The Sun.
London, England, 1854-06-29 00:00:00

CONSTANTINOPLE.

By the arrival of the Indus we have advices
from Constantinople to the 2Jth inst.
The embarkation. of.. French troops for Varna
continued.
The terms of the treaty between Austria and
Turkey had transpired. They lay down that the
ancient order of things shall be re-established in
the Principalities, without admitting a control
over the measures taken by the Austrian troops.
Military measures will be concerted between the
two Powers signing the treaty. The evacuation
of the Principalitie3 to take place on the conAu-
sion of peace. The latter to be based upon the
maintenance of the sovereignty of the Sultan and
the integrity of the Ottoman empire.
Prince Napoleon's division has left for Varna.
CONSTANTINOPLE, June 19.—Reschid Pacha still

transacts diplomatic btOuess. Schekib Effendi
presides over the administrative department of the
Foreign-office. It is hoped that a new French
loan will be concluded. A letter from Constanti-
nople of the 15th says :—" The last accounts from
the coasts of Circassia announce that a lieutenant
of Schamyl had stopped, in a gorge of the moun-
tains, the Russian troops who were effecting their
retreat from the fortresses of the coast to join the
principal corps of the Russian Caucasian army at
Tiflis. A sanguinary combat took. place, and the
Russians were defeated by the Circassians, with a
loss of four guns. Three Polish gentlemen,
Messrs. Tanski, Bodoski, and Gradovich, left Con-
stantinople on the 14th for Bulgaria, having been
sent on a, mission by Marshal St. Arnaud, in order
to furnish him with all the information they can
collect with regard to the Russian army, and also
on the subject of the state of feeling in Bulgaria,
where Muscovite agents are actively intriguing,

THE FRENCH EMBARSY.—His Excellency the French I though, it is said, without success. Workmen are
Ambassador and the Countess Walewski gave a superb actively employed in fitting up the new hospital
entertainment on Tuesday evening, at the residence of which has been provided for the French troops, and
the French Embassy, Albert-gate House, to their Royal it was expected that it would be ready in a few
Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess days for the reception of its inmates. It is a very
Mary, where several distinguished personages were in- extensive building, and capable of accommodating
vited to meet the Royal guests. At ten o'clock, the 2,000 patients. It is well situated, not far from
ambassadress threw open her salons for the reception of the sea, and of very easy access for any sick who
a brilliant cire.e of the corps diplomatique and the aris. may be brought by steamers from the army. A
tocracy. The visitors included nearly all the most dis- few days ago a suspicious-looking person was ar-
tinguished leaders of fashion.
/ rested near the powder magazine established in the
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.—This morning, at 10 o'clock, old chateau of Gallipoli. He is said to be a Ras-
a repectable female, who refused to give her name, than spy, and had gone there for the purpose of
attempted self-destruction by drowning herself in the
Thames, at Blackfriars. Just as she was in the act of setting fire to the wooden building, by which the
whole town would have been blown up. The health
sinking a waterman passing jumped out of his boat into of Reschid Pacha is said to have lately consider-
the river and saved her life.
. ably improved._ Some more Greek vessels have
A MAN KILLED IN TOOLET-STREET.—This morning been captured in the Black Sea with supplies on
a man named Driscoll, agek,ss years, who resided at board of them for the Russian army. The march
Tattle-place, Bermondsey, expired M the accident ward
of Prince Napoleon's division from Gallipoli to
of Guy's Hospital, from the effect of severe injuries re-
Constantinople was an exceedingly fatiguing one,
ceived by an immense box of iron falling on his legs,,.
which shattered them in such a frightful manner thatparticular, the part of it from Gallipoli to
allti in
amputation was the only thing that would have saved Radosto. A company of Sappers, and another of
his life, which he refused to have done, and by his ob. Chasseurs of Vincennes, marched in front to cleat
stinacy he lost his life. away obstacles, and snake a road in such places as
INTREPID CONDUCT OF A LONDON FIRE BRIGADE- none existed. It was necessary to throw bridges
MAN.--This morning two youths named Williams and over some places, to fill up some enormous holes
Watson, residing near Bankside, were bathing in a very in others, and, in fact, to perform the office of
dangerous part of the river near Southwark-bridged I pioneers in the fullest acceptation of the word.
when one got into a hole, and his companion endeavour.ed But in the midst of all these difficulties, the utmost
to save him. For some time the boys wT43
suckedcarrie
gaiety prevailed. In ono place was to be seen . in-
along with the tide, and were in the act of being
scribed with chalk, on a huge piece of rock by the
under a barque, when G. Legg, belongingto the firesteaamnd-
fl ating. engine rear the spot, stripped off his coat . roadside,m. the following_ Gallipoli
in large letters—
wa'stcoat, jumped into the boat, and succeeded in saving nip road from uallipon to Moscow, No. 1, and
the lives of both. This makes the fifth time the same . the bons-mots uttered would delight a vaudevillist.
party has been instrumental in saving life. ! There are very few ill, but I regret to say that five
Mn. FRANC TUSSAUD has just completed a most , soldiers of the marine infantry died on the march.
excellent likeness of Mr. G, V. Brooke, the eminent Still every possible precaution had been taken to
tragedian. The bust represents Mr. Brooke in the cha- ' have nothing wanting on the road, and the Prince
ratter of VirgiOus, one of this gentleman's most popular carries to a degree of extraordinary mi uuteness his
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personations, the Roman costume being highly char: n.. : attention to the comforts of the men. The Walla-
teristic and admirably suited to busts of this class. All c,
uians have at last obtained permission to form a
who know this eminent actor will be greatly pleased by
the young and
the success obtained in the likeness by legion, which is to be placed under the command
0,,, IvAil,,Th ~,._ I orGeneral Maierm. As he is
botalented artist, VA Wit is P 11494 ill --.*.--eQwLI it ill i 08,14 y eilouguoir Lim to “410 Qt AtifrArcO Of
W exceedingly popular,
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