The Sun.
London, England, 1854-02-09 00:00:00

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kit discharge. The method, then, of accounting for the
position of the wounds may be fairly considered illusory.
Achmet Pacha is about to be superseded in his
/I"lroand at Kalafat by Mehemet Pacha—Musheer
(cP e d Marsh a 1 ) , who was formerly ambassador at the
Court of St. James's. His character will be better
row. to the habitués of town than to those of Widdin.
Will therefore be unnecessary to detail that which has
Preceded him on his journey to the seat of war. One
ag appears certain that he has never seen any service,
but this in Turkey is no bar whatever to a commander-
-13-chief. Achmet Pacha was precisely in the same po-
"tion before his maiden essay at Citate. The more
ttialate a person gets with Turkey and its internal
'lmb the more difficult it is to understand how
matters go on at all. The Paellas sit and receive vi-
Ilt°ll the greater portion of the day, and never appear
nave anything to do. A secretary brings in a letter
4:tcasionally, which his Excellency signs with his
141, which he carries carefully attached to his person in
a little gold net-work bag. There is no organised com-
-lisoariat department, and yet the soldiers do not want
11for food—they are better fed than soldiers in Europe.
The commander-in-chief has literally no staff about him,
*leapt a few aides-de-camp, who act the part of couriers
and messengers, and yet troops are moved hither and
'ether—they are supplied with food at the villages
Where they encamp. It is equally impossible to discover
that there is any corps of officers at the head of the ord-
race department for the supply of ammunition, and
hitherto no want of that sine qua no fight has been ex-
perienced.
" Widdin, the town immediately opposite Kalafat,
doubtless ought to be described by a correspondent
Writing from the seat of war. But to say anything new
about it, as compared with any other Turkish fortified
4..t4wn0, is no easy task. As mentioned in a former let-
it has a double enceinte of fortification of little
strength, which would require a small army to garrison
tßetween the inner and outer line is a faubourg, in-
lilted by Bulgarians and others, not Turks. The Chris-
tians may have shops in the interior if they please but they
,4re not permitted to reside there. The number of houses
In the town and faubourg is—Turkish, 1,500 ; Christian,
1,250 ; Jewish, 360 ; and, allowing five persons to
each la house as an average, the populationwould amount
La 16,660. The latter class appear w
to be more
favoured, or trusted perhaps, than the Christians, for
many of them reside in the fortress itself. They are, like
the Jews of every other part of the globe, keen after 'the
Biller.' It is curious to see the jars, &c., of an apothe
eary's shop labelled iu good old Hebrew letters. The
tfebrew, however, is not their languag,- of conversation,
for they all speak Spanish. Those of Smyrna, Salonica,
and other large towns on the sea coast, speak the same
language ; but hitherto it has been impossible to pro-
cure any explanation of this very curious phenomenon.
When did they come from Spain ? and why did they
leave that country I are questions which, as there hap-
pens to be no circulating library at Widdin, it is not
easy to reply to."

THE POLISH LEGION.
Before embarking at Marseilles for Constanti-
nople, General Wysocki, who will take command
of the Polish legion in Turkey, issued the following
address to the Polish emigration :
" MARSEILLES, Dec. 20, 1.853.—1 n honouring me with
your confidence, you authorised me to put myself in com-
munication, and to treat with the Turkish Government for
the formation of a Polish legion.
" Before entering the vessel which is to convey me to
Constantinople, I feel it a duty to expose to you my views
and ideas upon the object of my mission. The blood, the
life, of every Pole belong exclusively to Poland. We are
not, therefore, allowed to sacrifice them, unless by so doing
We can give life to our hopes, and turn them to the advan-
tage of the national cause.
a To us Poles it is quite clear that the safety of Turkey,
and as a consequence that of the West, can only be assured
by the existence of Poland, free and independent. Poland
alone can form a barrier, shielding not only Turkey but
the civilisation of the West against the encroachments of
the barbarians. The Turkish Government is beginning to
ba convinced of the truth of this assertion. The first o,ject
of my mission will be to strengthen and enlarge that con-
viction, as well with the Turkish Government as with the
People. Once convinced that their cause is intimately
bOilnd up with the cause of Poland, the Turkish Govern-
ment will readily find means and the most efficacious
Measures to protect our interests in common.
" Ow of those means is the formation of a Polish legion
in Turkey, where elements exist ready to hand, easy to be
called into action. But the legion must be assembled un-
der the Polish standard, under the banner and watchword
of our forefathers; for only by fighting for the independence
of Poland—only by appearing in a national character, can
we arouse thoso patriotic sentiments in the hearts of
our brethren who, under a Russian uniform, have not
ceased to fight earnestly for Poland. On this path alone
to
We all render important services as well to our ally as
1,0 our country. Any other line of action would be un-

