The Sun.
London, England, 1853-06-27 00:00:00

FRAN CE.

The Moniteur publishes an imperial decree,
dated the 22d, annexing the departments of agri-
culture and commerce to the ministry of public
works under M. Magne. The administration of
the mutual benefit societies, and the societes de
prevoyance, is however left to the ministry of the
interior.
The Moniteur publishes the official returns of the
customs' duties received on imports during the last
month. They amounted to 11,673,313 fr. In the
month of May, 1852, they were 10,464,964 fr., and
in May, 1851, 9,072,404 fr. For the five months
of the present year up to the Ist inst., the returns
are 53,012,104 f. In the corresponding five months
of 1852, they were 57,238,528 fr., and in those of
1851, 45,498,649 fr.
The Duchess of Alba, sister to the Empress, and
the Duke of Alba have arrived at Paris.
Vice-Admiral Bruat has been appointed to the
chief command of the squadron of evolution of the
ocean, and Rear-Admiral Charner will command
under him. _ _

M. Berger, ex-Prefect of the Seine, has been
promoted to the rank of Grand Officer of the order
of the Legion of Honour.
A notice has been posted up at the offices of the
Ministry of the Marine, that no more volunteers
for the navy will be received until further orders.
Prince Napoleon left Paris on Saturday morning
for the camp at Helfaut, after having spent part of
the previous day at St. Cloud, where he took leave
of the Emperor. The Prince will remain several
days under canvas at the camp in the midst of the
troops, and be present at all the grand manoeu-
vres, which will commence immediately after his
arrival.

The Chevalier Marquis Lisboa, Envoy Extraor-
dinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the Emperor
of the Brazils, had an audience of the Emperor on
Saturday to deliver the reply of his Sovereign to
the notification of the Imperial marriage.
Viscount Serrurier, Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister Plenipotentiary of the Emperor at Cassel,
exchanged on the 20th inst. with M. de Baumbach,
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Elector of Hesse,
the ratifications of the convention concluded on the
7th of May last, between France and Electoral
Hesse, for the reciprocal protection of literary and
artistical works.

The following dispatch was received at Algiers
on the 18th, from the Governor-General, dated
from the Camp of Ksiba, 16th :
" I encamped this morning on the Oned-nil, on the
confines of the Beni-afers and the Beni-Idgers, and shall
remain here to-morrow, in order to wait for the princi-
pal chiefs of the former tribe, who have demanded to
make their submission. If it is not prompt and sincere
I shall march against and bring them to reason. The
position of each division renders me master of the coun-
try. If nothing happens to derange my combinations,
I think that in about eight or ten days the entire cam-
paign will have been terminated, and the troops will
then be occupied in making the road which will unite
Djidjelly to Setif and Constantine."
Considerable fluctuation was experienced at the
Bourse on Saturday in the quotations for Rentes, a
general advance having been established at one
period, although it was only maintained eventually
in one description of stock—the Three per Cents.
for cash—to the extent of 45c. ; the remaining final
quotations being the same as on Friday, with the
exception of a decline of 15c. in the Four-and-a-
Half per Cents. for the end of the month. In
Bank of France Shares there was a fall of 30f.
The closing prices were :—For cash, Three per
Cents., inf. 45c. ; Four-and-a-Half per Cents.,
101 f. 75c. ; for the account, Three per Cents.,
77f. 20c. ; Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 101 f. 50c. ;
Bank Stock, 2,650 f. But little variation took
place during the day in the shares of the
Banks of Credit Foncier and Mobiliere, and no
change from Friday's final report eventually took
place, the former being still quoted at 700 f., and
the latter at 800 f. A general advance occurred
yesterday in the prices of Railway Securities, al-
though that description of stock had also at one
time experienced a greater improvement than could
be maintained ultimately : shares in the Western
and Paris and Rouen lines rose 15f. each ; Bor-
deaux and Cette, 7f. 50c. ; and the remainder from
lf. to sf. each. Closing ,prices :—Northerns, 892 f.
50c. ; Orleans, 1070 f. ; Paris and Strasbourg,
902 f. 50c. ; Paris and Lyons, 910 f. ; Paris and
Rouen, 1030 f. ; Lyons to the Meditterranean,
732 f. 50c. ; Western, 725 f. ; Rouen and Havre,
475 f. ; Bordeaux and Cette, 625 f. ; Caen and
Cherbourg, 610 ; Dijon and Besancon, 525 ; Dieppe,
and Fecamp, 337 f. 50c.