The Sun.
London, England, 1857-04-03 00:00:00

EGYPT.

ALEXANDRIA, March 24.—The works on the
Cairo and Suez Railway are progressing with every
despatch, and 39,.miles of rails have been laid,
upon which a daily traffic is conducted for the con-
veyance of men and materiel. At the present
moment the temporary branch which is to connect
the line with the central station of the old carriage
road is in course of execution, the object being to
render the first half of the line at once available
for the conveyance of goods and passengers in
transit through the country. M. Mouchelet, the
chief engineer of the line, seems, notwithstand-
ing the alarming reports that have lately obtained
circulation, to be pezfecrly unshaken in his confi-
dence that the work will be brought to a successful
issue ; and it is even asserted that, as far as regards
difficulties arising from the nature of the ground,
the greatest have been already overcome. The total
rise of the line will, I am informed, be about 700
feet, the highest gradient being lin 175. There is
always more or less fear of delay from the difficulty
of providing a sufficient number of labourers, but
at this moment about 4,000 men are employed on
the line, and Said Pasha having for the present
abandoned the intention of commencing the con-
struction of the "Alimentary Canal," in connection
with M. de _Lesseps' project, there is every pro-
bability of that number being fully maintained if
not increased.

Among other improvements connected with the
transit department, it has been phosed to pro-
long the railway from the present station at Alex-
andria, along the banks of the harbour, to the
Customhouse and Arseml, where specie and goods
could be landed from the steamers with greater
safety, that part of the harbour being completely
sheltered'from the violent north-west winds which
often prevail in the winter season ; but the plan is
opposed on the ground that its execution would be
attended with heavy expense, and that it would,
moreover, interfere with the traffic of the harbour.
Up to the present, therefore, no final decision ap-
pears to have been adopted.

FRANCE.

PARTS, THURSDAY EVENING.

Admiral Hamelin, Minister of Marine, has re-
ceived a report, dated Batavia, February 10, from
Lieutenant de Lavaissiere de Lavergne, who com-
manded the Duroc at the time of her wreck on the
Ilot-Mellish. The report gives an account of the
proceedings of himself and crew from the time .of
the accident until their arrival at the above port,
but it adds nothing to the long details we have al-
ready given on the subject.
There was no meeting of the Neuchatel Confe-
rence to-day, and it is not certain that there will
be one to-morrow. It is difficult to ascertain how
the matter is really getting on ; it is doubted whe-
ther the Plenipotentiaries themselves can say any-
thing positive about it. The demands of Prussia,
under discussion yesterday, are said to, be these—a
full and complete amnesty for those who
took part in the insurrection of September ;
conservation of the title of the Prince of
Neuchatel ; payment to the King by the Helvetic
Confederation of 2,000,000 as a compensation for
the revenues of Neuchatel; restitution of the
property of the Cnurch incorporated in the
year 1848 with the property of the State ; pay-
ment by the Helvetic Confederation of the expenses
occasioned by the events of September, and by
the occupation ; contribution by the population
to the expenses at the charge of the State ;
amnesty for all political offences anterior to the
events of September ; guarantee by the State for
the capital and. interest of pious establishments,
hospitals, &c.,lparticularly of the sum bequeathed
by the ,Baron de Gury ; and suspension of all dis-
cussion relative to the constitution of Neuchatel
until after the expiration of a term of six months.
A Paris lett3r in the Independarwe of Brussels
says:--" The expedition to Kabylia has been fully
organised. The command of the three divisions, of
which it is to be composed, has been given to
Generals Renault, Macmahon, and Yousouf. Mar-
shal Randon, who is to have the command in chief
of the expedition, will proceed with the column of
General Yousouf. General Trochu is to command
the first brigade of the division of General Mac-
mahon."

Signor Manin has forwarded to Turin a sum of
2,000 f., the amount of a collection made in Paris
to purchase guns for the fortress of Alessandria.
M. Manin had previously sent from Paris 5,000 f.
for the same purpose.
The Sun, Globe, and Express were seized yester-
day at the post•office.
Boum; April 2.—The following were the last
quotations
cash. fig. c.
4i per Cants
3 per Cents 69 95
New Loan

End of lconth.
--fr.

70 65

Bank Snares 4,175 Roman
Credit Mobilier 1,442 50 Austrian
Belgian Fives lOl Spanish Threes
Piedmontese (5) 9O 50 Home Debt
RAILWAYS-Eoit CASH.
_tr.c.

fr C
Orleans
1,560 Western
Northern 1,050 Strasburg
Lyons 1,595 New Ditto
Mediterranean 9,140 Grand Central
Lyons Geneva
Midi , BlO Austrian Com.