The Sun.
London, England, 1857-05-06 00:00:00

SWITZERLAND.

The following letter has been addressed by Col.
Denzler, Member of the Grand-Council of Switzer-
land, to the Council of State of the Canton of
Neuchatel. It is looked upon as a manifestatiot.
of great importance, as emanating from a person
highly respected, and holding a high raiik in the
Federal army. Colonel Denzler is a citizen of
Zurich, but having married a rich heiress of 'he
canton of Neuchatel, procured the right of citizen_
ship of that canton, where he is settled. It was
Colonel Denzler who commanded the Republican
troops against the Royalist insurrection, aid he
enjoys the confidence of the army :
"M. President and Gentlemen,—l learnt yesterday
from the Bund, the semi-official organ of the Federal
Council, that the latter had resolved, on Saturday last,
to submit to you the proposal of arrangement of the
Paris Conference concerning the Neuchatel question, a
proposal against which there is much to be said.

" I understand, knowing the temperament of the Fe-
deral Council, that it is anxious to throw the responsibi-
lity of accepting or rejecting that proposal upon a third
party, and has selected you as its cat's paw to take the
cheanuts out of the fire.

"I learn to-day, from the same journal, that the Go-
vernment of the canton of Neuchatel will declare itself
satisfied, and it is asserted that a deputation of the said
Government will arrive at Berne to-day, bearing that
declaration.

"Gentlemen,—As leader of the Republican troops,
who, on the 4th of September, 1856, re-established con
ttitutional order in the Canton of Neuchatel, and as s
member of the Grand Council, I take the liberty of ad-
dressing a few words upon your course ofaction, premix.
ing that what the Band has a3vancei is true.
" I. I do not understand that you can consent that the
King of Prussia shall maintain in future the title of
Prince or Neuchatel and Valengin.
"2. I do not understand that you can consent that
he shall have an indemnity of 1,000,000 f., that he may
therewith reward the men who caused the disturbance of
peace among us.

"3. I do not understand that you can take a decision
on this subject, on your own responsibility, without cot-
rulting the Grand Council.

"I do not think that the Swiss people in general, and
the Neuchatel people in particular, mean that the au
thorities shoutd accept all these conditions and submit
to them, and that they are content to continue to follow
that policy of petty tiader:3 which has a'ready caused us
o many humiliations.

" I hope the Neuchatel people and its Grand Counci
ill oppose the propositions which it is wished to impose
upon us. I also hope that the Federal Assembly wil
not accept them. It is better to remain in the statu quo
We shall find means enough in the Canton of Neuchatel
to keep the Royalists in check.

"I declare to you at once that, during the ncxt ses-
sion of the Grand Council I shall bring forward a motion
the subject.

"Accept, M. President and gentlemen, the assurance
of my high consideration.
"L. DENZLER, Colonel, Member of the
Grand Council.

"Fleurier, April 28,"

FRANCE.

PARIS, TUESDAY EVENING.
The Emperor went at one o'clock yesterday to
visit the Grand Duke, and presented him with th.
grand cordon of the Legion of Honour. The Prince
went in the evening to the Grand Opera to witness
the repre•entation of the ballet of Marco Spada.
Prince Napoleon will go to visit the Exhibition
of Art Treasures at Manchester.

The re-organisation of the Bank of France has
not been postponed, but a new scheme for effecting
it is under discussion. It is proposed that the capi-
tal shall be fixer! at 300 million francs, of which
100 million shall he devoted to the purchase of
rent's, and 100 million shall be employed in giving
facilities to trade. There are to be five new regent
appointed, who will be chosen from amongst the
directors of railway companies ; and it is proposef
that the Bank shall ne longer be limited to the
rate of 6 per cent., in discounting bills of less than
90 days' date.
.

The following i the text of the expose des motifs
of the billpresented to the Legislative B )dy, open-
ing a credit of 180,000 f. for the purchase of the
tomb and habitation of the Emperor Napoleon I.
at St. Helena

"The Emperor has charged us with the mission
of presenting to the Legislative Body a bill for the
purchase in the Island of Sc. Helena of the resi-
dence of Longwood, and of the tomb in which,
for twenty years, the mortal remains of the first
Napoleon were deposited. The exhumation of
1840 did not remove everything from the island
of St. Helena, as two great relics still remained
there—an open prison and an empty tomb. But
industrial pursuits and speculation do not always
pause or bow before respect for great men. The
residence of Longwood has been appropriated to
the uses of an agricultural establishment. The
house in which Napoleon reiiided has been converted
into a farm building; a barn stands in the place
where he dictated his ideas ; and the room where
he breathed his last is now converted into a stable.
His tomb has also undergone deplorable transfer- '
mations. The ground in which the remains of the
Emperor lay belongs to a private individual ; Ame-
rican speculation disputes the possession of it with
the patriotism of France. It was necessary to put
an end to these profanations. The Govirninen et
her Britannic Majesty interposed its good offices to
enable France to purchase these relics—a testimony
of so much grandeur and of such great suffering.
Thanks to its intervention the domain of the State'
will extend beyond the Ocean to that land where
destinies without equal were accomplished. under
a preceding government, the shore where St. Louis
expired in the Regency of Tunis, near ancient Car-
thage, was consecrated by a mausoleum. A hcmage
as striking will be rendered to the Emperor, who
died under the sun of the tropics. Two great sou-
venirs will thus be raised at the two extremities of
that African land which our arms have opened to