The Sun.
London, England, 1856-01-12 00:00:00

THE CZAR'S REPLY.

The Journal des &bats of yesterday contains
advices from St. Petersburg up to the data of the
"At this date," says the Debats) ---
Imperial Chancellory, if we are correctly in
formed, had not given its reply to the proposi-
tions brought from Vienna by Count Esterhazy
The despatch from Berlin, announcing that the
reply of the Russian Government had left- St.
Petersburg, and was expected at Vienna on the
13th or 14th, was not, then, correct. According
to accounts of a later date, and received from
Vienna itself, it appears that in the event of the
Russian Cabinet not making known its reply by
the Bth, the term of the first delay, Count Ester-
hazy would renew his demand, granting a fresh
delay of ten days. However, there is nothing to
warrant us in the belief that Russia will wait for
the expiration of the second delay before she ex-
plains herself."

Gth.

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Other accounts, however, received through
Vienna, state absolutely that the Czar's answer
did leave St. Petersburg on the Bth, as the tele-
graph has reported. It is addressed directly to
Prince Gortschakoff, the Russian Government not
choosing, apparently, to make the Austrian Mi-
nister the medium of its communication.

FRANCE
PARIS, FRIDAY EVENING.
There was no Council of War to-day. It was
proposed that some of the members should accorn.
pany the Emperor on a sporting excursion, but
owing to the state of the weather the idea was
abandoned.

A private telegraphic despatch received here last
night announces thatM. Seebach had left St. Peters-
burg on his return to Dresden, and no doubt to
Paris. Sufficient has been said on the subject of
his journey to St. Petersburg to render his move-
ments of interest ; but beyond the fact of his
having left the Russian capital on Monday evening
last nothing has transpired.
On the answer Russia has given to the Austrian
propositions speculation is rife. A person in a high
official position is said to have positively stated this
day that, contrary to the general expectation,
Russia and the Allies were nearer coming to an
understanding than was generally supposed.
The following telegraphic despatches have been
received here to-day :
VIENNA, Jan. 10.--.-Private advices from St.
Petersburg of the 6th announce that Count de
Stackelberg will be the bearer to our Court of
counter-propositions on the part of Russia. He will
also be the bearer of fresh instructions for Prince
Gortschakoff. There is unfortunately few hopes
for the re-establishment of peace.
BERLIN, Jan. 10.—Prince Augustus of Wurtem-
berg, General in the service of Prussia, leaves to-
morrow for St. Petersburg, charged with a mission.
Formal conferences take place between Count Nes-
selrode, Prince Esterhazy, Baron Seebach, and M.
Schonnen. The aide-de-camp of General Mansuroff
has passed through Berlin on his way to Vienna.
MADRID, Jan. 10.—Thirty-two persons have
been arrested for taking part in the emeute which
recently took place near the palace of the Cortes.
The Cortes to-day commenced the discussion of the
bill for the railway from Madrid to Saragossa.
The Moniteur of this morning publishes an
article on the Constitution, principally with refer-
ence to the high political and moral mission which
it confides to the Senate.

General Marion, who commands the 3d brigade
of the division of cavalry at Versailles, has been
appointed to the command of the brigade of cavalry
of the Imperial Guard, vice De Montebello, pro-
moted to the rank of general of division. General
of Brigade Gaudin de Villaixe, commanding the
subdivision of the Yonne at Auxerre, succeeds
General Marion at Versailles. •

BOURSE, Jan. 11, Two o'clock.—The following
are the quotations :

- Cash. fr. e. End of Month.
4i per Cents. B9 50 —f. -- c.
3 per Cents 62 20 62 50
New Loan 63 30
Bank Shares 3135 Roman
Credit Mobilier ll7O Austrian
Belgian Fives 951 Spanish Threes
Piedmontese Bl Home Debt

RAILWAYS-708 CASH.

fr. c. C.
()thane 1102 Western 720
Northern
Lyon, ..... 1080 New Ditto 717 50
Mediterranean- — Grand Central 540 E
Lyons Geneva - Testa
Cette

THE BALTIC.
KIEL, Jan. B.—We still have open water, and
there is no interruption to the activity which for
the last ten days has so universally prevailed be-
tween the lower ports of the Baltic and those of
Russia, which, notwithstanding the winter, are still
accessible for trading vessels, under canvas, al-
though it is long since the weather in those regions
had become too boisterous or too severe for the war
steamers of England ; and it is to be hoped that
those English merchant vessels which their owners
and charterers have still ventured to despatch to
Memel, Konigsberg, and other Prussian deposits
of Russian produce may not fall a prey to some of
the cruisers of the Czar, while the protection they
had a right to expect from the British navy has
been so prematurely withdrawn.
The Admiralty agent for the Baltic has been here
to make arrangements for the requisite supplies to
the fleet on their return to this anchorage • and it is
said that in the approaching season some of the large
old line-of-battle ships, which since the general in-
troduction of the screw machinery are no longer as
efficient as formerly, are now to be used as store-
ships and receiving-ships, which, there can be no
doubt, will prove to be of great advantage, and
will certainly be preferable to the plan which has
been proposed of establishing depots in wharves
and warehouses ashore.