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

LATEST

THE KING OF NAPLES.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)

PARIS, FRIDAY.

The Moniteur of this day publishes a letter from
Naples of the 29th, giving the following intelli-
gence 'respecting the attempt on the life of the

King :

Yesterday, when about half the troops present
at the review in the Champ de Mars had passed

before the King, a private of the Foot Chasseurs

quitted the ranks, and rushed on the King with
fixed bayonet. A colonel of hussars rode at the
assassin, and knocked him over beneath his horse.
He was at once made prisoner. The King, with-

out manifesting emotion, continued the review.
The Princes and the Queen, who were but a few

paces off, observed the same demeanour. It was
only after having returned to the palace that his
Majesty acknowledged that he was slightly hurt
(atteint) on the side.

The Corps Diplomatique immediately went to
the Palace to congratulate the King OD his escape.
At eight o'clock in the evening the King, with
the Queen and his children, went to the church
of pie di grotto.

The assassin is' a Calabrese. He had entered

the army as a volunteer.

We have news from Constantinople of the sth.
Herat has surrendered to the Persian Genera]
Murad-Shafi.

The English troops are already operating on
the shores of the Persian Gulf. France has offered
her mediation to the Court of Teheran.

The Prose d' Orient of the let of December

says :--

"It was on the 26th of October that the town
was taken. The tcbapar (messenger), who was
immediately sent to Teheran, with the news, only
took eight hours to cross the vast plains which
separate Herat from the Persian capital."
The came journal announces the departure
from Teheran of all the members of the British
Consulate. Mr. Stevens Had gone to Tabriz,
and Mr. Abbott, with the other members of
the Consulate, had taken the road to Bombay.

The Conferences between Feruk Khan and Lord
Stratford de Radcliffe at Constantinople continue.

CASSEL, DEC. 9.
To-day the discussion of the Constitution has
been continued in the two Chambers.

Both Chambers are agreed on diminishing, as
much as possible, the legislative power of the
Elector, and on giving it entirely to the States,

place of any strength all along that coast, which is
Ews_ 89 leagues in length. "Ulebor;, Brahestad, Wasa,
• and I,lysfoid are nothing btt small commercial
harbours, and the only thin: approaching to a
fortification was Gustafsvarn, the chief port at
Hangoe. It is row intende( to construct five
fortresses and fortified harbours along that coast ;
the sites for them have already been selected, but
they will be built not situultane)usly, but in sua•
car,sion. The first of these works will be a forti-
fied harbour in the north, not fa? from the frontier
town of Tornea.
There are nine fortresses spoken of as about to
be built along the coast of the By of Finland ; a
row of forts connected by coat batteries is to
stretch from St. Petersburg up to Riga, by way of
Nerve, and Revel.

FRANCE.

PARIS, THURSDAY EVENING.

The Prince of Prussia arrived here to-day at 2
p.m. Prince Napoleon and the military authorities
received him at the Norkhern Railway station.
Two batta.lions were drawn up in the courtyard,
where four carriages of the Emperor were in wait-
ing. The two Princes, escorted by a squadron of
the Guide, proceeded to the Palaces of the Tuile-
ries, where they alighted.
Tie .01oniteur contains a decree and report, re-
lating to the organisation of the personnel of the
crews of the French navy.
There is no doubt that all the Powers have con-
sented to abide by the decision of the majority of
votes in the new Congress. It is believed that the
sitting of the Congress will not last longer than a
week.
_ . .

The court of assizes sitting at Syra has just
passed a sentence which has created a deep sensa-
tion. It has sentenced eleven prisoners, who formed
part of the band of the brigand Dareli, dispersed
last July by the Government troops, to be executed.
They have not appealed against the sentence, but
petitioned that mercy may be shown to four of the
condemned, who are under 20 years of age. The
court and jury declined seconding the petition for
mercy.
The report of the wreck of the French steamer
Duroc, which was totally lost in the Pacific on
the night of the 12th of August, 1856, off the
Mellish reef, 160 leagues north-east of New Cale-
donia, is also given in the tiloniteur. A. list of the
36 persons who arrived at Cou pang, isle of Timor,
with three boats, after a voyage of 800 marine
leagues, is appended, and also a list of the 30 per-
sons, including the captain, M. Lavergne, his wife,
his daughter, and their female attendant, who
were left on the Mellish reef when the boats de-
parted on the 25th August.
The following is the monthly debtor and creditor
account of the Bank of France, made up to yester-
day (Thursday):--

%W M. Fr. C.
Cash and ingots
Cash at the branch banks
Bills due yesterday to be paid to-day 3,339,525 72
Bills becoming due in Paris
Bills in the branch banks
Advances on coin and ingots -
Do. in the branch banks -
Do. on public securities of France • 26,600,436 --
Do. in the branch banks -
Do. on railway shares and bonds 17,635,500 --•
Do. in the branch banks -
Do. to the State by treaty of
June 30, 1848 -
Advances on Treasury bills 40,000,000 --
Rentes of the reserve fund
Rentes of disposable funds 12,980,750 14
Hotel and furniture of the Bank _ -
Real property of branch banks -
Expenses of administration 776,393 83
Premiums on the purchase of matibres 3,197.158 57,.
Sundries 129,723 li
_---
1 950,216,038 27

Dn.

Capital . 91,250,000 ---
Reserve fund 12,980,750 14
Reserve immobiliere 4,000,000 ---
Notes to bearer, in circulation
Do. of branch banks 69,046,375 —",„
Do, to order (Post bills)
Bills payable at sight
Account-current of Treasury Creditor 92,753,313 6A
Various accounts-current
Do. branch banks 23,930,380 --;
Dividends to be paid 530,214 2°
Discount, interest, and expenses
Charge for safe keeping of securities
Re-discounts of the last half-year ••••••
Overdue bills
Sundries

1 867 881 °
33,488" 62
6,916,251 6

---
950,216,03 S 27

PREVIOUS MONTH'S RETU
CB.

950,150,905 .6

Fr. e•
Cash and. ingots ......... . ... 78,505,168 47'
CAthit al, Lazy lu. ",„,,L, L.r.,..,,,, .
... ce K,14-IK.)lti 2
Pills due yesterday to be paid to-day 772,049 7
Bills becoming due in Paris 251,487,827 12
Bills in the branch banks 267,523,294 --
Advances on coin and ingots 2,004,300 ---
Do. in the branch banks 3,599,100 --
Do. on public securities of France 36,723,,250 —..936 10
Do. in the branch banks
Do. on railway shares and bonds 26,026,500 -:.-
Do. in the branch banks 12,073,600 --
Do. to the State by treaty
of
June 30, 1848 55,000,00
Advances on Treasury bills
40,000,000 --
Routes of the reserve fund 52,190,045 9S
Renter of disposable funds 12,980,750 14
Hotel and furniture of the Bank 4,000,000 -"-
Real nroperty of branch banks 5,371,728 -
Expenses of administration 1,536 625 63
Premiums on the purchase of matieres 2,764:091 87
Sundr'es
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