The Sun.
London, England, 1860-03-20 00:00:00

PRUSSIA.

A letter from Berlin of the 17th instant says
" The French despatch which undertakes to ex-
plain the necessity for the annexation of Savoy and
Nice to France arrived here yesterday, and has
been communicated by the French Envoy, M. de
la Tour d'Auvergue, to the Government.
" It is thought that without joining in the formal
protest of Switzerland, Prussia and Austria will
support the claims of Switzerland in this sense, that
at toast the districts which are neutralised shall
remain so. It is also supposed that a joint measure
of non-recognition will be taken by England and

country where he is not allowed to disprove the • IRE 6:REAT
charges brought against him ; and M. Carafa em- PANY,
powered me to convey to him the promise that he
would be allowed to leave the country.
" I used all the arguments in my power to per-
suade the Government to pause in the fatal course
in which they have embarked, and I especially
pointed out that at a moment when the Adminis-
trAtiOn is without a President or head, the odium
of those measures would fall direct upon the King
himself, and I concluded. by saying that as I felt
convinced that the destruction both of his Majesty
and of the dynasty is inevitable unless wiser
counsels are listened to, I would beg him to re-
quest for me the honour of an audience, in order
that when the entastaphe arrives I may not have
upon my conscience the reflectioa that I had not
done all in my power to save an inexperienced So-
vereign from impending ruin, •
"M. Carafa promised to convey my request to
the King, but I have not yet received an answer.
'The French and Spanish Ministers have held
the same lanvage., as myself.
i‘ I have, &c.,

HENRY ELLIOT."

" LORD J. RUSSELL TO MR. ELLIOT.
" Foreign-office, March 19, 1860.
" Sir,—Her Majesty's Government approve the
step taken by you, as reported in your despatch
of the 3d of March, to ask an audience of the King
with a view of doing all in your power to save an
inexperienced Sovereign from impending ruin.
" It is not probable, nor is it indeed to be desired
that the Government of the Two Sicilies should
continue for any long time to form a marked con-
trast to the Government of Northern and Central
Italy.
" It is, therefore, the obvious interest of the King
of the Two Sicilies to gain the affections of his
people by attention to their welfare, and by re-
specting the principles of law and of justice in his
treatment of suspected persons.—l am, &e.,
" J. RussELL."

The following important extract from a letter by
Lord John Russell explains the policy of Great
Britain in its bearing upon Naples :

" LORD J. RUSSELL TO MR. ELLIOT.

" Foreign• office, Jan. 16, 1860.
" It may be as well to explain still further to
Prince Satriano, and through him to the King, the
policy of the British Government.
Your language to his Excellency on this sub-
ject is entirely approved by her Majesty's Govern-
ment. We wish well to the Neapolitan dynasty.
We have no desire to interfere with the internal
government of Naples and Sicily. But we cannot
blind ourselves to some obvious truths. It is evident
that the commonest rules of justice are not observed
by the King of Naples towards his subjects; that
the exasperation caused by oppression is the parent
of plots, assassinations, conspiracies, and insurrec-
tions ; that her Majesty's agents and consuls, while
they religiously abstain from taking a part in such
plots, have had convincing evidence of their ex-
istence.

" Should such conspiracies endanger the throne of
his Sicilian Majesty, her Majesty's Government can
only lament the blindness which afflicts his Coun-
cil. But her Majesty's Government will neither
accept any part of their responsibility nor under-
take to ward off the consequences of a misgovern-
ment which has scarcely a parallel in Europe.
" The reforms necessary require no elaborate ma-
chinery or profound meditation. Let the Neapo-
litan Government arrest no man without bringing
him face to face with his accusers. Let them sub-

ject no man to injurious restrictions without proof
of some crime or offence against public order ; let
the law, as it stands, be equally applied to all.
With these simple but broad changes, a beginning
would be made ; popular institutions might follow ;
time for deliberation would be gained, and the Go-
vernment might even obtain a reputation for justice
and honesty. But the course at present pursued
can only lead to destruction.
"You will speak to Prince Satriano in the sense
of this dispatch, and also to M. Carafe if he should
raise the question with you."