The Sun.
London, England, 1853-03-09 00:00:00

AFRICA.

The African Steam Navigation Company's
steamer Forerunner, Commander J. B. Atkins,
arrived at Plymouth on Tuesday evening at eight
o'clock. She left Fernando Po, January 30 ; La-
gos, February 4 ; Cape Coast Castle, 7 ; Sierra
Leone, 14 ; Goree, 21 ; Teneriffe, 22 and Ma-
deira, 28. She brings 70 tons of palm oil, 25 tons
of ginger and pepper, 15 tons of beeswax, 35 bags
of cochineal, and 2,000 ounces of gold.
On the outward passage, Commander Lynch, of
the United States Navy, went in her from Tene-
rife to Jamaica, where he joined the United
States ship-of-war John Adams, and proceeded
down the coast via Sierra Leone' to survey and
find a suitable place to which the Americans could
emigrate.

Al Fernando Po were her Majesty's steamer
Electro, the barque Gambia, and the brig Daisy.
At Cameroons, January 30, were the barque Gar-
roon, and the brigs Mary, Mohawk, and Timbuc-
too. At Old Calabar, February 1, were the ships
Africa and Tapley, and the barque Decima. At
Bonny, February 2, were the ships Elizabeth
Bibby and Polonia, the barques Roe and Cleopatra,
the brigs Swiftsure and Mary Ann, and the schooner
Visitor. At Lagos were her Majesty's brig Brito-
mart and the steamer Electro ; the Italian brig
Indicator, the Hamburg brigs Julia, Hamburg,
Time, Asia, and Portuguese schooner Belos. At
Whydah, February 4, were the French brig-of-
war Messager, and the British barques Anna Wat-
son and Foam.

The African mail packet Faith arrived at Sierra
Leone, all well, on the 17th of February.
The barque Lady Horsley, abandoned by Capt.
Salter, at Bonny, has been recovered by Messrs.
Wylde and Thompson.

THE FRENCH EMPIRE.

A decree in yesterday's Moni teur announces
that Chinese crapes, imported from the British do-
minions, will no longer be subjected to the restric-
tive ordinance of 1826.

Yesterday the Siècle received a "warning," in
consequence of an article deemed offensive to the
Government.

Lord Stratford de Redcliffe, British ambassador
to Constantinople, is expected in Paris, where he
will remain for some days.
A trifling improvement was observable on the
Bourse yesterday, in the prices of the Rentes gene-
rally, for the end of the month, as compared with
Monday ; but there was no substantial advance in
the cash quotations of any description. The Four-
and-a-Half per Cents., which closed on Monday at
104 f. 70c., left off at 105 f. for the settlement, while
the closing price of the same stock on Monday, for
cash, was 106 f. 50c., and yesterday 104 f. 70c.
The Three per Cents., also, were reported 15c.
better for the account, being last called at 81f.
Bank Stock closed at 2,769 f., which marked a fur-
ther decline of 6f. There was nothing of impor-
tance transacted in railway stocks.

The corvette Eurydice' fitting at Toulon, the
transports Prevoyante, at Cherbourg, and Sarcelle,
at Brest, are about to sail for the Pacific.

GERMANY.

In the sitting of the Germanic Diet on the sth
inst., the reinforcement of the federal military ser-
vice was negatived.
Switzerland has acceded to the demands of Aus-
tria relative to the security of all foreign refugees
in the Helvetic territories.

The political condition of Bavaria is stated to be
extremely critical, military precautions are re-
doubled, and the Council of Ministers have for-
warded a dispatch to King Maximilian, who is at
present in Naples, urging his immediate return to
his capital. At Lindau, a few- days since, every
house in which an officer resided was marked by a
red cross.

The British Envoy at Munich has commenced a
suit against the editor of the Volksboten for ca-
lumny._

The Wurtemberg Chamber has decided against
the Government that the penalty of death shall, in
future, be only applied to criminals convicted of
attempts against the person of the Sovereign, and
to common murderers, but not to those convicted
of attempts against the State.
According to accounts from Pesth, of the Ist,
Noslopy, chief of the guerillas, and three of his ac-
complices—one of whom is the tutor of Kossuth's
children—were to be executed on the 3d.
It is said that the Austrian troops on the fron-
tier of Switzerland number upwards of 15,000
strong. The Emperor is rapidly recovering from
the effects of the assassin's wound ; but though his

health is generally good, it is feared his eyesight
will continue to be seriously affected.

TURKEY.

A special firman will shortly be issued by the
Sultan, ordering the removal, from Bosnia, of all
objects hostile to the Christians, and adopting the
most effectual means to protect that part of the
population.