The Sun.
London, England, 1858-05-19 00:00:00

PORTUGAL.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)

LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY MORNING.

By the arrival, in the Mersey, of the Frank-
:ort, wo have received the following :
" LISBON, MAY 14.

" Portugal has lust another of the few states-
men of eminence who have figured under the
constitutional regime of M. Rodrigo da Fonseca
Magalhaes, who was buried yesterday.
"The troops which surrounded the cemetery
fired three volleys over the grave of the deceased
Peer, and touching orations were delivered by
MM. Forites and Casal Riberio.

" The new Queen of Portugal is expected to
arrive on Sunday or Monday, and the marriage
is to be confirmed on the following day."

The lateit advices from St. Petersburg state
that the measure for enfranchising the serfs meets
with great obstacles, especially in the interior of
Russia, where the peasants in cgrtain provinces
have assumed a menacing attitude.

Ad vices from Naples of the 14th mention that
the Government has published 45 notes and de-
spatches which have been exchanged between the
Government of the Two Sicilies and that of Sar-
dinia, on the subject of the Cagliari.

The Queen of Portugal arrirpfl At Cloruma. vu
the 17th, on her way to Lisbon.

FRANCE.
PARIS, TUESDAY.

Official despatches have reached Paris to-day
which say great agitation prevails throughout the
Adriatic portion of the Turkish empire. Orders to
embark troops for the disturbed districts had been
given at Constantinople, but the steamers were
limited in number considering the amount of
troops under orders.

The Montenegro question is amply discussed by
the Paris journals. The Debats has the following
reflections on the subject :—" It is very evident
that a proper settlement of the frontiers of Mon-
tenegro is essential, and that it would put a term
to existing difficulties. Since France and England
entertain identical opinions on the subject, we can-
not conceive why Austria should not unite her in-
fluence to that of the western powers, and prevent
a deadly and useless struggle. If this question
of the frontiers has been raised by England and
France, as we are led to suppose by the late
note in the Motiteur, it is evident that it will
not be solved by the arms of Montenegro or Tur-
key, and that the blood wasted will turn to the
advantage of neither party. Every effort ought,
therefore, to be made to compel the two anta-
gonists to forbear violent measures and await in
peace the solution of the question."
The Usivers hints that Turkey will in all proba-
bility decline to admit the right of the western
powers to interfere in this Montenegro question,
on the strength of Art. 9 of the treaty of Pari., in
which the contracting powers bound themselves
to abstain from intervening in the home affairs of
the Porte. He writes Art. 9 could only be
applied to the Montenegro dispute in the
event of the Montenegrins being recognised as
Ottoman subjects. But even the right of
the Porte to a suzerainty over this little
State is strongly questioned. It is, therefore,
probable that Turkey will seek to entrench itself
behind this quibble."
The Patrie contains the following :—" It is not
from the want of a few miles of territory that the
Ottoman empire is suffering ; what it requires is
peace on its frontiers. Unless Turkey annihilate
Montenegro—which she has n',ver been able to do
—she must not hope to enjoy safety otherwise than
by consenting to a rectification of the frontiers.
Why should she refuse to encourage an arrange-
ment in which her real interest would be protected,
and which would prove eminently favourable to the
prosperity of the inhabitants of the Herzegovina
and Albania t"

"It is positively affirmed," says the Gazette de-
Frunee, " that M.,Thonvenal has again applied to
the Turkish Government fur its authorisation to

thoroughly repair, at the expense of France, the
church of the Holy Sepulchre at Jerusalem."
Prince Demetrius Ghika, son of the late Hospo-
(Jar Gregoire Ghika, and nephew of the present
Oaimakan of Wallachia, has arrived in Paris.
The opening of the camp of Chalons will not com-
mence before the 15th July. In order to complete
the number of 25,000 men of which it is to be com-
posed, troops are brought from all parts of France,
and even from Corsica.

A report was circulated in Paris that M. Dela-
rue, the secretary of Prince Danilo, who had been
charged with a missio❑ to the commander-in-chief
of the Turkish army, had been assassinated in the
Turkish camp. A telegraphic despatch received
by the Minister of Foreign Affairs contradicts this
report.

-BOURSE, May 18.—The following wero the
closing quotations :

44 per Cones 93
Do. end month

Credit Foncier
Belgian 41
Piedmontese (5)
Roman 93
Austrian
Spanish Threes
Home Debt
-Fon CASH.

3 per Cent:: ..
.... 69 GO
D 9.. eud raontU 69 65
Bank Slxares

Credit Mobilier 682 50
Do. 'Account 630

RAILWAYS.
Orleans
Northern
New Ditto 755

Midi
Western 560
Strasburg
Grand Central
Sardinian
Austrian

Lyon and Mediteran. 7.17
Now Ditto •
Geneva

RUSSIA.

A letter from St. Petersburg of the Bth says :
Some very important modifications are about to
be effected in the regime of the prisons. One of the
chief clerks attached to the Ministry of Justice is
now travelling in different countries abroad, in
order to examine into the organisation of those
establishments, and to have translations made of the
best works published on the subject. The Russian
Government has opened negotiations with Prussia
fur the reduction of the import duties on the western
frontiers of the empire. One of the difficulties which
impede tke progress of these arrangements is the
declaration of Prussia that she cannot negotiate
except in the name of the Zollverein. For some
time past Austria has also been endeavouring to
obtain a reduction of the import duties on her
frontier."

The breaking up of the ice on the Neva has this
year taken place with unusual rapidity. It is cus-
tomary, on this occasion, for the governor to crows
the river in a baat and to offer the Emperor a cup
of water filled from the centre of the river. In
former times, the Czar replied by filling the cup
with Dutch clacits ; but now only 200 roubles are
presented by the Sovereign. This ceremony was
duly performed this year.