The Sun.
London, England, 1857-01-15 00:00:00

LATEST NEWS.

PRUSSIA AND SWITZERLAND.

BERLIN, WEDNESDAY.

It is stated in high circles that the King
persists in claiming the preliminary liberation
of the prisoners, though disposed to abandon his
claims to the sovereignty of Neuchatel, provided
he is allowed to retain his proprietorship in the
chateaux of Neuchatel and Locle, with a revenue
of 20,000 dollars, and the Prussian flag to remain
on both chateaux.

The Krettz Zeitung affirms that Prussia has
agreed to no other arrangement than that of
entering on negotiations when the prisoners shall
be unconditionally released. It maintains that
the Powers required nothing else of her.

BERNE, JAN. 14.

The Committee of the National Assembly ap-
pointed to consider the message of the Council, in
recommending the adoption of the proposals, add
the following phrase :—" And whereas by all
communications received, the independence of
the canton of Neuchatel appears to be secured,
Switzerland is disposed to assistin the maintenance
of peace, as far as her honour and her indepen-
dence will permit." The Committee proposes to
sit in permanence when the Assembly shall
have adjourned, after to-morrow's meeting.

The Committee of the State Council is also
unanimous for the adoption of the proposals with
the exception of M. Fazy.

MARSEILLES, WEDNESDAY.

The India Mail arrived this afternoon at five
o'clock, and leaves this evening for London at
tan.

The Paris Correspondent of the Morning Pos
(second edition), says :

" I understand the Governments of England
and France, now that the Treaty of Peace has
been confirmed by the second Conferences, are
turning their attention to the allied occupation
of the kingdom of Greece. It is stated that
despatches have even left Paris calculated to make
way for a speedy evacuation ; but according to
the latest advices I have received from Athens,
Mr. Wyse, her Britannic Majesty's representa-
tive, had not yet received his instructions
on this subject. The Russian diplomacy is
represented as being very anxious to witness the
retirement of the allied forces. It will be remem-
bered that the occupation of Greece was rendered
imperative during the war, by the well-known
leaning of the Court of Athens towards a Russian
policy which had intrigued to cause the Hellenes
to create a revolt in Turkey, and thereby embar-
rass our ally the Sultan by a necessary diversion,
at a moment when the Ottoman armies were
required elsewhere. The presence of the Anglo-
French forces prevented this movement, and they
have remained in the neighbourhood of Athens
ever since, as no change has taken place to justify
their retirement. King Otho was kept on the
throne of Greece as a constitutional Sovereign, but
he has gradually reduced the Chambers to a
powerless body, and even persecuted the Liberal
and National party. The Queen and the Court
show very little respect for England and France,
and continue to be the instruments of Russian
views in the East. To such an extent has the
Government of King Otho allied himself with the
Northern Courts, that the Governments of Eng-
land and France (certainly the former) have fre•
quently had occasion to remonstrate with the
Cabinet of Athens."