The Sun.
London, England, 1866-08-01 00:00:00

THE PEACE PRELIMINARIES.

VIENNA, July 29.
The official Austrian Gazetti contains the fol-
lowing notice:—
" The peace preliminaries with Prussia have
been settled. They gnarantee the integrity of the
territory of Austria. while they produce noteworthy
chacges in Germany, for they put an end to the
Germanic Confederation. This now replaced by
a North German Confederation, with Prussia at
its head, and by a Southern Confederation, whose
composition is not yet clearly defined.
" Austria pays Prussia a war indemnity of forty
million florins, from which will be de-
ducted fifteen millions as representing the
indemnity allotted to Austria for her part
of the costs she incnrred during the war in
the Duchies, 20 millions will have to be defrayed
immediately, while the remaining 5 millions will
represent the expenses of the maintenance of the
Prussian army upon our territory.
" Pending the duration of the armistice a line of
demarcation will be drawn, behind which the Prus-
sian army will take up its position. This line passes
by Eger, Pilsen, Tabor, Neuhaus, Znaim, Napa-
gede, and Oderberg.
" Peace negotiations with Italy have also been
opened at Nikolsburg, between Count Degenfeld
and General Govone, but they are not yet con-
cluded. The preliminaries of peace between Prussia
and the minor German States have also not yet been
signed, but the presence of Herr von der Pfordten
at head-quarters gives room to hope for a pacific
result.

" The rapid progress of the negotiations between
Prussia and Austria is eminently due to the ami-
cable and energetic intervention of the Emperor of
the French.

" It is hardly possible that the dissolution of the
Germanic Confederation, which may be considered
as irrevocably determined, will exercise an injurious
influence upon the position of Austria. We may
say even that reasons are not wanting to draw from
accomplished facts a happy augury for her interior
political developmeLt. The ties which attached
Austria to the Confederation, imposed upon the
Empire numerous and difficult duties, and gave it in
exchang very few rights of real value.
" The history of this union, now more than half
a century old, affords no instance of Austria having
derived from it any essential advantage. During
this period Austria has always been obliged to rely
upon her own strength, and support her wars with
her own means. The relations which have united
Germany and Austria for so many ages will not
cease to exist, in so far as they are based upon real
interests. Ancient rights may fall into disuse and
cease to exist. If the connection between Germany
and Austria were only founded on old parch-
ments, it might as well be destroyed, but
if it is a necessity, if Germany feels that she has
need of Austria, this connexion will re-establish it-
self of its own accord. Every nation arrives the
ooner at recognising the conditions of its exist-
tence if they are not thrust upon it. If, there-
fore, at a more or less distant period, Germany
seeks union with Austria, the only arrangement
that can be concluded must be one according the
same advantages to both parties, and which would
not be at variance with the anterior political orga-
nisation of Austria."

HUNGARY.

PESTH, July 31.

Conferences between the most important mem-
bers of the different political parties are constantly
taking place at the seat of llerr Deak at Szentlaszlo.
Archbishop Ilaynald has been summoned to
Vienna.

The re-establishment of the Hungarian Constitu-
tion of 1818 is still adjourned, as a Federal union
between Austria and Hungary will be first pro-
posed to the Hungarians by Austria.
The Emperor left yesterday for Vienna, but is
expected to return the day after to-morrow.

SPAIN.

MADRID, July 31.

The Minister of the Interior has addressed a cir-
cular to the civil governors of the prpvinces, re-
questing them to destroy all the labours and oppose
any manifestation of the Democratic party.

A MERIC A.
(BY ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH.)

The following telegraph was received by Reuter's
Telegram Company (Limited) on August 1, at 11.30
a.m., from Mr. A. Glass :

NEW YORK (This Day), August 1.

Mr. Harlan, the Secretary of the Interior, has
resigned ; Mr. Browning of Illinois has been ap-
pointed his successor. Grant has been created a
full General, and Sherman a Lieutenant-General.

The Scotia arrived here on the night of Monday,
the 23d July, the Peruvian at Quebec on the 28th
July, and the Palmyra at New York on the 31st
July.

OUTWARD CALCUTTA, CHINA, AND
AUSTRALIAN MAILS.
MALTA, July 30.
The Tanjore from Southampton, July 20, arrived
on the 29th, at 1 a.m., and left at 8 p.m. for Alex-
andria.
The Nyanza, from Marseilles, 28th, arrived to-
day at 4 p.m., and left at 10 p.m. for Alexandria.

QUARANTINE AT MALTA.
MALTA, July 31.
A quarantine of 15 days is now again imposed
upon arrivals from all British ports.
The public health here is satisfactory.