The Sun.
London, England, 1854-06-07 00:00:00

from the enemy, and came off voluntarily to
St. George on the night of the 25th inst.

ARMIES OF THE SMALLER GERMAN
STATS.
A letter from Hanover, IsEt, states that, with ttte,
exception of Wurtemburg, all the German sl.
have increased the effective strength of theirarniiei
Bavaria, which before had only 16 regiments °I iii,
fantry of two battalions each, 6 regiments of nav3irc,
and 16 batteries of artillery, has now 48 battali°4
of infantry, 8,000 cavalry, and 34 battalions
artillery, making altogether a total of 75,00° 1/I,e'
Saxony has also increased her army by 4,000 Leo
Whilst Brunswick and Mecklenburg-Schsresr
which have only a population of 810,000, furnl s
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contingent of 14,000 men; Hanover, with 1,820,
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inhabitants, furnishes 21,000 men. It is statse
that a proposition has been made to her to inere er
that strength to 27,000. Hanover has riel„h
fortresses, nor a budget of marine, and her fillagoei
are in a good state.

The (ologne Gazette says :—" The news iS
firmed that Prince Gortschakoff, Russian M'flisej
at Stuttgard and Frankfort, has been sunirs,°n,
to St. Petersburg to give, it is said, personai,
detailed report to Count de Nesselrodeas t° of
dispositions and tendencies of certain States
Southern Germany."

PRUSSIA,
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A royal decree has been" signed forbidding ",
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exportation of gunpowder, caps, and war oil°
tion of every denomination from Prussia.

FR ANCE.
HAMELIN'S ADDRESS TO THE BLA°S
SEA FLEET.
The following order of the day has been addros
by Admiral Hamelin to the squadron in the 13Isc
Sea. It is dated the 20th ult.:—
"The Vice-Admiral commanding-in-chief testifiesbl
satisfaction to the squadron at the manner in whie`.ol
fulfilled its duties during the last cruise, which 108:,1
been without some lustre for our arms. The DIP
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port of Odessa reduced to ashes, with all that it contava to
the enemy challenged in Sebastopol, and not daring or
come out ; Russian merchant vessels captured at °eeej
in open port; the fifteen forts which Russia had ~
for the last half century on the coast of Circassia 3u,j;
doped by her in expectation of our attacks ; and, 13ei
the Russian flag driven from that Black Sea where
pretended to be master ; such are the first results ?4
tained by our ships of the line, or by the steamers actik,
under their aegis. Another fact, not less -rem:1001',o
has been proved, which is, that the nineteen sail of
line line of the two combined squadrons have sailed in e", 3
pany for more than ajmonth with perfect ensemb/G4,304
that, in the midst of thick and almost continual 'leo.
they have cruised for twenty days off Sebastopol. fio
out any accident or being separated, so constan", of
been the attention of each to watch the movements
the admirals, and the signals which were made to (31)'01.
the above result. The Vice-Admiral command4g,l6
chief has hastened to point out to the Government La,,
Emperor the fresh claims which the squadron has t",i:
acquired to the confidence of the country. The prejsefy
order of the day shall be read to the crews assemble"
the purpose, and posted up on the mainmast.
"By order,
"C. BOUET-WILLATMEZ 0
Chef d'Etat Major of the Black Sea Squadron.

The Moniteur publishes the following 0-410
announcement :--

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"The Emperor received to-day in a private audiec
Baron de Hubner, the Austrian envoy, who bad he
honour of presenting to his Majesty a letter from
Emperor of Austria, notifying his marriage with
Princess Elizabeth of Bavaria."

The Semaphore of Marseilles, in mentioning the
arrival of the steam-packet Thabor, with the 070
of the 25th ult. from Constantinople, states tud,
she has arrived three days before she was expeete.,,,,
While at Smyrna she was joined by the Goveli
ment steamer Berthollet, which had come fly,
Constantinople with all speed to put on board a
Thabor very urgent despatches for the French an
English Governments, giving, at the same tire'
directions to the captain to proceed with all posse he
speed, and to shorten the period of his stay
at tr,
different ports at which he had to call. It 13 s ,
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posed, adds the Semaphore, that the despatchesB6
question relate to some important event which r
taken place on the theatre of war near the LOW
Danube.

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The Paris papers of yesterday had not aril/-
when we went to press. We have, however, re"
ceived the following telegraphic message : ,
PARIS, TUESDAY EVENING.—The market
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public securities was again firm to-day. Thef
Three per Cents. closed at 47f. 75c. for the end °
the month ; the Fours and a Half per Cents, a',
99f. The. ; and the New Loan, at 74f. 25c. °I"
leans Railway Shares, 1,1771. 50c. ; Rouen, 085 f• ;
Havre, 480 f. ; Great Northern, 868 f. 75c. ; Straw
burg, 810 f. ; New Shares, 640 f. ; Paris and Lyons,
947 f. 50c. ; Lyons to the Mediterranean, 815 f• ;
Western of France, 670 f. ; Bordeaux and Cette)
625 f. ; Great Central of France, 506 f. 25 c.,)
Lyons and Geneva) 500 f. ; 'Bank of Credit Mob"
Tier, 780 f.