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THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 18, 1864.

MONEY MARKE:'

PREPARATIONS FOR WAR

LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

The principal staff appointments for the expedition to
the East were not finally determined on at the Horse
Guards until yesterday afternoon, and, as they have yet to
be submitted to the Queen for her Majesty's approval, no
authentic or authoritative announcement of them can be
made until that approval has been given. It is believed,
however, that, as already repeatedly stated, Lord Raglan
takes the chief command of the British auxiliary force,
which will consist of two divisions, one under General
Brown, the other under his Royal Highness the Duke of
Cambridge. Colonels Bentinck, Eyre, Airey, and Sir Colin
Campbell, it is said, go out as Brigadiers, Colonel Sullivan
as Adjutant-General, Colonel Cator in command of the
Artillery, and Colonel Victor in command of the corps of
Engineers; Lieutenant-Colonel Dacres, Lieutenant-Colonel
Bloomfield, and Lieutenant-Colonel Lake, go out under
Colonel Cator ; Captain Wetherell as Deputy-Assistant-
Adjutant-General, and Dr. Smith as head of the medical
department.
The following officers have been appointed aides-de-camp
to Lord Raglan :—Major Lord Burghersh, Captain P.
Somerset, Lieutenant Hon. S. Calthorpe, Captain Nigel
Kingscote.
It is stated that the entire force will be armed with the
Minie rifle, and that the whole machinery of the training
school at Hythe will be transported to Malta, in order to
teach the troops the perfect use of that formidable weapon.
There is no announcement as yet made with reference to
the war preparations which will give more general satis,
faction than this.

RUSSIA AND TURKEY.

CITY, TWO O'CLOCK.

A. letter from Constantinople of the 2d inst., states
that the dismissal of the late Seraskier Mehemet Ali
still occupied public attention. The Turks feared, and
still fear, that his dismissal indicates a tendency to ne-
gotiate for peace : they become more confident, how-
ever, when they reflect that the motto of Riza Pasha,
his successor, which he constantly repeats, is "My
right and my sabre." Riza Pasha was formerly of
opinion that the proposition of Prince Menschikoff
ought to (have been accepted, and that it was the in-
terest of the Porte to avoid war on any terms, until its
armies were sufficiently organised to compete with Eu-
ropean armies. Now that war is declared, he insists
that it should be carriei on with the utmost determina-
tion.

There was a fair general demand for cotton at Liver-
pool yesterday. Sales 8,000, including 2,000 for ex-
port and on speculation. Railway shares were quiet,
but firm.

The effect of the demand for gold to be shipped to the
Continent, begins to appear in the Bank of England re-
turn. Taking the week of the 11th inst., there is a re-
duction of bullion, notwithstanding the recent large
arrivals from Australia and America. The payment of
our troops and naval forces when in Turkey, will draw
from us, in all probability, still larger sums. Another
item in the amount before us that will attract attention,
is that of public deposits, the amount being unusually
low. From the reduction in the other deposits and
Government securities, and the increase in the other
securities, money would appear to be in greater request.
Compared with the previous week, the changes are as
follows :

The new Seraskier has decided on turning 30,000
Bashi Bozouks, or irregulars, into regular troops, and
on sending them to the army in Asia. He has also de-
cided on admitting Christians into the service.
The attitude of Persia is again disquieting. M. Khani-
koff had returned to Tabriz from Teheran, where he had
left his large staff of officers.
Prince Dolgorouki seems to recover his old influence
over the Shah.

Active circulation
Decrease
Bullion

In addition to the 16 battalions of infantry, now under
orders for the East, 3 other corps, at present stationed id
the Mediterranean, have received commands to hold them.
selves in readiness for the banks of the Danube, namely,
the 41st, 44th, and 49th regiments.
These 19 battalions will muster very close upon 19,000
men. Coupling with these the Cavalry, Artillery, and
:•311,ppers and Miners, the British force will amount to more
than 20,000 soldiers.

Seven large English and four French steamers went
on the sixth of February from Constantinople into the
Black Sea, convoying eight Turkish steamers and ten
sailing vessels, with 7,000 troops and ammunition, to
Batoum.

One English and one French steamer had gone to
Varna.

