The Sun.
London, England, 1847-12-06 00:00:00

conferences, unless by stipulating expressly for the two
parties or each of them the faculty of accepting or ref using
the mediation, and by demanding that a refu al, whether
coming from the two parties or from one of them only,
could not be a motive for hostile measures or an armed
intervention on the part of the four Powers. Lord
Palmerston reminded his hearers that the Powers had
not accepted this last condition except with the re-
servation of the rights which they might be entitled to
insist on in virtue of treaties, appealed himself to the
treaties which guarantee the neutrality and inviolability
of Switzerland. Being questioned as to whether in case
the other Powers should think fit to interfere actively in
the Swiss affair, England would not oppose it, ho re
served by his silence all his liberty of action. There is
in all this, as is evident, the firm resolution to maintain
treaties, to guarantee the independence of Switzerland,
and to serve the Liberal cause in Europe. The conduct
of the English Cabinet, placed in comparison with that
of the French Cabinet, judges and condemns the latter.
Whilst England defends the rights of an independer.t
nationality, our Ministry violates them at first in secret,
and then without disguise; whilst England defends
Liberalism in Europe; our Ministry betrays it. It is
impossible to accumulate at the same time more faults
and receive more cruel lessons."

The Journal des Debuts announces in the following
terms the intention of the French Government to
establish a steam communication between the island
of Bourbon and Suez ;
" The Government appears decided to attempt to es-
tablish regular communication by steam between
Bourbon and Suez. For a long time past the colony has
expressed a desire to see this service established ; the
Colonial Council has on different occasions cccu pied itself
with the question, and has even voted a subvention of
75,000 f: in favour of any company which might present
itself to execute the project. The Chamber of Com-
merce of our principal ports have been consulted ; appli•
cation has been made to several companies of India and
London ; but till now the only results which have been
obtained, at least as we believe, seem to have been con•
fined to wishes more or less ardent, to the expression of
strong sympathy for the success of the enterprise;
but no commercial company has been willing
to take upon itself the first outlay. The
Minister of Marine has thought that in an affair
of this importance, and which may have such good
results for our commerce and establishments in the
Indian Sea, it belonged to his department to give the
impulsion. That department accordingly charges itself
to trace the best route to be followed ; it takes on itself
the dangers if there be any, and the difficulties of a first
trial ; and it will indicate to commerce the chances of
gain or loss of this enterprise. Two steam-vessels of
220 horse-power are to be added to the naval station of
Bourbon. The Cassini is about to leave ; another will
not be long in following it ; and these vessels, at the
same time that they will co• operate in the service of the
station, can realise the project so long dreamed of, of a
regular communication between Bourbon and Suez. We
applaud with all our heart the useful idea of the l)uke
de Montebello, to make the forces of the State navy
serve not only to the protection, but also to all that can
contribute to the development of our maritime commerce
and of our colonial industry."
In the Con4lilulionnel of Saturday we find the fol-
lowing:—
" The news from Persia, which 'nave arrived by Tre-
bizonde and Constantinople, announce the defeat of
Salar, Prince and Governor of Khoraean, by the troops
of the Shah of Persia, under the orders of his son
It is a defeat which will be sensible for the Go-
vernment of British India, which, it is said, supported
the Government of lihoraean by its councils and sub-
sidies. Khoracan is, in fact, a province near Ilerat and
Affghanistan, and is on the road which, from Persia,
leads to the Punjaub and the English possessions of India.
On the ascension of Mehemet Mirza to the throne of
' Persia, Russia excited this young sovereign to undertake
an expedition against the man whom she represented to
be a rebel governor. Salar, in spite of his treasures and
the friendship of England, has just been vanquished.
Persia and Russian influence thus approach the confines
of India. It remains to be seen what will arise there-
from for the political relations of Persia with England.
As for France, in spite of the treaty of commerce re-
cently concluded with Persia, and the residence of Count
de Sartigues at_Teheran, it is not probable that her in-
fluence and commerce in those parts will gain much from
all these events."

The Prase publishes the following extract from a
letter, dated Algesiras, 21st Nov.

I have been this instant informed that Abd•el-
iiader has defeated the troops of the Emperor of Mo-
rocco, commanded by Muley Mahorned. The particulars
of the engagement are not yet known. I will forward
them to you the moment I receive them; but you may
consider the news as certain. The Moors have, lam
correctly informed, experienced a check. The Beni
Anvers and Beni Ilachems, who survived the recent mas-
sacre of their tribes, and who had placed themselves
under the protection of the French Consul at Tangiers,
have not yet been able to embark for Oran, in conse-
quence of-the formal opposition of the Emperor Abde-
rahman. Their position is wretched in the extreme. Our
Consul at Malaga, M. Duboustet, performs frequent
journeys to Melilla. lie lately proceeded thither in the
brig-of-war Agile. Those excursions answer no pur-
pose, except to amuse the Spaniards of Melilla, who re-
ceive the agents of the Emir the moment the vessuls
which bring ours have weighed anchor."

There were rumours on the Bourse on Saturday
of a split not only in the Ministry, but in the Con-
servative party, which is now regularly divided into
two camps, one only of which supports AI GUIZOT.
It was abo reported that NARVAEZ was about to quit
Madrid, as MoN and PIDAL, who, with CHRISTINA,
have been intriguing against; him, have, it is said,
managed to secure a majority in the Cortes.
The Simaphore de Marseilles of the Ist inst. an-
nounces that the Sanitary Board of Genoa, on being
informed that a case of cholera had occurred on board
the French Levant steamer Mentor, had decided that,
until further orders, all vessels arriving at Genoa
from the Mediterranean harbours of France should be
denied free pratirel

The Three per Cents. closed on the Paris Bourse,
on Friday, at 77f. 10c. ; New Loan, 76f. 75c.;
the Orleans Rail-
-907f. 50c.; Havre,
trhoaed Fsihveareps,elr,2Cle6nf.ts2.,slol.
.1...11705nc;i;),
492 f. 50c.; Great Northern, 563 f. 75c.; Avignon,
566 f. 25c.; Vierzon, 555 f.; Bordeaux, 490 f.; Bou-
logne, 385 f. ; Dieppe, 265 f.; Basle, 167 f. 50c.; Paris
and
Strasburg, 421 f. 25e.; Tours and Nantes, 401 f,
25c. ; Paris and Lyons, 402 f. 50c. ; Spanish Three
per Cents., 29.

BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT TILE
LONDON STOCK EXCLIANGE, DEC. 4.
Boulogne and Arna, 15;i—Namur and Liege, 614
Northern of France,
/12%—Orleans and Bordeaux, 5%_
Sambre and Meuse, 71'2.