The Sun.
London, England, 1855-07-13 00:00:00

SECRET ARTICLES.

Article 1. In tb6 event of Russia augmenting the anti/
or the strength of her naval forces in the Black Sea :Ilk
to reach its effective amount at the commencement 01
war, according to the statement hereto annexed, and tW
remonstrances addressed in common to Russia, as well '"tt o
presence of the allied fleets in the Black Sea, were to PO
fruitless, the High Contracting Powers agree to considetto
fact as giving rise to the application of the third A
.I:ljef.
of the Treaty of this day. Consequently they would CO!r 00
the existence of such effective force as a casus belib
would immediately employ their land and naval fore-dl"
order to compel that Power to conform again to those el al
Cons of equilibrium which are necessary to the WOOS
Europe.
Art. 2. Ratifications.

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ARMY COMMISSIONS.—A return moved for by 1-1°:"1)teG
Dunne, M.P., gives the names of all gentlemen aPP°II,
to commissions in the army by purchase from Jalalz
1853, to March, 1855, and the names of gentlemes
sioned without purchase, specifyingthose promoted ►
the ranks. The list of purchased commissions COv.ho,
space of seven pages, and the number of gentletsele
pointed by purchase appears to have amounted to by
800 in round numbers. The total amount realisefij
the Government on account of the commissions 50',tett
1853 and 1854 was 62,9701. The number of gentie,;etv
cadets from the Royal Military College appointed toff,
signcies without purchase, after a public examina_A'' to
amounted to 46. The list of gentlemen appoint 01,
army commissions without purchase occupies a Eltoea
five rages. Lastly, the number of non-commis Tto
officers commissioned without purchase amounted
some 95.

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CAFE OF GOOD Hon.--Advices from the C9ll la
Good Hope to the 7th of May describe no altersti49"be
the condition of commercial or mining busineest, ,tell
state that the extraordinary epidemic which has
visited the cattle and horses of the colony had increloo.
to a degree which had caused general and severe vet
The exports of wool this year will, it is thought, ad
to nearly 10,000,0001 b., but transport was cliffictul per
expensive. Freight, however, had declined to It.jegi
lb. ; and, as there was now a fair supply of bhlP,r„ tbB
there.was reason to hope there would be no return ;on,
upprecedentedly high rate recently reached. These
was commencing for the shipment of copper ore, o,
some small lots were in course of arrival from 10113,t
of
land. On the news of the stoppage in Januarivelitibi'
the London house of Home, Eager, and Co., with blish"
lilies for 130,0001., the affairs of their Cape est° The
merit had been placed under trust for liquidation• is
partners still intimated a belief that they would Pstbon
full, but it was not generally supposed that moreopeci,
10s. in the pound would be obtained. It ie went eriol
that their books had not been made up to a later Postea
than 1853, and yet that they had been largely tr e
by the banks. About a year back, when they Weerotel
derstood to be in temporary embarrassment, stool'
parties came forward to uphold their credit by goelw
tee, and these are now likely to be losers. The/ bee°
however, have dioq more if the house bad thee, 00
allowed to fall. With regard to politics, it is stateuis 0
the new Governor continues to be popular. There till
be an increase of duties on imports, and differ pie
duties are to be abolished. Tobacco, which "vtoni
205 per cvt, is to be raised to 56s ; and spirits Prated'
per gallon to ss. Various public works long !_..e con:
plated were likely to receive attention, including the
struction of a breakwater in Table Bay and an re:
to improve Algoa Bay. The subscriptions to se
triotic Fund had exceeded 5,0001., and further
were still coming in.