The Sun.
London, England, 1855-02-27 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PARIS, MONDAY EVENING.
The Emperor yesterday gave a private audience
to the Marquis d'Autonini, the Neapolitan Minister,
who delivered a letter from his sovereign, notifying
the birth of the Princess Maria Theresa Ferdi-
nanda, daughter of the Count de Trapani. His
Majesty also granted a private audience to the
Marquis Pes de Villa-Marina, Sardinian Minister,
who delivered three letters from his sovereign,
notifying the birth of the Duke of Genoa, the
death of the Queen-Mother Maria Theresa, and the
death of the reigning Queen, Maria Adelaide.
General Niel, who was sent on a mission to the
Crimea by the Emperor, an ived. at Toulon last
evening, and is expected in Paris to-night or to-
morrow morning.
The Moniteto de l' Armk contains a report to
the Emperor from Marsh al Valliant, Minister of War,
recommending the augmentation in the Imperial
Guard, which has been already spoken of in the
journals, for the
purpose of sending a large body
of these select troops to the Crimea. An Imperial
decree approves of the augmentation spoken of.
The Moniteur publishes decrees, whereby Col.
Ochsenbein, chief of the Military Department in
Switzerland, has been named general of brigade au
titre etranger, and charged with the organisation
and command of the second foreign legion ; and the
two following officers are named colonels au titre
6tranger :—Major Meyer, to the Ist regiment of
the second foreign legion, and Major de Granot
Lacroix de Chabriere to the 2d regiment of the
same legion. M. Gehret, ex colonel in the ser-
vice of the Swiss Confederation, is also appointed
Lieut.-Colonel of the Ist regiment of the 2d legion.
An Imperial decree authorises the Marquis do
Bar ville, formerly Lieutenant of the Orleans
Cuirassiers, Count Depestre, Chef d'Escadron on
half-pay, and M. Trcestler, formerly brigadier in
the Royal Guard, to wear the decoration of Knight
of the Legion. of Honour. A note appended to the
decree states that these three persons had been no-
minated to that honour by an ordonnance of
Charles X., dated Rambouillet, Aug. 1, 1830.
A letter from Marseilles of the 25th says. :
" General de Sparre yesterday passed in 7iview,
on the Coure Bonaparte, the various regiments
ordered to the Crimea. They were in all about
1,200 men, and their appearance and high spirits
were alike subject of remark. A great portion of
these men left to-day in the Carmel for Constan-
tinople."

BOURSE, FEB. 26.—CLOSING PRICES.
Cask. End of Month.
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3 per Cents 66 40 66 40
Credit Mobilier 733 75 Roman
Credit Poncier 537 50 Austrian .
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Northern

R
USSIA..
Advices from Warsaw, of the 16th, are filled with
accounts of the immense deliveries of provisions at
the Polish fortresses. Vast magazines, we are told,
are formed at Ostrolenka. The writers mention,
with undisguised admiration, the great quantities
of spirituous liquor which the care of the Czar has
provided for his soldiery, and which are daily con-
veyed to the central depots. Front this it is in-
ferred that Poland is expected to become the theatre
of a great war. General Dekn, inspector of for-
tresses, reports that the three lines of defence, ex-
tending from Cronstadt to the Vistula, are in a
complete and effective state.
The Universal German Gazette contains news
from the Baltic, which states that great activity is
displayed in the Russian ports in the construction
of gun-boats. The Russian fleet, it is stated, con-
tained 250 of these boats last year, and now 100
others are to be added to that number. Each is
to be armed with one gun of 68 and four of 32.
The part which is in the water is lined with iron.
The Russian fleet of the Bahia', properly so called,
consists of 30 ships of the line, 9 frigates, 8 brigs,
and 10 steamers.

AUSTRIA.
A letter from Vienna, of the 22d, in the German
Journal of Frankfort, says
" Prince Gortschakoff on Tuesday lad demanded an

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