The Sun.
London, England, 1856-02-20 00:00:00

RUSSIAN LADIES IN PARIS.

There are certain Russian ladies now in Paris,
with regard to whose movement the telegraph has
been silent, but who are as actively preparing for
the coming diplomatic campaign as any of the
recognised plenipotentiaries whose arrival on the
scene of -action the press has been so careful to
chronicle. First on the list comes the notorious
Princess Lievon. Next in importance is the
Baroness de Seebach, a daughter of Count Nes-
selrode. This lady has for a political corre-
spondent at St. Petersburg Madame Zografos
(whose maiden designation was Princess Soutzo),
the wife of the Greek ambassador. The Princess
and Baronness have under their immediate
orders the following highly efficient and very
experienced staff of feminine iutriguers, viz. :
Madame Kalergi, a niece of Nesselrode ; Madame
Marazli, a Russian lady, of Greek origin, posses-
sing large property at Odessa ; Madame illyen-
dorf, the wife of the Russian Envoy at Berlin; the
Princess Ypsilante, a Greek fanariot, under Rus-
sian protection, and two ladies of the Obreskof
family—one of whom is married to a French
count, and the other of whom is the wife of Prince
Jean Soutzo, a Greek attache at St. Petersburg.
However high-sounding the above names may ap-
pear, some of them have long been on the police
list of Russian spies in Paris. The present busi-
ness of these ladies is to compare notes of all the
information they can pick in the many political
saloons to which they have access, and to endeavour
to ascertain how far the Emperor Napoleon really
means to stand fast ,by the conditions which it is
presumed England will insist upon, and what ob-
jections Brunow and Orloff may venture to make
in the Conferences, without the risk of breaking
off the negotiations, as far at least as France is
concerned.

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, TUESDAY MORNING.
THE TIPPERARY JOINT-STOCK BANK.

The Dublin papers in their comments upon the
suicide of Mr. John Sadleir, attribute the appalling
catastrophe to the deranged state of the Tipperary
Bank, with the operations of which he bad been
long and intimately connected. It is said that the
messages transmitted on Saturday, announcing the
refusal of the Bark of Ireland to honour the Tip-
perary draughts, and the failure of the proposed
negotiations for advances, produced the despon-
dency under the fatal influence of which he com-
mitted the rash act which cut short a life of al-
most ceaseless energy and indomitable enterprise.
When the news reached Dublin the deepest sym-
pathy was felt and expressed for the tragic end of
a man who played so prominent a part in the
monetary as well as in the political world, and, as
the Freeman's Journal correctly observes, all past
hostilities seemed to be forgotten in the deplorable
finale. With regard to the actual position of the
bank, nothing certain has transpired ; but, accord-
ing to rumour, there is every reason to apprehend
something like a monetary panic—confined, how-
ever, to a particular district—as the consequence
of the present derangement of the Tipperary Bank
and its several branches in the south of Ireland.
It is stated that a candidate for the representation
of the borough of Sligo has already come forward
in the person of Mr. L. A. Treston, of the Con-
naught cireuit, a gentleman whose nameis but
little known beyond the circle of his own profes-
sion. It is also stated that Mr. M'Donagh, Q.C.,
and Mr. P. Blake, Q.C., are in the field, the former
baying left Dublin to canvass the constituency,
Mr. M‘Donagh is a native of Sligo, and in politics
an advanced Conservative.

The weekly reviews from the Amsterdam and Rotten
dam produce-markets state that there had been a dimi-
nished business, with a slight decline in prices. Few
transactions had occurred in sugar. Sales of coffee had
been made at a reduction, and there was less activity in
rice and indigo.
THE CZAR'S HORSES.—Our Hamburg correspondent,
writing on the 17th inst., says : —At the annual horse
fair held here last week, the principal purchaser was a
stallmeister of the Emperor of Russia, who bought up
all the serviceable carriage and riding horses of the better
descriptions for the imperial stables at St. Petersburg
and Moscow. He states that the usual complement of
horses belonging to the Emperor is 1,500, but that,
owing to disease and the severe work exacted from them
during the last two years, the number has fallen off to
nearly one-half. He further states that, if peace is con-
chided, the ceremony of the coronation of the Czar will
be performed at Moscow in the month of May.

THE ARMY IN THE EAST-LORD
CARDIGAN.

APPENDIX.

No. 1.

THE EARL OF CARDIGAN TO THE ASSISTANT ADJUTANT.
GENERAL, CAYALRY DIVISION.

Balaklava, Nov. 29, 1854.
Sir,--With reference to my letter of this date, I have
the honour to request that you will submit to the lieute-
nant-general commanding the division, that as I have a
sick certificate from the chief staff surgeon here as to the
bad state of my health (which I intend to lay before the
medical board), lam anxious to be permitted to be consi-
dered sick on board ship, and consequently no longer in
command of the Light Cavalry Brigade. —I have, &c.
(Signed) CARDIGAN,
Major-General Commanding Light Cavalry Brigade.

