of the Russians appears to
be delayed as long as possible, and is as slow as can
be, in order to remove all suspicion of retreating
before the enemy. The officers assemble to amuse
themselves, and the bands play for the diversion
of the public. It is said that 300 families intend
to follow the Russians from Ibraila, and 150 from
Galatz.

W TREATIES BETWEEN RUSSIA AND
KING OSCAR.

We have this morning received a communica-
tion which contains the following :—" It is high
time that England and France at once extinguished
Russian usurpation in Finland, for facts show
that Sweden and Norway are fast becoming Rus-
sian vassals. At Bomarsund, fortifications were
going on which in a couple of years would
have rendered Sweden a mere Russian pro-
vince ; and in Norway we find Russian intrigues of
the most extraordinary character. Without again
referring to King Oscar's odious and unexampled
four-ship affair—an open Russia* trick concocted
in Stockholm—l would direct your serious atteu-
tion to the two new measures. One is the new I
border-treaty between Russia and Norway, which
deprives the Norwegian Finmarkers of two-thirds
of their pasture grounds,. The other is a new
mutual delivery-treaty between the Czar and
Oscar, which compels Norway-Sweden to deliver up
all refugees, fugitives, wanderers, settlers, &c., of
every kind, at the mere request of any servant of
the Emperor, and at the expense of Oscar's people.
Both these one-sided, dangerous, and ruinous
acts have been proposed to the Norwegian Parlia-
ment by King Oscar himself, and driven through
by the influence of the Administration, in spite of
the murmurs and warnings of the most intelligent
members. The reason assigned was that Norway
was too weak to resist. This is the policy, this is
the patriotism, this is the morality, of a man made
King at an enormous expense, that he may defend
the people over whom he rules. You will agree
with me that it is high time decisive steps were
taken if Scandinavia is. to be saved."