The Sun.
London, England, 1855-04-10 00:00:00

SIEGE OF SEBASTOPOL.

Mr. Wryld, geographer to the Queen, has just
issued the sixth edition of his map of "The Envi-
rons of Sebastopol, with the Batteries and Ap-
proaches." The fact of the map having gone
through so many editions speaks loudly for its
merits, and the impression thus conveyed is amply
warranted. The positions of the Allied armies are
laid down in it in distinctive colours from drawings
made on the spot, and information received from
Brigadier• General Torrens, Mr. Rochefort, and
English and French officers. They are, therefore,
readily traced, and their accuracy may be confi-
dently relied on. The public is greatly indebted to
Mr. Wyld for bringing out this well-executed map,
which is at once apropos, comprehensive, accurate,
and minute. Even the spot where the wreck of
the Prince occurred is marked, and a useful little
map of Eupatoria, with the late attack, is given.

COUNT DE BRIEY.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SIR,—In Saturday's Sun I find the following
observations :

"Belgium herself, not contented with the ominous
neutrality she has so long observed, is despatching new
emissaries to the Court of St. Petersburg. We learn by
a letter from St. Petersburg, of the 24th ult., that
'Count de Briey, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Plenipotentiary of the King of the Belgians, had, on the
previous day, presented his new credentials to the Em-
peror Alexander.' This is the unkindest cut of all. Well
may England exclaim et-tu Brute,' when she sees the
Sovereign who owes everything to her—who was taken
from petty lodgings to espouse the presumptive heiress
to the British Throne—whp has so long been the well-
paid pensioner of the United Kingdom, and whose
nephew is the consort of our dearly-loved Sovereign, pay-
ing such marked comp iments to Russia, sending an En-
voy Extraordinary and Mini-ter Plenipotentiary, possi-
bly to negotiate respecting the kingdom of Thuringia,'
should he induce England to waive her just demands.
Th,,se are matters that should not be regarded lightly."
Now, Count de Briey, so far from being a new
"emissary," has been resident at St. Petersburg,
in the same capacity, for just two years ; and the
" new credentials" were simply the usual diploma-
tic formality upon the accession of a new sove-
reign.—Yours, (Ste.,

J. WRIGHTSON.

AN UNDER SECRETARY FOR THE COLONIES.—The
vacant Under-Secretaryship of the Colonial Department,
which necessarily remained open until the bill for regu-
lating the number of Secretaries of State and Under-
Secretaries became law, has been confided to Mr. John
Ball, M.P. for Carlow. Mr. Ball is now in Ireland,
but returns on Thursday to assume the duties of his
new office.
THE BALTIC FLEET.—A letter from Elsinore of the
3d inst. says Four steam-frigates of the flying squa-
dron arrived and anchored in the roads on the Ist inst.,
at noon, but were obliged to return in the afternoon,
some with loss of anchor and chain. Five sail—namely,
the Arrogant, Esk, Tartar, Archer, and Desperate—
came in again yesterday, and, the Swedish side of the
Sound being clear of ice, they proceeded up to Lands-
crona. Four of the above squadron have arrived in the
Belt."
Th'e Military Gazette states that the expeditionary
corps is to remain pro tempore at Constantinople, with
the French Imperial Guard. This is to be the army of
reserve of the Allies. The Gazette considers the destina-
tion assigned to the Piedmontese contingent as a proof
of deference and esteem on the part of Napoleon 111.
fur the Sardinian army.
General Marmora is about to establish his head-
quarters at Genoa, from whence the embarkation of the
Piedmontese contingent will proceed as rapidly as
possible.
It is said in literary circles in Paris that M. Th.
Gautier is to leave the Presse, and to become theatrical
critic for the Moniteur, and that his late post on the
Presse will be filled by M. Nestor Roquelan, ex-director
of the Opera.

Letters from Athens contain deplorable accounts of
the progress of brigandage in various parts of Greece.
To such an extent has it proceeded that some foreign
i,,fluence of a detestable character is suspected to be at
work.