No. 2.

LIEUTENANT-COLONEL J. DOUGLAS TO THE BRIGADE
MAJOR, LIGHT CAVALRY BRIGADE.

-Camp near Sebastopol, Nov. 28, 1854.
Sir,—l have the honour to report specially for the in-
formation of Major-General the Earl of Cardigan, that the
horses of the regiment under my command have been with-
out forage for the last 24 hours, and that for two previous
days they were only partially supplied.
The horses are in a very weakly state, and much reduced
in consequence, and I fear that many will die of starva-
tion, unless more efficient arrangements be made immedi-
ately for the regular supply of forage.-1 have, &c.,

(Signed) J. DOUGLAS,
Lieut -Colonel Commanding 11th Hussars.
P.S. No supply is expected earlier than this afternoon,
and that is uncertain. J. D.

No. 3.

EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM THE MAJOR-GENERAL THE
EARL OF CARDIGAN, COMMANDING THE LIGHT CAVALRY
BRIGADE, TO THE ASSISTANT ADJUTANT-GENERAL.

Camp before Sebastopol. Nov. 16, 1854.
I have this day, however, visited the hospitals in camp
of the Regiments forming the Light Cavalry Brigade and
I am bormd to say that every measure to relieve the dis-
comfort and sufferings of these men is necessary at the
eariiest moment. There are several men of every regiment
lying without socks, and most of the sick in boots satu-
rated with wet ; men labouring under dysentery, diarrhces,
fevers, and rheumatism ; complaints all requiring warmth
and comfort.

I earnestly, therefore, press upon the attention of the
lieutenant-general commanding the division, the expe-
diency of prompt measures beinc, carried into effect for the
removal of all the worst cases selec!oi by the staff surgeon
on board ship.

No. 4.

LIEUT. COLONEL C. DOHERTY TO MAJOR•GENERAL THE

EARL OF CARDIGAN.

Camp near Sebastopol, Nov. 16, 1851.
My Lord,—l have the honour to report to your lordship
the state of the regiment under my command, with regard
to the clothing and equipments.
All the men's necessaries are worn out, and as yet we
have had no means of procuring others ; their boots and
shoes are useless ; the consequence is a dragoon is always
wet and cold, and constantly going into hospital.
On the 25th of last month, at the action of Balaklava,
80 men lost all their kits, together with the blankets, as
their horses were killed under them. Such things as are
new in pcssession of the men are in such a bad state as to
be perfectly unserviceable.
The horse appointments are likewise the same, being so
constantly wet and dirty ; they will not bear repair. We
have no entrenching tools, in consequence of vi hich the
men cannot make themselves comfortable in their tents •
neither can they get wood sufficient to make good fires, and
get their meals regularly.
The horses' nose-bags and picket ropes are from the wet
unserviceable, and a great quantity of the corn is lost, and
the horses frequently running about the lines gives the
dragoon extra and useless trouble, which i❑ wet weather
is very injurious to the soldier, and I am afraid if the met
do not soon get sufficient warm and good clothing, I shall
hardly have a man fit for service.
I sincerely hope that your lordship will represent to the
proper authorities so that something may soon be done f(.r
the comfort of the soldier.

I think it my duty to mention those things, as I feel
confident that the necessary means will be taken to effect
an alteration.—l have, &c.,
(Signed) CHAS. DOHERTY,
Lieut.-Colonel commanding 13th Light Dragoons.

No. 5.

LIEUTENANT-COLONEL DOUGLAS TO MAJOR-GENERAL THE

their time they have to go without food, the number and
state of their utensils being insufficient.
5. The horses suffer equally with the men for the want
of some covering, and nosebags to feed out of, the want Of
which -causes the loss of full half their corn.
The regiment is without adjutant, quartermaster, or
regimental serjeant-major, when the present state of the
corps requires the services of those ranks most.—l have,ltc.,
(Signed) J. C. MORGAN,
Captain commanding 17th Lancers.

No. 8.

MAJOR R. S. SHUTE TO MAJOR-GENERAL THE EARL Or

CARDIGAN.
S.D.O. Camp before Sebastopol, Nov. 28, 1854.
The first and great object of the general officers cow'
mending brigades must and will be to give the men and
horses a►l the benefit in their power of the driest spots in
the neighbourhood of their encampment.
The lieutenant-general wishes it to be perfectly under-
stood that he relies upon those officers to keep his great
object in view ; and it is his order, that without reference
to that secondary object, uniformity or appearance of eel;
sort, that any commanding officer shall shift his men and
horses always at the earliest moment, and to the most snit •
able places that shall offer.
They will of course communicate their wishes to the
brigadiers personally, if possible; but when this cannot be
done immediately they are hereby authorised to act o
their own accord, at once, informing their brigadiers es
soon as possible that they have done so.—By order.
(Signed) R. S. SHUTE,
Major, Assistant-Adjutant-General.