The Sun.
London, England, 1855-01-26 00:00:00

PARISIAN RrThVURS.

Thereare a variety of rumours afeat concerning Prince
Napoleon, his report to the Efeperor of the way in
which the war is being conducted, and the probable
consequences of his representations. Some people
profess to know for certain that General Canrobert will
be superseded by General Pelissier, who was to have
left Algiers on the 18th to Oka the command of a
division in the Crimea. General Canrobert is of
all the soldiers who took s leading part in
army, his military genius and exalted personal
the ooup d'etat perhaps the west popular in the
character being admitted by officers whose political
sympathies are altogether adverse to the present regime.
It was known long age that the Emperor looked to him
as the man likely to illustrate the French arms under
his reign. The high command he now wields is a confir-
mation of all that has been said about the Emperor's con-
fidence in him, and I do not believe that confidence is at
this moment in any degree forfeLed. But this much is
true :—There is at the Palais Boyd a species of tolerated
opposition to the Tuileries. Prince Napoleon, as youhave
seen by the article in the Presse, hes put himself upon the
country as a censor of the actual commander of the army
before Sebastopol. That he mar have made a report
against General Canrobert is very likely. It is possible
that for reasons of 'tete an apparent importance may be
allowed to be attached to this report in certain court
circle?. But there is small likef.hood it will be acted
upon.
It is said M. 3lagne will shortly be appointed
Minister of Finance in the pace of M. Bineau,
whose health is in a desperate state. M. Rouher
is spoken of as likely to le the new Minister
of Public Works. M. Magna wishes to keep the latter
portfolio until the affair of the Grand Central Railway,
in which he takes a great interest, is settled. The
general meeting, which it was Uptight would have been
postponed, was held yesterday. The management asked
for full powers to continue their negotiations with Go-
vernment for the Nevers and several other branch lines.
These powers were granted unanimously. No fresh call
was spoken of, but it was agreed that special bonds
should be created for the execution of the Nevers line.

People pretend that the article—in Wednesday's Moni-
teur on the success of the loan was written by the
Emperor.

THE TRADE AND PORT OF LONDON
VERSUS THE DOCK' COMPANIAS.

Yesterday afternoon a most influential meeting of the
principal wharfingers, granarymen, up-town warehouse-
men,. wntermen, and lightertnen interested in the port
and trade of London, was held at the Ship Tavern,
Water-lane, Lower Thames-street, for the purpose of
considering and adopting measures to oppose the bills at
present before Parliament to increase the powers of the
East and West India Dock Companies, as also the Lon-
don and St. Katharine's Docks, to increase their powers
to tax the merchants, traders, wharfingers, warehouse-
keepers, lightermen, and granarymen of London and the
metropolitan districts.
Mr. T. W. Hall, of the Custom-house and Wool Quays,
was unanimously called to the chair.
Mr. BE/LEY, of the Legal and Sufferance Quays Asso-
ciation, having briefly adverted to the objects for which
the meeting had been convened,
Mr. SIDNBT SMITE, the Secretary to the promoters of
the movement, read a very lengthened, ingenious, and
elaborate statement of the evils of the proposed enact-
ments by the Dock Companies' Bills to all persons con-
nected with the navigation of the river Thames or the
port of London.
The statement was received and adopted by the meet•
ing with great applause.
Mr. Pillew, Mr. Curling, and several other gentlemen,
having addressed the meeting, resolutions were agreed
te, and a committee formed for the purpose of organ-
ising a general opposition to the measure before Parlia-
ment, and to induce the Government from assenting to
their support to the proposed measure ; and after some
general observations, a subscription was entered into to
a large amount to carry into effect .the objects of the
meeting.
A vote of thanks was passed to the chairman, and the
meeting separated.