The Sun.
London, England, 1856-11-29 00:00:00

ments.

Tho besieged had re-established their commu•
nications with Affghanistan.

MADRID, Nov. 27.
The Madrid Bank has resolved to pay a six
months' dividend on the foreign debt.

It is generally understood in Paris that neither
France nor England will permit Prussia to invade
Neuchatel.

The British Government still positively insists
on reforms in Italy, and more particularly in Sicily.

The Paris correspondent of the Morning Post
(second edition), in his letter dated yesterday,
says

" I believe I may now assure you that whether
the conferences take place or not, the difficulties
are settled. in such a way as to insure the integrity
of the treaty, and at the same time without of-
fending the honour of any great Power. Ido not
mean to say that there will not be what is known
in the theatrical world as a ' terrific combat,
but, as is usual on such occasions, each will know
the play, and the curtain will fall to the air of
' Rule, Britannia."

The Vienna correspondent of the Times (second
edition), in a letter dated Nov. 27, says :---
"All that is known to me of the state of the
Bessarabian frontier question is, that England,
Austria, and Turkey still insist on the cession of
Bolgrad ; in fact, those three Powers will lose caste
if they do not remain firm, as it is an indisputable
fact that the claim of Moldavia to New Bolgrad is
perfectly well founded.

" Austrian politicians do not believe that the
Neuchatel question will lead to any direct colli-
sion between Prussia and Switzerland, although
it is well known to them that the Swiss Federal
Council has unanimously refused to liberate the
Royalist prisoners. The Prussians have no etappe
stations through Germany which would enable
them to reach Neuchatel, and the timid German
Blind is not likely to counsel the Grand Duke of
Baden to permit the King of Prussia to march
his troops through his territories. Reliable infor-
mation has reached me that th.e.Ba,varian Govern-
ment strongly objected to that passage in the
Prussian note, in which it was the question
of " more serious measures" against Neuchatel.
Naturally, France will not perrait Prussian troops
to cross her frontier to get at the Republicans ;
but it is probable that the Emperor of the French
would not be sorry to see the Prussians enter
Switzerland from Baden, as such a step would
furnish him with an excuse for occupying one or
more of the western or south.-western cantons.
That Austria would follow au example so much
to her taste, and take possession. of Tessin, need
hardly be said."

The election to the Legislative Corps,
says the
Paris correspondent of the Times (second edi-
tion), will, I believe, take place in September
next, and the Republican pa
ginning to stir themselves. ieysdsaidhoef-
ty
Something are
already
lra
a proposed combination between. the Red and
Blue sections of the party, betwe m London and
Paris, with a view to those electi ous. Meetings
took place on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednes-
day last, at the houses of three of the leading
men of the same school, in orde r to discuss the
propriety of taking part in Hu) elections, as
well as the chances of success of :Republican can-
didates in Paris. It is said tint these chances
are not so desperate as it would. seem, from the
fact of a considerable portion of they working classes
being disposed favourably to them. Other meat-
; hags, of course very small in numb er, will be held
next week for the same purpose, 4,nd also to take
into consideration the question of the oath which
the successful candidate will have to take pre-
, vious to entering on his functions. This difficulty
has not been got over.

MEDITERRANEAS.
MARSEILLES, Nov. 27.
The oldest inhabitant in this rity does not re-
collect to have experienced so severe a gale of
-wind as that which raged on this 4 toast from Sun-
day afternoon to yesterday morning. The mail
steam packet Sinai, which sailed hence en Monday
for Constantinople, returned last night, having
been struck with a heavy sea ID ff the coast of
Corsica, which carried her stern heat on deck, by
which the rudder was knocked to vieces. One of
the men at the wheel was killed, and the other
swept overboard and drowned. i! he state cabin
and part of the hold were filled with water,
and one of her paddles was disal bled. In the
midst of the confusion, the sang fry of an Eng-
lish passenger was remarked, who c 4 golly obserVed,
" I hope we shall not be struck lu y such another
sea." Captain de Sardi, in these e 1 iflicult circum-
stances, did all that was possible fo r the safety of
the ship. After a long night of intense anxiety for
the passengers, he succeeded in, an. shoring in the
roads of the islands of the Hyeres . But he was
unable to 'communicate with the shore. The
mail steamer Alexandre arrived this morning
from Algiers, nine days beyond heir time, having
been forced to take shelter in a Sp ;nisi; port with
damaged machinery. The mail teamer Henri
IV., likewise from Algiers, arrived y*!sterday morn-
ing ; the captain regards his escapelicom shipwreck
:at the month of the harbour as almi),3t miraculous.
'The mail steamer Tamise, from Al:'exandria, suc-
.ceeded in gaining the port of Toulon :and landed her
mails with great difficulty. The ships in this liar-
-1)our were tossed about with such Violence that it
-became necessary to secure some of t hem with two
:and three hawsers. The brig Ruyt of Toulon,
and was with difficulty saved, but
to
wasa dashed
twog
b cables,
t
pieces ap; inst the quay.
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io n
In the town several chimneys were blown down,
:and one of the largest elms on the boulevards was
broken off at a foot from the ground,.. Today the
• weather is moderatf, and the port is filling with
.overdue steamers.