The Sun.
London, England, 1855-01-11 00:00:00

THE FOREIGN LEGION.

Both from Hamburg and Bremen we find in the
press denials of their being any English recruiting
agents active there. In the Wesner Zeitung it is
laid down with great emphasis that—
" Towns whieh hastened to display their neutrality
by prohibiting the export of arms and munitions of war are
not likely to wink at the export of warriors, whose known
and expressed intention it is to fig ht against a Power with
whom the German Confederation is at peace."
The Hamburger Correspondenz contains a severe
prohibition of recruiting in Hamburg, signed by
the Senate, and dated January 5, 1855.

The Lords of the Admiralty have given Mr. Ernest
Augustus Travers-Stubbs a lieutenantcy in the Royal
navy for his bravery at the attack of Sebastopol. He is
now on shore labouring in the trenches, and has the
command of an important battery. This is as it should
be, and we give their lordships all credit for encouraging a
fine noble young fellow like Lieutenant Travers-Stubbs.
Captain Browne, RE., eldest son of the lion, and
Very Rev, the Dean of Lismore, and lately connected
with the Kilkenny military district, was to sail for the
Crimea yesterday from Plymouth in the Princess Royal,
touching at Cork to receive troops. Lord George Paget
returns to the Crimea in the same vessel.
Captain White, of the l7th'Lancers, a survivor of the
celebrated charge of the Light Cavalry at Maklava, re-
turned to England on Tuesday in the Himalaya screw
steam-ship. The gallant officer is recovering from his
severe wound.
Sir H. Goldfinch, of the Royal Engineers, who has
lately died, served in the expedition to Copenhagen in
1807 ; the campaigns of 1809, 1810, 1813, and 1814, in-
cluding the capture of Oporto, the battles of Talavera,
Busaco, Vittoria, Pyrenees, Nive, Orthes, and Toulouse.
He received the gold cross for Vittoria, Nive, Orthes,
and Toulouse ; and the silver war medal with three clasps
for Talavera, Busaco, and the Pyrenees.
Lieutenant-Colonel W. H. Scott, who hal been ap-
pointed colonel of the 36th Feat, proceeded to the Pen-
insula in 1308, and was present with the Scots Fusilier
Guards at the passage of the Douro, Capture of Oporto,
the subsequent retreat of Soult's army, and the Battle
of Talavera, where he was wounded through the body,
and, being left there in hospital, he was made prisoner.
He commanded the Scots Fusilier Guards for upwards
of three years. He has received the war medal with one
clasp for Talavera.

UNION BANK OP LONDON.—This bank has given no-
tice of a dividend for the half-year at the rate of 10 per
cent, per annum, together with a bonus of 2i per cent ,
making a total distribution of 7i per cent., or at the
date of 15 per eent. per annum.
SHIPMENT OF SPECIE TO THE EAST.—According to
a statement just prepared by Mr. James Low, the ship-
ments of specie to the East by the steamers of the
Peninsular and Oriental and General Screw companies
during the year 1854 have reached 5.805,7721., against
6,652,1771. in the preceding year, the amount in gold
being 1,222,7551., and in silver 4,583,0171. Of this the
proportion despatched from England was 4,306,302/.,
the remaining 1,499,4701. having been shipped at Mar.
seilles, Gibraltar, and Malta. The total to China was
3,753,303/.—namely, 2,607,7371. from England, and
1,145,6561. from Marseilles, ttc.
NEW GRENADA.—The advices from New Grenada by
the present steamer reach to the 7th of December, under
which date it was rumoured that the forces of the legal
government, after having routed those of the insurgent
Melo on several occasons, were assaulting Bogota, and
that Melo had been cut off from communication with
that city.

PICEII.—From Peru it is reported that a battle had
been fought between the insurgent paruy. under Elias,
and General Moran, near Arequipa, in which Elias had
1,200 nun killed or wounded. On the other hand, state-
ments are at the same time made that the Government
troops, under the President Echinique, were daily
losing ground, and that Castilla had approached close
to Lima.

SEDGLEY. DEATH FROM A FALL OF COAL. - Chi
Wednesday last, an inquest was held before T. M. Phil-
lips, at the White Chimneys, Gornall Wood, on Use
body of John Marsh, about ten years old, who was
killed by a piece of coal falling upon him whilst at work
on the previous Saturday evening in a pit, the property
of Messrs. John and William Pearson, situate at Kings-
winford. The jury returned a 'verdict of "Accidental
death."

MR. COBDEN AND THE WEST-RIDING CONSTITUENCY.
—ln accordance with subsequent arrangements, Mr.
Cobden is announced to address his constituents in the
Music Hall, Leeds, on Wednesday evening, Jan. 17,
and not on Tuesday evening, as proposed in the first
instance.

PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION. ROYAL VISIT THIS
DAY.—The exhibition of the Photographic Society was
visited at 11 o'clock this morning by his Royal High-
ness Prince Albert. 'The collection, which is rather an
extensive one, has only just been completed, and will
be open to the public after a private view to-morrow.
It was the intention of her Majesty to have been
present this morning ; hut a slight cold and the severity
of the weather (a dense fog) prevented her. The pictures
include many by distinguished arnateuis, and agreeably
illustrate the progress made in th.i different branches
of photography. Not the least interesting and attrac-
tive are the stereoscopic pictures. Several were exhi-
bited by professional gentlemen—one- stand being re-
markable, as it not only exhibited the wonders of the
stereoscope in producing the illusion of solidity, but
presented wonderfully accurate likenesses of popular
and well-known men, such as Mr. Charles Dickens,
Ntr. G. V. Brooke, Mr. Charles Kean, Mr. Macready,
Mr. Charles Mathews, J. B. Gough, &c. These por-
traits were from the photographic establishment of Mr.
Mayan, is Regent•etroot.

LATEST NE WS.

THE SIEGE OF SEBASTOPOL.

We have received the following telegraphic de-

spate)] from Marseilles :

"The Thabor, which left Constantinople on the

Ist of January, has arrived.

" Despatches for tho Government left at 11 30

a.m.

" Ad.vices from Balaklava of the 30th of Be-

cember state that the railway was to be cora-

menced at once.
" The sickness was on the increase."

We have received the following telegraphic

despatch from Berlin :

"BERLIN, WEDNESDAY, JAN. 10.
" We learn from St. Petersburg, under date of

the 10th inst., that the following despatch had
been received there from Prince Menschikoff :
" SEBASTOPOL, JAN. 2.

" 'Nothing new has occurred.
" We continue to annoy the enemy by nigh

sorties.

" 'ln one of these we made 10 Zouaves pri
_ _ -

soners.' "

MALTA, JAN. 6

Admiral Dundas has arrived here with the

Britannia and Trafalgar, and will take his passage

in the Vectis for France.
The Duke of Cambridge has landed here from

the Thames, and will remain to recruit his health,
The Neptune will carry on a Highland regimen;

to the Crimea.

CONSTANTINOPLE, JAN. 1.
:The convaleseens of the Allied Armies ar e

ordered back to the Crimea to resume operations.
There has been another tempest in the Black
Sea, causing some disasters. Two English vessels
suffered damage.

Sir George Brown will return to England for a
time to re-establish his health.

The news is confirmed tkat the Turks took GOO

horses at Eupatoria.

The Russian army of Asia has been recalled

from Redoubt Kale to Erivan.

"In consequence of assassinations committed
on the allied troops, French patrols have been
organised, and are now on duty. According to

the last news from the Crimea, the Russians

were building a bridge to connect Sebastopol with
the Northern Forts. The French are making a

good road from Kamiesh to their camp."

The following telegraphic despatches were re.

ceived in Paris yesterday :

"VIENNA, JAN. 9

"M. de Bourqueney and Lord Westmoreland
have sent off couriers to Paris and London, in

order to have the powers necessary for opening
the conferences for peace. The Ottoman ambas-

gador was yesterday invited to be present at these

conferences."

" TURIN, JAN. 9.

"In the Chamber of Deputies to-day the dis-
cussion on the Bill for the Suppression of Convents

was commenced. Reports are still current of a

treaty of alliance being about to be concluded

between Piedmont and France and England

The rumours which had been i❑ circulation of a
Ministerial crisis are unfounded."

" ATHENS, JAN. 5.

" Admiral Barbier de Tivan, and the officers

under his orders, have had the honour to be pre-
sented to their Majesties. The recall of the
Greek Ambassador at Constantinople is talked

of,"

" 11,0111 E, JAN. 8.

"The French army of occupation in Rome
will not be reduced below 3,500 bayonets, in

compliance with the request of the Pope."

"A letter from Constantinople, received by the
last mail, confirms," says the Constitationnel, " the
intelligence that the Russians have abandoned the
ground in front of the Quarantine fort, occupied by
a small village. The French soldiers hurried in to
seize on all they could—vegetables from the gar-
dens, articles of furniture, and even_the doors and
windows from the cottages. General Bizot had six
windows placed aside to servo in General Canro-
bert's dining-room—when erected." "All that,"
says a letter from a French officer, " was done
under a sharp fire of musketry, which, however,
only wounded two men slightly. I saw, Captain de
Marivault, of the navy, carrying away with the
greatest precaution a window which he protected
with infinite address with his body against the
balls. Near him I saw an artilleryman gathering
a salad in one of the gardens. A ball knocked out
of his hands what he had collected. Grumbling at
being so treated, he again set abut his work, and
finished it without further molestation. Such ex-
ampler, of sangfroid arc by no means rare."