The Sun.
London, England, 1856-11-08 00:00:00

LATEST NEWS.

THE POLITICAL PRISONERS IN
NAPLES.

The Neapolitan correspondent of the Times
(Second Edition), transmits the following list of
prisoners confined in the Bagni of the continental
part only of the kingdom of the Two Sicilies

Bagni and other places of confinement—
Darsena 205
Corvette Etna
Carmine 2BB
Pozzuoli old Bagno l2B
Pescara
Brindisi 635
Gaeta
Capua
Central Hospital
Frigate Urania
New Bagno of Pozzuoli
Sta. Caterina a sornello*
Old Bagno of Ganatello, idem Nuovo 342
Nisida
Castellamare 727
Procida 1,1777
Hospital of Avorsa (lunatic) 4
Castel Capuano 9
l\lontesarchio
Montefusco political)
Ergastole of Procida
Ditto, St. Stefano
Second Bagno of Granate110
In the service of Alessandro Nunziante
Ditto, the heir of Fred. Nunziante

Total 7,087
Of these 585 are political prisoners.

RUSSIA AND FRANCE.

The Vienna correspondent of the Times (se-
cond edition), in his letter dated Nov. 4, says :
" The news of the triumph of Austro-English
diplomacy at Constantinople has not produced a
very agreeable impression in Vienna, as it is felt
that the defeat of Messrs. de Thouvenel and de
Boutenieff must greatly exasperate the Powers
which they represent. " If Aali Pasha," says the
Austrians, " had remained in office, the Frontier
Question might have been satisfactorily and
speedily settled, and the Black Sea and Danubian
Principalities evacuated, but as things now stand,
the Russians are as little likely to be willing to
cede Bolgrad and the Isle of Serpents as the
French are to urge them to do so." In short,
the prospects of an alliance between Russia and
France make the inhabitants of this city extremely
nervous, as they feel that Austria would have no
just claim to the assistance of England if she
should be molested by Russia in Galicia, or by
France in Italy."

The Paris correspondent of the Times (second
edition), in a letter dated yesterday, says:-
The receptiou.of General Kisseleff by the Em-
peror -at Compiegne was, it is generally said, very
gracious and very flattering, in a greater degree,
perhaps, than is the case with ordinary members
of the diplomatic corps. The General was not,
as you are aware, received in his official capacity,
as his credentials have not yet been presented, and
will not until the Emparor's return to Paris ; but
rather as the bearer of an autograph letter from the
Czar, and no doubt as a distinguished stranger
named to so high a post as that of the represen-
tative of his Sovereign. That his reception was
marked by particular courtesy is hardly to be
wondered at under the circumstances. The
Emperor received him alone, and the interview,
it appears, lasted about an hour and a half. Of
course, people's curiosity was h, good. deal excited
as to what passed during the interview. What
passed has, however, as yet remained a secret.
The General replied to the inquiries of his friends
that he was most kindly received by the Emperor,
and that matters were going on well. The
Moniteur of this morning corroborates the fact I

mentioned a day or two since about the auto-
graph letter from the Czar, as presented on the
same occasion by General Kisseleff.

" It was reported some days since that the
English Government was known to be desirous
of the exclusion of Russia from the Congress,
in the event of a Congress being held ; and that
it also desired that the Congress should meet
at London or Vienna. With reference to the
exclusion it appears there is not, and was not,
any intimation to exclude Russia taking part in
the Conferences ; the objection was to Prussia
and Sardinia. It seemed better to admit no
Power that had not an immediate and direct
interest in the East, and neither of those
mentioned was in that situation. The atti-
tude of Prussia during the war it is super-
fluous to recall. Sardinia no doubt behaved
courageously and loyally ; but we are told she
has already received no small recompence by her
moral aggrandisement in Italy. Prussia was ad-
mitted to sit at the Congress table, but only at
the last hour and when a European question was
to be settled. It was by an act of grace rather
than from strict right that she was allowed to
name a Commissioner to the Danubian Principali-
ties, and it was because Prussia, whose claim was
so slight, was admitted, that the same was acceded
to Sardinia. There is another reason, too, which,
if I am rightly informed, explains the objection
to Sardinia. It is said that the opinion of
the Sardinian Government, touching the Bolgrad
frontier and the occupation of the Principalities
and the Black Sea, was not in accordance with
England and Austria. There was not, I believe,
any formal communication from Piedmont to that
effect, but sufficient was known to induce the
British Cabinet to ask for an explanation. When
the question was put both by France and Eng-
land, Sardinia hesitated, and though that hesita-
tion was not satisfactory to either Power, it was
apprehended that in a new Congress on these
disputed points we might have Sardinia
against us.

" I alluded yesterday to the rumours of Minis-
terial changes. These rumours to-day again circu-
late, but they now more particularly refer to the
Minister of Foreign Affairs. Whenever a rumour
of the sort prevails, we may be sure to have
many others of the same origin. Those who are
probably desirous of hastening a dismemberment
of the Cabinet go so far as to speak of a letter
said to be addressed some few days since to the
Emperor, complaining of the conduct of M. de
Persigny in London. It is alleged that the
French Ambassador at our Court acted in a man-
ner similar to that which was attributed, wrongly,
I suppose, to the French Ambassador in 1840,
and which bad in view the overthrow of the
Thiers' Ministry, that he held one language to
the English Government on the question of
the occupation, and another to his own Mi-
ulster—such as, that France hail no objec-
tion to the occupation of the Black Sea by
10 English, or of the .hanubian Principalities
by the Austriars, or to England exacting the
rigorous ex,!.cution of the Treaty of Paris and, in
a word, that the Emperor would see with pleasure
the Engiish squadron anchored in the Turkish
waters as long as Austria occupied the Principali-
ties.
Again the story goes that the French Am-
bassador gave a reason for the energy with which
our Cabinet exacts the execution of the Treaty
different fromipthe one which is put forth, and
which is most obvious—that Lord Palmerston
was not as serious as he appears in demanding
to the
that execution, or in 'sending ships of war

Black Sea. I abstain from further particulars,
because I cannot say whether all or any of these
imputations are deserved, or even whether such
letter has been written."

Referring to the same subject, the Paris oor•
respondent of the Morning Post (second edition:

says :

"It is quite possible that M. de Morny will
return to Paris much earlier than was originally

expected.

" M. de Persigny is about to leave Paris for hi
post at London. His Excellency's visit to Com•
peigne has been attended with valuable results.
" There is a general report to-day of a Minis-
terial modification—that is, of the probable re-
tirement of the Minister of Finance, whom the
Emperor, it is declared, wishes to reward for his
services by appointing him governor of the
Bank.

"M. Magee will perhaps be but very little
regretted in the Finance, particularly if ho is
replaced by M. Vitry, distinguished for his intel-
ligence. M. Vitry has already given proofs of
his talents in the Legislative Assembly ; he oc•
cupies now the post of Councillor of State, and
all questions of financial importance are confided
to him to be reported on. I need scarcely add
*tat the Minister of Foreign Affairs is one of his
Majesty's advisers spoken of as likely to retire.
In conveying this gossip, I only repeat the gene-
ral topic of conversation in Pada. My own im-
pression is that there will not be so many changes
as are here referred to.

"It has been decided that the fortifications of
Toulon are to be extended, as an official notice
has been posted up in Paris, announcing to con-
tractors that the works for this object, which are
to be completed in three or six years, and are
estimated at three or four millions of francs,
are to be put up to tender on the 20th of this
month.