The Sun.
London, England, 1855-04-06 00:00:00

DENMARK.

A letter from Hamburg, of the 30th uit.,
"The Folksthing of Denmark, in its sitting of yes'
terday, voted by 94 votes to 1 the second and la?,
reading of the impeachment of the ex-Ministers'

A. letter from Odessa, of the 29th ult., in 016
Ost Deustche Post, says :—" Since yesterday masses
of troops have been marching without interruption
towards the Crimea. The number of these rein'
forcements is estimated at 20,000 men and eight
batteries of artillery. All these troops aro under
the command of General Sattles, and will arrive
beforp Eupatoria about the 14th April."

We read in the Opinioite of Turin, of the 2-1!
that General Durand° had entered upon his dutieci
act Minister of War on the preceding day, annf
that General Frati has assumed the command ,70
the reserve brigade of the expeditionary anni,
his stead. General Durando has been raised
to
the rank of Senator of the kingdom. A rumour':
current at Turin that, in consequence of the conis
elusion of the treaty of alliance, Count Cavotir
to be invested with the Order of the Bath.

in
The Piemonte of Turin, of the 2d, states that, of
consequence of a Ministerial order, the brigades,i
the expeditionary army are immediately to assen3u'o;
at Turin, Genoa, Alessandria, and Vercelli, 13t;t4
viously to their concentration either at La Sp°lb
or Genoa for embarkation. •

BANK OF ENGLAND-REDUCTION °ll
THE BATE OF DISCOUNT.

--._
00
THURSDAY EVENING—The Bank of England 13,11
reduced their rate if discount from 5 per cent., at vil3iver
it had stood since the 3d of August last, to 4i P
cnt.
olt
'['he measure was fully anticipated, and its_effeots
the stock-market has been very slight. Some per°°be
had fancied that during the existence cf war, and with to
immediate prospect of a loan, no reduction would ot
trade, whatever might be the influx of money, tip
these were a small minority, and the general Ptiw;,g
fe!t reliance that the sound system of lett;o.-
the rate be guided by the demand, instead of "0,
deavouring to adopt it to theoretical contingenc'ee,
would still be followed. According to the Gazette Le
turns last published, the simultaneous influence of "g
favourable state of the foreign exchanges dor'-of
the pest month or two, and of the rapid contracti°ll,,,lG
business, has caused the unemployed notes of the P3-tf,
to reach a higher point than at any period since 312:i
1853, when the rate of discount was as low as 3i red
cent. and Consols were nearly at par. The stecl‘
bullion now held is also greater than at any time dot,
the past year, and there is every prospect of its incre3a
If, under these circumstances, the Bank had delayed
their present step, their proprietors must have 10oltlic,
next halfyear for a diminished dividend, and the pub of
would have had to complain of an artificial caOetbe
pressure being kept up at a time when, owing 04.0,
natural tendency of events to produce excessive caujo-ir
the exercise of every legitimate method of inspiring e
fidenco is most desirable.—Times.

SAILING OF THE ROYAL MAIL Sit

MARCO POLO.

er
This vessel started yesterday forenoon from the g
—air
sey on her fifth voyage to Melbourne, under the %ill
mand of Captain Clarke. She carries the April eijor
from this country to the Australian colonies (which
-01
owners engage to deliver in 65 days), 520 passevqo
and upwards of 800 tons of merchandise on board. 5,'°,0
her arrival in port, the Marco Polo has had severs.';-,
provements introduced in order to increase the, ;Id
torts of her passengers; amongst others, a well-ventV
hospital, and a new and improved cooking range.
_.„01)
carries, in addition to her regular stores, a fine
cow, 30 sheep, 30 pigs, 30 dozen of fowls, and a "00,
supply of ratbits, hares, and every description of 004
For the entertainment and amusement of her poserlldf
fl
her owners have provided a first-rate instrumental
ee
a printing machine (by which a newspaper will be Prititi
on board), while the surgeon of the ship (who is cfror
an adept in the photographic art) has a complete aP;011
ratus, by which he can take likenesses of passengers 06
views of anything of interest on the passage. 4eo
Marco Polo was towed to sea by the steamers De""
and Dreadnought at 11 a.m.