The Sun.
London, England, 1856-04-05 00:00:00

LATEST NE WS.

RUSSIAN PREPARATIONS FOR WAR
SUSPENDED.
HAMBURG, APRIL 4.

In consequence of instructions from the Go-
vernor-General of the Baltic Provinces, the de-
parture of the crews destined for the row-boat
flotilla of Riga has been postponed.
The superior staff of the corps d'armee of the
Baltic has been removed to Riga.

BERLIN, FRIDAY.

The Journal de Dresde states that the raising
of the blockade in the Euxine and in the Baltic
will be accompanied by the simultaneous and im-
mediate annulment, by Russia, of the prohibition
of the export of corn.

FRANCE.
PARIS, FRIDAY EVENING.
The allied Governments Lave sent orders to raise
all measures of blockade which kept Russian com-
mercial vessels in neutral ports.
The Congress held another sitting to-day.
Orders have also been despatched by the French
Government to provide for the evacuation of the
Drench army from the Crimea as early as possible.
General Pelissier reports a great improvement in
the health of his troops.
Slx months is, it appears, the term fixed for
withdrawing the English, French, and Sardinian
troops, with the whole of their materiel, from the
Crimea.

The Courier du Havre announces that the Arch-
Chancellorship of the Empire will be re established,
and occupied by M. de Morny ; and in that case
M. Schneider would be named President of the
Legislative Body.
_ _

The Moniteur of to-day does not contain any
news of interest. ,

The Empress has so far recovered that she was
able to
.sit, at a window in an arm chair on Tues-
day to see the Emperor and his cortege on their
departure for and return from the review.
The Pays says that the question remaining for
deliberation, although of a secondary character, will
very likely occupy a period of time " which may
about coincide with the delay necessary for
the exchange of ratifications." The same journal
adds, " Several foreign journals have stated that
Prussia was only admitted to sign an annex to the
principal treaty ; but if our information be correct,
the Prussian Plenipotentiaries affixed their signa-
tures to every paper which was signed by the Ple-
nipotentiaries of the other Powers."

The Moniteur publishes the official returns of
the Customs revenue for the month of Feb., which
amounted to 13,060,668 fr., being an increase on
the corresponding month of last year of 2,353,705 fr.
The improvement in favour of the first two months
of this year, as compared with the corresponding
period of 1855, is 956,919 fr., the amounts
being respectively 24,165,876 fr., and 23,208,957 fr.
Comparing the first two months of 1856 and
1855 together, the principal articles in which
an increase has taken place in 1856 are—raw cot-
ton, 1,528,088 fr. ; coal, 627,362 fr. ; sundries,
662,113 fr. Those which show a decrease are—
coffee, 1,371,131 fr. ; foreign sugar, 869,027 fr. ;
raw wool, 143,280 fr. ; French colonial sugar,
133,542 fr.

BOURSE, April 4.—The following were the clos-
ing quotations :
Cash. fr. ce. End of Month.
4i per Cents 92 90 —f, —o.
3 per Cents 73 73 45
Now Loan 73 50
Bank Shares 3,C00 Roman —
Credit Mobilier 1,690 Austrian
Belgian Fives 97i— Spanish Threes —
Piedreontese(s). 94 Home Debt 4l
RAILWA Ys—roa CASH.

fr. c. fr. e.
Orleans ......... ...... 1,280 Western... BBO
Northern
Lyons. ....... .......... 1,305 New Ditto .. • 845
Mediterranean 1,592 50 Grand Central
Lyons Geneva BlO Teste
Cette 707 50 Austrian C0rn....... 925