At Weimar, counterfeit autographs of Schiller have increased from 100,0001. to 150,000/.The departures from the port of London for the
been made use of in a most audacious manner. The heirs Australian colonies during the week have comprised
of the poet are amongst the dupes. It seems that the
only three vessels—two to Hobart Town, of an aggre-
fraud has for its principal author a bootmaker, who, now
gate burden of 870 tone, and one to Moreton Bay, of
that the affair is in the hands of the law, doubtless wishes
914 tong. Their total capacity was 1,784 tons. The
that he had profited by the saying ne sutor, &c. rates of freight exhibit no alteration.
For the second time, the clergy of the convent of St. SOUTH AMEBICA.—The accounts from South America
Sergius, near Moscow (which passes for one of the by the present New York steamer are of a few days
richest convents in Russia), have presented a sum of later date than those previously received, but they con-
money to the Emperor for the purpose of carrying on the tain nothing of importance. With regard to Mexican
war, their gift on this occasion amounting to nearly a affairs, the Partisans of the insurgent leader Alvarez at
million francs.
Acapulco affirm, under date the 6th of March, that he
Tea MAILS, SOUTHAMPTON, April 9.—The Royal is gaining great successes, and that before long he will
Mail Company's steam-ship Great Western, Captain enter the city of Mexico in triumph. In Peruvian
Bevis, left this afternoon with the usual monthly mails affairs there had been no further change. From Equa-
for Buenos Ayres, Monte Video, Rio Janeiro, Bahia, dor it is stated that very rich silver mines have been dis-
Pernambuco, St. Vincent's, Teneriffe, Madeira, and covered at a placed called IlrbeniEa.
Lisbon. She has on hoard 64 passengers, among whom The English steamers Colombo and Clyde, of Gifts-
are C immander Thurnburn, Captain Stout, and Cheva- gow, have just embarked at Marseilles 1,200 voltigeurs
tier Gondini. On freight the Great Western takes of the Guard for Constantinople, amidst the most en-
-14,3591. in specie, 16,542/. value in jewellery, and a full thusiastic cheers of the thousands of persons who had
general cargo. The Plata, Captain Weller, with the assembled on the quays to witness their departure.
next West India and Pacific mails, and the Solent, Cap- Three other English steamers, chartered by the French
Lain Jelliciso, with the Brazilian and River Plate mails, I
Government, are now taking on board wooden barracks may be expected on or about Sunday next. The Penin- ' for the army of the East at that port, and will also carry
sular and Oriental Company's steam-ship Iberia, Capt. out a number of horses. The France steam packet has
Christian, will leave on the 11th inst. with the mails for just left for Constantinople, having en board a large Vigo, Oporto, Lisbon, Cadiz, and G-libraltar. The Ma- quantity of military stores, 100 mules, 100 soldiers of
drid, Captain Cook, with the homeward portion of these the waggon train, and 13 gendarmes.
mails, is expected about the 14th inst. The United SIR E BOLSTER LYTTON'S MEDAL.—We understand
States' mail steam-ship St. Louis, Captain Wotton, will that Sir E. Thilwer Lytton's gold medal, for the best
leave Southampton en route for Havre, with French and essay, by any student of the University of Edinburgh
English mails on Wednesday. matriculated in 1853-54 or 1854-55, "On the influence
A private letter from Simpberopol, published in the of the mind over the body in causing and curing morbid
Vienna Presse, and dated March 8, mentions, amongst and anomalous conditions," has just been adjudged by
other matters, that the city is almost entirely converted the Senatus Academicus. The successful competitor is
into a place d'armes ; none but soldiers are to be seen. John Glen, M.A., student of medicine, son, we believe,
The high prices of provisions are quite beyond the means cf the late Rev. Dr. Glen, for many years missionary in
of the civil officials, who can only afford to purchase pro- Persia. Another of the essays was also declared of great
indispensable. The churches are merit, but the author's name is unknown, the sealed
throngedawbsitohlusteulpypliants, who pray fervently for peace. note containing it not having been opened.
from Sebastopol," continues the Dr. Mandt, the physician who attended the Czar
,Nilsisoanws
writer, " who bad been kneeling all .
.morning, praying.
the Nicholas in his last illness, has published a circumstantial
a young woman
closing scenes of the monarch's life.
of the
the horizon. Our enemies in- ten minutes past three," says the doctor, "he asked me
God to end the war quic.kly.' In the meantime threatening account
clouds are gathering in
with fresh force. The Hs 1 • after I had mentioned the name of his father confessor,
and Kertch are anxious about the I 'Must I then did?' I answered, ' Yes, sire.' Not a 1
tants of Theodosia
tend carrying on the war
1• proposals of the pulsation. 4 How moved,
he, 'can you find the courage :
fate of their property. But we hope that the will of the I muscle of his face moved, not the least quickening of I
thus to doom me to death ; to tell me so to my face ?'
European cabinet.
OF VESSELS.—Pester-First,'l,
' said 'by so doing, [ fulfil a promise made to
Emperor will resist all the malignant
THE NUMBER AND TONNAGE
year and a half ago ; the moment of which you
alas ! has come; moreover, I thus 1
ended the sth January last, there were
of the number and tonnage of v
1,343 built and : fulfil a duty to the Emperor. You have several hours
day, a return ordered by the HouseesosfeLlso.rdslwn aat
hper iyn
et
ae dr at'hoeun
spoke to
m e,
and to live ; you are in full possession of your faculties, and
British empire,
registered in the several ports of the
the tonnage was 320,869. On the 31st December
last can direct them at your will—at least I believe so.
Lastly,
several
ports sire, I love you, and this is not the moment to
there were 35,960 vessels belonging to the
of the United Kingdom, the tonnage of ,vhich was
conceal the truth, which I am sure you can bear to hear.
,
' His countenance became serene, and he stretched out his
5,043,270, and the number of ma employed in navigat-
ing the same was 266,491.
hand, saying, 'I thank you!' Such was the Emperor."

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MARSEILLES, TUESDAY, APRIL 10.
The Clyde, which left Constantinople on the

29th of March, has al-lived.
Despatches for the Government left at 11 p.m.

