The Sun.
London, England, 1859-01-31 00:00:00

SARDINIA.

The Turin journals publish the text of the bill
presented to the Chamber of Deputies by M. Lanza,
Minister of Finance, for a sum of 500,000 fr. as the
marriage portion of the Princess Clotilde, and
which bill was voted at once and unanimously,
The measure merely sets forth the intended mar-
riage, and then declires that the sum mentioned is
that which is designated by Art. 24 of the Statuto
as the amount to be given to each of the King's daugh-
ters when about to be married. The said journals
declared that, in addition, the King had expended
on the trousseau for the bride a sum of 384,000 fr.
On the evening of the .26th King Victor Emma-
nuel, the Princess Clotilde,, and Prince !Napoleon
h-onoured the Theatre Scribe with their presence, to
witness the representation of "Le Roman d'un
Seune Homme Pauvre." Their reception was
most enthusiastic.

FRANCE.

PARIS, SUNDAY.

General Fleury, first equerry to the Emperor,
having been designated by his Majesty to proceed
to Marseilles to compliment the Princess Clotilde
on her arrival in France, has left Paris for that
destination. The Empress, on her side, has sent
there Mme. de Saulcy and Mme. de Saucy to ac-
company the young Princess to Paris. Six state
carriages and 12 footmen left Paris yesterday for
Marseilles. The entrance of the bridal party into
Paris is fixed for Thursday, amidst great military
pomp. The apartments which their Imperial
Highnesses are to occupy look out on the Place du
Palais Royal.
The Council of State is at present occupied with
the task of examining the budgets of the various
Ministries. M. Delangle, Minister of the Interior,
attended yesterday to give explanations relative to
the credits proposed for his department.
" It is rumoured on what- appears to be good
authority," says a Paris letter in the Independance
of Brussels, " that Marshal Magnan will be nomi-
nated to thevacant post of Chancellor of the Legion
of Honour and that the Duke de INlalakhoff willsuc-
ceed him in command of the -army of Paris. In
that case, Count de Persigny will return as Ambas-
sador to England, where he is much liked. His re-
appointment to the London Embassy would be
considered a pacific symptom."
BOURSE, Jan. 29.—The opening of the market
was rather unsettled, but as purchases continued
for investment, prices improved. Threes, - after
having been done at 69f. 60c., improved to 68f.

85c., and receded to 68f. 55c. ; Mobilier varied
from 785 f. to 765 f. ; Austrian, 567 f. 50c. to 570 f.;
Lombardo-Venetian, 525 f. to 527 f. 50c. ; Orleans,
1,327 f. 50c. to 1,330 f. ; Lyons, 842 f, 50c. to
845 f. ; ' Northern, 937 f. 50c. to 940 f. ; Eastern,
625 f. to 627 f. 50c. The following were the last
quotations :-
4f per Cents. 97
Do. end month 96 95
3 per Cents 6B 70
Do. end month ' 68 75
Bank Shares. 2940

Credit Mobilier 787 ZO
Do, Account 787 50

Credit Fonder 650
Belgian 41 .
Piedmonteso (5) B5
Roman B7
Austrian

Spanish Threes —
Home Debt 4O

RAILWAYS.

Cash. Account.
Orleans - 1322. 50
Northern 940 - 936 25
New ditto. BlO .. EOB 75

Lyons and Mediterranean 843 75 .. 842 50
New ditto
Geneva .
Midi .

.. 567 50 .. 562 50

Southern

Western 595 .. 595
Eastern

Grand Central

Sardinian
___

Austrian

Exchange on London, at sight, paper, 25f. 12 c. ; money,
25f. 10c.; three months, paper, 24!. 97ic.; money, 24f. 96c.

PRUSSIA.

The statement of the Minister of Finance has been
published at length in the official paper (Staats-
anzeiger). The following figures may have inte-

rest :

The net surplus of revenue for the year 1858 was
2,866,000 thalers. This is distributed as follows :

Indirect Taxes

Thalers.
1,861,000

Direct Taxes ..
Railways ..
Telegraphs ..

568,000
400,000
83,000

The Post-office presents a small increase in the
receipts, but the increased expenditure far more
than swallows up this addition.
For the year 1859 the Finance Minister asks the
following sums, in addition to last year's esti-
mates :

Crown Dotation
Sinking Fund
Army 40

Additional Thalers.
500,000
250,000
485,000
. 847,000

Navy, &c.

CANAL THROUGH TILE ISTHMUS OF

KRATV.

We have read with considerable pleasure, the
documents at present existing on the proposed
scheme of cutting a ship canal across the Isthmus
of Kraw, in Malaya, so as to reduce the distance
between India, Siam, China, and Japan.
The Malayan Peninsula stretches out ' from
Burmah and Siam some eighteen hundred miles
into the China Sea, the culminating point being
the British settlement of Singapore. This penin-
sula varies in breadth from fifty to two hundred
miles, and is bounded on the western side by the
Gulf of Siam, and on the eastern side by the
Bay of Bengal and the Straits of Malacca. The
narrowest part of this peninsula is the Isthmus of,
Kraw, situated near the frontier of Burmah, Siam
and Malaya, and takes its name from the town of
Kraw, which appears to be of sufficient importance
to attain to the dignity of a native Governor. The
distance from the Bay of Bengal to the Gulf of
Siam, through this neck of land, is stated to be
about 50 miles, and although the details that have
reached us of the physical difficulties to be encoun-
tered from sea coast to sea coast are excessively
meagre, we confess we are rather sanguine that the
plan will be ultimately adopted. It appears that a
certain Capt. Forrest, some years ago, ascertained
from the Governor of Kraw that from the navigable
river on the western side of the Isthmus, to another
river on the eastern side, there was a portage o f
about 12 miles, and it is believed to be practicabl e
to construct a canal, at all events a railroad, across
this portion, so as to bring the two rivers into com-
munication with each other. Mr. Wise, who ap-
pears to take great interest in the scheme, addressed
a letter to Lord Clarendon on the subject as far
back as January, 1858, in which he asserts that, by
crossing the Isthmus of Kraw, a saving of weeks
with sailing vessels, and days with steamers, will
be effected in the journey from India to China. It
is-calculated that the distance saved by abandoning
the present detour through the Straits of Malacca
will be about 1,200 miles, the Isthmus being in the
parallel of 8 degs. N., and a vessel sailing from
Calcutta to Canton, round by Singapore, neces-
sarily crossing that parallel twice.—China Tele-
graph.