The Sun.
London, England, 1855-02-15 00:00:00

as we hear, auspiciously, will, therefore, not be
subjected to that disturbing influence.
The Cologne Gazette publishes the following. tele-
graphic despatch
" WARSAW, Feb. 13.—The Emperor has ordered a
new levy of Cossacks in Russia-Minor, and in the Go-
vernments of Tchernigoff and Poltawa, for the spring
of 1855.
"The treaty concluded between Russia and the United
States, relative to the commerce of neutrals, has been
published. The treaty is left open for the adhesion cf
other States."
A letter dated from Vienna, in the Augsburg
Gazette, declares that Prussia, wider date of the
2d February, has addressed another circular note
to its diplomatic agents, which indicates plainly
that Prussia is resolved, when the decisive moment
has arrived, to pass from a state of " preparation
for war" to mobilisation.

THE GERMANIC DIET.
A Frankfort letter of the Bth, in the Nuremberg
Correspondent, says :—" The following are the
propositions drawn up by the military commission
of the Diet, and adopted by that body :—'That the
Diet should adopt a resolution to the effect that the
overnments be invited to place the principal con
tingents, as fixed by the revised military constitu-
tion of the Confederation, on a war footing ; so
that it may be equipped, armed, and ready to take
the field, according to Art. 36 of the revised consti-
tution, within the period of a fortnight. In order
to attain this end, the military commission points
out the following among the measures to be taken :
1. To fill up the ranks of the troops that are to be
placed on a war footing.
2. To purchase all the horses necessary for the pur-
pose aforesaid, in order to have them trained and accus-
tomed to service.
3. To purchase stores and supplies, and all such
other.things as it might be difficult to procure at the
moment of need.
4. To make all the necessary preparations for the
establishment of the administrative, sanitary, and other
services which are not organised in time or peace.
5. To come to an understanding with regard to the
command, and the common and respective positions of
the mixed corps d'armee.
6. To invite the Governments to give notice of the
execution of the said measures within the shortest pe-
riod possible, but at the latest within a fortnight."

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sources of the proprietors of land have
cut off by the prohibition to export P"
prived of their natural market, the corn 1)0
have been compelled to sell their core for
of the army at prices far below its value.

The Silesian Gazette speaks of the arii
the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies tuts%
concluded on the 10th April, 1854, bBtllrto
land and France. This ournal ell' sil
tively that Neapolitan troops will b!Pipii
to the Crimea. We find nothing In
quarter to confirm this intelligence.

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The fi7edish Government," saYlB,i-00.
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platinizing its military prepar'sdif
Hereditary Prince displays the greatest
everything connected with improve:oll
introduced into the army."

LETTERS FROM THE Cia3l)

