The Sun.
London, England, 1852-12-13 00:00:00

THE FRENCH EMPIRE.

Du
,Saturday,
the Sardinian Ambassador pre-
at:tect his credentials to the Emperor of the French shr.
The4l e Tuileries.
Pie Senate met at 12 o'clock • M. Mesnard, first • -
Ce-President, in the chair. The order of the day s‘st,z
ci:a the discussion on the question of the Senatus-
-08u/tlon,,__ relative to the Civil List. M. de Casa- 14
Cue 1e..45 ex-Minister of State, read the report which
ko::4(1 been charged to draw' up by the Commis- 31
i 4 The document was received with marks of
(ePro.bation. After some desultory conversation,
lote b tli was read clause by clause, and put to the. 22
rotthe the President. 87 senators took part in st.
lirilite,e on the project, and deposited as many st.
fized °ails. The civil list of the Emperor is, then, 50
at 25 000 000 f 50
hll4e Courrie; du Bas Rhin publishes the follow- 255°
letter from the Emperor, addressed to the
3'.°l' of Strasbourg : 25
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i "Palace of the Tuileries, Dec. 7.
qterMolasieur le Maire,—The city of Strasbourg has
Led Lae, through the organ of your honourable
!' col-
titre.% the imperial chateau. Not content witthe
col-
ton which it has given me at two different imtes,
de wished to confer on me the civic rights by a resi-
deeT Which should particularly belong to me. lam
peCY. sensible of it, and it is an engagement forme to
trioti" as often as possible to that Alsace so rich in pa-
t(' it e souviners, and which now gives me a fresh pledge
trl,? attachment. Will you be the interpreter of my
qtnde to your fellow citizens ?
"NAPOLEON."
e Municipal Council of Ajaccio having been
i,114 ed. that the Emperor had conceived the idea
I°lating the house in which the Emperor Napo-
04_
at Aas born, and of enlarging the Place Letizia,
whJaecio, and considering the different works
ofoe: he has already decreed for the improvement
tied .rBica, and the measures which have been car-
lilt° execution for the suppression of banditti,
N.:14, have already produced the most beneficial
(40 6% has, as a mark of its gratitude, voted a sum
t() tv,ooofr. for a statue in bronze of Napoleon 111.,
lia:e erected opposite the house where Napoleon I.
born. The pedestal is to be of white marble,
\ql bear the inscription, " A Napoleon 111.,
1,1 ,
1' 11
1' de la France, et Bienfaiteur de la Come,
d'A'accio "
ott •
i 4„ Friday afternoon the Emperor took an airing
lje Bois de Bolougne in an open phaeton, which
kWove himself. He was accompanied by Colonel
cifa',:3r, one of his aidei-de-camp, and an orderly
Just as the carriage was leaving the gate-
-44Y 0f the palace a woman ran forward to present
%Petition, and being struck by the breast of one of
twe }lerses, was knocked down. The Emperor im-
Q,la:tely pulled up and inquired whether she was
he received the petition in the kindest man-
V41(1 gave orders that her address should be
iti„,_ell• After ascertaining that the woman was not
14."'red the Emperor proceeded on his ride. He
4saluted with loud cheers by all those who wit-
4ed the accident.
4101-4-,e Emperor, by decree dated the Bth, has pro-
tect the following gentlemen to the rank of Cora-
Itillder in the Legion of Honour :—M. Fould,
Eitatl!ter of State ; M. Abbatucci, Keeper of the
tt),r' and Minister of Justice ; Ducos, Minis-
ti,„c)f Marine and Colonies • Count Fialin de Per-
%°,,,Y) Minister of the Interior, Agriculture, and
ktr'utaeree ; M
Fortoul, Minister of Public In-
1611e Legislative
and Worship ; M. Billault, President of
e Body ; M. Rouher' ex-Minister,
441 dent of a section in the Council of State : M.
44403,er, ex-Minister, Procureur-General of the
arPerial Court of Paris ; M. David, ex-Minister,
kQe,lireur-General of the Imperial Court of Rouen ;
4444,e Thoringy, ex-Minister, Councillor of State ;
41. F. Barroty ex-Minister, Councillor of State.
'le Government has received the following tele-
'`al)hich dispatch from Toulon:—
" Head-Quarters Medeah (Algeria), 6th.
li;tc The town of Laghouate was taken by assault the day
rt:re Yesterday. The troops scaled the breach with an,
l'lstible enthusiasm and cries of " Vive l'Empereur.'
Cale
commenced in the morning, and by noon the
(;° of the 2d zouaves displayed its wings on the
bah of the town. You will receive details by the
iiirj4V,.er of the Bth, of this brilliant feat of arms, which
rats honourable for Gen. Pelissier and for the gene-
' °facers' and soldiers under his orders."
tlllearoniteur recites, in a very conspicuous form,
chit reception given to the French Ambassador at
kauo, rne, with the accompanying circumstances so
1;1(ed. by delicate regard for the representative of
ktt Imperial Majesty. The Moniteur confirms the
ellits received on Friday from Brussels of the
til Peror having, in proof of his amicable disposi-
-41:1, acceded to the request of the Belgian Govern-
tn to allow the treaty of 13th December, 1845,
e revived and continued until the commercial
gteiat ions, begun the 9th of the present month,
ld be brought to a conclusion. The conven-
C Which was signed on the 9th will be put into
ta'elition on the 15th of January next. The lite-
Properiy treaty is not affected by this arrange-
TlllT'lrteraburg has acknowledged the Emperor.
Moniteur has the following note :—" His Ma-
kt a athe King of Wurtemburg sent, on the Bth in-
his first Chamberlain, Lieut.-General Baron
V'Pitzemberg, to congratulate the Due de Guiche,
1.4
hi, Oder of France at Stuttgard, on the advent of
Altaperial Majesty to the throne."
• Thiers has arrived in Paris from London.

