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

ODESSA.

A letter from Vienna, in the Augsburg Gazette,
says :—" The events which have lately taken place
at Odessa have attracted more attention than usual
to that port. It has now been transformed into a
fortified place. During the summer of 1854 it bad
been in contemplation by the Allies to destroy
Odessa, a measure which, although severe, then ap-
peared to be called for by strategical reasons. Out of
feelings of humanity, however, Admirals Hamelin
and Dundas wished to spare the property of so
many mercantile houses, which, during the scarcity
of 1817 and 1853, had preserved the half of Europe
from flunine. They consequently confined their
operations to the destruction of a part of the mili-
tary port, and the establishment of a blockade.
What has since taken place at Odsssa ? All the
warehouses have been transformed into military
depots, and Odessa, which was the centre of mari-
time commerce, has become the pivot of the opera-
tions of Prince Gortschakoff and Prince Menscbi-
koff. This is why hostile operations are now about
to be undertaken against that port from strategical
reasons ; and if the Russians do not evacuate it
voluntarily, which is scarcely probable, Admiral
Lyons will immediately proceed to effect its de,
struction. The Allies also intend to bombard
Theodosia, an undertaking with which Admiral
Bruat will be charged. General Luders, who is
now at Odessa, is to have the command of all the
forces concentrated on that point."
SPAIN.

MADRID, March I.—The Cortes have adopte d
by a majority of 200 to 52, the basis of the new
constitution relative to religion such as it was
drawn up by the committee. At a meeting of the
holders of Treasury Bonds held at the Ministry of
Finance, it was decided that the overdue bonds
should be renewed for twelve months. Perfect
tranquillity prevails in all the provinces.

It has been remarked that for some time past no
mention has been made of any movement on the
part of Schamyl. The New Peussian Gazette, how-
ever, now gives some news of him, but as that
journal is a Russian organ, its intelligence must be
received with great reserve. It states that the
Russian General. Baron Nicolai, on the 16th, car-
ried by a coup de main the fortified place of
Schouaib-Capon, which, from its strength, is called
the Gibraltar of the Tschetschnia.. The fortress
was surrounded and attacked in such an unex-
pected manner that the garrison, composed of
Schamyl's troops, could only offer a feeble resist-
ance. The capture of this place is represented by
the above-named journal as having caused an im-
mense sensation in the Caucasus, and to be one of
the severest blows that Schamyl has ever met
with.

A letter from Vienna, in the German, Journal of
Frankfort, says that before the commencement of
the Conferences, properly so called, there will ho
some preparatory conversations, among the mem-
bers of the old Conference of Vienna, at which
Prince Gortschakoff will be present. It is said
that he has receivA orders from St.• Petersburg to
use all his endeavours to have the conferences open
as early as possible.

A letter from Achyr, in the Ukraine, in the Na-
tional Gazette of Berlin, states that a body of 421
Polish conscript 3 had just passed through that
place chained together, who are to be incorporated in
the regiments in Siberia, and the Caucasus. These
men, who on first starting numbered 500, had been
reduced to the above number at the time they
reached Achyr. It is said that several of the pro-
vinces in Poland which had not been before de-
clared in a state of siege were about to be so.

• A letter from Berlin of the 27th ult. says :
"M. Titoff, the Russian plenipotentiary at the
conferences of Vienna, arrived here yesterday, ou
his way from Stuttgardt to the Austrian capital.
Baron de Budberg, the Russian ambassador at this
court, yesterday gave a grand diplomatic dinner
in honour of his arrival, at which M. de Man-
teuffel was present."

The slighting manner in which the Belgian
troops were' spoken of in the English Parliament,
on the discussion of the Foreign Enlistment Bill,
has created a great sensation in Bulgiurn. General
Renard, of the Belgian army, has published several
very long letters in the Independence of Brussels,
to prove that on all occasions, and especially at
Waterloo, the Belgians acted bravely. In the
Senate, some days back, a member energetically
protested against the language which had been
used ; and in the Chamber of Representatives on
Wednesday, M. Vervoort, of the opposition, said
that he joined in the protest which had been
made in the Senate. He then quoted from the
memoirs of Napoleon I. to show that that groat
captain had thought highly of the Belgian troops.

A solemn funeral service was celebrated at Turin
on the 27th ult., in commemoration of her late
Majesty Queen Maria Theresa. The music was
composed for the occasion by M. Riccardi, and the
funeral oration was delivered by Monsignor
Renaldi, Bishop of Pinerolo.
The Nouvelliste of Marseilles states that it has
received intelligence from Sicily of the resignation
of M. Filangieri, viceroy of that island, who had
met with difficulties in his administration. It is
said that Prince Casteleicala succeeds him.

VISIT OF HER MAJESTY TO CHATHAM.—Oe Thursday
evening a telegraphic a despatch was received by Colo-
nel Eden, the commandant at Chatham Barracks, noti-
fying that her Majesty intended paying a visit to Chat-
ham on Saturday (this day), for the purpose of inspect-
ing the hospitals at Fort Pitt and St. Mary's, which are
at present crowded with invalids recently returned from
the Crimea. Preparations were at once commenced for
her Majesty's reception at the railway station and elite-
where. Her Majesty, accompanied by Prince Albert,
and probably the Prince of Wales, will leave the Lon-
don-bridge Station at 10 o'clock this morning, and will
arrive at Strood at about a quarter before 11. Her
Majesty, on her arrival at port Pitt, will be conducted
through the wards by the officers of that establishment ;
after which she will proceed to the Garrison Hospital
and to St. Mary's, if time permit. It is not the inten-
• tion of her Majesty to make any stay in Chatham, her
visit being strictly for the purpose of inspecting the
wounded soldiers ; she will consequently return to the
Strood Station immediately after leaving the hospitals.
APOTHECARIES'-HALL.—The following are the names
of gentlemen who passed their examination in the science
and practice of medicine, and received certificates to
practise, on Thursday, the let of March, 1855 :—Thomas
Charles Law, Accrington, Lancashire ; William Whyte-
head Boulton, Beverley, York ; Joseph Harvey Sutoliff ;
Richard Arnold, Dawlish, Devon ; James Fawcus,
North Shields ; and Alexander Grant, Aberdeen.

