The Sun.
London, England, 1855-04-07 00:00:00

WHO'S TO PAY POB THE WAR,

letter from St. Petersburg of the 25th ult., 10
the Constitutionnel, says :—" It was observed the
other Jay by a person well informed as to passing
events, If we preserve Sebastopol and the fleet in
the Black Sea, peace will be made at Vienna.' In
fact, every one here believes that Prince Gortscha-
koff is invested with very extensive powers on all
the points to be submitted to the discussion of the
Conference, except on this keystone of all, which is
to remain intact ! No difficulty will even be made of
dividing the supremacy in the Black Sea, but it la
wished in the eyes of Russia to preserve in ap-
pearance the preponderance which she has hitherto
had in that quarter. Russian diplomatists say
' If the passage of the Dardanelles and of the Bos-
phorus be made free, it will be so much gained, and,
if we cannot establish ourselves at the end of the
Black Sea, we shall at least avail ourselves of the
free passage allowed to all • and the alliance of tho
two naval lowers of the West is not eternal.' This
reasoning, in a Russian point of view, is very sim-
ple. If you ask who is to pay the expense of the
war, it is answered with surprising naivete,
Each will pay his own !' The Western Powers,
it is moreover said here, seeing that the feelings of
the Greco-Slavonian population of 'Turkey are now
more than ever in favour of Russia, and that the
state of these populations, who look on her as their
only protectress, imperiously calls for changes, will
endeavour to realise ameliorations, and will give
the necessary stipulations a form acceptable to Rus-
sia. Never, it is said, will the Rusian Cabinetgive up
the present war unless it can say to the people, 'We
have not failed in our sacred mission of protecting .
our co religionists ; on the contrary, we have ex-
tended that protection by sharing it with the other
Powers.' In the meantime the preparations for war
go on without cessation. The Emperor has review-
ed the battalions of reserve, that is to say, the sth
and Gth battalions of the regiments of Grenadiers,
who have since commenced their march. In time of
war each regiment has four battnies on a complete
warfooting; the sth and Gth the reserve, and 7th end
Bth the depot. The accounts which reach us from.
the provinces state that the formation of the cohorts ,
for the defence of the empire continues. There
are, however, no more nominations of command-
ants now Made, because the nobles do not wish to
elect any but thoqe of the old Russian party. The
exhibitions of agricultural productions will not
take place this year in the provinces which are
declared in a state of war. The commander of the
3d Corps of. Reserve of the Active Army has pro-
ceeded to Warsaw, in order to have a conference
with Prince Paskiewitdh."

REPRESENTATION OF KILMARNOOK.—Mr. Bouverie,
whose acceptance of the office of Vice:President of the
Board of Trade has caused him to vacate his seat, has
issued an address to tee, electors of the Xilruarnock dis-
trict of burghs. He states his intention of visiting them
without delay, to ask for a renewal of that trust the
duties of which it has been his pride to think he had en-
deavcured faithfully to fuifil.—Edinburg .
THE TURKS AND THE RUSSIAN ARTILLERY.-- Co
Theitrant horror
of artillery felt by the Turkish cavalry colonels is very
great. How many times, says a writer from Eupatoria,
have I seen these distinguished-individuals, on reaching
a distance of three hundred paces beyond .their own
vidns e ttes, halt their men, and while one or two squad-
ro of the enemy began to be faintly seen on the hori-
zon call their chtboukgis up with their telescopes,
produce these instruments before their men with
an air of awful importance, as if the fate Of
empires depended on the peep they were about
to take, and after five minutes of momentous
silence," pose each other the question of ques-
tions, Top varme 1" (Is there any artillery ?) the, glasses were bad, or the day was hazy, or the guns were'
answered or there really were no guns at all—and all
answered unanimously " Top yok " (no artillery), the advance began again, and continued for two or three
hUndred yards more, till the skirmishers engaged, and,
after a safe and harmless fusillade of five minutes, the
retreat was sounded, for the unanswerable reason that,
although there were no guns there at the moment, very
likely guns would be brought up, and it was better to be
ure than sorry.