The Sun.
London, England, 1855-03-17 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON. SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 17, 1855.

LATEST NEWS.

SAILING OF THE BALTIC FLEET.

O_IN E Y MARKET

DEFEAT OF THE TURKS AT
EUPATORIA.

We learn that an advance squadron of the five+, will
leave Spithead for the Baltic to-day or to-morrow, a
signal having been made yesterday by the Commander-
in-Chief of the following nature : "Officers of flying
squadron on leave to be recalled immediately; ships to
he ready for sea by Sunday.--C.8." The ships thus
denoted we believe to be the Imperieuse, 51, Captain
Watson C.B. (who will hoist a broad pendant as com-
modore of the second class, and command the squad-
ron) ; the Euryalus, 51, Captain G. Ramsay ; the
Arrogant, 47, Captain Yelverton ; the Dragon, 6,
Captain Stewart
; the Centaur, 6, Captain Clifford ;
the Magicienne, 16, Captain Vansittart ; the Bulldog,
6, Commander S. Gordon ; the Archer, 15, Cap-
tain Heathcote ; the Conflict, 8, Commander Cum-
ming ; and the Falcon, 14, Commander Pullen. The
Amphion, 33, Captain Key ; and the Pylades, 21, Cap-
tain D'Eyncourt, both at Sheerness, will follow, when
ready.
Tee fleet at Spithead was augmented yesterday by
the arrival of the Exmouth, 91, Captain the Hon. F. T.
Pelham, (captain of the fleet), and the Magicienne, 16,
paddle-frigate, Captain Vansittart, from Plymouth.
making the following force, which is hourly being in-
creased, at the anchorage :—The Duke of Wellington,
Neptune, St. George, Royal George, Exmouth, Nile,
Cressy, Majestic, Calcutta, Ajax, Irnperieuse, Euryalus,
Arrogant, Esk, Magicienne, Archer, Dragon, Bulldog,
Falcon, Ariel,. &c. The Blenheim, 60, Captain Hall,
will join tc-day, and one or two from Plymouth or
Sheerness are expected.

AND
COM MEECIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two o'CLOCK.

EUPATORIA, MARCH 5.

Two squadrons of Lancers and 400 Cossacks
have completely defeated eight Turkish squadrons.

The cotton market at Liverpool yesterday was
dull. Uplands sold at 54d. Mobile, 5p., and
Orleans, Nd. The Share Market was better, but
closed with an easier feeling.
The ability of the new Czar to make peace upon
the condition of Sebastopol being destroyed is
questioned in the following statement of Messrs.
Smith and Charle3

We have received the following telegraphic de-
spatch from Berlin :
_

Advices from St. Petersburg state that the fol-
lowing telegraphic despatch had been received
there from General Osten-Sacken, dated Bth
March :

" The Vienna conference was opened on Wednesday. Peace
or war hangs on its deliberations.. Rumour, professing to be
wellinformed, will, no doubt, be ere long busy with its in-
timations of what is going forward ; and whilst it is incum-
bent on every one engaged in business to seek for bona fide
information that may possibly be conveyed in this manner, it
is especially necessary at such a crisis as the present to guard
against being carried away by such reports. We may here
observe, that practically there are but two parties to the tre-
mendous issue now being tried—England, France, Austria,
and Turkey of the one part ; and Russia of the other. The
ultimatum of the former is known only to themselves ; and
how far the latter may be prepared to submit—whether to
the extent of any demand that may be made upon her, or
whether she also has her own ultimatum—can he known only
to herself; and, doubtless, it will take some days of finessing
before the diplomatists will have fathomed each other's de-
, signs. The interval will be one of deep and solemn suspense,
and you will naturally be anxious to learn 'what we have
gathered as to the probabilities of the ease. After much
careful discussion with those most intimately acquainted with
Russia, we are inclined to believe that the new Emperor
cannot and dare not submit to the destruction of Sebastopol,
and to give such guarantees as will satisfy this country and
France that Russia will make no further attempt to carry
out her traditional policy. We say dare not, because the late
Emperor, is his anxiety to enlist the feelings of his subjects
in favour of the war, invested it with the halo of a crusade,
in which light it is regarded through the length and b• earth
of the couti•tr-; and whilst it would have been a task of su-
perhuman difficulty with him—almost omnipotent as he was
in R:l4Sia—to allay the spirit he bad evoked, with his son it
would be little less than au impossibility. But it is not im-
probable that the demand of the Allies may extend yet fur-
ther. An act of wanton aggression has been perpetrated in
Europe, involving England in an expenditure of somewhere
about 60 Millions, France of 40 millions, and Turkey of 20
millions ; and it would only be in accordance with the prin-
ciples of jurisprudence, which compels the man who com-
mences an unjust action against another to pay the costs of
both sides, that Russia shonld be made to reimburse this 120
millions ; awl should this be exacted, the Russian loan of 120
millions will stand out a salutary and enduring lesson to the
nations of the earth on the impolicy of aggression."
The assets of the Bank of England increased
again last week, and there was a falling off in the
discount business. The amount of the sums to the
credit of the Chancellor of the Exchequer was
diminished, which is rather contrary to experience
at this period of the quarter, when the rise should
be continuous. A further proof of the abundance
of money is afforded in the augmented balances of
private depositors. Compared with the previous
week the changes are as follows :

The enemy have not done any damage to
Sebastopol.

