The Sun.
London, England, 1855-11-15 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PARIS, WEDNESDAY EVENING.
The Emperor received yesterday the Commission
charged to report on the serious accidents which
have recently occurred on French railways. The
Commissioners were introduced by the Minister of
Public Works. The Emperor listened attentively
to the reading of the report, and examined the
plans and diagrams illustrative of the several acci-
dents.

In a conversation which followed the reading of
the report, the Emperor addressed numerous ques-
tions to the members of the Commission. " The
result," says the iYloniteur, " was that the Emperor
has decided to direct an immediate reform of the
principles and working of tho railway in general,
and the obligatory employ of detonating signals,
the improvement of breaks, and the rigorous revi-
sion of the regulations relating to goods and cattle
trains."

The Emperor will to-morrow bestow decorations
with the Great Medals. The Committee of the
Exposition will carry out the other honorary
awards at an after period--a few days following.
Twelve thousand exhibitors are rewarded in various
degrees.

The Emperor and Empress on Monday left St.
Cloud, and took up their residence for the winter
at the Tuileries. In the evening their Majesties
attended the performance of the Medeein des
Anfans at the Theatre de la Gaite.
The ilogador, steam-frigate, sailed on the 12th
from Toulon for the Crimea with troops and stores
on board. The same day the Phlegeton, steam-
corvette, left Marseilles with soldiers for Algiers,
at which port she is to take on board for Kamiesh
200 Zouaves and 250 Chasseurs d'Afrique. She is
afterwards to proceed to Kinbourn with a large
quantity of camp equipage and stores for the
French garrison at that place.
The Lyns Gazette announces that the King of
Sardinia will stop at Lyons on the 22d, not on the
21st, as had been stated, and will arrive at Paris
on the 23d, where ho will be received with great
solemnity. The Sardinian Ambassador, the
ar-
quis of Villamarina, is to leave Paris on the 18th,
for Marseilles, with the secretaries of the legation,
to meet the King.
The following are among the latest telegraphic
dispatches received here :
The Swedish Minister to Austria has arrived at
Stockholm, and great activity is visible in the
diplomatic circles of that city.
It is confirmed that Gen. Canrobert will visit
Copenhagen on his return to France.
The Danish Government have put forth a forma
denial to the report that the Ministry had demanded
the exclusion of Friuce Frederic Ferdinand (not
Prince William Frederic) from the line of succes-
sion to the throne.
The Government also repudiates any intention
of reliuquishine its neutrality, or of entering into
negotiations for altering the present law of suc-
cession.

BOURSE, Nov. 14.
Cash. n.. e. End of Month.
4} per Cents .......... 90 75 —f. -c.
3 per Cent 5............ 64 80 64 95
New Loan ........... 65 75
Bank Shares...... 3190 Roman
Credit Mobilier ...... 1172 50 Austrianßelgian Fives ... ... .. Spanish Threes
Piedmontese ......... Home Debt

RAILWAYS—Jos CASH.

C.
fr. c.
Origami ............... 1106 25 Western 750 25
Northern ............ 875 Strasburg xd 892 50
Lyons ........ ~... 1128 75 New Ditto xd 75D
Mediterranean 1222 50 Grand Central 570
Lyons Geneva ...... 660 Teste
Cette .................. 675 Austrian Com.

THE BALTIC FLEET.
SIIEERNtSS, Nov. 14.—0 f the line-of-battle ships
employed in the Baltic during the present year,
the Cressy, 80, Capt. R. L. Warren, is the first to
arrive in the British waters. After a stay at Kiel
for five days, orders by electric telegraph were re-
ceived for her immediate return to Sheerness,
where sh '3 will be docked to make good her defects,
and be rendered efficient for further service.
Her designers, Chatfield, Read, and Creuze, in-
tended hex for a sailing ship to surpass in speed
any other of her class. When nearly completed
she was fitted with a screw. propeller, and th 3

