The Sun.
London, England, 1855-04-12 00:00:00

THE TRADE OF RUSSIA.

BEiLIN, April fl.—The annual return of the trade of
St. Petersburg for 1854 shows that oversea commerce
suffered almost an entire cessation during that year.
The navigation was open from April 25 till Novem-
ber 18 ; during that. time only seven foreign vessels
arrived, atid,27 cleared out. - 1 he greater part of this
latter number left. St. Petersburg previously to May
15, while a few others ventured to return (to Swe-
den) in the autumn, without waiting for the blockade
to be raised. • .'The "-Russian coasting trade was hardly
interrupted at all, as the actual blockade of Cron-
stadt lasted only a few weeks. Of the goods usually
exported from St. Petersburg, everything that could
bear land carriage was forwarded direct from Novgorod,
Twer, and Moscow to the Prussian frontier at Tars-
roggen, but at such increased cost that the demand
necessarily fell off, and it is assumed that England
is, at the present moment, sufficiently provided for
some time to' comee Of 100,000 casks of tallow ex-
pected at the commencement of the year to arrive
at St. Petersburg in its course 90,000 were exported.
"over the land frontier, the remaining 10,000 are still
lying at St. Petersburg ; prices, after having relaxed
from 113 to 101 roubles, rose again in August to 118
silver ronbles ;: since then, prices have again fallen. The
supply fdr this year' is estimated at 80,000 casks. Of
potash hardly any has been exported ; prices experienced
a slight rise,‘'. when, after some delays, small parcels
were got rid of by land-export. Stnall quantities
of hemp-oil, the 'property ; of non-Russians, were ex-
ported to Stockholm from Revel in the autumn ; the
'stock of this article is heavy, and prices low ; 6 roubles
35 copieti for delivery in June ; since February of
this year prices have risen, Of the hemp that
but for the blockade would have been exported
from St. Petersburg 600,000 pud (for the most part clean
hemp) were forwarded by land vise Kowno, For clean
hemp prices haver sunk from 90 to 75 silver roubles.
Stocks are heavy, particularly of half.elean hemp.
Prices of this article have sustained a little improve-
ment of late, iri consequence of purchases for exporta-
tion by land to Sweden via Torneo. Aimost the entire
last year's crop of flax passed direct from its place of
growth over, the land frontier ; hardly any appeared at
St. Petersburg. Horsehair is in demand ; 22,000.pud
have been already_ forwarded by land. Hog's bristles
are brisk; 63,000 pud have been sent off; 4,500 pud of
isinglass have been forwarded) and no stocks are now on
hand. Very little ie doing in Russia leather ; the stocks
are very light, the greater part being required for army
purposes, and the usual customers beinie, deterred by the
increased. expenses ; prices :moderate. A considerable
quantity of copper is . believed to have arrived
lately for :export, in consequence of a reduction of
prices for land-carriage to Kowno ; prices firmer.
Grain and seed have' suffekd most of all from the
blockade, as not being susceptible of land carriage.
Wheat, contracted for in the previous winter at 8 to 81
silver roubles, fell in the euanner to 6 and 5. silver
roubles; rye wee run down by forced sales from 61 to
31 silver roubl4s per chetwert ; linseed, con tractei for
at 7 silier rouble,, has been to be sold for 51 and 5
silver roubles. Ti.ere are considerable quantities of
wheat and rye still lying at St. Petersburg on account
and risk of foreienere.
have The imports suffered so much from the increased
expenses of land carriage that the reduction of duties,
in some cases conceded by the Government, have been
of no avail. Very few goods altogetta:r have reached St.
Petersburg during the past year, but large quantities,
particularly of sugar, cotton, and palm oil, are still
lying at Konigsberg and Memel waiting for the means of
being forwarded.

Lord Granville arrived in Paris on Tuesday. It is
supposed that his visit has something to do with that of
the Emperor and Empress to London.

