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

THE FRENCH EMPIRE.

)1141. de Maupas, Minister of General Police M.
of ,e°s ; Minister of Marine M. Fortoul, Minister
11:.11blic Instruction - and M. Pietri, Prefect of
p), left Paris, on Wednesday, for Compiegne.
e read in the Constitutionnel :—" M. Demer-
r) mayor of Compiegne, who accompanied the
lPolperor in his visits to the Hospital and the
44,Le1-Dieu, having expressed to his Majesty the
,vo.ness he should feel at commemorating his
ftVintment to the mayory by the establishment
thSalles d'Asile, but observed that he dared not
%.'"k of it on account of the limited resources of
lv,i'4,,,Pibg,ne, the Emperor replied, ' And what
t4;,`Licl the expense be ?" About 30,000fr.,' said
If4"Ltaayor, " Well, then,' replied his Majesty,
is•,,e this then while waiting for something better,'
40i.„"3 same time handing to M. Demerson ten
AT for a thousand francs each."
j 147, • de Persigny, Minister of the Interior, has
tint decided on immediately carrying into execu-
14i the idea of the Emperor to make the entrance
th Paris by the Barriere de l'Etoile the finest in
capital. The place de l'Etoile is to be made
ketres in length, and 180 metres in width.
ittltreat surface, larger than the Carte Marigny
ty,"oe Champs Elysees, will serve for an exercise
1,e,"1114 for the troops in summer, as well as a con-
fieZent place for public fetes. The Prefect of the
ItaZ° has already given orders to have the prelimi-
hb.l enquete commenced. The expropriation is to
the
at the cost of the State.
V4e Labrador steam-frigate left Marseilles on
4 21st, with Abd-el-Kader and his family and
thit° on board, in all about 50 persons. Every-
1e >lg that experience could suggest was effected to
L'er the voyage as agreeable as possible. The
I%H:ly on leaving France, expressed his gratitude
the extreme kindness shown him by the Em-
v,Pr and the population of the various towns
11.,?_h had visited.
Independance of Brussels says :—" It ap-
this certain that the Duke de Bassano, who left
city a few, days since, will only return to
44:Igels to 'have an audience of his Majesty to pre-
-11%,' bil letters of recal. M. de Sampayo, now
Wetary of ill°. French Legislation, will fill the
th,lad intetim."
it h 6 proclamation of the Empire took place on
at; 11th on board the French vessels in the road-
ion of Lisbon. At eight in the morning the New-
am and Catinat steam-corvettes were dressed out,
at noon a salute of 101 guns was fired. The
of ~hsh squadron lying in the roads and the vessels
tre"4e Portuguese navy displayed their flags, and
salutes of 24 guns.
unusually large quantity of dead turkeys are
411 g,, sent this Christmas from France to England,
kraZdY a weight of not less than 10,000 kilo-
of has been dispatched from the single port
onWell-known Restaurant Dagne,aux Rue de
t'Ai,enne Comedies, near the Odeon, will exhibit
col,'lll'istmas-day, a Pate Monstre ; _among the
:',ol,l3onent parts of which will be 501 b of butter,
LA,,".4res 6 turkeys, 6 legs of veal, 4 hams, 301 b of
Kll'
sale
olirse was dull, and it was difficult to effect
14.4,e/wept at a reduction on the prices of the day
Itfiells. The Four-and-a-half per Cents. opened at
he 25e., and closed at 106 f. for the end of
144,1'1°11th. The Three per Cents. closed at 82f. 25c. ;
P9O- falls Railway New Shares, 1,035 f. ; Rouen,
tikgf Ravre, 525 f. ; Great Nrthern, 897 f. 50c. ;
aria
363 f. 75c. ; Paris and Strasburg, 827 f. 50c.773f. and
Lyons, 925 f. ; Lyons and Avignon,
Cher 750.; St. Dizier to Gray, 550 f. ; Caen to
boar
ord g, 632 f. 50c. ; Dijon to Besan9on, 580 f. ;
°aux to Cette, 615 f.

The tr SPAIN.
t111,54.,-J-Eadrid Gazette, of the 18th, publishes a cir-
,_to tC4ted the 17th, which has just been addressed
4liZgovernors of provinces, by M. Lorente, the
ber of. the Interior. After announcing the
4,414 e of minis' try, he says :
ez. Majesty's Ministers think that they cannot