The Sun.
London, England, 1854-09-28 00:00:00

FRANCE.

A letter from Boulogne gives the following ac-
count of the reception of the Empress at Boulogne :
—" The Sub-Prefect, the Mayor, and the other
chief functionaries of the place were waiting at the
terminus to pay their respects to her Majesty ;
and a little before five, the Emperor arrived on
horseback, accompanied by General Rolin and
Colonel Fleury, and followed by a detachment of
the Cent Gargles. In a few minutes atter, a salvo
of artillery announced the approach of the train.
The Empress, on alighting from the railway carriage,
was received by his Majesty, who conducted her to
a carriage in waiting, and then mounting his horse

oeva....ftteoretiNi.e., ,
rode by its side to the Hotel Brighten. 601"i'
earrieees followed with the ladies of honour of
her Majesty, and other members of the Impe-
rial household, A deputation of the wives and-
daughters of the fishermen of Boulogne in their
holiday attire came
,to the hotel a few minutes
after her Majesty's arrival to -present bouquets.
The Empress also received a, deputation of the
fishermen of the port. Both deputations were
most graciously received, and retired amidst cheers
of " Vive l'Empereur I' " ViVe l'lmperatrice
On the following day their Majesties visited the
camp at Honvault, and returned to Boulogne at
five o'clock."
The Aloniteur publishes the official return of the
Customs duties for last mouth. They amounted
to 13,287,281 fr., being an increase of 918,344fri
over the corresponding month of 1853, and
1,360,889 fr. as compared with that of 1852.
total receipts for the first eight months of the presea•
year amount to 93,773,039 fr., being 3,159,46*
more than in the corresponding period lof
and 1,861,265 fr. as compared with that of DNA'
Comparing the receipts of the present year WI
those of 1853, the principal items which ahoy 11'
increase are French colonial and foreign sugars'
the receipts for the former having advanced frola
16,938,140 fr. to 20,764,929 fr., and for the latter
from 11,310,732 fr. to 15,154,577 fr. ; the duties
received on raw wool have increased ill
5,497,275 fr. to 6,014,589 fr. ; on iron in bars Oh'
rails from 326,133 fr. to 560,855 fr., and on r 01311:
castings from 2,410,041 fr. to 2,868,97 M"
Under the head of decrease the principal fAlling
off is in the amount received on suli,isr,./
articles, which has declined from 15,228,62111
to 11,849,190 fr. ; linen and hempen
from Belgium, and elsewhere, have decreast
from 1,131,998 fr. to 591,974 fr. ; coal 10. i,
4,064,392 fr. to 3,703,760 fr., and raw cotton fr°'"
12,101, '
730 fr. to 10,609,645 fr. • olive oil „
1,966,176 f. to 1,661,625 Fr. The Minister of Nv"
in a circular to the (hi' and military authorin.aai
dated the 20th, makes known the manner in Whic,
the 60,000 young soldiers belonging to the ct)sa
teugent of the class 'of 1853 have been di"''rito
'amongst different corps, and the department3„An
ra
which they belong. these 60,000 men ,--2
have, it appears, bean allotted to the infantry'
4,000 to the artillery, and 1,300 to the haggac
train, Arc. The young men a-e to leave for tbe,
destination between the sth and the 10th 0010
The Pays speaks as follows of the new policeo
tree :—" The imperial decree on the new organiaatilo
of the police of Paris has above all for oljee'rot
provide the capital of France, where the Doi',
resides, where all the moving forces of the an°3,,
nistration are concentrated, and where so nial34
foreigners each day arrive, the admirable order aL•ci.
security which distinguish the capital of Engladoo,
The powerful organisation of the police of Lon d°
everywhere respected under the costume of the
iP(oro
!iceman, deserved, in fact, to attract the sttenttio
-of our statesmen. But since this important .40
tion has been brought forward, and since thei°lce,
tion to introduce the English system into Frrito
it ought not to be forgotten that it is not inerlritli
material organisation, but likewise the respect
so.
which the English police are treated that °los
tutes their strength. Every one must vfish,,t°„riti
these English Customs, which double the an"wijat
of the agents of the law, taking deep root am° s'to
us. The English policeman has no need of arrcience
protect himself ; by night and by day his Pfes
is sufficient to restore order and put down
hicb
turbance. He is respected like the law, Of vi,„oor
he is the representative ; and every citizen'," cir
prehending that his own safety is intimate4o/0
pendent on the efficacy of the police, is ,s:/h fia
ready to lend assistance and concur 10' tire
energetic devotedness in the work which theihicli
engaged in. Such are the English customs
our population would do well to follow."
The Constitutionnel says :
" We congratulate ourselves on seeing ad'Pfteote4
a system of municipal police, which we have o
demanded. It belonged to the Government's is
Emperor, in a service of this importance re.
many others, to realise 'ameliorations which
ceding Governments did not dare to touch.'

