The Sun.
London, England, 1857-09-22 00:00:00

AUSTRIA.

VIENNA, Sept. 18.—Not long since mention was
made of a prevalent report that a meeting was to
take place between the Emperors of Austria and
Russia, and positive information has now reached
here that steps were not long since taken for bring-
ing about an interview between them. The person
who mediated was a member of the Royal Family
of Wurtemberg, and for a time it was believed that
his endeavours to effect a reconciliation between
the two potentates would be successful, but even-
tually it was found that the Court of Russia could
not resolve to let by-gones be by-gones. The fore-
going information was acquired at aGerman source,
but that which is about to follow was received from
a person who is on extremely intimate terms with
the Russians residing in this city. When Baron
Budberg, a short time since, returned here so
suddenly from Warsaw, he was in such a vio-
lent hurry to see Count Buol, that he drove
direct from the railway station to the Foreign-
office. The informer did not say that the Rus-
sian diplomatist had been commissioned to make
arrangements for a meeting between the Czar
and the Emperor Francis Joseph, but an anna-
herung (approximation) between the Russian and
Austrian Courts was by no means unlikely. The
Emperor Napoleon is endeavouring to establish a
good understanding between all the great Powers,
iti order that they may be able to reduce their
enormous standing armies, but he will proba-
bly tidd Austria less docile than either Russia or
Prussia. The reduction of the army would be a
very great relief to Austria, but she is jealous of
the continually increasing influence of the Emperor
of the French, and unwilling to recognise his claim
to be considered the director of the affairs of Eu-
rope.,. A reconciliation between Russia and Austria
is more likely to be brought about by I"usiia or by
some other German Power, than by France.
A letter from Vienna, in the Hamburg News,
says :—" Sir Hamilton Seymour has communicated
a circular note to Count Buol, in which the ques-
tion of the island of Perim is treated. England
will not restore that island, and she contests the
claims raised by the Porte. Austria remains neu-
tral in the question; and all assertions to the con-
trary are false. It is not true that the Porte has
requested the intervention of Austria in the matter,
or has made any communication on the subject. It
is probable that it will finish by abandoning its
claims."

Another letter from Vienna, says :—" The Con-
cordat is beginning to bear fruit ; the Cardinal de
Rauscher, archbishop of Vienna, was some time
ago chargad by the Holy See to visit the convents
and monasteries of his diocese, and to re-establish
primitive discipline wherever it might be relaied.
Among the convents which first attracted the atten-
tion of the prelate was that of the Dominicans,
and in consequence of the report addressed by
him to the Pope, he received directions to r.,-esta-
blish the rules of the order in all their original
rigour. All the members of the convent except
two, however, replied that they had made
vows to observe the rules which were in force at the
time of their entrance into the convent, but not to
accept reforms which might subsequently be intro-
duced. The old monks moreover represented that it
would be absolutely impossible for them to submit
to the original order of things, as it prescribes that
that the monks shall rise several times in the course
of the night to pray in the chapel and perform
-other painful exercises. Reference was made to
Rome' and the general of the Dominicans di-
rected that the convent should be dissolved, if
all the monks would not accept the reform. The
monks persisted in refusing, and all attempts at
conciliation having failed, the convent has been
dissolved, and the monks have been sent to the con-
vent of Meissan, in Moravia. What is singular is
that Belgians and Italians are to be brought in to
occupy the convent of the expelled Germans ; but
how are they, with their foreign language, to preach,
hear confession, and perform their other duties as
ecclesiastics

'The telegraphic news of the 12th, from Constan=
tiuvploy is as fully yr raelia, Is Grand
Master of the Artillery, instead of Fethi Achmed
Pasha. Selim Pasha is Commander of the Imperial
Guard. It is said that the Sirdar Omar Pasha is to
be Staitholder-General of Bagdad. MM. de Thou-
venel and Boutenieff have had an audience of the
Sultan, who expressed his satisfaction that the
diplomatic relations had been renewed. General
Durand° is unwell. The English Minister is on
good terms with the Persian Government, but
the news of the evacuation of Herat requires
confirmation.

