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the force of preservation. This last has been the basis of our
system.
What METTERN 'cif means by preservation, as

le basis of the Austrian system of Government, is

the permanence of the same state of things. The
force of destruction to which he refers, is the desire
of change on the part of the people. The whole pas-
sage amounts to this :—" Revolutionary movements
are inevitable ! No sagacity on the part of a Govern-
ment can prevent them ; no system eradicate the
seeds of them. But they may be controlled, and so
rendered partially inoperative of evil consequences.
Where they overturn thrones, and sweep away the
whole fabric of social order as in France, we ought
to attribute it to the imbecility or the misfortune of
the Government, ignorant of, or unable to place itself
at the head of the movement, and so giving to it a less

dangerous direction. The sytem of Austria is one of
constant repression. Innovation with her is always
an evil, unless originating with the Emperor. But
knowing as we do, that revolutionary movements will
sometimes take place even here, be not surprised if
you see us appear rather to encourage than prema-
turely to repress them." METTERNIctes notions of
the French equality-system have been so often contro-
verted,-that we shall pass them over in silence. We
come now to a more important passage :
" Unfortunately, for some time past, people will not under-
stand us. When I caused a representation of the situation in
which we all find ourselves to be presented to the Court of St.
Petersburgh, the Emperor, with that abandon and that loyalty
which you have so often expressed to me, said that he offered
his armies to the Emperor in case of need. We have no need
of physical force. The Emperor of Austria has on whom to
lean. Master of thirty millions of subjects, desiring to pre-
serve only what he has—asking nothing from any one, be is not
afraid of war, and, I give you my word, that he will not make
war ; but, in order to prevent evil for the future, he requires
the support of the moral force of the Emperor of Russia, in
order to arrest this devastating torrent, which insinuates it-
self even to the footstool of thrones. . .

" The mysticism of Prince Galitzin, formerly (Russian)
Minister of Worship, his inadvertency, or his feeble judgment,
through which he yielded his confidence to tho Lindels, to dis-
guised Capuchins, all those apostles of heresy and of concealed
iberalism, may have done much harm to Russia.
" The credit too easily given at Warsaw, to the worst cho-
sen agents, intriguers, may have given false ideas to our views.
There has been simplicity enough to believe that we wished
to injure Russia by revolutionary means."
We should be glad. to learn the particulars of the
occasion upon which the CZAR made an offer of his
armies, for the purpose of repressing tht movements of
the Austrian Liberals. The fact itself will surprise
most of our readers as much as it surprised us. It is
evident, from the tenour of the whole passage, that
METTERNICII had previously, in order to allay the
suspicions of the Cabinet of St. Petersburgh, com-
municated to the Emperor NICHOLAS the necessity
of Austria's appearing to sanction certain proceedings
of a more than usually liberal character, and that the
CZA R, attributing such policy to the weakness of
the Austrian Government, made an offer of his
troops, to settle the question after the Cossack
fashion. The Austrian Minister declined the aid so
gratuitously offered ; and in the course of his conver-
sation with KRASINSKY, he avows as his opinion that
the sword is the worst defender of despotism. It was,
he asserts, on this principle, that he sought to retard
the conquests of Russia in the East. Of course,
METTERNICII did not expect to be believed when he

advanced such an extraordinary proposition—neither did
he desire it. But to give a feasibility to the apathy
of Russia, as far as regarded the apprehension of dan-
ger to herself, the Minister quaintly observes :
" I do not conceal from you that she would be alarmed at
Russia, were she a conquering power, who is already too power-
ful, but the sentiments of the Emperor Nicolas give us the
assurance that he will deign to concur in a general peace. You
tell me that the glory of a Legislator will be more attractive
for him; I have no' doubt of it, for he has more conquests to.
make in his own country than in Europe, and they will be of more
value to him. We know every thing that happens elsewhere,
even without inquiring after it, for our monarchy touches all
the points as it were of other nations ; sometimes it gives sup-
port to misfortune ; some do us the honour of fearing us ; others
treat us without asking anything from us ; we are placed at a
height from which we can observe everything."
The transparency of the veil which METTERNICH
draws over his knowledge of the real designs of Russia
proves the consummate art with which he exposed
what it was prudent for him to seem to conceal. To
say openly that Austria dreaded Russia, and therefore
sought the co-operation of France and England, to
check her in her career of oriental, conquest, would
provoke the CZAR ; to affect a total indifference as to
the greatness of Russia, and the strength of her alli-
ances, would betray ignorance of the first duties of a
Minister. A less experienced statesman would not
have known how to have acted in such a case ; but
METTERNICH, with a gravity which would have
moved the risibility of any countenance but that of a
Russian diplomatist, admits that Austria would have
felt alarm " were Russia a conquering Power !" The
Russian Cabinet needed not another word to compre-
hend the real sentiments of the Cabinet of Vienna.
The last extract which we shall make from this do-
cument, has relation to ourselves as a nation. We
shall offer no opinion upon it, as we quote it merely
with a view to make the public acquainted with opi-
nions of one of the ablest Statesmen in Europe :
" You tell me that there is a rumour that England, which
would ruin all kinds of industry in Europe, and whose Ministers
are merely merchants decorated with ribbons, will equally re-
joice in a war of religion, of principles of conquest, so that ex-
tirpation and ruin ensue; that the Emperor can only send to
her his raw produce; that England places her subsidies, like
an usurer, in order to have cent. per cent. I rccogniie in
these views the school in which you have been brought up,
and that repetition of the ideas of Napoleon in ill humour. As
we are conversing here as friends, and you say that you have
no instruction from the Emperor, I pardon you that idea, and
perhaps you have gathered it in the midst of the 'petite' diplo-
macy, or of your societies.
" The Duke of Wellington, who owes everything to war, is
an enemy of war, and that is natural. Your French Marshals,
after having been enriched by Napoleon, as Wellington has
been by England and the Powers, were unwilling to fight at
the last, because they possessed all that they could wish for.
In like manner the Powers, as for example, Austria and Rus-
sia ; the first only wishes to enjoy, the second ought only to
have a wish to ameliorate that which she possesses."

