The Sun.
London, England, 1857-05-06 00:00:00

RUSSIA.

The Russian Government, it has been stated, has
lately founded at Astrakan a large establishment
for the construction of machines intended for the
war st-mmers which are to form part of the flotilla
of the Caspian Sea. Russia at the present moment
has only three establishments of this kind : one
belonging to MM. Scheplew, Brothers, in the Go-
vernment of Wislimir ; another, at Malzow, in the
Government of Kalouga ; and the third, near
Nijni-Novogorod. The last named, which is the
nearest to Astrakan, is still at a distance of 2,250
wersts (about 1,406 miles) from it. This distance
has much impeded the development of steam navi-
gation on the Caspian Set, and the formation of
this new establishment will tend, it is expected, to
give a considerable impulse to the commerce of
Russia with the East.

AUSTRIA.
A letter from Vifnna, in the Boersenhalle of
Hamburg, ascribes the precipitate departure Of
Prince Daniele from that capital to two motives
to the delay that took place in the reply to his de-
sire for an audience with the Emperor, and to a de-
spatch from Montenegro stating that the disturbed
state of the country had so much increased that hip
further ab,ence would be highly injudicious.
A letter from Vienna of he Ist says :—Count
Szechenyi, who has been charged to conduct the
business of the Austrian legation at St. Petersburg
during the attsence of Count Esterhazy, has had an
audience of the Emperor to take leave, and is to de-
part to-morrow for his post. The Emperor has sr
proved of the monetary conven.ion concluded oil
the 24th Jan. last, and an exchange of ratifications
with all the Governments concerned in it is shortl7
to take place at Vienna. Prince Sou zo, minister
of Gieee3 at St. Peter&migh, pas el through this
city a few days ago on his way to the Russian capita"'
' The Empress proposes, it is said, after her return
from Hungary to pay a visit to her august parents
'at the Chateau of Possenhofen, in Bavaria. The
troubles in China are beginning to make themselves
felt in our silk trade, and several of our most ira-
portant dealers have already sent agents to London
to purchase Chinese raw silk. The silk crop in
Lombardy this year is looked on as. lost."
Another letter from Vienna says It has been
mentioned in our diplomatic circles, in a rather
positive manner, that a conciliatory step has jll4
been made by the cabinet of Turin towards Austria'
This pacific manifestation of the Sardinian cabinet
has not, it is true, come to the knowledge of tin
Austrian cabinet in a direct manner, but it is 13°:
considered the less satisfactory. It is stated that
the cabinet of the Tuileries, on pressing represe°_,"
tations male to the court of Sardinia, has receive°.
from Turin a reply which is represented as being
of a nature to induce the cabinet of Vienna to coy
sent to the resumption of diplomatic relations 1)0'
tween the two court."

Count de Buol addresed on April 2 to the Ger-
man courts a circular on the Austro-Sardinian
dif-
ference, in which he renews his attempt to obtain
from the Germanic Confederation a guarantee
the Italian possessions of Austria. A Berlin col:
respondent of the Nord of Brussels, which is always
hostile to Austria, intimates that the German go'
vernments, instructed by experience, will not ei
gage their responsibilly for interests in which they
have no concern. Since the above despatch Ares
written, a somewhat better fe,tling seems to bav°
prung up betwem Austria and Piedmont.

SPAIN.
' The Madrid journals (f the Ist have arrived. M
the opening of the Cortes, which, as stated by teleii
graph, took place on that day, Marshal O'Donto
did not take his place in the Senate, but was e$
petted to do so in a few days. It was said that dig'
sensions had broken out in the Government ma:l°:
rity, but according to the partisans of the cabinev
they did not endanger its existence, being o°ll
caused hy differencei of opinion relative to the per;
sons selec ed to form the bureau of the Chamber
ad interim. Rumours were prevalent that an
surrection in the province of Granada was 10031;
nent, and that the local authorities were on tb
qui vivo ; also, that among other precautions, thelo
had sent off two larga detachments of troop
Antequera and Ronda, with orders to crush a"'
attempt at disturl-Auce. The discovery of a el;
spiracy in Andalusia was spoken of. A bill for t'sci
reform of the mortgage system was to be present°
t) the Cortes.

The Brussels journals publish a despatch fr 0133.0
Berlin, dated Saturday, which states that Prine
Napoleon is to pay a visa to the Prussian family'
in that city, about, the Bth or 10th of this month'
'lids visit is, it is slid, intended to be a courteolli
return of that which Prince Frederick Wilßawl 00
Prus,ia paid to the Court of the Tuileries 019
months ago.

The Borsenhalle of Hamburg announces that thee
representatives of all the powers which signed "fi
treaty of Paris assembled on the 21st ult. at 0°;;;
stantinople to deliberate on the memoir drake
up by the commis-don charged to present to Li jo
conference the report on the principalities.
memoir indicates the modifications which it I,Nlve
be for the interest of the principalities to 113 of
made, and they comprise almost all the articles of
the &man convoking the Divans. The journal
0,-
Vienna agree in saying that the elections of we
0,
hers of the Divan are adjourned to the 15th .11111

•
The Grand Council of the Canton of Fril-orgr2l3s
which. the ultramontane element dominates/ 4,1-0
terminated in four sittings the first debate on vop
new constitution. The draft, which was draw.°
b. y a committee of fifteen, hisnot undergon
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important modifications, except in the I.iis
which appeared to leave some doubts on rellffi-od
guarantees—and these articles have been
tjre
in accordance with the spirit which prevails leo°
council. A remarkable incident occurred. hoici
draft declared that ecclesiastics should not it
legislative, executive, or judicial functions, "t-irig.
did. not deprive them of the right of 17°-1,- re'
Bishop Marilley, however, in a leter to the
sident, prayed the council not to accord at'Y irat•
e-
tical right 4 whatever to ecclesiastics, EIS the. to
rests of religion required them to have notbil.loo it
do w;th yolltical conflicts. After some d scussl° art
was decided that laymen alone should iske,,slt9
in el ciions. The draft decl +res that the
of death shall not be inflicted for political enej:t•
ue
but re-establishes it for sundry great crimes
last constitu-tion did away with it altogether.