The Sun.
London, England, 1854-04-21 00:00:00

FRANCE.

DEPARTURE OF THE FRENCH FLEET.
The Baltic fleet has sailed' from Brest for-the
Gulf of Finland. It conveys the expeditionary
force, consisting of infantry, artillery, and 1,790
horses. The fleet includes 23 ships, and 1,250
guns.
The French naval force in the Black S. ea is 26
ships, 1,120 guns, and 4,960 horsess; and the
second squadron, under Admiral Bruat, 10 ships,
622 gnns and 2,880 horses ; upon the two seas
the French have a total strength of 56,000 men,
sailors and marines, and the English an equal
force.

The Emperor received on Wednesday at a pri-
vate audience, the Count de Hatzfeldt, Envoy Ex-
traordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the
King of Prussia, who presented to his Majesty a
letter from his govereign.
The Emperor and E presshonoured the Gymnase
with their presence on Wednesday evening.
The Monitear, after announcing the departure of
the Duke of Cambridge for Vienna, on his way to
the East, states that his Royal Highness is accom-
panied by the Marquis de Toulougeon, orderly
officer to the Emperor.
Of the contents of the letter, which is, in all
probability, the reply of the King of Prussia to
the communication recently made to him, there is
as yet little known out of doors. It is stated in
official quarters that the document in question has
given-" satisfaction," though it is admitted that it
contains no pledge that Prussia will take part
against Russia when hostilities commence. How
it can be called satisfactory it is hard to say. Lea
reste, the reception given to the official bearer of
the Royal missive is described as being of the most
distinguished kind. His Excellency was intro-
duced by the great staircase, and the soldiers on
guard beat to arms to receive him. '
The Duke of Cambridge arrived at Strasburg
yesterday morning on his way to Vienna, it is said,
to congratulate the Emperor on his marriage, and
left again at half-pas' 10 for Frankfurt, accompanied
by one of the Emperor's aides-de-camp.
It is scarcely doubtful, although many circum-
stances may be thought to combine to render such
an event extraordinary, that he is going to stay at
Vienna to be present at the Emperor of Austria's
marriage. M. de Hubner, the Austrian Minister,
left :'aria ou Tuesday avowedly for that purpose,
on a conge of ten days. Another explanation of
the route taken by the Duke, to which little credit
is attached, was circulated at the Bourse. It was
said that he would not stop at Vienna, but was
making the best of his way to Belgrade, and thence
to Omer Pacha's camp, where he would arrive
before any English troops. Another version is,
that he is merely going to Trieste in order to have
a shorter sea passage to Constantinople. There is
little doubt, however, that he will stay in Vienna'
for the Imperial marriage.
Vely Pasha, the Turkish Ambassador, has re-
turned from Toulon.
The Hercule and the Trident have arrived from
Toulon at Brest, to join the squadron of Admiral
Parseval Deschenes.
Prince Napoleon, before quitting Marseilles, I
paid a visit to the hospital, and when there ex- I
pre ised much interest in the situation of a
gendarme who had the day before been thrown
from his horse whilst forming part of the escort
of his Imperial Highness. After travelling by
post from Marseilles to Toulon, the Prince got
on horseback at a short distance from this latter
place, and entered the town in procession, ac-
companied by all the civil and military autho-
rities, who had cowe out to meet him. The
next day, being Easter Monday, the Prince, early
in the morning, visited the vessel whiCh is to con-
vey him to the East. At ten o'clock he heard
mass at the church of St. Louis, shortly after re-
viewed the troops, and then went round the har-
bour in the Solon steamer. In the evening a grand
dinner was given at the Admiralty, at which were,
present Vely Paella, the Turkish Ambassador ;
General Furey, commander of the reserve division
of the army of the East ; General d'Aurelles de
Paladines ; Admiral Linreul, the Prefect of the
Var ; and a number of the principal fun°-.
Lionaries of the place. At the dessert, Admiral
Dubourdieu, the Maritime Prefect of Toulon, pro-
posed the health of the Emperor and a f Prince
Napoleon. His Imperial Highness acknowledged
the compliment, and then proposed the following
toast :—" To the Navy, the noble sister of our land
army, which-is about to play so great a part in the,
war against the Russians. To the brave Admiral
Da
tieb Empireourdieu, who must permit me to remind him
here that our two fathers fought together fifty-
years ago, oii
r,boa rd the Veteran, in the first wars
of
bar,
but
of
Montalembert, in his approaching trial,
will, it is stated, have the professional assistance of
foußoefr, rtyl leer mostm eminent advocates of the. Paris
different political opinions, namely,
M. M. Dufaure, M. Gallon Barret, and
M. Paillet.

35 mil!ifvns of francs to he raised by subscription,
at 78 for the Five per Cents., and 52 for the Threes.
The Corriere Mercantile of Genoa of the 15th
mentions, from Parma,' the somewhat improbable
statement that the father of the late Duke Charles
111. has objected to the present arrangement by
which the Duchess is Regent for her son Robert 1.,
on the ground that he had abdicated in favour of
his son, and not of his grandson.
Field-Marshal Rwietzky arrived at Venice on
the 13th on his way to Vienna.
The Giornale di Roma, of the 12th, contains a
list of works condemned by the Holy Condregation
of the Index. The author of a book entitled "Ad-
monition against the. Innovations and Exaggera-
tion of the Catholic Church of liermany, -M.
Joseph Buckard Leu, -which-was condemned. on
the 13th of February last, has since made his sub-
mission, and acknowledged his errors.
A letter from, Rome, of the 10th, in the Parla-
ment° of Turin, contradicts -the statement which
has •appeared in all- the papers, that the persons
implicated in the affair of Count Rossi's murder
had been already condemned to varipus punish-
ments. The fact, according to this correspondent,
is, that no sentence whatever has been hitherto
pronounced ; but that an opinion had been emitted
by the First Chamber of the Tribunal of the
Consulta, which may have led to the false report
adverted to ; the more so, as the sittings had
been interrupted, which led many to believe-they
had been closed. This suspension of the sittings
was caused by one of the defendants offering to
make some disclosures ; but they were resumed
some days after, when it was announced by the
Advocate-General that the disclosures which had
been made did not affect the main question, and
could only be regarded as an incident. But the ad-
vocates for the defence having applied fora copy of
the said disclosures,these were refused by the pre-
sident of the.court, whereupon the former withdrew
with a protest, and the sittings were again ad-
journed.

. The annual ball in favour of the English Charit-
able Fund took place on Wednesday night, at the
Jardin d'Hiver, and
passed off brilliantly. The
attendance was good; and though the ball was for
the behefit of the English, a good nian. French
were present.

The Bourse yesterday was firm at the opening,
but subsequently declined, and closed considerably
under previous prices.- The Three per Cents. closed
Cents. at 90f. ; and . the New
at 63f. 30c. for the end of the month ; the Four-
Orleans Railway Shares, 1,042 f.
Havre, 410 f.; Great Northern,
andsTioo ca.-na; -Half
041uffe.np4, Cents. ;
735 f. ; Strasburg, 715 f. ; New Shares, 527 f. 50c. ;
Parisean ,n 6.
1 Lyons,
785 f. ; Lyons to the Mediterra-
nean, Western of France, 557 f. 500. • Bor-
deaux to Cette, 505 f. ; Great Central of irance,
400 f. ; Lyons to Geneva, 420 f. ; Bank of Credit
6aof.;
Mubilier, 495 f.
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Baldness dole
this day.

ITALY.
By a decree of the 17th, the Sardinian Minister
of Fillalice has Axed the price of the ilow lout a

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