The Sun.
London, England, 1857-11-21 00:00:00

THE PRINCIPALITIES.

The Nord of Brussels, the acknowledged organ
of Russian interests, contains the following remarks
on the question of the Principalities, directed espe-
cially against the conduct of Austria :
" If ever an international contract was sapped
at its foundation, on the very day after its conclu-
sion ; if ever a solemn treaty has been the object
of intrigues, it is assuredly the treaty of Paris.
No one can have forgotten the false cry of alarm
uttered by the Austrian Gazette on the subject of
the pretended complications, which must necessi-
tate the armed intervention of the Porte in the
Principalities. The mot d'ordre has been faith-
fully observed by all the organs of the Cabinet of
Vienna, both in Germany and abroad. This word
consists in pronosticating in the Aloldo-Walla.chian
provinces a revolutionary movement, having for its
object the organisation of a provisional government,
and consequeuly the inevitable armed occupation
of those provinces by Austria and Turkey, a plan
towhich, care is taken to add, England would make
no opposition. As might have been expected, this
plot, which was hatched at Constantinople and at
Vienna, and which we were the first to unmask,
produced a deep sensation in political regions. Our
letters from Paris pointed out the painful senti-
m3nts there manifested, and refuted one by one
the lying allegations, by the aid of which thoughts
were, for a moment, entertained at Vienna of being
able to triumph by subterfuge over the formal pre-
scriptions of the treaty, and to influence the future
decision of the conference by an attempt at intimi-
'dation. It proves, in fact, that even if the facts
advanced by the Austrian Gazette were true, neither
Austria nor Turkey would have a right of interfer-
ing isolateily, as art: 27 of the treaty formally says
that `no armed intervention can take place with-
out a previous accord between the powers.' It is not
moreover difficult to see that the Porte—which is not
changed in character, not;vithstandingits entry into
the European concert—only plays the p irt of an in-
strument in this intrigue. In order to he convinced
that it is at Vienna that the wires of this intrigue
are set in motion, it is only necessary to read the
Austrian journals, which never were made to ma-
ncouvre with so much accord and with equal feverish
activity. The Austrian Gazette persists in denying
the rights of the conference, forgetting that, in
signing the treaty of Paris, each of the powers en-
gaged to relinquish a part of its sovereign and in-
dependeut action for the benefit of a common and
bona fide sovereign one. Certainly, the congress
of Paris, which had for its object to place the policy
of Europe on new bases, bas not understood that it
depended on one refractory power to throw the
common work into confusion."
According to accounts from Jassy, the unionists
of Moldavia are ia.ot satisfied with advdcating their
views in the divans—they even bring them forward
in the pulpit. Thus, the priest Scrihan, preaching,
in the cathedral before two of the European cora-
bmwhiietsisio ltrannrimeornss,.i etchlaerhedantdh atthiatnwtaos
rperneofeurnacbel ethteo
ipdeeraiseht.

HOLLAND.
In the discussion on the budget, two days
back, in the States General of Holland, M. Old-
buis begged of the Government to endeavour to
obtain the suppression of the Stade duties ; also,
to take advantage of the presence of the Siamese
princ:s at London to endeavour to establish rela-
tio riS with their country. The Minister of Foreign
Affairs on the first point said that Holland was, with
the exception of Hamburg, treated more favourably
than any ether country in the Stade dues ; and that;
on the second, it demanded nothing better than to
conclude a treaty with. Siam.
.The various articles
of the budget of Foreign Affairs were then voted ;
that the tohielersesceinintolyordtiasncocevetrlel
adnat conspir-
acytirstbut the vote on the whole budget was postponed..
d
The Madrid journals of the 15th have reached us•
persons implicatoci inat being of no
and the ramifications in Aragon and
insignificant. Extensive reforms
e awranre department eopfa rptraio ev
sti arens.
by the present minister. Complaints
.trotabnet
made of
political
uteoaupli spletagionnte
supposed—the
wl
acioan:rsebocacteteti
edg
finthethde
andc
o t up:
The authorities of Seville intended asking permis-
sion to import sheep in considerable
numbers, in
order to reduce the price of meat.

THE UNEMPLOYED.

NOTTINGHAM, FRIDAY.

The town was perfectly quiet last night. Tem-
porary relief has been afforded to a great many
families, and there is an arrangement than for the
present the able-bodied men shall receive outdoor
relief and be employed in the construction of a
new road, which is to ran the length of the Forest,
commencing at the northern boundary of the church
cemetery, and extending to the Alfroton-road.
One of the youths captured for being concerned
in the riot on Tuesday night has been sentenced
to six months' imprisonment. Yesterday
thousand persons assembled at the doors of the
Nottingham Theatre in consequence of
's J n an-
nouncement that Mr. Wallett, " Queen ester,"
would distribute several
1,5001 e. of bread to the unem-
ployed people of Nottingham. There was a tre-
mendous rush to the place a long time before
the distribu' ion took place. The bread was given
away in 21b. loaves. No disturbance took place,
and the crowd after receiving the bread were quietly
dispersed by a body of police. Special constables
were summoned at half-past 2 o'clock this after-
noon, and additions were made from the county
force, every menus being adopted by the civil
authorities to prevent tt e monster meeting of the
operatives, which was to take place this afternoon
at 3 o'clock in the market-place.
5 o'clock p.m.

The town remains perfectly tranquil. Tnemayor
and magistrates have succeeded in prev sting a
meeting of the operatives.
.Many came in from
the country districts, but quietly dispersed when
they found the meeting was not to be held.
It was generally believed that upon tlio meeting
being prevented in the e market-place the men would
assemble in Nottingham Forest, and every preL,au-
tionary measure was taken to disperse any crowd
that might come together there.
In the country districts the county police were
prepared to act at a moment's novice, and in fact
every means was adopted to maintain the law.
Happily to the present time tiauquillity prevails.

WHAT IS TO BE DONE?

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SIIN.

SlR,—There are two ways of fighting against a
drain of bullion. The Peel and Overstone plan is
to raise discounts and contract the currency till
prices are beaten down, and gold becomes the
cheapest commodity to import.
The better way to fight against a drain is to in-
crease the issues of paper to supply the place of the
gold withdrawn, which will then gradually find
its way back in the regular course of trade.
The present plan does not succeed. The issues
of paper are increased, but at such an exorbitant
rate, that the trading community cannot get it.
The discount shiuld therefore also be immediately
lowered to 8 per cent., and the expectation held
out of its being reduced again next week.
The thing has gone too far, and is too bad. What
succeeded iu 1847 fails in 1857.—Your's obediently,
Nov. 20. PROPHETIC.