The Sun.
London, England, 1859-04-23 00:00:00

Follows :

" Prussia offers to conclude with Austria—and, if
possible, with England—a treaty, in which the Imperial
Government shall pledge itself :-1. Either to annul the
Italian Special Conventions, or to change them into simple
treaties of defence, renouncing all and every right to inter-
fere in the internal affairs of the Italian States. 2. In
future to adopt the principle of non-intervention in its
Italian policy. 3. To reduce its position in Piacenza
to the measure stipulated in the treaties, which is simply
a right of garrison in the fortress. 4. To evacuate
the Papal Legations at the same time that the
French quit Rome and Civita Vecchia. 5. On the Turin
Cabinet promising not to make any attack on the Aus-
trian possessions in Italy, the Imperial Government to
promise not to attack Sardinia. 6. To agree to a European
Congress, whose aim it shall be—due respect being paid to
territorial and sovereign rights—to bring about the neces-
sary measures for removing those abuses which prevail in
the Apennine peninsula (Apenninischen llalbinsel).
" If Austria accepts the foregoing conditions, Prussia,
and, perhaps, eventually England, pledges herself-1. To
endeavour to prevent France and Sardinia from going to
war. 2. Eventually to oppose any armed intervention of
France in Italy ; and, 3. As the ally of Austria, to declare
war against Franco if French troops should cross the
Alps."

There is nothing unreasonabie in the foregoing,
but still the last condition induces me to suspect
that the Hamburg paper has not learnt the exact
truth from its Berlin correspondent. Prussia is an
exceedingly cautious Power, and she is not likely
to do more than defend the so-called " Rhein-Linie"
(the line of the Rhine) against the French. The
Swiss Confederation is in what, in familiar parlance,
is called a "fix," both General Dufour and Colonel
Ziegler having declined to take the command of the
Federal forces. The Bund has ordered the cantons
Waadt and Tessin to observe the strictest neutrality.

WURTEMBURG.
A latter from Stuttgart, of the 19th says

" From the moment that the Government of Wur-
temburg, following the example of Bavaria and of
the other States of Southern Germany, assumed a
decidedly warlike attitude, public opinion has
loudly called for the convocation of the Chambers,
and accordingly a Royal ordinance has at last been
issued, convoking them to an extraordinary session.
It is believed that the first bill brought forward
will be for according a credit of 6,000,000
florins to complete the arming of the contin-
gent which Wurtemburg will have to supply
to the Bth coops d'arnzee of the Germanic Con-
federation. The Ministerial order for a forced
levy of horses must also be submitted to the Cham-
bers for their sanction, but the measure is already
being everywhere carried into execution. It appears
that, on the pressing solicitation ofAustria, the Bth
corps•of the Federal army, composed of the contin-
gents of Wurtemburg, Hesse, and Baden, and the
7th, supplied by Bavaria, are to be the first placed
on a war footing. It is stated that a certain num-
ber of students of the University of Tubinguen have
requested to be allowed to serve as volunteers in the
battalion of riflemen. The students of the Univer-
sities of Munich and Wurtzburg have presented a
similar request to their Government."