The Sun.
London, England, 1857-01-21 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PARIS, TUESDAY.
The Moniteur of yesterday states that the Impe-
rial Prince has been suffering during the last two
days from a slight catarrhal fever. He was better
on Monday evening, and his condition is not such
as to justify uueasiness.

The Neuchatel prisoners have arrived at Besan-
son. They have demanded permission to come to
Paris on parole until the question be decided, as
Paris is a more agreeable residence than the prin-
cipal town of the Doubs.

The appeal of Verger from the sentence of the
Court of Assize was received this day by the Pro-
cureur-General at the Court of Cassation. It was
at once handed over to MM. Reverohon and Thier-
celin, advocates attached to the same Court, whose
turn it is this week to examine appeals in criminal
cases. It is believed that the Court will pronounce
its decision on Thursday.
The 12th and 59th regiments of the line, forming
part of the garrison of Toulon, have received orders
to hold themselves in readiness to embark for
Algeria, where it is said they are to be employed in
the approaching campaign against the Ka byles.
Two other infantry regiments are under orders to
reinforce the army in Algeria.
The direct telegraphic communications between
Paris and London continue interrupted, but it is
hoped that in a few days they will be re-established,
as a despatch from Calais announces that the two
ends of the broken submarine cable have been
taken up.

It appears extremely probable that Count de
Morny will remain at St. Petersburg, for the pre-
sent, at all events. The causes which have pro-
duced this sudden change in the destinies of the
greatest and luckiest stock-jobbing speculator are
numerous, and will readily suggest themselves to
your imagination, and are partly personal, partly-
political, and partly financial. The Emperor ar-
dently desires to wean his near relation from those
speculating pursuits, which have lifted the Count
from poverty to the lap of opulence. His resi-
dence in Russia will keep him out of the reach
of those wily adventurers like Mires, Mil-
haud, Periere, and other successful specu-
lators, who were ever besieging the Count's ante-
chambers to obtain his name as director or gerant
of their operations. The enormous expenses in-
curred by the special embassy to Moscow for the
coronation will be reimbursed to the Count by a
grant of 600,000 f. (or 25,0001.), a sum which, it is
admitted on all bands, will not be adequate for the
splendid manner in which the Count represented
his newly-adopted country on that occasion. The
Count will receive a salary of 350,000 f. (14,0001.),
and will retain his place as President of the Corps
Legislatif, which will make a little addition of
5,0001. or 6,0001. a year to his income; in addition
to which his revenues will be increased from other
sources to a considerable amount, and will enable
him to excel in splendour and magnificence all
other European embassies at St. Petersburg.
M. Manin has addressed the following letter to
the editor of the Patric "Sir,—lt is with regret I address you this letter.
It is not my habit to enter into a discussion with
newspapers, but the question of the Swiss mercenaries
appears to me so important for Italy, that I should
take this opportunity to mention facts, which are
little or act at all known. I will not discuss
your opinion, for it is evident we should never
agree. Nor will I defend my style, which I admit to
be bad, nor that of my friends. I merely take the
liberty of observing that in a country where the
supreme power is held by one who was himself a
refugee it would perhaps be good taste not to use that
expression as an insult. As to the facts, I mai❑tain my
assertions, and I ask permission to rectify yours. I
have taken my information from official sources. The
' entire history of this affair is to be found explained
in the message of the Federal Council to the Swiss
Federal Assembly on the 13th of July, 1855. Nov it
appears from this document in an incontestable manner
that Switzerland never seriously desired to prevent the
enrolment of her citizens in foreign service. In
1849 it became necessary to make concessions to
liberal opinions, then powerful in Europe but
those concessions were illusory. The Federal Council
says so formally. The object of the existing Federal
Legislation is not to prevent citizens from entering
into the service of foreign States, nor into military bo•
dies.' We have nothing to add to such an explicit decla-
ration. You say, sir, that ' all the Federal Government
could do is to dc:dare that all their countrymen in the
service of Naples and of the Pope had forfeited their
quality of Swiss, and to confiscate their properties.' I
am perfectly of your opinion. But you add that the
Federal Government tried to do so several years since,
but that the menace did not succeed.' This is an error ;
if those means had been really and seriously employed
they would have succeeded. That is the reason it was
not attempted.

"Accept, Sir, the assurance of my distinguished con,
sideration. " MANIN."
" Paris, Jan. 18."
BOURSE, Jan. 20.—The following were the last
quotations :

- Cash. ft. c. End of Month.
44 per Cents
3 per Cents 6B 25 68 15
New Loan
_ _

Bank Shares 4,200 Roman (x d)
Credit Mobilier 1,407 50 Austrian
Belgian Five 5......... 99i— Spanish Threes
Piedmontese (5) 92 50 Home Debt
RAILWAYS—FOR CASE.

Orleans 1,392 50 Western 875 c
Northern 950 Strasburg
Lyons 1,385 New Ditto
Mediterranean ......1,785 Grand Central
Lyons Geneva ...... 750 Teste
Cott°

THE DANUBE.
The European Commission of the Daiube has
commenced its labours, and the following are the
observations collected on the subject of the Channel
of St. George and the Sulina, with the exception of
the mouths •
" The St. George is from 200 to 400 metres wide, with a
depth of from 7 to 14 metres, whilst the breadth of the
Sulina varies from 75 to 150 metres, and its depth from 5
to 7 metres. It appears, therefore, from these fir-t data,
that the St. George is more favourable to navigation than
the Sulina, as there is room in it for vessels to tack ; and,
moreover, towing can be carried on with much greater
facility. The length of the channel of St. George is 88
kilometres (55 miles), and that of the Sulina only 74 ; but
this difference of 14 kilometres is more than compensated
for by the distance of nearly 29 kilometres which separate
tho two mouths. A vessel which might have time to get
safely into the St. George's entrance might, in running the
extra distance to the Sulina, be caught by a north-east gale,
and be kept at sea for three or four days. The St. Gecr
Channel, from its mouth upwards, contains no serious ' e s
enable
a to navigation ; and the different bends in it
a vessel to tack and a winds,
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on the contrary, the obstacles are numerous and offer
seri-
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to wait for a change of wind or to employ men to tow
them. There are also in the Sulina several sandbanks, on
which vessels would ground without great care. On the
St. George there are severalerm elanr,
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by General DuSfoWlur :_TZERLAND.
The following is the Order of the Day published
;t:
"The General of the Federal Army invites the divi-
sional commanders
"Head-quarters, Zurich, Jan. 17.
announce to their troops that the
Legislative Councils the Confederation have adopted,
by a great majority, in their sittings of the 15th and
1603, the propositions of the Federal Council tending to
arrange the affair of Neuchatel in a pacific manner, but
without entailing prejudice on the dignity and honour
of Switzerland. Ile expresses to the soldiers of all
ranks his high satisfaction at the promptitude with
which they responded to the call of their country
when its independence was menaced, as well as at
their conduct under arms. They will continue to
prove in future, by their discipline, conduct, and re-
spect for the measures taken by the supreme authorities
of the country, that they merit the sympathy shown
them in all quarters. The General, in concert with the
chiefs of the Federal Army, will do all in his power to
relieve the position of the troops as far as it is comps.
tible with the requirements of the service. Ho is aware
of all that they have to suffer
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