The Sun.
London, England, 1854-06-16 00:00:00

GREECE.

A letter from Athens of the 9th in the Moniteur,
says :
" News from the provinces and the frontier continue
to be satisfactory. The defeat of Kara Tassos, in Mace-
donia, is confirmed."
The following letter from Salonica, of the 31st
ult., is given in the Moniteur :
" After a first check, Tchami Kara-Tassos established
his head-quarters at Gonitza, where he occupied with
600 or 700 men the three villas belonging to the con-
vents of Mount Athos. He had in that spot a depot of
stores and ammunition. He besides placed a corps of
about 200 men in the villages of Larigovi, Paleocori,
and Novocello. The Turkish troops att icked the Hel-
loner at Gunilza, and oakyried that position after a com-
bat of several hours' duration. The depot of provisions
and ammunition of Tchami Kara Tassos, his articles
of equipment, amongst other things 700 cloaks, some
arms, and two standards remained in the power of the
Turks. Some muskets, the two standards, the seals of
the Greek chief, and some of his papers, amongst which
are minutes of despatches to the Hellenic Government,
have been sent here. The insurgents had 280 killed.
According to information sent to the Pacha of Salonica,
the chief Tchami Kara Tassos and the main body of his
force have retired within the territory of Mount Athos.
Two suspicious schooners have been, besides, seized by
the Turkish cruisers—one at Saint Nicholas, and the
other at the little port of Daphni, in the Gulf of Monte
Santo ; they have been conveyed to Volo, the centre of
the naval station."

FR ANCE.
The state of the weather has, for one day, at
-east, superseded the interest of the Eastern
question. Since Wednesday we have had four-
fld-twenty hours of constant rain, and even now
there is no prospect of its ceasing. Since the
commencement of the present year we have
heard nothing from farmers but a succession of
complaints. The beginning of winter was un-
naturally warm. The cold commenced in spring
and destroyed. the vineyards. Then came a
drought, which lasted so long that it was thought
we should have no hay or straw; and now
comes so much rain, that it looks as if we
should have no corn. To-day the alarm is becom-
ing really serious—so serious, that it has created
not only a rise in the price of wheat and flour in
the market, but has affected the price of the pub-
lic funds on the Bourse. Hitherto, however, the
crops do not appear to have suffered. A week ago
they looked magnificent in the neighbourhood of
Paris ; and although the rain is said to have since
lodged a considerable portion of the wheat, the
injury is so slight that a good breeze and a few
days' fine weather will put all right again. In the
meantime, however, the weather looks so threat-
ening that speculators begin to operate upon it.
In Normandy the double kilogramme of wheat
has risen to 98f.
The number of troops embarked from France
and Algiers for Turkey, up to the 10th of June,
amounts to 72,000 men, and the embarkation of
troops is still going on with great activity.
The camp of Boulogne is to consist of 48,000
men. The troops will assemble on the 15th of
July.
The cholera has broken out with great intense-
ness at Dijon and its neigbourhood. In one small
village of only 200 souls there have been 80 - cases
within a few days, out of which there are 15 deaths.
It is announced (says the Siecle) that MM. A.
Roux, Lebel, and Co. who have also a house at
Hamburg, have entered into an engagement with
Admirals Parseval Deschenes and Penaud to supply
with provisions the French fleet in the Baltic. This
firm has established a service of steamers, the first
of which will take its departure from Lubeck on
the 17th of this month, and continue to make a
trip each week. The first cargo, consisting of live
oxen and sheep, flour, butter, vegetables, &c., has
been placed on board the Franz-Frederic.
All the young conscripts of the year 1853 are at
present on their way to join the regiments which
have been assigned them.
•
The continued wetness of the weather is be-
ginning to excite some uneasiness amongst the
public, and the French Funds were considerably
affected yeSterday, by apprehensions concerning
the hay-crop, and the coming corn-harvest. The
Three per Cents. have fallen lf. 15c., and the
Four-and-a-Half per Cents. If. 10c., at 70f. 60e.,
and 90f. 50c. Bank of France Shares have de-
clined 20f., Mortgage Bands 10f., and the shares
of the Societe Mobiliere 20f. Foreign Funds
have tended slightly downwards. Railway Shares
have declined 10fi to 20f. each. Exchange on
London (short), 24f. 971 c., money ; ditto (90
days), 24f. 70c. money.