The Sun.
London, England, 1856-01-14 00:00:00

FRANCE

PARIS, SUNDAY EVENING.
A third council of war is to take place to-morrow.
On Tuesday a grand review will take place of
the Army of the Crimea, on which occasion the
English medals will be distributed.
On Wednesday Prince Jerome will give a grand
dinner to the members of the Council of War ;
and on Thursday the Minister of War will receive
the same distinguished party, whom he has also
invited to dinner.
Last night Lady Cowley gave a children's ball at
the British Embassy. His Royal Highness the
Duke of Cambridge, all the members of the War
Council, including General La Alarmora, were
present, together with M. Walewski, and a dis-
tinguished though limited circle of French and
English, who had received invitations.
Baron de Seebach is expected in Paris to-mor-
row. It is .understood that this diplomatist will
seek to influence the French Government in taking
' into consideration the Russian reply to the peace
propositions.
Despatches from Sweden say that great activity
is observable in the army and navy, and should
Sweden be called upon to join the Allies in any
offensive operations, that power will bo found fully
prepared by the spring.
The approaching marriage is announced of
Prince Gabrielli with the Princess Charlotte
Bonaparte.
The following telegraphic despatch has been re-
ceived here to-day :

BERLIN, 12th, Evening.—" M. do Seebach
passed through this city to•day, on his return from
St. Petersburg to Paris. It is said that he is au-
thorised by the Russian Cabinet to continue the
negotiations at Paris. Colonel de Manteuffel is
expected the day after to-morrow from Vienna."
BOURSE, Jan. 12, Two o'clock.—The Rente con-
tinues to decline, and it is probable that inscrip-
tions will be transferred at the end of the month.
It is reported that M. de Seebach is on his road to
Paris with an unfavourable answer of the Czar.
The 3 per Cents. declined from 62f. 50c. to 61f.
60c. Mobilier and Railway Shares have also de-
clined rather heavily.
Half-past Three.—Prices cpntinned to decline to
nearly the close when they rallied a little. The
following are the last quotations :
Cash. fr. e. End of Month
43 per Cents 9O —f. -c.
3 per Cents 6l 60 61 75
New Loan 62 50
Bank Shares 3135 Roman
Credit Mobilier 1 i 60
---Austrian
Belgian rives. 914 Spanish Threes._ -
Piedmontese

RAILWAYS—roII CASH
C.
Organs ........... 10J0 Western 715 _
Northern 835 - Strasburg . 845
Ly0n5,.......... 10,59 New Ditto.....
Mediterranean ...... 1900 Grand Central 535
Lyons Geneva ...... 652 50 Teste 577 50
COtte .................. 635 Austrian C0rn....... 691 -.:5

THE WAR IN ASIA.
A letter from Vienna says :—" I learn from
Varna, 27th ult., that the last Turkish division of
the Crimea, commanded by Ruston Pacha, bad
been embarked, to join in Asia the division of
Suleiman Pacha, which lately left Eup;Atoria, for
Trebizond. The news from Asia is unfavourable.
All the Circassian chiefs who had gone to the camp

of Omer Paella with the intention of joining him
in ca,e of success, have disappeared from Sugdidi,
and the princes and gentlemen of Alingrelia, who
also awaited the issue of the conflict before declar-
ing theni.elves, have sought refuge at Kutais.
General Mouravieff has sent au officer of his staff
to the Shah of Persia, to announce to him the sur-
render of Kars."