CORK tr,EcTroN.—Lord Ennismore has issued his ad-
dress to the electors of Cork. His lordship is all that
the present Government could desire, and that is saying
enough of him.
DUBLIN, Wednesday. —His Excellency the Earl of
Carlisle, Lord Lieut-nant, arrived at Kingstown to-day,
at two o'clock. Arrived in Dublin, he proceeded in
state to the Castle, loudly cheered by the people.
We are glad to state that favourable accounts have
been received from Paris of the health of Mr. Blackett,
M.P.

The subscriptions in Glasgow towards the Royal
Patriotic Fund amount to the handsome sum of 44,7691.
3s. lid.

The wind lulled yesterday morning at Southampton,
after blowing a gale-'and in fierce gusts for 70 hours un-
interruptedly, chiefly from west-north-west.
The Government emigration ship Octavia left South-
hampton Dock yesterday with 350 emigraLts, for Ade-
laide, South Australia.

Bulletins of the cholera still appear in the Journal de
St. Petersbourg. On the 29th ult. there were 188 cases
in that cite.
SHOP ROBBERY AT MANCHESTER.—Between 9 o'clock
on Tuesday evening and one o'clock yesterday morning,
the lock-up shop of Mr. Affleck, tailor and draper, 43,
Princess-street, Manchester, was broken into, and pro-
perty to the value of about 1601. was stolen, includ;ng
pieces of cloth, silk velvet, velvet vestings, fancy silks,
and cashmeres. The robbers appear to have broken a
pane of glas-, and so obtained an entrance t 3 an adjoin•
ing house, from which they gained access to the roof.
They then removed the slates from Mr. Affleck's roof,
and descended into the shop, leaving the premises by
the back door, which was found insecure by the police-
man cn the beat at one a.m. A brace and a hit, used
for boring, a pocket knife, and a step ladder about five
yards long, were left behind by the thieves. They have
Rot yet been apprehended.
Brighton appears to be well filled with f4shionables.
Amongat the arrivals announced in the Brighton Guar-
dian of yesterday, are the Earl of Ripon, Lord Mel-
gund, Sir F. and Lady Bathurst, the Duchess of Man-
chester, Viscount Malden, Mr. Vernon Smith, M.P.,
M. Tricouni (the Greek Minister), Mr. Sergeant Kings-
lake, Sir Erskine Perry, M.P., Mr. Phinn, M.P. Mr.
Booker, M.P., Mr. Morris, M.P., &c. The Speaker of
the House of Commons and family, and Mr. Gregson,
M.P., and Mrs. Gregson, have engaged apartments at
the'Norfo/k Hotel.

THS MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, April 11. The
Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-ship Iberia,
Captain Christian, left to-day, with the mails for Vigo,
Oporto, Lisbon, Cadiz, and Gibraltar, and 38 passen-
gers, 25 of whom are artillerymen, for disembarkation at
Gibraltar. Captain Stewart, of the General Screw
Company's service, also accompanies the vessel to Cadiz,
to render, if possible, assistance in extricating the Natal
from her perilous position. Oa freight the Iberia has
43,5501. specie —viz., for Oporto, 1,0001. ; Lisbon,
26,580/. ; and Cadiz, 15,9701., and an average cargo of
general-merahandise. The United States mail steam-
ship St. Louis, Captain Wotton, will leave Cowes to-
morrow (this day) at daybreak, for New York, ea route
from Havre, with French and English mails and passen-
gers. The ship has been detained some few hours beyond
her usual time of sailing, in consequence of Easter Tues-
day being observed as a general holiday at Havre, and
thus preventing the loading of the ship from being
completed.
Recruiting for the three regiments-of Cork Militia is
at present proceeding with great activity, but the regi-
ments are still kept below their standard in consequence
of the numbers who daily volunteer into the line. As
an exadiple of the success which has attended the exer-
tions of the recruiting agents in Cork, it may he stated
that one sergeant in the Cork artillery has himself had
upwards of fifty recruits attested within the last month,
independently, of course, of the recruits obtained by
the other sergeants and corporals of the same regi-
ment.

