The Sun.
London, England, 1856-12-02 00:00:00

AUSTRIA.

The Opinione of Turin gives the following.as a
correct outline of the amnesty to be granted by
the Emperor of Austria. A distinction is to be
made between those who are in prison awaiting
their trial, and those who have already been • tried
and 'condemned. Of the former, those against
whom there are not sufficient proofs are to be im-
mediately released ; the others are to receive their
sentences at once, and the punishment will be mi-
tigated. The punishments of those already con-
demned are to be reduced, or full pardons granted.
As to political refugees, those whose proporty is
under sequestration, and who have applied for
its release, shall be restored to the full ;posses-
sion thereof, on condition of an unconditional
approval of the accounts of the administrators.
Those who shall not have made application before
the 31st inst. are to be authorised to appoint an
administrator of their own, subj-ct to the approval
of the Austrian government. All those, who shall
not have applied for a freeretnrn into the Austrian
States before the end of the present year are to be
for ever banished the empire.

SWEDEN.
A. letter from Stockholm of the 22d says "The
war in the Baltic having demonstrated the necssnity
for Sweden to have on her co3sts strong defensive
points and fortifications, the King nominated last
summer a commission of officers of engineers
charged to study a general plan of defence, the
first works of which should be executed at Tornea,
which forms to the north, in the Gulf of Bothnia, -
the frontier of Sweden and Finland ; then extend-
ing all along the coast, of the Gulf, they were to •
comprise tlte, towns of Lulea, Pitea, Ulmea, and
Podesliam, and arrive at the island which com-
mands the entrance before Stockholm. It is now*
stated that the military commission has given the
strategical plan a much larger development than
was originally intended ; and that the execution of
the works would cause such serious expenses that
the Ministry has not thought right to demand them
from The general Diet of. the kingdom during the
present session. But in consequence of an increase
in the estimates of the different chapters of the
budget of the war departrnertt, the governmen t
hopes to be able to have an important balance
In
hand, which can be applied to the construction of
the fortifications in question. It is said here drat
Russia also is determined to erect fortifications IP
the North, as if in answer to those of Sweden's
General de Berg, governor general of the Grand
Duchy of Finland, has, it appears, obtained the
approbation of the Emperor Alexander to a plan
for transforming the isle of Kasko, in the Gulf of
Bothnia, into an important fortress. The port of
Kaska, which is very profound, can easily receive _
a Russian squadron from Sweaborg, and this place
would thus command all the Gulf of Bothnia.

THE BALTIC. , •• ,
HAMBURG, Nov. 29.
The, winter has approached us this year some-
what earlier than usual, and with the apparent in'
tention of prolonging its stay with a more fixed de-
termination than, was generally expected, is verY
clearly seen from the considerable quantity of s6r .
which has fallen within the last two days, and the
regularly in creasing frosty inclination of the wea
to bind it more firmly upon- the ground for 501136
length of time. Although the frost has not been,
up to the present moment, above 10 degrees Beau" -
inur in severiy, yet there have been large cle,a,srl;''
titles of floating ice gradually accumulating in I"
to
river, and aided by the snow falling from timteion
ther
time to form it into greater masses, the navag9'even
may soon become interrupted therebaret would
in a few days more entirely stopped/ ""'"'" f brisk
be a very great inconvenience to the presen, d
state of trade existing here at the moment beyond
what has been experienced for some weeks before.

SPAIN.
AlVladrid letter of the 2i',,n, in the Independance
of Bru3sels, says :—" Tne Council of Ministers
has just adopted a severe measure against
General Prim. Two evenings ago it decreed his
exile to the Canary Lilands. The general, be-
ing informed of the measure, hastened to the
Palace, and declared to the Queen that it was very
impolitic to act in that manner with the generals
exposed heyself
of the Spanish army,
to the danger of a mutiny among her troops. The
and that 81-1,
Queen sent for Mirshal Narvaez, and inquired
why the Council of Ministers had adopted $o
"severe a measure agalnst General Prim. The Mar-
dangerous. ohs:,
shal replied that the general tva3 a
ratter ; that sooner or later be _
zreersa.sdi s::: a party,oa
w ld put binisel,
setilludrir the decree of exile, but in'
at the head of the IT)dr
g
end overthrow the 0. After many
planations a compromise -
rsatelaPdroinai stillbiseiowas agreed upon. Gcne-
t to the
Canary Islands he is to
go to Bilhoa. '