The Sun.
London, England, 1854-12-05 00:00:00

LONDON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1854.

The CZAR, doubtless, reads the " Morning
Papers," and the " Evening Papers," too, as
tegularly as any of the denizens of this country.
We know not whether others have noticed one
probable result of this, but to us it seems not un-
likely that the diminished magnitude of MRNSCRI-
icon. lies may be in part due to it. No doubt
many of the original bulletins were accompanied
by something more truthful for the secret study of
the CZAR ; probably, however, both Russia and its
master had more to learn from the English
press and its own correspondents than was wel-
come or convenient at St. Petersburg. MEIT-
SCHIKOFF, therefore, seems to have received a hint
to keep a little nearer the truth both in secret
and official despatches. He was warned that lies,
like murder, will out ; and that a free press in
the hated " Isle of the Free" made it necessary
that a Petersburg press, worked by the hand of
the CZAR himself, should not make the Imperial
printer look quite a fool amongst his brethren
in the same line. How delightful could he
but wield the knout and the scizzars amongst
the successors of Gixrozr here, as he can
amongst the writers and printers of his
mandates on the Neva ! One satisfaction only is
left ; ho has made his nation a nation of liars ;
from his Chancellor to his beadle, from his generals
to his private soldiers, ho has not one *hose word
he can take if unchecked by another. They may
tell him the truth, but he suspects it the more. An
English free press therefore comes in to help him
here. We can fancy him reading the veracious
despatches of our commanders, and the truthful
letters of even our private soldiers, letters such as
his barbarians could not write, and ex-
claiming amidst his rage—" Well, thanks to
that hellish monstrosity the freedom of the press,
X know what my slaves high aid low are doing-
821d by my Czarh-ood, I'll make them tell me the
Utah, whatever lies they may telegraph to Vienna
or Berlin,"

But there is another fact which he may learn
from our newspapers, and he of Prussia, and he
of Austria, and he who
presides in our Govern-
ment, too, may also learn it from them—a fact
which if they have andyepedropthe handwriting on the
prophet to read to them the
interpretation, is in
wall for all the profaarneense despots ots ;—and that is,
the enthusiasm
by difficulties and invir our people
delays.
all hoped
our Government knew what it was about,
and that Sebastopol was to LLD. beforew
winter.
We are now told otherwise. What follow
blame the head managers of the war, of 3We
course,
but with a marvellous readiness to forgive them
if they do but manage better and hit his ez
SHIP harder. Net a hint of withdrawing. Nol

thing will do but spending any necessary amount
make three times as many soldiers as comfort-
Ls)
att'all our manufactories can make them till
the spring. No doubt some hope mingled with it
that in frosty weather artillery practice against
redoubts, and redans, and batteries will be an ad-

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mirabay ' healthy auxiliary to stoves and clothing. He
may le4 rn that it is settledhe shall lose the Crimea,
cost Ni hat it may ; and that we will hearken to
not or Le word of his lying diplomacy till we have
taken security for his veracity in Cronstadt, War-
saw, and Ismail. He will perceive, that in pro-
porti:. on as we begin to see the necessary cost of
reducing him to a CZAR of Moscow, we are deter-
mineic Ito admit no other settlement. He may
mak( ) the Kremlin as strong as he likes, but he is
no lc Inger to plant his artillery from North to
South, in fortresses built not for defence, but for
intin Lidation and conquest. That busiiv,s, Eng-
' land, and her brave Ally, are determined to settle
' for ewer.

