The Sun.
London, England, 1852-10-29 00:00:00

FRANCE.

The illoititeur has the following with regard to
the Turkish loan—" Letters from Constantinop!e, of
the Isth of October, announce that the Porte has
dtecidt•dly refused the ratification of the loan nevo-
ciated some weeks ago in London and in Paris. This
news is alone exact of all ►hat has been brought
forward on the subject of this loan affair."
The official journal contains a good many appoint-
ments in different branches of the magistracy. There
in a batch of decorations of the Legion of Honour,
and the military medal is confered on several
marines.

As a proof of the great change in public opinion in
the arrondisement of Avesnes (Nord), which, at the
time of the presidential election on the 10th Decem-
ber, 1848, was most hostile to Louis Napoleon, we
now find that out of the 153 communes of which the
arrondissement is composed, 252 have demanded the
re-establishment of the Empire. The number of
communes in the Meuse, which have sent petitions to
she Senate to the same effect, amount to 586, having
57,470 signatures; 198 of the recently-renewed
Municipal C„uncils of the Loire Inferieure, have
.ant addresses praying for the Empire. In the
Maine-et Loire fresh addresses arrive at the Pre-
fecture every day ; the number already amounts
to 200.

We read in the Constitutionnel :—`` Since the Go-
v( rnment has determined to extirpate bandittism in
Corsica, the local administration has redoubled its
activity and energy. Important results have been
already obtained. It is known that two formidable
bandits, named Padovana and Framoni, have been,
the first, killed in an encounter with the gendarmes,
and the second, arrested. Framoni, in particular,
was one of the most dangerous offenders that could
be met with. He is shortly to be tried by the Court
of Assizes. We learn that two other bandits, Domi-
nique Cesari, surnamed Sperato, and Cesar Bartoli,
have been lately killed by the gendarmes. Sperato
was a man of extreme audacity and almost superhu-
man strength, who had succeeded in terrifying the
neighbourhood of Spartena, his principal haunt. He
was the type of the bandit who hired out his carbine
to the vengeance of others. Bartoli explored the ar-
rondissement of Corta, and they were together when
surprised by the gendarmerie. They made a despe-
rate resistance, and some of the men attacking them
were wounded. The letters, which inform us of these
results, state that in consequence of the determination
of the authorities to punish severely whatever persons
harbour baniits in Corsica, these latter are left com-
paratively defenceless, and can in consequence be
more easily laid bands on. Several of them, in de-
spair of being able to continue their odious occupation,
have asked leave to be allowed to proceed to Sardinia.
I'he news of the death of Sperato, who passed for
being almost invincible, will produce the greatest
consternation amongst them. The event was greeted
with the greatest joy in the arrondissements of Corta
and Sartena."

Government securities again declined at the Bourse.
Railway shares were more firm. The Four-and-a-
Half per Cents. opened at 106 f. 50c., and closed at
10Gf. for the end of the month ; the Three per Cents.
closed at 811. 80c.; Orleans Railway Shares, 1,71014
Rouen, 9801.; Havre, 4731. 75c. ; Great Northern,
8521. 50c.; Avignon, GO5l. ; Basle, 365 f. ; Paris and
Strasburg, 8351. ; PAris and Lyons, 9951.; Lyons
and Avignon, 737 f. 50c. ; Western of Prance, 725 f.;
St. Divier to Gray, 580 f.; Caen to Cherbourg, 612 f.
50c. ; Bordeaux to Cette, 642 f. 50c. ; the Turkish
Loan, 1,015 f.

BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, Ocr. 23.

Charleroi and Erquelines, 15k—Grand Junction of France,
7%—Namur and Liege, 81/2 Northern of France, 333—
Paris and Lyons, 29i— Paris and Strasbourg, 32%—Paris,
Caen. and Cnerbourg, BU—Rouen and Havre, 18—Sambre
and Meuse, 10%4—Western of France, 17%.

THE CONTINENT.

BELGIUM.

The King of the Belgians, with his family, left
Brussels on Wednesday morning by a special train
tor Tirlemont, to meet Queen Marie Amelie, the
Prince de Joinville, and the Duchess of Orlean►
coming from Germany, en route for England. From
i'irlemout his Majesty was to accompany his august
relatives as far as the station of Weckeren, whence
the special train would proceed to Ostend.
We read iu the Emancipation of Brussels of Wed-
nesday :—" At the close of the sitting of the Chamber,
a courier was dispatched to M. Henri de Brouckere,
at Anderghem. He is sent for by the King. The
ministry which he has been charged to form will ap-
pear in the Moniteur to-morrow, or the day after."
The Pays has the following on the ministerial cri-
sis in Belgium :
" We are now in possession of more details relative
to the different incidents of the vote, which led to the
election of M. Delfosse, as President of the Belgian
Chamber of Representatives. It was not until the
second ballot that he was elected. We esterday re-
marked that this feeble numerical majority was evidently
insufficient to serve as the basis of an homogeneous and
durable ministry. In fact, after the first success this
uncertain majority dissolved itself', and the Chamber
came to different contradictory votes. It was thus that
11. Vilain XIV., member of the Catholic party, was
immediately elected first Vice President, by a majority
of 57 to 44. and afterwards by a fresh charge the votes
were given to M. Veidt, the liberal candidate, who was
elected second Vice-President by 53 to 48, The Secre-
taries comprise two liberals, MM. Alisrteus and Ansisux;
one Catholic, M. Vermeire, and 0110 of the neutral party.
M. Dumont ; and the two Questors are St Baillet, a
moderate liberal, and M. Secus,,a pure Catholic. Evidently
there are in these facts symptoms ot political dissolution in
the Belgian parliament, which appear tons of the greatest
gravity. Public opinion :knows not on what to fix ;
it waves between men and parties at the hazard of
events, and at the capri, a of ballots. We know not with
what resolution this difficult situation will inspire the
Sovereign of Belgium ; but in truth with the elements
of which the parliament is now composed it is almost
impossible to foresee how this long crisis will terminate.
M. Delfosse, in taking possession of the Presidential
chair, invited parties to union and concord ; it is diffi-
cult to believe that this wish can be realised. M. de
Brouckere at least thinks so. It is in fact announced
that he has been again sent for by the King, and that he
has formally declined the mission of forming a Cabinet.
The late ballot, he said, proved that the old majority
was broken up. But, if that be true, the fluctuations of
the parliamentary votes equally prove that there has not
yet been formed a compact majority capable of support-
ing a new administration. Thus, for three months Bel
gium has been delivered up to an insoluble crisis, without
a ministry since the old one has resigned, and without a
parliament, for there exists no real majority, in face of
that irresponsible fiction called Constitutional Royalty.
We leave this afflicting state cf affairs to the meditation
of all the partisans of Parliamentary regime."