CITY OF LONDON ELECTION.
(TIIIS DAY.)

RE-ELECTION OF LORD JOHN RUSSELL,

The re-election of Lord John Russell for the City of
London took p'-ace to-day, in the Guildhall, but not
without some show of opposition. A Mr. Anson, it was
announced, would be brought forward, and placards upon
the walls near theGtuldhall called upon the electors to be
"independent," and return that gentleman. Who Mr.
Anson was, however, did not•transpire, beyond the simple
fact that he was " connected with the Corn Exchange ;"
ner was any effort ma le during the proceedings of the
election by any of his friends to put forward his preten-,
sions. By twelve o'clock a large body of the 'citizens
had assembled in the body of the hall, and soon after-
wards Alderman Muggeridge and Sheriff Crossley ap-
peared on the platform in their robes of office, followed
by a strong party of the supporters of Lord J. Russell,
the members of the noble brd's committee, and by
several of the members of the Common Council and
Court of Aldermen.

The usual preliminaries having been gone through
Mr. H. J. 'PRESCOTT came forward amidst
applause, for the purpose of nominating Lord
John Russell for re-election. In the course of his re-
marks, he traced the circumstances which had at last led to
that appeal on the part of the noble lord to his constitu-
ents, and defended the course the noble lord bad adopted.
He expressed his cordial confidence in the present
Administration, and called upon the electors to mani-
fest their disposition to afford the Government every
support, by re-electing, with an unanimous voice, Lord
John Russell, who had accepted office in connection
With it.

(This proposition was received with loud cries of
"Oh ! oh !" hissing, and other manifestations of dis-
approbation, mingled, however, with vociferous shouts
of "Hear, hear," and " Bravo !")
After the confusion bad subsided,
Mr. JOHN DILLON presented himself as the-seconder
of the nomination. His observations in defence of the
conduct of Lord John Russell in relation to the Aber-
deen Administration, and his subsequent acceptance of
office in the present Government, were met with mingled
hissing and cheering.

Mr. J. STONOR then came forward, and, after strug-
gling for some time against the confusion and opposition
which his address excited, proposed Sir Charles Napier
as a candidate for election. This nominat ion was re
ceived with hissing, cries of " Oh, oh !" and counter
applause. It was, however, not seconded. Accord-
ingly, the sheriffs, upon a show of hands, declared,
amidst prolonged cheering, that Lord John Russell was
duly re-elected.

On the motion of Mr. S. MORLEY, seconded by Mr.
INGRAM TRAVERS, and supported by Mr. Rennock, the
following resolution was unanimously adopted :
"That at a period like the present, when by
gross mismanagement on the part of the executive Go-
vernment, the high position of this country in the scale
of nations has been in danger of being compromised,
the citizens of London, assembled in Common Hall,
have elected, as their representative in Parliament, the
noble lord who has accepted the office of one of her
Majesty's principal Secretaries of State, and eesire to
place on record the fact that they have discharged this
duty in the earnest hope and trust that the Government,
of which the noble lord is so important a member, will
immediately and firmly grapple with and remove the
causes of that disastrous mismanagement."

After a vote of thanks to the Sheriffs, the proceedings

terminated

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.-(THIS DAY.

THE FOLEY-PLACE TRAGEDY.

Luigi Baranelli, the who was committed -to
Newgate under the warrant of the Coroner for Middle-
sex, for the wilful murder of Joseph Latham, at No. 5,
Foley-place, end also with attempting to murder Mary
Ann Jeanes, alias Latham, by shooting her with a pis-
tol, was brought up to-day for re-examination. Mr.
Jarman, from the office of the Secretary to the Treasury,
appeared for the prosecution, and Messrs. Macentean
and Le Breton for the prisoner.
There was no further evidence in addition to that
which was produced on the last examination, the report
of which appeared in this journal on Friday week last.
The evidence taken on that occasion was read over to
the prisoner by Mr. Leadley, the chief clerk, and inter-
preted to the accused by Mr. G. B. Vannini ; after
which the prisoner was remanded pro forma until the
4th of April next.

MINING INTELLIGENCE.

(Pram the Mining Journal of this day.)

MINES. —There is no material alteration to notice in
the state of the Share Market. It is almost impossible
that it can be duller, but then this state of things is not
confined to mining, for almost every description of pro-
perty feels the influence of the times, whilst the almost
daily failures add to the general uneasines3.
Things will not be improved, either, if, as we under-
stand, there will be no loan for the present exigencies
of the State, but that the new Chancellor of the Exche-
quer will carry out the well-known plans of the late, and
with his assistance and advice.

The favourable change in the weather has put the
miners again on the qui vive, and ores are being dressed for
market as fast as possible, although the stoppage of nearly
six weeks will make a serious difference in the balance-
sheets of many mines which were about meeting their
costs in ordinary

In Wales, mast of the mines are again in operation,
and the small quantity of ores sold of late will have been
of good service, if it induces the smelters to give a fairer
price for lead; if they will not, it will be useless for
many of the mines to go on ; a fall of 51. per ton is a
very serious item, even upon 20 tons per month.