The Sun.
London, England, 1856-04-01 00:00:00

TURKEY.

The latest news from Constantinople, by the
Sinai, is to the 26th M arch. At that date the
fears which had been-excited by the outbreak of
sickness in our !ariny- had begun to wear away.
For some dayi past the number of the sick had
sensibly dlniint.hed. The construction upon the
plateau, hitherto unoccupied by the troops, of
thoroughly ventilated huts, placed a good distance
apart, had enabled the soldiers whose state required
especial care to be placed under the most f«vour-
abl© hygienic conditions. The distribution of fx
ves,,etablea and preserv-ed meats, with which the
army is always well provided, was regularly made,
and everything inspired the hope that the return
of the fine weather would completely dissipate the
unfavourable :influences to- which our army had
latterly been subjected.

THE BALTIC.
KIEL, MarCh 28.'---The:Firefly arrived here last
night, with despatches from Csptain Watson, and
is now waiting for orders, which are expected to
be received from England, to regulate the pro-
ceedings of the, advanced -Squadron in the Gulf of
Finland. Slie left Faro Sound on Tuesday, and
had a good run here. When she left the frost was
severe, and she had to cut her way into the har-
bour for colts at Faro. On her arrival here she was
a perfect sheet 'of ice. Here the weather is cold,
but nothing like ice is at all to be seen in any part
of the bay.
The Majestic and Caesar are still in the harbour,
and the Sampson is daily looked for, so that we
have quite a squadron here waiting the result of
the conferences at Paris.

A letter from Odessa, of the 14th March, in the
Austrian Correspondence, says :—" The typhus
fever continues its ravages, and has lately carried
off several medical men, among others Dr. Arpa,
physician to the Quarantine. General Engelhardt
has also fall.n a victim to the malady. It is
affirmed that the .(lisease is still more violent at
Nicolaieff, and it -is even Said that the army of the
South is losing 1,000 men a clay, but•this is MCI;
likely au exaggeration. Tile military authorities
do everything in their peer to rtop the contagion

by affording more room iu the hospitals, but no
very great results have been obt .ined. Out of 300
sick militiamen who were sent off to this place horn
Orchakoff, 20 died on the road, and 30 soon after
their.arrival."

A letter from S. Petersburg of the 21st March
says—

" Business transactions have been very unimportant
during the last fortnight, owing to the passes hiving
again become fr, zen up. The goods sent from Sweden
to Finland and vice ve,•sct have to be conveyed on
slerigei=. The Grand Duchess C Ltlyrine and her hus-
band, Duke George of 111.-icklenhurg, are shortly expected
i this city, and when they arrive the Imperial family
will be complete."

TRIESTE, March 29 —A despatch from Alexan-
dria, dated March 23, states that the Viceroy has
received orders to restore the Turxish ni,iform in
the army, and to demolish the forts of Alexandria.

TRIESTE, March 30.—Many of the Japanese no-
hlek perished in the late earthquake at Jeddo. The
Emperor was saved.

WEST INDIA MAILS.

SOTITHAMPTON, MONDAY NIGHT.
By the, Royal 111,til C w Riny's steamer LA Plata,
.:Captain Weller, with the West Indian, Mexican,
'arid Pacific mails, we have dates—Vera Crnz,
March 9 ; Havannah, 9 ; Jamaica, 12 ; Demerara
and Trinidad, 10 ; Virbadoes, 13 ; and St.
Thomas's, 18. •

The Plata brings about 70 pasSengers, and on
freight 2,839,000 dollars in specie, 45,000 dollars
on account of the Mexican dividends, and the
usual cargo.

The AtTrato arrived at St. Thomas's on the 16th
inst.

La Plata reports that on the 30th of January
the Chilian war steamer Cazador left Talcahuana,
having on board 358 persons, 86 of whom were
soldiers, four officers, and the remainder women,
children, and the crew. Shortly after leaving she
ran upon a rock and, sank. Only 43 persons were
saved, one of thili number being a woman, the
only survivor mil f"t 148 women. The captain was
placed under arrest.
There is little intelligence of interest from Ja-
maica. The Legislature was prorogued on the 27th
of February.
Her Majesty's steamers Termagant and Malacca
had sailed for Port-au-Prince Hayti having been
represented to be in a convulsed state, owing to
the repeated defects sustained by •the Emperor
Soulouque.
It, was rumoured that Sir Henry Barkly would
shortly leave Jamaica for England.
There is little change in the markets.
Exchange was quoted for 60 days at 11 per cent.
premium.

