The Sun.
London, England, 1859-05-13 00:00:00

AUSTRIA.

A Vienna letter, in the New Prussian Gazette,
says :—" Addresses expressive of devotedness to
the Emperor, and patriotic offerings for the war,
flow in from every part of the empire. Although
some persons send large sums and an evident dis-
position to make sacrifices is general, yet the total
amount received is not considerable, as the country
is poor, and the commercial world has lately
suffered severe losses. Among the patriotic mani-
festations may be mentioned an invitation inserted
in the Vienna Gazette by a lady calling on the fair
sex of Austria to deposit their jewels on the altar
of their country."
Another Vienna letter of the 7th says :
" The troops which were concentrated in Bo-
hemia, and were in great part composed of
Italian regiments, have already left for the federal
fortresses, via Chemnitz, Leipsic, and Dresden. The
troops which arrive from Hungary and part of the
first army are being concentrated in Upper Austria
and in the province of Salzburg. The head-quar-
ters of the Archduke Albert, who is to be Com-
mander-in-Chief of the Army of the Rhine, is to be
provisionally established at Braunau, on the Inn
and on the Bavaiian frontier. The free corps
formed in Hungary are to go there also. In this
army, which if necessary is to occupy the territory
of the Upper Rhine, cavalry is very numerous, and
it is commanded by the Archduke Ernest and by
Prince Franz de Lichtenstein. In Gallicia for-
midable warlike preparations and levies are being
made."

General Willisen has arrived in Vienna from
Berlin on an extraordinary mission.
A Berlin letter of the 9th says
ing departure of Prince de Hohenzollern for a p pyrioeancnha-
on a mission is not an indication of any change in
the policy of Prussia. The object of his visit is not
to come to an understanding on the conditions on
which Prussia would support Auisetert of Viennaia,buttoo to
more call the attention of the
the serious consequences which may result from
the inconsiderate steps taken by the secondary
States of Germany ; and particularly if those
States, excited by Austria, should take a part
in the war on the side of that power. Much
astonishment was caused in this capital by
seeing the New Munich, Gazette, a semi-official
journal, publish a rumour which had been current
to the effect that the King of Bavaria had declared
that he would not remain neutral in .the war. Such
an act would be contrary to the Federal Laws, and
if the other German States should do the same, the
Federal Constitution might incur serious dangers."

The Journal de St. Petersbourg of the 4thpub-
lishes-a comparison, not very flattering to Austria,
between the manifesto of the gaaperor Frauds

Joseph, which it declares to be exceedingly provo-
cative, and the aeclaration of Prussia, affirming that
the Germanic Confederation ought not to take an
active part in the war unless the frontiers of Ger-
many were threatened. According to the above-
named journal, which has close relations with
official circles, the great object now proposed to
themselves by the neutral powers is to confine the
war to Italy.

The Dresden Journal publishes the following
despatch :

" LISBON, Bth.—The marriage of Prince George
of Saxony will take place on the 11th. The young
married couple will leave the Portuguese capital
on the 15th."

The Madrid journals of the Bth do not contain
any political news. The Dutch Minister, Baroi
de Grovertins, had gone to Seville to represent
the diplomatic body at the approaching accouche-
ment of the Duchess de Montpensier. The provin-
cial deputations were taking measures for causing
the increased levy of men, which has become neces-
sary in order to make the army 100,000 strong, to
be effected with all despatch.

A letter from Vienna of the Bth states that on
the previous day the Emperor paid a vist to Prince
de Metternich, with whom his Majesty remained
in conversation for two hours. The Prince is to
give a fete on the 15th inst., the 86th anniversary
of his birthday.