The Sun.
London, England, 1856-12-01 00:00:00

NE WS.

BERLIN, Nov. 28.

Prussia is about to invite the treat Powers to
fix on the measures to he adopted to re-establish
her sovereignty over Neuchatel, reserving to her-
self ulterior proceedings. She wishes for a con-
gress. The Austrian garrison at Galatz has been
reinforced.

The King has returned here, and presided at a
Council of Ministers, relative to administrative
and financial projects.
The Eco publishes the statistics of the Industrial
and Agricultural Bank. Its capital is 2,000,000
ducats, in 20,00 Q shares. It is especially to be de-
voted to the promotion of agriculture.

It is rumoured in Paris that the friends of M.
Thiers intend putting him forward as a candidate
at the next election for the Seine Inferieure ;
M.M. Duchatel (brother of the Minister of Louis
Philippe and Dufaure (Minister of the Interior
under the Republic) are spoken of for the Cha-
rente Inferieure ; and, by an alleged combination
of a section of the Red and Legitimist parties, M.
Olivier (Red Republican) and M. Berryer for the
Bouches-du-Rhone.

OPENING OF THE PRUSSIAN
CHAMBERS.
(From the Second Edition of th,e Times.)
BERLIN, SATURDAY.
This morning, at a quarter to 12 o'clock, the
King opened the session of the two Houses of the
Prussian Diet by a speech from the Throne in the
Tirlai‘ulaCkci thcl Waco Thiq rArAmony, which
took place in the usual manner, and which 1 La.o
on various occasions already described, was prr ceded
by Divine service, celebrated at the Cathedral for
the attendance of the members of the Evangelical or
Protestant Church, and at the Hedwigskirche for
those attached to the Romish Church. All the Mi-
nisters, without any exception, belong to the Pro-
testant confession. The various members of the
two Houses had already assembled in considerable
numbers when the Ministers appeared in full official
costume, and took up their places to the left of
the throne. After the lapse of some time, and the
period fixed for the opening speech having passed
fully a quarter of an hour, the King appeared from
the side of the Picture Gallery, preceded by the
various officers of the Court, and followed by all
the Princes of the Royal family now in Berlin. He
was received with one of those sounds that occupy
the same place in public business as cheering in
England, and consists of "Es lebe der Konig," ut-
terred in a hurried indistinct piping tone, which
becomes shrill with the concluding word Koch,
and while he took his place on the throne the
Royal Princes ranged themselves at his right hand
in order of precedence. The King then seated him-
self, and having received the speech from the
Minister President read as follows :
" Illustrious, Noble, and dear Sirs of both
Houses of the Diet,—
" It is matter of great gratification to me to be
able at this re-assembling of the two Houses of the
Diet to pronounce the state of the country to be
highly satisfactory. By the bounty of Divine Pro-
vidence all the provinces of the Monarchy have
been blessed with an ample harvest, and an allevi-
ation of the privations that have been caused by
continued scarcity for several years past may be
hoped and looked forward to with confidence.
"In every branch of productive industry, in
agriculture, in mining, in manufactures, and iu
commerce rapid progress makes itself clearly visible.
The spirit of enterprise with us has not, it is true,
entirely avoided these extravagances which, as
the experience of other countries shows, always
and of necessity lead to deplorable reaction. In
spite of this, however, the present state of indus-
trial activity with us must be looked on as the result
of wholesome development. The attention and
endeavours of my Government have been directed
to assist and strengthen this most gratifying pro-
sperity by the further development of the public
means of communication and traffic. In the last
few months very important lines of railroad, both
in the east and west of the kingdom, have been
opened for traffic, and the network of railways
spread over the country has thus obtained a most
desirable extension. My Government has con-
cluded several treaties with foreign States, which
will contribute to the promotion of mutual trade