It is expected that General Castelbajac will arrive in
Paris this evening, or early on Sunday, from St. Peters-
burg, and we are informed that, in another telegraphic
despatch received from the French Minister at Berlin,
the news of a negative answer to the propositions con-
tained in the Emperor's letter is confirmed.
Some days since a rumour was mentioned of the pro-
bability that Prince Napoleon Jerome would be ap-
pointed to a command in the French expeditionary
army to Turkey. It is now said that he will be
named to the command-in-chief, having several general
officers under his orders. If such be the case, the
appointment can only be nominal—of such a kind,
in fact, as members of s, Royal or Imperial family some-
times.hold—as Prince Napoleon's military career has
been of the most obscure kind. He has not, as far as any
one knows, shown any extraordinary capacity for war,
but under the guidance of a proper chief of the staff may
get through his functions respectably.
Disagreeable rumours are again afloat in Paris re-
specting Austria and her policy on the present question.
They are causing a certain degree of uneasiness in cer-
tain quarters.

Last night the farewell banquet of the Grenadier Guards
took place at the London Tavern, when Colonel Stanhope
presided. Among the officers were his Serene Highness
Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, the Hon. Colonel Cust;
Lord Mandeville, Colonel Thornton, Colonel Wood, Colo.!
nel Lindsay, Colonel Golding, and Sir W. Davis.
In the course of the various speeches delivered during the
evening, the subject of the approaching campaign was freely
alluded to, and at such times the cheering was most enthu•
siastic.

The departure of the volunteers from the provisional
battalion at the Chatham garrison for those regiments of
the line under orders for Malta—viz., the 4th King's Own;
28th, 77th, and 2d battalion Rifle Brigade, took place]
yesterday morning. They assembled in heavy marching
order, at four a.m., on the general parade ground of the
barracks, and after being inspected by the command-
ant, Colonel Kelly, the volunteers were formed into
open columns of divisions, and a finer body of young.
men have not been seen at this garrison for many years. It
was pleasing to Colonel Kelly to find that there was not
one man absent when the names of the men were called over.
At half-past 5 o'clock it was announced that all was ready,,
when the colonel gave the command to march, The brass
band and the drums and fifes of the battalion immediately
struck up " Cheer, boys, cheer," and " We are going far
away." The troops in garrison (for they were all present
to witness the exciting spectacle) commenced cheering
their comrades as they marched away ; their cheering was
loud and enthusiastic as they emerged out of the barrack
gates in the following order, Colonel Kelly heading the
troops :—First was, for the King's Own, 150 men, under;
command of Captain A. J. Macpherson, 24th Regiment ;'
next followed those for the 98th Foot,, 130 men, under com-
mand of Captain G. Dean Pitt, 80th Regiment; next for
the 77th, 100 men, under command of Captain Charles J.
Bentley, 78th Highlanders ; and, for the 2d battalion Rifle
Brigade, 100 men, under command of Captain C. N. North,;
60th Rifles—making a total of 480 men. The moon (for
it was scarcely daylight) shone forth brilliantly, which had
a pretty effect as the troops marched through the town of
Chatham and the city of Rochester to the terminus of the
North Kent Railway. The music so early in the morn-
ing roused the occupants from their beds, and from
many a window were seen the fair ones, in their
night dresses, waving their handkerchiefs along the;
line of road. On the troops arriving at the sta
tion a special train was waiting for them. The
band, on their departure, played " God save the Queen."
The train which conveyed the troops to Gravesend con-,
sisted of 31 carriages, with two engines. At Gravesend
the troops went on board the Star Company's boat for,
London. The 93d Highlanders has only 13 volunteers :
the young soldiers will not join that corps in consequence,
of its wearing the kilt, and all the persuasion to induce
them to enter does not have the least effect ; they have
no other dislike to the regiment. If they wore trousers,
they would volunteer for the full complement.
Everything about the military stations of Dublin indi-.
cates the approach of war. Troops, in heavy marching
order, daily pass through the city, accompanying baggage,
and munitions of war, all made up for foreign service. I
Recruiting goes briskly on, and no time is lost in muster-
ing the volunteers for drill.
It is said that Major-General Love, a distinguished'
Waterloo officer, is to have a divisional command in the
expedition. He graduated in the gallant 52d Light In•
fantry, and is considered to be one of the most efficient
general officers in the British army.

SHARE MARKETS.

(THIS DAY.)

BRITISH RAILWAYS.

RAILWAYS.

Closing Prices
yesterday.

Statham done
this day.