The Sun.
London, England, 1858-03-26 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PARIS, THURSDAY.
A Council of Ministers, at which the Emperor
presided, was held yesterday at the Tuileries.
The Minister of the Interior and of General Safety
has addressed a circular to the prefects of depart-
ments on the subject of passports. Alluding to the
established principle that any traveller, passing
from ono State to another, must be provided with
a national passport vise-ed by an agent of the power
over whose frontier he wishes to pass, the minister
states that the police measures founded on this
rule have, of late years, been so relaxed that
serious inconveniences have resulted. It has beer,
therefore, found necessary to return a more
strict observance of previous regulations rela-
tive to passports and their visa by the proper autho-
rities ; for which purpose an understanding has
been come to between the departments of the In-
terior and of Foreign Affairs. The circular then
goes on to give the new regulations adopted, which
are in unison with those which we publish from the
Moniteur.

According to a Paris letter in the Nord, Lord
Wodehouse, the English Minister at St. Peters-
burg, has resigned.
Prince Jerome was able yesterday, for the first
time, to walk a little on the terrace.
The following telegraphic despatches have been
received here :

MARSEILLES, March 24.—Intelligence from Constan-
tinople to the 11th confirms the statement that Fuad
Pacha has been named plenipotentiary to the congress of
Paris. A despatch was received in the Turkish capital
from London to the effect that Lord Stratford de It- d-
eli& would return to Constantinople to take leave of
the Sultan. A catastophe has taken place at Damascus,
several houses and bazaars having been crushed in by
masses of snow. The loss is stated to be very consider-
able. The• Official Gazette of Persia expresses its satis-
faction at the friendly intercourse existing between
France and the Government of the Shah.
TRUSTE, March 25.—A Turkish screw line-of-battle
ship and two other vessels of war, having on board
3,106 troops, under the command of Kadri Pacha, ar-
rived yesterday in the bay of Klek.
BERLIN, March 25.—The New Prussian Gazette de-
clares that the late Danish propositions are inacceptable,
in consequence of their containing nothing precise. It
demands from Denmark positive concessions, with a
guarantee for the accomplishment of the results of the
negotiations. The new regulations, relative to tele-
graphic communications, have been published.
BERNE, March 24.—The government of Neuchatel
has replied to the Federal Council that it should have
preferred not to have a French consulate at Chaudefonds,
but that it would yield to the decision of the Federal
Council on the subject.
BOURSE, March 25.—The following were the
closing quotations :

4i per Cents 93 40
Do. end month —

Credit Foncier
Belgian 4,1
Piedmontese (5)
Roman B9
Austrian
Spanish Threes
Home Debt

3 per Ceut. ..... 69 90
Do. end month 69 95
Bank Shares 3125

Credit Mobilier BlO
Do. Account Bll 25

RAILI
Orleans
Northern
Now Ditto 787
Lyon and Mediteran 836/
New Ditto BOO

Geneva

Midi
Western 665
Strasburg 6974
Q rand Central —
Sardinian
Austrian

SPAIN.

The Madrid journals of the 20th state that the
Queen had summoned to the palace the Duke de
Valencia (Narvaez) and Count de Lucena (O'Don-
nell), and that this had given rise to new reports of
a change of ministry being probable. The Govern-
ment intended, says the Espana, to bring in a bill
to make modifications in the system of selecting
substitutes for the army. The sitting of the Con-
gress on the 20th was somewhat ajtated. M.
Mazo commented in sharp terms on some re-
cent nominations to honours and dignities made
by the Government. The President of the Council
said that he must loudly declare that it was
one of the prerogatives of the crown to grant
honours and dignities, and he protested against
any insinuations being made as to the manner
in which that prerogative was exercised. M.
Maz) replied, and M. Castro and other deputies,
in order to put an end to the matter, proposed
a motion to the effect that " the Chamber had
heard with pleasure the declaration of the Pre-
sident of the Council." M. Mazo was about to
again make observations, but the President of
the Congress interrupted him ; the public in the
tribunes then raised some clamour, and were ex-
pelled ; after which the motion of M. Castro was
adopted.