The Sun.
London, England, 1853-07-25 00:00:00

LATEST FOREIGN _NE VV S.

FRANCE.
The Emperor of the French appears sure of a
pacific solution of the Eastern question. Madame
Dueos, the wife of the Minister of Marine, who is
now making a tour of inspection on thO coast,
went a day or two ago to take leave of the Em-
peror and Empress preparatory to a visit to Bor-
deaux, her native city. She asked an extension
of leave of absence for her husband to the 10th
August. The Emperor at once granted it, and
observed that the Minister need be under no ap-
prehension of being disturbed from his repose by
any warlike announcements in the press ; that he
had no pressing occasion for the presence in Paris
of either the Minister of War or the Minister of
Marine ; and that the only member of the Cabinet
whose presence was indispensable at the present
moment was the Minister for Foreign Affairs.
The Emperor and Empress, by the way, paid a
visit to the Tuileries on Saturday. The Emperor
came in on horseback, and the Empress and her
immediate attendants followed in a carriage. The
Emperor proceeded to inspect the works going on
at the Louvre. No escort accompanied the party.
It is expected that on the occasion of the fetes
of the 15th of August eight new Senators will be
named. Among others the names of Dr. Conneau,
first physician to the Emperor and the companion
of his captivity at Ham, and the Napoleonist poet,
M. Belmintet, are mentioned.
Monnet has been convicted by the Court of
Assizes of the Drome of the murder of the Vicomte
de Dampmartin, mayor of Uzes, and sentenced to
be excuted at Valence.

The Moniteur announces that the Emperor had
received a letter from Don Jose Maria Obando, no-
tifying to him his elevation to the Presidency of
the Republic of New Grenada.
The Government has granted concessions for the
railway from Rheims *to Mezieres and Charleville,
with a branch line to Sedan, and for the railway
froin Beauvais to Creil. These concessions have
been granted to an Anglo-French company, among
the members of which are the Duke de Mouchy,
the Count Simeon, Mr. John Masterman, and M.
.Uzelli.

The absence of decisive intelligence respecting
the progress of the Eastern question, combined
with the usual dulness in business at the termina-
tion of the week, exercised an unfavourable in-
fluence at the Bourse on Saturday, and a decline in
prices took place. The Three per Cents. fell 55c.,
and the Four-and-a-Half per Cents. 30c., both for
the account, whilst in the quotations for cash, the
Three per Cents. declined 30c., and the Four-and-
a-Half per Cents., 10c. An advance of sf. oc-
curred in Bank of France Shares. The final quo-
tations were :-For cash : Three per Cents. 78f.
50c. ; Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 103 f. 40c. ; for
the account : Three per Cents., 78f. 25c. ; Four-
and-a-Half per Cents. 103 f. 20c. ; Bank Stock,
2740 f. Bank of Credit Foncier Shares declined 10f.,
and those of the Societe Mobiliere, 15f., the former
closing at 753 f. ; and the latter at 825.. A gene-
ral decline in prices also took place on Saturday in
the Railway Share Market, although in some few
cases the final quotations remained unaltered from
the previous day, in consequence of a favourable
change occurring just previous to the conclusion
of business ; Northern fell sf. ; Paris and Orleans,
17f. 50. ; Paris and Lyons, 12f. 50c. ; Paris and
Strasbourg, 7f. 50c. ; and Rouen and Havre and
Bordeaux and Cette, each, 2f. 50c. Closing prices :
-Northern, 875 f. ; Paris and Orleans, 11,35 f. ;
Paris and Strasbourg, 927 f. 50c. ; Paris and Lyons,
925 f. ; Paris and Rouen, 11001. ; Lyons to the
Mediterranean, 765 f. ; Western of France, 750 f. •
Rouen and Havre, 502 f. 50c. ; Bordeaux and
Cette, 637 f. 50c. ; Caen and Cherbourg, 620 f.