The Sun.
London, England, 1856-12-25 00:00:00

LATES'' NEWS.

THE PARIS CONFERENCES.

The substance of the instructions received by
the Turkish Ambassador, whose arrival in Paris

has already been announced, as regards the Con-
ferences, is that Bolgrad and the Isle of Serpents

shall be given up by Russia.

Full and complete fulfilment of the Treaty of

Paris for the organisation of the Danubian Prin-

cipalities.

To settle as soon as possible the Turco-Russian
frontier line in Asia, when the season of the year

will permit it.

The great Powers are begged to take into seri-

ous consideration the state of Turkey, which

desires to develope its resources, to become a
strong Power, and to be no longer a source of
anxiety to the West.

Its rivalries of influence and the lamentable
misunderstanding on the Treaty of Paris have
prevented it from occupying itself with the great
commercial and financial measures which its wants

require.

The Sardinian Plenipotentiary has received in-

structions.

The day for the opening of the Conferences has

not yet been fixed.

The French and English Governments are per-
fectly agreed on the points under discussion.
The Conferences will only be occupied with the
questions of Bolgrad and of the Isle of Serpents.
It is hoped that the Neuchatel question will be
a►nicably settled.

BERLIN, DEC. 24.

The Kreuz Zeitung asserts that the English
Ambassador at the Prussian Court (Lord Bloom-
field) now supports the demands of Prussia against
Switzerland.

FRANKFORT, DEC. 24.

The Journal de Francfort says that the Council
of Berne proposed an arrangement between the
Confederation and Prussia by diplomacy, but has

failed ; the situation is becoming very serious.

Switzerland is quiet, but resolved. The Govern-

ment at Berne has published a proclamation. The
preparations for resistance to the invader are

universal.

A letter from Berlin of the 21st, in the German,

Journal of Frankfort, says :

•" We can affirm

that it is the intention of the French government

to establish a corps of observation on the Swiss

frontier, at the time that Prussia shall march her
expeditionary corps. It is not correct, as has
been stated, that Prussia has fixed the Ist of
January as a fatal term beyond which she will
not admit the intervention of a third power ; she
will admit that intervention so long as the royal-
ists of Neuchatel shall not be tried. When,
however, the affair shall once have been brought
before the tribunals, conciliation will have become

impossible. With the royalists, in fact, Switzer-
land would put on its trial the right of Prussia,
and to a certain extent the King of Prussia him-
self. That would be an offence which would im-
peratively call for recourse to arms.''

A commission composed of several officers has
been sent from the Russian head-quarters to visit
the Mazanderan, a province of Persia adjoining
the Caspian Sea, in order to reconnoitre the
various passages for troops and draw topographical
plans. It appears that in the event of serious
hostilities taking place between England and Per-
sia the Mazanderan will be a very important stra-
tegic point. Troops will be concentrated in this
province, and the defiles of the Caspian gates and
that of Komis will be strongly occupied.' It is
by these two points that the centre of the Persian
empire, which in this case is destined to become
the theatre of the struggle, may be approached.

Letters from Athens of the 17th state that
extraordinary commissioners had been about to
be sent from London to examine into the financial
situation of Greece, but Russia had opposed the
measure as insulting to the dignity of the Greek
Government. It was in consequence decided that
the ambassadors of the protecting powers at the
Court of Athens should themselves make the
inquiry and report thereon.

FRANCE.
PARIS, WEDNESDAY EVENING.

days The Bank of France now discounts bills at 75
Austria has at length decided on nominating
Baron de Hubner to be its representative at the
Conferences.
He received his powers yesterday.
The Moniteur publishes the official return of the
Customs revenue for last month, which amounted
to 13,043,621 f., being an increase of 487,1161. on
the corresponding period of 1855. The receipts
for the eleven expired months of the present year
amount to 159,086,304 f. ; being a decrease of
17,796,749 f., as compared with the corresponding
period of last year. The items of revenue which
show the principal falling off during the last eleven
months are foreign sugar, 16,686,663 f. ; raw wool,
6,052,945 f. ; bar iron, 406,471 f. ; coffee,
2,185,275 f. ; brandy, 1,893 f. ; copper lst fusion,
127,903 f. ; olive oil, 494,6841. ; oxen and bulls,
13,307 f. The articles which show the greatest
improvement are raw cotton, 2,185,8501. ; coal,
604,045 f. ; oleaginous seeds, 131,646 f. ; flax
1,110,4301. ; spirits of wine, 1,142,178 f. ; French
colonial sugar, 4,431,9831., &c.
BOURSE, Dec. 24.—The following were the last
quotations :

- Cash. ft. c. End of Month.
44 per Cents .
3 per Cents 66 85 66 80
New Loan
Bank Shares 4,075 Roman (x d)
Credit Mobilier 1,455 Austrian
Belgian Fives 97i— Spanish Threes
Piedmontese (5) 92 Home Debt

RAILWAYS-FOR CAI3II.

85i
88,
42
394

fr. c. fr. c.
Orleans 1,320 Western
Northern 945 Strasburg
Lyons 1,375 New Ditto
Mediterranean 1,730 Grand Central
Lyons Geneva
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Cott() - Austrian Cum.

tated this resolution of the Diet ; and that, on his
side, he endeavoured, as far as it was possible, to
introduce similar sentiments into the difficulty in
question. After this communication the repre-
sentative of Prussia addressed the Diet. He com-
menced by expre;siog the gratitude of his govern-
meat..
for the unanimous good feeling which lie
exalted co federates had manifested for its wishes
as well in the wording as in the execution 64 the
resolution of the 9th Nov. He afterwards an-
nounced, while expressing regret at seeing the die:
appearance of all hope of the re-establishment of
violated rights by negotiations, that nothing
mained for the King but to enforce his just demands
by calling out the military force necessary to attal¢
the object desired, and opening the negotiatlo▪ n 5
necessary for securing the free movements of thee?
troops. The Prussian representative submitted a$
the same time to the assembly a despatch, in which
the Prussian Cabinet made known its resolutio• ns
to the Courts of London, Paris, St. Petersbur,
and Vienna. These cou munications will be mad?
known to the different Governments by their la.
sertion in the minutes."