PARIS, SATURDAY, MARCH VT, 8 A.M.

The Moniteur announces the departure of 11
vessels of the Imperial navy from Algiers and
Toulon, full of troops and ammunition for the
Crimea.

The Moniteur confirms the news of the disa
vowal and blame expressed by the Prussian Go-
vernment of the language of M. de Bismarck at
Frankfort.

VIENNA, FRIDAY NIGHT.

At the meeting of the Congress yesterday, the
Plenipotentaries exchanged their powers and com-
menced proceedings.

The four bases, and the interpretations given
to them by the Allies, having been set forth, the
Representatives of Russia accepted them verbally.
A protocol, in the same sense, is to be signed
to-morrow (Saturday), when the Ambassadors
will meet.

This document will constitute the basis of the
negotiations for peace.

There hns been no meeting to-day—the Con-
gress having adjourned from yesterday till to-
morrow.

BERLIN, 15TH (EvENING.)

The Grand Dukes Michael and Nicholas left
Sebastopol on the 13th, ou account of the state
of their health ;' they are on their way to St.'
Petersburg. The organisation of the kingdom of
Poland has been resolved on, and the Emperor
Alexander has increased the powers of Prince
Paskiewitch.

KONIGSBERG, 15TH (EvENING.)

The Emperor Alexander has ordered that the
part of the Crimea comprised between Theo&Riia,
and Kertch, which had been up to this time
under the command of General Chomutoff, shall
be henceforth included in the command of Prince
Gortschakoff.

Active clrculation.
Decrease 130,425
Bullion
Increase
Rest
Increase
Public Deposits 4,828,237
Decrease - 204,917
Other Deposits

FRANCE.

Increase
Seven-Day and other Bills
Increase
Government Securities
Decrease
Other Securities
Decrease
Notes unemployed
Inerea.sQ.

542,046
906,730
3,671
11,542,385
84,078
14,880,844
131.,933
7,944,050
529,320

PARIS; FRIDAY EVENING.

A letter from Varna of the 9th, in the Moniteur,
confirms the news of the Allies having thrown a
great number of rockets into Sebastopol, and set
lire to the town in several places. It adds that
nothing had occurred up to the date of the last
letters recivod to indicate that the Russian garri-
son had received intelligence of the death of the
Emperor Nicholas.
The Emperor yesterday received General de
Wedell at a private audience.
The Moniteur contains a long list of nominations
or promotions in the L?gion of Honour of officers
of the army, and it announces that the Emperor has
confirmed one promotion and four nominations
made by General Canrobert.

There was yesterday afternoon a larger supply
of bills on Holland and France, and the quotations
for bills of exchange generally were higher. Paris,
90 days, was taken at 25 45 to 47k-; Hamburg at
13 62 to 71 ; Amsterdam at 11 18;:t to 19 ; and
Trieste at 12 35 to 40.

All the gold received from Australia and America
recently has been sent into the Bank of England.
The letters by the Overland mail from India are
expected in London on Monday next.
Letters for the Brazils per Constitution steamer
at Liverpool will be in time if posted this evening.
The ship Australasia, from London, arrived at
Hobart Town, Jan. 3, with emigrants, all well.
In receiving the foreign diplomatic corps at St.
Petersburg upon his accession to the throne, the
Emperor Alexander is stated to have enunciated
his policy in these terms :
" If the Holy alliance does not exist any more, I hope
the principles upon which it reposes may still prevail,
and servo as a lien between the different states. I am
disposed for my part to restore peace to Europe if
honourable conditions are offered to Russia, but if others
are proposed I would rather perish than accept them."
The shipments of specie direct from London
during the week ended Thursday last were 1,380
ounces of silver and 80 of gold.
Tho English Funds have been flatter, and there
is a fuller supply of stock for money, while some
of the speculators are realising their profits. Con•
sols for Transfer have been 03 and have dropped
since to 93A- 4. The time quotations have been
93..1 and since 931 to 1. Exchequer Bills are
6s. to 9s. pm. East India Stock is at 227 to 2271.
The Foreign Market is rather weaker, but with-
out any decided alteration. Mexican Stock has
been at 20 and Buenos Ayres ats3. Sardinian
Bonds have been marked 87 to 88, and Russian
41 per Cents. 90. Turkish Bonds have been com-
paratively well supported, viz., at 801 to 81.
Dutch 21 per Cents. are 62, and French 3 per
Cents. have been at 69 121, with the exchange at
25 15.

