The Sun.
London, England, 1854-10-19 00:00:00

THE SUN. LONDON, THURSDAY EVENINu, OCTOBER 19, 18b4

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Official intelligence was received yesterday, at the
War-office, of the deaths of the following officers in the
Crimea, in addition to those who fell in the battle of the
Alma :
Lieut.-Coloncl William Francis Hoey, of the 30th
Regiment.
Captain John A. Freeman, of the Scots Greys ;
Captain Longmore, of the Bth Hussars ; C.iptain the
Hon. C. L. Hare, of•the 7th Fusiliers.
Lieutenant and Adjutant Thomas Irwin, of the 13th
Light Dragoons ; Lieut. Ramsay Wardiaw, of the 19th
Foot.
Ensign Wm. Fred. Phipps, of the 19th Foot ; Ensign
Win. Y. Johnston, of the 30th Foot.
Quartermaster John Lehay, of the 4th Foot.

Leasing
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i yesterday.

Business
this day.

AUSTRIA VERSUS PRUSSIA.
The Ministerial organs are very indignant -when any
doubt is suggested of the good faith or trustworthiness
of Austria. Yet how is it possible for any one whose
memory reaches twelve months backward to place confi-
dence in that Government ? Is the fraternisation of
Francis Joseph and Nicholas at Olmutz already for-
gotten ? During the brief period which has since elapsed
Austria has turned from being a friend to being an
enemy of Russia. May it not have turned back again
by this time next year ? There is an old French pro-
verb which says that—on revient toujou7s d ses premiers
amours.
It is a curious fact that when the Oriential question
was first raised Prussia leant more to the Western Powers
than to Russia ; Austria more to Russia than to the
Western Powers. Now Austria has all but declared
war against Russia, while Prussia has become its tool.
A brief review of political movements in the interior of
Germany iney perhaps help to explain this game of
" change corners."
What is called the Germanic Confederation is stip-
poeed to be governed by the Diet at Frankfort. But
since the Revolution of 1848 the Diet has become a
mere name. When Austria and Prussia concluded their
treaty of the 21st of April last, they intimated it to each
State of the Confederation separately, asking their ad-
hesion. When reminded that it ought to have been pre-
sented to the Diet, they stated that unless they could
previously obtain the adhesion of all the Governments,
it was not their intention to bring the matter before the
Diet at all. This was tantamount to a declaration that
Austria and Prussia no longer regarded the Diet as a
reality, and were determined to negotiate with each
State apart.
Previous to the revolution of 1848, Austria and Prus-
sia were contented to be rivals for ascendancy in the
Diet. In 1818 the King of Prussia gave a broad hint
that he was willing to take part in the Frankfort Parlia-
ment, on condition that it would make him Emperor of
Germany. In this aspiration he was foiled by Austria.
The revolution was soon after put down. The Diet had
become a laughing-stock. Prussia and Austria removed
their contest into another field.
Their struegle recommenced in 1850, in the conven-
tions of the Zollverein. Austria claimed to be admitted,
with all its territories, into that league, and was opposed
by Prussia. Austria instigated the four kingdoms—
Bavaria, Hanover, Saxony, and Wnrtemberg, the two
Grand Duchies, Hesse and Baden, the Electorate of
Hesse, and the duchy of Nassau—to coalesce for the
purpose of compelling Prussia to yield to the claims
of Austria. The result was a compromise. The Zoll-
verein was renewed on its old footing, and concluded a
treaty of commerce with Austria.
The combination formed by the minor German states,
named above, was not dissolved when this contest ended.
They held together both in the Zollverein and the Diet.
They continued to be friendly to Austria and hostile to
Prussia. The latter Government complained bitterly of
their animosity.
When the Oriental question was first raised, as has
already been observed, Austria leant to the side of
Russia, Prussia to that of the Western Powers. Austria
endeavoured to obtain the adhesion of its old friends of
the coalition. Saxony, the amee daranie of Austria,
was gained at once. M. de Beust, the Saxon Minister
of Foreign Affairs, repaired to Munich to canvass the
other governments for Austria. But Bavaria had a
separate game to play ; King Otho was threatened by
France and England, and Bavaria gave to understand
that its alliance mustbe bought by supporting King Otho.
Neither Prussia nor Austria could be induced to commit
themselves to so hopeless and discreditable a cause, and
Bavaria resolved to stand aloof from both, and persuaded
the as-ociate governments to do the same.
Thus stood matters when the Austro-Prussian treaty
of April2l was concluded. The eight confederates agreed
to meet at Bamberg on the 25th of May,to consult as to
what course they should adept in the event of the treaty
being submitted to the Diet for its adhesion. By this time
Prussia had advanced pretty far in its wheel round from
the Western Powers to Russia. The end of May was marked
by the recal of M. de Bunsen from London, the resigna-
tion of M. de Bonin, Minister of War, and the resignation
of his military appointments by the Prince of Prussia.
The Liberals were evidently smitten hip and thigh in
the Prussian Cabinet ; and from that moment the Bam-
berg Cenference—the coalition which had been called
into existence by Austria to thwart Prussia—began to
take part with the latter.
The sole contest between Prussia and Austria is for
the mastery in Germany. To gain a chance of annexing
the Wallachian principalities Austria has for the time
joined the Western Powers, and its German adherents
have transferred their allegiance to Prussia. Hence it
comes that we now hear Austria bullying the minor
German States, and telling them plainly that unless
when following in its wake they are nothing.
The whole affair is a squabble amongst dynasties. The
voice of Germany is not heard ; the interests of Germany
are nut thought of. The Prussian Government aims at
becoming master of all Germany, by the aid of Russia.
The Austrian Government hopes to annex a few of the
German minor States if a war break out in Germany.
The Bavarian Government seeks to prop up the ricketty
throne of Austria. Personal and family aims engross
all of these crowned heads.
The consequence of all this turmoil seems likely to be
that Germany will again be made the battle-field of a
war in which it has no concern. The Oriental contro-
versy ought to be fought out in the Russian dominions,
lie but the war is likely to extend to Germany. There is
help for the Germans in their princes—how can they
help themselves? Austria, among 37,000,000 of sub-
jects has only 7,000,000 Germans. Of the nominal
Prussians the Rhine Provinces have only been subject
to the Court of Berlin since 1815. They have less in
common with the old subjects of Prussia than any other
Germans. They have no interest in the extension of the
Prussian dominion. The populations of the other Ger-
man States have no wish to be subjected either to
Prussia or Austria. But how are.ali these Germans to
help themselves ? The Diet—even when it was more
than a nanie—was the representative and organ of the
courts, not of the peoples, of Germany. The Frankfort
Parliament had neither money nor armies. But a Frank-
fort Parliament, allied with an energetic and ambitious
German Prince, could do something. Austria is the
type of the old German aristocracy. Bavaria is priest-
ridden. Prussia has abdicated its place as the bead of
the party of progress in Germany. What German
Prince will bid, for the throne of a consolidated German
monarchy ? The office may be set up to auction ere
many months elapse.—Daily News.

