The Sun.
London, England, 1853-08-02 00:00:00

LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.

•
FRANCE.
The gime has a stirring article on the Eastern
question, but it is merely a repetition of what it
,
rahliaeen saying for the last fortnight, namely,
upon the British and French Governments
between any offer of arrangement of the dispute
"eween Russia and Turkey except upon the basis
the previous and immediate evacuation of the
'4l.fTlPalities. This being refused, war, according
Zyne Sie-ele bedomes a duty on the part of the
from which they cannot shrink without dis-
.i6,4m- In the other journals there is nothing of
the slightest interest on this or any other subject.
Several of the journals contain a letter from
fr; Tras) in Persia, written by a Swedish physician,
rtztvlling a dreadful account of the almost total de-
-488 Ten of that town on the 21st of April. Not
than 12,000 persons, the letter states, perished
Y the disaster.
R2t grand state-dinner was given on Saturday at
rat-Cloud, at which Queen Christina, Prince
-4, me Napoleon, Prince Napoleon, the Princess
-Zanlide, and the Duke de Rianzares were present.
4 the evening the Imperial party proceeded to the
,aeatre of the Palace, where the actors of the
Theatre-Fran9ais represented the Mari ala Cam-
Pagfr,24. Their Majesties were accompanied by the
great officers and ladies of their households. The
411,ce of Hesse, the diplomatic body, a -.great
as well
of senators, deputies, councillors of State,
„mvrals, and superior functionaries were present,
NITAII
reia,': as a great number of the wives and female
to "yes of these gentlemen. The representation
of
at half-past eleven.
g4__lt• decree from the Emperor approves of the sta-
tesuof the railway company represented by Count
lias'lllY, the Marquis de Latour-Maubourg, Mr.
getlttiereaan, and Mr. Laing of London, and other
the "lon, and authorises the said company to bear
we
of the Grand Central of France.
. jee read in the Presse :—" We announced two
ago that M. F. Arago had commenced his
,
tareY towards Paris ;, we now learn that the im-
vetaent in his health has not maintainedltself.
lid situation has become such that it was not con-
el,ed necessary to send a telegraphic dispatch
newstris to request his son to join him. This
atie caused a very painful sensation in the
utific
Ittril,e Emperor, it is said, purposes being present
ty_wle breaking up the camp of Satory, whichis to
th:e Place one of these days. He will accompany
the trul,y to Compiegne, as Commander-in-Chief on
fie; thence to Rambouillet ; and lastly, to
ii'taniebleau. He also intends being present at
thstl.uereaking up of the camp of Helfaut. It is said
zia several old and experienced officers praise the
kanill:1" in which the Emperor has conducted the
oeuvres of the army at Satory.
Theaalci Bourse yesterday exhibited almost a panic,
closed
with a downward tendency. The Three
Per Cents., for cash and for the account have given
fel 55c. each ; the Four-and-a-Half per Cents.
kilia,eash 30c., and for the account 10c. Bank
adv'es, Which for some days past have been steadily
of balleing, have also gone down, 20f. At the close
per uiness, the quotations were—For cash : Three
103fee„13ts., 78f. 35c. ; Four-and-a-Half per Cents.,
lef At°e. For the account : Three per Cents.,
;
k Shares ; Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 103 f. 40c. ;
:onzLeieSpraermesa,i2n,,B4of. Shares of the Bank of Credit
as for the last few days, unchanged,
01e,7; 40f• ; but Credit Mobilier have fallen 7f.,
ta-ssi.g at 825 f. 50c. The Railway share market
fo Renter,
the same characteristics as the market
ElZt.,77,rites, and Northerns are 6f. lower than on
; Paris and Orleans, 10f. ; Paris and
R—u•mburg, Of. ; Paris and Lyons, 6f. ; Paris and
ouen Rsf• ; Lyons to the Mediterranean, 7f. ; Wes-
rn of France, of. • Bordeaux and Cette, 9f. ;
ar lien. and Havre and unchanged. The following
Pe the closing prices :—Northems, 870 f. 25c ;
tuaris and Orleans,-- 1,162 f. 50c. ; Paris and Stras-
aharg, 928 f. 25c. ; Paris and Lyons, 934 f. ; path;
zaa37e.,Roueo, 1,107 f. 50c. • Lyons to the Mediter-
-110--11, 760 f. 50c. ; Western' of France, 745 f.
6261.ei,and Havre, 505 f. ; Bordeaux and Cette,
suc.

TURKEY AND RUSSIA.
The Constitutionnel repeats the assurance it gave
ederday of the non-acceptance of the propositions
brought by the Carodoc. It says—
"As we had already stated, it was again said yester-
day that the conditions of arrangement concerted at
rmstantinople. and brought by the Caradoc, have not
ueen admitted by the Cabinets of Paris, London, and
Irierina. Fresh information enables us to add to-day
the that intelligence is exact."

