The Sun.
London, England, 1855-03-13 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PARIS, MONDAY EVENING.
The Emperor, yesterday, received at a private
audience his Excellency Vely-Pacha, Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Porte,
who had the honour to present his letters of recal
to his Majesty ; also Baron de Seebach, Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of
Saxony, who had the honour to present to him the
reply of the King of Saxony to the letters of recal
of M. H. Mercier ; and lastly Baron de Wwchter,
resident 'Minister of the King of Wurtemburg, who
had the honour of presenting to his Imperial Ma-
jesty the reply of his sovereign to the letters of
recal of the Count do Bearn.
General de la Marmora, who had returned from
London, has left :Paris for Turin to take the com-
mand of the Piedi nontese army which is about to
embark for the Crimea.

We read in the: Moniteitr :—" A letter in the
Times mentions a. rumour insulting to the honour
of a French general who holds an important com-
mand in the Crimea. Although the Times has
only reproduced this rumour with reserve, we deny
it formally. It is as false as it is impossible."
The Jitoniteur says 1—" The Government has
received from the Crimea news to the 4th, to the
effect that the weather had improved, but that no-
thing important invd taken place. Thus the un-
favourable rumours which have been circulated
during the last few days aro Droved to be
erroneous."

The Assemblee Nationale says Letters from
St. Petersburg announce that the elorpse of the
Emperor Nicholas has been exposed in a chapelle
ardente of the palace. The face of the emperor
remained uncovered, and it was said that the ex-
position was to continue to the 16th. The rumours
dis eminated as to the decomposition of the body,
and repeated in a telegraphic despatch from Ber-
lin, appear therefore devoid of all foundation."
The raised plan of Sebastopol, with thti positions
of the Allied Armies and the coast of southern
Crimea, now exhibited by Mr. Wyld on the Italian
Boulevards, is attracting crowds to s'oee it. A
French assistant explains in a clear and Latelligible
manner the nature of the ground, and points out
the spots where the various episodes a the war
took place. With the assistance of a p amphlet,
describing the localities, the spectator whil in an
hour obtain a correct idea of the whole. I'he Em-
peror and Empress, attended by General rtionte-
hello, visited this exhibition the other da v, and
remained more than an hour. General de konte-
bello, who was recently in the Crimea, pointed out
all the positions to the Emperor, and observed that
it is as complete a fac-simile as could be made.
The Prussian diplomatic difficulties remain
,pre-
cisely in the same position. Austria is every day
pronouncing herself more strongly against the
policy of Prussia. The latter power seeks to ha-
spire the small States of Germany to adopt mea,
sures which are openly hostile to France, by erm-
ing the forts in the direction of the French frontier,
instead of directing their attention to the threatened
confines of Austria and the Principalities.
General Wedell (who ought to be called General
Muddle) has no propositions to offer on the part of
Prussia which will alter the position of the Allies
in reference to that power ; although, as the in-
tentions of the King are dishonest, it is by no
means improbable that the envoy's language will
seek to conceal the read views of Prussia under a
veil of sham friendship and protestations. M.
Cavour's reply to the Russian declaration of war
against Piedmont is attracting much attention and
comment in Paris.

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