The Sun. — 1856-08-07 (London, England)

RUSSIA.  The following letter from St. Peterab urg, of the 30th ult., appears in the Constitutionnel : " M. Baudin, charge d'affaires in Russia, with the Marquises de Saivas and de Piennes, has been received by the Emperor at the winter palace, and at Peterhof by the Empress. Among the numerous foreigners seen here of late, there is one whose appearance has produced a certain sensation. I allude to the famous Sir Charles Napier. Various causes are assigned for his visit, and, curiously enough, that which is most absurd is the most credited ; namely, that SieCharles has come here to win a wager which, it, is declared, he had formerly made, that he would breakfaot at Cronstadt and dine at St. Petersburg on the same day. It is further said that, as these two pleasing operations have been effected by him between sunrise and sunset, he has won his bet. What I can, however, inform you of with certainty is, that the Emperor despatched an invitation to him by an aide-decamp offering 'a suite of rooms in one of the crown palaces. A last detachment of French prisoners, composed of seven or eight men, has embarked for France. These brave fellows speak highly of the attention and care taken of them by the Russians. I saw them during their passage through this city, and they met every attention from both French and Russians. The Emperor presented each man with a gra. tuity. The arrival of the Seine with the baggage of Count de Morny has excited much attention. It is considered almost certain that the coronation will be postponed for a week or so. This is attributed in part to the prolonged residence of the Empress Dawager at the baths, and also to the intensity of the cholera at Moscow. The latter reason does not appear well founded, for a compromise of ten days with the terrible scourge would be attended with no great result. Prince E terhazy, who is to represent the Emperor of Austria at the coronation, arrived here yesterday. He has brought a historiographer with him, who is to draw up a faithful account of the proceedings of that solemnity." Another letter from St. Petersburg of the above date says :—"lt results from a report addressed by the Minister of War to the Emperor that the militia is now everywhere dispersed throughout the whole of the Russian empire. This important operation only occupied three months. At the period of the battle of Traktir the number of the militia under arms was 350,000. They had neves been brought into action, but they did good service in replacing the regular army in the interior service of the country. had the war continued the militia would have been increased to 800,000 men."  The Emperor of Russia by a ukase of the 25th has just modified the statutes of the military order of St. George. The Emperor has just instituted four new classes for sub•noflicers and soldiers, with a gold cross for the Ist and 2d classes, and a silver one for the 3d and 4th.  sp A. N. A Madrid letter of the 2d, which has reached us in advance of the usual post, says :—The Gazette, in announcing the execution at Gracia of sixteen insurgents—a fact of which you have been informed by telegraph—says that the reason why they were shot was that they murdered the military commander Ravell and six officers who had given themselves into their hands. The Gazette also says that the escaped insurgents of Barcelona, although they proclaimed the Republic at the barricades in that city, have placed themselves under the orders of Carlist chiefs. It appears that Marshal Espartero, on learning the surrender of Saragossa, demanded passports for Logrono. The progressists are much displeased at M. Olozaga -continuing in the embassy at Paris. The recent -events having required the removal of the civic guards from their different stations, robberies have become extraordinarily nurnet•ous-41 fact, such disord.ers.wers never before witnessed. Orders have been given to the civic guards to return to their posts. A royal commission has left for Marseilles, to receive Prince Adalbert of Bavaria, who is to marry the Infanta Dona Amalia. The marriage is to be celebrated towards the 20th of this month."