The Sun.
London, England, 1855-01-29 00:00:00

ruption.

The mobilisation of two Rhenish and one Sile-
sian corps d'armee is premeditated at Berlin.
This measure is considered here as hostile to

France and Austria.
It is said to be ascertained that the States will
vote as follows :

For Austria—Austria herself, 4 votes ; Baden,
4 ; Brunswick, 2 ; the States of Thuringen, to-
gether, 3 ; Saxe Cobourg Gotha, 1 ; Schwarz-
burg Rudolstadt and Sonderhausen, 2 ; total, 19
votes.

For Prussia—Prussia herself, 4 votes ; Saxe
Royal, 4 ; Wurtemberg, 4 ; Holstein and Lau-
enburg, 3 ; the Meeklenburgs, 4 ; Nassau, 2 ;
Saxe Meiningen and. Altenburg, 2 ; Princes
Auhalt, Waldeck, Reuss, &c., 6 ; total, 29.
From this it would appear that th• majority is
in favour of Prussia.

Lord Stratford de Redclifie has postponed in.
definitely his intended journey to England.

ST. PETERSBURG, JAN. 24.

In consequence of the difficulty of filling up the
ranks of the army the Emperor has ordered that
men shall be liable to the age of 37 instead of to
that of 30, as heretofore. Those sons of aged or
widowed parents hitherto exempted are also now
ordered to serve, forming separate corps.

TURIN, JAN. 26.

The President of the Council of Ministers has
this day presented to the Chambers :-1. The act
of adhesion of Piedmont to the treaty of alliance
concluded on the 10th of April between France
and England. 2. Th© military oonvention con-
cluded with the two Western Powers for the send-
ing of 15,000 men to the Crimea. 3. An ad-
ditional convention with England, relating to a
loan of 25 millions of francs to be contracted by
Piedmont.

The French cavalry has arrived at Genoa,
where it has been received with demonstrations

of sympathy on the part of the army and popu-
lation.

JAN. 2'7.

The treaty of alliance with France and Eng-
land, and also the two conventions annexed,

were signed yesterday.

M. Madoz, the new Minister of Finance, has
appointed M. Cantero, who was Minister of
Finance in the Olozaga Cabinet, to be Director
of the Bank of St. Ferdinand. M. Pinilla has
been named Director-General of Taxes.

The Fremden, Blatt contains a telegraphic des-
patch from the Allied camp, via Varna and;
Bucharest. It is dated. the 13th of January
and states that the Turkish cavalry with the
Allied army was going to Eupatoria, and had
already begun to embark at Balaklava. "So
numerous are the reinforcements arriving, that
it has been found nocessa,ry to form two new
camps, and these are now being fortified. In
the beginning of the month General Liprandi
again advanced his outposts to the Chernaya."
The Bth infantry division was at Perekop, and
it was believed that it would join General Osten-
Sacken's force at Bakshi-Serai. It is reported
that the Russians have a force of 40,000 men,
with 80 cannon, at Perekop, which will remain
there to defend the Isthmus, and keep it open for
the passage of the troops from the interior.

The Presse of last night has the following tele-
graphic despatch :--

" BUCHAREST, JAN. 24.

" The Allies have taken and laid an embargo
on several vessels laden with provisions and am-

munition intended for the Russian army. As a
consequence, the Admirals declared all the ports
in the Black Sea and in the Sea of Azoff to be in
a state of strict blockade,."

It is reported at Constantinople that 70,000
men are to be raised in Moldavia and Wallachia.
It is proposed to defray the expense of their uni-
forms, maintenance, dtc.., out of the revenues of
the Greek convents, which have been confiscated.

The accounts from Sebastopol are to the 17th.
At that date nothing important had taken place.

A private French lettar from before Sebastopol,
dated the 12th, says :--The latest on dit is the
measures taken by the Einperior Nicholas to count
a month's service as a year to the army of Sebas-
topol have produced a cry good impression on
the garrison.

AUSTRIA..
VIENNA, Jan. 24.—Should the negotio,
Russia end " iu smoke," as is probable, tile* if
Convention, the conditions of which arel°o;
de terra :1110; beween the three Powers, vriliti,
conclude). Nothing certain is known res Pee
conditions, but England must not expect
to consent to wage war with 300,000 r
men and 800 or 1,000 guns, while sbe
en
has but an army of 35,000 or 40,000 nio
field, without some equivalent. When„, t
of
of the Convention are fixed, the fleekeir
land and France will naturally be ta
account, but if the former cannot ft-trills'
least one of her allies will bargain for her
ing something else. Baron Koller is
himself for his new post at Constantino)
inn up all the papers connected with t'
MADRID, JAN. 25. I question.

