The Sun.
London, England, 1853-02-02 00:00:00

SPAIN.

The Madrid journals, of the 27th ult., contain no
political news of importance. The Madrid Gazette
copies part of a long article, which 'appeared first in
the Espana, in praise of the Empress of the French.
A Madrid letter mentions a rumour that Queen
Isabella intends to send to the Empress as a pre-
sent an imperial crown of brilliants.
The Court of Spain has, i)y- order of the Queen,
gone into mourning for a week for the late Arch-
duke Regnier.
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The French ambassador at the Court of Madrid,
has received numerous congratulations on the union
of his imperial master with a young, noble, and
beautiful Spaniard. A grand entertainment was
given by the ambassador in honour of the event,
which was attended by the elite of the foreigners at
present attached to the Spanish court.
The Corona, of Madrid, of the 27th ult., states
that the Duchess of Alba has sent eight beautiful
Spanish horses as a present to her sister, the Em-
press of the French.

The Three per Cents. were done at 40i ; the New
Three per Cents. at 22i ; the Debt of the first class
at 10, and that of the .second class at 511.

AUSTRIA.

The King of Prussia has sent to the Emperor of
Austria, as a souvenir of his visit to Berlin, a mag-
nificent dinner service. It was packedi nl6 cases,
and has been much admired by the Emperor.
A letter from Klagenfurth, in the Austrian States,
announces that, on the 19th, two English travellers,
Mr. Sharpe and Mr. Thompson, ascended to the
summit of the Gross-Glockner, the highest moun-
tain of Elyria, which is 2,894 yards above the level
of the sea. This was the second time the summit
of the mountain has been visited ; the first ascent
to it was made 50 years ago by M. Warlopf, an
Austrian geologist. Owing to the mildness of the
temperature, Mr. Sharpe and Mr. Thompson sunk
to their knees in the snow which covers the upper
part of the Gross-Glockner, and were obliged to
throw off their greatcoats. Whilst at the top of
the mountain their guides played at cards.
The sale of artillery horses at Pesth, which had
been ordered by the Austrian Government at the
time when the reduction of the army was talked of,
has been postponed.
Letters from Trieste, in the Parlarnento of Turin,
state that Austria continues to send troops into
Dalmatia, the affairs of Montenegro taking a seri-
ous turn.

A letter from Vienna of the 27th ult., in the
Frankfort Post Gazette, announces that the corps
of observation on the frontier of Montenegro, which
is to be commanded by Field Marshal Jellacllich,
consists of 12,000 men.

The Lloyds of Vienna, a semi-official journal, has
he following on the expedition of the Turks against
he Montenegro :

"In the war which the Ottoman Porte is preparing
against the Montenegrins, Austria cannot confine herself
to looking on passively. In the first instance, we are
bound to accord hospitality to those who may take refuge
on our territory from the sword of the pitiless Omar
Pacha. It is certain that the events of the war will im-
pose sacrifices on our population, will cause uneasiness,
and will embarrass the operations of commerce. But,
apart from these considerations, which bear only on
material interests, we cannot forget that the Montene-
grins are Christians, and the remembrance of the
cruelties exercised by Omar Pacha on those of
Bosnia and the Herzgovine does not permit us to re-
main indifferent to th fate of that people. In these
circumstances it is important to examine conscien-
tiously what position treaties have created for Austria
as regards Turkey. Austria has always respected reli-
giously the treaties into which she had entered with
Turkey. She comprehends that Turkey exists less by
her own strength than by the reciprocal obligations en-
tered intb by other states to allow her to exist. It
must not be forgotten, however, that the entire submis-
sion of the Montenegro would not be advantageous for
the relations of Cattaro with the country, for they can-
not do without each other. The status quo in the Mon-
tenegro must therefore be maintained. Turkey has not
yet positively established her domination in the country,
which has always enjoyed a certain independence of
government and religion. Turkey has never been able
to protect the frontiers of a neighbouring country against
the excursions of those whom she now claims as her
subjects. She has never held herself responsible for

those excursions or ever given indemnities. Thus the
position of the Montenegro has acquired a national im-
portance which interests the other powers. The Mon-
tenegrins have been treated with in a direct manner,
because the Ottoman Porte could give no guarantee as
to their future conduct. The relations have been regu-
lated in a satisfactory manner for the population of the
two sides of the frontier, and these relations are now
menaced by the war that is about to break out. In a
religious point of view, it is of the highest importance
that the Montenegrins, as a Christian people, should
continue to enjoy the liberty of public worship."
By the last number of the Dalmatian Observer,
we learn that the Turkish artillery is demolishing
the house of Wujatich, the Voivode of Grahovo.
According to the Triest Zeitung of the 28th, Wuja-
tich, with 40 of his men, has fallen into the hands
of the Turks. Reis Pasha had been driven from
his position near Ostroga by Prince Daniel. It is
added that the two last reports require confirma-
tion. In Tzernitza (this should certainly be Tzerm-
nitska--Tzernitzka is a river in that district) where
2000 Montenegrins are opposed to 12,000 Turks,
" the former are always victorious." In Pod-
goritza, where Omer Pasha is said to command in
person, a Greek priest has been beheaded ; in the
Nahia Tzermnitska nine Christian children have
been killed.

It must be observed that, although the accounts
are favourable to the Montenegrins, it is much
feared here that Montenegro will be occupied by
the Turks before General Leiningen's mission can
be accomplished. Things have much changed here.
A few years since the Montenegrins were honoured
with the epithets of " robbers," "bandits," "savage
brutes," (wilde Bestien) ; now they are " persecuted
Christians."