The Sun.
London, England, 1855-04-14 00:00:00

boats, with the Gladiator and Highflyer steam-
frigates, upon Soujak, near Kertch. All the ves-
sels are said to have behaved splendidly. The
Highflyer, in particular, was much cut up, having
no less than 15 shots in her hull, and between BO
and 60 in her rigging. Only two of her crew were
wounded.
There seems to be no likelihood of the combined
fleets again assisting us in our attack upon Sebas-
topol, even by engaging the sea forts. All hopes
of forcing an entrance into the harbour, while the
sunken vessels remain in their present position, are
quite given up.
Your readers may now soon look for important
news. We are certain to open fire in a few more
days ; after that nothing is certain.

FRANCE.
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTO
PARIS, FRIDAY EVENING.
The great topic of the day is the departure of the
Emperor for the Crimea or some part of the East
soon after his return from London. It is indeed
quite as much talked of, and believed by per-
sons who before doubted it, as it was a month
or twa ago ; and, though it is hardly safe to fix
a date, which, perhaps, no one except the Em-
peror himself knows, the 10th or 15th of next
month is spoken of. It i 3 said that the Em-
peror hopes to offer such good reasons to the
English Government for the .realization of that
idea, that all objections, if any exist, will be
removed.
The private letters received from Vienna yes-
terday do not indeed hold out much hope of
a pacific termination of the ConferenceS ; on
the contrary, they announce an approach-
ing rupture, . but they add, at the same time,
that Austria will not hesitate to come forward,
' once for all, and declare her readiness to take
the part in the struggle that a great Empire and a
young, daring, and patriotic Sovereign ought to
do. The letters also refer to the expected' isit of
the Emperor of the French to Vienna, after having
. passed some days at Earls ; and, in the event of
the Russian ambassador receiving his passports, or
a complete rupture with Russia, state that both
Emperors will depart for the theatre of the new
military operations, probably the southern pro-,
vinces of Russia.
The Senate sat yesterday ; M. Troplong in the
chair. The municipal-organisation bill and several
others, adopted by the Legislative Body, were
brought up and referred to the bureaux for exami-
,nation. M. Lefebvre-Durufle presented a report
on the bill relative to a credit for telegraphic lines;
and the Senate, having taken the measure into
consideration, decided that there was no reason'to
preVent its being promulgated. The same decision
was come to with respect to eleven local bills and
twelve others, authorising loans or additional' taxes.
Several reports on petitions were then heard, and
the probeedings terminated.
The Moniteur.de la Flotte gives the following as
the vessels, which are to form the squadron that
will accompany the Emperor and Empress to Eng-
land; and which will be under the command of

Rear-Admiral Count de Chabannes-Curton

The Austerlitz screw line of battle ship, 90 guns;
Assas screw steam-corvette, 16 guns ; Petrel,
Cocyte, Pelican, and Corse, small steamers. The
Assas, on board of which it is 'thought their ma-
jesties will embark, was built at Lorient in 1852.
Her engines are of the nominal force of 400-horse
power. It has four oscillating cylinders, which are
all placed under the water streak, and are therefore
well out of the reach of an enemy's shot. Her
boilers are on the tubular system. She has A crew
of 240 men ; is barque rigged ;_ and when under
sail can show a good spread of canvas. She has
stowage for 400. tons of coals, being about 1Q days'
supply,,3 months' provisions and 1 month's water.
She has on board an apparatus for distilling fresh
water.
We read in the Moniteur:—

