The Sun.
London, England, 1855-12-18 00:00:00

THE WAR IN ASIA.

The latest intelligence down to the beginning of
the present month states that Omer Pacha had
neither attacked, invested, nor advanced on Kutais,
or was even likely to march thither. The Sirdar
is endeavouring to establish himself in possession
of the lower courses of the rivers of the country
bordering on the coast from Redout Kaleh to Fort
Nicholas, and so secure a good basis for future
operations. His plans may, perhaps, be consider-
ably modified by the fall of Kars.
Now that Kars has surrendered, the Ottoman
army in Asia, independent of that acting under
Omer Pacha, consists of a corps of 13,000 men
under Vely Pacha ; another of 8,000, under Selina
Pacha ; and a small force under Mustapha
which when last heard of was near Ouzourgete.

FRANCE.
PARIS, MONDAY EVENING.
Baron de Waechter, who occupied the position
of minister of the King of Wurtemberr, had the
honour of delivering yesterday to the Emperor, in
public audience, the new letters which accredit
him to his Imperial Majesty as envoy extraordi-
nary and minister plenipotentiary from the Court
of Wurtemborg. After this audience, General
Count de Laevenheim, envoy extraordinary of
Sweden and Norway, remitted to the Emperor in
a private audience a letter which his Swedish Ma-
jesty had written, thanking his Imperial Majesty
for the grand cordon of the Legion of Honour con•
ferred on him. M. J. R. Paftheco, envoy extraordi-
nary of Mexico, handed to his Majesty his letters of
recall, as also a letter from the new President of
Mexico, General Don Juan Alvarez. The Empe-
ror also received M. Alberdi, charge d'affaires of
the Argentine Confederation ; Baron de Heim-
bruck, charge d'affaires of the King of Hanover ;
and M. J. C. Claden, member of the lonian Par-
liament.

The Constitutionnel of yesterday has a letter from
its Vienna correspondent, professing to explain the
present state of the relations between the Allies of
the 2d of December with regard to the new terms
of peace " agreed upon between Austria, France,
and England." After pointing out that Lord
Clarendon, in his despatch of the 3d of April,
1855, had stated that the neutralisation of the Black
Sea was the solution of the third guarantee which
England and France preferred, he intimates that
Austria has now intimated to the Allied Govern-
ments her complete adoption of that solution. The
correspondent intimates that England and France
have accepted this adhesion of Austria, but as to
the question whether Austria, in case now Russia
now rejects these terms, will join her arms to those
of the Allies, his statements are not positive.
The Debats of yesterday says :—" Viewed politi-
cally, the bearing of the reduction in the Austrian
army is not easily discovered. Naturally explained
it seems to announce pacific dispositions ; but is it
not at the same time a formal contradiction given
by Austria to those who talk of an ultimatum
having been addressed by that power to Russia ?
Is it the moment for summoning the Russian Go-
vernment to make peace, which the Austrian
Government selects for placing its army on a peace
footing ?"

BOURSE, Dec. r 7 .—The following are the last
quotations :

Cash. fr. a. End of Month.
4i per Cents 9l 50 —f. -c.
3 per Cents 64 55 61 85
New Loan 65 55
Bank Shares 3210 Roman
Credit Mobilier 1305 Austrian
Belgian Fives — Spanish Throes —
Piedmontese B7 Home Debt ... 341