The Sun.
London, England, 1854-01-10 00:00:00

general opinion of the Turks that they are unable
to cope single-handed with the Russ ians. The
army is confident in its superiority over the hated
" Mozkov ;" and among the soldiery numbers may
be found who think that to eat them en salade is
the only possible issue of the future campaign.
But at best, war is but a gambling transaction; in
which the best player does not always win : and it
might be well to guard against accidents. The
homely proverb of " A stitc in time saves nine,"
may find its application here.

OMER, PAcllA.—Sev&al ridiculous reports have
lately gone the rounds of some of the German
papers. One is to the effect that Omer Pacha has
been convicted as, or discovered to be, a traitor to
the cause of Turkey, in the pay of Russia ; and
that the " renegade Croatian corporal," as they
politely call him, has been dismissed from the ser-
vice by the Sultan. So far from this being the
case, his Majesty gives daily proofs to the contrary.
Some three days back, for instance, he sent him
three Arab horses, one of which was magnificently
caparisoned with crimson velvet saddle and
shabraque, encrusted with gold, under charge of
one of his aides-de-camp. The imperial messenger
was received with a salute of 17 guns. As an ad-
ditional and thoroughly convincing proof of confi-
dence, it may be mentioned that the Sultan has
c3nferred upon the Pacha the power of promotion,
even up to his own grade—that of martial ; and
further, the privilege of decorating whom he
pleases, as high as the second rank of the new
order of Madjidieh. These are powers which no
commander in Europe has hitherto been entrusted
with, and are assuredly amply sufficient to confute
the petty calumnies of his German. enemies. In
calling him a corporal they are wrong, for he never
attained a higher grade than cadet in the Austrian
service.

TURKISH SENTINEL AT SCHUMLA..—Pelisses, i. e.
cloaks lined with sheepskins, are being made up
here for the protection of the sentries during the
bitter cold nights which may be shortly expected. •
They are to be worn over the usual great coat and
hood. Woollen leggings, covering the foot and
leg, high up the thigh, are likewise being served
out to the same soldiers. Large shoes, into which
the feet covered with the leggings are thrust,
fastened by straps and buckles, complete the
equipment ; not, perhaps, a very military costume
but as efficient a one as could be devised. The
Russian soldiery might well envy their enemies
the paternal care of their ruler ; for, judging by
the specimens of the great-coats picked up on the
field of Oltenitza, the Russian sentries (to make
use of a sailor's idiom) must make very bad weather
of it just now.

FRANC}...
The Bulletin de Paris announces that General
the Marquis of Castelbajac, French Ambassador at
St. Pe tersburgh, had refused to be present at the
"Te Deum" chanted at the Czar's winter palace
for the success obtained by the Russians at Sinope.
The public audience which the Prince de Chimay
had yesterday of the Emperor, for the purpose of -
presenting King Leopold's autograph letter, has
been very generally the theme of conversation in
Paris. The Prince, about two years back, was one
of the principal proprietors of the Emancipation of
Brussels, which was at that time remarkable for
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the violence with which it wrote against the na-
tionality of Belgium, and cried up the advantages
of that country being annexed to France. In fact,
M. de Chimay was, in consequence, anything but a
popular man in Belgium, being looked on as de-
voted to the Government of the Tuileries. Why,
then, men asked, had he been selected as the special
envoy of the King of the Belgians ? Apparently,
because standing well with the French Govern-
ment, he would have a greater chance of success
in the mission with which he was charged. As to
the mission itself, some persons insist that the
prince was charged with the task of making a last
attempt at conciliation in favour of the Czar, and
principally with the object of disuniting France
from England in the Eastern question. Others,
however—and they are better informed, it is said—
declare that the autograph letter which the prince
presented relates to the resumption of commercial
negotiations between France and Belgium.
It has been decided that Admiral Bruat, one of
the most eminent men of the French navy, is to be
placed at the head of a squadron which is to enter
the Baltic in the spring.
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In addition to Prince de Chimay, whose inter-
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view with the Emperor we mentioned yesterday,
the Emperor received on Sunday, in public audi-
ence, M. Lucio Pulido, who presented his creden-
tials as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Pleni-
potentiary of the Republic of Venezuela. M.
Lucio Pulido was conveyed to the audience of his
Majesty in one of the court carriages.
The Bourse was firm yesterday, and free from
any reports calculated to alarm the speculators.
The Three per Cents opened at 71f., rose to 711.
5c., fell subsequently to 70f. 70c., but rose again
to 71., at which they ciosed for the end of the
month, being 40c. higher as compared with the
closing price of Saturday. The Four-and-Half per
Cents. closed at 99f. 50c., being if. higher than
on Saturday ; Orleans Railway Shares closed at
1,120 f. ; Rouen, 980 f. ; Havre, 470 f. ; Great
Northern, 870 f. 50c. ; Paris and Strasburg, 770 f. ;
Paris and Lyons, 8801. ; Lyons to the Mediterra-
nean, 702 f. 50c. ; Western of France, 625 f. ; Bor-
deaux and Cette, 580 f. ; Great Central, 490 f. ;
Lyons and Geneva, 490 f. ; Shares of the Bank of
Credit Mobilier, 662 f. 50c.

SPAIN.

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The Madrid Gazette, of the 4th, contains a noti-
fication from the Minister of the Interior, forbid-
ding the circulation of a manifesto drawn up by the
editors of the opposition papers, complaining that
they have not sufficient liberty allowed to express
their opinions.
The Three per Cents. were done at 414 ; the
New Three per Cents. at 21f ; the Debt of the
First Class, at S ; and that of the Second, at 4i.