The Sun.
London, England, 1854-02-03 00:00:00

THE VIENNA NOTE.

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Lord LYNDHURST said he understood from the ex-
planation of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs,
on Tuesday evening, that the Vienna Note alluded to in
Count Nesselrode's despatch, of the 7th September, was
a French note, and had been delivered simultaneously
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at St. Petersburg and Constantinople ; but accor mg
to the despatch in question it would seem that it was
considered by Russia as a note emenating from the Four
Powers at Vienna, and that it was first sent to
i the Rus-
sian capital, and afterwards, when a reply to t was re-
ceived, to the Ottoman government. He now wished to
know which of these accounts was correct ?
The Earl of CLARENDON said the best reply ho
could give to the question was to repeat what he said
on Tuesday. The origin of the note was French. It
was submitted for the consideration and approval of
her Majesty's Government, and, though they did not
think it was likely to be successful, they did not offer
any objection to its transmission to St. Peters-
burgh, as the French
.Government were desirous
it should go there, being, as it was called, a
kind of splicing of the notes of Prince Menschikoff
and Redschici Pacha. It accordingly was despatched to
St. Petersburg, but no answer was at first
given—Rus-
sia baying at that time agreed to accept the mediation
of Austria, and not being then willing to agree to a pro-
posal from any other power. It was then sent to
Vienna, and was found in conformity with the
note prepared by the Austrian Government, and
that Government wrote to Constantinople to in-
quire whether some middle term might not be
found between the two notes of Russia and Turkey,
with a view to the maintenance of the independence and
integrity of the. Ottoman empire. But at this crisis the
principalities were occupied by Russia, and Austria being
opposed ti such a proceeding was determined not to take
any further step without the assent of the other three
Powers. The r:;)resentatives of the Four Powers then
met. One or two alterations by Austria having been
approved of, the French note so altered was sent simul-
taneously to St. Petershurgh and Constantinople, but
afterwards it occurred to the English Govern-
ment that certain amendments would tend to
make the note more "silfficlently secure its object, they
proposed them to the same conference, and they were
adopted and sent by telegraph to St. Petersburgb,
where they were assented to by the Russian Govern-
ment, and this fact was then communicated to Con-
stantinople by telegraph.
Lord BEAUMONT observed that there was a great
discrepancy between the present explanation and the
explanation of the noble lord on Tuesday night.
Was the French note, in its first stage, sent
simultaneously to St. Petersburg and the Porte. (Hear.)
The Earl of CLARENDON could not state positively
as this was entirely a French transaction, but believed
it was.

The subject then dropped.
The Earl of EGLINTON gave notice that on an early
day he would call the attention of the house to the sub-
ject of national education in Ireland.
Their Lordships then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS—(YESTERDAY. )
The SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock.
NEW WRIT.

On the motion of Mr. HAMILTON a new writ was
ordered for the borough of Ludlow, in the room of
Robert Clive, Esq. who, since his election, had accepted
the Chiltern Hundreds.
STANDING ORDERS.

On the motion of Mr. SOTHEROIV, the following mem-
bers were nominated as the select committee on stand•
ing orders :—.Mr. Wilson Patten, Mr. Henley, Mr.
Sotheron, Mr. Greene, Sir John Yarde Boller, Sir.
Robert Ferguson, Mr. Evelyn Denison, Mr. Aglionby,
Captain Jones, Mr. Wrightson, and Mr. Bramston.

COMMITTEE OF SELECTION.
On the motion of Mr. &THERON, the following members
were nominated as the Committee of Selection :—Mr.
W. Patten, Mr. Sotheron, Mr. Evelyn Denison, Sir John
Yarde Buller, Sir Robert Ferguson, and the Chairman
of the committee on standing orders.