The Sun.
London, England, 1857-12-16 00:00:00

RUSSIA.

The RlPsian embassy at Consantinoplo has jtht
published, by order of its government, the follow-
ing notice,. which has been communicated to all the
embassies :

" Since the re-establishment of peace, some doubts
have arisen relative to the navigation and commerce of
foreign nations in the Black Sea. It is in order to put
an end to all uneasiness on that subject that the imperial
government of Russia thinks it its duty to make known
as follows to the public, and particularly to foreign
tredere ,—As the treaty of Paris has solemnly pro-
claimed, the Black Sea and its ports are open to the
merchant vessels of all nations. Free from any impedi-
ments, commerce in the ports and waters of the Black
Sea is only subjected to the quarantine, customs, and
police regulations, which are drawn up in a spirit favour-
able to the development of commercial tranractions. Such
are the express previsions of the treaty of Paris. The
;mper:al government, as far as it is concerned, intends te
scrupulously adhere to them. But quarantine, customs,
and police regulations, however liberal may be the
spirit in which they are drawn up, 'require measures.
of surveillance, and along the eastern coast of the
Black Sea they are doubly necessary in consequence of
the internal sate of the provinces of the Caucasus!.
Quarantine and customs establishments exist at Arapa,
Suukouni Kale, and Redout Kale. These three points,
therefore, alone are for the present open to foreign ves-
sels. If, hereal er, circumstances shall permit the
establishment of customs and quarantine autborities at
other points of the coast, where foreign vessel.' can be
admitted, due notice will be given of the fact. In the
meantime the approach to the port, bays, and harbour',
with the exception of the three above mentioned, is
interdicted to foreign vessels. In order to verify the
regularity of their place of destination, foreign ve.s Is
will be bound to have their papers signed by the Russian
consular agent.. The imperial government does not in
any way wish to throw obstacles of any kind in the wsy
of lawful and regular commercial transactions. It is for
the interest of the sanitary state of the coast, snore than
for that of the revenue, and aloe for the interest of public
order, that the imperial government should watch over
the maintenance of the above menticned restrictions.
Any attempt therefore on the part of foreign navi-
gators to communicate with the coast except at the
above named points of Anapa, Soukoum Kale, wed Re-
dout-Kale will lead on the part of the Russian authori-
ties to the application of the measures of repression
established against smuggling and contraventions of
quarantine regulaion.. Those who expose themselves
to them will only have to thank themselves for the con-
sequences of their conduct."
A letter from St. Petersburg of the sth states
that a grand fete took place a few days before at
Riga on the occasion of commencing the demolition
of the fortifications of that.place :
"The fortress of Riga, which, with all its dependencies
was given up in 1811 to the military administration, was
last month again restored to the municipal authorities,
gwreoeu nd
begun t o tthoe
benlargement
into a neffect.
A
who decided on demolishing it, and appropriating the
improvement
proceoefsitoinie,
town. On the day alluded to above, this resolution
thiye s,t
hhe aeci d
singing b a y
of bandhy of m
hymns
u
comupsoiscedprofcoereded in
the
occasion,
state to the ramparts. The ceremou commenced
after which the burgomaster took a shovil, and gave
the first mark of demolition, each of the members of
the municipality following his example. The procession
then returned to the place from which it had started,
and the crowd dispersed. The shovel used bears the
effigy of the Emperor Alexaeder IL, and has been
placed in the archives of the place in commemoration of
the event. In the evening the to-Nn WAS brilliantly
illuminated, and on the following morning a nuincieus
body of men were set to work to complete the demoli-
tion."
The Czas yf Cracow says :—" Some journals
have affirmed that, in virtue of the decree of am-
nesty, their confiscated property has been restored.
to 27 Poles who have returned from exile, but that
assertion is altogether erroneous. The decree
merely stipulates that any property which they
purchase or obtain possession of will not be e,,ntis_
cated for the feature. In fast they are merely re•
stored to their civil rights."