The Sun.
London, England, 1855-08-07 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PARIS, MONDAY EVENING.
The Emperor yesterday gave a private audience
to M. de Olozaga, the Spanish Minister, who has
just arrived from Spain.
Prince Napoleon on Saturday paid his third visit
of examination to the Universal Exhibition, the
department of agriculture, and vegetable and ani-
mal productions being the part to which his atten-
tion was especially directed. The Prince was ac-
companied by M. Le Play, the Commissioner-
General, Count de Gasparin, the President of the
Classes, and several of the foreign commissioners.
His Imperial Highness examined in detail the
model of the system of drainage exhibited in the
agricultural gallery, and also the productions from
the rice fields of the Camargue, the wonderful fer-
tility of which particularly struck him. The diffe-
rent agricultural machines, both of France and
other countries, were closely examined. The agri-
cultural produce of Algeria particularly attracted
the attention of the Prince, who expressed his
admiration at what he saw. The rich collec-
tion of agricultural productions of the United
Kingdom also attracted the marked attention of
the Prince, as did also the specimens of corn sent
from Austria, particularly those from Bohemia. A
fine collection of Bohemian wool in fleeces also
called forth his warm admiration. The productions
of the character named above of Belgium, Spain,
Canada, the United States, and Egypt were also
closely examined by the Prince, who expressed his
great satisfaction to the Commissioners of the dif-
ferent countries.
A decree in the Moniteur authorises Marshal
Vaillant, Minister of War, to accept and wear the
Grand Crow of the Belgian Order of Leopold, the
Spanish Order of Charles 111., the Portuguese
Order of St. Benoit d'Aviz, the Swedish Order of
the Sword, and tie insignia of the Turkish Order
of the Medjidie, Ist class. Marshal Magnan is
authorised to wear the Grand Cross of the Portu-
guese order of St. Benoit d'Aviz, and M. Galard
de Brass= (senator) the insignia of Knight of the
Wurtemberg Order of Frederic.
The Illoniteur publishes a decree, founded on
the report of the Minister of Marine, increasing
the pensions of invalids of the navy by 165 fr., in
order to assimilate their allowance to that made to
the invalids of the land forces.

The Moniteur publishes extracts from a report
of Rear-Admiral Bonard, Governor of the penal
establishments in French Guiana, dated the 18th
June. Preparations had been made for the recep-
tion of 1,200 additional convicts. The number in
May was 3,298, and of them 262 were sick, and 23
had died ; in the corresponding month of the pre-
ceding year, when the number was 2,535, the sick
were 242, and the dead 13. Discipline had been
well maintained, but seven convicts had escaped.
The different works were being continued, but
they advanced but slowly owing to the number
Of men being insufficient. The yellow fever
had broken out on board the hospital barge,
the Gardien, and, in consequence, the patients
had been removed from it. Small concessions
of land had been made to some liberated convicts,
and all hands that could be spared from building
and other works were occupied in agriculture.
Great attention was also being paid to the breeding
of cattle. The Governor of Dutch Guiana, M. Von.
Schmidt-Auf-Altenstadt, had paid a visit to Cay-
pnne, and had received all the honours due to his
tank. He made a minute examination of the
French establishments, and obtained details re-
specting the system of discipline enforced.
The Minister of Public Worship has addressed a
circular to the Archbishops and Bishops, directing
them to perform the usual religious services on the
occasion of the fete of the 15th August, and to
offer up prayers for blessings on France and on
their Imperial Majesties.
The Salut Public of Lyons states that the Medi-
terranean Railway Company has received orders to
hold themselves in readiness to convey a numerous
body of troops (1,500 a-day) from Lyons to the
coast for embarkation, as well as 100,000 shells and
a large quantity of powder.

BOURSE, AUG. 6.—CLOSING PEIOES.
Cash. fr. e. End of Month.
4} per Cents 94 75 91f. 95e.
3 per Cents 67 50 67 50
Cr6dit Mobilier 1197 50 Roman
Credit Fonder 560 —.Austrian
Belgian Fives — Spamish Threes
Piedmontese — - - Home Debt

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