The Ministers of War and Marine have nomi-
nated a commission to proceed to the division of
10,0001. voted by the Canadian Parliament for the
relief of the widows and orphans of the soldiers
who were killed in the battle of the Alma.

BOURSE, MARCH 16.—CLOSING PRICES.
Cash. fr. c. End of Month.
44 per Cents. (xi) 94 50 941. 7.3 c.
3 per Cents 69 70 69f. 90e.
Credit Mobiliur 770 Roman
Credit Fonder 5lO Austrian
Belgian Fives 9l Spanish Threes —
Piechnontese — Home Debt —
RAILWAYS—FOR CASH.
fr. c. fr. e.
Orleans
Western 653 76 Rouen
Cate 615 Strasburg
Mediterranean 950 Haire 565
Northern

The following are the nominal prices of foreign
stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 5 to 6 ; Mexi-
can, 20ft to 207 ; Peruvian, 70 to 72 ; ditto Three
per Cents., 50-i to 511; Portuguese Four per Cents.,
42 to 44 ; Russian Five per Cents., 99 to 101 ;
ditto Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 89 to 91 ;
Spanish New Deferred, 18g- to 18,1 ; ditto Three
per Cents., 36 to 37i ; ditto Certificates, 4i to 5;
ditto Passive, Q- to 48,

The Railway Share Market has been ato per
cent. lower all round, and with very little doing.
The lines dealt in principally have been North-
Western, Midland, South-Eastern, and Great
Western. The Foreign Shares aro quiet, but
Antwerp and Rotterdam are very firm, and also
the Scinde.
The United Mexican Mine have been done as
lngh as 5. The Joint•st©ck Banks are nominally
about the same. Crystal Palace are supported.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCF.
( erom the Official Ill.)
Buiness done .
3 por Cont. Consols Annuities . 93 g A
5 per Cent. Annuities _ 118
India Stock
Consols ;or Account, April 93i a
aeliequer Bills, 24d.
£l000
2500

Small 6 9
gxohoquer Bonds 1858, 31 per Cent. —
Ditto 1359, ~
'I
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLO:IE..
Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent s3,ii
Mexican 3 per Cont.
Ditto for the Account
Russian Bands, 4A per Cent. 9)
Sardinian Bands, 5 per Cont.. ...... .... .
darkish Bonds, 6 per cent Boi
Ditto for the Account Boi 1 801
Dividends on the above payable in London.
French Routes, 3 per Cent. 9f..
.1:2 4602. es 25f. 15c.
Dutch Exchange, 21 por Cent. 12 Gu6il.
Ditto 4 Der Cent. Certificates ......
TWO O'CLOCK.
03080i8
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Ditto, April AccPint

~ 93

LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.)

LONDON, March 17.—Wind and weather this day at
noon, S. ; fresh breeze, and hazy weather, with rain.
RAMSGATE, March IG.—Wind, W.S.W. Arrived—The
Hon. E.I.C. brig Mutlah, from London, for Calcutta, with
damago.
CowEs, March IG.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Maude,
from Akyab ; Sophia, Callao.
DARTM9UTH, March 16.—Wind, W.N.W. Arrived—
James Smith, from Buenos Ayres.—The Samarang, from
Southampton to Melbourne, with emigrants, bore up on
the 14th inst. leaky, and with damage, and struck on a
ruck off the harbour ; crow and passengers safe.
PLYMOUIII, March 16.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Roth-
say, from Pernambuco.
FALMOUTH, March 16.—Wind, W. Arrived—Rajah
of Sarawak, from Manilla ; Solide, Batavia ; Alice, New-
port, for St. Thomas, with damage.
SWANSEA, March IG.—Wind, W. Arrived--Beethoven,
from Coquimbo.
LOWESTOFT, March 16.—Wind, W.N.W. Arrived—
William and Richard, from London, for Hartlepool, with
damage from collision.

(PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
LIVERPOOL, Saturday Morning.
Wind, S.W.
Arrived—Erie, from Matanzas; John Howoll, Now
Orleans.

The James Chiston, from Baltimore, for London, was
brought in hero a derelict by the mate, &c., of the Mara-
thon, from Bombay, for Liverpool, which fell in with her
on the 28th of February.

Wind, S.S.W. QUEENSTOWN, March 15.
Arrived—Her Majesty's steamer Penelope, to embark
troops for the Cape of Good Hope; Flora Muir, from Foo-
ohowfoo,

(BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Saturday, 9.56 a.m.
Wind, S.S.W. ; tide, two hours' flood ; cloudy.
Arrived, March 16—Antwerpen, from Antwerp; Friends,
Mauritius; G. B. Lamar, New York.
DEAL, Saturday, 9.35 a.n,.

Wind, S.W. by S. ; hazy, and moderate.
Passed—Flora, from Shanghai, for London ; Granite
'City, from Manilla, for London • 11.111.5. Rhadamantlins,
Woolwich, for Portsmouth; Diligence (transport), west-
ward, for the river ; Taymouth Castle, from London, for
Adelaide,