The Sun.
London, England, 1856-06-02 00:00:00

AUSTRIAN CIRCULAR.

The Frankfort Journal publishes the following
as the subitance of an Austrian circular, addressed
by Count Buol to Austrian diplomatic agents
abroad. It is a reply to Count Cavour's memoran-
dum of the 16th of April :

Like the Sardinian Plenipotentiaries, Count Duel
starts from the principle that reforms in Italy are much
needed, but, as to the means of those reforms, comes to
conclusions diametrically opposed to Sardinian policy.
While the memorandum of the 16th of April seeks the
causes of the state of affairs in Italy in the measures
which Austria and the Italian S overeigns, who have called
in that power to their aid, have recourse to to put down
revolutionary excitement in Italy, the Austrian circular
despatch considers such a state of things as the immediate
consequence of a secret and wide-spread propaganda
which continues to act in Italy. Sardinia, the only
Italian State, according to Count Cavour, capable of
opposing a firm harrier to the revolutionary spirit, is
designated in Count Buol's note as the focus of this
propaganda.
The Vienna Cabinet hurls back at that of Turin the
accusations brought by the Sardinian Plenipotentiaris
against Austria and the Italian States above mentioned.
The circular observes that it is just possible that Sar-
dinia is working the revolutionary spirit with a view to
her own territorial aggrandisement.

It also points out that the barrier opposed to a revo-
lutionary movement is not erected by Piedmont, but
that it is based on the Austrian system and on foreign
occupation, and attributes the bitterness of Piedmont
agaitist Austria and the above-cited Italian States solely
to the obstacles which this barrier opposes to the pro-
jects which Austria attributes to Sardinia.

THE AUSTRIANS IN 111OLDO-WALLA-

CILIA.

It is hardly possible to allow the order of the
day of the Emperor of Austria, addressed to the
army of occupation in Moldo-Wallachia, to pass
without one or two observations. It is not true
that that occupation has furnished the troops with
"an opportunity for giving proofs of constancy and
self-denial." The Austrian soldiers have not had to
endure any privations, and, though the country had
suffered from a preceding occupation, the Austrian
soldiers and officers were much more exacting than
the Russians, and were treated with excessive care
and furnished with an abundance which pressed
heavily on the wretched inhabitants, The Austrian
army did not encounter " difficulties or obstacles
of all kinds." It did not enter the Provinces till
after the departure of the Rossia,ns and there was al-
ways a distance of 30 leagues maintained between the
two armies. It never even occupied a strategic position,
and it had no sort of difficulty or obstacle to overcome;
but, en revanche, it threw many difficulties and obstacles
in the march of the Turks on the Pruth. The Austrian
troops did not exhibit their valour much to their advan-
tage as soldiers, and they (lid not maintain in the most
satisfactory manner the military spirit which is charac-
teristic of them. They committed many shocking
outrages, and they pillaged and assassinated wherever
they were in garrison. The journals, the Presse,
the Revue de Paris, the Revue des Deux Atondes,
were replete with their misdeeds. The conduct of
the Austrian troops during the occupation was on many
occasions most deplorable ; it was such as caused the
Russians to be regretted by the unfortunate inhabitants ;
and this last act, namely, the order of the day of the
Emperor Francis Joseph, is an outrage en truth, and it
adds insult to the manifold injuries of IVloldo-Wal-
fachians have been the victirus.-2'inies P 9is 001,
C81)0 n t.

THE PUBLIC) HEALTH ACT.—A bill has been brought
in by the Government to amend the Public Health Act
of 1848 by extending its provisions. It repeals the pro-
viso limiting the duration of the General Board of Health,
which is authorised to inspect districts and to report to
Parliament the result of all its inquiries. Provision is
also made for the adoption of Public Health Acts by
town-councils, the constitution of local boards of health,
a 44 the powerm to. be conferredon them.