—THE FORTHCOMING EASTER TERM.—Yesterday the
lists, of rules for argument and decision in the three com
mon law courts for the forthcoming Easter Term, corn-
=miming on Monday next, were exhibited in the offices
of the several courts. The aggregate of the three courts
is only 66—a smaller number than one court possessed
some two or three years ago. There is not much com-
plaint of the "law's delay ;" and, by the Common Law
Procedure Act, facilities are afforded to terminate rules
in which points arise. In the Court of Queen's Bench
for the ensuing term there are seven rules for new trials,
two rules on the special paper for judgment, and 18 fur
argument, besides which
_there are six enlarged, making
s total of 33. In the Court of Common Pleas there are
in the remnant paper five enlarged rules, five new trial
rules, one rule for the decision of the court, and six de-
murrers entered, making 17-; whilst in the Court of
Exchequer there are in the special paper four rules for
argument, and in the peremptory paper the same num-
ber ; in the new trial list only one for judgment and
seven for argument, waking 16, and completing the
total of 66 rules in the three courts.

SERGEANT SULLIVAN.—Justice at last t- Sergeant
Sullivan has got his well-earned commission ; but it is
not to the War-office he owes it. No I ashamed are we
to say, and ashamed should the country be to hear, that
but for the press, for Sir De Lacy Evans, and for Mr.
French, he would be a sergeant still, and a sergeant he
might continue until death relieved him of all care about
promotion. It is a bad mode of " management ;" but it
is the best which, until a rougher stimulus be applied
to the Horse Guards, we are likely to see in action. It
is not to our credit • but if merit is to be sacrificed to
"system," and if that system is to defrau I of its fair
share of - advancement admittedly "distinguished
bravery," the Sergeant Sellivans of the army will suffer
only in conjunction with the country which so ungrate-
fully neglects them. But can it last ? Can defects or
partialities brought thus prominently to light be per-
mitted to endure? Is it on the men who fight for us, or
on the men who enter the army to sport an epaulette or
beguile ennui, the honours of the service are more be-
comingly bestowed ? If we are not mistaken, even this
tardy act of justice was sorely against the will of one
who was not altogether unconcerned in the doing of it.
—Cork Constitution.

CITY OF LONDON THEATRE.—Messrs. Johnson and
Nelson Lee have catered well for their holiday visitors.
Two entirely originAl dramas have been put upon the
stage, and an engagement entered into with a great star,
Mr. John Milton Hengler, the juvenile tragedian and
rope-dancer extraordinary. The first piece, entitled The
Working Man, produced with new scenery throughout
and new dresses, was most successful. The plot is in-
teresting, and the acting was greatly admired. Mr,
Alfred Rayner, as the working man, was truly excellent.
This gentleman has become quite a favourite. Mr. W.
Searle is too well known to require our praise ; he is a
perfect character actor. Mr. G. Clair personated a vil-
lain to the life ; while Mr. Bellair, Mr. W. Travers,
Mr. Lee, &c., ably supported them. The ladies—Miss
Ely Loveday, Miss Emily Short, and Miss Lydia
Pearce—played with great care and judgment. We
understand Mr. Milton Hengler appears in the character
of Hamlet on Monday next. We hope the house will
be well attended:

One hundred and thirty-two children and adults were
baptised on Easter,
.Sunday at Christ-ohurob, Watney-
areet, Gitggesin-in-Emit.

LATEST NEW

VIENNA, WEDNESDAY EVENING.

Authentic intelligence has been received here

from Varna up to the Bth April.
Nothing had occurred before Sebastopol of im-

portauce up to that date.

Accounts from Constantinople, of the sth, state
that on the previous day the Greek Ambassador,
M. Conduriotti, had arrived there.

A Russian account of a sanguinary engagement
on the 26th of March deserves no attention, as
advices of. the 3d of April from the Crimea make

no mention of it.

The Russians are still in the position they have
so long occupied on the Tchernaya.

The following despatch was received in Park
Isst night :

MARSEILLES, APRIL 10.

The instructions which Ali Pacha takes with him,
enjoin him, it is said, to accept in favour of the Prin-
cipalities the common protectorate of the great
Powers, while, at the same time, he is to express
regret that the pure and simple sovereignty of
Turkey over those provinces is not re-established.
Ali Pacha is said to have also received instruc-
tions to reserve the question relative to an indem-
nity for the war.

