The Sun.
London, England, 1857-05-27 00:00:00

SETTLEIVIENT OF THE NEUCHA.TEL

QUESTION.
PARIS, WEDNESDAY MORNING.
The Moniteur publishes the following :
" The Plenipotentiaries of France, Austria,
Great Britain, Prussia, Russia, and Switzerland,
assembled together to-day, at the Ministry for
Foreign Affairs, and signed a treaty, which settle,
in definitive manner, the question of Neuchatel,
by the renunciation of his Majesty the King of
Prussia of the sovereign rights which treaties at-
tributed to him over that Principality, and by
means of engagements contracted by the Swiss
Confederation, which are of a nature to satisfy
the high solicitude of the King Frederick William
for the Neucatelons.

" The text of the treaty will be published after
the exchange of ratifications, which will take
place in one-and-t' enty days,"

AMERICA.
(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)

LITERPOOL, WEDNESDAY MORNING.

The Liverpool and Philadelphia Screw Steam-

ship Company's screw steamship Kangaroo is off
the port, with advices from New York to the
14th inst., one day later,

FRANCE.
PARIS, TUESDAY EVENING.
It is asserted that the protocol on the Neu-
chatel question was signed this evening.
A letter from Nantes of the 24th in the Con-
stitutionnel gives an account of the Grand Duke's
visit to Indret

" When the authorities came out in the Pari-
sien steamer to pay their respects to the Prince
they found the Reine Hortense at anchor, but as
his Imperial Highne-s was reposing, after the fati-
gues of a very rough passage, they were compelled
to remain until he was visible. When the Grand
Duke entered the cabin where the authorities were
assembled, he was astonished at seeing so many
embroidered uniforms, and said that he had hoped
to be received without any ceremony. The Prince
and his suite then embarked on board the smaller
steamer, which proceeded on her way under the
direction of Lieut. de Werneia, who has the com-
mand of the port and of the pilots of the Loire. A
handsome breakfast was ready, with covers WA
for eighteen persons, and during the repast an
animated conversation was kept up. The Prince
appeared to take pleasure in speaking of the cour-
teous attentions which he bad received from the
Emperor, and of the amiability of the Empress.
Soon after two o'clock the Parisien arrived at Ind-
ret, where the Grand Duke was received at the
landing-place by M. d'lngles, the director of the
establishment, and M. Moll, the sub-director. The
Prince wore plain clothes, and as a fine, cold rain
bad bean falling during the whole day, over a
black frock coat he on had a cloak in caoutchouc,
with a large hood. He wore on his head a small
naval cap without any distinctive mark beyond a
white band. Re carried in his hand a thick knotty
stick, on which he leant, and appeared to show a
little lameness in walking. The Prince imme-
diately proceeded to the works under the guidance
of M. d'lngles. He first went to the fonndry,
where a magnificent scene awaited him. At the
moment he entered, a quantity of liquid iron was
being poured out into mould► ranged along in sym-
metrical order. The quantity thus cast was the pro-
duce of 6,000 kilogrammes of iron. Numerous other
articles were afterwarls cast in presence of the
Prince. From the foundry, the Grand Duke went
to the forges, where he saw a block of red hot iron
weighing 16,000 kilogrammes turned round and
round wh le being beaten with a hammer weighing
8,000 kilog., every blow from which made the very
ground tremble. This mass is intended for the shaft
of a steam engine of 900-horse power. From this
place,
sthe Grand Duke proceeded to the engine-
room, 'where he stopped for some time, admiring
the machinery prepared for the Massena, of 90 guns,
now being built at Toulon. The Prince appeared
to take great notice of everything he saw, and made
frequent remarks to a captain in the Russian navy
who was with him, and who has been for sometime
at Bordeaux, superintending the construction of
the Russian vessels now on the stocks in that port.
The whole visit occupied nearly three hours ; after
which the Prince and his suite re-embarked on
board the steamer, and returned down the river."
The Momiteur states that the Reine Ffortense ar-
rived at Lorient on the morning of the 24th, and
left again in the night of the 25th for Brest.
BOURSE, May 26.—The following were the last i
quotations :