The Sun.
London, England, 1856-03-01 00:00:00

THE PEACE CONGRESS.

The Times (Second Edition) Paris correspondent
says :--
"The Congress met yesterday, and though nothing
positive seems to have transpired, yet I have some rea-
son to believe that it was something like what I indi-
cated yesterday on the fifth point, and of a grave, not
to say contentious, character. Some people pronounce
the word ‘st,irrny,' but this is going too far. We shall
attain, no doubt, the object we . have in view ; but I
think sot without some struggle.
" The Rassians themselves are, as I have said, confi-
dent of a pacific solution, and the Plenipotentiaries them-
selves do not discourage the hope. I believe the Russians
will consent after some show of resistance to everything
demanded of them, with the exception of the demolition
by their own hands of Nicholaieff, which how ever they
will change into a commercial port if required, and that
of their ships. Neither will they refuse to admit the
Consuls of foreign Powers. All that is said on the sub-
ject must be received with great caution."

RUSSIAN DIPLOMATIC DUPLICITY. .

All that we have day after day urged in reference to
the duplicity of Russia, in connection with the Peace
Conferences, will, before another week has elapsed, be
confirmed to the letter. A very grave hitch in the Con-
ferences has already occurred. The Russian diploma-
tists could not help betraying the cloven foot, the very
moment it was proposed to proceed to real business.
Our readers are aware that though the Fifth Point is the
last of all, it had been agreed to take it first. It was
accordingly, on the second meeting of the Con-
feree° submitted for the consideration of the
Plenipotentiaries. No sooner had it been formally laid
on the table than Count Orloff and Baron Branow took
objections to its being taken into consideration with a
v!ew to its being decided by the Conference. They pro-
posed that it should be referred to a Congress of the
representatives of all the crowned heads in Europe. If
so referred, they pledged themselves in the name of the
Czar to abide by whatever decision that Congress might
c)me to.
This new and unexpected phase in the Eastern ques-
tion has produced great consternation in Paris, and
caused a further fail in the French funds. It has
:also no less surprised and alarmed our own Gevern-
ment. They never contemplated the possibility of
matters tlking such a turn. We were last night as-
sured, from a well-informed quarter, that Lord Cowley
is expected to arrive in London this afternoon, to take
the instructions of his Government on the subject.
Russia never, perhaps, played a more cunning game
than she now proposes to do. Ot course we cannot
imagine for a moment that our Government, whatever
course that of France :night be disposed. to take, will
listen to any such proposition. That would be to throw
whole game into the hands of Rosa* at once.
With the entire tribe of German despots swarming
rotted the Congress table—graced also by the presence
of King Boint a, and the whole of the Absolutist frater-
nity on the Centinent—this country would have no voice
at all Engqand and Sardinia—for there is no•use in
concealing it, the predilections of France are on the
other side—would, in the contingency of a Congress
being agreed to, have literally to stand atone.
It is deemed not improbable that the result of this
iiew move of the artful diplomatists of Russia may he
the immediate breaking up of the Conferences.—Morning
Advertiser.