The Sun.
London, England, 1854-07-13 00:00:00

fleet has been impressed into the more important BLOCKADE OF TILE GULF OF FINLAND.
service of conveying the troops on Friday.
His Majesty leaves for Calais to-day (Thursday)
morning.

[FROM A SUPPLEMENT TO TUESDAY EVENING'S GAZETTE,
PUBLISHED LAST EVENING.]
WHAT THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT FOREIGN-OFFICE, JULY 12.
It is hereby notified, that the Lords Commissioners
THINKS OF THE CZAR'S REPLY.
of the Admiralty have been informed by Vice-Admiral
Although the French Ministerial journals con- Sir Charles Napier. K.C.8., commanding her Majesty's
fain nothing of a very positive character relative to naval forces in he Baltic, that, on and from the 26th of
the reply of the Emperor of Russia to the demands June last, a strict and effective blockade was actually
of Austria and Prussia, there can be no hesitation established by the combined fleets of her Majesty and of
in concluding, from the way in which this reply is his Imperial Majesty the Emperor of the French, of
alluded to in the courseof remarks on the war, that the various ports in the Gulf of Finland as hereafter
the French Government does not regard the answer specified ; that is to say :—The whole of the ports in the
at presenting any opening for negotiations for peace Gulf of Finland to the eastward of Helsinrfors and S wea-
on the basis laid down by the Western Powers as borg, on the Finland shore, including B?rgot Louisa,
Pythis, Frederikshamn, Werolax Bay, Viborg, Biorko
essential, and that it entertains a belief that the
Sound, and all intermediate. ports, roads, havens, and
Prussian Government will, if possible, cause new
creeks, to Cape Lubovki, in lat. 60 deg. 5 min, north,
delays in order to prolong the system of armed an
d bin 29 de 56 min. east.
neutrality, which can be favourable only to Rus- FromgCape Luhovkig the line of blockade crosses to
sia. This is evident from what has been said by Tolhoulcin Light, immediately off Cronstadt, then across
the Pays, and is still more from a long article by southward to off the town of Borki, in the province of
M. Granier de Cassagnac, now pUblished by the saint Roershurg, in Ist, 59 deg. 57 min. north, long.
Constitutionnei. Wnilst the Moiiitcur is from 29 deg. 28 min east.
its official character necessarily silent, M. Gra- ' That a c implete Blockade of Cronstadt and Saint
nier de Cassagnac, who may be supposed to be Petersburg has been effected by the combined fleets,
well informed as to the views of the GoVern- which anchored off Cronstadt on the 26th instant.
merit, takes care to prevent an impression which
nig uldin C
thence to
blockade kDa dr,
ixi\tTeends
,
could raise doubts as to the energy of the Go- rrg)Poirofice)edi
rki ° 'i
ss,
and from D Ness to i(o' ,enpi, which in-
vernment, or as to its having a due sense of what is chiles the fight of IC, poria, thence to Kourgoulo
due to its dignity. Fur most persons, perhaps, the Point, which includes L mga Bay, then the river N::rva,
acts of the Government are su:licient to show that and the Whole coast of Esrironia and adjacent Islands to
it does not allow itself to be deluded by false hopes; Ekhohn Light, situated in lat. 59 deg, 43 min. north,
but for the public at large something may be neces- long. 25 deg. 48 min. east.
nary in the way of declaration. If the answer of j And it is hereby further notified, that all the measures
the Emperor of Russia had been such as to hold out authorised by the law of nations, and the respective
any reasonable prospect of peace, there would have treaties between her Majesty and the different neutra
been some delay in the execution of the new mea- i powers, will be adopted and executed with respect to at
sures resolved upon for the prosecution of the war. I vessels which may attempt to violate the said blockade,
'The expedition to the Baltic, urged on as it is with
almost marvellous rapidity, must convince the
public that the Western Powers consider it neces-
sary to strike some decisive and important blow as
the only means of bringing the Czar to a true sense
of his position, and compelling him to offer real and
material guarantees against the possibility of any
future attack upon Turkey, which, if successful,
would endanger the political equilibrium, and
consequently the security of Europe. M. Granier
de Cassagnac regards as the fixed policy of Russia
the possession of Constantinople and continued
encroachments in the south. He describes this
as the necessary consequence of the position of
Russia and of the interests of her Government, and
declares that there will be no security for Europe
until the Russian Government shall by severe and
decisive lessons have been convinced that the policy
is impracticable.
It was rumoured in Paris yesterday that the'
French army has received a check in Africa.
Public securities and railway shares again de-
clined yesterday on the Bourse. The Three per
Cents. opened at 71f. 23c., and fell to 70f. 70c. the
closing price for the end of the month • the iour-
and-a-Half per Cents. closed at 97i; and the
New Loan, at 70f. 90c. ; Orleans Railway shares
11145 f.; Rouen, 992 f. 25c.; Havre, 551 f. 25c.;
Great Northern, 805 f. ; Strasburg, 770 f. ; New
Shares, 615 f.; Paris and Lyons, 918 f. 75c. ; Lyons
to the Mediterranean, 830 f. ; Western of France,
635 f. ; Bordeaux and Cede, 592 f. 50c. ; Great
Central of France, 485 f. ; Lyons and Geneva, 495 f• •
Bank of Credit Mobilier, 685 f.

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

LONDON AND GREENWICH.

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At the half-yearly meeting of this company, held on
Tuesday, at the offices, Coleman-str et, Mr. J. Wilson in
the chair, a dividend of ss. 3d. per share, free of income-
tax, was declared for the half-year on the ordinary shares
of the company.

SPAIN.
THE INSURRECTION.

The Moniteur of to-day publishes a despatch
from Madrid of the 11th, according to which the
city was tranquil.
Some republicans bad shown themselves in Va-
lencia, but troops had been sent in pursuit of them.
The division of troops expected from the pro-
vinces had arrived at Madrid.
The Three per Cents. were done at 36 ; the New
Three per Cents. at 19 ; and the Debt of the Se-
cond Class at 4.75.