The Sun.
London, England, 1856-03-03 00:00:00

EGYPT.

ALEXANDRIA, Feb. 22.—The Calcutta and China
mails, which have been here since the 19th, pro-
ceed to England only this day by the steamer Ava.
Said Pacha, tli Viceroy, has returned to Alex-
andria, and is as busily engaged as ever in reform-
ing and drilling his troops. The poor Bedouins
have been suffering great cruelties at his hands; all
those his Highness succeed in catching are chained
in couples, and cast into the vilest and most noi-
some prisons. Last week, during several days,
about 3,000 of these poor tneu were brought down
to Alexandria, and on the way many of them died
from the excessive cruelties they had undergone ;
the living were not separated from' the dead, as the
man in charge had to aecennt for the whole number,
and they were thus taken to the galleys.
Mr. Gisborne, who is here on the part of the
Eastern Electric Telegraph Company, is very well
satisfied with the arrangements he, has made with
the Egyptian Gov,rnmcnt for the formation of au
electric teletraph for his company between Alex-
andria, and Suez, and he speaks highly of Said
Pasha's liberality. Ho will have the power to
affix as many wires as he may require to the posts
erected by the Egyptian Government ; or, if he
prefer it, lie may place the wires underground at
his own expense, and all his employes and officials
will be entirely under his own control.
Mr. Gisborne hopes eventually to extend the
line from Suez to India, and the submarine electric
telegraph between Constantinople and Alexandria
ie expeced to be in working order in the course of
a few days.
By the last account from Arabia the town of
Jeddah was quiet, but the whole of the province
of the Temen was in a very disturbed state. The
important tribe of Asear is in open revolt, with
upwards of 3d,01)0 men in arms against the au-
thority of the Sultan, and they have taken coin-
plete possession of Loheia, and other towns on
the coast.

FRANCE.
PARIS, SUNDAY.
The third sitting of the Conference was held yes-
terday.
It is confidently asserted that a series of prelimi-
naries embodying the points of a ccasusblli were
formulated. This is supposed to be tantamount to a
treaty of peace.- The Russian Plenipotentiaries
have conceded every point demanded by the Allies,
almost without controversy.
There is a general opinion that the Emperor will
announce in his Speech of to-morrow that a peace
is actually agreed on.
The ceremony of opening the Legislative Session
will take place to-morrow at one o'clock, in the
Salle des Marechaux at the Tuileries, and the oaths
will be tendered to such of the members of the
Senate and of the Legislative Body as have not
yet gone through that formality. All persons who
attend the Emperor, as well as the diplomatic
corps, the cardinals, ministers, marshals, admirals,
grand crosses of the Legion of Honour, will be
present. Salvos of artillery will announce the cern-
mencetnent and the conclusion of the ceremony.
" We have reason to believe," says the Owtsti-
tutionnel, " that the allies of the 2d December
have given notice to the Russian plenipotentiaries,
that at the expiration of the armistice concluded
until the 31st March no prolongation of it will be
granted. Before that date, therefore, the prelimi-
naries of peace which contain the cases beiti must
be accepted and ratified by Russia."
BOURSE, March I.—The following were the clos-
ing quotations :

Cash. fr. e. End of Month
per Conte (.76 —f. c.
3yer exits 72 50 72 55

N-ew Loan

Bank Shares 3,4:35 Roman

Credit Mobilior 1,580 Austrian'

Belgian Five 5........ Spanish Threes...
Piednaoutese Noma Debt

RAILWAYS-808 CASH.

fr. c. fr. ,
Orlo.tns 1,275 Western .. 877 50
Northern
Lyons ' ....,. 1,257 50 Now Ditto ......
Mediterranean 1,490 Grand Central: 615
Lyons Geneva 757 50 Tast© ...... .. ... .. 740
Cette 770 Austrian C0in....... 915

DENMARK.

OPENING OF THE DANISH CHAMBERS.

COPENHAGEN, Saturday.—The Supreme Council
of the Realm was opened yesterday with great cere-
mony and splendour; the Prince Royal and the
whole Court accompanied the King.
In the Speech the King said :
" He rejoiced in the presence of men from all
parts of his kingdom, and hoped that meeting
would strengthen those bonds of union which pro-
tect the country against eVerior dangers and in-
sure it, interior development. He thanked God for
the preservation of peace, and hop(' continued pro-
tection from the horrors of war. No important
bills will be introduced, because an extraordinary
'session of the Council was at hand."
The reasons for the acquittal of the Danish Mi•
nisters are thus stated :—The legality of the resolu-
tion relative to the armaments is not contested ;
the accusation of high treason being therefore un-
founded, the tribunal is not called on to decide on
the utility of the armaments.