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PROPOSED 01DERS TO THP, ARMY BE-
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BIVOUAC IN FRONT OP SEBASTOPOL,
October 3, Nine a.m.
The trenches will be opened this evening against Se-
bastopol ; a working part;, consisting of —, furnished
by the will be marched to the engineers depot at
p.in., where they will receive tools and directions
front the engineers' officers and rappers, who will guide
them to the works ; they will be without arms and ac-
coutrements. The guard for the protection of the work-
ing and ground will consist of --, furnished by --,
and will parade in their camp at— p.m., be conducted
to their positions, posted and receive instructions from
staff officers who will be assembled fer the purpose.
All the movements of the parties must be, if possible,
kept out of view of the place.
After moving from their last place of assembly, which
will be after dark, the utmost silence must be preserved,
and the least possible noise of any kind made. The work-
ing parties will be arranged is proper order by the engi-
neers, but will not commence work till ordered, after
which it must be carried on with the greatest energy.
The engineers will be charged with the arrangements,
but the officers of the troops must be responsible for the
maintenance of order and attention to the directions
given by the engineers, and for the amount of work
done ; on diligence and regular conduct of the work-
ing parties will depend more rapid and complete suc-
cess of the enterprise. The working parties must not
quit the works on slight alarms. .11 the enemy make
a sortie, the guard will advance and drive them in,
and before they reach the work, if possible ; should
the working party be absolutely obliged to retire,
they will take their tools with them, and re-form a
short distance in rear to return to the work when the
sortie is repulsed.
The guard will be posted in rear of the working party,
and near to it, if possible, under cover from the fire of
the place ; if not they must lie down in order of battle,
With accoutrements on, and each man with his firelock
close by him--one party, not less than one-third of the
forces, absolutely on the alert all through the night,
taking it alternately, ready for an immediate rush on
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All working parties and guards will be composed u
entire regiments, or parts, and not of detachments;
made up of different corps.

