The Sun.
London, England, 1857-05-01 00:00:00

LATEST NEWS.

AMERICA.
(BY ELECTRIC "TELEGRAPH.)

LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY MORNING.

The Liverpool and Philadelphia screw steam-
bhip City of Manchester has arrived with advices
from New York to the 16th ult., which have been
anticipated by the arrival of the Ariel.
She brings no specie. •

THE WEST INDIAN MAIL.
(BY ELECTRIC TELEVRAPLto
SOUTHAMPTON, FRIDAY MORNING.

The West India steamer Magdalena was tele-
graphed off Hurst at 11.15 a.m. She will be up
here about 1 o'tlock.

BERLIN, THURSDAY.

The entire bill remodelling the taxes upon manu-
factures has been adopted by a majhrity of 187
against 87. The impost upon the shares of public
companies was provisionally adopted. The tax
upon transferable shares was to be applied to the
stock of the Bank of Prussia.

FRANCE.
PARIS, THURSDAY.
A. Council of Ministers, at which the Emperor
presided, was held yesterday at the Tuileries.
The Grand Dake.Constmtine of Russia arrived.
at Paris at 5 o'clock this evening. He was con-
veyed in an open carriage to the Tuileries, along
the Boulevards. Prince Napoleon accompanied
him. An immense crowd had assembled to see
him pass.
We are still wizhcnt the answer of Prussia to the
Neufchatel dispute.

A letter from Marseilles gave some particulars
concerning the Grand Duke Constantine's proceed-
ings in that city. It says :—" On Tuesday morn-
ing, the Prince, accompanied by the authorities and
by his suit, went to the new port, where they em-
barked on board the Hermus steamer, and took an
excursion in the roadstead. After having proceeded
as far as opposite the Prado, the steamers turned
round and steered towards the new port. When the
steamer was passing between the Isles, a signal was
given and the large mine of the Frod was made to
explode. The detonation was made exceedingly
loud, and a column of thick smoke was thrown up,
which, for several minutes, completely enveloped
the part of the Ile de Ratonneau situated below the
fort. This difficult operation was attended with
perfect success, and it is calculated that the part of
the bill detached was not less than 150,000 cubic
metres. An immense number of persons bad
embarked in steamers and boats to witness the
operation. The Grand Duke afterwards pro-
ceeded to the port of La Joliette, and alter having
visited the new docks returned to the Hotel d'Orient.
A little after three o'clock, his Imperial Highness
went to Mempenti, visit the extensive foundry
at that place. He was received by the director and
other members of the compiny, and visited in de-
tail the dfferent parts of the establishment. In the
evening, the Princeand his suite vieited the theatre."
The folewing telegraphic despatches have been
received in Paris :
" MARSEILLES, April 20.--The representation at
the theatre, in honour of the Grand Duke Constan-
tine, as as of a most brilliant description. To-day,
after a religious service iu the Greek chapel, the
Prince left Marseilles, having made considerable
donations. He will arrive at Lyons at a quarter
past six."
" VIENNA, April 28.—An imperial decision has
ordered the geveroment to take into consideration
whether it will not be advisable to suspend all new
joint-stock enterprises during the present mone•ary
crisis. The result is to be published without delay."
"BERNE, April 29th.—The Federal Council has
authorised unanimously the signing of the treaty.
Two members proposed to submit at once the
question to the Federal Assembly, with a recom-
mendation in its favour."
" Baters, Aeril 30th.—The Federal Council has
decreed the immediate publication of the treaty, as
also of an annexed protocol, adding to it the tenor
of the piitnitive demands of Prussia and the first
instructions given to Dr. Kern."
I heard two or three days ago (says the Times
Paris corresp)ndent) that the Presse would, on the
very day of the ( 4rand Duke's entry, contain an
article on the English alliance, and that this article
would be, if not written, at all events inspired, by
a personage of exalted rank, whose dislike of all
that is RuE.sian is very etrobg. The article has ap-
peared in the Presse of ttis evening, and the paper
began to be sold at the very moment the Grand
Duke was passing. It begins wi.,11 this phra-e "
The alliance of England and Franca is one of the
fundamental bases of European civilisation. The day it
is seriously disturbed the same blow will disturb the en-
tire edifice. We must. then take care to lay a hand on that
corner stone, for its fall would be alike fatal to both coun-
tries. The community of their interests is evident, and it
lathe blind only who will not recognise it. Whoever sees
and understands must not allow his eyes or his thoughts
to be diverted from this great object by petty obstacles."
This is the concluding passage :
" Democratic France is the ally of free England. We
recognise in this alliance the great political necessity of
the 19th century, and we hail it as the pledge and the
security of the future."
Boman, April 30.—The following were the last
quotations :
Cash. Pr. c.
14 per Cents
3 per Cents OB 70
Bank Shares 4,375
Credit Mobilier 1,280 Roman
Do. Account 1,280 Austrian
Belgian 4)
rieduziontese (5) 9O Home Debt
ItATLWAYS—FOR CASH.

End of 3fonth.
911 r.
68 90

U. C. fr c.
Orleans 1,470 Westorn
Northern
Lyons 1,490 New Ditto
Meliterranoan 2,010 Grand Central . ..... 600
Geneva
Midi - Austrian Cote•