The Sun.
London, England, 1861-05-28 00:00:00

noon.

BERLIN, MAY 27.

In to-day's sitting of the Chamber of Deputies
the Minister of Justice, replying to a question ad-
dressed to him in reference to the right of citizen-
ship of those individuals who had received the
King's amnesty, said that the right of Prussian
citizenship was forfeited by a stay of 10 years
abroad. He said also that the amnesty only can-
celled other disqualifications which had been pro-
nounced against the refugees, the right of citizen-
ship being a public one, and not belonging to the
category of those the forfeiture of which constituted
a punishment remissible by amnesty. The Govern-
ment assumed, however, that the individuals who
had received amnesty were no longer to be suspected
on account of the offences which had been forgiven
them.

PARIS, MAY 27.
The French ships charged to bring back the
troops have arrived before Beyrout.
The Beyrout Commissioners are pursuing their
labours at Constantinople. The question of one
chief is determined in the affirmative. It remains
to be seen whether he will be a native or a

foreigner.
France is in favour of the choice of a native
chief.

THE WEST INDIA AND PACIFIC MAILS.

SOUTHAMPTON, TUESDAY.

The Royal Mail steamship Tasmanian, with the
West India, Pacific, and Mexican mails, has arrived
here. She brin gs 325 passengers, 1,860,160 dols. in
specie, and 2,100 packages of cargo.
She left St, Thomas on the 14th May.
Several heavy commercial failures are reported in
Chili, and business was not improving.
Peru remains in an unsettled state.

Prices of merchandise and produce had generally
declined at Valparaiso, owing to a shortness of
money. Bar copper was quoted at 18 dols.
There is no political news of importance from the
Pacific.

Business in Jamaica was very dull, owing to the
unsettled state of affairs in America, and prospects
were very gloomy.
The weather at Barbadoes was favourable for the
young crops, but bad for sugarmaking.
The island was healthy.
Governor Wodehouse left Demerara for England
by the present mail steamer.
The prices of breadstuffs at Demerara had a
downward tendency. Rice was firm, at full rates.

FRANCE.

PARIS, MAY 27.

The Correspondance _Mayas has sent the follow-
ing intelligence to the provincial journals :—" It is
currently reported that Prince Napoleon has re-
signed the dignity of Grand-Master of the Free-
masons. Until the new elections in October, M.
Doumet, member of the Legislative Body for the
Herault, is said to have been charged with the
provisional administration of the Order."
" The accounts from Cochin China," says the
Moniteur, " announce a fresh success on the part of
the French troops. The town of Mytho was taken
possession of by the forces directed against it by
Admiral Charner. This considerable result, which
secures the possession of the Southern provinces,
reflects the greatest honour on the naval and mili-
tary forces engaged. The Minister of Marine had
been informed by Vice-Admiral Charner that an ex-
pedition had been sent to Mytho to take possession
of that important place. A letter from that officer, of
the 14th, announces that the town has been occu-
pied by the French. Reconnaissances had previously
been made by means of the canals which intersect
the country in all directions; while at the same
time a naval force was sent to the entrance of the
river Gambodia, which, as the Admiral was aware,
bad been barred by numerous stockades. Between
the 10th and 13th April the troops under the com-
mand of Capt. Du Quilio, of the navy, marched on
the town, and a division of gunboats under the
command of Rear-Admiral Page crossed the bar of
the river, and broke down all the obstacles which
opposed them. Mytho was thus reached on both
sides, and taken possession of. In one of the
engagements which took place, Capitaine de fregate
Bourdais, second in command of the expedition, who
was on board one of the gunboats, was killed by a
shot which struck him in the breast. This was the
only casualty, and the sanitary state of the expedi-
tionary corps was at the above date most satisfac-
tory.

The following are some particulars relative to
the new bill on the press :
" The measure repeals that provisi m of the decree
of 1852 which declares the suppression of any
journal that has been twice condemned for grave
offences or infractions of regulations, within the
space of two years ; so that for the future suppres-
sion would only follow condemnations for grave
offences. It also repeals the clause which empowers
the Government, after a single condemnation, to
pronounce, in the course of the two following
months, either the suspension or su?pression of the
journal condemned. Lastly, it modifies the effect
of warnings, by enacting that they shall cease to
have any effect after two years from their date.
These changes, withput departing from the princi-
ples of the organic decree of 17th February, 1852,
will give greater security to the interests engaged
in the press."
BOURSE, May 27.—Business rather limited in
amount, but in what has been done the prices of
Saturday have been pretty well maintained.
Threes, for the Account, aro now at 69f 36c. Rail-
ways quiet, but firm.

The following were the last quotations:—
ft per per Cents ... 96 40 , Credit Fonder 987 50
Do end month.... 96 45! Belgian 41 —
3 per Cents
Do. end month 69 401 Roman
Bank Shares 2900 —1 Austrian
Credit Mobilier.... 708 75;Spanish Threes 5O 25
Do. Account 7lO I Home Debt

RAILWAYS.
Cash. Account.
Orleans 1357 50 .. 1357 50
Northern , ...
New ditto
Lyons and Mediterranean 930 .. 932 50
Geneva 425 .. 422 50
Southern .. 572 50 .. 572 50
Western
Eastern
Sardinian
Austrian
Lombard