The Sun.
London, England, 1854-05-10 00:00:00

PRUSSIA.

The Post Ampt Gazette of Frankfort has the fol-
lowing
from Berlin, 6th :—" The retirement of
General de Bonin, the Minister of War, has pro-
duced the most unfavourable impression here. .
The day before yesterday he did not know
that his removal had been decided on, for
on that day he had an invitation to dine with
the King, when his Majesty announced to him
that he had been appointed to the command of
the 12th division of the army in Silesia. At
10 o'clock in the evening, Field-Marshal Count de
Dolma, paid a visit to the General. To-day, he
took leave of all the functionaries of the War
Department. Yesterday the decree replacing
General de Bonin by the Count do Vartersee was
signed by the King at Charlottenburg. (Count de
Vartersee made himself remarked in 1849 by the
manner in which he commanded the Prussian troops
at Dresden, and by a work which he published cu
the insurrection of Dresden.) General Reizenstein
is appointed to the command of the Prussian
troop at Frankfort, in the room of the new Mi-
nister of War. What consoles the friends of M.
de Bonin is that the division of which lie is about
to take the command will be the first to be put in
movement to support the operations of the Aus-
trian troops. It is, in fact, positively stated that so
Boon as the latter shall have advanced that division
will occupy Cracow. The new Minister of War is
not a man of any party. The Prince of Prussia,
who left to-day on a short journey, gave General
de Bonin striking marks of his esteem, and it is
well known that the Prince has a high opinion of
the talents of that officer. It is said that the Feld-
zeugmestre Hesse will return to Berlin, to regulate
certain military points connected with the execu-
tion of the Austro-Prussian treaty." It may be
recollected that M. de Bonin powerfully contri-
buted by his straightforward speech to the adoption
of the bill on the loan of 30 millions of thalers.
In the sitting of the Diet at Frankfort on the
4th, the - affairs of the fortresses and of the army
was the order of the day. The question of the East
was spoken of, the Diet having received official
• communication of the Russian manifesto of the 23rd
tut., as well as of other Russian declarations rela-
tive to the war.

FRANCE. -
Prin6e Napoleon arrived at Gallipoli on the
night of the 30th of April.
FIONOVRAiLE CONDUCT OF THE FRENCH Go-
'ERNMENT.—" The Russian Government," says the
Moniteur, "thought fit to withdraw its exequatur
from the consuls of France and' England at St.
Petersburg. Iri communicating that determina-
tion to the consul of her Britannic Majesty, Count
do Nesselrode offered that agent his passports,
whereas he announced to M. de Castillon that the
Emperor Nicholas authorised him to continue to
reside at St. Petersburg: The French Government
has refused to accept the benefit of the difference
of treatment which the Russian Cabinet has en-
deavoured to establish between the consuls of, the
two allied powers, and has ordered M. de Castillon
to quit his post."
The following extract from a report addressed to
the Minister of Marine by Admiral Bruat, com-
mander-in-cbief of the Atlantic fleet, is published
by the Moniteur

" I have not quitted the anchorage of Gallipoli, my
presence there is still extremely useful; it is the crews
and boats of our men-of-war that effect, every day, the
unloading of the numerous vessels which the west wind
has brought to this port. Our carpenters have been
placed at the orders of the general-in-chief, who employs
them in various works of absolute necessity. From
morning to evening, and often during a part of the
night, three or four
.hundred men of the squadron are
occupied in landing troops or horses, in unloading
trading-vessels, or in substituting for their cargo, ballast,
generally consisting of stones. I will not attempt to
give you news from the theatre of wat.
Admiral Hame-
lin is on the spot, and, no doubt, keeps you, Mon-
sieur le Ministre, well ,informed of all that passes.
The impression here appears to me to be exceedingly
favourable to the_ measures adopted by, his Majesty's
Government. The - troops arrive at Gallipoli at the
Periods fixed on beforehand, the weather is favourable,
and the slow advance of the Russians, and the attitude
of Omer Pacha, allow them to know each other and
Provide for their organisation. The war is opening
under happy auspices, and at the sight of troops
encamped on the heights of' Gallipoli no oneexcaeeneddioeugblyt
be
that it will be glorious. We should
culpable if the spectacle of activity displayed by the
generals, officers, and soldiers, encamped on the
heights of Gallipoli did not excite our emulation.
There reigns among this little army a 'gaiety and
enthusiasm which remind one of the _best days of
the empire. The site of the camp has, been hap-
pily selected.. The troops. have wood and water
close at band, and the ground is favourable for
their exercises. The arrivals which have been
taAlog place for some days will render General Can-
robert's task more easy. The first moments were, as
wail to be expected, moments of trial, as it was neces-
sary to provide with very insufficient means for the
establishment and subsistence of the troops. It appears
to me that these difficulties have been very happily sur-
mounted by the experience and activity of the general-
in-chief. I know that the English officers have testified
on several- occasions their admiration at the excellent
appearance and industrious energy of. our troops. My
Personal relations with the general officers of the French
and English armies were established from the very out-
set..at.ttion•the best possible footing. I aid them as much as
• I can
, without, however, sacrificing in any way the
Ation which I owe to the instruction of soy creWs

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