POSITION OF THE ALLIES BEFORE

SEBASTOPOL.

—.—
The Duke of Cambridge's division, consisting of the
Guards and Highland Brigade, remained in the rear of
the army near Balaklava until the 2d of October, in
order to cover the base of operations from the possibility
of an attack. Meanwhile, the roads and tracks through
the hilly country south of Khutor Mackenzie, by which
the allied armies made their flank march on Balaklava,
have been broken up and put into a state of defence by
the British forces. The right flank of the army is
effectually coveted by the defile leading into the valley
of the Tehernaya by that stream, and by the marshy
ground about it ; and so satisfied was Lord Laglan on
the Ist of October of the strength of this position, that
he caused the First Division to advance to the right of
the army, and to take up the position it will occupy
during the siege.
The Valley of Inkerman is a deep ravine about one
mile in breadth, formed by the stream of the Tcher-
naya before it falls into the western extremity of Se-
bastopol harbour ; this valley is, in fact, the continua-
tion of the deep inlet by which the harbour itself is
formed. On the eastern side of this valley the ruins of
Inkerman still retain traces of the fortifications erected
by the Greeks or the Genoese on this position ; and,
for the defence of Sebastopol against an attack by
land, these heights ought to have been crowned with
strong batteries, which would have rendered the
place almost impregnable, since they would have en-
filaded the whole position now occupied by the be-
sieging armies. This precaution appears, however, to
have been neglected. Along the course of the valley,
and parallel with the stream of the Tehernaya, runs the
aqueduct which supplies the docks and part of the town
with fresh wilter ; and so abruptly do the rocks rice over
the ravine on the western side, that, on turning towards
the harbour, this aqueduct is carried through a tunnel in
the freestone rock 300 yards in length. Rather more
than a mile to the south of this tunnel, and upon a
height which rises almost perpendicularly above the
valley, the First Division of the British army has taken
up its position. It forms, therefore, the extreme right
of the whole allied forces, and it is protected by a steep
wall of rock, which is inaccessible to the enemy. We
presume that the ground thus occupied is beyond the
range of any guns which the Russians might be able to
mount on the opposite side of the valley, which is still
for the present in their possession. The French army
occupies the left of our position, and extends to the
coast immediately south of Sebastopol, where the deep
and navigable bays offer the greatest facilities for landing
the siege-train and the stores of our allies ; some delay
has nevertheless taken place in this operation. On the
3d no regular attack had begun on any part of the place,.
but the booming of heavy guns from the forts of Sebas-
topol sounded like the prelude to the tremendous strug-
gle which was about to commence, and showed that
the enemy were resolved and prepared to offer a stren-
uous defence of the place on every side.

MARKET NE WB-(THIS DAY.)

CORN EXCHANGE.
GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN
For the week ended Oct. 19,1854, made up from the Returns of the
In,pectors in the different Cities and Towns iu England and iVale
per Imperial Quarter.
PEAS.
WHEAT. i BARLEY. OATS. 1 RYE. BEANS. 1
573 01 30s 6d t 25s 41 i 34s 8d i 41s 4.1 1 39s v.
THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGE.
WHEAT. , PARLEY. OATS. RYE. I BEANS. t PEAS.
553 ed i 29s 91 253 8d 35s 61 44s 4d f 37s 81
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is Od Is 01
DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORI• 4.
WHEAT. BARLEY, I OATS. I RYE,
Is 01 I is 01 is Od is 01
QUANTITIES OF GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK'
Wheat, 151,870; Barley, 35,618; Oats, 15 483 • Rye 7
, , , 10 ; Deans,
1 BEAlcs. I nes.

4,577; I'eas,'l,3l4- Quarters.

