The Sun.
London, England, 1855-04-27 00:00:00

THE surNr, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING; APRIL 27, 1855.

the departures The British steamer Ripon arrived
on Sunday from Constantinople to embark troops.
The Mersey, French steam-packet, arrived the same
day with 100 soldiers severely wounded. She made
rather a favourable passage from Constantinople,
in seven days, but she brought no news from the
Crimea. She brought despatches from the French
Minister at Constantinople, which were for-
warded to Paris on Sunday afternoon, in
charge of one of the Emperor's couriers. The
British steamer Alma arrived on Monday,
having had a long passage from Constantino-
ple, with 250 invalids. The mail steam-packet
Euphrate arrived the same day. She left Constan-
tinople on the afternoon of the 16th, and brought
300 invalids. The few private letters received by
the Euphrate from the French camp before Sebas-
topol are of the 14th inst. They state that there
' are 470 guns, of which 107 are English, in battery,
constantly firing against the Russian fortifications.

not change it. It will be folly to wait till the
summer is over, till Government has got rid of the
House of Commons, and can laugh from Downing-
street at the people. Moteover, the House itself
needs awakening. We adverted yesterday to the
disgraceful count-out on two motions of great
national importance. Idlers are not the men for
senators just now ; much less cowards, who dare
not face an honest and urgent motion. Lord JouN,
with tears, postponed his empty Reform Bill for
the War. If members can do nothing better than
vote away looney and shirk grave questions, the
people must demand their real Reform Bill. Votes
for the many, and the Ballot for all, will be the
war cry at home, as the oily means to war in
earnest—war without reckless waste abroad.

LATEST NEWS.

VI ENNA CONFERENCES.

VIENNA, THURSDAY EVENING.

To-day, at the request of the Russians, it was
made known that they would make new proposi-
tions. The issue of the Conference has not yet

transpired.
Baron Hess goes with the whole of the general
staff to Galicia on the 2d of May, but probably

only to inspect the army.

By a second despatch we learn that the Russian
propositions have been rejected by the allies. M.
Drouyn De l'Huys leaves to-morrow.

The motion about to be made in the House of
Lords calling on Government to declare their in-

Railway shares have fallen 3 per cent.

tentions in reference to Russian trade through
Prussia this season is by no means uncalled for.
Had we no stronger reason for this opinion than
the surprising ingenuity manifested by Govern-
ment in blundering, the remarkable tact hitherto
shown by men in office in omitting to do the right
thing—not only at the right time, but also at all,
that would amply suffice. But when we take into
account the experience of last year, when we re-
member what evil results followed from the course
then pursued with regard to Prussia, we are dis-
posed to wonder that the intended motion was not
made before.

THE OVERLAND MAIL.

TRIESTE, FRIDAY MORNING.

The steamer Bombay arrived yesterday at a
quarter past nine p.m., in 124 hours from

Alexandria.

The India Mail brings advices from Calcutta,

March 24 ; Madras, 28 ; Bombay, April 3 ;
Shanghai, March 9 ; Canton, 13 ; Hong

Kong, 15.

A rupture with Persia is imminent ; the Shah
openly avows his preference for Russia.
Mr. Murray left Bagdad for Teheran on the
12th of March.

At the commencement of the War we were told,
in the most emphatic manner, that the blockade to
be established by our fleet in the Baltic would so pa-
ralyse Russian commerce, that the nobles of that
country whose income was notoriously derived from
the exportation of the produce of their estates,
and the merchants generally, would murmur so
deeply in revolt against the War, as to compel the
CZAR seriously to entertain conditions of peace.
In this faith the public bore with greater pa-

The 'meeting between Hyder Whou and Ms.
Lawrence took place near Peshawur on the 19th

of March.