BALAKLAVA, MARCH 27.

There was an armistice on the 24th for two

hours, for burying the dead. The Russians buried

400 men.

Colonel Kelly is a prisoner at Sebastopol,
slightly wounded.
Captain Montague is a prisoner, and is not

wounded.

There were false alarms on Saturday and Mon-

day, 24th and 26th March.

It is hoped that the fire will open this week.

VIENNA, MOZIDAY.

Aali Pasha and General Burgoyne arrived here

yesterday.

The ninth Conference was held to-day. M.

Drouyn de l'Huys was present.

The Russian envoys have not as yet received

their instructions from St. Petersburg.

We learn from a reliable source that the Bri-

tish Envoy to the Vienna Congress is not likely
to leave Vienna before the 20th, as the definitive
answer of the Czar to the points contained in

Prince Gortschakoff's despatch is not expected

till that day.

THE BALTIC FLEET.

NYBORG, MONDAY, NOON.

The Imperieuse, Eurdlyus, and Conflict have

just anchored here, and are going to coal. The
remaining ships of the advanced squadron are at

Landscrona.

FRANCE.
(FROM OVR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

PARIS, MONDAY EVENING.
The Paris journals, according to their usual cus-
tom of taking a holiday on the occasion of Easter
Sunday, have all refrained from appearing this
morning.
The Hon. J. Y. Mason, the American Minister
at the French Court, has just left Paris for Nice,
for the benefit of his health.
A private telegraphic despatch from Vienna, of
this day's date, was received this afternoon, and
states as follows :
The Russian Plenipotentiary has received his full
power—tbe conditions demanded by M. Drouyn de
l'Huys are accepted by Russia—peace is secured. I
leave f,r Paris.'

This despatch is said to proceed from the agent
of a louse in Paris largely interested in Bourse
transactions, and it is not yet confirmed by official
intelligence.
A rumour is again afloat about the attack and
capture of tho tower of Malakhoff by the Allied
Armies.

The Pays pretends to publish the instructions
given by the Ottoman Porte to Ali Pasha on the
Four Points. The Debats leaves the responsibility
of them to the Pays. Respecting the third point,
the instructions, as given in the Pays, are :

"The third point is relative to the revision of the
Treaty of the 13th of July, 1841, with the view better to
connect the existence of the Ottoman Empire to the ba-
lance of power in Europe, and to limit the preponderance
of Russia in ihe Black Sea. The Sublime Porte, thankful
for the proofs of sincere friendship which the Great Powers
purpose giving it on this occasion, approves of the
material means by which those Powers desire, in fact,
to limit the preponderance of Russia. But it must at
the same time guard against a revision of the treaty of
1841 in a manner susceptible of becoming an infringe-
ment upon its rights of sovereignty on the Bosphorus
and Dardanelles, or on any point of its territory where
the safety of the empire might be compromised."
Letters from Toulon state that the number of
troops embarked at that port for the East since the
25th of February amounts to 14,717 men, and the
vessels of all kinds employed to transport them to
21. The Charlemagne alone took 1,206.
Majors Stanley and Brett have just passed
through Paris on their way to the Crimea. These
officers belong to the Bombay Army and have seen
17 years' rough service in India. Major Stanley,
who is well known for his gallant conduct in India,
was formerly on the staff of the late Sir C. Napier,
and served for some time as assistant political
agent under Colonel Outram in Scinde, and has
just relinquished a lucrative appointment on the
Scinde frontier to take the command of a regiment
of ‘_avalry in the Crimea.
A detachment of twelve firework makers under
the direction of M. Melvil, formerly a pupil of the
Polytechnic School, who has so long devoted him-
self to the study of the pyrotechnic art, has just
embarked at Lyons on board one of the Rhone
steamers for Marseilles, on their way to the Crimea.
These workmen, who are all remarkable for their
superior ability in their art, have been specially
engaged to keep in order and repair the vast quan-
tity of bombs, shells, and other incendiary articles
sent out to the army of occupation. Although
civil workmen, they are to be placed under mili-
tary orders.
Mme. Dounay de Gasteau, sister of M. Von de
Weyer' the Belgian Minister at London, died sud-
denly three days back at her residence at St.
J osseten Noode.

The Northern Railway Company have just pur-
chased from Baron de Rothschild three pieces of
ground in the upper part of the Faubourg Poisson-
niere for the sum of 1,748,600 f.

BOURSE, APRIL O.—CLOSING PRICES.
Cash. fr. c. End of Month.
4A per Cents 94 —f. —c.
3 per Cents 69 80 69f. 90e.
Credit Mobilier BO7 50 Roman
Credit Fon cier — Austrian
Belgian Fives ...... .. 951 Spanish Threes 317,
Piedmontese B5 75 Home Debt 3la
RAILWATS—FOR CASH.
Fr. C. fr. c
Orleans ........, ...... 1169 Lyons
-. . 1071 25
Western
CQtte
Mediterranean 987 50 Havre rCO
Northern