The Sun.
London, England, 1852-06-08 00:00:00

rent:—

" At two per cent, per annum for bonds having from
four to five months to run.
" At 23 per cent, for bonds having six to eleven months
to run.
" At 3i per cent. on bonds of a year."
This diminution of the rate of interest had become
necessary in consequence of the continued increase of
the receipts in the Treasury. These receipts amount
at the present day to 94 millions, although the reins-
bursements which the Treasury had to make to the
capitalists who did not agree to the conversion are
entirely effected.
M. GEANIE& DE CASSAGNAC's articles on Belgium
are reprobated at considerable length in the Ministe-
rial Pays, the Presse, and the Siec/i.• The Debats
briefly expresses its astonishment at the introduction
of the name of the Chief of the State in the article

disavowed by the Illoniteur. The Indepenclanciof
Brussels has likewise entered the field. Nevertbe-

less, we find in the Constitutionnel a reply of M.
Xenon, the director of that journal, to the commu-
nicated note in the Moniteur. This article will pro-
--bably cause great sensation, and will excite much
interest, as to the notice that will be taken of it by
the Government. M. VERON says—
" The Moniteur contains a serious accusation against

the article on Belgium, published in the Constituiionnel

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by M. Granier de Cassagnac. The article is charged
with infidelity or exaggeration. That article had, be-
sides, produced a lively impression at the Bourse. In
presence- of these two facts, we cannot refrain from
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giving some explanations to justify in the eyes of the
public the insertion in the Constitutionnel of the two ar-
ticles on Belgium, by M. Granier de Cassagnac. Since
the re-election of the Prince President of the Republic,

we have not had the honour of approaching the Chief of
the State; M. Granier de Cassagnac only has brought

us several articles as the expression of the ideas of the
Prince President. We were obliged to refuse the inser-
tion of one of these articles; but from a sentiment of
respectful conciliation and of deference, that refusal,
given with regret in order to fulfil a conscientious duty,
rendered more easy for us the admission of the new
articles of M. Granier de Cassagnac, emanating from
the same source. There is particularly one fact that
we should not have allowed to appear in the columns
of the Constitutionnel, as it compromised the name of
an honourable man, if it had not been affirmed to us
that this fact and this personal accusation were gua-
ranteed by the word of the Chief of the State. The first
article of M. Granier de Cassagnac on Belgium appeared
to have been inspired by a movement of rancour and
anger not justified by the complaints of which the
article made itself the echo. We therefore begged
our colleague to modify the tone of the article, and
to render it more moderate. When M. Granier de Cas-
segue° read his second article to us, we confess that, in
face of the positive affirmations of oar colleague, we did
not put this useless question to him, are you authorised
to fetter the policy of the Chief of the State in matters
so eminently serious and delicate? Have you made
yourself acquainted with his views and intentions?' We
did not for a moment doubt but that M. Granier de
Cassagnac was the interpreter of the ideas, and even of
the sentiments, of the Prince President of the Republic.
It would have been suspecting his veracity, or supposing
him capable of carrying his indiscretion as far as a
breach of confidence. We shall only add one word
more, and that is, that we still firmly believe, even after
the article of the Moniteur, that M. Granier de
Cassagnac was completely authorised. It is
necessary, in fact, once for all, that the public should
be made acquainted with the meaning of the
convenient and anonymous signature Cowart-
qui. Are we to understand by the word communiqué
that it is the Cabinet, the Ministers who speak? Or
does it veil the signature of the Chief of the State? It is
necessary that this question should be solved on account
of the contradiction given by the Moniteur to the Con-
stitutionnel. We have lately published several articles
by M. Granier de Cassagnac, under the firm coLviction
that they suited the policy of the Chief the Sate.
Having no longer the honour of conferring with Prince
Louis Napoleon on questions on the order of the
day, I was obliged to accept M. Granier de Cas-
sagnac as an authorised intermediary. We regret
et being compelled to give this recital by the ar-
ticle of the Moniteur; but we cannot allow such
serious accusations to weigh on us, or even to re-
main without defence under the blow of a warning

