The Sun.
London, England, 1855-03-14 00:00:00

THE MEDEFERRANEAN.

MARSEILLES, March 12.—The death of the Em-
peror Nicholas has caused no relaxation here in
the expedition of troops and military stores to the
East. On the contrary, there never was more
activity displayed in that respect than at the pre-
sent moment. The authorities here have received
instructions to prepare for the reception of
50,000 men and 8,000 horses, which are to be
shipped here and at Toulon for the Crimea. Every
effort is being made to provide lodgings for
.them,
without billeting them on the inhabitants. The
sick and wounded, which arrive here in vast num-
bers every week by OA steam-packets from Con-
stantinople, aro forwarded as quickly as possible to
their respective homes. The mail packet which
sailed yesterday for Corsica was crowded with
invalids, natives of that island. The Zouaves are
despatched to Algeria, with which arrangement
they appear not to be dissatisfied. The frost-bitten
are carefully attended in the military hospital, and
300 beds are -kept vacant in the civil hospital in
case of necessity. The barrack of the Corderie has
likewise been fitted up for the reception of mili-
tary invalids.
The port of the Joliette is again crowded with
steamers and transports chartered by Government
for the conveyance of troops. The British
steamers, the City of Manekester, the Glasgow,
and- the French steamers, la France, Bresil, and
Byzantin are capable of receiving 4,000 men and a
number of horses. The American clipper Ocean
Herald is expected to transport 400 horses. A.
number of the artillery and engineers of the Im-
perial Guard are waiting for embarkation, but the
hurricane which has prevailed here for the last
three days has retarded their departure ; in fact,
the cold is more severe at present than at any pe-
riod during the winter.
There appears to be no longer any doubt as to
the Emperor's departure for the East. A letter
has been received here by the family of an officer
serving in the steam corvette-of-war Primoguet, at
present in Toulon, announcing that the captain has
received orders to accompany the Imperial yacht,
Reine Hortanse, to Marseilles to receive the Em-
peror and a portion of the Imperial Guard by the
20th inst. _ _

Letters from the French before Sebastopol, and
those received by the families of officers, natives of
Marseilles, are confined to domestic matters, strict
orders having been issued by General Canrobert to
all officers to refrain from writing on military sub-
jects. One of the writers who had au opportu-
nity of visiting the Allied camps, among other
facts, states that the French army is composed of
60,000 men capable of bearing arms, and the
British 8000.
A letter from Toulon, dated this morning, an-
nounces the arrival there of the steam-frigate
°renegue from Constantinople. The following
troops are expected at Toulon to be embarked for
the Crimea. The division of General Herbillon,
consisting of 7,100 men and 800 horses, and a di-
vision of the Imperial Guard composed of 7,500
men and 1,300 horses.

-Telegraphic advices considered favourable to the
prospects of peace have reached the City from
Vienna. Prince Gortschakoff, who has at length
received his powers in due form, had signed a
public document, recognising generally the princi-
ples which are to serve as the bases of negotiations,
and which it will be the business of the Plenipo-
tentiaries ito define and apply. Other private ad-
vices concur with the above, stating that the nego-
tiations are proceeding satisfactorily.

THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.

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We have received Cape papers to the 29th of
January inclusive—a month later than those pre-
viously received. The news now to hand is im-
portant, inasmuch as it conveys the gratifying in-
telligence that the frontier was again tranquil, and
that all immediate apprehensions of an outbreak
were lat an end. The tactics, however, of the
Kafirs were difficult to comprehend Land though
every appearance of war bad vanished, the colonists
wore on tb.e alert, and were preparing themselves
against all future contingencies.

CONVICTION OF MISS DOUDET.—Miss Doudd was
convicted o,n Monday, before the Tribunal of Correctional
Police of Paris, of having voluntarily given blows and
inflicted pe;onal injuries on the four daughters of Dr.
Marsden, and sentenced to two years' imprisonment,
200 f. fine, and the cost;, the maximum, of the penalty.