A letter from Berne of the 19th says :—" The
period for which the deputies of the National
Assembly were elected having expired, new
elections will take pace in October. These
elections will decide the policy of the Confede-
ration in 1858-60. It is believed that the ra-
dical party, from the popularity of their conduct in
the Neufchatel affair, will gain a large majority ;
the conservatives, in fact, count so confidently on
a defeat that in some cantons they will not present
candidates at all, and in others will join the liberals.
The Roman Catholics will gain but few votes."

"The King of Prussia," says the Nord, " is, for
the sake of repose, about to go for a time to the
beautiful residence of Muskau, in Silesia, the pro-
perty of Prince Frederick of the Netherlands."

Accounts have been received fully confirming the
evacuation of Herat by the Persians, which event
took place on the 26th July.

IHOSPITAL NURSES IN INDIA.—In reply to an offer 0'
her services from a nurse in the late war, the following
letter was sent :—" East India-house, Aug. 22, 1857.
—Madarin—l have laid before the Court of Directors
your letter of the 18th ult., offering your services to pro-
ceed to India under the present emergency, with a view
to direct the wives of seldiers in their attendance on the
sick and wounded. In reply, I am desired to convey
to you the expression of the Court's appreciation of the
bebevolence which has induced you to make the offer.
I am, however, directed to inform you that in India
every station has its regimental hospital, and every
moveable force in the field its regimental and general
hospital. Also that no European women would be
allowed to follow the camp. You will therefore, perceive
that the military service is India affords no opening for
especial measures to secure to the sick and wounded at-
tendance of the nature to which your letter relete,. I
am, Madam, your obedient humble servant. (Steed)
JAMES C. MELVILL,"
DESTRUCTIVE FIRES AT SOUTHWARK AND CAMDEN
TOWN.—Two fires took place yesterday, one oh "the pre-
mises belonging to Mr. Jarvis, a wholesale confectioner,
carrying on bunness atNo. 65, Toohy-street, Sou hwark.
Tee fire, it is supposed, arose from an escape of gas, and
not a moment was lost in sending for the aid of the
engines, which in a very brief period attended, and the
firemen, under the direction of Mr. Henderson, went to
work in an admirable manner. They fortunately suc-
ceeded" in confining the flames to that part of the pre-
mises in which they originated, but they were not sub-
dued until considerable damage was done to the stock in
trade, and also to the building. The loss falls on the
Norwich Union and Sun Fire-office=. The other fire oc-
curred on the promises of Mr. Menem (private), No. 47,
Caniden-street, Camden Town. It commenced in the
third floor, and the flames quickly penetrated the roof,
and at one period it was feared every house near - would
have fallen victims to the fury of the devastating ele-
ment. The engines were Boon in attendance, and the
firem in and parish engineer managed to get the mastery
over the fire, but not before the upper part of the pre-
mises were destroyed, and serious injury done to the
furniture and the building. The contents were insured
in tie Northern Fire-office, and the building, it is sup-
posed, in the County-office.
CHRIST'S HOSPlTAL.—Yesterday being the Festival of
St. Mathew, the annual orations were delivered, ascerd.
ing to custom, by the senior scholars of Christ's Hos-
pital, under the superintendence of Dr. Jacob, Upper
Grammar Master, and M. C. J. Delille, First French
Master of the establishment. The prose orations, all on
"the benefits of Royal Hospitals," were respectively
delivered by Mr. S. W. Churchill, in Latin, Mr. T. W.
W. Smart, in English, Mr. M. M. Friuch, in Greek, and
Mr. W. H. S. Wilton, in French. In these the pious
memory of Edward VI. was of course duly revered,
while a little dexterous management brought the recent
events in India within the compass of the theme. Then
came a version of a speech from Shakspeare'e "Richard
II.," in Greek lambics, by Mr. T. Mitchell, a transla
tion of the "Burial Burial of blinnisink," into Latin Alcaice
by Mr. F. A. Banbury •• and another of the " Warrior
Pagritns," into Latin Elegiacs, by-Mr. A. Tooker. The
series concluded with an Englieh poem on " Mernery,"
by Mr. S. W. Churchill, who had already distinguished
himself as a Latin orator in prose, and would likewise
have distinguished himself in Latin "Hexameters had not
0 everyai ) n
rig poem " Funis electricers," been omitted frour con.
siderations of brevitye
part, and the lend applause
must have been most gratifying to thews ustic era-
T he
thhaalti was
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tors, and, mediately, to the preceptors, under whop
superintendence so much talent had produced such satis-
factory fruits.