The Sun.
London, England, 1857-05-06 00:00:00

SWITZERLAND.

The following letter has been addressed by Col.
Denzler, Member of the Grand-Conned of Switzer-
land, to the Council of State of the Canton of
Neuchatel. It is looked upon as a manifestatim,
of great importance, as emanating from a person
highly respected, and holding a high rank in the
Federal army. Colonel Denzler is a citizen of
Zurich, but having married a rich heiress of the
canton of Neuchatel, procured the right of citizen-
ship of that canton, where he is settled. It was
Colonel Denzler who commanded the Republican
troops against the Royalist insurrection, and he
enjoys the confidence of the army :
"M. President and Gentlemen,—l learnt yesterday
from the Budd, the semi-official organ of the Federal
Council, that the latter had resolved, on Saturday last,
to submit to you the proposal of arrangement of the
Paris Conference concerning the Neuchatel question, a
proposal against which there is much to be said.
" I understand, knowing the temperament of the Fe-
deral Council, that it is anxious to throw the responsibi-
iity of accepting or rejecting that proposal upon a third
party, and has selected you as its cat's paw to take the
chesouts out of the fire.

" I learn to-day, from the same journal, that the Go-
vernment of the canton of Neuchatel will declare itself
satisfied, and it is asserted that a deputation of the said
Government will arrive at Berne to-cloy, bearing that
declaration.

" Gentlemen, —As leader of the Republican troopv,
who, on the 4th of September, 1856, re-established co❑
stitutional order in the Canton of Neuchat,l, and as a
member of the Grand Council, I take the liberty of ad-
dressing a few words upon your course of action, premis-
ing that what the Band has advanced is true.
" 1. I do not understand that you can consent that the
King of Prussia shall maintain in future the title of
Prince or Neuchattl and Valengin.
"2. I do not understand that you can consent that
he shall have an indemnity of 1,000,0001., that he may
therewith reward the men who caused the disturbance of

peace among us.
" 3. I do not understand that you can take a decision
on this subject, on your own responsibility, without con-
sulting the Grand Council.
" I do not think that the Swies people in general, and
the Neuchatel people in particular, mean that the au
thorities shoutd accept all these conditions and submit
to them, and that they are content to continue to folllw
that policy of petty traders which has a ready caustd us
so many humiliations.
" I hope the Neuchatel people and its Grand Council

ill oppose the propositions which it is wished to impose
upon us. I also hope that the Federal Assembly wil
not accept them. It is better to remain in the statu quo
We shall find means enough in the Canton of Neuchatel
to keep the Royalists in check.

"I declare to you at once that, during the next ses-
sion of the Grand Council I shall bring forward a motion
on the subject.

" Accept, M. President and gentlemen, the assurance
of my high consideration.
"L. DENZLER, Colonel, Member of the
Grand Council.
"Fleurier, April 28."

FRANCE.
PARIS, TUESDAY EVENING.
The Emperor went at one o'clock yesterday to
visit the Grand Duke, and presented him with the
grand cordon of the Legionof Honour. The Prince
went in the evening to the Grand Opera to witness
the representation of the ballet of Marco Spada.
Prince Napoleon will go to visit the Exhibition
of Art Treasures at Manchester.

vj
The re-organisation of the Bank of France has
not been postponed, but a new scheme for effecting
it is under discussion. It is proposed that the capi-
tal shall be fixed at 300 million francs, of which
100 million shall he devoted to the purchase or
rent's, and 100 million shall be employed i❑ giving
facilities to trade. There are to be five new regent,
appointed, who will be chosen from amongst the
directors of railway companies ; and it is propose I
that the Bank shall no longer be limited to the
rate of 6 per cent., in discounting bills of less than
90 days' date.
The following is the text of the expose des motifs
of the bilipresented to the Legislative B xly, open-
ing a credit of 180,000 f. for the purchase of the
tomb and habitation of the Emperor Napoleon I.
at St. Helena :