from the Ministry of General Police, for the publication
of false or incorrect news. It would be wrong to con-
clude from all this that we shall change our attitude and
our language. We cannot forget that the Prince Presi-
dent is the elect of eight millions of the people, that he
has saved France, and that it is be alone who can still
protect us from
Socialism and from formidable re-
volutions."
At the end of this article are the following lines,
signed by M. GRANIER DE CASSAGNAC:—
" It will be remarked that the communicated article
published in the Moniteur in no way disavows the policy
which we believe should, for the interest of the Govern-
ment, be followed towards Belgium."
The PRINCE PRESIDENT on Saturday again visited
the works at the Louvre. He was in an open car-
riage, and alighted several times, and going amongst
the workmen, left with them marks of his generosity.
The PRINCE was everywhere received with loud ac-
clamations.
General DE LAWOISTINE reviewed on Sunday the
National Guards of the communes of Issy, Vanves,
Clamart, Plessis-Piquet, Grenelle, Montrouge, and
Vaugirard. After the review the General and his
staff were entertained by the officers of the divisions
which he had reviewed at a breakfast, et a restaurant
in the Champs Elysees. The health of the PRINCE
PRESIDENT was proposed by one of the Colonels.
The toast was drunk with great enthusiasm, and re.
plied to in an appropriate speech by General DE
LAWcESTINE. The health of the General was after-
wards proposed, and received with loud acclamations,
as was a toast to " the union of the National Guard
and the army," and another to the memory of the
EMPEROR.

of Ver-
M. DETILLE, ex-Representative, condemned to
transportation by the High Court of Justice_usi.
Ver-
sailles, has just been pardoned by the Pairificver
years'
DENT of the Republic. The sentencem
has been
for being concerned in the Lyon
is plot,to be escorted
imprisonment passed on a person named a eod CHETASSUS,
commuted to banishment, and. be
himself so well at
named JOLJBERT has conducted.dto
the remainder
from Belle Isle to the Belgian frontier. A man
Belle Isle that he is authorised
passin one of the prisons
of his imprisonment (18
pardonondemned to imprisonment
jeweller named Yrrivr?
of Paris. Lastly,
condemned
insurrection of June.
fullmonths) has been accorded to a
for having taken part in the
has just addressed a
earkithinitshteer
to the
prefects,
Interior
relative
alimentary
- •of the departmental prisons, and particularly
regime .
bread. The Minister
calling their attention
. to the. .
inquiry .
circular
calls for the institution of a rigid . on the im-
portant question of an increase in the quantity of
bread furnished to each prisoner, and for which nu-
merous applications have been made. He has, like-
wise, sent a circular to the prefects of the departments,
directing them to make a minute investigation into
every case of hydrophobia which may occur, with a
view of discovering, if possible, the means of checking
that horrible malady.
The France Centrals of the 6th, published at Blois,
says_.“ M. FIALIN DE PERSIGNY, the Minister of
the Interior, arrived here the day before yesterday,
and left yesterday for Tours." The Journal de
l'lndre-et-Loire announces the arrival of the Mi-
nister at Tours, with his young wife, both preserving
a strict incognito. • After visiting the various public
buildings of the town, they took their departure on
Friday afternoon.
M. PROUDIION, Judge of the Court of Appeal of
Besancon, has addressed a letter to the journals, con-
tradicting a statement made in the Paris correspon-
dence of the Inclependance of Brussels, from which
we copied the account, that he is the father of the
writer of that name.
The Bourse was extremely firm, with a further ad-
vance in the price of Railway Shares. The Four-arid-
a-Half per Cents. opened at 100 f. 20e., and closed at
100 e. 30c. for the end of tho month; the Three Per
Cents. closed at 70f. 15c. ex dividend • Orleans Railway
Shares, 1,220 f.; Rouen, 800 f.; Havre: 311 f. 25c.; Great
Northern, 603 f. 750.; Avignon, 3321. 500.; Vieir,"l)i;
i•
606 f. 25c.; Basle, 257 f. Sec.; Bordeaux, 627 f. 50e.; a' .
and Strasburg, 5661. 25c.; Tours and Nantes, 3801.,
Paris and Lyons, 631 f. 25c. Q AT THE
BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAY-7
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE,
ju"No;thern of
East Indian, 22%—Namur and Liege, 6. %—dstr,,sbourg,
France, 23%—Paris and Lyons, 1074—Par'sianigouse, 434.
221i—Roucn and Havre, 121,4—Sambre all.

