The Sun.
London, England, 1859-10-17 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PARIS, SUNDAY.
BOURSE, Oct. 15.—The Syndic of the Agents-
de-Change read to•day to his colleagues the Im-
perial decree which authorises the brokers to

have one or two principal clerks to do business
even two hours before and two hours after
the time of regular business. The market has
been very firm. Threes, after having been
done at 69f. 60c., went up to 69f. 75c. Mobilier
varied from 795 f. to 803 f. 75c. ; Austrian, 547 f. 50c.
to 550 f. ; Lombard, 655 f. to 557 f. 50c. ; Lyons,
907 f. 50c. to 112 f. 50c. ; Orleans, 1,365 f. to 1,370 f.
The following were the last quotations

4 per Cents. .... 95 25 I Credit Foncier
Do. end month .. -- Belgian 4i 99 50
3 per Cents 69 751Piedmontese (5) .. 85 75
Do. end month 69 80' Roman B:5
Bank Shares .. 2825 Austrian —
Credit Nobilier .. 807 50 Spanish Threes
Do. Account ~.•• 805 Homo Debt 43 12

RAILWAYS.
Cash. Account.
Orleans
Northern 930 .. 935
New ditto 822 50 .. 820
Lyons and Mediterranean 907 60 .. 911 25
Geneva 540 .. 545
Southern
Western 567 50 .. 562 50
Eastern
Sarinan 415 .. 415
Austrian
Lombard ....
Exchange on London, at sight, paper, 251. 121 c. •, money,
25f. 11c.; three months, paper, 24f. 971 e.; money, 241, 95c.

PARMA.

PARMA, OCT. 12.

Yesterday, at half-pa;t 5 o'clock in the afternoon,
i.e., after post time, Parini actually arrived, as
was expected. He came in a post chaise and four,
a mode of travelling he prefers to the slow and not
sure French-made ricketty Central Italian Railway.
He had with him General Ribotti, Colonel Frapolli,
and other superior officers. Several Secretaries had
preceded him. This morning the following procla-
mation was posted up at the street corners :
" Parmesans I—Your city has been defiled by a
hideous crime. A deep stain has been inflicted on
our renown. The cause of freedom is disgraced.
An insult has been cast upon Italy—this Italy,
which, by the generous behaviour of all her people
hitherto, had been raised so high among civilised
nations.
" Public conscience demands a reparation; it shall
have it. The people charged me with the defence
of all their rights—foremost of all with the vindi-
cation of public justice. Crime shall not be left
unpunished. The name of Italy shall not be out-
raged in vain.
Citizens and National Guards I—Join me, and
give me the strength of your compact opinion ;
let us act together in the name of civilisation and
Italy 1 Our Italian banner waves where men are
lavish of life for its cause, not where a breach is
made in its honour. Our good King is wounded
to the soul. He is wont to rule over a people who
shed the enemies' blood on the battle-field : a people
who maintained freedom for themselv'es and won it
for others, no leis by their valour than by their
allegiance to the law.
"Parma, Oct. 11, 1859. cc FARINT."
Besides the Dictator's manifesto the following
was also published :
" General Commanding of the Troops of the Central

Italian League.—Order of the Day.
" Officers, Non-commissioned Officers, and Sol
diers,—The sense of the high mission with which I
was trusted, not merely to fight the enemies of our•
independence, but also with equal resolution to
maintain internal order, has moved me to appoint
General Ribotti to the general command of the
troops of the city and province of Parma.
" You have all heard with the same indignation
with which I am penetrated the atrocious crime
committed in Parma—a crime which reflects the
greatest obloquy on the name of Italy, and
which would neutralize all our warlike efforts
were it suffered to be repeated, or even suffered
to pass off unpunished. The defence of the
country is entrusted to hearts which beat under the
soldier's garb. An Italian should give or receive
death only on the battle-field. Your generals have
fought for freedom and independence. They spurn
all cowardly deeds—all outrages against law and
justice. " FANTI.
"Modena, Oct. 11, 1859."
In pursuance of these plain and brave words
small bands of Carabineers, led by the National
Guards, have proceeded to several arrests during
the night. The number of these arrests is as yet
greatly exaggerated ; and it is difficult to decide
whether or not the real actors of the horrible
tragedy of last Wednesday evening have been
secured. A man, who knows the town perfectly
well, shook his head as he heard the names of
the obscure individuals who have hitherto been
secured ; and as he walked with me, and saw se-
veral sinister-looking faces still moving freely
about the streets, coolly remarked that nothing
was done so long as such wretches were at

large. Unquestionably, the Government's mea-
sure comes rather too late ; and the domiciliary

visits of last night had been trumpeted: about in too
loud a key not to allow any man who had a mind
to do so to absent himself from home when he was
" wanted." At the same time, I must say that in
no instance, or very few—indeed only in one case
—has it happened that °• the nest was found still
warm, but the bird flown ;" so that it would seem
the Government have in their power those they
songht. Whatever arrests could have been made,
however, conviction of the real guilty persons is
by many censidered as next to impossible in this
town ; in the first place, owing to the hurry and
confusion in which that dark crime was perpetrated,
and then to the absence of a proper sense of duty
and reverence for the law on the part of the popu-
lace, and lack of moral courage in the better
classes. With all their high flourish, therefore,
the Dictator's proceedings are, in the opinion of
most persons, likely to lead to no greater results
than those which answered the general expectation
about the mountain in labour. By merely speaking
out their mind in fearless words in condemnation of
the atrocious and cowardly deed, and freely express-
ing their determination to bring its perpetrators to
condign punishment, there is no doubt but Parini
and Fanti have fulfilled a sacred duty ; and the
blame of moving too late in this business may with
full justice be said to rest less upon themselves
than upon the Ministers of the Parma Government
who received immediate orders to proceed, and
pleaded their inability, or even unwillingness, from
fear of civil bloodshed and anarchy likely to ensue;
to comply with the Dictator's peremptory intima-
tiolip.