Alld what a lesson for the whole horde of people-
crushe rs to see the spontaneous and universal libe-
rality oaf all classes in a free nation! Taxation is
heavier, the price of provisions higher, yet every
man seems to think only of what his trade or pro-
fession. will enable him to do. We might say every
woman., too ; for, foremost amongst the patriotic,
we all must rank Miss NIGHTINGALE and her corps
of nurses. Next, all who have hundreds or but
shillings to spare pour them into the Patriotic
Fund, and with a zeal which soon brings a
Major POWYS and his 14th regulation to book.
Each bethinks himself of what he can do in his
own special line. First and foremost the most
eminent of our railway contractors offers, without
personal reward, his whole navvy and engineering
florin to bring the camp and Balaklava close
together, and to save the weary toil of conveying
ammunition and supplies over the heavy ground.
And how easily and quickly as it strikes us non-
military scribes Gould these tunnel-makers of Eng-
land, when there, tunnel half-a-dozen mines
from the nearest siege batteries under the ♦ery
out-works and walls of the city itself. Next
come free-will offerings of lint for wounds,
if preserved meats and soups for the hospitals, of
booles to amuse the convalescent, of cigars to cheer
the lovers of the soothing weed. Nobles convert
their yachts into ships of burden, and Royalty
contributes seal-skin coats for its " own" regi-
ment. The same spirit pervades our merchant
service. Three shipmasters offer a thousand first-
rate seamen to man a ship of war, provided she
may take a name from their native land—" The
South Welshman." In the Crimea itself Captaiii
LANE, of the Jason, receives the thanks of Sir
EL LYONS for the offer of his officers and thirty
men, and of landing anywhere two guns of 13
cwt. each ; and Captain METHITEN also offered
to tow any of the ships into action on the 17th.
Let, then, all at Berlin, Vienna, and St.
.mes's, as well as at St. Petersburg, understand
what this growing spirit means. It means neither
more nor less than this, that as our soldiers at the
Alma and Inkerman would not be beaten on the
field, neither will we at home be beaten by any
demands their comfort and safety make on our
purses. If they will do the fighting, at the
'laniard of their lives, we will do the pay-
ing, at the risk of a little sacrifice, or of a
great one either. We have not, as a na-
tion, studied in the Manchester school, till we
think cotton and calicoes the only thing worth
producing. England still thinks that to humble
a despot, and the very despot of despots, would
be an ample return for a large investment. The
people who willingly gave 20,000,0001. to eman-
cipate their negro slaves, will never grudge a much
t*rger sum to drive the great slave-master of
Europe to " his own place," and to restore self-
government to the nations.

The Treaty with Austria has been concluded,
and on a day celebrated in the annals of at least
ono of the high contracting parties. It was, as
we have been reminded by a contemporary, on
the anniversary of Austerlitz that a firm alliance
itas been entered into between England, France,
and Austria, three of the most powerful nations
of the earth, for the purpose of checking the un-
conscientious aggressions of Russia. We are
therefore told to rejoice on this auspicious occa-
sion, and that " the 2d of December has another
claim to be ranked amongst the fortunate days of
the era of 11.troLEoN." It may be so ; but we
confess that we cannot feel that boundless eaultwe.-
tion in whieli our contemporary indulges, nor ca*
we put implicit faith in the advantages that must
follow the arrangement, until completely informed
of all the terms and conditions assented to by the
Western Powers.

gut, although we are still ignorant of the de-
tails, we cannot help noticing the significant
feelers that have been put forward, manifestly to
prepare the public mind for renewed negotiations
and further delays. It is more than hinted that
Austria is again to interfere, and "to make, at
this the eleventh hour, another appeal to the Em-
peror of RUSSIA, and to proffer, for the last time,
a chance of peace ou the terms of a full and un-
conditional acceptance of all that is required of
him t" It is likewise added that " the period is
almost exhausted, even in the eyes of the German
Courts." Yes—.," nearly, but not quite." Even
YINCBNT CRUMILE3 himself was not more inge-
nious in devising expedients for more last appear-
ances than these " German Courts" so feelingly
alluded to. The distrust with which we have
regarded Austria ab initio has been materially
enhanced by the matter thus cautiously throws
out, and we cannot help suspecting that even. the
" day of Austerlitz" has been marred by a serious
mistake, and that Austria has, by a diplomatic
victory, made up for the decisive military defeat
which she had formerly received.

Why, we ask, if her intentions wore bona, fide,
and that she was determined to cast in her lot for
good or evil with the Western Powers, did she
stipulate for further delay ? Why was she not
prepared for immediate action —to endeavour,
1 so far as in her lay, to repair the serious injuries
she had already occasioned by enabling the army
of Moldavia to attack the Anglo-French Expedi-
tion before Sebastopol ? To her deceitful and
treacherous conduct we owe the bloodshed at
Balaklava and Inkerman. That fearful charge of
i the Light Dragoon division, that left so many
saddles vacant, was owing to her interference with
a really honest ally, and to her preventing OMER
Pieria from affording occupation,in averydifferent
district, for LIPRANDI'S corps. To her vexatious
delays we owe the deaths of the gallant CATIICAR*,
and GOLDIE, and STRANOWAYS, and innumerable
officers of less exalted rank, but of invincible
courage and distinguished merit. With such de-
plorable results our diplomatists ought to have
regarded even a suggestion for further procras4
tination as a mockery and an insult, and not have
fallen into the trap so palpably set to snare them.
The Ministerial organ expresses its persuasion
that " neither France nor England will be any
party to the repetition of an offer previously re-
jected, and which can only be accepted for purposes
of delay and deceit." Why, then, should the re-
presentatives of these Powers consent to a third
party hanging
back until such an offer is made.
If it is to be refused, it can be of no practical
utility ; if accepted, it can only be " for purposes
of delay or deceit !" Cei Bono, then, in suffering
it to be put for ward

It certainly looks as if w© Were to have Auntria
following in the wake of Prussia., and insisting on