The Sun.
London, England, 1862-01-27 00:00:00

tLATEST NEWS.

NAPLES, JAN. 24 (Evening).

The band of brigands which infested the environs
of Gargano has been dispersed. Twenty-four of
the brigands were killed.

The municipality and national guard of Torre del
Greeo have protested in writing against the accep-
tance of any succour from Francis 11. for the suf-
ferers by the eruption, as such succour, states the
protest, would come from hands dripping with the
blood of Italian citizens.

BERNE, JAN. 25.

It is stated that the Conference for arranging the
separation of the bishopric of Ticino from the Lom-
bard bishoprics will not take place, because the
Italian Government is so much occupied with other
matters.

MOSTAR, JAN. 24 (Evening).

The insurgents have categorically rejected the
amnesty offered to them by Omar Pasha, in conse-
quence of which Dervisch Pasha, with 11 battalions
and all the irregular troops, have left Trebigne to
keep open the road from Ragusa for the supply of
provisions.

Dervisch Pasha also intends energetically attack-
ing Zubzi, which, it is reported, is being evacuated
by the insurgents.

RAGUSA, JAN. 25.

Dervisch Pasha, having arrived with his forces
before Polizza, the insurgents withdrew front that
place without offerin4 any rcaiotarine. Before leav-
ing they set fire to the houses, some of which were,
however, saved by the Trukish troops.
Luke Vukalovich, the principal chief of the in-
surgents, is said to be on bad terms with the Prince
of Montenegro.

ST. PETERSBURG, JAN. 26.

The Gazette of the Senate publishes an imperial
decree, according to which all Jews having obtained
a medical or other diploma from one of the univer-
sities of the empire will be eligible for employment
in any branch of the public service.
By this decree, also Jewish menhants are hence-
forth permitted to take up their residence in any
part of the empire.

Jews who are attached to the Ministery in the
quality of professors, inspectors of schools, or
schoolmasters, are exempted from taxation, and
may receive decorations.

VIENNA, JAN. 26,
The current report that Austria intends to de-

mand the disarmament of Stadinia is unfounded.

DENMARK.

OPENING OF THE DANISH ItIGSRAAD.

THE ROYAL SPEECH.

COPENHAGEN, JAN. 25 (Evening).

The Rigsraad was opened to-day by the President
of the Council, who read the King's Speech. In
this the King says :
"When in 1858 the common Constitution was
withdrawn from Holstein and Lauenburg, we ex-
pressed a hope that the connection with the Duchies
might soon be restored. We failed, however, to
effect this on account of the resistance of the Es-
tates of Holstein and of the Federal Diet, which
claimed a greater independence for the German
portions of the monarchy than their special Con-
stitutions would allow. The negotiations in refe-
rence to the constitutional affairs of Ho-stein are
still pending. The interest which foreign Powers
have in the maintenance of the independence of
Denmark inspires the hope of a satisfactory solu-
tion of that question. We are determined to give
Schleswig a free development, and especially to
grant it Provincial Estates, to be established on a
popular basis. This is only carrying out the prin-
ciples which we have always kept in view. We
shall be able to execute our intentions in regard to
Schleswig without endangering the State as soon
as the issue of the conflict with the Federal Diet
shall have insured Schleswig against foreign inter-
vention. But these difficulties must no longer pre-
vent ameliorations being effected in the Constitu-
tion of the monarchy and in general legislation.
On these points certain proposals will be made to
you. Proposals will also be more especially pre-
sented to you respecting reforms in the tariff. The
credits voted this year by the Rigsraad for the cur-
rent year are to be exclusively contributed by the
kingdom and by Schleswig."
The King says in conclusion:—
" I rely upon the industry of the Regsraad, and
trust that it will support me in maintaining the
honour and independence of the country and the
progressive welfare of the people."
The Rigsraad afterwards elected M, Madvig as
president.

FRANCE.

PARIS, JAN. 26.

The Moniteur of this morning announces that the
bill for the optional conversion of 4 per Cent. into
3 per Cent. Stock has been submitted to the Council
of State, and that the obligations trentennaires are
included in the scheme of conversion.

The Paris papers of to-day publish a telegram
from Cadiz, dated the 25th inst., containing news
from Vera Cruz to the 26th December, according to
which General Gassett was collecting the custom
duties for the benflt of the three Powers.

General Serrano had given a splendid reception
to the admiral of the Admiral of the French squad-
ron and General Prim on their arrival at Havana.

General Prim and the French admiral were to
leave Havana for Vera Cruz on Jan. 3.

It was rumoured that the Mexican Government
would propose a conciliatory arrangement.
The Mexican Chambers were closed, and the
President had been left with authority to take any
extraordinary measures which might be necessary.
The Constitutionnel states that General Almonte,
a Mexican, is now in Belgium conducting negotia-
tions for placing the Archdude Maximilian on the
throne of Mexico.
"General Almonte," adds the Constitutionnel,
" will accompany the French expedition to Mexico."
The receipts of the Paris and Orleans Railway
Company, for the week ending the 14th January,
amount to 1,067,714 f. 09c., being a decrease of
154,932 f. 29c. as compared with the corresponding
week of last year. The receipts from the Ist to the
14th January amount to 2,115,879 f. 47c., being a
diminution of 234,694 f. 47c. as compared with the
corresponding period of the year 1861,
The weather conti.nues exceedingly mild at Paris,
with slight falls or rain. The following, according
to the bulletin of the Observatory, was the tempe-
rature at 8 o'clock yesterday morning :—Above
zero—Paris., 2 deg. (35.75 F.), and about the same
all over Prance; Brussels, 5.2ds C. (41.75 F.) ;
Madrid., 4 8-10ths C. (39.75 F.). Below zero—
Vierrna, 4 2 10ths C. (24.25 F.) ; Sr. Petersburg,
7 6-10ths C. (18,50 F.); Moscow, 15.5ths C.
(4.25 F.); Stockholm, 2 C. (28.25 1;1.)
It is satisfactory to find that, emulating the ope-
rations of the National Lifeboat Institutions of
t England, some of the maritime nations of the con-
tinent are making vigorous exertions to establish
lifeboats on their shores. The Spanish Govern-
ment has recently had seven lifeboats built in Eng-
land for its coast, and others are in course of con-
struction for that country. Lifeboat stations are in-
creasing on the shores of the Baltic. The Italian
Government is erecting new lighthousc,s, and life-
boat stations must, of course, follow. The system
of lighthouses on the French coast is an admirable
one, but it is to be regretted that it continues to be
unprovided with sufficient lifeboats. Within the
last two years the boats of the National Lifeboat
Institution have saved 500 lives from shipwreck on
the coasts of the United Kingdom. Many of the
persons shipwrecked were foreigners. Altogether
nearly 13,000 shipwrecked persons have been saved
by the Society's lifeboats, open boats, and other