The Sun.
London, England, 1854-12-11 00:00:00

TURKEY.

Letters from Constantinople to the 23d ult. have
beenday,itfeerseshoir expectedptaitnelembeingnominated took place
reached us via Vienna. The Ministerial changes
Grand Vizir, and Aali Paella Minister of Foreign
on which
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had
Affairs. The '
latter nomination, although soon with
general satisfaction, caused a certain degree of sur-
prise, as Aali Pacflal to accept it, had to resign
the presidency of the Counc .f the Tanzimat, a
recently created institution; which his probity
and talents were certain to be very useful. As
to the Grand Vizir, who had been dismissed, it
was supposed that he would not remain long
without a place. It was believed that other
changes would take place. The Council of the
Tanzimat had, it was said, though only a short
time in existence, discovered a great number of
abuses, and was taking energetic measures to put
an end to them. H.R.H. the Duke of Cambridge
arrived on the 22d at Therapia from the Crimea.
He had been sent there by the physicians to re-
establish his health, which was greatly injured by
the fatigues and privations he had undergone. All
that was known up to the 23d from the Crimea was
that military operations, with the exception of some
siege works, were temporarily suspended. The Allies
were watching-with incessant vigilance the move-
ments of the Russians, and the latter, on their part,
were occupying themselves exclusively in fortifying
their positions, where they appeared to fear being at-
tacked at every moment. The Allied armies wore
very impatient for the recommencement of hos-
tilities. The French vessels of war, the Friedlnd,
the Napoleon, and the Bayard, had arrived at Con-
stantinople for repairs. The Ville ,de Paris, the
Jupiter, and some other vessels were expected.
At Beycos several English vessels had arrived for
repairs. Every day there were arriving from
France vessels carrying out troops and ammunition
for the army in the Crimea. It was calculated
that since the commencement of the month nearly
15,000 French troops had passed by Constantinople.
The English reinforcements were also beginning to
arrive. The steamer Prince did not lose the
24,0001. she carried ; she fortunately deposited
that sum at Constantinople.

FRANCE.
PARIS, SUNDAY.
We have received the following private telegxa-
pine despatches : -• •
" MARSEILLES, Bth, evening.---The steam-packet

rom Constantinople of the 25th, which was forced
by stress of weather to put in to Zanetta, has just
trrived, being three days beyond its time. It brings
:he following news Levy has returned to
Constantinople to give medical aid to Prince Napo-
leon, whose state of health had improved. The
Russians, after having destroyed their camp at Bala-
klava, have proceeded to the north of Sebastopol,
where they are entrenching themselves. Omer
Pacha is advancing on Moldavia, but he will not
pass the Pruth until he has received reinforcements
and materiel."

" BUCHAREST, Bth.—A report is current here
that the Turkish army has received orders to re-
cross the Danube ; 35,000 men are to proceed to
the Crimea. Omer Pacha is expected at Varna."
A decree in the Moniteur authorises a great
number of Frenchmen, both civil and military, to
wear foreign orders which have been conferred on
them. In the list of names stand those of M.
Drouyn de Lhuys, as Grand Cross of the Belgian
Order of Leopold ; M. Delacour, ex-ambassador at
Constantinople, as Grand Cross of the Austrian
Order of Leopold ; Count de Lesseps, Director of
the Consulates, as Grand Officer of the Belgian
Order of Leopold ; Count de Monttesuy, French
Minister in Tuscany, Generals do Fulque ar..d Pon-
teves, as Grand Crosses of the Papal Order of St.
Gregory the Great, and Count de Barral and Gene-
ral Faucheux, as Commanders of the same order ;
and General Count Roguet, first aide-de-camp of
the Emperor, as Ist Class Commander of the
Order of Ernest of Saxe Coburg and Gotha, &c.
The Moniteur contains a decree promulgating
the treaty concluded on the 10th July, 1853, be-
tween France and the Argentine Republic, for the
free navigation of the rivers Param,-. and Uruguay.
Accounts to the 22d ult. have been received
from the French naval squadron of the Piraeus.
The Heron had recently captured and made ex-
amples of some pirates near the island of Nicaria,
which, it was hoped, would act as a salutary warn-
ing to the others. The lena put in at the Piraeus
on the 19th,, in consequence of stress of weather,
but left again for Toulon after taking •n board
provisions and water. The Chaptal and Solon had
also arrived there from the Black Sea. They had
received some damage in the gale of th • 14th, but
nothing but what could be readily repaired. The
sanitary state of the corps of occupation, now en-
tirely composed of marines, was very satisfactory.
The Henri IV. has been got off; her guns had
been landed, and a part of them conveyed into the
siege trenches.
Detachments of volunteers are flocking into Mar-
seilles.

BOURSE, SATURDAT.—CLOSING PRICES.
Cash. fr. c. End of Month.
4i per Cents 96 75 96f. —c.
3 per Cents 7l 90 72 30
Credit Mobilier 765 Roman ... B3
Credit Foncier — Austrian B3
Belgian Fives — Spanish Threes
Piedmontese B7 Home Debt 35
RAILWAYS—FOR CA.SIL.
fr. c. fr. C.
Orleans 1,187 50 Lyons ., 1005
Western 640 Rouen 1000
Cette
Mediterranean B7O Havre 530
Northern

THE BALTIC FLEET.

.KIEL, DEC. 9.

The screw-frigate Imperieuse, Captain Watson,
and the paddle-wheel steamer Dragon, Captain
Wilcox, arrived last evening from their cruise on
the Russian coasts.