The Sun.
London, England, 1855-03-19 00:00:00

RUSSIA.

A telegraphic despatch from Berlin, dated Satur-
I day night, the 17th inst., says :--
"A Russian circular despatch has been issued to
Russian representatives abroad. It states that the
mission of the new Emperor is to shield the integrity of
Russia, but especially to restore peace to his empiee and
to the world.
"The instructions to the Russian represent Ives at
Vienna have been renewed in this sense."
The same despatch says :--
"An important political Conference will be held at
Dresden during the visit of the King of Prussia to that
• capital. M. de Manteuffel leaves for Dresden this
even ng."
A letter froth Frankfort, 14th, in the Indepen-
dance of Brussels, says :
"Letters which have been just received from St. Pe-
tersburg give some details of the reception given by the
new Emperor to the Corps Diplomatique who carne to
offer their compliments of condolence on the death of his
father. This ceremony took place on the 7th. The
Emperor advanced towards them, and in a loud and
emphatic voice expressed how much he was affected
by the marks of sympathy which he met with on all
sides for the loss which had just fallen on Russia. He
afterwards said that, on ascending the throne, he was
animated by the same sentiments as the Emperor Ni-
' cholas, his father, and the Emperor Alexander, his
uncle. He added that the views of the Emperor Ni-
cholas were not always well understood, and that his
policy, which was one of Conservatism, had been lat-
terly misapprehended. If,' he said, 'the Holy Alliance
no longer exists, I hope that the principles on which it
reposed, may still prevail and serve as a bond between
the different States. lam disposed, for my part, to re-
store peace to Europe, if honourable conditions are
offered to Russia ; but if any which are not so are at-
tempted to be forced on her, I will rather perish than
accept them.' After these words, his Majesty, succes-
sively addressing Count Esterhazy and M. de Werther,
the Austrian and Prussian Ministers, alluded in a very
feeling manner to-the name of the Emperor Nicholas
having been given for ever to the sth Regiment of Aus-
trian Cuirassiers, and to the affection which the King of
Prussia had always evinced towards the deceased Em-
peror. Such is the substance of the expressions of his Ma-
jesty, which, you may comprehend, I cannot give you
textually. The ideas of the new Emperor are the same as
those which suggested the manifesto published to the na-
tion a few hours after the death of the Emperor Nicholas.
There may be seen in the speech addressed to the Corps
Diplomatique, as in the other document, a firmness not
excluding moderation. These letters also contain some
details of the ceremony of taking the oath of fidelity to
the new Emperor, by the great bodies of the State and
by the members of the imperial family, princes and prin-
cesses. This ceremony took place on the same day as
the death of the Emperor Nicholas. Alexander 11. was
in tears ; he successively embraced all the members of :
the Imperial family present, and particularly pressed to
his heart with the deepest emotion his brother, the
Grand Duke Constantine. A priest opened the ceremony
by a speech, in which, in very pathetic words, he called
to mind the high destiny of the illustrious deceased.
Scarcely had he•concluded, when the Emperor threw ,
himself into his arms, sobbing aloud."

PRUSSIA.
BERLIN, March 13.—A telegraphic despatch, of
. the 10th inst., from St. Petersburg, announces the
arrival of Prince Charles of Prussia, who was sent
by our court to congratulate the new Czar on his
accession to the throne. He was accompanied by
the Grand Duchess Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-
' Schwerin. The Emperor Alexander and his bro-
ther, the Grand Duke Constantine, both dressed in
the Prussia% uniform, received their relatives on
the platform of the railroad terminus.
When the King of Prussia received the tele-
graphic news of the death of his brother-in-law he
immediately sent back, as an answer, the following
words from the Apocalypse, addressed to his siste r
the Empress : " Blessed are the dead who die in
the Lord." This is probably the first time that the
telegraph has been used—in Russia, at least—to
convey scraps of Scripture.
Accounts from Stockholm state that a naval con-
scription has been ordered for the whole of the
Aland Islands. Ever since these islands were ceded.
by Sweden to Russia the inhabitants have been ex-
empted from personal servitude, which, at their
request, was converted into an annual money pay-
ment. This hitherto unprecedented measure may
therefore be considered another practical proof of
the scarcity of men in the Russian army and navy.