The Sun.
London, England, 1859-03-10 00:00:00

SARDINIA.

The Piedmontese Gazette publishes the text of a
convention concluded by Sardinia and France on
the 23d November, 1858, relative to the convey-
ance of travellers and merchandise on the Sax.' do-
French railway :—" Bythis convention, a Sardinian
Custom-house office is established at the French sta-
tion of Culoz, near the Piedmontese frontier. The
French and Sardinian Custom-house offices at that
station are to have separate sheds and warehouses.
The police of the station is entrusted to the French
authorities, but the Sardinian Custom-house officers
are to be amenable solely to the laws of their own
country. They are to be exempt from all French
taxes, and from serving in the national guard, and
to be on a perfect footing of equality with the
French Custom-house officers. In cases of in-
fringement of the Sardinian Customs Laws, the
French authorities shall, at the request of the Sar-
dinian authorities, examine witnesses, collect in-
formation, and notify the results to the Sardinian
authorities, as also notify to the parties concerned
the summonses and sentences emanating from the
Sardinian tribunals. Crimes and delinquencies
committed at the station or on the railway in France
are to be judged by the French authorities. The
Sardinian Government engages not to appoint to
the Guloz station any agents condemned by Sardi-
nian tribunals for civil or political offences, or for
infringement of the customs laws. Passports may
be vised by the Sardinian authorities at the mixed
station of Culoz. The Sardinian Government pro-
mises the French one reciprocity, in the case of its
becoming necessary in the course of time to esta-
blish a French office on the Sardinian territory,
in consequence of the construction of some other
railway."

FRANCE.

PARIS, WEDNESDAY.

Mr. Bruce, English Minister Plenipotentiary to
China, is expected this a&•ening at Paris. He will
set out to-morrow for Marseilles, with M. Bersolle,
Third Secretary of French Legation, who is the
bearer of the ratification of the Franco• Chinese
Treaty. They will embark immediately on their
destination.

The Constitutionnel publishes an article, signed
" Boniface," on the armaments of Austria in Italy.
The article states that the effective of the Austrian
troops in Italy has been increased from 50,000 to
180,000 men. The Austrian army, it appears, is
put in readiness for offensive movements in case
they should be wanted.
The movement of troops to the frontiers for the
purpose of being concentrated there is of a nature
to confirm those reports. Besides numerous artil-
lery, materiel has been despatched to Piacenza.
During the last few days cannon of large size have
arrived at Milan and Verona, part of which were
provided with carriages for 'the purpose of siege,
and part of them with carriages for the coasts.
This concentration of artillery allows the suppo-
sition that a veritable siege train is to be assembled
at Pavia, which can have no other aim than the
siege of the strong places in Piedmont
Their Majesties gave a grand fancy ball at the
Tuileries the night before last, which was marked by
extraordinary magnificence. The Emperor wore the
uniform of a superior officer of the time of Louis XV.,
and the Empress a court dress of the same period ,
red, black, and gold, sparkling with diamonds and
precious stones. The Princess Mathilde was attired
as a Queen of Syria, and the Princess Clotilda as
Mary Stuart ; Count de Nieuwerkerke represented