The Sun.
London, England, 1856-01-11 00:00:00

ASTLR'rS ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.

Lessee and Manager, Mr. Wm. Cooks.
THIS EVENING,
The popular and Interesting Spectacle de Roman, called ROOK-
WOOD; or, TURPEN't4 RIDE to YORK. Wondrous adventures,
narrow escapes, leap of a five-barred gate, death of the mare Black
Bess !
After which the SCENEg In the ARENA.

To conclude with a Grand F:incstrian Comic Pantomime, called
HARLKQUEN AND ST. GEORGE AND THE DRAGON, or the
Seven Champlon3 •f Chrletendom.

ko,c•ortlce open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W.
West. Equestrian Director, SI- vv. Cooke, sun.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.

TRIB DAT—Morn. 11 min. aft. 4—Evening 34 min. aft. 4
TA-MORROW—Morn. 57 min. aft. 4 —Evening 21 mia. aft. 5

THE WEATHER-SUN OFFICE, JAN. 11.

THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE.

42 - highest since noon yesterday.
35 —lowest this morning and during the night.
36 -Wm day at noon.

BAROMETER, 29.90 -a sudden rise;
WiNtr, N. to N.N.E.—Light, with fine, cold, frosty
weather.

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LONDON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 1856.

In our impression of yesterday we extracted
from the Independance Beige what it states to be
" the text of the propositions submitted to Russia
by Count ESTERHAZY." The journal in question
should be a good authority on all questions re-
lating either to Austria or Russia. Although it
may not be regarded as a Muscovite organ, like
Le Nord, it has still so palpable a leaning to the
Russian side of the question—its political glasses
have so manifestly been manufactured at St.
Petersburg—that we may fairly assume that it will
receive early and authentic intelligence from that
quarter, to say nothing of its sources of informa-
tion from Vienna or Berlin. There is also a
vraisemblance about the matter that induces us to
yield an easy credence. The propositions thus
communicated are exactly what we might have
anticipated from Austria—looking in some slight
degree to the interests of Europe, but with micro-
scopic power to its own peculiar advantage—if,
Indeed, they are intended ever to come into actual
operation, or to do more than form a basis for
renewed negotiations as abortive as those which
have long since been consigned to " the tomb of
all the Capulets."
It will, indeed, be obvious to the most superfi-
cial reader that they are far less precise, and offer
much greater opportunities for quibbling than the
articles or points communicated by the Plenipo-
tentiaries of England, France, and Austria to
Prince GORTSCHAKOFF on the 28th of December,
1854. Indeed the sense and meaning of the new
propositions are virtually the same as those for-
warded to St. Petersburg more than twelve
months since, and which were accepted by the
then CZAR, but flagrantly disregarded by his suc-
cessor.

There is but one important difference, and that,
as we have already remarked, when commenting
on the substance of the so-called ultimatum, is en-
tirely for the benefit of Austria, who probably
hopes to convert her temporary occupation into a
perpetual possession. She desires the rectification
of the Russian frontier with Turkey in Europe,
or, in other words, with the Danubian Principali-
ties, which she anticipates making her own. For
that she is willing to give up—what ?—" the
strong places and territories occupied by the
Allied Armies." Nothing is to be surrendered
within the power of Austria to accede, but she is
excessively liberal on all points that have been ac-
quired by thousands of French and English lives,
and millions of French and English treasure, and
she takes especial care not to complicate the issues by
any reference to the Asiatic frontiers of Turkey
or the Muscovite encroachments in any direction
save that of the Danube. Kars is altogether
ignored—and Russia may, for aught that Austria
cares, possibly hold permanent possession thereof,
and obtain an ample equivalent in Asia for what
she surrenders in Bessarabia. Nor is there any
allusion to the Baltic, or stipulation against acts
of aggression against the Scandinavian kingdoms,
or the establishment of " standing menaces "
against their integrity or security. So far as can
be collected from the text above set forth,
Austria remains true to the
selfish policy which
'with her is as cc traditional' as that of augression
Russia. She cares for Austria, and Austria 1
only—and all other matters, albeit of "Eu ropean I
interest," are totally disregarded.
The Danubian Principalities are "to receive
an organisation conformable to their wishes, to
their wants, to their interests ; and this new