The Sun.
London, England, 1853-07-06 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 6, 1853.

rejection, would expedite by many years the ter-
mination of the reign of practical irresponsibility
and actual mystery. But the patronage ! To
think of trusting any of the patronage to the
elect of manufacturers and merchants ! The old
Directors at least can say not a word against that,
seeing that they themselves once enjoyed, as mer-
chants, the whole of the patronage. Neither
can the thick-and-thin supporters of Govern-
ment object, unless they can prove any spe-
cial qualifications in the remnant of the twenty-
four, as compared with the persons whom
the intelligent men of commerce would choose.
The details concerning qualifications of candi-
dates, and the amount of trade which should
confer a vote, with other minor matters, we leave
to our Indian Reformers. Even should they not
think our suggestion feasible, they will allow it to
be quite as good as Sir OHARLPS WOOD'S reten-
tion of twelve old School Directors. And it must
be borne in mind we merely offer it after the late
division. We should certainly have voted to
throw out the bill altogether.

LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.

FRAN CE.

The Minister of the Marine left Paris yesterday
on a tour of inspection of the Channel ports and
the ports from Havre to Bordeaux.
A Regatta took place yesterday at Saint Denis ;
much interest was manifested in the racing. The
English Amateur Racing Club, who have lately
been successful in several matches agreed to row
in French boats and against equal numbers, the
latter having disputed the superiority of their
rowing. The English were, however, again suc-
cessful in winning all the first prizes.
The Assemblee Nationale again expresses its dis-
satisfaction at the conduct of the Emperor of
Russia. A few days have sufficed to effect a won-
derful change in the language of this journal, lately
so devoted to the interests of Russia. It has be-
come at once national and rational ; it has even
found sympathy for the Porte, which it had accused
of weak pride. It has not, however, as will be
seen by the following extract, ceased to be anti-
English, although England gives its aid to a feeling
which it now declares to be indispensable. In fact,
the whole of the Parisian journals are unanimous
in their reprobation of the proceedings of the Em-
peror of Russia. Imperialists, Orleanists, Repub-
licans, and even Legitimists, concur in the view
that they take of the question. What a moral
condemnation this is of a policy which attempts to
defend itself by diplomatic subtlety !
A further improvement took place yesterday in
the Public Securities, combined with great acti-
vity in business, the advance being considerable in
the Three per Cents., both in the quotations for
money and the end of the month. The final
prices were—For Cash—Three per Cents., 77f. ;
Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 102 f. 10c. For the
Account—Three per Cents., 77f. 10c. ; Four-and-
a-Half per Cents., 102 f. Bank Stock, 2,650 f.
Shares of the Societe Mobiliere advanced con-
siderably yesterday, closing at 760 f., being an im-
provement of 45f. ; those of the Mortgage Bank
still remain at 650 f. The Railway Share Market
was also active, and a general improvement in that
description of security took place. The final quo-
tations were :—Northern, 862 f. 50c ; Orleans,
1,070 f. ; Paris and Strasbourg, 902 f. ; Paris and
Lyons, 902 f.