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

LATEST NEWS.

THE PARIS CONFERENCES.
The substance of the instructions received by

,be Turkish Ambassador, whose arrival in Paris

has already been announced, as regards the Con-
ferences, is that Boigrad 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-

ci palities.
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, wLich
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
amicably settled.

BERLIN, DEC. 24.

The Xreuz 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 Franefort 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. Whop,
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 topographic-► 1
plans. It appear that in the event of serious
hostilities taking place between England and Per-
sia the Mazancleram 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.

The Bank of France now discounts bills at 75
days.
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 mouth, which amounted
to 13,043,621 f., being au increase of 487,116 f. on
the corresponding period of 1855. The receipts
for the eleven expired mouths of the present year
amount to 159,086,304 f. ; being a decrease (,f
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 iton, 406,4711. ; coffee,
2,185,275 f. ; brandy, 1,893 f. ; copper Ist fusion,
127,903 f.; olive oil, 494,684 f. ; oxen and bulls,
13,3071. The articles which show the greatest
improvement are raw cotton, 2,185,8501. ; coal,
604,045 f. ; oleaginous seeds, 131,646 f. ; flax
1,110,430 f. ; spirits of wine, 1,142,1781. ; French
colonial sugar, 4,431,983 f., &c.
BOURSE, Dec. 24.—The following were the last
quotations

Cash. fr. c. End of Month.
4} per Cents
3 per Cents 66 85 66 80
Now Loan
Bank Shares 4,075 Roman (x d) Bsi
Credit Mobilier 1,455 Austrian
Belgian Fives
Piodmontese (5) 92 Home Debt