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A letter from the roadsted of -nil 5011',
30th ult., in the Moniteur de is Flo"e,topir,
" On Sunday, the 28th ult., the first deteeuu tal
Imperial Guard arrived by the English steedijisl
the Ripon ; general de brigade TJhirich,:cltho4oo
were on board. When the Ripen elite! 0,411
baud of the Napoleon, which aal'llleort,'
guard, played the favourite air of `Reineitheo
a
the sailors manning the yrds shouted vi enci 4
" Viva l'Empereur 1" The soldiers ~ r erAr
warmly replied., The Ripon .continued,!`r jo
the bottom of the bay, where she cast soele;aso
before the Montebello and the Marenge, Zppere.f'
by acclamations and cries of "VI", l'-aset
Ula.e ,e
which the soldiers responded with -01107:40
The arrival of this magnificent force bas P j3f lit
where the most favourable impression' fete
Admiral Brent, the sailors ieeneediaterool4o
embarkation of the soldiers ; and the hb"l
eels,,gew
0011
the camps prepared for them. This rtlell.loo
eels bringing troops have also arrived' of ~, 9
Duval, which forms part of the divisioeolrejel,'
Salles, has been completed by these nef6oo°LleiL
vessel, the Luxer, which brought OP der,ltlre
the engineers, aide-de-camp of the BeiPeot ~ OF
France with despatches for the Governslootalf?
moverneute take place with the same Pr 001
regularity that would be displayed in the 1101
in the ports of Brest or Toulon." utgtot a
A letter, dated from before Se' it'
29th ult., says : 101"
"At the rate things are going on he,,",0010/4
endwill beeocmommeenacepweirtfhecttheMpehnrsacshe,ikoff. li.ir 00°46
place before Sebastopol.' The weaNt:telruinet6vtlisei7%lll4.er"
mild ; the day before yesterday, holveYer'efoOV
ing veered round to the south, there., keo;0,
during the night, but yesterday it ge.„,.1P1•0441,1 ol
Ever) one is new at work and Prer;leo „ii
mined war, notwithstanding all we trek 7
peace. The English have again s,„0116.001, 4'
arming the batteries is going en ev,e'eo °dr/
Russian deserters have come over fle, VI
last few days, and they have, I ate -sod
eft
valuable information as to the positions ti, 1
living of the enemy's troops. With t tat,o
the reserves of the corps which are here; reVit
ceived no other reinforcement. Th;.solw;j4l;ii
for the most part either young recruits, ° beef* ei
out by long service. The Russians ba,,ledieill°4lhel
11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 16th, and 17tn, tlio,:e9
division of cavalry. Out of this number 4th
sion has only its reserve battalions, tui,jes 1100 0
brigade, and all of them, with the eleePstbe.,,eos
division, suffered severely in the battle nth did"),
at Inkerman. The 13th, 14th; and 17 en Plloe#
within the town ; the 11th and 12th '''" tbSALorill
between the Tchernaya and the Belhee-h.e rorAis
el
leagues distant on the road to SimPoff 7.00 f
10th at Bakshi-Serai. All the 01;00' oral
neighbourhood of Eupatoria. The bad /3" ele:Ao
caws them to suffer severe privatiettej OP; 9
creased by the exhaustion of their 7011 i I4(01.0
the difficulty they experience in ,i50t1er,,,090
The garrison of the town is generahi..o ol,A_Aotet
better treated than the troops of the ',,,,,lr:itbri
This difference instead of exciting teroesraPV
murmuring and discontent. lam vs;ed,o7tiv7
Russian generals, such as MenschiltnareP%
do not hesitate at any kind of ad.ooo.ise',:to,
but the means drawn from illusory Protect, t-d I/
tives, invented ad hoc, are soon exhatoet v.ti- I ,
dier finds that he is without boots 111%-rione ,01
without bread. The difficulties are, so ey- Csiei- rt,
Menschikoff has been compelled in the it,
recourse to the same means of requisite,
permitted to an enemy's general. The u-'l4Pr
day we made a trial of some new rocketsti ill
/
to have a wonderful effect. The fi,1,10140)1
made some time since, were attended bree,e
poor results. Those now made are InuarAtr
to-day they are again to be tiled in° fiersor
general-in-chief. The health of our 0 lo
tiling else go on as well as possible." of ,i
A letter, dated from the Bay Ago
21st ult., in. the Journal do Cow seb
says : ,r-or
" Not long since, with the excep We
eh ~,,
there was no port in the Black Sea iodipg of Du
could find shelter, but after the ifs rit of 5°01?
troops in the Crimea and theinvetiele leltle'/* 11/1
the English discovered the port eV-wabichiselloi
French that of Karnirsh. Katniell'i " forms lb.. yili
hours' sa:l to the south of Sebastoneitaranel 'll,O )
running deep into the land alrn;aestttP, ef.teusi'oolol
:Sebastopol, and extending from
of water at the entrance is more than
ntttote ofttl,
gradually diminishes to 8. At the b° --se° 0
200 treulthee
there are at present more than
•aale 3"l,olYea,j'
steamers are anchored about the nil- ii,' of-eh vir
ships of war at the entrance. Toe -,1-e-oa ""eeg
and heavy steam-frigates are statione" „i itsvol
along the coast as far as before Sebastorraeo if