AUSTRALIA.

ARRIVAL OF THE CALCrruivr
-
PLYMOUTIT,
The General Screw Steam shipping
mail-packet Calcutta, Commander F. -
was off the port this morning between
a
o'clock. She left Melbourne Nov.
Cape Horn Dec. 12, arrived at St. Vine-
-13, and sailed therefrom Jan. 16. Eler
Melbourne are anticipated by the over''''
Her cargo consists of 160,000 ounces of re
bales of wool, and 50 or 60 hogsheads of
and her mail admeasurement is about 30 '
She has on board about 40 passenger;
whom are Thomas Tancred, Governor Of
land, and family ; Mr. Mark Nichols,
of the Legislative Council ; several well!'
Mats, and Mr, Creprge Mansfield, 10.1°
assistantsliii'ved '66,ooo.sovereigns from ,0
Sacramento, wrecked at Port-Philip, 1°
1853, for which service they have been
awarded 14,0001.
At St. Vincent's was the General Soreri
pany's steam-ship Natal, Capt. Boxer/ ix
Cape of Good Hope Dec. 12, having °Do
Governor Darling, his lady, and
transferred to the Calcutta. Otd;
The Natal has passengers and copper
sailed for England on the 16th inst.
A her
The engineer of tn. Calcutta surveye-
viously to her departure.
The American sloop of war Marie end*
barque which had discharged coal and was
ballast were the only vessels left at the
Between the Azores and Madeira, in 153'
Calcutta spoke the contract ship Ligl
days out from Liverpool, having sailed
port on the 6th inst. with mails for
very light airs front the south-east prevail'
Lightning had skysails and royal atuddisg at
and was making but little proi; ess. A I.)° et,
her visited the Calcutta ; crew and passe°
well.
January 26—Spoke the barque cleopati.llll
London for Demerara. In the moat"
Channel there was a very large fleet of b°7
bound merchant vessels. During the pc-
Melbourne the Calcutta hai, with one eS
experienced very light winds, and before:gift'.
Cape Horn the icebergs were so mimeo. lord
compel the ship to be frequently under ens
After rounding the Cape she went 308 Inuerieool
day. Within the last few days she has elrjoioi
contrary ; her contract time is 72
is therefore six days over her time.

04
SOUTHAMPTON, MONDAY,II A,
The General `craw Company's steam-470f?
cutta has just arrived with mails, passel-00AI
The Calcutta brings on freight 98,84`.1
of gold, and 80,789 in specie, the tot,'"
being 453,0001. sterling.

A 04
FIRE IN THE POTAL ARSENAL, WOOL'ill°"ic
broke out ye-terday morning, about one o'eltic;Pce),„
Lanca,ter shell factory, which for some time, .a Oro;
qucnce of its being near the Laboratory, c*usfillati
alarm. Fortunately there was a plentiful :"'
water, and Mr. Inspector Gravestock, of te,,erg:d
Arsenal police, sent expre.scs to the Biqa' S-„trlitiol.,,f4
iVliners, the Royal Artillery, the East Kent 01-1,1 (Piro
the Royal Marines, and also to the dociltr tbs
and men, who with fire engines were soon 3;tiie 000
but they could not prevent the destruction °' -Thevoi
ing. The machinery was slightly damaged' 40'01
is supposed to have been caused by the Oct* 001 l
of the flues of the furnaces, which have for 'WITT° ei`feill
past been working night and day. The vv°1.,,1-lisell°,
at work until 12 o'c:ock on Saturday nig''',j'ApPs
foreman did not leave until half-past, whon. a— sod
safe. -010 't)
The Princess Alice, Dover steam-packet, 0
0, fa!
lag across to Calais, in the night of the #.lo'
Government courier on board, with delPidotte
Turin, went ashore in a fog between Socia ;ie. le,
Thane Nez, four leagues to the west of `l.listoeeeogili
Online steamer immediately went to her asel a pro
in the course of the day she was got off) ibl3
into Waif; without any material damage.