The Sun.
London, England, 1856-11-28 00:00:00

LATEST NEWS.

" Letters from St. Petersburg," says the Cor-
riere Italiano of Vienna, " announce that the
Russian Government is adopting very extensive
measures for the re-organisation A its southern
provinces, particularly the Crimea and the coun-
tries on the shores of the Black sea and the Sea
of Azoff. Considerable activity prevails in pre-
paring light vessels fit for the navigation of those
waters. The Emperor has giver his approval to
the creation of a weekly journal ander the title of
the Actionnaire, to be publishel in the capital,
for the purpose of imparting theoretical informa-
tion relative to associations and companies, of
exciting general competition, and by that means
of contributing to develops fresh branches of
industry. Upwards of 40, 000,000 silver roubles
are at present devoted to joint-stock companies in
the Russian empire."

The New Prussian Gazette cf the 23d says :

" It is now certain that England has consented to
the meeting of the second congress, which will
definitively settle the question of the frontiers of
Bessarabia."

A letter from Vienna of the 23d, in the Nord
of Brussels, says :—" If we may believe reports
which are now current important changes will
shortly take place in the highest functionaries of
the State. It is said that the Emperor will at
last yield to the entreaties of Marshal Radetzky
to be allowed to retire from active service. The
Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, the future bus-
b-►ad of the Princess Charlotte of Belgium, will
be named Viceroy of Italy, at the same time re-
taining his present functions of commander-in-
chief of the navy. Count Giulay will assume
the military command in the Lombardo•Venetian
kingdom. Baron de Krauss will be appointed
first President of the Supreme Court, and the
portfolio of Justice will be given to Baron de
Burger, now Civil Governor of Lombardy."

The Nord of Brussels, the Russiin organ, de-
clares that several journals have gone entirely too
far in affirming that Russia has yielded on the
question of the Isle of Serpents or on that of
Bolgrad. That power, it is stated, has not
changed her manner of regarding the Bolgrad
difficulty, and is quite willing to refer the matter
to the decision of a congress, whose decision she
will abide faithfully ; but she has no intention of
admitting that the opinion of any one power
should be paramount ; and, consequently, she
refuses to allow that England can arrogate to her-
self the right of representing the congress, and
deciding in its name. The Nord adds that, on
the latter point, France is altogether of the same
opinion as Russia.

The Paris correspondent of the Morning Post
(second edition) says :
" The information I have received from foreign
Courts, together with the language employed in
certain diplomatic circles of Paris, leads one to
conclude that there exists a strong desire just now
to see Lord Palmerston out of office. The
foreign policy of our Government under the pre-
sent Premier's inspiration, I need scarcely remind
you, is by no means acceptable to many Euro-
pean Courts. It is too English, too Liberal,
too unbending, and not sufficiently easy of de-
ception. From the moment Lord Palmerston came
into office a thrill of alarm ran through the Con-
tinental Cabinets, because it was known the
union of France and England WJuld change the

L ega zor recrograUo
Governments. The T.E.roperor Napoleon is equally
dreaded, but for other reasons. The only consola-
tion, therefole, of some Continental Courts was
the con
v.toticat that France, as now governed,.
woulo,
act as a check on the policy of England
"..Dr:ad. It was for this purpose that the Em-
peror of the French was, and no doubt is, con-
tinually reminded of "Republicanism" and
" revolution," and the necessity of observing great
moderation, in order that popular excitement may
not be encouraged by the endeavours which may
be made to improve the governing system in such
States as Rome, or Naples, or Greece."

The Paris correspondent of the Times (second
edition), dated Nov. 27, says :
"Several changes are about to be made among
the prefects of departments. The Minister of the
Interior has, it is said, decided on the step, and
he deserves credit for his decision. The measure
will extend to about 30 of those functionaries,
the great majority of whom will be transferred
from the departments now administered by them
respectively to others, and the rest will be placed
on the retired list, some at their own desire
others probably at that of the Government. The
changes may not be so numerous as the urgency
of the case requires, but it is certainly a step in
the right direction.
" An article will appear to-morrow in the Con-
stitittionliel relative to the question of Neuchatel.
It may be considered as semi-official. It counsels
the Swiss Confederation to accede to the release
of the prisoners, and it expresses the conviction
that Prussia will not then refuse to negotiate with
a view to the abandonment of her pretensions to
sovereignty over the canton. It admits the mo-
deration of Prussia, and while admitting her right
of adopting measures of coercion, it expresses the
hope that such measures will not be had recourse
to. In a word, it expresses what I presume is
the policy of the French Government, and which
I have already explained."

The Berlin correspondent of the Times (Second
Edition), in a letter dated Nov. 26, says :--
"The Swiss Confederation has, as you know
refused to liberate the Neuchatel prisoners
unconditionally and as a preliminary to nego-

tiation ; it is now for the Xing of Prussia to
make the next move on the board. In con-
formity with the contents of my letters of the
19th and 20th instant, I still hold out to you
that the
King of Prussia will resort to no
military or
other measures of violence ; he will
nO-7* apply through his diplomatic agents at the
ICourts of the different States, parties to the Lon-
don Protocol of 1852, and urge ou them, in
virtue of that instrument, to take the necessary
steps to bring the Swiss Confederation to acknow-
ledge his sovereign rights in Neuchatel, and the
acknowledgment here sought for will more-
over be required to extend oily to the abstract
rights of sovereignty, without any practical
consequences being attached thereto. Whether
he will in any way seek to interest them, or
himself take any further steps, in favour of the
prisoners I am not able to pronounce with any
positiveness of conviction. I apprehend that
in the presence of the late Imanimuus refusal
of the Federal Council ho will await the result
of the judicial
proceedings before taking any fur-
ther step in that matter. If conferences be a
suitable occasion for settling etch a causes litis, as
this Neuchatel affair is, there will probably soon
6) an opportunity of bringing it before them, for,
al; I hear, Austria has withdrawn her opposition
the re-opening of the Pettit Conferences with