The: disturbances at Demerara had ceased. A
Militia had been formed, the number of persons
already enrolled being upwards of 1,000.
At'Grenada sugar-making was progressing ra-
pidly, and was materially assisted by the fine
weather ; the growing crop, however, were not in
so fine a condition, iu consequence of the previous
heavy rains. There was no improvement in mer-
cantile transactiens, and high prices continued to
be demanded.
In Mexico it was rumoured that if Antonio
Haro y Tamaris, who• was occupying Puebla, and
who is chief of the Conservative party, and sup-
p trted by the clergy, should become President,
instead of Comonfort, the States of Jalisco,
Michoacan, and Sivaloa would probably form a
separate republic.
Colenel Kinney; who visited Grenada for the
purpoSe of paying his respects to General Walker,
was by the General's orders immediately arrested
and imprisoned; but the people, thinking such an
order unjust, refused to obey it, and the Colonel
afterwards returned to Greytown ; since then a
proclamation has been issued declaring all Colonel
Kinney's estates to be confiscated.
The general health of the West India Islands is
good, with the exception of Porto Rico, where the
cholera still prevailed.
At BarbadoeS the weather was favourable to
sugar-making, and the crop promised to be a large
one. The crop season was likewise favourable at
St. Vincent's.

Iu Per•u General Casilla was about to dissolve
the S4s4ibrii in order to proclaim himself Dictator.
The National Convention was still sitting, but
everything remained in a most unsettled state ;
trade was paralysed, and business of all kinds very
dull.
At Costa Rica fears were entertained that Walker
would invade the territory, and seize upon Puntas
Arenas for the purpose of sacking and destroying it.

Puebla was besieged I,y 7,000 troops, and was el„
pected soon to surrender. The road to Mexico iff'
unsafe for travelling.
From Vera Cruz we learn, via New 01.10!
that General Comonfort left the capital on the 291"
ult., to put himself at the head of the troops",
besiege Puebla ; he wouH have 12,000 troops Pl.
48 pieces of artillery. The officers who led•
revolt at the Castle of San Juan de Ulloa had be°
sentenced to be shot.

The departure of Nicaragua Filibusters
New Orleans was openly proclaimed in the papa_,,ll'
Havannah advices are to the 13th inst. Sur
was slightly declining, and freights improvitit,
There had been a grand reception at Mr. Crag;
ford's, of Havaunah, to which all the British ol;,
cers in port were invited. Some of them got iv
toxica'ed and insulted two Philadelphia ladies:
apology was tendered next day, and the affair VI
amicably arranged.
Under date of the 10th inst. it is stated that.o
British ship of war Powerful bad arrived onel!ti
Ist with orders to unite there all the English 87,4
French forces stationed in the Mexican Gulf, $ll4
to start immediately for Nicaragua.
Australian markets were dull, and provisioo
heavy. At Sydney flour had fallen in price, beil
town to 25/. per ton, with very heavy stecigiQf
hand. In Melbourne no less than 8,000 toney
flour and wheat bad been stored for want of saA
and several cargoes were on the way, so that the°
was no prospect of famine.
FrGui Bermuda advices are to the 3d of Marcti
The Governor had issued a proclamation dissoliio
the Parliament which had been in existence for tbt,
usual period of six year.). Writs for the eleotO
of new members bad been issued. Her Britaqi;l
Majesty's ships Pembroke and Cornwallis were fits
at the island.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
The supply of floating capital in the money
market was abundant, at 7 to 9. Orders 9 „
cent, for first-class mercantile acceptances, and Ifeir,
7 per cent, on call. The statement for last ice'
was unfavourable, the loans and disoouati
amounted to upwards of 104,500,000 dols. and it
creased since the Ist of December last 12,000,0
dols. The specie reserves were about 14,000,0
(lois., showing a fall of only 2,750,000 dols. 810c°
the Ist of December. This expansion was con'
sidered dangerous to the commercial communitf;
Exchange was flat at 9i to 92 on London ; bf
18/c. to sf. 17ic., 60 days, and sf. 12io. share'
sight, on Patis ; 361 to 36g on Bremen ; and 6-''
17ic. on Antwerp.
The cotton-market was buoyant, and a large:
business had been transacted at latter prices be'
tween Gulf Port and Europe. The receipts sin°6
the Ist of September last at all the ports 101
2,618,837 bales against 1,764,701 to same time last.
year ; 1,973,155 in 1854, and 2,605,065 in 1853.
Flour was in limited demand, at a decline
61c. for lower grades. For London kinds the de'
cline was 124 c. to 25c.
The market for pork had improved 25c., with
light demand. In beef there was only a limited
business. Prime mess was inactive. Bacon al.
tinned scarce, and was in good demand. Butte
and cheese in limited demand.

(LATER BY TELEGRAPH.)
NEW ORLEANS, MARCH 1.7.
The cotton-market is quiet. -Sales, 3,500 bald,
MARCH 18.
Cotton quiet. Sales to-day, 13,500 bales, at 91°4
to 91c. for middling. Mess pork, 16 dols. Cotton
freights to Liverpool, id.
CHARLESTON, MARCH 17.
Cotton active. Sales, 4,500 bales.