The Sun.
London, England, 1861-01-02 00:00:00

BANK OF FRANvCE•

PARIS, WEDNESDAY MORNING.
The Bank of France has raised its rate of dis-
count from 41 to 51 per cent.
The Moniteur publishes an account of the recep-
tion of the Diplomatic Corps which took place
yesterday at the Tuileries.
The Moniteur says :
" Lord Cowley confined himself to presenting to
the Emperor the respectful congratulations of the
Diplomatic Corps, in whose name he spoke.
" The Emperor replied :
" ' I thank you for the wishes which you have
expressed to me. I regard the future with confi-
dence, being convinced that the friendly under-
standing between the Powers will maintain peace,
which is the object of all my desires."

NAPLES, DEC. 31., 4.4 P.M.

An insignificant attempt at reaction was made
[ast night, and was easily suppressed. Some
[azzaroni having shouted " Long live Francis IL"

were arrested.

A personal enemy of the Duke of San Donato
has made an attempt to assassinate him.

The report in reference to the death of the
officer in command of the Marquis of Downshire's
yacht is without the slightest foundation.
The Bourbon garrison of Civitella on the Tronto
have burnt a Sardinian prisoner of war.
Naples and provinces are quiet.

MARSEILLES, JAN. 1.

According to news received from Toulon, orders
arrived there yesterday from Paris, to despatch
provisions for one month to the squadron off Gaeta.

Letters from Gaeta to the 29th ult. state that the
announcement published in some Italian journals
of the departure of the Queen was false. Her
Majesty had paid a visit to the hospitals.

NAPLES, DEC. 29.

it is asserted that Prince Carignan is about to
replace Signor Parini as Lieutenant of the King,
with Ratazzi as second in office.

Disturbances have taken place before the Palace
of the Archbishop of Naples.
Agitation and discontent are said to be increas-
ing in Sicily.

ROME, DEC. 29.

The clerical party is ♦ery dissatisfied with the
Emperor of Austria for granting liberal concession
to his subjects.
The circulation of the last proclamation ad-
dressed by Francis 11. to the Neapolitans has been
prohibited, although it was printed here.
The reactionary movements in the Abruzzi are
on the increase, the bands of reactionists having
been reinforced by large numbers of Neapolitan
soldiers.

Two officers of the Papal Zouaves have been
arrested for theft.

The general •conviction here is that the Papa
Government will fall.

BERLIN, JAN. 1.

Letters received here to-day from Prague state
that placards in the Bohemian language had been
posted up at the corners of the streets of that city,
earnestly advising the Czechs to remain quiet for
the present, as the right moment for decisive action
has not yet arrived.
The placards further exhort the Czechs to ob-
serve the Hungarians, whose end is nearly attained,
and finally to trust in Napoleon.

PARIS, lAN. 1

This being New Year's-day, no business was
done on the Bourse.

PRUSSIA.

The district of Bielfeld has elected as its repre-
sentative in the Chamber of Deputies M. Waldek,
a barrister and a democrat of the advanced school,
despite the opposition of the Conservative party,
and even of the Liberal Constitutionalists.

The Cologne Gazette makes the following obser-
vations on the subject :—" M. Waldek is a distin-
guished barrister and a most honourable man.
Doubtless, he was carried away too far by the cur-
rent of ideas of 1848, and we should have preferred
a man representing the moderate ideas which we
profess. But, the selection having been made, we
do not see great harm in it. On the contrary, we
are glad of it, as we should be glad if M. Gerlach
were re-elected. We think it desirable that every
existing party in the country should be represented
in the Chamber; and by their most distinguished
and capable leaders."