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0031MBECLAL .T.NTELLIG-ENOE.

CITY, TV 0 o'CLOCK

The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday
were estimated at from 7,000 to 8,000 bales, in-
cluding 1,500 American taken for export and on
speculation. The market continued tame, but
steady, without change in prices. The sales com-
prised 700 Egyptian at to 7id., 800 Surat at
2d. to 4d., 50 Sea Island at 11d. to ls. id., and
the remainder nearly all American. Railway
Shares were very dull and heavy.
The six weeks' average price of wheat is 595. 2d.
per quarter, and the last week's sales were 85,984
quarters.
The public sales of colonial wool commence Oct.
19. Over 50,000 bales will probably be offered.
The accounts to the 16th inst. from New York,
per steamer Baltic, have been delivered, and they
confirm the intelligence received yesterday per
telegraph, that money was rather easier; although
with specie coming away in such a stream, it is
not probable there will be a permanent cheapening
of discounts for the present. The crop question still
engrossed much attention, and in aggravation of the
previous difficulty in the destruction of the rice
V.antations on the rivers, Combabee, Ashley Cooper,
and Savannah, by a violent storm. Large sales of
rice were made at New York in consequence, at
Advanced rates. _ . •

From Mexico, the advices are not of importance)
and it is difficult to understand whether the revo-
lution is making head, or the reverse. The unfor-
tunate prisoners on both sides had, in several in-
stances, been executed.
The Venezuela accounts are still unsatisfactory.
President Monagas, however, appeared to be
getting the ascendancy. In New Grenada the
authorities appear likewise to be stronger. The
railway was progressing satisfactorily. At Belize,
Honduras, on the 10th August, a conflagration
de'troyed the business part of the town, involving
100 buildings and half a million of dollars. The
Bolivian Government intended to forward 4,000
muskets and 6 pieces of artillery, with munitions,
and 300 horses, to General Castilla, who is op-
posing the President of Peru.
At the meeting of shareholders in the Wheal
Prosper Mine, held this morning, it was stated that
the prospects were exceedingly favourable, and a
small " call was made to prosecute the under-
taking.
The New Linares Mining and Smelting Company
in its report to the meeting held this day, 'states
that two new steam engines are now completed and
on the mines. The assets are 12,052/. 15s. 10d.,
and the liabilities 1,869/. 19s. 4d.
The supplies of bullion from abroad have so far
increased this week, that there must be a large
surplus available to be paid into the Bank of Eng-
land. From the United States alone between
400,0001. and 500,000/. have been received, part
undoubtedly in transitu to the Continent ; but the
Eagle has also arrived from Melbourne, with
350,000/. on board, and the bulk of this, pro-
bably, is for account of English merchants. At
Manchester the dullness of the Indian and
Australian trades is complained of, and another
small failure, the London Vale Printing Company,
is announced.
In insurance circles some sensation has been
created by the announcement that Sir John Key,
the new Chamberlain, is going to bring the insur-
!Ace business of the City of London to the Mutual,
whereas for a long series of years it had been al-
lotted exclusively to the London Life.
The market for English Stock has been, quiet
again, with prices generally firm, but not buoyant.
Money is still in request among the jobbers at full
rates, the settlement of the account in the nglish
and Fureign markets having an influence. Consols
have been 95 to 951- for transfer, and 95i 4 for ac-
count. Exchequer Bills have been a shade lower,
ss. to 9s. premium. The Bonds have realised 99i.
In the foreign market there is still a degree of
heaviness, mainly arising from the paucity of the
transactions. Mexican Stock has been at 24k, and
Chilian 3 per cents. have been done at 75g. The
Old Brazilian Bonds have been marked at 101..
Spanish Threes have been quoted 38; the Tur-
kish Scrip is 2i to 2f premium ; Dutch 24 per
Cents. are at 52. 1

