The Sun.
London, England, 1859-12-22 00:00:00

THI SUN, LONDON,I-THITRSDAY EVENING; DECEMBER 22, 1859

LATEST NEWS.

The following telegrams have been received at
Mr. Reuter's office :

THE BOMBAY MAIL.

The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-
ship Vectis, with the mails from Bombay, arrived
at Marseilles at noon yesterday. The mails left for
London at 3 p.m. The letters will be delivered on
Friday.

ADEN, DEC. 8.

The Imperador (with 926 knots of the Indian
cable on board) arrived. All well. Passage, 67!
days.

The Captain Coorce (query, Cook ?), from
Kurrachee, with the East India Company's dis-
banded troops, beating into Table Bay, grounded.
After landing troops and throwing cargo over-
board, with the assistance of the Imperador, she
floated again next morning (Nov. 13). When the
Imperador left the troops were re-embarking, and
the ship reported making no water.

PARIS, DEC. 21, 12.5 P.M.
The Bourse opens very firm. Rentes, 70f. 50c.
3.28 P.M.

Rumours of an intended reduction of the interest
on the Treasury Bills (Bons de Tresor) were cur-
rent to-day on the Bourse.

It was also said that the Moniteur of to-morrow
will contain a report of the Minister on general
financial affairs.

Funds have materially improved, and the final
quotation of Rentes, 70f. 65c., shows an advance of
nearly d since yesterday.

BERNE, DEC. 21.

In reply to a memorandum addressed by Switzer-
land to the Powers composing the Congress, the
majority have expressed themselves favourable to
the admission of Plonipotentiaries of Switzerland
at the time when the Congress deliberates on the
neutrality of the province of Savoy.

FRANCE.

PARIS, WEDNESDAY.

The Moniteur contains the following list of ap-
pointments to different embassies :—" Secretaries
—Baron de Reinach, at Stuttgardt ; M. de Bour-
queney, at the Hague ; Count de Courcy, at Canis-
ruhe; M. Borely, at Athens ; Count de Breteuil, at
Florence; and Count de Breda, at Darmstadt.
First Secretaries—Marquis de Chateaurenard, at
London; M. Fournier, at St. Petersburg; Count de
Bondy, at Madrid ; Marquis de Cadore, at Rome ;
Count de Mosbourg, at Vienna ; and M. Rothan, at
Frankfort. Second Secretaries—M. Dollfus, at
Berlin ; M. Saillard, at Munich ; Count de Gabriac,
at Rome ; Marquis de Piennes, at Naples. Third
Secretary—the Marquis de Moges, at Rome."
A duel came off to-day between two well-known
personages, who had some dispute at the Grand
Opera. One gentleman was slightly wounded,
when the antagonists shook hands.
THE BOURSE, Dec. 21.—The market has been
very firm, with improving prices, owing to a re-
port that the rate of the Bons du Tresor will be
lowered, and the financial report of M. Magne pub-
lished to-morrow. Threes, after having been at
70f. 45c., improved to 70f. 65c. ; Mobilier varied
from 845 f. to 852 f. 50c. ; Lombard, 570 f. 50c. to
578 f. 75c. ; Austrian, 571 f. 25c. to 575 f, ; Orleans,
1,417 f. 50c. to 1,430 f. ; Lyons, 937 f. 50c. to 945 f. ;
Southern, 535 f. to 537 f. ; Northern, 971 f. 25c. to
977 f. The following were the last quotations:—

Ai per Cents. .... 96 75 Credit Foncier 722 '5O
Do. end month .. Belgian 4} —
3 per Cents 7O 51 Piedmontesa (5) .. 85 50
Do. end month 7O 65 Roman B4
Bank Shares 2BBO Austrian —
Credit Mobilier .. 852 50 Spanish Times
Do. Aceewit ..... 851 25 Home Debt 43 50