The Sun.
London, England, 1857-01-28 00:00:00

SWITZERLAND.

A letter from Berne, of the 23d inst., annourine:
that the Council of State had, at the request of the
Federal Council, appointed two of its members to
assist Dr. Kern at the approaching Conference/1
They are M. Piaget, President of the Council
State, Deputy to the National Council, and an einn'i
nent lawyer, with M. Aime Humbert, Secretari;
State, who took a prominent part in preparing the
official memoir on the question of Neuchatel, Oho
who possesses the most profound information on
subjects to be discussed at the Conference. Tha
two gentlemen have left Neuchatel for Paris. ..1-P
debt owing by the Government of Neuchatel Pre▪ ,
▪ e
vious to the year 1848 amounts to 1,125,750 f. l'",0
expenses of the late insurrection amount
219,778 f.
Two of the Royalist prisoners, who had bee:
liberated on bail, had presented a petition to tu...
Federal Government, praying that, in consequeo'
of their great age and other particular circuit;
stances, they might not be forced to quit 01/41
country. The Federal Government, who would
willingly have granted their request, found that
they were incompetent to mitigate the decision
pronounced by tile Supreme Council of the nation'
It has been remarked that the Austrian Govern h
ment has been one of the first to congratulate tuv,
Federal Government on the resolutions adopted 11
the Chambers, which will lead to au err:liven:ol3
by which the interests of the Confederation9,.o
well as those of the King of Prussia, will be naul'i
tained intact.

ITALY.
A letter from Florence, of the 2d inst., statel
in anticipation of a visit from the Empress and
1 Empress of Austria, the Mayor of that city I°,
made grvat preparations to give a ball on the ocel'
Sion. It was believed, however, that as Ber°ii
;()
Hugel, the Austrian Minister at Florence, is Olaf
that public opinion in that city is not favourable '
the imperial visit, his Majesty will not go there;
Intotis
No successor had yet been appointed to the 'Etta
M. Bologna, Minister for Ecclesiastical affairs. Tg'!ii
not very popular name of Signor Puccioni was etl,
possible, howevehl
Monsignor Franchi, t°
be made until t's
GtaihreaantntdtihoDne eaudpkpefooh.irnastthniceoennosffituiteleidl
Pope's Nuncio.
The Earl of Minto still remained at Florence'

SPAIN.
The following telegraphic despatch has been 214
oeived

" MADRID, JAN. 26' 0,
" The Queen has entered on a state of convalesce tee
" The Gazette publishes a decree ordering thalth
general election of deputies shall commence on the A
of March."

1 tin'
The official Teheran Gazette announces the vn-eat
tary submission of the principal chieftains of ffe' of
and Candahar to the Shah. Among the nolliart
rank who have rendered homage to the rereibe
Monarch are Sultan Ali-Khan, the son 01, the
former ruler over Candahar; Mahomedlittall'clis'
son of the former Prince of Herat, and some
grey
tinguished Afghans. The Persians are
elated, as they flatter themselves that post ip
homed and the English will find no partisans
Candahar.

MM. de Pourtales and de Corrioles, two of the
leaders in the insurrrection of Neuchatel, and ..
fit
were imprisoned until released on the 17th ine4.v
the intervention of the British and French G°T°or
utents, have arrived at Marseilles.

f nlea
The Independance Belge, generally well in.o tbe
on such subjects, says that the Conferences °ll.cidle
Neuchatel question will take place in the 1311
of February.

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THE INDIA AND CHINA MAILS. --.-MARS"--..;
Tuesday.—The mails from India and China 35' for
by the Valetta at noon, and will be despatchvt^
London at .I.o_this evening.

The market for English Securities is very feeble,
and a further decline of I to I per cent, has oc-
curred. Speculative sales have been made to a
large extent, and the apprehension lest the mini-
mum rate of discount is raised to 7 per cent., de-
presses the market. Arrangements are now in
progress for the settlement of the account, which
likewi,e affect it, for, as there is no prospect of
a rise in prices, most parties will be induced
to close their engagements rather than carry them
over. The rate of "contango" is therefore not
so heavy as of late. Consols for transfer have been
and 93i ; for the sth inst. 931, 931 ; and
for March 93 The New Three per Cents, are
officially quoted 931 94, and the Reduced 931 I.
Exchequer Bills au, lower, owing to the increased
pressure for money, the quotation being 3s. dis-
count to par; the Bonds were 99. Bank Stock is
216 to 2171, and Tndia Stock 219.

The few transactions recorded in Foreign Stocks
were mostly at reduced quotations. Turkish 6
per Cents, have been dealt in at 94i and the
present value is 94 to 94 Russian 41 per Cents.
are 96; Mexican, 21.1 ; Grenada New Active, 211;
and Russian 6i per Cents., 96. Venezuela have
risen to 36k, and Dutch 4 per Cents. are 97i 98.
The following are the nominal prices of Foreigt.
Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6i ; Alexi
can, 211 ; Peruvian, 78 79 ; ditto 3 per Cents.,
65 6 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 43 5 ; Russian
5 per Cents., 107 9 ; ditto 4 per Cents., 95 7 ;
Spanish 3 per Cents., 39 40i ; ditto Deferred,
23k ; ditto Certificates, 51 6 ; ditto Passive,
5/ 6.

There has been very little business transacted in
the Railway Share Market, and the fluctuations in
prices has not exceeded about per cent. Cale-
donian declined 55., North-Western 55., South-
estern 55., Midland ss. Great Northern ad-
need 55., Brighton 55., North British 55., and
North-Eastern (Berwick) 10s. Paris and Lyons
receded about ss. The Canadian lines brought pre-
vious values.

British and Foreign Mining Shares have been
inactive, and prices are without any material vari-
ation.

Joint-Stock, Bank, and Miscellaneous Shares
have been in moderate request, at previous values.
London Joint-Stock improved to 331, and New
South Wales are 491. Canada Government 6 per
Cents. are 110 g, and North of Europe Steam have
receded to 131.

gRTTISH FUNDS TIPS DAY AT ON • sYCLOCH..
(From the Official List.)
ttas d 0..., done
flank Stock
3 ow gent. Reduced inunitisK „
3 f,„„,01, Ung,t,7o. 93
3 per Cent. Annuities 94 3;
Long Annuities, expire lan. ISO 2i
Dltto 31. Years, expire sth April, 1885 lB 146
India Stock
219
t.nds,

Ditto, -£lOO
under 0 ***
Consols for Account, . 2 P 2 d
...................... 93?
r:10or,
8560 par 3 d
•.........•.....•..•.....
Ditto Bonds, 185
Ditto, 1859 ......... . Per Cent.......
~.,
PKICFS OF FOREIGN ......
Grenada New Active, 2i per Cent. (V 4,1,0( 'R
Mexican 3 per Cent 4.1
Russian Ronda, 1A22, St., 5 ......•
Ditto, 4i per Cent. ....................... 96
Tn. a,t ti Gilds, ti pot cent
.... 94
'Venezuela Bonds, 4t per Cent
............
361 ii
it • 'demi!, 3.. aboc.
• u.
.
Dutch Exchange, 2i per Cen';., 12 Guilders e
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates .......... 98 7
Consols, money 9;11
TWO O'cLook.
Ditto Account
Ditto March Account