The Sun.
London, England, 1855-02-23 00:00:00

THE SIEGE OF SEBASTOPOL,

BERLIN, THunspey, FEB. 22,

We learn from St. Petersburg, that under date
of the 12th inst. Prince Menschikoff had sent the
following despatch to his Government :

On the 30th we succeeded in discovering sub-
terraneous works of the French leading towards

the fortifications. With the aid of artillery we
destroyed, on the 2d, a portion of the enemy's

gallery.

On The 6th the French, trying the game means,

attempted our countermines.

The attempt turned to their own disadvantage.
On the Bth the play of a new mine enabled us

still more to destroy the enemy's works.

Meantime our artillery successfully replied to
the fire of the besiegers.

As night detachments of volunteers continually
harass the enemy in their trenches, and, by

obliging them to beat to arms, compel them to
suspend their works.

VIENNA, THURSDAY, FBB. 22.
The Vienna Presse publishes the following,
dated Constantinople, February 15 :
It is reported that Lord Raglan has tendered
his resignation.

On tle 12th General Pelissier sent a message
to Paris stating that no successful attempt could
be made on Sebastopol' for a month to come.
The inclination of -Persia in favour of Russia
becomes daily more evident.

Turkey- and Greece have not yet come to an

understanding.

Count Rechberg has arrival from Verona to
replace Baron Prokesch, who will attend the con-

ferences as Austrian plenipotentiary.

MADRID, FEB. 20

The Cortez have authorised the Government
to issue Bonds sufficient to produce five hundred
millions of effective receipt.

FRANCE.

PARIS, THURSDAY,

Lord John Russell ssts out to-day for Berlin

To-day M. Berryer vas received as a member cm
the Academy.
The general budget of receipts aid expenditure
for the year 1856 was presented to-day to the Legis-
lative Corps. It shows an excess of receipts of
4,640,486 f.
The lifonitsur publishes the despatches from
Kamiesh of the 10th, Balaklava 12th, and Varna
10th, the contents of which appeared ii our first
edition yesterday.
The Moniteur also publishes the following
CORFU, FEB. 10.
Sir Henry Ward is appointed Governor of the
Island of Ceylon. His successor has not yet been
designated.

The Cureatone, Austrian war steamer, put in
here yesterday for coals. Baron Koller, the new
Anstrian Minister at Constantinople, was on board.
The Moniteur says:—" The Minister of Exter-
nal Relations of New Granada has replied to the
communication made to him by the Minister of
the Emperor relative to the principles of maritime
law adopted by France and Great Britain during
the present war, that kis Government had received
the proclamation of those principles with the most
cordial satisfaotion, and would issue orders imme-
diately for all the citizens of the republic to ob-
serve the laws of the most strict neutrality."
"The Emperor," says the Moniteur, "after
having caused the Minister of War to give him
an account of the situation of the central stores
of clothing, did not think them sufficiently sup-
plied for present necessities, and especially for what
will be required by the incorporation of the contin-
gent if 1854. His Majesty, consequently, autho-
rised the Administration of War to purchase in
England and Belgium 700,000 yards of cloth of
the kind adopted for the service of the French
army. The orders given have been supplied.
According to a decree just published for the for-
mation of the second foreign legion, it is to be
composed of two regiments ; the effective strength
of each regiment will be 2,553 men and officers,
but to this force will be added a battalion of rifle-
men 1,648 strong, which will make the total strength
of the legion 6,724.
The Fleurus, screw line-of-battle ship, left
Algiers oa the 14th for the East, with 1,287 of the
100th regiment of the line. The Ist battalion of
the same regiment left a few days before, on board
the frigate Asmodes.
The Sultan has presented Reschid Paella with
the Palace in which the late Kosrew has just died.

BOURSE, /rEB. 22.—CLOSING PRICES.
Cash. fr. c. End of Month.
4} per Cents 95 50 95f. 50c.
3 per Cents 66 45 66 50
Credit Mobilier .. .
Credit Fonoier ...... Austrian
Belgian Fiver...,,. .. Spanish Threes 35
Piedmontese ......... 81 Home Debt 3Ol
RAILWAYS—FOR CASH.
Orleans 1 fr. c. fr. c.
,177 50 Lyons . 1022 50
Western 666 25 Rouen
Cette 597 50 Strasburg
Mediterranean ...... 900 Havre 560
Northern

PRUSSIA.
The Journal ds Francfort has the following from
Berlin :—"
The despatch of the 29th ult. (of M.
Drown de r
Huys), occupies itself exclusively with
questions of which the solution is shortly expected.
We willingly admit that this despatch is as able in
its reasoning as it is courteous in form ; but the
explanations which it gives do not suffice to throw
full light on the situation, and to remove the diffi-
culties which prevent an intimate alliance between
Prussia and the allies of the Porte. In presence
of a European crisis,
it would net be opportune to
enter into long discussions on the questions of form;
what is necessary is to come to an understanding
as to the object of the war now being carried
on against Russia. Prussia has not dis-
avowed in a single instance the principles
which 2erved as the basis of the first proto-
cols of Vienna and of the convention of the 20th
ApriA ; she is in accord with the Western Powers
as to the necessity of establishing the peace of the
world on solid guarantees; but she is also of opinion
that these guarantees may be obtained without
prolonging a
be in proportion to the sacrifices which it imposes
on almost all
twhearsttahe tesroefsEulutsmopf which can never
e. Prussia cannot
give her adhesion to a more advanced piogramme
until after being convinced that it is impossible to
obtain an equitable arrangement by negotiations
earried;on with sincerity in that spirit of modera-
tion which enhances and moralises the ascendancy
of the great governments."
MM. de Vincke, Sanger, and several other
members of the Second Prussian Chamber, have
just presented the following proposition :—" The
Chamber is requested to adopt the following bill
Wo, Frederick William, by the grace of God
King of Prussia, ac., order with the assent of the
two Chambers as follows :—Single Article. Para-
graphs 8 to 11 of the ordonnance of the 12th of Oc-
tober, 1854, relative to the formation of the First
Chamber are revoked.' Motives. These provisions
are in contradiction with Art. 1 of the law of May
7, 1853, relative to the formation of the First
Chamber, which runs thus The First Chamber
is formed by a royal ordonnance, which can only
be modified by a law voted by the two ;Chambers.
The First Chamber is composed of members named
by the King, having a right either hereditary or
for life.' "