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requisite steam machinery to work it, without
any alteration being made in her original con-
struction, whereby her immersion in the water
was far greater than previously contemplated.
Notwithstanding this disadvantage, when under
canvass, with a full supply of provisions, stores,
water, A.7c., she can compete with any other
80-gun ship. She sails with the wind abeam
eleven knots when under steam, in smooth
water, her average speed approximates 10 knots--
and when propelled by canvas and steam combined,
the wind being fair, she occasionally makes a velo-
city through the water of 12 knots per hour, and
which she has accomplished during the present
homeward voyage.
The Cressy left the snug harbour of Kiel at 10
a.m. of the 7th inst., having previously transferred
to the Nile, 90, Capt. G. R. Mundy, a portion of
her surplus provisions and stores. The only ships
of the Baltic fleet then in that port were the Royal
George, Capt. Codrington, C. 8., Nile, and Vol-
cano steam factory ship. Rear-Admirals Dundas
and Penaud, with the other line-of-battle ships,
were to sail from Nargen for Kiel the day previously.
The Caesar and Arrogant, which left Nargen at the
same date as the Cressy, had not arrived. At. 5
p.m. the Cressy anchored for the night off the
island of Langeland, one mile and a half to the
northward of the Vengeance shoal. Foggy weather
coming on, she was prevented continuing the voy-
age until 2 p.m. of the Bth inst. The atmosphere
then became clear, she weighed anchor, passed in
half an hour the Vengeance shoal, and came to,
three miles north of Reefness, at 8 p.m.
At 7.30 a.m. of the 9th she weighed under can-
vas, with a strong breeze blowing from the south-
ward, rounded the island of Anholt at 3 p.m., made
the Hirtsholm Light at 11 p.m. ; communicated
the Arrogant, 46, Captain Yelverton, lying at
anchor in the Bay of Hirtsholm, awaiting a fair
wind ; hove to for a couple of hours to land the
pilot.

- The Skaw light was observed at 4 a.m. of the
10th. By 8 a.m. the Cressy had entered the
Skagerack or Sleeve, and at noon was fairly in the
North Sea, the latitude being 57 deg. 36 min. N.,
longitude 8 deg. 58 min. E., Orfordness bearing
S.W. by S. 420 miles. The wind was S.S.W.,
weather cloudy, atmosphere hazy. During the
night, which was extremely dark, drizzling rain
fell occasionally.
The morning of the 11th was bright and fair for
a brief period. The sun arose with its wonted
brilliancy, but soon afterwards the horizon became
hazy and the sky obscured by dense clouds. At
noon the latitude was 56 dog. 12 min. N., long. 4
deg. 2 min. E. ; the bearing of Orfordness by com-
pass W.S.W., 242 miles. At 2 p.m. the atmos-
phere became clear, fine weather supervened, and
for the first time during the voyage the stars were
visible throughout the greater portion of the celes-
tial concave.

Gloomy dark weather again ensued early in the
morning of the 12th, and which continued during
the day. A thick mist enveloped the horizon, ren-
dering distant objects invisible. At noon the dressy
was crossing the Dogo,erbank, in lat. 54 deg. 20
min. E., and long. 2 deg. 50 min. E., Orfordness,
bearing S.W. by compass, 135 miles.
At 8 a.m. of the 13i h inst. the Cesar, 91, Capt.
John Robb, was fallen in with, ofl the Norfolk
coast, under canvas, bound to &ahead. At noon
the Cressy wasoff GreatYarmouth, in the roadstead
of which the Meander, Captain Baillie, was at
anchor, having arrived there from the North Sea
on the 4th inst. Having embarked a river pilot,
the Cressy made all plain sail, was abreast of
Lwestoft at 3 p.m., and on reaching the Sunk
Shoal anchored for the night ; weighed at 8 a.m.
of the 14th, and arrived at the Great Nore at noon,
awaiting further orders. In the afternoon she was
taken into harbour by Mr. Brockman, master of
the Wildfire and Admiralty pilot.