, Mehemed Kebrezil Pacha, formerly commander-
-1,11-chief of the Arabian army, has been appointed
‘-/overnor of Adrianople.
A. rumour of an important character, since con-
rued by diplomatic documents, was circulating at
t!ssy on the 17th ult., to the effect that the Russian
1101)s would receive, at the beginning of August,
-'46 order to leave the Principalities. The differ-
-4.,17es between Russia and Turkey would then be
'tied by a formal treaty of peace.
6Amer Pacha has surveyed and partially fortified
e Whole strategetic line on the Danube. On the
„ toT,
b ult., the Russians were standing before
_the
tiL'ress of Giuraewo • they did not come from Bu-
es t, but by the street along the Danube. At
vittisoilluk the artillerists were standing on the walls
!Yarning matches.
Itri#l:l4, ce Gortsohakoff has officially informed the
0,4"1401 Consul at Bucharest that the necessary
14,—tellr; free navigation be given to remove the impediments
navigation at Sulina. A similar cora-
Mutation was addressed by him to the two Hos-
ars uf the Principalities.
Theer Greek Churches in Albania and MacedoniaCza
.recently received important presents from the

P There is every probability of the cession
ot thlan provinca of Tauris to Russia, in py
pow: 80 million of piastres claimed by
y thelacntoter_
ista„-i.1;• The transaction is looked upon
Con-
the "nople as highly. probable, notwithstandingat
The
of Turkey.
tiu,su? Wanderer contains a letter fro,m,ThConDsitavann-
;Pie, of the 19th ult., which says e
Zreparing a proclamation to all Mussulmans, re-
inn:Lending them to show the greatest tolerance.
hi arcs the Christian subjects of the Porte. It is
thinge,.tAirne that the Government should do some
tw„,llLei calm down the irritation which reigns be-
ha;;,' Mussulmans and the Christians. Matters
4:Uarrived at such a point, that the Christians
ri-blue to the Mussulmans an intention to mas-
7ere them all. On the other hand, the Mussul-
t7i(d)'ne attribute to the Christians plans of insurrec-
heart+ZY.ieh they are resolved to carry out should
13T4es commence between Russia and Turkey.
1i as 'lgYPtian fleet, having 12,000 men on board,
arrived here, and is doing quarantine at Sylvi-
Trolir°ll, not far from Constantinople. Letters
Trebisond announoe that Abdi-Pacha has
organised_ there a corps of 20,000 men."
13avil° National Gazette of Berlin, of the 29th ult.,
tic'elitol---" A letter from St. Petersburgh states that
'-`4lalsian Cabinet accepts the principle of the
°Positions of arrangement but not the form. It
C.spositively stated that the Prussian Government
—4,133-aikde a proposition of a nature to remove that
tr6neu"Y• It has been communicated to the Aus-
.„,t7lleabin.et, and negotiations will be ened here
the subject. The ambassadors of Franceand
fr gland, who had demanded fresh instructionsd
h°3:ll their Governments, have received them, an
e ambassadors are authorised to take part the
egotiations."
e
/41-1--° Journal de Francfort,
which,
n
as our readers
R, Ow, has the reputation of being an organ of the
or
sian Government, publishes in the form of aa
from Berlin, under date of the 28th
Ong defence of the proceedings of the Emperor
,
ce„.°las, concludingwith an assurance that he isd
-ely desirous of the iiiiintenance of peace, an
will listen to any reasonable propositions for the
4r
rangernent of his differences with Turkey.
tthe Constitutionnel gives the following account
`4.,)1' tThe Russian army from a source which it consi-
toere be authentic :
a:The Russian army is divided into the troops on
4ctive ve service, the reserve, and the local troops. The
is army, of which the head-quarters are at Warsaw,
,oceloposed of 18 divisions of infantry, or from 216,000
to 252,000 men ; of 6 divisions of cavalry, or 28,000
8„r1; of 72 batteries of foot artillery, or 12,960 men and
ul pieces of cannon ; and of 6 batteries of mounted
artillery
720 mens and 48 cannons. The whole force
1-ziu evup e active army does not consequently altogether
300,000 men, with 912 pieces of cannon. The
e. is composed of the body-guard, the colonised
..nachers, two colonised corps of cavalry, and of the
in, and 6th depot-battalions of the infantry regiments.
er whole force of the body-guards and colonised grena-
-1.7,8 is 96,000 men and 320 pieces of cannon ; the force
0
the two colonised bodies of cavalry is 24.000 men and
_Po'leces of cannon ; as to the force of sth and 6th bat-
hs of infantry belonging to the reserve, it is almost
poible to ascertain it with any certainty, as these
battalionsto __ are only destined in a certain measure
1 up the vacancies which occur in the regi-
ments of the line in the time of a campaign or of
forced marches. The total number of the infantry
regiments being 120, there would be 240 reserve
battalionsbattl' or about 210,000 foot soldiers, if these
ions were complete ; but as they are constantly
sending their men to the regiments to which they be-
g, their existence is rather nominal than effective.
It. would be too much, in fact, to say that this part of
the reserve amounts to 120,000 men, but we put down
that amount for the there purpose of calculation, and then
will bo a total force of the whole reserve of
240,000 men and 360 pieces of cannon. The local troops
• are the corps of the Caucasus, composed of 3 divisions of
Infantry and 12. batteries 'of foot. artillery ; that of Fit-
-41444 with 4 battaliono • that of Orfflabourg on the tr
3 o O3l.