The Press.
London, England, 1855-03-03 00:00:00

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LONDON, SITURDAYJMARCH 8, 1855.

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DEATH OF THE EMPEROR OF
RUSSIA,
(BY COTINENTAL TELEGRAPH.)
BERLIN, Friday, March 2.
News was received here last night that the Em-
peror of Russia is seriously ill.
It is added that the physicians despair of his
recovery.
The dinner at Court to-day in honour of Lord John
Russell has been deferred.

BERLIN, Friday, March 2, 5 p.m.

I hasten to inform you that intelligence has just
reached Berlin of the death, this forenoon, of the
Emperor of Russia from an attack of apoplexy.
The news him created a great sensation; and it is
thought that the event will give a new aspect to
the war.

VIENNA, Thursday.
The greater part of the troops in Bohemia have
received orders to move to Galicia. _ .

They are to be replaced by several regiments
coming from Italy.
The troops in the Principalities will be augmented
to 75,000 men.
The French Military Envoy, General Letang, had
an interview with the Emperor, and assisted at a
Council of War.

BOULOGNE, Thurday Evening.
The Emperor arrived here at five o'clock, after
having visited the camp at Helfaut.

The following despatch has been received from
Lord Raglan:—

Before Sebastopol, Feb. 17, 1855.
I have the satisfaction to acquaint your grace that the
weather has improved since I last addressed you, and the
country is becoming drier.
Two days ago the thermometer was up at 60. Tt was
somewhat lower yesterday, and early this morning it was
down below freezing point, and at this moment it is
snowing.
I mention these particulars in order to show your grace
how variable this climate is.
No movement has been made upon the part of the
enemy. The garrison of Sebastopol is engaged in deep-
ening the ditches, and improving the defences of the south
front, and in constructing works on the north side of the
harbour.
I have received information that the Russian army in the
neighbourhood of Baktchi-Serai and Simferopol, is
suffering much from the want of provisions, and from pri-
vations of all kinds.
I am happy to be able to say that the railway is making
considerable progress, and that every hope is entertained
that in the course of a very short time it will be available
for transit as far as Kadikoi, which will accelerate the con-
veyance of stores up to the camp.

RAOLAN.

The Emperor of the French has been visiting the camps
at Boulogne and St. Omer. He arrived at Boulogne on
Thursday evening, after spending the day in the camp, and
was expected on his return to Paris in the course of yes-
terday. His Majesty's projected journey to the Crimea
has been postponed, and will probably now be abandoned
altogether.
A camp of about 8,000 men is shortly to be formed at
St. Maur, near Vincennes. Each of the regiments of the
line which form the garrison of Paris and the surrounding
districts are to send their compagnies six batteries
of field
-artillery; and some cavalry are also to join the camp.

After long debates, and the rejection of a great number
of amendments, the Chamber of Deputies of Turin has
voted the first article of the bill for the Suppression of
Monasteries. This article comprises in itself the whole
bill. The Pope is about to give a coadjutor to Cardinal
Wiseman in his ecclesiastical district of Westminster, in
consequence of ill health.