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

AUSTRIA,

The Wanderer of Vienna states that Prince
Gortschakoff has communicated, confidentially to
his friends at Vienna, that the Emperor of Russia
does not accept the propositions of the Cabinet of
Vienna. This refusal, however, has occasioned no
surprise to the Austrian Government, and it presses
that of Prussia to give to the Austro-Prussia treaty
the extension which is called for by the determination
of the Czar not to comply with the conditions
which have been proposed as the bases of ne-
gotiations for peace. According to the Wan-
derer, there are already indications .of the in-
tentions of Austria to enter into alliance of-
fensive and defensive with the Western Powers
if Prussia should refuse to give the desired
extension to the Austro-Prussian treaty. This
journal adds, that the Prussian Government .hav-
ing expressed a fear that the Western Powers in-
tended, *as one of its means of war against Russia,
to revolutionise Poland, all pretext for favouring
Russia on this ground has been taken away from
the Prussian Government by the most positive as-
surances of the Western Powers that the King of
Prussia has nothing to fear for his Polish territory
from a policy of resistance to the designs of Russia.
The Post Ampt Gazette of Frankfort, under the head
of Berlin' states that the Austrian ambassador
there has had a long conference with the Prussian
Minister, the object of which way to come to an un-
derstanding as to the policy to be adopted in conse-
quence of the. negative reply of Russia ; but it was
stated in the diplomatic circles at Berlin that the
Austrian Cabinet does not regard this reply as a
cases belli.

A Vienna letter of the 4th, in Poss's Gazette of
Berlin, says :

"Yesterday morning the members of the Cabinet
'net at the Imperial palace under the presidency of the
Emperor. It is asserted
,that the negative answer of
Russia to the Austrian note was the topic of discussion.
Tue following circumstance has produced a great sensa-
tion here. Prince Gortsch'akoff had solicited an audi-
ence of the Emperor as early as the day before yester-
day, but will only be received to morrow, while the
French general of division, M. de Ldtang, was received
by the Emperor immediately after his Majesty's return.
Tee French ambassador dined yesterday at his Ma-
jesty's table. The opposition of the Boyards to the
restoration of Prince Stirbey to power in Wallachia
has led already to an exchange of notes between
Vienna and Constantinople, and Austria is stated to have
declared her intention not to consider the question until
the end of the war. Certain it is that Prince Stirbey has
for the present given up his plan of going to Bucharest.
As a proof of the good understanding existing between
Austria and the Western Powers. it is stated that the
latter have consented to let the Wallachian militia be
placed under the orders of General Coronini the Com-
mander-in-Chief of the Austrian troops in Wallachia.
The Russian General Count Stackelberg has returned
Prince Gortschakeff, to whom he has made verbal com-
munda,tionsi. The Imperial Commissary M the princi-
palities, M. de Bach, arrived at Leopol on the 29th ult.
--Count Buol, and a large number of diplomatists, par-
took of the dinner given a few days ago to General

Ldtang by the French Ambassador Baron do Boar.
queney."

PRUSSIA.

BERLIN, Sept. 6.—The Preussiche Correspondent('
of yesterday contains an article on the subject of
the last Russian answer. From the article we
learn five things :—First, that the Prussian Cabinet
chooses to throw the blame of its rejection-
on the form iu which the postulates are
couched, rather than on the stipulations them-
selves, reserving to itself an open door, at some future,
time, if necessary, to concede everything without
sacrificing its honourand consistency ; secondly, that
the Prussian Cabinet will for the present refrain
from any further attempts at mediation ; thirdly,
the treaty of April 20 is void and invalid ; fourthly,
Germany (either with or without Austria) now to
come to a resolution alto the terms the belligerent
parties ought to accept ; and, fifthly, the Bund is-
shortly to step into the arena between the combat-
ants as the herald of a mediative neutrality.
Among a variety of Russian news that has ar-,
rived to-day and yesterday is the statement illus-
trative of the position occupied by Austria to Bus"
sia'—viz., that various Russian bankers had sub-
scribed to the new Austrian loan for as much all
10,000 guilders.