MEAT MARKETS.
NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.—About an average bus
ness was transacted, as follows :—Beef, from 3s 2d to 45 4d;
Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 6d • Veal, 33 to 4s 4(1 ; Pork, 3s 6d
to 5s 2d per Bibs, by the carcase.
SOUTHALL, Oct. 18.—Although the business doing to-
day was seasonably extensive, no advance can be noticed
in prices. Beef, from 3s Gd to 4s 8d ; Mutton, 3s 6d to
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ell supported. ROMFORD, Oct. 18.—Our market is steady, and the quo-
tationsupported. Beef, from
4s 10,1 ; Veal, 3s 4d to 4s 4d ; Pork, 3s 8d to 4s id per 81b,
t o s sink tahr
Mutton, 3s Gd to 5s Od ; Veal, 3s 4d to 48328(1
to 4s 8d per 81bs. Quarter old Store Pigs, 21s to 27s each.
drtoork4,B
31s0d4d;

SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 4/ 10s ;
3/ Os to
HAY MARKETS.
ditto, 4! Os to 6/ ; and straw, 1/ 53 to 11 12s per load.
Trado steady.
CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 3/ Os to 4/ 12s; clover
ditto, 410 s to 5/ 15r ; and straw, 1/ 64 to 11 14s per load.
A. moderate supply and a fair demand.
WHITECHAPRL.—Meadow hay, 3! Os to 4/ 105; clover
ditto, 4/ Os to Gi Os ; and straw, 11 53 to 1! per load.
clover
Trade tolerably firm.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY,

LONDON, Oct. 19.—Wind this day at Noon, W. ; mo
derate breeze, and fine, clear, dry weather. The Mercury
has risen again.
Ra.mscwrs, Oct. B.—Wind, N.W. Arrived—Wil-
liam and Ann, from Shields, with foreyard carried away,
and having parted from anchor and chain (since landed) ;
Scarell, from Poole, fer Hull, with main-sheet blocks car-
ried away.
PORTSMOUTH, Oct. 18.—Wind, N.W. Arrived—Jose-
phine, from Manilla ; Alice Thompson, Matanzas ; Wat-
son, Bt. Mary's, for Newcastle ; Sparrowhawk, Baltic ;
Sir R. Peel, for New York.
PLYMOUTH, Oct. 18.—Wind, N.N.E. Arrived—Jose-
phine, from London, for New Zealand.
FALMOUTH, Oct. 18.—Wind, N.B. Sailed—Talbot, for
Seville ; Secret, Liverpool.
SoIITHAMPTON, Oct. 18.—Wind, N.E. Sailed—British
Empire, for Geelong.
COWES, Oct 18.—Wind, N. Arrived—Arrow, from
Rio Janeiro ; Emil, do., both for Hamburgh.
sailed—
George Law, for Amsterdam.
POOLE, Oct. 18.—Wind, E.N.E. Sailed—Lord Nelson,
for Leghsrn.
BRISTOL, Oct. 18.—Wind, N.E. Arrived—Jacoba
Geziena, tram Rotterdam. Sailed—The Gitana, for St.
Michael's.
SUNDERLAND, Oct. 18.—Wind, N.N.E. Arrived—
Rugia, from Quebec ; Robert and Ann, Honfleur • Louisa,
St. Valery ; Premium, Amsterdam; Adeline, Stettin.
SHIELDS, Oct. 18.—Wind, N.N.E. Arrived—Minden,
from Quebec ; Christian Cecilia, Copenhagen ; Muriden,
Grimstad.
HARTLEPOOL, Oct. 18.—Wind, N.B. Arrived—Gala-
tea, from Treport ; Helena, St. Yeast. The Corsair (ship),
from Hull ; the Plato (barque), of London ; Earl of Hope,
town, of Aberdeen ; the Essex, of London ; and the Dept-
ford, of South Shields, have driven from their anchors;
and now lie stranded on the beach, near this place ; and a
I schooner is on shore on the Snook End, Seaton Carew.

ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION.—A grand enter-
tainment, under the auspices of the Earl of Shaftesbury,
is to be given this evening at the above institution, for
the purpose of assisting in the good work of those who
are now actively engaged in raising a fundfor the wives
and families of the soldiers, sailors, and res who
may fall in the present war. As the entire proceeds of
the evening are to be devoted to this laudable object,
the occasion is certainly one which calls for a large
amount of wyrapathy and auppon

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