The Sun.
London, England, 1856-07-09 00:00:00

HYDE PARK.

At an early hour this morning many thousands
had assembled to welcome home our Crimean
heroes, and at the time appointed for the arrival
of the different bb.ttalions there was a larger at-
tendance than had ever witnessed any former

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LATEST E S.

M4RSEILLES, JULY 8.

Despatches from Constantinople state that the
Grand Vizier, Aali Paella, had arrived there on
the 28th c,f June.
A decree of the Porte orders the immediate
levying of a tax of 15,000,000 francs.

There was to be, on the sth of July, a great
solemnity at Constantinople in honour of the
allied generals. Marshal Pelissier and General
Codrington were to be presented with magnificent
sabres and the cross of Medjidie in diamonds.

Marshal Pelissier was to leave the Crimea on
the 3d of July. There would then only remain
there 3,000 French, 1,800 English, and 100 Sar
dinians.

FRANCE.
PARIS, WEDNESDAY.
M. Fortoul, Minister of Pl4l)lic Instruction and
Worship, has died suddenly at Elms.

TUESDAY EVENING.

Some weeks ago the Municipal Council of Nantes
offered a residence for the Imperial Prince in that
town, and the old palace of the Dukes of Brittany
was spoken of as selected fur the purpose. The
Emperor has not thought fit to accept the offer,
as will be seen from the following letter addre,a•ed
to the Mayor of Nantes by the Minister of the
Interior :

" Mo,sieur,—The E npernr has been duly informed
of the deliberation by which, on your prop isition, the
municipal council of Nantes request his Mnj-sty to be
graciously plea-ed to accept the offer of a residence
for the Prince Imperial. The Emperor was highly
gratified by the feeling which prompted that delibera-
tion, and has charged me to express all his gratitude
to yourself, Monsieur, and the councillors of your good
and loyal city. But the realisation of this idea would
be attended with considerable expense to the town ; and
hit Majesty desires that such an outlay should not be
incurred, especially since the terrible disasters cau-ed
by the overflowing of the Loire. His Majesty cordially
thanks the town of Nantes for this mark of attachment
'0 the heir of his dynasty, and begs you will make
known to your fallow citiz-us how highly he appreciates
this new proof of their affection and devotedness.—
Accept, &c., " BILLAULT."

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BOURSE, July B.—Little or no business doing,
and Rentes and Shares are much the same as yes
terday. Threes are at 71f. 80c.

RUSSIA.

A letter from Odessa of the 23d, in the Austrian
Gazette, says :—" A definitive decision has at
length been received here from St. Petersburg,
respecting the colonisation of the Greek volunteers
in the Crimea. These will receive the land aban
cloned by the Tartars, exempt from taxes during
50 years.- The state will advance for the same
poriod to each father of a family a sum of
200 silver roubles. The children of these families
will be educated at the expense of the state. The
Greek volunteers would nut have hoped for more
favourable terms. The number of persons at-
tracted to the Crimea by curiosity or by a desire
of visiting the graves of their relatives having be-
come very considerable, and as many of these
visitors were consequently subject to great pri-
vations, Ve government has determined on de-
livering passports only to persons who can prove
that business ..ffairs call theta to that country."
A letter from Kalish (Poland) of the Ist, in the
Austrian, Gazette, says :--" A decree of the Em-
peror, published yesterday, has produced a most
joyful sensation here ; it is to the effect that in
future persons of all classes, leaving the country
from motives of health, will obtain the necessary
authorisation gratis, in place of having to pay 50
roubles as formerly."

The Governor of Poland, Prince Gortschakoff,
has sent a circular to all the local authorities
declaring that they shall allow all persons who
have fled abroad to escape military service to
return home without punishment ; also that
they shall recommend such persons to occupy
themselves in agricultural or manufacturing la-
bour. It is stated that several refugees, tak-
ing advantage of the promises of the circular,
have returned to their homes, but that they are
those who have passed toe age of military ser-
vice ; as to the others, it is stated that they fear
to return lest they should be included in the next
levy.

The Nord of Brussels puldi4lies a letter from
Vienna in a,vour of more intimate relations be-
tween Austria and Russia, but that journal itself
seems to have little symp ally for tne Austrian
journals. The Austrian Correspondence had stated
that the articles against Austria in the iVord were
effaced by the Russian censors, and to that asser-
tion the Nord replies as follows :
" rho Austrian j .urnals make much ado about a
statement, which they repeat over and over aaiu, to
the effect that the RUssian censors have suppressed
one of our articles, written in reply to the insults of
the Austrian press. We are not aware whether the sup-
pre-sion ready took place, but, in any case, the fact
causes us but little entfamissinent. If the Russian
ett:hiors have suppressed an article, rather severe perhaps,
that we wr,)te io answer to the impertinent attacks of
the Austrian j iurnals, what ei,e Uses that prove than
the extreme moderati n of the Ru-sian Government, and
our own perfect independence ? The Austrian journals
exult in what they call the disavowal inflicted on us ; can
it be that they imagine the Cabinet of St. Petersburg to
be of their opinion, and that it is grateful to tnem for
the insults and malicious ii•sinuations which they launch
against Russia, and for the self-glorification in which
they incessantly indulge ? Really, the whole matter is
quite pitiful 1"