The Sun.
London, England, 1857-01-23 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PARIS, THURSDAY EVENING.
There was a Council of State yesterday at the
Tuileries, at which the Emperor presidei.
The Debats, in noticing the Smithfield meeting
of the 19th January, of workmen oat of employ,
says " these 16,009 men peaceably discussed the
means to be adopted to pass through the painful
crises to which they had to submit, and to shorten
its duration. It is not a small sign of the great-
ness of England, it is not a small homage to her
liberal institutions, that such meetings should have
such order and regularity in their proceedings, and
such a peaceable termination."
The Independance Belge maintains that London
will be the seat of the coming Conference on Neu-
chatel.

M. Chaix d'Est-Ange, who had been sent for
from Paris to Neuchatel, to defend the Royalist
prisoners, had, says a letter from Berne, concluded
au agreement by which, even in case the prosecu-
tion should be abandoned, he was guaranteed th•
trifle of two hundred thousand francs.

The Independance Belga states, on the authority
of its Turin correspondent, that the coolness be-
tween the Austrian and Sardinian Government is
by no means removed. An important personage,
and a member of the Sardinian Legislative Cham-
ber, has been ordered by the police to quit Milan,
whither he had come on some private business,
with no more delay than 24 hours. No other rea-
son was assigned than the fact of the impending
arrival of the Austrian Emperor. The person above
alluded to is no other than M. Plezza, who was
Minister of the Interior under King Charles Albert,
and who has since been one of the two vice.
presidents of the Senate.

The Chamber of Representatives of Belgium has
jusb aaoptod. by GO to 1 and. 12 abstoutiones tho
budget of the War Department for 1857.

The Emperor of Russia received on the 19th the
Marquis de Sauli, Sardinian minister, who pre-
sented his credentials. Server Effendi, charge
d'affaires of the Sultan, had afterwards the honour
to be presented to his Majesty.

The Constitutionnel mentions that the merchants
of Nantes have •igned a petition to the Emperor
appealing to the high and paternal solicitude of his
Majesty in favour of the numerous French citizens,
at the destruction of Greytown, by order of the
Government of the United States, on the 13th of
July, 1854.
THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.

We have received files of papers from Cape Town
to the 25th November inclusive.
The Graham's TOWII, Journal of the 18th of
November says

" No poet had arrived from the upper districts when
our paper put to press. All the rivers aro in a swollen
state.
"The . news from Ring William's Town this morning
is pacific. Unthala had given orders to his people to
plough."
The Oneida steamer, which left Southampton on
the 19th of October, arrived in Table Bay on the
24th of November. She experienced head winds
and fine weather all the way.

LOiVDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN

RAILWAY.

TRAFFIC REGULATIONS.

Awhile back we spoke in terms of commendation
of the rules and regulations issued by the directors
of ono of our railway companies for the guidance
of their officers and servants. We have much
pleasure
regulations issued
kingin like manner of the rules
and regat by the directors of the
above company, and contained in a handy little
sb
toaonke 0 n, ow
many lying ionfg theu beforerle s
us,
a.nd .e, in the first in-
stance,
areulati h
ontrosocanuognhllyy
acquainted
justly
yted with appreciated
the peculiarities
eu y those a .
larthes of the hire. With
others the case is different, and all that is needed
to decide on their
character is an average know-
ledge, and the exercise of a little common
sense. The book we are now noticing is highly
creditable to the directors. A glance over its
pages suffices to ascertain in what spirit they
carry
pbelr whos
on the management of the line. Not satis-
fied with copious yet succinct tables of instruction
for each class of officials and servants, the several
purport in brief, n
tables are preceded by an index, which gives the
may easilyter
ignorance,lYhil e , in
and oredenropai thato 6 f hemay b
ao plea for
m isolation or want of harmonious
action, every companyctohpeyaboutwith him, as
also to have a is required,
under penalty, to carry a
general acquaintance with the duties
official. The public safety and con-
venience, and the rights of individual passengers,
have evidently been the subject of anxious thought,
and throughout the rules and regulations may be
traced the fruits of enlightened experience. The
best commendation, however, of the management
of any lino is the past ; for the best rules and re-
gulations are worthless unless duly- enforced. To
this sort of commendation the London and South-
Western has no second-rate claim. It is not for-
gotten how admirably the public were accommo-
dated on this line on the occasion of the late
memorable naval review.
With the present hook
of instructions, carried
out like the last, the ma-
nagement of the London and South-Western line
is likely to acquire a high
reputation.

The expense of Greenwich Hospital is 20,000 a-year.
Toe sum paid In the year ended March for the En-
cumbered Estates Commission was 15,4001.
The quantity of spicen imported in the 11 months
ended November was 4,092,4571 b. and 3,755 owt. of
mento.
pi
GRANT FOR WICK RAIMOUR.—We are informed on
good authority that there is every prospect of Govern-
ment agreeing to include a vote of 20,0001. towards the
erection of Breakwater in the Bay of Wick, in the
estimates of 1857. No official announcement has bees
ma
Secretary to the Treasury returning to London a depu.
tation of the society's directors are to meet with them awl arrange the matter.—Nore4OrnAnagne