The Sun.
London, England, 1855-10-30 00:00:00

ER 80, 1855.

' barkation. This is the reason why she is reinforcing
the small garrisons with militia."
The Bremdenblatt states that, after the capitula-
tion and occupation of Kinbourn by the allies, the
offer was made to General Knorring, the com-
mandant of Otchakoff, to withdraw with his troops,
with the honours of war. The general refused,
but, seeing the impossibility of holding out, blew
up the fortifications of the place.
A letter from Sebastopol to the Ost-Deutsche
Post says that the new French floating batteries
are entirely built of iron, and covered with a shell
of the same metal, under which the chimney is
lowered and concealed during an action. Trials
have been made against this shell with 64-pound-
ers, but they only produced a slight dent, the pro-
jectiles themselves re-bounding far away. When
shut, the batteries look like a tortoise, broader in
front than behind. The front battery is armed
with 30 guns of the heaviest calibre. The port-
holes are in their turn closed by lids that open of
themselves at the moment the gun is fired, and
then shut instantly. A small orifice in the lid
enables the gunner to take aim.
A letter from Varna, of the 18th, in the Ger-
man Journal of Frankfort, says :—" It is probable
that the Allies will also attack the Russians by the
side of Bessarabia. The Allied Generals know
from positive information that when Russia shall
have lost the Crimea, she will no longer be able to
march another army of regular troops into Bessa-
rabia, but will be obliged to have recourse to the
militia of the Empire. The coasts of the Black
Sea from Odessa to Nicolaieff are already lined
with 40,000 of those militia, and others are arri-
ving every day. Turkish troops are constantly
leaving this place for Eupatoria. Some of the
Bashi-Bazouks of the corps of General Vivian, and
a detachment of the Auglo-German Legion have
arrived here."

FRANCE.
PARIS, MONDAY EVENING.
The Emperor yesterday gave an audience, at the
Palace of St. Cloud, to the Baron de Wendland,
the Bavarian Minister, who delivered to his Ma-
jesty a private letter from his Sovereign. The
Emperor also received Baron Von der Pfordten,
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bavaria, presented
by the Bavarian Minister ; Baron de Buest; Saxon
Minister of Foreign Affairs, presented by the Saxon
Minister ; General Willisen, Aide-de-camp to the
King of Prussia, who has come to Paris to study
the improvements made in gunnery, presented by
the Count de Hatzfeld, the Prussian Minister ;
and Count d'Appony, son of the ex-Austrian Am-
bassador at Paris, presented by Baron de Hubner,
the Austrian Minister.

The Moniteur contains the following :—" The
welcome given by the Emperor and Empress to the
Duke and Duchess of Brabant, and the marks of
confidence and sympathy exchanged between their
Majesties and their Royal Highnesses during the
sojourn of the latter in France, have been the faith-
ful expression of the sentiments which animate the
two countries. France and Belgium are sisters by
origin, habits, language, and interests. The two
nations now comprehend that fact as well as the
sovereigns. But nothing can more contribute to
strengthen the union of the two peoples, and to
facilitate their friendly intercourse than the cordial
relations between the reigning families."
Gen. Canrobert, Aide-de-Camp to the Emperor,
has left Paris for Stockholm.

Cardinal Wiseman had the honour of being re-
ceived yesterday by the Emperor at Saint Cloud.
The Emperor, taking into consideration the la-
mentable manner in which several communes near
the Soane were injured by a heavy hail-storm in
July last, has allowed a sum of 2,000 francs from
his privy-purse towards the aid of the sufferers.
BOURSE, Oct. 29, Two o'Clock.—This morning
the Three per Cents. obtained an advance in the
Coulisse to 64fr. 50c., as there were some reports
of a renewal of negotiations for peace. But fresh
lots of stock were thrown on the market, and they
again receded to 46fr. 40c. and 64fr. 30c. A tele-
graphic despatch announced that General Gortscha-
koff bad received full powers to maintain
ground in the Crimea or to begin his retreat. There
was a new fall on the Mobilier to 1165 fr., and on
the Austrian shares to 705 fr. in consequence of
the foundation of a Credit Mobilier at Vienna,
under the auspices of MM. Rothschild.
Half-past Three. All the Securities were
offered at the end of the market. The Threes
were done at 64fr. 25c. ; Mobilier went down to
1,150 fr., but rallied afterwards to 1,160 fr. ; Aus-
trian Shares declined to 695 fr., and their closing
price was 702 fr. 5Gc. buyers. rench Shares were
rather steady, but without much business. The
following are the last quotations :

Cash. fr. e. End of Month.
4i per Cents 9O 25 —f. —c.
S per Cents 64 30 61 30

New Loan

65 20

Bank Shares 3200 Roman

Credit Mobilier 1155 Austrian

Belgian Five 5........ 95 Spanish Threes
Piedmontese B5 Home Debt .........

nen, wA 11S—ron Ono x.

fr. c. C.
Orleans
Northern
Lyons- ~.,...1122 50 New Ditto 752 50
Mediterranean 1217 50 Grand Central 585

Lions Genova 660 Test()
Cott° 660 Austrian Com. 705