The Sun.
London, England, 1857-05-21 00:00:00

/11 S'L' NEWS.

FRANCE.

PARIS, WEDNESDAY EVENING.

A Council of Ministers, at which the Emperor
presided, was hold yesterday morning at Fontaine-
bleau. In the afternoon, their Majesties, accom-
panied by the King of Bavaria, the Grand Duchess
of Baden, the Duchess of Hamilton, and the other.
guests at the palace,, took a drive in the forest ni
chars a banes. In the evening, all the Court assem-
bled in the garden, and were present at a night
fete. A number of morceaux were sung by the ar-
tistes and chorus of the opera, who were placed in
the summer house which stands in the centre of the
large piece of water, whilst boats ornamented with
Venetian lanterns rowed about in every direction.
Fireworks, principally consisting of pieces which
ran along the surface of the water, terminated the
evening, which was favoured by delightful weather.
It is said that a conference will be held in Paris,
composed of Representatives of the various Powers
who have signed treaties of commerce with Persia,
in order to agree to an arrangement which will
apply to all the consular agents in Peasia. The
conference will take place during the stay of the
Persian Ambassador in Paris.

A letter from Berlin, of the 17th inst., in the
Constitutionnel, says :
"It is very certain that the autograph letter
from the Emperor of the French to the King of
Prussia has exercised great influence on the late
occasion with respect to Neuchatel. Hitherto,
Count de Hatzfeld could only consent generally to
the project of mediation, hut he was anxious to
obtain the preservation of the original wording of
Art. 7, and the re-establishment of the article rela-
tive to the revision of the constitution. On these
conditions alone he was authorised to give up the
indemnity of a million. It is precisely to these
conditions that the letter from the Emperor of the
French related. It stated that the project of me-
diation was the maximum of what France had been
able to obtain, and that any further modification
of the treaty already accepted by Switzerland
might be attended with the most serious conse-
quences, as England supported Switzerland in her
opposition. The letter, morever, remarked that,
with the guarantee of all the great powers, it was
not necessary to change the wording of Art. 7, - the
proposed mediation of the powers having the same
object as the Prussian wording, namely, to gua-
rantee the church pioperty in Neufchatel. It lastly.
declared that to add an article relative to the revi-
sion of the constitution would be impossible with-
out risking the failure-of all attempt at, conciliation.
Count de Hatzfeld consequently received milers to
sign the treaty purely and simply. The King, who
at first was opposed to any pecuniary indemnity,
and only demanded one in the hope of making.,
Switzerland agree to other concessions on his aban-
doning it, ordered Count de Hatzfeld to strike out
the clause about the payment of a million."
BOURSE, May 20.—The following were the last
quotations :

Cash. tr. a.
4i per Cents
91 20

End of Month.
91fr. 30.:.
69

3Ver Cents 69
Bank Shares 4,500

Credit Mobilier 1,270 Roman .
Do. Account 1,275 Austrian

Belgian 4 • -
981— Spanish Threes..
Piedinontese (5) 9O 50 Home Debt
RAILWAYS—FOR CASH.

Ir. c. f r c.
Orleans 1,4622— Western
Northern 1—
Lyons 1,4829 New Ditto
Mediterranean 1,930 Grand Central
Geneva t—
Midi