The Sun.
London, England, 1859-04-27 00:00:00

THE WEATHER.-SUN OFFICE, APRIL 27.

THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE.
64—highest since noon yesterday.
52—lowest this morning and during the night.
50—this day at noon.

BAROMETER-29.95.

WIND, E. ; very high wind, and cloudy weather.

The plot is thickening rapidly. The conspiracy
against the peace of Europe will speedily be deve-
loped. We can now understand the causes which
led to the proposal for THE BUBBLE CONGRESS, and
the appearance of Russia at the critical moment
when the mediation of England would have pre-
served the general tranquillity, and averted the
impending hostilities. Russia has never for a
moment ceased to remember the conduct pursued
by Austria during the late war, and, true to her
ancient traditions—mindful of. the policy inculcated
in the will of PETER—She would gladly see
any one of the great Powers
.reduced in •posi-
tion, and, if possible, erased from the map of
Europe. It is now positively asserted that
an alliance, offensive and defensive, has be.n
concluded between France and Russia, and
that in consequence thereof Ru.3Sia. is to make her
first mobilization of four corps d'armee, two of
which are to be advanced- towards the Austrian,
and two towards the Prussian frontier.

It now appears that the conspiracy has been a
considerable time maturing, and that the proposal
for the Bubble Congress was but a portion of the
deep laid scheme! It was clearly understood that
no beneficial result could be achieved, but time
would be given to France and Russia to complete
their preparations, and to come into the field with
what they fondly imagined to be irresistible force.
We have not, at all 'events, been in any degree
hoodwinked. On the 18th of April The Sun con-
tained the following P-aragraph in its leading
column :—" The fact may turn out to be that
each of the great Powers; as they please
to term themselves, is trying to outwit
its fellow by: throwing dust into its rival's
eyes for the ostensible benefit of mankind,
but in reality for its own ends. Russia has the
merit of proposing
•,a Congress for the sake of
Peace! and backs its quiet suggestion by asking for
a loan of some twelVe millions, in order the better
to preserve the peace ! The believers is despotism
see no harm in this modest proposal, resting fully
satisfied with- -the -extreme moderation of the
EMPEROR of all, the slaves, from Finland to Siberia,
and the far regions to the East ; while others, more
seemingly awake, suspect there's a screw loose
somewhere between the paddle-wheels of St.
Petersburg and the• Tuileries. In other words,
they fancy that the idea of the Congress is only t•
gain time for the ice to melt in the cold regions of
the Baltic, so as to. let out the fleet cooped up in
Cronstadt into, the• milder waters of the Mediter-
ranean, or, it•inay be, into the more congenial im-
pregnability 'of Cherbourg. That feat once
achieved, Jolt's Butt, may begin to open his eyes
and look around• in wonder, but not in dismay, for
Jojis's British pluck will then assume the true-
blue of defiant independence, and the Minister of
the day, whoever he be, may look out for squalls of
no ordinary retribution."
How fully. and completely has this prediction
been verified!... How clearly were the views and
intentions of" the Emperor of all the Slaves from
Finland to Siberia, and the far regions of the
East" exposed. He has been compelled to cast
aside the mask a little sooner than he had antici-

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THE SUN.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 1859.