The Sun.
London, England, 1858-07-24 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PARIS, FRIDAY.
The Conference yesterday held its twelfth sitting
at the Hotel of the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
The Pata•ie contains the following reflections on
the various dangers which at present beset the
Ottoman Government :

"We do not consider these dangers insur-
mountable, provided measures are adopted which,
in all wisdom, ought to have been taken two years
ago. However serious may be the troub'es in
Syria and other Asiatic provinces, it is not there
that the attention of the Porte must be principally
directed. The state of the European provinces,
though apparently less agitated, claims its chief
attention. In Asia, the pretensions of the undis-
ciplined and fanatical population may be met with
discharges of artillery. In Europe, it is necessary
to give confidence to' a tranquil population, sin-
cerely devoted to the Sultan, and which was driven
to arms by the very excess of oppression. Let this
population ba delivered from the horrible rule of
the Turkish autkorities, and treated with fairness,
and it will at once lay down its arms. In order
to obtain this result, neither troops, vessels, nor
cannon are required, but a firm will is essential."
BOURSE, July 23.—The following were the last
quotations :
II per Cents 95 80 Credit Fonder ..... GOO
Do. end month 95 85 Belgian 991
3 per Cent. ..... 68 35 Piedmontese (5)
Do. end month 6B 30 Roman 9O
Bank Shares ... 3103 Austrian

Credit Mobilier 615 (Spanish Threes ......... 436,
Do. Account 615 Illome Debt —

RAILWAYS.-FOR CASH.

Orleans
Northern
New Ditto 755
Lyon and Mediteran 7SS
New Ditto
Geneva

Midi — 5'2A
Western
Eastern
Grand Central ...
Sardinian
, Austrian

PORTUGAL.

LISBON, July 4:7.—Sir Morton Peto and nine
engineers arrived on the 11th inst. by the Tagus.
This arrival of Sir Morton is most opportune, inas-
much as it puts a stop to all the damaging rumours
which have been so industriously circulated, and
insures at the same the inestimable advantage of
a railway to Oporto. It was thought that Sir
Morton would have retutued to England by this
packet, but there has been so much to do in arrang-
ing preliminaries with the Government, that ha
has been obliged to postpone his depature for the
next. He has not yet been able to form a definitive
company, but has found quite sufficient funds to
commence and carry on the works. Some altera-
tous and modifications are being made in the ori-
ginal contract, which necessarily cause delay.

It is said that the Minister of Marine has sent
orders to London for the construction of pilot and
life-boats. It is also reported that instructions have
been given to mount rocket mortars in various parts
of the coast which are reputed dangerous localities.
The bar of Lisbon and the coasts of Portugal in
general are notoriously unprovided with the means
or assisting vessels in danger, or providing proper
pilotage at the entrances of the different seaports.
General Morgan, the new American Minister,
and his lady, have arrived in Lisbon.

S-PAIN.The Madrid journals of the 19th do not contain
any political news. Those of the ministerial party
say that there was no truth in the reports which
were current that the Ministers of the Interior,
Finance, and Justice contemplated. retiring. The
Espana recommends that a ship of war shall be
sent to Cherbourg, to enable its officers to study in
the English and French fleets the latest nautical
improvements ; also, that military officers shall b.:
sent to Chalons to study the camp there. In several
provinces the Moderado
party had appointed com-
mittees to prepare for the elections. The heat in
most parts of Spain was excessive. It is said that
the harvest will be only of a middling character,
but the vintage fine.

A Berlin letter states that a rumour prevails
that the Kier:, will leave Tegernsee towar ls the
end of the month. His Majesty is represented as
being most desirous to return to his favourite resi-
dence, Sans-Souci. The same letter adds that
during the visit of Queen Victoria to Babelsberg,
the Duke of Saxe-Coburg Gotha, brother of Prince
Albert,
and general of cavalry in the Pru=sian ser-
vice, will come to meet her Majesty.

Accounts from Stockholm describe the baptism of
the son of the Duke of 03trouothia, which took
place with much ceremony. The infant received
the names of Oscar Gustavus Adolphus. All the
members of the Royal Family were present, with
the exception of the King, whose health is still
weak. A letter from the same capital states that
the Prince Regent will shortly start for the north
of Swedvn and Lapland, where he has the inten-
tion of founding military colonies by means of con-
demned prisoners.

The capture of the forts at the mouth of the Peiho
occupied two hours, and the loss was 74 wounded and
12 killed, mostly French. The allied forces were ad-
vancinz upon Tientsin.