Letters from Malta, of the 4th, announce that
seven steamers had left on the 2d and 3d fOr

Genoa to take on board the Piedmontese troops.
The Vulcan steam-corvette was to follow them.

THE BALTIC FLEET.
(Be, Submarine and British, Telegraph.)
DEAL, Taur.snAY MORiTING.
Her Mnjosty's ship Driver, from Portsmouth,
with gun-boat, has anchored.

Her Majesty's ship Ajax has sailed for the

Baltic.

FRANCE.
(FROM OUR' OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

PARIS, WEDNESDAY EVENING.
The Emperor and Empress will leave on Sunday
next for England. It is' announced that the Em-
peror will be attended by the Duke de Bassano, his
grand chamberlain, and MM. Fleury, de Toulon-
geon, and E. Ney. Marshal Valliant will also
accompany his Majesty. The suite of the Empress
will be composed of the Princess d'Essling, Mmes.
de Montebello and de Malaret, Count Tascher de
la Pagerie, grand master of her household, and
Baron de Pierre, her equerry. Their Majesties
will not remain in England more than a week.

General of Brigade Morin, of the artillery,
has been promoted. to the rank of General of
Division, and Colotiels Pradal and Devaux, of
the artillery, to the rank of Generals of Brigade.
General of Division d'Artois, member of the com-
mittee of fortifications, has been promoted to the
rank of Grand Officer in the Legion of Honour.
General of Brigade Braive has been appointed to
command the artillery at Toulouse ; General of
Brigade de Sevelinge to command the artillery at
Metz ; General of Brigade Soleille to command
the artillery of the reserve of the army of the Bait ;
General of Brigade Davaux is placed at the dis-
posal of the Governor-General of Algeria ; General
of Brigade Guy de la Villette, commanding the
sub-division of the Meuse, at Verdun, is appointed
to the command of the department of the Moselle
at Metz ; and General of Brig tde de Lioux to coin-.
mand the department of the Meuse.
A letter from Cherbourg says :—" The screw
line-of-battle ship Austerlitz, which had been pre-
paring to convey the Emperor and Empress to
England, bas received counter-orders, and is to
proceed almost immediately to the Baltic, to ope-
rate with the English squadron. Four other line-
of-battle ships have been ordered to proceed to the
Downs to serve as an escort to their Majesties in
orossing the Channel, after which these vessels will
also join the Baltic fleet. The Emperor and Em-
press will proceed from Boulogne to Dover by the
screw-steam corvette tire Assas, a new vessel of
400-horse power. She has just arrived in this
roadstead from Lorient, and workmen are now
busily employed on board her, making the neces-
sary preparations for the accommodation of their
Majesties." _ _ _

The Simos left Marseilles on Monday evening
for Constantinople, having on board part of the
regiment of the voltigeurs of the guard and a bat-
tery of the 3d regiment of artillery. These troops
appeared in the highest spirits and went through
the streets shouting Vive l'Empereur ! The Darien,
steam frigate also left Toulon on Monday for Con-
stantinople with troops and materiel.
The Tape line-of-battle ship left Algiers on the
sth, having on board the 14th battalion of Foot
Chasseurs for the Crimea. The Governor-General
visited the vessel before her departure,• and when
she Mt she was saluted with 15 guns by lhe
battery.

Two battalions of gendarmerie of the Imperial
Guard left Paris yesterday for Marseilles to embark
for the East. The Ist battalion, which had been
quartered at the barrack in the ue de Babylone,
had marched over the Pont Royal, and were turn,
ing round to proceed along the quay, when their
Majesties, placing themselves in the Pavillon de
Flore, saluted the troops, and were answered by
loud cries of " Vive l'Empereur !" " Viva l'lmpe-
ratrice !"

BOURSE, APRIL 11.—CLOSING PRICES.
Cash. fr. C. End of Month.
41 per Cents 94 -94 f. 253.
3 per Cents 69 25 69f. 75e.
Credit Mobilier BOO Roman
Credit Fonder 532 50 Austrian - B3
Belgian Fives — Spanish Threes —
Piedmontese B5 75 Home Debt 3li