atenrdarCylamorSPAlN.
The Madrid journals of the 2d have arrived, but
they do not contain a word of news. The Herald°
cepted by Publico have re•appeared, but only as
journals until their responsible editors are acli-
the Government.
The 11:1Xee per CM*. were GOO at 441; the New

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Three per per Cents. at 22 5-16; the Debt of the first class,
at Si; and that of the second at 54.

GERMANY.

The Carlsrhue Gazette of the 4th publishes an of-
ficial announcement that the Prince R?gent of Baden
has thought proper to assume in person the command
of the army.

The woiks of the Prussian railway forming the
continuation of the branch line from Metz to Sarre-
bruck, are going on so ac►ively that the line will be
opened for passengers in October next. As the
branch line from Metz to Sarrebruck will be open
about the 15th intr., the Prussian line will be in a
condition to transport the coal destined for France in
July next.
The German journals state that during the resi-
dence of the Empress of Russti at Schlangbad, 150
fowls, 6 hams, 4 joints of roast beef of 40 pounds each,
60 pounds of fish, and 1,000 eggs, have been ordered
to be delivered every d3v for the supply of her table
end that of her court and suite.

SWITZER',
The Council of State of the Valais, in Switzerland,
has just published a message armouncing
that it has
unaubnously voted the Tevi*ion of the Constitution.
The Council states that it participated in the doubts
that had been expressed us to the period fixed by the
electoral law for its renewal, and therefore convokes
the electors at once. The message adds that, as the
enemies of the Constitution had complained that it
was voted during toe military federal occupation, it
has been resolved to take the same opportunity of
consulting the people as to the Constitution.

FRANCE.
The Union and Univers have articles on the ru-
mour that the French Government has resolved to
enforce the observance of the Sabbath. It appears
from an advertisement in the journals that a consi-
derable number of tradesmen have already announced
their intention to close their shops on Sunday. The
Union, in mentioning the fact, expresses the satisfac-
tion that it derives from it, and a hope that the ex-
ample will be generally followed.
It appears, says the Debats, that it is in contem-
plation to change the hours of opening and closing the
Bourse of Paris, so as to enable telegraphic dispatches
to be sent off the same day to all the great towns
of France with the last quotations of the day. In
fact, by fixing the Paris hours at from twelve to two,
and those of Lyons, Bordeaux, Marseilles, Rouen, and
Havre from four to five, an abundance of time would
be left, after the close of the Paris Bourse, to send by
electric telegraph the official prices, so as to allow
them to be posted in the departments before the opening
of each local bourse. It is stated that applications have
been made by several towns in the departments to
havo this change in the hours effected, and there is
reason to believe that the Minister of Finance will
accede to the representations made. This intention
was freely spoken of at the Bourse, and some per-
eons even went •the length of affirming that the
proposed change was already decided on, and would
soon be carried into effect.
Since the end of March the Bank of France has
handed over to the Prefecture of Police not less than
300 false pieces of 5f., which it had taken in the
course of business. False pieces of 20f., exceedingly
well executed, are now also in circulater'ion.
shop i
Place de la Bourse.
The Corse steamer brought into Havre on Thurs-
day morning four English boats, taken in the act of
dredging for oysters within the French lines.

ARABIA.
According to the Trieste Zeitung., a courier from
Jiddah had passed through Cairo on the 23d of May,
on his way to Constantinople. A French ship of the
line of 120 guns had appeared off Jiddah. It is sup-
posed that formal possession is about to be taken of a
part of the coast of Abyssinia or Senaar, near the Bay
of Araphilia, which is about three degrees north of
the straits of Bab-el-Mandeb.