The Sun.
London, England, 1855-02-21 00:00:00

ACTITITY AT SIIEERNES'S.

The Dockyard at Sheerness, in every department, is
in the greatest activity, in coneeptence of the many
ships fitting out and to be ready in such a short time.
On Monday morning the order was given in that yard
that all the riggers were to hold themselves in readiness
for an examination as to whether they were fit to go to
sea, which we believe was complied with forthwith. Of
course there will be many defective, but, taking them
as a body, they are an efficient set of men, thorough
sailors, and most of them not long out of training.

MILITARY.
Detachments of the Grenadier Guards, the Cold-
streams, and the Scotch Fusilier Guards, about 150 from
each battalion, are under orders to hold themselves
ready to embark for Malta, en route to the Crimea. The
embarkation is expected to take place on Tuesday next.
A cast shell Lancaster gun has been forwarded to
Woolwich to be experimented upon ; it weighs about
6,0001 b.

TEE PROPOSED TREATY WITH PRUSSIA

leading article signed S. de Sacy," giving an ac-
The Journal des Mats of yesterday contains a
count of the pending negotiations between Prussia
and the allied Western Powers. After noticing
the difficulty by which the Berlin Cabinet had
from acceding to the
tcroenastiydeorfedDeict.se2lf,
mpr.edeleitsdaeedy
says
The differences which had arisen between Austria,
France, Great Britain, and Prussia- are nearly ad-
justed, and the four courts will shortly be united as
they were before the 2d of December to seek in com-
mon the best means of re-establishing the peace
of Europe. This is, the real purpose of the sending of
General Wedell to Paris, and of the Baron von Used=
to London. It is hoped that their efforts will be crowned
with full success. A first result is already obtained.
The overtures which the envoys of the Ring of Prussia
have made to the two Governments have not been re-
jected ; on the contrary, the two Governments have
considered they might take them as starting points
from whichar a
practical
andco General Wedell propose
n
a form of convention ; the Cabinets of the Tuileries
conclusion may be attained.
The B
and St. James's propose a different one. It appears
that the two draughts do not differ essentially as to
n vonl sed Dm
their substance. Prussia offers to promise all that
Austria has promised—that is to say, an alliance against
Russia ; but only on three cases, which are formally spe-
cified—that is to say, if Russia should attempt to invade
the Principalities—if Russia should attack Austria on
her own territory—or if the Czar should withdraw his
acceptance of the four points, as interpreted in the me-
mento of Dec. 28. Asa consequence of this convention,
Prussia would expect to have a place in the conferences
at Vienna."
• The foregoing extract contains the whole of M.
; de Sacy's statements as they affect the treaty or
convention with Prussia.

CITY COMIIISSIO/C Off'SEWElM—Yesterday a court was
held for the despatch ofbusiness; Mr. Deputy Peacock
uw
acocnkiin
in
tmhoevcehdaitrh.atCthiteybuofsinLoassndoofnthCe Cityemet o
eryf* London Cemetery
be transferred from the Improvement Committee to the
General Purposes Committee. His object was to renderthe
commissioners generally more conversant with matters
relating
wanted
to the
to borcemetery.row 25,0001. The
more, and he believedy had got rid of 50,0001.
that half of them did not even knew where the cemetery
was. Several deputies supported the motion, while
others opposed it, on the ground that the Improvement
Committee, having entered into contracts in connection
with the cemetery, ought not to have the completion of
the works taken out of their hands, especially as, in a
few months, the business of the cemetery would legiti-
mately revert to the General Purposes Committee. The
motion was rejected by 8 to 7.