The following are the nominal prices of foreign
stocks :-Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6 to 612 ;
Mexican, 241 to 25 ; Peruvian, 70 to 72 ; ditto
3 per Cents., 51 to 53 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents.,
40 to 42 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 98 to 100 ; ditto
41- per Cents., 87 to 89 ; Spanish New Deferred,
18ff to 1876 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 37 n to 38 ; ditto
Certificates, 5 to 5i ; ditto Passive, 4 to 41.
The railway traffic returns for the half year,
taking the eleven weeks completed, are generally
larger than at the corresponding date of 1853, even
where no addition has been made to the Laileage.
The following gives the principal figures :-
1854. 1853.
Aberdeen
Bristol and Exeter
Chester and Holyhead (with Mold) 68,677 70,114
Eastern Counties, Norfolk and
251,125 234,223
Eastern Union
Great Northern 199,163 172,630
Gt. Souti.ern & Western (Ireland) 64,911 80,731
Great Western
Lancashire and Yorkshire
London and North-Western
London and Black wall 20,211 18,660
London, Brighton, and S. Coast 188,233 175,679
Loudon and South-Western
Midland
North British (includ. Dalkeith) 56,808 52,064
Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverh. 38,071 26,118
South-Eastern
South Wales
Special allowance must in some cases be made
for changes that have been made in the form of the
accounts and the receipts of one or two amalga-
mated or leased lines.

The last week's railway recoipts ascertained up
to this day are in round figures as under
1854. 1853.
Great Western
North-Western
South- Western
Brighton
Midland
South- Eastern 19,492 20,137
11,047

Caledonian
Great Northern 22,077 20,040
Lancashire and Yorkshire
2
North-Eastern
The settlement of the account in the Railway
Share market is producing the customary fluctua-
tion. The Great Western have improved a little
since the commencement of business, bat there is a
decline in most of the other shares, and the " con.
Lingo," or charge for allowing parties to defer their
purchases until next account being so high, has
induced sales. The business duing is not of im-
portance. South-Eastern are flatter, and also
Midland, Caledonian, and North-Western. The
foreign lines are neglected.
In the Colonial and other mines there have been
a few bargains at about the former quotations. The
Joint Stock Banks have been flatter, Crystal Palace
steady, and Canada Government Debentures rather
lower.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK
( Front the 41;ia6 List. )

Rn mess done.
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 9si i 5
Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860
Ditto 30 Years, Expire sth Jan., 1860 4 91. G ,i
Consols for Account 17th Oct. ,
Exchequer WWI, 24d.
1:1000
£5OO
Small
Exchequer Bonds 185 S, 3i per Cent.
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONTE O'CLOCK
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent lOl
Ditto New, 1852, 4.k per Cent .. . 96:1
Ch Dilia.n Bonds, 6 per Cent. .. •
Uitto 3 per Cent ....•,... ....... .....•—••• ••• 751
Mexican 3 per Cent.
Turkish Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent. 33
Scrip
Dutch Exchange, 24 per Cent. 12 Guil
HALF-PAST TWO.
Consols ................. .. . 95 Ili
Ditto October Aceomit. ..................
93g A
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ClllNA.—Accordin
China g to the telegraphic accounts from
rate of yesterday, which reach to the 6th of August, the
exchange has at length experienced a decline,
which will tend materially to lessen the shipments of
silver from this country. At Canton the quotation by
the previous mail was ss. 41., and it is now 4s. 11d.,
while at Shanghai it has receded from 6s. sd. to Gs. ld.
The Australian advises by this mail are nearly three
Reeks later than tho,e received via Panama on the 18th
inst., and almost two months later than any that have
rrived direct,