The Sun.
London, England, 1855-06-12 00:00:00

PRUSSIA.

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BERLIN, June 9.—The following particulars, as
derived from the Preussiche Correspondenz, will
serve to show what amount of profit has accrued
to the Zollverein, and through it to Prussia, in
consequence of the accession of trade produced by
the diversion of Russian trade to Prussian ports "Russia's main articles of export are, as is well known,
grain, seed for crushing, flax, hemp, timber, tallow, and
copper ; that is to say, articles whose large bulk in pro-
portion to their value renders water carriage essential.
As Russia is, moreover, ill provided with roads, it is
easily comprehensible that the export trade of that coun-
try almost exclusively avails itself of inland navigation,
and for the most part finds its way to the Prussian
Baltic ports. The Niemen conveys to Memel and
Konigsberg the products of the Governments of
\Vilna and Grodno, and the northern part of Russian
Poland, as well as, by means of the Oginski Canal,
those of the Governments of Minsk, Mohileff, Tscher-
nigoff, Kieff, and Pultowa,. Along the water line of
the Vistula, together with its tributaries, the Nareff
and the Bug the export of the greatest part of Russian
Poland, as well as of the Government of Volhynia
and Podolia, is effected at Dantzic. From the western
portion of Poland merchandise finds its way along the
Warthe into the Oder, and thence to the sea at Stettin.
There is.thus an area of 11,000 geographical miles, or
about the 10th past of Russia in Europe, which by the
necessities of its position is at all times dependent on
the ports of Prussia for the export of its products.
"It is almost impossible to arrive with any thing like
certainty at the extent of the Russian transit trade in
Prussia. Of the articles above-mentioned there is a con-
siderable quantity produced in the Prussian Baltic pro-
vinces, and in Galicia. Of the whole quantity exported
from the harbours of the kaltic, only such articles are
susceptible of a proof of their origin, whether as Russian,
Prussian, or Austrian, as are subjected to Customs' re-
vision on passing the Prussian frontier, as for instance,
tallow, copper, and partly grain ; white on the other
hand, seed for crushing, flax, hemp, and timber are free
of all revision from the time of their crossing the
frontier.
The exports of the above-mentioned produce from the
Prussian Baltic ports during the last two years are as
follows

1853. 1854.
Flax, hemp, tow, and hards (cwts) 238,746 ... 1,386,814
Grain, all sorts (bushels)
Oil for crushing (cwts)
Timber—logs
Timber—planks, boards, laths,
ship lasts
Copper
Tal low
"The increase in flax, hemp, and tallow is consider-
able, and yet it does not amount to one-hPlf of the ex-
port which, before the war, took place from the neigh-
bouring ports of Russia, Libor', Riga, Pernau, Revel,
and St. Petersburg. From the above tabular statement
it will be evident that the increased export from the
Prussian Baltic ports is no newly-acquired commarce,
but is only the development of commercial relations of
long standing, the activity of which depends on a variety
of conjunctures.

"As regards the supposed profit made byPrussia out of
the increased traffic in her Baltic ports, an increase c'
about 1,500,000 cwt. on the exports can hardly be any-
, thing very momentous, according to British ideas of
over-sea trade. Russian flax pays five silver groschens
(6d.), and Russian tallow three-and-a-half silver gros-
chens (4d.) per cwt. The increase of export of these
two articles in 1854 brought into the Treasury of the
Zollverein something less than 250,000 thalers, of which
amount, after deducting the shares of the other States,
about the half falls to Prussia, say 18,750."
Two fresh incidents have contributed within the
last few days to exacerbate still more the feeling
here that was already bitter enough against Aus-
tria. The first is, that in spite of Austria's having
addressed a special note to Prussia on the 17th ult.,
to request her not to make any motion at the Bund
to take into consideration the bait lately thrown
out by Russia, nevertheless, the note of the
25th, in which Austria lays down the course
she shall take after her proposals have been re-
jected by the Western Powers has not been de-
livered to this Cabinet. The other is the circum-
stance that a Bohemian Catholic priest, who had
lately resided a short time in Prussia for the pur •
pose of entering the Protestant Church, and had
complied with all the requirements of the Austrian
law on the subject, has been treated with an amount
of cruelty and injustice, which will go far to eclipse
the Madiai case. He was fetched by police agents
at night out of bed awl out of his parents' house at
Prosnitz (in Moravia), and escorted back to his
former monastery in Prague. As neither promises
nor threats were effectual in prevailing on him to
return to the " true" fold, his sufferings in his
prison there were gradually but regularly increased;
this torture being equally ineffectual, the monks
at length pronounced him insane, and confined him
with divers madmen na a dungeon close to the sewer
of the building, where ho still lies.

