The Sun.
London, England, 1854-11-15 00:00:00

RUSS lA.

Accounts to the 3d inst. from St. Petersburg
state the great public sympathy shown, on the
death of Admiral Kernileff becoming known to-
wards his widow. The Emperor and Empress
have both sent her letters of condolence. The fol-
lowing is a translation of the Emperor's letter from
the St. Petersburg Jawrnal :
"The gloricus death of your husband has robbel our
fleet of a distinguished Admiral, and myself of one of
my most beloved fellow-labourers, whom I had fixed
upon to follow up the successful labours of Michael
Lasarew. To the mourning of the whole fleet, and the
sincere sharing by all in your grief, I cannot add more
in honour of the remembrance of the deceased than to
repeat with respect his last words. He said, feel
happy in dying for my country.' Russia will not for-
get those words, and the honoured name of your chil-
dren will stand foremost in the history of the Russian
navy.—l remain your ever well affected,
"Gatschina, Oct. 26." "NICHOLAS.

The Empress, in her letter of condolence, has
named Madame Korniloff one of the ladies of the
order
th©rdterofthe 46 Holy Grand Martyress Catherine,"
second
class, the insignia of which order
were enclosed in the autograph communication.
The Russians look upon the death of Korniloff as
a severe loss to the navy. One of the Russian
journals, the. Svormik, in one of the copious articles
relative to the operations in Sebastopol, from the
17th to the 20th of October, names seven superior
officers killed and 1,100 men wounded.
The Russians console themselves for these fear-
ful losses by stating that by the ensuing spring
they will be replaced by fresh hands from among
the numbers ordered to be recruited in all haste
for the service of the army as well as for the navy.
On the 27th of October the water in the Neva
rose so high during a heavy storm from the west
that the canals in the city were fearfully overflowed,
and many streets filled with water tkerefrom. The
cholera appears to have regularly established itself
in St. Petersburg, as it has recommenced again,
and 30 new cases have been mentioned as having
occurred at the end of October.
Eight mercantile vessels had arrived at Cronstadt
between the 17th and 29th of last mouth, and 78
taken their departure.
Private letters from St. Petersburg state that
as soon as the Emperor had received Prince Men-
schikoff's aide-de-camp, bearer of the despatch an-
nouncing Liprandi's successful operation of the
25th, he ordered the officer to be promoted two
steps, from captain of the first-class to colonel, and
then directed that Te Deums should be sung
throughout the empire. But in consequence of
the reception of two couriers on the following
morning, the Te Deums were ordered to be sus-
pended. This was regarded as indicating the re-
ception
of less favourable news.

AUSTRIA'S GOOD FAITH DOUBTED.
The Presse notices the statement of General
Canrobert, that Menschikoff had received rein-
forcements from the Danubian provinces, and
observes that there must for this have been
treachery on the part of Austria. The Presse calls
for an investigation into this fact, and mentions
other circumstances to warrant a distrust of the
Austrian Cabinet, There is, we think, reason to
fear that Austria, as well as Prussia, would not be
sorry to hear of our failure against Sebastopol, for
g
they may think that it would give them au oppor-
tunity of imposin peace on their own terms,