The Sun.
London, England, 1854-02-16 00:00:00

permission of Austria for any troops to mare
through any portion of her territory, and further,
that stringent instructions have been forwarded to
the Russian fleet in the Black Sea to avoid any
possibility of collision with the hostile fleets there.
It is asserted that the Russians lost in their
second unsuccessful attack on Fort Chefketil up- s]
wards of 2,000 men.
The efforts made at St. Petersburg to excite en-
thusiasm for the affair at Si nope have not been
successful. A subscription was opened to purchase
a sword of honour for Admiral Nakimoff, but it
was so coldly received that it was abandoned.
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FRANCE.
It is said that in consequence of the high price
of food, and the stagnation of trade, the revenue
for the month of January has diminished to the
extent of six millions of francs. The octroi duties
of the city of Paris have diminished for the same
month no less than 400,000 f.
The arrests which have recently taken place at
Rheims are said to have brought to light a com-
plete plan of operations, concerted between Maz-
zini and Colonel Charras, for the revolutionising
of France and Italy, in the event of the breaking
out of a war.
The Emperor has granted an amnesty to 100 of
the Socialists condemned to transportation or im-
prisonment in the department of the Herault.
Large quantities of artillery and missiles of dif-
ferentkinds were forwarded from Bergue.s to Toulon
on the 6u inst., and several following days.
The Imperial Council of Public Instruction, con-
voked for an ordinary session by an order of Jan.
30, met on Tuesday ; the Minister of Public In-
struction in the chair. The Minister opened the
session by a statement of the present situation of
public instruction. He pointed out the different
changes successively introduced into m des of
teaching in France, and showed that notwith-
standing the flourishing state of the colleges and
various educational houses throughout France,
other reforms were still called for. The Minister
then laid before the Council a draught of the plans
which the Government has had prepared, in order
to complete the modifications which appeared called
for ; he pointed out such of the plans as could be
discussed this session, and he named a commission
to examine them forthwith. This statement of the
Minister met with the unanimous approbation of
the Council.
The Bourse was more feeble yesterday than on
Tuesday, although many speculators believe that
the nate in the Moniteur of yesterday morning, con-
tradicting the announcement in the Patrie of Tues-
day evening, that a negative reply bad been received
from the Emperor of Russia, shows that all hopes of
an arrangement are not abandoned by the French
Government. The Three per Cents. opened at
68f. 60c., fell to 67f. 85c., but rose again to 681.
35c., at which they closed for the end of the month.
The Four-and-a-Half per Cents. closed at 97f. 25c. ;
Orleans Railway Shares, 1,0651. ; Rouen, 8851. ;
Havre, 445 f. ; Great Northern, 737 f. 50c. ; Paris
and Strasburg, 720 f. ; ditto, New, 565 f. ; Western
of France, 572 f. 50c. ; Bordeaux and Cette, 540 f.;
Great Central, 435 f. Lyons and Geneva, 455 f. ;
Shares of the Bank of Credit Mobilier, 620 f.

SPAIN.

The Madrid Gazette, of the 10th, contains a
decree ordering that the bill presented to the
Cortes on Stock Exchange operations shall be
carried into effect. Amongst other things, it
authorises time-bargains, which have heretofore
been prohibited.
Colonel San Roman, of the staff of General
Prim, had arrived in Madrid to give the Govern-
ment an account of the General's misson in
Turkey.
Both the editions of the Diario of the 10th were
seized.
Al rise had taken place in the price of bread, and
the Government had taken measures for preventing
a further advance.
A cabinet council was to be held on the evening
of the 11th, under the presidency of the Queen,
and in it the Ministry would probably submit mea-
sures of general interest 4o her Majesty.
It is not true that the French Government has,
as reported, demanded of the Spanish Government,
in the event of war, to send the Spanish troops to
militarily occupy Rome, in order that the French
Government may employ all its soldiers in the
Eastern war. The Spanish Government has not
received any communication of this kind.
The 3 per Cents. were done at 37g ; the New 3
per Cents. at 19g ; the Debt of the First Class at
; and that of the Second at 4g.

DENMARK .k.ND SWEDEN.