The Sun.
London, England, 1853-05-14 00:00:00

THE FRENCH EMPIRE,

On Thursday Mr. Rives had a private audience of the
Emperor, when he presented his letters of recal, which
put an end to his mission as Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States in Paris.
Tile Patric says :—" Immense activity now prevails
in all the shipbuilding-yards and in the manufactories of
machinery. It is difficult to find a sufficiency of work-
men, and the maritime inscriptions are every day in-
creasing. A number of countries to which our com-
merce was before scarcely known are now visited by our
shipping, and the impulse which the Government gives
to business of every kind, and the absolute security
which it inspires, increases to an immense extent the
amount of our exports to distant countries."
The Marquis de Calviere has written to the Prefect of
the Gard to say that the motives which led to his re-
tirement from the Legislative Body, have rendered it a
duty for him to resign his functions as member of the
Council-General,of the department.
We .read in the Bulletin de Paris :—" Since the
Empress fell ill, Dr. Darral, official physician at the
Eaux Bonncs, has arrived at Paris, and given her his
attention, conjointly with MM. Conneau and Dubois.
The state of her Majesty is now very satisfactory. Dr.
Darral leaves for the Pyrenees, where he will make the
necessary arrangements for the reception of the Emperor
and Empress, who will visit the Eaux Bonner about the
end of July.
Yesterday the Corps Legislatif resumed the adjourned
debate on the Civil Pensions Bill. Messrs. de Mon-
treuil and Lavasseur were heard in opposition to the
bill, while Messrs Rogues and de Belleque spoke in its
favour. The debate continued when the dispatch left.
The Moniteur stales that the prospectus of a journal
called the Courrier du Notaria has just been addressed
to almost all the notaries of France, and that it an-
nounces that a bill is in preparation for completely
changing the organisation of the notarial body, and for
giving notaries a fixed salary. The Moniteur declares
this statement, which, it says has often been denied by
the Government, false ; and, it adds, that orders have
been given to prosecute the authors of it.
BANS OF FRANCE.—The following was the situa-
tion of the Bank on Thursday, May 12 :

Cash and ingots

404,425,229 35

Cash at the branch banks .

Overdue bills..

Bills becoming due in Paris, of which

42,385,186 f: Bc. are from the branch

banks
Bills in the branch banks
Advances on coin and ingots
Do. in the branch banks
Do. on public securities of France
Do. by the branch banks
Do. on railway shares and bonds
Do. in the branch banks
Do. to the State by treaty of
June 30, 1848
Rentes of the reserve fund
Rentes of disposable funds

Hotel and furniture of the Bank

Real property of branch banks

Interest in National Discount Bank

Expenses of administration

undries

107,056,862 -

DR.

Capital

303,874 3

110,545,159 6
124,761,732 -
1,337,800 -
660,530 -
36,225,336 10
10,498,950 -
55,970,000 -
16,109,309 -

75,000,000 -
10,000,000 -
55,451,514 37
4,000,000 -
3,674,250 -
37,000 -
1,064,229 91
221,096 34

Reserve fund
Rdserve inunobilibre
Notes to bearer, in circulation

1,017,342,872 16

Do. of branch banks

91,250,000 -

12,980,750 14
4,000,000 -
511,142,900 -

158,631,950 -

Do. to order (Post bills)
Bills payable at sight
Account-current of Treasury Creditor.. 73,681,587 70
Various accounts-current. 113,825,192 56

Do. branch banks
Dividends to be paid
Discount, interest, and expenses
Re-discounts of the last half•year
Sums received over and above the
value of the protested bills
Sundries