THE BALTIC FLEET.
OFF CRONSTAPT, June I.—The French fleet,
consisting of the Tourville (flag), Duquesne, .Aus-
terlitz, and the corvette D'Assas rove in sight, and
were saluted with 21 guns by the Duke of Welling-
ton, all the English ships flying the French flag at
the main. It was returned by the French Ad-
I ship with 15, and they anchored at 4.45 a
little to the westward of our line, saluting the Eng-
lish flag with 21 gurts, to correct the mistake made
by returning our stint() with only 15. At 5.20
p.m. Admiral Penaud paid a complimentary visit
to Admiral Dundas, with more saluting and play-
ing of " Partant pour la Syrie," and " God Save
the Queen. In the evgning the Bulldog arrived
from Faro with twc colliers in tow, bringing also
the letters and newspapers brought from home by
the Pylades, which she left at Faro.
June 2.—Admiral Dundas returned the visit of
Admiral Penaud, with more saluting and music on
both sides. Admiral Dundas afterwards went re-
connoitring in the Merlin to the north side of
Crousta,dt. After getting in as far as he possibly
could in the ship, he took a boat and got within
1,700 yards of the block ships in the harbour be-
hind Cconstadt, and ascertained the exact position
of the line of piles which intercept the passage or
channel on the north of island. Admiral Sey-
mour paid a complimentary visit to the French
Admiral, which the French Admiral returned next
day, with more saluting and music.
June 4.—The Risbank. Battery has been practis-
ing firing at a mark nearly all day. We can dis-
tinctly see the flash of the guns from where we lie.
The Pylades' with three gun-boats in tow, arrived
this evening from Faro.

PORTUGAL.

SOUTHAMPTON, Monday.—The Vasco da Gaana,
steam-ship, Captain Taylor, with ship letter bags,
passengers, and general cargo, arrived this morn-
ing. She left Lisbon on the th inst., at mid-day.
By this 'tirival we receive files of newspapers
from the above capital. Since the Madrid reached
Southampton with the usual Peninsular mail
nothing has transpired in the political hemisphere
of Portugal worth recording.
It appears in commercial afairs that a steam c Dna-
pany has been formed for the purpose of a regular
communication between Lisbon and the Azores—a
line that was much required. The company will be I
assisted by a loan from the Courts. The Electric
Telegraph Company, through its chairman, Mr.
Ricardo, have made a proposition to Government
to make the Azores a station in the projected com-
munication by telegraph to America.
Some little excitement has been caused at Fun-
elm! in consequence of the sentinel of her Majes-
ty's sloop Teazer having shot a poor Portuguese
boy dead, who was approaching the vessel to sell
his commodities. An investigation was being made
into the affair, and it was reported that theunfor-
tunate affair originated in mistake, but how the
"mistake " occurred has not transpired
The weather had been boisterous in the extreme
in the Tagus during the past week, and three or
four vessels were dismasted.
The Iberia, with the homeward Peninsular mails,
was expected to arrive from Gibraltar on the Bth,
and would leave for Southampton on the 9th.
conveying
Majesty's
frigate-endot he Malacca,bay the 31st
ult., steering southward.
The Great Western, steam-ship, for Southamp-
ton, with the River Plato and Brazilian mails, was
expected at Lisbon, en route, on the 10th inst.
Lisbon Exchanges.—Bills on London, 90 days,
541 ; 30 days, 541.

THE EHICSON.—The steamer Ericson, which has at-
tracted so much attention, has recently been refitted
with now machinery, had made a trial trip thirty miles
out to sea, the result of which is reported to have been
highly satisfactory, and she was announced to leave New
York for Havre on the I,6th of the month, under the
command of Capt. Lowber.
AINIGLING.—A gentleman named Dawson, who has
fished the Brora for some seasons, has, during less than
two months, killed 179 salmon, or, at an aAerage, of
more than three daily.—Scottia Accord.