The Sun.
London, England, 1854-12-15 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PARIS, THURSDAY EVENING.—We aro without a
word of news to-day from the seat of war, and the
Paris papers are equally hare. Even speculation
on the effect of • the treaty between Austria
and the Western Powers is suspended for
the day, and the only matter thought of is
the meeting of the British Parliament, and the
important,debate which took place on the first night.
The meeting of our Parliament is looked upon with
far greater interest than is generally imagined, for,
strange to say, our representatives not only transact
the business of Great Britain, but their delibera-
tions affect to a great degree the affairs of other
sosntries. There is not a doubt that the more
liberal policy recently adopted in France is to be
attributed to the example given by England, and
the light which has been thrown upon mercantile
affairs in general by the discussions in our Parlia-
ment. The Senate and Legislative Corps are sum-
moned to meet on the 26th of December. The
Siecle quotes a passage from a German paper, in
which it is stated that by the new reading
adopted by the Western Powers in combination
with Austria, the four guarantees are considerably,
extended, especially as regards the free naviga-
tion of the Black Sea, the guarantee for which
will require the entire destruction of all the Rus-
sian fortified places on the coast, and the limita-
tion of the number of ships of war to be main-
tained in that sea ; and that, moreover, indemni-
ties will be demanded. The Siecle hesitates to
believe that Austria goes so far, but looks for in-
formation tom England.
The Emperor and Empress went last evening to
the Opera, to see the Mnette de Portici. Their
Majesties, both on their arrival and departure,
were greeted with cries of "Vive l'Empereur !"
" Vive l'lmperatrice !"
The following consular changes had been ordered
by an Imperial decree :—M. Huet, French consul
at Lisbon, has been named consul-general and
chargé d'affaires at Lima, in the room of Baron
Loeve-Veimars, deceased ; M. Flury, consul at
Naples, to succeed M. Huet at Lisbon ; and M.
Soulange-Bodin, consul at Moscow, to succeed M.
Flury, at Naples.

The Hamburg News states, from Berlin, that
the Prussian Minister of War has ordered the orga-
nisation of an additional battery of eight guns for
each of the nine regiments of artillery.

BOURSE, THIIRSDAY.—CLOSING PRICES.
. Cash. fr. c. End of Month.
4? per Cents 96 —96 f. 20c.
3 per Cents 7O 60 70 70
Credit Mobilier 743 75 Roman
Credit Foncier — Austrian
Belgian Fives ..... ... Spanish Threes
Piedmontese — Home Debt .

RAILWAYS-FOB CASH.

83

-** 9911

Orleans
Western 1,167 50 Lyons
635 Rouen
Mediterranean 5BO Strasburg ............ 785 --
Cate -
-- --Havre .................. 532 50
Northern -

SWEDEN.
The Swedish Diet was closed on the sth.
The Borsenhalle of Hamburg quotes a letter
from Stockholm, of the sth, which says :
" The Royal Speech on the prorogation of•the Diet
contains the following words :--' The interior as well as
itfor
the exterior situation of the country inspires confidence ;'
and further on : ' The decision by which you have
granted to the Government the necessary means of
defence, proves that you have perfectly understood the
se
indispensable wants of the country
provided this
fsor respect.
unforeseen
en
e In
adopting the bill which I laid before You on the appro-
tion of the sums which
pria have enabled to take the
expenses, you
which circumstances, for the present
unknown,maycall
for.
for. I appreciate your constancy,and
it imposes upon me. "