The Sun.
London, England, 1856-03-27 00:00:00

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The Porte has made an application to the
171-mA Government for 1.0,000 carbines and as
many sabres. The English fleet is shortly expected
at Malta.

Accounts from the Crimea to the 13th state

that the weather continued stormy. The health
of the French troops had considerably improved.
The cold is severe at Kertch ; the canal of Yeni-
kale is frozen over.

BERLIN, WEDNESDAY EVENING.

Rumours of a change in the Ministry are rife.

The most important member of the internal
administration of the country is said to have ten-

dered his resignation.
Thirty cases filled with Minie rifles, on theii
way from Belgium to Russia, have been seized
here by the authorities within the last few days.
The accusations against MM. Von Manteuffel

and Von Gerlach, contained in a pamphlet re-
cently published touching the despatch robberies,
are formally contradicted by the Prussian, l «zette.

MADLLID, MARCH 25.

The Grand Central Company and the Credit
ALlAlier Company united have made propositions
for the construction of the southern railway con
necting Portugal and Spain. The deputies of the
Spanish provinces, directly interested in the line,
have expressed their approbation of the propo-
sitions.

THE PARIS CONFERENCES. .
(Front Second Edition, of the Times of this day. )

The 'following is the letter of our Paris corre-
spondent, dated yesterday, 6 p.m. :
I have reason to believe that we are at last near
the satisfactory solution of our diplomatic difficul-
ties. The Congress met to-day again, the third day
consecutively since Sunday, and it will very pro-
bably continue to meet from day to day till the con-
clusion. Notwithstanding the assurances in respect-
able quarters as to the exact date on which the pro-
tocols will be signed, I refrain from naming any day.
As matters stood yesterday(not being aware of what
passed at this day's sitting), I still am of opinion that
everything will be arranged this week. We are
now, it is true, in the middle of the week, but with
I,..ausiry and applicatt‘,n w grtrul deal work may
be got through by Friday or Saturday. I cannot
answer for unforeseen accidents; but I ant of
opinion that the business will be brought to a close
very soon.

•
In my letter of Sunday I referred to the proceed-
ings of the Congress the day before. From what I
have been able to ascertain since, these facts have
not only been confirmed, but some additional in-
'formation acquired which may not be found unin-
teresting. The dissension I alluded to as breaking
out on that day certainly originated in the manner
in which the participation of Prussia in -the treaty
was viewed. The Plenipotentiaries met, as
informed you, at an earlier hour than usual.
This, however, was not the case with re-
spect to the Representatives of Prussia, who
were not summoned till a comparatively
late hour—some sly at 4. or half-past 4 o'clock.
When they entered the Saloon of the Conferences
they are said to have manifested their displeasure
at what they considered a studied slight if not
humiliation offered to them. One of the Plenipoten-
tiaries—who, I cannot say positively—made excuses
for the seeming neglect, and explained that though
_arriving, or summoned, late they were not to con-
sider thernselves.as treated on a different footing
from the other Plenipotentiaries; that they all met
in that room on terms of equality, and on terms of
equality they would remain. Another Plenipoten-
tiary, it is said the Eng•ish, though I cannot of
course vouch for the fact, stood up and disputed
the proposition laid- down by his confrere. He
fora allyand decidedly denied the parallel sought
to be established 'between the representatives of
Prussia and those of the allies, and declared em-
phatically that he should never consent to it. In
this he was supported by the Sardinian Plenipo-
tentiaries. The discussion continued for some
time in this strain, and the parties separated
without coming to any decision, so that peace
could not be officially announced, as was hoped,
the following day, as au accompauiement to the
Te Deum. It is said that the English Pleni-
potentiaries—one, if not both—had a long in-
terview the next morning with the Emperor,
and left him perfectly satisfied. On Monday the
Congress again met, and resumed the discussion of
Saturday, as to the manner of admitting Prussia to
sign the treaty.' I am hot acquainted well enough
with what passed, or rather the reports on the sub-
ject are so contradictory, that I refrain from men-
tioning any particulars. The same may be said of
that of yesterday ; but the only important fact is
that either on Monday or yesterday an arrangement
was proposed by which the allies should sign one
protocol, and that a second should be drawn up to
which Prussia and the allies should affix their sig-
natures. This, if I am correctly informed, has
been adopted, and the Congress is now occupied in
the redaction of both protocols, The precedent of
France resuming her place in the European Concert
of 1=41; -after the treaty of 1840, which had been
signed without her participation, would then seem
to be followed on the present occasion. Lord Cla-
rendon is described as having decidedly resisted the
admission of Prussia in any other way, and, if my
information be correct, he has resisted successfully,
notwithstanding the strong opposition t 9 him:
If this version be the correct one the arrangement
can hardly be called a compromise. As Prussia was
invited to join the Conferences it must be to sign
something. The' allowing her the same advantages
as the other Powers, belligerents or who were
engaged to be so, could. not be listened to and
that Lord Clarendon did not consider the difficulty
as one fof 'mere formality, but as a principle is,
manifest from the opposition he made to it from`
the beginning. If the matter be arranged as lam
told it is, the only delay (supposing no accident to
occur) can now be in the proper framing of the
protocols.