The Paris Papers of Thursday lime been received.
They contain a " programme" of the rejoicings and
festivities to be observed on the KING'S Birthday—
the Ist of May. This wonderful event was communi-
cated officially to the Chambers. The following are
extracts from the Papers :

nance, which would complete the Council. This event cannot
be delayed, but we have reasons fur believing that the reports
which have been circulated to-day were intended to favour
sonic private speculations, for nobody has seen letters of that
date.

There is no direct news to-day from Navarre or Biscay ;we
shall probably have some to morrow. Meantime, we publish
a letter from our correspondent at Bayonne, dated April 23d.
(Private Correspondence of the Aressager.)
" BAYONNE, APRIL 23. —For the last twenty-four hour= we
have heard a heavy cannonade in the direction of St. Sebastian,
but though we are at so small a distance from the theatre
of this great noise, I have hitherto been unable to ascertain
what is the object of it. The authorities at Bayonne are
equally uncertain, and we are reduced to conjectures, more
or less probable. It was said first, and this is very true, that
General Evans arrived at St. Sebastian, on the 21st,
and immediately gave orders to restore the bridge of
St. Francis on the road from Port du Passa'tre.
"The work was begun yesterday morning; the Carlista having
advanced. compelled
interrupt the workmen, were fired on by the artil-
lery and compelled to retire.
"Others affirmed that General Evans, resolving to take ad-
vantage of the ardour of the Chapelgorris, has made a sally
to destroy the Carlist batteries, and that he has completely
succeeded. I cannot believe this last statement, for if it were
true we should have known of it yesterday evening. We are
sure of one thing—that is, that the English do not spare their
ammunition since they are at St. Sebastian. Let them take
care, however, for in the present state of affairs something
morS is expected from these gentlemen than noise.
" Erro has at length arrived at the head quarters of Don
Carlos, who has appointed him Minister of Finance."
PARIS, APRIL 28.—NEWS OF THE MORNING.—The Ales-
sager does not give under this head any accounts whatever
from Spain, either from its own correspondents or from the
Bayonne and Bordeaux journals, or from the Paris morning
papers.
There is a vague report of the appointment of Prince Ester-
hazy to the post of Austrian Ambassador at Paris, in the room
of Count Apponi.—Messager, April 28.

FRENCH FUNDS.—Psitts, APRIL ‘-'B.
Five per Cents., 107 f. 95c SOc. Sc. 3
Four per Cents., 101 f.
Three per Cents., 82f. sc. 81f. 95c. 9'c.
Bank Actions, 2,245 f.
Rente de.Napes, 102 f. 40c. 50c. 55c. 60c.
Roman Five per Cents., 104%.
Spanish Actives, 44 7430 i. $/t.
Spanish Differes, :224.
Spanish Passives. 1414
Belgian Loan, Five per Cents, 1024 i %.
Portuguese Loan, Five per Cents.. 83.
Portuguese Three per Cents. 52%%.
tlaytian Loan, 30f. 50c. 3S2f.
EXCHANGIS ON LONDON.
Ole month, paper, '2sc. 42!4c ; money, 25r. 42%c.
Three months, paler, —C money, 25f.
-YS .-inthenti2Ye. •

BOURSE, QUARTER TO FOUR.—The market has been very
flat since the opening.; the first price was 821. 10c., but it
immediately fell to 821. sellers. The Spanish securities much
offered, and the Active stock has been done at 441. The
price is now 44g.
The Portuguese securities are also much offered at low
prices.
LAST PRiCES.—Five per Cents., 1081. sc. ; Three
per Cents., 82f. —c. ; Five per Cents. Spanish, —; Three
per Cents. Spanish, —; Cortes, —; Coupons, —; Gueb-
hards, —; Differes, ; New Loan, ; Actives, 4.4;
Passives, 14a; Ducats, 102 65 ; Romans. 1041 ; Pedros, 83 ;
Belgians, 102„3 ; Dutch, —l. —c. ; Haytians, 398 f. 75c. ;
Miguels, —; -Brabant Bank, —; Belgian Bank, NI ; Con-
tinuation, —c. ; New Differes, 22i; Five per Cent. Perpe-
tuelles, —; Royal Loan, —.

The German Journals contain another .proclama-
tion, extending the time granted to the proscribed Poles
for evacuating Cracow. The object of it is to permit
those who have property ,to dispose of it. Politically
it is of no importance.

The Journal de St. Petersburgh of the 16th inst.,
contains a long article in praise of the CZAR'S munifi-
cence, in remitting a part of the tribute due by the
PORTE ; and taunting Western Europe with the
closeness of the intimacy, and firmness of the friend-
ship which exists between the EMPEROR and the
SULTAN.

We have advices from Aleppo to the 14th of
February. IBRAHIM PASHA was there rendering all
the assistance in his power to Colonel CHESNEY and
the officers of the Euphrates expedition. Most of the
lighter stores had been carried by his mules to Port
William, on the Euphrates ; and the heavier parts of
the steamer 'Tigris were about to be conveyed from
the limits of the Egyptian territory to the depot, by
the same mode of conveyance as the other materials
belonging to the expedition. Both at Aleppo and at
Antioch, IBRAHIM PASHA had treated the officers
of the expedition with the greatest courtesy.
Syria was quite tranquil, although the inhabitants
were by no means willing to remain so. The source
of their discontents is heavy exactions, and a conscrip-
tion which is daily thinning the population.