The Sun.
London, England, 1857-08-31 00:00:00

LATEST NEWS.

FRANCE.
PARIS, SUNDAY E VEXING .
For the present there is no idea of a French ex-
pedition to Cochin China.
All the naval forces sent to China, by France,
have arrived at Macao.

A despatch from Naples says the Criminal Court
of Salerno has declared the passengers of the Cag-
liari entirely innocent of any participation in the
!ate attempt to, create revolt in the Neapolitan
dominions.
The Emperor, after leaving Paris on Saturday
at two o'cl ,ck, stopped at Epernay, to visit the
railway engine factory at that place, and arrived
at Chalons at half-past five. He visited the camp
at fifty minutes past six.
Before the Emperor left Paris, Cardinal Morlot,
Grand Almoner of the Emperor, took the oaths o
that office in the presence of the Ministers of State
M. Abbattucoi and Marshal Vaillant. There was
a Council of Ministers in the morning.
The closing of the Exposition of Fine Arts,
which was fixed lb:. the 31st of August, is post-
poned to the 15th of September.
The Debats contains the following :—"For some
days past, several journals have announced the
approaching rupture of diplomatic relations be-
ween the Courts of Turin and Naples. We think
we can affirm that such a rupture hay never ben
imminent, and that the incident alluded to has
been completely arranged to the satisfaction of the
two Cabinet. The note of M. Caraffa, Minist.-r
)f Foreign Affaira at Naples, addres=ed to the Sar-
dinian Minister at Naples, was withdrawn on the
observations, as just as moderate, of Count d
Cavour."

Tho calculations of the Frenth budget of the War
Ddpartment for 1858 have b:en established on
effective force of 392,400 men on a peace footing.
and with a contingent to incorporate of 75,000 men.
This contingent is composed of 39,300 infantry ;
18,430 cavalry ; 11,400 artillery ; 2,600 engineers ;
3,000 wziggob. train ; an I'7o veterans. The number
of pupils in the principal mill ary schools will, in
1858, undergo a verysen-ible diminution. The Poly-
technic School will during that year keep up 260 old
Ind. admit 130 new pupils, inA3ad of 310, whom it
supports at the pre.eilt time, and. 170 whom It
will admit in 1858. The Staff School, which now
!las 90 sub-lieutenant pupil 4, will only have 60 in
1858. The School of St. Cyr, which has now 800
pupils with 400 admissible during the present year,
will in 1858 have only 620, and will only admi.
300.

BOURSE, Aug. 29.—The following were the last
quotationB

Cash. Pr. c.
t. per Cents
3 per Cents
67

End of Month.
-fr. -
C 6 95

Bank Shares 2,795 Credit Foncier
Credit Mobilier 952 50 Itoinan
Do. Account 971 25 Austrian

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Belgian 4
Piedmontese (5) B9i— Home Debt

RAILWAYS-FOR CASS.

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Northern - Strasburg -
Lyons and Med 9OO -- New Ditto
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HOLLAND.

The session of the States-General of Holland was
clesed on the 26th by the Minister of the Irverior,
who delivered the following speech :
" Gentlemm,—By order of the King I now ClOit •
the session of the States General. Many important
matters have been brought, to a termination through
your co-operation. The first bases have been laid
fur the union of a ceit tin number of communes,
and new arrangements have been adopted relativ,-
to the deep-sea fisheries and the game laws ; navi-
gation has hem relieved from the borden of the
Sound dues ; and towards the end of the session
the difficult question cif • primary instcuctod wa,
decided by a general understanding in a manner
worthy of the high importance of the subject,
and in unison with the exalted mission of the
Legislative Body. The King followed with ptr-
ticular eatisfaetion the course of your proceed-
ings on that question, and he has confirmed the
modifications which were so much desired by ac-
cording to the law his supreme saucfon. Several
important bills, however, still remain undecided,
and the number has been recently increased by
that which relates to different branches of the me-
dical art. All these projects will not have been
presented in vain this session. In consequence of
the inquiries already made, or to be effected during
the nt et val of your absence, your discussions next'
ssi.,nt. will perhs.ps reluire less time, an" the
dtgati oii"Of your labours will be slOrtened. The
• opportunity of proving your soliei- ude for the in
• t 'rest§ of the country will be as little wanting in
yoar next session as in the present one. The Go-
vernment desires nothing better, gentlemen, than
to prepare the way for you, and to promote, by
uniting its efforts with yours, the welftre of the
coun.ry, which, thanks to the Most High, rejoi,!es
in so mtny Wessings. In the name of the King I
now d,-ellre this session of the States-General to be
closed."