The Sun.
London, England, 1856-03-22 00:00:00

RUSSIA.

BERLIN, March 19.—General Prince Menschikoff
11. has left St. Petersburg for Moscow, as is be-
lieved, on his way to Nicolaieff, to confer there
with Metlin, the commander of the naval depart-
ment, and Messner, the commander of the Danu-
bian flotilla. The Ministry of Marine has, it ap-
pears, deputed him to collect materials for its in-
formation with regard to the stock and state of the
vessels afloat belonging to the Black Sea, as well as
of the building yards on its coasts. There are about
30 small craft of the Black Sea row-boat flotilla
now lying at Rion, and it is assumed that thec9n-
elusion of a peace will not interfere with their ap-
plication to their original destination.
It appears that it is to Admiral Prince Menschi-
koff that the Grand Duke Constantine and the Rus-
sian nation at large are indebted for that remark-
able lecture to the officials of the Ministry of Marine
on the necessity of truthfulness in their rep irts.
Among other reforms about to be introduced into
the Russian empire is rumoured that of the entire
administration of justice; this, however, will meet
with almost insuperable difficulties on the side of
the ways and means. It will be in vain to expect
probity from officials whose salaries do not furnish
them with anything like the means of subsistence.
There are many men in office, more particularly in
the Department of Justice, who receive no more
than 150 silver roubles a year as salary; and as
they contrive to live in very good style, even in
that most expensive capital St. Petersburg, there
eau be no doubt of their making up for the defi-
ciency of their salaries by a variety of unauthorised
perquisites, or perhaps worse. •
There is no truth in the report that was current
that M. de Fenton is to succeed Prince Gortscha-
koff as Russian ambassador at Venna. _

Prince Italmiski (Count Suwaroff Rymnikski)
is to have the command of the corps d'armee on the
Baltic in the place of General Sievers, who retires
on account of ill health, and. is about-to visit some
of the mineral springs of Germany in search of a
cure.

A variety of instructions havebeen issued of late
by the Government with regard to the administra-
tion of telegraphs throughout the country, which
serve to allow in how great a degree they are an
object of interest. Up to the present time the
reports upon the traffic of despatches have bean
sent in daily ; they are now to be sent in every
month. Officers who have been wounded or
severely injured in the late war, without being posi-
tively invalided, are to have a preference in the ap-
pointments to the electric station.
The household of the Grand Duke Nicholas, and
the keeping up of the country palace of Zarko Selo
are to be provided for by an annual allowance of
70,000 silver roubles provided for in the State
bud,;et. The army of the Cossacks of the Don
has presented its congratulations to the Emperor
on the occasion of the marriage of the Grand Duke
Constantine ; and the Emperor has acknowledged
this " fresh token of their indestructible devotion"
in a letter of thanks.

The Emperor has passed a severe censure upon
the Governor of Kaluga, and the members of the
committee intrusted with the organisation of the
militia of Kaluga, for the very bad state of their
boots, cartouche-boxes, shovels, and billhooks.
The Commander of the Vladimir Militia has been
suspended from his functions, and made over to
the discretion of the Commander-in-Chief of the
Central Army.