The Sun.
London, England, 1854-04-28 00:00:00

ST. PETERSBURG.

The Russian Government has just published
ukases for the formation of a fleet of armed row
boats for the defence of the coast of the Gulf of
Finland. They are to be manned by volunteers in
the governments of Petersburg, Novogorod,
Olonetz, and Twer. From the day of their enrol-
ment they will receive pay at the rate of 8 silver
roubles (about 32f.) a month : they will be supplied
with provisions the same as other sailors in the
navy ; they will be dressed as peasants, and they
will be permitted to wear their beards and hair as
peasants ; the term of service is to expire on the
Ist of November, 1854 ; those who distinguish
themselves will be rewarded in the same manner as
the other troops ; in case of their destroying any
of the enemy's vessels they will come in for the
prize-money fixed by the government, in case they
are wounded they will enjoy all the rights granted
to soldiers and sailors ; the families of volunteers,
during their absence, will be confided to the care
of the local authorities and corporations.
A letter from St. Petersburg of the 16th says :
" Some time ago a ukase appeared, which declared
that all Jews travelling in the interior must be
supplied with passports ; that a Jew met without
one might be immediately arrested, if the informer
should require it ; and that on being thus taken,
he should be compelled to serve as a substitute in
the army for the informer or one of his relatives.
Owing to this ukase, everybody endeavours to meet
a Jew travelling without a passport. It even
sometimes happens that passports are taken from
the Jews, in order that they may be accused of
being without any, and be punished accordingly.

CONSTANTINOPLE.
The following is from a letter dated Constan-
tinople, April 13 :
" The prospects of accommodation forourlttro,oapssbeaerne
excellent, so far as this
place le concerned.
mentioned that the barracks at Daoud Pacha are set
own men will be
apart for the French, while our
sta-
tioned at Scutari, in the vastnnrnraEctsarzreucitethdeinßuthyaalt
suburb some years since.
dCaay' to inspect the place, and
Engineers,
found it supweraisorsetuot s_tteheaar,ttheioyuld have been expected.
I situate on a slope The range of building,s 13
over-
looking the Bosphorus, is capable of containing with ease
8,000 men. When the extensive passages and halls are
utilised no doubUtenlo,ooo will be able to find accom-
modation. The Seraskier deputed Osman Pasha to
accompany the English officer in his inspection, and
to
receive his suggestions. Already half the bar-
racks have been emptied of their former occupants,
and are now clean and ready for the reception of
their new guests. Mate are to be laid down through
the whole extent of the building, and the place will be
excellently adapted for the winter quarters of the army,
or an hospital for the sick and woun •ed in the ensuing
campaign. The Pasha also announced that the entire
upper floor in the great hospital was ready for the sick
among the English troops, and that the extensive range
of stables between the barrack and the Bosphorus was
also at our service. Wood has been cut and piled up for
the use of the troops in sufficient quantities to last a
month, and ample preparations are made for cooking,
washing, and such necessities.
"Not only are the comforts of the private soldier
provided for, but the notables who will accompany
the expedition may expect a magnificent welcome.
The Green Palhce at Kuaratscliesints, on the Bos;
phorus, has been set part for the reception of the
:wore distnigui,hed officers. Probably the n y
urgent
nature of military duties will not allovy
inui-
vidual to avail himself for any time
residence, but as there will be ac o
constant
t this pleasing
ant stream of
travellers passing to and fro on the vas duties of the
service, the advantages afforded by such various
a place of rest
will be very great. The town is now densely crowded,
and where the new arrivals are to find room is a won-
der to all. As the streets have non.ames and the
houses no numbers, it is a difficult thing to diseoyer

the habitation of one's acquaintance, and people are
often locking after each other in the wretched alleys,
which are called streets, in this dreary town.
"The latest accounts from the fleet are to the effect
that a visit to Odessa was probable, the object of which
would be to bring away the consuls, who, it was sup"
posed, were detained. However, the consuls have ar-
rived here in safety, and there is no reason to believe
that such an outrage as their detention was ever con-
t. mplated.

" Tarte. of the Zouaves at Gallipoli were shot yester
day, pursuant to the sentence of a regimental court
martial. Shortly after landing they had proceeded to
pay their' addresses to some Turkish women, a proceed-
ing calculated to excite the anger of the Mussulman
lation. Two of the officers interfered and commanded
them to desist, when the privates either struck or
,vounded them. Teey were at once brought to a court-
martial, and the sentence of death Rased upon theln
vas immediately executed.
‘. The 93d Highlanders arrived on the 11th, and are
regarded by the Turks with wonder and admiration.
['he Osmanli is, I believe, a little scandalised at their
personal appearance, for the garb of old Gaul is not con-
sonant with the notions of Oriental dignity. On the
arrival of the 93d at Gallipoli, while they were yet or!
the noble steamer which brought them, a smaller yeses'
came alongside. On the deck was a Pasha, or other
Turkish dignitary, with the ladies of his household.
The Highlanders, eager to salute their Eastern allies,
mounted time paddle-box of their steamer, and from
.exalted position cheered the ladies below them. in the
smalier craft. The horror of the Pasha may be iota:
dined, and the auguries he drew as to the habits and
manners of the Franks.
" The price of coal is now a matter of the deepest
im-
portance. It is selling here at 655. a ton, and the con'
sequence is that the steamers on the Bosphorus Are to
stop plying in 10 days, as the enormous cost of fuel ren-
ders the enterprise a losing one. One cause of the CO'
sauced cost is that there are at present no back freights'
"Another spell of bad weather has commenced ;
to-
day it is snowing, and the troops will be much incour
moded in their temporary quarters.
"APRIL 15.—01 d inhabitants declare that the present
season is unexampled within the last few years. A clottv
less sky, tropical heat, dusty roads, and the Bosphorus
crowded with caiques, have been succeeded by weather
of northern severity. To-day it has almost snowed in'
cessantly, and c.ouds of sleet are driven by the cutting
north-east gale into the faces of the passengers, fv
are forced by business to venture out into the ruu""
streets, or to trust themselves to the stormy bosom of the
Golden Horn. Such a visitation in the middle of AP,ril
is something like a perturbation in nature, and the ele-
ments themselves seem to share in the convulsions and
troubles of mankind.