The Sun.
London, England, 1854-12-02 00:00:00

MISCELLANEOUS.

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Baron de Bach, the civil commissioner extraor-
dinary, arrived at Jassy on the 25th ult. The
Turkish army collected at Roman, in readiness to
cross the Pruth is said to be 40,000 strong.
The Duchess do la Victoria arrived at Madrid on
the 25th ult.
Intelligence has been received through Malta
that the English Consul at Tunis had sent word
that the prohibition to export corn from the re-
gency of Tripoly bad been revoked on the 31st of
October.
A Madrid journal states that General Liprandi
is a Spaniard, who has been several years in the
Russian service, and that his real name is Espejo.
VIENNA, 29th. _According to a generally cre-
dited report, it has been decided that, for the
future, there will be only in the government two
directing ministers, one for Foreign Affairs, and
the other for the Interior. The other ministers
will subordinate to the latter.
THE HAauE, 29th. The Second Chamber
of the States has discussed the Budget of Fo-
reign Affairs. An amendment, which tended
to a considerable reduction in diplomatic ex-
penses, was rejected by 35 to 31 ; but another
amendment, proposing a less reduction, was
adopted by 39 to 27. It is positively stated
that the question relative to the debt of the old
kingdom of the Netherlands, of which Holland
wished to make Luxemburg bear a part, is in a fair
way of being arranged.
A. letter from Madrid announces the death of
Mgr. Antonio de Echanove y Zaldivar, Archbishop
of Tarragona, and a man of great learning and
piety, in the 88th year of his age. He was well
known in France and Italy,lin both which countries
he had passed many years as a refugee.
The Annales de la Propagation de la Foi says :
" A letter from China informs us of the martyrdom
of Joachim HO, put to death for the faith, in the
apostolical vicariate of Kouy-tcheou."
The Independance of Brussels mentions a case
which is shortly to come before the Paris court,
and will greatly interest a portion of the English
female aristocracy. A governess, who has had the
confidence of some very high families in England,
and could even produce gracious testimonies from
our Queen, is to answer for having by cruel treat-
ment caused the death of two children under her

care.
The Duke and Duchess of Brabant arrived at
Venice on the 24th ult., and alighted at the Hotel
de l'Europe, where apartments had beer engaged
for them. It is thought that their Highnesses in-
tend to pass the greater part of the winter at
Venice.
A. letter from Konigsberg, 21st ult., says :
" The first of the Russian caravans which bring
the produce of that country, particularly hemp and
flax, to this place, arrived hero on Tuesday last.
These caravans aro composed of narrow vehicles,
each drawn by one horse ; five or six of them are
tied together one after the other, and have only
one driver. About 150 of these vehicles are ex-
pected to arrive here in a few days."
The Prussian, Momiteur of the 28th ult., says :
"The Government has been officially informed of
the blockade by the French and English squadrons
of the following ports :—The Islands of Aro, Uto,
and Aland, Nystadt, Bjorneborg, Christinestadt,
\Vasa, the Islands of Borsies, Little Karleby,
Jacobstadt, Great Karleby, Lotto, Kalajoki, Brake-
stadt, Sweaborg, the Islands of Karles, Zjogestilo,
Kenu, and all the ports on the coast which extends
from thence to the Point of Torneo at the extre-
mity of the Gulf of Bothnia. The Government
has also received official information that the Ad-
mirals commanding the French and English squad-
rons in the Black Sea, have received orders to ex-
tend the blockade from the mouths of the Danube
to all the ports of the Black Sea and the sea of
Azoff in the possession of Russia."