"The Emperor has cbargel us with the mission
of presenting to the Legislative Body a bill for the
purchase in the Island of St. Helena of the resi-
dence of Longwood, and of the tomb in which,
for twenty years, the mortal remains of the fiist
Napoleon were deposited. The exhumation of
1840 did not remove everything from the island
of St. Helena, as two great relics still remained
there—an open prison and an empty tomb. But
industrial pursuits and speculation do not always
pause or bow before respect for great men. The
residence of Longwood has teen appropriated to
the uses of an agricultural establishment. The
house in which Napoleut resided has been converted
into a farm building; a barn stands in the place
where he dictated his ideas ; and the room where
he breathed his last is now converted into a stable.
His tomb has also undergone deplorable transfor-
mations. The ground in which the remains of the
Emperor lay belongs to a private individual ; Ame-
rican speculation disputes the possession of it with
the patriotism of France. It was necessary to put
an end to these profanations. The Government of
her Britannic Majesty interposed its good offices to
enable France to purchase these relics—a testimony
of so much grandeur and of such great suffering.
Thanks to its intervention the domain of the State
will extend beyond the Ocean to that land where
destinies without equal were accomplished. Under
a preceding government, the shore where St. Louis
expired in the Regency of Tunis, near ancient Car-
thage, was consecrated by a mausoleum. A homage
as striking wilt be rendered 'o the Emperor, who
died under the sun of the tropics. Two great sou-
venirs will thus be raised at the two extremities of
that African land Which our an have opened to

. Plrves vislio.d by glary haw flolr
immovality like heroes. Marked by an unexampled
event, this small is'aud of Sr. Helena is, in the
nii.ist of the sea, an historical monument. Nothing
will ever efF,ce it from the memory of man. The
Impf:rial Louvre will not eclipse 'he house at Lnng-
'wood, nor will the crypt at the Invidides throw
oblivion on the AVantic tonal). The whole of
France, will thus unite in the atwust solicitude
surrounds us with a fresh veneration these
profaned relics, and rescue them from mercantile
cleractitioils, to restore them to the piety of his-
tory."

The Grand Dulze conversed a good deal with
Mar-h 4 Pala ier at the ball giv-ri by the Miniser
of Marine the other night. Their remarks natu-
raliy turned upon Seastopol. " When I heard
that you lud taken the command," his Highness
said, and tl,at you had selected Malakhoff as the
point of attack, I knew that the place must fall,
and th,t it was only a question of time. Our ob-
ject was !o prolong the defence till win-et." What
the other Duke said is not recorded. It is sad.
that' his Highness is to be named an ht,norary
member of tit Academy of Sciences in Paris.

The Ministerial journal of yesterday Le Pays con-
tains the following paragraph.
"A private telegraphic despatch received at Llndau
announces that the treaty of peace conc'uded between
Great Britain ai.d Persia had not been ratified by the
Court of Teheran. We know from private information
that this news is inaccurite. The t, xt of the treaty, on
account of the stat- of the roads, could not arrive at
Teheran before the 15th or 20th of April, and, as 30 or
35 days at least are required to go from the capital of
Persla to tl.e first tele raphic station, it is physically
impossible that the reply of the Court of Teheran could
he known at this moment."

The folly wing telegraphic despatch has been re •
ceived in Pal is :=

WARSEILLES, May sth.—The Journal de Con-
stantinople of the 27th announces that the tribes
had recognised the author:ty of Schamyl, and were
preparing to break the truce with Russia and join
the Circas-sians, The Sultan has sent the order of
the ALdjidie to the King of Prus,ia. Accounts
frt m Athens of the 29th state that the discussion of
the budget is advancing ; that of the Minister 'of
Public instruction has been a loptel unanimously.
The Alinister of the Finance hat presented a new
customs t triff, based on that of the principal coun-
' tries of Europe. Letters from Bugia of th- 28th
state that the crops present the most favourable
appearance,"

BOURSE, May s.—The following were the last
quotations :

Cash. c.
4A per Cents
3 per Cents 69 10
Bank Shares 4,300
Credit Mobilier 1,303 Roman
Do. Account 1, 510 Austrian
Belgian 41
Yiedmontese (5) 9O 50 Home Debt
RAILWAYS—FOR CASH.
fr c. tr c.
Orleans 1,482 Western
Northern
Lyons 1,485 New Ditto
Mediterranean 2,005 Grand Central -
775 Sardinian
(31.,n7a
807 i— Austrian Cum. ....... 717a—*

End of Month.
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