The Sun.
London, England, 1857-10-29 00:00:00

LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 29, 1857.

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

FRANCE.

PARTS, WEDNESDAY ETINING.
The Mexican Government has signified its inten-
tion to accept the mediation of France and Eng-
land in the quarrel with Spain, on the condition,
however, that M. Lafragia shall be previously re-
ceived by the Court of Madrid in his official capa-
city. The negotiations will be carried on in Paris.
The matter seems now reduced to little more than
a question of etiquette.
There is no great confidence expressed in the
durability of the new Spanish Cabinet, at least in
its present form. It is denied that General Nar-
vaez intends quitting Spain, and fixing once more
his residence in Paris. He will remain at Madrid,
and take his seat in the Senate.
It is announced that, in consequence of a recent
agreement between the Powers interested, the Con-
ference for the settlement of the Moldo-Wallachian
question will begin its sittings early in November.
The dissatisfaction at the incidents that have taken
place in Constantinople still continues, and it is now
believed that Lord Stratford has this time not
merely consulted his own wishes, but has acted in
accordance with his instructions.
M. de Bourqueney arrived in Paris this morning,
and will have an interview with the Emperor imme-
diately.
The last despatch from Lisbon says, from 130 to
140 persons are falling victims to the fever daily.
Commerce is entirely suspended.
Important works are. to be commenced at Vin-
cennes next season. A vast space of land extending
on the right of the Castle dawn to the Military
Hospital, will be purchased ; and this ground will
be connected with the square by means of a bas-
tioned enclosure, and will contain a large park of
artillery. Thus the Emperor is every day making
Paris stronger against revolutionary risings.
Most of the general improvements that have
taken place within the last five years were as much
for strategic purposes as for ornament.
The confused nature of the telegraphio accounts
announcing the fall of Delhi has led the Paris
journals to abstain from commenting on that im-
portant event ; they, however, unanimously admit
that a great and mortal blow has been dealt to the
cause of the insurrection. The Constitutionnel
acquaints ns with its views on the" ministerial
changes in Turkey, from which we extract the
following :

"One of the reasons given for the return to
power of Reschid Pacha is the vote of the Moldo-
Wallachian divans. It is considered that the
Sultan, in face of the unanimous wishes expressed
for the union, has sought to obain the assistance
of one of his most experienced subjects. But this
explanation extends beyond that point, and it is
said that as the fall of Reschid Pacha a few months
back was looked upon as an important check given
to the policy of the two diplomatic agents from
whom the Grand Vizier was said to derive his
greatest support, so must the extraordinary favour
now shown to the latter by the Sultan be inter-
preted as a triumph for the same diplomatic agents.
Constantinople, it has often been said, is a hot-
bed of backstairs' intrigues. We consider it there-
fore prudent to abstain from putting faith in these
explanations, which in fact explain nothing, and
which often have no other result than to deceive
public opinion. The Porte cannot, however, dream
of representing this sudden ministerial change as
an unfavourable manifestation against French po-
licy. Let it be a diplomatic) intrigue or a palace
intrigue, we cannot consider it in the above light.
The conduct of France towards the Porte has up to
the present day been such that any such step would
render the Sultan liable to the charge of ingrati-
tude, and would modify his position before Europe
in a most sensible manner."

The following telegraphic despatches have been
received here :

" BERNE, Oct. 27.—Out of the 449 elections to
be effected, 65 are now known. Of these 55 are in
favour of liberal principles, and 10 for the Conser-
vative party."
" TURIN, Oot. 26.—. The Piedmantese Gazette
publishes a royal ordinance, dated yesterday, de-
claring the Chamber of Deputies to be dissolved,
and convoking the electoral colleges for the 15th of
November, with the intention of the Chambers as-
sembling on the 14th December."
BOURSE, Oct. 28.—The following were the last
quotations :

Cast'. Ir. ?.ad of licoath.
4i per Cents
3 per Cents 66 80 66 75
Bank Shares 2990 Credit Fonder 530
Credit Mobilier 770 Boman -
Do. Account 775 Atetrian
Belgian 44 994— Spanish Threes —
Piedmonts's (5) 904 Home Deist

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fr. c. fr C.
Orteans
Northern 2—
Lyons and Mei B3O . New Ditto
New Ditto...
Geneva 6024— Sardinian
Midi

THE RAPID DESPATCH OF THE INDIA

The General Post-ogee authorities have again
secured a rapid transmission of the India mails from
Paris to London. The Calcutta portion of the mail,
consisting of 48 boxes, left Marseilles at 10 p.m. on
' Monday ; Paris, at 7.30 p.m. on Tuesday ; Bon-
, logne, 1.50 yesterday (Wednesday) morning ;
• Dover, at 4.8 a.m. ; and reached the London-
. bridge terminus at six minutes past 6. This mail
came by the regular trains down to Boulogne, ar-
riving there at 1.5 a.m. The Royal mail-packet
Prince Frederick William, ordered for this special
service, embarked the mails in the Roads at that
place, the conveyance to the boats and thence to
the packet in the dark Light, with a heavy swell
on the bar, wind N.N. W., occupying 45 minutes,
marl,
and. made the passage to Dover against a fresh
Twtrilalnedßroaaninndby tideail within two hours. The special
in
froma Dover to London in 1 hour 58 min.
seines on Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock, and Paris
consisting of 12 boxes, left Mar•
by special train at 6 o'clock yesterday (Wednesday)
morning. It arrived at Boulogne at 10.50. a.m.,
and the Prince Frederick William having returned
to Boulogne roads, embarked the mails from bca-s,
and left again for Dover at 11.7 a.m. She arrived
at the Admiralty-pier within Ih. 46 min. ; the
mail was in the special train, and off from Dover at
1.4 p.m., and running up in 1 hour and 50 minutee,
arrived at the South-Eastern terminus, London-
bridge, at 2.54 p.m. It will be seen that by these
excellent arrangements of special trains and packets
the Ilopellay mail was brought from Paris to
London in 8 hours and 54 minutes, notwith-
standing the boxes had to be shipped by
small boats in Boulogne Roads, and this
rapid conveyance of both the mails enabled
the General Post-office to send the country por-
tions to their destinations 12 hours before the time
they would have been despatched under ordinary
routine. On these occasions Dover was preferred
as the best port for debarcation ; in the first place,
because Dover is more than a mile nearer Bou-
logne than Folkestone ; and secondly, because
Folkestone being a dry harbour as well as Boulogne,
if the packet had gone to Folkestone small boats
must have been used in landing the mails, and thus
the same risk and delay would have been incurred
as at Boulogne, whereas Dover has now the Admi-
ralty pier, at which passengers can land and embark
at all times of the tide. By running to Dover,
therefore, the inconveniences of one tidal harbour
only (Boulogne) had to be endured and overcome,