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

TURKEY.

A letter from Constantinople of the 22d, in, the
Courrier de Marseille, says :
" Considerable sensation continued to lie produced
here by the anticipated arrival of the Emperor and Em-
press of the French. Every preparation is being male
to give them a magnificent reception. As some of the
details of the ceremonial which is to follow the arrival
of their Majesties, should they think to visit us, are in
discord with old Mussultnan usages, and with the reli-
gious precepts of the Koran, such for instance as the
Sultan showing himself in public? giving his arm .to.

a lady, and particularly to a Christian, his Ma-
jesty submitted the question to his Council of Mi-
nisters, and the latter, after due deliberation,
have regulated the ceremonial as follow:; :—The
Grand Vizir, Reschid Pacha, will go to the Dardanelles
and there await the arrival of Emperor and Empress.
The Sultan will embark on beard a Turkish steam-fri-
gate and go and meet their Majesties at Gallipoli. On
arriving there, their Majesties will land on the quay of
the Palace of Balta Lima, which has been selected fur
their residence. The Sultan will give his arm 'to the
Empress and lead her as far as the door of the apart-
ment appropriated to the ladies, which in the Turkish
language bears the name of thelfamerlik, There he will
present her to the first Sultana (there are seven Sultanas
who take rank according to the order of birth of the child-
ren they have born to the Sovereign). The first Sultana
will have her face uncovered ; will be very richly dressed
for the occasion ; and will be attended by all her
ladies in full dress, as well as by four young ladies
chosen from amongst the first Armenian families, and
who speak French and Turkish. These latter will-re-
main at the disposal of the Empress as ladies of honour
and interpreters. The Quay, as far as the staircases,
will be covered with rich carpets. The Sultan will then
repair with the Emperor Napoleon into another apart-
ment, where all the great bodies and dignitaries of no
State will be presented. The Turkish, French, and
English troops will be drawn up on either side of the
passage of the Imperial cortege, and salvoes of artillery
will be fired from the batteries and by the vessels in the
roadstead. Magnificent presents in diamonds and bril-
liants have been prepared fur the Empress, and also a
lady's saddle ornamented with precious stones. The
Empress will, it is said, remain here while the Emperor,
and probably the Sultan, proceed to Sebastopol."

RUSSIA.
According to letters from St. Petersburg, the
entire corps of Dragoons is now in or near the
theatre of war. This body of troops, together with
a division of light horse and various detachments
of horse artillery, amounting in all to 18,000 men,
is placed under the command of Lieut.-Genera!
Pautoff. The immediate destination and task of
the force is understood to be the defence of Pere-
kop. The Russians are now surrounding Odessa
with a continuous line of ramparts, to which they
are adding five forts, three of which are in close
connection with the earthworks.

AUSTRIA.
THE VIENNA CONFERENCES.
VIENNA, March 31.—The Conference held yes-
terday lasted but two hours, and there will be no
sitting until Monday. These two facts are of
importance, as they indirectly prove that a very
great diversity of opinion prevails on the ques-
tion of the abolition of the supremacy of Russia
in the Black Sea. Until now the information
which you have received from me respecting the
Conferences has been exact, but to-day tha in-
telligence which has been acquired is contradic-
tory. It is a matter of doubt whether the Con-
ference will on Monday proceed with the third
point, or leave it in abeyance, and enter into
the fourth. One person assures me that the French
and British Ministers will insist on the settlement
of the Black Sea question before they discuss that
which bears reference to the spiritual protectorate
claimed by Russia, while another as positively
asserts the very reverse. Under such circumstances
there is nothing to be done but to take the common
sense view of things, and to suppose that the Re-
presentatives of the allied Governments must agree
in thinking that it would be mere loss of time to
touch on the fourth point until its all-important
predecessor has been "satisfactorily disposed of.
The Archduchess Maria Dorothea died yester-
day, at 4 o'clock in the morning.