The Sun.
London, England, 1858-05-21 00:00:00

LATEST NEWS.

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Intelligence has been received from Constanti-
nople to the 12th. The P;tsse d'Orient announces
that on the llth a loan of 60 millions of piastres had
been obtained ; it is to bear an interest of 7 per
cent., and with a commission of 2 per cent.
Nine Greek firms had k übgeribed for this loan,
which will be repayable, beginning with the month
of July.
The Journal de Constantinople contains a corn-
inunicated note blaming in strong terms the specu-
lations which had taken place in the exchanges.
The Bedouins of Damascus had pillaged the ca-
ravan to Mecca, and carried off, among other
things, the presents destined for the tomb of the
prophet.

FRANCE.
PARIS, THURSDAY.

The Moniteur of yesterday announces that her
tritannic Majesty has conferred twenty-one silver
Modals on as many French sailors for service ren-
dered by them, in the month of January last, on
the coast of Calais, to the English merchant-ship
4eel, wrecked on that coast. Also, a gold medal
to Dr. Charles-Felix-Garasso, of Calais, in ac-
knowledgment of the care he bestowed on the
only sailor of the Excel who survived the disaster.
There will be an election on May 30 for a vacant
seat in the Corps Legislatif for the department of
the Orne. The Government candidate will be
opposed.
The Courrier du Bas Rhin announces that M.
Ifligeou was elected a deputy to the Corps Legis-
latiff by 15,700 and odd votes to 14,350 given to
M. Keller-Haas, the Government candidate.
All hope of saving M. de Pane, the unfortunate
person who was wounded in the late duel by the
Sub-Lieutenant Hyene, is abandoned. It is found
that the liver is pierced. The surgeons attending
him report that he cannot live.
BOURSE, May 20.—A general rally took place
at the close of the market on a report that the
English Cabinet had obtained a majority against
Mr. Cardwell's motion. The following were the
closing quotations :

4i per Cents 93 25
Do. end month —
3 Cent. ..... 69 70
Po. end month 69 75

Credit Fonder
Belgian 44
Piedmontese (5)
Roman 934
Austrian
Spanish Threes
Home Debt •
-FoR CASH.

•••• Waal • •.84,
Bank Shares...••-
Credit Mobilier 680
Do. Account 6BO --

RAILWAYS.•
Orleans
Northern
New Ditto 745
Lyon and Meditaran. 737
New Ditto ••
Geneva

Midi
Western 555
Strasburg
Grand Central
Sardinian
Austrian

NORWAY AND SWEDEN.

The Prince Regent opened the session of the
Norwegian Stcrthing, at Christiania, on the 14th
Instant.

His Royal Highness commenced by an allusion
to the disasters caused by the commercial crisis of
last year, and from which Norway had not escaped :
"The probability (continued the Prince) tbat the
Treasury, the receipts of which are chiefly the produce
of indirect taxes, will not be able in due time to meet
the expenses enumerated in the Budget, and the
IleCeSsity of adopting certain extraordinary mea-
sures to succour those branches of industry which
are suffering, have inspired his Majesty with the
wish of executing such measures, with the concert
of the elect of the nation, as will be proper to satisfy
the wants cf the moment.
"His Majesty has full confidence in your patriotism
and counts upon your active support to resist the pres-
sure of circumstances.
"His Majesty learned with deep regret the misfor-
tune which has befallen the capital, as well as the com•
mercial town of Mess.

T" These conflagrations, of so frequent occurrence, im-
periously remand the introduction of reforms into the
present regulations concerning the architecture of cities,,
so as to shield them more efficaciously from disasters of
this nature,"
In conclusion, the Prince Regent announced to
Storthing that no favourable change had taken
place in the state of health of his august father,
the King.