The Sun.
London, England, 1852-12-24 00:00:00

E FRENCH EMPIRE.

Stifaupas, Minister of General Police ; M.
lie
of Marine ; M. Fortoul, Minister
e Instruction ; and M. Pietri, Prefect of
leftit, Paris, on Wednesday, for Compiegne.
42'4`',44 in the Constitutionnel :—"M. Demer-
-0
JOr of Compiegne, who accompanied the
4 in his visits to the Hospital and the
' en, having expressed to his Majesty the
. th, he should feel at commemorating his
ent to the mayory by the establishment
c4tl4,i
ceAsile, but observed that he dared not
lit on account of the limited resources of
all% the Emperor replied, ' And what
4147,, e expense be?" About 30,000fr.,' said
(11. "Well, then,' replied his Majesty,
kltl4 '
s then while waiting for something better,'
tome time handing to M. Demerson ten
4 a thousand francs each."
c 1,,„, Persigny, Minister of the Interior, has
1114,(1_,ed on immediately carrying into execu-
Vlea of the Emperor to make the entrance
441,7k5,.., by the Barrier° de rEtoile the finest in
cl• The place de l'Etoile is to be made
ep in length, and 180 metres in width.
3,' surface, larger than the Carte Marigny
ti 'l4. amps Elysees, will serve for an exercise
' tit' °,r the troops in summer, as well as a con-
, }lace for public fetes. The Prefect of the
t,' already given orders to have the prelimi-
&V"te commenced. The expropriation is to
`Veat the cost of the State.
V4ctbrador steam-frigate left Marseilles on
tYht3 , With Abd-el-Kader and his family and
tb.,' board, in all about 50 persons. Every-
mk"„t experience could suggest was effected to
1c,410 voyage as agreeable as possible. The
Al leaving France, expressed his gratitude
extreme kindness shown him by the Em-
Nbedthe population of the various towns
zllad visited.
4k"Tenda,n,ce of Brussels says :—" It ap-
' chin that the Duke de Bassano, who left
a few days since, will only return to
k., L to have an audience of his Majesty to pre-
reti'' letters of recal. M. de Sampayo, now
eocit3. of the French Legislation, will fill the
,lt ,lnierinn."
'Otilteelaination of the Empire took place on
A tif T 911 board the French vessels in the road-
lAcc-ilsbon. At eight in the morning the New-
al4,t ,Cvatinat steam-corvettes were dressed out,
'l,, C3Oll a salute of 101 guns was fired. The
INI"% Pladron lying in the roads and the vessels
kki„c)rtuguese navy displayed their flags, and
es of 24 guns.
ote Ilsually large quantity of dead keys
ti;lt this Christmas from France t turkeys are
this Christmas from France to England are
,
,tiNa a Weight of not less than 10,000 kilo-
hklaja.llas been dispatched from the single port
I,!lteil
-.-known Restaurant Dagneaux, Rue de
‘kti4:4° Comedie, near the Odeon, will exhibit
4, ~as-day, a Pate Monstre ; among the
Nes'' Parts of which will be 501 b of butter,
Ph 1 6 turkeys, 6 legs of veal, 4 hams, 301 b of
, '4% 0. &
110 ' c•
!kt lirse was dull, and it was difficult to effect
.t4iok,lelst at a reduction on the prices of the day
11,1,,. 25,, The Four-and-a-half per Cents. opened at
r°04.6:, and closed at 106 f. for the end of
At'44l% 4.14... The Three per Cents. closed at 82f. 25c. ;
hNlll."4ilviuy New Shares, 1,035 f. ; Rouen,
~ a,-Zej 525 f. • Great Northern, 897 f. 50c. ;
rirt: R,;"(II.
„.750. ; Pa' ris and Strasburg, 827 f.. 50c. ;
.1;t1 75, •Lyons, 925 f. ; Lyons and Avignon,
tAil._ • ; St. Dizier to Gray, 550 f. ; Caen to
Aili,":_g, '632f. 50c. ; Dijon to Besan9,on, 580 f. ;
''' te Cette, 615 f
•

rid SPAIN.
Gazette of the 18th, publishes a cir-
ea the 17th, which' has just been addressed
t4l,ernors ofprovinces, by M. Lorente, the
ge oef the Interior. After announcing the
`4r iti-41Plistry, he says
—laJesty's Ministers think that they cannot