The Sun.
London, England, 1850-12-23 00:00:00

RUSSIA.

The Schlesische Zeitung has ;gain intelligence of a
conspiracy which has been discovered in the south of
Russia.

The Berlin Wehr Zeitung publishes a detailed ac-
count of the Russian army, from which it appears
that the army consists of 17 corps in 107 military
administrative districts. They are divided and sub-
divided into 74 divisions, 2411 brigades, 322 regi-
ments, 889 battalions, 3251 batteries, 1,464 esca-
dros, 4,900 companies, with 18 arsenals, 7 military
factories, and 501 artillery parks.

The newly-appointed Cardinal Wiseman held his
primacy ordination yesterday morning, at the Roman Ca-
tholic (.;hapel, Spanish-place. The announcement drew to-
gether a vast quantity of persons, who seemed eager to hear
the charge which his Eminence might deliver to his newly-
appointed clergy. In this expectation, however, they were
disappointed, the Cardinal dispensing with the usual exhorta-
tion. One priest was ordained, and several other persons
were admitted to the order of deacon and sub-deacon. Pon-
tifical High Mass was performed, and the Cardinal was as.
sisted in the ceremony by several priests of the newly-consti-
tuted Archdiocese of Westminster.— Weekly Chrooicle.

SUlClDE.—Yesterday (Sunday) morning at a few
minutes past nine o'clock, a person named Boakes, who
was formerly in the Excise, committed suicide by hanging
himself in his back-kitchen at No. 35, Penton-street, Wai..
worth.

The Niagara, Captain Stone, sailed from Liverpoo
on Saturday for Boston.

UMBRBILA.—It was introduced to Bristol about
1780. A lady, now eighty-three years of age, remembers
its first appearance, which occasioned a great sensation. Its
colour was red, and it probably came from Leghorn, with
which place Bristol at that time maintained a great trade.
Leghorn has been called Bristol on a visit to Italy.—Notes
and Quoria.

EXTRAORDINARY SUPPLY OF POULTRY.--The
supply from various parts of the country for the metropolitan
markets has exceeded in quantity any former years; the
sister island is also not backward in furnishing supplies of
this kind, one vessel which arrived a few days ago from
Waterford having brought 180 large cases, weighing upwards
of 20 tons, all of which were consigned for delivery by
Younghuaband and Son, railway carriers; and this morning
(Monday) the arrival from Dublin was upwards of 200
packages, weighing nearly 30 tons, brought from Bristol by
the Great Western Company, and consigned to the same
firm for delivery, being the largest quantity of poultry ever
brought to London by the same firm.

OUR NEW PORT ADMIRAL.—It is reported in the
best informed naval circles that Admiral the Right Hon. the
Marquis of Thomond, G C.II , will hoist his flag on the 10th
of September next, as Commander-in-Chief of this port,
vice Admiral the Hon. Sir Bladen Cape!, K.C.8., whose term
will then have expired.—Portsmouth Times and Naval Gazette

POST-OFFICE NOTICE.-CHRISTMAS-DAY.—Agree-
ably to annual custom there will be no delivery of letters
within the limits of the London district post on the afternoon
of Christmas-lay. The collection of letters and newspapers
from the different receiving houses for delivery by the
General Post, and to be dispatchei by the f oreig❑ trails, will
take place as usual.

SUDDEN DEATH OF AN OFFICIAL ASSIGNEE AT
MANCREaTEa....—On Friday Mr. R. P. Hobson, official as-
signee in the Manchester District Court of Bankruptcy, was
seized with the pangs of death while in the discharge of his
duties in court. Mr. Hobson had been suffering from illness,
and confined to his house, but had returned to is duties on
Thursday. On Friday he also attended court, and was
transacting business, when, about oue o'clock, he sank down
on the floor in a swoon, and died Ili about two hours after-
wards, and before he was removed from the premises.
The Duke of Devonshire crane` to town on Satur-
day, from Brighton. Hia Grace intends to pass the Christ-
mas in town.