The Sun.
London, England, 1858-12-17 00:00:00

SARDINIA.

The Independance of Brussels, which had stated
that the Sardinian Government had issued a cir-
cular on the subject of the rumoured war with
Austria, now declares that no circular had been
sent, but that several European Courts, moved by
the projects ascribed to the Piedmontese Govern-
ment, requested explanations from it, and that the
verbal replies given by Count de Cavour were in
the spirit ascribed to the circular, reassuring as to
the intentions of Piedmont, but less satisfactory as
regards the state of public opinion in Italy and
the eventualities of the future.

The Piedmontese Gazette publishes the reply of
Count de Cavour to the address presented to him
by the merchants of Genoa. In this reply the
President of the Council thanks the mercantile com-
munity for their friendly sentiments, and promises
that the further reforms alluded to in the address
shall receive his careful consideration and firm sup-
port within reasonable limits.
A letter from Lombardy, in the Opinione of
Turin, states that on the night of the Bth the
sentinel stationed at the Military Forage Ma-
gazine at Pavia, perceiving a flickering light at
some distance, went to the spot., and found that
an attempt had been made to set fire to one of the
doors of the depot, by laying on oil of turpentine
with a brush and then applying lucifer-matches.
The flame which had begun to rise was easily put
out, but the culprits were nowhere to be found.
During the same night, the letter states that seve-
ral Austrian soldiers were pelted with stones by an
unseen hand in passing through a lonely street.
A telegraphic despatch from Malta, dated the
14th, received at Marseilles, states that the steamer
Tamise, from Alexandria, had sustained some slight
injury to her machinery in the port of Alexan-
dretta, and that consequently her arrival at Mar-
seilles would be somewhat-delayed.

FRANCE.

PARIS, THURSDAY,

The Grand Duke Constantine will roach Paris
on Sunday or Monday next. His Imperial High-
ness was expected earlier; but as the health of the
Dowager Empress, has slightly improved he will
probably proceed with less rapidity towards St.
Petersburg then originally intended. The Grand
Duke travels incognito under the name of
Admiral Romanoff.

It is stated in some of the journals that the
Government intends to propose in the budget to be
submitted to the Legislative body that the indem-
nity to deputies shall not be a certain sum per
month according to the length of the sessions, as
heretofore, but 40,000 fr. a year, which is what the
deputies under the first empire were paid.
Several of the Paris journals publish articles on
the speech delivered by Mr. Bright at Manchester,
and give a running commentary on the various
topics of Parliamentary reform touched on by that
gentleman in his address ; but, generally speaking,
the remarks are but a repetition, in different terms,
of the opinions which they had expressed when
that gentleman madehis first appearance this season.
at Birmingham.
The Univers seems to think that the opinions of
Mr. Bright, advanced as they are, will in the end

be far outpassed by the general body of reformers,
for the reason that England is becoming each year

more and more democratical.
The Presse considers that the House of Lords
must yield, to a certain extent., if they wish to
avoid the danger which is impending.
The price of bread for the second fortnight of
the present month remains fixed at 32c. the 21b.
loaf, first quality.
Light snow fell for upwards of an hour yester-
day morning in Paris, but melted as it came down.

BOURSE, Dec. 16.—The tone of tke market has
been somewhat better, owing to a report that the
Board of Directors of the Bank of France would
debate to-day on the proposition to reduce the rate
of discount to 21 per cent. The settlement of
shares has passed off easily, but prices continued
heavy. Threes have been done at 73f. 5c., and
are now at 73f. 28c. ; Mobilier varied from 967 f.
50c. to 975 f. ; Orleans, 1,390 f. to 1,395 f.; Lyons,
876 f. 25c. to 880 f. ; Southern, 580 f. to 582 f. 50c. ;
and Northern, 995 f. to 997 f. 50c. The following
are the last quotations :-
41 per Cents. 97 .Cr6dit
Do. end month .. Belgian 41 .
3 per Cents. 73 15 Piedmonteso (5) 94
Do. end month.... 73 30 Roman 93
Bank Shares. 3050 Austrian
Cr6dit Mobilier 980 Spanish Threes
Do. Account' 981 25
.Home Debt 43 75