New-York daily tribune., 1854-04-01
THE POSITION OF PRUSSIA.

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An address signed by several members If the Prus2n
Chan bes has at length been presented TO that Govern
uent, calling upon Baron Manteuie to give some e1pa
nation az TO the position Of Prussia the impe ndng
to whether it, intimate relations with the Cabinets OF
Vienna London, and Paris maintained and 10 essb-
lsh by frank declaration that confidence which can alone
oppose "the ilegitae voices that seek present them
selves organs Of the country 10 this requson Baron
Manteuel replied that the Government would shortly
make some communication 20 the Chamber in explanation
Of it, policy, and that the fleets about to enter the
Black Sea those OF Powers with which Prussia Is
good terms and at peace However incomplete tins
intmation of the Prussian Cabinet may be, the kng
Of Prussia has already given another ndisputabe proof
that be admits the necessity Of Offering explanation
Of the recent change in his policy for be has dispatched
Prince Hohenzolem SgmariDgen to Paris a cOnhden-
tis mission for that purpose he has sent Cen Groeoen
here the errand and he has caused the official
Journal of Berlin, entitled the PrNssdn COrresp0sdace,
to publish direct answer to remarks this subject
We that the explanations of Prince llohenzoern 10
the Emperor the French and those OF Gen Groeben 10
the Brtish Cabinet have been some what mole sasfac
tory than those which the official organ Of the Cabinet of
Berlin has cODdescended to throw away upon ourselves
but if we correctly informed the reception Of the
Prussan Envoy in Paris has been cold and ncrcduous
and we shall be surprised 10 learn that Gen Groeben has
made more FAY orable impression in this country.
1t is impossible for these p rsonages any more than for
policy Of their cabinet has undergone total change
within the last fortnight or three weeks The hTeD-
Zung which il the organ of the high tory and Russian
party In North Germany, boasts triumphsntly Of the
which has crowned the efforts OF its friends
and the only defense attempted by the Government
Il at in reality, it had any other COURSE in view.
The part taken by Prussia in the labors Of the Vienna
Conference more than pretense, it, in the event
of failure of this negotiation, che was unprepared to
take any other steps and 1t could have been more
consistent with her real intentions if she had subsded
into the attitude of passive spectator of this
great controversy which she declares herself incapable
Of performing any higher duty Whatever the policy of
the Prussian Cabinet may be il is certainly the
of that followed till within short time both at Wen
na and elsewhere and may venture TO add tha; al
though great reliance could be placed the in
teniions of that Power, che has just proved
variable than her reputation The convention which
Austria proposed Prussia has rejected and that
cert of the Powers of Central Europe which the main
element Of their strength she has impaired and her
tumpton Of neutral ard seperae line of conduct is
repetition of the policy which inflicted Germany all the
calames she had to endure in the earlier of
this century We only hope that this phase in her
policy will prove TO be OF short and transient character
From the Globe teveniss p,peI,l March II.
The main object OF the missions OF General Count de
Gobtn TO the Queen and of the Prince of Hohenzoern
Semaripgen TO the Emperor Napoleon is to state that
while Prussia adheres at present TO neutrality
will to Of kind which may tend TO
clsurb the satts ants either as regards the ooman
Psre, con6guraiions Of territory side or the
other
The report that the Prussan envoys have authority
make sny propositions on behalf Of Russia correct
In the second edition of The Times OF to-day, we have
news dated Vienna last evening" Of propositions
made by Russia. We reprint the dispatch without in any
way vouching for its correctness
THE new propositions of Russia ore based the main
of existing treaties between Russia and the Porte
If this be adm tied Russia Will quit the Prnepates pro
vded that the combined fleets quit the Black Sea and the
Bosphcrus
Negotiations will then be resumed in which the prOpO
sons of Prince MenschSoff viii form the base of
with the Porte in which the four Powers
to participate.
Il" is asserted that Austria and Prussis willing 20
agree 10 and that Baron Bourqueney od the
part of France thought them worthy of consideration but
that Lord Westmoreland insisted the revision of the
existing treaties
"I also said that if the Western Powers reject these
terms Austria will consider herself free from her engage
ment TO them.
MISCELLANEOUS
The last anniversary of the birth day OF Washington
was observed in Conssntnope for the first time with i'm
posing ceremonies In the harbor several Turkish
English French Dutch and Austrian vessels OF also
the Z. S. .hip Levsnt In the morning each ship dis
PLAYED the American ensign at the masthead At
the Lev fred a salute of twenty guns which
Immediately followed by q similar salute from all the
other ships of in port In the afternoon Capt Turner
OF the Levsnt, had party on board his ship.
SIzE OF LONDON London extends over an sres OF
1909 acres or square mes and the number Of its in
hsbtapts rapidly increasing two millions three hun
drtd and sixty thousands two hundred and thirty six
1850 1855 the day Of the last conception Of
this of people be formed by the fact that
the metropolis surrounded by wall having north
gate south gate east gate and west gate and esch
Of the four gates of sufficient width 10 allow column
Of persons to pass out freely four abreast and perenp
tory necessity required the immediate evacuation Of the
city, could not be accomplished under foar and twenty