The Sun.
London, England, 1867-01-01 00:00:00

CANDIA.

THE ITALIAN MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS TO THE
KING'S CHARGE D'AFFAIRES IN BERLIN.

Florence, Oct. 12.
His Excellency Count Usedom informed me on
the 25th August last that peace had been signed
between Austria and Prussia at Prague, and that
his Majesty the Emperor of Austria accedes by a
special article of the treaty While I
hastened to reply, in a note of the 27th of the same
month, to the wishes his Majesty the King of
Prussia upon that occasion expressed, in the name
of his Government, for the continuance of a friendly
alliance between the two countries, it was re-
served for me to communicate the important re-
sult of the peace treaty between Prussia and
Austria as soon as it was definitely concluded.
The treaty of peace between Italy and Austria
by which the union of Venetia to the kingdom of
Italy, without any other condition than the partition
of the debts, is confirmed, was signed at Vienna on
the 3d inst. . . You will therefore communicate
this fact officially to his Excellency the Prussian
Minister for Foreign Affairs, and thus comply with
the reserve the King's Government considered itself
obliged to make in its reply to the despatch of the
Prussian Ambassador. Italy has now gained her
national independence, and the period of peace
opening before us will show how useful and
manifold are the bonds of sympathy and common
interests which are to continue between the
German and Italian nations. I beg you to embrace
this opportunity to renew to his excellency the Mi-
nister for Foreign Affairs of King William the ex-
pression of our firm hope that the alliance happily
commenced between our two countries may become
still more intimate, and that the advantages of sue
cessful friendship may survive the conscientiously
fulfilled obligations which were entered into in view
of a great national object.

You are authorised to communicate the contents
of this despatch to the Minister for Foreign Affairs,
and, should he so desire, to leave with him a copy
of the same.—Receive, &c.,

VISCONTI VENOSTA.

FRANCE.

BOURSE, Dec. 31, Two o'clock.—Fluctuations in
the prices of different securities are unimportant,
owing to the market being principally occupied with
the reponse des primes (options), which operation
has just taken place as follows :—French Threes,
69f. 62ic. ; Italian Fives, 56f. 65c; Credit Mobilier,
500 f. ; Credit Foncier, 1,390 f. ; Lyons, 898 f. 75c. ;
and Northern, 1,196 f. 25c. Quotations of stock
were generally higher at the opening, but have now
retrograded to about the same as those of last
close, and in some cases are rather lower.
French Threes are worth 69f. 47ic., or
the same as on Saturday. Italian Fives
are at 56f. 50c.—a decline of 10c. Credit
Mobilier 496 f. 25c.—or 2f. 50c. lower. Credit
Foncier gain 2f. 50c.—at 1,390 f. No change on
Comptoir d'Escompte, nor any material variation to
be noticed on railway shares.
Three o'clock. The market has closed as

ollows :--

4-} per Cent 5......... 98 10
Do. end m0nth.,....
3 per Cents. ......... 69 55
Do. end m0nth.,.,.. 69 47f
Credit Mobilier ... 495
Do. end month 497 50
Credit Poncier ...... —
Do. end m0nth,...,, 1390 --
RAIL'

Bank Shares ......... 3565
Italian L0an......... 56 50
Do. end m0nth...... 56 45
Mexican Loan ......
Do. 80nd5......... Spanish Threes ...
Home Debt .........
Deferred ............
• AY&

For Account.
NOrleans ................................. 886 25
orthern ................................. 1196 25
SLyons and Mediterranea.n ......... 898 75
Wouthern ................................. 581 25
Eastestern ..................................
ern ...................................
Sardinian
Austrian . ................................
................................
North of Spain
..
Lombard ..................................
Saragosfa . ........................
...............................
Ditto to Barcelona .....................
Roman.

- -
531 25

400 -
385
112 50
135 -

85 -

LITERARY NEWS.—Among Messrs. Hurst and
Blackett's Announcements for the New Year are the fol-
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Jean Ingelow, Mrs. Marsh, Sarah Tytler, Georgina M.
Omik, the Rev. J. 1.1. Bellew, Walter Thornbury, ecc.
THE AMERICAN YACHTSMEN.—His Royal High-
ness the Duke of Edinburgh, R.N., attended by Lieutenant
Haig, honoured Lord Henry Lennox with his company at
dinner at the Admiralty on Friday last, the 28th inst. Sir
John Pakington and other distinguished guests were in-
vited on the occasion, among whom were Mr. M'Vicar,
commodore of the New York Yacht Club, and Capt. Gor-
don Bennett, the owner of the successful yacht Henrietta,
who came up from the Isle of Wight to have the honour
of meeting his Royal Highness on this occasion.

ATHENS, Dec. 29.
A Russian frigate has arrived here, bringing
numerous families from Candia, who succeeded in
embarking, notwithstanding tho Turkish blockade.
The latest news from the island announces that,
on account of the winter having set in, no fresh
engagement has taken place between the insurgents
and the Turkish troops.

PRUSSIA AND ITALY.
FLORENCE, Dee. 28.
The following are additional despatches from the
Italian Green Book :
THE PRUSSIAN AMBASSADOR AT FLORENCE TO THE

ITALIAN MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
Florence, August 25.
The undersigned, ambassador extraordinary and
minister plenipotentiary of his Majesty the King of
Prussia, has the honour upon behalf of his Govern-
ment to inform Signor Visconti Venosta, his Excel-
lency the Minister for Foreign Affairs of his Majesty
the King of Italy, that peace was signed at Prague
between Prussia and Austria the day before yester-
day the 23d inst. The chief purport of the
Italian peace treaty is therein included in the iden-
tical expressions previously agreed on through the
medium of Count Barral with the Cabin et of
Florence. His Majesty the Emperor of Austria
agrees (article II.) . . . While Prussia has
so conscientiously and completely fulfilled the ob-
ligations entered into by the treaty of alliance,
she warmly congratulates herself upon having
contributed to the completion of this national work,
begun and terminated by the illustrious ruler who
guides the destinies of united Italy. The under-
signed has the satisfaction of serving as the organ
of his Government in the assurances of friend-
ship it expresses upon the present occa-
sion. But the mission of the undersigned is not
ended therewith. He is at the same time desired to
state the express wish of the Prussian Cabinet that
the alliance of the two States should not cease with
the phase of war, but may be strengthened and per-
petuated in the period of peace upon which we now
enter. In this epoch of European calm the two
nations will increase their beneficial nearer relations,
and abundantly gather the fruits of the union of
their government. The Prussian Government
flatters itself that, in view of these great objects,
Italy will prize no less highly than Prussia the
future union her ally proposes.—Receive, Sco.,
USEDOM."