The Sun.
London, England, 1855-10-05 00:00:00

THE CRIMEA.

" The last accounts from the Crimea," says a
letter from Vienna of the 3Gth ult., in the Post
Ampt Gazstte, " come down to the 28th. Informa-
tion had reached the French camp that the Russian
army had been reduced to 120,000 men by the
losses in the late combats ; that Gen. Gortschakoff
was endeavouring to concentrate his forces as much
as possible, in order to be able to maintain himself
against an attack from the allied army until
the reinforcement of 20,000 men, which he had
ordered up from Perekop, should have arrived.
They were expected about the end of the month,
and it was thought that the general would then
retire into the interior of the Crimea. General
Gortschakoff begins by degrees to direct his am-
bulances towards the north. A letter from Varna,
of the 22d, states that five blockading steamers
have left for the Gulf of Odessa."

FRANCE,

PARIS, THURSDAY EVENING.

No official despatches have confirmed the re-
ported retreat of the Russians, and the informa-
tion from Sebastopol, which may be depended
upon, tells us that the enemy is throwing up new
works on the north side—so extensive, indeed,
that the French have found it necessary to plant
batteries with a view of impeding their con-
struction.
We reckon on the retirement of the enemy from
the north of Sebastopol under the supposition that
Prince Gortschakoff has no means of supplying his
forces with food beyond a limited period, and that
the holding of his present position is not a strate-
gical necessity. But may we not be arriving at
false conclusions on both questions ?
The Russians, be it remembered, possess two
roads of communication—one by way of Perekop,
and the other leading to the Putrid Sea by the
bridge of Tchougar. The main army occupies the
plateau of Belbeck. The reserves are at Simphe-
ropol and Bakshi-Serai. The forces immediately
on the north side of Sebastopol occupy Forts
Catherine and Constantine, with the citadel,
Sievernaya, and the Telegraph. A force is hover-
ing about Kertch, and 40,000 men guard Perekop.
It is notorious that an immense amount of the
precious metals are constantly leaving England for
Russia. Is there no means of preventing this
unholy trading Can we do nothing to impede
the traffic of war materiel still carried on through
Prussia ? It is hard on our fighting countrymen to
know that the means of their destruction comes
from the mother country.
The following telegraphic despatches have been
received here to-day:--
" MADRID, 3.—ln the sitting of to-day a bill
was read to the Cortes, fixing the contingent of the
Spanish army, for 1856, at 70,000 men. The Cor-
tes afterwards approved of a bill containing liberal
enactments relative to the admission of political
refugees on the Spanish territory."
" TRIESTE, 3, Evening.—A report was in circu-
lation at Constantinople that Marshal Pelissier
would not for the moment push his operations to
the interior of the Crimea, and that he would limit
his efforts to attacking the forts on the north of
Sebastopol. The troops at Eupatoria would in the
mean time continue to harass the enemy by their
demonstrations. French troops were expected at
Varna. The intelligence from Trebizond, which
reaches to the 20th September, says it was thought
that the cold would prevent the Russians from con-
, tinning their encampment round the place longer
than the month of September."
On the proposition of Prince Napoleon, Pre-
sident of the Imperial Commission, the closing of
the Exhibition has been- definitively fixed for the
15th November next. The distribution of the
recompences, awarded to the exhibitors by the
jury, will take place on the same day. This deci-
' sion, by prolonging the period of the exhibition
I for a fortnight, gives it the duration of Biz months,

fixed by the Imperial decree which established it,
the opening having taken place on the 15th May
last. The Emperor and Empress will be present
at the closing ceremony, and his Majesty will him-
self distribute the recompences.
By decrees in the Moniteur, Rear-Admiral
Penaud, in command of the French naval force in
the Baltic, and Admiral Rigault de Genouilly,
in command of the French naval brigade at the
siege of Sebastopol, have been raised to the rank of
Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour ; four cap-
tains in the stavy to that of Commander ; ten cap-
tains to that of Officer, and 25 ieutenants and other
officers of the navy and marines to that of Knight.
Another decree confers the military medal on 50
non-commissioned officers in the navy and marines.
The Moniteur also publishes, in nearly four
columns of its smaller type, the new code of civil
and criminal law, and political constitution of
Montenegro, signed by the too-celebrated Prince
Danilo Petrowich.

BOURSE, Oct. 4.—The market continues very
heavy, and stock having been freely offered prices
aro again lower. The following are the last quota-
tions :

Cash. fr. e. End of Month.
4i per Cents 9O 50 90f. 50e.
3 per Cents 64 45 64 60
Credit Mobilier 1220 Roman
Credit Foncier — Austrian
Belgian Fives — Spanish Threes —
Piedmontese B4 50 Home Debt 32

RAILWAYS—]SOB CASII.
fr. c. C.
Orleans
Western 766 25 Strasburg
Cato 665 Havre — --
llediterranean 1200 Cherbum
NOT thorn
Lyons„ ..,... Austrian Com. ...... 742 50