CommAlin OF THE ARMY IN IRELAND.—GeneraI Lord
Seaton, arrived at the Royal Hospital on Mon-
day, and aisiumed the command of the army in Ireland,
in succession to General Sir Edward Blakeney.
ARRIV.AIr OF LORD CARLISLE. —DUBLIN, Tuesday
Morning.- —The Earl of Carlisle arrived at Kingstown at
12 o'clock last night, by the Prince Arthur, from Holy-
head. 1-1 is Excellency was received on landing by three
of the din )tiers of the Dublin and Kingstown Railway,
and condo cted to the special train which was in waiting
to convey him to Dublin. Upon arriving at Westland-
row, the a .arl took his seat in one of Lord St. Germans's
carriages, and proceeded to the Viceregal lodge. Mr.
Herman, the now Chief Secretary, was prevented from
accompan: ving Lis Excellency by the pressure of public
business ; but it is expecfed that he will arrive this day,
in time ti perform the duties of his office at the investi-
ture of tbi Lord-Lieutenant.
ROYAL GALLERY OF ILLUSTRATION.—The follow-
ing distinvuislied persons have recently visited the
diorama of the " Events of the War," viz. :
His Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Mar-
quis of Ely, the Marchioness of Downshire and party,
the Earl. of Malmesbury, Earl De Grey, the Earl
and Countess of Ellesmere, the Countess of
Jersey, 3Earl of Cardigan and party, the Countess Gran-
ville, th-c Countess of Kinnoul and party, the Duchess
of Montrose and party, the Earl of Shelburne and party,
fTee Cov,:ntess of Falmouth, the Earl and Countess of
Zetland and party, Lord Vivian, Lord and Lady Hunt-
ingSeld„ Lord Gardner, Lord Monteagle and family,
Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence and party, Lord De Ros,
Lady' t_luffield and party, Lady Colebrooke and party,
the Rip: lot Hon. Charles Shaw Lefevre and party, the
Hon. 7rlrs. Gcre and party, Lady Caroline and Captain
Maxse and party, Sir G. Wombwell, Sir G. Leith, Sir
John Walsh, the Mayor of Liverpool, Major-General
Carnegie and party, General Pane and party, Colonels
Buckle y, Macdonald, Bruce, Michel, &c. ; Admiral
Maxweill, A. Stafford, Esq., M.P. W. Scholefield, Esq.,
M.P., 3klajor Gage, Miss Webb and party, Mr. Ricardo,
&c.
WYTAVS MODEL OF TILE EARTH.— The following of the
nobility ,and gentry have lately visited Mr. Wyld's
" Model -of the Earth," Leicester-square :—Lord John
Russell, j the Duke of Athol], Earl and Lady Char-
lotte Fitoiwilliam, Lord Seagrave, Lord Ward, Sir C.
Tr evelyaii, Sir C. Lemon, M.P., Admiral Dundas, Lord
Lf.ndesbo rough, General Bentinck (Crimea), General
T-orrene (Crimea), Major Evelyn (Crimea), Sir W. Nor-
ri B, M.P., Robert Stevenson, Esq., M.P., Engineer ;
John A. Smith, Esq., M.P., Sir Roderick Impey Mur-
chison' F.R.G.S., Marchioness of Downshire, General
Westhropp, Lady Hyde Clive, Lady Glengall, Lady
Mary Butler, Hon. C. Ponsonby, Sir Fitzroy Kelly,
M.P., and Lady Kelly, Sir Joseph Bailey and Lady
Bailey, Captain Baynes (Crimea), Major Nasmyth
(Crimea), Colonel Gambier (Crimea), and Captain
'Crosse (Crimea).
CITY OF LONDON TIIZATILE.—This well-conducted es-
tablishment has made a most extraordinary hit by the
production of a novel and instructive drama, entitled
_Money and Miser-y. The effects are powerful in the
extreme. The delicate daughter of a noble lord is driven,
with her infant child, from the roof of her cruel parent
toi wander on a desolate heath amidst a fearful snow
storm, where she and the child perish. Years after the
spirit of the mother appears to the repentant father.
The supernatural appearance of the mother and child is
admirably managed. Description would fall short of
the excellence of this heart-stirring drama. It was
written by the late Mr. John Wilkins, and may be
ranked among his best productions. The theatre is
I nightly crowded to witness it ; and, although it has
ran six weeks, the attraction is unabated. We strongly
advise a visit to this theatre.

AN ILL-GOTTEN HOARD.--Yesterday several prosecu-
tions were prefrrred before Mr. Serjeant Adams, at the
Middlesex Sessions, by the parish authorities of St.
Luke, Old-street, against keepers of disorderly houses,
in Hatfield-street. The parties charged were John
Newton, 43 ; Eliza Hopkins, 43 ; Harriet Young, GO ;
and Sarah Gordon, 53, The two first-nained pri-
soners lived together as man and wife, and kept
the house, No. 2, Hatfield-street, described as a
brothel of the worst description. The prisoners
young and Gordon kept the house, No. 3, arlj•oring,
which was also proved to be an establishment of a most
infamous kind. The pr:ncipal persons concerned in
it was one Ann Rubinson, now in Nowgate on a like
charge. When the two prisoners, who acted as servants
to Robinson, were arrested, and the house searched, two
watches, some clothes, and Bank Stock certificates to the
amount of 1,035/., in the name of Ann Robinson. were
taken possession of by the police. The Assistant Judge
sentenced Hopkins, Newton, and Young each to six
months' hard labour, and Gordon to three month, she
having been a sort of servant under Young.
EXECUTION ON 'DUMAS MUNRO. • CARISLE, March
I3.—Thomas Munro, who was convicted at the Carlisle
.assizes for the murder of Isaac Turner, was executed
Imre this day at twelve o'clock.
THE IRON TRADE.—Since our last notice the prices of
iron have considerably declined, and a downward ten-
dency still prevails, notwithstanding the general demand
has shown symptoms of some slight improvement, and
much less despondency marks the accounts from our
most important export market—the United Slat's.