The Sun.
London, England, 1856-02-26 00:00:00

EXPEDITION TO HERAT.

The following appears in the Gazette Officielle de
Teheran, of Dec. 9 :—" It appears, from authentic
intelligence received by the Government (Persian)
from Khorassan, that the Emir Dost Mahomed
Khan, sirdar of Kaboul, having, at the instigation
and with the aid of his neighbours, taken up arms
against Kandahar, has become master of that pro-
Ville; and intends to advance upon Herat, for the
conquest of that country. The Persian Govern-
ment, in order to maintain tranquillity in the in-
terior, and especially in the province of Khorassan,
believes it to be its duty to protect the independence
of Herat from all attempts on the part of the sove-
reigns or masters of Kaboul, Kandahar, and other
countries. According to the accounts received by
our Government, the projects and acts of the Emir
Dost Mahomed Khan do not at all correspond
with his resources, especially when such an
enterprise is known to be against the wish of our
Government. Agreeably to the submission which
Dost Mahomed Khan has up to this moment as-
sumed to us, he continues to feign that he only
desires the conquest of Herat ; hut his true pro-
jects tend only to foment a strong agitation and
various troubles in the province of Khorassan, and
perhaps, even in Beloochistan, Kerman, and the
neighbouring countries. Our Government, there-
fore, cannot rest au indifferent spectator of such an
agitation uribn its own territory, and it is indis-
pensable, iu order to - defend our provinces and
frontiers, to send troops to Herat to protect it
from the attempts of the Emir Dost Mahomed
Khan, and to maintain in that province the rights
and authority of its sovereign until new political
arrangements are made. This act of the Persian
Government doss not, however, Modify in any way
its neutral position as to the Allied Powers, and it
will continue to maintain this neutrality invio-
late."

FRANCE.
PARIS, MONDAY EVENING.

The Emperor yesterday gave audience to Gene-
ral Count de Loevenhielm, the Swedish minister,
who delivered letters from his Sovereign recalling
him from iis mission ; and to Baron de Mander-
strom, who presented his credentials as the count's
successor. His Majesty also received M. Firmin
Rogier, the Belgian minister, who presented to h s
Majesty Count Leopold de Beauffort, secretary •
the Belgian legation ; Baron de Waechter, the
Wur, temberg m ister, who presented Baron d'A. bele,
secretary, and Baron d'Egloffstein, chamberlain
and councillor, of the legation ; and M. Lighten.
volt, the Dutch minister, who presented M.
Guillaume Van Essen, the captain of a Dutch
merchant vessel, who, at the risk of his own life,
had saved the French brig Harmonie and her crew,
and brought her safely into Marseilles. His Ma-
jesty presented him with the cross of Knight of
the Legion of Honour for his conduct.
The Moniteur publishes a decree awarding 4 se-
cond class gold medals, 22 first class, and 175 second
class silver ones, for different acts of courage and
devotedness performed during the last three months
of 1855.

BOURSE, Feb. Z.—The following were the closing
quotations :

Cash. fr. e. End of Month.
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3 pecCents
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New Loan 73 45
Bank Shares — Roman

Credit Mobilier 1,570 Austrian
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RAILWAYS-POB CASH.

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Northern
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