VIENNA, Sept. 5.—A courier arrived here from
Berlin, who, it is stated, brings despatches for the,:
Austrian Government, which contain the views of
the Berlin Cabinet, touching the answer of Russia,
on the guarantee question. . It is also understood
that Count Benkendorf brought an autograph letter
1 from the Czar to the King of Russia, at Putbus, in
which the former expresses his anxious wish to have,
a personal interview with the latter, from which it
is hoped that a more perfect understanding be"
tween the two Monarchs would probably result.
His Excellency Baron de Meyendorff, the former
Russian ambassador here, had the honour of being
received to-day at a special audience by the ,
Emperor Francis Joseph, when his ExedleneY
delivered to his Majesty his letters of rees,ll:
Baron de Meyendorff leaves this city for
Petersburg in the course of a day or two.
On 'Change to-day a report was spread that
General Baron von Hess would shortly have a per'
sonal interview with Prince Michael Gortschakoff,
the commander of the Russian forces in the priaei-
palities. It appears to me, however, that this
report is not entitled to credit.

FR AN CE.
There is nothing of any interest to extract from
the leading columns of the Path journals of this
day. Most of the journals, indeed, are without
original articles on any subject.
The Moniteur has the following from Biarritz,
6th inst :—" The Empress yesterday made an ex-
cursion to the mouth of the Adour, in the Ville de A
Dax steamer.. The weather was delightful, and
the beauty of the banks of the river excited the
admiration of her Majesty and the persons of bet •
suite. The Empress returned in the evening to
Biarritz in perfect health."
The following, according to the Belgian Jour- ,
nals, is the list of the decorations given at
Boulogne by the King of the Belgians and the
Emperor of the French. The King has named •
in the Order of Leopold :—Generals Rogue",, -
Count de Montebello, de Cotte and Boyer, Aides
de-Camp of the Emperor, to be Grand Officers ;
M. Mocquart, Private Secretary, to be Cora- •
mander ; and M. Lepic, Marechal des Logis of the
Imperial Palace, and f. Conneau, Private Physi-
cian of the Emperor, to be Officers.—Tbe
Einperor has named in the Legion of Honour
—General de Liem, Aide-de-Camp of the
King of the Belgians, to be Grand Officer ; •
Lieutenant-Colonels Goethals and de Moerkerket
Aides-de-Camp to the Duke de Brabant, to be
Commanders ; Captain Prisse, Orderly Officer of
the King, to be Officer ; and Dr. Koepl, Private
Physician to the King, to be Chevalier.
The King of Portugal and the Duke of Oporto
left Ostend yesterday, with their suite, on board
the royal steamer Mindello; for Lisbon.
The Courrier du _Havre says it is informed that
General Bodisco has fixed upon Evreux as his place
of residence, a Russian lady of high rank of his
acquaintance having near that place a chateau,
where she resides.for the greater part of the year.
It is stated that the French Government gave per-
mission to the general to fix his residence in any
town of France he should please, except Paris.
The Three per Cents. closed yesterday at 73f.
80c., for the end of the month ; the 411 per Cents. 97f-
-75c. ; and the New Loan 73f. 55c. ; Orleans Rail-
wayShareS, 1,247 f. 50c.; Rouen, 962 f. 50c.; Havre,
'sB6f. 25c.; Great Northrn, 858 f. 75c. ; Strasburg,
806 f. 25c.; New Shares, 632 f. 50c. ; Paris and
Lyons, 975 f. ; Lyons to the Mediterranean, 875 f. ;
Western of France, 667 f. 50c. ; Bordeaux and
Cotte, 618 f. 75c. ; Great Central of France, 516 f.
25d. ; Lyons and Geneva, 537 f. 500. ; Bank of
Credit Mobilier, 728 f. 75c.