The Sun.
London, England, 1854-01-12 00:00:00

FRANCE.

There has been a rumour in Paris that the Czar
had agreed to send an extraordinary ambassador
to Berlin or to Brussels.

Some further details have transpired relative to
the mission of the Prince de Chit,.lay. It would
seem that M. Rogier, the present Belgian Minister
at Paris, is not by any means a popular man with
the present French Government, and another mi-
nister would be seen in his place with pleasure.
This feeling being communicated to King Leopold,
lie proposed to his council to substitute for him the
Prince de Chima,y, as personally agreeable to the
head of the Government in France. The council,
however, were decidedly opposed to the proposed
change, M. Rogier's services to his country being
undeniable, and certainly not meriting such a slight.
In the end, a middle course was adopted,. the Prince
do Chimay being sent as on a special mission, with
directions to pass the winter in Paris.
On Sunday last a meeting of bankers and mo-
neyed men took place in Paris, M. Kcenigswater in
the chair. It was decided at the meeting that a
memorial should be at once drawn up, and presented
to the Emperor, praying him to take into conside-
ration the great pecuniary interests engaged in
commercial and industrial undertakings in France
and throughout Europe, and not to allow himself to
be lightly engaged in the difficulties of a distant
war. The Emperor, it is said, replied to the per-
sons who presented this memorial, that undoubt-
edly material interests possessed incontestable im-
portance in his eyes, but that he could never place
them above moral interests, and that a question of
honour and national dignity must always weigh
with him much more heavily in the scale than any
mere question of money.
It was stated on Monday in Paris that the
Emperor of Russia would not consider the entry
of the combined fleets into the Black Sea as a
casus belli. Nevertheless it is so little anticipated
here that the reply of the Emperor will be favour-
able, that the Russian Ambassador has already
made preparations to leave Paris on the receipt of
the expected negative reply.
The Moniteur de l' Arrnee gives the following de-
tails relative to the formation of 10 new battalions
of riflemen

" The Minister of War addressed instructions on the
3d inst. to the Generals co►mnanding military divisions,
giving them detailed instructions as to the organisation
of 10 battalions of riflemen, created by the decree of the
22d of November, 1853. The organisation of those new
troops is to be preceded by the disbanding the sixth com-
panies •f the third battalions of the 75 regimer.ts of in-
fantry of the line, and of the 25 regiments of light
infantry. This first operation is to be completed by the
15th inst. The new battalions are to be formed, as far
as possible, of strong and active volunteers, and of the
classes of 1847, 1848, 1849, 1850, 1851, and 1852. It
is expected that the 10 new battalions of riflemen will
be ready for service in a few weeks."
A levy of 10,000 seamen is very currently spoken
of in Paris. Already, indeed, measures have been
commenced at Havre for calling out such seamen
as have been dismissed for more than one year.
The Minister of Marine (M. Ducos) is at the pre-
sent moment organising a third squadron, to be
called that of the reserve, and to consist of seven
line-of-battle ships and six frigates. The expense
is calculated at ten millions of francs ; and it is
said that M. Ducos, who is one of the firmest sup-
porters of war in the whole Ministry, is displaying
great activity in effecting this increase to the
French navy. _

The recall of General de Castelbajac from St.
Petersburg is spoken of here as not unlikely to
take place before long, the gentleman designated
as his successor being the Count de Reiset, his first
secretary of embassy.

An ill effect has been produced by the receipt
of intelligence that the Austrian Government had
furnished arms and ammunition to the Russian
troops. The explanation given by the Austrian
Minister is that it was a mere commercial trans-
action, and that the Government merely imitated
the example of the French Government in fur-
nishing a certain quantity of arms to the Turks.
It may be observed, however, that the cases are
not precisely the same, and that Austria professes
strict neutrality, while France, though not as yet
at war with Russia, is anything but neutral in the
quarrel.
The present situation of the Bank of France
causes some uneasiness. The metallic reserve is
said to have fallen off considerably, and the dis-
count accommodation is much less, in consequence
of the falling off of a general business, in the pre-
vision of a European war. Be that as it may, the
shares have undergone a decline in value of up-
wards of 250 f. within the last fortnight.
The Duke de Chevreuse, son of the Duke de
Luynes, died yesterday at Paris, suddenly.
The Union Medicate states that on the Bth inst.
there was not a'single new case of cholera at Paris,
and that on the preceding (lay the cases were 80
exceedingly slight that the disease may be said to
have altogether disappeared.
The Bourse was heavy yesterday, without much
business doing or any political news current. The
Three per Cents. opened at 70f. 50c., fell to 70f.
70f. 55;., at which they
30c., hut rose again to
closed for the end of the month ; the Fo ur-aud-
a-Half per Cents. closed at 98f. 950. ; Orleans
Railway Shares, 1,105 f. ; Rouen, 962 f, 60c, ;

Havre, 465 f. ; Great Northern, 805 f. ; Paris and
Strasburg, 757 f. 50e. ; Paris and Lyons, 852 f.
50c. ; Lyons to the Mediterranean, 690 f. ; Western
of France, 625 f. ; Bordeaux and Cette, 572 f. 50c. ;
Great Central, 481 f. 25e. ; Lyons and Geneva,
482 f. 50c. ; Shares of the Bank of Credit Mailiar, ;
657 f. 50c.