The Sun.
London, England, 1854-05-31 00:00:00

ST. PETERSBURG.

According to advices from St. Petersburg of
the 21st, a very hostile feeling prevails in that city
against Austria.
The German papers notice the prevalence of ru-
mours that the Czar is about to abdicate. They
contest the probability of such an event, but admit
that the contingency presents itself to the minds of
many persons conversant with the situation into
which Russia has been brought by the Czar.
The Russian Government published on the 21st,
in Poland, a decree declaring that as events no
longer allow the cattle necessary for the food of the
population to be received from the Southern pro-
vinces of the Empire, whereby meat has bbcome
very dear, the exportation of horses, oxen, and
sheep, shall be prohibited. The Government has
at the same time made known that the annual wool
fair, which is generally an important one, will be
held at Warsaw as usual on the 15th June, and
will last four days.
The Czas, a Polish journal, states under the head
of Vienna, 25th, that the Baron de Meyendorff,
the Russian Ambassador in that city, is about to
leave for St. Petersburg, in order to give a verbal
account to the Emperor of the state of the relations
between Austria and Prussia.
A Berlin letter of the 27th, in the German
Journal of Frankfort, also states that M. de Mey-
endorff is about to leave Vienna, but says that he
has received a conge from the Emperor of Russia
in consequence of the Austro-Prussian convention.
According to the letter from Berlin, M. de Meyen-
dorff will, on leaving Vienna, go to the baths of
Gastein, in Bavaria. If this announcement of the
intended departure of the Russian Ambassador
from Vienna be true, an open rupture between
Russia and Austria is probable.
A letter from Berlin, in the Press of Vienna,
states that Baron de Budberg, Russian Ambassa-
dpr at the Court of Prussia, will be replaced by
M. de Brunnow, formerly Russian Ambassador in
London. This change is said to have been brought
about by the late modification in the Prussian
Cabinet.

BRITISH TROOPS FOR VARNA.
CONSTANTINOPLE, May 20. Marshal de St.
Arnaud, Lord Raglan, and the Seraskier started
for Varna, per Cheh-per steamer, on the 18th inst.,
and yesterday no doubt must have reached their
destination. You will le:1 In, also, with the
highest satisfaction, that two regiments from the
camp of Selimieh are all iu readiness to move on
and be conveyed to that locality in a couple of

days. This first move of our land forco has had,
morally speaking, a great effect, almost equal to
that produced by the-first appearance of the allied
fleets in the Euxine, and will tend materially to
calm public anxiety in respect to the perplexing
delays and obstacles attending our military opera-
tions. It is really a deplorable circumstance that
so much time has been required, and the finest
season of the year thus expended in deliberation.
Otherwise, had our troops been brought up earlier
to the scene of action, the war of the Danube, in
the opinion of military authorities, would have
been successfully terminated in the short space of
one month—the Russian army exterminated, and
the material guarantee in possession of the allies.

THE FRENCH TROOPS AT GALLIPOLI.
Marshal de St. Arnaud has addressed the fol-
lowing proclamation to the French soldiers at
Gallipoli :
" Soldiers, we are on a foreign land, but the Sultan
is our ally and treats us with hospitality. Do you know'
what is meant by hospitality in the East ? The guest
becomes the equal of the master of the house. You will
not abuse the rights of hospitality. We are come hither
to defend our ally against the barbarous aggressions of
the Czar. Our mission is a grand one, and if with God
assistance we succeed in happily accomplishing it, We'
shall render ourselves as immortal as our ancestors. Our
Emperor only thinks of the glory of France and of your
welfare ; and he expects from you in the struggle against
the barbarians of the North the courage and valour which
will increase the glory of your country. Let Vivo
l'Empereur !' be our battle cry, for it is that which led
our immortal ancestors to victory. It is with the cry of
Vive l'Empereur !' that we will conquer or die."

GREECE. -
ACCEPTANCE OF THE ANGLO-FRENCH

ULTIMATUM.
Telegraphic despatches were received yesterday
by an eminent Greek firm, stating that the King
of Greece has accepted the Anglo-French ulti-
mat um.

On this subject the Daats says : " King Otho
has, it is true, accepted the ultimatum, and even
promised to form a new cabinet, with Mavrocordato
at its head, but solely on the condition that the
Western Powers forego their intention of occupy-
ing the Piraeus, 62,-c. If they do, he declares he will
retire into the interior, and there concentrate his
troops."
The question now is, what will General Forey
do ? Will he, in face of the submission, real or
pretended, disembark his troops at the Piraeus
In Paris the opinion is that he will, because the
submission of King Otho has come too late. The
fact is, that the past conduct of King Otho has
placed that monarch in a dilemma. He is either
sufficiently strong to put down the insurrection,
or he is not. If he is not sufficiently strong, he
cannot reasonably object to accept the aid of Eng-
land and France to effect that measure ; if he is
sufficiently strong, his past conduct shows mauvais
vonloir—so that the Western Powers cannot trust
him. In either case, General Forey will probably
consider it his duty to land his forces.
TRIESTE, May 30.—A French division has ar-
rived at the Piraeus, but has not yet disembarked.
2,000 insurgents were still posted near Demarko,
in Epirus. The Turks are encamped near Arta.
Fuad Effendi is reorganising the province. ThessalY
is n( t yet quiet.
A private letter from the Piraeus, of the 18th,
states that the Austrian frigates Bellona, Captain
Palt, which had been sent to the Archipelago by
the commandant of the station, had sunk two
Greek pirates, and chased a third.
A letter from Athens of the 19th, in the Trieste
Gazette, says :
" The notes delivered to the Greek Government by
the English and French Ministers are not exactly the
same. The French one is more detailed, and the follow-
irg the principal demands contained in it The
King of Greece and his Government must make known
to the Greek nation, clearly and with all proper pub-
licity, that is their intention to observe a strict neutrality
in the Eastern question. 2. They must disavow, ill
the most formal manner and with the greatest publicitYr
all that has hitherto taken place. 3. The most rigorous
measures must be adopted to prevent recruiting for
the free corps, and also to put down those which
have been formed. 4. To recal all Greek subjects who
may have taken part in the insurrection in the Tar-
kish provinces, and to punish them severely ,b 1
case of disobedience. 5. Not to give any leave of abw
sence, or to accept any resignation where there is any'
reason to suppose that the party intends to take part in
the insurrection. 6. To publish the protocol of Vienna
of the 7th April, which secures the integrity of Turkey.
In the event of the Greek Government not giving a sa-
tisfactory reply, the Powers will take the necessary
measures to compel it. The knowledge of these notes
has caused considerable sensation at Athens. For the
last four days the Government has been deliberating on
the demands made, but in consequence of the maul
things mentioned in the notes no decision has yet been
conic to. A report is current that the Ministry is di-
vided in opinion as to the answer to be given, three
Ministers wishing to accept the notes purely and simply,
three others being in favour of a partial acceptance, and
the seventh declaring for the absolute rejection."
The result is given above.