The Sun.
London, England, 1870-11-21 00:00:00

THE EASTERN QUESTION.

• MR. ODO RUSSELL.
The Spectator says :—Mr. Odo Russell has been sent't;
rumour says not so much by Lord Granville 9.8 borer
whole Cabinet, to the Prussian head-quarters atlo
sallies. It seems to be universally understood 013_4',
mission is to get an explicit answer from the Prilse
Government whether this Russian tearing-UP
Treaty of 1856 is done with the sanction and c°n",,,)
rence of Prussia; and if not, what attitude VI 'e
is prepared to take in relation to ros:;)
professed purpose of setting her eng3o,,igi
at defiance. We do not suppose a better selection "iiie
that of Mr. Odo Russell could have been made f 1,0.19
purpose. He has been trained in one of the best 5,1'1-01
of diplomatic art, that of Rome ; and if he catches u° 0
Bismarck at Versailles,—there is a rumour, no doubt ,
idle one, that Count Bismarck was going to Arevel:if
day or two to see the Countess, and delay his inteirr. 6,
with Mr. Odo Russell,—he will bring 135c'"01
very clear impression of the Chancellor's the
intentions with him. A correspondent °f
0011
Standard likewise opines that Mr. Odo
best
is is the proper man. " Mr. Russell has studied in the "boi
and most accomplished of schools. Rome has succuutd,
to force, as the weak in the long run generally must
eri
but I have heard Mr. Russell say, and there are °7,14
who will testify to the accuracy of the observation, ''tbe
he never knew of a diplomatic encounter between the
Vatican and the agents of any other Power in whitem
latter were not worsted. It may be believed,
that, on the more of diplomatic ability, the new ofb
visitor to the King of Prussia's headquarters will
no particular."

MEETING OF PARLIAMENT.
Rumours and something more are current respec-1.4.
speedy convocation of Parliament. The London c°,l'",,;;
pondent of the Scotsman is informed "on very excemo-00
authority, that the Government will issue a suMnlfit,
under the new Act for the assembling of Parliaeno
if an unfavourable answer should be received
Lord Granville's note. The officials of the ki°llseg
have already had an intimation to hold theint'o
in readiness, and they expect that Parliament 'iv
meet about the second week of December, if. at
necessity should arise. This report is discredited sitol
least one influential quarter principally on the gr° for
that the Government has a sufficiently large balance 00
war preparations without asking Parliament. But, ft•
the other hand, there are other reasons why the GoveA-0
ment should desire the support of the Legislature atThe
crisis. Mr. Cardwell's order for the increase of
artillery is accounted for by our new vigorous P°'-"c
and is entirely apart from any question of the Pr°'~6,
strength of that force in time of peace or security."

MR. BRIGHT.
It is rumoured that, should the Eastern question' •
e
about a war in which this country would be forced tO trej
part, Mr. Bright will resign his seat in the Cabinet.
rumour gains more credence from the fact that he Ds of
ways been opposed to some of the clauses of the TrenV
1856.—London Correspondent of the Birmingham Gazette.

THE POLICY OP RUSSIA.
Le Nord observes : The London papers pretend to 6,
in Lord Granville's despatch an intention of forcibly
sisting the eventual encroachments of Russia. '0
to get to this point it isfist necessary tiltiij
these encroachments should exist, and sh°tho
have taken a tangible form. Up to tha
present time nothing has happened to weaken
declaration of the Cabinet of St. Petersburg that it rae7o
to respect the integrity of Turkey. For the moment,:
have to do with nothing but the affirmation °eg
principle, that of the sovereignty of Russia on the 811°0
of the Black Sea, and the Cabinet of St. Petersb4
free to choose its own occasion and time for the prac'''
exercise of this right. . disc°
. . At present the st,
sion between Lord Granville and the Cabinet a the
Petersburg is carried on only about a principle which i 3
chief of the Foreign Office refuses to sanction. Thereio
nothing in that fact to exclude the possibility of a Pente
solution of the difficulty in question, and the model.'
tone of Lord Granville's despatch justifies us in belie.
that in this matter as in so many others, the Briteii
Ministry means to secure an honourable retreat for itsmi
without directly abandoning the doctrine which it
undertaken to defend.

OPINION N WAR . .
The Irish IRISH "
National " O
papers ofWITH
RUSSIA
this week rerle)
greatly over the prospect of a war with Russia, in will
England will be, as they think and hope, hurniliat7l
This will doubly answer their wishes : it Wal
punish England for not taking the part
France against Prussia, and it will lead to "Irish indepe/1
dence." The Nation says :—" It is perfectly evident t."-
the Cabinets of Berlin and St. Petersburg, in their
~
rangements for the course of action which is now an,
to be realized, have calculated either on the cowardlYll ,
stention of England from interference with their Procri,
ings, or else on her complete defeat in case she should
eJ
tempt to oppose them. For us in Ireland this threaten 0
war is a matter of supreme importance. For t'ebo
present we shall only say that if hostilities should br
out as expected, our duty as Irishmen will be to take
that in the first place we shall have a settlement of the
Irish question." The Flag of Ireland heads its anti`:
" England in the Toils," and says :—" The whirlioo
of time inevitably brings round its revenges, and the sfr
of nations, as well as the sins of men, are stored up
certain retribution. England has been and is the Ow.
profligate of nations."

Cartridges for the Government are,.the Echo understand*
being made in immense quantities by Messrs. Oei
Brothers. The gun factories at Woolwich are word
night and day.—The orders for the Channel Squadron,m
proceed to Lisbon have been countermanded, and
squadron will, for the present, remain at Portland.
The United States Navy Department has ordered that
three ironclads and nine other war vessels be got reau:
for sea at the Navy-yard at Boston, and has required 0
commandant there to forward estimates of the expert 10
The object of these preparations are unknown, but
New York World suggests that the fleet is to be got re°"*"
to look after affairs in San Domingo.

THE FRENCH WANT OF PREPARATION.—J
°
terribly the want of a few weeks more for preparation hi
;,,
told against the French ! When they were struggling
effectually to hold Orleans a month ago, there waste
Prince Frederick Charles to outflank the " Army of
Loire," for the Prince was besieging Metz, and a
Grand Duke of Mecklenburg to support Von der
for the Grand Duke was busy with the siege of Soise011:0
Even the reserves of Guard Landwehr arrived bet)
Paris after the battle of October 11. At that time uo
German forces were but just strong enough to invest trbd
city, and such an army as has since mustered for lc',
relief would have then had an appreciable chance of 811
cess. One drawn battle, not to say one victory, on
Orleans road, might have compromised the whole GeriPP;ct
position southward of Paris. The Germans have been
of
' quick, however, that they have kept their lead, in spiq
all the efforts of unhappy France to form Fresh arseni
General Trochu has grown much stronger than he WO 0
first for sallying out against the siege works, but then,"".,
works are now so complete that a sortie would be a 01il
derous affair. The troops which have pushed back v°
der Tann seem to be far better provided with artillery;
far.frore numerous and more boldly handled, than WI
which he defeated a month ago on the same grounc"
but a swarm of Prussians has arrived to destroy all WI.;
of relieving Paris. Well may the Government at Towi
cry out angrily against the Metz capitulation. Right
wrong, necessary or unncessary, it has let loose an ove.„
whelming force to turn the scale on the Loire. —Corr°
pondent of the Daily News.

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