• " The operations of the councils of revision which
commenced on the Ist of March throughout the whole of
France, terminated on the 20th • and the delay fixed by
the Imperial decree of the 16th February last for the
formation of the contingent of 1854 has thus been punc-
tually executed. Notwithstanding the- severity of the
season, and the obstacles caused by the snow and bad
weather, the young men and the mayors of their com-
munes attended the sittings with remarkable exactitude.
Order and regularity presided over these operations
throughout the whole of the Empire ; they attest once
more the excellent dispositions with which the people
are animated, and the warmth of their sympathies
towards the Government of the Emperor. The contin-
gent-of 140,000 men of the class of 1854 is moreover
perfectly well composed, and the young men who were
this year called on to- take part in the drawing process,
as compared with those of last year a decided physical"
superiority. Thus, numerous as the contingent is, and
although the councils of revisions have, in conformity
with the recommendations of the Minister of War,
only admitted vigorous young men, the contingent
has not only been completed with facility in almost
all the departments, but there remain a certain number
of young men who were liberated in consequence of the
numbers drawn by them. In some departments, the
number of the latter amounts on an average to 25 per
cent. A fact not lets interesting and significant is the
number of voluntary enrolments, and of young men who
have come forward before their regular time, in depart-
ments where in a general way there used to be very few.
The departure of the young soldiers of the class of 1854
took, place at the period prescribed, from the 25th to the-
31st
March. Although summoned only a very few days
before, they attended promptly to their order to march,
and though no levy has ever been made in so brief a de-
lay, the number of absentees has never been so small.
In a few day more, the whole of the contingent will have
reached the depots of their different corps, to which
they will impart a new element of force and solidity."
The Moniteur publishes a decree, founded on a
report from the Minister of War authorising the
creation of a village of thirty houses in the plain of
Staoueli between Sidi Ferruch-and the Convent of
the Trappists, in the arrondissement of Algiers.
A letter from the Piraeus of the 31st, in the Mo-
niteur de la Flotte says :—" Thanks to the ener-
getic perseverance of Admiral De Tinan and of our
ambassador, the affair of Kohoma has at length
been brought to an end. Out of the seven per-
sons accused of having attacked and wounded the
sailors of the Olivier, and the officer in.command of
a detachment, six, one of whom is the priest and
the principal instigator' of the outrage, have leen
condemned to nine years' confinement in irons.
The telegraph has informed us of the arrival at
Vienna of the Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs,
and even his reception by the Emperor. The fol-
loliing passage from a letter from Constantinople
of the 29th ult., in the Lourrier de Marseille,
makes known the instructions of which he is the
bearer :

" A grand council was held here the day before yes-
terday at the residence of. Rifaat Pacha, in order to
decide on the instructions to be given to Ali Pacha.
The French, English, and Austrian ambassadors were
present. The following are the principal points which
were decided on, particularly as concerns Turkey.
1. The Sultan does not admit, under any pretence or
under any form, the. protectorate powers, neither will
the Porte consent, unless compelled so to do, to the
common protectorate of the Danubian provinces. 2.
Turkey is ready to abandon her claim to an indemnity
for the expenses of the war if that point should be an
obstac:e to the conclusion of peace. In any other case
she maintains her right to claim, an indemnity. 3.
Turkey is resolved not to give her consent to the esta-
blishment of a European arsenal on any part whatever
of her territory. Such are the instructions given. On
every question agitated Ali Pacha is' to refer to his
Government, arid the resolutions of Turkey.
wil be-
come definitive until they have been approved of by- the
Sultan. The arnhaßgy of Ali will be on a most princely
scale. He has in his suite six secretaries, a numerous
staff of officers and intendants, and eighteen servants.'
Omer Pacha has addressed a letter to Admiral
Bruat, dated Eupatoria, 25th ult., informing him
that he has obtained from the Ottoman Govern-
ment medals of honour for 27 seamen, belonging to
the French frigate Africans, who during a very
heavy gale of wind in January-last went in their
boats to the relief of a small Turkish transport off
Varna, and at the risk of their owa lives saved the
soldiers on board of her from certain destruction.

BOURSE, APRIL 13.—CLOSING PRICES.
Cash. fr. c. End of Month.
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3 per Cents 69 20 69f. 40c.
Credit Mobilier 792 50 Roman
Credit Foncier 532 50. Austrian
Belgian Fives 94} Spanish Throes
Piedmontese B5 75 t Home Debt