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SPAIN.
It! Madrid letter of the 6th says :—" The discus- 9
Yesterd.ay at the meeting of the progressist 203-X
44'Ilties at the house of M. Mendizabal was very
gated. A resolution was come to that the
thellessist deputies should concert with those of
io,,lnederate opposition an energetic resistance
rat the proposed attacks upon the Constitution.
hedeputies of the moderate opposition also met
4°l day, and, after some discussion, resolved to
ofd another meeting this evening, for the purpose
Ri)trtlainating a committee to negotiate a fusion
~ the progressists, in order that there may be a
14.1:°,1is display against the Ministry at the ap-
iZalng general election."
11list's Captain-General of Cuba wrote, on the 7th
that the most perfect tranquillity prevailed
the "
I.s, island, and that its sanitary condition le was
:;Y. improved. A number of English and French
t 44 steamers had arrived at Havannah, the cora-
thel?•4ers of which, as well as the Consols, offered
tf.,4* services to the Captain-General in the event
new invasion by American filibusteros. The
(44"„,‘n-General had given a grand banquet to those
in, at which the greatest cordiality reigned.
iib,zediately after the receipt of the telegraphic
I,ret9ll announcing that Louis Napoleon had been
41(eflanned Emperor of the French, the Ministers
tip), a Council, at which they decided, in conjunc-
(lzwith Queen Isabella, that Spain should imme-
b7l3, recognise the Prince as Emperor of the
to -11101. An extraordinary courier was accordingly
411,7 dispatched that day to the Marquis de Valde-
ti with his new credentials as Minister of Spain
Tr Imperial Court.
vie Three per Cents. were done at 45i ; the
kir ditto, DA 24 9-16 ; he ebt of
gth© first class,
41; and that of the t
seconDd, at 6.

AMERICA.

ARRIVAL OF THE ASIA.
St.
•,theTiliss Asia arrived in Liverpool yesterday, at 9.30 a.m. St.
h4civices from New York are to Dec. 1. The Ame-
ter4f,7 Press and public support President Fillmore's 163
in his rebuke of Mr. Law for insulting 20
(tiro,:',,,and for sending out again the obnoxious purser 5
1411.7), as well as the Government course in depriving 2
aAv line of the United States mail service.
teta'rs are entertained that when the Cherokee arrives
St
4asvalla with Smith on board, trouble will occur.
St.
4 'unsteros are said to be going to St. Domingo, as
likrendezvous.l,ll 15
e fishery question, it is said at Washington, is 8
44 to be settled.
ZitvehelProcal trade given to Canada. Three steamers 10
thn' ,pclught an aggregate of three millions and a guar-
",4-I,` gold from California, but no important news. 10
on frelnlidred and twenty-five thousand dollars in specie 10
s:lll,,gi,tt ; 68 passengers. 1.0.6
e Asia's news produced a further decline of a quar-
t') 0%14 in cotton, with moderate sales; middling, 9
20
c. St.
"11(leiTe southern ports there is a similarly downward
c3'.

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Itt NEW YORK MARKETS.
e New York stock market most descriptions of St.
teseell-'te,,s and railroad bonds were in demandstat late
41.„ PtBi, The money market continued to be mo. abufnor- 1275
'se g,Bll,Pplied, and, notwithstanding thedemand
:tepi,--,6titiroate wants of trade was large, effects of the
'l'4l„illation of capital were plainly seen in the eavy
tioxcaetions of the stock board for nearly every descrip-
470
Niter securities. Loans could be obtained at 5 per
100
b4lltl er'on stock and other collaterals. Uncurrent money
'aughts without change. Foreign exchange firmer. 100
rii-4-ell London, 109/ to 1101 ; Paris, 5.134 to 5.15 ; 100
ee liB,7rdarn 414 to 41g ; Hamburgh, 36i to / ; Bremen,
gn.
pt s' 'The cotton 'market was unsettled by the re-
Seli„ unf pourable dvices from England, buyers and 20
bkl;ts riot beinbl toa agree except for a few hundred
Pthn Nvegreasoled at 4c. to 3c. per pound decline. 50
'4190%7i:8f:3r the week ending the 27th amounted to 50
100
14scel .14°114cm the rates were :—Tobacco, 40s. per hogs• 100
er 2011,e111., 3s• 6d. to 4s per barrel ; turpentine, 4s. 20._
44, ny 50' 0 barrels 'as they run were taken at (2
h4sNr;) measurement goods, 30s. to 355. per ton ; 25
vet t geed; oil, &c•, 35s to 40s. per ton , cheese, 40s. 25
Aer 1b 44 beef, 65. t 0.75. 'er tierce ; oilcake, 3s. 6d. to 100
4arrel. To Havrpe :—Cotton, square bales, /c. 10
; ashes, 8 dols. to 10 dols. per ton ; measure- r,
000 food., 10 dols. per ton ; flour, 75c. per. barrel ;
41 to bushels of wheat were shipped by a transient yes-
tier 4'4°Tldon at Bd. ; oilcake, 355. To Glasgow, 200 2,
et* of beef were taken at Os To Liverpool :—Flour,
10c1 °
sh per
' Per barrel; resin, 3e. GU. ; grain,
81d, to at