The Sun.
London, England, 1854-11-16 00:00:00

THE RUSSIAN REPLY.

The Cologne Gazette, under date of Berlin 12th,
says :—" The Russian reply to the Prussian de-
spatch of the 23d ult. has been received. The
Russian Cabinet therein declares that it is ready
to discuss the four points, and appears inclined to
make use of the intervention of Prussia in the
event of such a discussion being, desired by the ad-
verse party. It appears that in this affair Russia
renounces the good offices of Austria. Under all
cases the Austrian Government has not renounced
the idea of taking the initiative against Russia."

FRANCE.
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
PARIS, WEDNESDAY EVENING.
The Moniteur of yesterday has the following pa-
ragraph in the column usually appropriated to late
news:—

" Advices from Vienna of the 13th inform us that te-
legraphic communications via Kronstadt and Bucharest
are accidentally suspended in consequence of the breaking
of a wire. There is, therefore, nothing astonishing in
the fact that the news from the East, which we have
been accustomed to receive rather by this than by any
other line, should be subject to some delay until the re-
storation of the broken wire."

An Imperial decree opens to the Minister of Ma-
rine an extraordinary credit of 23,150,000 francs,
to be employed as follows :—Pay, 1,000,000 f. • pro-
visions, 5,000,000 f. ; workmen's wages, 600,000 f. ;
general stores, 16,000,000 f. ; freight, 100,000 f. ;
breakwater and arsenal of Cherburg, 400,000 f.
The regularisation of this credit will be applied for
to the Legislative Corps.
M. Borel de Bretizel, chief of the staff of the 6th
division of the army of the East, and several officers
of different branches of the army, left Marseilles on
the 12th in the Caire, bound to Constantinople. A
detachment of dragoons and one of the 4th regiment
of artillery also left by the same vessel. Two com-
panies of artillery, at present at Vienne, are about
to Le sent to Lyons to receive new materiel prepare,-

tory to being despatched to the East. Large quau-
tities of projectiles, gunpowder, and shells of a
large size have been sent from the arsenal of Per-
pignan to Port-Vendres to be embarked for Galli-
poli.

M. de Persigny has just received frem the Sul-
an the insignia of the grand cross of the order of
the Mecljidie, first class.
General Yusuf, who was on the eve of returning
to Africa, has had so serious a fall that it is feared
lie will be unable to travel for some time.

It was rumoured yesterday, among the garrison
of Paris, that the 2d and 20th battalions of Foot
Chasseurs had received orders to hold themselves
in readiness to join the army of the East. This
announcement caused the greatest enthusiasm
among the officers and soldiers. The effective
force of each battalion is to be raised immediately
to 1,300 or 1,400 men.
The detachments which marched from the camps
of Aix in the course of the last fortnight belong to
the following regiments :-7th, 20th, 21st, 2(3th,
39th, 42d, 46th, 74th of the line ; sth, 7th, 20th
light infantry ; and the 3,1 and 6th companies of
the Bth Engineers. All these troops, with the ex-
ception of the last, who were ordered to Lyons,
have left for Toulon or Marseilles, and embarked
for the East.

In consequence of the number of gun-boats
ordered by Government at Havre, the Minister of
Marine has authorised Mr. Normand, the contrac-
tor, to retain in his dockyard all the workmen in-
cluded in the last levy of carpenters.
A number of floating batteries are in progress of
construction at Brest. About 20,000 kilogrammes
of iron plates, intended for those batteries, have
already arrived there, and more are expected
shortly.
Directions have been given to the military ope-
ratives of the different regiments to suspend for a
time whatever work they have on hand, in order to
finish off, with as little delay as possible, a supply
of great coats for the army of the East.
It is stated on good authority that the Legisla-
tive Corps will be soon convoked for the purpose
of having a proposition submitted to it for raising
a loan, and for a levy of men. The amount of the
loan is said to be 500,000,000 f. or even 600,000,000 f.,
and the levy about 200,000 men.
The Three per Cents. closed to-day at 72f. 25c.
for the end of the month ; the Four-and-a-Half
per Cents. at 96f.; Orleans Railway shares, 1,175 f.;
Western of France, 653 f. 75e. ; Cette, 605 f. ;
Mediterranean, Of. ;' Northern, 851 f. 25c. ; Lyons,
1,005 f.; Rouen, Of.; Strasburg, 790 f.; Havre, 540 f.;
Cherburg, 510 f.; Bank of Credit Mobilier, 730 f.