The Sun.
London, England, 1855-01-03 00:00:00

RUSSIA.

The prohibition against the export of corn from
Russia to Gallicia has, says a letzer front Lemberg,
extended to all the corn which had been contracted
for before the prohibition.

A letter from St. Petersburg, of the 20th ult.,
in the Constitutionnel, says
The health of The Empres; of Russia is very bad.
Her sons, Nicholas and Mic'ss.el, have, on her
pressing
solicitations, been recalled from the Cri-
mea by a special order from the Emperor. They
went direct to Gatchina, where the court is re-
siding, and are only to leave in a few days. The
aide-de-camp of the Grand-Duke Michael, who was
wounded at Inker man, has received leave of absence for
eight months' to recover his health. He protected the
Prince against the enemy's balls, and was at last seri-
ously woundel. During the last lew days the Emperor
has not come to St. Petersburg. C.:Erb:tines will not be
very gay this year. The furious enemies cf the West
make declamatior:s in the Russian journals against the
purchase of Frer ch arid Englb-h articles for presents.
The prices of these articles have risen incredibly high.
To make up the deficit resulting from the Treasury
by the diminution of the duties on foreign imports,
the Minb,ter of Finance, M. de Br)ek, has had recourse
to various expedients, The price of salt, for example,
has been considerably increased irr a great part cf the
Empire ; and a recent ukase proviees for the augmen-
tation o the revenue from the iao nopoly of tobacco.
The Minister of the Interior, Count Panin, on his part,
animated with the same financial zeal; excites by different
measures, and especially by the dire ct action of the go-
vernment functionaries, and the clergy, the patriotic
enthusiasm of the people, so as to• cause them to make
voluntary donations. Thus, for example, when in a
province, a contractor for the sale of liquors, which is
a government monopoly, does not make a voluntary
sacrifice of some hundred quarts of spirits of wine
for the troops ou the march, it is certain that the con-
tract will not be prolonged. The faraaticisrn of the peo-
ple is excited by different means; but a great many peo-
ple are now already learning to msrate a distinction be-
tween the interests of the country and those of Czarism.
It is only when the Government fears to cause misery
and famine that it lessens somewhat of the rigour of its
fiscal measures. Thus, in Finland, it has not dared yet
to prohibit the exportation of hemp, flax, pitch, and tim-
ber, as it has prohibited the export of the raw material
of the south of Russia. The Govern itneut appears de-
cided to defend Sebastopol with all its disposable forces.
The Ministers Nesselrode, Dolgrouiri, and Panin have a
great deal to do. The former has brad to abandon his
favourite pleasure of playing at whist and hombre ; Dot-
gorouki is required to present everyday an increase of the
army; and Panin to present a new register of voluntary
donations. Unfortunately most of these augmentations
only figure on paper."
A letter from Kischeneff, isßessarabia, 27th
ultimo, in the Emancipation, of :Brussels, says :
"The exportof corn into Austria is exceptionally
authorised by the Russian Go vernment for such
corn as had
been purchased before the decree of
prohibition.
150,(00
There is an abunc:l:ance of provisions
in all the provinces of the soul h of Russia. The
Muscovite
men,f
orcbeustint
hßeesmsaorastbioai.
tilhlesmoonaraemroauwntrteo.