In the meantime the last day allowed for the
armistice is rapidly approaching. It is no doubt
expected that the treaty will be signed on or betel a
the 31st, but so, serious a matter as the resump-
tion of hostilities cannot be left to chance or
exposed• JO accident. In order to avoid this,
and with a humane' desire to avoid the unne-
cessary eff6Sion of blood, a message has been
Or will be sent by tel€grsph to the head-quar-
ters in the Crimea -not to recommence hos-
tilities without further orders. This is, of course,
nothing more Or less than a prolongation of the
armistice ; but in order to prevent the unpleasant
effect on the public mind that would be sure to fol-
low the official announcement of such prolongation,
the order I allude to will probably be explained by
the fear of an accident occurring to the electric
cable, which would produce a "solution of conti-
nuity." Thus the prolongation of the armistice
will be effected without unnecessarily alarming the
too auseeptible public. Thin, I believe, i all that

can safely be said of the prc)gressof the Conference/4
at this moment. The solution, as I have already
said, is expected this week.

FRANCE.

rAms, WEDNESDAY EVENING.
It is rnmoured to-day that means have been or-
dered to eff,,ct the tlansport to Algeria of all the
Tartars that may choose to leave the Crimea when
the .Aliies withdraw.

A review of troops, on a gigantic scale, to the
nutn})er of 150,000 men, will follow the declaration
of peace.

"The Emperor," says the Constitirtionnel, 'has
for this year doubled the salaries of all the persons
in his household.. It is this, doubtless, which gave
rise to a report that a month's salary had been
granted by way of ‘gratitication ' to all func-
tionaries."

Decrees in the Moniteur make six nominations
to the rank of Knight in the Legion of Honour,
and confer 44 military medals on non-commissioned
officers and privates in different regiments who
have received wounds during the war. Other de-
crees confirm two nominations to the rank of
Knight in the Legion of Honour, and the grant af
five military medals, made by Matshal Pelissier.
General Rolin, Adjutant-General of the Palace
of The Tuileries, has been promoted to the rank of
Grand Officer in the Legion of Honour.
The Emperor having decided that, on the occa-
sion of the birth of the Prince Imperial, the Easter
holidays given to the pupils of the Imperial schools
belonging to the Crown, such as the Polytechnic,
St. Cyr, St. Denis, &c., shall be increased by five
days, the studies, instead of being resumed on the
31st March, will not open until the sth of April.
A letter from Paris in the Independence Beige,
says :—" It was by a spontaneous act that the Em-
peror elevated Generals'Canrohert and Bosquet to
the dign ty of Marshals cf France. His Majesty
had communicate d his intention to no one, and be
took occasion to announce it to them himself in a
touching and solemn circumstance. On Tuesday
last, after the reception on the occasion of the
birth of the Prince Imperial, a grand dinner was
given at the Tuileries. At the dessert, the Emperor
caused the glasses to be filled, and then said--
Gentlemen,, I propose the health of two men
whom I esteem and love, Marshal Canrobert and.
Marshal Bosquet.' I leave you to imagine the
sympathy with which this toast was received, and
with what emotion the two new marshals thus
learned their nomination."

Another Paris letter in the Independance of
Brussels gives the following details relative to the
proceedings of the Congress :—" I have already in-
formed you that the minutes of the sittings were
autographed by two men, and transferred to stones
to be struck off. I can now add that 24 copies are
pulled off for the Plenipotentiaries and their respec-
tive Courts. The exact truth will therefore be one
day known. In the mealitime, the printers en-
gaged in the business are not allowed to leave the
Ainistry, and their work is performed under the
surveillance of a grey-headed employe, M. d'He-
liant, archiviste of tie political direction, and an
old friend of the late Count de Rayneval. '

BOURSE, March 26.—The following were the last
quotations :
Cash. fr. a. ' End of Month.
4. per Cents 93 75 —f. —a.
3 per Cents 72 40 72 50
New Loan 73
Bank Shares 3,500 Roman
Credit Mobilier 1,572 t 0 Austrian
Belgian Five 5........ Spanish Threes —
Piedmoutese (5)...... 93 50 Home Debt