The Sun.
London, England, 1852-12-29 00:00:00

tE FRENCH EMPIRE.

,e ,
atri
,i, t'e of Monday evening says :—" The
'l,(ir will leave Compiegne at half-past nine
I;'.c> and is expected in Paris at half-past
The Emperor would not have any escort
' honours paid him. Prince Jerome, M.
manister of State, the household of the
t1x.,1;) and M. Baroche left Compiegne at one

Ll'ead in the Cologne Gazette :—" The French
igkent is doing everything it can to bring
Commercial treaty with Germany founded
,;ial concessions. If Germany, and particu-
crttssia, does not raise its pretensions too
4 treaty between France and the Zollverein
11e
expected."
Emperor
has settled the que-tion of the al-
hice to be given to his uncle (Prince Jerome)
son—now called the Hereditary Imperial
Prince Jerome is to have an allowance of
lon of francs per annum, with the Palais
1,0! a residence. Prince Napoleon is to have
• per annum, and the Princess Mathilde
'ai) 200,000 f. Workmen are at present en-
tlfi4 arranging the Palais Royal for the recep-
L Prince Jerome.

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tin ssem Nationale has the following on
ilt English Ministry :
fe Composition of this. Ministry certainly gives
qe°l' astonishment. In only consulting the past,
he
of which it is composed appear to be not
,°l3aogeneous. The dispositions, however, with
i,,''',o political men who compose it appear to be
kliZt, promise duration ; and if it does last, it will

acquire considerable strength. The idea which
at the formation of this Ministry may be thus
,od
go :—Abroad, the maintenance and develop-
,:od and intimate relations with the three great

:getetil powers ; at home, the regular develoment of
131111ercial policy of Sir R. Peel, slow butp progres-
nsion of political franchises and fresh activity given
.I„,€asures for the defence of the country. There is
,it'P,.°lrtant and capital point of the domestic policy, on
Lord Aberdeen had need of obtaining from the
members of the Cabinet, clear and concise explana-
and engagements. Lord John Russell and his
formally renounce their support to the application
esecretb ballot at the elections, which is demanded
'tadicals, and which would be a more decisive and
rOllB blow to the old British Constitution than even
e'orra Bill of 1832. On this point, theie could be
(41,1eulty between Lord Aberdeen and Lord Palmer-
!.er the latter has always been opposed to the ap-
ilttL°4 of that system. The mission which Lord
ta:'ton will have to fill in the new Government is

determined. Without losing any of his persona
N,ltta, nee in the council he will confine himself to his
functions. As Home Secretary, he will have
°.l.ganisation of the new militia, and no one has
ed a more complete experience than himself in
it:atters,
8, when under the most difficult circ
in thum-
he was, 40 years ago, Secretary at War e
the great wars between England and Napoleon.
the militia equally engages the
r•t I°ll of statesmen and the public in England. The
Atil Lord Palmerston in the new Cabinet may be
:4 ' by calling him the Minister of National Defence.
tttki\°(lrd, in spite of what there is wanting in apparent
tp in the personal elements of which the new Eng-
St.....abinet is composed, it is not in itself that serious
qt,T-1..,es to its consolidation and duration will be found.
valmerston will confine himself to the sphere
ed to him. Lord John Russell shows himself still
itexacting in his pretensions, for he is said to have tit
to have only a seat in the council without any
kee,loinisterial attributions, and that instead of being
at the head of the Foreign-office he might have
the nominal functions of Chancellor of the Duchy
ttlOcaater. If at a future day this wish of Lord John
SVI should be complied with, he will doubtless be
iOW in the Foreign-office by Lord Clarendon. It is
t'q the Parliament to debide on the future fate of
kk ~,,"ei,W Ministry. The first attempts of this session
Nacl a result which was little foreseen ; there is now
p,„'l
.reason to hope that this ministry will obtain a
kre:l,3T, which will enable it to carry out its wise mea-
e Bourse was more than usually dull, and
keie securities all declined seriously. The
Four-
ca-Ralf per Cents. opened at 105 f. 750., and
ed. at 105 f. 25c. for the end of the month ; the
Vte per Cents. closed at 81f. ; Orleans Railway
eB,_ 1,032 f. 50c. ; Rouen, 970 f. ; Havre, 520 f. ;
BtZt Northern, 885 f. ; Basle, 360 f. ; Paris and
tyoburg, 817 f. 50c. ; Paris and Lyons, 922 f. 50c. ;
Vs and Avignon, 775 f. ; Western of France,
50c. ; Caen to Cherbourg, 622 f. 50c. ; Bor-
c4,lx and Cette, 605 f. ; Shares of the new Bank
redit Mobilier, issued at 500 f., 835 f

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.
(BY SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH.)
PARIS, WEDNESDAY, 8.40 A.M.
I),Al'etters from Lisbon, dated 20th, report that a
o'l decree has been published, reducing all the
kftis of Portugal to a Debt of Three per Cent.
~_er the Ist of January, 1853.
'l.r. Bower has been acquitted.

THE CONTINENT.

ITALY.
letter from Rome of the 20th, in the Univers,
4:--" The first foreign regiment in the service
"Ie Holy See has received a flag from the Holy
other
R it was presented to it after a solemn con-
-I,:'ration by the Bishop of Macerata, in which
t;'cea the depot of the regiment now is. This corps
cestined to be the commencement of the Pontifi-
jo,,,rraY. It is still far from complete, and the
kii'llaals have frequently exaggerated the import-
of the enlistments made abroad, principally
Switzerland, for the composition of it. En-
tintaents continue to be made, and the disposi-
oa of the recruits appear to be excellent. Many
be
them have already served for several years, and
aver all desirable guarantees as regards instruction
ta military discipline. It is then permitted
livhtc'Pe that this corps, for the organisation of
leji the Pontifical Government makes very great
h-'ll,llfiCes, will respond to its legitimate expectation,
rye,
will become one of the strongest supporters of
ke. temporal power of the Papacy. This brave
gent wished that its flag should be blessed on
aY of the Immaculate Conception of the Most
tE,,,,"4.1.7 -Virgin, in order to place itself under the pro-
of the celestial militia. The Neapolitan
R-111:1als inform us on their part that the army of
g Ferdinand renewed on the same day, after. a
re,r-
gi,"ew, its consecration to the spotless Holy V.
• This is a usage introduced by the pious King,
aka it. gives joy to his really Catholic soldiers."
V,"-Le Cologne Gazette has the following from
recently
dated the 23d :--,6 The Court of Rome has
ti:ently addressed to all the European Powers a
ilt,etilar, in which it invites them to take a warm
Orest in the state of things in the Herzegovine
tx osnia, where the Chris tians are constantly
Posel3d to the persecutions of the Turks."

GERMANY.
The
th Emperor of Austria arrived at Vienna on
e 24th.
The lithographic news sheet of Vienna, which is
gay to receive its inspirations from the Austrian
°lnet, has an article in its number of the 23d on
tZe subject of the visit of the Emperor of Austria
tti
his uncle the King of Prussia. It states that
e visit is an affair of importance, as proving the
h"( 1 , understanding between the courts, but that it
40 connection with the question of the recog-
-I°4 of the French Empire, the Northern Courts