The Sun.
London, England, 1860-11-12 00:00:00

Lisbon

Cuba and Mexico ..
Malta, Egypt, and Aden .(;ia So.u.tharnPion)
Do. ...• Ojd_ue..
(via Marseilles) • • Nov. Nov.
Vigo, and Oporto .. .. .. . • IN ll.
United States, California, &c. .. • • .ft- •"
Nov. 10.
••
Nov. 14.
Western Coast of Africa, Madeira, Teneri 0 •c•
West Indies and Pacific, Carthagena, Cuba," . Nov. 13.

A Berlin corespondent of the Cologne
Czar Gazette,
alluding to the autograph letter which the
Emperor Napoleon on
Alexander addressed to the
the subject of the interview at Warsaw, states
Alexander
reply to his letter, of which the
received a
...yea the following analysis :
correspondent g=
Nap
the satisfactory 9leon thankedt the Czar for
" The Emperor
commuLlca,ions which he had
made to him.
With regard it, the affairs of Italy
he expressed his regret at the late events, but
said that it had not been in his pow ;T to prevent
them. As to future eventualities, the Emperor
Napoleon has not concealed that he should con-
sider it his duty to defend Sardinia, if she were
attacked, but that if Sardinia were the aggressor,
France would abstain from any intervention, on
condition that Austria, whatever might be the
issue of the war, would respect the treaty of
Villafranca. The letter is said to have been so ex-
plicit on this point, that in the diplomatic world it
was concluded that, in case Austria would not
.make that engagement, even if she were the
',arty attacked, France would occupy Lombardy
in. order to preserve it to Sardinia."
Thursday morning 103 vessels left the South
Dock, Sunderland-96 by the south outlet, and seven by
th e north entrance ; 54 vessels entered the dock by the
no ,rth end, making a total of 157 arrivals and departures
fr( on the dock in one tide.
The presentation of the freedom of the city of
Lc )ndon, with swords, to Lord Clyde and Sir James Outran?,
w• 1 aich has been delayed principally on account of the visit
of the former to the south of France, and the illnes station !he
is Ltter, will take place early in December.. The press at
/ till be followed by a banquet on a magnificent Veal° at th
1 gaialio2l-11,0100.

BANK OF FRANCE.

The late increase in the discount accommoda-
tion, shown in the returns of the Bank of France,
suggests to the Debats the following observations :
" What has to be asked is the nature of the
wants which have caused the increase of the dis-
count accommodation ? Must it be considered
the indication of a revival of manufacturing and
commercial affairs, the starting-point of that con-
fidence which has been so long wished for, or the
effect of the monetary pre-occupations which
have caused a rise in the rate of discount at
London ? We do not desire anything better than
to believe that the extension of production and
of mercantile affairs has caused the augmentation
of accommodation to men of business, and we
admit its influence : but we believe that we must
also take into account the fear caused by the news
from London. In point of fact, the Bank of Franco
possesses a magnificent metallic reserve, which still
greatly exceeds the normal proportion between
the amount of cash in hand and that of notes in
circulation. That is the best reply that can be
given to the people who have hitherto dreaded the
diminution of the reserve. As to the fear of seeing
the Bank of France adopt a measure similar to
that just decided on by the Bank of England, we
may observe that we are far from that consequence
of the solidarity of the two markets, and that the
Bank of England must make great progress in the
path on which it has just entered in order to drag
us after it. And, besides, an increase in
the present rate of discount would leave the finan-
cial and commercial world indifferent. An increase
in the price of money in a certain proportion would
no more impede the activity of labour and the de-
velopment of credit, than the low price of money
during the last six months has encouraged the spirit
of enterprise or caused holders of capital to invest
it in securities. The falling off in transactions and
the stagnation of the Bourse were owing to another
cause. People waited to see the turn which foreign
politics would take, and did not regulate their affairs
by the rate of discount. The certainty of the main-
tenance of peace among the great Powers of Europe
is of more importance at the present moment than
financial considerations,which are based on a greater
or less abundance of monetary resources, and it is
on that account that, whilst pointing out the ten-
dency to an increase of discount in the market of
London, which tendency also exists in the German
markets and in those of Genoa and Turin, we do
not believe that we ought to put that circumstance
in the balance with the good situation in which the
Bank of France now is, notwithstanding a with-
drawal of 100,000,000 f. in specie in two months,
and particularly with the sort of political truce
which commerce will certainly not fail to turn to
account."

ONTRIB UTIONS Fill? 1118 BOLINESS
THE POPE.

The following letter has been addressed to Car-
dinal Wiseman by his Eminence Cardinal Anto-
nelli, the Secretary of State to his Holiness Pope
Pius IX., recommending the systematic collection
of St. Peter's pence throughout every diocese in
England to replenish the resources of the Papal
treasury at Rome :

"Rome, Oct. 6,1860.
" My Lord Cardinal,—The resources of the public
treasury, which had already been diminished by the
progress of the revolution, have now become of no
account, as it has approached the very walls of
Rome, and has thus taken away from the Holy
Father every means of meeting the heavy require-
ments of his army, of his faithful subjects, and of
all those who have resigned their public employ-
ments, and have embraced exile in order to find in
Rome a refuge from the arts and seductions which
would tempt them from the fidelity they have
sworn to their lawful Sovereign. Under these cir-
cumstances, our most holy Father, who will never
consent to accept any offering of sums of money
that any government might make with compacts or
conditions, would, on the other hand, see with plea-
sure the faithful of the Catholic world come to his
assistance with their penny. Having made known
to your eminence this desire of the Holy Father, I
regard as needless any argument that I might urge
that it may have a speedy and full effect.
" The co-operation of the Episcopate will power-
fully assist in its execution ; I therefore beg you to
take the trouble to write on the subject to your
colleagues in the pastoral office in England, to beg
of them to adopt the fittest means that the faithful
who are intrusted to them may concur in for as-
sisting their common Father in the heavy anxieties
which he suffers from the wickedness of his enemies,
and of those even who profess themselves to be his
devoted children.

" I avail myself of this opportunity, while I kiss
your eminence's hands, again to profess myself,
with pro"ound respect, your eminence's truly obe-
dient and devoted servant,

" G. C. ANTONELLI.
To his Eminence Cardinal Wiseman, London."

Cardinal Wiseman has, in accordance with the
request made to him, forwarded copies of Cardinal
Antonelli's letter to the several Catholic bishops of
England, and has likewise addressed a letter to the
Cat holic clergy in the district of Westminster,
calling on them to organise meetings and com-
mittees in their respective localities to carry out
the recommendations contained in the Cardinal-
Secretary's communication. Both letters were
read in the several Catholic churches and chapels
in London during mass yesterday, and steps will
be immediately taken to hold the meetings in ques-
tion. The Rev. William O'Connor, rector of Lin-
coln's-inn-fields chapel, will be treasurer to the
fund.