. .
27,964,179 -
377,507 25
4,602,297 23
710,456 2

420,393 82
3,409,693 63

1,017,342,872 16
From these returns, it appears that the metallic reserve
has increased 7 millions in the Paris Bank, and some-
what more than 7 millions in the branch banks. The
discount accommodation has fallen off both in Paris and
in the departments, in the former about 8 millions, and
in the latter 61 millions. The advances on rentes b ave
increased about half a million in Paris, and have dinain-
i shed about three-fourths of a million in the provinces.
The advances on railway securities show an increase of
upwards of 5 millions in Paris, and a decrease of about
three-fourths of a million in the branch banks. On the
side of the liabilities, the notes in circulation have in-
creased nearly 1 million in the Paris Bank, and fallen
off about three-fourths of a million in those of the de-
partments. The account-current of the Treasury has
increased 11 millions. Private accounts-current slow
an augmentation of 21 millions in Paris, and one of less
than a fourth of a million in the branch banks. The
whole amount of the metallic reserve is at present 114
millions to 6691 millions of notes in circulation.
It is reported that news has been received in Parts by
the Indian mail of dreadful disasters having occurred at
Madras. A hurricane took place in the night of the
27th to 28th of March, which caused a great dea 1 of
damage. About sixty vessels, with their crews, vere
totally lost—twenty large vessels and forty coasters. The
greatest number were French.
The Courrk du Havre says :—"We learn from a
positive source that the removal of the fortifications of
Havre has been decided on by the Emperor. Thet,Tre:
sent fortifications will be replaced by two forts con-
structed on the heights—one at the western extrei nity
of the hill of Ingouville, and the other on the hei gilts
of Tourneville. These forts will not be united by any
enceinte continue. A third fort will be subsequently
built on the Place de Provence, and some works of de-
fence will cover the town. From the present the cc .ndi-
Cons imposed on the owners of property adjacent tc, the
fortifications will cease. The existing fortifications will
be destroyed, according as the new ones may be sn ffici-
ently advanced to protect the town. In the mean time
new ways of communication will be opened through the
fosses, if demanded. Thus the Emperor realises the
hopes which he caused us to conceive."
At the Bourse yesterday there had been but :little
business transacted in Government securities, and the
closing quotations show scarcely any variation :from
those reported on Thursday, the Four-and-a-Hal f per
Cents. for cash, and the Three per Cents. for the ace, aunt
remaining unchanged, with a rise of 10c. in the Three
per Cents. for money, and a fall of sc. in the Four,and-
a-Half per Cents. for the end of the month. Bank of
France Shares remained unchanged. Closing prices :
For cash—Three per Cents., 811. 75c. ; Four-a nd-a
Half per Cents., 104 f. For the account—Thre e. per
Cents., 81f. 85c. ; Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 104 f.. 25c.
Bank Stock, 2,730 f. No change occurred in Mor ,;.gage
Bank Shares, which are still quoted at 885 f. ; in those
of the Socidt6 Mobiliere there was an advance of 16f.,
closing at 956 f. An improvement in business took place
in the railway share-market to-day, transactions being
numerous at a general advance in prices. Pari a and
Rouen Shares rose 20f. ; Orleans, llf. ; and Cae: a and
Cherbourgs, 10f., whilst there was an increase of If. to
7f. in the shares of the remaining lines. The final: quo-
tations were :—Northerns, 930 f. ; Paris and Or) leans,
I,llBf. 50c. ; Paris and Strasbourg. 940 f. ; Pari ; and
Lyons, 967 f. 50c. ; Paris and Rouen, 1,165 f. ;
to the Mediterranean, 850 f. ; Western of France, 800 f.
50c. ; Rouen and Havre, 552 f. ; Bordeaux and Gette,
671 f. ; Caen and Cherbourg, 650 f.

SPAIN.
There is not a single line of political news i. i the
Madrid journals of the Bth. The Espana warn 3 the
public against placing implicit credit in the telegi nphic
dispatches sent from that city by private individuals ;
and it denies the statements made in two of the to re-
ceived in Paris some days ago, that the meeting c 1 the
Cortes has been fixed for July next (the Cabine L not
having yet, it says, deliberated on the question),. and
that dissensions have arisen amongst the minis ters.
Accounts from Havannah had been received to the 14th
ult. ; they were to the effect that 47 condemned prise .ners
had been sent off to Cadiz, and that the regiment IA hich
had revolted at Santiago de Cuba had been dispers. ed in
different parts of the island. The Bth being Sun telay,
the Stock Exchange was not open. All accounts < fated
May 9th state .that the Count de San Luis doe. i not
accept the portfolio of Foreign Affairs.