The Sun.
London, England, 1854-10-24 00:00:00

MISCELLANEOUS.

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In consequence of the murder of M. Belluot, a
Frenchman, in Anatolia, by the Bashi-bazouks,
Omer Effendi and M. Castagne, French consul' at
Erzeroum, wore sent with 300 horsemen to make
an investigation into the circumstances of the case,
and to arrest the murderers. They found a band
of the Bashi-bazouks occupying a village called
Assor, and they, at the head of 200 of their men,
immediately attacked them. They dislodged the
brigands, and succeeded in arresting 48 of them—
amongst whom were five of the murderers of M.
Belluot. The chief of the band, Mahmoud ben
Ouglou, was wounded.
A letter from Varna, of the 10th, in the Lloyd of
Vienna, says :—" Two commissioners of the Porte
and two agents of the English and French lega-
tions arrived here in the night. They immediately
put themselves in communication with the English
and French commanders, and made minute searches
in the houses of several Greeks and Armenians re-
siding in the town ; after which 15 persons were
arrested and sent off to Constantinople,
DraTishseiocnaeursse,
of these arrests is not known. Co
charged to make similar searches, were sent at the
same time to Erdench, ' Salonica, Tirkola,
Vodena, Kutapa, Trebizonde Ba,toum, and even
to Smyrna and Damascus."
The Russian Invalid presents its readers with
precious Muscovy Duck"
the following On
the 7th of
October, Prince Menschikoff ordered

reconnaissance to be made with cavalry against the
enemy, by.which it was ascertained that the An-
glo-French troops were still at Balakla.va and the
neighbourhood of that town, where they are
throwing up entrenchments. Upon this occasion,
the troopers of a half-squadron of Krim Tartar
Guards took a picket of English Dragoon Guards.
No particular movement was observed on the part
of the enemy. Up to the sth they had not at-
tempted anything against Sebastopol."
A letter from Vienna of the 18th, in the Post
Gazette of Frankfort, says :—" The most important
of the secondary states of Germany, Bavaria, has
replied affirmatively to the principal of the seven
questions submitted by Austria to the Diet, which
is that which decides all the others. The question
is this :—ls it for the interest of the Germania
Confederation to declare itself obliged to defend
Austria against any danger which may menace her
in her present position."
A letter from Rome, in the Parlament° of Turin
of the 20th, states that some French -troops have
left Rome for Civita-Vecchia, where they are to
embark for the East. The battalions of Chasseurs
de Vincennes is also to leave Rome for the same
destination.

The Parma Gazette, of the 18th, publishes a
decree of the Duchess Regent re-organising the
Council of State.

A letter from Naples, of the 14th, says that
there have been several political arrests lately in
that capital, and that a lady, Mme. Caterina di Lioto,
has been arrested at Beggio, in Calabria, with two
of her sons.

The Kreutz Zeitung publishes, in the largest
possible type, the following laconic telegraphic
official despatch from St. Petersburg, dated St.
Petersburg, the Bth inst. :—" Piince Menschikoff
announces, under date of October 14, all goes well
at Sebastopol."
The Russian organ gives the despatch in French,
and then in German, and, by the size of the type,
treats it as a victory, or, at all events, as a reprieve
from the overhanging sentence. No one here ex-
pects this sentence to be executed before the 21th
or 25th.

According to the Hamburgh Correspondent, the
Emperor Nicholas has made up his mind to send
his two youngest sons, the Grand Dukes Nicholas
and Michael, to see active service with the south-
ern . army.
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Private letters from Warsaw, of the 18th, state
that nothing further is known there relative to the
reported visit of the Emperor or Hereditary Grand
Duke, although the palace is always ready for their
reception.
A letter from Vienna, 19th, says :—" A part of
the Secondary States, who were represented at the
Conference of Bamberg, intend to hold a Confer-
ence on the Eastern question before it comes
under discussion in the Diet, and it is said that
according to all appearances the decision of these
States will be in favour of the wishes of Austria."
A letter from Dusseldorff states that an emissary
has been arrested in that place, having on him a
oorrespondence in English and German from Kos-
suth and Kinkel.