The Sun.
London, England, 1856-10-24 00:00:00

THE NEUCHAT'EL QUESTION.

BERNE, OM. 22.
As the result of diplo.atatie efforts, the prisoners
have been set at liberty,.

The Federal Council declares itself ready to
propose to the Federal Assembly a full amnesty,
on condition that Pr assia shall recognise the
independence of the Cainton.
The Federal Council is using its exertions to
be represented at the Conferences at Paris.
Warlike preparations are being made.

PARIS, RUDA; OCT. 24, 9 A.M.

A private telegraphic. despatch from Stockholm,
dated the 23d inst., announces the opening of the

Diet.
The Speech of the Xing had produced general
satisfaction.

BERLIN, OCT. 22.

Count Kesseleff had to-day a private audience
of 'the King, previous to setting off for Paris.
The Minister of the Royal Household, M. Von
Massow, has been named Minister of State."

A Berlin newspaper of the 21st says :—" We
learn from Switzerland. that active recruiting is
going on for Naples in the interior cantons. The
four Swiss regiments in that country, which were
formerly 6,000 strong, with 300 officers, are being
increased to 10,000."

Count Kesseleff, the new Russian ambassador
in Paris, and who has passed through Berlin on
his way to the French capital, is (says a letter
from the Prussian capital) the bearer of an auto.
graph letter addressed to the Emperor Napoleon
by the Emperor Alexander, in which the Czar
expresses for the second time the happiness he
feels at the re-establishment of friendly relations
between the two countries.

The Paris correspondent of the Times (second
edition) says :
" A despatch was expected to-day from Baron
Brenier announcing his departure from Naples if
he had not received the proposition from the
Neapolitan Government to which I alluded yes-
terday. It seems that, as I anticipated, his last
instructions were to demand his passports and
take his departure unless the King intimated his
intention to comply with the demands of the
allies. The despatch may be received in the
course of the evening, but up to 4 o'clock I be-
lieve it had not arrived. It is possible that he
may have left, but it is hardly probable
he would do so without informing the Go-
vernment. People are naturally curious to
know of what nature are the demands of the
allied Governments. They cannot refer to the
euactlnanf of gfor i.,...ara:wb.ts f o Tl. rd:ovaaft
themselves no State in Italy is in possession of
better laws than Naples : the complaint is that
they are not executed. There is one, but most
comprehensive demand, and it is no doubt that
which the allies put forward, namely, the putting
in force the Constitution, which alone would be
a sufficient guarantee for the good administration
of the kingdom, and the Constitution has never
been abrogated.
" Something is said of a proposition on the part
of Russia to act as mediator between Naples and
France and England.
" It appears that France has resolved not to insist
upon the union of the Danubian Principalities, as
that is one of the principal motives Austria has
for not evacuating that territory. Austria, how-
ever, will never be at a loss for pretexts to avoid
the fulfilment of her obligations when it is likely
to advance her interests."

The Paris correspondent of the Morning Post
(second edition) says :

" It is indeed difficult to follow the Neapolitan
question without appearing to indulge almost
daily in contradiction% It appears information
has reached Paris and London that King Ferdi-
nand can show how little the allies have reason to
complain of his severity towards political offenders
by official documents ; and that if England and
France will put off the withdrawal of their En-
voys he will grant an amnesty ; but on the con-
trary, if they follow out the declarations made in
the official Aloniteur, the King will do nothing
whatever. In addition to these official declara-
tions, private letters from the agents of the King
have been sent to London and Paris in the same
tone. When I inform you that no telegraphic no-
tice has reached here from Naples telling us of the
retirement of the French and English missions,
and that nothing of the sort is expected at certain
quarters in Paris, I think I have said quite
enough !"