The Sun.
London, England, 1849-05-17 00:00:00

ell countries, should have passports granted them to
leavr the city.
Our situation, in a military point of view, is good;
we are in point oinumbers stronger than would bo even
necessary to have great influence in ulterior events.
" The political state of affairs is doubtless complicated;
it is nevertheless easy to foresee, that the moment is 110,
far distant when the capital and the Government itself
will accept Franco as a mediator.

"The sacrifices made by our Government, will, theta'
fore, turn definitive y to the benefit of humanity, and in-
crease the more the ascendancy of France.
I thank ou, Monsieur le Ministre, for the means
which you have placed at my disposal for the attainment
of that object. I shall consider myself very happy if
succeed in realising the generous intentions of the Go'
vornment and those of the President of the French
Republic. " I am, &c.
(Signed) OUDINGT DE REGGIO.°
A letter from Tou'on of the 12th inst. says—
" The Christophe Colomb steamer has arrived froth
C.vita Vecchia, which port she left on the 9th, bringing
dispatches and letters from the French expedition.
" At the departure of the vessel everything was per'
feetly tranquil at Civita Vecchia, and the news from the.,
French camp presents but little interest. The army had
made no movement. The troops recently seat, iratne;
diately on landing marched to Palo, where the Gen'
has concentrated all his troops, and awaits fresh instrur
lions from Paris.
" There was a report current when the steamer lef/
Civita Vecchia, that the Romans had made a sortie in the
night in order to harrass the French camp, but that the,'
had been repulsed with lossbleaving a number of prisoner.
behind them.

" General Gueswiller, commanding the first division
of the army of the Alps, has left Palo; the greater PO/
of his division is already there, and the remainder are
preparing for embarkation.
"The Asmode) steamer, bearing the flag of Rear:
Admiral Recaudit, has just arrived from Trieste and
Naples. This vessel formed part of the French nail'
force in the Mediterranean. The PsycLA frigate 13°
also arrived from same quarter.
" The Panama steam-frigate, which formed part of
the fleet which carried the last detschment of troops t°
Civita Vecchia, after landing her men, continued 11°r
voyage to Ancona, where she will remain until furthef,
orders as a protection to the French residents in that
port.
" The 4th and 6th battalions of the Garde Mobile have
embarked to do duty in Corsica."
It was rumoured in Paris yesterday that a tele°
graphic dispatch had been received from General
OUDINOT, stating that in consequence of an arrange:
ment entered into with the Triumvirs, the French
were to enter Rome to co-operate with the Ronino
against the Neapolitans.
At the late general meeting of the shareholders of
the Great Northern of France Railway ComptU)Y
Mr. BONAR, of London, was confirmed-in the plats
of director, to which he had been provisionallf
nominated on the resignation of Mr. WEGUELIN.
M. LACAVE LAPLAGNE, formerly Minister of -er
nances under LOUIS PHILIPPE, died of the gout 0
Sunday night.
General DE RUMIGNY, formerly Aid-de Camp t°
LOUIS PHILIPPE died on Monday at Laval.
BOURSE.—PARIS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 16.
THREE o'CLocK.—The funds were uncommonly firs?
to-day, considering the disquieting reports abroall
Among others the return of Socialists for the capitV
gave general uneasiness, but the news was in some rseg'
sure counterbalanced by the accounts received from tlee
departments, where the Moderes are almost everywhell
successful. It was generally believed that a serious Lit:
surrection had taken place at Palermo; but on the otbc.r,
hand it was confidently stated that news arrivoir
that an arrangement was in progress for the entry °
the French troops into Rome without any further IV'
istance. Exchange on London (30 days), 25 35; ditto
(90 days), 25 22k.
BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT TIDE
LONDON STOCK-EXCHANGE, MAY 16.
Boulogne and Amiens, 7,AA—Northern of France, 1014''
East Indian, 3; —Nr.mur and Liege, 71A—TOurs and Nantegt
3V).