and commerce.
" The various authorities throughout the country
have had their attention specially engrossed by
the carrying out of the laws I lately sanctioned
for the government of the civic and rural com-
munes in Westphalia and the Rhenish Provinces,
for the constitution of the rural communes and the
local governments in the eastern prao:rifuoereslooofkminyg
kingdom, and there are good grouu
forward to a satisfactory development of com-
munal life on these bases. An active goodwill is
manifesting itself to improve or to found useful
institutions in the communes, and this tendency is
meeting with ample support in the constantly
extending efficiency of the Estates of Circles. The
Provincial and Communal Diets that have sat
during the last few months have likewise promoted
the interests they advocate in most gratifying har-
mony with the Estates. In the province of juris-
prudence there will be certain drafts of bills sub-
mitted to you for the determination of various
provincial laws ; and further, in conformity with
the former promise of my Government, a bill also
for the amendment, which has been recognised as
so urgently necessary, of the law affecting divorce,
as at present contained in the General Code
(Allgemeines Landrecht).
" The budget for the next year will produce in
you the conviction that the productiveness of the
resources of the country is on the increase. At the
same time there are various important and urgent
claims on them that have hitherto been put off
and cannot any longer be left unattended to. An
increase in the public income of the country is
therefore indispensable. I commend to your careful
examination the financial bills which my Govern-
ment will bring before you to this end. A state-
ment will be submitted to you by my Government
with reference to the manner in which the mili-
tary authorities have availed themselves of the
extraordinary credit voted them, together with a
proposal for the application of the balance still re-
maining of the loan of 30,000,000 thalers. A portion
of it is destined to Cover the excess of expenditure
over the estimates, which has been caused by the
return to the triennial period of military service,
as required by the law of Sept. 3, 1814, and which
has been called for by urgent considerations.
"Gentlemen,—At the close of your last session
the restoration of peace to Europe gave me
occasion to invoke your gratitude to the Almighty.
I hope and trust that the blessings of peace
will still . continue to be preserved to our quarter
of the globe, and specially to our country. As
a party to the European treaties, I shall hold fast
by the fulfilment on all sides of the obligations so-
lemnly entered into therein.
" I have been most painfully affected by the re-
cent events in my Principality of Neuchatel, where
the antagonism that has existed over since 1848
between my undoubted right and the actual move-
ment.of public affairs, has brought loyal men into
the power of their adversaries. The moderation with
which, in the interest of the general peace, I have
treated the existing etate of things in this Principality
for years past, has been duly appreciated and re-
cognised by the Powers of Europe. It is my wish
even after this last deplorable conflict, and now
that my indisputable right has been recently
corroborated by the unanimous resolution of
the Gorman. Federal Diet, to bring about a set-
tlement in harmony with the dignity of my grown

by means of negotiations with the Europe

Powers; at the same time I must not and will not
allow my long-enduring patience to be turned into
a weapon against my rights. My people may
rest convinced that I shall make the serious and
thorough consideration of my own duties and of
the state of things in Europe the guide and crite-
rion of my further steps in this matter, and I too
entertain the confident trust that, whenever cir-
cumstances may call for it, my people will step for-
ward to vindicate the honour of my crown with the
same energy, loyalty, and devotion they have over
NAPLES, Nov. 29. I shown.

" Gentlemen,—l hope and trust that your
labours will conduce to the welfare of the country,
and I herewith bid you welcome to their com-
mencement."

FRANCE.

PARIS, SUNDAY.

Tho Moniteur of to-day announces that the
Emperor and Empress, with the Imperial Prince,
left St. Cloud yesterday, and arrived at the
Tuileries at 5 in the afternoon.

The Moniteur contains a long list of persons who
are authorised by decree to wear different foreign
orders. Am-ng the names are those of Count
Walewski, Minister of Foreign Affairs, as Grand
Cross of the Austrian Order of St. Stephen ; Grand
Cross of the Belgian Order of Leopold ; Ist Class
Roman Order of Pius ; Grand Cross of Portuguese
Order of Our Lady of the Conception of VillaVicoza;
Knight of the Prussian Order of the Black Eagle ;
Grand Cross of the Sardinian Order of St. Maurice
and St. Lazarus ; Knight of the Swedish Order of
the Saraphim ; and Ist Class Turkish of the Med-
jidie ; Marsha Vaillant, Minister of War, as Grand
Cross of the Sardinian Order of Savoy ; Baron de
Talleyrand Perigord as Grand Cross of the Baden
Order of the Lion of Zebringen. The list closes
with the names of 60 officers of different ranks in
the French army for 2d, 3d, 4th, and sth clash
orders of the Medjidie.
Mr. Disraeli has arrived in Paris, and is expected
to have an interview with the Emperor. This
arrival, coupled with Count de Persigny's recent
visit to Lord Derby, must be considered as of great
importance.
It is reported that M. Mire's mission to Spain
has succeeded, and that in conjunction with English
and other capitalists he has contracted for a loan,
which will be forthwith converted into Three per
Cents.
The persons employed by government to see how
many people enter the Bourse in a day counted
10,270 yesterday.
Yesterday the Bank discounted bills to the large
amount of 25 millions.