The Sun.
London, England, 1856-03-13 00:00:00

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has been definitively settled that Prussia
shall be admitted to the Conferences !" This
startling intelligence has arrived almost simul-
ta:neously from Berlin and from Paris, and there
Seeing to be too great reason to FBAlt that it may
be authentic. We have never entertained ranch
I.lope, of satisfactory results from the pending
negotiations. The preliminaries did not afford
reasonable ground for auspicious anticipations.
But any favourable expectations must be com-
pletely shattered by the foregoing announcement !
GerManism has again triumphed, and we must
once mere witness the forfeiture by the pen of
what has been gained by the sword.

What claims can Prussia, the Muscovite satel-
lite, • put forward for such a privilege ? From
the very commencement of the Eastern difficulty
she has deliberately and carefully avoided the
position which she once held as one of the
" Great Powers." She has refused to consider
questions of European interest, looking only
to matters in which Germany was concerned,
and by a spurious and pretended neutrality ac-
quired large profits for herself at the expense of
every magnanimous and honourable principle.
Had Prussia acted fairly, peace would long since
have been proclaimed. It was her tacit conniv-
ance that encouraged the CZAR, and occasioned
and protracted the War ; and the admission of her
representative to the salon of Count WALBWSKI
will be merely giving an additional vote to Russia,
so that it may evade its just responsibilities and
escape with comparative impunity from the con-
sequences of its atrocious guilt.
The policy of " Clicquot" has succeeded. "The
Angel of Peace" has triumphed ! And why ?
Because, by the provisions of the Royal Marriage
Act, it is important to find an eligible (!) German
applicant for the hand of the Princess Royal !
The interests of our children and their offspring
are to be sacrificed to multiply the alliances of the
fortunate house of Coburg—to forge an additional
link in the dynastic chain, and strengthen the
prospects of a Thuringian kingdom being created
out of the Grand Duchy of Saxe-Coburg Gotha,
A heavy price has been paid for the anticipated
aggrandisement, and, as in many former instances,
JOHN BULL is the victim,

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The Prince Consort leads a very happy life.
He is not oppressed by the burdens that paralyse
the energies of many patres familiantm. The
Income Tax presses lightly on the accumulations of
hie handsome annuity and numerous and lucrative
sinecures. The model farmer and " ranger," who
feeds his cattle at the expense of the nation, might
well be contented with the unalloyed " spoon "
that has fallen to his lot. Let him pull the wires
of the puppet at the Horse Guards, and virtually
control the military affairs of the nation ! Surely
that might satisfy his " kw/able (!) ambition,"
as it is termed, without any necessity for inter-
ference in foreign affairs, or the sacrifice of British
interests to German idols.

A specious pretext has been discovered for an
ill-omened visit. Uncle LEOPOLD is to attend at
the confirmation of the future Queen of Prussia,
and to instil his notions into quarters where the
seed may produce very deleterious fruit. Ho
has also a very good thing to fall back on, in the
shape of a Royal Palace and 50,0001. per annum,
and it might be prudent on his part to abstain
from intrigues that may lead to the forfeiture of
such unequivocal advantage. It is said that a,
" word to the wise" is always sufficient. We