Trade in India is dull, and money scarce.
Lord Dalhousie reached Ootacamund on the Bth
of March much better in health.

tience the comparative inactivity of the fleet. If
Sir CEARLES NAPIER did not batter down stone
walls, he, at all events, was effecting this desir-
able object. Unfortunately, one or two little

The traffic on the Calcutta railway exceeds a:

expectations.
Shanghai and Canton have been evacuated by
the rebels.
The Russian frigate Diana has been lost in
Japan from the effects of an earthquake.
The steamer Shanghai arrived at Hong Kong
on the 20th of February. The Living Age and
the Tom Bowline have been wrecked on the
Prahas.
Exchange at Canton, 4Eq; ; Shanghai, 64k.
The ratification of the Japanese and American
treaty took place at Simoda on Feb. 21.

facts were overlooked. The neutral KING of
PRUSSIA was the fast friend of Russia, and his ter-
ritories lay convenient to those of the CZAR. If
CLICQUOT could not fight for his brother-in-law,
he could do better still, he could lend him
important aid, at no risk, and, what
was still more, profit by it. He could
facilitate the passage of Russian produce
through Prussia, and at the same time fill up the
coffers of the State ; and he did so, the result
being that, in a commercial point of view, the
blockade was rendered useless. Russian merchants
and nobles readily got rid of their goods, and
found themselves almost as well off at the end of
the year as at the beginning. The people of Eng-
land have the satisfaction of knowing that the
mismanagement of their rulers has enriched a
traitorous neutral, and frustrated the main ob-
ject of a costly blockade. Now that the fleet
has returned to the Baltic it is surely high time
some measures were taken with Prussia to check
the evil.

FRANCE.
PARIS, THURSDAY EVENINC.
The following telegraphic despatches have been
received here to-day :
"FRANKFORT, 25TH, EVENING.—A report was cur-
rent at the Bourse to-day that a separate treaty was to
be signed between Turkey and Russia by the interven-
tion of the Allied Powers, and forming part of a Euro-
pean treaty of peace which will be signed by all the great
Powers, including Prussia."
"MADRID, 25TH.—The Cortes have adopted up to
article 12 of the bill for the sale of the Church property.
Reports which had been in circulation of some differences
of opinion having arisen among the Ministry are totally
unfounded. The Portuguese Ambassador has addressed
a note to the Spanish Government, complaining of at-
tacks made by Spaniards on the Portuguese frontier."
The total amount of the subscription received
by the Minister of War for the army of the East
up to this time is 1,792,249 f. 94c.
On account of the number of men required at
present for the fleet, the Minister of Marine has or-
dered that no exceptional discharges from the ser-
vice shall take place on any pretext..
The King of Sweden had named the late M.
Ducos, Commander Grand Cross of the Order of
the Polar Star. The diploma and the insignia of
the order were presented to the Minister two days
before his death. An idea may be formed of the
great activity displayed by the deceased Minister
whilst at the head of the naval department from
the fact, that during the last three years not less
than 14 screw line-of-battle ships, and 120 other
steamers or sailing vessels, have been either laid on
the stocks or launched.
M. Bineau, ex Minister of Finance, has arrived
in Lyons from the South. The hon. gentleman's
health has considerably improved.
The Calypso frigate left Toulon yesterday with
troops and ammunition for the Crimea. The Eng-
lish steamers the Calcutta, tie Tubal Cain, the
Isabel Croll, and the Loire, and the Bremen
steamer the Hausa, took their departure from
Marseilles the preceding day with troops and stores
for the army of the East.
The following order of the day was published by
General Canrobert on the occasion of General
Forey, leaving the army of the East. It is dated
head-quarters before Sebastopol, April 11th :
" The Emperor calls General Forey to the army of
Africa, investing him with the important command of
the division of Oran. The General-in-Chief, in taking
leave of the general officer, has to express to him his
perfect satisfaction and his gratitude for the signal ser-
vices which he has constantly rendered in the high posi-
t:on of commander of the siege corps before Sebastopol,
which command he has exercised with unflinching and
loyal energy during five months of most severe trials.
The name of General Forey will remain gloriously asso-
ciated with the persevering efforts of the army of the
East during this memorable winter campaign."

BOURSE, APRIL 26.—CLOSING PRICES.
Cash. fr. c. End of Month.
,q per Cents 93 25 93f. 25c.
3 per Cents 6B 75 68 70
Credit Mobilier 782 50 Rcman
Credit Foncier 540 Austrian
Belgian Fives -- Spanish Threes 351
Piedmontese ......... 85 50 Home Debt 3oti
RAILWAYS—FOR CASH.
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Orleans
Western 642 50 Rouen
Cate 615 Strasburg
Mediterranean 9B i Havre 550
Northern