The Sun.
London, England, 1861-01-11 00:00:00

DECREASE.

Cash in hand
Advances 2l-, „
Treasury balance
INCREASE.

Bills discounted, not yet due 69 millions.
Bank notes
Current account l7l yy

PARIS, FRIDAY MORNING

The Moniteur, in its bulletin of to-day, states
that the negotiations for an armistice at Gaeta have
remained without any result. Sardinia declared
herself ready to suspend hostilities and the siege
works until the 19th inst. The French Admiral
informed King Francis 11. of this, and invited him
to suspend hostilities likewise. The Admiral also
declared that should the hostilities cease in conse-
quence of this invitation the French squadron
would immediately quit the waters of Gaeta, leav-
ing only one vessel, which would have remained
until the expiration of the armistice.

The Jltoniteur also announces that a plot of
ground in the interior of the city of Canton has
been granted by the Chinese Government as a site
for a Catholic Church.

PARIS, JAN. 10,

The King of Prussia has conferred on Prince
Murat the grand cordon of the Order of the Eagle.
The Patrie says :—" It is not true that the
French fleet has already left Gaeta."
Laronciere will shortly return to assume the com-
mand of the Levant squadron.

TURIN, FRIDAY,

The new Lieutenancy Council for Sicily is com-
posed as follows :—Torreana, Finance; Emerico
Amara, Interior ; Orlando, Justice ; Santelia, Public
Works; and Turisi, Agriculture.

NAPLES, JAN. 9,

A pacific popular demonstration at Palermo deter-
mined Signor La Farina to tender his resignation.
Tranquillity was re-established.
The reactionary movement in the Abruzzi has

no importance.
Prince Carignan is expected here with im

patience.

An armistice has been concluded at Gaeta.

ARAD, JAN. 10.
The Comitat met to-day for the purpose of elect-
ing its public officers. The following programme,
in five points, was adopted on the occasion :
Complete re-establishment of the laws of 1848.
No taxes or levies of soldiers unless authorised
by the Hungarian Diet.
No authority whatever, except that of the
Comitat.

Early convocation of the Diet.
Complete re-establishment of the integrity o
Hungary.

THE HAGUE, JAN. 10

On Monday last Baron Zulen Nyevelt, the
Minister for Foreign Affairs, tendered his resigna-
tion to the King. 0

COPENHAGEN, JAN. 9.

A Royal decree establishes for Schleswig a
distinction between confirmation and religious

examinations.

The language to be used at the confirmation

optional.
A ministerial ordinance allows the education of
children at home to be conducted without any
compulsion with respect to the use of Danish.

CONSTANTINOPLE, Jan'.

The Bulgarians have commenced seceding to
Catholicism on account of the refusal of the Porte
to grant them a separate Patriarchate. A portion
of the Hasne Savilis (Treasury bonds) is to be paid
off in March next. The balance will be renewed.
The disturbances in Montenegro continue.

NEW TELEGRAPHIC APPARATUS.—A successful
trial has been made between • Paris and Amiens of a new
telegraphic apparatus, which transmits messages textually,
and which reproduces lino for line the handwiting of the
person who forwards the despatch. It is expected that the
Government will shortly reduce the price of transmitting
telegraphic messages, and that the increase in the revenue
will be equal to that produced by the reduction of the post-
age on letters. The number of offices in Paris for the
transmission of messages by electric telegraph is increased
from nine to 23. The railway companies have 12 telegra-
phic offices in the department of the Seine and 23 in the
Seine-et-Oise. During the four years subsequent to the
chief towns of departments having been placed in commu-
nication with Paris there were 1,492,500 private messages
transmitted, for which the Government received 12,550 f.
Of these messages, 40 per cent, related to trade and manu-
factures, 34 per cent. to operations on the Stock-Exchange,
20 per cent. to private affairs, 4 per cent, to newspaper
intelligence, and 2 per cent, to sundry other matters.