The Sun.
London, England, 1854-08-01 00:00:00

CONSTANTINOPLE.

According to a Constantinople letter of 21st
July, the occupation by the allies of the Crimea is
decided upon.
General Carbuccia, of the Foreign Legion, died
of cholera at Gallipoli.
Dervish Paella has been named Imperial Com-
missioner to the Austrian army.
Seven prizes had been brought down to Constan-
tinople.

SECRET CONVENTION BETWEEN PERSIA

AND THE CZAR.

According to a communication from Constanti-
nople, of July 21, the Persian Prime Minister has
just sent a special envoy to Georgia to propose the
conclusion of a secret convention between the
Shah and the Czar, on the following terms :
" 1. That Russia should restore to Persia the
province of Erivan as far as Lake Gocha, the whole
of Karabagh, and the portion of the territory of
Taulish usurped by the Autocrat.
" 2. That Russia should annul the Persian debt.
"3. That Russia should, if necessary, assist
Pers;a to recover the districts of Kutur Dambet
and other encroachments made by Turkey in the
province of Agerbijan.
" 4. That Russia shall grant a monstrous bribe
of two millions of ducats for the benefit of the
Prime Minister and his family."

DRESS OF OFFICERS IN THE ENGLISH

ARMY IN TUE EASE.
Lord Raglan has issued the folllowing memo•
rand tuu

" VARNA, JULY 15.—The Commander-in-Chief has
noticed with great regret the very uribecoming manner
i❑ which the officers of the army dress themselves. He
does not now refer to their mode of dressing out of uni-
form, because that has been entirely forfsidden, and he
has no reason to suppose that his orders in that respect
are disobeyed ; but he now desires to draw attention to
the style of dressing when in uniform. The sword may
be worn, the jacket may be the regimental jacket, and
the cap may be the uniform forage cap, but such want
of care is shown in wearing the uniform in a becoming
manner, that it is difficult to recognise the officers in
some cases as officers at all. Toe shell jacket is
allowed to fly open, showing underneath a red flannel
shirt, with nothing round the neck, not even a white
shirt collar. Often a turban is wor❑ over the forage
cap, the chin unshaven, and there is such an absence
of what is befitting the appearance of an officer in the
whole person, that no one could be otherwise than
struck with the general disregard of what is proper.
" Under these circumstances the Commander of the
Forces calls upon the officers of the army themselves to
correct this evil. He does not desire to insist that their
j,ckets should always be buttoned from the bottom to
the top, but he does hope that, having as much regard
for good appearance in uniform as they would have
out of uniform, they will bear in mind that the uniform
directed to be worn ought to be put on with care
and attention; no, matter in what country the army
may be serving, nor what the service may be in which
the army happens to be engaged.
"The Commander of the Forces requests general offi-
cers to make known these observations to the officers of
their divisions and brigades, and he expects from the
officers themselves an answer to his remarks in the
change which will be made by them in the style of dress-
ing.—By order. "J. B. B. ESTCOURT, D.A.G."