shore round the bay is flat, but further je, 081;1
dual ascent. On the north side of the heo-it' soteordi ji
at the water's edge, are seen at Pre'e,ei °Ai
houses and a number of tents; on the f" t' FA
Of 13/1° ii°l sr
are wooden lean acks, guns, and heaps 40000,10
This is the entrepct of the military ad°3li.ribe Ili ire;l
the artillery, and it is from thence that loi-efoef),,
is furnished with what it needs. Zbeorrliol,
the northwards, and still towards ' baollat,rri
be seen tents ad infinitunt ; it Might 1 01 le ?
that the Allies had taken possession of tel Do too/01
to found a city on it. There was at in tli,e 000
as one was wanted the French artni ler, Op/
three months formed one of large 5t,1100.• 1, 1
Ronan roads, from Kamiesh to Bala";.10 efe_Aritg
yet completely finished, but men are ,f.,,-, berioty
it. Likewise, there was no water on ''),-joll.ad A
was necessary to fetch it from well', lip 7.09,
. ~
scarce, or from rivulets, still scarcer. ,s,,al'eho lal
now being built,. more than a kilonle",,, to l'i 21
which good water will be brought dlislaPi%irl).
and furnish an abundant supply to the ;5414/
word, Louses and wooden tart acks are th'cie.
sides, and tents are spreading over the vi'efsis
Crimea is being regularly taken possessing
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THE WEATHER, THE -
10 1,
fivThe coldest night experienced in the 1ue0504401
the present winter was Tuesday oight'eeteiierpiel
moineter at the Royal Humane Societf's-elO-60A0
in Hyde-park fell to 13 degrees, being lvsete, ,Ad
point, and 3 degrees lower than it was ote gleril, '
last. At 9 o'clock yesterday morning tisitaeleive
24, and even at noon it did not rise high,, eo. rtifror
night the mercury in that park was fal"%eolas oie
ing, a continuance of frost, while at the 00'0
streets of London gave slight signs of thes9,o_lll idotifi
ing. The barometer yesterday stood Ateeet„ ‘lOOO/
difference of five-hundredths from the Pr-st, ealoll,ll'
The wind in the morning was northib, Ate
the day it veered round to almost due If„ inPeti
were exceedingly heavy, and threaten's"; 10,000/,
snow. The ice on the Serpentine riveyip 04.0
was yesterday six inches in thickness,
he ~,,da
thousands of sliders and skaters upon tea r.:71
About 3 o'clock a very novel scene t„.•°- ijeJ,V7:,
tain Wheatley, of her Majesty's Foot "tdAtlevis 17:,
to the Serpentine in a splendidly appoin 0.-i bP,or
boldly drove upon the ice. The 130110u'ell- ,
with crimson trappings, and had a nut e Ole'' ear,
tened to its head, whilst the front of the a"tr
the 00,0000
provided with loud ringing bells.
..e 01%, to
Another novel scene also took OW' .000 t 0 ,
tine—a large Esquineaux dog was baraeliceS" (IK,
' sledge, which conveyed persons ever the ' the
is% V ,
sum per head. atir 00 ,
Several skating matches took place,,ati o,o4sBft
between some of the Heavy Dragoons fora PA,i, ,ir
civilians. Two Dutchmen also skated , the e","r c, bl
Fortunately no accident took place duriue ter OP'S.
oti eetS 41
ral members of the Skating Club and ee,, 013"e' ,
gantly-dressed ladies greatly amused ti'drillee oil'
their graceful evolutions in forming (lee tine, d e
and cutting out figures of different deserdriPeee 11/1 51,
The Long Water in Kensington-git lee °ell°
3,000 sliders. theln 006
en est- 0 A
The scene that took place yesterday r- or D-t Ifgla 7
James's Park was extraordinary. 1.4.° '0 gre°ss 0,0
went upon the ice in this park, and
t 50,90
boa,dl
pressure from so vast a number that heev.ere t ro"
persons were forced down and get ,stodeo vro
which were dressed by Deputy SuPetin lee
°
in the marquee. • velleoo fill
The Round Pond was patronised bother petered too
of the Skating Club and about 1,000 t ecflope
The ice in the Regent's Park was 3,1 seri° , y.I
sliders and skaters, but no accident or apt 100PO4.
took place. d in I! al‘ rile
theGreolantailsoclocandvieniglieinncteo isL nono,wiono,ccfoersiosn(ipeathteicitaristojeirivrefors.
upon them that it is impossible to Pa/Ir.gree'rnooti;sel
tinn of craft laden with merchandise,' over by P,„00
terday at Kingston could be passe' y OP. uttiv
, man
e. p :,
sengere, so strong was the ice.
higher up, the river is frozen c
stop to all kind of river traffic in thosrer'eis yestiorlo
At Blackfriars and Westminster h diaLl., bad 010 go'
ice that had formed the receding day 'so je a bee' fe('
considerably in extent of surface and a'eagentina,berr ice
stopping up some of the arches and.P., so a.00"„01 Al
nerai navigation. Steam-boats are lying stet,a:,ooooc:
owing to the large bodies of floatingi:,reaviiyieli°oo
it is impossible in some parts for evFe 4„,gel u
barges to force their way through th "
orei-p°letely_o_tvae:e
erao.le
jr

:tn.; eemo sne f
shot
nci A irisl
mflooenko:;.wilihgeyeese pitebe_ a 0
in number
wild fowl. The Solent sea was literally ss°
were etiroatellociej: