The Sun.
London, England, 1856-01-28 00:00:00

AUSTRIA.

VIENNA, Jan. 23.—0 n the 17th Count Newel-
rode and Count Valentine Esterhazy signed the
pr.tocol containing the preliminaries of peace,
and on the following day a copy of it was de-
sp. t Thecl to this city. It is thought that Eng-
land will display a disinclination to sign the im-
portant document, unless Austria previously
agree t') her interpretation of the fifth proposi-
tion ; but the Imperial Cabinet declares that
it considers the British Government bound in
honour to accept the propositions as they now
stand. " The original draft of the pioposals," says
a well-itiformed Austrian, "was revised and cor-
rected in London, and therefore it is the fault of
the British Cabinet if its wishes and intentions
were incompletely expressed in the document
which was taken by Count Esterhazy to St. Peters-
burg." The Cabinet messenger, who is the bearer
of the preliminaries of peace, or rather of the pro-
tocol signed at St. Petersburg on the 17th, is ex-
pected arrive here to-morro evening or on Friday
morning. Sir Hamilton Seymour, M. de BoUr-
quency, and Prince Gortschakoff have frequent
interviews with Count Buol, but the two first-
mentioned Ministers have not yet conferred with
their Russian colleagues.

An ukase has just been published at St. Peters-
burg, opening the frontiers of the Russian empire
to allb travellers against whom they have been
closed since 1848.

Holland, as well as Austria and Prussia, has
been very urgent with Russia with a view to peace.
Serious doubt is expressed as to the existence of
the circular of M. de Nesselrode to which is attri-
buted an unfavourable interpretation of the accep-
tance of the Austrian propositions.

The Baron de Nothomb, Belgian Minister to the
Court of Berlin, has set out on leave of absence for
the south of France, for the benefit of his health.

The Dresden Journal of the 21st contradicts the
rumours of an impending convocation of the Saxon
Chambers and of a modification of the organic
laws.

The Chamber of Deputies of Baden has rejected
M. Bissing's motion for a modification of the law
on juries, M. de Weelunar, the Minister of Justice,
having strenuously defended that institution.

The Cologne Gazette contains a letter from
Koenigsberg, which says :—" The merchants of
this place who are charged with the despatch of
merchandise into Russia have received orders to
discontinue doing so, as the re-establishment of
peace will re-open the communications by sea. It
is evident from this that in Russia Ispace is consi-
dered assured."

AMERICA.

ARRIVAL OF THE STEAM-SHIP CANADA.

LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY EVENING.
This evening the Royal Mail steam-ship Canada,
Captain W. C. Lang, arrived in the Mersey with
the usual mails from the United States and British
North America. She sailed from Boston on the
16th inst., and Halifax on the 18th, and has
brought 80 passengers, but no specie.
On the 17th she passed the America, from hence
on the sth inst.

The Atlantic, United States mail-steamer, from
hence on the 29th ult., had arrived at New York
on the 13th inst.

The one hundred and eleventh ballot finished
the same as the previous, no Speaker having been
elected. This took place on the 14th. The follow-
ing was the result :—Banks, 95 ; Richardson, 64 ;
Fuller, 33 ; Pennington, 9 ; necessary for choice,
105.

The New York Herald says that nothing less
than the immediate removal of Mr. Crampton by.
the British Government can prevent the affairs be-
tween both countries assuming a more important
and threatening attitude. It is reported at
Washington that England will recede from the
Mosquito Protectorate rather than engage in a war
with the United States.
The California ad vices are to the 20th December.
The steam-ships Northern Light and
.the Empire
City arrived at New York, with two million dol-
lars in gold.
The New York Money-market was easier, and
in good request, good paper being done from 9 to
12 per cent., and stocks generally steady.
Exchange on London from 1081 to 1081 ; Paris,
5.20.

The Cotton-market reported dull.
In the Breadstuffs market flour was 124 cents.

TEE .RUGELEY P-ISONING aILNES.

At an early hour on Friday morning the body of Mr.
Jokn Parsons Cook, on the charge of murdering whom
Wm. Palmer was first committed for-trial, was exhumed
and taken to the Old Church, at Rugeley, in order that
Dr. Monckton and Dr. Harland, physicianS, and Mr.
Bamford, surgeon, might examine certain portions of
the corpse, which were not on the occasion of the first
post mortem, examination subjected to that minute inves-
tigation which it is now thought desirable that they
should undergo, and consequently did not pass under
the chemical analysis of Dr. Taylor and Dr. Rees, at
Guy's Hospital. With as little as possible the medical
gentlemen named were ready to commence their unplea-
sant task. Before, however, they c3mmenced to ope-
rate upon the body, Mr. Geo. Palmer, solicitor, of
Rugeley, a brother of Wm. Palmer, wbo now awaits his
trial in Stafford Gaol, not only on the charge of poison-
ing the unhappy man Cook, but also his deceased wife
and brother, gave notice to Inspector Crisp, who bad
the superintendence of the exhumation, and in whose
charge the body was understood to be, that it was
his intention to secure, during the post marten in,
vestigatian then about to commence, the presence
of a medical gentleman from Birmingham, who
might at the same time have an opportunity of
examining the body in the interests of his imprisoned
brother, Mr. Gardner, the solicitor for the prose-
cution, was al v present, and with Dr. Monckton, Dr.
Harland, and Mr. Bamford, made such arrangements as
would enable Mr. Geo. Palmer to carry out his inten-
tions, and secure at the re-examination of the body the
attendance of a medical man whose object would be the
malting of such an inspection as would tend to the benefit
of the accused. The body was left in the Old Olnirch in
charge of the police Anita the post mortent examination
should be cornpletech-i During the past few days the
brother of Mr. Bladed, the brewer's traveller—who about
five years ago died at the house of Wm. Palmer after
only a few days illness, and under such circumstances
as to excite suspicion of foul play on the part of his
entertainer—has been in Rugeley making inquiries,
with a view to ascertain whether or not his brother's
death may be attributed to natural consequences. The
authorities, also, in Rugeley are not satisfied that no
well grounded suspicion rests upon Wm. Palmer with
reference to the death of Bladen ; and they have, there-
fore, put themselves into commuuioation with tin gm*
Seattary ors tho Slatied•

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