The Sun.
London, England, 1860-07-18 00:00:00

FRANCE AND SAVOY.

M. de Thouvenel has addressed the following
circular to the representatives of France at foreign

Courts :

" Paris, June 20.

" Sir,—The Treaty of Turin having received its
final sanction, and the cession of the territories
ceded by the King of Sardinia having been accom-
plished, the moment has arrived for the Government
of the Emperor to conform to the obligation he un-
dertook to come to an understanding, as well with
the Powers that signed the general act of Vienna
as with the Helvetic Confederation, on the sub-
ject of the eventual neutralisation of a portion
of the territory of Savoy. The object of such
understanding, as I informed you in my commu-
nication of the 7th of April last, ought in our
opinion to consist in putting the 92d Article of the
Treaty of Vienna in accordance with the 2d Article
of the Treaty of Turin. It is this accordance which
it is sought to effect by a diplomatic stipulation
destined to be inserted in the public law of Europe.
"To attain this end various paths offer them-
selves to the Powers. The question may be brought
before a Conference. One might also, if thought
preferable, agree upon an exchange of identical
notes, by which the Government of the Emperor
would assume upon itself and towards the Courts
guarantees of the Helvetic neutrality, and towards
Switzerland itself the obligations consented to
by Sardinia. Finally, one might also decide upon
a preliminary negotiation between France and
Switzerland, the result of which should be to
determine the rights and duties resulting from
the neutralisation which would take place by
remodelling and completing the treaty signed in
1816 at Turin, between Sardinia and the Helvetic
Confederation. The Government of the Emperor
is ready, for its part, to take the path which the
other Cabinets may prefer, and which may appear
to them most suitable to the circumstances. I con-
fine myself, in case they should decide upon a con-
ference, to call to mind that the majority of them
have recognised the propriety of holding it at
Paris, and that Sardinia and Switzerland have,
with a view to participate in its labours, advanced
claims the justice of which is admitted by the Go-
vernment of the Emperor.

" You will please read this despatch to --, and
Rase him a copy. THOUVENEL."

FRANCE.

PARIS, JULY 17.

Admiral Hamelin, Minister of Marine, has re-
ceived, from the Commander-in-Chief of the French
squadron in the Levant, the following despatch :
" Beyrout, 11th.
"An attack on the Christians commenced at
Damascus in the afternoon of the 9th. By the
evening there had been a great number of men
killed and many women carried off to the Harems.
All the Consulates, with the exception of the Eng-
lish, have, it is said, been burnt. The French,
Russian, and Greek Consuls took refuge at the
residence of Abd-el-Kader. The attitude of the
Turkish authorities at Damascus was, as every-
where else, rather injurious than useful. Three
thousand Turkish soldiers arrived here to-day on
board a line-of-battle ship and two frigates. The
alarm of the Christians increases. The Commis-
sioners Vely and Namick-Pacha are expected with
impatience.
BOURSE, July 17.—The accounts which are
being daily received of fresh acts of barbarism com-
mitted against the unfortunate Christians in Syria
and other places under Turkish rule, giving rise
to fears of serious complications in the East, has
had a depressing influence on the market, which
has lost much of the firnness which has been visible
for the last day or two. :Threes, for the Account,
are now 680 f 90c. Railway and other securities
are also offered. The following are the last quota-