The Sun.
London, England, 1860-12-19 00:00:00

THE PRISONERS IN CHINA,

FOREIGN-OFFICE, DEC. 18

A telegram has been received from her Majesty's
Minister at St. Petersburg, dated this afternoon,
and stating that the Russian Government have
received no news of the fate of Messrs. Bowlby
and Brabazon.

REPORTED SAFETY OF MR. BOWLBY,
(From Correspondent of the Manchester Guardian.)

LONDON, Tuesday Afternoon.—l am glad to be
in a position to inform you that a letter was
received late yesterday afternoon, from the secre-
tary of Admiral Jones, whose flag flies aboard the
Imperieuse, dated the 16th of October, i.e. two days
later than Lord Elgin's latest despatch, announc-
ing to the effect that news had just been received of
the return of the rest of the prisoners, and among
them of Mr. Bowlby, the Times correspondent. It
is to be hoped that a report, on such authority as
this, will prove correct, and that Mr. Bowlby's
family and friends may yet welcome back that
gentleman from his most painful sufferings.
[This intelligence would be satisfactory and
reassuring if it were not for the fact that on the
14th October, when Sir Hope Grant finally closed
his despatch, the prisoners had not been returned ;
and it therefore ensues, if the intelligence be
accepted as correct, that their return must have
immediately followed the closing of the despatch,
and that the news must have been carried from
Pekin to a vessel at the mouth of the Peibo in
less than two days' time; Ed. Manchester
Guardian.]

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
ROME, DEC. 15 (via Marseilles).
The Piedmontese have occupied Ponte Corvo
since the 11th inst.

Some reactionary movements have taken place at
Cagli and Gubbio.
The bombardment of Gaeta will recommence in
consequence of the non-acceptance by King
Francis 11. of the proposed conditions to sur-
render Gaeta. The King has issued a manifesto
calling upon the Neapolitans to make a last effort
to preserve their nationality. He guarantees to
maintain their liberties, and grant distinct Par-
liaments to the Two Sicilies. He also promises
an amnesty. If compelled to succumb, he will
maintain the firm hope of returning to his
dominions.

CONSTANTINOPLE, DEC. 17.
Tewfick Effendi has been appointed to replace
Moucktar Pacha as Minister of Finances.

MADRID, DEC. 16.
The Government will submit the project of the
new tariff to the Cortes in January next.

GRAN, DEC. 18.
The conference has been definitively closed,
after having lasted four hours and a half.
Count Barcoczy censured the electoral law of
1848, and spoke against the privileges of the
nobility as established by that law. He also
advocated equal rights for everybody. Finally,
it was unanimously resolved to request the Em-
peror to grant the electoral law of 1848. The
Primate, in his closing speech, expressed the hope
of an early convocation of the Diet, and exhorted
the nation to union and confidence. A banquet
afterwards took place at the Primate's Palace,
where speeches of a conciliatory character were
delivered. The healths of the Hungarian and
and other councillors of State were drunk amidst
loud and enthusiastic cheering.

PARIS, WEDNESDAY,

The 11fonsteur says :—On the Ist of January
next the Emperor will receive the diplomatic
corps, the constituted bodies of State, and depu-
tations from the National Guard and the army.
Their Majesties will not receive on the 2d of
January.

TURIN, DEC. 18.

There is no truth in the statement contained in
some Italian journals that Austria had sent to the
Sardinian Government a list of names in connection
with the conspiracies which are being organised in
Italy for the purpose of encouraging the agitation
in Hungary.

VIENNA, DEC. 18,

The Ost Deutsche Post publishes a telegram,
dated Gran, Dec. 17, announcing that the con-
ferences were to be opened definitively on the fol-
lowing day, and asserting that all difficulties had
been removed. According to the same telegram,
the members of the conference would not demand
the establishment of an independent Hungarian
Ministry. Much excitement prevailed in Gran.

GRAN, DEC. 18.
The conference was opened to-day at 10 a.m.
At 11 a.m. the Electoral Law of 1848 had already
been adopted by the Assembly.
M. Dessewffy demanded that the imperial dip-
loma inaugurating the new state of things should
be established on an inviolable legal basis, which
would at once remove any doubts concerning the
national rights.

He also said—" A diet constituted according to
the Electoral Law of 1848 could only be considered
:o form such a basis."