'Worthy of Poles.
"To obtain from the Turkish Government the formation
of such a legion is the second and last object of my present
74188i0n. I could not within the limits of this letter—and
it would be superfluous—explain to you what principles will
be my guide in the yearse well as in my future action ;
mp past life and twenty y spent in the same path offer
you sufficient guarantee.
" You will easily understand that, leaving with such a
mission for Constantinople, I shall have obstacles to co
-
tend against, and that many months may elapse bef
eve shall be understood, before they will grant us what
we ask.
" It is for this reason that I beg of you, and entreat you,
not to leave France before you receive a positive invitation
from me. By a premature arrival in Turkey, you would
be hurtful instead of beneficial to our cause.
" You will receive all communications from me through
the intermedium of my friend, with whom I have laboured
and still continue to labour, and with whom I shall keep
'Op a continual communi ta,tion, and who remains for the
present in France.
_ " Be patient, then, and hold yourselves in readiness.
The desired moment will perhaps arrive sooner than we
hope, and then, I am sure, you will rally round the Polish
flag, to shed your last drop of blood for our beloved
country.
" Patience and hope; our cause is sacred, and God will
aid us."

NEW RUSSIAN PRAYER.
The new form of prayer recently introduced into
the Danubian Principalities by the Russian autho-
rities has a strong political colouring. It has been
translated into the Romanic language, and thou-
sands of copies distributed among the people. After
a general supplication for all Orthodox believers,
for the holy and unerring Synod and the clergy,
comes a special prayer for the most pious Autocrat,
the Grand Master (frlarele-Donotu), and Emperor
of All the Russias, Nicholas Pawlovitch, the Em-
press Alexandrina Feodorofna, and their family,
the Court, and the army—' and may God protect
them, and cast all their enemies and the malevolent
at their feet." After this follows a prayer recently
Composed by the Russian Synod, in which there is
the following passage :
" to i, protect Thy holy ortho-
We pray to Thee, 0 Go.
dox Church, Thy servant Nicholas Pawlovitch, the most
pious Autocrat, the Grand Master and Emperor of All the
itussias, from all evil, passion, and distress, to preserve
him from all enemies visible and invisible, to grant him
peace, health, and a long life, and to encompass him with
Thy armed angels."
Then comes another production of the holy Syno 1,
in which mention is made of the army, and its bril-
liant deeds of arms, as also of those of I\loses against
Pharaoh, and of David against Goliath. The con-
clusion of the Te Donn is :
"Give, 0 Lord, to the Emperor Nicholas, to the Em-
kT'essAlexandrinaFeodorofna, and to their offspring, happy
delays, a peaceful life, health, and safety, and grant them
the victory over all their enemies "
The foregoing supplications, which are being
translated into the Bulgarian language, will accom-
pany the Russians to the right bank of the Danube.

FRANCE.
The Paris papers of yesterday, had not reached
Is when we went to press.
The following has been received by electric tele-
graph :—ln consequence of orders received at
Brest, on the 7th, for the immediate departure of
the Atlantic Squadron, it is expected that Admiral
Bruat will make signal for sailing immediately.
The squadron, it is said, will sail for the coast of
Algeria.
The Bourse was heavy yesterday, and there was
not much business transacted. The Three per
Cents. closed at 68f. 60c. for the end of the month.
The Four-and-a-flalf per Cents. closed at 97f. 50c.
Orleans Railway shares,l,962f. 50c. ;
Rouen, 895 f. ;
Havre, ; Great Northern, 737 f. 50c. ; Paris
and. Strasburg, 712 f. 50c. • ditto, New, 560 f. ;
'Bordeaux and Cette,
Lyons and
Western of France, 570 f. ;
537 f. 50e. ; Great Central, 437 f. 50c. ;
Geneva, 4,50 f. ; Shares of the Bank of Credit Mo-
bilier, 620 f.

SPAIN.
MADRID FEB. 3.—The Three per Cents. closed
at 37i., '

GREECE.
ATHENS, Feb. 3.—An insurrection has taken
place in the province of Arta, and in the adjoining
districts.
The notables have issued a proclamation.
Four hundred insurgents have sworn to die in
defence of tl Le Cross and of the Greek Church.

GENERAL A NNIIITY SOCIETY.—The twenty-eighth an-
niversary of t his important charity was celebrated yes•
terday at the :London Tavern. About 150 gentlemen
sat down to dinner, and the duties of chairman were
efficiently performed by Mr. Newdegate, M.P. After
the customary loyal toasts the peculiar claims of the
charity were brought under the notice of the company
by the chairman. The object of the General Annuity
Society was meant to grant annuities to decayed mem-
bers, bankers, professional men, master manufacturers,
tradesmen, their widows and clerks, &c., from all parts
of thelJniited Kingdom. It had been now twenty-eight
years in enistence, and the untiring patronage of the
public was the best proof of its intrinsic excellence. At
the conclusion of an eloquent appeal a collection was
made, the result of which was an addition of 7501. to the
funds of the charity. One or two other toasts were then
proposed, including the health of Mr. S. Aidritch, the
secretary, after which the company separated.
CONFESSION OF THE CONVICT TAPNER.—On Friday
morning Tapner, the Guernsey murderer, gave the clergy-
man a paper, stating that, as he desired there should be
no longer any doubt upon the subject, he now declared
that he alone was guilty of the crimp for which he was
Qoadoupod•