The Sun.
London, England, 1859-04-21 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PARIS, WEDNESDAY.
The note in the Moniteur and the explanations
of the British Ministry are commented on by
several of our Paris contemporaries. The Patrie,
it will be remarked, does not agree entirely with
the views entertained in the note on the subject of
the general admission of Italian States to the
Congress :
" The two concessions," says that journal,
" made by the French Government to the desires of
its ally, the Queen of England, in order to establish
the definitive understanding which must precede

the meeting of the Congress, represent assuredly
the extreme point of conciliation. It is impos-
sible to presume that Austria will once more reply
to these conciliatory proposals by fresh difficul-

ties which, this time, might be considered as a
definitive refusal to participate in the negotiations
which she had at first accepted. We consider it
to be our duty to make one reserve -which seems
to be indicated by the nature Of things and by jus-

tice. We do not think that all the Italian States
can be admitted into Congress with the same rank.
Of all these States, not one is called upon like Pied-
mont to disarm, and her admission with a delibera-

tive voice represents the compensation of the
sacrifice demanded of her. With respect to the
otheC States, nothing would be more useful than to

listen to their views, but were they admitted with
deliberative faculties it would result that Rome,
Naples, Paima, Tuscany, and Modena would bring
to Congress five voices, or as many as the five great
Powers. • It strikes us that the Congress should be
composed of Austria, Great Britain, Frarice, Pied•
mont, Prussia, and Russia with deliberating powers.
The other Italian States would be represented by
plenipotentiaries without those powers."
The following is from the Debats :—" None of
the orators who spoke in the name ("the Cabinet
mentioned the compromise proposed by France
concerning the admission of Sardinia and the other
Italian States to the Congress. In ordeatto explain
this silence, it may be well to remark that the new
proposal of France is of recent date, and that the
determination of England is not yet known. Ac-
cording to the English ministers, France and Aus-
tria are always at issue, not only on the point of
knowing whether the disarmament shall or shall
not precede the meeting of Congress, but also on
the question whether the measure of disarmament
shall be applied to Sardinia as well as to the other
Powers."

The Pays observes :—"The plain statement of

the Moniteur is of a nature to prove to the most
prejudiced mind that the Imperial policy has not
once departed from the moderation—we would
willingly say the magnanimity—which has always
stamped the acts of the Emperor Napoleon III."
The Gazette de France draws the most pacific
conclusions from the note :—" France, as seen in

this note, has not hesitated in adopting any of the
proposals made by England, to prove the sincere
desire with which she is animated to obtain a
pacific solution of the prevailing questions; and
the Government has remained faithful to the pro-
gramme of Bordeaux, L'.Ernpire c'est lu paix.'"
The Unirers has no confidence in the Congress :
—" It may be asserted that the Congress, if it takes
place, will confine itself to confirming the disarma-
ment by protocols, which will leave things in their
place, saving a few insignificant modifications. In
definitive, all this agitation of Europe, all these
efforts of Governments in favour of peace or war,
all these councils of diplomatists will end in an
insult offered to the Holy Father. Prussia, who
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Indies, are about to give lessons of humanity,
justice, liberality, and clemency to the Papal States,
while two great Catholic Governments will consent
to the scene in order to escape difficulties ! - May
Divine mercy have pity on this poor population
it is not the people that acts in such a manner."
The Ilioniteur publishes the official returns of
the receipts arising from the customs duties and
indirect taxes for the first quarter of the present
year. The amount has been 41,990,689 f. to
40,793,299 f. in the corresponding pet iod of 1858,
and 44,201,120 f. in 1857. During the month of
March the receipts have been 15,578,610 f. to
14,951,043 f. and 16,156,642 f.

BOURSE, April 20.—The market opened very
buoyantly under the influence of the report that
Austria has agreed to the admission of Piedmont
to the Congress, and a rise of per cent. on Consols
further increased the favourable effect already,
produced. Threes have been done at 68f. 25c., but
have reced to 68f. sc. Mobilier have risen from
692 f. 50c. to 697 f. 50c. ; Austrian, 530 f. to 535 f. ;
Lombardo-Venetian, 515 f. to 517 f. 50e. ; Orleans,
1,272 f. 50e. to 1,277 f. 50c. ; Lyons, 835 f. to 837 f.
50e. ; Northern, 907 f. 50c. to 910 f. ; Southern,
490 f. to 492 f. 50e. ; Eastern, 630 f. to 632 f 50c,
The last prices showed a slight decline, owing to
large realisations. The following were the last
quotations :

41 per C,ents. 95 70
Do. end month 95 601

3 per Cents 6B 05
Do. end month 67 95
Bank Shares 2750

Credit Mobilier .. 690
Do. Account ..... 688 75

Credit Fonder 645
Belgian 4l .
Piedmontese (5) . . 77
Roman —
Austrian
Spanish Threes
Home Debt —

RAILWAYS.

Cash. Account.
Orleans
Northern 916 25 911 25
New ditto 7Bl 25 .. 787 50
Lyons and Mediterranean 836 25 832 50
New ditto —
Geneva — 512 50
Southern
Western 535 .. 532 50

Eastern
Sardiniam 377 50 .. 375
Austrian

Exchange on London, at sight, paper, 25f. sc. ; money,
25f. se. ; three months, paper, 24f. 971 e.; money, 24f. 90c.

THE OVERLAND MAIL.

We have reeeived our letters and papers in an-
ticipation of the Bombay Overland Mail, The fol-
lowing is taken from the Bombay Standard of
March 26 :
" CENTRAL INDIA AND RAJPOOTANA.

"We have said that the tariff completely absorbed
public attention. It has not done so to the detriment
of any other important event. We have not to re-
cord any startling incidents from the field of rebel-
lion in Rajpootana or Central India. Tantia Topee
is still concealed, no one knows where. Feroze
iStah is equally invisible. The Rao, accompanied
by Adil Mahomed of Bhopaul and a few followers,
is still in the jungles that surround Seronge. The
Rao -sent his Vakeel on the 9th of March to Bri-
gadier Napier to treat for surrender, but up to the
19th inst. he had not carried his avowed purpose
into effect. Such means as it was possible to take
had been adopted to prevent him from making his
escape altogether. Major Chetwood of the Bth
Hussars, was hovering round the jungles to watch
him, and Brigadier Wheeler had moved a force from
Saugor towards Seronge for the same purpose.
The state of the Dumoh and Banda districts re-
mains unaltered. Captain Mayne, Colonels
Apthorpe and Rees are out in those districts watch-
ing, rather than pursuing the rebels, who have
taken refuge in the great Jhajud jungles.