The Sun.
London, England, 1861-02-27 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PARIS, TUESDAY EVENING.
BOURSE, Feb. 26.—The market continued firm,
but with a very limited amount of business doing.
Previous to the opening of the Parquet a circular
was sent to the agents-de-change, stating that the
rate of discount in London had been increased to 10
per cent., but the falsity of this manoeuvre was
soon detected, and an inquiry ordered to find out
the authors of it. Threes, for the Account, are
now at 68f 45c. Railways are also firm.
The following are the last quotations :-
41 per per Cents ... 98 Credit Fancier 925
Do. end month.... Belgian 4t 99 50
3 per Cents
Do. end month 6B 05 ! Roman —
Bank Shares 2890 Austrian
Credit Mobilier.... 660 Spanish Threes —
Do. Account 661 25 Home Debt

RAILWAYS.
Cash. Account.
Orleans 1415 .. 1410
Northern
New ditto 895 .. 896
Lyons and Mediterranean 938 7b .. 937 50
Geneva 377 50 .. 375
Southern 526 25 .. 528 75
Western
Eastern
Sardinian
Austrian
Lore bard

AUSTRIA.

VIENNA, FEB. 23.

The text of the Royal Letters Patent (Liter&
Regales), an analysis of which I sent yesterday, is
as follows :

" Royal summons to the Diet. Francis Joseph
I. by the Grace of God Emperor of Austria, Apos-
tolic King of Hungary, &c.
" Wise, well-deserving, well-beloved and loyal
subjects—
" After we, in virtue of the Pragmatic Sanction,
had been called to the throne—our uncle, his
Majesty the Emperor Ferdinand 1., the fifth King
of ,that name in Hungary and Bohemia, having
abdicated, and our beloved father, his Imperial
Royal Highness, the Archduke Francis Charles,
having renounced his right of succession—we, on
the 2d of December, 1848, made known to our
peoples our accession. In accordance with our
ordinances of the 20th of October, 1860, we convoke
for the 2d of April, 1861, a General Diet, which
will meet in our royal free city of Buda, in order
that our inauguration and solemn coronation may
take place, and that we may present our Royal
Inaugural Diploma to the Estates, and representa-
tives of the country. Further, that in virtue of the
3d article of the law of 1608 a Palatine may be
elected, in order that we, in accordance with the
wish of our paternal heart may be able to take into
consideration (berathen), with our loyal Estates
and with the representatives of our well-beloved
kingdom of Hungary and of the annexed parts
(theile), most important legislative measures, which
are necessary for the welfare of the kingdom and
for the public weal. It is our intention, with the
grace of God, to direct (lellen) the proceedings of
the Diet in person.
" We therefore hereby strictly command and
graciously ordain that you do elect from among
yourselves, in accordance with the electoral law
recently published, which is on the basis of the
sth article of the law of 1848, the therein-men-
tioned number of deputies—fitting men, loving
peace and order—whom you shall direct to appear
at the above-mentioned place on the appointed
day. The Diet—which will be composed of the
prelates and bannerets (banner-herren), and of the
estates and representatives of Hungary, and of the
partes adnexce—will consult, confer, and come to
an understanding on propositions which will be
made to the end that the welfare, prosperity, and
stability of the country may be secured. In the
meantime you have the assurance of our Imperial
Royal favour.

‘i Given in this our metropolis (Reichshaupstadt)
of Vienna, in Austria, on the 14th of February, in
the year 1861.

" FRANCIS JOSEPH (M. P.)
" BARON NICHOLAS VAY (M. P.)
" EDWARD ZSEDENYI (M. P.)."

ITALY.

A letter from Turin says :—" Garibaldi remains
at Caprera, and will not abandon his retreat unless
called forth by musket shots, his intention being
not to take the initiative in insurrections. This.
in fact, is the way in which he acted with regard to
Sicily. His visit to England is adjourned. General
Tiurr is, in a few days, to go to Paris and London ;
and this proves that Garibaldi is not about to em-
bark very soon in any new expedition, for Turr is
sure to accompany him in his next campaign."
If a Genoa journal is correct, the King of Naples
will in a few days address to all the Powers a
Memorandum, protesting against Piedmontese
usurpation, and declaring his intention to defend
his rights at a Congress appointed to pronounce a
final judgment on the events of Italy.
The garrison of Messina consists of three regi-
ments; and the men, according to a recent letter,
being excited by the proclamation which Francis
11. addressed to them two months back, and also
by a present of money from him not long since, are
still very resolute. With this money, combined
with a threat of bombardment, they had no diffi-
culty in obtaining provisions from the inhabitants
of the town. At present, however, that resource
will cease, and they must yield before long.
A letter from Udina (Venetia) states that on the
17th an excited crowd filled the streets of that
town and threatened to break the windows of all

the shops which were not immediately closed. The
tradesmen accordingly at once put up their
shutters. After a time the garrison dispersed the
mob, and found three tricoloured flags, which some
of the fugitives had dropped. The cause of this
demonstration is unknown.